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Wayne County High School principal, Billy Ray Jones, Jr., was named 2010 Mississippi Administrator of the Year. Jones has been principal since 2007.
According to a news release from the Mississippi Department of Education, Jones developed a common mission, vision and list of commitments that educators and stakeholders agreed were vital to the success of the students. He used a three-step method that included; developing a safe and orderly environment, identifying strategies for classroom design and management and using data-driven information to improve student achievement.
"It is my personal belief that the most important things needed for learning to occur are for genuine, effective relationships and clearly defined high expectations to be in place," Jones said. "If there is anything that has served me well thus far, it is the fact that I have always treated all the students I have been charged with as my own and have always had very high expectations of all my students."
MDE said Jones worked very closely with the school's adopters program, which partners with area businesses to furnish students with clothes and school supplies. He also works with the Lion's Club to supply students with glasses when it was apparent that many had poor vision. Finally, partnering with the youth court has helped to address students with behavioral problems in school, at home and in the community.
Other Congressional District Finalists include: Mitchell Shears (Alternate Administrator of the Year), principal of Clausell Elementary School in Jackson (Jackson Public School District), Christy Carroll, principal of Lawhon Elementary School in Tupelo (Tupelo Public School District) and Norman Session, principal of Pisgah High School in Sandhill (Rankin County School District).

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Jeff Overton stumbled to an 11-over-par 37-46=83 in the third round of THE PLAYERS and will miss the 54-hole cut at TPC Sawgrass.
Johnson Wagner twirled a course-record-tying 7-under-par 32-32=64 in today's final round of The Barclays to reach 1-under 283, up 39 places on the live leaderboard to T33 and projecting to climb 16 spots to 76th in the FedExCup standings.
Thomas Pieters closed out his week with three birdies to clinch the 2016 Made in Denmark tournament and complete a stunning round of 6-under-par 34-31=65; a victory that enhances his case for a Ryder Cup wild card selection.
Making his second international appearance since March, Ryo Ishikawa hoisted the trophy today at the Rizap KBC Augusta following rounds of 66-68-70-69 to reach 15-under 273 on the week and win by five strokes.
Defending champ and FedExCup leader Jason Day handed in a 1-under-par 35-35=70 after today's third round of The Barclays to post 5-under 208, down one spot into a four-way T6, four shy of 54-hole leader Rickie Fowler.
Overnight leader Patrick Reed conjured up an even-par 36-35=71 in the third round of The Barclays to reach the three-quarter pole on 8-under 205, down one spot to solo second, one adrift of 54-hole leader Rickie Fowler.
Rickie Fowler spun a bogey-free 3-under-par 34-34=68 in today's third round of The Barclays to post 9-under 204, good for a one-shot lead at the 54-hole mark over 36-hole leader Patrick Reed.
Past champ Adam Scott painted a week-low 6-under-par 32-33=65 in the third round of The Barclays, up 24 places to T2 and good for the early 54-hole clubhouse lead on 7-under 206. UPDATE: With play completed, Scott is in solo third, two back of 54-hole leader Rickie Fowler.
Bradley Dredge could only manage a 1-over-par 36-36=72 in round three of the Made in Denmark tournament at the Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort but still tops the leaderboard on 12-under 201 with 18 holes to play.
Beginning off No. 10 tee, Hideki Matsuyama crashed and burned to a 4-over-par 35-40=75 in today's second round of The Barclays and at 4-over 71-75=146, missed the cut by one stroke.
Overnight co-leader Patrick Reed orchestrated a 3-under-par 33-35=68 in today's second round of The Barclays to reach the midpoint on 8-under 134, good for a two-shot lead over Emiliano Grillo and Rickie Fowler.
Beginning off No. 10 tee, PGA TOUR rookie Emiliano Grillo pieced together a 2-under-par 35-34=69 in today's second round of The Barclays to post 6-under 136, up one spot to T2, two back of 36-hole leader Patrick Reed.


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Today, United States Trade Representative Michael Froman is in India to participate in the U.S. – India Trade Policy Forum. Since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election in May, Indian and U.S. leaders have held several meetings to further the relationship between our countries
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The fantastic news came yesterday that Dr. Craig Spencer, the last patient in the U.S. with Ebola, has been cured. While this development certainly inspires hope, there is still much to be done in West Africa before we can celebrate the end of this dangerous disease that has already taken nearly 5,000 lives.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Baseball team tied it late, but had an even later Iowa rally as the Hawkeyes earned a 4-2 win in the final game of the Kleberg Bank College Classic. The Islanders tied things up in the bottom of the sixth inning, but Iowa responded with a pair of runs in the top of the eighth to pick up the win.
The Islanders (3-5) got out to an early lead, but Iowa (3-3) would rally early and stave off a late charge to finish 2-1 in the tournament. Adam Hoelscher started for Texas A&M – Corpus Christi and went 5.1 innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on six hits and one walk with no strikeouts. Jacob Dorris would come on in relief and be tagged with the loss, going 2.0 innings as he ran into trouble in the eighth, giving up two runs on two walks while allowing no hits and striking out one.
The home team struck first in the opening frame as Cody Stephens reached on a fielder's choice, moved to second on a single by Jonathan Gonzales and reached third as Brad Porras drew a walk to load the bases. Stephens came in to score on a fielder's choice by Eric Weiss to make it a 1-0 Islanders lead.
The Hawkeyes would respond quickly, plating a run in the top of the second as Nick Day doubled down the left field line to bring home designated hitter Keith Brand to tie it at 1-1.
Iowa picked up another run in the fifth, scoring on an error that would have ended the inning, to make it 2-1.
The Islanders responded in the sixth as Brad Lamberti walked, moved all the way to third on an error by the pitcher and came home with a Zach Taylor RBI on a fielder's choice.
The score held until the top of the eighth as Iowa scored a pair of runs on just one hit as a walk and a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt that did not record an out started the inning. After another sacrifice moved the runners to second an third, a walk loaded the bases with just one out. Brand came through in a big spot for the Hawkeyes, doubling down the right field line to score a pair of runs and make it 4-2.
Texas A&M – Corpus Christi was unable to score again as they could not get a rally going in the final two innings.
Next up for the Islanders will be a midweek contest on Tuesday against Texas State at Chapman Field. First pitch for the game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
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Definición de tumble en inglés:
1 [no object, with adverbial] Fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong: she pitched forward, tumbling down the remaining stairs
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- They tumbled down, falling down a small hill then down some brush.
- Fat drops tumbled down to slick the streets.
- Looking up at the water fall she had just tumbled down she decided to keep moving.
fall (over), fall down, topple over, lose one's footing, lose one's balance, keel over, pitch over, take a spill, collapse, fall headlong, fall head over heels, fall end over end;
trip, trip up, stumble
informal come a cropper
dated measure one's length
archaic grabble
1.1Move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolled way: police and dogs tumbled from the vehicle
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- She saw them tumbling towards her and rushed to help them.
- India tumbles on uncontrollably to becoming the diabetes capital of the world.
- They ran up together as fast as they could and tumbled into Ginnys room.
hurry, rush, scramble, pile;
scurry, scuttle;
jump, spring, bound
cascade, fall, stream, flow, pour, spill
1.2 [with object] Rumple; disarrange: (as adjective tumbled) his tumbled bedclothes
tousle, dishevel, ruffle, rumple, make untidy, disarrange, disorder, mess up
North American informal muss (up)
2 [no object] Perform acrobatic feats, typically handsprings and somersaults in the air.
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- On floor exercise one gymnast tumbled a double layout, two whips to double pike, and stuck full-in dismount.
- In 1999, she suffered the same injury to her left knee while tumbling on floor exercise.
- I will probably have to get surgery after Worlds because, for now, I can't tumble at all.
3Fall rapidly in amount or value: property prices tumbled
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- Homeowners, watching the value of their flats tumble, complain that he flip-flopped on his housing policy - without telling the public.
- Home owners have complained that the parade of neglected shops and flats on St George's Avenue has sent property prices in the area tumbling and left them unable to sell their houses.
- The market value of wealth has tumbled, the real estate bubble looks set to burst, and unemployment is now rising sharply.
fall steeply/sharply, plummet, plunge, dive, nosedive, take a dive, drop rapidly, slump, slide, fall, decrease, decline
informal crash, go into a tailspin
4 [with object] Dry (washing) in a tumble dryer: the machine gentle tumbles the clothes in cool air for ten minutes
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- The drying process for doing laundry at home is either hanging clothes on a clothesline or tumbling them in a gas- or electric-heated dryer.
5 [no object] (tumble to) informal Understand the meaning or hidden implication of (a situation): she'll ring again as soon as she tumbles to what she's done
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- Rather oddly, Mrs Waters does not now or later tumble to Tom's identity.
realize, understand, grasp, comprehend, take in, apprehend, perceive, see, recognize;
see the light
informal latch on to, cotton on to, catch on to, get, get wise to, get one's head around, figure out, get a fix on, get the message, get the picture, have an aha moment
British informal twig, suss
North American informal savvy
1A sudden or headlong fall: I took a tumble in the nettles
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- When he tumbles headlong down some stairs, we're treated to a slow-motion pan, looking down on him.
- A competitor in the under 17 race was taken to casualty with a damaged shoulder after taking a tumble on the descent.
- The condition means a simple tumble can leave the 14-year-old with broken bones and Hayley has suffered more than 200 fractures since she was born.
fall, trip, spill
informal nosedive, header, cropper
1.1An untidy or confused arrangement or state: her hair was a tumble of untamed curls
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- Her hair was a tumble of blonde curls.
- A young man stepped into the firelight, his face partly obscured by tumbles of dark brown hair.
- He had tumbles of dark hair past his shoulders, a smirking mouth and a naturally flirty gaze.
jumble, mess, clutter, confusion;
chaos, disorder, disarray
2A handspring, somersault in the air, or other acrobatic feat.
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- She can perform huge vertical or horizontal leaps, often resulting in gymnastic tumbles and rolls in midair.
- Hampton has been into fitness since she took her first tumble in gymnastics as a young girl.
- He did the high wire. He did the acrobat tumbles.
3A rapid fall in amount or value: a tumble in share prices
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- There had been fears that Friday's game would have hit the markets badly, with thousands taking a day off work and share prices taking a tumble, whatever the outcome.
- So far this year, sizeable share price tumbles are running at half the rate seen during last year.
- There is a lot of upset around its share price tumble.
drop, fall, plunge, dive, nosedive, slump, decline, collapse
informal crash
4 informal An act of sexual intercourse.
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- I figured anyone who's that good in bed would definitely be worth a tumble.
Middle English (as a verb, also in the sense 'dance with contortions'): from Middle Low German tummelen; compare with Old English tumbian 'to dance'. The sense was probably influenced by Old French tomber 'to fall'. The noun, first in the sense 'tangled mass', dates from the mid 17th century.
Palabras que riman con tumblebumble, crumble, fumble, grumble, humble, jumble, mumble, rough-and-tumble, rumble, scumble, stumble, umbel
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3 Steps for Setting a Yoga Intention
At some point in your yoga practice, you've probably been asked to set an intention or San Culpa. Setting an intention is a wonderful way to start your practice, your day, or any new beginning, but in doing so it's always good to step back and ask why you're doing it. What is intention? What does intention mean to me?


text: Bravo, mon petit grenouille! You make my silly poem sound so grave and suave.So this isn't poetry, exactly, but I suppose you could consider it really, really awful "poetry," to the point that it's prose. In any case, I thought you might enjoy it, Monsieur Froggy. Somebody requested a romance story about Mika, and so I attempted to oblige. The catch being that, as I do not want to publically speculate on his sexuality, I had to keep it gender-ambiguous, which was much harder than I originally anticipated, and made for pretty clunky sentences, too.Oh, and it might help to be aware of these lyrics if you don't know them already.BreatheThe show had just ended, the confetti barely settling over the forest of applause-reddened hands and breathless grins. Jem snuck out the back door before the first few paper flakes could make their way past the audience's sweat-dampened hair and onto the floor. Crowds always made Jem feel suffocated, and a little bit like disappearing, though with Jem's height and startling cloud of auburn hair, disappearing in a crowd could hardly have been possible. Jem had never heard of Mika prior to that night. Going to the concert was Susan's idea. She was covering the show for a small local zine, and had a spare ticket, and so decided that Jem should accompany her. "You'll love him," she insisted. "You're kind of weird and you like weird music anyway, so this should totally be your thing." Jem considered protesting that statement, but knowing Susan, decided against it. In any case, she turned out to be entirely right. Mika was the most brilliantly bright thing Jem had heard or seen in ages, and despite the claustrophobia, the music made Jem feel as though the whole world were inside one's ribcage, pushing one's lungs open to eternity in a euphoric burst of energy. However, as soon as the music ended, Jem could feel the crowd crushing in again, and this is why, having briefly ditched Susan, Jem was now searching out a few moments' solitary peace.Gasping in fresh air, Jem leaned back against the brick wall, and then almost slid to the floor when a side door slammed open suddenly and nearly caught Jem's nose as it did so."Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't see you there," a disarmingly familiar voice said, and Jem was about to brush off the apology and move to a less violent section of wall when recognition kicked in. Mika was staring at the redhead in a bit of flustered concern, equally as sweaty and confetti-drenched and out of breath, but a little less sprawled along wall-plaster."Uh," Jem replied eloquently, tongue catching on dry lips. "I was just trying to... get away, but... so many people, and..."Mika nodded, smiling a little. "Me too. You may want to get away from the stage door though," he suggested. Then seeing how pale Jem remained, he paused. "I didn't hurt you or anything, did I? Do you need to lie down?""No, no, I'm fine," Jem breathed, straightening up and pushing messy red hair out of dark eyes. "You were amazing, by the way. Brilliant show.""Took your breath away, right?" Mika laughed. He fixed his eyes on Jem's. "Look, I have to go, but if you want to stick around..." He didn't finish the sentence, but continued smiling for a while, and then turned to go inside.Jem thought of Susan and her teasing, and what she'd say if she were to be there now. Of the crush of fans exciting the theatre, of the long ride home, and Susan's chatter about how "weird" they were. Of the fact that Mika, in addition to putting on the best show Jem had seen that year, was disconcertingly gorgeous in person. Of what Susan would say about THAT.Jem stuck around.Mika didn't come back out.Jem left.It was only to be expected, Jem thought walking to the car. It was silly to wait. Plus for what? An autograph? Not like a scribble on some paper was really worth anything. "Not anything," Jem said out loud to the pavement, studying its cracks with great concentration, and promptly smacked into someone. "Sorry!"Jem looked up to see the now-familiar haze of curly hair and lanky frame, and blushed. "We're making this a habit, I think," Mika said. He crinkled his nose. "I'm really sorry for not coming back out. I meant to, I promise. I got... things happened." Jem noticed he looked tired, and seemed upset. Jem also noticed that he was, again, entirely alone. Surely that was a little strange. "Are you feeling better? Do you want me to sign anything?" Mika asked."Not anything," Jem repeated, without thinking. They looked at each other again. "Do you need to go back?" Jem said at last, awkwardly."Yes," Mika said. He didn't move. Another pause. "Do you ever..." Mika began.Stopped."What do you do when you need to breathe?"Jem looked at him, and suddenly felt entirely at ease. "Sometimes, I go for a car ride. To see a secret. The most beautiful place that no-one ever thinks of.""Show me," Mika said simply.Jem nodded. They got into Jem's car, and Jem set out for the highway. Everything was a bit surreal, but then Jem thought that the highway was always surreal. They were both quiet for a while, mutely following the silk stretch of road ahead into the pale horizon. The sun had set a while ago, and the sky was turning a deepening violet. There was no moon and no stars; the night floated like a smooth purple tapestry above the warm road. Jem finally broke the silence. "You're not scared?"Mika turned to look at Jem. "Scared? Of what? Of you?""Maybe. You don't think this is weird? That I'm weird?"A shy smile flitted over Mika's lips and softened into his eyes. "No. I don't know; I was always weird. I don't think I know what weird is. I think normal is weird." He looked back towards the road. "What do you think I am?""Beautiful."Jem breathed in quickly, and felt a flutter of panic as the word slipped out and hung in the air between them. But Mika only kept smiling, slightly wider now, with a child's open grace.They passed under a bridge, and a grey mass rose before them, set in a field of glittering white lights, as though a duchess' diamonds had been scattered all over. Slender towers and spiraling peaks rose from it into the sky, looking like some fantastic foreign castle. As the car rushed closer, the castle acquired more details, delicate stairs winding round it like laces, and lights sparkling over its silhouette. A shadowy plume of violet smoke rose from one of the soaring towers: the breath of a dragon encircling the castle's parapets."There," Jem said. "This is it. It's a factory, you know, and no one thinks of factories as beautiful. But at night, spotted with twinkling lights as though wreathed in garlands of fireflies, it's like... a cybernetic fairytale. It feels like a whole other world, like something between realities. Even in the midst of all its pollution, all the other cars, I feel like I am separated from everything, and all that exists is the beauty and the speed, and I can breathe the whole night in, and--""Pull over," Mika interrupted softly.Jem turned to him in surprise. "Now? Why?""I can't kiss you while you're driving."Jem did as Mika asked.It was funny how well they understood each other's breathing then, underneath that violet sky and its cloak of purple smoke, smoke and breath mixing together, red hair tangling with brown as though the curls were made of heavy air.It was dawn when they made their way back to the city, a lazy, rose-colored, yawning dawn. The statue of liberty rose faintly out of the mist that gathered over the water. "I always wonder what she's thinking," Jem confided to Mika as they passed her by. "When I go driving like this, I feel like she can breathe, and I am the one made of stone sometimes. She seems so lonely then, I wonder if she shares everybody's loneliness.""Nobody," Mika replied thoughtfully, "is ever the only lonely one."Their hands were intertwined, fingers pressed together. They didn't look at each other, but they breathed in unison.Jem stopped the car outside Mika's hotel. "Thank you," Mika said. Jem nodded. Mika was going to say something else, but Jem only smiled, and both knew that nothing more was needed then."There are always too many people," Jem told him, a little sadly.They parted after that.When Mika's next single came out, Susan brought over a copy for Jem. She was surprised to find Jem had a copy already in the car, but even more surprised that Jem refused to listen to its b-side track with her. "Why do you have it then?" she asked."I do listen to it," Jem said. "Just by myself, when I need to get away. It reminds me how to breathe.""I swear, you're so weird," Susan said.Jem let her keep it at that.The End.So yeah... it's kinda crap. And honestly, not particularly romantic, because I couldn't really connect to "Jem" at all. But crap is the point, isn't it?"why, instead of semen, couldn't men ejaculate strawberry jam or something?"--jareth's tights"I have had contact with a vagina." --strangeDivine


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Decided to go on a training ride Saturday morning and was able to meet up with a fellow triathlete. It was a 'brisk' morning at about 37° at 9:00am. We left from her house about 9:15am and set out for the Mt. Grenta area. It was pretty cold until we got warmed up and out the race course route. The course route itself is pretty well layed out except for creek road which had alot of pot holes and was very dirty. I could see alot of flats happening there on race day! The two climbs on the course a good climbs. The first climb being Pinch road is a good grade for about 3/8 of a mile and will get the blood flowing in the legs after the swim portion.
Other than missing one turn on the course, it was a great ride and had a good time once the sun came out to warm things up a bit. We ended up back at the house around 11:45 and took a few minutes to get the toes warmed up!
It was a great ride with a great ride partner. Thanks T.M.!
Here were the specifics off my computer:
Average Temp: 37deg. Average Speed: 13.2mph Max Speed: 45mph Total Acent: 1600ft Ride Time: 2:33:15 Ride Distance: 31.4miles
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ANAHEIM -- For a couple of months, when the A's watched the scoreboard, their eyes drifted naturally toward the Texas Rangers. It was important to see how the American League West competition was doing.
For a couple of days, the focus has been on the Detroit Tigers.
Now it's time for Oakland to check out the Boston Red Sox and the chance to have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Or it would be if the A's weren't so focused on each day.
"Home field advantage is great," A's starter A.J. Griffin said after coming out on the short end of a 3-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. "But we're going to go out and try to win each game and whatever happens, happens."
What happened Tuesday was that Jason Vargas of the Angels shut down the hottest offense in baseball with a four-hit, one-walk complete game. Griffin pitched well enough, giving up three runs while getting to 200 innings for the first time.
"It's a milestone for a starting pitcher," he said. "It's satisfying. But we've got to keep things going with this club."
They do, because home-field advantage throughout the A.L. playoffs is almost within Oakland's grasp. The Red Sox have the A.L.'s best record at 95-63. The A's are at 94-64. That one-game deficit is what stands between the A's getting home-field advantage all the way through the playoffs and not.
There are a series of tiebreaking rules in place, and all four of them favor Oakland.
"Right now we are trying to play for the best record and home-field advantage," A's first baseman/outfielder Brandon Moss told Bay Area News Group readers in an exclusive online chat early Tuesday afternoon. "We want to be sure whoever we play, we play them at home more than at their place."
The Red Sox lost earlier Tuesday evening to the Rockies in Colorado, 8-3, so the A's had a chance to jump into a tie for the home-field advantage with a win over the Angels in Anaheim.
It didn't happen. A club that had won its last five games by a collective 49-19 score found itself cooled off most effectively by Vargas, who didn't allow a runner past first base.
"It was like we had a second-day after clinching hangover," catcher Derek Norris said. "Yesterday we were going on adrenaline."
Not so much Tuesday.
Howie Kendrick hit a solo homer in the first and Josh Hamilton had a bloop two-run single in the third, both off Griffin, whose next start will be in the playoffs.
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Insider at blogs.ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.
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Wayanad ... again !
By John Morrison on Apr 06, 2008
Our second team trip to Wayanad. With good memories of our past trip, we left on a bright beautiful Saturday morning in a Force Traveller which we had hired to transport us during this trip. Some members of the team had'nt visited Wayanad and so our plans were to cover two of the same places we visited last time viz. Muthanga wild life sanctuary and Edakkal caves. The other place we planned to visit was Soojipara falls. We intended to stay at the same place we stayed the last time.
The journey was great which was not unexpected considering the group I was with. We stopped for break fast at Tiffany's on the Bangalore - Mysore highway. We reached Wayanad in the afternoon and decided to have lunch at Sultanbathery town. After a nice & heavy lunch, we went to visit the Muthanga sanctuary.
With fingers crossed, off we went - our cameras were on and ready to capture any trace of wild life which crossed our path. A short while into the trip we encountered a wild elephant that looked pretty dangerous. The drivers of the jeeps we were traveling in did not stop and continued lest the elephant get into a playful mood with us. After a while we took a less traveled path inside the jungles and stopped in a clearing. Apparently there was some wild animals at a distance. Straining our eyes, we could see a bison and some deer far away. This was one time i wished i had a camera with better optical zoom (my point and shoot had just 3x optical zoom which seemed woefully inadequate here).
We resumed our journey and met a group of tourists who were returning from their safari and we stopped them to ask if they had sighted any animals. The forest guide in that vehicle said that a tiger had crossed their path a little while ago. The first thought that passed my mind was he probably must've been hallucinating or making things up to raise the levels of our curiosity. Ok, its not that there are no tigers here, there supposedly are tigers and i don't deny that. But the possibility of sighting of tigers during the day (considering my past experiences here plus conversations with some of the folks around) seem akin to sighting of large pools of cool fresh water in the middle of the Sahara desert during noon.
Anyways, giving them the benefit of doubt we set forth on our endeavor to sight the large cat, or at the very least some other wild denizens of these forests. We reached a large clearing next to a placid pool of water in the midst of the jungle. Parking the jeeps there we wandered around the place and took a few pictures. I must admit, the scenery was beautiful. After loitering around for sometime, we left again and after traveling some distance we saw some deer and another elephant in the distance. Soon, we returned and completed our safari.
The one thing to note when compared to the last visit, was the timing ... last time it rained and there was a lot of lush greenery plus water everywhere. The scenery looked very beautiful. Forests in the rain are beautiful indeed ! This time it was summer and things looked a little dry. The open vehicles we traveled in kicked up clouds of dust that required some of us to cover our noses ... makes me feel that visiting the place when there's a light rain would be better. Anyways, it was a refreshing experience for us city dwellers.
After Muthanga we took the jeeps to Sultanbathery town to catch up with our driver who was getting our vehicle repaired. The vehicle would need some more tinkering and could take some more time to be ready. So, we went walking around town in smaller groups of two-three members. I had a bit of shopping to do too. By this time the vehicle was ready and we left to the resort where we would be spending the night. Its about 10 kms from town and after a nice drive, we reached the place. After a bit of freshening and relaxing we decided to start our evening and night activities on the lawns of the resort. There was a lot of food and drinks going around. The amount of energy in the team needed to be seen to be believed. We had a lot of fun; we tried our hand at playing mid-night volleyball (using a very light but large plastic ball) which turned out to be very entertaining, followed by other group activities ... all of these fun activities had made folks hungry and after a real nice dinner we ... continued our interesting activities ... by early morning (1:30 - 2 AM ish) we decided to call it a day and grab some shut eye.
Woke up early on Sunday morning and after some folks had a splash in the pool, literally speaking ... we bid adieu to the resort and began the rest of our tour. Our first pit stop was the hotel in Sultanbathery town for breakfast. After a typical Kerala style breakfast, off we went to our first destination, Edakkal caves. Some of us, me included, had seen this place earlier. However all of us were game to go see it again, for the benefit of the folks in our group who had'nt seen this place.
The trip to Edakkal requires parking your vehicle at a designated parking spot and then going up to the entrance of the caves, where you purchase tickets for your entry into the caves. However, one thing to note is the journey to the entrance of the caves can be very tiring and exhausting especially if you are'nt the regular trekking enthusiast or marathon runner types. Ok, i was probably exaggerating that a bit, but not too much. What I would advise is for folks to hire a jeep (again the same kind of vehicle we used for our safari). Yes, thats the only vehicle that seems qualified to do this uphill journey to the entrance of the caves. There are jeeps for hire a little distance further from the parking slots and you'd be advised to conserve your energy and hire these vehicles. Of course, if your plan is to only visit Edakkal all day and don't plan to go around anywhere else, then walking all the way up is probably a good idea.
However, to save time and energy, hop on a jeep and if you are lucky, you'll get a jeep driver who's gonna treat you to an experience that can leave your adrenalin pumping ! Yep, some of the drivers in this area make me think these guys really wanted to participate in Formula 1 racing, yet due to some unfortunate circumstances probably ended up here driving jeeps on these narrow mountain paths and boy they sure can make the roller coaster ride seem like a drive in the park ! ... again., depends on the driver you get. One of the jeeps we hired (the one I was traveling in) had this young driver who appeared before us with tyres screeching to a halt and beckoning us to get on board for an exciting ride ahead ! ... our expectations were not belied and off we went with wheels spinning wildly on rock and gravel via narrow paths upto the entrance of the caves.
When we reached the entrance we saw a large number of tourists. Looks like weekends and holidays can get to be very crowded. Once you purchase tickets, you then make your way up to the caves. The cave area is a little spacious and you can see inscriptions made by the Neandrathal man. We took pictures, savored the scenery and crowds! and left the place. On our return from the caves, we again took the jeeps down to the base of the mountain, a little distance from where we'd parked our vehicles. The visit was good and the scenery plus views are very good. Crowds were a little too much and seemed very much like traffic back home, on the roads of Bangalore. Not sure if this is a regular weekend phenomenon. During our last visit the place was not crowded. By the looks of it, it seems this place is getting to be fairly popular with the average tourist ... what with man's quest to see what his ancestors have been upto !
We set off to our next destination, Soojipara falls. In summer we did'nt expect much water though. Anyways, at Soojipara we need to trek a little distance to reach the water falls. The walking path is well laid out for most of the distance and could take about 15 - 30 mins depending on the walking speed. Carrying drinking water is very much advisable since walking during noon / afternoon times can be pretty hot and tiring. However, with our group, the fun quotient is pretty high and we spent a lot of good time as we walked. Fortunately, there was some water at the falls and many of our team members decided to bathe in the falls. After some fun times there, we trekked back to our vehicle and left to reach Sultanbathery town for lunch. After a fairly heavy lunch we set off on our way back to Bangalore.
The journey back was great fun too, again not surprising considering the enthusiastic & fun loving bunch of folks I was traveling with. By evening we reached Mysore and some folks got off there whilst the rest of us continued our onward journey to Bangalore. Barring a minor incident (our vehicle had a flat tyre near Mysore ... gave us some time to get out of the vehicle and stretch our limbs), we reached Bangalore by ~11 PM on Sunday night. Looking back, it was like all our team trips - simply super !
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For the boys, Cesar Orozco, Isaac Rodriguez, Victor Tudela, and Roberto Ochoa each scored a goal in their 4-0 win over Central Valley. The Miners improved to 4-7 for the season.The girls squad also walked away with a shut out win, taking the game 5-0.
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In Their Own Words – Evan's U2 Experience
This "In Their Own Words" is by Denise Corbin-Kumar, of Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is the mother of two boys, one, Evan, has been diagnosed with PDD-NOS, but his school's testing showed Asperger Syndrome.
My younger son, Evan, has been a challenging child. He was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder when he was about 5, but up until that point, I just knew that something wasn't quite right with that kid. He was hyper, into everything, and stubborn. But he was also very loving, very coordinated, and he loved music. When he couldn't talk, he could sing, and U2 was one of Evan's favorites.
Evan and U2 go way back. When Evan was 4 months old, the CD "All That You Can't Leave Behind" was released. We bought it as we left my sister Jenni's house in Meadville, PA and listened to it all of the way back to Indiana. Everyday when I'd drive Alex to school, I'd listen to that cd, come home singing the songs, and put Evan down for his afternoon nap. I noticed that the song "Walk On" was my choice song to sing, as I rocked him to sleep. As Evan got older, he'd fuss until I started singing that song to him. It seemed to calm him down, so I kept singing it to him everyday. It worked for both of us!
About a year later, the U2 Live in Boston DVD hit the shelves, and Evan loved it! He'd be sitting on the floor in front of the TV, sucking his thumb, and holding a cloth diaper in his hand, watching Bono. If I turned the TV off, or changed the channel, he'd cry and throw a fit! So, I just left it on, and we were both happy!
The song "Beautiful Day" became another one of Evan's favorites at this time. At age 2, Evan could barely talk, but he'd hum along with the U2 songs, and sometimes he'd sing the end of the phrases. When I'd put him in his bed to sleep, we'd sing a lot of U2 songs, but "Beautiful Day" was one he'd always be happy to hear. I knew that I could use music to teach him how to communicate with people so he wasn't so mad all of the time.
As U2 released more cd's, Evan learned the songs and sang along. He didn't refer to U2 as "U2", but he called them "Bodo" and when he could speak more clearly, "Bono". One of his favorite songs is "Out of Control", and when Evan gets, as he calls it, "that wild feeling inside", he'll just sing out like Bono "I'm out of control!!"
We decided that we were going to take Evan to a U2 concert. I had worried for a long time that Evan wouldn't be able to handle the loud noise of the concert or the huge crowd. Neither of these things were a problem for him. The stage was huge, with lights everywhere. Evan really, really LOVES lights! (He wants to turn them all on, all the time, everywhere we go!)
So, when the woman at the U2 concert said very loudly to her male companion "I'd NEVER bring my kid to a concert like this!!" I yelled at her "why not??" She looked away from me when she heard my reply. She wouldn't understand anyway! In fact, there were quite a few kids at the concert, so I guess I'm not the only one who wanted to share a great night with my kids.
When U2 finally took the stage on Saturday night, Evan was just screaming "Bono, I'm here to see you" and waiving his hands with huge eyes and a wide smile on his face! The first song they sang is from the new cd, and Evan said "Mom, that's the song I play on my cd player in my room at night". Then they played "Beautiful Day" and Evan could not contain his happiness any longer. He sang all of the words, and threw his hands into the air just like everyone else in the crowd. I guess I shouldn't have worried about him not having a great time!
I watched Evan enjoy his favorite band, sometimes watching him more than the show on the stage. When they played the song "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight", they changed it to a dance mix, and Evan was dancing around like he was at a disco. He enjoyed the show just as much as the old people like me who can still remember the first time we heard "Sunday Bloody Sunday" or "Pride."
Evan kept looking up into the sky at the lights from the stage that were shooting beams of lights into the clouds. He looked at me and asked, "Mommy, is that heaven?" I didn't know what he was talking about, so I said, "Where, up in the sky?" and Evan said, "No, everywhere here?" I didn't know how to answer such a question, and I was a little choked up by it. I said, "Well, maybe it is to some people." Evan replied, "Yeah, that's what I thought!" I told my husband, Sam, what Evan had said and he just shook his head with a smile on his face and said "That Evan!"
So, when you ask Evan how he liked seeing Bono or how he liked the U2 concert, he'll probably just say "it was good," but don't be fooled. He LOVED it!! Just before the show ended, as he was standing on my chair, leaning into my back so he didn't fall while he was dancing, Evan put his arms around my neck and said "Mommy, I LOVE this concert! Thank you for bringing me to see Bono!"
It was completely worth the expensive tickets to hear those words, spoken so clearly into my ear, by a boy who not so long ago couldn't talk, but could always sing the songs that he loved by his favorite band!
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to email@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
November 11, 2010 at 9:37 pm
This may be my favorite post of all-time
Evan RULES!!
Thanks for sharing this Denise. It sounded like a great GREAT night!
November 12, 2010 at 7:59 am
I really enjoyed your story. It's funny with U2…my daughter Riley just loves them as well. When she was about 4 or 5 we were playing a game called "Don't Make Me Laugh"…the card she pulled was to "pretend you are at a rock concert"…instead, Riley pretended she was Bono on stage singing "Vertigo" of all songs. Couldn't understand the words at the time but it was clear what it was.
I was hesitant to take her to the concert but after reading your story, maybe next time around.
November 12, 2010 at 10:09 am
I LOVE this post! U2 has been my favorite band since I was 14 years old (I'm 41 now) & I have a daughter with an ASD. This brought a tear to my eye. I would absolutely love to listen to my Emily sing along with my favorite band. When "No Line On The Horizon" was first released, U2 performed on "Good Morning America" & the whole audience was waving their arms in the air. My baby girl stood there in front of the TV waving her arms in the air as well-it was a beautiful day!!
November 12, 2010 at 10:36 am
WOO HOO!! Go Evan!!
I think U2 is such an EXCELLENT band!They tend to relax me and make me feel VERY POSITIVE—my son loves to sing too! He is turning 9 yrs old this Monday and we found out about Julian being autistic when he was in kindergarten–it was tough when we first found out about this-our world ended! but we have come a long way with my son, he has a younger brother as of 3 years ago and that has been like the best thing that we could have ever done–we didn't want to have anymore kids being afraid that we would put our kid through "that", but you know there is someone really BIG somewhere and we were given strength, knowledge and everything else that helped us come along with Julian—we are so proud of our son he has come such a along way—he also couldn't give us complete sentences kind of babbling and i could only make out the last part of what he said–but with the music that he enjoyed to sing and did it very well, and with our faith—i think we have come along way! Best wishes to you and your family! GO EVAN!
November 12, 2010 at 12:42 pm
I have been to many, many U2 concerts, and it can definitely feel the way I would imagine heaven would.
November 12, 2010 at 12:50 pm
I also live in the Ft. Wayne area, and have two children on the Autism Spectrum. My girls are huge fans of Taylor Swift, and I have often wondered how they would do at a concert. It is so nice to hear uplifting stories like yours and Evan's. I hope that someday my girls and I could enjoy a concert together.
November 12, 2010 at 1:16 pm
What a wonderful post! I love the way you've met your child on his level so you can enjoy something together.
November 12, 2010 at 1:24 pm
That is such a wonderful story! And, ironically enough, very familiar. My 3 year old daughter was diagnosed with ASD this year and she positively LOVES U2 as well. She likes to watch the U2:360 DVD and also dances to "I'll Go Crazy…" But her favorite is " Mysterious Ways " to which she dances AND sings! When she wants to watch it, she points to the DVD player and says "Mama, music please!"
November 12, 2010 at 1:52 pm
EVAN! I love it! I am the worlds biggest U2 fan since 1982! It is my most favorite thing EVER! AND, I am the mother of a 5yr old daughter with autism! I feel you Evan! My daughter is sooo passionate about music. She likes U2, but does not love them like her Mom! I get it. Bono sings, Edge's guitar sings, you feel the beat of Adam's bass and Larry's drumming at your heart! It's an experience! The words are powerful and the meanings mean something – something important. Symbolic. Sympathetic, Empathatetic. Powerful. Epic.
Evan I adored your halloween picture! I hope you or your parents will friend request me on facebook or Email me because I would love to share U2 or autism talks with you. You are AMAZING! God bless you and keep on rocking the BONO!
November 12, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Wonderful story!
Thanks for sharing
November 12, 2010 at 1:59 pm
You should send this blog post to U2's management and post it to U2's website. Make sure you leave contact info. Ask if your son could go backstage at the U2 show. I worked concerts for years and kids like yours were always welcomed by the venues and the artists backstage. Worth a shot. Your son needs to meet Bono, or better yet Bono needs to meet your kid. :)
November 12, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Thank you for sharing such an uplifting story!!! Keep on rockin' Evan!!!
I was going to suggest the same thing to do as MAM. I had the privilege of meeting Bono at a restaurant I worked at years ago. He was/is one of the nicest people I have met in the music industry.
November 12, 2010 at 4:43 pm
This is beautiful! It brought tears to my eyes. Your son sounds amazing! I love that you found something that you can share. People with typical children don't realize how hard to come by those moments are for us. When I can have a moment like that with my son, I treasure and relive it! You are a wonderful mother and YES, you should contact U2 with this story.
November 13, 2010 at 12:24 am
Seriously? That kid? He is your child, not "a kid."
November 13, 2010 at 10:30 pm
Thanks for sharing this beautiful story. My son is 11 with ASD too and since he was 3 we noticed when driving and listening to U2 that he started to like their music a lot. Now that he is 11 he enjoys watching the concerts on the TV. When we ask why he likes U2 so much He said that he feels amazingly happy and great. It is amazing how we can connect so many experiences and learn more everyday from our kids.
November 15, 2010 at 11:42 am
My son with autism (now 15) has been to many concerts over the past 5 years, but particularly enjoyed U2 – so much so that we have Red Zone tickets for the concerts that were supposed to be last summer but rescheduled to next summer. He also says that U2 makes him feel happy… and I have told many people over the years that my idea of heaven is what Edge's guitar sounds like on "Beautiful Day".
Really love the Bono Halloween costume with the Christmas lights – very clever!
To the other Moms out there, if your child is not terribly sound sensitive and like lights and music, concerts can be absolutely amazing experiences to share. I would recommend bringing a good pair of ear plugs for the child to dampen the noise if it is a bit louder than anticipated just in case, but it is SO worth a try!
November 17, 2010 at 11:08 am
I really enjoyed this post and also have a child with PDD-NOS and he really enjoys music. He has a really hard time sleeping at night and music always seems to calm him and help him sleep. The music makes me want to dance but there is something that helps him calm down, relax and actually stay asleep.
November 19, 2010 at 11:38 pm
Really GREAT story…loved reading this. Go Evan is right! You and your son give me hope for my ASD 3 yr old son who is apraxic. I look forward to the day that i can hear him sing a song. (Great picture, awesome costume, too, Evan!) I enjoyed reading all of these wonderful comments as well as i can relate to a lot of them… i know each of us/ our children have the diagnosis but they vary, but there are some aspects they have in common…its nice to not feel alone. I have been HUGE fan of U2 also since they first began and my son also LOVES music (and lights..likes them ALL on…in car too)…one of the songs he goes to sleep to at night is Beautiful day…i sing along and it makes him happy and calms him. I can relate to Mama R. We must always have music with us wherever we go, store, etc…in case something upsets him…we put on Billy Joel (Just the way you are) or other music he likes (on cell phone) and he calms down. Thanks again for sharing.
January 26, 2012 at 11:28 am
This is an awesome story thanks for sharing it with people…..helikopterpilot …..my son also do concerts and he is a student of 9standard…


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- SNMP 1, SNMP 2, Telnet, SNMP 3, HTTP
- Features
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- ANSI T1.413, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.11n, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, UPnP
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 23 cm x 15.5 cm x 4.3 cm
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- Wireless router - 4-port switch (integrated)
- Enclosure Type
- Desktop
- Connectivity Technology
- Wireless, wired
- Data Link Protocol
- Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
- Frequency Band
- 2.4 GHz
- Data Transfer Rate
- 300 Mbps
- Network / Transport Protocol
- PPPoE, PPPoA, AAL5, DHCP, DNS
- Routing Protocol
- RIP-1, RIP-2, static IP routing
- Remote Management Protocol
- SNMP 1, SNMP 2, Telnet, SNMP 3, HTTP
- Encryption Algorithm
- 128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
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- Firewall protection, DMZ port, DHCP support, NAT support, auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), IGMP snooping, Syslog support, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), DoS attack prevention, packet filtering, dynamic DNS server, DiffServ support, MAC address filtering, Wireless Distribution System (WDS) support, URL filtering, firmware upgradable, SNTP support, Quality of Service (QoS), virtual server support, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
- Compliant Standards
- ANSI T1.413, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.11n, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, UPnP
- Status Indicators
- Link activity, power
Line Properties
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- Type
- DSL modem
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- Protocols & Specifications
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- Max Transfer Rate
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Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces
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- Aerial
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- Gain Level
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- Cables Included
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Reviewed by John. Review Posted 22/04/2012
After having some trouble with the Asus DSL-N55U I had it replaced with one of these. Though it does not have the USB features (plenty of other hardware can be added for this later) It makes up for that by giving you the best internet speed. Out of the box the Billion gave me 1.5mps more downstream than I've seen here before. Pings are also slightly lower. The option to enable broadcom's PhyR and SRA improves things further. Perhaps the best feature is the hidden SNR tweak page. This allows you to manually reduce your SNR to increase your speed. Type http://192.168.1.254/snr.cgi into your browser and it gives you a feild to enter your tweak code. Code Reduce SNR By 75 1.5 50 3 25 4.5 1 5.5 65550 6 65525 7.5 65500 9 65475 10.5 65450 12 65425 13.5 65400 15 It's a case of reducing it a step at a time as adjusting too low will make it unstable. My SNR was 8.5 so I used code 1 and got my SNR down to 3. My 16mbps then became 19.5, been running stable 3 days now.
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Amazing router
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After being with BT for years and having no other choice because of the rural place I live, I had pretty much given up on getting any normal speed that was of use to man or beast. Then a couple of day ago my router packed up and I started to see the reviews on this router and thought what the hell and took the plunge, can always send it back if it was rubbish.
Well all I can tell you is that this router is Awesome. Right out the box (after putting in username and pass) it has taken my speed from a laughable 0.8mb up to 2.9mb. Now ok 2.9mb is not that great but for me here it is brilliant, and I haven't even started tweaking it yet.
The interface could be a little clunky if you are not use to routers, but the follow the setup on the disc and it is easy. It's a bit of a pig look wise, looks like a stormtrooper mated with something from the Soviet bloc circa 1973.
All in all fantastic router, very happy with it.
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Better then my old reouter
Reviewed by Richard. Review Posted 23/09/2013
I bought this to replace a Linksys WAG120N that never quite hit the mark (poor signal quality/range and connection drops at both ends); when a new mobile device wouldn't connect properly two floors away it was time for a change. This was the best reviewed ADSL router I could find and I was willing to pay the price. Set-up was very simple (the hardest thing was finding my service password) and quick; I have had no issues in the past few days and the service transition was seamless. I'm not sure the signal strength/range is quite as advertised (is it ever?), but a definite improvement from before.
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Excellent kit
Reviewed by David. Review Posted 19/07/2012
Lives up to the reviews as a very stable and configurable modem/router.
Great quality adsl modem with lots of tweaking options available if you like to play.
User interface isnt great. Ive been a draytek user for many years and find the billion interface poor in comparison. However, I wouldnt let that put you off.
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Ruined by a defective Quality of Service implementation
Reviewed by Richard Graham. Review Posted 02/05/2012
I purchased the Billion BiPAC 7800N after discovering that the Infineon chipset in my existing modem/router was the cause of the low ADSL connection speed on my Be line.
The BiPAC 7800N is easy to set-up, and has many great features, such as:
• Excellent Wi-FI signal range and speed
• Support for Annex M
• A detailed system log
• A basic but useful DNS server, which negates the requirement of synchronising "hosts" files between devices
• A dynamic DNS service client
Unfortunately, I was forced to return the BiPAC 7800N after discovering that its Quality of Service (QoS) implementation was both primitive and defective (which seems to be a common complaint with it). The product also had some other major flaws:
• Upgrading the firmware erases your configuration
• Certain arbitrary symbols are forbidden in all password fields
• The textual user interface is undocumented
Overall, the BiPAC 7800N is a powerful modem/router, but completely useless to anyone who requires the use of QoS.
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Walls are built to divide – to keep things separated. When walls are erected they are typically not intended to unite people, but one wall found in the area recently did that very thing. It's called the Vietnam Memorial Wall, and the traveling display was recently on exhibit in the City of Marshall. The wall, which travels across the United States is 288 feet in length and six feet tall in the middle. From one end of the wall to the other it is covered with names – 58,000 to be exact. Each name is more than just a name, it is the story of a life cut short during the Vietnam War. Every name is a loved one lost – sacrificed on the battlefield. I have seen the traveling wall before this past Friday when I and other members of the Krause clan made a trip to Marshall to take in the experience. It was set up in Tracy several years ago, and I had the privilege of experiencing the wall for the first time then. Talk about a moving experience. I have also had the honor of seeing the Vietnam wall in Washington, D.C. during a trip I made to our nation's capital a few years ago. Despite seeing this wall on three separate occasions, each time I walk up and start looking at the names a sense of the reality of life and death hits me. It's not the kind of feeling I enjoy, and honestly I am not sure anyone who sees the wall really looks forward to it. It is a somber occasion as those names are taken in, and I want to compliment those who helped coordinate bringing the wall to our area again. I think what surprised me the most about being at the ceremony held Friday night was when the list of names from the area was read. I had no idea just how many people from the area actually died during this war. There were people from Wabasso, Wanda, Belview, Redwood Falls, Lamberton, Springfield and other area communities named. Some of the names were familiar to me, as I remember briefly hearing the story of Brad Mace and of William Cook, but there are so many others I do not know and had not heard of prior to Friday. I think it is our responsibility to learn more about these people and the sacrifice they made for us, and I want to encourage you to discover what you can about those from the Vietnam War, as well as other wars, who died for our benefit. We have all heard the stories of the soldiers who returned from Vietnam to a nation that did not welcome them. Calling them baby killers and worse, they did not return to ticker tape parades. (Does anyone else find it extremely ironic that those who called our Vietnam soldiers, airmen and sailors baby killers are also the ones who found abortion acceptable at the same time?) So, when I attend an event like this ceremony I intentionally seek out a Vietnam veteran to shake their hand and express my appreciation for their service. I offer a simple "thank you," and I see in so many eyes the pain they have buried. To each of you who served during the Vietnam War I express my thanks for your service, and to all of the families who paid the price by giving one of their loved ones I express my deepest sympathies. Most of the Vietnam War was fought before I was even born, but I have learned enough to know what those who served experienced was something horrible I could never have handled, and they deserve our thanks.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Lincecum vowed not throw a tantrum.
Instead, he threw strikes.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner delivered two scoreless innings of relief Sunday just hours after the Giants announced that their one-time ace would be relegated to the bullpen during their National League Series against the Cincinnati Reds.
Lincecum had been a candidate to start Game 3 in Cincinnati but the assignment instead went to Ryan Vogelsong,
"I'm not going to be the guy throwing a tantrum because I'm not getting what I want," Lincecum said Sunday, shortly after the news broke. "It's not about what you've done, it's about what you've done lately."
Linecum made the best of his diminished role during Sunday's Game 2. Summoned for the sixth inning with the Giants trailing 4-0, the mere sight of The Freak electrified what had been a humdrum sellout crowd.
It was awkward: Lincecum barely warmed up and television cameras caught him looking confused in the dugout before taking the field.
But once he was on the mound, he looked vaguely like the Lincecum of old. The right-hander hit 91 mph on the radar gun, threw 17 of his 25 pitches for strikes and allowed only one hit, a double to Brandon Phillips.
For the Giants, this was a relief in more ways than one. During the regular season, Lincecum went 10-15 and his 5.18 ERA was the highest of any qualifying National League starter. He led the N.L. in losses, runs allowed and wild pitches.
That's why he took his postseason demotion in stride.
"It's about earning it," Lincecum said.
Manager Bruce Bochy said that he chose Vogelsong largely on the strength of the right-hander's final three starts.
Still, it was difficult to break the news to Lincecum, a four-time All-Star. Such a move would have been unfathomable two years ago when The Freak was among the Giants' World Series heroes.
"It's not easy to tell a pitcher that's accomplished what he has, and we know what he's done for us,'' Bochy said. "But you have to look at what's happening today. ... Timmy understands that."
The tipoff came earlier in the day when Lincecum joined the rest of the relievers for some pregame running in the outfield.
The Giants have yet to name their Game 4 starter. Lincecum's outing, though brief, almost certainly rules him out. Bochy hinted Sunday that Barry Zito has the inside track. It's also possible that Game 1 starter Matt Cain could come back on short rest.
Bochy said he was holding off on a decision because Zito was among the pitchers who would be available out of the bullpen for Game 2.
"You saw what happened on (the Reds') side last night,'' Bochy said, referring to Cincinnati Game 1 starter Johnny Cueto, who lasted just eight pitches before leaving with back spasms. Cueto's injury resulted in Mat Latos, the Reds' scheduled Game 3 starter, pitching four innings of relief.
Vogelsong, at age 35, will be making his first career postseason appearance after going 14-9 with 3.37 ERA during the regular season. He had a mostly rocky August and September but was sharp over his final three outings.
In his final start, Oct. 3 against the Dodgers, Vogelsong allowed only an unearned run and struck out seven in five innings.
"His been on with his stuff and his command, and we like where he's at right now,'' Bochy said. "We feel like he's the guy we should have out there."
The manager dismissed Vogelsong's late-season rough patch as a "hiccup" and praised his overall consistency. The right-hander ranked eighth in the N.L. with 22 quality starts this season.
Lincecum, in contrast, recorded only 13 quality starts.
He has one career relief appearance, but that was on a technicality. The Giants used Merkin Valdez to start a game on April 2, 2008, because they knew a rain delay was imminent.
When the weather cleared, Lincecum took the mound. Now, it's his postseason outlook that's cloudy.
Bochy said the one-time ace accepted his new role.
"He's all in on this. He was great, and he understands and says he wants to do whatever he can to help the ballclub move on,'' Bochy said.


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Dear Editor:
It has been widely reported in the local press that Australian skier numbers in our resort are dramatically down from the previous year.
As an Australian owner of a Snowmass condo, I can offer observations that should be of interest to others with a similar vested commercial interest in redressing this decline. Indeed without Australian and Brazilian visitors, January would be a disaster.
First the positive:
Well done Aspen Skiing Co. for making the best of a bad snow season. Skico's personnel selection is astonishingly good, particularly the folks who man the lifts - ever cheerful, friendly and helpful - and same for Skico's on-mountain restaurants' staff.
Well done, snow groomers for doing a "loaves and fishes" job, working with so little and achieving the nearly impossible: groomed runs despite little snow coverage. Yes, the groomed runs are less than ideal, but having groomed runs at all with so little snow! Great job guys!
Well done, ski instructors. My daughter and grandchildren recently returned to Australia after a 15-day visit and were taught by several instructors in ski school and the Women's Edge program. Their skiing and snowboarding skills radically improved despite less-than-ideal snow conditions and some frigid days.
Well done Village Shuttle and RFTA bus drivers, invariably pleasant, friendly and helpful. Excellent ambassadors for our resort.
Now for issues I think need to be addressed. Skiing is a competitive industry. Other resorts, particularly in Japan and Canada, compete for the visitor dollar, and they are winning.
1. Airfares from Sydney to Aspen are astonishingly high during the month of January, when Australian schoolchildren have their long summer holiday. The cheapest coach fare we could get for our grandchildren (ages 12 and 14) was around $3,400, almost double the normal outside of school holidays fares. There were much cheaper airfares to Canada and Japanese resorts available.
2. We were unable to buy equipment rental, ski tuition or lift-pass packages for our grandkids from Skico. I emailed them in October (no reply) and called the head of the ski school, who was unable to help. I ended up buying lessons, equipment hire and passes overseas at a considerable cost-saving over buying direct from Skico. This seems silly to me. Never can I understand why wholesalers can sell a product at a lower cost than the actual supplier of goods or services. Even buying overseas, one has to buy item by item instead of buying a package deal.
3. Following on point two, consider affordability. Does anyone in Skico marketing do their sums and calculate what it costs to bring children on a ski vacation? I know bringing our family here this year, renting the gear, buying the lift passes and paying for ski school almost broke the bank. It is like buying an air ticket sector by sector instead of from origin to final destination. A plea then for teenager packages similar to those for younger children.
I suggest that when setting prices, vendors should consider affordability. Having a great product to sell is one thing, but pricing it out of the reach of all but the super-rich is another. Not many of us can afford $500-plus for a half-day, private ski lesson, much as we would like to have one and no matter how great the standard of instruction.
Here's hoping a more family-friendly pricing structure next season will bring my fellow Aussies back to Snowmass.
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Wouldn't it be great if we could eat anything we wanted – chocolate cake, candy, a basket of deep-fried delights, or some other favorites – and then take a pill (also known as a "supplement") and be as healthy as can be? But in the real world, that is not how it works. A nutritional supplement is only meant to fill the gaps when eating foods does not meet nutritional requirements.
According to Webster's Dictionary, a supplement is "something added, especially to make up for a lack or deficiency." In nutritional terms, this only becomes necessary when a person is not able to eat enough food, or the right foods, to get the needed nutrients. So, for example, a young child may not need or want to eat enough food in general to get enough of one nutrient or another. Older adults lose the ability to absorb some nutrients well. Someone who is sick may not be able to digest or absorb certain nutrients, and so may need a supplement to make up the difference. Also, when people have trouble chewing, it is difficult to eat foods high in iron like meats, so to get enough iron is a struggle. A supplement may be appropriate in these types of situations. But generally a supplement is not meant to replace a healthy eating plan.
Supplements can help fill the gaps, but it is important to not overdo it. Supplement facts labels inform consumers as to what the supplement contains, including vitamins, minerals, essential oils, amino acids, extracts, botanicals and other ingredients. Although nutrients like vitamins and minerals are needed for healthy body functions, many have an upper limit and then they become toxic. Likewise, some ingredients that sound helpful or that are marketed as herbal, 'all natural,' or 'metabolism boosters,' for example, may have unwanted side effects or adverse interactions with prescribed or over-the-counter medications. If some is good, more is not necessarily better. Read the labels to check on specific suggested dosages and warnings. And consult a medical professional for recommendations on use. Always inform your health care team (doctors, dentists, specialists) about any supplements you may be taking.
Whether it is in pill, fizz tablet, energy bar or drink form, a supplement should be used as just that, something to fill the gaps when adequate amounts of nutrients from food cannot be consumed. And although ingredients may seem innocuous, they could actually be harmful.
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"No, we have not been fired -- at least no one has told me that," Nessman said in a text message to this newspaper following practice Monday evening.
The report, from the website "Parsing The WAC," said that SJSU athletic director Gene Bleymaier had dismissed Nessman and his staff, effective immediately. The identity of the interim coach was "unknown," according to the report.
Nessman's job security is tenuous, at best.
The Spartans have lost 10 consecutive games and are 4-24 in conference play the past two seasons.
"Those are the kind of things you worry about after the season's over,'' Nessman said last week when asked about his future at SJSU. "Right now, I'm focused on coaching the team."
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