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They meet at one of her mother's grand soirees. He looks out of place, like the alien he is, in his wrinkled, simple cotton clothes and scuffed but comfortable boots. She feels out of place, like an actor in an ill-fitting costume, in her shimmering silk gown, sparkling tiara, and weighty jewels. They are outcasts so it's only natural that they gravitate towards each other.
Though it would make for a dramatic, romantic tale to recount at bedtime, it is not love at first sight. For one thing, it is not his first time to see her. He's popped in a time or two to catch a glimpse of the beautiful and brilliant Princess of Nasha. How could he resist such a legend? Nor is he a stranger to her. What child hasn't eagerly devoured the wild, wonderful of the mysterious, tragic hero known only as the Veil Crosser?
For another thing, it is not love. Something as all-encompassing, as soul-shattering, as life re-shaping as love takes more than mere seconds to form. Love requires work. It requires pouring everything you possess, every breath you take, into giving it life. Love cannot be created at the blink of an eye. Even if one of you is considered a deity on no fewer than seven worlds the other is the genius heir to the greatest, most prosperous kingdom in history.
His keen, dark eyes are drawn, naturally, to the brightest thing in the room. And, oh, how she shines. She's twice as blinding as the three suns of Loph'hang. It is not her physical beauty that pulls his feet across the polished hardwood floor, though that certainly isn't stopping him. It's the brilliance of her mind, the light in her pretty little soul, that draws him in.
Spotting the Crosser beside a silver tray of imported wine sends a shiver of relief down her spine. She loathes these parties. Especially the ones that proclaim they are in celebration of some obscure event but are really an opportunity for every royal mama to thrust her single son into the spotlight. She hates the insincere compliments, the pointless small talk, and the gossip. She's absolutely certain that her mother only requires her presence as punishment for something terrible she did as a child but has long-since forgotten.
The Crosser, though, is the perfect cure for her terminal case of boredom.
She politely excuses herself from the conversation with the Duke of Lower Whogivesadamn and drops into a deep curtsy in front of the Crosser. She knows all eyes in the room have shifted to her so she pastes on a wide smile. She might as well give them a show. She can only hope he is willing to play along.
"It is an honor to meet you, My Lord Veil Crosser."
The Crosser does not disappoint. His wide, goofy grin sets her nerves at ease. His formal bow looks ridiculous on someone dressed so casually. "On the contrary, both the honor and the pleasure are all mine, Your Highness."
She holds out her hand, family jewels twinkling on her slender fingers. She does not keep her wrist up and fingers limp. She extends her entire arm, palm sideways and fingers straight. It is her father's handshake, not her mother's. "Lila."
His large, warm hand engulfs her smaller, cooler one. He squeezes her hand tightly and is pleasantly surprised when she returns the gesture. She's got spirit, this little princess. "Vic."
Hand still tucked in the Crosser's, Lila cocks her head to the side and regards him with dazzling gray-blue eyes. "Vic-tor, I assume. You do not strike me as the Vic-tim sort." She chuckles softly, and it reminds him of pearls and rubies and the wild songbirds of his homeland. "Then again, it could be Lodovico, for all I know. If it is, I assure you that Vic is a wise choice."
Vic - not Victor or Victim or, gods preserve him, Lodovico, but a fourteen syllable name only pronounceable by the handful of people who speak the old language - knows without a shadow of a doubt that he's going to take Princess Lila with him when he leaves. She does not fit the cliché of the poor, abused, lost princess in fairy tales, but he is going to rescue her all the same. Remaining in such a dull, slow, colorless world will only atrophy her mind and kill the spark in her soul.
By the time the last of the intoxicated lords and ladies have been seen into their shiny chauffeured cars, Lila is standing beside Vic in front of her parents with a small black suitcase at her feet. She listens dutifully as her mother lists the dozens of reasons she must stay behind.
It is an impressive list. Aside from being heir to the throne, Lila has responsibilities. Mountains of them. She is scheduled to lecture at the Nasha Institute of Science for the remainder of the year. Thanks to her lineage and strong bloodlines, she is the strongest energy manipulator in Nasha, and she is a veil child. There are people and, at times, entire worlds depending upon her.
And if she stays, she's going to drown under the weight of all that. The King of Nasha, simply smiles at his daughter when his wife winds down. He kisses her forehead lovingly then turns stern, concerned eyes onto Vic. "Take care of my jewel."
Though he is thousands of years older than the king, Vic nods his head in acknowledgement. He is, after all, taking away the man's most precious possession. The brightest part of Nasha. "You have my word."
With a stunning, genuine grin on her face, one her parents haven't seen since she was a child, Lila lifts her suitcase and grasps Vic's hand. Her heart thuds in anticipation. This is it. The start of the grand adventure she's longed for.
Oh, what an adventure it is. They visit worlds Lila hadn't dared dream about. Vic teaches her more about the Veils and energy manipulation than she could have ever learned back home. He couldn't be more pleased with his pupil. She soaks information like a sponge and offers her own observations on social interaction and the politics of the various worlds they see.
The love that didn't steal their breath at first sight grows slowly, silently. It remains unobtrusive, only showing itself through small gestures: the hand he keeps at the small of her back in case she ever stumbles, the goodnight kiss she presses to his cheek to keep the terrible loneliness out of his eyes, the way they learn to say a hundred words without having speak aloud. Each trip, each time they land with that skip and bump that makes Lila's heart miss a beat, only makes the love grow.
It is not all stops at tropical paradises or shopping at bustling, boisterous markets. He takes his duty very seriously. The Veil Crosser is the universe's mediator, police force, and all-around force of nature. He stops slavery on several worlds, takes down tyrants, and even stops an earthquake once. He admits to himself, and even to her after one too many sips of strong Haafen wine, that it's easier when he has his shiny, brilliant girl by his side.
All adventures, though, must come to an end. Four years after placing her hand into Vic's, Lila, still crown princess of Nasha, learns that lesson in a devastating way.
On Tritash IV she sprains her ankle running away from a squad of gun-toting Freads. They make it to his vessel Serendipity before the bullets start to fly. As soon as the doors close, they slide to the floor, still arm in arm, and listen to the tings as bullets hit the sturdy metal hull of his ship.
Lila is panting for oxygen, her cheeks are flushed, and her hair is in disarray. To him, she's still the most beautiful creature in the universe. The tings remind him how close, how so very, very close, he came to losing her. She's connected to the Veils, true, but she's not of them like he is. She is not invulnerable. She can die. She will die if she continues to bounce from one troubled world to the next with him. It's just a sprained ankle here, but it was a broken arm three trips ago and a concussion during their visit to Mariz.
Mouth set in a determined line, he surges to his feet and brushes the dust off his trousers. He holds out a hand, hauls her to her feet, and then returns to the ship's consoles. He punches in the coordinates for her home world. The ship lurches and he feels the familiar tingle as they cross through the veils.
"So? Where to next?" Lila leans back against the cool, metal wall and crosses her arms over her chest. She would have liked to stay longer on Tritash IV, but their job is to start the revolutions, to set the wheels in motion. They're not the ones who stick around to watch the fall out. She can count on one hand the number of time they've been part of the clean-up crew.
"I'm taking you home."
She shrugs her shoulders. Home's not so bad a place. It will be good to see her parents and brothers again. "If you can put us back a week after we left last time, we can be there for the Strawberry Harvest. It is always exciting. We can make a long weekend of it."
He crosses the control room in three large strides. He cups her cheek with a warm hand. He keeps his face as blank as possible. She's called him a heartless bastard before. It's time he tries to live up to that label. "You're going home to stay."
"What? Is it because of the incident on Legoa? I hate to remind you, Vic, but that was not my fault."
The teasing smile slides off her face when he doesn't join in her laughter. Oh. Oh no. He really is sending her home for good. Hot tears sting her eyes and a lump clogs her throat. She wants to throw herself at him and demand an explanation, but she is her mother's daughter. Dignity. Never disgrace.
"May I inquire as to why I am being sent home like an errant child?"
He brushes a tear off her cheek with the pad of his thumb. "This is dangerous, princess. Too dangerous for someone as precious as you."
Her eyelids flutter shut. Of course. It always comes down to that. She nods jerkily and takes a small step backwards. His hand falls off her face and hangs limply by his side. For a moment, he looks as lost as she feels. Every cell in her body, her stupid, weak mortal body, aches to comfort him.
She wants to believe that when he calls her precious, he means that she's precious to him. It would be nice to tell herself that he's sending her way, locking her in an ivory tower, because he loves her too much to lose her to a Fread or a Huloa or any of the others they've been up against. It wouldn't make leaving him any easier, but at least then she'd have a leg to stand on when it comes to arguing. It would be a balm to her fracturing heart.
But, that's not what he means. One of the things she loves about him is his ability to see the big picture. Even if that means he misses what's right in front of him. When he calls her precious, he means precious to her world. Her value comes, not from who she is, but from what she is: future Queen of Nasha, most advanced energy manipulator in her kingdom, genius scientist, and Veil Child. She's too valuable to everyone, but or maybe including him just not in the way she wants, to risk taking on any more adventures.
She wants to beg to stay. Wants to lock herself in her room on Serendipity and refuse to come out. She wants to tell him how much she absolutely, completely loves him. But life has never been about what she wants. Besides, she cannot do that to the man who taught her to be more than a bored, spoiled princess. In the end, all she does is pack her suitcase with clothes and the trinkets she's picked up over the years, and step out of the ship that feels like home and into the palace that does not.
Before she's swallowed up by her mother's enthusiastic hug and her father's strong arms, she risks a glance back at the man in Serendipity'sdoorway. He raises his hand and wriggles his fingers in a half-wave. His mouth opens like he's going to say something, and the breath catches in her throat. If he says the word, she'll pick her bag up and follow him to the ends of the universe. Family and duty and responsibility be damned.
He slips back into his ship without saying anything at all. In the small gaps of silence between her mother's squeals, her father's greetings, and the cacophony in the throne room, is the sound of a heart shattering into a thousand tiny pieces.
For a year, she tries to move on. She tries to give her responsibilities the attention they deserve. She learns at her father's right hand. She absorbs every scrap of knowledge she can about peace treaties, trade agreements, and national defense. She can see her father's excitement about it all, but after chasing down rogue armies and talking down a tyrannical Daddna, it all seems a bit dull to her.
She picks up her energy studies and even attends a physics conference or two. She spends time with her family, becomes the perfect sister, daughter, and princess. Her hours are filled, from sunrise to well after dark, with millions of things, but it never seems to be enough. Her mind and body are in Nasha, but her heart and soul are stuck on Serendipity.
Thirteen months, four days, and sixteen hours after returning to Nasha, she makes her decision. She can't live this life anymore. It is killing her from the inside out. It is not fair to those who depend on her, either. They deserve more than half a princess, sister, daughter, whatever else she is. So over breakfast of toast and eggs, she surprises her mother, but not her father, by announcing her plans to remove herself from the line of succession. Her brother George, only ten months younger, is monarch material. He will do the House of Neyla proud.
Hands washed of one responsibility, she starts tutoring her youngest brother Thomas in energy manipulation. After a few false starts, he picks it up. He's not the natural she is because he is not a true Veil Child, but he has a quick mind and eager heart. Late at night, when the rest of the palace is sleeping, she writes down all her thoughts, every scrap of knowledge, every theory, into thick notebooks.
It doesn't take long to become a ghost. She drifts through the halls but has no impact on anyone except the servants who clean her room, wash her clothes, and prepare her meals. She limits the time spent with each family member to ten minutes a day. Her mother wails and rails against her, but her father seems to understand. If she ever gets the chance to go back to him, she'll take it without thinking twice. And this time, she won't leave behind anyone or anything that relies on her.
Three years, two months, seventeen days, five hours, and twenty-six minutes after he left her in the palace throne room, he reappears in the courtyard outside her suite. He has not aged, one of the benefits of being of the Veil, but she can see the strain around his eyes and the tension in his lean body. She uncurls her legs and smoothly rises off the concrete bench. This is not how she envisioned their reunion, she'd had plenty of time to plan it down to the laces on her shoes, but she'll take what she can get.
"Hello, Princess Lila of Nasha." He pauses for a moment and tilts his head to the side in that way she loves. It makes her want to clamp her lips on the juncture between his neck and his shoulder and finally answer the question of whether or not he tastes as good as he looks. "Or is it Queen Lila, now?"
She shakes her head solemnly. "Not Queen. My brother's coronation is in three months. King George, can you believe it?"
She takes advantage of the utter astonishment on his face to step forward and wind her arms around his waist. She presses herself against him, humming happily when his hands automatically fall to her hips. She rises up on her toes so that her lips brush the shell of his ear. "Guess what? I'm not precious anymore."
He throws his head back and laughs. It's a joyous, infectious sound that reminds her of babies and games and a broken heart mending. He's still grinning when he kisses her forehead and snuggles her closer.
Later, when they're back to bouncing between and through veils, he'll make her understand just how precious she'll always be.


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Top ten cheapest cars to insure: The used and new motors that can cut drivers' premiums
Car insurance costs have rocketed in recent years. According to the confused.com/Towers Watson Index, premiums have gone up an eye-watering 61 per cent for motorists in just five years.
This means that getting a car in a low insurance group is priority for many - especially younger drivers who face premiums that can cost thousands of pounds.
And with the EU gender ruling arriving on 21 December, which will mean that insurers can't discriminate on sex when it comes to pricing, drivers may be hunting even harder for cars that cheaper to insure.
Insurance costs: With premiums costing 61% more than five years ago, we round-up the cheapest options
Insurance on motors is set by groups – if a car is in insurance group one, for example, it is cheaper to get cover.
As well as being cheap for cover, the motors listed below – five new cars and five that are three-years old – are economical, as they have smaller engines.
In a time of high petrol prices, getting more miles for your money is important.
The below cars also made the list for the value of the motor, the relative ease of getting parts (making them cheaper to replace if needed) and for being great runabout vehicles.
This is Money, alongside car experts Glass's, round-up the top ten cheapest cars to insure. The list is in no particular order because some models will be cheaper to cover with different insurance firms.
Chevrolet Spark 1.0 H/b 5d - £7,320
The Spark is a practical city car and this model falls falls into the group one insurance category, making it an ideal first time car for cheap insurance costs.
It does an economical 55.4 MPG, but it isn't the nippiest car on the road - and it also has a fairly small boot.
Fiat Panda 1.1 Active ECO H/b 5d - £7,905
WhatCar? says that the Panda is, 'funky-looking, both fun and easy to drive. To cap it all, it won't cost much to run.'
This motor falls into insurance category one - but its small size compared to other superminis means that that there is a lack of legroom in the back of the car.
Volkswagen Fox 1.2 Urban H/b 3d - £8,360
The Fox falls into insurance category one. According to WhatCar? it is 'decent to drive and offers good performance.'
The Volkswagen badge means the motor keeps its value well, but Auto Express says that, 'if you want neat details and stylish design, the Fox isn't the car for you.'
Fiat Qubo 1.4 Active MPV 5d - £11,260
The Qubo divides opinion with its cube-looking design. It looks compact from the outside, but it's actually deceptively spacious on the inside.
WhatCar? says it is, 'comfortable, easy to drive and decently refined.' The car falls into car insurance category two.
Vauxhall Corsa 1.0i 12v ecoFLEX S3d - £11,915
The 1.0-litre petrol engine manages well over 55mpg - so it is economical, while it also falls into insurance category two.
However, WhatCar does note that the engine is noisy and slow – it takes 17 seconds to haul the Corsa to 62mph, so the model is certainly not for any speed demons.
Shop around for the best deals. Savings of hundreds of pounds can be found if you shop around when you renew your cover, but the experts say you need to obtain at least seven quotes to get the best deal, although most people get only three.
Be careful though. When shopping around for car insurance, it's important to make sure that you are comparing like-for-like cover. Some policies may seem cheaper, but you may find you don't have the same level of cover when you have to make a claim.
Read our guide on how to get the cheapest car insurance for more tips.
Prices are the Glass's value for a three-year old example
Citroen C1 1.0i Vibe H/b - £4,700
The C1 is cheap to buy and run - it gets 62.8MPG, one of the highest figures in this list. It also falls into the cheapest insurance category.
It also scores highly in Auto Express reviews, which says the car drives well and is not too cramped inside.
Nissan Pixo 1.0 12v Acenta H/b 5d - £4,644
The Pixo is very economical, offering an impressive 64.2MPG. It is in insurance group two and the engine is ideal for a city runaround.
Autocar says that the Pixo stands out as a route to enjoyable, modern, no-frills motoring.
Toyota Aygo 1.0 - £5,299
WhatCar? says that the Aygo has a 'great engine, cute looks and very low running costs. It's solidly build and has a five-year warranty.
The car falls into insurance group two and is economical - it does 62.8MPG.
Toyota Yaris 1.0 VVT-i T2 H/b - £5,649
The BBC TopGear team say that the Yaris is, 'a handy and versatile little thing. While most superminis have grown, the Yaris keeps the emphasis on the 'mini'. So it's light and nippy.'
The car falls into insurance category two and the Toyota is a sought after badge - in a recent Warranty Direct report of family cars, three of its models came in the top ten for reliability.
Smart fortwo 1.0 Pure Coupe 2d 2 - £5,999
The biggest draw of the Smart fortwo is it's ability to park where some cars would have no chance - ideal for the city. Both the running costs and emissions are very low.
The car is in insurance category two - WhatCar? says the trouble with this motor is the fact it's noisy and poor to drive.
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Learn about Cape Town's past while savouring local cuisine with these informative walking tours
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The Taming of the Shrew at Maynardville Open Air Theatre boasts an all-female cast – a first for this popular venue
Sun, sand, sea and glitz – the weekend isn't over until you're relaxing at Shimmy Beach Club
The weekend starts on Thursday at Cape Town Comedy Club, the city's best stand-up spot
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- Pickle7
- 4 years ago
- Wedding: July 2015
I was talking to Future Mother-In-Law the other day about how happy I am right now because life is working out the way Fiance and I have always planned. Once we got to college we planned to go to school, get degrees, get good jobs that we enjoy, and then a year later move out and get married. We've just graduated and Fiance isn't doing what he went to school for but loves his job and can make a good career out of it and still has the option to do what he went to school for if something ever happened to the current job. I just got my dream job and was lucky enough to get the pre curser to my second dream job. I've always wanted to teach and coach girls soccer. I'm teaching and am now the assistant coach for the boys soccer team. We got lucky with help but most of it was hard work and sticking to our plan.
Now to my point my Future Mother-In-Law mentioned something that kind of stuck with me. She said she would have probably gotten farther in life and would be happier right now if she tried to plan out her life instead of just going with everything. I've also found that most of the people around me are much happier when they made a plan and stuck to it and it's the people who just let life take them where ever who are not happy.
My question for you is; do you plan out your life and are you/will you be happier in life because of it or did you just go with the flow and are you/will be happier because of it. Or the opposite, did you plan out your life and now you're thinking that probably wasn't the best plan for you and you wish you went with the flow or did you go with the flow and now think that if you just made a plan or two life would be better right now.
Now I know plans never go perfectly and sometime life steps in and screws it up but then you just have to make a new plan and move forward. I've always have been a planer and it has always worked very well for me but I'm wondering if you didn't plan but life still worked out.
This isn't a judgment on anyone or their life choices I just thought it would be cool to see how people got to where they are and if they would change it.


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[Federal Register: January 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 1)] [Notices] [Page 101-105] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr02ja09-25] Download: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Innovation and Improvement; Overview Information; Women's Educational Equity Act Program (WEEA); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.083A. Note: The Department is not inviting applications under CFDA Number 84.083B (research and development grants) for FY 2009. DATES: Applications Available: January 2, 2009. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 23, 2009. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 22, 2009. Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description Purpose of Program: The purpose of the WEEA program is: (a) To promote gender equity in education in the United States; (b) to provide financial assistance to enable educational agencies and institutions to meet the requirements of title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); and (c) to promote equity in education for women and girls who suffer from multiple forms of discrimination based on sex, race, ethnic origin, limited English proficiency, disability, or age. Note: Men and boys may participate in any program or activity assisted with funds under this program. Priorities: This competition includes three absolute priorities and one competitive preference priority that are explained in the following paragraphs. These priorities are from the notice of final discretionary grant priorities for FY 2009, published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2008 (73 FR 70627). Absolute Priorities: For FY 2009 and any subsequent year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition, these priorities are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet Priority 3 and one or both of Priority 1 and Priority 2. These priorities are: Priority 1--Mathematics. Projects that support activities to enable students to achieve proficiency or advanced proficiency in mathematics. Priority 2--Science. Projects that support activities to enable students to achieve proficiency or advanced proficiency in science. Priority 3--Student Achievement Data. Projects that collect pre- and post-intervention test data to assess the effect of the projects on the academic achievement of student participants relative to appropriate comparison or control groups. Note: All applicants must address Priority 3--Student Achievement Data. All applicants must also address either Priority 1--Mathematics or Priority 2--Science. Applicants may address both Priority 1--Mathematics and Priority 2--Science if they believe they have the capacity and personnel to successfully address both of these priorities. However, no additional points will be earned by addressing both the mathematics and science priorities. Note: The Department suggests that applicants that are not part of a school system establish a relationship with their project's targeted school(s) to facilitate accessing the required pre- and post-intervention test data regarding proficiency and advanced proficiency. Competitive Preference Priority: For FY 2009 and any subsequent year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition, this priority is a competitive preference priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award up to an additional 10 points to an application, depending on how well the application meets this priority. This priority is: Secondary Schools. Projects that support activities and interventions aimed at improving the academic achievement of secondary school students who are at greatest risk of not meeting challenging State academic standards and not completing high school. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7283-7283g. Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice of final discretionary grant priorities for FY 2009, published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2008 (73 FR 70627). Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian tribes. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of higher education only. II. Award Information Type of Award: Discretionary grants. Estimated Available Funds: $1,827,714. Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, [[Page 102]] we may make additional awards in FY 2010 from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition. Estimated Range of Awards: $125,000-$225,000. Estimated Average Size of Awards: $182,770. Estimated Number of Awards: 10. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Project Period: Up to 48 months. III. Eligibility Information 1. Eligible Applicants: Public agencies; private nonprofit agencies; organizations, including community- and faith-based organizations; institutions; student groups; community groups; and individuals. 2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost sharing or matching. IV. Application and Submission Information 1. Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. Fax: (301) 470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1-877- 576-7734. You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: firstname.lastname@example.com. If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this program or competition as follows: CFDA number 84.083A. Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the person listed under Accessible Format in section VIII of this notice. 2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this competition. Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application) is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. We strongly encourage you to limit the application narrative (Part III) to the equivalent of no more than 25 pages using the following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1'' margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs. Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch). Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier, Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font (including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted. The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, the page limit does apply to all of the application narrative section (Part III). 3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: January 2, 2009. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 23, 2009. Applications for grants under this program must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer to section IV.6. Other Submission Requirements of this notice. We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements. Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the application process, the individual's application remains subject to all other requirements and limitations in this notice. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 22, 2009. 4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this program. 5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice. 6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically unless you qualify for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in this section. a. Electronic Submission of Applications. Applications for grants under the WEEA program, CFDA Number 84.083A, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e- mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement. You may access the electronic grant application for the WEEA program at http://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.083, not 84.083A). Please note the following: When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find information about submitting an application electronically through the site, as well as the hours of operation. Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as otherwise noted in this section, we will not accept your application if it is received--that is, date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system--after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements. When we retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will [[Page 103]] notify you if we are rejecting your application because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The amount of time it can take to upload an application will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov. You should review and follow the Education Submission Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are included in the application package for this competition to ensure that you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to Grants.gov at http://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf. To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must complete all steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp). These steps include (1) registering your organization, a multi-part process that includes registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR); (2) registering yourself as an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR); and (3) getting authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see http://www.grants.gov/section910/Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf). You also must provide on your application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please note that the registration process may take five or more business days to complete, and you must have completed all registration steps to allow you to submit successfully an application via Grants.gov. In addition, you will need to update your CCR registration on an annual basis. This may take three or more business days to complete. You will not receive additional point value because you submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your application in paper format. You must submit all documents electronically, including all information you typically provide on the following forms: Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non- Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. You must attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the three file types specified in this paragraph or submit a password-protected file, we will not review that material. Your electronic application must comply with any page- limit requirements described in this notice. After you electronically submit your application, you will receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send a second notification to you by e-mail. This second notification indicates that the Department has received your application and has assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying number unique to your application). We may request that you provide us original signatures on forms at a later date. Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues with the Grants.gov System: If you are experiencing problems submitting your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it. If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application on the application deadline date because of technical problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension until 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing instructions described elsewhere in this notice. If you submit an application after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether your application will be accepted. Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system. Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application through the Grants.gov system because-- You do not have access to the Internet; or You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to the Grants.gov system; and No later than two weeks before the application deadline date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date. Address and mail or fax your statement to: Beverly A. Farrar, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4W242, Washington, DC 20202-5950. Fax: (202) 205-5630. Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice. b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail. If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: [[Page 104]] (CFDA Number 84.083A), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260. You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following: (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark. (2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service. (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier. (4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing: (1) A private metered postmark. (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service. If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date, we will not consider your application. Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your local post office. c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery. If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.083A), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260. The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC, time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department-- (1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are submitting your application; and (2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not receive this notification within 15 business days from the application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288. V. Application Review Information Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition are from WEEA and 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR. The maximum possible score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses after each criterion. Each criterion also includes the factors that the reviewers will consider in determining how well an application meets the criterion. The maximum score for all of the criteria is 100 points. The note following selection criterion (5) is guidance to help applicants in preparing the applications and is not required by statute or regulations. The selection criteria are as follows: (1) Project as a component of a comprehensive plan (15 points). The Secretary reviews each application to determine the extent to which the project is a significant component of a comprehensive plan for education equity and compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) in the particular local educational agency, institution of higher education, vocational- technical institution, or other education agency or institution. (2) Implementing an institutional change strategy (15 points). The Secretary reviews each application to determine the extent to which the project would implement an institutional change strategy with long-term impact that will continue as a central activity of the applicant after the grant has been terminated. (3) Quality of project services (20 points). The Secretary considers the quality of the services to be provided by the proposed project. In determining the quality of the services to be provided by the proposed project, the Secretary considers the quality and sufficiency of strategies for ensuring equal access and treatment for eligible project participants who are members of groups that have traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability. In addition, the Secretary considers the following factors: (a) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed project are appropriate to the needs of the intended recipients or beneficiaries of those services. (b) The likelihood that the services to be provided by the proposed project will lead to improvements in the achievement of students as measured against rigorous academic standards. (4) Quality of the management plan (25 points). The Secretary considers the quality of the management plan for the proposed project. In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors: (a) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly defined responsibilities, time lines, and milestones for accomplishing project tasks. (b) The extent to which the time commitments of the project director and other key project personnel are appropriate and adequate to meet the objectives of the proposed project. (c) How the applicant will ensure that a diversity of perspectives are brought to bear in the operation of the proposed project, including those of parents, teachers, the business community, a variety of disciplinary and professional fields, recipients or beneficiaries of services, or others, as appropriate. (5) Quality of the project evaluation (25 points). The Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation to be conducted of the proposed project. In determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary considers the following factors: (a) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and qualitative data to the extent possible. (b) The extent to which the evaluation will provide guidance about effective strategies suitable for replication or testing in other settings. Note: Applicants may wish to consider using the evaluation plan to shape the development of the project from the beginning of the grant period. Applicants also may wish to include benchmarks to monitor progress toward specific project objectives and also outcome measures to assess the impact on teaching and learning or other important outcomes for project participants. Grantees will be expected to report on the progress of their evaluation through the required annual performance report as discussed in VI.3 below. VI. Award Administration Information 1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notification (GAN). We may notify you informally, also. If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, we notify you. 2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify administrative and national policy requirements in the application package and reference these and other [[Page 105]] requirements in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice. We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also incorporates your approved application as part of your binding commitments under the grant. 3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, please go to http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html. 4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Secretary has established the following five performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of this program. Grantees funded under this competition will be expected to collect and report to the Department data related to these measures. Applicants should discuss in the application narrative how they propose to collect these data. These GPRA performance measures are (1) the percentage of female students served by the WEEA program who achieve proficiency on State mathematics assessments; (2) the percentage of female students served by the WEEA program who achieve advanced proficiency on State mathematics assessments; and/or (3) the percentage of female students served by the WEEA program who achieve proficiency on State science assessments; (4) the percentage of female students served by the WEEA program who achieve advanced proficiency on State science assessments; and (5) the percentage of WEEA projects whose female participants demonstrate statistically significant higher mean increases in achievement compared to mean increases of a comparison group, based on pre- and post-test data. All applicants will be expected to collect and report data for GPRA performance measure 5. Applicants will be expected to collect and report data on measures 1 through 4 based upon the absolute priority addressed in their application and the targeted proficiency level. For example, if the applicant proposes to develop a program that focuses on helping students achieve proficiency on State mathematics assessments, data would be collected and reported only on GPRA performance measures 1 and 5. Applicants should discuss in the application narrative how they propose to collect these data. Notes for the GPRA measures: If the applicant uses an instrument other than assessments used for No Child Left Behind of 2001 (NCLB) purposes or for other State-level assessments, the applicant is encouraged to demonstrate that the instrument is both of the following: (1) Valid for the subject and age range of students included in the project. Validity is the extent to which the test measures what it was supposed to (e.g. mathematics aptitude). There are several types of validity including content, construct, and predictive validity. Evidence of validity is often available from the publisher of the assessment instrument. (2) Reliable with regard to the consistency and repeatability of measurement. Several types of reliability are routinely established, including the internal consistency of an instrument (how well different items on an instrument measure the same construct) and test/retest reliability (the consistency of measurement at two different points in time). Evidence of reliability is often available from the publisher of the assessment instrument. Applicants should adhere to the following criteria when constructing a comparison group for reporting on the fifth GPRA measure. The comparison group should (1) match WEEA participants on a baseline measure of the achievement outcome, baseline demographics, or both; (2) be a group of no less than 20 students, and should be a group whose size is no less than 50 percent of the number of project participants; and (3) not receive WEEA project services. For GPRA purposes, ``proficiency'' and ``advanced proficiency'' are defined as follows: (1) ``Proficiency'' is defined as the State standard for ``proficient'' for the purposes of NCLB-reporting, or its equivalent for standardized State tests; and (2)''Advanced proficiency'' is defined as the State standard for ``advanced proficient'' for purposes of NCLB-reporting, or its equivalent for standardized State tests. VII. Agency Contact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly A. Farrar, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4W242, Washington, DC 20202- 5950. Telephone: (202) 205-3145 or by e-mail: email@example.com. If you use a TDD, call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339. VIII. Other Information Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice. Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister. To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530. Note: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html. Dated: December 29, 2008. Amanda L. Farris, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement. [FR Doc. E8-31226 Filed 12-31-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P


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|This is one of our bulletin boards. We have another one on the opposite side of the hallway.
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I want to thank you for sharing you approach to teaching this important lesson. By having students create their own footprint, they were forced to examine their opinions about what kinds of personal information should be posted online. Drawing their own physical footprint really sends home the message that once something is posted online, it can never be deleted. I particularly enjoyed your example list of the kinds of things student's wanted linked to their names. This looks like it was a lot of fun for everyone!ReplyDelete
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- Miss T26 June 2014 at 03:14
Brilliant! Thank you, you have inspired me!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous14 August 2014 at 22:03
Thank you for your great ideas!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for sharing this creative lesson!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous28 September 2014 at 17:10
Thanks for sharing this lesson! This has made me think about my digital footprint as I am preparing this lesson for my class.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful way to show what a Digital Footprint is. I think I will have to do something like this with my older students (4th & 5th Graders).ReplyDelete
Can you share the footprint that you used for the art project? Awesome idea!~ReplyDelete
Thank you. I am excited to use this with my 5th grade computer lab this year. We have always done a paw print pledge and the students pledged to follow the rules of Digital citizenship that they learned but this will make for a more thoughtful project and a more interesting hall way decor for me.ReplyDelete
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Saltwater Verge - beach themed modern property
House, Callala Beach
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This property is a holiday rental, it is not a principal place of residence and there are no shared rooms. Enjoy your time in comfort and privacy.
Saltwater Verge is a newly decorated home only a short, 450m walk from Callala Beach and the white sands and crystal clear waters of Jervis Bay. As soon as you enter Saltwater Verge you feel at home as it has everything you need for a comfortable holiday.
Accommodating up to 7 people in 3 good sized bedrooms and a bathroom. Saltwater Verge is an open plan and modern property providing beach themed accommodation. Quality furnishings including a large Lofra gas cooktop, coffee machine and dishwasher provides you with everything you require whilst away relaxing on holiday. Why not make a cup of coffee and relax on the deck out the back and watch the children play. What more could you want.
The property features: -
Coffee machine
Washing machine and dryer
Ceiling fans
Outdoor shower
Outdoor setting and BBQ
Easy stroll to the beach
Rear deck and outdoor furniture
Gas Heating
Bedding configuration:-
Bedroom 1: Queen
Bedroom 2: Tri Bunk Double and single
Bedroom 3: 2 x single beds
There is also an additional rollout bed under one of the single beds for use
Distances to:-
450 m to Callala Beach
450 m to Callala RSL Country Club
3.1 km to Callala Bay IGA, shops and cafes
3.7 km to Callala Bay
17.9 km to Currarong
23 km to Nowra
Extras available for hire: subject to availability - request at time of booking
Rollaway inc linen full stay only $40/night
Portacot inc linen full stay only max $30 $10/night
Highchair full stay only max $21 $7/night
Linen Service full property all beds, $270 per stay. All beds will be freshly made for your arrival. The service includes sheets, pillowcases, bath towels, bath mats and hand towels. If you only require the linen service for a certain number of beds and not the entire property, please contact our bookings team for a quote.
If you dont book the linen service, then you will need to bring your own sheets and towels. There are pillows, blankets and quilts with covers on the beds. BYO beach towels
There is a cleaning fee of $100 at this property.
Please Note:
Directions to the property and Key/Access details will be emailed to the guest at 4pm two days prior to arrival
Information during your stay can be found in the Guest Information Folder or by calling our office 24/7
This property is approved for accommodation only and STRICTLY no parties or loud music
Out of peak season stays of a week or more may qualify for a discount, please call us to discuss
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This property is NOT pet friendly
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Community Health Centre Salumbar
Udaipur, Rajasthan- 313027
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Community Health Centre Salumbar
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Udaipur, Rajasthan.
It is situated at Salumbar, Udaipur. Community Health Centre Salumbar provide services to insured patients (who have health insurance) as well as those patients who are paying for their own treatment.
The Hospital provides their 100% efforts to treat patients. They also monitor consumer satisfaction with regard to clinical care such as the approach of the doctor, examination, education on taking medication, availability of services, waiting time, and cost provided in the outpatient department.
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Community Health Centre Salumbar speciality, medicine disciple, address, contact phone number and mobile number are as mentioned below. Patients can directly walkin to the hospital or can call on the below given phone number for appointment.
Salumbar , Udaipur
Rajasthan - 313027
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A photovoltaic system uses panels to create and harness electron movement. Electrons get bumped around by photons, or light particles, from the sun. A modern system gets sized for your needs. There's a device called an inverter that turns the steady flow of electrons from your panels, into the kind of electricity your home uses. The system also includes racks that mount to your roof, rails to hold the panels, conduit to hold the wires running from the panel array to the inverter and main electrical service box, and all the connectors associated with these parts.
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Our story begins with 18 officers and 230 airmen who had been assembled at the Australian Imperial Forces camp next to the Central Flying School at Point Cook in Victoria, Australia. It was September, 1916 and already the War in Europe had been raging for almost two years. The men were a mixture; some were Army men who'd completed instruction courses at either Central Flying School or Wireless School. Many were civilians with previous flying experience. But they'd all volunteered to fight overseas with this newly formed Squadron, which at this embryonic stage had been designated to be 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps simply because it was the second Squadron to be formed in Australia.
On the 25th of October 1916, after only minimum basic training, these young men - most in their early twenties - sailed on the S.S. Ulysses from Port Melbourne bound for England to complete their training.
After travelling around the Cape and through Durban and Freetown, the Ulysses convoy was delayed because of enemy submarines. It finally took nine weeks for the Squadron to reach Devonport, England. Christmas 1916 was spent on board but New Year's Day, 1917 saw the Squadron settling in at an aerodrome in South Carlton, near Lincoln where they were to spend the next eight months learning how to fly aircraft, operate as a reconnaissance squadron and practice the principles of aerial combat.
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I havew three 2960 switches with multiple VLANS setup. I have them stacked together using the Gige uplink ports and config using Network Assistant.
My Internet router is on VLAN 1 port 48
I cannot access it from any other VLAN other than VLAN1.
Below is a snapshot of my config.
cluster enable RBC_Stack 0
cluster member 1 mac-address 001f.2606.3d80
cluster member 2 mac-address 001f.264a.f380
no file verify auto
spanning-tree mode pvst
spanning-tree extend system-id
spanning-tree uplinkfast
vlan internal allocation policy ascending
interface FastEthernet0/1
switchport access vlan 5
switchport mode access
spanning-tree portfast trunk
interface FastEthernet0/44
switchport access vlan 7
switchport mode access
spanning-tree portfast trunk
interface FastEthernet0/45
switchport access vlan 7
switchport mode access
spanning-tree portfast trunk
interface FastEthernet0/46
switchport access vlan 7
switchport mode access
spanning-tree portfast trunk
interface FastEthernet0/47
switchport mode access
interface FastEthernet0/48
switchport mode access
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
switchport mode trunk
interface GigabitEthernet0/2
switchport mode trunk
interface Vlan1
ip address 172.17.1.10 255.255.255.0
no ip route-cache
interface Vlan5
ip address 172.17.5.1 255.255.255.0
ip helper-address 172.17.5.5
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interface Vlan7
ip address 172.17.7.1 255.255.255.0
ip helper-address 172.17.5.5
no ip route-cache
interface Vlan10
ip address 172.17.10.1 255.255.255.0
ip helper-address 172.17.5.5
no ip route-cache
ip default-gateway 172.17.1.1
Not sure how you were able to configure more than one Layer3 interface on a 2960 switch.
A 2960 switch is strictly Layer2 and only one Layer3 interface can be enabled at the same time and this interface is used only for management, not for inter-vlan routing.
The connection from the switch to the router must be configured as a trunk interface and you need to configure all the Vlans you have above in the router. The router will perform the inter-vlan routing.
The router is a PC with 2 NICS running Linux.
Am I missing something?
You are missing a device that is able to perform the inter-vlan routing on the Vlans you've created.
I'm not very familiar with Linux networking but in addition to the Linux kernel, the NIC must support dot1q trunking. You need the Linux box to perform inter-vlan routing for all the subnets as the switch you've purchased can't do it.
Just to verify you are indeed running a 2960 switch, can you post the output while typing the following commands in the switch:
show ip interface brief | ex una
show version
Thanks for the help.
they are 2960's, I have the wrong switches for what i need to do.
There is another issue evident on your config which causes the inability to route to the Internet. Your "router" is on port 48 which is configured as an access port. So only devices in VLAN 1 can access it. The typical solution for inter VLAN routing is to make the connection to the router to be a trunk port so that all the VLANs can be carried over the trunk. This allows devices on all the VLANs to access the router and allows the router to provide inter VLAN routing. The 2960s are not necessarily the wrong switch - many people successfully implement inter VLAN routing on 2960s. But they need to have some device that can trunk and do layer 3 inter VLAN routing.
You got ip routing turned on?
If they are 2960 switches then turning on IP routing is not an option. The 2960 is a layer 2 switch and does not support routing.
[edit] though as Edison points out the configuration of VLAN interfacess 1, 5, 7, and 10 with IP addresses suggests that this might not really be a 2960. And in that case your suggestion about turning on IP routing is quite right.
Thanks for all the help!


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Skip to comments.Official: Syria moving chemical weapons components
Posted on 12/03/2012 11:12:58 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. and allied intelligence have detected Syrian movement of chemical weapons components in recent days, a senior U.S. defense official said Monday, as the Obama administration strongly warned the Assad regime against using them.
A senior defense official said intelligence officials have detected activity around more than one of Syria's chemical weapons sites in the last week. The defense official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about intelligence matters.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Prague for meetings with Czech officials, reiterated President Barack Obama's declaration that Syrian action on chemical weapons was a "red line" for the United States that would prompt action.
"We have made our views very clear: This is a red line for the United States," Clinton told reporters. "I'm not going to telegraph in any specifics what we would do in the event of credible evidence that the Assad regime has resorted to using chemical weapons against their own people. But suffice it to say, we are certainly planning to take action if that eventuality were to occur."
Syria said Monday it would not use chemical weapons against its own people. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Syria "would not use chemical weapons if there are any against its own people under any circumstances."
Syria has been careful never to confirm that it has any chemical weapons.
The use of chemical weapons would be a major escalation in Assad's crackdown on his foes and would draw international condemnation. In addition to causing mass deaths and horrific injuries to survivors, the regime's willingness to use them would alarm much of the region, particularly neighboring states, including Israel.
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Do these weapons have Iraq stamped on the side?
"Syria moving chemical weapons components"
Impossible, the liberal media said there was none when W was POTUS!
Unusual activity at Syrian chemical weapons sites amid rumors Assad is dead or fled
Debka ^ | December 2, 2012 | Debka
Posted on Sun 02 Dec 2012 02:31:50 PST by tired&retired
Or maybe Russia or Iran. Watch for a 'false flag' chem attack to justify 0bama involvement. This is a messed up, confused proxy war between ????? and ?????? LOL!!
Move along now... nothing to see here...
When they start gassing people, they can count on the White House, via Susan Rice, to cover for them. It'll be reported as the flu. The Obama administration lies and no one cares.
libtards didn't care when saddam gassed his own people or egyptians gassed yemenis. not very Christian of me but as long as it stays in the borders and doesn't hurt any americans or israelis i don't care.
Israel will not wait for them to get buried again.
Report: Israel Requested Jordan's 'Permission' To Attack Syria Chemical Weapons Sites
HAARETZ ^ | December 3, 2012 | By Barak Ravid
Posted on Mon 03 Dec 2012 07:12:55 PST by Strategy
For Opie, that means saying "pretty please."
If the second event happens, Damascus will surely have a burden.
Just How Deadly Is Assad's Arsenal? (Much Worse Than You Can Imagine)
Foeign Policy ^ | July 16, 2012 | John Reed
Posted on Thu 22 Nov 2012 16:54:28 PST by lbryce
Well, well, well, turns out DEBKA was right after all. Imagine that!
Has Hillary wrote as stern letter, all in capitols warning of the dire straits that would be forth coming..thatis her usual mode
Obama could screw up a wet dream....
Thanks for the bump
"Well, well, well, turns out DEBKA was right after all. Imagine that!"
Remember, Debka was quoting the New York Times who was quoting an un-named source.
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then!
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Though it's widespread, many people are still surprised to discover that local councils have covert surveillance powers. This is exactly what you think it is: councils watching people via hidden cameras, a man in the bushes or a parked car, stake-outs – in operations that go on for days or even weeks. Big Brother Watch research shows that councils are currently using the legislation over 4,000 times a year, with separate operations authorised, on average, over 11 times a day.
There are, of course, thousands of other covert surveillance operations conducted in this country by the security services and the police. But in all of the 8,575 council operations in 2008-10 uncovered by our research, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) is not being used for serious crimes or terrorism – the purposes people thought the legislation was for when it was introduced. It is being used to "catch" those who leave their bins out at the wrong time, dog fouling, noise nuisance, fly-tipping, littering, asbo enforcement or benefit fraud.
True, the things being investigated are wrong. But, as Henry Porter observed on these pages not so long ago, the approach of councils is out of all proportion to the relatively low-level infractions at which they're aimed. Such behaviours have always been with us, and do not justify covert surveillance, even if it ultimately goes unsolved. In permitting the invasion of our privacy, the cure is worse than the disease.
With the right commonsense approach, these complaints can be solved without resorting to spying (as they were before the wretched RIPA came along). In 2007, Bradford council adopted what I suppose is "overt surveillance" – writing to people saying "we're going to investigate an allegation of benefit fraud/noise nuisance etc". And of course, compliance goes up. Even on the councils' own terms, Bradford demonstrates that secret surveillance is largely unnecessary.
Worst of all, if surveillance is completed and the subject is held to be innocent, the legislation does not require that that person is informed. The stark reality is thousands of innocent people in this country have been the subject of covert surveillance in the past two years, and have no idea that the council was watching. In these circumstances, it's not scaremongering, but simply pointing out the obvious, to say – it could have happened to you.
For these reasons the coalition's approach on this issue does not go far enough. At the moment, councils authorise themselves to run covert surveillance – the worst of all worlds, in which councils use surveillance powers to monitor their own employees or for other frivolous ends. The coalition wants to make councils obtain a warrant from magistrates before mounting a snooping operation. This is better, but the uses and abuses we've uncovered show that councils aren't responsible enough to have surveillance capabilities.
As part of the Great Repeal Act process, my suggestion is therefore that these powers are removed from councils altogether. If the allegation is serious enough to warrant covert surveillance, then the power shouldn't be in the hands of councils – it should be with the police.


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The Figure Skating Book : Debbi Wilkes, a professional skater with many years of coaching experience, has, with The Figure Skating Book, created the definitive instructional guide for young people who are interested in exploring the possibilities of figure skating. Richly illustrated throughout with step-by-step black-and-white photographs and diagrams, The Figure Skating Book shows in detail the steps it takes to get you gliding, stroking, turning mohawks, and skating edges, doing jumps, spins, and field moves, and even dancing. Debbi also discusses how to choose a skating club and coach, what equipment to buy and how to keep it in top-notch shape.
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Net Neutrality Is a Spiritual Quest
The Internet is threatened by a nonproblem.
Tom Wheeler's job as chief of the Federal Communication Commission was always going to be a difficult one—to satisfy the net-neutrality crowd without outlawing useful transactions by Internet providers. It's a job he's having some trouble with lately.
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Life with no filter: Yoga Girl and Instagram celeb Rachel Brathen #61
How much more honest would you be if you lived life with no filters?
Today on Zestology: a story that involves travel, romance, meditation and yoga.
I interview Rachel Brathen, the New York Times best-selling author, motivational speaker, and international yoga sensation. Perhaps better recognized via her social media handle, "Yoga_Girl".
Rachel has over 1.8 million followers on Instagram alone. Yeh, you read right - 1.8 million, basically a small country of insta followers. And on the app where filters are king, she is honest about her life in a no-filters way. (See what I did there?)
Coming up
- Rachel's story, and how she ended up living in paradise (kind of romantic)
- Being honest, super honest
- We delve into stress-busting yoga
- Smooth meditation practices.
- Dealing with real world problems
- Er, and doing yoga with a goat on your back. And more...
One of Rachel Brathen, aka Yoga_Girl's instagram poses. Oh, just 25,000 likes for this one.
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