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On the 8th Day God Created Teachers

February 26, 2009

 During the all-important construction of the world God created the men and women of the 6th day.  On the 7th day, as all we know, He rested.   God rested on the 7th day, not to R & R but to prepare himself for the “most-important” job He was about to do the next day.  For it was in the 8th day that God created a teacher.   And so it was, on the 8th day God created teachers.  

Although taken among men and women, teachers are special.  God made several modification and enhancement upon this creation.  In general, God made the teacher more robust and durable than other men and women he created on the 7th day.  Included in modification is the teacher’s ability to arise at very early hours and go to bed late, and that is with no rest in between.  They have been enhanced to endure being locked in an air-tight room with 35-50 little monsters or giggling-flirting Hannah Montana wannabee teenagers.  It is included in their system the ability to check 200 terms papers over Christmas and Easter vacation.  

It was embedded into their modification the enormous amount of patience.  Patience when the little monsters called students are too hyperactive to listen.  Patience to wait for the government supply who always a term late.  Patience to repeat the same direction for about 10 times.

The All-knowing God gave the teacher a heart bigger than the average men and women heart.  For they task to wipe away the tears of the neglected, insecure and lonely student  whom nobody asked to the prom.  They have a heart big enough to forgive students who are caught cheating several times over.  A heart big enough to love kid who screams, “I hate this class – it’s boring!” and love student who never greet good morning or say thank you.  

Teacher’s are made to tough but gentle too.  Tough enough to impose disciple but gentle enough to care.  And lastly, God gave the teacher an abundant supply of hope. For God knew that the teacher would always be hoping. Hoping that the students would one day learn to do arithmetic correctly… hoping that salary would not be late…hoping for more non-working holidays…hoping for deliverance.

When God finished creating the teacher, He looked and admired the work of His hands. And God saw that the teacher was good. Very Good. And God smiled, for when He looked at the teacher, He saw into the future. He knew that the future is in the hands of the teachers. 

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My Quest in Finding Phoenix New Homes

February 16, 2009

Last few months ago, I have written about my wish for a piece of land and a home of my own at New Jersey.   It seems nice to own a place of your own that you could be proud to call your very own home sweet home, a place where you could establish your life and have roots.  After some few thoughts and consideration, I am seriously considering the Phoenix in the great state of Arizona to be home.  

While doing some researching for possible option of where find good real estate in Phoenix area I have stumbled an excellent site that helps me a lot in finding a place to look.  The Cachet Homes has been on the top 5 when it comes to small volume Phoenix New Homes builders for the past 7 years.  The homes they offer are of the great quality and very ideal for people who are starting to build family. 

Cachet Homes had been developing Phoenix New Homes that is of high-quality, beautifully and professionally designed.  As I browse through their sites, I could feel my dreams coming are coming true, as if I could feel it in hands.  So, if you are considering in establishing a home in Phoenix you to consider Cachet Homes in starting your search.  They good selection of semi-custom built home, luxury condominium or town homes. 
 

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Zenni Optical on New York Times

February 13, 2009

 

Zenni Optical on New York Times?! Yeah, you right it right.  My favorite optical store was mentioned on the one of the most prestigious newspaper in the world The New York Times.  Zenni Optical was cited on the Health corner of the NY Times specifically on the Money & Policy column.   The column title was Seeing Straight Without Breaking Bank.  I would like to quote the paragraph in which the ZenniOptical.com was mentioned.

 

But if you want a cheap pair of backup glasses, try zennioptical.com, which sells generic frames, including lenses with antiscratch coating, for as little as $8. That’s a bargain considering the average frame price is $118, according to VisionWatch, which publishes research on the eye care market.

 

It is really true that Zenni Optical offers Prescription eyeglasses for only $8!  I bought my Full Rim Metal Alloy with Spring Hinge (it’s on the picture above) for my eyeglasses on their shop 5 months ago and its really working well for me.  They offer great eyewear for very reasonable price I guess that is the reason why they were specifically mentioned on New York Times.  

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10 Non-Verbal Ways to Say I Love You

February 11, 2009

How the lifetime couples remain inlove with each other for so long?  How did they keep the flame alive?  Well, they should know the prime importance of saying, speaking, and showing love.  Through a variety of ways they consistently, clearly, and powerfully send important messages of love and admiration to their partner.  Here are 10 great ways to say “I love you.”

1.  Apply the three C’s.
    Seize every opportunity to compliment, commend, and congratulate your partner. Think about your partner’s personality and actions.  Identify those things that are “excellent and praiseworthy” and compliment your partner for them.  Lavish him with praise, heap words of appreciation upon her.  Never forget that a sincere compliment is a tremendous gift.

2.  Turn off the TV (or computer).
    Most couples are extremely busy.  Both usually work outside the home and must juggle other demands for their time such as parenting, household managements, socialization and such.  This means the couples have very little time spending together.  Many couples use television (computer) as a time to relax.  However, TV can obstruct the relationship.  Turn off the TV and spend more time talking and sharing with each other the worries and joys of the day have been.

3.  Have a fair division of labor.
    With more and more couples working outside the home, it is only fair and right to share household responsibilities equally.  Resentment builds quickly when one partner feels that burden of doing the most of the household chores.  Show your love to your partner by making sure that there is a fair division of labor in your home.  

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Pioneering the Spirit of Entrepreneurship

February 10, 2009

Greatness starts with a humble beginning.  Every a milestone starts with a single step.  Most of the world’s great business leaders start with a humble beginning as young entrepreneur.  An entrepreneur is basically a risk taker type of person.  They are the one with bold and aggressive ideas who assumes the responsibility and risk for a business operation with the expectation of making a profit.  An entrepreneur is a gambler, a risk taker.  If the business succeeds, the entrepreneur reaps the reward of profits; if it fails, he or she takes the loss and starts all over again.  

One of the most prominent entrepreneurs of all time is Henry Ford.  During the late 20th century Henry Ford gamble to put up a business in the midst of giant corporations and conglomerates and he succeed in his quest.  The spirit of entrepreneurship among the youth should be given emphasis.

 
There are non-profit foundations such as Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation that supports the essence of Young Entrepreneurship.  The foundation focuses on promoting entrepreneurship and education.  The Kauffman Foundation is working to further understand the phenomenon of entrepreneurship, to advance entrepreneurship education and training efforts, to promote entrepreneurship-friendly policies, and to better facilitate the commercialization of new technologies by entrepreneurs and others, which have great promise for improving the economic welfare of our nation.

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Protect Your Home with Fingerprint Lock

February 4, 2009

     

I’ll bet you are already familiar with Fingerprint lock technology.  This hi-tech home security system was popularized by many spy-themed movies such as James Bond.   Fingerprint lock is so popular with apartments and home owners nowadays because it can provide ultimate home technology.   This technology is also known as keyless lock or biometric locks; it utilizes fingerprint identification as the major locking mechanism.    


I have been reading testimonials of home owners that have been using fingerprint lock on their homes.  According to their testimonials, fingerprint lock or keyless locks is much more efficient than using the traditional padlocks and keys.   For instance, fingerprint locks cannot be duplicated easily unlike the traditional keys that can be duplicated by paying a locksmith a few dollars.    Traditional keys can also be easily misplaced or lost especially for elderly, who are suffering memory gap or memory loss, whereas, fingerprints cannot be misplaced or lost except when you try chop-off your fingers.   Have you experience losing your fingerprints? I’ll bet that never happens to anyone.  And of course with fingerprint lock, there is a very slim chance of your fingerprints being stolen.   The only chance of your fingerprints stolen is when somebody would chop-off your fingers from your hands, which, on my opinion only happens on movies.  


Fingerprint lock is very ideal for homes that have elderly or children living.   Another good thing about fingerprint lock is that they can be programmed and reprogrammed to allow and disallow access to anyone during specified period of time.  This latest breakthrough in security is dependable and affordable.   

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Lets Play and Make Money

 

If you have been playing Massively multiplayer online role-playing game or commonly known as MMORPG then for sure, you are familiar with World of Warcraft (WoW).    WoW is the greatest hype in MMORPG today, it is played by millions world wide both young and old.  But do know that you can make money out of your warcraft accounts?


Yep, you read it right you can make money using your warcraft accounts.  There are sites that offers buy and sell to previously owned warcratf accounts.  One of the sites I know is BuyMMOAccounts.com.  BuyMMOAccounts.com is one best, if not totally the best in buying or selling World of Warcraft accounts.   They have been doing World of Warcraft accounts since June 2007 and have served thousands of satisfied customers since then.   They provide pre-leveled, high-end and secured World of Warcraft accounts.   You may sell your WoW accounts to them, you get the money and then they sell your WoW account to interested party who is willing to pay the price.  The higher the level of your warcraft accounts the higher the price.  


BuyMMOAccounts.com is known to for their “satisfied guaranteed” services.  WoW accounts bought in BuyMMOAccounts.com claimed to be protected & guaranteed from being reclaimed or disabled. BuyMMOAccounts.com headquarter is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.   They have live phone support where you can ask questions and assistance 24 hours and 7 days a week.   
So, lets play and make money.

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