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QUOTES

Words are the greatest weapon.
-- Harry Truman
  

The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.  
-- B.B. King 
 
When you look into the abyss, the abyss looks you back.
-- Friedrich Nietzsche

Courage doesn't always roar.  Sometimes it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow."
 
-- Mary Anm Ramacher

Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of anything you can't change.  Life is too short to be anything but happy.   
-- Anyone know?

If you must say yes, say it with an open heart.  If you must say no, say it without fear.
 -- Paulo Coelho

The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise.  It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.

-- Ashley Montagu

ORIGIN of FOREIGN
W
ORDS

sic
Used in publishing to show a misspelling or non-traditional use of a word.
 

sin qua non   
Aristotle used this term, in its Greek form, to describe an essential legal condition. 
 
pied a terre
A small temporary home in the city, used during the work week. 

deus  ex machina.
 
"God from the machinery," this term is currently used to describe any sudden and unrealistically simple external solution to a complex problem in a narrative.

diaspora
Derived from the Greek word "diaspeirein", this term means to "spread about", in the sense of sowing or scattering, and was also used in the Old Testament to describe the body of Jews living outside Israel after their exile to Babylonia in 6th c. B.C.


diktat
A victor issues a  punitive decree, or "diktat" to the nation overcome.  The Germans called the 1919 Treaty at Versailles a "diktat" to the humiliation of the French.  The term has since become widespread in English as a label for any harsh order issued by an individual or organization in authority. 

WORD POWER 

VOCABULARY

from the  

Graduate Record Exam

 

abrogate v.

abolish

 

mitigate v.
appease

 

sobriquet n.

nickname

 

actuate v. 

motivate

 

azure adj.

sky blue 

 

acetic adj.

vinegary  

 

dastard n. 

coward

 

inchoate n. 

undeveloped

 
 
  
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David, Goodman & Madole attorneys, based in Dallas, take on Venture Up's Amazing Race -- a fun break from a day full of meetings. 

 

 

Covidian Pharmaceutical operations management teams from different U.S. facilities meet at St. Louis' Forest Park for the new Game On program.



Detechtion, the world leader in compressor optimization, held a meeting for executives at the Sheraton Four Points in Houston, including a team building program with Venture UpAbove: Executives take on the challenge of building the Da Vinci Bridge.

 

 

Digg, a high tech internet company based in San Francisco, meet in their international headquarters town to build bikes for the nearby Edgewood Childrens' Organization.

 

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SERVING OTHERS 
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(Washington, DC) -- Hundreds of companies partner with World Vision and send a clear message of corporate social responsibility to its customers, shareholders and employees.  Can you or your company make a difference for children and families in need worldwide?      

 

Here's how:

 

Matching Gifts & Workplace Giving --  Learn how payroll deductions, stock donations, and employer matches can create the socially responsible corporate environment you seek while helping others in need around the world.

Product Donations -- Learn about the types of product donations we accept, how donating benefits your corporation, and how your donations impact the lives of children in the United States and abroad.

 

Corporate Caregiver Kits- Learn how to create a dynamic opportunity for your corporation to band together and improve morale by building Caregiver Kits to help support volunteer AIDS caregivers in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

 

SchoolTools Backpacks-- Learn how your group can make a huge difference in the lives of children in your own community by assembling School-Tools Backpacks for students in need.

 

http://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/give/matchinggifts-workplaceplan 

GEOGRAPHY

 

1. What is the second must populous continent? Europe

 

2.  What mountain's slope was the Delphic Oracle found on? Mount Parnassus'  

 

3.  What nation has the world's largest number of overseas territories?  Britain  

 

4.  How many time zones did Route 66 encompass when paving was completed in 1937? Three  

 

5.  What South Asian City is the world's largest feature film producer? Mumbai, India 

 
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