Here is my story for this month's Writing Challenge. Thank you to Marisa and for introducing us to the Great Storymaking Tool. special Thanks to Tara for her suggestion.

This story uses words and phrases found with #11. 

Character: a time traveler

Place: an airport

Situation: getting angry with your best friend

Object: a map with a hole

Frontier

 Austin, neatly dressed , took  paces slowly.

 Extremely tired! It was 2:00 A.m!

  Seemed each steps had a mountain carrying on, was thinking how good it was if he had a device that send him to his dream lands. Always he dreamed to be faster than the speed of light and break any laws of physics in order to travel in time.

  He had not any luggage, so went through the departure lounge, found an empty seat and flung himself on.

  Had a message: " I'm in traffic, will arrive later"

  Looked at his old pale watch, its big screen told him that there is left 4 hours to his flight.
Opened his briefcase and put his cellphone in. Lifted it up on his laps,  put his arms on, had a look around, a man having a Brigham classic pipe and paper in hand sat down beside him.

 Austin leaned his head on his arms, now he only longed for a bed to sleep.

  Boo Boo!

Flight BA332 is now boarding ,..
The airport announcement was the last thing he heard, his dull eyelids overlapped.

  He felt that his heavy lumpish body is slumping deeply into the earth and cannot help himself.
By force opened his eyes. Everywhere was dark, there was not fog but a heavy ashy smoking smelling, which made him cough. He was surrounded between long trees, A far-off glimmer.

He stood up, could easily feel the velvety loam under his naked feet, a sense of fly! he was alleviated and in a flash could reach the light, Now could hear unclear noises too! a vague unfamiliar language, something like ritual Chant, Hiding behind the trees he could see them, like Cherokee Indians were dancing around fire and had burial ceremony of their enemy!

 Had he backed in time! really?! well! when and where??!
Confusing and awaiting. Put hand in his coat pocket, touched a paper like, brought it out, seems like a map but crumpled and with a big hole in!!

  _ "Now what should I do! "

He was irritating and nagging at himself !

  Suddenly felt a hand patting on his shoulder!
Really frightened! Was full in a sweat!
Was going to burst out to scream!  Turned back!

  Uh! It was Jason, his best friend who was standing before him!
Austin had erupted like a volcano fighting and shouting !
Where have you been! Why you left me alone! Where is here!..

A horrible fight between two old friends!
Jason which had got angry with Austin, gave him a sharp smack on his cheek and called:

_ "Austin!"
_ "Austin!"

 Austin opened his eyes! It was his friend's cold hand slapping across his face!

_ "Austin! Are you okay?!  Wake up Please!   It is going to be late!" Jason said

  Uh!

  While the crumpled Map of the city which they were in was yet in Austin's hand, had a look at Jason. stood up, put the map back to his pocket,  …

  Boo Boo,...

  "This is final boarding call for passengers on Flight 372A to Kansas. Please proceed to gate 3 immediately ……"

 I would appreciate if there is any mistakes help me to correct them!

in Persian

An intelligence quotient, or IQ is a score derived from one of several standardized tests designed to assess intelligence.

Intelligence tests are one of the most popular types of psychological tests in use today.

Have you ever tried intelligence tests ? Have you wondered what your IQ score is?

Do you like to try it?

Today by chance I faced and tried this IQ test.

The result was this.

What Is the Average IQ?

On the majority of modern IQ tests, the average  score is set at 100 with a standard deviation of 15 so that scores conform to a normal distribution curve. This means that 68 percent of scores fall within one standard deviation of the mean (that is, between 85 and 115), and 95 percent of scores fall within two standard deviations (between 70 and 130).

Have you seen IQ test images ?

Like this, How many faces you find in this image?

or for example this Tree. try to found faces!

How many?

about the tree; 

 If you found

 0 – 5 faces – Slow
 6 – 7 faces – Normal
 8 – 9 faces – Very Normal
 10 – 11 – Smart
 12 – 13 faces – Genius

Do you like to test your vocab?

try here

Do not forget, if you liked share us the result! ;)

  ScrapBook 1.5.6

There are a lot of different ways to keep track of information you find on the Web.

You can copy it to the clipboard, then paste it into an empty document. There are services like that allow you to save your information to the Web. There are even web browser extensions,...

The problem with some of these, no matter how nice the service, is that they require you to create an account.,..

What is there for the person who just wants to store notes locally?

What if You want save only an image in a Web page? or save selection/ frame or innerframe in a Web page?

or what you do if want save all tabs in the window together?

or Highlight part of the web which is important to you to find it easily later.

or create sticky annotation,... you love the ability to put notations on a page (it helps remind of exactly why you wanted to save the page in the first place!),..

and the most useful point is that it also offers offline saving, so you can load up a bunch of interesting articles, and still have access to them even when you don't have Internet access.

Try ScrapBook

You need only to add it to your Firefox,... instal it,..

I try to say the steps:

1.  go to the link,   you can search it in google ,   be sure it be ScrapBook 1.5.6 

2.   + add to Firefox      ->       install now       ->      restart Firefox   

3.  click right on Menu Bar      ->       Customize..     ->  in customize toolbar find it's icon   

4.  only need to drag   & drop it to Menu Bar

That's it,  start it;  click on its icon,  a page will show in sidebar     ->  Create folders to save pages

More here

What have you heard about Open access?

Do you agree about ?

What's your attitude?

Could you share us any news about this issue.

In what way I can say how much he is pretty! Basically I do not know I can use pretty ?! or should say nice-looking , winning, charming, marvelous,...

How I should transfer my feeling about his magnificent features, you should face him.
Surely you will be fascinated by his striking beauties and fall in love at first sight. From his Lion-like skin, powerful sturdy strong arms, his stable stone chest and Spine which magnified more and more by green necklace, and brilliant bright azure turquoises decorate him and multiply his dazzling magnitude.

Almost I breathe whole my life in his heart and not only me but also millions are proud of birth, living ,growing, get gray, die with him. And forever and ever will stick in his lovers' heart his famed and admired name Iran!

In less than 2 hours he should war Italy, the battle to gain world  League (volleyball)!

Yes I love my loveable country Iran! I wish him best to come.

dear friend;the colored expressions are Links, please check them.

Thanks for reading my blog.

I should use it as reference , but I liked to personify my Lovely country Iran as a male lion.

@ Iranian Lion men v-ballers  has registered  second victory in the 2013 FIVB World League, and trounced European powerhouse Italy in a thrilling four-set match.

how much you pay attention your around!

have you got world's words like this?!

.

Do you suffer

HEAD ACHE?

EAT FISH!

Eat plenty of fish.
Fish oil helps prevent headaches.
So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.

HAY FEVER?
EAT YOGURT!
Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season.
Also eat honey from your area (local region) daily.

TO PREVENT STROKE?
DRINK TEA!
Prevent buildup of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of tea.
(Actually, tea suppresses my appetite and keeps the pounds from invading .... Green tea is great for our immune system)!

INSOMNIA (CAN'T SLEEP)?
HONEY!
Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative.

ASTHMA?
EAT ONIONS!!!!
Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes.
(When I was young, my mother would make onion packs to place on our chest, helped the respiratory ailments and actually made us breathe better).

ARTHRITIS?
EAT FISH, TOO!!
Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis.
(fish has omega oils, good for our immune system)

UPSET STOMACH?
BANANAS and GINGER!!!!!
Bananas will settle an upset stomach.
Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea.

BONE PROBLEMS?
EAT PINEAPPLE!!!
Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the manganese in pineapple.

COLDS?
EAT GARLIC!
Clear up that stuffy head with garlic.
(remember, garlic lowers cholesterol, hypertension too)

BREAST CANCER?
EAT Wheat, bran and cabbage Helps to maintain estrogen at healthy levels.

LUNG CANCER?
EAT DARK GREEN AND ORANGE AND VEGGIES!!!
A good antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables

CLOGGED ARTERIES?
EAT AVOCADO!
Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE?
EAT CELERY AND OLIVE OIL!!!
Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure.
Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too.

BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE?
EAT BROCCOLI AND PEANUTS!!!
The chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and blood sugar.

Kiwi:
Tiny but mighty.
This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E &fiber.
It's Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.  .......

Apple:
An apple a day keeps the doctor away?
Although an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.

A few days ago I got this challenge and it sparked last autumn in my mind, when we visited Milad Tower . decided to take part .

I had not Camera along with , I hadn't taken favorable photos  by cellphone, anyhow this one which I shared was the best one of them, and it shows the last floor of Milad Tower in Tehran which is called ASkydome.

 She don't care/ he don't know

Have you heard expressions like these!

 I would like to know what you think about this.

 yes, buddies. you are right.

I have not heard it too, but a few weeks ago, while my daughter was listening to a song by Justin ; she asked me ;" mom listen , he says: she don't like the light,.."

I surprised about the grammar,

which is a common mistake for new learners and as dear Shahnaz pointed might between uneducated ; but in a song!! it sounded amazing! till I found out that it is not such much strange in lyrics .

  Is it true:

  Not all Native Speakers Speaks Correctly?!

 Or

 Do you agree:

  Language is not innateness hypothesis with specific fixed structures.             Language is what people communicate with  and it is under changes .

Related to: Writing challenge: Reflexive Pronouns

 10.January.2013

Today I had an exam , a multiple choice exam ( one which involve questions with a set of possible answers - only one of which is correct, while the others are distracters. The candidate is asked to circle or tick the correct answer to the question.)

It started at 11:00, we had 70 minutes to answer. I was ready for it, as I hit the book.

I read first question. To answer it I felt doubt between a and c at first sight, but I ticked a (let me say that in this type of exams, whenever I feel the slightest doubt about the correct choice, I only tick it and do not fill it fully,inverse whenever I'm sure about ,I would fill it boldly.) so I only ticked its A

then I read second question, the answer was A, I was sure, I filled it.

The third question,the answer was A

The forth one, the answer was A

The fifth one, the answer was A

The sixth, the answer was surly A

I smiled , -how interesting!! it was easy till now, seemed to me the test designer ,wanted to examine students, when I wanted to answer 7th question, I thought might this time be different, and it would not be A, but no,

the answer was A

next one 8th,answer? A

eh,9th, answer? IT WAS A , The 10th was either A, I told myself the next one must not be A by itself,I bet myself  '

BUT

It was as well A,

I looked at my answer sheet, I felt doubt, I called the exam carer, she came and I murmured:

-excuse me, I guess my paper has problem, could you please check it?!

she brought another question paper, gave it to me and told quietly, compare it yourself.

I glanced at the new exam paper, it was the same as mine! so I gave it back to herself and I knitted my eyebrows to show my surprise ,I looked at my paper to carry on my exam.

again and again all answers were A, I reached the 20th question,and answered it boldly ,I was SURE about the answer by itself, it was A ,I looked again at my answer sheet, how ? can be possible? am I doing wrong?

I was sure about myself and again called the carer.

-Excuse me, look at my answer sheet, I guess something wrong has happened and certainly all answers till here are A! while I held my breath.

she looked at my answer sheet, then a look at me, then she looked at the papers of the students who were sitting behind me, then moved her head and nodded to show No, she whispered in my ear:

-How it can be possible? Others are not answering the same. Be careful!

uh! really! what a shock her reply was to me!

BUT I am sure about my answers! I could not breathe! really! am I mistaking? am I dreaming! can all answers be the same? what this Exam is like? is it really probable, might the quiz maker himself wanted to play with us! I myself repeated all these in my mind.

I did not pay attention and continued to the end ( 30 questions ; all others were A), now I told  myself it had itself (exam) a problem.

Then as my habit, I started to review the paper and questions and answers, this time when I looked at first question, I filled  "A" strongly, I glanced the others all, they were correct in my vision. I put my pencil in pencil-case and set to leave the exam room ,I stood up, took my paper ,  I fixed my eyes upon my friend's paper, Uh she answered totally different. I told she herself answered  not correctly!

I smirked ; they done wrongly themselves!

I stared at the exam watcher's eyes. I smiled. she smiled back too. she looked at my answer sheet while I went to take my bag. I told myself while addressing her: you are yourself, do not laugh at me.

I laughed louder in my heart at myself and herself and who were trying to answer and at Who had planed such this amaZing Exam for themselves & ourselves.

"I laughed from my heart at myself and at her and those who were trying to answer , also at those who had planned such amazing exam for us."

18/February/2013

My dear Friends had asked me to share the result of this Exam.

 NP2.zip Exam

 answersheet

Let me say that the exam source was this book by George Yule.

Which I like it and it is good for who are interested in Language Study. although I did not enjoy its second part exam ( we studied it in two courses) .

In the name of The Kind

1

writing memories is one which helps to improve language.

I'd like to record whatever I could.

Let me start from the first one which related to my acquaintance to EC.

I have a closed friend Yas. we were classmate for near two years, (about 6-7 semesters). we used to come back home with each other cause our home were located near to each.

One day while we were coming home, she talked about computer and the site which she had joined and its usage to practice English.

I didn't pay attention to her words. One day when she was in my home and we were after PC,  to check her university's schedules ,( and also learn me to use computer to connecting net, we had this system , but I had never tried internet) she opened EC and  encouraged me to join, and then signed up , made ID for me and told me to wait for approval.

I was a new member of Yahoo those day too, after about 5 days , I went on to check yahoo  eagerly, it was

Friday 28/ May/ 2010  I have received welcome from Nadiyah

.........

You are not satisfied with your job in a modern company?

then,

What should say this...?

Are you yet hungry?

then

what should say this ...?

               Do you worry for your hands when you wash your home dishes?

then

what should do this ...?

might your feet do not feel good in your new Louis Vuitton shoes?

then

what should say this...?

What about Your warm calm bath,

is not enough yet?

Are you yet nagging?

then,

What should do for it...?

Okey!

eh, you cannot sleep well ?!

the mattress of your bed is not enough soft and fluffy yet?

then,

what should say this...?

Shhhh!

Do not worry at all !!!

all men are sleeping,

you too, go for it !!

What cause that human play this role ( he never be contented and he is such ambitious that is ready to crush others to goes up the next steps; even set wars to reach his goals) and never think of the results!!

    good, bad, ugly I

 What is your idea about the title?

 What relation is between eye & I ?

 What is good or evil eye?

Can eye make world of I good,bad,...?!

 or

England map

then what about England's map  ?! 

Do they function differently in meaning?

Finally, where is more better to use possessive Apostroph s ?

Which one is correct  here? 

society/society's/societies' definition of gender roles has changed.

Texas weather/Texas's weather

 What is keeping you from achieving your dreams?

Each and every person that has ever lived has had to face obstacles.

What are life's obstacles that you faced?

your negative emotions,Lack of self-esteem,...?!

aha,money,ha? might illness?

knowlage? grief? perfectionism?

surly these can not cause you take your eyes off your goals!

but,..only not having fingers was enough to give up living,ha, be honest,

What about if you were a handicaped,at least it was a reason to get away from real life to hide disability from world?!?!

Do you agree

An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity?!

or

“If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.”

........

Have you heard about Spencer West?

West, of Toronto, Canada, was born with sacral agenesis, a rare condition in which the lower spine and pelvis don't form properly at the time of birth. Doctors amputated his legs at age 5. 

when doctors told his parents in 1981 that their son would never sit up, walk or be a functioning member of society, his family refused to accept it, and set out to redefine what was possible

"With their support, I've overcome many obstacles," West wrote. 

 This Canadian powerful man (the legless Toronto man) who was told as a child he would never be a functioning member of society has once again defied the odds, reaching the summit of Africa's highest mountain,....

 West: "Believe it or not I'm about to face my greatest obstacle ever! And I'm going to redefine possible yet again." read more

"Life's up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values

and goals ,

Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want”

     If you were a bird,where would you fly to?

part of my beloved country

Iran

Iran is one of the few countries that have all four distinguished seasons. And at any time of the year, in each section of the country, one of the four seasons is visible. 

variety in terms of temperature, humidity and rainfall differs from place to place and season to season.

I took these photos in our last vacation.

1.Desert (on monday 26 of March)

2.Persian Gulf highway (on tuesday)

3.Haraz Road(snowing moments early morning, wednesday,) 

4.

5.mist and fog

6.

7.

8.

9.I like it so much!

10.blossom in Wazivar village ( friday March 30)

11.

12. Caspian Sea (on saturday)

The largest lake of the world, Caspian sea (land-blocked body of water)

13.

14. Alborz blue sky (sunday first of April, early morning)

The Alborz have been extended all the way from Azerbaijan to Afghanistan passing through the southern part of the Caspian Sea.

15.

16.

 Iran has truly lots of spectacular landscapes and stunning scenery one after another.