"YOUR password has expired ," a message said on my screen, with instructions for changing it. Coming up with a new code doesn't seem like a big deal, unless you work at my company, where we have to change it monthly, using at least one uppercase character, one lowercase character, one symbol, and one number. Oh, the whole password can't be fewer than eight characters. And I can't use any of the same passwords I've used in the past three months. Suddenly I was furious . What didn't make it any better was that I was deeply depressed after my recent divorce. Disbelief about what she had done to me was all I thought about every day. I remembered a tip I'd heard from my former boss. He'd said: "I'm going to use a password to change my life." I couldn't focus on getting things done in my current mood. There were clear signs of what I needed to do to get control of my life again. My password became the sign. My password reminded me that I shouldn't let myself be a victim of my recent breakup and that I was strong enough to do something about it. I made my password Forgive@h3r. I had to type this several times a day. The simple action changed the way I looked at my ex-wife. That constant reminder led me to accept the way things had happened and find a new way of dealing with my depression. As the month wore on, I felt a slow healing begin to happen. By the time my server asked me to reset my password the following month, I felt free. One month later, my dear Exchange server asked me yet again to reset my password. I thought about the next thing that I had to get done. My password became Quit@smoking4ever. I quit smoking overnight. This password was a painful one to type during that month, but doing it helped me to yell at myself in my mind as I typed that statement. It motivated me to follow my monthly goal. One month later, my password became Save4trip@thailand. Guess where I went three months later: Thailand. Seeing how these reminders helped to achieve my goals kept me motivated and excited. While it's... Which of the following passwords fits the company's requirements? A) Seeme@2 B) Dream4future C) Visit$me D) Stay@4ever
D
The number of accidents involving pedestrians wearing headphones is on the rise , a report suggests, causing fresh warning from road safety groups in Britain . A US-based study found a total of 116 reports of death or injury to pedestrians wearing headphones between 2004 and 2011 , jumping from 16 in 2005 to 47 in 2011 . Most victims were men (68%) and under the age of 30 (67%) , with around one in ten of all cases (9%) under the age of 18 .Some 89% of the cases occurred in urban areas and more than half (55%) of the victims were struck by trains . Eighty-one of the 116 accidents (70%) resulted in the person's death--- even though a warning was sounded in around a third of the cases . The study concluded , " The use of headphone may be a safety risk to pedestrians , especially in environments with moving vehicles(cars) . Further research is needed to determine if and how headphone use threatens pedestrian safety ." British road safety groups warned pedestrians to be careful. Floor Lieshout , director of Youth For Road Safety , said, " This study shows once more the importance of using all of our senses while we are near traffic . It is important that we find an attractive way to make youth learn about the risks of wearing headphones in traffic ." Andrew Howard , who is the head of road safety at the Automobile Association , added that some pedestrians can be "so focused in their own little world they forget the world going on around them".That can include headphone wearers , Howard said, but also people talking on phones. However , Howard said that more researches needed to be done. Earlier studies have shown that people wearing headphones or talking on phones can suffer "inattentional blindness" which makes them isolated from the world around them . Ian Harvey , at the charity Civic Voice , said that " to defeat isolation and to help build a civic society , people need to interact with each other . He said , " A basis for any civilized society is communication--- Surfing the web , listening to MP3s ,... Howard will probably agree that _ . A) it is safe if you wear headphones in a proper way B) people wearing headphones are more likely to go blind C) most people wear headphones because of loneliness D) it is dangerous to talk on phones while walking
D
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Tour Inside a Volcano in Iceland Operation dates: From June 15th -July 31st Departure times: 8:00 AM / 10:00 AM /12:00 PM / 14:00 PM. Duration: 5-6 hours (up to 1 hour inside the volcano) Fitness level needed: Average. No knowledge of hiking or climbing is needed. Distance Walked: About 2.5 km (1.7 miles) each way. Age limit: 12 years Included: Pick-up at your hotel in Reykjavik All safety equipment Soup, coffee/tea and perhaps some sweets as well Transfer back to Reykjavik Bring with you: Good shoes. Sneakers will work, but we don't recommend them. Water. The walk over the lava field is a good workout! Outdoor clothing. Dress according to weather for the walk. A warm sweater or a jacket would be useful. About the tour: This volcano tour takes you inside a volcano, through the top crater and down to the bottom of its magma chamber . The Thrihnukagigur volcano has not erupted for 4,000 years and shows no signs of coming to life again anytime soon. Hence, you are safe! You depart from Reykjavik and drive to the area of Blafjoll mountains (About 30 minutes' drive). From there, an easy 35- to 40-minute walk awaits you, in order to get to the volcano. Using a system normally used to carry window cleaners outside skyscrapers, you will go down 120 metres in an open elevator, a basket lift that is supported by cable wires. The group is split into smaller parties of four to five persons. The trip takes about 10 minutes and the first ones to go down will be the first ones to go up. After exploring the volcano on the inside, you will walk back over the lava field where the coach awaits and transfers you back to Reykjavik. How long does it take to get to the volcano from Reykjavik? A) About thirty minutes. B) More than one hour. C) Nearly two hours. D) Just thirty-five or forty minutes
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B