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On Delhi – Jaipur road, after passing Gurgaon and proceeding about 10-12 kms, you will come across a place called Bilaspur. Turning right from there you will reach Pataudi. Follow the road from here towards Rewari and within 15 km, you will reach the village called Choti Dhani. Move a bit further and there is almost a forlorn locality, within the village Hojipur, the place is 'Hondh Chiller', where lies buried, one of the most heinous crimes against the Sikhs during the 1984 Riots.
Unthinkable, rather inhuman atrocities against the Sikhs happened at this remote hamlet on 2 November 1984, killing, burning…rapes and arson, by a mob of around 500 people.
But for 26 years thereafter, 'no one', neither the neighbouring villagers, nor the police, neither the successive Governments ever 'knew', about the macabre incident!
It was a chance discovery by a textile engineer at a private firm, which brought the incident into the light and raised many unanswered questions.
A Forgotten Incident
On January 22, 2011, Manwinder Singh Giaspur, who was working as a textile engineer with a private farm in Gurgaon, was into conversation by chance, beyond the official topics, with a person who had come to deliver some consignment at his factory.
During the conversation, the person told Giaspur about a "deserted village of Sardars" near his own village.
"At first, I could not connect the incident with 1984 riots. But when the person mentioned the words PM's assassination and arson, I could easily understand that he was actually talking about 1984 Massacre of the Sikhs," told Giaspur.
The person also told that nobody used to go to the village, considering it a haunted place. Even then, some miscreants had started removing bricks and wooden frames from burned down houses of the village.
The very next morning, Manwinder Singh Giaspur and that person drove down the Pataudi-Rewari road, from where they ultimately reached Chiller, which is at a distance of around 15 kms.
A road ran right up to Hondh Chiller. But the wild growth of foliage on both sides of the road almost made it inaccessible. As if, no one had walked on the path for many years!
Hondh used to be a 'Dhani' (cluster of farm houses outside the main village) of Chiller, so the place was popularly known as Hondh Chiller.
"We could see the ruins of Hondh village the moment we entered the area. Everywhere there were burnt down, razed houses…. within some of them we could also notice scattered bones! It was an eerie, unnatural place," recalled Giaspur.
He then paused on seeing a bundle of husk stacked on a platform inside a door-less ruined, concrete structure, possibly by a local farmer. He could realise that the place was a Gurdwara once.
"It had quotes from Sikh scriptures written on the walls".
An old farmer working in a nearby field they met had by then confirmed that the place was indeed a Gurdwara, which had been burned during the riot, many years ago.
Visiting the local police station could not produce much information, as it happened some quarter of a century back.
Giaspur took some photographs of the place and posted it on his Facebook page and contacted some Sikh religious bodies and organisations dealing with the 1984 Riots.
As a result, the Sikhs of other places came to know about the place and SGPC sent its representatives to visit the place.
With help of President Santokh Singh and the other members of Prabhdhank Committee of Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Gurgaon, an Ardaas was then held at Hondh Chiller, where leaders from SGPC, Amritsar were also present.
But surprisingly enough, when the news about Hondh Chiller and its chance discovery by Manwinder Singh Giaspur came to known outside, Giaspur suddenly got a notice from his company to find another job immediately, citing financial constraint on the part of the company. And Giaspur was the lone person, served with a pink slip!
As if, the Company wanted to avoid any controversy, which might affect their business in a Congress ruled state!
What Happened At Hondh Chiller?
The attacker came in two waves, on 2 November.
The villagers were able to fend off the first group of attackers, when a few Sikhs came out with swords and neighbors also came out to defend. Some elders from the neighboring villages pleaded with the marauders too, finding some political faces among them.
But later in the evening in trucks, in a bus and few tractors some 400-500 people armed with iron rods, bamboo sticks, canisters full of diesel and kerosene oil stormed the village.
When the mob entered the village, first they targeted Gulab Singh's family, killing 10 members of the family, right there.
Next was Sardar Singh's family and 7 of the members were killed.
The mob then went to Gurdial Singh's home.
The 12 members of his family, including children, had locked themselves in a room, but as the mob set the room on fire from outside and all those inside, sitting on a heap of wheat, were burnt alive.
Overawed by the aggression and repeated threats by the armed outsiders, the villagers stood helpless as they killed 31 Sikh men, women and children and razed their houses, havelis and the Gurudwara to the ground.
While some were burnt alive, others were beaten to death.
The list of the dead is as follows:
1. Krishna w/o Bhagwan singh
2. Bhagwaan singh s/o Kartar Singh
3. Kartar Singh s/o Gulabh Singh
4. Gulabh Singh
5. Dhano Bai w/o Kartar Singh
6. Sardar singh s/o Gulabh Singh
7. Dhan Singh s/o Sardar Singh
8. Harbhajan Singh s/o Sardar Singh
9.Joginder singh s/o Gurdial Singh
10. Jaggo d/o Durdial Singh
11. Gulabh Singh s/o Trilok Singh
12. Babloo s/o Arjan Singh
13. Surjit Kaur d/o Arjan Singh
14. Takht Singh s/o Thana Ram
15. Tara Wanti d/o Kartar Singh
16. Veerna Vaali d/o Kartar Singh
17. Jeeta s/o Bhagwaan Singh
18. Daya Kaur w/o Harbhajan Singh
19. Amrit Kaur w/o Harnam Singh
The next 12 names were given by Surjeet Kaur, who was only 6 years old on that unfortunate day.
While she was playing, she was chased by a buffalo and got seriously injured. She then went to a relative's house in Rewari, for treatment.
She is the only surviving member of her family today. 12 of her family members were massacred by the mob.
She was saved as the destiny took her away on that fateful day!
The names of her 12 family members at Hondh Chiller, provided by Surjit Kaur are:
1. Gurdial Singh – Grandfather
2 . Jamna Bai – Grandmother
3. Arjun Singh – Father
4. Pritam Kaur – Mother
5. Jasbir Singh (Rinku) – Brother
6. Satbir Singh (Tinku) – Brother
7. Gurcharan Singh – Uncle – (Chacha)
8. Mohinder Singh – Uncle (Chacha )
9. Gian Singh – Uncle (Chacha),
10.Joginder Kaur (Aunti (Bua),
11. Sunita Devi – Aunti (Bua),
12. Jasbir Kaur – Aunti (Bua).
A few of the Sikhs managed to escape the massacre as it was harvesting time and they were working in the far away fields. On hearing the news, they ran away. A few even alerted the local police, but no help came on their way.
In the dark of the evening, a few surviving Sikhs and their families took shelter in Hindu families. in the adjacent village of Dhanora, from where they were ferried to Rewari by a local villager, Chandrabhan Singh late in the night.
"On the night of November 2, I ferried 30-odd members of the Sikh families to Rewari in a tractor trolley. There was no police protection to the victims…nothing!" recalled Chandrabhan Singh.
The 'Lost' FIR
A FIR was filed by Dhanpat Singh, the then Sarpanch, of Chiller at the police station Jatusana in Mahendragarh district, which now falls in Rewari district, on 3 November, 1984.
The FIR was registered at Jatusana police station against unknown persons on November 3, 1984 – a day after the massacre, which had been reported to the police immediately.
However, when the massacre came to light after 26 years in 2011, a reporter visited the same Police station and enquired with the SHO of Jatusana, Rajesh Kumar, who reportedly said, "The FIR is lost. The territorial jurisdiction of the spot of crime has also changed. The case can be re-investigated only on direction of the higher authorities."
According to the FIR, no 91 — a copy of which was later traced out and presented in the Punjab and Haryana High Court — which was registered at police station Jatusana in Mahendergarh district, now in Rewari, based on DDR no 5, reveals that the killers had first arrived in a truck from the side of Hali Mandi in Pataudi, Gurgaon district on the morning of November 2, at around 11am, but were"pacified" by a group of villagers of Chiller and persuaded to go back. However, they returned in the evening, accompanied by more people in two or three trucks and started the bloodbath in the `Dhani'. "They said they were determined to eliminate the Sikhs in the Dhani (Hojipur) because those Sikhs had killed our beloved leader Indira Gandhi," reads the statement recorded by the complainant in the FIR.
The FIR was attested and signed by head constable Ram Kumar and it was registered under sections 148/149/302/436 and 34 of IPC.
Police, hardly took any action or pursued the case thereafter.
Joginder Singh Makkar, who was lucky enough to escape with his family on that day, was 20 years old then and an advocate now, said: The police's reluctance in investigating the matter is evident from the fact that they did not even bother to record the statement of the eyewitness who had lodged the FIR. This was obviously done under the influence of the Government of the day, as perpetrators of the crime belonged to the then ruling party.
As neighbouring villagers point out that, police inaction not only allowed the killers to go scot free but also left the panic-stricken and vulnerable survivors to their fate.
The then Chief Minister of Haryana, Bhajanlal's anti Sikh attitude during those days is well known.
The surviving Sikhs, who came from Mianwali in Pakistan, during Partition, and settled there, to make it an agriculturally prosperous village, became the refugees again.
Physically, emotionally and financially, none of the Sikh families have been able to recover thereafter.
They had later settled in Bathinda, Ludhiana, Panipat, Chandigarh and in Delhi and tried to eke out livelihood for their families but none had gone back to wretched Hondh Chiller, leaving their abandoned properties behind , forever!
17 Sikhs were killed in neighbouring Patuadi, reportedly instigated by a known Congress leader.
There were havoc massacres in Gurgaon, Rewari and Mahendragarh too.
At Hondh Chiller , total 32 people were killed on that evening. No one came to collect the bodies. About 20 of the dead bodies were burned beyond recognition. However, a few dead were reportedly given a collective funeral by the police in that village, later. Their ashes were either thrown into the well nearby or spread in the fields.
After pressure from various Sikh organisations and Human Rights bodies, the then Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Huda, appointed a commission of enquiry headed by Justice T P Garg (Retd) , for probing the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 in Hondh Chiller village . It had submitted its report to the present Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, in March this year.
It recommended various compensations for loss of lives and properties.
But Sikh bodies want reopening of the case and punishment of the culprits.
They want to know:
Who were the killers and where did they come from? Under whose instructions and patronization such well planned assault was organized? Who were the conspirators? Why no one had been named in the FIR?
What happened to the women folk on that evening? What was the role of the police after the killings were reported? What steps did the concerned police station take to find out the killers? Why the investigation was stopped?
All these questions are yet to be answered.
By Deep Basu
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Aug. 10 – Border talks between India and China's special representatives resumed in New Delhi last Friday.
During the 13th meeting, Chinese Special Representative, State Councilor Dai Bingguo met with his counterpart, India's National Security Advisor, MK Narayanan. During his stay in India, State Councilor Dai also met with the Chairperson of the Indian Congress Party, Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh.
In what was described as a cordial and frank in-depth exchange of views, both sides agreed to press ahead with the framework negotiations in accordance with the agreed political parameters and guiding principle so as to seek for a fair and reasonable solution acceptable to both.
Prior to that, both should work together to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas. The further development of the China-India Strategic and Cooperative Partnership, as well as regional, international and global issues of mutual interest were also discussed.
According to a press release from the Chinese delegation, the Chinese side pointed out that: "The Chinese Government and people value the strategic and cooperative partnership between China and India, the largest two developing nations with a combined population accounting for 40 percent of the world's total. "
It adds: "Friendly coexistence, mutual beneficial cooperation and shared progress between the two neighbors will contribute not only to the people of the two countries but also Asia and the whole world. China and India have no other option than living in peace and developing side by side. "
The unresolved border dispute between China and India has been a continuous source of tension in the past years. This year, China blocked India's request for a $60 million Asian Development Bank loan for a project in the disputed Arunachal Pradesh area. On the other hand, India has charged China in the past of illegally claiming territory in Jammu and Kashmir.
Further reading on China-India border disputes
Arunachal Pradesh – India Or South Tibet?

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Lets also hope that Holmes comes back healthy (or not at all... I hate that guy), Hill learns how to catch, and Edwards gets a new contract. Then the offense I feel will be in a much better position. At that point we can target a journeyman QB who's looking for a real chance at being the starter and will come cheap for the opportunity. All we need is a middle of the pack offense to go with the defense and we'll be right back in playoff contention. I feel Warmack, Ball, a QB who can make some plays while not turning the ball over like an explosive diarrhetic, and an OC worth a damn will make a really big difference for the offense.
I'd look at OLB in the 3rd round. We've already got two safeties that we drafted last year. One was making lots of plays. The other probably didn't get that much of a shot. Either way, can't have all stars at every position. Landry isn't coming back. If we can convince Bell to sign on for another year at last year's salary then we'd be doing well with the secondary.
Honestly, I don't know what the fuss is about us getting a GM. There's a ton of ways to improve this team. I'd think someone would find the challenge exciting. Really, I just think the Jets haven't offered the position to anyone yet.
While I agree with that statement, it's not like he has a history of that injury either. He still played the whole season without getting concussed again. Hopefully you are right though because anything that gets him to drop to the Jets in round 2 would be our gain.


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Everest Base Camp. What's is it really like each day? Read on…
I did Everest Base Camp (EBC for short) with Yomads, which specializes in unique travel experiences for the 20s and 30s. You can read my full review here – hint – I recommend them! Our trip included a couple of days in Kathmandu as well, which I'll discuss in another post – hint there were monkeys!!!!!
It's important to note that hiking to Everest Base Camp is not the same as climbing Everest. Everest Base Camp is where the climbers stay. It's their home base and the beginning of their difficult journey, while it marked the end of mine. You can read more about the Business of Climbing Mount Everest here.
While hiking to Everest Base Camp, I jotted down notes in my journal describing how I found each day of the trek. The intent is to show you how much hiking you do each day so that you can decide if it's right for you. This is an honest day-day account of how I was feeling. Note: I suffered from altitude sickness and got sick, and while most people will feel the altitude a bit, a lot of people feel more or less fine and don't experience it to the extent that I did, so don't let that scare you:
Day 1: Fly from Kathmunda to Lukla, then hike to Ghat (2530m), ~ 2 hours of hiking. This was the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen on a flight. Travel tip: Sit on the left side of the plane for spectacular views and hang on tight when you land in Lukla – it's one of the most dangerous airports in the world! We hang around Lukla for a couple of hours as our guide organized the porters who would be carrying our stuff. That was followed by two hours of easy hiking and what is known as Nepali flat, i.e. lots of up and down, but nothing too strenuous. It was by far the easiest day. We stayed in one of Yomads permanent camp sites, which were very clean.
Day 2: Hike from Ghat (2530m) to Namche (3440m), ~4-5 hours of hiking but I took 6. At 900m of elevation gain it was one of the steepest days, and crossing the really high suspsension bridges is exhahilarting – especially if it's windy. I felt really good, until about the last 30 minutes.
Day 3: Rest Day in Namche. One thing you quickly learn about rest days, is that they're not rest days at all. They're a chance for your body to adjust to the altitude and follow the advice hike high, sleep low, meaning you hike to a higher elevation, then return to sleep at a lower one. We did a 2 hour hike up with ~300m of elevation to Hotel Everest View, a lodge where we had some tea and as the name indicates, a view of Everest. Ironically it's one of the few places along the trail that you can actually see Everest. Afterwards we hiked down to a village that is home to the Edmund Hilary School. I started the feel the elevation here, but as it was a rest day, I hiked slow and was fine. Travel tip: I really recommend hiking slow on your rest days. Safe your energy for the days that count. It's 12 days of hiking, so you really need to pace yourself.
Day 4: Namche (3440m) to Deboche (3770m), ~ 5-6 hours of hiking, but my actual hiking time was less than 4 hours. And don't let the elevation fool you, there is lots of up and down, so you're actually doing about 800m of ascent. This was one of the most scenic days of hiking. You have the option of taking the shorter but steeper or longer but more gradual way up a large hill – I did the former and was fine. Your rewarded with a beautiful monastery, that if you're lucky you'll be able to enter. It has strange opening hours, but I was fortunate enough to be there at the right time. Some of our group who arrived later were not so lucky. I felt great, but noticed that it felt much colder, even though it wasn't that much higher.
Day 5: Deboche (3770m) to Dingboche (4360m), ~6-7 hours of hiking. It was my first night in Deboche when I was tucked into my tent that I woke up having difficulty breathing. I panicked for a minute, then slowed my breathing. It was also here that I noticed the landscape started to change. Trees were replaced with low scrub and a desert feel. I loved seeing the landscape changes, but trying to hike when you feel you can't breathe isn't the easiest thing in the world. I started Diamox (altitude sickness medication) on this day.
Day 6: Rest Day, which we all know is not a rest day by now, so we did a 400m ascent acclimatization hike. Our guide said it would take 2 hours to get up, but even in my weakened, slowed condition, I made it up in an hour. It was absolutely gorgeous as it had snowed the night before and we had snow-covered views of the entire valley!
Day 7: Dingboche (4360m) to Lobuche (4930m), ~ 6 hours of hiking, but I did it in 4 1/2. A fairly easy day in theory, but I struggled with the altitude sickness, which the pharmacist on our trip, now said was also combined with a lung infection and bronchitis. The views kept me motivated!
Day 8: Lobuche (4930) to Gorak Shep (5288) and Everest Base Camp (5360), ~7-8 hours of trekking. I struggled for the first hour with altitude sickness, but felt better after that, I think the fact that I knew today was the day that we were finally going to Everest Base Camp was excellent motivation! The anticipation grew as with each step, I got closer and closer. Yellow specks appeared on the horizon, which our guide said were the climber's tents. Upon arriving, the mood was celebratory! No one broke out the champagne though – drinking alcohol at high altitudes is not recommended, so we celebrated with Pringles bought along the way. Unbelievably I also witnessed an avalanche right above EBC, but thankfully this was wasn't deadly as the one in April had been.
Day 9: Gorak Shep (5288) to Dingbouche (4330m), ~ 7-8 hours of trekking. This was the day we had to decide whether to hike up to Kala Pattar (5548), which offers the best views of Mount Everest. If you would have asked me before the trip I would have given you an unconditional Hell ya! What's s a few more hours in the grand scheme of things? But given my weakened condition, difficulty in breathing, the 5:00 am wake-up call and extra few hours of hiking it would have added to the day, I surrendered to just descending – as did the rest of our 14 member group. It seemed like such a shame, but after seeing a lady carried down on a stretcher, and hearing about a helicopter rescue earlier in the day, I think it was a smart decision given my condition.
Day 10: Dingbouche (433m) to Debouche (3550m), ~4-5 hours of trekking, but I did it in 2 1/2. I was still feeling bad, but descending to the lower altitudes allowed me to quicken my pace. But the best part of the day? I had my first shower in five days!!!! Until you've gone five days without showering, you can not imagine how good it felt!
Day 11: Debouche (3550m) to Monjo (3440m), ~6-7 hours of hiking, but I took 7 1/2 hours. I finally woke up feeling better than I had in days! It turned out to be a good thing since it was a really long day and I didn't arrive until 3:30.
Day 12: Monjo (3440m) to Lukla (2800m), ~4-5 hours of trekking. I was so lucky with the weather. It didn't rain…until today, the last day. As a result, it felt longer than it really was, but I was thankful that it had held off until the end of the trip. One of the highlights of today was meeting this adorable cat locked out in the rain and of course, arriving back in Lukla!


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College Softball: Lady Warriors cap Florida trip with split
COCOA BEACH, Fla. -- The Ridgewater Lady Warriors softball team finished its Florida trip by splitting a pair games Tuesday.
Ridgewater outslugged Vermilion 13-6 to start the day before getting blanked 8-0 by Lincoln Land of Illinois.
Ridgewater went 5-2 during its annual trek to east central Florida near the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The Lady Warriors don't play again until March 28 when they will play three games in Rosemount at the Irish Dome Challenge.
Game One
Ridgewater 13, Vermilion 6
Trailing 5-4, Ridgewater erupted for four runs in the fifth inning and five more in the seventh. Brandi Bodin, who went 3-for-4, ignited the seventh by belting a two-run home run.
Aimee Johnson also had three hits and Bevin Williams added a double and single for the Lady Warriors. Winning pitcher Shannon Heitz gave up 11 hits and five runs while striking out six in 51/3 innings of work.
Ridgewater 202 040 5 -- 13 12 2
Vermilion 032 000 1 -- 6 13 7
HITTING - Ridgewater: Whitley Strei 1-for-3, rbi; Brandi Bodin 3-for-4, 2-run HR, 3 rbi; Andrea Krause 1-for-2, 2 rbi; Sara Beyer 1-for-3; Bevin Williams 2-for-5, 2b, 2 rbi; Aimee Johnson 3-for-5, rbi ... Vermilion: Sara Mann 2-for-5, 3b, 2 rbi; Angie Mahrich 2-for-4, rbi
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Ridgewater: Shannon Heitz (W) 51/3-11-5-4-3-6, Andrea Krause 12/3-2-1-0-0-1 ... Vermilion: Laura Lindan (L) 61/3-9-11-5-7-7, Rachel Eienhoth 2/3-3-2-2-0-7
Game Two
Lincoln Land 8, Ridgewater 0
The Lady Warriors' best chance of scoring came in the fifth inning when Aimee Johnson and Jen Storck both singled.
Brandi Bodin singled twice as Ridgewater was held to just five hits in the five-inning contest.
Lincoln Land 241 10 -- 8 11 0
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HITTING - Lincoln Land: Mackenzie Carter 3-for-3, 2b, 2 rbi ... Ridgewater: Jen Storck 1-for-3; Brandi Bodin 2-for-2; Sara Beyer 1-for-2; Aimee Johnson 1-for-2
PITCHING (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) -- Lincoln Land: Brittany Reccer (W) 5-5-0-0-1-1 ... Ridgewater: Andrea Krause (L) 5-11-8-6-2-7


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Education and Outreach
Russell Ranch has hosted annual field days since 1994. This year, the field day took place on Thursday May 21st, 2015 with the theme, "Nitrogen through soil, space and time: using tools and amendments to improve nitrogen cycling." Click here for more about the event. Last year, faculty, extension and students presented on soil health. Click here for more about last year's event.
In the past, field days have featured grower panels, tractor demonstrations and presentations of research findings. The field day in 2008 focused on how growers cope with increased energy costs (read about it in the SAFS newsletter).
In the past, Russell Ranch produced a newsletter three times a year that reached approximately 1250 recipients. See the newsletter archives here. The SAFS website also provides newsletters, press reports and a presentation on improving agricultural runoff management (SAFS website). Russell Ranch acts as a living laboratory for several agronomy and soil science classes on campus, as well as hosting several undergraduate internships, and hosts numerous national and international visitors each year.
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This is a blog post written by our very own Jenny Taylor who to this date has lost over 50 pounds. (I do not go by weight, but for those that do, imagine that). We first met by her amazing friend Barbie who is also a "Blazer." Let me just say there has noting in the way of stopping this amazing womans mission and goals. People will find out where her spot is to know where they want to go for the Indo-row challenges (one her team of course). She blasts through the Cross Fire stations and hearing her encourage other people melts my heart. What a transformation she has made within herself and everyone she comes across. All she had to do was start! This article is a wonderful repsonse to all the emails I get that say "I am too intimidated to come" "I am scared" "I need to get into shape befor I come..." You come to Blaze to get in shape. Let me remind you of the motto: We help the unfit become fit and the fit become fitter! GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY AND START! We have your back and always will, all you have to do is sign up and show up and we'll lead you the rest of the way. xoxoxo Krystal Reynolds
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"That looks really hard. I don't think I can do that!" If that thought even once crossed your mind when you considered trying a class at Blaze Fit Studio, please give me a few paragraphs of your time and let me convince you otherwise.
I am not going to sugar-coat it, the workouts are tough. You will sweat, lose your breath and maybe even feel like puking. You will also walk out of the class feeling better than you ever have about yourself. If you are looking for something easy, this isn't it. The whole point is to work hard to get the results you want. But, no matter who you are, what you weigh or how much you currently exercise I can promise you that these classes are not impossible. In fact, they are fun!
I am not thin or fit (yet). I would not go running unless someone was chasing me and even then I would have to think about it. I am not a professional fitness expert trying to convince you this is possible. It wasn't all that long ago that I would lose my breath climbing a flight of stairs and knew I needed to change my life. Now I actually look forward to an hour of spinning and rowing or whatever else the awesome instructors dream up for the classes.
Blaze is the least intimidating place you could imagine. The classes are full of people all different ages, sizes and fitness levels. Some of them are in amazing shape already, some of us are still struggling to get to that point, but we all come together for an hour or so and give it all we have. What I've got to give is not going to be the same as the person next to me. But it doesn't matter. I'm not there to beat that person. I'm there to do something good for me. If you can't do what the person next to you is doing that is ok. There are modifications to every move and you can go at your own pace. I certainly stop to take an extra breath or ten. I do regular lunges when other people are doing jumps with theirs. The instructors are skilled motivators and as long as you know you are pushing yourself, you are getting what you need out of the class.
Now, there is an element of competitiveness in some of these classes with the Indo-Rowers. If that scares you, please understand that it is not what you envision. I was always the last kid chosen for the kickball team and no way was I going to sign up for the adult version of that particular emotion. It turns out that it is my favorite part of the class. It doesn't matter how good you are, the other members of the class will cheer you on. Just give the best you can give and challenge yourself. I promise, you will be so caught up in beating your own time on the rower or beating the other team in good natured competition that you will forget you are exercising and are out of breath until it's over. Win or lose, you will feel amazing.
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When Britain could no longer provide global governance, the United States stepped in to replace it. But have the British Empire and the American Empire been all that good for the world? The world somehow got by before they came along.
The American public and many of its foreign policy experts praise the British Empire for ensuring stability, when they probably should examine its violent and often brutal colonial subjugation of what it regarded as inferior races for economic gain.
Adolf Hitler admired the British Empire, but thought it too brutal.
As for the American Empire, it is littered with foreign policy interventions that caused more international problems than they solved.
American entry into World War I led to a string of disasters that the world has never fully recovered from. US entry to tip the balance of the war inadvertently brought about an allied victory that rubbed Germany's nose in the dirt. It paved the way for the rise of Adolf Hitler, who exploited the war guilt clause, reparations, and the economic depression to rise to power and attempt to conquer Europe. World War II was merely a resumption of World War I two decades later.
The likely US entry into World War I also kept the Russian provisional government involved in the conflict - increasing the probability of winning and providing much needed aid to do so.
Had the Russian government sued for peace earlier, Vladimir Lenin could not have used the unpopular war to bring a revolutionary government to power. The post-World War II Cold War was borne out of the ashes of World War I.
During that Cold War, the US created the national security state, the first large peacetime army in American history, and a far-flung empire of military bases, unneeded alliances, foreign military interventions, and large amounts of foreign aid.
Instead of spending much money and many lives to conduct an expansive worldwide Cold War against the Russian revolution government approach to accelerate the Soviet Empire's collapse would have been smarter.
With a less interventionist and less costly US foreign policy, Soviet finances would have been depleted even faster than they were by the costs of providing aid and governance to basket cases they took over in the developing world.
During the Cold War, the US also encouraged the spread of radicalism in the name of religion around the world to counter godless communism, including providing aid to the anti-Soviet Mujahedeen to "give the USSR another Vietnam." As a consequence of supporting such militancy, the US created the al-Qaeda. The United States then helped Saddam's invasion of Iran as a counterweight and eventually built up another future enemy. And these are only a few of the many examples of ill-fated US meddling in faraway regions of the world.
The founders of the United States, who are regularly idolized by most Americans, would roll over in their graves at the mutation of their traditional, peaceful, and restrained foreign policy into a militaristic, globe-girdling empire that is exhausting the country economically and ruining the republic that they created.
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Knee problems continue to plague the former Test all-rounder, who stepped down from the long format of the game last year but planned to continue representing his country in limited-overs cricket.
Flintoff is in protracted rehabilitation from his latest bout of knee surgery but has targeted a spell with Queensland for Australia's domestic Twenty20 tournament – which coincides with England's one-day series Down Under.
"I'm a bit frustrated,'' he said. ''I was meant to play for Lancashire over the past few weeks but seeing the physio and seeing where I'm at, I can't run properly so it was decided that I probably shouldn't start quite yet.
"It's just postponed a little bit so I'm back in the gym with the physio trying to get fit.
"There's the option of playing in Queensland in January for them in the Twenty20, which I'd like to do. But more important is Lancashire next year.
"I'm not quite sure what is realistic at this moment in time. I'm still getting a few twinges in the knee and can't move as well as I'd like to."
At the time of his Test retirement, Flintoff made it clear he still felt he had a role to play for England in limited overs international cricket.
But, in his absence, England have won the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean this year and his chances of helping his country to a first World Cup trophy in Asia next year appear to be fading fast.
As for his England chances, Flintoff said: "I think ability-wise I could get in there. But I'll be 33 in December and it will be (a question of) have the side moved on? They can't wait around for me forever."
Earlier it had been reported that Flintoff was close to agreeing to play Twenty20 cricket in Australia and New Zealand this winter in a move thought to be worth up to £200,000.
Flintoff is in negotiations with the Queensland Bulls to play in Australia's 'KFC Big Bash' Twenty20 tournament in January, and could also sign for New Zealand state side Northern Districts.
Queensland have attempted to sign Flintoff before: the talks last year collapsed only when it became clear a long-term knee injury would not heal in time.
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The contract talks make it imperative that Flintoff returns to full fitness after spending nearly a year out of the game since last summer's Ashes series recovering from two serious knee operations.
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Private Schools Flourishing In China
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China has long suffered from a dearth of state-run schools. But its economic future depends on increasing the number of skilled and educated workers. So it has lowered barriers to the establishment of private schools -- and they are booming.
- China now has more than 60,000 private schools -- from kindergartens to colleges -- most of which have sprung up in the past few years.
- At the higher levels, they largely attract students who fail to gain entry into state schools, which only have room for 10 percent of high school graduates -- and the well-managed private institutions are already pushing their state-run rivals to reform.
- Under a half-century of Communist rule, state schools indoctrinated the young with socialist principles and funneled them into state-sector jobs after graduation -- whereas the private schools are easing the state's hold on young minds.
- The private schools also challenge centuries of tradition that reserved education for the elite -- from the imperial civil service exams that picked only the most brilliant minds for civil service to today's exams that weed out all but the best test takers.
So, while private schools in the West are often bastions of the elite, China's serve a generation of have-nots who would otherwise lack opportunities for further study.
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In 1835, Fr. Tandy became Parish Priest of Banbury, Oxfordshire, and opened a school for poor children. He was helped by Mary and Winifred Norbert who spoke very enthusiastically of Chartres and the Sisters. Fr. Tandy, with the permission of Bishop Wiseman of Birmingham, invited Sisters from Chartres to come to Banbury.
Sister Zoile (Genevieve Dupuis) with her companion Sister Joseph Maria Sapiens were appointed to this mission and in June 1847 they arrived in Banbury. This was to be a new foundation, independent from Chartres, France.
It was a time of great challenge for Geneviève. Leaving home and country, she faced the difficulties of a foreign language, a different culture and material poverty but she possessed a strong faith. Her task was to form a community and their initial concern was to provide education for the poor. By 1849 there were over one hundred pupils being educated. Genevieve realised that older children were not attending school because they were working during the day so she started up night classes for these. She said to her Sisters, "Show a mother's love and anxiety for the little ones of Christ, show them that you love them, do your best for them…"
Genevieve was described as 'intelligent, distinguished and of valiant spirit' and these attributes stood her in good stead in the early years at Banbury. Under her wise leadership the congregation expanded and during Geneviève's lifetime she opened 88 convents. Plans to open a convent and schools in Ireland were well under way when Genevieve died on 25th September 1903. Later that year the first house opened in Ireland, namely, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick.
In 1954 the congregation responded to an invitation to send sisters to South Africa, to what is now the diocese of Rustenburg. Ministering mainly in the fields of healthcare and education the congregation responded positively to the request from Archbishop John Garner of Pretoria to nurture a new congregation of Sisters, the Sisters of St. Brigid.
Nearly fifty years later, in 1990, the Sisters began working in Romania at the request of Archbishop Ioan Robu, Bucharest.
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There is a Porsche commercial where a 10 year old boy fantasizes about owning a Porsche 911. That boy was not me. I got my perspective of cars from my father. A car is a machine that gets you from point A to point B. A reliable, fuel efficient, and low cost car is the standard I looked to maintain. Anything more is superfluous. When I was a kid we had Studebakers, Ramblers, and Chevys. With the exception of a Suburu that I bought in 1981, all of my cars were basic American transportation. A Pontiac, a Plymouth, a couple of Chevys, a couple of Buicks, three Fords, and four Saturns were purchased because they were sensible.
I had been thinking about moving up to a Mercedes because I had always admired them, but was not seriously looking. About two months ago, I was confronted with an offer I couldn't refuse on a Porsche 911. I took it for a ride and fell in love.
I've never gotten a traffic ticket. Ever. I've never been a speeder, lane changer, or aggressive driver. This car makes me want to drive 177 mph (its top speed) in a school zone. When you drive a Porsche something is different. You're not in a car doing 70 mph, you are doing 70 mph. The car is a suit, like Iron Man. The steering is tighter than Ebeneezer Scrooge on a first date. If you want to pass someone, you don't think about it, you just do it. The growl of the Porsche engine as it accelerates is addicting. The power is exhilarating.
I've always thought that owning a convertible was one of those things where the concept was much greater than the reality. After all, when you live in the Northeast, there are probably only a few days each year where a convertible makes sense. My Porsche is a convertible and I now can't imagine driving a car that doesn't have that versatility. Driving along the beach with the top down makes you feel alive.
Maybe it's my age. Maybe it's a mid-life crisis. Maybe it's that I've deluded myself all of these years, but driving this car puts a smile on my face every time. My father always said that things don't make you happy. Relationships, family, and accomplishments make you happy. I believe that with all my heart. But if you're already a happy person, this couldn't hurt.
I am looking at this 996 and I am trying to justify $25K I am about to spend on it. I am looking all over the internet that will give me a way to justify this potential purchase. I am 41-years-old, married and have a three-year-old son. I have been driving a minivan and Prius. I am in general happy but started to notice I feel down a bit more often than before. I assume it is what they call mid-life crisis. I like your conclusion "Relationships, family, and accomplishments make you happy. I believe that with all my heart. But if you're already a happy person, this couldn't hurt." I tend to be conservative financially, but I think I can do this. I am not sure if buying 996 will cure the down feeling (I guess there is only one way to find out) but I think I am going to regret if I passed this opportunity.
I'm glad you got the fantastic offer, whatever it was. It certainly sounds like you did the right thing by taking the offer. For me at the moment such a car is impractical.


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by Carol from Cupertino
Poor servicePosted Jan 1, 2015 on Hotels
Very very bad service of front desk, just said he was busy, and didn't want to service client.
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DisgustingPosted Dec 31, 2014
The place was horrible. Frequented with prostitutes and drug dealers. Wouldn't recommend this hotel to anyone. A very poor excuse for a hotel.
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Ok, for sleeping (on top of the covers) only.Posted Dec 1, 2014
Pros: There was an extremely hard working maid. I wish I had asked her for her name. She is definitely someone I'd give a Christmas tip if I had any money
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Very shady; seemed like the place to go for a good one night experience… Definitely not a place to bring the children.
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HorriblePosted Nov 25, 2014 on Hotels
Horrible. Dirty the room smelled like there use to be an animal living there. The floor was dirty. The attendant did not want to take my confirmation# from Hotel.com and wanted me to pay for the room and get my money back from hotel.com. I refused and I had to call hotel.com with my phone so he can talk to them. He was rude. for the price that I paid was not worth it at all. this hotel should not be rated at a 2star it is actually a 1or less. Will never ever stay there again.
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Not staying here ever againPosted Nov 7, 2014 on Hotels
stay a couple of times at this hotel, first time: they cleaned the room and did not leave me any towels, left the trash behind, it took til the following day for them to bring me towels. Second time: i requested late checkout and had asked hotels.com to call to make sure it was possible before booking, when it was time to check out late i got a rude man telling me he didnt care what hotels.com said because they dont run his business
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Tv didn't work, no shampoo, bathroom tub very dirty and yellow.
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Yes, they are! They are robbing themselves!
Every day I am more amazed by the possibilities of MP. And for the price of 16.95! You guys have to invite me over and let me learn you something about the value of the software compared to your price....
So in love with the spin text function now:)
Have a nice day!
thank you for the nice words, people might say we paid you to write this but I promise we didn't. I actually saw the title and was wondering what got you so mad . Glad to see you're not!
We can increase the price to $169,95 per month for your account, just let us know
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Heeeee i pay $19,95- p/m 0_o
See, it is a real scam...
You can be much more efficient by hand and save yourself $20- p/m
But I mean it. Instagram is just a hobby for me. To blow of some steam and having a challenge again to learn something.
I have a company for over 12 years already. In the financial sector in the Netherlands. I am paying about 400-500 euro a month for my software and automation. But when I compare the usability and the amount of work that I have to put in to get some $ back, MP is having a much better ROI then my other software! I have to show you, then you don't understand why the software i am using is so bad... It is so nice to work with for noobs like me!
Oke, oke, leave it this way please;)
But even with that amount of money i make a major profit after 4 weeks building and selling IG accounts.
Ssssshhhhh......let's just keep quiet about this, and maybe they won't figure out how underpriced their software is....
I was also wondering why he was so angry too, but you know the subject line also makes a great email marketing series, p.s Mprocks I am glad its 16.95 though
haha, not a bad idea, maybe I'll use that for the next newsletter
Pay me 16.95$ i want to do that too
Yeah for that amount, plus near 15 min support response time (which is way too easy to request and reply compared to traditional ticket support system) is what convinced me.
On the other hand, I wont name the software, but know this, i have to spend hours on skype talking to "tech support" who doesn't even know what I'm talking about in plain english, and always say SIR in the sentence ...
Here's what went on with a bot i paid 250$ lifetime, only for 1 social platform, and the price now is 499$
It goes like this:Me "I think this is a bug"Them "Sir, no problem we have this feature, hold on a min""1 hour later"Me "Look i'm just reporting a bug"Them "Sir here's the function you're asking for, shows screencast"
And for feature request:Me: "Can i have this function please?"Them "We have this function sir, shows screencast"Me. No, that's not what i'm asking for.Them: Do you want us to develop it for you? That will be 100$ sir.
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We cant sent PM s here? Gouda hier;) Skype? dmaas254
you can definitely send pms here.
Also there's a great thread if you want to do that @minustheartist , check this out
Already posted my details on that thread
As soon as I see "Sir" in each sentence, I'm out. I mean, I'm not native english speaker, but cmon, where did they learned that?
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@Adnan, lol... i know what you mean... I had conversation like that once and it was something like this...
Him: Hello , sir i can do following for you...Me: Please don't call me sirHim: ok, sir
Yep BHW is full of them
Can someone give me that coupon code so i will be billed with that enticing 16.95.. i want to scam Mass Planner with that price even more!
I have the Instagram edition, may be that is the difference!


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Last week, NYU Law Professor Rick Hills got into quite a tiff over his research assistant for the summer rescinding her acceptance and taking a job with a law firm. She had applied to the firm in January but initially did not get the job. In April, the firm had a new slot open up and extended the offer to her. She sent Professor Hills an e-mail plainly explaining the situation and that she would be taking the other job. The e-mail was polite, didn't beat around the bush, and as far as we know it was done as timely as possible. All around a pretty professional job by the student.
Doing what any law professor in his situation would do, Professor Hills took his lumps and posted the new RA opening to the internet to complain about how damn unprofessional kids are these days:
I have a gripe about law students' lack of what might be called a "professional ethic." But may be my grumpiness is just the irritated ennui brought on by grading 90 exams. Consider the following interaction, and tell me whether I am wrong to think that kids nowadays are unusually callow and immature.
Yes, how immature of his RA to promptly deal with what must have been a very uncomfortable situation and risk alienating the faculty of her law school in order to take a job that will give her a foot into the increasingly competitive legal job market. And so callow, too.
Professor Hills then posted her e-mail to him on Prawfs Blawg. He removed her name, but good lord, in a post about kids lacking professionalism you have to take two seconds and think about whether what you're doing might be incredibly unprofessional. Posting online a private communication from a student might even be a FERPA violation. And by "might be," I mean I don't really care to read the statute to check.
Professor Hill then went on to explain what he thought the correct course of action was:
But there are professional way s of breaking a contract to take a better offer, and my 2L's e-mail is, to my mind, not among them. After all, I have been left high and dry after turning down several other students who wanted the RA position. I'd expect, therefore, a gesture indicating that an obligation was broken and compensation is owed -- say , an offer to help me find a replacement or to perform some research. Better yet, when my 2L first applied for the RA position, she could have informed me that her acceptance of my offer was contingent on her not getting another "a position more in line with [her] career goals and timeline." With such warning, I could have made an offer to another RA as insurance, in case she bolted for the better deal. At the very least, I'd expect an apology that admitted culpability about not giving me a head's up earlier rather than blaming the late notice on the "suddenness" of the "opportunity ." (Is not the whole point of contracts that one foregoes future opportunities for present security?)
If you think that an at-will employee has agreed to forego other opportunities and owes you anything as compensation for taking other work, you need to retake 1L Contracts this Fall.
Professor Hill did at least have the decency to pull the post after realizing what a boneheaded mistake it was (we have it because, you know, the internet is forever), and he put up a new post apologizing and admitting that among the 75 or so comments, only 7 thought he was in the right and everyone else thought he was a right jackass. But that's none of that is really the point of this post.
In the summer of 2006, I worked as a research assistant at NYU's law school, and let me tell you, it sucks. Unless you're planning on being an academic, it's the job of last resort.
You gain absolutely no skills that will be useful in legal practice, and the topics you research are even further removed from the real world. Odds that you will ever see a substantive due process claim in your legal career? Lower than the odds of a Cooley grad landing in Big Law.
You also get to see just what an absolute mess such a highly regarded law school is. If you've ever worked on a law journal you know how rough professorial writing can be, and that's after it's been cleaned up by an RA. In my case the writing was standard law professor fare, but with a number of dubious assertions with no attempt to back them up with facts. I pointed this out, but it was too late. The article had already been accepted for publication. It was too late to think about whether the basic premises were true, let's just accept them as such with no evidence at all and just focus on cleaning up the footnotes instead. (They weren't just dubious, I actually knew one of the claims to be false, and I suspect the professor did too.)
Writing articles is supposed to be a tenured professor's bread and butter. Teaching law is just that chore they have to do twice a week. And somehow they're terrible at it. The writing is simultaneously verbose and sub-literate. They need multiple RAs to write a single article, and then when faced with the prospect of not having an assistant they piss their pants and whine to all their friends about how hard it is to be paid $150,000+ and have to do you own job yourself.
The worst part about the job though is the pay. $12.50 an hour. That's less than what I was paid as an undergraduate teaching assistant at a state university. It's actually the exact same hourly rate, but my department let us write in more hours on our time sheet than we worked because they thought we deserved more. The money was coming out of the department's budget, but they had to abide by university pay policies.
Our actual hourly pay came out to $16.53, and that was just awesome. It was a part-time gig and brought in more than enough beer money. But a summer research assistant position at a law school is a full time job, you need that money to pay rent. $12.50 an hour living in New York City doesn't get you very far. And we were only allowed the Euro-socialist 35 hour workweek instead of a proper Ameri-protestant 40 hours.
If you don't want to do the math, there's about 22 work days in a month, and at 7 hours a day, you're bringing home $1,925 a month in pre-tax income. That's pretty rough, even living in one of the more ghetto neighborhoods of New York. (In my case it was Inwood, the Dominican neighborhood, living just off 200th street.)
To really drive the insulting pay home, the monthly wage for an RA at NYU was less than what the school calculated you needed in its student budget, which was right at $2000 at the time. That's the budget they put together for figuring out how much you can take out in loans to cover your living expenses during the school year. The school knows how much you need, and then decides to pay you less. And again, that's pre-tax income. Sure you don't have to worry about income tax at this low rate, but you do still have payroll taxes. Those eat up 7.65% of your paycheck, leaving you with $1,778 a month. That's a greater than 10% budget shortfall.
So Professor Hills was miffed that his RA didn't make it clear that she would take another job if a better opportunity came along. Unless NYU has substantially upped their pay for research assistants over the last 6 years, then I don't understand how this wouldn't be implied from the start. If a job is paying less than a living wage (as per NYU's own calculation), then you should be operating under the assumption that your employees will leave at the first chance they get. If you want to hold on to your research assistants, then reach into your own pocket and make the job worth staying at.
As an extra special bonus for readers who made it this far, we have the response Professor Hills sent to his former future research assistant. He posted in the comments on Prawfs Blawg making it public, so we consider it fair game to repost here:
First, let me congratulate you on your position. I am very happy to hear that you were able to get a summer associate job in a tight market.
Second, I want to offer some unsolicited advice: It would have been better if you had told me when you accepted the offer that the acceptance would be contingent on your not securing another and better offer from another employer. I could then have considered whether to extend an offer to the next person on my list. As it is, I am now stuck without research help, as potential RAs have already taken work elsewhere.
As you know, the whole point of agreements is to sacrifice future possibilities for the sake of present security . I am sure that, had I e-mailed you in late April to say that I decided to rescind an offer to you because an unforeseen opportunity arose to hire another RA that I liked better, you would be not only offended but also practically inconvenienced.
I am not offended and, indeed, am really happy that you got a good job. But several of my current students asked to be my RA, and I turned them down in favor of hiring you. Had I known that you would renege upon getting a summer associate position, I would have hired one of the 1 Ls as a backup or "understudy " to insure my self against the risk of y our going elsewhere.
All of that said, I still would now urge you to accept the summer associate position. I just would advise, in the future, that you be extra-clear about y our intentions when you accept future offers of employment.
One final note to Professor Hills, there is no shortage of 1Ls still in need of paying work this summer, and with the number of law schools located in New York City a modest effort ought to result in filling the position quite quickly. Professor Dan Markel at FSU posted on Prawfs Blawg that he was looking for a research assistant for the summer and received multiple responses within just a few days. If the job can be telecommuted and you're willing to look beyond NYC, you will certainly find many qualified 1Ls, 2Ls, or recent graduates in need of work. Rather than whining about how unprofessional kids are these days, you could have promptly remedied the situation.
If you're curious as to how much you should be paying your research assistant, I have a very simple formula:
(# total summer hours the RA works / # of total annual hours you work) * (your annual salary / 2)
This basically treats the RA as being half as valuable as you are. You're outsourcing one of your primary job duties, so getting to keep half the wages is pretty damn generous.
If your RA works 350 hours in the summer (35 hours a week, 10 weeks), and you work a normal 2000 hour year, and you make $150,000 a year, then your RA's total summer pay should be $13,125. Though really, you can just call the job an "internship," offer no money at all, and still have people banging down the door just to get a gap-filler on their resume and a reference.


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KEEP your eyes open as you wander through any British country house and the odds are that you will spot some Arts and Crafts piece. The movement seems as much a part of our rural idyll as the earthenware teapot on the table, the fireside story or the honeysuckle under the thatch. It radiates a cosy atmosphere of domestic warmth.
The Arts and Crafts movement came about in the late 19th century as a direct reaction against growing industrialism. It looked back to the Gothic Revival of early Victorian Britain, to Pugin's dream of reuniting artist, designer and craftsman. It encouraged individualism, slow, careful craftwork and respect for the local vernacular. It insisted that all creative endeavour was of…


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FIFA raided over Sepp Blatter payments
Zurich: Swiss investigators have searched the FIFA headquarters as the world football governing body revealed that former president Sepp Blatter (below) and two of his deputies awarded themselves more than $80 million in often suspicious payments over the past five years.
Sepp Blatter
FIFA said Blatter, former secretary general Jerome Valcke and finance director Markus Kattner made a coordinated effort to "enrich themselves" and that Swiss and US authorities were being informed.
Blatter is serving a six year suspension from football over a two million Swiss franc payment made to former FIFA vice president Michel Platini. Valcke and Kattner have both been fired in recent months over World Cup ticket scandals and payments they received.