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Invisible Advances: Lookers Look & Lurkers Lurk
What does it mean to be an onlooker? 70% of buyers have chosen your brand before you know their identity. Are you ready for that reality? How does our invisibility or anonymity change when we think about online (URL) vs real life (IRL). Do we think of lurkers differently than lookers?
Do we have a positive impression of lurkers. Are they Free-Loaders in our minds? Being a Lurker is far from free. Lurking is a time investment. We make lurkers work pretty hard. All that content skimming comes at a price. Of course you could work to simplify the like of a lurker. Forget Klout what your lurkability factor. How easy does your brand make it for lurkers to get close.
Just to level set, let's be clear we're all lurkers.
There, you can relax. We're all safe here in our shared anonymity. We all should have no expectations.
Lurkers has become a hip and trendy term. People know they are lurking. It's a badge that people wear with pride.
Window shopping for ideas, content, products or services has always been just fine. The internet should not change that. I know plenty of people want to go Cookie and IP Address mad. We can build technology to by pass that and consumers can hide behind a privacy shield.
We're simply playing an intimacy game of cat and mouse. Call me old fashioned I somehow like the romanticism of outing a lurker by fair means not foul. I don't want to tag you. You can declare yourself when you are ready. There's lots of ways to contact me. You can follow me on Twitter or Listly or sign up for my blog or make a list.
At #IMS12 I recall a stat
70% of the buying process in a complex sale is already complete before prospects are willing to engage with a live sales person – SiriusDecisions
Lurking is highly contextual. Our lurking preferences are highly niched.
We are insanely selective how and when we out our preference.
According Internet Culture, 1:9:90 is a ratio that describes our behaviour A staggering 90% of us are lurkers. It makes total sense. We couldn't all contribute all of the time. It would result in chaos.
I've gathered a lot of research on lurking on this list.
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Lurker Research: Are You a Lurker and the Collapse of 1:9:90
Lurking fascinates me. I lurk. We all Lurk. Then sometimes we participate. This lists collects research on lurking
Source: http://www.nickkellet.com/2012/11/invisible-advances-lookers-look-lurkers-lurk/
1 How to Get Lurkers to Engage | Heidi Cohen
While most people don't want take an action for a wide range of reasons, marketers want lurkers to engage whether it's with their website, content marketing or social media initiatives. (Here are 21 reasons people lurk.) Here are three lurker corollaries to help you consider how lure lurkers to action and five ways to get lurkers to engage.
2 Social Media Lurkers—Who Are They and How Can You Engage Them? - CASE Social Media
Are you discouraged because you have tons of followers, friends and connections on your social media communities but conversations always involve the same people? Do you wonder why others don't jump in? You are not alone. There's a name for this phenomenon – the 90-9-1 rule.
3 Building Community: the Platform Blog - Lithosphere Community
Dr. Michael Wu, Ph.D. is Lithium's Principal Scientist of Analytics, digging into the complex dynamics of social interaction and online communities. He's a regular blogger on the Lithosphere and previously wrote in the Analytic Science blog. You can follow him on Twitter at mich8elwu.
4 The 90-9-1 Rule in Reality - Lithosphere Community
Dr. Michael Wu, Ph.D. is Lithium's Principal Scientist of Analytics, digging into the complex dynamics of social interaction and online communities. He's a regular blogger on the Lithosphere and previously wrote in the Analytic Science blog. You can follow him on Twitter at mich8elwu.
5 The Economics of 90-9-1: The Lorenz Curve - Lithosphere Community
Dr. Michael Wu, Ph.D. is Lithium's Principal Scientist of Analytics, digging into the complex dynamics of social interaction and online communities. He's a regular blogger on the Lithosphere and previously wrote in the Analytic Science blog. You can follow him on Twitter at mich8elwu.
6 How Can I Push You From Lurker To Participant? | Outspoken Media
I left my first comment on Chris Brogan's blog a few weeks ago. And if you want to know a secret, I was scared. Speaking up for the first time on a new community is often pretty intimidating. Don't get me wrong, I've been reading Chris' blog for years, lots of us have.
7 11 Ways To Get Lurkers To Participate - The Online Community Guide
Richard Millington is the founder of FeverBee Limited, an online community consultancy, and The Pillar Summit, an exclusive course in Professional Community Management. Richard's clients have included the United Nations, The Global Fund, Novartis, Oracle, OECD, BAE Systems, AMD and several youth & entertainment brands.
8 Heli connecting ideas » Blog Archive » Nomad, migrant, lurker, blogger or networker?
This time I'll put myself on a web participation map by using some blog posts that have touched me. First I take a post of Wolfgang Greller. He considers himself as a veteran moocer, a migrant that comes again and again, and seems to enjoy the way he participates.
9 Commenter or Lurker: Which Blog Participant Are You? | Ari Herzog
In his evergreen 2006 article about user participation on online communities, Jakob Nielsen theorized that 90% of participants are non-contributing lurkers, 9% contribute now and then, and 1% of users are active, as popularly illustrated with this pyramid: I believed that lurkers don't like the stigma and want to be shown the way.
10 Why Collaboration Fails And How Gamification Can Help
I had the pleasure to speak at GovCamp Singapore, on 18 November 2011, at the Rock Auditorium, at Suntec City Mall. The title of my talk was The Game of Collaboration: Why Collaboration Fails and How Gamification Can Help. Here are the video of my talk and the slides.
11 Be My Guest: Cat's Eye Welcomes Livefyre's New Commenting Feature | Cat's Eye Writer Blog | Judy Dunn | Blogger | Writer
When I think about my vision for the Cat's Eye blog, I usually think of two words: community and inclusive. I care about and appreciate my lurkers just as much as my active commenters. Some people just want to get the information and run.
12 Is Livefyre Destroying the Value of a Blog Comment?
In case you haven't noticed, our government has a little problem. You see, over the past few years they've been printing dollar bills faster than Heinz makes ketchup, and despite what we're all lead to believe, this process has only one ending—Inflation. That's right, prices will go way up...
13 The Social Business – adopting an integrated social strategy
Social and Digital Marketing is the order of the day across the world, however the question that needs to be asked is, is social marketing just about marketing or is it a complete change of business culture? One thing is sure, social marketing blurs the line between internal and external business building strategies.
14 Why 84% of Your Facebook Fans are Lurkers | Ari Herzog
It should not surprise you that 84% of your Facebook page fans never see your wall updates. If this does surprise, please read this to understand EdgeRank and why your page may need to die.
15 BBC - BBC Internet Blog: BBC Online Briefing Spring 2012: The Participation Choice
16 Is the 1% rule dead? The BBC thinks so, but it's wrong — European technology news
New research from the BBC suggests that one of the web's most common rules of thumb no longer applies -- and that online engagement has risen dramatically in recent years. But is its surprising conclusion based on a dramatic misinterpretation of the rule itself?
17 Is the 1,9,90 Rule Outdated? - Only Dead Fish
The BBC have just released some interesting research around participation online. The findings (the result of a "large-scale, long-term investigation into how the UK online population participates using digital media today") have raised a little controversy since they seem to...
18 Is the 90-9-1 Rule for Online Community Engagement Dead? [Data]
Is the 90-9-1 Rule for Online Community Engagement Dead? [Data] There is a rule that has floated around in the social media world for quite some time called the Rule of Participation Inequality or the 90-9-1 Rule.
19 Learning to love your lurkers - Richmond Green
My husband is a Twitter lurker. In the three years since he set up his account, he's tweeted a grand total of 13 times. He regularly shows up on my SocialBro dashboard as 'inactive'. If I followed the advice of the many 'how to spring clean your social media account' posts that seem to proliferate around this time of year, I'd ditch him.
20 Why You Should Embrace Twitter Lurkers
Ted Rubin is a leading social marketing strategist and the chief social marketing officer at Collective Bias. In 2009, Rubin started using the term ROR, Return on Relationship™, a concept he believes is the cornerstone for building an engaged multi-million member database. His book, Return on Relationship, is out in August.
21 (Re)humanising eLearning
For my 'Spotlight stage' session at Online Educa (15:35 on Thursday 4th) I'm exploring 'Re-humanising eLearning'. This is a theme very much inspired by Catherine Cronin's keynote at ALT-C this year in which she spoke, among other things, about the value of online identity and open practice.
22 Is the 1,9,90 Rule Outdated? - Only Dead Fish
The BBC have just released some interesting research around participation online. The findings (the result of a "large-scale, long-term investigation into how the UK online population participates using digital media today") have raised a little controversy since they seem to indicate that the long-term model or view of participation online, the 1,9,90 rule, is outmoded.
For those who consume, those who act and contribute help to filter the noise. Non-lurkers help lurkers sift through the noise.
That said, getting lurkers to de-cloak and engage is the goal of every marketing dude on the planet.
Just because it's our goal, does not make it the lurkers goal. Far from it. This is not about us, it's about each lurker and what they need. Delurking is simply a non scalable task. It's highly personal. Delurking is very intimate. It's trust exercise.
Every prospect arrives at your site knowing something different.
They each arrive with their own unique lifetime of perspective.
They come with baggage and we need to be ready, willing and able to accept them.
If you answer their needs, if you pique their interests, then you may just succeed in changing their status.
Wouldn't that be fun on Facebook to have a relationship status with each brand. "Just Lurking" would be the first and the default option. Liking a brand does not break your lurker's virginity. Facebook has managed to make that experience such a light touch that it carries no real meaning of value.
How many times do you hear people say "I'm just lurking". Oddly that's much more commited than "I'm just looking", which is in response to a direct approach like "Can I help?". We've all learned to thwart retail sales people. We cringe when we cut them off, but it just becomes a necessity of modern living.
People offer up "I'm lurking" when they crave an invite. It is the statement a lurker makes when in no-man's land. They way be willing to the join conversation, but they don't want to work too hard. They are giving you the tiniest thumbs up, the mildest signal of interest. You simply need to wave the white flag and draw them into a conversation.
Lurking is much more than the internet equivalent of "Just Looking".
In the real world we can decline people's advances. We can do that online too. We can bypass or decline people's attempts for us to sign up and capture their oh so valuable email address. We can sidestep the "Talk to an agent" option. We're adept.
You can ignore them in that moment when they say they are lurking, or make a joke. Have fun. Welcome them.
You can do it wrong. They can quickly withdraw.
Often all it takes is a simple welcome. They'll take off their jacket and grab a drink and sit down and join the conversation.
All we want is a word, a sound, a signal. As marketers, we want an invitation. We want to know the light is on, there's someone home and there's a spark of interest. That's all. Just a spark.
We use the metaphor conversation, because that's all we want. A chance to talk.
Lurkers can feel like free loaders, but let's be honest, we're holding the party in their name. We're here to entice them. Often times all the people that are talking are selling something. The real paying customers are often hard to spot. Conversation often takes place between vendors or experts. It's a funny little dance.
Lurkers are who we're targeting. It's just easier to admit that's our goal. Call a spade a spade. Name the elephant in the room and move on.
What do you feel when you lurk:
- You are curious
- You have question
- You need information
- You are just not sure
- You don't want to spend all day.
- You don't want to get trapped.
What do you feel when you are a lurker?
- Discomfort
- Ignorance
- Curiosity
- Impatience
- Vulnerable
- Needy
We always wonder if this is my sort of thing? Are these my kind of people? Am I making a good choice? Is this really what I need.
Often we lurk when we are preference forming. Preferences aren't born fully formed. They arrive in pieces and we assemble them like an Ikea shelf. When all the pieces fit, we come out and express a preference.
Think about how you came to pick your neighbourhood, your car, your Kid's school. It's very hard to tell an honest tale. We get our sequencing wrong in our mind. We cite facts when it's often emotion that got us looking for facts to back up and support our desires.
We only express when we are willing to share. That's an important line. Sharing is commitment.
The act of sharing a preference validates us as individuals. Sharing an experience connects us emotionally to the memory. It's like we make the moment more important. We are wearing a badge.
Sharing an experience is more than a like, sharing an experience makes it part of our story.
Sharing internalizes a concept and embeds it more deeply into our internal preference graph.
Sharing also possibly flushes out more friends who like the same things. We don't really want to like anything alone. We want our friends to be like us – for right or wrong.
So what is your brand doing to make your story worth internalizing? What makes you worth sharing? Why will your former lurker's friends want to care about you too?
Brands are the one that need to stop free loading. Loading stuff on consumers for free. Brands are the ones who's job it is to entice us and make us care. The onus and the effort here is placed firmly on brands.
Brands need to figure out their story. Figure out the layers. Don't tell the whole story. Find the hooks that entice the lurkers to ask for the next hook. Rinse and repeat.
Metaphorically brands are throwing parties and expecting people to turn up and participate. And there's too much talk about the brand's needs (to sell more product) and not enough about the lurker's needs (to solve problems).
Sure individuals chose to unlurk, but brands create the space that makes that works for us.
- Brands fill in our knowledge gaps.
- Brands show us how normal our needs are.
- Brands prove to us that there are others like us.
What are you doing to let your prospects unlurk and dare to express a preference?
What are you doing to speak to the lurker? What are you doing to get more lurkers to ask that first question. What are you doing to make them want to share.
The lurkers call all the shots: make sure when they're ready to fire, they aim for you. Today they do all their homework before you even know their name. Be ready for their advances. They don't have to remain invisible.
Lurkers like it that way. We can embrace this reality or fight it.
I've no doubt in my mind which type of company will win. How about you? Do you think about lurkers enough?
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PS I've written more on lurkers. Follow the links on this list.
Nick Kellet Lurker Posts
Everything I know about lurking that I dared to share.
Source: http://www.nickkellet.com/2012/02/the-roi-of-lurkers-lurking-with-intent-to-purchase/
1 Participation Funnel: 7 Tips to Draw Lurkers into Crowdsourcing | UGC list creation, content curation & crowdsourcing.
I thought about a venn diagram this week: Lurkers ∩ (intersect) Crowdsourcers. Is there an intersection? If not why not? And how? Let me first introduce the two terms for the sake of clarity. Who are : Someone who observes and consumes but does not contribute.
2 Lurkers are the silent majority. Ignore them at your peril
Lurkers exist everywhere. Lurking is how we learn. Lurkers is old news. Lurkers are the silent majority. Ignore them at your peril
3 Snackers Are The New Lurkers
Your existing customer, your modern reader, your prospect: They are skimmers Hurried. Hassled. Commitment averse. They want snacks. Infosnacks. That want fast food for the brain. Don't take 500 works to make a point if 300 will suffice. You should know this. You skim. You guard your time. You like short sentences.
4 Many Lurkers don't want to be lurkers. They want to be outed!
You need to be ready. You need bait. You need a hook! Blink and you'll miss a lurker. You'll miss the moment. You can entice lurkers to join your conversation.
5 Listening to the Lurkers, The Silent Objectors. We struck Gold
We got to hear the Lurkers voice. If you follow my blog you know I love Lurkers. We got to talk to the people who didn't Listly and wouldn't sign up. Priceless
6 The Invisible Third Mindset: Content Creation & Curating Conversations
If you read my blog you'll know I gnaw on the lurker bone from time to time. My friend Kevin von Duuglas-Ittu has a unique perspective on lurkers and I'll probably misrepresent his view. I'm writing my take, not his! Kevin has yet to write a blog post on "Invisible Third Thinking", but this might just change that.
7 Invisible Advances: Lookers Look & Lurkers Lurk
Internet Culture says 90% of us are lurkers. 70% of buyers have chosen your brand before you know their identity. Are you embracing this new model?
8 Do You Embrace Infosnackers, Entice Lurkers & Live in Real Time? #LAVACON2014 | UGC list creation, content curation &...
You can't fight the info-snacking culture. You can't fight the fact that today's consumer for the most part wants a self-service experience The 1% rule is the norm. 90% of people consume or lurk in any given situation. Are you experimenting with real time content or are you still thinking/acting like Guttenberg?


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I think I've come down with an Adult case of ADHD.
(I'm currently typing this as I run in place.)
(I'm kidding. But only slightly.)
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Consider this my virtual door. Picture a few cob-webs with jack-o-lanterns glowing on the front porch and a fun spooky CD piping through the window.
Now, picture being REALLY terrified when John McCain and Sarah Palin answer the door.
This year we're more in to Halloween then ever before. We had a fantastic Halloween party thrown at Michelle's house. We're taking the kids trick or treating tonight with Laura. We're all aglow with sugar rush.
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Today I turn thirty-three. Thirty. Three. I'm boggled. I'm blinded.
I'm not sure how I feel about that.
Most average days I just get by. I email, I make lunches, I make dinner, I do the dishes, I tuck covers in over tiny people. I try to remember a life before this and I can't.
Maybe that's ok.
So today I'm reflecting on 33 things. Thirty-three. A number that means nothing and so much at the same time.
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Mr. Flinger and I have challenged each other to a duel. With the upcoming elections upon us (yes, yes, I know, we're all very very tired of the talk) we decided to take the bull by the horn, so to speak. To grab the ass by the donkeysack, as it where.
Basically, we're giving ourselves a college assignment and I hope you'll join us.
The assignment is thus: (Always throw in "thus" when giving out assignments making yourself look smarter and more intelligent in the process.)
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Squash Acorn Halves W/ Apple Beef Filling
I left out the maple syrup and spiced the meat a little instead — 10/23/2011
Dilly Yogurt Dressing
This dressing is wonderfull on baked fish, add chopped sweet peppers for colour. I used our local lingcod breaded with parmesan/breadcrumb and baked at high temperature. — 6/22/2008
Thick Pork Chops with Spiced Apples and Raisins
I skipped the brown sugar as I thought the raisins would be sweet enough. I finished the apples/raisin sauce in the oven on top of the pork — tyson 6/12/2008
Lick Your Chop Pork Chops, (Cat Treat)
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Easy vegetarien stir-fry. Will make this again. — 6/10/2008
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Soak prunes in a little Port and stew 10 min in orange juice... Serve with ice cream or whipped cream for dessert or on a brunch buffet. — 6/8/2008
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I placed the rinced sole filets over previously cooked creamed spinach. Cover with bread crumbs mixed with parmesan cheese and baked for 20 min. I find that sole falls appart when poached and skipped the bechamel for an lighter version. — 6/6/2008
Fillet Of Sole Florentine
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Trout Meuniere
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Orange Sauce, Catch Of The Day
I like quick and easy recipes. This is certainly one of them and give a very simple meal a 'special' look. I generaly cut down the amount of butter suggested in most recipes — laurence 5/27/2008
Orange Sauce, Catch Of The Day
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Potato, Celery Root and Ham Gratin
My rendition of this recipe (photo) is a celery root/potato puree rolled in ham slices au gratin. — 5/21/2008
Prawns with Cilantro-Ginger-Lime Butter
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Cilantro Slaw
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Tucked away down a lane off harried Sathorn Road, The Metropolitan is a haven of upscale tranquility amidst the buzz of Bangkok. The sister to London's coolest city hotel, it's also a place where the cliched East-meets-West approach to hotel design is executed to sublime effect.
Everything from the crisply dressed staff (uniforms by Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto) and the Orient-tinged interiors to the COMO Shambhala toiletries that grace every bathroom is achingly hip. But beyond the boundless style, The Metropolitan has the substance to match: staff radiate energetic enthusiasm, spaces ooze less-is-more sophistication, and the scent of the fragrant toiletries will linger long in the memory.
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|River Kwai Tour incl. boat trip
|Siam Ocean World (Value Pack)
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|Rooms: 171
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With interiors by Singaporean designer Kathryn Kng, each of the 171 rooms is bright and modern, drawing in a fresh, seductive mix of East, West and natural touches. The four penthouse suites and 240 square metre Presidential Suite (Mariah Carey counts among famous guests who have stayed here) are cavernous, but what really impresses is the size of the 122 Metropolitan rooms.
Each is between 51 and 54 square metres - the largest standard room size of any Bangkok hotel. The mosaic and limestone bathroom with sunken tub is big enough to swing a few Siamese cats in. Views are pleasingly potent; Sathorn's towering buildings and the green fringes of Lumpini Park remind you that the city, and its unbridled delights, is never far away.
More dazzling than the vistas, are the simple but sophisticated interiors. The plush, traditional opulence often found in luxury hotels make way for stripped down spaces infused with a cool, Zen-like calm.
Dark teak-wood floors and fittings, Oriental furnishings and crisp, contemporary lines define the hotel's signature 'pared down' look, while touches like the earth-toned fabrics of the Egyptian bed linen and overstuffed rectangular pillows warm things up. Perhaps the most eye-catching feature of each room, the king-size bed has a built-to-last quality about it. Hanging above it, original water-lily paintings by Thai artist Natee Utarit gives depth to the room's strikingly-lit interiors.
Whether you're in the powerfully open space of the lobby or the spacious rooms, light is also a feature; by day pouring through windows and into clean-lined spaces to give rooms a satisfying richness and depth, while at night ambient lighting by London-based Isometrix builds in layers to complement the task at hand.
While this deft use of space and light throughout exudes simplicity, in-room facilities are unerringly sophisticated, not to mention functional. Technophiles will marvel at the wireless internet, cordless phone, electronic safe, Bosch radio/CD player, DVD player and interactive TV menu offering on-demand movies and message retrieval. And if the cutting-edge gadgetry and Zen-like calm of the place doesn't relax you, the Yoga mat in the cupboard (or free daily Yoga lesson in the studio downstairs) should help you achieve inner peace.
Fancy meeting facilities on the third floor include three fully-equipped meeting rooms, ideal for any high-flying business presentation or swanky media shindig. A personal meeting butler ensures proceedings go off without fuss.
Like its sister hotel on London's trendy Park Lane, The Metropolitan's charms stretch far beyond the delights to be had while wallowing in fashionable privacy in your room. Take Cyan, the hotel's 110-seat restaurant.
With its Moorish, seafood-inspired menus by renowned Australian chef Amanda Gale, it's won accolades galore - including Thailand Tatler's Best Restaurant Award 2004 - and become a city destination in its own right. Tuck into toasted coconut waffles with mango, passion fruit and palm syrup for the included buffet breakfast, or indulge in a lingering fish supper by the palm fringed 20-metre pool that flanks it, and you'll discover why.
Follow that with a night-time cocktail at the famous Met Bar, one of the trendiest spots in the world come night. And then there's the 48-seat Glow restaurant serving fresh organic snacks, light meals and juices with a health-giving slant that dovetails perfectly with the holistic COMO Shambhala Spa next to it. With a state-of-the-art gymnasium, yoga studio, 20-metre lap pool, steam rooms and jacuzzi this fragrant retreat provides all the pampering potential you'd expect from a hotel of this caliber.
Whether you are in the tastefully furnished lobby, lying face-down on a treatment table in the spa or with your feet up in your own private space, the same calming, youthful air persists. Sleek serenity would be one way to describe it. A surreal sensation of being in two places at once - the heart of Bangkok's bustling business district and yet in hip seventh heaven - would be another. Whatever that peculiar feeling is, and however it's achieved, a stay at The Metropolitan is something irresistible.
Reviewed by: Max Crosbie-Jones
Location: South Sathorn Road, an approximate 10 - 15 minute walk to MRT (underground) station Lumpini.
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The Rivington accent chair has plenty of flair in a traditional and attractive package. The rich textured brown finish is adorned with plenty of hand carved details that enhance the curved back, arms and legs. The seat and arms are covered in a black leather-like embossed alligator and framed by decorative nail head trim.
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For kids, Halloween candy is a sacred thing and for many, the first time they have ever worked to earn anything.
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Do you like working with children and young adults? If you do, read on. This work is all about looking after young people and working professionally to give them a memorable and enjoyable experience when they stay at our centres.
We have 3 centres situated in the South East of England, 2 are based in Eastbourne close to the sea and 1 in beautiful Kent countryside not far from Tunbridge Wells.
All our students and nearly all of our staff live at the centre in single sex accommodation. All staff are involved in the pastoral care required in a residential setting. For example, staff ensure students are settled in their rooms at night and up in time for breakfast in the morning and deal with any problems that occur. The students' safety is the most important thing. Therefore we only employ people who accept this and are prepared to put themselves out to ensure it happens. Staff are expected to be courteous, friendly and professional whatever the situation. We also expect our staff to be sensitive to and respond to the interests and needs of the students who come from many different countries and cultures.
The typical working day varies from centre to centre but basically there are EFL lessons in the mornings (5 mornings per week) followed by sports, games and activities in the afternoon and evening entertainment. Every Wednesday there is usually a trip to London and on Sundays to tourist attractions nearer to the school.
Working at ACCORD ISS is challenging and can be tiring, but it is also unforgettable and a lot of fun. Many staff return year on year and have forged friendships with peers and students alike.
If you are not afraid of hard work, enjoy working with children, are reliable, energetic and have a good sense of humour, we would be interested to hear from you.
Easter: Induction 23 March 2013
Students arrive on 24 March and leave on 5 April 2013
Moira House Induction 29 June & 30 June 2013
Moira House Students arrive 1 July for up to 6 weeks
Bethany Induction 13 July 2013
Bethany Students arrive 14 July for up to 4 weeks
Eastbourne Centre Induction 29 June 2013
Eastbourne Centre Students arrive on 30 June for up to 5 weeks
All staff applying to ACCORD ISS will have stringent checks made as to their suitability to work with children. These checks will include the following:
Previous experience of similar work preferred. Responsible for every aspect of the smooth running of the Summer School. High quality team leadership and management of staff and students essential. Ability to solve every sort of problem and handle every sort of pressure essential. Must be flexible to respond to customer demands. Excellent PR and administrative skills also required. Most demanding role. You set the standards that others must follow. Safety of up to 200 students is your responsibility. Attention to detail essential, nothing must be forgotten. Responsibility for administration of budgets. No specific qualifications required. Speaking different language(s) extremely useful.
Leads team of EFL teachers and ensures smooth running of whole EFL programme. Must work closely with Course Director. System and resources already in place but improvements always welcomed. Must be highly organised to cope with large numbers on weekly enrolment. Set and maintain classroom standards for teachers (observing everyone) and students. Administer testing, class placement, class changes, staff time-tabling, exit reports/certificates. Solve teacher and student classroom problems. Be flexible to respond to customer demands and unexpected changes. Be warm, supportive and professional. Should have degree plus RSA Diploma or equivalent. Experience with young learners desirable.
Leads and co-ordinates Activity Programme including excursions. Must work closely with Course Director. Must have high quality team leadership and management skills for staff and students. Must be a super-efficient organiser with attention to detail. Safety of students and ensuring safety procedures are followed is essential. Ability to enthuse and excite students with varied Activity Programme including sports, arts, games and entertainments. Must ensure programme is carried out on time and with professionalism. Administer Activity Programme budget. Must be flexible to respond to customer demands. No specific qualifications required. Experience of many sports and understanding of their safety aspects useful.
Teaching classes maximum size 12 (maximum size 14 at Eastbourne Centre). Provide positive and controlled classroom learning environment, concentrating on speaking and listening skills. Carry out entry testing for students and write leaving reports. Respond to guidance given by Director of Studies following observation. Prepare, lead and support Activity Programme sessions enthusiastically. Encourage all students to participate fully and ensure controlled and safe environment for all sports and activities. Supervise students on excursions. Carry out daily residential welfare duties including being responsible for some student rooms, getting students up, putting them to bed. Give full pastoral support to students when required and be part of duty rota. Carry out weekend airport transfer duties. Follow direction from all senior staff. Degree plus CELTA or Trinity College TESOL Cert or equivalent required. Applicants with QTS status or those with PGCE (English/Modern Languages) welcomed. QTS teachers also considered with experience of appropriate age students, especially primary trained.
For the recruitment of EFL Teachers we follow the recommendations below.
The Scheme normally requires all teachers to have a first degree or equivalent plus a certificate in ELT or TESOL (formerly known as TEFL).
To be considered by the Scheme as a valid certificate in ELT or TESOL, a qualification must
Experience teaching Cambridge Exam Courses and IELTS Courses are desireable.
No specific qualifications necessary, but applicants holding coaching qualifications in any sport, lifeguard qualifications and first aid qualifications particularly welcomed. We are looking for staff with interest in leading/assisting sports and/or other activities e.g. drama, art and crafts, jewellery making, dance, yoga, etc. You would also assist with the weekly excursions and take an active role in student supervision/pastoral care around the school and within the boarding house, e.g. helping with wake up and at bed time, helping with tuck shop, supervising free time etc. You might also be asked to assist with airport transfers on some weekends.
We are looking for staff who will be in charge of a boarding house and be responsible for the welfare of children within the House. Experience of students in a residential environment is desirable. You will assist with rooming of students, liase with main school staff e.g. laundry, catering, cleaning to ensure high standards are maintained within the House. You are an important staff member and one to whom children in your House will go to in the first instance if there is a problem or if a child is unwell. Therefore, a caring and sensitive attitude, patience and "being a mum" to students is looked for. You will also assist with pastoral duties around the school, activities and airport transfers (but main priority is the House).
To co-ordinate transport arrangements for all students' arrival and departure as well as ensuring transport is provided for excursions and off-site activities. No specific qualifications required, but must have excellent IT skills and a good working knowledge of Excel. Must be exceptionally well organised with close attention to detail and able to work calmly under pressure. Excellent telephone manner and PR skills essential. This post involves close working relations with the Course Director, Manager and Directors of Summer School, as well as parents and group leaders. The post can be demanding and staff should be aware that some days will be long, especially at the beginning of the course and during weekends. This post will start no later than Monday 18 June 2013.
All employees receive a full day off each week and also a half day off each week. Pay is according to age, qualifications and experience.
Specialist sports' and First Aid qualifications an advantage.
Some non-residential posts available.
More detailed job descriptions will be provided when contracts are offered.
To apply for a position you can download and complete the relevant application form below and send it by fax, email or post.
All applications should be sent to:
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Mediterranean Shrimp Scampi
Quick Facts
Servings: 3
Cook Time: 15 min.
Frozen shrimp and canned artichoke hearts make this a quick and flavorful meal.
Recipe courtesy of the National Fisheries Institute
Serving Suggestion: This shrimp dish will take you on a gastronomic vacation to warmer climates. Serve with a Caesar salad and some bruschetta for an enjoyable seafood dinner.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 527
Calories from Fat 48 (9%)
(8%)Total Fat 5g
(4%)Saturated Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
(77%)Cholesterol 230mg
(20%)Sodium 475mg
(37%)Potassium 1308mg
Total Carbohydrate 76g
(43%)Dietary Fiber 11g
Sugars 2g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(92%)Protein 46g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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With a crisp bite in the air, Miss Julia is enjoying a well-earned respite by her new fireplace. But autumn leaves aren't the only things falling: James, Hazel Marie's housekeeper, has had a nasty tumble down some stairs. How can Hazel Marie feed and take care of him—not to mention a husband and two babies—when she barely knows how to boil water?
In Miss Julia Stirs Up Trouble Miss Julia jumps in to help by convincing the ladies of Abbotsville to put on their aprons and give cooking lessons. With success so close she can taste it, Miss Julia isn't thrilled when an unexpected visitor shows up. Brother Vern Puckett, Hazel Marie's no-good uncle, started life on the wrong foot and stayed there. What could he possibly want from his frazzled niece this time?
Author of the beloved Miss Julia novels, Ann B. Ross holds a doctorate in English from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and has taught literature at the University of North Carolina, Asheville.
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From his many appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The Late Show with David Letterman, to his weekly picks segment on the FOX NFL pregame show with Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson, comedian/actor/impressionist Frank Caliendo has been all over Television the past few years. (Last year He even performed in front of the Vice President of the United States broadcast on C-SPAN). Known for "dead on" impressions of famous actors (like Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Robert DeNiro), politicians (George W. Bush, Bill Clinton) and broadcasters (John Madden, David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Jim Rome), Frank, a 7 year veteran of television sketch comedy (MadTV, Hype) has his own show "Frank TV" on the TBS network. On the Stage, Frank's high energy act is a blend of observations, impressions, characters and anecdotal stories that build to a frenetic pace. Once described by the "Hollywood Reporter" as "a combination of Robin Williams and Jim Carrey" Frank is one comedian that should not be missed. Other places you might have seen Frank: "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson", "Jimmy Kimmel Live", "Conan O'Brien", "The View", "Last Call with Carson Daly", Superbowl XXXIX, "Comedy Central Presents Frank Caliendo", "The Best Damn Sports show Period", and "Mike and Mike" on ESPN 2.
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13 Reasons to Like Jay Asher (an author interview)
Friday, November 5th, 2010
If you recall my "Nine Only Slightly Creepy Reasons to Attend a Writers' Conference" post in September, you'll remember my mentioning famous author, Jay Asher, and something about how I might possibly have stolen his Kleenex. So, imagine my throat-choking panic a few hours after the post went up, when I received an email from Mr. Asher politely asking for his tissue back. I mean, the guy's gotta have lawyers, right? However, like any first-class, cheeky blogger would do, I hoisted my petard and refused, based upon the 9/10's rule (finders-keepers, Jay), and thus we engaged in a series of conversational points through which I quickly discovered that not only is the guy unbelievably nice, he's hilarious. Seriously. Which is not what I expected from someone who wrote a book which makes people cry.
Next thing you know, I'm hemming and hawing and asking him for an interview since I want my reading peeps to meet him, and is it okay that the interview won't exactly be on the 13 reasons why he wrote his book, but rather on random topics such as Hannah Montana and superheroes? To which he graciously replied with something akin to, "Bring it on."
So meet Jay Asher, everyone. Author of "13 Reasons Why," which won a crazy amount of awards and spent 65 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List since its 2007 entrance into the book world. And as of this week, the book's been signed for publication in 30 countries. Jay's married to beautiful singer/songwriter, JoanMarie, whom he brags about more than anything else, and who wrote the song "Soul Alone," which is included (as a poem) in the book version of 13 Reasons Why, concludes the audiobook version of 13 Reasons Why, and is also on her cd (which you can find on the right-hand side of Jay's blog—click the cd cover—or here). And for more on Jay, you should visit his blog ('cuz it's fun—he even has a photo with Vanilla Ice; how awesome is that?), or you can visit his book site by clicking on 13 Reasons Why.
As to the interview…my questions and comments are in white. His responses are in green. Enjoy.
(1) All right, between you and me, let's have it. Did you name your character, Hannah (in 13 Reasons Why), after Hannah Montana? If not, is that a rumor I'm allowed to start?
J: I can't give you permission to start that rumor, but I can't really stop you if that's something you want to do. But if you're going to start a rumor, choose something more juicy than that! Maybe say I named her after Hannah Van Buren, the wife of Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States. Now that's a cool rumor!
M: I'm not sure which impresses me more, the fact that you know Mrs. Van Buren's name, or that you used it in the same paragraph as "juicy."
J: Did you know Mrs. Van Buren was the very first person to print the word JUICY across the butt of her pants? The fact that women still do that today shows you how much of a trendsetter she was.
(2) Whoa! In the same sentence even! Okay, so what are the chances of you basing a character in your next book on, say, myself? Not that you'd have to name her after me or anything. In fact she could even be a nameless extra, but you and I would both know it's me because she'd be, like, really mysterious and cool.
J: I actually did that! In my next book, during the very first classroom scene, the girl two desks over from the main male character was absolutely inspired by you. But it'll be our funny little secret because no one will know she's based on you. In fact, I don't even mention the girl at all, or that there's even a desk there. But it's a classroom, so of course there is!
M: I knew it. You're the best. Just make sure she has nerd glasses, okay? I've always wanted nerd glasses.
J: I have her using a monocle, which I hope will suffice. She's kind of a cross between you and that rich guy from the Monopoly board game.
M: Wait, what?!
(3) Speaking of characters, who's your favorite superhero of all time?
J: The first superhero movie I ever saw was Superman, so he was definitely my favorite as a child. But there's also Mighty Mouse. He's basically just like Superman…as a mouse. And his theme song is just as cool!
M: Plus, they both look good in spandex, which is hard to pull off. Good choice.
J: I've worn spandex, and you're absolutely right, unless you shave your legs it's SO hard to pull off!
M: *raises eyebrow and resists asking further*
(4) What about your favorite book of all time (besides your own, obviously :-))? Are there pictures in it?
J: As a kid, my favorite book was The Monster At the End of This Book. And yes, the pictures were hilarious! I can never figure out why Hollywood hasn't made a movie out of it. Of course, they'd have to call it The Monster At the End of This Movie, and I hate it when they change titles just for the movie.
M: Aww…that's a cute book. I officially approve of you. Let's be friends.
J: Pinky touch! (That's how I seal all of my friendships.)
(5) Good. Now that we're friends, word on the street is that you wanted to be an illustrator when you were younger (and by "younger" I don't mean to imply that you are no longer young now…or anything, but…ahem). So what's your favorite thing to draw?
J: Was there a balding joke in there? It sounded like there was a balding joke in there. Anyway, yes, I wanted to write and illustrate my own comic strip. I still think that would be the ideal job. But the one thing keeping me from pursuing that career is that I can't draw very well. Whenever I illustrate something and show people, all I draw are blank stares. (Get it? Get it???)
M: Are you trying to draw me into a battle of the puns?
J: I would erase you. (Get it???)
(6) I block your eraser and, instead, ask you to describe your wife in one word.
J: Inspiring. She inspires my work, and she inspires me as a person.
M: Very nice. Good man. And you two are just about ready to have a baby! What are you both most looking forward to as new parents?
J: The holidays. I'm a holiday junkie, but they're never as fun as an adult as they were when I was a child. So I can't wait to recreate that magic for our son.
(7) Cute :-). So, who would win in a spork fight, you or JoanMarie?
J: She would. Definitely! She's much more competitive than I am. It's very inspiring.
M: Competitive women are always inspiring. Have you ever seen them on Black Friday?
J: Oh my goodness, that's a brilliant idea! This year, I think I'll go to the big shopping centers early on Black Friday and hand out sporks to everyone waiting in line. And then I'll set up a lawn chair, eat some popcorn, and just watch what happens.
(8) Hahaha! That's awesome. Speaking of which, you're no doubt aware a pre-requisite for being voted as true awesomeness on this blog is that you enjoy eating. So what are your top three favorite foods?
J: I don't have very complex taste buds, so I'm very easy to please. I could eat spaghetti for many meals in a row. A nice hamburger (do NOT forget the pickles) is always wonderful. And I love the blackened chicken at Bon Temps. Blackened chicken! That's complex, isn't it? It's not regular chicken…it's blackened!
M: Blaaaackened chiiiicken… *wipes drool spot from chin* Hmm? What?
J: But only from Bon Temps. They have the best fried green tomatoes, too. (Whoah! It worked! I just wanted to see if I could get you to drool even more.)
(9) And do you cook?
J: I like to cook, yes. Do I cook very often? No. My stomach doesn't communicate with my head very well, so I often don't realize I should start preparing something until I'm absolutely starving. So I eat out way too often.
M: Okay, but the one time I saw you eating out (not that I was stalking you or anything), you were eating salad. At least, that's what it looked like through the fern leaves I was peering out of with my camera. I mean, seriously, can salad technically be considered eating out?
J: No, but that was at a coffee shop and I got there at the very end of their lunch time, so all they had left was a little bit of salad. It wasn't even a full salad! So after you stopped taking pictures and left…I ate the fern.
(10) Hold on a sec, I just laughed coffee up my nose… Okay, all better. So tell us who is your favorite band at the moment?
J: As far as contemporary bands, I really don't know. I should probably come up with a good answer because I'm always impressed by people who claim to love bands I've never heard of. So how's this for an answer: Currently, I've been following Harmony Alley Carjackers. No one's really heard of them yet, but they're amazing.
Who's your favorite band?
M: Wait…are they for real, or did you just make them up? 'Cuz I googled "Harmony Alley Carjackers" and the first link that popped up was for the Backstreet Boys. No joke. Maybe you can sing us a line from "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" later? And to answer your question, I have three favorites: Smashing Pumpkins, Starflyer 59, and the Killers.
J: I've heard of two of your favorite bands, so I'm 1/3 impressed by your selection! Harmony Alley Carjackers is a completely made up band, actually. So, in that sense, they are a lot like the Backstreet Boys.
(11) :-). Rumor has it you still listen to Def Leppard…is this true?
J: Yes, this is a rumor that's definitely true. Why are you smirking? I love Def Leppard! I've seen them in concert more than any other band. I once camped out for two nights to get front row seats. I also called into a radio show to get tickets to an exclusive show for only 200 audience members. That was amazing! What did I have to do on-air to get the tickets? Next question…
M: Oh, there's no way you're getting off the hook from defending explaining yourself on this one! So let's have it. How'd you get the tickets??? And this was—what? Like, last year or something?
J: I was in college at the time, but I would still do it THIS year thank-you-very-much. Sadly, no, I can't let you post what I did to get those tickets. But I will whisper it in your ear. (whisperwhisperwhisper)
(12) Almost the last question: Have you ever been attacked by rabid YA fan girls? Just curious…
J: What, with chains and brass knuckles and stuff? Uh…no. And I don't think I'd like that. Do people actually do that when they like an author? That's weird! Or are you actually talking rabid as in rabies? Are rabies common among YA fan girls? That's kind of scary.
M: Yes. They're the same fan girls who stalk the Backstreet Boys. Not that I'd know anything about that. I mean, it's been a few months since I've done any stalking so…
(13) Final question: Will we still be on speaking terms after this interview? Jay? Hello? Jay?
J: Mary, why are you staring at me like that? Um…Mary? Why are the corners of your lips starting to foam? M-m-Mary? MARYYYY!!!!!
What's the mood noise of the moment? Def Leppard, of course.
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Contemporary Chinese Film Series
FREE! In recognition of the continuum between cinema and the performing arts, the Kennedy Center offers showings of eight contemporary Chinese films over three weeks.
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In recognition of the continuum between cinema and the performing arts, the festival includes showings of eight contemporary Chinese films over three weeks: Gone Is the One Who Held Me Dearest in the World; Warriors of Heaven and Earth; Nuan; Kekexili; A Time to Love; Together; Goddess of Mercy; and Rushing Out of Amazon.
Mondays, October 10 & 17 and Wednesday, October 26
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12 p.m.: Kekexili--Directed by Lu Chuan, 2004, 90 min.
3 p.m.: Gone is the One Who Held Me Dearest in the World--Directed by Ma Xiaoying, 2002, 100 min.
6 p.m.: Warriors of Heaven and Earth--Directed by He Ping, 2003, 125 min.
9 p.m.: Nuan--Directed by Huo Jianqi, 2003, 102 min.
6 p.m.: Rushing Out of Amazon--Directed by Song Yeming, 2002, 98 min.
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A Time to Love
A love story that should not have happened. But the Great Cultural Revolution fathered it. As memorable as Romeo and Juliet, their love tied with the same intrusion from their families – the hatred. Until one day, they watched Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It inspires them. It gives their juiceless love story the hope for fruit. It brings them the determination to bridge through time setting aside the hatred. The same gives them a wait of 12 years. 12 years of changing time, changing era. Friends come and go. Songs sang become old. How much longer for their love can they hold? How much longer for their love with beautiful memory and unforgettable days can they hold?
Rushing Out of Amazon
The subject matter of this film was from the actual experiences of two young military officers of special troops of airborne troops of our army who were assigned to Venezuela of South America to accept training of "Hunter School" organized by international military organization and it characterized a new feature of Chinese army men who was heroic to step to the world in the new open and reform times after it was processed by the art. The film described they were always loyal to their motherland and people in front of the hard training and difficulties with their hard-bitten will and heroic spirit and experienced life and death test of the national flag. This is a modern actual subject matter film which carries forward the stateliness of the country and army.
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Set in the ferocious Gobi Desert, the story follows two protagonists, Lieutenant Li and Japanese emissary Lai Qui – both first-class warriors and master swordsmen. After decades of service to the Chinese Emperor, Lai Qi longs to return to Japan, but is instead sent to the West to chase wanted criminals. His only passport back to Japan is to capture and execute Lieutenant LI, a renegade soldier wanted for refusing orders to kill female and child prisoners during a violent mutiny. Li and Lai Qi battle, but finally agree to delay their final personal flight until the caravan carrying Minzhu and a Buddhist monk is brought to safety. The monk, however, is carrying a sacred and powerful pagoda that attracts the attention of the region's ruthless overlord, Master An. Lai Qi and Lt. Li, accompanied by Li's former posse of soldiers, who have forsaken their peaceful new lives to return to his side, must face the cruelty of the desert, the region's barbaric bandits and the brutality of the overlord's men before they can finally face one another. He Ping is an international director and scriptwriter. He produces many recent excellent Chinese movies, such as Be There or Be Square. In 1998 He Ping becomes the counselor of Colombia Film Inc. (Asia) and produces movies such as Looking For the Gun and Cellphone.
Goddess of Mercy
Anxin (ZHAO Wei) is an anti drug enforcement agent, when she is preparing her wedding with Tiejun, she falls in love with another man, Maojie (Nicholas Tse), the passion between them grows vigorously. Unfortunately, Anxin quickly married Tiejun after discovering her pregnancy. Everything seems going fine then, but it is only the beginning of tragedy: Anxin meets Maojie again when disguising herself as a drug dealer, later she even becomes the witness against him which leads his family broken up. However, Mao's lawyer exonerates Maojie after revealing the affairs between Mao and Anxin. Maojie determines to take revenge and the lovers become enemies. Goddess of Mercy is adapted from a popular novel by Ivy Ho, the ideas are skillfully presented. Ann Hui directed the film in a proper way, avoiding to be too emotional. She expound in a simple language that a woman pursuit her own goal even in an ill-fate. The film not only consists the unique objective from Ann Hui, but also shows the pity on sufferings and uncertainty of life.
Kekexili: Mountain Patrol
Disguised journalist Gayu came to Kekexili from Beijing to seek the truth. He joined the mountain patrol for a regular action to catch the illegal hunters and protect the Tibetan antelopes. The illegal hunters were like ghosts in the depopulated Kekexili, they set up traps everywhere to attack the patrol team, and the patrol members died one after another. Despite the severe natural environment, the patrol team, led by Ritai, shed their blood to fight against the brutal illegal hunters. Being personally involved in the fight, Gayu suddenly realized that this was not just another regular mountain patrol, it was more of a life journey. To the patrol team, Kekexili was the homeland for them as well as the Tibeten antelopes. In the transmigration of life, they have always been guarding their homeland.
At the end of July by the lunar calendar, Jinghe, who has left his hometown to seek knowledge in Beijing, returns to his lung-parted native place to help redress his teacher Mr. Cao's wrong case. At a bridge on his way home, Jinghe encounters a crippled young woman. This woman is Nuan with whom he seems to be tied together by an invisible string. When young, Nuan used to be a very pretty girl who is good at singing and dancing. She also used to play a leading role in the village's song and dance team in those years. One day, when provincial Opera Troupe came to give performances, the whole village was seething with excitement. The Troupe was like a huge magnet magnetizing the whole village both men and women, old and young. In her young pure innocent heart, Nuan took a fancy to the Troupe's young actor. She yearned for a better and brighter future. Silently, Jinghe also took a fancy to Nuan. Finally, the Opera troupe left the village taking away Nuan's dream with it. At that time, Jinghe did hope that Nuan could go with the troupe, for he could not stand Nuan's disappointed look. Thus, Jinghe decided to make Nuan realize how he felt about her so as to change the awkward situation between the two. The swing in the village helped him. They had a real hover. That is the first time Jinghe touched Nuan, and the only time too. However, an accident happened during that hover, which has changed everything. Later, Jinghe was admitted to a university in Beijing. The realistic environment in the city has changed Jinghe, for that Nuan suffered another fruitless wait. Now Nuan has married a mute man and become the mother of a daughter. Nuan lives on tenaciously under life's heavy pressure. When Jinghe comes to visit Nuan and meets her husband, a simple, honest but arrogant man, he realizes that her husband, though mute, is, afterall, quite a man of character. He believes that Nuan may not suffer much now that she has married the man. However, Jinghe's heart trembles when he sees Nuan's frail face is under the mute man's big hand...
Xiaochun is a 13-year-old violin prodigy who lives with his father, Liu Cheng, in a small Chinese city. Shy and sensitive, he doesn't say much - music is his way of expressing his feelings. But Xiaochun's entire life changes when his father, wanting the best for him, takes him to live in immense Beijing.
Gone is the One Who Held Me Dearest in the World
Ke, a successful writer, visits her mother and discovers that her Mom is aging and dying. She feels sad to see her mom drifting away, and regrets that she neglected the needs of the old woman who held her dearest in the world.
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