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first bout against Joe Frazier on March 8, 1971. A Babe Ruth team sweater from around 1922 sold for $250,642, Oscar Robertson 's NBA MVP Award from 1963-64 for $177,632 and a Robertson 1960 U.S. Olympic team jersey for $121,324
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Director: | Alexander Payne |
Actors: | George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Beau Bridges, Mary Birdsong, Rob Huebel, Robert Forster, Judy Greer |
The Descendants is a sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant journey for Matt King (George Clooney), an indifferent husband and father of two teenage girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty.
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A native to the Southern Tier, Dr. Sargent grew up in Johnson City, NY. She studied at Nazareth College, Rochester NY where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. She went on to obtain her Ph.D. in Chemistry at Binghamton University, followed by a position as a Developmental Scientist at IBM/EIT in Endicott, NY, continuing the work she started during her doctoral studies. Deciding to pursue her original goal to study medicine, she then attended Upstate Medical University and graduated with her medical degree in 2008. Dr. Sargent completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale New Haven Hospital in 2012.
Dr. Sargent is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her interests include both low-risk and high risk obstetrics, adolescent gynecology, minimally invasive gynecological surgery and management of female urogynecological disorders. Dr. Sargent is trained in robotic surgery and offers robotic hysterectomies, myomectomies and pelvic organ prolapse procedures for appropriate candidates.


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Summary of the monitoring efforts by the Molluscan Fisheries team at the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute: October 2005 - July 2007.
The coquina clam Donax variabilis is a common inhabitant of the intertidal zone of Florida's sandy beaches. Known for their highly variable color patterns (right), coquinas can be found buried just under the surface of the sand in the wave-swept area of the beach known as the swash zone. These algae filter-feeders represent a critical food source for fish, crabs and shore birds. Because their naturally high abundance and ecological importance, coquina can be used as an indicator species for beach communities.
Although they are not mollusks, other fauna, or animal life from the same region, commonly found on the beach includes the mole crab Emerita talpoida (right) and the ghost crab Ocypode quadrata (below right). Like coquina, mole crabs are filter feeders that burrow in the fluid sand of the swash zone. Ghost crabs are found on the upper portion of the beach, above high tide. These animals normally reside in burrows (below left) during the day and forage at night. Very little is known about the effects of beach nourishment on the natural populations of these fauna.
The Molluscan Fisheries group at the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute began monitoring the physical attributes and invertebrate populations of six Pinellas County beaches in 2005. Belleair Shores, Redington Beach and Fort De Soto Beach were chosen as control sites while two locations along Indian Rocks Beach and one at Indian Shores were within the construction area of the Sand Key Beach Renourishment Project.
All sites were sampled monthly from October 2005 through July 2007. A 300-meter transect was laid parallel to the water line and samples were collected at 10 random locations along its length. If cusps were present along the shore, fauna samples were distributed equally between cusps and inter-cusps (see figure). Sampling was not conducted at any site while nourishment construction was present. The diagram below illustrates the sampling scheme used in this study relative to typical beach formations and zones.
Scientists measured the vertical profile of each beach at five random locations along the 300-meter transect. Vertical profiles extended from the upper boundary (a seawall, property line, three meters into the vegetation, or the base of a dune) below sea level and the swash zone. Researchers used a surveying scope, stadia rod and transect tapes to measure the shape, width and elevation of beaches (right). View graphs of the beach profiles
Sediment cores were collected along vertical profile transects from the upper beach, lower beach and swash zone. These samples were collected to compare changes in grain size and organic matter resulting from nourishment filling. View changes in sediment composition over time
Surveys of ghost crab burrows were conducted at five random locations along the 300-meter transect on the upper beach to estimate changes in population abundance. Each sampling area was 15 -meters wide along the 300-meter transect line. Burrows were counted to estimate population abundance. The diameter of each burrow was recorded to estimate relative size of crabs along each beach. View graphs of ghost crab populations
Ten locations along the 300-meter transect line were randomly selected for faunal sampling. A metal scoop lined with 1mm mesh was used to collect samples from the high-, mid- and low-swash zone at each of the 10 locations. Samples from the swash zonewere carefully sorted to find coquina and mole crabs. These animals were counted and measured to monitor the natural population abundance, growth and changes following nourishment. View graphs of fauna abundance.
Map of Pinellas County and Sand Key Nourishment Area
Pinellas County Coastal Management website - Beach Nourishment
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Posted: Jan 31, 2013 7:00 PM by Dax VanFossen - MTN News
FLATHEAD COUNTY - The Flathead County Sheriff's office has released the official cause of death for a man who died hiking Glacier National Park last year.
Jakson Kreiser, 19, of Michigan, went missing in Glacier Park in late July for days before his remains were found.
The Flathead County Coroners Office lists hypothermia and drowning as contributing to his death.
According to Flathead County Sheriff and Coroner Chuck Curry, Kreiser may have had other experiences, but it was a combination of drowning and hypothermia that claimed his life.
Park spokeswoman Denise Germann says her office was made aware of the findings as well.
"What we believe happened was he probably fell, he fell into the water, with lots of snow runoff, and that's what happened," Germann said.
Park rangers and other searchers combed the areas between Avalanche Lake and Hidden Lake including Floral Park, but found only limited signs until they finally located Kreiser almost two months later.
"He was found below southwest of Hidden Lake, and it's a small drainage, it's a waterfall drainage, on a talus slope, in between cliff bands, and so I think at the time, it was very much lots of water and snow."
Hikers found his body submerged in about four inches of water. The water was three feet deep at the time he fell in, with whitewater from snow runoff, according to the sheriff's department. Kreiser likely slipped while trying to cross the drainage and went in the water, which was just above freezing, and he was unable to recover.
The cold water preserved Kreiser's body, but also hid it from view of the search parties.
Germann said drowning is the number one cause of death in Glacier Park.
Kreiser had been spending the summer as a Glacier Park employee.
After several teams of searchers had found no clues, his parents issued a press release in August saying they believed their son had "found the world's greatest resting place. Jakson absolutely fell in love with Glacier National Park, all that it has to offer, as well as all of the people he came to know."


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Weather you enjoy sitting and watching the river drift by, take a casual hike to magnificent Valley Vistas or challenge yourself to a demanding hike to the top of the ridge, you will love Garland. It is the locals favorite.
Weather you enjoy sitting and watching the river drift by, take a casual hike to magnificent Valley Vistas or challenge yourself to a demanding hike to the top of the ridge, you will love Garland. It is the locals favorite.
Garland Park is a jewel in Carmel Valley. Many diverse trails are available from easy trails on the flats to moderate to difficult climbs to several ridge tops where the reward is an incredible view of the Valley and Monterey Bay. The Park offers many environments from Redwood canyons to Oak studded hillsides.
This is a pretty park in Carmel Valley with quite a few trails; some are flat, others climb into the mountains. If you're up for an uphill hike, be sure to climb to the mesa and check out the lake on top.
I have always loved this park. It's a great place to walk your dog. there are trails for every level of expertise. The Carmel River runs by and there are places to sit at the bank.
a number of trails of varying lengths and difficulty. Some are shared with dogs and some with horses and some with bikes. Pick up a trail map - you can borrow one or buy one.
This is a fairly large park, but the main area is all most visitors see. Fabulous hiking (from ridge trails with views out across the Santa Lucia Preserve to redwood canyons.
There are many wonderful trails to hike in Garland Ranch. Currently, the visitors center is being remodeled. There is still a portable toilet available.
Jogging or hiking you can''t beat Garland Park. Trails are well maintained and well marked. If you just want a gentile stroll you can loop around the park with only slight elevation gains. More vigorous is the hike to the old fire watch tower which will get your heart really going. Plenty of trails in between the extremes, though. Meadows,... More
I have spent countless hours hiking, walking and just breathing in beauty in this amazing park. When you are in the Valley, take a break from the incredible wineries and hike off those calories from those astounding restaurants by visiting Garland.
We went out for an after-breakfast stroll and returned 4 hours later after a slight miscalculation of distances and altitude changes. But it was gorgeous with nicely groomed trails, redwood groves, streams, meadows and beautiful vistas.
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I've had a little conversation by email with Michael Toland – Manager of National Productions at KLRU-TV in Austin, Texas – that's the station that produces Austin City Limits.
We talked about posting unauthorized files from the shows and one of my questions was if they were considering the release of these performances on DVD.
He explained to me that even though they want to see all the shows come out on DVD and CD, it's a matter of their distribution partner New West Records and the artists coming to an agreement.
For that reason he proposed and encouraged to spread the word that if fans want to see certain shows on DVD, they should e-mail New West at firstname.lastname@example.com and let them know which artists they want as part of the Live From Austin TX line.
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Well, that's it. Just wanted to share and spread the word about this. If you check the DVD and CD catalog of ACL's series is very poor, and as a matter of fact I DO like to see/have Wilco, Arcade Fire, Calexico, Sufjan among others ACL's shows on DVD and CD.
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Feel free to distribute this information as you wish.
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- Find a Project in Your Community: The Corporation For National and Community Service has come up with an extensive, easy-to-use database of volunteer opportunities across the country. Visit its site, type in your zip code, and choose from any number of projects that matter to you and your family.
- Clean Out Those Rooms: Even if it's too last-minute to find a community volunteer activity, that doesn't mean your kids can't still partake in giving back. Task them with cleaning out their closets and toys, and then take all the goods that they've decided to get rid of to a nearby Goodwill, your place of worship, or any other facility in your community that accepts gently used goods.
- Start Your Own Project: Use one of the Corporation For National and Community Service's Service Toolkits to organize a clothing or book drive, support a community garden, or develop a concept of your very own. This approach has the added bonus of teaching kids about leadership and organization.
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Jan 19 2013 While most kids are accustomed to celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a welcome day off from school, this year we encourage you to take an active approach to commemorating Dr. King's legacy by participating in the National Day of Service. While the president has officially designated Saturday, Jan. 19 for the occasion, you can really take advantage of any (or all) days of the long weekend to get your family involved. Here are five ways that you and your kids can make a meaningful impact for those in need:


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RedHat Has Opened Its Knowledge Base!
Red Hat company has recently opened its Knownedge Base – great collection of answers to frequently asked questions about linux systems. You no longer need to login to access it.
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Peters: The Howling Inhospitable Wilderness of...the Marketplace?
Commentary, June, 24 2001
Cynthia Peters
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ItÕs instructive that the heroics of early 20th century explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton are being mined by businesspeople for how-to pointers regarding increasing the bottom line, maintaining employee loyalty, nurturing creativity among managers, a...
Healy: Empty promises don't feed poor children
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Sean Healy
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A funny thing happened on the way to the Third United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries in Brussels: the representatives of rich country governments suddenly discovered that their restrictions on market access for poor countries' goo...
Shah: The New Yellow Peril: China-Bashing for New Defense Spending Fuels Hate Against Asian Americans
Commentary, June, 22 2001
Sonia Shah
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Senator Feinstein surprised the civil rights organizers who threw her an informal wine-and-cheese shmoozer a couple months ago with an impromptu speech warning of the gathering speed of anti-China sentiment in Congress and the impending fallout fo...
Choudry: We Must Mobilise Against A Miasma of Mini-MAIs
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YouÕve got to wonder at the nerve of New Zealand trade officials. During the furtive Multilateral Agreement on Investment negotiations and the subsequent international waves of opposition they were quietly hatching binding bilateral investment dea...
Deutsch: Orwell in the Senate
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Barry Deutsch
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Herman: HITCHENS ON "BODY COUNT IN KOSOVO"
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Edward Herman
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An important public relations bonanza for the U.S. and other NATO powers' actions across the globe has been the accommodation of many leftists to the priorities and channeled benevolence of their leaders. These "New Humanitarians" have been furiou...
Herman: HITCHENS ON "BODY COUNT IN KOSOVO"
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Edward Herman
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An important public relations bonanza for the U.S. and other NATO powers' actions across the globe has been the accommodation of many leftists to the priorities and channeled benevolence of their leaders. These "New Humanitarians" have been furiou...
Edwards: THE MEDIA ELECTION 2001: LOW FARCE
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Traditionally, general elections in Britain are a time for much quasi-religious talk of the blessed gift of democracy - so recently won at such high cost, we are told - and the importance of paying due homage to that great principle at the busines...
Mokhiber: A Call to Defy Corporate Domination
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Since 1953, the percentage of unionized workers in the United States has declined from 26 percent to less than 14 percent. Yet, given the choice of joining a union or not, 48 percent of workers in this country say they would join. So, why isn't ...
Monbiot: Big Business vs Big Ideas
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If Gordon Brown was serious yesterday about creating an environment for "business dynamism" like that of the United States, he could do no better than to champion the entrepreneurial work of Conwy Council in North Wales. Conwy has done as all busi...
Prashad: Shooting Stars
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On 21 April 1988, Mikhail Gorbachev turned to Colin Powell, then an aide of the US National Security Advisor, and said "What are you going to do now that you've lost your best enemy?" Gorbachev's unilateral disarmament of Soviet nuclear forces in ...
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Today, departing from an institution steeped in modernity, you say farewell to a fine journalism school. Honored to address this graduating class, I will speak with uncommon candor about the wisdom of your training and the opportunities that lie a...
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THE BIGGEST THREAT to democracy in the United States today is economic prosperity. That observation isn't motivated by a desire to see people suffer, but rather is a challenge to the celebration of a certain kind of prosperity, distributed in a c...
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I wasn't expecting my random venting to prove so interesting.
No, I'm not infuriated or anything at elzoog. He talks the guy talk, I can appreciate that. He said nothing my friends haven't already told me during this past year while I was in Wuhan.
First, a few facts. Like I said in the original post, this is really only my side of it. Now, after the argument calmed down, she gave way and explained her reaction to my comment on having a "well-rounded" life. And it was this, to paraphrase:
"Fine. I got angry because you are coming back to be with me. When you said you wanted to find other people I got jealous."
If she had actually said so in the first place, we'd have never argued. I'd have immediately reassured her. Anyway, there are a few other points I need to touch on.
Quote from: Just Like Mr Benn on August 22, 2011, 10:51:23 PM
Presumably there's something genuine between the two of you. For sure, if it's just that she's cute and fun, then I guess you should call it a day.
Her reaction isn't strange. She's isn't 'wrong' or being unreasonable, at least not from her cultural perspective.
She wants security. If you can prove to her that you have a realistic and achievable plan for financially supporting her, and maybe her family, then she won't be so worried. However, hitching her fotunes to an itinerant English teacher is not such a good move for her. Her friends and family doubtless worry that you have no long term plan for your life. You're just taking things as they come and trying to enjoy life. Perhaps you might not even want to marry her in the end. You're just seeing how things pan out. If this is the case then you need to let her know, as she'll probably want to bail, however much she likes you.
Does your plan for financial security involves her going back to the USA with you and establishing a life there? Won't she miss her family? Do you really think that's what she wants? Do you want to stay in China? What job will you do? I'm not sure the English teacher salary is going to cut it, but it'd be an option if you can teach privates and start pulling in 15-20k a month.
Just ask her. Ask her what she wants.
She's stated that very very clearly. I'll even give you her exact words:
"我就要大房子 我就要名牌的车 我就要我的孩子像个王子一样的活着."
Which means:
"I want a big house. I want a brand name car. I want my kids live like princes."
My thoughts aren't too gathered here. I'll just hit on points as they come to me. Firstly, the issue of her only speaking about money. This is a bit hard to explain so stick with me. She's not a gold-digger. If she were, she wouldn't want to be with me. And, the fact that she wants a "big house" and a fancy car and her kids to live a pampered life is, I believe, not something most people would disagree with. Like I told her numerous times before, we do NOT disagree on the issue of money! I too want a big house, an expensive car, and I absolutely want one day to have my kids go to the best schools. So why do we argue?
Because it is ALL she talks about. For me, making money and being successful is a means to an end, so I can enjoy life. When she talks about it incessantly, it's as if money is a point in itself.
is what infuriates me. When I get annoyed with her, she always tells me the same thing. She explains how when she was little, she lived in a village until her parents took her to the city to give her a better life, how many people in China are poor, etc. Again, nothing I disagree with. But the point is.. she says this CONSTANTLY. Constantly!
Yes. Yes, I KNOW people in China are poor. I KNOW when you were a child your parents still lived in a crappy old villlage. I KNOW these things, you do not have to constantly tell me over and over like a broken record until my head wants to explode from hearing you talk about the same thing for the umpteenth time. Then I always tell her my schtick: "What in the world are you worried about? WHAT?! Am I poor? Am I lazy? Am I unmotivated? Am I homeless? Am I going to make you live on the street? What is your problem?"
As far as my plan for financial security for when she theoretically would come with me to the States, I plan on starting a career in logistics. In April I will take the U.S. Customs Broker License test. I already have an excellent graduate program picked out for when I've built up a couple of years experience. The field has a expected 24% growth rate till 2018. I'm not stupid and I'm not lazy either. I understand at this point I've only said this, I haven't DONE anything yet, but how can I when I'm supposed to be in China working a crappy job for the sake of being close to her?
She has said many incredibly strange things to me in the past. One day we were about to go to sleep. We're in bed, I'm winding down, about to fall asleep, when suddenly she starts in on this lovely story.
"Today I was on the bus and I saw this pregnant woman on there...." She gives a pregnant pause. "When I'm married I
really, really
don't want that kind of husband. If I have that kind of husband I'll divorce him." Another pregnant pause full of meaning.... Then she just keeps yapping and yapping about it. Pregnant women on the bus, pregnant woman on the bus, her husband doesn't make enough money, pregnant woman on the bus. I felt very uncomfortable. I asked her, in my usual exasperation tone... "WHY THE HELL would I let you get on a bus when you're seven months pregnant? WHY would that EVEN HAPPEN? Why are you even thinking about it???" Her response? Same old schtick: "Because here in China many people are poor and they don't have enough money." And, of course, I just look at her as if to say, "Yes... I know that. And?"
Look, I understand she's "worried" about security, but to constantly and ceaselessly harp about it this way makes me feel incredibly tired. It's not like she ever starved or had no clothes to wear or no place to sleep. She's not destitute. But she acts as if she is. Cue more endless talk about money. My god.
take the hard drive to three different places to have it repaired one day. It was during her noon class break. She walked a very long way to get to all three places, and that's after she had a three and a half hour track and field class in the morning (she's a gymnast). Oh, and it was while we had a huge argument and she had "broken up" with me. I thanked her profusely for trying. But, at the risk of sounding ungrateful, I would have been much more satisfied if she had given me a look of understanding when I said the music was lost instead of just staring at me blankly and then saying, almost as a concession, "Okay... I said, we'll have it fixed."
Is she controlling? Hm... I don't think so. But maybe I'm wrong. She doesn't ask me to do things. Anything. Even if it's something as normal as, "Hey, babe. My class got cancelled, wanna come over to my uni to have dinner with me?" She won't ask me! She said, "I don't like to make you do any thing." But... in a sense, I find that a bit distancing. It's not like I'm a stranger. You are free to request certain things.
Let's put all these things aside for a moment. I'll share something else with the good Salooners.
She and I met back in December. And our relationship has been incredibly tumultuous throughout. At one point, she was breaking up with me weekly almost by clockwork. Some reasons for why she blew up at me like dynamite, packed her things, and left:
- I asked her nicely to please throw out the empty soda bottles instead of leaving them on the table when the garbage can is directly next to her. I asked NICELY. With a smile on my face. Casually and non-threateningly. She said, "Why, you can't help me out a bit? If I have to do everything myself then why do I need a boyfriend?" Well, that wasn't quite the point I was making... but try reasoning with her. The next morning she "left me."
- I jokingly teased her that she picked out strawberries too slowly. "You said I'm slow! I know I'm slow, so what!" Gives me the silent treatment for an hour until I lose my patience, walk out of the house to take a walk and cool down, and then she's gone.
- Once she got pissed at me 'cause I asked her--NICELY--to please close the door a bit softly in the morning when she leaves for class 'cause it's heavy and the way she lets it glide makes a loud noise. Her response? "If you had a job and had to get up at 6 in the morning what would you do, huh?" So...me asking you to perform an act of common courtesy translates to me being too lazy 'cause I don't want to be needlessly woken up?
- We were watching a show ("Dexter," to be exact) and I expressed slight disappointment when she said she didn't feel like watching it any more. Not anger! I'm not insane. Just...a normal and fleeting expression of disappointment, as in, "Tsk..... sigh. Fine." Actually, the reason I was disappointed was 'cause of the rude way she abruptly got up and said, "I don't wanna watch anymore." I don't talk that way to people. Anyway, she got pissed. I tried to let it go and she kept pushing my buttons. I stepped in FRONT OF THE DOOR to have a cigarette 'cause I did not want to argue with her over something so ludicrous... and she locked the door. From the inside. At one in the morning. And put earplugs on, shut the bedroom door and went to sleep. And I banged and I banged until campus security came. And until my next-door neighbour came out and said, "Dude... enough. Sleep on my couch." She said she "didn't hear" 'cause when she's incredibly tired she sleeps very deeply. Yet people two buildings down heard it. She never apologized. Not once. Her reasoning? "You went outside so I figured you didn't need to come back in."
Fast foward to this summer, and I come back to New York early July. I fully expect that while I'm here we will have an argument on QQ and she'll tell me her typically cruel bullshit, "Go find another girl!" etc. and, in typical fashion, she'll delete AND block me off her QQ for good measure. And guess what? It doesn't happen. In fact, she turns into a complete puppy. She was already becoming increasingly docile before that time, though it didn't make a difference when the occasional blowout hit and she'd "break up" with me again. And now that I've been in New York for a month and a half, she is holding her breath for me to come back. It's just breaking my heart how much she misses me. She said she'll start cooking when I'm back so we won't get sick eating the crap from the street vendors, and she sends me pictures on QQ of food she cooked. She is a complete angel.
Ten hours from now I am scheduled to hop on an airplane-shaped time machine that will once again take me fifty years back in time until I reach the rapidly developing capital of Hubei province, Wuhan. Fifteen hours, and that's only the flight to Shanghai. She is literally jumping with excitement. The other day she woke up and texted me saying was crying 'cause she had a bad dream where I didn't go back. She knows I'm reluctant to go back. She's known it all along. And she's constantly tried to reassure me of how well she will treat me and the rest.
I am trying incredibly hard to be objective and I'm not succeeding. Do I love her? Yes, despite all the bitchy things she's done, I do. Yes, I even found a way to get over her locking me out in the middle of the night. Don't ask me how. But what bothers me is the suspicion that, even though her happiness to see me is very real, it won't change the FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH of the relationship, and that is this:
- We can't laugh together. Well, don't get me wrong, we do, but that is a result of things and situation that happen when we are together. If
make a joke or try to tease or amuse her somehow, she'll just ignore it. LITERALLY. Just...blank look. No reaction whatsoever. Look, I don't mean to sound insane analyzing things this way, but if it were me and someone made a joke I didn't find funny, I'd look their way, give a half-smile and go, "Hehe.. yeah? Cool." Isn't this sensible? She just has NO reaction. When I quizzed her, she said, "I don't find western humour funny. It's a cultural difference," she said ever so matter of factly. Great, so it's a cultural difference, therefore you cannot communicate in the manner of a socially sensitive person?
- If I go off on a tangent during a conversation (funny story, random fact, profound rumination, whatever), she stares me with an utterly dull look in her eyes. It's almost as if she's asking herself, "What the fuck is this guy talking about?" You gotta understand, I'm merely talking about the kind of random little twists in the conversation topic that people engage. That's what makes conversations interesting, isn't it? Then, when I'm done talking, she'll start in on a completely new topic. She'll just do this COLD. I'm done talking--bang! New topic. I just look at her in disbelief. "Hey, babe. Are you ignoring what I told ya...? hehe..." Her response is, "I heard you." Just..."I heard you."
There are just so many of these tiny little things that have gradually sapped my enthusiasm. Now I've been away for nearly two months and she is.... Sigh. If I tell her I am not getting on that plane in a few hours, I seriously feel like I will deeply, deeply hurt her. And I DON'T want to do that. Despite her fits and "money" talk, I do NOT believe she is a bad person. I think she's a very sweet, lovely little girl and all I ever wanted to do since the first day I met her was take care of her and give her whatever she wants and treat her like a princess. But there is a harsh edge to her personality and an impossible to ignore rift in our values that I just...don't know what to do.
it's now 6:30am EST and my flight departs 4:30pm. If I am to go to the airport, I"d have to leave 1pm. I don't want to leave her, she's just so.... She's the most beautiful girl I've seen in my life is what she is. And, despite how difficult she can be, fact is she truly loves me. But my heart keeps telling me this is NOT right. Then I argue with myself. "You're being a nitpicky, judgmental bastard, dude. This girl is trying her best for you, she's trying to change." Then I make myself feel guilty. But guilt is obviously not a motivator. But if I don't go back, then she or her friends or all of them together will surely start talking that typical Chinese bullshit about how, "Foreigners are no good because they don't want to marry a girl the moment they hold her hand" or whatever. I don't want to abandon her. I'm trying to be practical.
I feel ridiciulous saying this but I'm seriously at a loss. Plus delirious from not having slept all night. The most sensible thing for me to be doing right now would be looking for work in the field I want to get into, start gaining experience, save money for graduate school. Going back to China until April (when my Customs Broker exam comes up) to be with a girl I already feel I might have no future with seems like a waste of time. I don't know what to do. Though, I do know what elzoog would say.
Pardon the misspellings and swallowed up words. Really tired.
Last Edit: August 26, 2011, 11:50:13 AM by Invictus
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Re: Strange reaction from the girlfriend
Reply #31 on:
August 26, 2011, 12:06:50 PM »
Wow! That's very illuminating.
End the relationship. Don't get me wrong. I don't think she's a bad person. She's just very insecure. She's caught in a cycle where the only way she knows how to get the things that she needs; love, a sense of self-importance etc, is by acting in a dysfunctional way. It's possible that one day she might break out of this cycle, but I'll be honest with you. It's unlikely, and while you're in a relationship with her perpetuating the cycle, nothing will change for her. I'm just making the point that I understand that in many ways she must be a lovely girl. However, at the moment she's incapable of being in a relationship - with anyone.
I'm afraid no good can come of this relationship. Ending it is the best thing you can do for her.
It's also what you should do for yourself. This relationship will never make you happy. This is the kind of situation that made people come up with cliches like 'an albatross around your neck' or 'she will suck the life out of you'. I'm afraid it's clear to me now that the problems here aren't really cultural, though I dare say that's in the mix.
There's no external amount of money that you can earn, no amount of love you can give, that will make this relationship work.
I think you probably know that already.
May i suggest you watch this Tony Robbins video.
If you can get your girlfriend to watch it, even better.
Last Edit: August 26, 2011, 12:25:07 PM by Just Like Mr Benn
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Re: Strange reaction from the girlfriend
Reply #32 on:
August 26, 2011, 12:27:37 PM »
It sounds like you're really conflicted Invictus.
Personally, I don't think this relationship is going to last. You can't build a lifetime together based on what you've told us here. It sounds like you have a strong impulse to rescue her, but once you've rescued her, then what? Your heart is saying there are huge dealbreaker problems and if you're honest with yourself, do you really think those issues are going to resolve? Is she ever going to relax about money? Is she ever going to make you laugh or have a meaningful conversation with you?
Honestly too, there are worse things in life than being a Chinese peasant or not having a car or being unable to dress in brand name clothes. I'm a Western woman and I rode the bus when pregnant with both of my kids, and I survived to tell the tale and didn't even divorce my husband (I find that pretty apalling to tell the truth). The thing is, you really can't predict how your life is going to go. Do you want a wife who will stick with you if you say, lose your job or if the stock market crashes or you become critically ill and swamped in medical bills, or do you want a wife who is going to ditch you the minute you don't meet the standards she's set. You can promise her you'd never "make" her ride the bus when she's seven months pregnant but you can't predict the future and if she needs money -- and not an insignificant amount -- to make her happy, as opposed to say, love, support, health, friends, or family, then that's a big warning sign right there. Of course no one wants to be destitute but people can be happy without huge houses or cars or brand name clothes. I do think we all want to enjoy life and that nice things are one way of enjoying life, but they're not a prerequisite to happiness either.
I wouldn't say don't get on the plane, do it if you feel like you're not ready to say goodbye just yet, but I would definitely hold off on marriage or a greencard unless your gut feeling changes. Love sometimes is not enough to sustain a relationship and if you feel aready that this isn't going to work, after 8 months, it probably won't.
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Re: Strange reaction from the girlfriend
Reply #33 on:
August 26, 2011, 01:04:15 PM »
Welcome back to China for your last year here. It's going to be great! There'll be highs, there'll be lows, and given how hard it's going to be to get closure with this girl, those lows may well be deep and hard.
I think there's nothing particularly wrong with this girl. She has a worldview extremely well suited to her environment, and it might be easier to see if you acknowledge that for Chinese there is no security, ever, except what you make for yourself out of other people. Construction fails, objective results do not hold, land isn't owned, employment is never based on competency, even money in the bank can disappear because your family needs a loan, etc and so on. Chinese build their real futures on the backs of the people they love.
Twenty years from now this kind of thinking is going to be laughed at, but it can't be now. It can't be because how many actual alternatives exist? Even for Chinese who go abroad, how many alternatives exist? They don't acquire the ability to take stock of themselves alone. They don't find value in independence and it can't really exist for them. Their identity remains tied to... China, I guess.
Or not. I don't know really.
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Reply #34 on:
August 26, 2011, 03:12:35 PM »
Invictus, no one can tell you what to do, but out of the whole mesmerizing story you shared with us one thing really stick out.
But my heart keeps telling me this is NOT right.
I don't want to get all Oprah/new-agey on you, but intuition is a powerful thing and should never be ignored. What your heart (but really your mind) knows and thinks is what is is going on underneath your consciousness of guilt, and anger, and happiness and all that day-to-day stuff. So I think you maybe answered your own question.
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Re: Strange reaction from the girlfriend
Reply #35 on:
August 26, 2011, 03:30:13 PM »
Cut it now, your story believe it or not is pretty common.
She lives in a very usual type of delusional fantasy many people here have. It will not change for years until one day which could result in some kind of mental breakdown.
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August 26, 2011, 03:59:49 PM »
Quote from: BrandeX on August 26, 2011, 03:30:13 PM
your story believe it or not is pretty common.
yeah, this all sounds familiar
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August 26, 2011, 04:19:44 PM »
Thank you, Mr. Benn, and everyone for some much needed advice in a time of admittedly foolish reluctance.
Messaged her on QQ a few hours ago. I opened with a few casual, non-threatening questions. "Do you think we have a communication problem?" She says, "Yes, but we'll get over that!" Eventually I asked her this: "If you don't care about the things I care about, if you think the things I say are uninteresting, and if I can't make you laugh, then do you think you'll be happy with me?" Which she avoided answering. Instead, she got angry. And angrier. Until she was just cursing up a storm. It's all "我靠" this and "我操" that. But she wouldn't answer my question. So I calmly asked again. Finally, the truth came out.
"If your hard drive is broken is there any use in me being sad?" This is just a way to avoid saying she doesn't give a shit. "Did I break it?" This is just ridiculous. I explain: "I don't want you to cry your eyes out, I was just wondering why you seemed so unemotional about it. Don't you think in a relationship, it is important for two people to care about what's important to their partner? That's my only meaning." "Didn't I take it to be fixed?" "Yes, you did. Thank you. I'm just wondering why you didn't seem to UNDERSTAND that I lost files that represented years of my own effort." She gets angrier. "I didn't like your music anyway! There's nothing special about it, it didn't move me!" Fair enough.
But good luck explaining to her that this is really not the point. She continues, "Why should I care about it? That's YOUR thing. You have your OWN thing, we are not both the exact same people!" Again, not the point, but it's futile to explain to her. Then, this:
"Do YOU care about the things that are important to me?"
I say, "Of course I do. Why wouldn't I?"
Then she goes, "I want to buy things and I can't afford them" (this is another nauseatingly repeated mantra: "Wanna buy things, can't afford; I'm a student, don't have money; wanna get stuff, mom won't increase my allowance; other people have money to buy things, why don't I"). Eh, well... okay. Truth be told, I find this concern a bit frivolous. However, in the past, I did try to be supportive. "Baby, you're a student. It's normal, you don't need to rush. Wait till you graduate, you'll start making money. And I'll buy you stuff you want too, so don't worry about it." What I said made no difference. All she cared about was the "things" she wanted to buy. Then, this:
"What I like is diamonds."
Now, see...that's when I realized something. This entire summer she purposely refrained from the incessant talk of money and materialistic garbage. I began to think she truly had grown during this time. But, in fact, she was merely hiding it 'cause she knew I found it distasteful. Nothing had changed and I was stupid to think it had.
She kept cursing from there until the inevitable, "Don't fucking come back!" came up. And then, "I'll go find a guy who can make me happy!" To which I replied, "Hope he can get you a big diamond."
That's that. I'm not going back. The reason I'm not going back isn't because we had some silly argument a few hours before my flight leaves, but because she basically confirmed to me everything I already suspected. The only thing that I, personally, cannot understand is, if she truly isn't interested in half the shit I say, if she truly doesn't care about the things that are important to me, and if she doesn't even think I am in the least bit funny, then WHY did she want me? Oh well. If this had happened while I was there, I'd be chasing her to get her back like a maniac right now. But the two-month long separation has given me time to reflect. Of course I'm sad, but I'd be a fool to go back just for her.
Sigh. I hope she will be okay in life. It's such a shame, really. Such a sweet, gorgeous little face, and such a personality.
BTW, I sound somewhat casual now 'cause I'm totally delirious. Tomorrow I might temporarily freak out.
TLC: You're so very right. I
want to "rescue" her.
Quote from: Calach Pfeffer
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This is seriously deep.
Last Edit: August 26, 2011, 04:25:42 PM by Invictus
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August 26, 2011, 05:15:53 PM »
Wow. Hell of a thread. Take care Invictus, I'm sure you've got some glum days ahead.
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Reply #39 on:
August 26, 2011, 05:41:59 PM »
Good job, your choice is the right one and the analysis your presented on your ex gf (as that is the way you should probably refer to her in your mind now) seems like it is spot on.
The reason I stopped being a social worker a few years back after 3 or 4 years at it was that I couldn't stop trying to fix or rescue people instead of empowering people and the realization that by the time they crossed paths with the service most were damaged beyond repair.
It's a sad reality that you generally can't save people, in the end your good intentions don't really do anything other than band-aid their problems or make them reliant on you.
Good advice and gentle (or not so gentle) prodding can only get someone so far, in the end 99% of people need to pull themselves out of their problems, if indeed they think they have any (which they rarely ever do)
At the end of the day the make up break up stuff is extremely annoying and should be a deal breaker for almost anyone.
Take some time, feel like shit and then later you will probably feel very relieved.
"I don't understand what I did wrong except live a life that everyone is jealous of." Charlie Sheen.
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Re: Strange reaction from the girlfriend
Reply #40 on:
August 26, 2011, 10:13:17 PM »
Wow. There are a lot of insightful comments on this thread. I don't disagree with any of them. They all capture valid viewpoints.
I think your ex-girlfriend is a normal Chinese person. That doesn't mean that all Chinese people are as she is. But her attitudes and actions are well within the range of normal for a Chinese woman her age.
As someone pointed out, some of her characteristics are quite well adapted to her environment. They might not fly so well in the West, but they're necessary in the Middle Kingdom.
You had to decide whether you could accept things as they were. You decided you couldn't.
You did the right thing!
P.S. A gymnast, huh? I can imagine why you stayed as long as you did ...
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Re: Strange reaction from the girlfriend
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August 26, 2011, 10:36:19 PM »
Invictus, you are correct, nothing will change the fundamental truth of your relationship!
Your story brings back a memory of a situation between my husband and myself. He was diagnosed with bowel cancer and was scheduled for the surgery which ultimately led to his death. He said to me, "If anything happens and I become unable to care for myself, I am going to shoot myself" Being the man he was, I knew that this was not just talk; he was a country man and used to using weapons. I asked him what he thought it would do to me to find the man I loved with the top of his head blown off? He said I'm sorry, I hadn't thought of that aspect, so I promise you that I will not do that, but I will find another way. No amount of begging on my part would change his mind. He understood that my love for him was so strong, that I would gladly care for him. His answer was that his love for me was so strong that he would not limit the rest of my life to caring for him. Fate intervened and he died from a clot to his lungs following surgery. To cut the story short, he had the strong feeling that something was going to happen, so before he went to hospital, unbeknown to me, he did many things to ensure that I would not be left to deal with things. He also had our wedding photo printed and framed and he hid it for me to find if he did not come back; I found it two years later. Invictus, I tell you this to show you a little about the depth of true love. It goes far far deeper than a pretty face and good sex. I know that you will hurt until you find someone else, but the price you were thinking of paying was too high. I hope that you too find unconditional love.
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Re: Strange reaction from the girlfriend
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August 27, 2011, 02:20:57 AM »
Yowza! I may have to rethink my views on this one.
Chinese girls can be . . . excessively practical when discussing financial security, but she seems over the top.
Oh wait. You said she's a gymnast.
Last Edit: August 27, 2011, 02:58:14 AM by Escaped Lunatic
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August 27, 2011, 02:48:36 AM »
It sounds like you made the right decision to break up. Good luck in the coming days, which will probably be tough, and I hope you're able to find work in NY that's meaningful.
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August 27, 2011, 03:04:43 AM »
I think you did the right thing.
Cultural or not (and while her attitude is certainly culturally acceptable in China, that doesn't mean that it is a healthy or good way to approach life. Plenty of Chinese people are quite miserable in the marriages they made because their partner ticked all the right boxes -- car, apartment, well paid job, willingness to commit, etc), the two of you sounded pretty incompatible. You can find a woman, even a Chinese woman, who will love you fully and without strings attached. If you think of all the marriages that have endured tragedy like war and poverty and loss ... and your girlfriend said she'd leave you if you let her ride the bus while pregnant. You made the right choice.
Good luck with your job search and with getting over the next short bit. It will be difficult but you have time and distance between you already which will make things a bit easier I'm sure.
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The creative flair and design talent of graduating students from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University's (PolyU) Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC) have won applause from the local knitwear industry at their Knitwear Fashion Show held yesterday at The Mira Hong Kong.
A concerted effort between design students, ITC and various knitwear producers and yarn suppliers, the annual Knitwear Fashion Show showcased 21 collections of four outfits from 21 graduating students majoring in knitwear design, where the raw materials and manufacturing techniques were sponsored by knitwear producers and yarn suppliers.
"The sweater industry is an important branch of the fashion business, especially in Hong Kong. The knitwear they produced is quite different from other fashion products in terms of design and manufacture. Dedicated fashion show for knitwear is not common," Professor John H. Xin, Acting Head of ITC, said.
Watch the PolyU Knitwear Fashion Show video
"The Knitwear Fashion Show presented by ITC is one of the very few regular events around the world. This unique fashion show demonstrates not only the ability and creativity of the knitwear design students, it also furthers the collaboration between the industry and the Institute."
Professor Xin also announced that Rose Knitting (Asia) Limited has pledged a generous donation to ITC in support of the next Knitwear Fashion Show.
Mr Henry Tan, Chief Executive Officer of Luen Thai Holdings Limited and Title Sponsor of the Show, remarked:
"PolyU has a long history in nurturing talents for the textile industry. This show provides a valuable opportunity for students in exploring their potentials and talents, as well as gaining real-life learning experience via working with companies and factories when producing their own design collections. I believe that students' potential is much higher than we could imagine once opportunities are given to them."
As the sole provider of tertiary education in fashion and textiles in Hong Kong,ITC offers exciting opportunities to those who wish to pursue careers in the dynamic fashion and textiles industry.
Since its inception in 1957, ITC is committed to educational training and development for the advancement of the Hong Kong fashion and textile industry through various research and scholarly activities.
Video credits
- Video Production / Hei Dou
- Photographer / Ricky Lo
- Photography Assistant / CCh & Wendy Shek
- Hair Stylist / Seifert Cheung
- Hair Styling Assistants / Kae Li
- Make-up Artist / Chi Ling
- Models / Pola S, Zuzana T, Vasily V & Jade Iris Wu
- Special Thanks to/ Mono b
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