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When Carrie Underwood won American Idol in 2005, she also scored a slimmed-down figure thanks to her busy schedule.
"I don't really have time to eat junk food," the vegetarian said.
Flash forward four years, and Carrie showed off her gorgeous gams during February's Grammy Awards. Next up she'll be baring her body at the ACM Awards in Las Vegas on April 5.
How does she keep her legs lean?
"My legs have always been really muscular," the Last Name singer, 26, says. "Actually, if I work them out a lot, they can get, like, really big, so I do lots of squats and running. I work out four to six days a week. Even if I don't do a lot, I just do cardio. It makes me feel better."
The Oklahoma beauty doesn't always diet, but award shows provide meal motivation.
"I do so good when I have a goal," Carrie says. "I'm like 'I've gotta look good because I've gotta wear this, that and the other,' so I'm really good but I'm so off-the-wagon right now."
How does the three-time Grammy winner cope with the pressure to be thin?
"I don't think — for me, at least — there's a pressure to be thin. I think there's a pressure to be healthy because I go on the road. Last year, we did 148 live shows. We did so many concert dates. We were out on the road for months at a time, so for me it was a pressure to be healthy for myself, because if I wasn't, then I'd get sick or I'd have a lot of problems when I was on the road."
While Carrie doesn't struggle with her weight, she steps up to defend Jessica Simpson – despite the fact she's dating her ex, Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys.
"I'm 5'3," so if I put on five pounds, it looks like a lot more than it actually is," she says of Jessica's weight controversy. "I think she's shorter than I am. The first thing I hear people say when they meet me is 'oh my gosh, you're so short, you're so little' because everybody looks so much bigger onstage and on TV and whatnot, so I think it's kind of unfair."
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It's fair to say that we are a little obsessed with French Onion Soup at the moment. We had a great one (omittidely steaming hot) at the Station Hotel in Footscray, the recent dinner party and previous home made batches. So time again to test a new recipe French Onion Soup from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1. This was made in our large Le Creuset as we needed to travel with this batch.
|Underestimated how much bread was required for the Le Creuset for the bulk cook.
Verdict: Delicious, I could eat this all day. I prefer the onions sliced a little thicker, but now we are getting nit picky.
Would we make this again?: It's a time consuming one, but so worth it. nothing like if you have a couple of hours free on a cold Sunday afternoon.


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Hello Friends:
I've chosen not to carry full time work for more than a year, now. This is the first time I've gone through a major depressive episode and have also backed off on my 'day job' at the same time.
A couple of reasons for this. Reason 1 is that I experienced my first three episodes of major depression when I was a student in one form or another. I didn't get my Ph.D. until I was 30. I found the life of a student to be generally conducive to hiding mental illness. Reason 2 is that you can't just quit your job and still pay the bills. During my forth major depression, this was a serious, serious problem. I was almost unable to function at my regular day job. I desperately needed a break, and could not take one.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Writing Like Crazy
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6 comments:
- europas_ice said...
Congratulations on getting that book done. That is a huge accomplishment. I've always kinda wanted to write a book, but I don't know what, and besides, it seems like a lot of work.
- October 26, 2009 at 4:46 PM
- The Blue Morpho said...
Hello europas_ice: Definitely a lot of work, but since it comes in stages, I think if I hadn't been so depressed it would not have seemed overwhelming. Just a one step at a time thing. For me I think the key was writing about something that really matters to me. And now having been through the process once, like publishing a journal article, you can anticipate and head off some of the problems. Although I need a break for a little while before I go trolling for any more book contracts!
- October 27, 2009 at 2:44 PM
- Andy said...
In general, I seem to have developed a style where I poke at a bunch of different things for a long, long time. Eventually, I realize something's close to done and finish it. I haven't had a particularly good focus since college, maybe even earlier.
So since my MO is basically "work on something in 15-20 minute increments, then get distracted", I'm not really sure I have much useful to offer here. My mood/affect seems to be mostly detached from my productivity, for better or worse.
- October 27, 2009 at 10:22 PM
- The Tenacious Writer said...
Last year, to finish a freelance writing job I was having trouble with, I took myself to a writing retreat for a week and did nothing but work on that project. It worked. The cost of the retreat (very affordable) was well worth the accomplishment.
- October 30, 2009 at 4:33 PM
- The Blue Morpho said...
Hey Andy - It must be interesting to have that 'isolation' between mood and productivity. Seems like a very functional approach - although, with my generally obsessive thinking and tight focus it would be hard for me to work on multiple projects in the same hour.
- November 2, 2009 at 9:31 PM
- The Blue Morpho said...
Hello Amy - Thanks for the comment! I really need to consider the hard-core writing retreat idea. Otherwise, I'm always getting distracted with the usual house related work.
- November 2, 2009 at 9:33 PM
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The First Tank Guide!!
The First Tank Guide is a beginner's guide to setting up a new aquarium. If you still have questions about your fish tank after reading this information, you can use the form to ask me. The information in the First Tank Guide is based on well over a quarter century of experience maintaining fish tanks, research into aquarium and fish care, and providing assistance to others.
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Engravers began inscribing the names of 108 more Americans on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- the nation's monument to its sons and daughters who fell in a war that nearly tore their country apart.
The new names include those of 95 servicemen killed on combat missions outside the formally recognized war zone and 13 others who died later of wounds. They were officially recognized only recently by the government as war casualties.
"These are the names of Americans who did their duty during a very difficult and very unpopular war," said Vietnam veteran Jan Scruggs, the leading force behind the memorial. "They gave, in the words of President Lincoln: 'Their last full measure of devotion."'
The names of 58,022 Americans -- including eight women -- who died during the nation's longest war already have been cut into the chevron-shaped monument that was built with private money and is now maintained through government funds.
The original names on the memorial, dedicated in 1982, seven years after the war ended, are inscribed in chronological order of their death dates.
It will take at least three weeks to add the new names using a sand blasting process. About five names can be done each day and workers are trying to work them into the monument in the appropriate places.
The work is scheduled to be completed for a special Memorial Day ceremony expected to be attended by relatives and friends of the fallen men.
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Date 11/03/2013
Invitation for supporting Education program of Caritas Vietnam
Dear all,
Mentioned in 1st number of declaration on Chirstian education of Vatican Council II: "All men of every race, condition and age, since they enjoy the dignity of a human being, have an inalienable right to an education that is in keeping with their ultimate goal, their ability, their sex, and the culture and tradition of their country, and also in harmony with their fraternal association with other peoples in the fostering of true unity and peace on earth".
Responding this call of Catholic Church, from July 2010, under guidance of Catholic Bishops's Conference of Vietnam, Caritas Vietnam realized the project "Path to light" to support for 400 poor children and provide them better conditions for living their rights for education.
Until now, we have realized the project "Path to light" nearly 2 years and we've found a lot of good results in the journey of education. The children not only received their funds but also encouragement and accompaniment to make more steps in their studying.
According to the project, "Path to light" means opening a bright future for the children, helping them and their relatives to keep their hope alive and confidence in human love.
With the experiences in four provinces of Mekong Delta, we recognized that it should be extended to other regions. Because of children's rights of education, we appeal your collaboration and support for project "Path to light", so that we could continue our program for poor children in others, especially those in highlands.
Support for education is practical and effective charitable activity. It's also active contribution for the society. We respect your support and sincerely wish you much blessings of God with your generosity.
Please transfer your donation to:
Commission on Charity and Social Activites – CARITAS VIETNAM
Address: 23/25 Đ2 street, Văn Thánh Bắc, ward 25, Bình Thạnh district, Hochiminh city
Telephone: +84 (08) 3512 2366
Email: email@example.com
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Account holder: UBBAXH – CARITAS VIETNAM
Account number: VND: 033.1.00.379133.5 - USD: 033.1.37.379370.5 - EURO: 033.1.14.380725.6
Vietcombank - Ben Thanh branch, 69 Bui Thi Xuan street, District 1, HCM city
• Noted clearly: support for project "Path to Light".
Fr. Vincent Vu Ngoc Dong SDB
Director of Caritas Viet Nam
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2. Invitation for program "the Path to Light"
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Meet Lady Vernon
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She is also the spokesperson for The Word Church and Cleveland Clinic's Victory in Pink breast health awareness partnership, and founded the I Am Victory Mentorship Program, which guides young ladies ages seven to twenty-five to victory in all areas of their lives.
She created a lane for herself in Christian media with a talk show titled The Chat Room, a roundtable discussion where women of various backgrounds and views come together to have lively, spirited banter about life issues, current events, and other topics that concern or affect Christian women, offering biblical perspective and godly insight.
In June 2014, she released her first book, I Am Victory: Kingdom Principles to a Victorious Life to much critical acclaim, via Victory Media & Publishing, the multimedia publishing company owned by her and her husband.
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This is my entry for the CSI Color Stories Case File # 160 that can be found here. I loved doing this challenge because I made the trip to NYC in 2008 and had not done any scrapbook pages on the trip yet. Here is the mood board and the sketch that we were to use for this challenge:
The Evidence Elements I chose to use for this challenge were Map Print, Chevron and Frame and the Testimony Element I chose was "Journal about a trip".
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Friday, January 29, 2010
Finally I've started....
Finally I've started my Star Crazy-quilt. I've been looking forward to that for a long time. The fabrics are all labelled and sorted. They've even got their own basket :o)
All of the long, white borders have been cut, marked and placed in a plasticbag - I thought, for a little while.... I was happy, for a couple of minutes, it went so smoothly and quick ( I don't like this part very much), until I realised I have just cut half of the borders :o/ Well well, the rest will have to wait for a couple of days. I was quite surprised that the width of one of the borders were just 1 1/4", thats not much! I checked it over and over, so I think it must be right. Please let me know if I have misunderstood.
In stead I started to cut the parts for the blocks, that's much more fun! So now I'm ready for the sewing machine tomorrow. I think I will manage to be finished before next months patterns will be available next week.
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Drawing Surrealism
Drawing Surrealism explores the significance of drawing and works on paper to surrealist innovation. Long considered the medium of exploration and innovation, drawing was set free from its associations with other media and valued as a predominant means of expression and innovation with the advent of surrealism. Automatic drawings, exquisite cadavers, decalcomania, frottage, and collage, for example, are just a few of the processes invented by surrealists as means to tap into the subconscious realm.
The exhibition examines the impact of surrealist drawing on a global scale, with approximately 200 works representing 90 artists from 16 countries. Drawing today is in many ways indebted to the expansive and innovative approach to artistic creation and the primacy of drawing encouraged by surrealism. For contemporary artists, drawing is a process more than a medium; it functions as a metaphor for experimentation and innovation that defies any strict material definition. The inclusion of drawing-based projects by contemporary artists Alexandra Grant, Mark Licari, and Stas Orlovski, conceived specifically for the exhibition, aims to elucidate the diverse and enduring vestiges of surrealist drawing.
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Logistics Officer
Now hiring: we are now accepting applications for this job through Direct Entry and Paid Education.
Job description
Logistics Officers provide the various means of transportation, equipment and supplies for the movement of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and all types and sizes of cargo throughout the world.
The responsibilities of a Logistics Officers include:
- Procurement
- Warehousing items and material control
- Distribution and disposal of military material, equipment, and ammunition
- Coordination of food services, postal services, human resource or financial services
Working environment
Logistics Officers can be employed in the Royal Canadian Navy, Army or Royal Canadian Air Force and experience the unique challenges associated with these environments. They may work at on a base within Canada, at a home port, or be deployed during operations.
Logistics Officers that work in the Royal Canadian Navy will serve at sea as a Ship's Supply Officer early in their career. A Logistics Officer in the Army will be employed as a platoon commander in a General Support or Close Support Service Battalion. Logistics Officers in the Royal Canadian Air Force in the early stages of their career will be employed in an entry level junior Logistics position at an operational Wing where they will learn about the unique aspects of providing support to air operations. This experience will be followed by a position at a squadron. Subsequent tours will provide you with opportunities to further develop your knowledge and experience within one or more of the main Logistics disciplines.
Pay and career development
The starting salary for a fully trained Logistics Officer is $49,000 per year; however, depending on previous experience and training the starting salary may be higher. Regular promotions through the junior officer ranks take place based on the completion of required training and on the length of service as an officer. Once promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (Navy) or Captain their salary is approximately $79,000 per year.
Logistics Officers who demonstrate the required ability, dedication and potential are selected for opportunities for career progression, promotion and advanced training. As they gain knowledge and experience, Logistics Officers may work at National Defence Headquarters performing tasks related to the management of Joint and Combined Operations, logistics systems, and general logistics.
Related civilian occupations
- Logistics Analyst
- Supply Chain Manager
- Inventory Control Manager
- Manufacturing Manager
- Purchasing Manager
Basic military officer qualification
After enrolment, you start basic officer training at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, for 15 weeks. Topics covered include general military knowledge, the principles of leadership, regulations and customs of the CAF, basic weapons handling, and first aid. Opportunities will also be provided to apply such newly acquired military skills in training exercises involving force protection, field training, navigation and leadership. A rigorous physical fitness program is also a vital part of basic training. Basic officer training is provided in English or French and successful completion is a prerequisite for further training.
Following basic officer training, official second language training may be offered to you. Training could take from two to nine months to complete depending on your ability in your second language.
Common Army phase
If assigned to the Army, Logistics Officers go to the Infantry School at the Combat Training Centre in Gagetown, New Brunswick. You will build upon the leadership training you received in basic officer training in addition to learning the skills required of all Combat Arms Soldiers, including more advanced weapons-handling, field-craft, and section-level tactics.
Naval officer training
If assigned to the Navy, Logistics Officers attend a nine-week Naval Environmental Training Program held at the Naval Officer Training Centre in Victoria, British Columbia. This course introduces the naval environment and includes four weeks onboard a minor war vessel for officers to experience life at sea.
Professional training
Logistics Officers attend the Canadian Forces School of Administration and Logistics in Borden, Ontario, for a common introductory course on logistics support. Then Logistics Officers will undergo logistics training relating to the branch of the service to which they have been assigned.
Specialty training
Logistics Officers may be offered the opportunity to develop specialized skills through formal courses and on-the-job training.
Entry plans
Now hiring: we are now accepting applications for this job through Direct Entry and Paid Education.
Direct entry
If you already have a university degree, the CAF will decide if your academic program matches the criteria for this job and may place you directly into the required on-the-job training program following basic training. Basic training and military officer qualification training are required before being assigned.
Paid education
Regular Officer Training Plan
Because this position requires a university degree, the CAF will pay successful recruits to complete a Bachelor degree program at a Canadian university. They receive full-time salary including medical and dental care, as well as vacation time with full-pay in exchange for working with the CAF for a period of time. Typically, candidates enter the Canadian Military College System as an Officer Cadet where they study subjects relevant to both your military and academic career. In some instances, the Forces is able to pay for Officer Cadets to attend other Canadian universities in a relevant degree program. Officer Cadets who attend other Canadian universities typically attend university during the regular academic year and participate in additional military training during the summer months. If you choose to apply to this program, you must apply both to the CAF and the Canadian university of your choice. For more information, see Paid education.
Part-time option
This occupation is available part-time within the following environments: Navy, Army, Air Force
Serve with the Reserve Force
This position is available for part-time employment with the Primary Reserve at certain locations across Canada. Reserve Force members usually serve part time at an Air Force Wing in their community, and may serve while going to school or working at a civilian job. They are paid during their training. They are not posted or required to do a military move. However, they can volunteer to move to another base. They may also volunteer for deployment on a military mission within or outside Canada.
Part-time employment
Logistics Officers may serve with the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army or Royal Canadian Air Force and experience the unique challenges associated with these environments. Logistics Officers employed on a part-time or casual full-time basis usually serve at CAF bases, wings, home ports and units at locations within Canada.
Reserve Force training
Reserve Force members are trained to the same level as their Regular Force counterparts and usually begin training with their home unit to ensure that they meet the required basic professional military standards. Following basic officer training, introductory occupational training for the Logistics Officer qualification is conducted at the Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre in Borden, Ontario or the Canadian Forces Fleet School in Québec, Quebec. They then undergo logistics training relating to the branch of the service to which they have joined.
Working environment
Reserve Force members usually serve part-time with their home unit for scheduled evenings and weekends, although they may also serve in full-time positions at some units for fixed terms, depending on the type of work that they do. They are paid 85 percent of Regular Force rates of pay, receive a reasonable benefits package and may qualify to contribute to a pension plan.
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TROY, NY - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute quarterback Edward Trimpert, a 2015 graduate of Hillsborough High School, has been selected as the Offensive Performer of the Week in football by the Liberty League after leading the Engineers to a season-opening 45-0 victory over William Paterson University on Saturday.
Trimpert, a junior, completed 11 of 14 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns against the Pioneers in the NCAA Division III contest. He threw a four-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead and then a 45-yard scoring strike in the third for a 31-0 edge. He was neither intercepted, nor sacked. Trimpert also rushed six times for 31 yards, including a long of 15 yards.
Trimpert finished out his high school career with the Raiders by being named the Most Valuable Player in the Basilone Bowl in 2015, which brings together the top players from Somerset County High Schools in the summer after theiri graduation. The all-star game honors Marine Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, a Raritan native who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism and actions during the Battle of the Guadalcanal in World War II.
This is the first weekly award for Trimpert, a mechanical engineering major, who started seven games before suffering an injury last season. He completed 44 of 93 (47.3%) passes for 497 yards and five touchdowns with three interceptions. He also rushed 49 times for 108 yards and two scores. He was chosen to the conference's Weekly Honor Roll once before being chosen to the Liberty League All-Academic and CoSIDA Academic All-District teams.
RPI is back on the field on Saturday when it travels to Worcester Polytechnic Institute for the Transit Trophy Game at 1 p.m.


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Edinburgh New Town Cookery School, situated in the heart of the city offers a unique venue for meetings, receptions, dinners, PR events, and product launches.
The Demonstration Theatre seats between 40 – 50 people for cookery demonstrations, lectures and PR events. Chairs can also be cleared away providing an ideal reception space for up to 70.
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Our family adventured to Kitzbuhel, Austria exactly 4 years ago when we lived in London. It was our first road trip out of England and ventured through France, Belgium, and Germany to reach our Austrian destination. This time, we just had to drive 5ish hours from Dresden. But the drive still held some adventures. Remember... Continue Reading →
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German Christmas for the Win!
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This week was really good and I'm glad that I'm still here in Acuña. Today is changes but our whole zone is staying the same. I'm even staying with Elder Reid for another six weeks! Last week the assistants told me I was about to be chosen as secretary but President chose another Elder instead. I'm glad that I get to stay here now because we had a lot of success this week. Even though being secretary would be really fun I'm glad to be here with Elder Reid.
We are going to have a baptism this Saturday and then three more next Saturday if everything works out! I'm really glad because everything just seemed to work out perfectly so we can have these baptisms. One of the investigators was in Saltillo for her cancer treatment (which went well and she is almost cured) so I was worried she wouldn't be able to meet with us. We went to her house looking for her granddaughter (also going to be baptized) and she was home! She bore her testimony to us of the BoM and said that she was finally sure that she wanted to be baptized. The girl to be baptized this week is Lucia and the three next week are Carlos, Jenifer, and Lilia. Please pray for them and that they can be baptized!
Along with our success in baptismal dates we were also able to find 20 new investigators! It was really cool and we were able to meet our goal. I think that by looking for more people we have been showing our faith and God has blessed us for it.
This week I saw a Peregrine Falcon for the first time in a looooong time. It was messing around with some swallows and they were mad so they chsed it and picked at it's tail. Little birds can be really brave. I also saw Sandhill Cranes on my bus ride to Saltillo. That was pretty cool.
That's about it for this week. Thanks for everything and I hope you have a great week! If you work with faith God will bless you no matter what!
Elder Steiner


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Gordon Brown faced fresh questions tonight after it emerged that he discussed with Colonel Gaddafi detailed conditions for the Lockerbie bomber's return nearly six weeks ago, while senior Labour figures warned of an economic backlash from angry Americans "costing our country dear".
Downing Street released the text of a cordial letter sent to the Libyan leader on the day that Abdulbaset al-Megrahi was released, asking that the event be kept low key because a "high-profile" ceremony would distress his victims and their families.
But critically the letter also refers to a meeting between the two leaders six weeks earlier at the G8 summit in Italy, adding that "when we met [there] I stressed that, should the Scottish executive decide that Megrahi can return to Libya, this should be a purely private family occasion" rather than a public celebration.
Previously officials have said that the two men's conversation in Italy at the beginning of July was brief and that, while the Lockerbie case was raised, Brown merely stressed the matter was one for the Scottish government to decide.
However, the new letter, addressed to "Dear Muammar" and signed off by wishing him a happy Ramadan, suggests that the decision was well enough advanced and Brown well enough briefed to set terms for a homecoming – albeit unsuccessfully. A jubilant Libyan crowd, some waving Scottish flags, greeted Megrahi at the airport.
Meanwhile, details emerged of a second letter written by the Foreign Office minister Ivan Lewis to the Scottish justice minister, Kenny MacAskill, confirming that there were no legal reasons not to let Megrahi go and concluding: "I hope on this basis you will now feel able to consider the Libyan application."
Although the Foreign Office said it was not intended to make representations either way, the leaking of the letter suggests the SNP-led administration may be starting to fight back.
Tonight the shadow foreign secretary, William Hague, redoubled calls for the government to release official records of conversations about the release, as Gaddafi increased the embarrassment by publicly thanking "my friend Brown, his government, the Queen of Britain, Elizabeth, and Prince Andrew who all contributed to encouraging the Scottish government to take this historic and courageous decision".
The scale of fury in America was laid bare in a vitriolic letter from the director of the FBI, Robert Mueller – who as a justice department lawyer led the investigation into the bombing – describing the release in a scathing letter to MacAskill as a "mockery of the rule of law" and of the victims' grief.
However, the Scottish government last night responded defiantly, insisting the US had made clear in discussions that, while it opposed Megrahi's release, it regarded freeing him on compassionate grounds because of his terminal cancer as "far preferable" to a prisoner transfer deal that would have seen him in custody.
Fears that the US could retaliate against the British government were eased when Whitehall sources disclosed that the White House had made no complaint to Downing Street, reserving its ire for the Scottish administration.
However, public anger at scenes of the convicted bomber receiving a hero's welcome has prompted demands from ordinary Americans for economic reprisals, with two websites set up to promote a boycott and angry Americans discussing on Twitter which products they should avoid, from Scotch whisky to Highland holidays.
Senior Scottish Labour figures say that MacAskill's references in his original statement last week to the compassion of Scotland's people had turned the entire country, which earns £260m a year through American tourists, into an economic target.
Iain Gray, Labour leader in Scotland, said: "Those calling for a boycott of Scotland are emboldened by [MacAskill's] foolish claim that the decision was taken in the name of the people of Scotland. In seeking to portray this as a decision supported by the whole of the country, he has damaged Scotland's reputation. It shows serious lack of judgment which has cost our country dear."
Jack McConnell, the former Labour first minister, said the decision damaged Scotland in a way "that will take years to recover" and called on MSPs to show it did not have popular support.
A spokesman for the Scotch Whisky Association said it was "monitoring" the situation, but hoped that initial anger would pass, as it has done in past protests. "We hope that people recognise that this is not necessarily the solution."
The business secretary, Lord Mandelson, left hospital today – where he was recovering from a prostate operation – insisting it was "completely wrong" and "offensive" to suggest that Megrahi's release was linked to trade deals over oil and gas.
Mandelson met Gaddafi's son during a holiday in Corfu this month, several weeks after the prime minister's meeting in Italy, and has admitted the Lockerbie issue was raised. Today he said the Libyans had had "the same response from me as they would have had from any other member of the government".
MacAskill will give a statement on Monday to the Scottish parliament, which has been recalled from recess. He is likely to face tough questioning on why the convicted bomber was not transferred to a Libyan jail.
McConnell said it was a "big if" to suggest that the convicted bomber deserved compassionate treatment but even then, allowing Megrahi "to be welcomed home in Libya as a free man should have been the last option on the list. There were other options that could have been applied if the Scottish government had the will."
However, Monday's session could also examine the political manoeuvrings around the deal, with MacAskill said to believe that he was set up by the British government's refusal to respond to his consultation.
Yesterday John Bolton, former US ambassador to the UN, also called for a congressional hearing into how the US government lobbied Britain over the issue, which could shed new light on the British response.


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Plot: Jennifer (Sarah Butler) is a young novelist looking to spend a few months secluded at a remote cabin deep in the south in order to work on her next novel. A group of local bullies, led by a sadistic sheriff, brutally rape and beat her. She manages to escape their clutches, and returns to kill them all.
Review: First thing's first- I've never seen the original I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, nor do I ever intend to. While I love lean seventies thrillers (like STRAW DOGS, RACE WITH THE DEVIL, etc), the little I've seen of the original I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE makes me very uncomfortable. Now, I don't want it to seem like I'm adopting some kind of moral high ground. I'm not, nor am I a prude. I'm just a bit of a wimp when it comes to films with hardcore, excruciatingly lengthy rape scenes. I wasn't able to get through IRREVERSIBLE, and hearing how brutal the original I SPIT was, I had my doubts as to whether or not I'd even be able to sit through this film.
Despite my reluctance to see this, I actually enjoyed I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 2010, a whole lot more than I did the recent LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT remake (although I must admit I enjoyed THE HILLS HAVE EYES remake). Considering the fact that it was a low budget affair (reportedly a mere 1.5 Million), I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE looks like it cost at least ten times that. It has a rich, polished look- which might actually be a shortcoming to some hoping for a grittier approach, but worked for me.
However, that's not to say the film lacks grit. The rape sequence is absolutely horrific (although supposedly much tamer than the one in the original film), running a rough ten minutes or so- which was almost too much for me, but luckily just managed to avoid crossing the line that would have had me bolt from the theater. Once it comes to the revenge killings, well- let's just say there's a reason Anchor Bay's decided to forgo an MPAA rating, in favor of releasing this unrated. The killings are creative, and unbelievably gruesome, although considering what our heroine's gone through, you may find yourself cheering her on.
Another thing that works in this film's favor is the excellent cast, comprised of virtual unknowns. In the lead, Sarah Butler is quite good. It's a difficult role, as she has to start the movie as a relatively fresh faced, smart young woman- who, over the course of the film, is broken and reshaped into a stone cold killer, who'll likely never be able to reclaim the life she had before the attack. By the time this is over, Jennifer is for all intents and purposes, dead- and Butler does an excellent job conveying this.
As the psychos that attack her, Daniel Franzese, Chad Lindberg, Rodney Eastman (of NIGHTAMRE ON ELM STREET 3-4 fame), Jeff Branson, and Andrew Howard are all excellent. Lindberg's probably the most familiar face, with him previously playing one of Vin Diesel's sidekicks in the original THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS. Here, he plays the only member of the gang that assaults Jennifer that manages to be somewhat sympathetic, as he's supposed to be mentally handicapped, and forced into participating by the gang that bullies him.
The other gang member that really impresses is Jeff Branson, as the ringleader- who fancies himself a ladies man. Jennifer's initial rejection of him is what leads the guys into attacking her, and Branson is absolutely repellent in the role- and I mean that as a compliment, as that's obviously exactly what he was going for.
Probably the most interesting role goes to Howard, who plays the sheriff that joins the gang in their attack of Jennifer. Supposedly, his character is a new addition, and I found him very interesting. He plays a guy who, despite his sadism towards Jennifer, actually seems to be a loving family man, with a pregnant wife, and adoring daughter at home. In a disturbing scene, he takes a call from his daughter, while viciously brutalizing Jennifer. It makes a frightening contrast, and his subplot is a fascinating addition to the film, and one that gives this film an identity of it's own outside being a mere remake.
Overall, I was very impressed with I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 2010. While it's not really something I can see myself revisiting any time soon, it's a solid, well made film that should please hardcore horror fans.
Grade: 7/10


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For me, a few years ago, the WAGGGS World Centres were not a big thing. Our Chalet was a place that my sister loved and kept gushing about, a place that sounded cool and exciting but was still just a place abroad among so many others. In Finland the World Centres are not advertised very widely, for some reason, they are not every scout and guide's life-long dream destination – in fact, I would bet the majority of the young Scouts and Guides of Finland have not even heard about Our Chalet, and that's a shame. I, a scout since I was 6 years old, certainly had not heard about them until I was a teenager, when my sister first volunteered at Our Chalet. She fell in love with the mountains, the international guiding and scouting, everything the Chalet is. I could not quite understand her passion and enthusiasm, having never visited Switzerland or any of the World Centres. I was just happy she was happy.
Then last summer, a year after graduating from University, and three years of working for the same hotel chain, I felt like it was time to try something new. I have always wanted to live and work abroad for a while, to get different experiences and see more of the world. So when the position of Guest Services Coordinator opened up at Our Chalet, I just went ahead and applied. It was completely unplanned, unexpected and very surprising to everyone, including me. During the application process I was in a daze; am I really going to do this? But the more and more I researched Our Chalet and chatted with my sister, the more excited and ready I felt. So when I got the phone call, offering me the position in Switzerland, I was jumping with joy. I was actually going!
I have now spent 11 glorious months in the Alps, and I have one more month left to enjoy. Our Chalet is everything I thought it would be, and so much more. It is an absolutely fantastic place to live and to work, not only because it is located in one of the most gorgeous places in the world, but because the people who come here make it so special. There are not many workplaces where you get to do things we do here, have such amazing guests, meet such wonderful people and get away with all the silly business we do. Tonight, as part of my Staff Challenge, I have put up a tent in the Spycher building's attic with the intention of sleeping there for the night. This is a part of my Staff Challenge, and it gets me much closer to the 100 points required to complete the Challenge.
The year I have spent in the First World Centre in Switzerland has been absolutely wonderful. It has been challenging, fun, exciting, hard, emotional, educating and beautiful, and I have not regretted the decision to come here for a single day. The feeling I get when I wake up and look out to see the mountains in all their glory is incredibly peaceful and exhilarating at the same time. The friends you make here, the things you get to do, see, feel and experience are unlike anything else.
I travel home grateful for this year, and I know this is only a ''See you later'' – not a goodbye. I will be back.
Marianna Terävä – Guest Services Co-ordinator


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Here is the situation in the United States in regard to the concentration of economic power in a few hands.
The top 100 corporations control 55 percent of all industrial assets. Fifty corporations of a total of 67,000 in the fields of transportation, communications and utilities control 66 percent of all the nation's assets in airlines, railroads, communications, electricity and gas. Fifty of 17,700 banks control 6l.3 percent of all banking assets. Three banks -- Bank America, Citicorp and Chase Manhattan -- control 19.4 percent of all banking assets by themselves. Fifty companies of 1,890 control more than 75 percent of all insurance assets.


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The desert "consumeth"
By Saul B. Wilen
Babylon, nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, once was the cradle of civilization. What is now Iraq contained ancient Mesopotamia, a significant piece of the "fertile crescent." The desert over time consumed these civilizations. The history of the Middle East has been a continuing series of conflicts, invasions, occupations by foreign armies and dominations by outside influences. And then, the turning point in modern Middle Eastern history came when oil was discovered, first in Persia in 1908, later in Saudi Arabia in 1938, in the other Persian Gulf states and also in Libya and Algeria. The Middle East, it turned out, possessed the world's largest readily accessible reserves of crude oil. This was to become the most important 20th century industrial world commodity, and western oil companies were there to establish pumping and exporting, and provide management so most of the oil could go to support their industrial development particularly the rapidly expanding automobile industry. In the process the oil states became immensely wealthy enabling their rulers to consolidate and hold their power in exchange for a stake in the profits by maintaining continuing western domination over the region. Oil wealth had the negative effect of inhibiting movement towards economic and political growth, or social progress, which might have emerged in the Arab world.
Addicted to Oil
The west was hooked, and in short order became "addicted to oil." The east (China and India) followed suite and with globalization, rapid economic growth and industrialization has come an insatiable thirst and need for energy.
During 2002 the Bush Administration, led by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, developed the plan to invade Iraq, remove Saddam Hussein from power, and liberate the Iraqi people who would then be free to pursue their own destiny. This was a plan based on the tenets of pre-emption, unilateralism, regime change, nation building and oil self interest. As time progressed and events unfolded, so did the professed reasons for both the invasion and the three year occupation, which of course was not anticipated. The Bush administration presently claims that the invasion and "liberation" of Iraq was to plant the seed of democracy in the desert of the Middle East and have it sprout all over the region. American troops were required to remain to create the stability for democratization to occur. This requirement now seems to be necessary far longer and is necessary for the unforeseeable future with any withdrawal decisions to be made by "…some future (U.S.) president." Once again in the history of the Middle East there is a new western army of occupation with plans to stay.
Success by the United States in transforming Iraq into a prosperous and stable democratic state would produce positive consequences for the region. The consequences of failure would also be far-reaching. Political progress in Iraq is much slower than expected, and has been drastically complicated by an unanticipated (by the American administration) and growing insurgency that has now brought Iraq to the verge of civil war. The series of successful and free elections through December 2005, transferred power to a legitimately elected government.. Yet, more than four months after this Parliamentary voting, Iraq has not formed a coalition government.
Oil, the Driving Force
Oil, "black gold" has progressively over the past century been a major driving force for events in the Middle East and this remains true today. Oil dependency and increasing energy requirements by the industrialized nations of the world plus the fears of instability on the part of oil producing and oil reserve controlling countries have contributed to the increasing price of crude. A barrel of crude has now reached the record level of greater than $70. Profits from this upward spiral have left Arab countries with a surplus in excess of $500 billion. Oil futures contracts are now trading at above $70 a barrel. This indicates that traders believe prices will remain high for an extended period of time (years).
Gasoline prices continue to rise due to increasing demand, the international competition for the existing supply and decreased of inventories. The profit orientation of the oil and gas industry, the opposition by the oil and gas industry to mandatory conservation programs and market concerns about instability in the Middle East particularly Iran (a major oil producer) and of other oil producers, also play a role in the price consumers pay at the pump. Venezuela, the fifth largest oil exporter in the world is another unstable player in the oil market place. It is a major U.S. market oil supplier. Threats by the Venezuelan government leader to blow up oil fields are destabilizing elements contributing uncertainty and price increases due to potential supply disruptions. Market predictions in the United States are for gasoline prices to increase to $3 to $3.25 per gallon and stay at that level. This is a clear message, which highlights the need to create American energy independence.
The Desert Takes Its Toll at America's Expense
The financial costs for the war in Iraq continue to mount. $94 billion is anticipated for 2006 according to the newest Congressional Research Service report. Over two years the monthly cost has risen from $5 billion, to $8.2 billion to about $10 billion presently. This fiscal year there have been two emergency spending bills, which authorize $122.4 billion more for the war.
Of particular note is the added cost for repairing, rebuilding and replacing equipment destroyed by three years of combat. But, of major significance is the toll taken by use of this equipment in a desert environment, which results in markedly increased maintenance needs. Equipment wears out five times faster in a desert environment than from normal operational use in more conventional environments. The cost this year will be between $26 billion and $30 billion.
The administration and Congress have proposed putting off equipment maintenance to reduce costs. This is both counterproductive and dangerous and will increase the risks to our military personnel putting their lives in even greater danger from faulty equipment. It would be the height of hypocrisy for American politicians to proclaim on one hand the commitment to supporting our troops, while on the other hand endangering their lives with inadequately maintained equipment.
This is the time for America to make the difficult choices requiring personal, corporate, governmental and national sacrifices to help guarantee long-term success. It is time for the development and implementation of a comprehensive and forward reaching federal energy policy and of a realistic fiscal policy incorporating restraint and planning to progressively reduce deficits and the national debt.
The definitive solution requires institution of the components now and the ongoing commitment by all Americans to progressively adhere to the program until energy independence is achieved. Required are increasingly greater fuel efficiency for vehicles and industrial utilization of fuels, progressive decrease of unnecessary fuel consumption of all types, the aggressive development of alternative fuels and the creation of vehicles to operate with them.
Public policies, statutes, standards, procedures must be consistent at all levels, federal, state, regional and local, and include:
In today's "global economy" things are seldom what they seem – sometimes less, sometimes more, but always different. Laying bare America's vulnerabilities clearly exposes its addiction to oil, an addiction to foreign capital and an addiction to the "myth" of security. These are all fueled by the fear rhetoric repeatedly spun tightly since 9/11. A multi-edged sword hangs by a thread over America's economic survival and future.
Since March 2003 the desert of the Middle East has been consuming young American lives and American resources at a rate far exceeding the benefits. Vulnerable Americans and their families at home have been deprived of programs and support they require and deserve. Sacrifice is the necessary element in the solution process. Valiant military service men and women have sacrificed their lives and the functions of their bodies and minds in their efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is time for the United States to reassess its priorities.
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They love their husbands but...
Sissie Canholme had had it. Her pulse was racing. Her heart was pounding. Her anti-perspirant stopped working hours ago.
The treadmill?
A Zumba class?
Sissie Canholme was comfortably seated in a quiet room. Soothing music wafted from high quality speakers and fragrant jasmine tea in small porcelain cups waited on the low, red lacquered table in front of her.
But why the stress and anxiety? Certainly not because she was over eight and a half months pregnant. Sissie was healthy, the baby was healthy. Everything was ready and completely prepared for the coming blessed event.
So what was the problem?
Brunette, hazel eyes, age 36, California-born, California-bred, Sissie was on the executive floor in a sleek, ultra-modern office tower located in Chengwai, China. She was waiting for a decision from Ling Yun, Weibo Digital's CEO that would affect her future—and, in turn, the baby's future.
Sissie was in China to negotiate a manufacturing deal with Weibo Digital for her employer, California's tech titan, xWorks. If Ling Yun's response was positive, Sissie's status at xWorks would rise. So would her paycheck, and she would move up another step in the company's hierarchy.
Meanwhile, her hair smelled of Chinese cigarettes. Her eyes were dry and scratchy from too many late nights at the office and too many trans-Pacific flights. Her makeup was melted, her hairstyle collapsed, her shoulders slumped.
She had to pee. Her eyelids were drooping. She wanted to sleep. The baby was kicking up almighty hell. She was so tired she almost didn't care any more when the door to the conference room opened. Ling Yun, elegantly attired in a hand-tailored Savile Row suit, gestured to her.
"Come in," he said. "We've considered your proposal."
His tone betrayed nothing nor did his expression. This was, after all, the inscrutable Orient.
Sissie, her armpits soggy, her stomach in knots, her bladder about to burst, the baby kicking up almighty hell, followed him into the conference room. She listened to the terms of Weibo Digital's counter-offer, her expression neutral. (Ling Yun wasn't the only one who could be inscrutable.)
When he finished, Sissie managed the polite bow mandatory for doing business in Asia. She thanked Ling Yun for his consideration and said she would have to discuss his response with her manager before she could reply.
Exhausted, Sissie barely remembered leaving Weibo Digital, going to the airport and boarding the plane. She was looking forward to seeing the nursery her husband, Gordo, had prepared for little Sissie Jr.
The baby furniture would be in place, and so would the pink scatter rug and pink-and-white gingham curtains she had picked out. Picturing her beautiful baby and the picture-perfect, fully furnished, freshly painted nursery that was waiting, Sissie smiled to herself.
She was looking forward to spending the few days before giving birth in an atmosphere of beauty, harmony and tranquillity. As the plane climbed to altitude and crossed the Pacific, she relaxed for the first time since arriving in China and fell into a deep, refreshing sleep.
* * *
Except when Sissie got home, the IKEA furniture—the bassinet, changing table and storage unit—was still in the garage, still packed in shipping cartons. The crib had been partially unpacked but not built. Slats and protective wrapping material were strewn over the cement floor, and a hammer and screw driver were abandoned somewhere in the chaos.
When Sissie went into the house, she saw that the nursery—it was the unused second bedroom—was unpainted. The rug was rolled up and shoved into a corner, the windows grimy, the curtains unhung.
Gordo, who had a freelance business maintaining the web sites and twitter accounts of on-line athletic wear and equipment retailers, was on his computer filling out the roster of his fantasy football team. His Joe-college good looks were untroubled, his blue eyes tranquil. He hadn't had time to get to the crib yet, he said.
"You have time for fantasy football but you haven't had time for the baby's crib?" Sissie said, doing her best to keep her voice at a reasonable pitch. Still, the sarcasm leaked out. "You work at home. You're here all day."
"I wasn't home all day," said Gordo, completely missing the edge to her tone. "I was playing golf."
"Golf?" Sissie snapped. "You were playing golf?"
"Jeff called," said Gordo, referring to his college roommate. "He had the day off and asked if I could join him in a round or two."
"You thought golf was more important than the baby we're having in a week?"
"I don't know why you're so upset," said Gordo, a bewildered expression crossing his face. "I'll get the furniture put together. I promise."
Angry tears stung Sissie's eyes. "You've been promising for six months and that furniture is still in the garage," she said. "In shipping cartons. You haven't even opened them."
"I opened the crib."
"Only halfway. The slats are all over the floor."
"I just said I'd get to it, didn't I?" said Gordo, now sounding pouty and aggrieved. "I don't know why you're so angry."
"You don't know WHY I'M ANGRY?" Sissie shouted, her pretty features screwed up in rage. "What's wrong with you? You act like all this isn't happening. Well, it is happening. We're having a baby and, in case you haven't noticed, I'm the size of a whale. My job is half killing me and I have two baby showers this week. Where am I supposed to put the baby stuff?" she asked. Then she burst into tears. "Where am I supposed to put the baby?"
"Now I understand," said Gordo. He reached out in an attempt to soothe her. "You're upset. It's the hormones."
With that, Sissie pushed him away and homicide entered her mind. She was going to kill him, she thought. She was going to go to the garage and get the hammer and bash his brains in. She was going to pick up a slat and beat him into a mass of bloody, splintered bone and mangled tissue.
Then, memories of movies and TV shows elbowed into her consciousness—a tormented scream, the cold, hard bars of a cell door, the harsh rasp of a sadistic guard—and her murderous fantasies screeched to a halt.
Without another word, she marched into their bedroom and slammed the door so hard plaster rained down from the ceiling.
She picked up the phone and, blinking away tears of fury, she dialed the number one of the women in her Lamaze class had given her.
* * *
"I need an application form," Sissie said, relaying her cell phone number and email address. "It's an emergency."
Former Marine Corps Drill Instructor Robin Aguirre sighed.
She had heard it all before from other wives who phoned Husband Training School.
It was always the same and it was always an emergency.
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by Remko Tanis
Every two minutes someone in China commits suicide. In Nanjing, on the country's most famous bridge, one man tries to stop as many as possible from killing themselves.
Chen Si looks at Saturday's newspaper. "Another One Jumped Off the Bridge," reads the headline on page B9. Below the bold print, a photo shows the body of a 24-year old Chinese man who ended his life after his heart had been broken by a girl. He jumped off the bridge into the muddy waters of the Yangtze River.
Such news doesn't even make the front page anymore in Nanjing, the ancient capital of the Chinese empire near Shanghai. Each year, 150 to 200 people come to this bridge to kill themselves.
On September 10, 2003, Chen Si (44) and his daughter walked across this imposing bridge. Almost 5 kilometres long, four traffic lanes share the top deck with two sidewalks for pedestrians and motorbikes. The lower deck has train tracks.
Construction of the bridge was completed in 1968, when China was still a country of impoverished peasants. It was the first bridge crossing the Yangtze, China's longest river. Upon completion it was the longest combined bridge for vehicles and trains in the world. The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is still the most famous bridge in China.
Chen had been living in Nanjing since 1990, but until that day in 2003 he had never visited the bridge. "Walking there with my daughter I passed a girl. She was 18 or 19 years old. All of a sudden, she climbed over the side and jumped. In a flash I grabbed the collar of her coat. She was very light, so without much effort I was able to pull her back onto the bridge."
Patrolling on wheels
The girl told him she wanted to kill herself because she had been cheated out of several thousand yuan (a few hundred euros). Chen: "I talked some sense into her, until her family came to pick her up. That's when I realised how easy it can be to save someone. A week later, I heard on TV that a great number of Chinese people kill themselves every year. That's when it hit me: what I had done for this girl I would have to do more often for other people as well."
A lot more often. Chen decided to start patrolling the bridge every weekend. His first patrol was September 19, 2003. He hasn't missed a weekend since. In 2005 he started using a motorcycle to move faster across the long bridge whenever he spotted someone who might jump.
Every year, 250,000 to 300,000 people commit suicide in China. That's roughly 1 in 5,000 people. For the sake of comparison: in the Netherlands 1 in every 11,000 people ends his or her life.
Suicide is the most common cause of death among Chinese between the ages of 15 and 35. These are young people trying to escape the pressures of fast changing, contemporary China. The pressure to be number one in school and of being the only child in the family. The pressure of finding a good job, a suitable partner and the money to buy an apartment - which is unaffordable for the vast majority of twenty-somethings. The pressure to take care of their ageing parents. The pressure that has been part of Chinese culture for centuries, in which failure is not an option.
In September 2010 Chen 'celebrated' the seventh anniversary of his weekend job as a watchman on the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge. He celebrated by riding his motorcycle across the bridge, both Saturday and Sunday, from sunrise to sunset. Just like every weekend.
Over the years, he has saved 198 lives. Like the two on Sunday, November 7, 2010, when Chen spotted a pair of girls walking across the bridge.
The only way to reach the top deck of the bridge on foot is a dark staircase in the vast pillars of the bridge. There are 140 steps: each one a step closer to death for the many people who went before these girls to end their lives here.
"I spotted them at 10:50 a.m., standing on the East side of the bridge," Chen says. "They had left their bags a bit further down the road and were just standing there, looking over the side, crying. On my motorcycle I was able to get to them in time to stop them from jumping.
No salary
"They were called Zhang and Wang, both from the poor province of Anhui in Eastern China and younger than 20 years old. They had been working for six months in a factory on the northern shore of the Yangtze River. Now they wanted to go home to help out with the rice harvest. The factory boss refused to pay their salaries, a combined total of 8,000 yuan (900 euros). Moreover, he refused to let them go. They were only allowed to leave after signing a statement in which they confessed that the boss didn't owe them anything.
"With no money to their name, they were out on the street. That's when they decided they might as well jump into the river."
Chen had a hard time convincing the girls not to end their lives. "I wanted to take them to Xinling Yizhang. That's an apartment I rent, where people I have saved can come to terms with themselves. It's a beautiful place, with a view of a peach tree and a pond. I hope it relaxes people and shows them life is beautiful." The girls, refusing to leave the bridge, were eventually taken away by the police. Alive.
Chen writes about all his experiences on his web log. It has earned him national fame in China. People with a heavy heart from all over the country now try to get in touch with him. Since 2003, Chen has given advice in person to over 7,000 people, not including his work on the bridge. He also spoke on the phone with over 16,000 people and even comforted 51,000 people via text message.
"I'm not a well-educated man," Chen says. "I come from a backward region of China, so I can't write very well. Moreover, I'm not qualified to advise others on how to save people. I just hope my blog inspires people who are feeling down."
So far, his volunteer work has cost him 232,000 yuan (26,000 euros), mostly from renting the apartment and buying gas for his motorcycle. Only part of this money is covered by donations. His regular job at a transportation company earns him 2,600 yuan (293 euros) a month, which he also needs to take care of his wife and daughter.
Easy to recognize
A cold wind haunts the high bridge. Chen pulls his fur-lined coat over his blue New York Yankees cap. Even though the skies are grey, he wears sunglasses. "To protect my eyes from the sand that the wind blows up from the river," he shouts, to make himself heard over the noise of the traffic and trains underneath. The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is no place you visit for fun every weekend.
A man on the other sidewalk across the bridge sits on his motorcycle, hunched down deeply in his coat. "I pay special attention to people like that," Chen says. "People who hang around in one place for too long, who don't seem to be doing anything and who seem to be ignoring all others around them. A sick bird sings differently than healthy birds. Similarly, you can instantly recognise a person who wants to commit suicide. You can see it in their eyes: they don't seem to be looking at anything anymore. Sometimes, all they wear is pyjamas. Often they cry quietly, especially women."
The man on the motorcycle turns out to be using his cell phone. No case for Chen.
His latest rescue occurred on a recent Saturday. "A 35-year old migrant worker who had lost all of his money. I didn't spot him until he was hanging half over the side of the bridge. I chased over there and was able to get him fully back on the bridge." It was a positive result Chen badly needed. "Not long ago I saw a man hanging around the public toilets on the bridge. I wasn't able to get to him in time. I saw how he covered his face with his coat, scared to stare down in to the depths. That's when he jumped."
Chen says he learned not to care too much about these 'misses'. "I'm all by myself doing this work. With my regular job I cannot be here all the time. I also have to be at home for my wife and daughter."
Still, the missed rescues haunt him, he confesses over lunch in a small, windy restaurant underneath the bridge. He takes a sip of baijiu, strong Chinese liquor, against the cold. "Often enough I fail to save someone. Just when you think they're not going to do it anymore, they jump. Every now and then those images return in my dreams. Some of them cry like wolves when they fall. That excruciating sound often haunts my head at night."
Chen found a solution. "I'll get drunk with some friends. Then, the next morning, I visit the temple. After that, everything in life looks perfect again."
He will need a lot of boosts like that. Spring is coming. It's the season when most people climb the bridge, intending only to jump.
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Bridge Keeper Chen Si, by Bas Roetering (Metropolis TV)
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Remko Tanis has worked as a correspondent in China since 2008 for various Dutch newspapers and broadcasters.
"From my office on the 23rd floor I look out on one of Shanghai's central districts. Seven new skyscrapers have appeared in the past 3 years and number eight and nine are under construction. They're a daily reminder of the speed and determination with which China is positioning itself as a global power.
What's happening in this neighbourhood is happening throughout the country. And as dramatically as the landscape is being changed by asphalt and concrete, 1.3 billion flesh and blood Chinese are struggling with turbulent social changes. The transformation of their country offers new chances but also brings new problems.
The people I have pictured for One11 refuse to stand on the sidelines. They have the courage to challenge a still old-style authoritarian government. The courage to offer, sometimes literally, a helping hand to those who are in danger of going under in this brave new world. In an increasingly dog-eat-dog society they act for others. They undertake work that – in a healthy nation – would be the responsibility of government and civil society but which in China too often goes undone."
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If, like us, you've never visited the St. James Theatre, that's understandable: this is the opening season of the first newly-built West End theatre for 30 years.
The studio, which will host regular comedy clubs, is beautiful. We have become accustomed to comedy in sticky basements and stripped-down theatre spaces; the St. James Theatre looks like the comedy club from Louie - all candles and "decor".
We saw a double-act on 8 November: Hal Cruttenden and Jessica Fostekew performed their Edinburgh shows from earlier in the year.
Hal Cruttenden is probably going to be famous and there's nothing, reader, that either of us can do about that. Aiming for the broadest possible target audience, Cruttenden has more than enough charm to carry his anecdotes and observations, none of which are particularly inventive or interesting. He's better when he's talking to the audience, letting down his mask, and just... chatting. In a pub, he's probably a very funny man. In a club, he's aggressively mediocre.
There's also a distasteful vein of snobbery running through his I-am-so-middle-class act, which no amount of irony can cover up. The Hal Cruttenden experience is a bit like giving your "mad" uncle a microphone at a wedding.
The audience gathered at the St. James Theatre loves him, though, which allows Londonist to peer into the future with some accuracy. Hal Cruttenden is going to get larger and larger gigs, and some panel show work, and eventually he's going to annoy somebody and immediately recover from that to sell DVDs every Christmas forever.
Happily, none of that can happen unless Michael McIntyre retires and leaves a gap in the market.
The second act on the bill, Jessica Fostekew, promises something interesting, or at least different, depending on your academic leanings: it's a comedy show about etymology. Full disclosure; we were looking forward to this. This is the best man speech for which we were holding our breath all through Hal Cruttenden's avuncular rambling.
Here's the thing, though: Fostekew doesn't seem to have enough confidence in the linguistic material to let it stand alone. When she talks about word-origin and foreign-language cognates, the jokes are natural, engaging, arising from the subject at hand.
The rest of the time, the jokes are broad and forcefully transitioned: as if designed by a committee who were afraid that nobody would "get" the linguisticky stuff. So as well as etymology jokes we get awkward character bits and gags about boyfriends.
The framing device - this is supposed to be like school, but maybe on the last day before summer - places Fostekew as a teacher, trying her best to engage her class in the subject.
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We will say that Jessica Fostekew makes some excellent callbacks to earlier setups, where the time between them is usually much, much longer than expected. Admittedly, they were often lost on the audience. But we loved them.
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