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2010 Fantasy Football: Week 10 Sleepers
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During the bye weeks you often have to roll out less than ideal lineups, especially when your players are nicked up. That's the nature of the beast. Sometimes you need a fantasy gem to be successful. Here are some of the under the radar players that could possibly pull out a win for you.
Shaun Hill, QB, Detroit Lions
It's starting to look like Shaun Hill is going to get the start for the Lions this week. He was very effective before suffering breaking his arm. With Calvin Johnson and emerging Brandon Pettigrew and Nate Burleson, Hill could be a sneaky fill-in against Buffalo for those missing Rivers, Rodgers, or Brees this week.
Shonn Greene, RB, New York Jets
LaDainian Tomlinson has been very active in the passing game the past two weeks, but has struggled running the ball (3.2 ypc). Green is over a full yard better per carry (4.3) over the same stretch. Is this the point of the year that the Jets lighten LT's workload? Greene could be in for a big game against the suddenly hot Cleveland Browns.
Brandon Jacobs, RB, New York Giants
Ahmad Bradshaw had two short touchdown runs (2, 4) that Jacobs often gets. It was early on in the blowout. I can see Eli and company setting the tone early with Jacobs finishing the Boys off.
Mike Thomas, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
Thomas caught four passes for 41 yards and a score against Dallas prior to last week's bye. Coming out of the break he takes on Houston's league worst pass defense, making him an interesting play.
Nate Burleson, WR, Detroit Lions
Before hearing that Shaun Hill was likely to play this week I was down on Burleson, who has three touchdowns in the past four games. With Hill under center, Burleson could continue his recent hot streak.
Heath Miller, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers
I don't know what to make of the Patriots. I thought they were one of the best teams in the league, before they got pounded by the Browns. I think they come out firing, and Big Ben will need to utilize all of his weapons in what could be a shootout.
Seattle Seahawks Defense
Seattle has not played good defense in recent weeks. That could easily change this week when they take on Arizona. Look for multiple sacks and possibly multiple interceptions.
Also check out:
- Sneaky Week 10 Fantasy Football Pick-ups
- Week 10 Get 'em or Don't Sweat 'em Waiver Wire Advice
- Week 10 Fantasy QB Rankings
- Week 10 Fantasy RB Rankings
- Week 10 Fantasy WR Rankings
- Week 10 Fantasy TE Rankings
- Week 10 Fantasy K Rankings
- Week 10 Fantasy DEF Rankings
- Week 10 Fantasy IDP Rankings
- Week 10 Sit-Start Advice


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Wednesday, 19 August 2015
Blogger Recognition Award!
I've been nominated by lovely ladies Carrie over at The Book Goddess, Erika at Books and Stars and Sinead at Less Reality More Books in the Blogger Recognition Award tag. Thanks guys!
1. Select 15 other blogs you want to give this award to. Do some digging if you must! Find those blogs. You cannot nominate yourself of the person who has nominated you.
2. Write a post to show off your award! Give a brief story of how your blog got started, and give a piece or two of advice to new bloggers. List who you nominated in your post. Make sure to attach the award yourself!
3. Comment on each blog and let them know you've nominated them. Provide a link to your award post.
4. Provide a link to the original post on Edge of Night. That way, anyone can find the original post if needed, and we can keep it from mutating and becoming confusing!
My Story
I've always been a big reader, even since I was little and read The Very Hungry Caterpillar. My mum used to wake me up for school when I'd slept with my head in a book and had to go to class with lines on my face. But in recent years reading has taken something of a backseat. After finishing college, I spent some time travelling and then took everyone's advice to "settle down" and "get sensible". I took a job which I love, but is stressful as hell and ate up my time to the point where I woke up one day and realised that I just wasn't happy. I'd been so caught up in being this successful career girl that I'd lost sight of the little things that were important to me and made me smile. The pay was great, it sounded good on paper and the parents were proud - always a plus - but it just wasn't what I wanted to do. One of the things that put it all into perspective for me was when I realised I hadn't bought or picked up a new book since I'd moved into my house. Almost 9 months ago. So as part of "getting back to me", I decided to set up my book blog. None of my friends are big readers of the YA/fantasy books that I love so much (my book group's latest pick is In Cold Blood by Truman Capote to give you an idea!) and I wanted somewhere to spew my thoughts and chat to likeminded bookworms. And the blogsphere has not let me down! The internet may have a bad rap for bringing out the worst in people, but it also brings out the best and the book blogging community has got to be one of the friendliest and most welcoming out there. You guys are the best!
Advice for New Bloggers
Do it! I was nervous as hell setting the blog up. What if no one read it? What if I just got a load of abuse in the comments (or no comments at all) and had to shut the whole thing down? Honestly, don't worry! I've only been blogging for a month or so but trust me when I say that book bloggers are some of the nicest people you will ever virtually meet. Don't be afraid to reach out. There are so many ways to connect with people and so many people out there, you'll realise where all the other book lovers have been your whole life.
And don't worry about trying to please anyone else, much less everyone else. Your blog is yours. You like that neon zigzag background? Have that neon zigzag background! My designer friend hates the indie flower font I use for my headers. But it's my blog and I love it, so it's going nowhere! Blogs are a constant work in progress, so try a few things out, see what works. Same with your content. Blog envy is painfully real, but don't try an imitate other people's, make it your own! Write about what resonates with you. If you post something that you think is clever and witty on Twitter and your follower number drops like a stone, who cares? What's the worst that can happen?
My Nominees
Priyanka @ A Booklion's Hideaway
Anna @ Enchanted by YA
Jessica @ A Great Read
Maria @ YA Teen Book Nerd
Phina @ Books Coffee and Life
Stina @ Once Untold
Jen @ My So-Called Book Reviews
Ardis @ Pondering The Prose
Piper @ Pipers Book Blog
Jess @ Little Book Heaven
Izzy @ The Reading Izzy
Kati @ Bookaholic Rambling Reviews
Donita @ My Random Book Thoughts
Aditi @ Book Stop Corner
Lauren @ My Expanding Bookshelf
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I love your advice. It's great and so very true!ReplyDelete
Carrie @The Book GoddessReplies
Thanks Carrie. I still get so much blog envy when I see other people's book blogs though! There are so many great designs and widgets and features that I think I could spend 24 hours a day on my blog and still not get everything done, so I've just stopped wanting to!Delete
I absolutely love your blogger advice, espeically the second one! I definitely think it still applies to old bloggers, even I worry too much about my content and compare it to others. It's always best to have fun and write exactly what you want :) great advice!ReplyDelete
Your new GFC & Twitter follower,
Cody @ Literary-ly ObsessedReplies
Thank you. There are so many great blogs I'm constantly getting new inspiration and ideas, but you'd just go round in circles if you kept worrying too much about everybody else.Delete
New Twitter follower btw :)
Thank you for tagging me! I agree that your blog advice is spot on! I'm surprised to see this is a relatively new blog. I thought you were a veteran!ReplyDeleteReplies
Awww, thank you Ardis! Nope, I'm a blogging newbie. I still get massively intimidated by blogs that have been going for years with thousands of followers, but I'm just doing my thing. I'm just pleased that anyone is actually reading it!Delete


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Thursday, March 05, 2009
OLDSMAR, Fla. (March 5, 2009) Trainer Ashlee Brnjas only began training three years ago in Toronto, Ontario, but has become one of Woodbine's premiere trainers in that short time. The Toronto, Ontario native moved her string to Tampa Bay Downs for the first time this year and has found great success at the Oldsmar oval. "I'm having a great time here," says Brnjas. "The horses are loving it. They love the racetrack. It's minus thirty-two in Canada now!"
Through Thursday, March 7, Brnjas has captured six wins, seven seconds and three third place finishes from 35 starters, giving her an impressive 46% in-the-money finishes from 57 days of racing.
Finish Lines… Conditioner Jane Cibelli saddled two winners on today's program, both in the co-featured turf races. Cibelli's first victory of the day came with Canadian Jade, a three-year-old Jade Hunter gelding carrying the colors of Steve Gilmour and ridden by Jose Velez, Jr. Cibelli took her second trip to the Tampa Bay Downs Winner's Circle with Chirac; the four-year-old son of Sligo Bay was bred in Florida by owner Pia M. Kirkham and had the services of reinsman James Lopez.
Tampa's leading trainer Jamie Ness teamed up with owner Midwest Thoroughbreds to win two races on today's card. The pair got their first win with Just for Kicks, a six-year-old Crafty Prospector mare ridden to victory by leading Oldsmar jockey Daniel Centeno. Midwest Thoroughbreds and Ness stuck again with Crimson View; the Distant View gelding was booted to victory by Carlos M. Cruz.
Please note that Tampa Bay Downs will switch its dark days from Wednesdays to Thursdays mid-month beginning on March 19th; Mondays at the Oldsmar oval will also be open for only poker, golf and simulcast racing throughout the month.
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- Luxembourg
- Moselle Wine Museum and tasting in Bernkastel-Kues
- Cochem castle
- Rüdesheim (tourist train, tasting and museum)
- Heidelberg and its castle (outdoor)
This shore excursion is available for one or several cruises
Shore Excursions
Luxembourg and the underground wineries in Remich
We'll leave from Remich for Luxembourg by coach. Our panoramic tour will take you to see the train station, old town, Fortress of Luxembourg, European Center, and financial district. We'll then set out on a tour on foot of Luxembourg to see t...
Moselle Wine Museum and tasting in Bernkastel-Kues
We'll leave on a guided tour of Bernkastel. Landshut Castle overlooks this charming town where you'll get to discover the marketplace with Saint Michael's Fountain, the Renaissance Town Hall and Saint Michael's Church. We'll stop...
Visit of the castle of Cochem
Transfer to Cochem castle by minibus in groups of about 25 passengers. The Reichsburg is built on a remarkable site, a steep vine-covered hill overlooking the Moselle. Guided tour of this magnificent castle dating from the year 1000, which was destro...
Rüdesheim : wine tasting* and visit of the Museum of Mechanical Musical Instruments
You will start the visit with a tour and commentary of the Rüdesheim vineyards by mini-train, during which you will discover the famous vineyards already cultivated in the Roman period. During this tour, the history of winemaking in the region w...
Guided tour of Heidelberg and its castle (outdoor)
We'll leave from Mannheim by coach and head towards Heidelberg. This cosmopolitan, friendly, and vibrant city is made up of 15 distinct neighborhoods and is particularly attractive to families, students, business people, and researchers. Its high qua...


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A three-city-block facility located in the heart of Syracuse, New York, The Oncenter, an SMG managed facility, has flexible meeting, convention, banquet and event space to accommodate groups and functions of all sizes.
Since the opening of the War Memorial Arena in 1951, to the harmonious addition of the John H. Mulroy Civic Center Theaters in 1975, to the building of the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center in 1992, the Oncenter has been the entertainment and conference preference of local, regional and National attendees.
Whether you are interested in watching a hockey game, singing along with one of the Famous Artists Broadway shows, watching Disney on Ice, attending a car, snowmobile or ice fishing show, or planning your annual group conference, The Oncenter welcomes you.
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Press release
Millions more protected against disease through improved vaccination programme
Millions more people will be protected against disease by improvements to the UK's world class immunisation schedule, announced today.
Millions more people will be protected against disease by improvements to the UK's world class immunisation schedule, announced today, including 3 vaccination programmes to protect against flu, shingles and diarrhoea.
All children aged 2 - around 650,000 in total - will be offered a nasal flu vaccine from September 2013 as part of a comprehensive vaccination programme. A small number of pilots to vaccinate primary and pre-school aged children will run in some areas to make sure the NHS is ready to roll out the programme to all pre-school and primary school children next year. Pilots for secondary school children will run in some areas in 2014 in order to roll out the programme nationwide in 2015.
There will also be a shingles vaccination programme for people aged 70, with a catch-up programme for those aged up to, and including, 79. Older people are most at risk if they get shingles and a vaccination programme will prevent nearly 40% of the 30,000 cases seen every year in people over 70. The programme will begin in September 2013 and it is estimated that around 800,000 people will be eligible for the vaccine in the first year.
A rotavirus vaccination programme will start in July 2013 when children under 4 months will be vaccinated against rotavirus – a highly infectious bug that causes around 140,000 diarrhoea cases a year in under fives. It leads to hospital stays for nearly 1 in 10 – around 14,000 - of those who get it in the UK. It is estimated that the rotavirus vaccine will halve the number of vomiting and diarrhoea cases caused by rotavirus and there could be 70% fewer hospital stays as a result.
Director of Immunisation Professor David Salisbury said:
We already have a world class vaccination programme in place, which saves millions of lives each year, so I'm pleased that we will be able to protect even more people against disease starting later this year.
By offering new vaccines to two groups at the opposite end of the age scale, we can protect our most vulnerable against potentially harmful diseases. And the introduction of a teenage booster for Meningitis C will improve the protection given to young people.
Dr Mary Ramsay, Head of Immunisation at Public Health England said:
The introduction of the oral Rotavirus vaccine in the US and parts of Europe has had a major impact on preventing young children from developing this unpleasant vomiting and diarrhoeal disease. The vaccine is very easy to administer and involves placing a droplet of liquid into the babies' mouths. In the countries where the vaccine has already been introduced, the uptake has been high and has resulted in rapid and sustained reductions in childhood rotavirus hospitalisations. We are excited to be offering this vaccine as part of the national infant immunisation programme in the UK.
As well as the rotavirus vaccine for infants, the upcoming introduction of childhood influenza and adolescent MenC immunisation programmes along with routine vaccination against shingles for older adults will all continue to contribute to our highly successful vaccination programme which we can boast in the UK.
The current arrangement for protecting people against meningitis C will also be updated. A new teenage booster jab given at age 12 to 13 will replace the booster that is currently given at 4 months old – as evidence shows the 4 month booster is no longer required. The teenage booster jab will be offered in the 2013 to 2014 academic year.
The decisions to introduce the new vaccination programmes and updates to existing programmes were made after the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation – the government's independent vaccine experts - studied all the available evidence and advised that these changes are made to protect more people against disease.
The changes were announced in a letter signed by the Director General of Public Health in the Department of Health, the Chief Operating Officer in NHS England and the Medical Director / Director of Health Protection in Public Health England.
Currently, the Meningitis C vaccine is given as part of the Childhood Immunisation Programme at 3 months, 4 months and 1 year. The flu vaccine, Fluenz, is currently available to all children in at risk groups. A clinical study has shown that in adults aged 70 years and older the vaccine reduced the incidence of shingles by 38%. (Oxman et al. 2005). In those vaccinated that developed shingles, the vaccine significantly reduced the burden of illness by 55% in people aged 70 years and over.
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The 'Tokyo Creation Gallery G8' is now revealing a collection of 3D objects created by Nendo that were inspired by paper.
The gallery's gray and white colors make for the perfect backdrop for the unique artistic items. The 3D objects were printed using black outlines of paper, all of which appear in the form of pages of a book, random structures or large hanging frames. The collection was designed to "capture the unique essence of paper" in a way that has not been done before. From afar, the black malleable pieces look like sketches.
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The delays between posts here are getting longer as the CaveFamily takes the opportunity of the first really decent summer in Ireland in years to decamp en masse to the outdoors! There's been camping trips and days out exploring every chance we've got – CaveBoy is happily turning mildly feral and CaveBaby is throwing himself full throttle at his first summer as Walking Man in the Woods.
We started with a camp in a really nice site in Roundwood at the start of June. We didn't get away camping at all last year because the weather was a bit miserable and CaveBaby was still so small. We made do with trips to CaveNanny's mobile home in Wicklow instead but were ready to hit the camping with a bang this year. The site in Roundwood is lovely, enclosed by trees and with a small wooden playground and we were able to tell CaveBoy that the park was his oyster as long as he didn't go out the front gate. And oyster he made of it indeed – we hardly saw him for the weekend, bar glimpses through the trees and forages back to the tent for food. CaveBaby was in his element too, wandering around in crocs or barefoot, stealing trikes and scooters whenever he could, messing around at water taps and making ecstatic headlong runs for more freedom every now and again. Toddler adjusting to 24 hour unbounded living equals exhausted CaveMammy and CaveHusband! But worth all the scurrying and chasing. We had family down for barbecue one day, went for a walk around the upper Varty reservoir the next (this link is for the lower reservoir but the upper is just the other side of the bridge), and climbed the Sugarloaf on the way home (CaveBoy delighted to summit his first mountain, CaveMammy huffing and puffing quite a bit with CaveBaby on back in sling).
By the next trip, in a gorgeous campsite near Portsalon in North Donegal , CaveBaby had adjusted to the freedom a little. The mad dashes spaced out a bit but could still come at any time when he felt the need for the thrill of the chase. Return from one dash below.
Our spot was right at the end of the field, looking over Ballymastocker Bay and we had brekkie in the sea air every morning.
The beach there is just gorgeous and when the weather started to get hotter it turned into paradise. We went up to a lookout point to take this photo and stood there incredulous, with a load of other incredulous people, all shaking our heads and saying to each other "this is Ireland, like".
We were blessed with the most fabulous week of weather that the country's had in years for our holliers and we had loads and loads of time outdoors while we were up there, falling into a nice rhythm of breakfast in front of the tent, washing up and packing a picnic, heading out somewhere for the day and then home for dinner, wrecked and sunburned and happy. We took CaveBoy down walking to the cliffs at Fanad Lighthouse which was just stunning in the sunshine although he did come back with welts on his wrist from CaveHusband holding on just a little too tight at the edge, don't-be-jumping-around-for-god's-sake-you-have-me-heart-gone. The story of the shipwreck that had happened there 200 years ago, with all souls lost bar the ship's parrot, really took CaveBoy's fancy and there was lots of speculation on which stand of rocks the poor men might have met their doom, along with a brief fizzle of excitement when he saw a seagull and asked breathlessly if that was the parrot. The specks in the distance in this photo are CaveBoy and CaveHusband, one hand pointing out something on the horizon, the other clutching CaveBoy's wrist with death grip.
Another day we went to the gorgeous Glenveigh National Park and walked the legs off poor CaveBoy while CaveBaby smirked at him from the sling. We hiked in to the castle from the visitors centre in a dead heat, as shuttle buses passed us and CaveBoy wondered why we weren't on the bus like everyone else. Because otherwise we'd miss this beautiful walk we told him, wiping sweat off our foreheads and panting. Ah but we were glad, the views along the lake were stunning and we saw lots of wild cotton and spent a while watching a dragon fly going about its business. When we got up to the castle, we borrowed bug catchers from the education centre – caught nothing but CaveBaby enjoyed the hunt
and then we went up the steep upper path to look out over the lake and castle.
So beautiful. And of course we had loads of beach time as well. The boys dug holes at the main beach near the campsite
and we found beautiful warm rockpools at Ballyhiernan Bay and pretended we were in a fancy spa.
At the far end of Ballymastocker Bay we chased tiny hermit crabs fighting for sea snail shells and then scaled the rocks, with CaveBoy simply beaming at his accomplishment. And some days, for a treat, we went to the fancy beach at Portsalon itself, where you could buy icecreams and plastic things for the sea and eat fish and chips and jump off the pier. It was just blissful. CaveBoy arrived home tanned and blonder than ever, coated in a thin sheen of salt and sand and not quite knowing where his shoes were. Such should be the life of a child.
And so started the summer. There's a great group of people from the Free Range Kids in Dublin group interested in going a bit off-road over the summer so we've been packing the CaveCousins into the car with us and meeting up with them for day trips at all different locations near Dublin. At Castletown House near Celbridge, the kids were very impressed by the beautiful big house and then spent hours pottering at a small stream and tunnel, picking up sticks, mixing mud and running around and around the trees and ridges beside it.
Afterwards, six pairs of feet were wiped with the one small facecloth, a record. The grounds at Castletown are great for exploring and there are lots of little pathways through the trees and bushes and one particularly good climbing tree that they all made their way up one by one with triumphant grins.
In Ward River Valley Park in Swords we were spared the promised rain and the kids got to play in the shallow water while the adults sprawled around on the river bank.
CaveBaby was not impressed with the icy water and retreated to the grass to eat custard creams. After that patch of river had been satisfactorily explored, we moved over to a stand of trees across the grass and the older kids found some lovely winding paths through the trees (having been shooed past the remnants of campfire and drinking session at one spot!). CaveCousin wasn't too sure of the forest so stayed with me and CaveBaby to play on a bouncy tree branch which he said was just like a video game, a true compliment. And at Newbridge House Demesne, they clambered over one huge fallen tree and later found another that was perfect for climbing with loads of foliage to take away the fear factor. We could hear them from inside setting up some kind of game with the tree as the house, and also heard a very funny exchange between one Free Range Girl and CaveBoy, in which she told him that they were going to watch TV together on this particular branch and he said well, I'm going downstairs to watch the football. You hear it all from behind a screen of leaves.
We had the regular Free Range Kids trips up to the Phoenix Park too, still blessed (mostly) with beautiful sunshine. CaveBaby particularly likes that spot for building up the store of mud under his toe nails that never quite seems to come fully out in the bath.
And just to prove that we hadn't been magically transported to some wonderland of sunshine and warm breezes, we were treated once or twice to some downpours in the same place.
Rain gear on and we're ready! The kids barely noticed the rain and CaveBaby was just happy to see more mud.
And of course there was more camping: in Roundwood for another cousin's birthday, complete with honorary birthday egg and spoon and sack races for the occasion
and then again, through the beauty of the Free Range Kids group, we got to go camping with some other families for another weekend and swap survivalist and backwoods camping tips over a cup of tea from the Kelly Kettle, the most amazing lo-tech item EVER. The scout book was thumbed through and there was talk of building a backwoods fridge from a piece of muslin and a billy can of saltwater but fun and sloth got in the way. Next time, next time. We did however introduce CaveBaby to the beautiful Powerscourt waterfall while CaveBoy jumped around the rocks like a mountain goat
and managed a visit to the shores of Lough Dan and a quick sneak onto the play equipment that the scouts have set up there for their campers.
And it's not over yet! One more last camping hurrah planned for this month, one more Free Range Kids summer outing to go and then we say hello to September and CaveBoy starting school and all the changes that will bring *sad face*. It's a fabulous school where he'll get the chance to be part of an Irish language community but, having learned so much about home education and unschooling over the last year, we would have loved to have maybe given him a few years of that before formal schooling, if the situation had been different. But never mind – I've been furiously reading Guerrilla Learning: How to Give Your Kids a Real Education With or Without School and am looking forward to making school just one part of his life and education. And I've plans to see if there's interest among any parents in some afterschool free range activities, where we can mix language and muck in equal quantities. So it's bye bye to the wild summer but onwards to the new – it'll be fun!
See you in September!


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The Grassroots team have been working away quietly and steadily over the last weeks and things are lining up well for the project. We have now received all of the permits and insurances required to proceed with excavations at Seagrange.
We have also been visiting potential Medieval church sites such nearby in order to build up a picture of the contemporary landscape within which the Seagrange monument may have been situated.
St. Fintan's chapel, Sutton
Nearby Kilbarrack Church
'Grange Abbey', Donaghmede
A full description of these sites and their relevance to the Seagrange monument will follow soon
We are getting close to beginning the excavations at Seagrange. There are still however some details to be tidied up. In the meantime:
- Gill and Paul are working out excavation strategies and liaising with the County Council
- Enda is working on all things logistical, sourcing equipment and estimating timescales
- Seamus is furthering his research into the Battle of the Bloody Stream and the Viking/Norman transition
- Brendan is at work on more replica medieval pots
- Paul will be presenting a paper on Medieval brewing at the Irish Conference of Medievalists on Friday 12th of July. Brewing is well attested to at monastic granges and medieval manors and as such, may well have been carried out at the Seagrange monument


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A 65 year old, grandma of four, mother of three, daughter of two and wife of one. I'm also a writer, botanist, teacher and volunteer.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Happy New Year!!
"If you love someone let them go......."
Would children feel comfortable thinking of a teary eyed mother missing them all the time? No, I think they want us to lead a cheerful and fruitful life so that they can pursue their interests. Similarly, much as I love my work, the next generation will have to take over while I make a graceful exit.
Then that brings me to another question that bothers me. Am I leaving the place the way I got it? I am afraid not. Our college now boasts of a huge building and a library that has grown threefold. The size of my lab is thrice the size of the lab I joined. But to be frank the input from us is much less when compared to the time I joined.
What went wrong?
The priorities of students has changed. In my drawing room I have an expensive card wishing me a "happy teacher's Day" given by the Student's union. This was not the practice 25 - 30 years back. In fact Teacher's Day celebrations were limited to schools. These days students touch our feet before exams and after results. They never did so earlier. May be I look old enough to be revered in this manner but I do not rule out the influence of TV programmes as one of the reasons for this new aspect in the student teacher equation. I don't remember ever touching my teacher's feet as a student. But I am sure I loved and respected them in the same manner as the current bunch. Then there is the culture of saying 'bye teacher' after class. Luckily or unluckily we don't have girls saying 'Hi!' when we walk into a class.
My daughter says that the student/teacher relationship is very informal in USA and perhaps the trend is catching up in India too. Whatever be the nature of the relationship, whether cordial, formal or friendly, results should speak of a job well done. I am afraid that in our part of India the syllabus as well as teaching techniques are out dated and do not appeal to aspiring students. It is an open secret that deals are struck and money is exchanged at the time of a college teacher's appointment. The meritorious who expect to be selected on the basis of merit alone can laminate their certificates and place them in a showcase for all to see. If you expect to be paid as per the 6th pay recommendations you better learn the ways of the world! When the whole world knows these things how do we expect the kids we teach to be ignorant? So will the powers that be ensure quality teaching while we turn a blind eye to the appointment process? Is it asking for too much?
If quality is compromised then our students will say 'Bye teacher' and attend a coaching institute that helps them in their career and we can sit in empty libraries and labs welcoming the odd student who makes an entry by mistake.
No, I do not want to put you off with my ramblings. Those of you with young children, please see to it that your children acquire an education that encourages them to reason and think for themselves. Expensive school claiming to provide education at par with internatinal standards are mushrooming all over the place. These schools take their students to USA and Europe for excursions. But whether it is worth the trouble is something that needs to be checked.
So in the final year of my teaching career I plan to make a few resolutions-
1. I am not going to get angry with the student who wants to adjust her classes in college to attend a computer class or MBA coaching. The outdated syllabus that is followed in our college will get them nowhere and if she has a bright future in mind I have to adjust according to her timings or accept being ignored.
2. I will mentally prepare myself to respond cheerfully to the student who says 'Hi teacher' instead of the old fashioned 'good morning or good afternoon'.
3. When the students pulls a stool and sits down in front of me I'll try my best to forget the fact that as a student I'd stand in front of the staff room and ask for permission to submit my record work and it was usually the peon that came to collect my practical record. Even if I remembered it I'd keep it to myself.
4. I'll get used to the new dance numbers like 'pappu can't dance saala' and stop lecturing on how classical dance forms were more appealing when compared to the modern version which to my ageing eyes seem like an ill practised physical exercise. May be I'll sport a cooling glass to hide the disappointment in my optical/occular expression.
5. Twenty five years back I expected students to draw from the specimen provided. Ten years back I gave them my B. Sc and M. Sc records for reference. Five years back I stopped complaining when they copied diagrams from the text book unless they were highly objectionable. Nowadays I sign anything they submit as record work. Progressive evolution I suppose. Young aspirants to a lecturer's post be prepared to get photocopies of book diagrams as record work. Already we have students downloading matter for project work from the internet without putting in even the minimum amount of preparation but examiners are glad that the copied material pertains to our subject. In future you may have Biology students submitting project work in Psychology. After all all disciplines merge at a higher level don't they??
In short I'll try my best to accept the changes taking place in society as long as it is beneficial. I may crib a little and sound critical on an occasion or two. But I do understand that a society can never be static. It has to be dynamic and progressive and though it is okay to remember 'the good old days' it is never proper to expect what worked in our times to be appropriate now.
A Happy New year to one and all of you.
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- feddabonn said...
i've often heard this lament about the syllabus being out of date etc. i'm not so sure.
i joined what was in my time considered the 'loser' stream- arts. and then sealed my fate by majoring in english. everyone (including myself) were rather concerned about my 'career'. but looking back, i think it is precisely the non-career based study that has helped me think and engage with the world. i find myself wishing i could sit through those lectures on political science and history again...i'm sure it'll throw light, for instance on the issues of representation dragged out by the telengana furore. and my career hasn't been too bad either, i was in middle management at a large telecom by my late 20s.
while i *do agree courses could be more relevant, an education that is only focused on earning you money will only help you do that-earn money. nor can a syllabus cannot teach you tools of the future, especially when those tools have not been discovered yet. actually, as you have pointed out, we need better *teachers. a syllabus can do nothing if the *teachers don't care. i learnt of anarchy and freedom from a history teacher in a small college of a remote town. i'd wish such teachers on everybody!
ok, rant over. :) happy new year! i have been lurking on your blog for a while, and have just found some dutch courage to leave a comment, lol.
- December 28, 2009 11:36 PM
- hillgrandmom said...
Happy New Year HHG and all the best for a content and joyful 2010.
I agree that syllabi should be made more relevant.About the changes in the students and their behaviour, I'm pretty sure our elders felt the same about us! After all change is inevitable.
- December 30, 2009 1:22 AM
- Usha said...
Interesting observations on the changes from our times. while watching scenes set in colleges in recent films I used to wonder if colleges are really like that but it seems they are. :)
A very happy 010 to you too!
- December 30, 2009 4:23 PM
- Ardra said...
Wishing you and your loved ones a wonderful year ahead...
- January 01, 2010 10:12 AM
- Hip Grandma said...
feddabonn:Welcome here. I was also of the opinion that losers study arts. But a class mate of mine who majored in Economics and seniors who took up English made me realise how much fun it was studyung a ciurse close to your heart.I too enjoyed my English classses and could sit thro'them again.
hillgmom:'About the changes in the students and their behaviour, I'm pretty sure our elders felt the same about us!'
Oh yes they did feel so. But they had the guts to speak their minds unlike us :-)).
usha:I suppose it is generatio gap that causes the likes if me to express surprise. My friend and cilleague was shacked to note that her son studying in the 12th placed a hand on his teacher's shoilders while a group of them were discussing something with her. The teacher aged around 25 apparently had no problem with that.
Ardra:Thank you and wish you the same.
- January 01, 2010 4:35 PM
- Ugich Konitari said...
HHG : Have a wonderful , safe , happy and healthful 2010, and hope we get to meet sometime this year !
Yes, so many things have changed since when we were students. We looked UP at our teachers. Nowadays, they look down, make fun of, and sometimes look the teachers in the eye. Actually, the gradient of "progress" is to blame. Its too high. And people still think someone became a teacher because he/she couldnt get any other job !
- January 01, 2010 5:15 PM
- Cantaloupes.Amma (CA) said...
A very Happy New year HHG !
- January 02, 2010 12:16 PM
- Swapna Raghu Sanand said...
I wish you a very Happy New Year and hope you continue blogging as often as possible. I love reading your posts.
The teacher-student relationship has changed radically over the last few years but the syllabus remains outdated. Children stuff themselves with theory but if they had to relate what they learn to life and work, they feel clueless or confused. In India, so called international education franchises claim to make great changes but does it reach the right people? No, the effort at the grassroot level remains at zero because the teachers themselves need a different type of orientation to attend to the questions and learning difficulties of the children who come from very poor families. So much needs to be done and the whole country still rages and plunges into battle about the silliest issues like Ayodhya and Jinnah!
- January 02, 2010 8:09 PM
- Hip Grandma said...
Ugich:I too hope we meet this year.With my brothers in Mumbai and you staying across the road it would be a shame if we don't.
CA:Thanks and wish you the same.
Swapna Raghu Sanand:Thank you and wish you the same. All those looking for a job cannot become teachers but with the dearth of good teachers schools do appoint people without any real interest or aptitude.
- January 04, 2010 7:46 AM
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- January 05, 2010 1:10 AM
- Prats said...
Wishing you a wonderful 2010 and a great year ahead!!!
- January 06, 2010 5:07 PM
- Sumana said...
A very happy new year HHG, as always your posts are eye openers and always have a lot of things to make us think.
- January 11, 2010 4:51 PM
- Manasa said...
Changes are susceptible. Unlike olden days, students don't care if the teacher doesn't teach. Obtaining knowledge is easy vis internet and friends/cousins who are abroad.
Moreover, there is so much competition that if we don't update ourselves, chances are that we lose the game. And no one wants to be left behind. There isn't any point in mugging up something which is obsolete.
As you mentioned, when I was an engineering student, I too felt that the syllabus was rubbish which focussed more on theory than practicals. We were supposed to mug up theorems and lab programs just for the sake of clearing with highest marks so that the college gets high results and they could publish in their brochure to attract more students the next year.
In US, education system is: Think and Apply. Thats why most students study abroad. I don't see it happen in India. Its just a rats race here. Study for exam, score well, get placed and settle.
If you meet any grad student studying in US, their level of thinking is much higher than students studying here.
Just my 10 cents.
- January 17, 2010 9:18 PM
- vishesh said...
As for records..I hold a record of redrawing the digestive system of amoeba 5 times I guess :P And funnily enough that teacher is still one of my fav teachers- she didn't scold or anything, was very friendly but expected her work to be perfect :)
I guess I am a different blend, I enjoy classical as well as the modern(though that which as some quality in it). It's lesser to do with the west, but more to do with the environment we grow up in.
At 18, I am doing a professional course..my parents did it when they were in their 20s after a degree...there is a difference, in terms of objective, aims etc.
- January 18, 2010 11:02 AM
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- January 19, 2010 2:28 PM
- Hip Grandma said...
prats:Thanks and wish you the same.
sumana:Thank you and same to you.I haven't been too well of late so i have not checked posts or posted anything.
Manasa: you are right.Unless a course encourages one to think and apply it in your work place just mugging up won't help and those who wish to succeed may not want to waste time learning things that don't really help them. But learning the basics is also important.
vishesh:I don't place you in the same category as the average student. People like you can thrive anywhere. I am concerned about mediocre and below average students who avoid classes and attend coaching centres that only help intelligent students do better and are not at all conducive to mediocre students. These students think that it is fashionable to attend exoensive coaching centres.
- January 19, 2010 9:04 PM


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Abstract: The issues of intersonic and supersonic fracture become the frontier of dynamic fracture mechanics. We describe in this paper the recent progresses in obtaining the analytical continuum solution for the initial-boundary valued problem of intersonic fracture under mode II loading, and construct an plausible analytical solution for mode III supersonic fracture.
Abstract: Conventional strain-based mechanics theory does not account for contributions from strain gradients. Failure to include the strain gradient contributions can lead to underestimates of stresses and size-dependent behaviors in small-scaled structure [1]. This paper focus on the structural size effects on torsion of cylinders. The torsional stiffness of cylinders can be higher than conventional expectation when the cylinder size is in the nanometer - or micron-scale. Following the Saint-Venant theory of torsion, we established the equation of torsion in terms of the warping function on the basis of the nano-mechanical theory of elasticity. The torsional equations contain two higher order material length scale parameters and two conventional Lame constants. The equilibrium equation is a fourth order partial differential equation which can be reduced to two second order equations. Two formulations in terms of pseudo warping function and stress function are presented. Closed-form solutions for circular and thin wall section and series solutions for rectangular microbars have been obtained. The total torque depends only on the stresses conjugated to the strain and is only implicitly dependent on the higher order stress metrics. The solution reveals that the torsional rigidity is dependent on the higher order length scale parameters and strain gradients and increases asymptotically upward when the cylinder size is reduced to the size of the higher order length scale material parameters. The increase is most marked for thin walled cylinders, stiffening to more then 10 times the conventional value when the cylinder size is near that of the higher order length scaled parameters.
Anisotropic and Isotropic Elasticity, and its Equivalence for Singularity, Interface and Crack in Bimaterials and Trimaterials
Abstract: The equivalence between anisotropic and isotropic elasticity is investigated in this study for two-dimensional deformation under certain conditions. That is, the isotropic elasticity can be reconstructed in the same framework of the anisotropic elasticity, when the interface between dissimilar media lies along a straight line. Therefore, many known solutions for an anisotropic bimaterial can be regarded as valid even for a bimaterial, in which one or both of the constituent materials are isotropic. The usefulness of the equivalence is that the solutions for singularities and cracks in an anisotropic/isotropic bimaterial can easily be obtained without solving the boundary value problems directly. Conservation integrals also have the similar analogy between anisotropic and isotropic elasticity so that J integral and J-based mutual integral M are expressed in the same complex forms for anisotropic and isotropic materials, when both end points of the integration paths are on the straight interface. The method of analytic continuation and Schwarz-Neumann's alternating technique are applied to singularity problems in an anisotropic or isotropic 'trimaterial', which denotes an infinite body composed of three dissimilar materials bonded along two parallel interfaces. The method of analytic continuation is alternatively applied across the two parallel interfaces in order to derive the trimaterial solution in a series form from the corresponding homogeneous solution. The trimaterial solution studied here can be applied to a variety of problems, e.g. a bimaterial (including a half-plane problem), a finite thin film on semi-infinite substrate, and a finite strip of thin film, etc. Some examples are presented to verify the usefulness of the obtained solutions.
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Abstract: In the present paper, axisymmetric smooth and notched specimens of aluminium alloy LY12CZ were monotonic tension tested to study the ductile fracture behavior and evaluate the suitability for the critical void growth ratio, VGC of the material, from the micro and macro points of view. It's found that the material would change fracture morphology from tensile to shear failure in the various stress states; the ductile fracture parameter VGC is sensitive to the fracture morphology which is applicable for the case of tensile failure while not suitable for the case of the shear failure, i.e. the case of smooth tensile specimens.
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Abstract: The authors present a procedure for the analysis of the stability and propagation of cracks in arch dams based on linear elastic fracture mechanics. A finite element method was used to calculate the stress intensity factors(KⅠ, KⅡ and KⅢ) of crack in the concrete arch dam, and fracture analysis for arch dams was carried out, which based on the criterion of three-dimensional mixed mode fracture of concrete from the experiment. The analysis method can be applied to evaluate the safety of the arch dam and improve the design for arch dam.
An Elliptical Crack in a Thermopiezoelectric Solid under Uniform Temperature Gradient: Analytical Development
Abstract: An elliptical crack subjected to uniform temperature gradient in an infinite thermopiezoelectric solid is investigated in this work. Theoretical attempt has been made to find the temperature and piezoelectric fields at first by using a potential function formulation. The field intensity factors due to the thermal disturbance are obtained, as well as the local fields of the stresses and electric displacements near the crack front.


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Tandem flying is one of the most rewarding experiences a hang glider pilot can do. After having reaped the joys of flying like a bird for a few years and trying to share that experience with your friends is often a futile attempt. Nothing beats the real thing. Very few qualified tandem pilots exist in South Africa (even in the world) and it is a very sought after specialty. Of course, the fact that one is flying with another person carries additional responsibilities - something that only an experienced hang glider pilot is aware of. Here are some Tandem guidelines for experienced pilots wishing to accomplish this goal. (Down load the attached PDF)
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Kathmandu: Nepal`s President on Monday
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bid to end a six-month deadlock over the election of a new
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President Dr Ram Baran Yadav summoned the regular
session of parliament from January 9 after a meeting with
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Nembang on Monday. The caretaker prime minister made the
recommendation to summon the parliament to Yadav during a
meeting with the president at his residence.
The main Opposition Maoist party stepped up
pressure on the president to summon a regular session of the
House as soon as possible after a deal to end the special
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UCPN (Maoist) party warned that they would not sit for
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candidacy of of Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudyal and
starting of new election process.
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prime minister while Madhesi parties opted to stay neutral.
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While there has been quite a bit of jockeying about the meaning of the appellate decision and whether or not the ACCJC's appeals process on City College was a win or a loss for either party, too little attention has been focused on whether or not the process itself was appropriate. We have determined, definitively, that it was not. Attached to this letter is the California Federation of Teacher's (CFT) analysis of the Appeals Panel decision, which proves the decision should be abrogated, as explained in the attachment. Read More...
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Bob the Destroyer of Leads by Sue Brown
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
So Will and Lawrence meet in the worst possible way with Bob getting hit by the car. But we see these two men connect and Lawrence is kind enough and strong enough to keep fighting for what he hopes to be a great future for both of them. I love the fact that not only does Will end up with a wonderful new relationship but he also learns to expand his world and make new friends. And best of all Bob will go on to destroy more leads and I suspect Lawrence's patiences as well.
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Seacoast Rep's EAT IT UP: FOOD TALKS! to Feature Moxy's Matt Louis, 8/25
Eat It Up: Food Talks! will be taking stage for the second talk in its Chef Series at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre, this time with Chef Matt Louis of Moxy Restaurant in Portsmouth. The goal of the series is to provide the Seacoast community with a view into local and national food culture with a focus on sustainability, artistry, and innovation. Eat It Up aims to provide a space for food enthusiasts and professionals to have a dialogue with some of the drivers of our local food culture.
Matt Louis is one of the more decorated Portsmouth chefs, being a James Beard Award semifinalist. Louis worked under famed chef Thomas Keller at The French Laundry and was part of the opening team of Per Se. After, he worked in a number of prestigious kitchens before finding his way to the Seacoast by way of The Wentworth by the Sea, opening Moxy soon after. Louis will present a food-focused talk and talk-back on topics of his choosing, with discussion moderated by host Brian Kelly.
"Since we want the talks to be as honest and open as possible, every speaker gets to talk about whatever they like, however they like," says host Brian Kelly. "Chef Louis has a very interesting history and some strong opinions, and I know he plans to have a very audience-driven kind of discussion around that."
Eat It Up: Food Talks is co-produced by Evan Mallett of Black Trumpet, Brian Kelly and Kathleen Cavalaro of eight/one productions, and Knate Higgins of the Seacoast Repertory Theatre. Future guests will include Gregg Sessler of Cava, Evan Hennessey of Stages at One Washington, and Mark Segal of Demeter's Steakhouse.
Seacoast Repertory Theater and Eat It Up will donate a portion of all ticket sales to The Chefs Collaborative's Culinary Sponsorship Program, a non-profit network of chefs dedicated to changing the sustainable food landscape using the power of connections, education and responsible buying decisions.
There will be a reception at 6:30pm for VIP ticketholders which include an exclusive meet and greet and hor d'oeuvres catered by Chef Louis with ingredients provided by Dole & Bailey, and a beer pairing generously donated by Smuttynose Brewery. VIP tickets are $40 and also include priority seating. General Admission tickets are $12 and include the Smuttynose pairing as well.
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ODVA, the organization in charge of the EtherNet/IP protocol responds to the Project Basecamp Metasploit module and payloads that take advantage of the protocol's lack of authentication to reboot or completed stop the device. It basically says yes this is true because EtherNet/IP is "an open protocol", and you should follow ICS-CERT and ODVA guidance on good security practices to stop the bad guys from getting to an EtherNet/IP device.
On one hand it is unrealistic to expect a membership based organization to have a quick response to any news. They discuss the possibility to "work with its members to evaluate potential security enhancements to the specification that can address these and other emerging risks". On the other hand, it is very embarrassing that they have known the Basecamp and many other attacks are possible on this "open protocol" for years and have chosen to do literally nothing. One of the goals of Basecamp is to finally start the process of security PLC's and other field devices, so you will hear nothing but praise from us if they use this opportunity to quickly start and expeditiously work to add security options to the protocol.
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Haizao comes for dinner. Haiping notes that she learns a lot about prices of vegetables and meat, as well as nutrition, from her neighbors. Haizao is thinking about marrying Young Bei. Haiping gives her advice.
Haiping and Young Bei are returning home for holidays (national day).
[Note: Haiping buys toys from Disney store, and has Disney bag; when she gets on the bus to the train station, there is a noticeable logo for KFC. Don't know if these are "product placements" or not.]
Haiping returns home. Haiping's mother says Ran Ran is over 2, because Haiping is treating her like she is only a few months old. Narrator: Haiping didn't realize that the child had already grown up. Ran Ran is 2.5 years old.
Haiping is extremely upset because Ran Ran chooses as punishment to have "mom hug her". She returns to Jiangzhou.
Haiping, back in longtang, to Su Chun, adamantly: "I want to buy an apartment!"
Su Chun, in disbelief: "It's too hasty, isn't it?"
Haiping: Don't try to stop me. I have decided. Do it as I tell you. I want to buy an apartment and let Ran Ran live with me. A 2-bedroom, 1 living room apartment that is not too far away. 800,000 yuan. The down payment is 20% or 160,000. Our savings plus accumulation fund is 80,000. As for the remaining 80,000, you are responsible for asking your parents for 40,000; I will ask my parents for 20,000 -- and I won't give them anymore money to raise the child. The remaining 20,000 I will take from Haizao's marriage money and use it for now.
Su Chun: Buying an apartment is not so simple. Don't you plan to decorate it? What about furniture? It's not just the down payment. And with interest rates and everything, it will exceed our ability to pay it back. You are being too rash.
I am not being too rash. I can't wait. I know that everything will be solved in the future. But I can't wait. Now, now I want to buy a 2-bedroom, 1 living room apartment.
Haiping: this price increase in housing, have you seen any increase like this? The stock market goes up and down. But only two days ago, there was a rumor that the price of housing might decrease at the end of the year. Immediately specialists come out in the newspaper and say that the stability of the real estate market must be protected, and the apartment market has just entered its spring. Spring! Even though it has risen this much. [at the end of 2008, this did occur. A stimulus package was passed by the State Council; two points that most certainly would be rued by Haiping are that those who buy a second home can get favorable loan conditions, and that those who sell their apartments within 2 years pay tax only on profit, while those who sell their apartments after two years pay no tax whatsoever. Xinhua article here -- Trans.].
You remember when we graduated from university, we did a calculation -- for that townhouse. If we didn't eat or drink in the city it would take 20 years to pay it off. Now, do the calculation again. If we don't eat or drink in the city it will take 50 years to pay it off for the same townhouse. What does this prove? That suddenly I will live 30 years longer? This proves that the more you think apartments are expensive, the more expensive they get. They become more expensive just to prove you wrong. What can you do? So, this time, we must clench our teeth and buy, otherwise we might never be able to buy for our entire lives. Don't be afraid. Ask your mother for the money. When she gets old we will take care of her. It's like buying life insurance but the return is much higher. Go ask her for the money.
Su Chun: Before, you always talked about apartments. Then you always talked about our child. Now you suddenly make a decision.
Haiping: It is because of my daughter. The apartment and the daughter go together. You can only really have a daughter if you have an apartment. ...She [Ran Ran] learned nothing from me, no words, characters, no feelings, understanding of the world. I have not fulfilled my role as mother.
Haiping recalls the difficulties of pregnancy and childbirth. She says she wants a different life, with Ran Ran at her side.
Haizao is lying in bed while Young Bei gets ready for work. She complains about having to work and how well off her boss is.
Haizao is working at a property development company (Dajiang Property (Zhiye) Real Estate Development Company). The boss comes in, looking casually dressed and leisurely asks if any letters have come for him. He notices Haizao cleaning up in the conference room.
Boss: Haizao, didn't you hear? The banquet will be at The Bund Blue Club.
Haozai: Yes, going out to eat with people is part of my job.
At the banquet, the head of the table, seated in the most respected seat, and toasted by Haizao's boss is a man called Secretary General Song. He seems to have an interest in Haizao. He asks her age -- it is 25. She also tells him she is single.
Haizao only has 8,000 in savings, but she will give it plus Young Bei's savings to Haiping for a down payment on an apartment.


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Medford in Burlington County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
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Erected by Medford Historic Advisory Board. (Marker Number 33.)
Location. 39° 54.243′ N, 74° 49.449′ W. Marker is in Medford, New Jersey, in Burlington County. Marker is on N Main Street (County Route 541) south of Marlton Pike (New Jersey Route 70), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Medford NJ 08055, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Everett Haines House (a few steps from this marker); The Albert Kirby House (within shouting distance of this marker); The P.M. & M. Railroad (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Joseph Allen House (about 500 feet away); The Weeks-Bowker House (about 700 feet away); The Dr. Josiah Reeve House (about 700 feet away); Ely Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Sears Roebuck House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medford.
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Come show me what you want to be, for I've been
dreaming all my life and I've not woke up from this night.
Talk to me. Talk to me.
Come show me what you want from me, 'cos I've been
looking all my life for someone who will make me feel
Talk to me,
Won't you please come wake this pale democracy.
'Cos I've been strung out by the by, that's why you lose
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Is there any app that allows you to remove the red eye when taking a photo?
DO not know about when taking the picture but you can get Photoshop for the Droid free and use that.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nevada County makes a positive difference in the lives of children and youth through a professionally-supported, one-to-one relationship with a caring and responsible individual.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nevada County has been providing mentoring services for children and youth ages 6-18 since 1981. In January 2008, we expanded our services to children in the Truckee and North Tahoe region. The children and youth we serve are primarily from low-income, single-parent families.
We currently have two mentoring programs: mentoring at supervised sites such as local schools or the North Tahoe Boys and Girls Club, and mentoring in community. The services offered by our agency as part of these two programs are:
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Looking for details for ms rising star program. Assets,production ect. What are the numbers you need to qualify
I presume it would be similar as the Mr Rising Star program. Just for males instead of females.
Seriously, perhaps if you write in complete sentences and try explaining what in the world you are referring to you might get more helpful feedback.
Seth is not my name. Do u have any helpful info about morgans rising star program?
Ice - you cracked me up with that Boiler Room reference and you got him hook, line and sinker.
i was in the morgan rising star program. i think at the time is was something around 100k per los and 10million in new assets/year. at least that was about what i was doing at the time as a rookie. it sounds nice to be seperated, but the only thing you should be worried about is your own bottom line. if you cant bring in at least 10mill a year, this business is probably not worth the headache. also when you go to another firm and tell them that you were in the ms rising star program they will not give 2 $hits. all they will care about is how much gross you are doing and in what quintile you fall into.


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Moscow: Russia's defence ministry has said it would hold fire around Syria's ravaged city of Aleppo for three hours each day to allow humanitarian aid in, an initiative the UN said is insufficient to meet the city's needs.
"To guarantee total security for the convoys to Aleppo there will be humanitarian windows established from 1000 to 1300 local time starting tomorrow during which all military hostilities, aviation strikes and artillery strikes will be halted," Lieutenant General Sergei Rudskoy of the Russian army's general staff told journalists.
The pause would take place daily from Thursday from 0700 GMT to 1000 GMT, although Rudskoy did not specify how many days it would continue.
Shortly after Moscow's announcement, the United Nations' top aid official said that halting fire for three hours a day would not be enough to ensure that civilians' humanitarian needs are met.
"To meet that capacity of need, you need two lanes and you need to have about 48 hours to get sufficient trucks in," Stephen O'Brien, UN under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs, told reporters.
"When we are offered three hours, you have to ask what can be achieved in that three hours."
The United Nations has called for urgent aid access to Aleppo and 48-hour weekly pauses for the aid deliveries, warning that civilians are at grave risk from water shortages and disease as fighting has intensified.
Up to two million people in Aleppo have gone without running water for the past four days, UN agencies said.
O'Brien said he had not been fully briefed on the Russian proposal but that there were complicated logistics to address, such as ensuring that truck drivers have enough time to safely make the trip to the city and back.
Yesterday the markets in opposition-held districts of Aleppo were the fullest they have been in weeks as food stalls and shops had been empty of customers after a government siege of the eastern districts led to rising prices and shortages.
Shoppers scurried through the vegetable markets, buying as quickly as possible in case a siege is reimposed or prices rise again, an AFP correspondent at the scene saw.
Fighting between government forces and rebels in Aleppo has intensified in the past month, with both sides sending in reinforcements for an all-out battle that could mark a turning point in the five-year war.
Rudskoy said that "more than 1,000 were killed and about 2,000 wounded" in the rebel ranks over the past four days southwest of Aleppo.
He added that a road had been built to an area on the northern outskirts of Aleppo through the Castello shopping centre to "ensure safety and organise round-the-clock delivery of food, water, fuel, medicine and other necessities to the city's west and east".
"We support the proposals by the UN to establish joint control over the delivery of humanitarian aid to the population of Aleppo along the Castello road," he said.