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For the second day of our Simbang Gabi Chronicles, we have the theme: "Humanity Affirmed!" From this theme, we reflect on the Gospel which speaks of Jesus' early ancestors, thus affirming the humanness of Jesus (except sin). As our Emmanuel, his presence among us has also to affirm his being human. And for us, we are led to recognize the face of the Word-became-flesh, bringing us hope, peace, joyful expectations, and gladness.
This would be my second day to attend the Simbang Gabi at the hospital chapel where I serve. Honestly, during the Gospel reading, I was craving to sit down because of the long narration of the ancestry of Jesus. (and I guess, not all names narrated there are named among us, well, only few…). And given the early rise in the morning, I could not help but feel sleepy from time to time (not to mention the fact that I came home late the other day). It is no surprise that with the long list of names mentioned in the Gospel, one (and even I) would simply ask "What can I get from this?" or "Whatever it takes…" or "Is there a shorter alternative Gospel reading from this?" or "Duh? Come on!" or better still, "Ugh… when will this end?"
Well, the good news with these expressions is that our humanness is really there! It's still a relief that we are not some kind of a floating spirit around, but with the presence of our very humanity. But there is more in the Gospel calling us to realize, and as well as our human nature would speak of. With the affirmation of Jesus' humanity, one important reality is also affirmed: presence. Take an analogy of our best friends: apart from what my best friend would give me, it would be his/her presence which matters most to me. Nothing beats a friend who would always be there for me! In the same way, much as God loves us, so do He willed to send His Son to be among us, in our humanity.
Perhaps, there is a need for us to go beyond a mere "God-is-up-there" mindset, into recognizing and appreciating our humanity (where the Spirit of God is actually dwelling) – a gift that God gave us. God loves us and would not give up on us no matter how many times we fail Him or even become unfaithful to Him – because we are all His beloved. And perhaps, one good way to appreciate our humanity is to stop looking miserable and enjoy what He has given us. The Emmanuel became among us, and there are inestimable reason to celebrate life! Hence, it is actually a call for us to celebrate life as we affirm our humanity! However, there is a needed concrete response from us:
"How can we celebrate life in the ordinariness of days, not only during Christmas?"


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To maximize the usefulness of your website you need to have content that is relevant to your visitors. This means that you need to keep your content updated. Visitors like to see activity on a site for them to continue visiting it regularly. If your content becomes stale it is very likely that the number of hits your site gets will decrease.
I know this is a challenge as sometimes things are slow or difficult to express. However, I also know many times information is given to the media and not put up on an organization's website. This basically depreciates the value of the website as it should be the primary source of information about the organization.
I am not suggesting that anyone put up irrelevant information just to keep a site updated, but I am encouraging us to maximize the usefulness of the websites we have paid for.

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VEDA is an official partner of the Council of Development Finance Agency's (CDFA's) New England Financing Roundtable. The Roundtable will hold a special conference, hosted at the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston, on December 14, 2017.
This event will feature a number of economic development finance experts from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont discussing development finance tools, authorities, resources and approaches, and how these can affect the New England economies going forward. Learn more here: https://www.cdfa.net/cdfa/cdfaweb.nsf/0/70AFA3304F0C9A708825815C0052C9B8


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JEFFERSON CITY — Supporters of the Grain Belt Express power line clashed with advocates for private property rights Wednesday in a public hearing for a bill that would prohibit private entities from using eminent domain to build "above-ground merchant lines."
The proposed 780-mile transmission line would carry wind power from western Kansas through Missouri and Illinois to a substation in Indiana, where it would connect to a power grid serving Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. Over the past five years, Grain Belt has faced legal challenges, switched parent companies and seen multiple legislative attempts to block it from gaining eminent domain status.
Landowners who do not want the power line on their property have opposed the project from the start. Many city and county officials have supported the project, some for its renewable energy and some for the revenue it would bring to cash-strapped communities.
Many of the 10 witnesses who spoke in favor of the bill said landowners should not have to accept a project that will not benefit the entire population of Missouri. No one who supports the bill opposes renewable energy, said state Rep. Jim Hansen, R-Frankford, the bill's sponsor.
"This power goes to the East Coast, and the small percent that's being dropped off in Missouri is like a Band-Aid on an elephant's you-know-what," Hansen said.
The bill was heard by the Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee. No vote was taken.
Hansen's bill passed the House 115-35 on April 18 with the Boone County delegation split. Columbia Democrats Kip Kendrick and Martha Stevens voted no while state Reps. Sara Walsh, R-Ashland, Cheri Reisch, R-Hallsville, and Chuck Basye, R-Rocheport, supported it.
The Columbia Water & Light Department will purchase power from the project and the Columbia City Council has endorsed it.
Opposition to the bill unites the Sierra Club and some businesses.
Hubbell Power Systems in Centralia supports Grain Belt. Hubbell vice president Mike Becktell was one of 12 witnesses testifying against the bill at Wednesday's hearing before the Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee.
Becktell called Grain Belt a "trifecta" because it would "create jobs, support Missouri-based manufacturing and attract millions of economic investment."
The Grain Belt line would run through Buchanan, Clinton, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Randolph, Monroe and Ralls counties. It needs easements from 570 landowners but only 39 have agreed, according to the Missouri Public Service Commission.
Grain Belt will save 39 municipal utilities $10 million per year, according to the Missouri Public Utility Alliance.
The PSC expressed doubts about the project in 2015, but the Missouri Supreme Court ruled last year that the commission did not have the authority to deny the project. The five-member commission unanimously approved the $2.3 billion project in March, allowing Grain Belt's Chicago-based developer, Invenergy, to take easements by eminent domain like a public utility.
The commission acted after Hansen introduced the bill. The version now being debated states that power transmission lines owned by companies that do not have substations every 50 miles and do not provide service to retail customers may not use eminent domain even if the PSC has approved it.
Missouri will receive up to 500 of the power line's 4,000 megawatts, and the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission has bought 200 megawatts from Grain Belt. The Missouri Public Energy Pool, which provides power to 35 cities including Fayette and Vandalia, has bought 60 megawatts, and Columbia Water & Light plans to buy 35.
Eminent domain is "sometimes a necessary evil," and landowners understand that, said Paul Agathen, lead attorney for the Missouri Landowners Alliance, in his testimony supporting the bill.
"I believe that most of them can tolerate transmission lines which they know will serve their own communities, or at least serve the best interest of the entire state," he said. "What the great majority of them are so upset about is the prospect of being forced to sacrifice their land for the benefit of billionaire out-of-state-investors, and for a line which will provide only a small fraction of its power to people in Missouri."
Retired electrical engineer Donald Shaw agreed with Hansen and Agathen. Eminent domain has historically been exercised only for projects that benefit the public as a whole, such as roads, sewer systems, and electric lines that serve large areas, Shaw said.
He also spoke against the magnitude of the project.
"If you're going to move 200 megawatts from Kansas to Missouri, I guarantee you there's a cheaper way of doing it than building a 600,000-volt transmission line," he said.
Sen. Bill White, R-Joplin, brought the opposite perspective.
"This is a public utility whether we like it or not," he said. "The power is not originating in our state. It's passing through and we're taking some of it. It is a public service, and although yes, we are Missourians, we are also Americans."
Eminent domain is a last resort that companies only use "when there is absolutely no possibility of an agreement" after negotiations with landowners, White said.
Grain Belt is a linear project that cannot zigzag around property lines, and all landowners in the project's path will have a chance to negotiate easements with Invenergy before it resorts to eminent domain, said Nicole Luckey, the company's director of regulatory and government affairs for the Midwest.
Constructing Grain Belt will create 1,500 jobs and maintaining it will create more, Luckey said in her testimony against the bill. Grain Belt will also spawn local property tax payments that will fund schools, roads, bridges and fire districts in counties that need the money, she said.
Nine cities in Grain Belt's path will save tens or hundreds of thousands on utilities every year for the next 20 years if the line is built, said Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission president Duncan Kincheloe, who is also president of the Missouri Public Utility Alliance.
Mayors of two of the nine cities Kincheloe listed spoke against the bill. Hermann mayor Robert Koerber said the city could reduce rates and try to attract industry with $230,000 of annual savings from the power line. Lamar mayor Kent Harris said $244,000 of annual savings would fund necessary infrastructure upgrades.
Randolph County landowner Donna Inglis' property lies in Grain Belt's path. She told the committee she was sick of hearing people say Grain Belt would take away their land.
"This company cannot take your property and they cannot own your property," Inglis said. "They're going to discuss with you how much you should get for damages for disturbing your land. This has become such an emotional argument and it's gotten completely out of hand."


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Now on the Fiat Original frame.
The HYMER Exsis is possibly the most compact way to experience a genuine HYMER. Thanks to its uncompromising lightweight construction, the Exsis is Hymer's flagship in the 3.5-ton class. The innovative bodywork technology gives the Exsis excellent insulation values, stability and durability. The latest Exsis has a new chassis in the form of the Fiat original frame, which is particularly impressive in terms of safety and comfort. A whole array of assistance systems make long journeys with the new Exsis even more relaxed. What's more, the reduced weight provides extra payload reserves in the 3.5-ton class.
The new Exsis also stands out for its brand-new interior concept. Its furniture and fittings in light colours and flowing lines create an especially spacious feel. That makes the model a perfect embodiment of the new HYMER design language.
In addition to all the comfort features already mentioned, the new HYMER Exsis-i also offers the spacious feel that results from integration of the cab into the living area.
It's a simple choice: one special model, one price.
The HYMER Exsis 580 Pure – for pure travel enjoyment on a Citroën Jumper base
We're making it easy for you to choose the perfect HYMER vehicle. With an equipment package that leaves nothing to be desired in terms of relaxed driving and indoor comfort, and a stylish interior design featuring the Sauvignon Oak finish. All of this on the new, ultra-modern Citroen platform boasting 165 hp. Find out for yourself at your HYMER dealer.
All the advantages of the HYMER Exsis 580 Pure special model at a glance:
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- Citroen Jumper 3.5 t 2.2 Blue HDI 121 KW/165 hp
- Cruise control
- Manual air conditioning
- Leather steering wheel
- 16" alloy wheels, black
- 90-litre diesel tank
Interior/living area
- External storage flap on the left 65 x 65 cm
- 4.5-m awning
- Mosquito net blind on the entrance door
- Window with integrated rubbish bin in the entrance door
- Driver's door with electric window lift and step lighting
- Corfu fabric combination
- Comfort L-shaped seating area
- Bed conversion for seating area including additional cushion and lowerable table
- Additional cushion between the twin beds including integrated, easy-access ladder and tray
- Ambient lighting
- Kitchen wall cladding
- Wooden slatted shower tray
- Automatic gas bottle changeover system with crash sensor and EisEx
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- 32" LED flat screen with integrated speakers, remote control, DVD drive and HYMER Smart Multimedia System
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Are you ready to turn back the clock? Noticing unattractive wrinkles and fine lines?
If you're tired of the aging look of your skin, or other issues that need skin rejuvenation, then the latest in laser technology may be the solution you're looking for.
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What is PicoSure?
PicoSure – or the PicoSure Lens Array system – is the very latest skin rejuvenation system. Thanks to the incredible speed of the Picosure laser, a powerful beam of light is able to penetrate the outer layers of the dermis, the thick layer of living tissue below the epidermis that forms your true skin. The laser energy destroys the problem areas of the skin, ultimately removing undesirable pigment.
What Does It Treat?
The PicoSure system safely treats acne and acne scars, sun damage, freckles, stretch marks, hyperpigmentation, brown spots, wrinkles and smoker lines around the mouth. It produces younger-looking skin without facial changes, and can also be used on other parts of the body, including the hands, arms, chest, neck and legs.
How Does It Work?
Lasers have been proven to be the most effective treatment option for skin rejuvenation. PicoSure uses a FOCUS lens the emits a microscopic pulse that stimulates your skin's natural collagen and rejuvenates skin cells below the surface.
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PicoSure stimulates a non-traumatic tissue healing response which produces better results, shorter downtime, and higher safety for the skin. Other rejuvenation procedures, such as face lifts, fillers and toxins typically involve extended downtime, greater risks and side-effects. After a PicoSure treatment, there is only a mild redness left on the treated area that goes away in the matter of hours. It's the perfect solution for people who want their skin to look younger without a 'plastic' look, as well as those who don't want a long recovery time.
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In one of the recent posts I made a statement which was incorrect. It was about frameworks and the possibility to break links. At that time I didn't have enough information.
In fact at that time I was just starting to scratch the surface of JavaScript frameworks. Since then I have started working with Angular 2 and the routing is much better. So the plan to make a WordPress theme as a single page application is back on.
Now I have to learn how to use gulp, yeoman's scaffolds without a lot of documentation are not the droids I am looking for. So I need to start learning ops part even though I strongly dislike DevOps.
(If designer's should know how to code, why should developers have deep knowledge of operations?)


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Lunch Poems at SFU connects the city with poets—it's a great place to bring your lunch and your questions about poetry. There's always a Q & A after the reading.
The light in the Teck Gallery at SFU's Vancouver Campus is beautiful, the vibe is friendly and relaxed.
And we always end on time.


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A fun swing that can be used by one or two children together. It hangs on a pair of standard swing hangers although it needs the room of two 'standard' swing seats.
- Swing net suitable for use by 1 or 2 children.
- Adjustable rope length.
- Max user weight 40Kg single user or 80Kg 2 users..
- Seat Dimensions 120cm dia
Suitable for the following TP Swings:
- Either the TP double (TP131) or the Triple (TP132) Giant swing frames.
- TP479 Kingswood 2 double swing arm.
- TP802 Round wood double swing frame.
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Chris Morgan stands in for Nigel Clough to preview Peterborough's visit to Bramall Lane.
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On the left-hand side of this page you'll see links to my trees on Ancestry.com. This is where I do the bulk of my genealogy research. Ancestry.com can be annoying because it will constantly bug you to sign up when you go to view links. So I thought I would create a generic account for the family to use.
You can access any of the trees using the following account:
Login: Rootsandall
Pass: frankfamily
My family trees on Ancestry.com:
Frank/Dickson/Beasley/Harrison Family Tree
Sullivan/Hickey/Gruenewald Family Tree
Ebelhar Family Tree
The site can be a bit hard to navigate, so here are a few tips:
When you first click the link, you are taken to the Overview, which shows recently added photos and stores as well as other statistics. The best way to start is to pick a person and go to their specific page. In the upper right hand side of the page is a search box. Type a name in there (i.e., "Forrest Frank") and it will instantly give you search results. You can also just search by last name or part of a name. Select a person and it will take you to their personal details page. This lists all the events in their life as well as their relations.
There are two ways to navigate to other people from here. On the left are the person's parents and children. Clicking on one of them will take you to their page. There is also a small + below the parents that you can click to go directly to siblings.
You can also navigate by clicking on the 'Family Tree' tab just above the person's name. This will give you a visual of the tree going back 5 generations when possible, a useful way to see your own ancestors. Click on different people in the tree will move you up or down the tree. To get back to the personal details screen for a person, click on that person and then click the 'People' tab.
Finally, you will often see a little leaf icon notifying you that hints are available for the person you are viewing. You can only access these hints (as well as the results of searches) if you have a paid account. However, you can see the hints I've already attached to people. On the left hand side of the person's details page will be links to census forms and other data. You can click on these to read the details or see a scan of the original document when available.
I hope that is not too confusing. I can help anyone having problems using the website, just email me or leave me a comment and I will be happy to help.
Monday, January 26, 2009
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Controlling the index of refraction of polymers plays an important role in their advanced nonlinear optical and electro-optical applications as well as in nanophotonics and biophotonic technologies. A radiation-induced grafting of acrylic acid (AAc) onto poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-perfluorovinyl ether) (PFA) copolymer films was carried out to synthesize graft copolymer films using γ–irradiation by the mutual method. The resulted films were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The grafting process is associated with cross-linking through which a considerable change in the material refractive index is achieved. The linear refractive index, optical dispersion, and the quantum parameters of grafted poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-perfluorovinyl ether) (PFA-g-PAAc) polymeric film are determined in a wide spectral range of . The wavelength for zero material dispersion is evaluated. The oscillator, dispersion, and lattice energies, respectively, are calculated revealing the optical properties of the studied trunk polymeric substrate and the grafted ones. The origin of the optical properties has been discussed.
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Cataract Treatment
How can a cataract be treated and when should surgery be performed?
The only effective treatment for cataract is surgical removal of the clouded lens. A cataract cannot be cleared by eye drops, medication taken by mouth, eye exercises, or laser treatment. If a cataract is the only problem with your vision, you have every reason to look forward to your restored vision. Modern cataract surgery is one of the most successful operations performed in the United States today.
Cataract surgery is advised when the cataract begins to interfere with one's normal activities. The development of a cataract is not, in itself, an indication that surgery is required. If you suspect that you have a cataract, a thorough evaluation should be performed. After several tests have been made, the doctor will discuss with you the need for cataract surgery. If it is decided the time is right for you to have a cataract surgery, the operation can be scheduled to be performed at your convenience. The decision to have the surgery is, of course, ultimately the patient's decision.


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REVIEW & DISCOUNT: Unique Pet Beds from SMUCCI are Smartly StylishMonday, March 15th, 2010
Shopcat got an amazing present yesterday – and it came in a big box (which she also loves – what cat isn't wild about boxes?)! It was a handmade, custom pet bed from Smucci. Smucci is a business that began simply out of the love of pets and being creative. Debi D. Kahn creates these handmade beds, getting inspiration from the nature around her (the above picture shows the lake that's outside of her home).
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Picture Clue: Did I rob a Church? FalseSunday, March 14th, 2010
Tomorrow you can read the full story behind this picture. For now, please believe that I do not rob churches! And what do we think of this paint color? I mulled about it forevers until I decided that I hate it and I hate Benjamin Moore for ever creating it. Grr, argh. (It's too blue to be green, it's too green to be blue – nothing wants to match!)... Read More


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While the University has boosted its attention to the undergraduate advising system in recent years, advising is even more central to the academic experiences of PhD candidates. As the University looks to grow graduate programs across the disciplinary spectrum, it may have to devote additional attention to advising, which plays a major role in doctoral students' intellectual development and future success but currently lacks a centralized, formal feedback mechanism.
An advisor's role
Though PhD candidates are expected to conduct self-driven, original research projects, most work closely with designated faculty advisors to shape their research and make a name for themselves in their chosen fields.
"For the doctoral student, the advisor is a crucial figure, serving as the point person for academic supervision and support," wrote Dean of the Graduate School Andrew Campbell in an email to The Herald. He added that a "larger network of support includes other members of the dissertation committee and other faculty (members) with whom the student has studied."
"In general, advisors do play a major role in graduate student success," wrote Aislinn Rowan GS, the president of the Graduate Student Council, in an email to The Herald. Advisors may encourage students to continue with research when faced with obstacles and help them develop critical thinking and experimental planning skills, as well as give advice on career aspirations and provide professional connections for students in a certain field, Rowan added.
Others described the influence advisors wield over their doctoral advisees' work and ultimate success in starker terms.
"An advisor is a benevolent dictator because you depend on their whims to succeed, and they do have the power to really (mess) up a grad student's opportunities," said Sean Monahan GS, a PhD candidate in political science. For Monahan, the relationship between graduate student and advisor is one of "arbitrary authority that has a very heavy personal element, which isn't a problem when the advisors are good people."
Advisors "play a huge role in intellectual development and career prospects," said Ryan Emanaker GS, another PhD candidate in political science. The success of graduate students in earning their doctorates is "almost entirely dependent on you pleasing your committee led by your advisor," Emanaker said.
Monahan and Emanaker compared the advisor system to a "feudal guild structure." In antiquity, most professions were governed by guilds, and Monahan equated the life of a PhD candidate to that of an apprentice who is "subject to a master as (they) go through the pipeline and learn the secrets of the trade," Monahan said.
For master's students, the relationship with an advisor much more closely resembles that of undergraduates and their advisors, said Andrew Jones GS, a former Herald science and research editor and a master's student in computer science. Jones said his advisor must approve his course schedule but does not conduct research with him.
"I'm not interacting with my advisor everyday like a PhD student; it's more a meeting once or twice a semester to go over classes," Jones said.
Providing feedback
The graduate student handbook outlines mechanisms to provide feedback on advisors. Graduate students are advised to provide feedback to their department or program's director of graduate studies, who is "the faculty member responsible for overseeing graduate training in each graduate program or department," Campbell wrote.
Graduate students may take several different routes when experiencing a strained relationship with an advisor. They can speak directly to their advisor or to a mentor from the Brown Graduate Resources for Improving Professional Structures, a new peer resource group for master's and PhD students. Additionally, they can go to the University Ombuds Office, which "provides an independent, confidential, neutral and informal resource" for graduate students who have concerns about their studies at Brown, according to the office's website. Graduate students are also able to provide feedback on training, advising, mentoring and professional development through the graduate climate surveys conducted on an annual basis by the Office of Institutional Research, Campbell wrote.
"We don't have a formal feedback mechanism because it would be almost impossible to be anonymous" due to the small number of graduate students that each faculty member advises, Rowan wrote. For example, Rowan's principal investigator's lab only has two graduate students.
Graduate students may also raise serious concerns to a program director or department head, who would "typically keep this information anonymous if asked," Rowan wrote.
"I would say I'm not fully informed on what's in place to provide anonymous feedback," Jones said in terms of the computer science department's system.
Emanaker and Monahan were also not aware of any method to provide feedback about advisors in political science.
"This is a new Graduate School administration, and we will be working to improve practices and mechanisms for students to provide feedback on these relationships," Campbell wrote. For example, Campbell plans to use the new graduate student newsletter to "remind students that they have multiple avenues through which to give feedback, and that we will solicit ideas from them to make the process better."
Selecting and switching
It is possible to switch advisors within a department. "At the request of the student, Graduate School deans can work with their programs to advocate for students who are exploring taking on a new advisor or can advise students and provide a sounding board and offer support," Campbell wrote. Advisor switches may happen when there is a change in topic or interests, an advisor leaves the institution or "there is a poor match or there is an even better faculty match available."
In the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, it is possible to switch laboratories if there is an issue, though it is rather uncommon, Rowan wrote. These switches are not always due to irresolvable problems with an advisor but instead may be due to problems involving research.
Departments use different methods to match graduate students up with advisors.
Emanaker said he chose to pursue graduate studies at Brown in order to work with his selected advisor, but other students may not select an advisor until their second year.
"It is helpful to be clear about who you want to work with on your application," Emanaker said. When applying to be a graduate student in the political science department, applicants indicate what subfield they hope to pursue, and faculty members decide on their acceptance into that specific subfield.
"At a bigger university, there would be three or four faculty members to pick from, but in our department, there is only one or no faculty member" who specializes in the field of study a graduate student may want to pursue, said Maria Florencia Chiaramonte GS, a second-year PhD candidate in Hispanic studies.
In Hispanic studies, graduate students pick their advisors based on what regions and time periods of Hispanic literature about which they intend to write their dissertations. The process is carried out during a student's second or third year.
In the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, students do eight- to 10-week rotations in three different laboratories to "get a feel for the environment and the research being done in the laboratories of interest," Rowan wrote.
This system helps to "uncover any potential advisor-advisee problems before a student commits to a laboratory," Rowan wrote.


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Consider procuring computer and network hardware independently when feasible and procure right-sized systems.
Washoe County's experience implementing a comprehensive transit ITS program.
May 2010
Reno,Nevada,United States
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Lesson Learned
Consider independently procuring computer and network hardware when feasible.
- If the agency has in-house competency in information technology hardware, it may consider independently procuring computer and network hardware when feasible. RTC worked with its contractor to identify the computer and network hardware needs for running the transit ITS. The needs included servers, workstations, network routers and switches and other communications hardware. The contractor provided RTC with a list the hardware needs, which allowed the agency to procure the hardware itself. Note that this does not include system-specific hardware such as GPS (global positioning system) antennas, MDTs (mobile data terminals) and IVLUs (integrated vehicle logic units).
Being able to procure its own computer and network hardware gave RTC several advantages. First, it allowed RTC to procure the hardware using relationships and advantageous pricing it had access to. Second, it allowed RTC to procure the brands of equipment with which it felt comfortable. It also allowed the agency to better manage the procurement through a process that tracks the inventory better. Finally, it allowed RTC to procure hardware that could be locally supported. A key potential disadvantage of this approach is that the transit ITS contractor may not provide technical support for hardware-related problems as they would if they were to provide the hardware.
At RTC, all transit ITS servers and communication hardware were procured new. This gave the advantage of not requiring interfacing with legacy hardware and software, such as machines that used different operating systems or databases. If an agency chooses to procure its own hardware, it should follow the requirements of its contractor and procure new hardware when recommended.
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motion screening
Mar 07, 2004, 05:07:21 PM »
My decree states as follows:
"It is further ordered and adjudged that should parenting time with the minor child be modified to provide for the child to reside with each party for alternating one week
Intervals as provided in this Judgment of Divorce when both Plaintiff and Defendant reside in the XXXXX area with each party having equal parenting time, then for a period of three years beginning with entry of this judgment, defendant's
child support
obligation shall be reduced to not less than $200.00 per week or 80% of the Friend of the Court Guidelines amount as calculated based upon Defendant's income and sole
physical custody
to Plaintiff, whichever child support amount is greater, however, Defendant's child support obligation shall not be reduced to less than 2000.00 per week during the three year period beginning with entry of this Judgment."
Okay..so i moved to the area where my child is in Sept. and have been doing the 50/50 thing since then.
I went to FOC and they gave me a "PRACIPE FOR FOC REFEREE MOTION SCREENING,"
What is this? There is no place to write the motion on the form, only a place for "Motion Title." Do i write the motion seperately and attach to form?
How would I word a motion to effectuate the decree provision, above?
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Reply #1 on:
Mar 08, 2004, 05:03:53 PM »
I have never heard of that. I searched and couldn't find anything. Why don't you email
and ask them?
You have 50%
physical custody
and have to still pay over $800 per month in
child support
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Joni: It's alot worse than 800.00 a month!
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Mar 08, 2004, 10:13:42 PM »
Here's my story--do not know if I will ever recover before I die
Ex snatched my daughter Sept. 01. Loots house. Takes all possessions. Moved 65 miles away to ex's father's. Ex filed ex parte for
sole custody
and EOW.
Child support
of 246.00 a week and temp custody to mother.
I filed for custody.
Wife enrolled herself and daughter (6 years old at the time) in a women's shelter after filing.
Ex claimed I was physically abusive to daughter and herself.
FOC investigator recommended 50/50 placement.
Mother refuses to move back to area where daughter grew up and where I lived and worked. Stipulated agreement gave me 18 months to move 65 miles to within 20 mi of ex's residence to implement 50/50. I took all bills, including ex's 64,000.00 student loan, her credit cards (20,000, my loans and credit cards (60,000) , 246.00 a week CS,( for 3 years, child support is calculated as though mother had sole custody, regardless of father's parenting time with child), 200.00 a week alimony (for 3 years), and paid 665.00 a month for ex's truck and car insurance. I put house on market April 03. Purchase agreement signed. House deal goes bad in Sept 03. (Buyers do not qualify and I find out 1 day before I am scheduled to move). The choice is between my daughter and a measure of financial stability. I choose my daughter. I move to apt. in child's area. I begin 50/50 custody Fall 03 and drive 130 mi. RT to work each day. I file bankruptcy. My house is repossessed. I sell house during redemption period. Loose all my equity. I do not have enough to pay off ex's bills as per decree. After the ex was awarded 2600.00 a month in alimony, CS, etc. etc., I was short way over 2000.00 a month for basic living expenses as in rent, food, and gas. I managed for a while by getting instant loans at those check cashing places and paying them 440.00 a month in interest charges. My take home pay is 5000.00 a month net (5000-2600 to mother=2400-1500 a month joint credit debt=900-700.00 for mother's student loan payment=-200-1000.00 a month rent=-1200.00-500.00 gas=-1700.00,etc. etc.)
If you examine the details of the above, you can deduce that this financial ruin is a direct result of the mother's actions: using the court system to legally kidnap my daughter and move her 65 miles away and using daughter as a cash cow to enable the mother's own support. The mother still does not work! You will also see that I paid a great financial price to be with my daughter, but I'd do it again the same way if I had to. My expenses for my daughter are over 1000.00 a month. I am essentially paying child support twice, since CS is calculated as though mother had sole custody and does not account for 50/50. Additionally, I have 500.00 a month gasoline expenses commuting 130 RT to work each day. I will be paying on ex's student loan (not dischargeable in bankruptcy) until I die and beyond. I am 54 years old. My daughter is 8. My retirement is ruined. My house is gone: it would've been paid off in 9 years and I would have had a place to live in my old age. The reason I agreed to this was that I knew I would get the 50/50 if I did. I allowed it to happen because I had a lousy lawyer and could not change because of finances. I thought best to give ex the money, get the 50/50 agreement rather than fight this thing for 5 years and let time slip away. I am 54 years old: my daughter is 8: I will not have the luxury of being around as long as younger parents.
Since there was not enough money to pay off ex's debts from the sale of the house as stated in the decree. (I had to sell it fast (before redemption period expired) at 20,000.00 below market value. I had my bankruptcy attorney draw up a document (which she signed) that negated the provision that her debts be paid before the house could be transfered. The document also stated that the house sale funds would be placed in the attorney's escrow account and he would use the money to negotiate payment of her debts with her creditors. I think he will be able to settle with them.
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Misery enjoys company???
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Mar 09, 2004, 12:58:38 AM »
It gave me chills reading your story to see how closely it resembles what happened to my husband. the only thing that saved us is that I "had" a condo. My life savings are gone at 43, I'm poorer than I was when I got out of college. If I hadn't done that, we also would have been $2500 a month in the hole. He also got stuck with all her debt, the joint marital debt and her atty fees. We live paycheck to paycheck.
We live in Chicago. His Ex also left Chicago to move Detroit and denied visitation to him for 14 months, claiming domestic violence. After that, my
had to travel to Detroit once a week to see his child supervised for 1 1/2 hours for 18 months.
The wonderful Judge Pezzetti of Oakland County allowed his ex to move from Detroit to Rochester, NY because his Ex claimed she was bankrupt from the marriage. His Ex has cash flow in excess of $100,000 a year between her job,
child support
, bogus child care she pays her mom, alimony and property settlement. The judge totally disregarded the divorce decree the same judge signed just 9 months earlier that awarded her all of this money. How short term their memories are...evidence, facts and proof mean nothing in family court when you're a noncustodial father.
Did you have the same crappy lawyer that we did?
We spend $1000 a month in airfare to see his child two weekends. So far so good...the Ex hasn't cooked a scheme to sabotage that....yet. Thank God for credit cards.
I'm sorry to hear about your situation. My heart truly aches for you. I know your kids know what a great dad you are and the older they get they will only understand and embrace everything that you gave up for them.
It's the same hope and dream I have for our situation.
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RE: Misery enjoys company???
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Mar 09, 2004, 06:09:19 PM »
I am sorry to hear you are in a similiar mess.
My lawyer's name was William Ellenstein, from Eastpointe. You do not have to tell me your lawyer's name...I just hope to God it wasn't this guy! He was awful. He just let it all happen. There were certain strategies that I pointed out to him early in the game...he ignored everything. He was merely a 5000.00 clerk.
I have heard very bad things about Okland County....refered to as the "alimony and
child support
capital of the world."
I know my ordeal is not over. Ex's alimony stops Jan. 06. The 3 year lock in stops on the CS then too. She was suppossed to finish school. She is not. She will have no money. I fully expect her to file for custody and start up again around that time.
I have located an attorney in Okemos. He has had several good references on SPARC. he is a member of ADAM. I know ADAM has a bad rap. The problem is the Southfield office run by Michael hoffman...he's a crook. Adam is basically a franchise...so it's possible for a good lawyer to have the ADAM moniker. I am in Livingston County and Bailey has argued and won many a custody case for dads in front of my judge, a women who prefers 50/50 custody.
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Here's our current attorney. Expensive but worth it. Unfortunately, alot of damage our first attorney did, Merrill Gordon, cannot be undone.
Our current attorney is Michael Robbins. He use to head the family court division for the Michigan bar. He's in Bloomfield Hills. Nice guy, tough, doesn't take $hit from anyone.
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To enhance you visit why not book the services of a Northumberland Guide, click here for more information.
A busy day of sight seeing can make you very hungry! Book your "Pop up Picnic" with Country Concierge. Delivered to a specific point for a specific time, these home baked, individually packed goodies will keep you going all day. www.countryconcierge.co.uk
Holiday Inn
A modern Newcastle hotel in quiet grounds just outside the city with a newly refurbished leisure club and bedrooms Holiday Inn® Newcastle - Gosforth Park hotel sits in a peaceful setting close to the junction of the A1 and A19 roads making this perfect access available to tour Northumberland. All 151 bedrooms are of a good size with TV, tea/coffee making facilities, hairdryer and air conditioning. The bedrooms are over two floors, there is no lift but plenty of ground floor rooms. All the bedrooms hold a double bed with twin rooms holding two double beds. Shower cubicles are available as well as bedrooms with baths. There's free WiFi throughout the hotel. Large free onsite car park with ample space for coaches.
Journey Times
|Holiday Inn to Berwick Upon Tweed
|55 miles
|1 hour 10 minutes
|Berwick Upon Tweed to Ford & Etal Estates
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|Ford & Etal to Holiday Inn
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Here's how: Head north on the A1 following the signs for Morpeth / Berwick. You will reach a roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A1167, follow this road to the roundabout where you will take the 2nd exit staying on the A1167. This will take you into Berwick town centre.
Arrive Berwick Upon Tweed
Here's Why: Berwick upon Tweed is undoubtedly a town with several stories, all of them fascinating. The town has a violent history which saw the town change hands between England and Scotland at least 13 times in 300 years of border warfare. The remnants of this turbulent past can be seen in the structure of the town and the buildings of Berwick. For Christian heritage interest, Holy Trinity Church is a "must see" as it was one of the very few churches built in England during the Commonwealth period of the 17th century. Don't miss the town's Elizabethan ramparts or some of the first purpose built army barracks in Great Britain at Berwick Barracks.
Depart: Berwick Upon Tweed
Arrive: Ford & Etal Estate
Here's How: Follow the A1167 out of Berwick. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Prince Edward Rd/A1167. Continue to follow A1167 before turning right onto Etal Rd/B6354. Turn right onto A1 signed for Edinburgh, turn left at the 1st cross street onto B6354 follow the signs for Ford & Etal.
NB: There are different attractions on this estate which you will need to drive too.
Here's Why: Ford and Etal are a hidden gem of Northumberland, a privately-owned rural estate in the foothills of the Cheviots. Offering a range of all-weather attractions and activities including steam railway, heavy horse centre, famous battlefield, Victorian Cornmill, picture-postcard villages, quirky tearooms and stunning scenery there's something for every age and interest.
Depart: Ford & Etal Estate
Here's How: Join the B6353 by turning left then sharp right. Take a left turn onto the A697 for approximately 36 miles. Take a slight left onto the A1 signposted for Newcastle. Take the A19 exit towards Cramlington / Blyth. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit. The hotel will be on your right.
Arrive: Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn® Newcastle - Gosforth Park hotel offers smart rooms and a laid-back, group friendly restaurant in a peaceful rural setting just north of Newcastle. The hotel offers free Wi-Fi and ample free coach parking which is all onsite. Work out in the leisure centre, clock a few laps in the indoor pool and wind down in the sauna.
DELICIOUS AND DELIVERED Home Cooked Food
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Choice of menus. No queues, No hassle!
Don't divert, we Deliver!
Berwick is the most Northerly town in England, famous for its Elizabethan Walls, three iconic bridges, thriving culture scene, wildlife and beaches.
A short drive from Berwick-upon-Tweed, the Scottish Borders and the holy island of Lindisfarne, this vast rural estate set in magnificent countryside is steeped in history, being home to a variety of attractions, activities, tearooms and gift/craft shops. Visit for a couple of hours or a whole day.


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Nothing matters more than single moments in time, when we look into someone else's eyes, and we truly see, if only a glimpse of each other's souls, and in those moments we know we are not alone.
We humans like to create stories around these moments, to chase the next moments and feel more of the same, creating labels like "best friend", "lover", "husband" or "wife" to claim these moments and ensure more of them.
Placing ownership on these souls who are never owned, but alway free, we unknowingly attempt to create cages for these souls, these moments, and try to understand them, to dissect them, to recreate them.
We do these things instead of just allowing them to be the unique and magnificent moments of life, found when connecting with another, no matter what the face or name of the one it is shared with.
We stop attempting to confine these moments when we come to understand that there is never a shortage of them, and there will always be an infinite amount of more.


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At the end of July, whilst on my honeymoon in Barbados we visited the cemetery of a cathedral that dates back to the 1600s.
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April 5- Cleanup Day at Mallows Bay
This is a great opportunity to come visit this amazing site and learn about its history while helping the local environment. It will be more than just a cleanup day, hope to see you there!
Weird Wednesday: The Cottingley Fairies
This is a story that has captivated my attention since I was a little girl. It was 1917 in Cottingley, UK when two cousins, Elsie Wright, then 16 and her 10 year old cousin Frances Griffiths created two photographs- one of Frances with fairies and another of Elise with a gnome. These pictures were shown…


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Lisa Bogatin, co-Founder of AfterTalk, recently appeared on Open to Hope TV discussing the reasons behind AfterTalk and her personal motivations for launching the site. If you want to learn more about Lisa, click here go to the About AfterTalk page.
A Memorial of Service–Remembering an Extraordinary Man
I attended a memorial service last week for a man who lived an extraordinary life cut short by a fatal brain cancer at 75. It was at the same time a memorial service and a memorial of service. His name is—and I say 'is' not 'was' –because it was clear by the remarks of each
Daughters Grieving Loss of Father: A Sibling Story
My younger sister Jolie and I are five years apart. We were playmates from the beginning, and it seems that her maturity accelerated to keep up with mine. I got a cellphone after years of waiting, and the next week she got a cellphone. When it comes to a Verizon Wireless family package, five years
The Grieving Process: A Daughter and Denial
Denial makes things a blur. I know that I plunged myself to those depths of unfeeling because I wanted to survive, and on good days, I can forgive myself for it. I must have been there for over a year, when I could smell a musty, old dream of college – long forgotten in the


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- a review of The Book Beautiful: William Morris, Hilary Pepler and the Private Press Story at Ditchling Museum of Art+Craft for the Times Literary Supplement blog.
- a review of a number of new books on the art of letters, including Letter Writing Among Poets (ed. Jonathan Ellis) and The Letters Page (ed. Jon McGregor) in the Times Literary Supplement (print edition out 26 January and online).
- an introduction to the National Original Print Exhibition catalogue, for the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE), London. See illustration above, also accessible online.
- a pair of short catalogue essays on Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud for the exhibition Bacon / Freud: Selected Graphic Works at Marlborough Fine Art, London. Accessible online.
- an interview with artist Sue Ridge for a feature in Printmaking Today, looking at her prizewinning work Aphasia Wallpaper and its roots in the work and life of William Morris. (See illustration below.)
- a review of the catalogue for Degas: A Strange New Beauty, an exhibition of Degas' monotypes at MOMA, New York, in Printmaking Today.
Saturday, 21 January 2017
Winter reading: Morris, Freud, Bacon & Co
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
Bacon / Freud at Marlborough Fine Art
It was a great pleasure to write about two titans of twentieth-century art for the catalogue to the current exhibition at Marlborough Fine Art, London. The different approaches to printmaking demonstrated by Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud creates high drama in the gallery. Bacon and Freud: Selected Graphic Works is at Marlborough Fine Art, 6 Albemarle Street, London until 25 February 2017. The catalogue (pictured below) can also be read online.
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You are likely, however, to encounter some sources whose encoding does not fully comply with any major standard. Creators of digital sources often improvize. You may need to investigate particular characters or install non-Unicode fonts so you can visualize the text and then determine how it has been encoded. Encoding questions are particularly likely to arise when you extract text from a PDF file.
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Butterick 7500; ca. 1955; Quick N Easy One Piece Wrap Dress. Here's the smartest idea of the year... a dress that wraps from back to front for sheath-and-overskirt look. Binding finishes the edges. It's the most comfortable dress you've ever owned.
From the style, age and pattern description, it appears that this is another "incarnation" of the highly sought after "walk away dress" Butterick 6015.
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I tried a few times back in the 1990s to take in an episode of Friends, but just couldn't get through it. It seemed an entirely mediocre offering, and I could never understand why it was so popular, except I suppose as a prequel to the super-charged self-absorption of the coming of age millennial generation. At its peak it attracted as many as 52 million viewers.
But maybe I have to reconsider, and take in episodes now available on streaming video. Because the show was apparently so bigoted that only Archie Bunker could have liked it. (And I am sure that somewhere there must be photos of Friends cast members with a certain celebrity New York real estate wheeler-dealer.)
Millennials Watching 'Friends' on Netflix Shocked by Story Lines
Millennials watching Friends on Netflix have expressed reservations about the popular sitcom's storylines, describing it as transphobic, homophobic and sexist. . .
[S]ome millennials found LGBT plot points left them feeling "uncomfortable" – for example when Chandler was paranoid about being perceived as a gay man or made mean-spirited jokes about his cross-dressing dad.
Sexism seeps in when Rachel hires a nanny for her daughter Emma, but Emma's father Ross can't handle the fact that the nanny is a man. Ross takes it one step further to being homophobic by asking if he's gay. . .
Friends still may be of people's favourite series, but that doesn't mean it isn't problematic in 2018.
Hugo Rifkind of The Times of London isn't having any of it, and correctly notes that the fuss is mostly about virtue-signalling:
Friends has arrived on Netflix and people who apparently never saw it before are going nuts over how offensive it is. . .
For this show to be declared problematic then is itself problematic. . . There is a hunger today to find the flaw, to be the one who says "that thing you think is fine is not fine, and I am a better person than you for noticing it". You aren't. You're a prig and bore. Yes, maybe there's a mote in my eye. Some eyes have those. No need to gouge them out.
The funny thing is, once upon a time—and that time was only last year—some writers thought Friends was a harbinger or milestone of the Fall of Western Civilization:
You may see it as a comedy, but I cannot laugh with you. To me, Friends signals a harsh embrace of anti-intellectualism in America, where a gifted and intelligent man is persecuted by his idiot compatriots. . .
Yes, my theory is that Friends may have triggered the downfall of western civilization. You might think I'm crazy. But to quote Ross: "Oh, am I? Am I? Am I out of my mind? Am I losing my senses?"
It's not a terribly convincing effort (read the whole thing and you'll see, but trust me you'll want those minutes back), but it's more compelling than the PC whiners. Besides: Just wait till they get a load of All in the Family re-runs.
P.S. Maybe we need a sequel, which TV Guide will describe thus: "Middle-Aged Friends. Sitcom about aging post baby-boomers (previously known as Gen-Xers until they were swallowed up by the X-Files) who moved to the suburbs and became Trump voters. Produced by Steve Bannon."


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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Criminal Minds: We'll get out spin-off. Criminal Minds has always had to deal with naysayers.
In a move that will surprise only the brainless, NCIS' odds-defying ratings surge this season has prompted CBS to quietly begin developing a spin-off, sources confirm to me exclusively.
Although a spokesperson for the hit procedural declined to comment, my industry moles reveal that a new crop of naval sleuths will likely be introduced in an episode of NCIS later this season and launched into their own show as early as next fall.
"It's still in the early stages," maintains an insider, who says no final decisions have been made about the premise or the setting.
The NCIS offshoot will likely put on hold CBS' long-gestating Criminal Minds spin-off.
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Sunday, May 3: After leaving the Pudong waterfront, I get on metro for one stop and switch to line 10, where I get off one stop later at Yu Yuan. I'm heading into the Old City, the traditional urban core of Shanghai, formerly known as the Chinese City. It was based on the original walled city of Shanghai, dating back to the 11th century. After the Opium War in 1842, foreign concessions (ceded territories within China, governed and occupied by foreign powers) were established to the north of the Old City, which remained under Chinese control. Only foreigners could settled in the concessions (except for the Chinese who already lived there), while newly arrived Chinese residents lived in packed and squalid conditions in the Old City, which was a kind of ghetto. Most of the Old City walls were dismantled in 1912 (Wikipedia: Old City of Shanghai and Lonely Planet China).
I have no idea where to go, but I follow the crowds to Fuyou Road, a small street running east-west along the northern edge of Yuyuan, where the Sunday market is in full swing. A frenetic atmosphere pervades this street as shopkeepers holler for attention and shoppers rifle through goods on tables and racks, leaving chaos in their wake.
In this little video, you can get a sense for the noise level on a busy Chinese street.
I poke into a few shops to check out the scarves and textiles of various sorts, but they all look cheaply made, so I continue on.
At a big corner on the pedestrian-only street heading toward the Old City, three young people approach me and ask if they can take their picture with me. We pose together and then I ask them if they'll take a picture of me with my camera. Their English is very good and they tell me they're students. They ask where I'm going and I tell them I'm looking for Yu Yuan Garden. They tell me this is Yu Yuan Garden. I don't believe them, as this looks nothing like a garden. 🙂 Already I'm suspicious.
After conversing for a while in a laid-back way, they tell me they'd like to take me to a tea house they know of. Aha! The Shanghai Tea Scam, again! This is the second time in three days that young people have tried to pull the tea scam on me. I tell them no thanks and start walking away, and then they get quite aggressive: "Why? Where are you going? Why won't you come with us?" I should have said, "Oh! The famous tea scam!" Instead, I hightail it into the crowds, where I follow the signs to the Classic Chinese Street.
I figure if this is Yuyuan Garden, it is nothing like any garden I've ever seen. I figure an actual "garden" will turn up if I just follow the crowds.
The center of the activity in the Old City is an area called Changhaung Miao, where I find, in the midst of a modern touristy bazaar, one of the most crowded tourist sites in the city: Huxin Ting Teahouse.
Huxin Ting (Heart of Lake Pavilion) is a two-story teahouse sitting on an island at the center of an ornamental pond, reached by a zigzag bridge. Many famous people have come here for an expensive cup of tea, including the Queen of England and Bill Clinton (Lonely Planet China).
A convoluted walkway leads to the tea house and across the pond. The walkway is packed and policemen are blowing whistles and prodding people along. The line moves at a snail's pace with every Chinese person taking pictures along the walkway with the tea house as a backdrop.
When I emerge from the walkway on the other side of the pond, I see a line forming at a ticket booth. I almost walk past but then I ask some foreigners, "What are the tickets for?" They tell me it's Yu Yuan (Jade Garden). Ah, finally, the elusive garden. I buy the ticket for 40 yuan (~$6.50). I find a number of halls that look similar to the one below, but I don't linger long.
According to Lonely Planet China, Yu Yuan (Jade Garden) is "a classical Chinese garden featuring ponds, walkways, bridges and rockeries."
The garden "was finished in 1577 by a government officer of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) named Pan Yunduan. Yu in Chinese means pleasing and satisfying, and this garden was specially built for Pan's parents as a place for them to enjoy a tranquil and happy time in their old age," according to China Travel Guide: Yuyuan Garden.
Due to fluctuating fortunes and historical events, the garden went through numerous changes. During the late Ming Dynasty, it became dilapidated with the decline of Pan's family. In 1760, some rich merchants bought it and spent more than 20 years reconstructing the buildings. During the Opium War of the 19th century, it was severely damaged. Today's garden is the result of a five-year restoration project which began in 1956. It was opened to the public in September, 1961 (China Travel Guide: Yuyuan Garden).
The garden is packed with people on this holiday weekend, but I love it anyway because it is so iconically Chinese.
One of my favorite features of the garden is the whitewashed undulating garden wall topped with a dragon made of tiles.
After leaving the garden, I head back into the Old City and make my way through the narrow alleys back to Fuyou Road.
Back on Fuyou Road, I stop to check out the scarves, where I pick up 3 for 10 yuan ($1.60). When I get back to my hotel later, I find two of them have flaws in them, bright white lines cutting through. Oh well, even one for $1.61 isn't bad.
I get back on Line 10 of the metro and go two stops to Xintiandi, which consists of two blocks of renovated shikumen converted to a Western-style open air mall. Shikumen is a traditional Shanghainese architectural style combining Western and Chinese elements that first appeared in the 1860s. At the height of their popularity, there were 9000 shikumen-style buildings in Shanghai, comprising 60% of the total housing stock of the city (Wikipedia: Shikumen).
At this place, I almost feel like I'm back in the USA, as this kind of open air mall is so familiar. Both Chinese and Western people are wandering about at this mall, and I almost feel like I'm home. At this point, I think that I could almost live in Shanghai. Of course, that would be disregarding the numbers of people in the city. However, this small area is not as crowded as the Bund or Yu Yuan, as this is not such a tourist spot.
I stop for a lunch at a "healthy spot" called Sproutworks, where I order two sides: orzo and cauliflower (soaked in oil) for 25 yuan (~$4).
After walking through Xintiandi, I feel tired and want to return to my hotel. I don't feel like tackling the metro again, so I take a taxi for 25 yuan (~$4). At this point I still have 51 yuan on my metro card which I will never be able to use.
Back in my neighborhood, I walk down the street and buy a peach yogurt drink and head to a massage place where I pay 119 yuan (~$19) for an hour-long aromatic foot massage. It feels great and makes me feel really sleepy.
I stop at a discount shoe store but I don't find anything of interest. My silver sandals are really worn out and my tennis shoes are still wet from yesterday, so I was hoping to find a cheap alternative.
Back at the room, I relax until 5:00, at which time I go down to the hotel bar for a glass of wine. Tonight is salsa night at the hotel, so I enjoy watching the Chinese folks doing salsa on the dance floor.
I had seen some dumpling places on the street, so I go outside in search of dinner. I always love dumplings in China, so when I find a spot, I go inside. However, the only menu is on the wall in Chinese, which makes it impossible to translate with my WayGo app. I can't even figure out how we're supposed to order. As I'm totally ignored, I decide to try another place.
Finally, I find a place where I can sit down and read the menu with my WayGo app, and I order Chinese cabbage pork dumplings (6) and shrimp and greens pouches (6), all for 25 yuan. I mix some minced garlic and red-hot oil with the soy sauce and dip the dumplings into the sauce. They are delicious! I'm hooked now on Shanghai dumplings. 🙂
Back at the hotel, the salsa night is in full swing and I don't really feel like hanging out in the crowded bar. I'm more of a quiet-bar-kinda-girl. I return to my hotel where I take a long hot bath and relax and read for the night. I have a super early flight back to Nanning tomorrow from Hongqiao Airport, which is luckily closer to my hotel than Pudong International Airport, from where I arrived on Thursday night.