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Sharda Ugra with a football fan in Srinagar, Kashmir, in November 2018. Photo: Sharda Ugra
by Sara Hussain Profiles
Chai with Sachin Tendulkar, lunch with Harbhajan: sports journalist Sharda Ugra's career is enviable
Her career is every sports enthusiast's dream job
Sharda Ugra's career is what dreams are made of is you're a sports enthusiast. The sports journalist spent an hour during the 2003 World Cup in South Africa with Sachin Tendulkar and the rest of the team at their hotel with snacks, tea and chit chat. Joked around with Harbhajan Singh as he ate lunch. Interviewed Mike Gatting on the lawns of Eden Gardens.
As one of the first women in India to pursue this, hers was an unconventional career path at that time.
Ugra grew up loving two things – sports and words. With a back-up plan to become a librarian, she began trying her luck as a college student, somehow summoning the courage to call up Imran Khan for a post-match interview.
Not only did he agree, he even left her tickets at the hotel to watch the match. The piece was published in a local Bombay paper. "Thinking about it now, how did we do that!? He was a massive star and we were big fans. That's what it was like at the time, simplicity in the approach and rapport you built with players," she says.
In this complete boy's club, there was no gatekeeping, no bodyguards, locks and keys. As long as you were professional and got the job done.
With Sri Lankan fans at ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Cardiff. Photo: Sharda Ugra
She kept that as a mantra for the first few years of her now 3-decade-long career. "I was very conscious of being a female in a male-dominated environment. I dressed down to the point of complete invisibility," she says. Prodded further about the need to blend in, she explains the stereotype that prevailed at that time in cricket.
There are two branches – serious, sober and sane was the perception of male fans ("which we know they're not") and women at sports events were groupies. "In my mind, I had to counter this narrative. I had to make it a point that I am a professional, I've come to work and I don't want to marry any of you."
Her moment of liberation came when she had gone to cover Wimbledon. "I'd keep telling myself don't become the 'aurat' at a sports event. So I didn't ask anything worried that people would think it's silly."
In an interaction with tennis legend Boris Becker, an English journalist asked him why he spits so much. "Here I am worried about staying professional and repeatedly telling myself don't ask stupid questions. And then there are guys like this that are shamelessly asking one duffer question after another. What am I worried about?"
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, at Chester-le-Street. Photo: Sharda Ugra
As a sports journalist, Ugra has watched generations of cricketers and team captains come and go. The camaraderie she has with them has remained even after their retirement.
But it's different now. The sport has blown up to superstardom and a distance has created between reporters and celebrity players.
Ugra observes that the rise of TV news channels has allowed people to pick up snippets of conversations and run them for their daylong programs. "There's a suspicion now that wasn't there earlier. There weren't individual managers and PR people. There was a team manager and you could go up to them and say you want to speak to the captain. Even just walk up to the players themselves and talk to them, ask for an interview. It was a lot more open. But I understand the distance now," says Ugra.
"Every time I meet someone from the previous generations we treat each other like 'Arrey! So good to see you!' When Yuvraj Singh retired, I saw Harbhajan at a media room and I said 'can you give me comment on his retirement, and he laughed and said 'Pehle main lunch khaloon?' You have that kind of informality. The younger reporters get so jealous when I tell them," laughs the sports journalist, reminiscing over the relationships she has built over the years.
It's been 30 years since her first gig with Mid-day. Ugra's an author and the Senior Editor at ESPN Cricinfo. There's no restraint in her work anymore, she's at the top of her game. "After 30 years, I've reached aunty age now. I don't give a shit."


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Erdogan: women not equal to men
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by his wife Emine Erdogan, attends the opening ceremony of an imam-hatip school in Ankara Nov. 18, 2014. (Reuters)
By Dasha Afansieva and Daren Butler Reuters, Istanbul Monday 24 November 2014
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told a meeting on women's rights on Monday that gender equality was contrary to nature and said feminists did not recognize the value of motherhood.
Erdogan, whose conservative, Islamist ideology frequently raises hackles in more liberal segments of Turkish society, said women's "delicate" nature meant it was impossible to place them on an equal footing with men.
"You can't get a woman to work in every job that a man does, like they did in communist regimes in the past," he told the meeting of Turkey's Women and Democracy Association.
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"You can't put a pickaxe and a shovel in their hand and get them to work. That's not the way."
He said women should be treated equally in the eyes of the law, but their different role in society had to be recognized.
Erdogan's critics in mostly Muslim but constitutionally secular Turkey have regularly accused him of puritanical intrusiveness into private life, from his advice to women on the number of children they should have to his views on abortion.
But his divisive rhetoric has won him the support of the country's pious Anatolian heartlands, helping secure his victory in the first popular election for head of state in August after more than a decade as prime minister.
"Our religion gave woman a station. What station is this? The station of motherhood ... Motherhood is something different and is the most unobtainable, the highest station," he said.
"There are those who understand this, those who don't. You can't tell this to feminists, because they do not accept motherhood. They have no such concerns."
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"He defines women only as mothers. It is discriminating against all the women who don't have children. He always says the same things," she said.
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Crash Landing on You: Episode 15
by LollyPip
Our hero and his ducklings have overstayed their welcome, and they find themselves in some very hot water with no way out. The truth is too dangerous and lies don't work against a smart opponent, which leaves them with very few options. Meanwhile, another would-be hero fights for his own happy ending, but it might be too little, too late.
Seung-joon tries to escape from the men chasing him, but he ends up trapped on the roof of the apartment building. He wonders if this is the end, and why he's thinking of Dan at such a time. The men quickly find him, and Seung-joon gapes when their leader aims a rifle at him… his former trusted broker, CEO Jeon.
Chul-kang receives an email from his North Korean contact saying that Director Ri has a plausible story for why Jung-hyuk is in South Korea, so they weren't able to threaten him. Chul-kang is told to kill Jung-hyuk, and that if he can't, not to return home.
Jung-hyuk bursts in and aims his gun at Chul-kang, but he's been followed by NIS agents, who order Jung-hyuk and Chul-kang to drop their weapons. Chul-kang turns his back on Jung-hyuk, seeming to surrender, as the NIS agents aim their weapons at Jung-hyuk. But Chul-kang pulls a gun from his waistband and whirls to shoot Jung-hyuk.
Moving quickly, Jung-hyuk sidesteps out of the line of fire, and Chul-kang is struck by several NIS bullets. Collapsing to the floor, Chul-kang gasps that he sent evidence of Jung-hyuk and Se-ri's relationship to North Korea, so Jung-hyuk can't return home or his parents will be executed.
Chul-kang claims that Director Ri chose not to investigate Moo-hyuk's murder because he knew he would find that his own actions were at fault. Voice weakening, Chul-kang says that Director Ri probably wants Jung-hyuk to die here, which puts them in the same situation, so they should die together. He reaches for his gun, but he dies before he touches it.
Sick with grief and believing Chul-kang's words about his father, Jung-hyuk raises his gun to his head. But the NIS agents burst in and arrest him before he can take his own life.
In the village in North Korea, Wol-sook decides to shave her head out of shame for the things she said to Dan's mother while she was drunk. But a sudden commotion outside has the ladies running to see Myung-sook and Woo-pil being dragged away by two uniformed men.
The men claim to be from the State Security Department, so Young-ae tells them to give her regards to the director of the State Security Department, Ma Young-seop. The men promise to do that and Young-ae crows that Ma Young-seop is her brother, catching the men in their lie and forcing them to let go of their captives. Young-ae tells Myung-sook and Woo-pil to stay at her place where it's safe until Man-bok comes home.
It's no surprise that Se-hyung blames Sang-ah for the fact that he's been disowned. But Sang-ah says that they still have a card to play — she heard from Chul-kang that Se-ri's "bodyguard" and the other men who are watching her are all here illegally from North Korea.
Chi-soo and Joo-mok play a joke on little Eun-dong, telling him that there's a person inside the vending machine who hands out drinks when someone wants one. He falls for it hook, line, and sinker and apologizes to the machine while they snicker behind his back, hee.
Man-bok and Kwang-bum are caught and arrested in Se-ri's room by the NIS agents. The others hide, frightening themselves with horror stories about how the NIS will torture them if they're arrested. Chi-soo is an orphan, so he sacrifices himself to lead the NIS away from their hiding place. Unfortunately, he runs to a dead end and they all end up in handcuffs.
Se-ri staggers to the lobby as the ducklings are being taken away. She pleads with the NIS agents, but the ducklings are more upset that Se-ri might hurt herself than they are about being arrested, so they yell at her to stay. Se-ri sobs that this is all her fault, and her Stepmom tries to console her, but she ends up making herself sick.
In the van, the ducklings think about Dong-gu from Division 11 and how crazy he acted. They assume he must have been through some intense torture, so when they arrive at the NIS headquarters, they're braced to face extreme torture and mistreatment.
Instead, they go through a pretty mild intake and medical exam. Chi-soo is then strapped to a lie detector, which he assumes means the electric torture is about to start. HAHA, he upsets himself so much that everything he says flags as a lie, invalidating the test.
He's sent to eat and calm down, and he's joined by Eun-dong, who's feeling pretty chipper after his own questioning. Eun-dong tells Chi-soo that they already knew everything about him and even showed him satellite photos of his hometown, and that he wasn't tortured at all.
Meanwhile, Jung-hyuk is elsewhere in the building, refusing to speak or eat. The NIS agents are worried about having the son of the director of the General Political Bureau in custody, which would create a huge problem if it got out. They correctly guess that Jung-hyuk plans to take responsibility for everything in order to protect his parents and Se-ri.
Director Ri learns that Jung-hyuk and the others were all arrested by the NIS. He's comforted a bit by the fact that Chul-kang is finally dead and that Jung-hyuk is safe for now, but his informant suggests that he prepare himself in case that changes.
Seung-joon is taken somewhere by CEO Jeon, fussing at him the whole way for betraying him. Finally CEO Jeon tapes Seung-joon's mouth just to shut him up, then tells his men to stop at a hotel for the night.
With Se-hyung disinherited, Se-joon and Hye-ji celebrate that they're close to getting the family company for themselves. Chairman Yoon listens as Se-hyung tries to convince him that Se-ri's scandal with a North Korean soldier is much worse than anything he's done. Chairman Yoon snaps that he won't discuss family issues with someone who is no longer family, so Sang-ah tells Seung-joon to drop it and wait until Seung-joon comes back, then they'll have plenty of evidence.
Se-joon and Hye-ji were eavesdropping, and they take this information straight to Se-ri and Stepmom. They tell Se-ri that Se-hyung and Sang-ah plan to spin things to make themselves look like patriots, but Se-ri backs up, asking if they're really planning to bring Seung-joon back.
Seung-joon is still tied and gagged in the hotel room, but once the other men (that we now know were hired by Se-hyung) fall asleep, CEO Jeon creeps out of bed and frees him. Seung-joon wanders the marketplace trying to find a way out of the village, but he spots Se-hyung's men looking for him so he hides behind a market stall.
A boy taps Seung-joon's shoulder — hey, it's the homeless boy that Se-ri gave food to when she was first in North Korea! The kids create a distraction by begging loudly so that Se-hyung's men quickly leave the area. The song they sing, about orphans with nobody to care for them or mourn when they die, reminds Seung-joon of his own circumstances and makes him cry.
Once the coast is clear, Seung-joon tells the homeless boy that he's an orphan, too, and also has nobody to mourn his death. He gives the boy a huge fistful of cash as thanks for saving his life. Continuing on his way, Seung-joon sees the pawnshop and remembers Se-ri saying that she pawned the diamond ring he gave her.
The NIS hold a briefing where they watch CCTV video of Jung-hyuk since he's been in South Korea. Although they're looking for evidence that he's dangerous, all they find is footage of him holding doors for people, getting balloons out of trees for kids, and helping an old lady push her cardboard cart up a hill, ha.
Frustrated, the NIS agent tries to question Jung-hyuk again. He lies that he came to South Korea to convince Se-ri to return to North Korea (along with her money and business sense). He also says that the ducklings were only here to participate in the Military World Games, and that he got them involved in his business against their will and prevented them from returning home.
The agent seems to know he's lying, and when he tells Se-ri, she insists that Jung-hyuk never tried to keep her in North Korea and in fact risked his life many times to send her home. She says he only came to South Korea because Chul-kang was trying to kill her, and that all she wants is to get Jung-hyuk home safely, and that she'll accept whatever punishment comes with that.
There's another NIS briefing in which the agents agree that Se-ri's version of the story seems the most likely. They tried asking the ducklings but got nowhere, so they bring Se-ri to speak to Jung-hyuk directly. Jung-hyuk ignores Se-ri when she talks to him, so she says that she knows he's acting this way to protect her.
Jung-hyuk replies coldly that he only used Se-ri because of her wealth and influence. He admits that he developed some feelings for her, but he says his reason for coming south was to get revenge on Chul-kang for killing his brother.
Se-ri sobs that if he takes all the blame, he'll be labeled a criminal and he'll never go home. Jung-hyuk says that seeing her now bothers him more than the thought of losing his life, and in her weakened state, it's all she can take. She leaves, and collapses in the hallway.
The NIS agent tells Jung-hyuk that he was too harsh, and that Se-ri is being carried out unconscious. Jung-hyuk gives himself away by leaping from his seat and rushing out of the room, just in time to see Se-ri being hurried from the building. He finally lets the tears he's been holding back fall as he watches her go.
Se-ri is taken to intensive care due to sepsis caused by her still-healing wound and severe stress. The doctor tells Stepmom that there's a high chance Se-ri might die, but all they can do is wait.
The village ladies are worried that Myung-sook still hasn't heard from Man-bok, so Myung-sook suggests they go see the fortuneteller again. Sadly, the fortune teller revealed that a State Security Department officer was having an affair to his wife, so he had her arrested.
The ladies find Seung-joon loitering outside and invite him in to eat. He's obviously starving and eats so fast that Wol-sook jokes that someone must be chasing him, ha. He leaves and goes to Jung-hyuk's house, and Dan calls him after finding her apartment ransacked and him gone.
She goes to meet Seung-joon and gets flustered to be alone with him in the dark, so she lights a candle. The absurdity of being in Jung-hyuk's house with Seung-joon doesn't escape Dan, but Seung-joon says that Jung-hyuk won't mind since he's the one who set him up with a broker and a South Korean phone (that explains that).
He tells Dan that Se-ri's brother sent people after him, and that he plans to leave for Europe tomorrow. He asks her to take him to the airport, and she agrees, pretending not to be bothered that he's leaving her. Seung-joon mutters that she could at least pretend to try and stop him, even if it's only a joke.
Feeling overwhelmed, Dan stands to get some distance, but Seung-joon grabs her hand and stops her. He says he's been trying to live a good life, but he's still at the bottom. He tells Dan that he knows he shouldn't do this, then slips his diamond ring on her finger.
He admits that it's the ring he bought for Se-ri, but Dan is the one who picked it out and it's the best he can do. He says that if he's doing better later and visits her, and if she's still single, he hopes she gives him a chance. Dan starts to sob so Seung-joon hugs her, and he says that because he likes her, he'll remember which direction to go.
Not having found anything incriminating on Jung-hyuk, the NIS agent decides to look into the ducklings' activities while in South Korea. His aide tells him that they charged everything on Se-ri's card, but it's all cheap charges like video game items at a PC cafe, downloads of South Korean dramas (all starring Choi Ji-woo, lol), and noraebang snacks. LOL.
The NIS agent gives up on the ducklings, and instead he shows Chul-kang's laptop to Jung-hyuk. They've hacked into his email and found the message where he was told to kill Jung-hyuk, which contradicts Chul-kang's claim that Jung-hyuk's father didn't want him to return home. Knowing that his father didn't give up on him, Jung-hyuk finally breaks, and he asks how Se-ri is doing.
Dan takes Seung-joon to the airport like she promised, but she refuses to look at him and leaves without saying a word. She lets herself sob after her taxi pulls away, so she doesn't notice the suspicious vehicles following her. Soon Seung-joon gets a call from someone who says that he'll kill Dan unless Seung-joon gives himself up.
Seung-joon tries to play it cool like he doesn't care what happens to Dan, but the guy makes it clear that he'll follow through on his threat. He gives Seung-joon an hour to show up at an address he texts to him, otherwise Dan will die.
Seung-joon only hesitates for a moment before ripping up his plane ticket and jumping into the nearest taxi. He bursts into the warehouse where the men are holding Dan hostage, shooting a rifle at anyone who moves. He takes down most of Se-hyung's men, but one of them gets off a lucky shot and hits him in the shoulder.
He calls out to Dan that he's okay then continues shooting, but the last man shoots him in the stomach before Seung-joon kills him. Seung-joon watches Dan running towards him, and he smiles as he thinks, "I was wrong. When I die, there's someone who will cry for me. The fact that it's you makes me sad and happy." Oh no…
While unconscious, Se-ri has a dream that takes her back to the day she was accidentally blown into North Korea. In the dream, she knows everything that will happen to her, the good and the bad, and how it will all end. But she chooses to experience it all again, just so that she can meet Jung-hyuk and love him again.
Jung-hyuk is told that Se-ri has taken a turn for the worse. He's allowed to go to the hospital, where he can only watch helplessly as doctors work to save Se-ri's life. He thinks to himself, "If I could turn back time, I wouldn't meet you. You wouldn't get to know me, then you would be safe and happy."
Seung-joon also has a revelation as he's being rushed to the hospital in an ambulance, Dan crying over him: "If one of us must die while the other lives, if that's fate, it's only right that I die and you live on."
A tone indicates that someone has died, but between Se-ri and Seung-joon, it's not clear which one lost their fight.
While analyzing the CCTV videos of Jung-hyuk, the experts noticed something interesting whenever he was with Se-ri. He was always angled towards her, he frequently mirrored her gestures, and he blocked her whenever men came near. The aide tells the NIS agent that these are all indications that Jung-hyuk loves Se-ri, and the agent snaps that anyone can see that.
Dammit, I think we're going to lose Seung-joon. We've had several gunshot cliffhangers here towards the end, but this one actually worries me. I can see the show killing off Seung-joon for a lot of different reasons, and letting him go out a reformed hero (I know the finale already aired but I haven't see it, so no spoilers please!) makes a lot of sense, character-wise. Not to mention that Seung-joon is wanted for pretty serious crimes in several countries, so there's not really anywhere for him to go and be safe, even if Dan could move away from North Korea permanently, which I'd doubt would be possible. But Seung-joon's death would be so unfair to Dan, who just got over a very long crush on Jung-hyuk, and she doesn't deserve to lose the man she's actually come to love. So, while I actually don't have much hope for Seung-joon's survival, I'm going to feel horrible for Dan if he dies.
I really hate Noble Idiocy, but in some cases I can see why a character chooses that route. I understand why Jung-hyuk tried to take all the responsibility for being in South Korea — it would protect Se-ri and the ducklings, as well as his family back home, if he were in South Korea for the political and personal reasons he claimed. He would be punished and the others would be exonerated. But the NIS agents aren't stupid, and they can see the evidence that Jung-hyuk is not a spy. He's just a man in love who's trying to protect those he cares about, and not at all a danger to anyone.
It broke my heart to hear Se-ri and Jung-hyuk's innermost thoughts, and how different they were, but they were also perfectly in-character. They both have very naturally loving natures, but were forced by loss, betrayal, and neglect to shut off that side of themselves. It makes sense to me that Se-ri is willing to go through all the danger, fear, and pain again just to get the chance to experience love again. But Jung-hyuk is also a protector, so he would sacrifice that love if it meant that the person he loves would be safe and happy.
Unfortunately, none of this solves the problem of whether there's a way for Jung-hyuk and Se-ri to ever be together. I can't imagine their not having a happy ending, but how that will come about is still a mystery to me. Se-ri can't go to North Korea, and Jung-hyuk can't stay in South Korea, so the only other place I can think of that would be a safe haven for them both is Switzerland. It would be a nice poetic ending for them to make a life together in the place where they first met, but I have a feeling that their troubles aren't over yet.
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1 bobabean
Please tell me I'm not the only one who wants to see Jung-hyuk "die" and spend the rest of his life with Seri. And then they can have their twin girls :') I know it wouldn't be the most logical conclusion but a girl can dream right??
Seung-joon going in guns blazing was so refreshing too since he started off such a bratty rich boy. I almost forgot that he's and amazing sharp shooter.
tesshan
If he dies it would be very bad for his parents. The survival of his family is linked to his return alive.
2 Kurama
My ducklings are so funny. They are Special OP soldiers but they all signed without hesitating with their real name when they were arrested by NIS. I mean they didn't even tried to lie. They're the most innocent people in this drama!
I really like the NIS agents. They were professional but nice.
I think this drama is good for changing the clichés we could have.
Eazal
The interaction ducklings / NIS agents was fantastic, it was so funny!!
3 seoul_searcher
The highlight of this episode: Gu Seung Joon sexily ripping up that ticket😍
That last montage scene with Seri's narration and seung Joon getting shot was so well done with emotions running high. It is safe to say that Seri isn't the one to flatline but who knows....
Also the proposal scene was just so utterly heartbreaking for both parties that I can only wish they are safe in the final episode and get the respective happy ending they deserve, fingers crossed.
Gu Seung Joon sexily ripping up that ticket...oh yesssssss
That scene, yeah it was so sexy.
SeungJoon, oh, boy, you've not only melted Dan's heart...
4 bangwon
I always thought this drama would hang out a fake death over the main characters, trying to make the audience believe that either Se-ri or Jung-hyuk were going to die, and knowing this is a rom-com I knew it would be short-lived trying to get an emotional reaction out of the audience,, so I was sure that Se-ri and Jung-hyuk would live no matter how many times they got shot or hurt..
but it never occurred to me that the writer could potentially kill off Seung-joon because he was in his own world for the past couple of episodes with his funny/cute scenes with Seo Dan,, even when he came to Seo Dan's rescue I thought he'll just get shot dramatically, Seo Dan would cry some tears and he'll be fine,, but with the way the ending was shot and the fact that they foreshadowed it earlier in the episode when the kid helps Seung-joon i'm not really sure anymore... Hopefully the flatlining sound is just to scare us and whoever it was will gain their pulse back
5 tesshan
South Koreans don't do well in NK or when dealing with NK. They all just land in hospital/in an ambulance. What the heck?
I really loved how SJ charged in to save his woman. He finally stopped being a coward that just hides and does not get involved with people that cannot give him monetary gain. His character arc was a amazing to see.
Wonder if SK's NIS is really so nice with defectors. Looked like a stay in a fancy hotel. ahahah
6 beffels
I loved Seung Joon so much in this episode. His transition from conman to genuine over the series has been really well done I think.
the juxtaposition of what the ducklings thought would happen at the NIS vs what did happen was pretty funny - although I wonder how they would be treated in reality?
Hdbeanie
The protocol for North Koreans crossing the SK border is just as how the drama showed.
1. Investigate if they are spies
2. Ask if they want to defect
3. Start the process to be South Korean citizens
If it is not be the same, it will be similar -- I read the autobiography of Kim Hyon-hui, the former North Korean spy who bombed KAL 858 that killed 115 people. She detailed the 8-day interrogation by NIS (or KCIA at the time?), and it was pretty similar.
In fact, being kind to your prisoners is way more effective to push for the truth than torturing them.
7 WishfulToki
I don't remember how I felt while watching the finale but I think I cried a lot and laughed a lot over the NIS briefings. They kept looking for spy activity and only found good deeds or innocent purchases. I can't ever take the NIS seriously again after watching kdramas. 😂
Got to hand it to Chul Kang for going out with style and villainous to the end. He couldn't go back North so he wanted to take Jung Hyuk to the grave with him. I felt his venomous hate and wry capitalist jokes were well done. Like Go Seung Joon, he was also an orphan who chose a life of crime, but he stayed selfish and hateful, in the end risking his life to take out an enemy, not to defend a loved one like Seung Joon.
Ah, Mori, why does he always have to break my heart with his tortured eyes and sad smile? 😭😭
pineapplegongzhu
@wishfultoki: That's actually a wonderful juxtaposition you highlighted: between Chul Kang and Seung-Joon. They are both orphans, and both chose a life of crime, but Chul Kang was unrepentantly wicked until the very end, and Seung Joon was able to redeem himself through his love of Seo Dan.
They kept looking for spy activity and only found good deeds or innocent purchases.
So true!!! It was pretty cute to see how innocent our elite special ops Ducklings were. I doubt real elite special ops would be quite so innocent, or not take such an opportunity for some excellent spying, but still...I like our dramaland spec ops Ducklings.
Blue (mayhemf)
The NIS agent is a true romantic at heart!!
It didn't feel real but it was very funny 😄
8 confused
I'm not sure if I missed it, but anyone knows what happened with Moo-Hyuk's watch and the chip that was supposedly inside it or something? 😬
ManBok gave it to JH, and that way he discovered the implication of Chul Kang in his brother's death. It was the main evidence to convict him.
9 theTINYL
Sadly, this episode was when all the main OTP action started to bore me and I realized that Seri's oldest brother and his wife were actually pretty adorable. Misguided, sure, but a nice foil couple for the evil brother and his wife.
The NIS agents were a highlight, too. And Chi-soo and Man-bok can do no wrong.
I also think SeRi's older brother and his wife are quite selfish and naive, but they are nice. In previous episode, when she woke up and told all her family to get out of her room, they both got out with big smiles saying "she's back to herself" and you could tell they were really happy. That's where I began to really like them.
Kdrama #1 fan
True!!! The audience could see that they were genuinely happy she had woken up.
10 Kelly
This was a hard episode to sit still through. I know the leads can't realistically, but I still want a happy ending. And not just for the leads. I want lots of happy endings. I didn't start off fond of either of the secondary pair, but Dan and Seung-joon just won me over. I have to say, I kept saying (out loud, even!) "Ok guys, show us why you're the good guys" every time the NIS were on screen, and I admit, they came through. They were firm, fair, respectful and very professional. But oh, how I had that old eye sweat when he tried to take all the blame on himself - and when he was said such cruel things, trying to keep her safe. I hate Noble Idiocy too, but it was just so... him. Sigh. What am I going to do without my Jung-hyuk/Se-ri/duckling fix??? No more baby boy Eun-dong?? Seriously, the ducklings are brilliantly acted. I love them all so much!
11 Eazal
What this episode meant to me:
- ChulKang being a perfect villain and while dying making sure he hurts JH by telling him his dad knew all about his bother's death. No redemption for this one.
- Hens getting together to save one of their own, not letting MyeungSun being taken away by ChulKang minions.
- Ducklings and NIS interactions. I don't know who was more hilarious of all of them. The only one who seems to have some logic among all of them is poor Chief Kim that has to deal with the rest of them. I loved every scene here.
- SeungJoon giving all that money to the homeless child brought me into tears. That whole scene was utterly heartbreaking (tears, tears, tears). I was just hoping that the boy could take all that money and prevent anyone to stole it from him. That money could make the difference and change his life.
- SeungJoon and Dan. No more words. Those two belong together.
- SeungJoon entering that warehouse with a rifle (I will not ask where did he get it) shooting and taking down all the baddies. Oh, man, that moment with the gloves...
Yes, I liked the OTP and everything, but SeungJoon and Dan stole my heart. That heart that is almost completely broken by now.
@eazal: I feel like you and I are on the same wavelength. You beat me to posting, but I love reading that we thought the same things about Chul Kang and the NIS/Ducklings! Ha!
Yes, I've read your comment!!
And also about Se-Ri's older brother, I commented on other beanie comment. I find them quite adorable, in fact. I think it's mainly because the actress, which I simply adored in People with flaws. I'm becoming a huge fan of Hwang Woo Seul Hye.
Yeah, now I want to watch People with Flaws for Hwang Woo Seul Hye. She has a really interesting name....why does she have four characters rather than the usual three?
I also wonder about the four names!
I loved People with flaws, not because of the OTP (I didn't like ML at all), side characters made the show more than worth. The siblings relation is so warm and what a family should be. I hope you like it (don't expect anything but a light funny show with some characters that will steal your heart).
12 pineapplegongzhu
Thanks for the recap, @lollypip!!
I found this episode much more interesting. I liked the way Chul Kang died: evil - manipulative - hateful - diabolical to the very end. I don't think you can get a more villainy villain, unrepentant and not remorseful in his schemes and hatred. Irredeemable, in fact.
Hahaha, I love the NIS and the Ducklings interactions. I'm sure the real NIS is not quite so accommodating, but it was cute nonetheless to see them as intelligent but thoughtful and conscientious investigators. I liked the juxtaposition between the SSD and the NIS interrogations, and how the Ducklings reacted to both. It is, of course, interesting to see how the Ducklings trusted their own SSD less than the NIS. A bit of political propaganda, but I can't blame South Korea for that.
I actually do like Se-Ri's eldest brother and his wife. They are selfish, incompetent and greedy...but at the end of the day, they are still family. I love their marriage as well, how his wife supports him and tries to build him up, no matter how foolish he is. It's actually a sweet marriage.
Yeah, I think Seung Joon stole the show this episode. You felt compassion for him, dread, affection, and awe at all of his daring shenanigans. I think him going all hero-guns-blazing-to-save-the-Woman-he-loves has got to be his redemption. For once he was willing to put his own neck on the line for someone else...because he was honest with himself and Dan that he loves her. If that isn't redemption, I don't know what is.
Se-Joon and Hye-ji!!! Those are the names of Se-Ri's eldest brother and his wife! I'm a bit sad they got overshadowed by evil Se-Hyung and Sang-Ah because they are such an incompetent but cute couple.
I don't know about you, but I feel like Sang-Ah not only married beneath her but also...she was under-utilised as a villain. She should have paired up with Chul-Kang, that would have been a hellish partnership, but much more thrilling to watch.
She was the really mean one. SeHyung was only greedy.
I found her really scaring. And yes it's if she has joined ChulKang before things would have been different for the last two episodes.
Agree. She was the one I worried about most, after ChulKang. She was really nasty. Very well played by the actress!
13 bbstl
For a second time, Seung Joon appears with a magic rifle at just the right moment, smh.
Some rifles can be broken down for transport purposes. If Seung Joon's rifle had the ability to do that, he could have had it in his luggage. Many airlines allow guns in checked luggage. He had his bag with him when he left the airport, so the rifle would have been available to him.
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Thanks, good to know. At least there's a tiny hope of logic in this scenario 😉
14 welh
It would have been most dramatic to end the series at the end of episode 15. Think of the fan frenzy!!
15 Yuyuu, The Drama Queen
I really hate Noble Idiocy, but in some cases I can see why a character chooses that route. I understand why Jung-hyuk tried to take all the responsibility for being in South Korea
Oh SAME, Lollypip!
But I totally loved all the delicious angst it brought on in this episode. I'm not even sure if this still classifies as noble idiocy, because NO ONE believed Jung-hyuk's actions or words. I kind of love that our OTP's relationship has come to this, that they're at a point where they trust and know each other well-enough that they can tell when one is lying. I love how much faith they have in their own feelings for each other, which is honestly refreshing for a k-drama; because we've all seen Noble Idiocy (yes, in capital) of the epic kind over the years, the one that makes you wanna pull out your hair.
Even though this is technically a rom-com, and given the premise of this show; I was really looking forwards to 1 or 2 melo episodes, where the painful feelings of imminent separation would NOT be skimmed over and superficially explored. I'm really glad ep.15 gave us that.
But also, really glad we got the ducklings' hilarious antics and literally all of the NIS agents also shipping our OTP (really do wander what the actual NIS thinks of this portrayal). That was also a favorite part of this episode for me. 🤣🤣🤣
Yuyuu, The Drama Queen
And may I just add how much I love Seri's oldest brother and his wife, Se-Joon and Hye-ji's antics??? 😂😂😂
They're my favorite scene-stealer duo in this show. They're hilarious. Often misguided and a little greedy but harmless in the end. They want to be better than Seri, but they care about her in their own weird way.
They actors have amazing comedic timing, and they're comedy gold together.
I totally agree with you that these two and the NIS Agents where some of the best of this episode and total scene stealers.
16 OppaC
Maybe it's just me, but I thought the walking in the rain w/ umbrella scenes near the end might have been a little nod at "Something in the Rain"/"Pretty Noona...."
ramenqueen
That's a jTBC drama though, wasn't it?
Yes, and there are tonnes of reference in this drama already, and I don't mind to have one more ...
If you remember, they did that with «SKY Castle» already, another JTBC drama.
17 Titus
By the way, that IU OST is pretty haunting, yet hauntingly beautiful. As of Ep.15, it has appeared 4 times, and I can't stop my tear every time.
18 mardybum
I had hoped there would be a way for Jung-hyuk and Seung-joon to switch places/identities, but I wasn't taking Seung-joon being wanted for multiple crimes into consideration.
19 spicyricecake
'When you put in the coin, the person inside the machine will make your drink for you' LMAO I'm dead
I actually thought like that when I was much much younger. I thought there were people working in ATM booths.
20 KanpekiLove
The NIS was such a good addition to the drama. They're funny and they provide the tie that explains how Jung Hyuk and the Ducklings can go back to North Korea legally now that their bus left.
Once again, I am in awe with Son Ye Jin's acting! She always makes me cry when she cries. That confrontation scene and subsequent heartache from both Jung Hyuk and Se-Ri were so well acted!
I love the epilogue! It beautifully captures the relationship between our OTP and it's moments like those that are making me suffer from CLOY withdrawals.
21 JOHN WYNTON
Not sure about rules for active links, but online BBC News had a good article on this series published today.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-asia-51526625
Your eyes is great. It is actually an interview of Park Jieun (screenwriter of «Crash Landing on You»)'s North Korean co-writer.
Something worth noting in this article (Sorry for too many posts): the original idea of the 2nd Leading Couple (Seung-joon and Dan) is from this North Korean co-writer, not Park Jieun the chief screenwriter.
22 Kdrama #1 fan
Thank you @lollypip for the recap! I also don't care for Noble Idiocy. I've never understood why dramas make use of it so much. I believe Se-Ri knew JH was lying just like he knew she was lying back in NK when he came to look for her at SJ's house. Still, it was a heart wrenching scene for me. 💔
I have enjoyed reading everyone's comments and agree with so many of them. Things that I also loved in this episode:
a. The ducklings and the NIS agents' interaction. Hilarious!!! 🤣
b. The NIS trying to figure out JH activity. I think the young agent reporting about JH became his fan. Ha! 😆
c. SJ and the orphans' scene had me crying like a baby. It was just beautiful. 😭
d. Se-Ri and her stepmom's interaction. I'm so happy they are getting close!
e. SJ reaping the plane ticket with his mouth. This has to be one of the sexiest scenes in the whole production. He had so much swag!!! He knew that he was at a point of no return and was willing to sacrifice everything for the woman he loves. My heart fluttered so much!! I think I watch this sections several times.
f. The amazing love between our OTP!! Se-Ri willing to relive everything just to meet, get to know and fall in love with her JH. On the other side, we see JH's love for her. He wishes to not have met her just so that she would be safe. Little does he know that she would be alive but not happy. Just like in the movie "The Croods," life before JH was not living, it was just "not dying." JH gave Se-Ri the reason to continue living, he made her HAPPY so I understand why she would be willing to go through all of the hardships again just to be with him. Oh my heart can't take it!!
23 MandySal
Crash Landing on You is both heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time!!❤💔
This is the only part I did not understand in the whole show
" Chul-kang claims that Director Ri chose not to investigate Moo-hyuk's murder because he knew he would find that his own actions were at fault."
What is the meaning? Is Director Ri dirty politician?
Is Director Ri dirty politician? Why Chul-kang claims that Director Ri chose not to investigate Moo-hyuk's murder because he knew he would find that his own actions were at fault? What does this mean?
26 Radha
Military village vow ..I also want to happy like that family ...cute children's and aunts...
Vow all episode r nice ... cute romance and lovable...comedy,running chasing ,fighting vow al r excellent and hero and heroine nice couple chemistry ..season2 I am waiting for that ...pl end in a couple like a family in military village ..


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Raikkonen on controversial penalty: Nobody warned me about anything
The Alfa Romeo driver was given a harsh penalty for his behaviour after the red flag during Sunday's Emilia Romagna GP. As a result, he finished outside of the points-paying positions.
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Kimi Raikkonen was left confused by his 30-second time penalty after he initially finished in ninth place in Imola. The Finn was penalised for not entering the pitlane following his spin at turn three as well as not re-gaining his position at the safety car restart a lap later.
It was a bizarre penalty for Raikkonen who had no idea he broke any rules during the red flag and safety car procedures.
"As far as I know, nobody warned me on anything so I don't know about it," Raikkonen told RacingNews365.com and other select members of the press.
"Unfortunately, we then got this penalty that means we don't get anything to show for it, but at least we can look positively at our performance."
Raikkonen had been running strongly and was hindered by the red flag as his main rivals caught up to the Finn who had a great stint in the mixed conditions.
The Alfa Romeo driver then held off Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso in the remaining 15 laps to score what should have been the team's first points of 2021.
"The conditions were pretty tricky," said Raikkonen. "We made a good start and just then ,on the first part of the lap we couldn't see anything behind the other cars.
"I was quite ok on the intermediates and also on mediums after the first stop. We struggled a bit after the red flag but luckily it's difficult to overtake so we could keep the position.
"For sure we're not that strong here [in Imola], hopefully next race it's better for. We were very close to the points in the last race and then in these kind of conditions, if you stay out of trouble you're gonna be somewhere around the points.
"We had speed in the right places and we'll take the positives."
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The latest news about the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix straight from the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.
Raikkonen on Imola challenge: That's how tracks should be
Mercedes explain why Bottas couldn't overtake at Imola
Hamilton encouraged by Imola recovery: It's not the mistakes that define you
Perez states Imola not ideal for drivers at new teams: One of the most difficult tracks
Rencken: Verstappen's aggressive start is a statement for the season
Schumacher learning on the job: Like driving on ice
RacingNews365 F1 Podcast: Verstappen's statement of intent against Hamilton
Ocon: Alpine lacking pace on the straights
Villeneuve: Pressure from Verstappen forcing Hamilton into big risks
Hamilton: Battles with Vettel have been my favourite so far
Mercedes explain why Hamilton's stop was slow
Brawn: Norris didn't let one error lead into a spiral
Mercedes trying to save Bottas' engine after 30G crash
Aston Martin still searching for answers over brake issues
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Q: A simple approach for data synchronisation I want to synchronise the local database of mobile devices with the server's database. This synchronisation will happen for example when user comes online, to update the local as well as the remote database with possible changes.
I thought about 2 approaches and already implemented 1 of them, but it's quite complicated and I fear a bit about its performance and error-proneness.
Approach 1.
The approach I implemented does all the synchronisation in the server. I'll store in the client's database the last server update timestamp for each item and a flag for items that are marked for removal. I send all my items - with their timestamps and flags - to the server, and the server then decides which items have to be inserted, updated - only if the last update timestamp of the client is equal to the last update timestamp stored in the server (meaning the client has the latest version of the item) and what has to be deleted. Then I do a fresh query to the database and send everything back to the client. The client overwrites it's local database with the result. In detail:

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*Client sends all its items to server (this could be refined by filtering items that need create/update/delete, but for now it sends everything). Items have a server last update timestamp and flag if it's marked to be deleted.

*Server queries all the items for the user

*Programmatic algorithm that goes through all the items checking timestamps in order to determine if the item can be updated/deleted or not. If the last server update timestamp in the client's item is different than the one stored in the server (meaning, someone else updated the item in between) the update/delete is rejected. I build many lists here, one of items that have to be inserted (items are not in the server's query result), items that are to be updated, items that are to be deleted, items that can't be updated because the timestamp is different, items that can't be deleted because the timestamp is different.

*Transaction for inserts/updates/deletes, for which I use lists constructed in 3.

*Query to get again all the items for the user.

*Send result of this query to client, together with the lists of items that couldn't be updated or deleted built in 3., so client knows what failed.
The problem with this approach is the multiple queries and programmatic processing, another client (some items can have multiple users) could update something in between these queries and updates can get lost. I assume I have to compact my queries (try to somehow do everything in a single transaction, maybe use stored procedures?) and lock rows to avoid synchronisation issues. My knowledge of SQL doesn't go much further than select...where and join so I may me missing a better way to do this.
Approach 2.
Because of these complications I was thinking if there's maybe a simpler way. The other idea I had, was to do the synchronisation in the client. So I'd do first query all my data and do an update (for which I still need the last update timestamp and delete flags - only this time the sync logic is in the client and I don't have to worry about multiple users here), and then send the sync result to the server which will just do an overwrite. In detail:

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*Download items for user

*Do sync alhorithm in the client, similar to what I do in the server in 3. (Approach 1).

*Upload items to the server, server overwrites user's items with this.
The problem here, of course, is that another client can update items in the server while this client is doing sync, and when it uploads the results, the updates of former client will be lost. I thought maybe I can work around this with a hash, so the downloaded data has a hash and when the database is to be overwritten with the sync result I do a query first and check it's the same hash, if not return an error. But then again I'm with multiple queries in the server and not sure this a recommended way.
I'd appreciate thoughts on this matter. Is my current approach the best? Or should I rather go with the client sync (this would also reduce workload in the server, which is good), but then how do I avoid possible overwrites, is the hash a good idea?  Note that my app doesn't have super strict requirements, it's something like shared todo lists with a few additional features, nothing generic (like a file sharing service) or for health, science etc. so if once in a (long) while an update is lost it's not the end of the world. I care a little more about performance and implementation easiness than 100% correctness. Of course the less error prone, the better.
P.S. would also appreciate reading recommendations about this (maybe as a comment), any good resource about sync strategies. I'm using Scala, Play 2.4 and Akka in some parts so a recommendation in this direction would also be very useful.

A: *

*Syncing between multiple clients is a very complext task.

*Let's not call it syncing, let's call it bash transaction processing.

*Let's get rid of "last server update timestamp", let's just every transaction be inserted into a pre-process table with a timestamp generated by the server.

*Let's make it asyncronous. If data is processed fast enough, users shouldn't notice.

*Client generates a job id (hash of userid plus timestamp plus some other randon data), and pushes it to the server.

*Server saves the job id in a jobs table and assigns it a timestamp

*Client sends transactions that will be in that job

ITEM ID is client generated using a hash function the same way job id was generated.

*A process that runs, say every few seconds gets the more recent pending job, and proceeds to process all transactions.

*Transactions that couldn't be done because the ITEM was previously erased are inserted in a rejects table

*Current data after transaction is pushed to client including rejections (client data is deleted and new data is inserted, client perceives it as a refresh)

*A jobs can be transanction-less, meaning it's only a refresh request.

*Overwrites cannot be avoided but you can opt to duplicate entries when a conflict arises instead of overwriting the older version of an item.

A: There may be another approach depending on whether it's ok for your use case. Instead of trying to synchronise between different versions from different clients, lock them out for the duration of the update.
For example, you could do something like the following:
update locktable set current_user='user61852' where current_user=''
where of course locktable is a single row (single column) table. On failure (current_user is still not your id), sleep for a bit and try again.
On success, (re)query the data as necessary and do your inserts etc. Then make absolutely sure that in every eventuality, current_user is set back to '' (so you're probably want to handle a timeout as well).
It has some disadvantages of course, especially when everyone wants to do it at 9 am in the morning, and there's a lot of things to transfer.

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Singer- songwriter, poet and artist Patti Smith is to give a special benefit performance in Haworth in support of the Brontë Parsonage Museum, on Friday 19 April 2013.
Patti Smith is an admirer of the Brontë sisters and visited the Parsonage last year during a visit to the UK. Following her visit, Patti decided to return to Yorkshire to play a series of intimate concerts in Brontë country. Her performance in Haworth will raise profile and funds for the Brontë Parsonage Museum, and will take place as part of the Museum's contemporary arts programme.
"We're delighted that Patti Smith is supporting the Museum and will host this special performance in Haworth. It is yet another example of the ways in which the Brontës' extraordinary legacy influences all aspects of contemporary culture. This will be a remarkable evening in a tiny venue very close to the Parsonage – we are expecting a huge response and I'm sure tickets will be snapped up very quickly indeed".
'An evening of Words and Music with Patti Smith and Tony Shanahan' will take place at the Old Schoolroom in Haworth (originally built by Patrick Brontë in 1832) at 8pm on Friday 19 April. Tickets are £25 and can be booked from the Brontë Parsonage Museum: jenna.holmes@bronte.org.uk / 01535 640188.
January 2013 will see the first major redecoration scheme in 25 years for Haworth Parsonage, once home to the world's most famous literary family, the Brontës, and now one of the UK's top tourist attractions.
Using historical and scientific analysis produced by academics at the University of Lincoln, and referencing contemporary sources including watercolours and letters by the Brontës, the Parsonage will undergo a major interior visual transformation led by historic interior design consultant Allyson McDermott of the McDermott Studio, Forest of Dean. The house will be restored to looking much as it did during the main period of the Brontë family's occupation in the 1830s and 40s but will also include features introduced by Charlotte as part of her facelift for the house during the early 1850s when she began to spend some of the income she had earned from her novels Jane Eyre, Shirley and Villette in making the Parsonage more comfortable.
"This is one of the most exciting projects to take place at the Parsonage in many years and is the culmination of a two year research project. There have been attempts in the past to present the Parsonage as the Brontës' home, but no serious archaeological work has ever been carried out before. The new rigorous historical research and scientific analysis resulting from this project has informed bespoke wallpapers, new curtains and painstakingly woven rugs. Objects from the Brontë Society collections will be displayed for the first time in this new context and familiar works will be reinterpreted. The rooms of the house are going to be transformed and may well surprise our visitors". Quote from Ann Dinsdale, Collections Manager, Brontë Parsonage Museum.
Quote from new Executive Director, Professor Ann Sumner: "I am delighted to be taking up my new role at this exciting time and see the re-decoration taking shape. We now know so much more about how the Parsonage was presented when the Brontë family lived here and are pleased to be working with Allyson McDermott, benefitting from her wealth of experience restoring historic interiors. The newly refurbished rooms will enormously enhance the visitor experience at the Parsonage Museum and have inspired a wealth of learning events and an exhibition in 2013".
Quote from Sally McDonald, Chairman, The Brontë Society Council: "When the Trustees of the Brontë Society agreed this landmark re-decoration it set in motion a singular opportunity to learn more about the Brontës and their home. We are delighted that when the Parsonage reopens its door on February 9th we will be sharing more of that wonderful story with our members and our visitors".
The newly refurbished Parsonage will reopen on Saturday 9th February featuring some exciting new displays.
The project has cost in the region of £60,000.
On 29 December 2012 Professor Maddalena De Leo from Italy with BS members Caterina Lerro and Elisa Fierro met in Naples to mark and enjoy a very special day: the two hundredth anniversary of Maria and Patrick Brontë's wedding.
While celebrations of the event were taking place at midday at Haworth in the Brontë Parsonage Museum, at about the same hour the three Italian scholars raised a toast to the Brontë sisters' parents. During the meeting Professor De Leo also read aloud some moving extracts from the novel about Maria's life Removing the shroud of mystery originally written by her in Italian and recently published in English to mark the important event.
'Visions of Angria' at the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery is celebrating the world of the Brontës in the new year. However, the Gallery is not the only one to remember the four siblings from Haworth this season. Fans of the Brontës and Yorkshire's rich literary heritage have a lot to look forward to in January: two art exhibitions, a talk and a one-day conference are bringing the creativity of the Brontës into the limelight by presenting rare archival material and modern artistic responses in literature and popular culture.
The special display will present rarely seen manuscripts of Branwell Brontë from the University Library's Special Collections, alongside original illustrations. Providing Branwell's rich world of landscapes, characters and events with unique visualisations, Leeds College of Art students will bring these fantastic tales to life. This is a special opportunity to see the interplay between original manuscripts and their contemporary 're-visions'.
The Gallery is open from Monday - Saturday, 10am-5pm and admission is free.
The exhibition brings together the work of a wide range of artists who have been influenced by the Brontës. Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall; these are just some of the works produced by the Brontës which have an enduring and universal appeal. The inspirational legacy of the Brontë family can be seen in a wide variety of contemporary creativity.
This exhibition is a unique opportunity to see, in one place, the work of a number of emerging and established artists, all of whom cite the Brontës as a source of continuing inspiration for their own creative practice.
The conference addresses ways in which the legacy of the Brontës is exerting an influence in a range of creative fields, and across a variety of media.
Letters, stories and manuscripts written by the Bronte family, and now held in the University of Leeds Library Special Collections give a unique insight into their lives and work. Find out what these items tell us about the secret history of the family, and how they inform our understanding of their lives today - from Charlotte's honeymoon, to Branwell's complete disintegration.


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Along with great skills in knowing how to write a good email one should also possess a strategic mind to know what attracts its customers.
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In this article, we will discuss some of the techniques in how to write an email to sell a product to implement them in your real-life experiences.
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The first step to make your viewers actually want to read the entire mail is to make them read the subject line and click on the mail to read it. So, before doing anything else you need to think of a very tempting subject line which lures your target audience to want more.
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The old book's theory of keeping it short and simple applies here too. Readers want to read what they see, not what you are trying to show them. So, instead of circling around- make your product more informative and let them know how it benefits them and why they should buy it.
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Most people these days do not prefer going through long mailers as people are aware of these marketing strategies. So, the best thing to do is adding links of your product's page to your website or social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc. which gives the audience to get a more friendlier view of your product and your company and ease to access it.
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Ushdev International Limited operates in the Metals service centers and offices sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Ushdev International Limited with three other miscellaneous wholesalers in Asia: Tien Bo Group JSC of Vietnam (2018 sales of 376.62 billion Dong [US$16.23 million] ), Soon Lian Holdings Limited of Singapore (33.71 million Singapore Dollars [US$24.86 million] ), and Nico Steel Holdings Limited which is also based in Singapore (17.95 million Singapore Dollars [US$13.24 million] ).
Sales Analysis. Sales fell dramatically in 2018: Ushdev International Limited reported sales of 1.34 billion Indian Rupees (US$19.24 million) for the fiscal year ending March of 2018. This represents a sharp decrease of 94.6% versus 2017, when the company's sales were 25.02 billion Indian Rupees.


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Personally, a hypothesis of the acanthus leaf as a possible symbolic ornament in Christianity arose to my mind when I was on the process o conversion from a Buddhist to a Christian. It questioned whether the acanthus could strengthen my understanding of the existence of God, the same as the symbolic lotus deepened my faith in the Buddha. Strangely enough, during my research on Islamic art, I have found that Islam has adopted the acanthus to their mosques, the same as Christian churches, Buddhist and Egyptian temples took it from pagan antiquity in Greece and Rome.


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Vinny of Mississippi celebrated his birthday with Woody and Jessie.
Miller's art recognized locally and beyond
By Kendall Patterson
Mary Kathryn (MK) Miller had no idea a project from junior year was going to get her art recognized by people from Henderson and beyond.
That year, her class's homecoming theme was Toy Story so she drew and created life-sized versions of Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear to help out with the decorations. After homecoming that year, she brought them home.
Now, during the summer before her freshman year at Freed-Hardeman University, Miller and her family decided to decorate their window at Disney's Pop Century Resort with Woody and Jessie though Buzz Lightyear could not make the trip.
Woody and Jessie was unable to fit in the car ride back to Henderson, but they have been passed around from host to host since.
"I was sad when I didn't have enough room in my family's car for Woody and Jessie to come home with us, but it seems like they've found a home at the resort! It's so fun to hear that they're still being passed around," Miller said.
According to Mary Kathryn's mom, Mary Beth Connor Miller, there is a list of people wanting to host Woody and Jessie all the way through December.
Mary Beth has just been thrilled to see her daughter's work loved by so many people.
"I love all the compliments from others and it is crazy how excited some people have gotten when I tell them they are on the list," she said. "People are having so much fun finding them and hosting. I just hope it is allowed to continue. I'm having just as much fun sharing in the excitement. It's so fun to communicate with people all over and help add a little magic to their trip."
MK did not expect this to happen.
"I wasn't expecting any of this going into it," she said. "It's really cool seeing so many people liking my art especially since it was a project I worked on my junior year of high school with my best friend Haley Heenan."
The young aspiring artist shared why she loves to do art.
"I love art because it is a way to show people what's going on in your head," she said. "I've always drawn things I'm interested in and for as long as I can remember that's been Disney, so it was really great when our homecoming theme was Toy Story!"
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