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Dear Hana,
It is the same way here in the states...believe me!
Bonnie
> I have 3 Italian greyhounds. The sick one is the grandmother of the 
tribe
> and is just coming up to her 14th birthday. I also have a grown up 
daughter,
> just completing her teaching degree.I teach biology , chemistry and 
physics.
> Science is compulsory here in Britain along with Maths and English, so 
we
> get a lot of students who come just because they have to.I work in 
a
> designated Technology college and we have hundreds of computers for the 
kids
> to use. I took the class to a computer suite to work with a brilliant
> American schools website on the function of the heart . it shows clear
> simulations, but a couple of them amused themselves by sending obscene
> e-mails. They have their own hotmail accounts which the computer services
> department cannot monitor or block. If I can find who started the game I 
can
> get their internet rights revoked.The real problem with these kids is 
that
> so many come from poor homes. Not material poverty, but poverty of 
spirit
> and care. They believe that soap opera is real life and that designer 
labels
> and the right mobile phone(cellphone) are the most important things in 
life.
> Hana
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bonnie" <ronnieb1@...>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 2:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [nosdiet] Eat more!
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> > Dear Hana,
> > Sorry to hear about your dogs illness. I have two Goldens and they 
are
> > like children to me, my two kids are grown and moved out now. I 
remember
> > when my daughter took Spanish in high school, and to keep it 
interesting
> the
> > teacher would ask them to watch a TV show, General Hospital at the 
time
> ,and
> > they would discuss it in class next day but in Spanish! What are 
you
> > teaching?
> > I got a bad report on my blood pressure yesterday,145-90,
> > so I must be even more care ful now with my sat fat and salt!
> > Bonnie
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> > -------Original Message-------
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> > From: 
> > Date: 04/03/04 07:58:14
> > To: 
> > Subject: [nosdiet] Eat more!
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> > I have been struggling to lose for weeks I have increased the total 
amount
> > of food over the last couple of days and lost a couple of pounds. I 
am
> still
> > keeping my blood sugars as they should be.I haven't exercised much 
this
> week
> > either, my little dog is ill with heart failure and I had to rush her 
to
> the
> > vet, which took out a whole afternoon and I have been very tired 
from
> work.
> > I teach one class per day and they are horrible and don't want to 
work.
> The
> > best ideas for interesting lessons get nowhere. That is so dispiriting.
> > Hanadr47
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