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I am a singer and a rabbi, and I would rather sing to you right now, because you have probably read too many words, heard too much raw speech, about Israel and Gaza. It would be better to soothe and distract. But I feel compelled to find words. Just words.
Biblical verses and fragments of songs jostle for recognition and repetition, but I can't hear then clearly enough. Instead, I'm trapped in the compulsion to read every report, go to every website.
It feels disrespectful to say that I feel inundated or bombarded by all the words, when there are too many who are actually being bombarded.
To recite a litany of some things on this "side" and some things on that "side" feels like a desecration, a less-than-holy thing to write. I'm a rabbi; I have comforted at hospital beds, in houses of mourning; celebrated in times of joys, worshipped on the holy days, learned and taught with children and the young at heart, and know that trauma is trauma. No proportionality need qualify the permanence, and the destructiveness, of its impact.
My heart is heavy now, listening and reading way too much, way too many words, pulling me back to the days of Operation Cast Lead. A friend wondered, then, why I was so absorbed, so anguished, from so far away. How can I explain now, to anyone -- to family, to clergy colleagues, to friends -- how profoundly I want to find a way to wail the song: no more bombing in my name.
The diploma on the wall speaks: You! Find words, analyze, contextualize. I reply, resisting: I don't have to come up with political solutions. Let me just sing.
But I'm pulled to this keyboard, not to the other one, tapping at the letters to drown out the songs of anguish. Maybe, soon, a new melody in the key of tselem elohim [Genesis 1:27] -- all humans created in the image of the Divine -- will come to me.
I'll keep listening for it.
Elizabeth Bolton, Baltimore
The writer is the Rabbi Emerita of Reconstructionist Congregation Beit Tikvah in Baltimore and a member of the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Cabinet.


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The appearance of stretch marks is inevitable more so for most of the women. There are several questions that people frequently ask concerning stretch marks, but only doctors or individuals with an interest in science can claim to have asked this question. What most people wish to know is what causes stretch marks, and how to get rid of them. To be able to deal with stretch marks, the first step is to analyze how it comes to form out of a healthy skin. A stretch mark can be classified as a tear in the skin dermis that occurs when the skin has been forced to stretch beyond its natural elasticity
The stretches are short and linear, but those caused by pregnancy can be longer and concentrated. With the improved laser treatment for stretch marks, you have the option to get rid of the marks safely and improve on the smoothness and beauty of your skin.
The Laser treatment option is quick,simple and painless and remains one of best interventions meant to restore the skin to its natural beauty. Laser technology is a nonsurgical procedure that involves a series of treatments on the affected areas. Stretch marks are usually caused by puberty, weight changes, pregnancy, and hormonal changes. Regardless of the cause, it takes only a few laser treatments to reveal a smooth, unblemished skin.
Laser Treatment over Cream
Experts have used fractional laser systems for stretch marks and from that experience, it can be confirmed that this is the most efficient method of treatment. The technology behind the use of laser rays is to help in the creation of collagen as well as making the surface affected by marks smooth. Patients will be able to notice a massive improvement in pigmentation blending after a series of treatment sessions. This procedure also aids melanin cells to migrate to stretch mark concentrated areas.
Creams, on the other hand, are said to be unsafe and contain chemical properties that may cause long-term side effects to patients. They also do not solve the problem permanently, and patients will need to use them from time to time.
Laser Treatment for Stretch Marks with Fraxel
The tear in the dermis is permanent and cannot be repaired, but can be remedied by rebuilding the layer of collagen adjacent to the stretch mark to force a reaction. The resultant response, in this case, is the shrinking of the tear in the dermis to make it less visible. After multiple treatment sessions, the marks become completely invisible, and the skin becomes even and beautiful
How many Laser Treatments do you need?
The number of treatment sessions for stretch marks is not fixed, and will depend on some factors:
- Type and color of your skin
- Severity and density of stretch marks lined for treatment
- The area to be treated
Preparation for Laser Treatment
Laser rays emit some heat that can cause hyperpigmentation, especially to dark skins. To that effect, patients with dark skin tones are provided with a suppressant for pigmentation that should be used a few days before and after the treatment. The doctor in charge of your treatment should avail all the necessary material to facilitate an easy procedure.
How Soon Can You See Results After Laser Treatment?
Laser treatment is a process that takes a while, many months to be precise. Therefore, you cannot expect instant results after just a single session. Your doctor should evaluate the severity of your stretch marks before deciding the number of treatment sessions needed for a successful operation. Usually, marks disappear slowly as you progress with the doctor�s program provided you follow it promptly.
What are the Benefits of Laser Treatment?
Of all the available stretch marks treatment options, the Laser technology emerges as the most effective one, with so many advantages to the patient. These benefits include:
1. It is safe � Most people are scared by the idea of surgery, but the good news is that this is a safe procedure that involves no surgery, in part or its entirety. Patients go through painless treatment sessions that are split at intervals.
2. No cure downtime � At no time will you be bedridden or limited to your activities just because you are undergoing treatment. As a matter of fact, your life goes on as normal, save for the moments you�re with your doctor.
3. Enhanced skin appearance � The use of laser technology ensures that the region affected by Marks takes the same skin tone as the original skin without leaving traces of burns.
4. Comfortable sessions � It is a painless procedure that takes only a short time to complete.
5. Minimal side effects � As it is nonsurgical, there are minimal side effects linked with laser treatment, and it is safe for all skin types.
Are there any Side Effects Involved in Laser Treatment for Stretch Marks?
The only common side effect associated with laser treatment is reddening and some burning effect on the area of operation. This, however, takes only a few days after treatment before disappearing. Thus, laser treatment has a higher safety margin compared to other stretch mark treatment plans.
Where can you get the Best Laser Treatment for Stretch Marks?
There are several clinics from where you can get high-quality treatment today. Treatment of stretch marks using the laser technology has become so popular lately, but that does not rule out the presence of rogue practitioners. It is advisable to carry out a thorough survey of the dermatologists or skin specialists around so that you to be able to identify the best. To help you get the best treatment, consider the following:
- Clinician experiences in the field.
- Qualification and certification.
- Doctor�s personal track record.
- Communication skills.
Laser treatment for stretch marks is one of the most effective and safest methods of removing stretch marks and naturally happens to be one of the most expensive procedures. The overall cost is usually determined by the number of sessions required for a complete treatment, but a single session goes for approximately $200. However, this cost may vary from doctor to doctor, with more experienced doctors charging more. Geographical location of a clinic is also a factor. It is imperative for patients to note that these costs do not include other expenses like pigmentation suppressants and other medication for averting resultant side effects.


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From behind prison walls, "Sin by Silence" reveals the lives of extraordinary women who advocate for a future free from domestic violence. Inside the California Institution for Women, the first inmate-initiated and led group in the U.S. prison system, shatters the misconceptions of domestic violence.
Against the system and against the odds, the women of Convicted Women Against Abuse have risen to expose the stigma of the cycle of domestic violence.
Through their stories of terror and hope, the viewer can begin to understand the cycle of violence, the signs of an abuser, and how each and every one of us is responsible for changing the tragedy of domestic violence.


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Risk analysis with the new threat catalogue T 0 "Elementary Threats"
The threat catalogues are fundamental for using the IT-Grundschutz methodology (BSI-Standard 100-2) and the risk analysis on the basis of IT-Grundschutz (BSI-Standard 100-3). With the twelfth supplementary release of the IT-Grundschutz catalogues, the new threat catalogue T 0 "Elementary Threats" was added to the catalogues. In order to use the elementary threats within risk analysis, the risk analysis methodology from the BSI-Standard 100-3 can be used nearly without any changes. The necessary adjustments to the risk analysis methodology are given by the BSI in the "Supplement to the BSI-Standard 100-3". Together with this supplement to the BSI-Standard 100-3, the BSI provides here also the threat catalogue with the elementary threats.
Threats Catalogue – Elementary Threats (PDF, 722KB, File is accessible)
Supplement to BSI-Standard 100-3, Version 2.5 (PDF, 426KB, File is accessible)


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The University of Houston (UH) has received a grant of nearly $100,000 to offer a professional training program to Chinese language teachers in Texas.
The program is supported by STARTALK, a National Security Language Initiative launched by former President Bush in 2006 to promote the teaching and learning of strategically important world languages that are not widely taught in the United States.
"The STARTALK Program for teachers of Chinese at UH is responding to a need from the diverse community of Houston," said Manuel Gutiérrez, director of the STARTALK Program and professor of Spanish linguistics at UH. "The program attempts to provide a group of professionals with the most up-to-date methodology and techniques to teach a second language. After this program with highly qualified instructors, they will be more prepared to teach this language and culture not only to new U.S. generations of Chinese origins, but also to people from the general community who are showing a growing interest in this language."
Twenty teachers of Chinese language from grades K-16 public and private schools, community colleges and Chinese heritage schools in Texas will participate in a two-week program on the UH campus, July 9-20, and two follow-up sessions in October and November. Designed as a graduate course (CHNS 6371: Teaching Chinese as a Second Language), the program will focus on understanding the nature and process of learning Chinese as a second language, identifying critical issues in Chinese second language pedagogy, and enhancing participants' ability to develop appropriate teaching plans and materials. For more information about the STARTALK Program at UH, please visit http://www.uh.edu/class/mcl/chinese/startalk/
National Security Agency and the Central Security Service are the executive agents for STARTALK. The intent of STARTALK is to provide summer language learning courses and teacher certification in less commonly taught languages for students and teachers at levels K-16. For more information about STARTALK, please visit http://www.nsa.gov/academia/early_opportunities/startalk/index.shtml
Twenty Texas-area teachers of Chinese language in K-16 public and private schools, community colleges and Chinese heritage schools.
STARTALK Texas Teacher Program at UH
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BALTIMORE (Nov. 19, 2009) - With the departures of graduated All-Atlantic Sun Conference players Courtney Pigram and Kevin Tiggs, and the knee injury that has sidelined senior guard and preseason all league pick Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.), the deck has been stacked against the ETSU men's basketball team in the early going this year.
This was once again evident Thursday night against the defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion Morgan State.
Shooting just 29 percent from the field and struggling offensively throughout the game, the Buccaneers trailed the Bears by as many as 22 points and ultimately dropped its second straight game 72-61 inside the Hill Field House. The Bucs (1-2) now have to regroup and prep for defending Big East Conference champion Louisville on Saturday at 4 p.m.
"We just didn't play well and it was one of those nights," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow. "We knew this was going to be a tough stretch and it's proving to be just that. Missing Mike right now is tough, and when you take him off our team that hurts. We already had to replace guys like Courtney and Kevin, so that is just making it even harder. But no excuses though, we just have to play better."
Despite the loss, a bright spot was once again the play of junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston), who finished with his second straight double-double thanks to a 19-point, 10-rebound effort. Along with Hubbard, junior guard Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) added 16 points and was the only other ETSU player in double figures.
Meanwhile, Morgan State's Reggie Holmes was impressive, posting a career high 30 points while teammate Rodney Stokes had 12.
The ETSU offense carried over its offensive struggles from the second half of the Chattanooga game and made just five field goals in the first 20 minutes against the Bears. Things weren't much better at the foul line, as the Bucs hit on just 12-of-21 shots at the charity stripe for a 57 percent clip.
However, even with those struggles, the Bucs battled back from a deficit of as many as 18 points midway through the half to make it a 34-24 game at the break.
Looking for a rally in the second half, the Bucs could just never make a move and watched the Bears pull away to a 22-point edge at 64-42 with 7:24 left in the game. To its credit, ETSU battled to the end and was able to get to within 11 by the end of the game.


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Here is the link for the show on the 4th October 2014: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/matrixfile ... s-and-more
The above link becomes an ARCHIVE link after the show finishes. So if you can't listen to it at the time shown you can always come back at a later time and still use the same link to listen to the archive.
I thought that my show on the 30th of September would be my last but I have realised that I have left a few loose ends that I want to deal with.
One of these loose ends is doing the golden nuggets for the last two live shows. I don't want to become lazy right at the end!
Also there is much to discuss from the last show and bits and pieces that were left out.
I will also be going over what I see as the fraud and deception that has been promoted about the name and how to play in this world and not be the effect of it.
I will also be introducing an opportunity that I know will be part of my future and for anyone who wants to join me and start moving forward to a better future for themselves I will be their mentor in handling various attitudes that one may have that have been taken on board, maybe without one even realizing it.
So please join me for one last show of Unhooking Yourself from the Matrix.
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Raymond T. Pierson
Raymond T. Pierson
Dec. 5, 1925 — April 25, 2011
PLYMOUTH — Raymond T. Pierson, 85, formerly of E. Baker St., Plymouth, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving wife and family in Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home at 3:40 p.m. Monday, April 25, 2011.
Raymond was born in South Bend Dec. 5, 1925 to Louis V. and Victoria Rataczak Pierson. Ray attended school at St. Adelbert and Central High School in South Bend before joining the Navy.
He enlisted in the Navy Jan. 3, 1943; he served in the Pacific Theater on the USS Mascorna and the USS Vela Gulf and was honorably discharged April 4, 1946.
He served the City of South Bend with great pride and dedication as a police officer and detective from October 1947 to October 1967.
Ray was employed for 11 years by the Indiana Association of Credit Managers; he then became a courier for the Sisters of St. Francis in South Bend before retiring in 1992.
Sept. 3, 1983, Raymond and Pauline A. Drake were married.
In April of 1996, Ray and his wife, Pauline, moved to Plymouth, where they became very active with St. Michaels serving as Eucharistic Ministers and also St. Joseph Regional Medical Center as volunteers.
Ray was a member of St. Michael's Knights of Columbus Council 1975 and the South Bend Cursillo Community.
Ray has made his home at Pilgrim Manor Nursing Facility for the past four years. We would like to thank the facility for their excellent care and support.
Raymond is survived by his wife of 27 years Pauline Pierson, Plymouth, and from his union with Barbara Castleman, a daughter Mary E. LeBold Alvarez, Memphis, Tenn., and a son Patrick L, Pierson of New Bern, N. C.
Ray is survived by a brother, Don Pierson, South Bend along with four stepdaughters: Char (Dave) Geisler, Knox, Ind., Carole Drake, Plymouth, Ind and Barbara (Randy) Pipher, of Towanda, Penn. and Jeanne (Todd) Dittrich, Fort Thomas, Kentucky. Two stepsons survive as well: Thomas (Sandi) Drake, Springfield, Mo. and Paul (Theresa) Drake, Rochester.
There are 24 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren surviving; also surviving are several nieces and nephews; and a good friend, David Winenger.
Raymond was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Loretta Colly; and grandson, Paul Drake, Jr.
Visitation will take place Wednesday, April 27, 2011, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth. The FOP Lodge Ritual will be held at 7 p.m., with the praying of the Rosary following the lodge services.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Raymond will be held Thursday, April 28, 2011, at 11 a.m. in St. Michael Roman Catholic Church, 610 N. Center St., Plymouth. The Rev. Father William Kummer will officiate.
Military rites will be accorded to Raymond by the Plymouth American Legion, VFW, and DAV.
Friends may share memories and send condolences to the family via the funeral home's website: www.johnson-danielson.com.
Memorial gifts in Raymond's memory may be given to the St. Michael Catholic Church School Fund, 612 North Walnut St., Plymouth, Ind. or Center for Hospice Care, 112 S. Center St. Plymouth, Ind.
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Warm Up the Table: 8 Beautiful Votive Candleholders
Candles. Cheaper than flowers, reusable, and easy to light for a weeknight meal, whether or not you're trying to impress your dining companions. We love flowers, too, but it's getting to be slim pickins at the market these days, and there's something about votive candles that makes dinner a much cozier affair, especially when the weather turns cool.
Some of these are super inexpensive, others are a bit of a splurge. But we think any of them would make a dinner party a bit more special.
• 1. Mason Jar Votive Lantern, $28 from Etsy seller Pigeon Toe Ceramics. This is a porcelain cast of a traditional mason jar, which feels a little summery but it was too cool not to show.
• 2. Glassybaby votive holders, $40 each. This is just one page of many—there are TONS of colors of these pudgy little candleholders. A little pricey, but gorgeous.
• 3. Suki Candleholder, $4.95 from Crate & Barrel. Inexpensive, and we imagine a pretty, flickering light reflecting off of the gold.
• 4. Roost Alchemy Votive in Antique Copper, $13 at Velocity Art and Design. Like a little copper nest for your candles…
• 5. Orange Wire Votive Holders, $4.98 for two at Target. Same look of the wire, which seems perfect for a casual setting, but cheaper!
• 6. Bone Votive, $40 from Etsy seller Sara Paloma. We love everything this artist makes, so go check out her shop. The ruffled brown edges of these votive holders are so pretty.
• 7. Wood Leaf Tealight Holder, $39.99 from Cost Plus World Market. Great as a centerpiece on a long table, and the wood is so Fall-ish.
• 8. Wine Cellar Tealight, $8 at Anthropologie. Looks like an antique but isn't priced like one. These come in five colors.


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Our defense sucked today. Let's face it. Our normal scapegoats of Trufant and Hill were out and the D sucked equally as much.
A lot of people will blame the pass rush. I thought guys like Clemons Mebane Jones Irvin were supposed to be good pass rushers? Are we willing to turn our backs on them now? Where does the blame lie?
Are we willing to put some responsibility on our championed players like Chancellor Thomas Browner or Sherman?
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Mr. Bakondi said that Hungary's protection must be reinforced, with measures similar to those adopted in other European Union countries.
He said he understands a so-called B-Level of terrorism threat is being declared, as was the case after the earlier attack in Belgium.
As an essential element of the reinforced security measures, police presence will be significantly increased in public areas and in the vicinity of priority sites such as Budapest airport and the Paks nuclear power station.
Border controls and surveillance in penal institutions will also be tightened, the senior advisor said.
Mr. Bakondi also told the press that there is no information on specific terrorism threats in Hungary.
The senior internal security advisor said that legislative preparation is also ongoing, and this will be on the agenda of the Wednesday Cabinet meeting. Based on this, a new system of measures related to terrorism threats are to be introduced.
Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács reiterated that during the course of the night Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó had offered their condolences to the victims of the Paris attacks. At the same time, they expressed their shock at such a large-scale attack on the French nation and the whole of European culture.
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State transportation officials face a funding crisis, and taxpayers and citizens should be willing to help resolve it through higher fees and taxes. Safety should always be the top priority.
State transportation officials face a funding crisis, and taxpayers and citizens should be willing to help resolve it through higher fees and taxes. Safety should always be the top priority.
Striving for safer roads and bridges is never easy, but it's more challenging than ever with a long backlog of pending projects, higher costs for materials, traffic volume rising — and revenues from the gas tax dropping.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation recently released its Transportation Performance Report Pennsylvania 2013. "Transportation infrastructure is aging and investment in preservation has fallen short," the report states, adding that PennDOT isn't building new roads fast enough to accommodate the growing rate of traffic.
The first point has been obvious since shortly after the disastrous 2007 Interstate 35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis, which claimed five lives and interrupted a key artery for months. That bridge failure highlighted the peril for Pennsylvania, with its hundreds of bridges and thousands of miles of sub-par highways. A survey showed Pennsylvania to be the second-worst state in nation in the percentage of its bridges that need attention and work. A quarter of Pennsylvania's 14,868 bridges longer than 20 feet were deemed structurally deficient.
PennDOT has repaired or replaced many ailing bridges since then, but without a more solid funding stream, the number is likely to climb again. The current funding formula will support repairs to only 200 bridges a year; PennDOT would like to fix about 534 annually.
Clearly, the funding formula must be addressed. PennDOT's Next Generation initiative aims to modernize and optimize policies and procedures. But the agency must update its transportation usage fees, which haven't risen since 1997 and are far lower than fees in most other states. Pennsylvania still charges the same vehicle registration fee for family cars that it does for road-crunching heavy tractor-trailers. That should change. The agency will also have to figure out how to derive revenue from electric and hybrid vehicles, which inflict wear and tear on roads and bridges but don't produce the same fuel tax as their gasoline-powered cousins.
Americans' lives revolve around the internal combustion engine, which gives them the freedom to go anywhere, any time, for any reason. The cost of such freedom keeps rising.
It's time all Pennsylvania drivers faced up to the real costs of personal mobility, and paid the necessary fees and fuel taxes to maintain the Keystone State's roads and bridges properly.


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Mansion, one of South Beach's most iconic venues, has set the stage for some of the music world's most heralded events, from groundbreaking DJ sets by trailblazers David Guetta, Deamau5 and Skrillex, to parties hosted by P. Diddy and Jay Z, to live performances by Britney Spears, Prince and Velvet Revolver. Grand and majestic, featuring the most technologically advanced lighting and sound in any US nightclub, Mansion can be easily configured to accommodate events of any size. Heralded design elements include two levels featuring 360 degrees of high fidelity sound and a multi-million dollar light show. The DJ booth takes center stage in the middle of the venue allowing revelers to experience the show from any vantage point in the room.
Mansion's grand lobby entrance sets the scene for the venue's larger-than-life interior. Featuring an original 1936 chandelier from the space's historic beginnings as a theatre, Mansion's lobby, features white leather tufted walls and LED lit panels and accents.
Mansion's Back Ivy Room, with a capacity for approximately 140 guests, is a boutique-sized space for cozy encounters and smaller parties, featuring warm Moroccan lattice work bars, sleek leather sofas, tufted cushion walls and accents, and LED lit bars.
Mansion's famed dance floor features a towering LED illuminated ceiling, 360 degrees of three dimensional effect lighting, and light and video capability on every surface. With the DJ booth in the center of the room, VIP table seating is within an arms reach of the world's top DJs, while South Beach's only performance stage can be transformed into an elevated VIP section or configured for full stage shows and Cirque du Soleil style productions. Mansion's floor is the heart of the venue, where guests can watch the action from the mezzanine above or sit comfortably on the floor itself surrounded by life size projection screens and high fidelity sound.
Located on Mansion's second floor, Mansion's open mezzanine section provides a birds eye view of the grand dance floor and an elegant retreat from the action, where approximately 250 guests can retreat on sexy beds, glamorous suede and leather sofas and cozy seating areas surrounding Mansion's second floor bar. Elegant and distinctive, Mansion's mezzanine features an ethereal heaven-and-hell themed ceiling mural, original brass railings and high-walled booths for VIPs seeking privacy.
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We covered her arrival, which coincided with the switch from Magic 99 to UP back in 2010, and now she is leaving.
From her Facebook page dated yesterday during the Noon hour:
This post is bitter-sweet.
Friday was my last day on the air at up! 99.3. I feel so fortunate to have had the chance to work alongside so many extraordinary people over the past 5 1/2 years, and I've got a boatload of memories to go along with it. However, sometimes change is a blessing in disguise.
"Just Be Yourself". A line that is often fed to us growing up, but we should always remind ourselves of as life goes on. Unfortunately, I was in a role where I felt the very opposite. This was no secret to the people closest to me, and even though I gave it my best shot, it was obvious that my heart and my head were experiencing some major disconnect.
Sometimes it's just better for both parties to let go, and let be. (Can you tell I've been listening to a lot of James Bay lately?)
I truly believe that the things that scare us most in life, are always the most worthwhile. This is my fresh start, my clean slate, and I really do look forward to the next adventure.
Thank you to everyone who has reached out - your support means the world to me. I'm really going to miss all you crazy hooligans.
Duncan Paterson is now doing Robbin's 2-6pm show.


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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities have detained a reformist journalist on security charges, the official news agency reported Sunday.
IRNA quoted the journalist's attorney, Giti Pourfazel, as saying that a court Saturday charged Serajeddin Mirdamadi of plotting against Iran's ruling clerics and ordered his temporary detention.
Pourfazel said Mirdamadi stood accused of spreading lies against the government earlier this year but was freed on bail.
Iran has repeatedly detained journalists on similar charges following the 2009 re-election of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a vote reformists and opposition figures consider fraudulent.


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Planet Money Takes On The Podcasting Patent Troll
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The "inventor," Jim Logan, started a completely failed business around delivering audio news on cassettes. And now he claims to have invented podcasting and wants a cut. Once again, it's an example of everything that's wrong with the patent system. Logan didn't invent podcasting at all. He had nothing to do with podcasting. He tried to start a bad business, which failed miserably years ago, and now others have done some actual innovating, and he's trying to demand cash from a bunch of them. When Planet Money's reporter Zoe Chace points out to Logan and his lawyer that it sounds ridiculous because Logan clearly didn't invent podcasting, his lawyer, Richard Baker, pretends otherwise, and makes a laughably ridiculous statement:
"This is the roadmap. This is Jim's patent. This is the roadmap that would tell someone how to do podcasting, how to do MP3 players. A lot of the roadmap is right here in the columns of this patent."But, of course, that's bullshit. No one read the patent and said "Aha! Now we know how to podcast." Because nothing in the patent is about podcasting. What actually happened was plenty of people started to realize that the decreasing cost of storage, the increase in bandwidth and the rise of MP3 players, combined with syndication protocols like RSS, meant that you could distribute long audio files easily. There's nothing in the patent that's useful at all. This is the big myth of patents: that they somehow disclose something useful. That's almost never the case, and is certainly not the case with this particular patent, especially since it was issued nearly a decade after podcasting came about.
Chace finally gets Baker to admit that "it doesn't make a difference" whether or not anyone involved in podcasting, such as the guy who wrote the podcasting functions of iTunes, was even aware of the patent.
Chace does make one mistake in describing how patents work, claiming that even though lots of people had thought of "playlists" (the key part of the patent) before, it doesn't matter because Logan was "the first to write it down." But that's not actually how patents work. While it's true (sort of) that after the very recent switch to a "first inventor to file" system, the first inventor to file gets the patent. But until just a few months ago, it was the first inventor who had the right to the patent. So her claim that Logan's patent is legit because he filed first is simply wrong. Furthermore, it's wrong (even today) to say that because he's the first to write it down, then the patent is his, because prior art and obviousness are two things that make a patent invalid, and the idea of a playlist way, way, way predates Logan's patent.
In the podcast, Logan and Baker continue to insist that there's nothing wrong with what they're doing, because it encourages people to invent. But that's clearly ridiculous (and it's a bit disappointing that Chace didn't call them on this), because that's not what happened here. Logan didn't invent podcasting. He invented something else that failed in the marketplace. That should be the end of it. Now he's trying to score money from people who did something entirely different and are more successful than him. That's about as antithetical to a free market system as you can imagine. We don't reward the losers who failed to build a compelling product by forcing those who succeeded to give them money. That's just bad for everyone. It encourages less innovation, and it (most importantly) overvalues ideas over execution, which is a huge problem. We shouldn't reward failed ideas. We reward successes, and we do that in the marketplace. But patents do the exact opposite.


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Let's start out by saying that Sunday was a good day for the Dolphins.
Winning is much better than losing anytime, anywhere, anyhow. And, as I wrote in my column for The Herald, beating the Jacksonville Jaguars may not feel like an awesome accomplishment but it was important for Miami because it avoided making today feel like Armaggedon.
Having said that, I saw a couple of things Sunday that raised questions about the entire season:
1. Have the Dolphins maximized Reggie Bush?
Bush rushed 21 times for 104 yards. It marked the first time he went over 100 yards in a game since Sept. 16. And that was also the last time he got the ball 20 times or more in a game. Coincidence?
I don't think so. I think that in the desire to keep Bush healthy and spread the wealth, the Dolphins have made their running game poorer by not using their best weapon enough. At least that's what the statistics say.
The only reason Bush got more work Sunday is because Daniel Thomas suffered a knee injury on his first and only carry of the day. (More on that in a sec.).
So it was Bush that got opportunity after opportunity, which is something he loves. I asked him if he rather tote the ball 20-plus times per game or if he prefers the 12-14 times per game the Dolphins like to limit him to.
"That's an easy question; 20 and up," he said. "You know what, obviously every game and every scenario is different. Sometimes you are going to throw the ball a little more and sometimes we're playing from behind so you have to get a quick score. This is a game where I think we controlled the game for the most part, so we were able to kind of dictate what we wanted to do on offense, not coming from behind like we have been in the past throwing a lot."
Yeah, Bush tried to cover with the idea that sometimes he doesn't get the ball because the Dolphins are trying to catch up and aren't running. But what about the times they simply are sitting him in favor of, well, inferior players?
Let's face it, Bush is better with more carries. Why?
"Why is more better? Because I am a running back, I don't know," he said. "Running backs always want the ball more. I'm a playmaker and I like having the ball in my hands. I feel like the more touches I get, the more chances I have to make good plays out there."
Now, about Thomas. You all know how I feel about him.
I simply don't think he's been very good. I don't see nearly the potential in him the Dolphins see. He's just a guy, in my opinion.
And Sunday offered another reason why I believe that:
2. Thomas has durability issues.
He's gotten knocked out of three games this year with injuries. He suffered a couple of concussions and yesterday went out with the knee injury. His status for Sunday is questionable at best.
Well, to me, durability is a critical factor on which players are judged. Some guys are simply more injury prone than others. And while Thomas is not what I would call injury-prone at this stage, there is no denying he's missed more time than any other running back on the roster because of injury.
That is something the Dolphins must consider for next year if they are going to pass the mantle of the RB position to Thomas and Lamar Miller and let Bush walk in free agency.


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Bug Doctor
On January 28, 1992, Bug Doctor Termite and Pest Control opened for business. President Stuart Aust, who knew New York had a need for office and home pest control, brought years of experience to his new company with a resume that included time as Service Manager for Terminix, and Commercial Account Sales Representative for Western Pest Services.
In the company's first year of business, Bug Doctor earned a solid reputation due to its hard work and personal, door-to-door marketing efforts. Soon, the company became known as one that offered some of the best, New York pest control services in the tri-state area. After a few years, and due to its dependable services in office pest control and home pest control, the company secured two commercial routes.
In the years since the company began, five new divisions have been added: Bird Doctor Nationwide in 1997, Mosquito Doctor in 2002, Animal Doctor in 2005, Bedbug Doctor in 2009 and Restoration Doctor in 2014.
One of Bug Doctor's hallmarks is its formula for creative advertising on service vehicles and autos.
"Some people have a billboard on the highway, but I drive my billboard down the highway," says Mr. Aust of the VW "Bugs" he uses as the company's sales vehicle of choice.
The Bug Doctor fleet has grown to over thirty vehicles, all of which proudly display one of the five divisions of Bug Doctor. Bug Doctor division vehicles can be found throughout the New York tri-state area, and have been featured in numerous parades, career fairs, malls, trade shows and other events.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The MIT swimming and diving teams racked up a record number of All-Academic accolades from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). The men paced all Division III squads with 13 individual honors while also ranking eighth for the team award. On the women's side, the Engineers placed six athletes on the list and finished among the top 25 for the team honor.
In order to qualify for the All-Academic Team, individuals must have a minimum GPA of a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Athletes who earn at least one NCAA "B" cut receive Honorable Mention plaudits while those that compete at the NCAA Championship are named to the First Team.
Jeff Zhou graduated as a four-time First-Team honoree while fellow classmate Luke Cummings collected a trio of First Team awards. Brett Boval, Brendan Deveney, Michael Dobson, Rastislav Racz, Ron Rosenberg, Toomas Sepp, Tim Stumbaugh, and Wyatt Ubellacker also joined Zhou and Cummings on the First Team. Honorable Mention recognition went to David Parell, Max Pruner, and Ryan TerBush.
Rising junior Amy Jacobi repeated as a First-Team selection while Sydney Giblin, Elina Hu, and Nicole Wang also made the list. Kristie D'Ambrosio and Sarah Scodel represented the Cardinal and Gray as Honorable Mention recipients.


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Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi [Rumi] (1207 - 1273 / Persia)
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Out of your love the fire of youth will rise.
In the chest, visions of the soul will rise.
If you are going to kill me, kill me, it is alright.
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People might tell you that it's impossible to successfully grow indoor plants from seeds, but actually it's absolutely possible. Not only is it possible, but people are doing it all the time. Of course, there are the basic necessities to consider when growing plants from seeds, such as providing water, light, soil, and oxygen, but there's much more to it than that. You might think you know all the basics of growing a plant from a seed, but a refresher course with a few extra tips might help your seedlings flourish.
With a Little Patience & Some TLC You CAN Grown Indoor Plants from Seeds
How to Grow Indoor Plants from Seeds – How Much Light?
You may think placing your seedling in a south-facing window will ensure that it's getting enough light. However, that might not be sufficient for many seedlings. A newly planted seed needs quite a lot of light and the natural light that you have coming in your windows is probably not enough. You might need to purchase some grow lights or large fluorescent lights to brighten up your area. Placing the lights two to three inches above the seedlings will produce the best results. After the seedlings begin to grow, you should have them under the lights for twelve to sixteen hours every day.
How to Grow Indoor Plants from Seeds – How Much Water?
Your seeds need just the perfect amount of water – Not too much and not too little. The soil or seed starting medium should be damp, but not soaking wet. To keep the soil damp, cover the container until the seeds germinate and water the plants from the bottom through holes in the pot. Be sure to check your soil every day.
How to Grow Indoor Plants from Seeds – Label It!
When you plant each seed, be sure to label your containers with the name of the plant and the date it was planted. If you look on the back of your seed packet, you'll notice that each plant requires different amounts of light or water and will germinate at different times. Knowing what you are doing with each, unique plant could be a big factor in the success of your indoor plants.
How to Grow Indoor Plants from Seeds – Have Patience!
Once you know how to grow plants from seeds, it takes a lot of patience to actually do it. The wait time can be quite disheartening to some people, but if you give it time and wait it out, you'll soon reap the benefits of your hard work. If you're going to transfer your plants outdoors, be sure that you wait until they're ready and then gradually expose them to the great outdoors. Not all plants are completely resilient and some need to be babied.
It's not easy to grow plants indoors from seeds, but it is possible. With the right amount of light, the perfect amount of water, the correct labels, and a whole lot of patience, you can enjoy growing your own indoor plants at a fraction of the cost of purchasing them as mature plants. Plus imagine the sense of accomplishment you'll feel as you show your plants to your friends and family.


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Innovations in energy (such as tapping shale gas) and automation, as well as rising labor costs in China are changing the investment patterns of chemical and chemical consuming industries. These trends directly affect the future structure of the chemicals customer market and the industry is seeing large/new investments. Chemical companies need to be aware of which customer industries are most affected by these trends and what it will take to meet their needs.
Chemicals companies and their industrial customers have been building cash reserves since the recession of 2008-09. The thrift mindset resulted from uncertainty about the future, and company leaders have been waiting for clear signals of growth. A less discussed factor, however, is that senior executives are having a hard time pinpointing the best places in which to invest.
Anticipating $7.6 trillion in capital projects in the next five years, chemicals leaders weigh multiple factors throughout the world. This report examines key criteria leaders use to locate new plants and pursue high performance.
Dave Yankovitz, Managing Director-Chemicals North America, discusses the findings.
Accenture describes key factors in locating new plants:
Expectations of exchange rates
Total labor costs
Innovation ecosystems
Materials and energy costs
Logistics/customer proximity and rule of law
Manufacturers are starting with the premise of building where demand is, unless they find a compelling reason to go offshore. China will continue as a global manufacturing powerhouse, but North America is expected to enjoy a higher rate, 21 percent, of industrial growth. Europe is projected to account for about 11 percent of new project spending, with Latin America trailing at 2 percent.
To pursue high performance, industrial leaders are expected to:
Invest in automation. Whether improving processes or using robots in batch process and rubber/plastics manufacturing, the ability to increase high-quality output with less labor is the essence of competitiveness.
Reduce costs and improve supply chains. Serving regions with varying characteristics means providing differentiated service levels.
Get involved early in new product development. Companies stand to gain by partnering with customers' businesses to compete in demanding industries.
Optimize plant construction. Effective delivery of capital projects will be essential to avoid cost overruns and maintain profitability.


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Far Cry 3 Giveaway - Win a tribal knife and cloth from the game
Check out the images of the Far Cry 3 prize above. To win, all you have to do is leave a comment with your best caption for the image below (US, UK, and Canada only):
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Write the funniest and most clever caption for the image above by October 16 at 5PM PST and you will win the knife, note, and tribal art to display in your gaming sanctuary. While you wait for the result, be sure to check out the latest trailer which introduces two new characters to the series, Citra and Dennis. Watch the Tribes trailer below.
Get the full details on the Far Cry 3 caption contest rules here. Be sure to on check out our latest coverage on the game from our Far Cry 3 preview. Also, don't forget to sign up to our newsletter to catch all the latest GamesRadar coverage and chance to enter into exclusive giveaways.


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The HP Pro 3130 (WL831PA) is a desktop business PC that's small, quiet and simple, but lacks the grunt to tackle intensive tasks like video editing or graphics work. If all you need is a Web browsing and word processing machine then it will be up to the task.
HP Pro 3130 (WL831PA): Design, layout and connectivity
The HP Pro 3130 (WL831PA) is similar in design to other small form factor business PCs like the HP Compaq 8100 Elite and HP Pavilion Slimline S5380a. It's compact and unobtrusive with an attractive, minimalist fascia that offers easy access to the unit's CD drive, two front USB ports and a headphone jack. There's no microphone jack on the front, though — a minor omission, but an annoyance for anyone that might want to make an impromptu Skype call.
Otherwise, connectivity is up to the standard we expect from a business PC. The HP Pro 3130 (WL831PA) has eight USB ports in total, VGA and a DVI-D port (so a high resolution monitor like the Dell U2711 can be hooked up) and Gigabit Ethernet.
When it's running, the HP Pro 3130 (WL831PA) is a quiet machine, with no audible noise from any fans or the system's hard drive. If you're working in a quiet environment this is an important consideration; in our opinion there's nothing more soul destroying than sitting next to the monotonous drone of a desktop PC for eight hours a day.
HP Pro 3130 (WL831PA): Specifications and performance
The HP Pro 3130 (WL831PA) runs the 32-bit version of Windows 7 Professional as standard, which should be the best option for small business users. However, the system doesn't ship with a way to downgrade to Windows XP Professional which may be annoying to some.
A 3.2GHz Intel Core i5 processor provides the HP Pro 3130 (WL831PA)'s number crunching power, and it is more than capable of carrying out basic Windows tasks. We breezed through a quick multitasking session with music, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel open simultaneously. It provided decent but unspectacular results in our benchmarks, with a Blender result of 48.73sec and an iTunes encoding result of 52.3sec.
The HP Pro 3130 (WL831PA) only has integrated graphics, making it an inappropriate choice for any gaming — you should be working, anyway — or CAD/graphic design work. Its 3DMark06 result of 1378 is no worse than similarly powered machines, though.
The HP Pro 3130 (WL831PA)'s 160GB hard drive is a 7200rpm unit. It's fast enough to not be an inconvenience during general computing
The PC has 2GB of RAM included in its standard configuration, although four RAM slots allow up to 8GB of RAM to be installed. Since RAM is a relatively cheap investment we would have liked to see 4GB included as a minimum, especially since we've found Windows 7 benefits from the extra memory when multitasking.
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Visit HP's Web site to read about HP's environmental policy. HP has also announced a campaign that offers small businesses cash rebates when they replace and recycle their old PCs before 31 October, 2010.
The HP Pro 3130 (WL831PA) doesn't have the grunt to handle video rendering or CAD programs, but it works well as a quiet, no-nonsense machine for business users running office applications like Word or Excel.
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Matthew McConaughey headlines director Jean-Marc Vallée's biographical drama centering on the story of Ron Woodroof, a Texas electrician who was diagnosed as HIV-positive in 1986, and who subsequently devoted his life to providing fellow HIV patients with non-FDA-approved drugs and supplements during an era when doctors were still struggling to understand the devastating disease. Defying his surprise death sentence, Woodroof set out to procure any and all non-toxic alternative HIV treatments available, and established a "buyers club" to provide the treatments to others afflicted with the disease. But that mission quickly made him a target for both the U.S. medical establishment and the pharmaceutical industry, both of which resented his defiance of government sanctions, and joined forces to shut down his operation by any means necessary. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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- Matthew McConaughey - Ron Woodroof
- Jared Leto - Rayon
- Jennifer Garner - Dr. Eve Saks
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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 - 23 April 1616 / Warwickshire)
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Sonnet Lxxv
So are you to my thoughts as food to life,
Or as sweet-season'd showers are to the ground;
And for the peace of you I hold such strife
As 'twixt a miser and his wealth is found;
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The basis of WestBridge's treatment approach is doing what works to help men and families achieve recovery from co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders, as well as improve health and overall wellness. Research shows that when certain evidence-based clinical practices are applied men can, and do, recover from dual disorders.
WestBridge utilizes a variety of evidence-based treatment approaches that have been extensively researched and proven to work for dually diagnosed individuals:
Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT)
By offering a personalized treatment plan that addresses both mental health and substance use together in one setting, our clinicians provide the support to manage symptoms of both disorders simultaneously.
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Family Education & Support
Through relationship building, education, collaboration, problem solving, and an atmosphere of hope, our Family Education & Support program helps reduce tension and stress, encourages support within families.
Through the process of FES, families build a partnership of respect, trust, and empowerment among everyone involved in the treatment process. Participation from family can make all the difference in a loved one's ability to progress in his recovery.
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Assertive Community Treatment
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) helps men develop skills to live actively and productively in their community without being consumed by their mental illness or addiction. Customized for each man, these services address each participants' needs related to symptom management, housing, finances, employment, medical care, substance use, family life, and other activities of daily living. Our team is available 24 hours a day, and works with participants in their own communities. Services may be provided for as long as each man wants and needs.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy & Motivational Interviewing
For all human beings, our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are fundamentally connected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and modify dysfunctional thoughts and behaviors that underlie symptoms caused by psychological distress. CBT focuses on learning how to change our thoughts, and therefore behaviors, from negative and self-defeating to positive and self-affirming.
Motivational interviewing is a goal-oriented, participant-focused process that supports men in engaging in the treatment process, decreasing ambivalence, and changing their behavior with increased personal drive. This counseling style helps participants develop coping skills, insight, and behavior that supports and enhance recovery and their sense of personal importance.
Medication Management
Using medication in a systematic and effective way as part of the overall treatment for severe mental illness can yield extremely positive results for many individuals. WestBridge monitors and records each participant's results throughout the treatment process, involving men, their families, and their clinical team in decision making during each stage. Our medical team takes a thoughtful approach to prescribing medications, and uses other supportive strategies for symptom management and the development of a healthy lifestyle.
Mutual Support
Men and their families are educated on and encouraged to engage in 12-step mutual support programs, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA). Mutual Support groups complement and extend the effects of treatment, and provide men with support from a community of peers.
Supported Employment
WestBridge's teams help men with mental illness find and keep employment within the community. All choices and decisions about work are based on each individual's preferences, experiences, and strengths. Employment support continues for as long as is clinically appropriate, and often includes assistance outside the work place.
Mindfulness is, generally speaking, characterized as the intentional act of focusing one's attention on being present with the emotions, thoughts, and physical feelings that one experiences from moment to moment.
Practicing mindfulness has been demonstrated to help reduce anxiety and stress, improve self-control, assist in coping with urges to use substances, and prevent relapse. Understanding one's own emotions can decrease self-blame, increase positivity, reduce the numbers of medications needed, and accelerate recovery.
Tobacco Recovery
Quitting smoking improves one's health in multiple ways. Studies have shown that, over a short period of time after quitting, individuals can lower their blood pressure, improve their circulation and lung function, and reduce their risk of stroke and heart disease.
WestBridge assists men with effective quitting strategies and provides support and health tips in a group setting, enabling each individual to achieve all possible health benefits as they transition away from smoking.
Sleep Hygiene
The human body needs sleep to restore itself and to prepare for the next day. Sleep disturbances can contribute to treatment resistance, psychiatric symptoms, cravings and drug relapse, ineffectiveness in daily functioning, weight gain, diabetes, obesity, low immune system functioning, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Chronic sleep challenges can also lead to a shortened life.
By assessing sleep patterns and history, daily diet and exercise, caffeine intake, drug and alcohol use, and other related factors, WestBridge helps men to overcome obstacles to sleep and significantly improve their lifestyles. We also have trained Sleep Coaches on staff, who work with participants during evening hours to assist with the implementation and maintenance of healthy sleep habits and routines.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Business permit/license for EU national? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Business permit/license for EU national? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Czech Republic View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message gwynnie86Joined: 27 Apr 2009Posts: 159 Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:37 pm Post subject: Business permit/license for EU national? Hi there! I've been kind of offered a job in Prague with a smaller language school... the thing is, they've told me that they need me to get a business permit (the ZL) before I can sign an official contract. The thing is... I'm British. I was under the impression that EU nationals didn't need anything like that in order to work, so my guess is that they're trying to get out of paying towards their taxes or health insurance for me. They seemed very nice, but I left the place wondering whether something dodgy was going on. As far as I was aware, it's really hard to get the business license/visa/whatever we call it... but I never really looked into it, as I didn't think it would apply for EU citizens. Help!? Back to top spiral78Joined: 05 Apr 2004Posts: 11514Location: On a Short Leash Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:44 pm Post subject: It's a zivno (zivnotenski listek - spelling?) and you may well be correct to assume that something shady is going on. I have heard of schools posting income to an employee on which tax goes unpaid, on the presumption that the teacher will leave the country within a year and no consequences will occur. Back to top gwynnie86Joined: 27 Apr 2009Posts: 159 Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:06 pm Post subject: Ahh.... so what should I do? Is it going to cost me loads to get a zivno in the first place? Should I continue to seek employment from somewhere that will employ me legitimately? :S Back to top spiral78Joined: 05 Apr 2004Posts: 11514Location: On a Short Leash Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:32 pm Post subject: I've never had to deal with a zivno (was employed on regular contracts), so I'm not really sure what the current process may be or how shady it is for an employer to ask, though I'm pretty sure it's likely to not be above board. Your best bet is probably to ask teachers in the city, who have direct info regarding a zivno. Chris Westergard and/or one of the other Prague long-termers may be around on the boards shortly, but I expect you can find info quicker at an expat hangout in the city. There are some threads here...I'll try to bump something up for you. Back to top CzexpatJoined: 14 Aug 2011Posts: 42 Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:29 pm Post subject: gwynnie86 wrote: Ahh.... so what should I do? Is it going to cost me loads to get a zivno in the first place? Should I continue to seek employment from somewhere that will employ me legitimately? :S It's going to cost you around 3,000Kc per month, including mandatory health and social insurance. (You are required by law to have health insurance). It is very rare for a school to insist on a Zivno. A DPP contract should be fine and is usually recommended until you are earning enough to make a Zivno worthwhile. However, a DPP will only entitle you to work 150 hours before the end of the year but, from 2012, that should go up to 300 hours. If they are offering you full-time work, that might be why they don't want you on the DPP but taking someone on full-time and getting them to sign up on a zivno is, I believe, illegal. (You can be taken on as a contractor but companies should not try to use this as a way of avoiding the high cost of employing someone officially.) Yes, I'd say you should keep looking for reputable schools and look quickly as they will be starting to allocate courses very soon. (That's not to say these people are definitely scammers, by the way). Back to top gwynnie86Joined: 27 Apr 2009Posts: 159 Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:21 pm Post subject: Ah, interesting. Yes, they want me full time - 20 to 25 hours of teaching a week, I believe. As I lived in Japan for 16 months I'd have to get a criminal background check from there AND the UK before I could even apply for a Zivno, so it's going to take at least 3 months anyway. They said I could work before I had it but that I wouldn't sign a contract with them... there's also a clause in the manual saying I mustn't discuss my contract with anyone.. erm! 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Finally found a supplier who can sell me consumer quantities of crescenza/stracchino.....http://qualitycentre.com.au/detail.php?cat=42&id=1Convenient as they can supply San Marzano tomatoes too...But I am intrigued enough to make the cheese and see how it compares.... that's the whole point of all this malarky!
I'll give it a go Norma, as import products are terribly expensive. I can get Caputo pizza flour here but it is 5 times the price of local "equivalents". Oz groceries fluctuate seasonally like no other place (I am not originally from oz) - Roma tomatoes range from $2 to $9 per bag depending on when you get them. We make our own gelato because the commercial stuff is way overpriced, and I'm sure they will give me some ridiculous price for the stracchino.
Hi Norma. I've started sourcing the stuff for the cheese making ... Found everything except the type of milk needed.... will keep looking, there are cheese making clubs here and maybe I'll ask them. My wife makes the gelato we use a standard cuisines et freezer bowl type, usually she makes fragole, I.e. strawberry gelato. She's away now and back next week, I can pm her recipe- we no longer buy commercial ice cream!
Thanks for the update Norma. I got my cheesecloth and rennet I ordered last week in the post today! Found some workable milk, and the rest are not hard to source.....hopefully this weekend I can make some stracchino....
Nice thread, I was unaware of Stracchino before. I'd love to try this at home, but we don't have half 'n half here in the Philippines at all. Raw milk, no problemo! I got my first rennet from Australia. I really want to visit there and take a cheese course or two. Norma, you said you save your whey for making pizza dough? I do "microwave mozzarella" here, lacking a thermophilic starter. It is basically citric acid to acidify the milk, then rennet to curdle. The whey is fairly acidic, probably in the 5.2 - 5.4 pH range, though I need to check those numbers next time we make. My current dough recipe is left over from my kitchen oven pizza. It uses some yeast in a poolish. I've changed the procedure on the dough, still doing the poolish but letting it rise overnight in the refrigerator. It will double in size and gives me a fairly air crust. Would the acidity of the whey damage that? My current dough needs a lotta help in the flavor department.
Thank you very much for info and the links, norma427. I'll go over them and see what approaches I can use to add the flavor of my crust. I also plan to try making Ricotta at home. I have Ricki Carroll's recipe for that, very similar to making mozzarella, but uses only the citric acid, no rennet involved. My wife is very hot for us to try it as she loves Ricotta. That should leave a fairly acidic whey also. If the whey works out, it will be quite handy, since we make our cheese the day or evening before we do pizzas. Then we make the dough and let it rise overnight in the fridge. A pleasant confluence of convenience.
We tried Ricotta for the first time with reasonable success. It needed a bit more salt and next time I'll see if I can produce a creamier version. But it is just fine to top a couple of our pizzas tomorrow. Made mozzarella too, and had the first batch come out really nice and the second batch produce a smaller amount and tougher, less stretchy cheese. Milk was from the same 10 liter bottle. Same measurements of citric acid (microwave mozzarella until we get a starter) and rennet. Kinda boggle my little brain! But it will also be fine on our pizzas tomorrow. We mixed two doughs, both with a water, flour, and yeast poolish. First batch has whey substituted for all the remaining water, second batch has whey subbing for half the water. We'll see how it goes. Thanks again for the links and encouragement!
Formaggio Strcchino fatto in casa!Two batches of Stracchino, first one on the left, and the second one on the right - which is a better attempt and higher curd yield.Made from 1L unhomogenised milk, and 1/2 L full cream, yoghurt, rennet, brine bath and a bit of salt. Happy enough with the results to continue making it. Taste? Melting? It worked out nicely in the focaccia di Recco I made this morning. But the properties are different to the substitute cheeses I have been using.... it might be my imagination that the cheese shrinks more than others during cooking but I have always used the same physical amount of cheese on the focaccia, which in weight is half what is specified in the I.G.P.recipe, the IGP recipe is twice as much cheese... I will stick to IGP spec now as I think I could have used more cheese for a tastier focaccia and it will not ooze uncontrollably or be too wet like the substitute cheeses. FYI:


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However, Time Warner Cable's latest strategy is complete denial: arguing that there isn't really demand for Google Fiber. The evidence? If there was demand, then Time Warner Cable would be offering a service like that already. Logic!
"If there is demand for [1 Gbps] service we will provide it," Time Warner Cable chief operating officer Rob Marcus told attendees of a conference this week while discussing Google Fiber. Speaking at the Broadcast and Cable/Multichannel News OnScreen Summit yesterday, Marcus stated that while the company may eventually have to raise speeds to compete with Google Fiber, so far the company hasn't had to.The thing is, you don't look to provide the faster speeds after the applications are there to take advantage of it. That's getting the equation backwards. And, of course, there are significant questions as to whether or not TWC could even offer such speeds. But showing up well after there are applications and services that use it, means being way late to the party.
Granted at the moment Google Fiber's footprint is minuscule. Marcus claims that Google Fiber's deployment currently only impacts about 100,000 broadband customers, and around 100,000 cable TV customers. The COO also spent plenty of time downplaying the need for 1 Gbps services, and questioning consumer demand for such speeds.
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Brumbies' Pat McCabe rugby career over
The rugby career of Brumbies and Wallabies player Pat McCabe is over after another neck fracture was confirmed by a specialist in Sydney on Tuesday.
The 26-year old fractured his neck for the third time in the Wallabies' loss to the All Blacks last weekend; the specialist confirmed the initial fracture diagnosis and "strongly suggested never to play again", Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham said.
McCabe will meet with Wallabies doctor Warren McDonald today before making an official decision, but Larkham told ABC radio that McCabe had "made the decision he's not going to play again".
It's a devastating blow for one of world rugby's toughest players, having defied the odds to come back from two career-threatening neck injuries and fearing his career was over when he suffered another knock earlier this year.
"Pat has had a number of good years at the Brumbies, I really thought this year was his best year in terms of performance" Larkham said.
"He had a really good preseason, he had a bit of a scare earlier in the year but he overcame that and fought his way back into the Wallabies side and I thought things were up and up for him from here, so really devastating news for Patty and for his family."
"The good thing is he's in a neck brace at the moment and will stay in that neck brace for the next couple of months and the neck should heal up fine, but devastating that he won't play rugby again."
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Inspiration Gallery: Beautifully Tiled Spaces
Although it's often thought of as cold and hard, when used well, tile has the ability to warm up a space like few other materials can.
Here are just a few inspiring ways tile can be used to create dramatic, engaging and delightful spaces:
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1. This hexagonal tile floor by designer Paola Navone acts as a dining area rug, fading to worn wooden planks at the edges. From vogesparis.
2. The irregular placement of pigmented herringbone tiles creates a "coloring book" effect in this bathroom from Studio Too Good Designs.
3. A patchwork of brightly colored tiles provides a quilted backsplash for saturated blue cabinets in designer Ana Teresa Bello's kitchen in Rio. Image by Andre Nazareth , via casa.abril.
4. A wall of black subway tiles creates a dynamic focal point when used sparingly as in this long narrow powder room by architect Borja Pure. As seen on Ministry of Deco.
5. A hallway of honeycomb floor tiles mirrors a similar pattern on the ceiling at the The House Hotel Galatasaray, Istanbul, as seen on NOTCOT.
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6. Bold glamour is created with tiles that completely cover the walls and floor in a continuous graphic pattern in this bathroom by Shaun Clarkson and Paul Brewster. World of Interiors via twelve chairs.
7. In an excellent use of space, a mosaic tile backsplash becomes the focal point of this home bar, and keeps this area from looking like an afterthought. Via Houzz.
8. Monochromatic print tiles make quite a statement when used to define an entryway, as seen on My Scandinavian Home.
9. These clustered hexagonal tiles from Claesson Koivisto Rune create a leafy effect when used en masse on a bathroom floor. From Covet Garden.
10. A wall of weathered blue and white tiles act as the perfect backdrop to warm brass fixtures in this kitchen at Villa Stenhuset. From The Essence of the Good Life.
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11. A zigzag mosaic of turquoise-hued tiles acts as a dynamic counterpoint to simple white cabinets in this lively kitchen by Jute Home.
12. The original 1890 cement tile flooring in George Koukourakis' island residence is, in a word, spellbinding. As seen on Yatzer.
13. A maze of blue and yellow patterned tiles make the painting above the bathtub pop in this quirky, eclectic bathroom. From My First Little Place.
14. Ann Sacks reimagines subway tiles in antiqued mirror, as seen on the wall of this wet bar from Design Magnifique.
15. The black and white pattern of this tiled floor by Casa Dolce Casa is echoed by the square lines of two white sinks simply perched atop a black countertop in this bold bathroom.
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bhtdarren needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 105 designs submitted by 31 freelance designers.
Black Hawk Tobacco
Black Hawk Tobacco is a Native American tobacco company located in southern California. We sell clean, all natural tobacco that is cheaper than competitor's brands. Black Hawk Tobacco sells it's tobacco in it's retail locations and online through mail order. We strive for excellence by maintaining a good relationship with our customers. Our primary product is cigarettes.
Our target audience is your average American adult; although we do have customers in their early twenties to elderly folks in their sixties and seventies. Our target audience are computer literate to the point where they can order tobacco online and navigate through a website.
We require that our design incorporate our logo (attached) and resemble our sketch concept. Remember, this is a Native American company, so do not use imagery that would take away from that. The imagery should be pretty easy to grasp based on the sketched concept. Here are some sites that we based our conceptual sketch off of (and that we really like; hint hint): http://www.arvorecer.com.br/, http://www.playintraffik.com/.
Here are some technical requirements:
- Conform to a 960 width for the container, however make it so the design seems to blend nicely on the left and right if the browser is wider than the container.
- We like tan colors and mountain colors, as laid out in the conceptual sketch.
- We will need a main page and a secondary page; the secondary page header area should be half the size of the main pages so it can act as a secondary page. The secondary page will not have any sidebars on the left or right, so make it so it can contain content such as: account management area, product view, FAQ page, etc... The designer of the winning design will be contracted for further work on the design so he/she can be paid to do changes and accommodations.


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A jack-in-the-box is a Muggle and wizarding toy that outwardly consists of a box with a crank. When the crank is turned, it plays a melody, at the end of which the lid pops open and a figure, usually a clown or jester, pops out of the box.
Attack of the Ghoul
During the 1993–1994 school year, Draco Malfoy locked Neville Longbottom and a Ghoul inside the Muggle Studies Classroom. While searching for a way to get rid of the Ghoul, Ron Weasley came across a huge closed jack-in-the-box. Wondering what it was, Ron tried to open it, but its lid sprung open suddently, throwing Ron over an upper balustrade.[1]
Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes
- Fred and George Weasley had jack-in-the-boxes for sale at their shop, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, in 1996. There were some customers interested in them.[2]
Behind the scenes
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Parvati Patil's boggart is a giant snake, which she turns into a jack-in-the-box with Riddikulus. Some fans joke that it is actually scarier than the snake.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Handheld versions only)
- Harry Potter: The Creature Vault
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) - Neville and the Ghoul
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)


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