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text: South African President Prevents People From Booing Him by Joel B. Pollak 15 Jan 2014 Share This: As bad as President Barack Obama--he of the imperial pen--has become, perhaps we should be thankful that he is not yet this bad: South Africa's president, Jacob Zuma, has deployed state intelligence services to ensure that he is not booed at rallies, following the chorus of boos that greeted him during Nelson Mandela's memorial. It is something of an American tradition to boo politicians in stadiums, at least while they are in office. (Once safely in retirement, they can again receive standing ovations.) Perhaps Democrats will wish to take notes from Zuma, after their floor fight at their 2012 convention. For now, some abuses of power are still a scandal here.


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Bargain shopping drew many people out of the house Friday.
But some folks just wanted to visit with Santa!
Santa and one of his elves arrived Friday at the National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart.
His visit kicks off the first annual "Home for the Holidays" event.
Some kids got a kick out of the jolly man in the red suit, but others shed a few tears.
And everyone got a chance to see the locomotive made out of almost a half-million toothpicks.
Mark Frazier of the New York Central Railroad Museum said, "It's trying to bring back a little of the old fashioned experience Christmas, the way it might have been in Elkhart and that it would have been in the New York central.
Admission to home for the holidays is $3 per person.
Santa will be at the museum each Friday in December from 5PM to 8PM, Saturdays from noon until 6PM, and Sundays from noon until 4PM.


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Kids To College offers SAT prep in several locations throughout the Carolinas. Charlotte locations include Providence Baptist Church and Bethlehem Family Development Center. SAT Prep instructor Nathan Tibbs says the majority of his students are desiring entrance into historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and seeking partial to full scholarships. The course includes 14 hours of test-taking techniques to improve upon scores. Tibbs puts an emphasis on parent involvement and their role in the college entrance process. Books and materials are included in this course.
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Kyra Gartrell of The Writer's Toolbox Classes has been homeschooling and teaching homeschool students for decades. Formerly in corporate finance, she returned home after the birth of her first child. Today, she is a mainstay among the Charlotte homeschooling community. Gartrell teaches classes in beginning to advanced writing, research and study skills, literature analysis and SAT-ACT boot camps. She says she teaches just about everything, except math. The exam prep classes are held three to four times per year. She will provide classes tailored for specific groups. A minimum of five students are needed per class.
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Michael Parker is a state-certified teacher with a masters degree in teaching secondary social studies. Besides group classes, he will meet at students' houses or a nearby location. Individual tutoring sessions run $100 per hour. Classes include a notebook containing all SAT materials, four practice tests and specific strategies for each section of the test. After a student receives a test score, Parker includes a free diagnostic session.
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Collegiate Test Prep Of Charlotte conducts classes at Central Piedmont Community College branches. Classes include textbook, support materials and online access to additional resources. Classes are kept at a small size. Students will take practice tests and receive personal feedback. Session dates are available in September, October and November and are held on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Robin and Stephen Pool are founders of Your Steps To College. The tutoring process begins with a phone conversation or in-person meeting. Topics discussed are college interests, academic goals, academic performance, learning styles and schedules. A program will be individually tailored for each student. The student will be asked to complete a practice test or to bring in an answer sheet from a previous college entrance exam. It will take three to six sessions for each test area. Homework is assigned on a regular basis and instruction will be discontinued after three incomplete homework assignments.
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The newly renovated apartment with 2 rooms, arranged with good taste, is the ideal place for a vacation in the city or for your business stay in Munich. From the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom, you have a view upon the quiet, leafy inner courtyard. The large panorama window in the living room offers a view upon the old trees on the street Hiltensperger. There is a drier in the bright bathroom with bathing tub. The friendly kitchen is completely equipped and offers a small seating corner. The comfortable living room offers place for 4 people. It is stylishly designed according to Art Nouveau, it has a dining suit and an extendable sofa, which can be turned into a double bed.
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Engaged Fellows for Teaching Excellence: Applications now being accepted
November 21, 2014
Selected fellows will have access to monthly interactive sessions to support and guide in the designing of their own academic service-learning courses, either newly developed or if integrating a community component into an existing course. Fellows will be eligible for a stipend ranging from $1,200-$3,000.
This faculty development program is offered through the CCE's 2014-15 Faculty Academic Support Initiative and is open to instructors of every rank and discipline. Faculty who are new to community-engaged pedagogy, as well as those with previous experience, are encouraged to apply.
The CCE faculty engagement associate is available for pre-application meetings. Contact Jessica Arends via e-mail to schedule an appointment. Go online to apply or visit the CCE website for more information. The deadline for application submission is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2.
Faculty mini-grants available for ASL or CEL courses: Applications now being accepted
November 21, 2014
Examples of allowable expenses include student transportation to community project sites, honoraria for hosting community speakers or other materials, or direct costs of community components within a course. Funds may not be used for faculty, assistant or student stipends or salaries. All ASL- or CEL-designated undergraduate and graduate courses in all disciplines are eligible.
The designation application process takes 2-3 weeks. Go online to learn more about course designation and see examples of designated courses or visit the CCE website for more information. Go online to submit application by Tuesday, Dec. 16. Applicants will be notified by Jan. 12, 2015.
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Participants wanted for Social Skill Assessment Study
November 21, 2014
If your child is between the ages of 3 and 12, he/she is eligible to participate in this study. Children with and without autism qualify for participation. Children will participate by taking a social skill assessment in a naturalistic play scenario. The study also involves the child's parent or guardian completing a few brief questionnaires that will be completed at the time of the child's appointment.
For participating, all families will receive $15.
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Binghamton University Percussion Ensemble Concert
November 21, 2014
Tickets for the evening concert are $7, general public; $5 for faculty/staff/seniors/alumni; and free for students and are available by calling 607-777-ARTS or by visiting the Anderson Center website. This concert is sponsored by the Binghamton University Music Department.
The Wanda Bartle/Barnes & Noble Book Awards
November 20, 2014
Recipients are selected by the University Women's Club of Binghamton University. To qualify, an applicant must be a female undergraduate with a minimum 3.0 Binghamton University GPA (a transfer student's GPA must include 12+ Binghamton credits) with proof of financial aid. The student must also be involved in community service and/or intend to enter a profession oriented toward helping others.
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Foreign interest in India companies fell from 2011 to 2013, and India companies' interest in foreign acquisitions fell even more.
But Baird Investment Banking says the trends are turning around. With sentiment improving on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election, and a new budget that encourages infrastructure investment, the dollar value of inbound and outbound merger and acquisition transactions through June has increased 70% in number, and 215% in dollar value in 2014, compared to the same period last year. Consumer, healthcare and telecom sectors have been the most active.
Baird also notes that private equity activity in India by global funds — including Baring Private Equity Asia, Blackstone, Carlyle, KKR and Warburg Pincus — has been on the rise since 2013, and that continues.
According to Baird stats: from 2011 to 2013, the number of M&A transactions involving a foreign entity acquiring a company in India fell approximately 30%, and in dollar value, fell 20%. M&A transactions involving an India entity acquiring a foreign company fell approximately 40%, or 85% in dollar value, from 2011 to 2013.
After a solid rally Wednesday, India funds are in the red today: The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) is down 0.5% today. The Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) is off by 0.65%. The iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (EWZ) has fallen 1.21% today, and the iShares India 50 ETF (INDY) is down 0.18%.
The Shanghai Municipal Food Safety Committee plans crackdowns on food suppliers who violate food safety rules, after allegations that Yum! Group's (YUM) supplies had supplied tainted chicken. The Shanghai Composite index rose 1.2% today.
Fubon Financial Holding Co.'s $906 million purchase of China's First Sino Bank brings the announced deals between Chinese and Taiwanese companies to a record $2.2 billion, Bloomberg reported. Taiwan's Taiex stock index rose 0.7%.
Bharti Infratel's IPO, the largest by an Indian company in two years, dropped 13% during their first day of trading. India's Sensex stock index gained 0.6%.
South Korea's industrial production rose 2.3% in November, well above economist forecasts, while its current account surplus rose to a record $6.9 billion in November. Korea's Kospi stock index rose 0.5%.
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff tried to allay fears that Brazil was facing an energy crisis after outages at Rio de Janeiro's international airport on Wednesday. Brazil's Bovespa stock index has gained 0.5% in early trading this morning.
China's Tencent hopes its WeChat instant-mobile messaging system can bring back customers lured away by Sina's (SINA) Twitter-like Weibo.
Standard & Poor's raised Chile's credit-rating to double-A minus on Wednesday–putting it on par with China.
What's next for Cnooc (CEO) now that Canada's regulators have approved its takeover of Nexen (NXY)?
Here's the take from strategists at Credit Suisse:
CNOOC turned around production in 2012, but all eyes are on the Nexen deal, which we see as fairly priced and value/skills accretive. As we enter 2013, the focus turns to ongoing organic growth and execution of Nexen integration.
HSBC, meanwhile, expects the deal to get regulatory approval and close sometime during the first three months of 2013. If all goes well, they believe it will add 20% to production, 30% to reserves and 8% to earnings. HSBC sees nearly 11% potential return, with the biggest risk coming from falling oil prices.
Analysts at Jefferies, however, take a much more pessimistic view on the company. They write:
We believe CNOOC's offshore China assets are mature and declining. The company has no choice but to spend heavily on deepwater and overseas acquisitions…We believe the company will experience significant cost inflation as it offsets declines…
We also believe deepwater South China Sea, Uganda and oil sands investments could lead to ~50% capex increase in 2013 to ~US$15B, resulting in negative free cash flows in an Brent US$110/bbl environment. All of a sudden, CNOOC's dividend cuts start making a whole lot more sense.
Shares of Cnooc's U.S.-traded ADR were up 0.3% at 10:25 am.
Emerging markets have been synonymous with growth, but the outlook for individual nations is constantly changing. Countries from Brazil and Russia to Turkey face challenges including infrastructure bottlenecks, credit issues and political shifts. Barrons.com's Emerging Markets Daily blog analyzes news, data and research out of emerging markets beyond Asia to help readers navigate the investment landscape.
Barron's veteran Dimitra DeFotis has been blogging about emerging market investing since traveling to India and Turkey. Based in New York, she previously wrote for Barron's about U.S. equity investing, including cover stories and roundtables on energy themes. Dimitra was among the first digital journalists at the Chicago Tribune and started her career as a police reporter at the Daily Herald in the Chicago suburbs. Dimitra holds degrees from the University of Illinois and Columbia University, where she was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in the business and journalism schools. She studies multiple languages and photography.
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An unusual place for an unusual holiday ...
A hut is a typical tropical building: originally, it is a wooden shelter for camping or picnic in nature. We are inspired by our Ti'Carbret: all wood, of course, built on the bank of a pond ... in a wooded property ... However, Ti'Carbet offers all the necessary comforts for a relaxing tropical vacation .. This is the ideal place to relax, forget the metropolitan rhythm, live with nature ... We offer you a stay in a place consists of two parts: a hut with a living room: kitchen, party with rest benches, sleeping loft accessed by a ladder milling. And a small hut: bathroom, toilet and cabinet ... Between the two carbets a deck for dining, for a moment of relaxation ... The linen (sheets, pillowcases, towels) is available. Photos you will discover our little corner of paradise, it lacks singing doves, flying hummingbirds and dragonflies ...
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Fort Myers Beach, Fla - The Dry Tortugas are fair games for fishing for now. The federal government lifting its ban of the waters off the Florida straits after test results showed no signs of oil in the water.
At Prawnbroker Restraurant off McGregor Boulevard and Cypress Lakes Drive the news is being met with some skepticism.
"I guess it's a good sign, but it could be a temporary thing", said general manager Steve Wolfe.
The seafood restaurant says several of their suppliers including deep-sea fishermen are expected to make their way south to make up for lost catch out in the Gulf.
Over at Erickson and Jensen season company on Fort Myers beach, the company's owner says more than half of its catch comes from the Dry Tortugas.
Fishermen returned on Wednesday after a month trip off the panhandle where they caught 34,000 pounds of shrimp.
Local shrimpers will head off the coast of Texas in early July, but concerns are now being raised about how boats will up traveling in the sludge from the oil spill.


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In victory speech, candidate promises to build economy on 'our terms'
Stephen Kerrigan won the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor on Tuesday night, defeating Cambridge City Councilor Leland Cheung and nonprofit executive Mike Lake to capture a place on the party�s ticket.
BOSTON ��With the primary behind him, Republican Charlie Baker wasted no time setting his sights on the general election in November.
Attorney general candidate Maura Healey scored a slam dunk on Tuesday night when she locked up her spot on November's ballot.
Rep. Tom Calter, D-Kingston, has taken to social media to encourage voters to join the movement started by constituents who are Republicans to write in his name on both the Democrat and Republican ballots during today's State Primary Election.
EASTON -- Democrat Michael Lake on Tuesday said the casino industry is helping to sway endorsements in the race for lieutenant governor, underscoring one of the major divisions between the three candidates competing in the September...
The three Democratic candidates for state treasurer talked casinos, financial literacy and the state Lottery at a forum Thursday at Stonehill College in Easton.
Maura Healey and Warren Tolman, Democratic candidates for attorney general, disagreed most clearly on casinos at a forum Thursday at Stonehill College in Easton.
The three Democratic candidates for governor discussed the issues in a political forum Tuesday night. Watch the recorded forum here.
Kingston resident Bradford Randall has announced his candidacy for state representative in the 12th Plymouth District.
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that a question calling for repeal of the 2011 law can be on the November ballot.
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"Booty honestly cares about JCRG. Each and every person involved with the league has come in contact with him at some point. He works diligently to make sure that JCRG comes first not just a team or skater. He always roots for the underdog and will anonymously give the shirt off his back to whoever needs it he has been a much needed addition to Jet over the last few years. I <3 Booty!!!"
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They're big supporters for social rights and Ben Affleck teamed up with wife Jennifer Garner for the second annual Save the Children Illumination Gala at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on Wednesday night (November 19).
The hot Hollywood couple got all gussied up in their finest duds for the red carpet event where the "Argo" star was honored with the Global Child Advocate Award for his work with the organization.
He's no stranger to disturbing footage, and Eli Roth unveiled a clip that is nothing short of creepy on Thursday (November 20).
The two minute video features footage of Lana Del Rey getting raped by the "Hostel" director and Marilyn Manson in the middle of a chaotic dinner party, and its graphic scenes caused it to get pulled off YouTube shortly after surfacing online.
We love her quirky antics, and Zooey Deschanel's new music video for "Stay Awhile" is nothing short of fabulous.
In the clip for her band She & Him, the "New Girl" cutie dances with an invisible man while her bandmate M. Ward plays an invisible guitar.
In an industry known for manly men who sing about pretty women, it's impressive to see country singer Ty Herndon announce to the world that he is gay.
During an exclusive interview with "Entertainment Tonight," the "Living in a Moment" singer revealed that he is proud to come out and announce his sexual orientation.
She broke onto the scene thanks to her role in "Wolf of Wall Street" and now Margot Robbie is gracing the cover of W Magazine's December 2014 issue.
The Australian beauty posed completely underwater in a stunning Donna Karen dress for the shoot with artist Bill Viola. Before taking the dive, Margot told the mag, "I am so excited. I've been holding my breath to see how long I can go without turning blue."
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She's gearing up for the delivery of baby number three and Kourtney Kardashian took a moment out of her busy schedule to pose for Fit Pregnancy's December/January 2014/15 issue.
The 35-year-old looked stunning in her photo spread, showing off her baby bump in a number of stunning ensembles before chatting with the mag about her plans for the new addition to the family.
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Keeping it casual for a brisk day in the Big Apple, Keira Knightley stepped out in the Soho neighborhood of New York City on Wednesday (November 19).
The 29-year-old actress rocked a pair of overalls with a blue beanie cap as she made her way through the urban streets before stopping by "Late Night with Seth Meyers."
He's breaking out as a solo artist, and during self-promotions Nick Jonas stopped by the "Wendy Williams Show" this week to chat about a personal topic.
When the host noticed that he wasn't donning his purity ring, she asked the "Jealous" singer if he regretted discussing his virginity with the world.
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At Sunday's Golden Globes, Ben Affleck looked genuinely surprised and delighted twice toward the end of the evening: first when he won Best Director for Argo, and then again when the film won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture/Drama.
The film, in which Affleck also stars, is the mostly true story of the CIA operative who helmed the rescue of six U.S. diplomats who managed to escape at the outset of the 1979 Iran crisis that held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days after militants took over the American Embassy in Tehran.
Although Affleck — who was a Middle Eastern Studies major in college — was a child when it happened, memories of the news coverage didn't inspire his interest or influence his approach to the film.
"The earliest memory I have of … world events is President Reagan's assassination attempt, which was 1982," he tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. "… So this was sort of history in the same way [that] doing a movie about the Revolutionary War would have been history for me. I had to start from scratch."
The film, however, isn't 100 percent historically accurate. There are certain plot points with which Affleck took liberty. While that might be problematic for some, Affleck says it's part of his job as a director to tell a story in a way that will make it exciting and tense — and that sometimes slight tweaks to the plot are the result. It's a larger truth, Affleck says, that matters.
"It's that struggle," he says, "between … the bookkeeper's reality and … the poet's reality, and you make judgments as a director. And my judgment falls really cleanly on the line of, 'It's okay to embellish, it's okay to compress as long as you don't fundamentally change the nature of the story and what happened.'"
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On what to believe
"I do think it's fundamentally a really interesting question: … To what extent is it okay to make these alterations — and I wouldn't want to comment on any other filmmaker's work, except to say that I understand that there is definitely a push and pull and for me as a filmmaker. The line is about what I believe is … the deeper, essential truth. … You know, you can look in historical movies, dialogue gets changed because people don't really speak that way anymore so it would be inaccessible. … Unless the movie is about that, to me, I go, 'Okay, that's part of the storytelling,' but I deeply, deeply believe that one has to stay true to the essence of the events that you are telling, because you are conferring meaning. You want people to walk out of there and say, 'I understand this more deeply.' … And if you corrupt that, it's a tremendous betrayal as a director."
On directing his first movie, 'Gone Baby Gone'
"I was very, very scared. I just didn't know if I could do it. The only thing I can think of is … running a marathon where you just don't know, 'Am I even going to finish? You know, maybe I'll fall over at mile 15 or something.' It seems so daunting and so far, and, yeah, I had been prepared in the sense that I had directed shorts, I had always wanted to be a director. … But that just felt like very little compared to the task of directing a movie, when I went into it. And every day I was scared, and I probably stayed that scared throughout … and not sure of myself at all."
On child actors
"I hate directing young actors. I hate auditioning them, rather. I don't even like having them in the movie. I like to get them in and out. … I would never in a million years allow my children to be actors … as children. I would never allow them as adults, but I think I'll have very little control over that. And I think … I find it difficult because I had some complicated experiences as a young person. When I look back on that, some of it, [it] was really valuable and some of it I think was not. And I just see kids, you know, oftentimes getting pushed out there and forced to do stuff, and maybe I'm over-reading stuff into it … [but] it's a tricky thing. I think it says something that I wouldn't let my kids be actors, put it that way."
On his fondness for doing impressions
"I like to do impressions. … I feel a little bashful of it because I know it's not really acting. Like, once you get into mimicry and impressions, it is a gift and a gift that I love to watch. The guy on SNLwho can do Denzel, to me, it's just amazing, but I try not to rely too much on it because I know that it's sort of like, I used to play chess a lot with my brother and Matt [Damon] when we all lived together, and then we got into speed chess, and all the teachers will say, 'You can't play speed chess. It will ruin your game.' And I think there's something about impressions a little bit that will ruin your game, because it's just like the fast, Chinese-food-accessible version of a character."


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Before deciding on treatment options, your doctor will need to know the extent, or stage, of the multiple myeloma. Your doctor will look at the results of blood tests, X-rays or other imaging tests, and bone marrow tests to determine the stage of the cancer.
Your doctor may also schedule a positron emission tomography (PET) scan to help determine your stage. This test scans your entire body, so it is more helpful than a series of several different X-rays. The PET scan shows which parts of your body are using glucose rapidly. Glucose use is a sign of active, quickly dividing cells, such as multiple myeloma cells. For this test, you get injected with a small amount of radioactive glucose. Then you lie still on a table that is pushed into the PET scanner, which rotates around you, taking pictures.
The traditional system used to stage multiple myeloma is called the Durie-Salmon system. This system is not used as much now as it was in the past. It is based on four different factors:
The amount of abnormal monoclonal immunoglobulin in the blood or urine. Large amounts of are a sign that many malignant plasma cells are present and are making this abnormal protein.
The amount of calcium in the blood. High blood calcium levels are also related to advanced bone damage. Bone normally contains lots of calcium and bone destruction releases calcium into the blood.
The amount of bone damage seen on X-rays. Many areas of bone damage are a sign of an advanced stage of multiple myeloma.
The amount of hemoglobin in the blood. Hemoglobin is the part of the red blood cell that carries oxygen. Low hemoglobin levels are a sign that the myeloma cells take up a lot of the bone marrow and there is not enough space left for the normal marrow cells that make red blood cells. This lowered hemoglobin level is a type of anemia.
There are three different clinical stages of multiple myeloma in the Durie-Salmon system. Stage I indicates the smallest amount of tumor, and stage III indicates the largest amount of tumor.
Stage I. X-rays and blood tests indicate that only a small number of myeloma cells are present in the body. Most people with this stage do not have symptoms. Your doctor may say that you have a low tumor burden at this stage.
Stage II. The myeloma cells have spread through the body a little bit. Your doctor may say that you have an intermediate tumor burden at this stage.
Stage III. X-rays and blood tests indicate that many cancer cells are present in the body. Your doctor may say that you have a high tumor burden at this stage.
A newer system now used by many doctors to classify multiple myeloma is the International Staging System. This system divides myelomas into three stages based only on the blood levels of beta-2 microglobulin and albumin.
Stage I. The beta-2 microglobulin level is less than 3.5 milligrams/liter (mg/L) and the albumin level is 3.5 grams/deciliter (g/dL) or higher.
Stage II. Neither stage I or III, meaning that either:
The beta-2 microglobulin level is between 3.5 and 5.5 (with any albumin level), or
The albumin is below 3.5 while the beta-2 microglobulin is less than 3.5
Stage III. The beta-2 microglobulin level is greater than 5.5.
In addition to staging, there are other factors that affect survival. Age is important. Older people with myeloma do not live as long. Renal failure that seems to be due to multiple myeloma will shorten the length of survival. Certain chromosome changes can also indicate a poorer outlook. For example, chromosome 13 changes will lower a person's chances for survival.
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Millennials Support Holistic Wellness More Than Any Other Generation
Young people are generally healthy, but on the off-chance they're not, a new survey reports that millennials are much more accepting of natural healing alternatives than any other generation.
Most traditional medical settings recommend sticking to traditional treatments and adding in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). But this report by the Natural Marketing Institute, published in The Fiscal Times, says most people in their 20s and 30s are embracing CAM, which includes everything from massage, meditation, acupuncture, and yoga, to herbal, plant-based supplements and homeopathic medicine.
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I had the privilege to serve as a civilian contractor at a tiny Combat Outpost in Paktia Province for several years. While our military and State Dept. saw fit to feed our soldiers one hot meal a day and subject them to the most horrendous living conditions they insisted that we build a multi-million dollar pollution free trash disposal facility on site.They delivered all the equipment and then cancelled the project because the facility would have occupied 80% of our site. The equipment was then abandon and eventually destroyed.The State Dept. has been running ruff-shod on the Pentagon for quite a while.Progressive weenies are wasting your money and killing your children as they pursue their leftists pipe dreams.I was there and saw this tragedy first hand.
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During the Copenhagen Graph Database meetup we will be covering different aspects of Graph Databases:
- Introduction to Graph databases: concepts, how it fits in NOSQL, how it stacks up against Relational Databases
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text: The Salima Baranizar wiki last edited by Darkside_of_the_Sun on 01/05/14 08:54PM View full history The Guardian Herupa Hando Hu and the Zamaron Nadia Safir came to earth to find ten people to propel earth into the new millennium. The only problem is the were very bitter about how they were treated after the Guardians abandoned them when the formed the Green Lantern Corps. The Manhunters lied in wait for centuries waiting for this moment they had sleeper agents all over the universe including earth and they did everything they could to stop Herupa and Nadia from fulfilling their duty. Salima Baranizar was the Sixth to be visited by Herupa and Nadia. Just like all of the chosen Herupa and Nadia told her in her own language that "We have chosen ten people on earth to advance the human race, and one of the ten is you! The heroes and heroines of earth join us in asking you to leave this life and enter the future" Salima was very fearful of joining Herupa and Nadia and rightly so. In a very short time she would be killed by her own people.


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A teenager was injured in a rollover crash on eastbound I-80 near Neola, Iowa Sunday afternoon.
19-year-old Juwan Holland was driving a GMC Envoy just before 4 p.m. when his wheel dropped off the shoulder of the road. The Iowa State Patrol says when Holland attempted to get back on the road, he over-corrected and lost control of the vehicle. It rolled several times before resting in a corn field.
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Middletown is a town in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,265 at the 2010 census.
Belle Grove Plantation, about a mile southwest of Middletown, was first settled in about 1750 and its historic Federal-style manor house was completed in 1797. Middletown was the site of numerous military operations in the American Civil War including the Battle of Cedar Creek, fought just south of the town. The area where this battle occurred has been protected as part of the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park. Because the town was founded long before the Civil War, its antebellum history is extensive, as evidenced by the fact that Middletown's Wayside Inn purports to be the longest continuously running inn in America. Wayside Theatre, also located in Middletown, was one of Virginia's oldest professional live theaters (opened 1961, closed 2013). The town is home to Lord Fairfax Community College. In 2012, the town elected the youngest Mayor in Frederick County history Charles. H. Harbaugh IV.
In addition to Belle Grove Plantation, Long Meadow, the Middletown Historic District, Fort Bowman, Monte Vista, Old Forge Farm, and St. Thomas Chapel are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Middletown is located at 39°1′41″N 78°16′45″W / 39.02806°N 78.27917°W (39.027989, -78.279273).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,015 people, 409 households, and 280 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,851.9 people per square mile (712.5/km²). There were 432 housing units at an average density of 788.2 per square mile (303.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.69% White, 4.43% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.
There were 409 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,538, and the median income for a family was $42,031. Males had a median income of $30,893 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,613. About 6.8% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.


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text: Fortunately it did not snow at Coronation- though there was some fluffy white stuff at feast, it turned out to be the whipped cream for the cookies! Pics will be up soon, (I hope) by Monday evening,includes crowning, procession of Elizabeth, her crowning, duchess Ebi and some general swearing in shots followed by gathering for feast. Hope you like them! Pyro -----Original Message----- From: sca-cooks-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:sca-cooks-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Johnna Holloway Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 10:56 AM To: Cooks within the SCA Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Snow was Best Wishes It was snowing here this am. The rain changed over for just a brief period of time and it was snowing. Right now the sun is out again. Johnnae Betsy Marshall wrote: > Don't say that --it might snow! > _______________________________________________ Sca-cooks mailing list Sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/sca-cooks-ansteorra.org


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The movie Bruce Almighty was on TV recently; a 2003 comedy where a frustrated field reporter was lent the powers of the big G for a week. During the film, Bruce used his newfound powers to become "Mr. Exclusive" – being the first, and the only, reporter on the scene at major news that he himself created. Putting aside the divine powers, it can be argued that almost anyone can become a Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms Exclusive – with the right tools of course.
The way we access the news is continually changing as mobile technology advances. I don't know how many times I would catch the news on an application such as Viigo long before I would be able to sit down in front of the six o'clock news. Do you even venture to the newspaper stand to pay for a paper anymore? Why would you when you can read it online for free? The news has come and gone long before the paper hits the stands – the term "hot off the presses" no longer applies. Terms like "trends" and "feeds" have easily replaced it as they better reflect that instantaneous access we have. If you have a smartphone (or dumbphone for that matter) in hand, and you're on the scene, you could potentially become a mobile reporter.The reporter in the field isn't necessarily on the payroll anymore. All it takes is something as simple as a tweet or status update to start getting the word out. The so called story angle now depends on how many are using their phones to relay what they are seeing. The reporter also doubles as the camera man, as they attach images or even record videos and upload them to sites such as Youtube. Your phone is a lot lighter and more portable than anything a TV News cameraman can tote (I'd hate to see them try to put one in their pocket). It also adds a sense of stealth to mobile reporting, as some situations call for discreet note taking and media recording. Out of many examples, let's touch upon the riots in London and Vancouver. I first learned about both through Twitter and Facebook. Through Twitpics, yfrog and such, the carnage was captured – raw and without bias. This of course led me to look through hundreds of videos on Youtube on my Torch 9800 and my PlayBook. Eventually, we turned on the TV to watch the news; which more often than not share or refer to Twitter or Videos on you tube. What was once the first point of information now almost comes a final touch point. It's also the images and videos that were obtained that are being used to identify those involved and will hopefully bring them to justice. Social Networking sites have obviously become more than another way to socialize; they've become a reliable hub of vital information.
How often have we seen journalists banned from foreign countries to keep the rest of the world in the dark about civil unrest? The media turned to those who were experiencing it first hand; and those who took part in the movements. Time and again, in Libya, Egypt and other, this movement was dubbed the 'Twitter Revolution". Now that really proves the amount of power that can be compressed into 140 characters.
Now I should clarify – I by any means do not think that those in the industry of reporting do not do an amazing job. I'm not saying that they do not work (or have to work) as hard as they do – I applaud them for their continued efforts. What I'm saying is the way we access the news has changed. I still look to them as a voice trying to sort out the chaos of information that is more readily accessible, but is often misinterpreted. Some news channels (such as WBRC) often have applications that allow individuals to submit the news as it happens; "Hot of the Presses" may no longer be relevant, but "This Just In" certainly is. The mobile reporter has become a powerful resource for those who deliver the news to the rest of us. If you find yourself in the middle of a story, you make use of the multitude of apps available from BlackBerry App World or our own CrackBerry AppStore. You can also start by looking at the apps listed below.
Has your blog become a source of up to the nanosecond news? Do the mobile masses hang on your every word? Tumblr, which launched almost 4.5 years ago, is home to over 26 million blogs. It's designed to make it stupidly simple to share practically anything. Tumblr has a BlackBerry application available that lets you upload information to your tumblelog. In the middle of the action, you can update and post media (video, audio and images) to go along with your uncensored, untamed words of wisdom.
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Twitter is, arguably, the fastest way to get the news out there; of course you can reach more people if you unprotect your tweets. Twitter for BlackBerry is a natural choice for a free Twitter app that is available to anyone using a BlackBerry with OS 4.5 or higher. See news by viewing local or global trends to see what can affect you now or later. Share news by easily uploading media to go along with your breaking tweets.
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Depending on the situation, it may not always be safe to be caught with recorded media and text. You need a quick method of uploading information safely and securely; sharing with it with someone who can then retrieve and share what you have obtained. Perhaps making use of Sugar Sync as a news stronghold should be considered. Share folders with others that you trust, so they can manage the content when you can't. Sometimes all you can do is record and relay without compromising your safety. SugarSync has both free and premium account to choose from.
Sometimes, a single image cannot convey a message as clearly as a video can. What better, and bigger, place is there to upload/download a video to/from than Youtube? If you're at the scene of an emergency (and making sure someone has called 911 first) you can upload a video of the action before help even arrives. You can also see what's happening around you so you know where you need to be. Check out m.youtube.com from your BlackBerry browser
Sometimes, the action is happening so quickly, you just need to keep up with it. That may mean jotting everything down first and sorting through it later. You spend too much time tweaking what you have and you may end up missing a bigger story. Evernote is a great option to have; as it is easily accessible everywhere. You can note anything you need on the scene, then go back to your desk and go through your findings on your computer. The advanced search options allow you to browse by tags, keywords, titles – even hand written notes.
Consider your BlackBerry armed with the power you need to report the news. Please remember to keep yourself out of harms way; your life is much more valuable that the story. That and you don't want to end up being the story either. It's time to hit the streets, so make sure your BlackBerry is fully charged (or at least keep a spare battery in your pocket). I'm Ryan Blundell and that's the way the cookie crumbles. Back to you.
This just in! I am second on the scene
Can't you have something slightly more intellectual to type instead of your 1s 2s and 3s?
I totally agree with Ryan. It has changed a lot. I rely on Twitter to get major headlines with all the international broadcasting firms.
CNN by the hour is a thing of the past.
I'm always on my phone looking at breaking news, or on my Playbook looking at News 360 (amazing app with every point of view). I've even been at the scene of an accident and reported/tweeted/FB the news with picture/video.
Good article btw.
We'll find Jimmy Hoffa yet.............and I'll prove it with a nice close-up pic of his Teamsters ring with my 9930.
Nice article Ryan. I enjoyed reading it.
The unfortunate downside is that for the London riots the authorities rightly or wrongly believe that social media (especially on Blackberries) was used not simply to cover events, but rather to collude to prearrange riot and looting activities and elude the police. This is really a first and not a good side of the social media dynamic. When a platform is used as an accomplice to effect illegal activities to this scale (if indeed that was the case) it stands in great jeopardy of being regulated more stringently or curtailed outright. Be righteous in our use blackberry holders!
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anyone seen part two to bruce almighty called kevin almighty or something? i forget. it's directed but tom shadyac of ace venture fame...it cant be that bad.
I work as a news cameraman. I can't emphasize how much the camera on a cell phone has been a boon to news gathering and "spot news" stories. It opens up great potential for getting the information out. But with that potential, also comes the responsibility to use it in a proper and safe manner.
Reporting is a double edge sword. Safety and danger are two of the elements that need to be dealt with. Not having cameras in an area of strife or civil unrest doesn't mean that Hank with his cell phone is the next Kent Brockman reporting. Learning the difference between a life and death situation is part of the job. In news, sometimes we head towards where the gunfire is, instead of the common sense approach of quickly running away from it. I myself have been shot at five times in my 23 years of news gathering. Makes me wonder how many think of their safety when trying to capture "that moment" to post to you tube. How many cell phone reporters have turned into civilian casualties?
As for the stealth "journalism" aspect of a cell phone, remember that you don't have cartè blanche to record where you want, when Privacy laws still apply and they should always be respected. If you want to play journalist, you need to play by the rules. London riots? Shoot people looting and post it, you'd better expect to become under the scrutiny of law authorities and have your video and phone possibly confiscated....congratulations...you've just become part of a police investigation and the story you were covering.
With no doubt, the world of news gathering and reporting has benefited with technology resting in the palm of almost everyone's hand. Bringing what would probably be missed into the forefront of today's news...that is the beauty of a cell phone. But you need to remember the beast that resides in that beauty.
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'Racist' job ad sparks investigation
An advert for an IT professional "preferably of Indian origin" is being investigated after complaints were made to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission. The ad, placed on jobsite.co.uk, said: "Minimum six years of experience in IT ... The person should be a UK citizen with security clearance from the UK Government. …
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So what is the problem here?
Is this a government agency hiring? No. This the private sector.
Then people should shut the fuck up.
If these dudes need Indians, then so be it. It's more efficient to be up front than to have candidates coming in which you then have to reject because they are not between 4'12'' and 4'13'' tall or something.
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- i pay the wages, i can pay who i want and if i reject a better qualified person as a result its my own stupid fault for hurting my business.
however legality has nothing to do ethics, morality or common-sense, only with (past and present) government policy and if the advert had said "no indians" or "whites only" they'd have been run out of town.
i think sexism is almost officially defined as "bias against women", so you can't actually be legally sexist by discriminating against men.
i can only assume that, given this and the BNP having to change their constitution (it would be so good if every "ethnic minority person" in the country tried to join) but with the Black Police Officers association (an explicitly racially exclusive name/organisation, no?) being allowed to continue existing, that the same sort of 1 way traffic must apply for race.
the joys of being white male - but thats a topic for the BBCs "Have Your Say" not mr. register's posting page :-)
Hmm.... 7 downvotes to my post
Yep, the belief in the Nanny State For Everyone and Justice For All is alive and well.
Black Police Officers association not racist
Resticting membership of an association is different to restricting employment. Associations are no more than clubs, which to my mind, should always be allowed to be run as "private clubs" rather like I run a "private home".
If I decide not to let someone into my home because of his race, then my racism (and stupidity etc.) are irrelevent because it is *my* home and he/she has no right to demand an explanation. (If I shout racist crap at him from my doorway then that might be different.) The right to decide who you let in to your home/club/orgy/etc. is called freedom of association.
Employment is a different matter, although this is purely because the law has (rightly, IMHO) decided that freedom of association does not extend to staffing of a business be it public or private.
@This day and age...?
"In a previous day and age, there would have been some sort of "costumer service" between the advertiser and the press and they might have queried the wording."
I think you may have overstated your point....
Happens here - but only recently.
Looking at jobs as a cleaner. Office joint. Part-time work. Evening work, when everyone's fuc*ked off home. High-tech international company. For the client, English is the working language.
Ad. reads "Excellent Finnish essential (in Finnish)". Basically, they don't want some immigrant/refugee mopping the floor. They want a native.
Even if a Somalian refugee's learnt near-perfect Finnish, my Somalian mate who has, tells me there's still some excuse to trip him up, like a colloquialism he doesn't know. "What is a 'mäyräkoira'?" "I don't know" "It's a twelve-pack of beer. Sorry. Next" "But I'm Muslim, how would I know???" "NEXT!!!"
Same with McD's rival, Hesburger. Because of tourists/businessmen, every member of staff has to have English. But, to mop the floor, I need "Excellent Finnish skills"
Blatant discrimination.
Why doesn't your Somali mate work as a translator?
But no, gotta do floors in finnish.
Probably placed by someone in India
Look at the classified jobs ads in the "Times of India" sometime. A few weeks ago I saw an Indian law firm advertising for a legal assistant, the ad stated "Persons aged over 35 need not apply." . Rules must be different there.
(Then read the matrimonial classifieds. It's a *very* different culture... )
...it's because they are tired of hiring cowboys...
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You mean 'are a number'
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You mean 'continually put...'
I. Pedant.
@Juan Inamillion
Questionable, that one. "There is a number of people" sounds a little odd, it's true, yet "there are a number of people" is clumsy. My question would be: "what number are that?"
"There is a group of people over there" is right. There are several people in that group, but there is only one group and that group "is", not that group "are".
...to our English jobs.
Oops, sorry, I may be being racist here!
I think you mean, "all our English jobs to Tata"
... as in cheerio, tara, bye etc.
You're not really English!
"Tata... ... as in cheerio, tara, bye etc."
An English person would have laughed at the Anonymous Coward's **joke**.
happens all the time
Im indian and i know friends in HR who recruit only indians..
At the same time there are others who do not even look at a CV if it belongs to someone with a foreign sounding name.
it happens all the time.
and i bet everyone here knows this
The only upside here is if you know they are going to reject you if you are not Indian, you won't waste your time applying. Similary, if you are Indian, you might not waste your time if you know an employer is going to reject you because you aren't Anglo Saxon.
Jobserve and Jobsite are like eBay - placing all responsibility on the advertiser.
We need to audit these companies on the number of applications and their ethnic origin versus the ethnicity of the successful applicants. No positive descrimination, just need to penalise companies (e.g. by trebling their corporation tax) who vary from acceptable statistical variation based on UK population figures. OK, there may be flaws (e.g. in comparing areas like outer London to the Lake District).
India is such a big place I can't see the point in requiring an Indian...Sikhs may dislike Hindus who may dislike Moslems and then you have the whole caste system... being "Indian" does not ensure harmonious working. Of course, if you're on a work visa, you might be willing to work on contract for £150 a day versus £300 - at least until you've been here 4 years when you get permanent residency.
Stalin tried that
Stalin tried that with the USSR university admission policy (and it remained of years after he died).
The result was that let's say in maths or physics the passing grade for chuckcha (the russian equivalent of the innuit) was under 3 out of 5, for jews was 5 out 5 while for the general population in the same discipline it was around 4-4.5 out of 5.
Do we like it or not the population is inherently stratified. If you apply ethnicity/race statistics to any recruitment/admission policy the result will be positively discriminating against jews and a couple of other affluent ethnicities. Besides it being a bad idea (imagine denying Einstein a place in a Uni just because his grades are too high for a jew) it is going to happen only on a very cold day in hell.
@ Paul 4 "Yep"
**Indians are well KNOW for using TOTALY 100% perfect written English. UNFORTUNATLY to most English speakers is comes ACCROSS very odd, because they use the type of English that we would have used 100 years ago.**
"know" should have been KNOWN, "totaly" = TOTALLY, "unfortunatly" = UNFORTUNATELY, "accross" = ACROSS
As your message isn't 100% perfect written English, we can safely assume that you are not Indian then lol.
We are all equal....
but some are more equal than others.
It used to be called "positive discrimination", but that still included the bad "D" word, so the pigs decided to call it "affirmative action", and all of the other animals were happy.
Big Brother, because there isn't a Napoleon icon....
I keep wondering if there is a equivalent to Godwin's Law, where any any online discussion about the British Labour Government will eventually lead to someone mentioning Orwell.
daily mail pah!
Not surprised this story is coming from the ultra racist daily mail. They'll print anything that makes white people look downtrodden. They wouldn't have printed anything if the job ad was for asking for a woman.
..oh wait a minute, yes they would cos they hate women as well as black people.
You sir...
Are a racist trollop.
Now sue me.
what is "Indian"?
Is "Indian" refering to an race/ethnicity or to "having citizenship of the country of India" (very possible for a caucasian to have)
Don't have a clue what the legal definition is, but...
- its race/ethnicity then surely this must be illegal?
- if its geographical/political then they wouild seem to be treating all EU citizens equally (thats the important bit) as NONE of them can apply and they are probably okay?
Does the capital letter ("Indian" as opposed to "indian") make it a geographical/political?
Job advert in dubai
Remember a job advert I saw in Dubai. It was for PA to the director. Started out as "must be Filipino, female and under 25".
Just gone to have a look to see if I was remembering correctly and found this
Female, Filipino?
So that would be a transexual employee, right? Females from the Philippines are 'Filipina', the fellas 'Filipino'.
It's wrong and it's illegal, why are we debating it?
It may be actually useful in a workplace to have Indian language and cultural knowledge. Spelling of common names, say. Well, Cliff Richard was born in India (as Hari Webb). So was Spike Milligan. I'm not sure who I want running IT, but we've just had half a day downtime because something in Glasgow broke and there are worse things than a sing-along. I'm guessing that they had in mind someone more Indian than that, though. (Jai Ho!)
Of course it's quite likely that someone who has an Indian background like you is from the people that hate your people back home... they didn't think it through.
...something in Glasgow broke...
It was one of Spike's cardboard & leather hard drives! Couldn't get the wood, you know.
God I miss him.
I was going to comment on this...
But in the end couldn't be bothered as the whole equal opps, offshoring, onshoring debate is broken.
Yeah yeah, it's awful this has happened but get over it ok.
@Bill Gould
Sorry but you have it all wrong.
This is how you sort out Quebec.
First build a big water tight wall around the province, make sure no one escapes and shoot those that try.
Then flood the entire place.
Once all Quebecers have sufiiciently drowned, send in the Armed Forces to remove the bodies.
Next take down wall and build one big ass shopping mall. Multiple stories with theme parks and cinemas.
Now open it and let the Yanks come in and spend money.
.. I've seen several on jobserve which could have been taken as a bit dodgy:
"Applicants must be local, applicants who are not local will not be considered"
"Applicants must hold a first class degree from a good university".
are two that spring to mind.
Sounds like this is an Indian BPO/outsourcing firm...
So its tough to say that they need someone who can deal with staff in India or if they are looking for some work visa holder that they can push around on salary until his visa runs out.
Sure, it's illegal, but if they're going to discriminate anyways, the fact might as well be known up front.
The lesson this company will learn will be to either hide their intentions all together, or to squirm around the discrimination laws by requiring a skill only indians could have. Aka "10 years experience with the indian language".
wrong country?
Must have thought he was in the Middle East or India, where such advertising is not only legal, but common.
You should have seen it coming...
I am not even going to explain why....suffice to say that colonization had to have a price. Is anyone surprised? Things are upside down in UK.
"act improperly in any shape"?
I admit to not being a native speaker, but that just sounds like your shape does not make a difference to whether you acted improperly.
"Preferably of Indian descent" is just another way of saying "Prefer someone we can underpay that won't complain about it"
...I'm Navajo. Where do I apply?
Too PC?
To call this racism is a joke and an offence to what is really classed as racism. They might have had a good reason for their decision. PC has gone too far in this country and is turning everyone into aplogetic wimps.
They are all called Sandeep or Amit and they all work at Dell.....so it must be a requirement for the job.
Multi page comments
What raving lunatic at the Reg thought it would be a good idea to make the comments link take me to the last page of the comments and not the 1st page?!?!?! When I want to read the comments on an article I want to start at the top of the thread, not somewhere in the middle.!
Fix it please el Reg.
(as to the article - who gives a toss if they want to employ foreigners, perhaps they feel Indians have a better work ethic?)
Indian... speaker?
If they'd just listed a few Indian dialects and said "must be a fluent speaker in one of ..." nobody could/would've batted an eyelid. I work for a large company where the only black people employed have British-sounding names, proving someone else's point about racist CV-filtering
It is racist...
And next time they will just ensure that they write, 'preferably able to speak Hindi, Urdu and English', which pretty much excludes white people on all three counts, but will be perfectly legal.
There are lots of jobs advertised like this, here's two from today:
Small hiccup: clearance problems
If this is a job requiring clearance, the person should be living in the UK or it will cost more (if they decide to bother at all in the first place). Sounds like a conflict to me..
Unintedded consequences
Personally I think this kind of advert should be legal. I do not condone the advert, however I think many innocent companies/employers are prosecuted for racial discrimination and loose because it is simply impossible to prove a negative. It is a law of good intentions with unexpected consequences.
So, why does anyone care?
Maybe it was a CV honeypot.
You would be hard pushed to find......
An Indian National with Security Clearance in the UK who hadn't lived here for some time, six years, continuously, I believe.
But I could be wrong.
due process
"David Davies, said the ad was clearly racist "
hang on mate we have courts to decide that stuff
if you feel strongly enough file a case
otherwise shut up
and next time don't call the papers first
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