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Domestic Workers [Update]Domestic Workers are to be included under the protection of the UIF from 1 April, 2003.Employers of domestic workers must submit UI 8 and UI 19 forms, which can be obtained from labour centres countrywide or on the Department of Labour website. Forward these to the UIF by facsimile, or post or on-line before 31 March, 2003. Read more... What forms to complete, how to register your domestic employee and how to make payment of UIF!
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Domestic Workers are to be included under the protection of the UIF from 1 April, 2003. Employers of domestic workers must submit UI 8 and UI 19 forms, which can be obtained from labour centres countrywide or on the Department of Labour website. Forward these to the UIF by facsimile, or post or on-line before 31 March, 2003.
�Non-compliance with the law will result in penalties of up to R5 000 per household or five years imprisonment. I would therefore encourage every domestic employer to register before 31 March, 2003,� said Mdladlana.
According to labour statistics, domestic workers are the largest employment sector in this country, however they are often the most vulnerable. Registration with the UIF offers this sector of workers peace of mind and access to unemployment, illness, maternity, adoption and dependents benefits.
As with employees in other sectors, employers must deduct one percent (1%) from the workers� gross monthly income, and together with the one percent (1%) contribution from the employer forward the payment to the UIF by direct deposit or electronic transfer into the UIF bank account or by post. Contributions to the UIF are to be made from 1 April, 2003, monthly or annually in advance. The facility to make payments online will be available from 15 March, 2003.
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The UIF call centre's number is 012 337 1680 and it will be open from 08:00 to 18:30 on weekdays and from 08:00 to 12:00 on Saturdays.
From Wednesday, 19 March, it will also be possible to complete the entire registration process online on the website of the Department of Labour. Currently all necessary forms are also available on www.labour.gov.za.
Employers and employees may also call the UIF offices country-wide, the Labour Centres and the Multi Purposes Centres for any information. To ensure efficient and rapid assistance and service, employers and employees are requested to have the following documents ready when calling any of the offices:
� The 13 bar-coded ID numbers of both employer and employee
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� Remuneration of each employee as well as the address details of where they are employed
Online registration will be available as from 19 March 2003.
A phone-in registration service is currently available and employers are invited to dial (012) 337 1680 to register.
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What is the role of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)?
The UIF is a fund which provides short-term relief to workers when they become unemployed or unable to work due to illness, maternity, adoption or death.
What does the inclusion of domestic workers under the UIF mean for domestic workers?
It means that should a domestic worker become partially or fully unemployed, she/he will be able to claim unemployment benefits from the UIF provided she/he has contributed to the UIF.
If the domestic worker works for three different employers, do they all have to register with the UIF?
Yes, all three have to register with the UIF. Domestic workers should insist that all their employers register with the UIF.
How much does a domestic worker have to contribute towards the UIF?
One percent of her/his gross salary, monthly. If the domestic worker is paid R600 per month, she/he will contribute R6 per month.
How much should the employer contribute?
One percent of the gross salary, of the domestic worker, monthly. This means that the total contribution is two percent of the domestic worker �s gross monthly salary. One percent is paid by the domestic worker and one percent is paid by the employer.
How long should the domestic worker contribute to the UIF to be able to claim?
Domestic workers accumulate credits with the UIF at a rate of one day �s benefit for every six days worked as a contributor.
How much money will the domestic worker receive if she/he becomes unemployed?
If she/he works for three months, she / he will be eligible to receive benefits equivalent to 15 days of work.
What if the employer does not want to register the domestic worker with the UIF?
Employers must register with the UIF, it is the law. Domestic workers should contact the nearest office of the Department of Labour if the employer refuses to register with the UIF.
What are the steps that a domestic worker need to take when she/he becomes unemployed?
Domestic workers should visit the nearest labour centre with their bar-coded ID book and proof of employment.
What other benefits are domestic workers entitled to under the UIF?
If domestic workers contribute to the UIF, they will be eligible to claim illness, maternity, adoption and dependents benefits.
Where can one get more information about the inclusion of domestic workers under the UIF?
Visit the nearest labour centre or the Department of Labour �s website at www.labour.gov.za or call the UIF on (012) 337 1700.
What does a domestic worker need when applying for benefits from the UIF?
When applying for benefits the following documents will be required:
What else should employers and domestic workers know?
You also need to know that benefits are only paid if unemployment, or the period of illness is for more than 14 days. Application for maternity benefits must be made at least 8 weeks before confinement or within 6 months of the birth of the child.
Where should employers of domestic workers register their domestic workers?
At the nearest labour centre of the Department of Labour.From 1 April 2003 employers can register and pay online on the Department of Labour �s website at www.labour.gov.za (click UIF).
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Since his backyard doesn't get much sun, Mr. Helvenston ripped out the lawn in his front yard and put the 25-by-25-foot, micro-irrigated plot there. The unorthodox landscaping went largely unnoticed for months, perhaps because he lives on a dead-end street next to Interstate 4.
Then, in September, Pedro Pedin, who lives in Puerto Rico but owns the rental property next door, visited with his wife and cast a displeasing eye on his neighbor's front yard. "All the houses are pretty much kept neat," Mr. Pedin said, "but his house looks like a farm."
Mr. Pedin contacted the city, which cited the Helvenstons for violating section 60.207 of Orlando's Land Development Code (failure to maintain ground cover on property) and set a deadline of Nov. 7 to comply.
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What ever gave you the idea it was your property?
Just pay your taxes and acquiesce to your civic association tyrants.
Neighbors suck.Noteworthy Comment +20
Since when is feeding your family any kind of violation? Oh, I do now seem to remember several "Victory Gardens" being under attack by the government hacks around this country. Why don't they ever remember that they work for us?!Noteworthy Comment +11
To me, Mr. Helvenston's front garden is attractive.
Insisting that American's keep front lawns does seem oppressive. Ironic that it is an upper class English custom that local governments enforce.
The other side has fanatics too. The group Food, Not Lawns is tyrannical also. According to the article, they want to ban lawns.
Busy bodies have one thing in common. Too much time on their hands.Noteworthy Comment +22
Spectracide Pedro–it's a helluva thing–it could end up just about anywhere If I'm forced to kill my garden….+7
Who knew a tall privacy fence in the front yard was more aesthetic than a garden.
The problem arises when Mr. and MRS. Helvenston sell the house. Try telling a pregnant 24 year old single woman with her government subsidy and three children that she'll be able to till the soil and grow their own vegetables.Noteworthy Comment +14
Isn't this just the kind of fresh produce example that Mooshelle champions? Too bad for this guy the Obama's don't need any more photo ops with the common man now that they've conned the nation a second time. He might have scored a visit from the Moose.Noteworthy Comment +11
On the other hand, try telling a pregnant 24 year old single woman with her government subsidy and three children that she needs to mow her lawn.
Dog whistle for RACIST: mow, lawn, lawnmower, neat, trim, picturesque, well kept, rake, ….+9
Hey, Senor Pedin, did your tenants complain? No? Then STFU.+9
Since when is feeding your own family a violation Claudia?
Since the day this married white couple crossed a non-white, non-heterosexual+6
My brother and his wife had hoped to buy a home in the Radisson area north of Syracuse, but my sister-in-law told them to go pound sand when she found out they didn't permit outdoor laundry lines in the backyard. They purchased elsewhere.
Remember when private property was considered the building block of our civil society?Noteworthy Comment +13
Neighborgs, norming via the collective's authority. The Helvenstons evince individualism and self-reliance so of course they must be reduced and assimilated.Noteworthy Comment +10
Why are Puerto Ricans allowed to buy land in America?
Come to think of it, why is the rat-bastard allowed to visit?
Yeah, I know about the Spanish-American War and all that – just cut em loose – they've been sucking the American teat for over a century.+9
Looks like ground cover to me.
I agree, the neighbor is a rat fugging bastard. I bet he is a commie as well.+8
I can target shoot from my front porch. Why would anybody want to live some place where you can't do stuff like that?Noteworthy Comment +16
Looks a lot better than a couple rusted out PUs on cinder blocks which is exactly what you see in parts of Denver.Noteworthy Comment +10
live rural here too unruly, would not want to live someplace that wouldn't allow me to pee off the porch.
I agree with most of the comments here, tell the gov't, neighborhood assc, and busy bodies to respect PRIVATE PROPERTY, and worry about things that matter in life.+7
rant part 2. The guy planted his garden in his front yard so that it would get sun. Think about how much SHADE would result from a fence. Jeesh the busy bodies just keep getting dumber.+6
I have three dogs in my back yard and it looks like the surface of the moon+9
We lived in Orlando for 11 years and bought a house within the city limits.
The previous owner parked his camper in a unpaved portion next to the driveway and our neighbor parked his huge Winnebago in his backyard.
So after we moved in, with Sis-in-law McCrotch, we used the extra parking just as the previous owner did.
A few months later we got a letter from the city informing us of violating a city code concerning parking on the unpaved portion.
We called to question the code and explained that the previous owner parked his camper there.
They said it was an oversight with enforcement. I commented "An oversight for 15 years?"
We squeezed our cars in as much as possible into the paved driveway only to get a letter of a new code violation stating that one of the cars was 2 inches over into the sidewalk.
Plus we had the "No Parking" signs on our side of the street.
We looked into paving the portion next to the driveway….no that was a utility easement.
The only other place was the front yard but we would have to remove a lump of dirt put there by the previous owner.
The impact fees that the city would charge would be for the removal of the dirt AND the square footage for "water loss to the aquifer" from any pavement put in.
For years after that I would spot a dude in a car that was taking pictures of our and ONLY our house.
We lost that house in the early '90s recession and thank God for that.+8
I'm guessing Pedro was either pissed because they wouldn't hire illegals to pick their garden or there was no lawn for illegals to mow.+7
Ever been to Puerto Rico?
Except for a couple of nice areas, the place is a sty.+8
It amazes me that Christmas displays, vegetable gardens, T-shirt slogans, and the tokens of Christianity can be banned for EVERYONE based on the complaint of a single individual.
What all these people need is a big dose of mind your own fucking business, administered violently if necessary.+9
Our property is in an HOA. Before we bought the house, the property sat unoccupied for more than a year. The previous owner never paid his HOA dues either. There was some ungodly amount of money owed to the HOA and they wanted that paid as part of our purchase price. Fat chance. We see the HOA bundists out and about with their checklists and clipboards marking everyone down for their "violations." If they wave, I ignore it. One said hello to me once and I responded, "Sieg heil."
I was complaining about the HOA fees one day and my sister-in-law told me that it's a small investment toward keeping the property value up when it comes time to sell. I told her that my property taxes, and therefore my property value, went down every year I've lived here because of Omoron and his epic fail of an economy. (She's a democrat and an 0bama zealot.) She reminded me that it was Booooosh's fault. I keep forgetting.+8
I wonder what their code defines "ground cover" as. Just cover the bare dirt with mulch and thumb your nose at the assholes. We get wood chips for free around here.+3
This is precisely why I live in the country. My nearest neighbor is over a 1/4 mile away and I have my own range I can use any time I want.
Urban living sucks!+5
Leftists being forced to live with the consequences of an
Overseeing State Machine?!?
Sweet! Merry Christmas!!!+3
@Sonoma: You should have smiled, nodded and winked at her, "Property values, I get it."+3
They wouldn't be very happy with my lawn mower goats.+3
I think his yard looks positively yummy.
Yards overgrown with weeds and unkempt trees and bushes is always an annoying sight. Yet we rarely see examples of these blighted properties brought to our attention in the news by way of extremely whiney neighbors. I wonder why that is?+2
@Maudie — I'll remember that. Will probably be seeing her at the family Christmas. I could show her my property tax bills and the letters from the assessor telling me the value is going down.
Or maybe I could just joebiden* the issue because a liberal would understand that.
* laugh at everything your guest/opponent says because you have to hide the fact that you have zero knowledge of the topic being discussed.+2
You don't have a choice but to keep a garden neat. Otherwise stuff gets all over everything and you don't know what the hell you're digging and replacing. Mr. puerto rico over there is just pissed that his rental home looks like shit next to theirs.+2


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Ilyin, Students, Alumni, Visit Holland
: Group at a café in the Hague, The Netherlands. Jim Catel is at the far left. Photo by N.L. Castro.
: Photo by Natalia Ilyin.
: Ricky Castro lost in a design exhibit. Photo by N.L. Castro.
: Photo by N.L. Castro.
: Photo by N.L. Castro.
: Photo by N.L. Castro.
: Photo by N.L. Castro.
: Photo by N.L. Castro.
Careful what you talk about in design professor Natalia Ilyin's class; you could find yourself in The Netherlands touring design schools.
Imagine talking about Dutch design in your History of Visual Communications class one day and finding yourself putting together a trip to The Netherlands the next. If your professor is Natalia Ilyin, it can happen — and did. Clearly, in Natalia's class, where the line between theory and practice is obviously razor-thin, the saying "talk is cheap" has no meaning. Only a couple of months after the subject came up in conversation, a group of three faculty members, seven students, and two alumni made the trip to The Netherlands, arriving on June 13. They returned on June 20. If this description sounds abrupt, know that the whole thing happened just that quickly, slowing down only for jet lag.
"This was in March," Natalia reflects vaguely, clearly straining to reconstruct the break-neck course of events. "Fabulous group of students and they were really working their butts off. So, we were talking about the Dutch, and I had this idea that we should go to Holland. This was like in March. The school year ends in late April, so we didn't have a lot of time."
The conversation in class led to a second between Natalia and Cornish's provost, Moira Scott Payne. "So I went up to Moira," continues Natalia, "and typical Moira, she was totally positive about it. And she said, 'If you can make this into a fact-finding mission about a relationship with one of the design schools, then certainly you can have some students go with you … The center of this would be creating a relationship with one of these Dutch institutions.'" In other words, Natalia and her class were from that moment deputized by the provost to scout out relationships with Dutch schools of design.
So that was that. Or nearly that, since certain questions of practicality arose in the process of putting the plan into action. "So we had to get it together really quickly," continues Natalia. "This is where I got into a jam, because, blithely, I thought this was a great idea, but I completely forgot that the students are … you know … poor." But Cornish emphasizes an entrepreneurial approach to problems: "Of course, they rose to the occasion. And they found a place to stay and did all kinds of work-arounds to find a way. They found this cheap flight from Vancouver that they all went up on the train to catch. It was like half the price." Natalia's History of Visual Communications class included Robert Baxter, Noelle Hoffmann, Renee Legaux, Melissa Martin, Emanii Owens, Spencer Shores, Jeremy WIckramasinghe, and Elise Moreno ('14) who graduated before the trip. Alumnus Sydney Veltkamp ('13) also came along.
So by June 13, they were in the Hague, which served as their home base for the trip. Along the way, the party gained two more faculty members, Jim Catel and Ricky Castro, late of the well-known design firm if/then. If you thought the preparation for the trip seemed a whirl of activity, be assured, the actual time in Holland was more so. The students and alumni were thrown right into it. "They were running like maniacs," says Natalia. "We went to all these incredible studios, tours that Jim and Ricky set up. They did studio tours and I was forcing them to see Vermeers and Rembrandts. I was the heavy. But they loved it."
The list of studios the group visited has got to impress, particularly since the total of number is equal to the number of days they were in Holland. Ricky Castro writes that they visited Atelier Carvalho Bernau (Kai Bernau and Susana Carvalho), LUST (Jeroen Barendse, Thomas Castro, and Dimitri Nieuwenhuizen), Catalog Tree (Daniel Gross, Joris Maltha), Typotheque (Peter Biľak), Team Thursday (Loes van Esch and Simone Trum), Underware (Akiem Helmling), and Jan van Toorn. As if this torrid pace was not enough, they also made three school visits, to KABK/Type and Media (Erik van Blokland), Werkplaats Typografie (Karel Martens), and ArtEZ (Thomas Castro).
Everywhere the group went, they found the Dutch very accommodating. "They welcomed us with open arms," Natalia says. "I've never seen anything like it. They're taking extra time, taking hours to show us all these different projects, every single one of them." The students and alumni did not limit themselves to The Hague. "They went to Arnheim, they went to Rotterdam, they went, of course, to Amsterdam. And some of them went to Antwerp. They saw a LOT in a week. A lot."
But they did not forget their sworn duty to the provost. The group investigated three design schools. The one Natalia warmed to the most was the Koninkijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (KABK), Den Haag, or the Royal Academy of Visual Arts at The Hague. "The school that seemed the most like Cornish," she says, "the one the students felt they most fit into, was the Royal Academy in the Hague. Not stuffy at all. They had stuff in the hall, just like Cornish — only people are speaking Dutch." Natalia believes that a relationship with KABK will take hold, possibly leading to exchanges of students and faculty. She is in a good position to know what will work; along with her professorship at Cornish, Natalia has taught at the Rhode Island School of Design, Yale University, The Cooper Union, and the University of Washington.
"The low-down on the student side is that the relationships they made in Holland are now growing," says Natalia, "because of Facebook and everything. They are continuing the relationships, and a number of them are hoping to intern in Holland next summer. … So — yay — it's pretty exciting."
Hearing about all this, the provost came to the conclusion that the mission was a great success. Moira Scott Payne was not content that laurels be rested upon nor that a moment be lost in pressing the advantage. Natalia says that "The first thing that Moira asked me when I came back was, 'So, when are you going again?'"
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Kathleen Maier, AHG. PA has been a practicing herbalist for over twenty years. She is currently director of Sacred Plant Traditions in Charlottesville, VA where she offers a Three Year Clinical/Community Herbalist training program. SPT's free clinic was one of the first on the east coast and is still growing strong.She is a founding Board member of Common Ground Healing Arts, which is a collective of practitioners that offer their services to Charlottesville on a donation basis. She also sits on the United Plant Savers Board and was the recipient of their first Medicinal Plant Conservation Award. Kathleen's studies of plants began as a Peace Corps volunteer in Chile and her training as a Physician's Assistant allows her to weave the language of medicine we know today with traditional energetic systems. She is co-author of Bush Medicine of San Salvador Island, Bahamas.
Angel Shockley is a gardener, artist and teacher. She is currently studying in the Community Herbalist Training Program at Sacred Plant Traditions. She began gardening as a teenager in her rural Virginia home and has been exploring the green world since. She has organized a number of very successful co-operative ventures here in Charlottesville in relationship to the local food scene. She apprenticed at organic farms in California, Montana and Virginia and co-founded a worker-owned urban edible gardening business and is now conspiring with the universe to have as much fun as possible.
Mimi Hernandez, MS, RH(AHG), comes from a background as a clinical herbalist, educator, and ethnobotanist. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the American Herbalists Guild and formerly held the position of Coordinator of the Appalachian Center for Ethnobotanical studies at Frostburg State University. With roots in Asheville, NC, Mimi mentors community and clinical herbalists through One World Healing Community network and her formulas are featured through Mortar and Pestle Apothecary. Mmi's courses balance scientific understanding with traditional reverence and intuitive awareness and she draws upon her rich ethnic background & the Granny healers in her life. Aside from her Latin American Grandmothers her important mentors have included James Duke, Rocio Alarcon, and Simon Mills. Mimi believes that the handing down of plant wisdom is essential and it is her life's work to advocate for traditional and professional herbal pathways while building cultural bridges of understanding.
Shirlea Pemberton is a recent graduate of the Three Year Community Herbalist training at Sacred Plant Traditions. While attending Sacred Plant Traditions, she taught a day fall and a day winter tree ID course to the Foundations class. She grew up in the foothills of Kentucky, learning the trees, shrubs and herbs at an early age. Because of her lifetime connection to plants in the forest, she decided to attend the University of Kentucky, where she earned a B.S. in Forestry. Upon graduating, she took a position with the U S Forest Service Southeastern Research Station, inventorying the forests of the Southeastern U.S. At the present, you can find her most days walking among the trees somewhere in Virginia. She currently lives in Ruther Glen, VA with her husband, John and dog, Jake.
Suzanna Stone is an herbalist in Scottsville VA. She founded Owlcraft Healing Ways where she offers clinical herbal consultations and teaches nine-month herbal apprenticeships and day classes in herbal medicine, traditional foodways, and plant spirit medicine. She is a graduate of Sacred Plant Traditions' clinical training program and now serves as a guest lecturer there and at other herbal schools and conferences throughout the East Coast. Suzanna is also a co-facilitator of rites of passage for young girls with the Living Earth School in Afton, VA. She lives on five acres of plant filled land with her artist/writer partner, their three homeschooled children and various chickens, goats, cats and the canine herbalist Artemis.
Heather Wetzel: Heather's deep love and respect for the green world began early on her family's farm in remote northern Pennsylvania and she's been dedicated to walking her herbal path and listening to the plants for the last decade. She earned her herbal certifications from Clayton College of Natural Health and Sacred Plant Traditions where she then worked as apothecary manager and staff herbalist for five years. Heather practices energetic herbology to support women's and children's health. But with a master's degree in education from the University of Virginia, teaching is also a comfortable niche and she offers herb classes in Charlottesville and Northern Virginia through her practice Heather's Herbals.
Harrod Buhner is an Earth poet and the award-winning author
of seven books on nature, indigenous cultures, the environment,
and herbal medicine. He comes from a long line of healers including
Leroy Burney, Surgeon General of the United States under Eisenhower
and Kennedy, and Elizabeth Lusterheide, a midwife and herbalist
who worked in rural Indiana in the early nineteenth century. The
greatest influence on his work, however, has been his great-grandfather
C.G. Harrod who primarily used botanical medicines, also in rural
Indiana, when he began his work as a physician in 1911.
His most recent works are The Lost Language of
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Earth (Chelsea Green, February 2002) Vital Man: Natural Health Care
for Men at Midlife (Penguin Putnam, Fall 2002), The Taste of Wild
Water: Poems and Stories Found While Walking in Woods (Raven Press,
Winter 2003) Transformational Fasting: Spiritual, Emotional, and
Physicial Renewal and Detoxification Through Fasting (Penguin Putnam,
Fall 2003).
Phyllis D. Light is a fourth generation herbalist and healer, consultant, and author. She has studied and worked with herbs, foods and other healing techniques for over 30 years. Her well-established reputation and knowledgeable expertise has allowed her to travel far a field of her Southern Appalachian home, lecturing and teaching about herbs, integrative and complementary healthcare and traditional folk healing techniques. Consequently, she has taught and lectured at herb schools, universities, medical schools, hospitals, conferences and natural health food stores across the country. Phyllis is an American Herbalist Guild professional member, a national CEU provider for nurses through Diversified Nursing Services, and Director of Herbal Studies at Clayton College of Natural Health. She is contributing writer to several consumer magazines, has co-authored a paper for a medical journal, and is currently working on her book Southern Folk Medicine: Yesterday and Today which explores the principles and practices of Appalachian Folk Medicine.
Mimi Hernandez, MS, RH(AHG) is a clinical herbalist and educator whose courses balance traditional reverence with scientific understanding and intuitive awareness. She is the Coordinator of the Appalachian Center for Ethnobotanical Studies at Frostburg State University. Mimi is also the Executive Director of the American Herbalists Guild. With roots in Asheville, NC, Mimi is a founder of the One World Healing Arts Institute and continues to mentor community herbalists through One World Community Healing Webinars.
Snow is the director of the Herbal Medicine program at Tai Sophia Institute and a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild. He has been working in the field of herbal medicine since 1986, completing the herbal residency program at the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine in 1991. Before moving to Maryland in 2002, he was the primary clinical instructor at the California School of Herbal Studies. Snow has been in private clinical practice since 1994, blending traditional herbal wisdom with modern research perspectives. He has a strong belief in integrative healing, having worked in consort with physicians at the Santa Rosa Medical Group and Sonoma County Indian Health Services. His favorite experience as a teacher is helping students learn to think for themselves.
Wood has been a practicing herbalist since 1982. In a period when many authors and lecturers are merely "arm chair herbalists" who offer theories and opinions based on book learning, and others have turned to the exotic traditions of India or China , he has been an active practitioner of traditional Western herbalism. He has helped tens of thousands of clients over the years, with many difficult health problems. While Matthew believes in the virtue of many other healing modalities, he has always been inspired to learn, preserve, and practice the tradition of herbal medicine descending to us from our European, Anglo-American, and Native American heritage. He is a member of the American Herbalists Guild (registered herbalist) and has earned his Masters of Science degree from the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine (accredited by the University of Wales ).
Matthew has lectured in all parts of the United States , from Georgia to Maine , New York to California, and Santa Fe to Sperryville, Virginia. He has also taught in Canada, Scotland, England, and Australia. He is known throughout the world as an excellent teacher of herbal medicine. He is also the author of four acclaimed books on herbal medicine, published by North Atlantic Books, in Berkeley, CA.
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RN in PHILIPPINES...waiting to get registered in CANADA
- 0Apr 30, '13 by rachaelrepzI am a registered nurse in the Philippines since 2007 and has worked in a government hospital for more than 3 years. I just recently immigrated to canada with my family and awaiting for the result of the nurse assessment. I am not able to practice my profession and has been self reviewing for the exam. I would like to find any part time job related to health care but they all require being registered. i have been waiting since january when i have submitted my requirements. what options can i have while waiting?
- 0Apr 30, '13 by loriangel14 GuideThe only thing I can think of is you may be able to find a job as a Personal Support Worker.Most places require that you have the PSW certificate but some places will hire you without it.
- 3May 1, '13 by Fiona59You can work at any job except a nurse.
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Hello? Anybody home??
Man it's been quiet around here.
Well, I've got a pretty good excuse – I swear. Other than being completely addicted to spending time with my one year old daughter and just being completely baffled at how quickly kids develop, I've been pretty all-consumed with getting through the rush phase of pre-production on Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. We're still in the middle of it with about one solid month of pure insanity left for my design team, but I wanted to come up for air and say hi to anyone who still checks this blog occasionally.
This particular Ice Age has just hit a major milestone in that our first official trailer has just been released on Apple's website, and – Yay!!! – it is a classic Scrat trailer. I won't spoil anything, but you can see it here…
We still have months of work to go to get the film finished, but the movie's coming along nicely and I'm really excited for it. I think audiences will have a lot of fun with this one. For me, the design process of a film is the most grueling (it's kind of like drawing, algebra, sprinting, and chinese finger traps all mixed into one), and as that phase nears its end I hope to update the site more often and get back to my own personal artwork as well! Provided I have any energy left, that is.
Oh well, that's enough run-on sentences for one night. Until next time!
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Fri, Nov 16, 2012
The FDX Master Executive Council (MEC) of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), Int'l is encouraged by the NTSB's publication of its Most Wanted List for 2013. This list represents the top ten advocacy priorities for the NTSB. It is designed to increase awareness of, and support for, the most critical changes needed to reduce transportation accidents and save lives.
Included in this year's list is "Improve Fire Safety in Transportation." Fire incidents constitute a daily concern and threat to commercial airline pilots, and in particular, commercial airline pilots who operate cargo aircraft. As was evidenced by the fatal UPS 747 accident in Dubai on September 6, 2010, in-flight fires and/or smoke incidents are very difficult to manage as they can develop and expand in a relatively short time frame. The NTSB's inclusion of this item recognizes the need for enhanced prevention measures designed to eliminate fire and smoke incidents in addition to improvement of training and procedures for crews who experience such an event. "The FDX MEC and ALPA have worked hard on these issues for a number of years. We are hopeful that the NTSB's inclusion of this issue will bring wider attention to this very serious issue," commented Captain Scott Stratton, FDX MEC Chairman.
Conversely, the FDX MEC was disappointed by the removal of fatigue from the NTSB's Most Wanted List for 2013. While fatigue has received more attention recently due to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) introduction of FAR Part 117, that effort completely ignored the conditions at United States' cargo carriers. "Fatigue was not fixed by Part 117. Progress was made for many pilots, but an entire segment of the industry, ironically the segment of the industry known to fly in the most fatiguing environment – between midnight and 6:00 a.m., was completely left out of the fix. That's thousands of pilots flying the nation's cargo every night of the year. If anything, the failure to include all commercial pilots in Part 117 demonstrates that we are still not close to understanding the dangers that fatigue poses to everyone in or outside of the aircraft," said Captain Stratton. "The fight to expand fatigue protections continues with legislative
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Fish Identification: Leopard Shark
For the first time in our fish identification series, we're going to look at a sea creature that's not actually a fish. I think leopard sharks are awesome, and hope to come across one in a dive someday.
Physical description
I assume most people can tell a shark when they see one, so I'll focus on the features that make leopard sharks unique. Clearly the first distinguishing feature is the source of their name. Leopard sharks have long, slender bodies covered in dark ink stain-looking spots. Their underbelly is all white.
They have two dorsal fins. The first is about halfway along its back and the second fin, almost the same size, is close to to the caudal (tail) fin. Leopard sharks also have an anal fin on their rear underbelly. Their caudal fins have a long upper lobe which extends out much further than the lower lobe. The forward dorsal fin and pectoral fins give them their tell-tale "sharky" look.
Leopard sharks have mouths on the bottom of their heads, probably for easy consumption of bottom-dwelling food like crabs and clams. They grow to lengths of 1.2 – 1.5 m (3.9 – 4.9 ft).
Geography and habitat
The leopard shark is found along the Pacific coast of North America, as far north as Oregon all the way down to Mexico. They like muddy or flat ocean bottoms in relatively shallow water (5 m / 15 ft).
They are often found in bays or estuaries, although there have been plenty of sightings in kelp beds and rocky reefs. They usually are found relatively dormant on the ocean bottom. They are harmless to humans, but don't go harassing them.
Leopard shark populations were rapidly declining during the 80s due to overfishing for food and aquariums. However, regulations introduced in the 90s brought them back up to a sustainable amount. Even though I don't like the aquarium trade, it is reassuring to see regulations in place that protect threatened species through compromise and sustainable practices.


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This post is part of the user recommendation series where users recommend question to us.
Our reader Jerome asks us Hey Techie, I have been reading you for quite some time and wanted to ask this question. I love Windows Media Player but it does not play all the files I download saying that some codec is being downloaded, some of the videos only have sounds but no video at all. I did try VLC player but do not like the interface and would like to play all the files in Windows Media Player, can you tell me know I can do it?
Well Jerome, like you we too have been using Windows Media player for quite some time, in the past we have also shown how to play real media files in Windows Media Player, but there are several other files which do not play in Windows Media Player, even though they are supposedto play in Windows Media player.
The core problem for not being able to play a supported file in Windows Media Player lies in the fact that several manufacturers use different codecs for the same file format, so even though .AVI files may be supported by Windows Media Player it may not play the file because of the encoding used while creating it. You can get over the problem by downloading the required codec from the manufacturer.
A codec is a device or program capable of encoding and/or decoding a digital data stream or signal. The word codec may be a combination of any of the following: 'compressor-decompressor', 'coder-decoder', or 'compression/decompression algorithm'. Wikipedia
Finding and downloading missing codecs can be hard if not a waste of time. And with the amount of codecs actively used in producing videos, you may require several of them.
To solve the problem of playing any file in Windows Media Player, you can download K-Lite Codec Pack, which is like a collection of almost every codec available today. Once you have installed K-Lite Codec pack you can play almost any file types in Windows Media Player including real media, 3GP files, Quick time movies, Mp4 files, DivX files, HDTV files and more.
K-Lite codec pack has a option to only install components you want, so you can still keep playing the media you want in your favorite player.
There are three versions of the K-Lite Codec Pack: Basic, Standard and Full.
- K-Lite Codec Pack Basic contains only the most essential things. It contains everything you need to be able to play the most popular and widespread formats. It is small enough to fit on a single floppy. Also great for including on your movie CDs.
- K-Lite Codec Pack Standard contains everything you need to play all the commonly used formats. This package should be enough for the average user.
- K-Lite Codec Pack Full contains even more codecs. It also has encoding support for the various formats. This package is for power users and people who do their own encodings.
Hope this solves your problem Jerome. If our readers want to ask us questions or recommend something to us, feel free to contact us.


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Show off your manly (or ladylike) muscles with very serious, very tiny exhibitors of strength.
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Should fit men's US shoe sizes 8-11 and women 9-13, but we found they fit fine on smaller feet too.
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Fiber Content: 75% cotton, 20% polyester, 5% spandex.
Machine wash in cool water, tumble dry on low or hang to dry.
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Strong Man Midcalf is rated out of 5 by 1.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jessie99 from My husband loves them! I purchased this as part of a Father's Day present for my macho man. I feared they might be too 'cute' for him, but he wears them every chance he gets.
Date published: 2014-07-14
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Do you want an oxygen therapy solution that is safe to use while traveling with you in your car?
For many years, COPD sufferers who required long-term oxygen therapy were housebound for all practical purposes. The vast majority of oxygen therapy patients used large cylinders of compressed or liquid oxygen. These systems are not portable and require scheduling of oxygen deliveries which can be a big inconvenience. For portability, those receiving respiratory care could fill small travel cylinders, but they are limited by their small capacity and the need for frequent re-filling.
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A woman is accused of shooting a man in the head late Friday night in Crosscreek Township, police said.
Tracy Chechuck faces several charges, including attempted homicide. She allegedly shot Louis Ruscello after the two got into a fight, according to state police in Washington County.
Ruscello was treated at a hospital. His condition was not released.
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Three hundred and eighty years after his death, William Shakespeare remains the central author of the English-speaking world; he is the most quoted poet and the most regularly produced playwright — and now among the most popular screenwriters as well. Why is that, and who "is" he? Why do so many people think his writing is so great? What meanings did his plays have in his own time, and how do we read, speak, or listen to his words now? What should we watch for when viewing his plays in performance? Whose plays are we watching, anyway? We'll consider these questions as we carefully examine a sampling of Shakespeare's plays from a variety of critical perspectives.
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LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2013 — Punk rock veterans Social Distortion and Face To Face are set to headline The Hootenanny Festival. The 19th annual festival will feature bands, as well as custom cars, a Hootenanny Pin-up contest, local vendors, food and drink.
This year's festival will take place at Oak Canyon Ranch in Orange County on July 6. Tickets will be available for pre-sale through KROQ on May 21 at 10am. They will be available to the public on May 23 at 10am via Front Gate Tickets.
Face To Face recently released their ninth studio album, Three Chords and a Half Truth, on Rise Records. Other bands playing this year include Old 97s, Murder By Death, Nashville P**sy, and Phil Alvin & Exene Cervenka. Alvin is from the Blasters and Cervenka is from the band, X.
Also performing will be Roger Alan Wade. Wade has written songs for some of country music's biggest stars, such as Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Jr., and the recently deceased George Jones.
Social Distortion is no stranger to The Hootenanny. Among many appearances, is their 1996 appearance with legend Jerry Lee Lewis. Social Distortion's most recent album, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, was released in 2011.
For the car enthusiasts, there will be hundreds of custom cars on display, as well as artists, pinstripers and painters. There will also be a live chop top demo for people to watch.
The winner of the Pinup Contest will be crowned the next Sullen Angel Miss Hootenanny.
Tickets should go fast, as this is one of the most anticipated music and custom car festival. The first bands will go on at 12:30pm and Social Distortion will close out the day at 6:15pm.
If you have never seen some of these bands, this is a great event to check them out. If you have seen these bands, then you know you will want to see them again. You will not want to be missing a great show and event.
Kevin J. Wells writes about Major League Baseball and punk rock music. Follow him on Twitter @WellsOnBaseball
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The AFL trade period officially ends this week with, at time of print, several Indigenous footballers yet to find new homes.
As reported in last week's National Indigenous Times, Koby Stevens wants out of West Coast where he spent three seasons and played just 11 games.
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