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Retiring in Israel - 15 Top Tips
Hebrew: פנסיונרים בישראל
You've made your decision, done your research and made all the necessary calculations. You are reasonably sure that you have enough money to live on. You've discussed your retirement in Israel with your friends, taken the advice of your family. You've consulted a financial planner, a specialist in the Israeli market, and your pretty sure that your savings and investments will carry you through. Now it is just a question of putting them into practice.
Here are some tips veteran olim have shared that ought to get help you through:
Tip 1 - Your Aliyah Budget
Prepare a budget and start living it. If you have calculated that your income in Israel is going to be US$5,000 a month for example, start living according to that budget right now, before your Aliyah. Remember that national health care in Israel is much cheaper than in the U.S.A. or South Africa, for instance, and that will help to improve your monthly cash flow in Israel. Prepare a monthly budget based on the Israel cost of living figures and the average prices, we list in this website.
Our olim agree - you will need an income of between US$3,000 and US$5,000 a month to have a fairly comfortable life-style in Israel.
Tip 2 - Bituach Leumi - National Insurance
In addition to your existing pensions and investments, you may be entitled to a government pension and possibly other financial assistance due to existing medical conditions from Bituach Leumi - Israel's National Insurance. Pension, retirement age and financial entitlements are outlined here.
Always check with your Aliyah emissary and visit the Bituach Leumi English website for the most up-to-date information.
Tip 3 - Transport Costs
Take your transport costs into consideration. Allow between 1,500 - 3,000 shekels a month if you are planning on buying, insuring and running a car. Should you wish to drive, you will be required, by law, to convert your driver's license. Budget for at least 120 shekels per lesson - you'll need to take a few to familiarize yourself with Israeli drivers, their habits and driving conditions, even if you've been driving for 40 years.
Pensioners, in Israel, pay only 50 per cent of the standard public transport costs. Israel has an excellent public transport system and you can get almost anywhere by train, bus, sherut or by special taxi. Jerusalem's new light-train and the Carmelit in Haifa are excellent transport options if you are living in these cities.
Tip 4 - Downsize before you move
Take the time before you relocate to downsize your living space, Your monthly disposable income will improve significantly when you reduced your housing costs. When you move to Israel you may want to consider moving directly into a retirement village. The all inclusive costs, levies, health care, activities etc. make them an attractive option. There are many retirement housing options that cater to the needs of English speakers and offer different levels of living, health and specialized care.
Tip 5 - Will you be able to supplement your income by working part-time?
You may be able to find some part-time work. Try think out of the box. You may be able to give extra lessons to young students, do editing work or even work as freelancer in your field via one of the many international on-line workplaces.
Tip 6 - Your Aliyah Shipment
If possible try to bring new appliances to Israel. This can be a problem if you are relocating from the United States where you use 110 volt appliances and not 220, like in Israel. By bringing new appliances, you won't have the hassle of dealing with costly repairs and repairmen who may take advantage of your limited Hebrew skills.
Tip 7 - Medical & Health
With increased life-expectancy, retirement living can be a long race, so get yourself in shape. That means eating well, watching your weight and staying active. When you feel good, it's easier to stay positive and open to new experiences. It is important, before your Aliyah, to familiarize yourself with the 4 health funds in Israel and the medical system. It may be necessary for you to opt for one of the upgraded, supplementary health plans or even take out an additional, private, health insurance policy.
Tip 8 - Medication
Try to bring sufficient medication, for your chronic ailments, to last you at least 3 months and if possible, try bring a 6 month supply. It may take a few weeks or so, before you find a doctor or specialist that you feel comfortable with. Similarly, it is important to bring your medical records and you medical history with you, so that your new doctor is completely in the picture. Your doctor even if he is a native Hebrew speaker, will understand the English medical reports.
Tip 9 - Medical Resources
There are numerous organizations providing assistance for the elderly in Israel. A list of some medical resources, can be found here.
Tip 10 - Take time to travel Israel
Who doesn't want to travel? Now is the time. Israel has so many wonderful places to visit and there are some inexpensive ways of doing it. While roughing it may not be your thing or it may be physically impossible, there are some wonderful guest houses, hostels, holiday villages and kibbutzim that offer comfortable and affirdable accommodation.
Tip 11 - Volunteer
After a life-time of working you probably would just like to indulge yourself, take it easy and do the things you've dreamed about for years. Volunteering in Israel is an excellent way of doing something for the community, meeting interesting people and integrating into Israeli society.
Tip 12 - Learn Hebrew
Don't expect to get by with English alone. There are government subsidized ulpanim, run by Misrad Haklitah - the Ministry of Absorption, that cater to older students. There are many private ones too and Anglo-list works with some of them. Try to learn the Hebrew as fast as possible it is vital to your absorption and successful integration. You may even want to consider an on-line course, to get you started, before your Aliyah.
Tip 13 - Hebrew English Resources
Understanding your household bills and other documents will eliminate some of the stresses associated with Aliyah and relocation. We have numerous translations as well as a Hebrew English transliterated dictionary of useful words and phrases.
Tip 14 - Make a pilot trip
Before you make the final move, you may want to consider making a pilot trip to Israel. Retiring in a foreign country presents many challenges, it might be worth your while to make this preliminary trip to Israel with the express purpose of investigating all aspects of your retirement; arranging meetings with various consultants, visiting potential communities, investigating all of your housing options, checking out the potential job market and start building your social and professional network in Israel specifically for English speakers.
Tip 15 - Ask an expert
Ask a friend, ask a relative or ask this website for tips and information to help you along the way.
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Pastor shunned because he's gay
Re: "In search of wholeness," Nov. 4 news story.
I would like to respond to your article on the Rev. Benjamin Reynolds. I had the privelege of being present for a sermon by the Rev. Benjamin Reynolds in October when he visited my Unitarian Universalist church in Parker. During his sermon about coming out to his congregation he made a comment that I will never forget: "I had to decide between living an ethical life and the life I have always led."
His choice to come out was about who he really is deep inside, and not about who people wanted him to be. He took the more difficult road and, unfortunately, has paid a tremendous price for this. It is very sad that the very people who have looked to him for guidance cannot see that this is the kind of person we should all be so lucky to have in our lives as a model to keep us on an honest path. Rev. Reynolds will be just fine in the end because he is full of life and continues to persue his passion. It is the people who turned their backs on him that I worry the most about.
Christel Kozar, Parker
Kudos to you for printing the article about Rev. Benjamin Reynolds on the front page of the Sunday Post. How sad for our society that people turn their backs on those ("their brothers and sisters" no less!) that have had a direct positive impact on their lives for so many years. Shouldn't we be more concerned about people killing each other instead of loving each other? Shouldn't we support each other through difficult times instead of shunning them from our society? I find it incredibly sad and painful that religion is so blatantly hypocritical.
Brett Barber, Parker
One of the beloved hymns of the African-American tradition is the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a song whose first verse proclaims: "Lift every voice and sing, till Earth and Heaven ring; Ring with the harmonies of liberty … ."
Sadly, the story on Rev. Benjamin Reynolds' experience in the church reminded me that all too often those beautiful words in the hymn are not embodied in our churches, but left behind as soon as the music fades after our worship services. Thank goodness for individuals like Rev. James Fouther and Dr. Vincent Harding, who have dedicated their lives to help those of us from a variety of racial/ethnic and faith backgrounds not just sing those words, but live them as well.
Craig Peterson, Denver

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In 1522, the Parish Church of the former villa of Santiago de Cuba or Hermitage of Santa Catalina is constituted in cathedral, and its soothes in city. Its construction finished in 1526. In 1653 the first Capilla del Sagrario was made. In 1611 a picture of Christ in the column was painted from Cartagena de Indias, painted by Francisco Antonio and placed at the door of the Tabernacle.


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A Manhattan-based doctor from Lawrence stole more than a quarter-million dollars by diverting his patients' insurance checks to his personal bank account, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Lawrence Levitan, 58, an obstetrician-gynecologist, deposited 685 checks -- half of which were supposed to go to Beth Israel Medical Center -- into his own account between February 2010 and September 2012, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said in announcing the doctor's indictment.
A hospital spokeswoman said Levitan has been fired.
Levitan is charged with several felonies: second-degree grand larceny, third-degree grand larceny, three counts of first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, third-degree criminal tax fraud, fourth-degree criminal tax fraud and six counts of first-degree falsifying business records.
His attorney, Alex Bateman of Uniondale, declined to comment.
Levitan was arraigned Wednesday in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, where bail was set at $50,000, cash or bond. He was ordered to return to court Monday, when he must either post bail or be remanded to jail, a spokeswoman for Vance's office said.
Court documents say Levitan worked at Beth Israel, where he practiced as a member of the hospital's Faculty Practice Plan (FPP). Under the plan, the hospital and Levitan were required to split payments evenly for patient services made to Levitan's practice.
Levitan handled his own billing, the papers say, submitting bills directly to insurance companies and personally receiving his patients' insurance checks by mail.
He was required to submit the checks to another company, which would keep records and deposit the funds into a Beth Israel account. Beth Israel would then send Levitan's share to him in the form of a paycheck, with taxes and other withholding deducted, prosecutors said.
Levitan instead deposited at least 685 of his patients' insurance checks -- an amount totaling more than $530,000 -- directly into his personal bank account, prosecutors said.
By failing to send those checks to the records company, so the funds could be divided evenly, Levitan stole about $267,000, according to a news release from Vance's office.
"The scheme caused Beth Israel Medical Center to be defrauded out of hundreds of thousands of dollars," Vance said in the release.
Hospital spokeswoman Elizabeth Dowling Steinke declined to answer questions pending the outcome of the court case, but issued a statement saying, "As soon as Beth Israel learned of this matter, we brought it to the attention of the district attorney's office and cooperated fully in their investigation. We also terminated Dr. Levitan's employment and suspended his hospital privileges."
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The Aussie gained in Asia on Thursday with a surprise gain in retail sales and the dollar rebounded slightly with investors looking to see if the Bank of Japan makes any comment about policy though analysts note that such signaling is usually formal and there is little reason for Governor Haruhiko Kuroda to abruptly change policy with no prior warning.
USD/JPY changed hands at 111.45, up 0.01%, while AUD/USD traded at 0.7864, up 0.27% ahead of data sets.
Australia reported retail sales for November jumped 1.2%, compared with a 0.4% gain seen.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was last quoted down 0.13% to 92.11.
Overnight, the dollar fell sharply higher against a basket of major currencies amid fears of a significant reduction in foreign dollar asset purchases after a report suggested China is considering reducing its US Treasury purchases.
Officials reviewing China's foreign-exchange holdings reportedly recommended slowing or halting purchases of U.S. Treasuries, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
While it remains unclear whether the officials' recommendation have been adopted, the greenback fell sharply amid expectations that a large chuck of foreign dollar demand would diminish as 50% of China's $3.1 trillion foreign exchange reserves are in dollar assets, with Treasuries representing between 35% to 40% of the total.
"If China stops buying Treasurys, the market could suffer," Jefferies said in a note to clients. "Treasury financing needs are going to rise significantly in 2018 and beyond relative to recent history, so Treasury is going to be looking for as many sources of demand as they can find.China turning away from the market potentially makes Treasury's job harder."
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There is something very beautiful about being able to just be "you"confident in who you are, your beliefs and what you do. It is a position that not everyone reaches because it requires maturity and it requires the understanding that not everyone matters. It's true! Confidence can be presumed to be arrogance when in fact it is simply a case of knowing what you want, who you want, and what you're not prepared to entertain.
It's perfectly okay to elect not to associate with certain elements of the human race. It's perfectly okay to just be yourself.
Recently, a client commented how she is finding it hard to not be cynical about the world around her. Since she is already in the job market and growing therein, I personally find this to be quite healthy, if tempered with a reality check. You do need both, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with entering what I call "the internal bitch zone" when you crap detect and eliminate someone from your circle or your reality that in actual fact means zero to you. And by BITCH, i mean "Being In Total Control of Herself" and not the other kind, because those are a dime a dozen and who wants to be that anyway, right?..
So ladies, this one is for all of you out there that need to do a little people sweep from your circle. Go for it. BE ruthless. Here's a brief list of the type of individual you don't need in your list of friends, be it on your phone, at your table or on any of your social media:
*Energy/ Emotional Vampires
Picture the evil wanna-be queen in Snow White.She would never be a queen in any sense of the word, yet she goes around wanting to suck the life out of innocent people. You know the type? Trash them. You don't need to give even a second thought to such soul-less creatures. You don't need to honour their messages, or respond to them, simply eliminate because they are creatures of the dark and YOU must walk in the light. The other type of energy vampire exists for the purpose of putting you down so that they can feel better about themselves. These are actually weak, shallow character individuals and so the best is to squeeze them out as one would a pimple. Done.
According to 'Psychology Today', this can be defined as: "Narcissism involves cockiness, manipulativeness, selfishness, power motives, and vanity-in other words a love of mirrors. Related personality traits include: Psychopathy, Machiavellianism" So true! You know the type? Someone who spends ages photoshopping their otherwise ugly self because the inner ugliness is spilling over and they desperately need to pretend to be beautiful? 'Lol' as they say, you don't need those. Narcissists will use tools like smear campaigns to try to degrade your image to others (to make themselves look good), they will use gaslighting to make you focus on something you've done (usually insignificant) in an effort to stop an argument or to prevent taking responsibility for something they've done. Remember, there is no excuse for abuse. People who abuse, hurt, injure, accuse, insult and harm you (in subtle and not so subtle ways) yet make themselves appear (and force you to do it to in public!) demure and lovely or kind to the rest of the world aren't actually fooling anyone but themselves, so simply leave them to their own little bubble of self delusion, and you walk on and go live a happy life. Done.
Not every psychopath is a murder. The UK telegraph defines these quite well. They are those among us who live in a world of selfishness; only their feelings matter, and if they stub their toe then the entire world must fall. Character traits include "glibness and superficial charm, grandiose sense of self-worth, pathological lying, cunning/manipulative, lack of remorse, emotional shallowness, callousness and lack of empathy, unwillingness to accept responsibility for actions, a tendency to boredom, a parasitic lifestyle, a lack of realistic long-term goals, impulsivity, irresponsibility, lack of behavioural control" Some Psychopaths are also Narcissists, whilst some narcissists are simply sociopathic narcissists. Whatever the caseif someone is constantly hurting you and then offering shallow appologies whilst turning around in the same breath and actually blaming you for "making them be angry" well that is the trait of a psychopath and it's time to take out the trash. Block them, ban them, delete their numbers and have nothing to do with them.
Unless you're willing to buy into a life of servitude, such people deserve no part in your life. Abuse always escalates, emotional vampires will leave you empty, and put-downs are not the same as constructive criticism that leads to growth so you do not need to accept that. Ever.
Why? Because life is far too short.
It is far more important to be someone of good character than to worry about what people will think about you. They don't think that often anyway. And often thoughts are more a reflection on them than on you. When your mind is clear, your life will be too. When your life is clear, your mind will be too.


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Yay! I'll go with the "real" drug and maybe a little adrenaline. Remember I prayed for the drug, not placebo. Either way, I admire your strength and courage in helping with research & hopefully a cure.ReplyDelete
Awesome! Whatever it is...it's good news. :)ReplyDelete
deep breath. (evidently you won't have any trouble with that!) and proceed. we'll take whatever we can get as long as it makes you feel any better!ReplyDelete
That is what I am praying for, too!!! Candle is lit, hope springs eternal!!!!!!ReplyDelete
or maybe you are just a beast of an athlete from tackling annoying little forwards. on another note how is the ConwayCup coming? I'm planning on playing.ReplyDelete
so probably adrenaline :P
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April 21, 2010
Brief Remarks
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
At the New $100 Note Unveiling Event, U.S. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C.
Thank you, Madame Treasurer.
A sound currency is the bedrock of a sound economy. Therefore, the United States government must stay ahead of counterfeiters and protect the integrity of our currency. The three agencies represented here today all share this important responsibility, and today we come together to unveil the latest phase in our efforts--the new design for the $100 note.
Since the U.S. notes first issued by the Treasury Department in 1862, our national currency has played an integral role in the fortunes of our country. The Federal Reserve only assumed responsibility for issuing U.S. currency following the passage of the Federal Reserve Act in 1913. As our nation's central bank, we have a wide range of responsibilities related to paper money, from ensuring an adequate supply to protecting and maintaining confidence in our currency. Together with our partners at the Treasury Department, its Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States Secret Service, we continuously monitor the counterfeiting threats for each denomination, and make redesign decisions based on these threats.
This job has become more complex in recent years as technology advances and U.S. dollar flows expand and increase. In just the past 25 years, the value of Federal Reserve notes in circulation has grown from $180 billion to $890 billion, an increase of almost 400 percent. And while in the past, most U.S. dollars were held domestically, today many of these notes circulate outside of our borders. In fact, we estimate that as many as two-thirds of all $100 notes circulate outside the United States. For this reason, we must ensure that the people around the world who rely on the $100 note are educated about changes that we make to its design.
We will unveil the new design for the $100 note in just a few moments and the Federal Reserve will begin putting these notes into circulation on February 10, 2011. In the intervening months the Federal Reserve, together with our partners represented here today, will reach out to businesses and consumers all over the world to raise awareness about the new design and explain how to use its security features. This global public education program is crucial to the successful introduction of the new $100 note, because a well-informed public is our first and best line of defense against counterfeiting.
It is important to understand that when this new-design $100 note is issued on February 10, 2011, the approximately 6.5 billion older-design $100s already in circulation will remain legal tender. U.S. currency users should know they will not have to trade in their older design notes when the new ones begin circulating.
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Insurance firm clears nail-gun-suicide CEO's wife
The wife of the Greenwood Village title insurance CEO who committed suicide by nail gun has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the company that claims the executive shorted it about $2 million.
Almost imperceptibly, Title Resources Guaranty Co. of Texas wrote in documents filed in its federal court lawsuit against American Title Services and it's late-CEO Richard Talley that Cheryl Talley had no involvement in escrow funds TRGC said was missing from ATS's accounts. The company said it located the account discrepancies in audits it did just after Talley's suicide last month.
In the filing — a schedule for how they think their case should go in U.S District Court in Denver — TRGC said its lawsuit "is devoid of any substantive allegation against Cheryl Talley," a majority owner of the firm she founded with her husband.
Cheryl Talley owns 60 percent of ATS, according to the company's bankruptcy filing, although TRGC says in its lawsuit that she told them it was 55 percent.
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It's the question that has baffled economists for generations. Why doesn't economic growth make us happier?
This used to be known as "Easterlin's Paradox" after economist Richard Easterlin. He pointed out way back in the 1970s that the industrialized world's miraculous leaps in per capita GDP were not being matched by much, if any, gains in average life satisfaction.
And the debate has raged ever since.
Some sociologists say we're unhappy because of something called The Hedonic Treadmill, which means we quickly get bored with every improvement, so that last year's amazing new product is this year's old junk.
Others say we're unhappy because we're trying to keep up with others — whether it's the Joneses or the Kardashians.
Some say it's all hooey and we really are getting happier — though you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who seriously argues that the U.S., which is 30% richer per capita than it was in the late 1990s, is now 30% happier, or even 3%.
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It's making us miserable, according to a new paper published by the Center for Economic Policy Research. The richer we get as a society, the more advertising we see. And the more advertising we see, the unhappier we get, it concludes.
Researchers in Europe studied extensive life satisfaction surveys that have been conducted in more than two dozen European countries for decades. They looked at the data showing the amount of advertising spending in each country by year. Then they crunched the numbers.
In a nutshell: When spending on advertising went up, the life satisfaction went down — or, depending on what else was happening, went up less than expected. When people find jobs when economic growth picks up, they typically get happier.
But when they switch on the TV and start watching commercials? Not so much.
"Increases in national advertising expenditure are followed by significant declines in levels of life satisfaction," wrote economists Michelle Sovinsky of the University of Mannheim in Germany and the Center for Economic Policy Research in London, Eugenio Proto and Andrew Oswald at Britain's University of Warwick, and Chloe Michel at Switzerland's reinsurance giant Swiss Re.
They have adjusted their findings for the personal and economic characteristics of individuals, and business-cycle influences and other variables.
"Rises and falls in advertising are followed, a small number of years later, by falls and rises in national life-satisfaction," they found.
The study is based on an analysis of surveys of nearly 1 million people in 27 countries from 1980 to 2011. Over that time, happiness rose twice as much in the countries where advertising spending rose the least compared to those countries where it rose the most.
Indeed, they add, their analysis "is consistent with the hypothesis that, although rises in GDP may ceteris paribus be beneficial, the benefits of economic growth are somewhat offset by a rise in advertising expenditure." (The American Association of Advertising Agencies did not respond immediately to a request for comment.)
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Based on this theory: Forget Occupy Wall Street, maybe Occupy Madison Avenue is a better idea.
Naturally, there are caveats. It's only one study. Some of the numbers involved are small — gains or falls in national life satisfaction of a few percent, for example. And so far it's only been conducted in Europe, not in the U.S. — although a spread of 27 European countries allows for a wide variation in cultures.
But why would advertising make people unhappy? The economists don't address that, and leave it up to further research.
It's a mystery.
One theory: Watching a constant stream of commercials featuring beautiful people with perfect teeth living in perfect homes and driving the shiniest new cars might make one feel glum.
Take for example the recently lampooned campaign for Peloton, a home-exercise system that starts at $2,245, featuring extremely fit people exercising in their gorgeous homes.
According to Fast Company: "What the company thinks those best lives look like, however, is apparently straight out of a Manhattan-set romantic comedy sponsored by Goop." (Peloton did not respond immediately to a request for comment.)
It's a hard battle for advertisers to win. When they try to flip the script and acknowledge the image-centric tropes the industry has helped spread, they also face potential backlash.
When Dove, the maker of "beauty bars," tried to instill its marketing with a message about female empowerment on Twitter TWTR, +0.37% critics didn't buy it. (Dove is owned by UnileverUN, -0.31%)
One such tweet that rubbed some women (and men) the wrong way: "If you know a girl who has been negative online—about herself or others—try this fun activity to spread positivity." Why this might leave anyone in the dumps is baffling.
Dove's (rather witty, if bemused) Twitter followers appeared to find it condescending. One woman wrote: "Oh God. They've made a campaign out of those men that tell you to SMILE."
Call it the Roger Dodger Paradox — after the eponymous character in Dylan Kidd's dark 2002 comedy movie of the same name. Roger, a cynical New York advertising man, here explains his job to his teenage nephew Nick:
Roger: "What do I do all day? I sit here and think of ways to make people feel bad."
Nick: "Oh, I thought you worked for commercials."
Roger: "I do. But you can't sell a product without first making people feel bad."
Nick: "Well… why not?"
Roger: "Because it's a substitution game. You have to remind them that they're missing something from their lives. Everyone's missing something, right?"
Nick: "Yeah, I guess."
Roger: "Trust me. And when they're feeling sufficiently incomplete, you convince them that your product is the only thing that can fill the void. So instead of taking steps to deal with their lives, instead of working to root out the real reason for their misery, they run out and buy a stupid looking pair of cargo pants."
Cargo pants, however, have in recent years been the subject of a backlash too.
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Taiwan's young democracy may seem to be in a mess, with the first lady indicted on corruption charges and prosecutors saying they have enough evidence to go after the president.
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This would be unthinkable in many Asian countries.
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The scandal exploded on Friday when prosecutors announced they were holding President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) accountable for his role in the alleged theft of NT$ 14.8 million (US$450,000) from a "state affairs fund." The fund is a discretionary budget with relatively little oversight.
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Yang acknowledged it was understandable for many Taiwanese to be surprised that the prosecutors had confronted Chen and his wife head-on.
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DREAMWORKS ANIMATION Sold To Comcast / NBCUniversal For $3.5 Billion
After rumors of a reported sale in the past 36 hours, Comcast subsidairy NBCUniveral has announced the acquisition of DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion. Chris Meledandri of the Comcast-owned Illumination Entertainment (Minions) will consult on the management of the new acquisition. The animation film giant will work under the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, which includes Universal Pictures and Fandango.
"DreamWorks Animation is a great addition to NBCUniversal," said NBCUniveral CEO Steve Burke. "Jeffrey Katzenberg and the DreamWorks organization have created a dynamic film brand and a deep library of intellectual property. DreamWorks will help us grow our film, television, theme parks and consumer products businesses for years to come. We have enjoyed extraordinary success over the last six years in animation with the emergence of Illumination Entertainment and its brilliant team at Illumination Mac Guff studio. The prospects for our future together are tremendous. We are fortunate to have Illumination founder Chris Meledandri to help guide the growth of the DreamWorks Animation business in the future."
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With this acquisition, DreamWorks Animation CEO and co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg will segue out of management of the company's animated properties to become chairman of DreamWorks New Media, a new company overseeing it's properties, Awesomeness TV and NOVA. Katzenberg is said to have a consultancy with NBCUniveral.
"Having spent the past two decades working together with our team to build DreamWorks Animation into one of the world's most beloved brands, I am proud to say that NBCUniversal is the perfect home for our company; a home that will embrace the legacy of our storytelling and grow our businesses to their fullest potential," said Katzenberg. "This agreement not only delivers significant value for our shareholders, but also supports NBCUniversal's growing family entertainment business. As for my role, I am incredibly excited to continue exploring the potential of AwesomenessTV, NOVA and other new media opportunities, and can't wait to get started."
Under the terms of the agreement, common stock shareholders of DreamWorks Animation will receive $41 in cash for each share owned.
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Saw Being Resurrected For an Eighth Chapter, Legacy
Saw Being Resurrected For an Eighth Chapter, Legacy
It looks like Lionsgate's cash cow is making a comeback, and yes, there will almost certainly be blood.
If the reviews for the first seven entries in the franchise are any indication, it would be safe to say that a Saw movie will probably never wind up on any film critic's "Best of" list. When it comes to box office returns, however, it would appear that James Wan & Co can do no wrong. On an average budget of around 10 million dollars and an average return of over $100 million, Saw has easily been one of Lionsgate Entertainment's most profitable franchises, and held dominion over October releases for years until Paranormal Activity came along.
Saw has been such a hit for Lionsgate, in fact, that even as they were ending the series with 2010's aptly-titled Saw 3D:The Final Chapter, there were already internal rumblings about a potential reboot of the 2004 modern horror classic that started it all. Those plans were eventually abandoned, and now, rumor has it that Saw will be returning in 2017...with another sequel titled Saw: Legacy.
Bloody-Disgusting has the scoop:
For those hoping that Wan would finally be returning to the director's chair for the eighth entry, this news may come as an ugly bit of foreshadowing. As silly as it might be to discuss the narrative inconsistencies of a torture porn franchise, many of the troubles with the later Saw entries stemmed from the fact that the original visionary's touch was nowhere to be found on them. The six sequels the film has already received were split between three different directors and five writers, and were churned out at such a breakneck pace that it's easy to see why the franchise ended on such an unsatisfying note.
Of course, it doesn't help that Lionsgate has hired two new guys with a shaky-at-best record to write the screenplay.
So it looks like we can expect more of the same for Saw's eighth chapter...with maybe a couple pornstars and David Hasselhoff cameo in there somewhere? Fantastic.
And yet no word on a Dredd sequel.
As doomed as the film is, the fact that there's a movie out there called "Piranha 3DD" makes me even more upset.
Eh, normally I'm one of the first ones to start bitching about endless sequels/reboots/remakes/etc, but really there's not much harm that can be done by the Saw movies. They're kinda like the Final Destination movies in that no one sees them because they're interested in the plot, all they want to do is see the new and creative ways the writers have come up to horrifically kill people.
Gotta love our society, we're still no different than the Romans going to watch gladiators get slaughtered at the Colosseum. :3
I loved the first two movies, and actually like how the end of the last movie brought things full circle. But now, well, I guess circles are overrated, thanks to franchise potential.
Damn it.
And I'm sure they'll find a way to rope poor Tobin Bell back into this, though I confess, he was one of the few (if not only) saving graces of the later movies.
The only good thing about Saw was Cary Elwes.
Disappointed to hear they're going through with the Pirahna film directors and not the 'alternative storyline' they'd been rumored to be considering, going down the grim-dark 'Se7en' route that originally was an inspiration for the film, maintaining a strong sense of realism in the story.
I never got the appeal of this series.
Most of the time, it just feels like they are just trying to create gorn and, while I know that killing is a major part of slasher movies, the sheer amount of detail they put into each character suffering is just hard to watch.
JUST DIE ALREADY! Fuck!
Well, crap, I'm gonna see this one, not because I want to (but I do want to a little), because I feel like I have to.
To be fair, at least in the first two the violence was mostly fairly low key. Most of the stuff in the first one was either implied or you saw the aftermath and it didn't linger. The second was more violent but not nearly as hardcore as the later ones got. I could only watch the first two since after that it was just gore porn. They had good potential but milked it and lost any touch with quality, it's sad really.
never understood how these crappy movies made it that far up to 7. first one was sooooo boring, i hardly could keep my self up. part i was amazed about the stupidity and part 3....damn, i already forgot what that was all about, so as part 4,5, 6 and 7 was some showdown that somehow added up all of the previous movies.
cant they make a dredd 2 instead, now this is a good damn movie, which i would see in 3d.
*twitch* Realism. REALISM... I don't even. The amount of highly improbable psychological reactions in the films combined with cancer asshole's general omniscience and omnipotence makes those films about as realistic as Naruto.
There's word. It isn't happening. Sorry. :/
The very thing you complain about what was unrealistic in the film is exactly the kind of stuff they were rumored to be attempting to change. Jigsaw was going to be more enigmatic, the 'traps' were going to be more believable and plausible within reality (Again, like a decent number of the first film's traps) and that overall, it was going for a 'let's actually place some limitations on ourselves, how the characters react, the capabilities of the antagonist and do something that actually feels like it could happen in reality.'
But again, these were just rumors based on what the directors and producers said they wanted to try.
The movies stopped being good after the first one.


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Bobble Flower Square
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worsted weight yarn in 3 colors
flower color
green for leaves
background color
size "H" or "I" hook
initial bobble - chain 4, * yarn over twice, draw up a loop, (yarn over and draw through 2 loops) twice, repeat from * twice, yarn over and draw through all loops
bobble - * yarn over twice. draw up a loop, (yarn over and draw through 2 loops) twice, repeat from * 3 times, yarn over and draw through all loops
corner - (3 double crochet, chain 1, 3 double crochet) where indicated
with flower color, chain 10, join with slip chain to form ring
Rnd 1: slip chain in ring, working in ring - initial bobble, single crochet, (bobble, single crochet) 7 times, join with slip chain, finish off
with green,
Rnd 2: join with double crochet to any single crochet, 2 double crochet in same chain, work corner in next single crochet, (3 double crochet in next single crochet, work corner in next single crochet) around changing to background color with last yarn over
Rnd 3 to end: continue same as regular granny square to desired size
optional - complete last row with flower color
Finish off
Weave in ends.
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(Inspired on the book "How to be a Parisian Wherever You Are". Caroline de Maigret, Anne Berest, Sophie Mas, Audrey Diwan)
Ladies from other latitudes, please don't feel ofended with the title of this chapter, but something has got into my head after I got married to a French guy.
Meeting my partner has opened the door to a culture who approaches life in a different way. In this culture, I found another type of woman who reacts differently to the challenges of existence, a woman who doesn't follow all social rules but because of her irreverence, acts with more freedom and lives more intensively.
Finding this book was like finding a treasure. It was the confirmation of a thousand thoughts that started to cross my mind the moment I embraced the French culture. I just needed to open the book and read the first page to know that because of their sagacity and their 'not so good' behaviour, they enjoy life in a much better way than we do.
After reading it all in one day, I came to the conclusion that we all must learn some major things from the Parisians. I made the decision to learn those things and apply them as if it were the only thing that could save my life. I think life can become more interesting and unpredictable if these rules are followed:
Beauty and Style:
- 'Don't be afraid of ageing. As the saying goes, don't be afraid of anything but fear itself'. The basic rule for the parisians is moderation. Sure, you can correct your 'minor' flows but never before you are 40 and never brag about it. Your beauty is supposed to be natural, a gift from life, and that's about it!
- 'Be unfaithful: Cheat on your perfume, but only on cold days' Parisians choose the perfume they are going to use for their entire life before they turn 30 years old. But this doesn't mean they don't cheat on it from time to time. Some things, like perfume, if used too many years, can make you predictable and repetitive. At the end, if something doesn't make them entirely happy, they just change it. A Parisian will never hesitate to make a change if she needs a fresh start. She won't even loose more than a couple of days, even hours, in moving on to the next thing!
- 'Make it look easy. Everything you do should seem effortless and graceful' Their great style comes from this basic rule. If you see a Parisian on the street you could think that she looks great, and that she only needed five minutes to pull herself together, but that could be a big mistake. You can never minimise the effort, extreme care and years of experience in mixing her best pieces to build beautiful outfits. I did it only to go out dressed too simple or dressed as a clown… or both. Now I know that it is a process that requires time, experience, creativity and talent. For the ones who were not born and raised in France, only practice and patience will get us there. In the meantime, if you want to dress as a French, I strongly recommend you to wake up at 5am, try everything you have, pick up your best outfit and then change part of it for something cooler yet more simple. Good luck!
And same tip for your hair. Wake up early, blow-it, yes blow-it, not blow-dry and then organise it again but leave a little bit of the explosion, as you were meant to say: 'I woke up like this, what do you want'?
If you think that this adventure of getting the Parisian style will lead you to a bankruptcy don't worry. Before having a panic attack, always remember that Parisians don't spend all of their salary on their wardrobe, as they are experts surviving only with one signature item, 'the one you wear when you need to feel strong'. If the Parisinas get those amazing looks without many designer clothes I truly hope that we can do the same. The important thing is to choose not one item, but 'the item' as it will be with you in every major event in life. It was not a hard choice for me, as of course, I don't have many designer items, but my old-time favourite is my Esteban Cortazar leather jacket, used for everything and with everything! My statement!
Art, Culture & Politics:
The Parisian way of life is not only about beauty and style. Intelligence makes a big part in this charming type of woman, as 'Her thing is art, culture and politics'. At a first glance, this could sound very intimidating, but the good thing is that the Parisians assure that you don't have to know it all. All you need to do is to prove how cultivated you are by arguing differently from everyone. The authors of the book provide some quotes that just of reading them drive me crazy: 'As a matter of fact, we're witnessing a shift in the class struggle. It's no longer workers against employers; it's about immigration. And at the end of the day, it's the poor against the poor' or 'Capitalism has succeeded in its aim of making sure that the workers are no longer battling against those above them, but instead those below them. Marx was right all long'.
As long as you master these type of statements you will be able to move freely in all the political, artistic and economical circles of France and the world.
Parisians also love their families, but their maternal instinct is a little bit spiced by a pinch of selfishness. According to the authors, there is not such a thing as 'a mater dolorosa, the sacrificed type of woman who cooks Shepherd's pies for her numerous progeny'. This has enlighten me and finally now I understand why my husband wants me to be a super hero. Being a mother, having a full-time job, practicing one or two sports, playing an instrument, reading several books and having a future project all at the same time is nothing that cannot be handled by a Parisian girl. In the meantime, my head spins at 1000 Kms/h trying to keep up with my energetic baby and the rest of the things I have to do. There is not enough time during the day to finish all the things I would like to finish, something it would take a Parisian just a couple of hours and she will still have time to relax and spend time with her family by the end of the day.
But my favourite tips come from the field of love. The Parisians are masters in this giving me, giving you, but then I take it back, but yes, but no dating little game. They sure know how to make a man go crazy, using simple little tricks like forgetting to use a bra in summer, letting the telephone ring, crying for no reason, saving their sister's phone number under a guy's name, cancelling a date at a last time and apologising, but without giving a reason, sending flowers to themselves and paying the bill at the restaurant before he even asks. I don't know what you think but I personally agree this is great advice. If I were you I would interiorise it, accept it, stop questioning it, and start practicing!
Learning how to be a Parisian wherever you are is a piece of work, a full time job, which I will make even more complicated adding my own advice to all women who are not French:
- Buy a Chanel Classic Flap bag or Boy Bag in black or grey. An investment that could cause you a divorce but cannot go wrong as it will always make you look effortless chic. No need to buy another black bag. Ever!
- Learn to speak French. It will be the only way to understand this sweet, mysterious Parisian woman. Once you start, every new word will be a step forward into their world. Once you're there, you will discover that despite their initial indifference, they are great friends and care about existence more than they would like to admit. If you are in trouble, they won't hesitate to run at any time of the day or night to give you a hand.
- If you are having a conversation with a Parisian girl, take advantage of it and ask them about travel, fashion or art. They will surely give you the best advice on what to pack for a lovely holiday or where to get the best croissants in town. As for the food, wine and love? They will know it all! And do yourself a favour. No politics, or you will be in trouble!
And to all the Parisian girls, please keep it the way you are. I, as well of thousands of girls around the world, will look after you.


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The producer of Silent Hill: Downpour shot down a rumor that a separate multiplayer version for the game would be published over Xbox Live.
The rumor appeared in an Italian-language magazine's interview with the game's art director. Devin Shatsky told Hell Descent the remarks were either out of context or lost in translation.
Shatsky said a multiplayer version was considered early on, but abandoned because of cost.
The original post, amended to include Shatsky's reply, follows.
An interview with the Italian-language Xbox 360 Magazine hints at Konami's plans to offer a separate multiplayer Silent Hill title over Xbox Live.
Saying that "at the moment there will be no multiplayer modes in Silent Hill: Downpour," Radek Marek, Downpour's art director, is quoted saying that "Konami are investigating a separate chapter devoted entirely to the multiplayer."
Marek said his studio did not know the details of the game, other than that it would be available via Xbox Live Arcade and "that most players have to survive in the town of Silent Hill."
It sounds a little odd; Silent Hill is quite a different survival horror game than, say, Left 4 Dead, working its scares and thrills by isolating the player. Introducing others into the mix, whether cooperatively or not, is rough departure, which is probably why it would be given its own separate title over a download service.
I pinged a Konami rep to see if this is anything they wish to address. Any update will go here.
Rumor: Konami Bringing Multiplayer Silent Hill to XBLA [Hell Descent, thanks TheolaRegulus]


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Menopause Home > Treatment Tips for Vivelle-Dot
Some considerations for people using Vivelle-Dot include the following:
- Vivelle-Dot comes as a skin patch. It is changed twice a week.
- Apply the Vivelle-Dot patch to an area of clean, dry skin in your lower abdomen (below the waistline). Try to avoid placing the patch right at the waistline, since your clothes may rub against the patch and loosen it.
- Rotate the application sites, so that you do not apply a patch to the same place twice in a row.
- If a little adhesive remains on your skin after removing a patch, a little lotion or body oil can help to remove it.
- Dispose of an old patch by folding it in half and throwing it away out of reach of children or pets. Do not flush it down the toilet.
- For the medication to work properly, it must be taken as prescribed.
- If you are unsure about anything related to your Vivelle-Dot dosage, please talk to your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist.