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Housing in Amsterdam
There are rules and regulations protecting tenants' rights in the Netherlands. Many tenants, especially expats, aren't sufficiently aware of this.The !WOON tenant support agency (funded by the Amsterdam municipality) provides information, advice and support for tenants and owner-occupants. Confidentially and free of charge. By giving internationals more insight into the Dutch rental market and their rights and obligations as tenants we hope to contribute to their stay in Amsterdam. !WOON has offices all over the city with regular walk-ins (no appointment necessary). We also have a special department for extreme situations involving intimidation etc., called the Meldpunt.
House hunting
Amsterdam has a major shortage of affordable housing. Please note finding accommodation can take more time and effort than you were expecting. There are waiting lists for rent controlled individual housing and it can literally take decades to qualify. www.rooftrack.nl lists immediately available housing. You can try funda.nl/huur and pararius.nl, you could also contact an estate agent. National realtors' organisations NVM and their Amsterdam department MVA or VBO have complaints procedures. So if something should go wrong, they are more reliable than non-affiliated agencies who don't have such procedures.
Please make sure a housing offer is legitimate. Check the address, the landlord and the letting agent via an internet search or through the Kadaster property register.
If you are not 100 % sure the house is being offered by a reputable person or business, please don't send any money before you have actually been inside the property. Ask if you can register at the address. If not, that is bad news. It could be an illegal sublet and you could be evicted. Please note that you do not need your landlord's permission to register at an address. If you have proof of your residence, such as a written contract, you can ask the municipality to register your address. More on registration on this page of IAmsterdam.com
Tips on avoiding housing scams
If you are looking to rent an apartment in Amsterdam, or in the rest of the Netherlands, here are some safety tips you might want to keep in mind.
Of course there are many legitimate letting agents around, but unfortunately there are also quite a few unpleasant characters who especially target expat tenants.
Here are some tips to avoid scams in the Dutch rental market:
- Does the offer sound too good to be true? Then it probably is. Cheap rental accommodation on a canal in the city centre is extremely rare. Be extra alert if you are being offered an apparently amazing deal. If you feel uncomfortable, if things don't seem quite right, pay attention to that feeling and be extra cautious.
- Don't do business with landlords who only offer an email address, a mobile phone number and/or a facebook page. Ask for more information to establish who you are dealing with, such as an actual business or residential address. Ask for proof of ID, check it, do an internet search about the company or individual. Be aware that ID copies sent via email can be fakes. This often occurs in combination with requests to transfer money via Western Union.
- Check who owns the apartment via the Kadaster property register (https://www.kadaster.com/about-kadaster). If you live in Amsterdam and need assistance with this the Meldpunt can help (email@example.com). If the owner and the prospective landlord are not the same ask for an explanation, and if necessary ask for a written authorisation confirming that the landlord and/or agency are acting on the owner's behalf.
- Be extra careful about renting an apartment you haven't seen. If you're not in the country yet, can you ask someone to inspect the apartment for you? A colleague, friend, classmate, etc.?
- Before you hand over large sums of money, check the keys and make sure they work. If you can't do this yourself, again: perhaps you can ask friends, colleagues etc. to check the apartment. Be aware that even this is not a guarantee, but it definitely improves your chances.
- If possible, talk to the neighbours. Do they know the apartment? Do they know who lives there? Any extra information can help you assess whether the person offering the apartment can be trusted.
- Apartment ads on websites like facebook, marktplaats.nl, craigslist, or other advertising websites aren't always reliable. There are many illegal sublets on offer. You could end up paying lots of money but still being evicted.
- Ask if you can register at the address ("inschrijven"). If the answer is no, that's a red flag. It might be an illegal sublet, or a tax scam, or who knows what is going on.
- Don't allow yourself to be pressured. Scammers are often in a hurry. They will push you to quickly sign the lease (because supposedly there are many other interested parties, or because they need to leave the country to go visit their sick relative, or whatever). Please demand enough time to properly assess the situation, the apartment and the contract.
- Scammers sometimes ask for various kinds of fees, as well as a deposit. Deposits are legal, but often many other fees such as agency fees, disproportionally high administration fees, contract fees, etc. are not. Recently many expat tenants have successfully had their agency fees refunded. If you live in Amsterdam the !WOON agency or the Meldpunt can help you reclaim such unjust fees.
- Preferably pay via bank transfer. Demands for other types of payment, such as transfers via companies like Western Union or cash payments (especially payments without receipts), are another red flag. If you have to pay cash, make sure you get a signed receipt. Have witnesses present when you make cash payments. Send confirmation emails to the landlord or the agency. Use your phone to record the conversation during your cash payment. In this conversation try to clearly mention the amount, the reason you are paying (like "this is September's rent"), name the apartment's address, and the recipient. In general: build a file. Keep print-screens of the apartment's advertisement, keep all emails, copy and save Facebook messages, What's apps etc.
- If you still got scammed, immediately contact the police and press charges.
Despite all of this, we hope you will find yourself a nice place to live and wish you good luck!
How to reclaim unjust agency fees
A lot of internationals living in Amsterdam have paid a fee to an agent. According Dutch law in most cases this is not allowed. Here's what you can do if you did pay a fee.
How to reclaim unjust agency fees
If you rented an apartment in the past five years and you were charged agency fees, usually about a month's rent plus taxes, this might not have been legal. If so, you might be able to claim a refund. This article offers guidelines on how to do this.
Because there is a conflict of interest, between the landlord and the tenant letting agencies are not allowed to represent both parties at the same time. They can only represent either the landlord or the tenant. This has been determined by several judges, as well as by the Dutch consumer authority ACM (Autoriteit Consument en Markt). The agency is only allowed to charge the party they are representing. If that is the landlord then the agency cannot charge the tenant, and the tenant does not have to pay the agency. If the tenant has already paid s/he can claim a refund.
So legally, who does your agency represent: the landlord or the tenant? Usually the first one to contact the agency about the apartment is considered to be the client. If the agency advertised the apartment-to-rent on a website then the landlord was clearly the first to contact the agency (according to the ACM consumer authority as well as several court verdicts). This means the agency is representing the landlord and the tenant should not be charged an agency fee.
If you live in Amsterdam please contact the !WOON tenant support agency to see if you are entitled to a refund, and if so, help you get it. If you live outside of Amsterdam you can contact the nearest Juridisch Loket legal support agency, or a lawyer (for example if you have legal insurance). You can search online for companies or lawyers specialising in reclaiming agency fees. They tend to work on a "no cure no pay" basis. If you win, a pre-determined percentage is deducted from the refunded sum. Below is a list of some of these agencies. Some cities have "huurteams" who might be able to assist. The Woonbond national tenant support agency have an online check (in Dutch) to see if you qualify for an agency fee refund.
You can also start by doing (some of) the work yourself. Here is an explanation how you could claim a refund. The legal documents, like the sample letters and the sample summons, are in Dutch.
Write a letter to the agency
This letter needs to include the following information:
- The agency was working for the landlord and therefore you were not obliged to pay an agency fee.
- You want a refund within two weeks of the date on your letter.
- If the agency does not comply you will start legal procedures, taking the matter to court.
There are sample letters on:
- The Dutch realtors' association website NVM, see their page on commission.
- The Woonbond tenants' association website http://www.woonbond.nl/pages/service/terugvorderenbemiddelingskosten.
- The Juridisch Loket legal support website, download sample letter.
Please send your letter by registered mail as well as by regular mail and make sure you keep a copy.
Go to court
If the agency doesn't refund your agency fee you will need to go to court. If you wish you can have someone represent you, like a lawyer or another expert. But you are also allowed to represent yourself. If you want to pursue the case yourself you will need to write a summons.
The NVM (Dutch realtors' organisation) provides a sample summons, see also their page on commission.
We wish you all the best and hope you will receive the refunds you are owed!
More background information (in Dutch)
Some commercial agencies who offer to claim back agency fees.
We only have experience working with Guido Zijlstra, the Woonbond works with the Procedeerwinkel.
Your contract should clearly differentiate between basic rent ("kale huur") and additional costs like utilities, furnishing, cleaning costs etc. (΅service kosten"). So called "all-in" rent, without this clear distinction, is illegal and might be significantly lowered by the Huurcommissie national tenancy tribunal.
Basic rent ("kale huur")
Rent control or free market rent
The basic rent is either controlled or free. Free market rent means there is no maximum rent. Landlords can ask what they want and tenants can decide whether or not they want to rent the apartment for that price. Rent control means there is a legal maximum rent. The rent is determined by a points system based on size, location and amenities If tenants are charged more than the maximum legal rent they can petition the Huurcommissie national tenancy tribunal to have their rent lowered. Please note that when the basic rent for an apartment that should be rent controlled is more than €710,68 tenants can only petition the Huurcommissie during the first six months of their tenancy! After these six months have passed this will no longer be possible. Exception: in case of specific temporary contracts tenants can petition the Huurcommissie within six months after the end of the contract. If the rent is proven to be too high you can claim a refund over the full tenancy period.
When tenants share the kitchen and / or bathroom and / or toilet facilities and they are renting their room directly from their landlord ("kamerhuur") this is always rent controlled. These tenants can always petition the Huurcommissie to lower their rent if they are being charged too much. Within the first six months of the contract the rent can even be lowered retro-actively.
If house-sharing tenants do not have individual contracts but instead are renting the entire apartment with all of their names on one contract, this is usually not rent controlled. Each of the tenants could be held legally responsible for all of the rent for the entire apartment, even if the individual has moved out.
To establish whether an apartment is rent controlled, and what the maximum rent would be, !WOON can make free points calculations for tenants living in Amsterdam. For appointments please contact the !WOON office in your area. Tenants can also do their own calculations using this online tool for individual housing and this one for a room with shared facilities: If you have any questions please contact the !WOON office in your area.
Annual rent increase
The annual rent increase does not apply to the service costs / additional rental costs, it only covers the basic rent. The annual rent increase percentage for rent controlled housing is set by the government. Landlords have to notify tenants at least two months in advance.
For free market there is no such mandatory minimum term. Free market contracts often include an indexation clause covering the annual rent increase. The contract then states which percentage or inflation percentage will apply. If the clause in your contract is based on the consumer price index (CPI) you can check your rent increase using this online tool.
Service costs, additional rental costs ("servicekosten")
Contracts should clearly specify the basic rent and the charges for other things like utitilities, furnishing, cleaning, internet connections etc. For both rent controlled and free market housing these costs are strictly regulated. Landlords can only charge for the items listed in the contract, and only for the actual cost. Tenants pay monthly advance payments and each year they should receive a final calculation ("jaarafrekening servicekosten. This bill should include a clear and specific list of the items on the bill, and balance the tenants' advance payments with the actual costs.
Built-in appliances are already included in the basic rent. They cannot be included in the service costs. For new non-durable goods (like small household appliances) the maximum charge per year is 20% of the purchase price. After 5 years the goods need to be re-appraised for their second hand value. For more durable goods (like washing machines or refrigerators) the write-off period is 10 years and the maximum annual charge is 10 %. Tenants should receive the annual service cost balance before July 1st of the following year. If landlords have not provided the annual balance they cannot raise the monthly advance payments.
Tenants in rent controlled housing who don't agree with their service cost payments or didn't receive their annual service cost balance can petition the Huurcommissie national tenancy tribunal. This has to be done within two and a half years. Tenants in free market housing cannot petition the Huurcommissie, they have to go to court ("kantonrechter").
Security of tenure
The law outranks any contract. Despite what individual contracts might say, under Dutch law the majority of contracts that started before July 2016 do not have a fixed end date. Fixed time periods in these contracts are often minimum terms only, not maximum terms. Signing so-called "extensions" for such contracts is not only unnecessary, but can even harm tenants' rights instead of improving them. If their contract is indefinite, with no fixed end date, tenants can already stay as long as they want and leave when they want, provided they give one month's notice. By signing such an "extension" tenants could be committing to yet another minimum rental period, and possibly even giving notice by agreeing to an end date for their contract.
Since July 1st 2016 private landlords can include a fixed end date within two years for individual housing and five years for shared housing. If such a contract gets extended it automatically become indefinite, regardless of the duration of the extension. Minimum rental terms in fixed term contracts are no longer expected to hold up in court. Contracts with minimum rental terms of more than two years for individual housing or five years for shared housing will be considered indefinite, with no fixed end date.
In general, residents of shared housing have the same security of tenure as residents of individual housing. An exception is made for tenants renting a room from a landlord who lives in the same apartment ("hospita verhuur"). In this situation landlords are allowed to end the contract during the first nine months of the tenancy, giving at least three months' notice. After the first nine months have passed "hospita" landlords can no longer do this.
If a group of tenants rent an apartment together with all of their names on the contract ("contractuele medehuur") they have not rented individual rooms. Instead, the tenants can divide the rooms amongst each other as they wish. Some contracts allow tenants to move out and the remaining tenants to select new tenants ("coöptatie"), but some don't. Other contracts might not allow individual tenants to leave.
Sublets are only allowed with the landlord's permission. Many contracts contain legally binding "no sublets" clauses. Tenants illegally subletting to others can be evicted, as can their sublets. Under European law tenants have a right to family, which means their partners and children are allowed to live with them and are not considered sublets.
Housing up for sale can be temporarily rented out, provided the landlord has a "Leegstandwet" permit included in the contract. Social housing companies ("woningcorporaties") can only offer temporary contracts to specific tenants such as students, with the contract ending when their studies end.
Anti-kraak (anti-squatting) is a form of live-in guardianship of a vacant building. Although not illegal it is not considered tenancy and residents do not have tenants' rights. This does mean that instead of being charged full rent they can only be charged a usage fee, which should be considerably lower. For more info on the rights of anti-kraak residents please contact the Bond Precaire Woonvormen.
Accommodation reserved via AirBnB, Wimdu etc. is also not considered tenancy. Instead it is comparable to booking a hotel room, not housing. Residents do not have tenants' rights. If the holiday accommodation is being rented out illegally residents can be evicted.
In general landlords have to pay for bigger more expensive repairs and maintenance requiring specialist skills. Tenants have to pay for simple inexpensive repairs that don't require specialist skills, to easily accessible areas.
Built-in appliances are considered to be part of the building, included in the rent, and their maintenance is the landlords' responsibility. Landlords are responsible for the maintenance of any furnishing and un-attached appliances rented to their tenants. The charges for for furnishing and appliances should be listed in the contract as "service cost" monthly advance payments.
Tenants are responsible for any damage they have caused, except for regular wear and tear.
Some landlords offer service contracts where in exchange for a monthly fee (usually around € 5 / € 6) they also do the maintenance for which tenants are responsible.
The full list of who should do what is called "Besluit Kleine Herstellingen" (in Dutch)
|Painting the outside of the building, and repairing holes and cracks outdoors
|Painting walls and ceilings, and repairing small holes and cracks indoors
|Checking, repairing and replacing the heating system
|Bleeding the heating system, refilling water in the heating system
|Replacing tap
|Replacing shower head
|Repairing communal drainage pipes
|Keeping the shower drain & sink drain unclogged
|Replacing outside lamp fittings
|Replacing outside lamps / bulbs
|Repairing downpipe / rainpipes
|Cleaning the gutters
|Larger repairs and replacing hinges, screens etc.
|Maintaining / cleaning / lubricating hinges, screens etc.
Tenants should give their landlords reasonable time to fix the maintenance problems.
If landlords are not willing to do the necessary repairs then tenants in rent controlled housing can petition the Huurcommissie tenancy tribunal to lower their rent until the repairs have been done.
If tenants in free market housing are having problems getting the maintenance done they can write their landlord that if the repairs don't get done the tenants will have to call in the maintenance people themselves, hold their landlord responsible for the costs, and will be planning to deduct this from their rental payments.
In case of an emergency (for example when the heater broke and it's freezing outside, or when the plumbing broke and the toilet can't be used, and the landlord's nowhere to be found then tenants can also contact maintenance directly and hold their landlord responsible for the costs.
Of course in situations like these tenants can only demand reasonable refunds and only for professionally done repairs of good quality. It is therefore very important to get realistic quotes (preferably several) and only hire qualified maintenance people.
About your deposit, and how to get it back
What is a deposit?
When renting out living accommodation landlords can ask for a deposit. The amount is usually one months' basic rent ("kale huur": the rental costs without additional charges for things like furnishing or utitilities). This deposit is only meant to cover the repairs of any damage done to the apartment during the rental period. It cannot be used to cover any other money still owed by tenants (such as back rent, or outstanding utility bills) unless this has been agreed in advance, in writing, by both landlord and tenant.
What damage?
Regular wear and tear is not considered damage. Tenants are responsible for indoor painting and small and inexpensive maintenance (like replacing a broken showerhead), landlords have to take care of more specialist and costly maintenance (like repairing a broken water pipe). The cost of this maintenance is already included in the basic rent. Tenants should notify their landlord, preferably in writing, if there are any maintenance problems during their stay. Alterations to the apartment are only allowed if the landlord gave written permission in advance.
Moving in
When renting an apartment tenants should receive a check-in report, a written record of the condition the apartment ("opnamestaat"). This record is only binding if it is signed by both the landlord and the tenants. Without such a written record the apartment will be assumed to be in good condition. If the lease dates from before August 2003 tenants have to prove they left the the apartment in the same state as it was when they moved in. If the lease was signed after August 2003 the burden of proof is on the landlord.
If the apartment is furnished tenants should receive an itemised inventory list. If no such list is provided, they should ask for one. If tenants don't receive a list we advise them to make their own, preferably with pictures, and send a copy to their landlord.
Moving out
When tenants give notice they should request a pre-inspection of the apartment. This pre-inspection preferably takes place a few weeks before the tenants move out, giving the tenants time to do repairs or deep cleaning if necessary. During this pre-inspection the landlord and the tenants check the condition of the apartment using the check-in report and the itemised inventory list (if the apartment was furnished). A pre-inspection written report is made and signed by both landlord and tenants listing any repairs or cleaning the tenants need to do. At the end of the rental period, usually on the day the tenants vacate and hand over the keys, tenants and landlord have a final inspection. They check if the issues mentioned in the pre-inspection report have been taken care of. Both sign the written final check-out report. If during this inspection any of the maintenance problems listed in the pre-inspection report still remain, and they are legally the tenants' responsibility, the cost of these repairs can be deducted from the deposit. Any repairs for which the landlord is legally responsible should still be paid for by the landlord. If no maintenance problems remain the deposit should be returned in full.
Deposit refund
After the deposit refund term mentioned in the contract (usually one or two months) the tenant can claim a refund, minus the cost of repairs for which the tenant was responsible. If the deposit is not refunded within that term the tenant can send the landlord a reminder.
If tenants have sent the reminder-letter but still haven't received their deposit back then the !WOON agency (a government funded tenant support agency) offers professional assistance, free of charge. !WOON will need copies of the following documents:
- Rental agreement
- Deposit invoice and proof of payment
- Inventory list (if the apartment was furnished)
- Check-in report ("opnamestaat"), pre-inspection report, check-out report
- Reminder letter to the landlord
- Any other correspondence with the landlord regarding the deposit refund
English publications and more information
- Our folder 'Tenant Rights'
When expat tenants become more aware of Dutch rules and regulations regarding housing they greatly improve their chances of being treated fairly in the Dutch housing market. Some of the common topics like security of tenure, deposits, agency fees, rent, service charges, maintenance problems, etc. are discussed briefly in this folder.
- Unjust agency fees in Amsterdam (on iamsterdam.com)
Non-commercial room agencies for students
ASVA Studentenunie kamerbureau
The 3 housing corporations which let studentflats in Amsterdam used to work together in the organization "studentenwoningweb". Now they have started another site. You can find information and a registrationform on Studentenwoningweb and on ROOM.


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Life Counseling Solutions offers a weekend healing intensive for the partners of sex addicts. This weekend intensive focuses on providing a safe and nurturing environment for partners who have experienced betrayal by their sex addict partner to begin their healing process. Participants are guided through a model of healing that includes guided narrative therapy (sharing), experiential therapy, psycho education, trauma, boundary, and grief work, all done in a group setting with other partners of sex addicts.
The partners healing intensive is not based on the co-addiction model of therapy for partners, but is based on a trauma model that centers on the participants healing from the hurtful aftermath the sex addict leaves in their wake. This experience is committed to safeguarding the partner of the sex addict from taking responsibility for or being in any way blamed for the sex addicts destructive and harmful behavior. Our focus is on supporting the partner in their healing process and equipping them for their journey through the devastation imposed on them by their sex addict partner.
Participants in the Partner's Healing Intensive will:
- Share stories and receive affirmation that they are not alone in their experience
- Receive psycho-education that will clarify the partner's decision about whether to stay with or leave their sex addict partner
- Participate in therapeutic trauma and grief work
- Learn strategies for setting boundaries with the sex addict in their lives
- Gain practical help in facing challenges unique to those in relationship with sex addict and specific to the needs of the group: 'What do I tell the kids'?
- Receive equipping for life with or without the sex addict
- Gain a community of support and resources for the journey ahead
Recommendations to help prepare for the weekend intensive:
- Clear your schedule for the entire weekend.
- Prepare in such a way that you are able to participate in the intensive with no disruptions from the 'outside world'.
- Block out Sunday evening for rest time, you will need it after going through the intensive.
- Partner's Intensive will provide Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and will dismiss in time for you to have dinner on your own.
- Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable, casual clothing.
- Bring a tote with a journal to take notes, a pen, and anything else that will help you to feel comfortable.
- Be prepared to turn off cell phones during group work.
- Take time to meditate and/or pray prior to the intensive.
- Give your contacts the LCS phone number to connect with you in case of an emergency: 407-622-1770
- We have coordinated a social time on Saturday evening to be announced that weekend. Everyone is encouraged to participate, but it is not mandatory, and each person is responsible for their own check.
- Participants in the group are expected to be willing, to participate in each activity, and to cooperate with their therapists and group members so that everyone can have a positive experience.
A participant who the therapist considers to be disruptive, uncooperative, or who is refusing to participate in activities may be asked to leave without a refund.
Friday 9 am – Start Group work | Noon – 1:00 Lunch | Group work 5-6 pm
Saturday 9 am – Start Group work | Noon-1:00 Lunch | Group work 5-6 pm | 7 pm – Group Dinner Out
Sunday 9 am – Noon Group work
What's the Investment?
Comparable programs can run between $1500-$5,000 or more per person. Life Counseling Solutions group programs for partners costs are below the national average for therapy groups. We offer discounts for early sign up and payment plans to make the programs affordable for you:
Investment: $1200 per participant
- $200 to reserve your place
- $100 off for early registration (3 weeks out from start date)
- $50 off for pay in full prior to the weekend
- Payment plan – $200 to reserve your place, $500 prior to or day of start, $500 within 30 days of completing the Intensive with a card on file.

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Around Town
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Arcadia is within walking distance to the Glenside train station, which will take students right into Center City, Philly. Glenside itself (and the nearby Keswick Village) has a few hidden gems as well, such as good places to eat and shop.Read More
Arcadia offers a fair amount of interesting events for students. Campus life here tends to be relatively vibrant, even though it's a little cheesy most of the time. Good luck getting off of campus without a car though, there's a huge, crazy intersection which makes it so hard to walk off of campus. Everything is at least a twenty minute walk away. The train costs $7 both ways to get into Philadelphia, and takes 30 minutes, so combined with the long walk to the station, there are no quick trips into the city. Arcadia champions the fact that they're right outside of Philadelphia, but nobody on campus ever really goes.Read More
philadelphia is a train ride away and offers countless activities and adventures. a more popular option is staying on campus and tanning on the green, or going to the gym.Read More
There are many planned school events. Many students go home for the weekend but I know from experience that going to these events with your friends can be lots of fun. Some of the school events include midnight bingo where there are multiple rounds of bingo and prizes range from blenders to tablets to vacuums. All events are FREE! Other events are things like magicians, hypnotists, bands, and comedians that come to the school, admission is free! Many of these events also have FREE food.Read More
The campus will hold events and show movies occasionally but not too much goes on here.Read More
Clubs and organizations have activities going on all of the time. If none of that interests you, Arcadia is close to Philadelphia and Willow Grove, two areas with a lot of places to go for food, shopping, and other activities. Even Glenside, where the campus is located, has great food, a theater, and shopping.Read More
You can play on the field, watch games, they have a game room there as well when I slept over. There's also many places around the campus you could go to as well.Read More
Willow Grove Mall is not too far from Arcadia. It's just a bus ride away. Arcadia tends to throw a lot of dances and parties from time to time and also movie nights. They also have many clubs that you can join. Arcadia is also just outside Philadelphia, so you can drive around or catch the bus and find something to do.Read More
There are a wide variety of clubs and outside activities available for the students on campus, there is also a game room for the students and a ping pong table where one of the dining areas are. i think the game room is awesome.Read More
There's not much to do.Read More


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Hello everyone, and thank you for joining me today! Today I have this cute little treat box, to share with you. This little box measures 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 2. It will hold 2 Lindor chocolates beautifully. What a sweet little gift to give to someone for Valentine's Day!
Needed Materials
1 piece of card stock that measures 8 X 5 1/2
score long side @ 1 3/4, 3 1/2, 5 1/4, 7 inches
score short side @ 1 3/4, 3 3/4 inches
Cut away the areas that are shown below
use strong adhesive or fast drying glue to adhere flaps to create the box
I hope you like this cute little box, and have fun making it!
Thank you so much, for stopping by. Have a great weekend! Hugs Brenda


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Boxing continues its Senior Tour tonight when Evander Holyfield returns to the ring to take on journeyman Sherman Williams for something called the World Boxing Federation Championship. The pay-per-view event will be held at the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia, which is a long way from the bright lights of Las Vegas where Holyfield earned his reputation as a give-all-you-got warrior.
How much Holyfield has left to give has been a point of debate over the last several years.
"I'm just as good as if I was 38 or 28," the 48-year-old said.
But just about everybody else wondering why he doesn't retire.
The four-time heavyweight champion continues to say he wants to become the undisputed heavyweight champion again before hanging up his gloves. But at this point he likely would settle for regaining one of the major belts shared by the Klitschko brothers, Wladimir and Vitali.
"I just know there should be one champ," Holyfield said. "There's no sense in four or five people walking around saying they're the champ at the same time."
Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs) nearly regained the WBA title in 2008 when he lost a majority decision to Russian giant Nikolay Valuev in a fight held in Switzerland. But he has fought just once since then, stopping Francois Botha in eight rounds last April in Las Vegas.
Admitting the idle time doesn't help his old bones, Holyfield already has a March 5 fight scheduled against Brian Nielsen.
"I don't spar as much as I used to because I don't want to leave it all in the gym," Holyfield said. "But you have to fight. You can't fight just once a year. I really need to fight twice a year to make sure everything is sharp."
Holyfield said he is not staying in the game because he needs the money. His primary goal, he said, is to become the champ again. He hopes winning both his scheduled bouts will earn him another title shot. Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins, who turned 49 this month, are trying to replace George Foreman as the oldest boxers to capture a major title.
"My plan is to get all [the belts]," Holyfield said. "Whichever person gives me the opportunity, that's the person I'll take. But I don't have all day. I'm already 48 and I'll be 49 this year. I'm hoping I can get out of here at least before 50."
Something tells me we still will see Holyfield fighting at age 50.
Good to see Bob Arum and Don King working together again promoting the March 12 super welterweight championship fight between Miguel Cotto and Ricardo Mayorga in Las Vegas.
King, who promotes Mayorga, was in rare form during a press conference Wednesday in Manhattan, sipping Cognac in one hand and in the other waving miniature flags representing every fighter on the boxing card. King and Arum were once fierce enemies in the 1970s and '80s, but now enjoy their rare co-promotions.
"We're both 79," King said. "How much more time do we have? Make peace now. It's a thrill to be working with a real professional and real promoter. The rest are contenders and pretenders."
Former junior middleweight champ Yuri Foreman is on the undercard and said his surgically repaired knee is "making noises, but it's working."
Former female champ Christy Martin also is on the card, fighting for the first time since allegedly being stabbed, shot and pistol-whipped by her 66-year-old husband and former trainer James Martin during a domestic dispute at their Florida home on Nov. 23.
John Duddy, a native of Ireland who made a home-base in New York, announced his retirement this week.
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Two prominents events in Europe have offered some much-needed respite from the growing this-is-why-the-eurozone-is-failing narrative. Indeed, while Madrid and Athens scare away tourists with demonstrations, the picturesque cities of Cannes and Prague are hosting events that remind us of Europe's unique magnetism. And, what's more, the Czech capitol and the gem of the French Riviera are reminding the world of the untapped and immense potential of aging populations.
Though the two events may seem impossibly unrelated at first glance, there's remarkable connection between them. Both the International Federation on Ageing's conference "Aging Connects" in Prague and the chic, soigné Cannes Film Festival are showing how aging is a source for innovation and art, which can both be drivers of growth in our 21st century.
At the International Federation on Ageing, leaders from business, government, NGOs and the Academy have gathered to find new, innovative pathways that can keep seniors connected, healthy, active and productive. In the shadow of the facebook IPO, we're given occasion to recognize just how significant connectivity is to healthy aging, and the IFA will build from that momentum. As the twenty-first century unfolds, and as more and more "seniors" live into their 80s and 90s, it will be essential to keep them connected. Too often, our discussions of healthy aging ignore the importance of social connections, and the IFA's event will hopefully begin to remedy this shortcoming. Nor was it surprising, therefore, that there was an announcement of a new website -- Age-Friendly World -- that will become the communications glue among the dynamic WHO's Age Friendly Cities Network. The new communications tool is a result of this years' WHO dedication to active and healthy population aging.
The gathering in Prague also brought new attention to the needs of the fastest growing segment of the globe's population -- adults over 50. One of the more interesting workshops called upon the global public health community to create adult immunization programs in our 21st century marked by aging populations on a par that was realized for children in the latter part of the 20th century. It was agreed in Prague by delegates from across the globe that effective disease prevention and wellness strategies in our era must deploy adult vaccines, and that widespread awareness would then also ensure the incentives for further innovation.
And at the Cannes Film Festival, the top prize -- the Palme d'Or -- went to Austrian director Michael Haneke's Amour. The film, which stars two French 80-somethings in the lead roles, shows audiences just how vital "seniors" can be. Haneke's film is a persuasive counter-argument to the legendary French actor Maurice Chevalier's ever-immortal quote: "Old age is not that bad when you consider the alternative."
Far more than just an alternative to death, Amour illustrates the rich, complex and capable lives of older adults. It is a sharp answer to the clichéd type-castings usually reserved for older characters in Hollywood movies. Rather than being used as aloof or foul-mouthed caricatures, the leads in Amour take viewers through a wide, subtle compound of emotions. Indeed, there is nary a viewer who could walk away from the film and dismiss the multifaceted nature of 21st century aging.
Not unconnected, the European Union has dedicated 2012 to Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations. Things like this can be cynical rhetoric, unless, of course, there is legitimate follow-through. Did the Cannes Film Festival and the IFA respond to the EU's dedication? Who knows. But the symmetry is fortuitous, and we'd be remiss to ignore the connection. As Europe struggles to figure out its finances, events in Prague and Cannes are showing that aging may be Europe's best untapped social and economic resource. And as the globe's population will exceed 2 billion people over 60 in the next three decades, the rest of the world is watching.


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(RIVERWOODS, ILL., July 10, 2002) President George Bush on July
9 set forth his response to recent corporate scandals that have called
into question the validity of balance sheets, the adequacy of
financial reporting laws and the integrity of corporate governance.
But his main proposals address only a portion of the problems that
have dragged down the likes of Enron and WorldCom, according to CCH
INCORPORATED (CCH), a leading provider of securities and business law
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require action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and
both houses of Congress.
Speaking on Wall Street, the President offered a multi-faceted
approach intended to "end the days of cooking the books, shading
the truth and breaking our laws." Bush placed special emphasis on
solutions that highlighted his role as the nations chief
"The President proposed tougher penalties for existing crimes,
announced he was creating a Corporate Fraud Task Force in the Justice
Department and called for more enforcement personnel at the SEC,"
noted James Hamilton, JD, senior securities law analyst for CCH.
"He also emphasized the bully pulpit function of the
presidency by calling on others Congress, the exchanges, the SEC
and especially corporate leaders to do their part to restore
confidence in the nation's financial markets," Hamilton noted.
While he touched on a variety of topics, from insider trading to
protection for participants in 401(k) plans, Bush had little to say
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the disclosures that lead to Enrons downfall.
"Just how accountancy will be regulated is a major point of
contention between rival financial services reform bills in the House
and Senate," Hamilton observed, "and the spotlight now
shifts to how differing positions in those bills will be
Things Are About to Heat Up on the Hill
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oversight board with the authority to certify accountants auditing
corporate financial statements and to punish accountants who violate
securities laws, standards of ethics, competency or independence.
In the Senate, Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) has introduced a bill that
would also create a new oversight board for the accounting industry,
but one seen as having more independence from the accounting
establishment and greater enforcement powers. Sarbanes bill also
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subject that the President touched on in New York.
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would take the Sarbanes bill even further," Hamilton noted.
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stock options as current expenses. This would make the use of options
for executive compensation less attractive, and in theory make it less
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Edward Lee Peffer, 62, of Ligonier died at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 6, 2011 at I.U. Health Goshen Hospital. He was born July 13, 1948 to Charles E. Peffer and Josephine M. Leighty.He graduated from Avilla High School in 1966 and went on to serve in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1970.He is survived by special friend, Wanda Peffer; two daughters, Kimberly K. Teel and Jennifer L. Saggars, both of Ligonier; a sister, Charlene K. Hess of Fort Wayne, a brother, Gary W. Clouse of Avilla; two step-sisters, Nancy Wells of Wolcottville and Deanna Magnuson of Albion; a step brother, Rex Smolek of Iowa and four grandchildrenHe was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Josephine; stepmother, Marjorie Peffer; and stepfather, Harry A. Clouse.A funeral service will be held Saturday at Yeager Funeral Home at 11 a.m. with Celebrant Larry Baker officiating. Visitation will be held Friday from 2 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Sparta Cemetery in Kimmell. Memorial contributions are to American Legion Post 243 in Ligonier.Yeager Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.yeagerfuneralhome.com.


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When she combs out her dreads on a whim, she catches the eye of a cute guy who's a regular at The Whistle, the diner where she works as a waitress. He mistakes Perry for someone completely different: the girl of his dreams.
Perry tries to become that girl.
But it's so hard to be normal.
And eyebrow piercings are so cute.
With her mother down in LA recording her comeback album, Perry's in charge of the family household, and things are going to change. She starts with paint colors and moves on to doling out punishments for her fifteen-year-old brother.
What Perry really wants, though, is her first boyfriend. She's eighteen, and it's about time!
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Tell me 3 portuguese dance artists that were/are part of the big dance scene.
You must be thinking: Rui da Silva? No. Made a one-hit wonder and then vanished.
DJ Vibe? God no. That guy is more overrated than petrol. And from what i've heard of what he has been up to lately, im more and more certain of what i just said.
Buraka Som Sistema? Not very known out there, but they are getting huge attention here, and thats annoying me, because they aint that bad.
Whats left? No one i can think of. All the known portuguese artists are either from Rock, Pop, Fado or from love songs that are cheesier than Doritos.
But im posting a track from a man thats still quite underground in the international dance scene and he's basically buried alive here. Probably 1 out of 50 or 100 people have heard of his music, but his name is well known around the world.
That name is Moulinex.
Yes, the man with the name of a household appliance is here!
Born in Viseu, center of Portugal, now resides in Munich, Germany, and is a part of a label that has a lot to give and that will get known soon: D.I.S.C.O.Texas. (as well portuguese)
A label with only 3 singles released, one by Xinobi (again, portuguese), one by Moulinex and one by The Phantom's Revenge, but they have more in the hoven and are almost ready to be digested by our ears.
The track im posting is called Leisure Suit, not included in his single, but it should be, or at least get released soon.
A track that starts with an arrival to a party and we start to hear the song and then... bang, it starts.
A healthy mix of sped up French House and Electro makes this track a banger and will make you want to get more Moulinex.
So, here it is, in 320kbps, so you can fully enjoy it:
Moulinex - Leisure Suit [right click to download]
Moulinex: http://www.myspace.com/moulinex
D.I.S.C.O.Texas: http://www.myspace.com/discotexas
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3 comments:
- Champiness said...
Wow. That's some GOOOD House. Need more.....
*enters Moulinex withdrawl*
- 7 February 2009 at 13:51
- Joe said...
Why no Buraka Som Sistema? They ROCK!
Also, I have "Lover In Me" by Moulinex, as well as the La Roche remix, in mp3 format if you want them :)
- 7 February 2009 at 15:10
- Alex said...
Yeah, i actually do, ive been searching but all i got was a Myspace rip of the original.
- 7 February 2009 at 15:13
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Nomads spin yak wool into luxury yarn
Ninety percent of the world's 14 million yaks live in western China and sales of luxury yak-fiber products are improving life for herders on the Qinghai Plateau. Andrew Chin reports.
Nomadic herders on the vast grasslands of Qinghai Province are finding that life is getting better, partly due to social enterprises and charities that focus on income-building and community development.
The people, most of them Tibetan, are gradually getting better tents, cars, solar cookers, health care and hygiene advice, as well as televisions and cell phones. These are made possible by government efforts, increased tourism and various social organizations.
Two hundred and fifty kilometers from the provincial capital Xining, Heimahe Township on the southern shore of Qinghai Lake is home to 14,000 people living in four villages — three are nomadic herder communities and one is agriculture based.
During an outdoor breakfast surrounded by yaks, goats and visitors, local Llaya Zhou reflects on the changes in life over the past few years.
"We have cars now and we can now buy and live in these white tents that are warmer and don't leak when it rains," she says. "Our meals have generally improved and we also have more things like TV and mobile phones."
Zhou is the chief local organizer for Shanghai-based Shokay, which means yak in Tibetan. It's the world's first company selling luxury yak yarn and high-quality products and promoting sustainable development.
Zhou is also head of a household of six consisting of her grandmother, her daughter and son-in-law and their two children. Waking up daily at 5:30am, Zhou's day is packed: cooking breakfast, milking yaks, making butter or cheese, cooking lunch, collecting fuel and water, tying up the yaks when they return in the evening, cooking dinner, and sleeping around 10pm.
It's a common life for Tibetan women in nomadic herding villages. Men spend their afternoons going into the township to sell their wares to traders or digging for caterpillar fungus, a tonic that can fetch up to 150 yuan (US$24.50) a piece.
Zhou also works part-time cleaning at the township's government offices and was an early Shokay adopter.
"I felt at the beginning that Shokay paid higher than market prices for yak fiber that provides extra cash for my family," she says.
Her relationship started six years ago and now includes supervising the company's hand-spinning program. It was initiated in 2010 and involves 17 Tibetan women working during their leisure time. Although many older Tibetans are familiar with hand-spinning yak fiber through a drop spindle, Shokay employs spinning wheels.
Participants like Pamoo Drurolma travel from as far as 30 kilometers away to join in. She completed all four training courses. Although the work requires careful concentration to meet internationally quality standards, it's an experience that she enjoys.
"We like coming here. We enjoy spinning because we like being together, joking and gossiping. We talk about our families and tell each other that you spin really well," says Pamoo.
While the income from hand spinning and yak fiber selling is much less than the revenue generated from livestock sales, the revenue from Shokay sales helps cover daily expenses.
Since starting its work in Heimahe Township, Shokay has committed 1 percent of retail sales to community projects.
Last year, it held its second Health Care Training workshop led by a Tibetan doctor from Xining. It provided cold remedies, STI prevention advice and hygiene recommendations. Health care workers appealed to villagers to stop eating raw meat since liver complications are a common cause of death.
"From interviews with villagers we realized there was a greater need for health care facilities," explains Shokay's Operations Manager Lillian Gatubdrolma. "There is only one clinic in the township that's 3 kilometers away from where most people live."
In recent years, the economy has improved due to greater tourism following construction of the Qinghai-Lhasa Highway, the growing demand for caterpillar fungus as a snack high in medicinal properties, and rising commodity prices for fiber.
Gatubdrolma marvels at the changes. "Years ago, there were no cell phones," she says. "Now everyone has one and some have two."
A growing number of social organizations are engaged in cultural preservation, environmental and educational projects. Shokay organized a workshop that provided a platform for these groups.
"Qinghai is developing so fast and while there are more opportunities, many people are finding it hard to adjust," says Gasang Tsedan, director of the Lotus Charity Association. "All of our projects are small-scale focusing on local needs, and this year we received funding from the central government."
Lotus Charity Association has completed more than 40 projects, including producing solar cookers, language training and digging village latrines. Much of the social work has been led by Tibetans including Gatubdrolma.
"As a Tibetan, I think what we are doing is important," the Gansu Province native says. "We're utilizing under-utilized resources to generate money."
With 90 percent of the world's 14 million yaks located in western China, Shokay aims to create another revenue stream for herders. The goal is to increase family incomes by 15 to 20 percent.
"We want people to think of Shokay when they think of yak fiber and to know that when they use our yarn that it's sourced in the highest quality and most socially responsible way," says Shokay Cofounder Carol Chyau from Taiwan. In 2006 she and Marie So from Hong Kong founded the company after meeting at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. They decided to work on community development and antipoverty programs.
"The pie is big enough for everyone and it will take everyone to make it bigger. That would give us huge market demand enabling us to source more fiber in this area and other townships," Chyau says.
Shokay has organized an exhibition of yak products and community projects. It also offers tours, providing outsiders a unique glimpse into life on the grasslands. Shokay will recap the exhibition at a new showroom in the Shanghai International Fashion Education Center (652 Changshou Rd) by Suzhou Creek on September 25.
Encouraged by this year's tour experience, Shokay plans to offer three trips next summer that Chyau says will "give everyone a taste of Tibetan culture and history and the experience of living in the local environment. It will demonstrate sourcing and what other social organizations are doing."
"People can connect with the nomads in a deeper way," she says.
For more information, visit Shokay's website (www.shokay.com).
(Andrew Chin is a Shanghai-based freelancer.)
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Nice hilly run. My legs felt great. I ran from Oakwood Valley trail gate up to Alta, to Miwok and down Old Springs. I passed the Parking lot and took the narrow trail to the left and finished by the Oakwood Valley trail. I did not time this run but it was a fast effort. Short bike ride.
Off. Very tired. Long working day.
Same course as Monday but on reverse. I was feeling tired before this run but I decided to test my legs.The hardest part is the section after the 1.3 miles Old Spring trail. Just after you get off Old Spring, there is a nice climb, a very steep half mile hill. It was brutal but I managed to climb it well and even passed a cyclist almost on top of the hill. Fastest time so far in this route, 40:50.
Back to the bike path. I created my usual 3:50 average loop around this grass field. I did the loop ten times. The fastest was 3:40 and slowest, 3:50. I did a few pull ups and finish my run by the Starbucks. 37 minutes.
Nice run from the Oakwood Valley trail to the Ten Beach and back. My legs felt good after a long working day. I am having a very sore right shoulder for some unknown reason. But it did not disturb my run. I rode my bike to the Oakwood Valley trail. 34 minutes and 45 seconds.
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Bike ride plus upper body weights.
Short run from home to the bike path and back after a bike ride. Very hot weather. Good pace. Upper body weights. 47:48.
I rode my bike to the bike path. Nice short run. I ran three times a loop around the soccer fields.(11:28; 11:04; 10:54) 33:32. I started and finished my run with pull ups.
Another short run on the bike path. I ran the usual route out and back. I was feeling heavy and slow. I need to stretch more. Short bike ride.
Good easy run around the soccer fields. I kept easy and short. Very tired legs maybe due to the bike rides. I did 10 x short down hill, fast and controlled. 30 minutes.
Very hot day. I rode my bike down to the bike path. Somehow I changed my mind. My legs were feeling tired. So I decided to do a few pull ups, actually way too many. Then I left home. But on my way back home I stopped by the local coffee shop and have an ice mocha. After that I returned to the soccer field's area where I did my pull ups, and did my daily run. It seems like I need a little more rest before my run. I ran a hilly loop twice around the soccer fields, including a long set of steps and some steep short hills. 31:32.
Very short run from Oakwood Valley trail to the beach. I did some pick ups on the sand. My legs were feeling a little tired. Bike ride.
Saturday - 05/04/2013
Short run around the soccer fields. One short and another long hilly loop. My legs felt good after a day off.
Nice run. I ran 19 x a loop of approx.3:45. My legs felt good. 59:59. Finally an almost one hour run. Gee, this used to be my daily runs a couple years ago. Hope to get back in that routine. But for now I am happy to do whatever I can get.
I was not planning to run but eventually I changed my mind. I did a very short run from the bike path back home. Only 20 minutes.
I rode my bike down to the bike path. I ran 11 times around two soccer fields, approx. 3 minutes loops. Nice soft surface. My legs felt good. I started with a few pull ups.30:34.
Friday - 05/10/2013
Another very short run. I have been working long hours and my legs were dead tired. I did 10 x strides across the soccer field.
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There are few things more bizarre than watching people advocate that another country be bombed even while acknowledging that it will achieve no good outcomes other than safeguarding the 'credibility' of those doing the bombing. Relatedly, it's hard to imagine a more potent sign of a weak, declining empire than having one's national 'credibility' depend upon periodically bombing other countries.
[I]t's impossible to evade the fact that Endless War will inevitably degrade the citizenry of the country that engages in it. A country which venerates its military above all other institutions, which demands that its soldiers be spoken of only with religious-like worship, and which continuously indoctrinates its population to believe that endless violence against numerous countries is necessary and just - all by instilling intense fear of the minorities who are the target of that endless violence - will be a country filled with citizens convinced of the virtues and nobility of aggression.
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Omg congrats!! I wrote her a gw email, I HOPEEEEE I get the same results you did. Although, I am asking for a full deletion. I hope shes able to help me out!
Thanks! It was amazing how fast the matter was resolved. I got an immediate email back and then a return call within the hour saying they would remove the lates as a one time courtesy. I hope things workout for you @Karnage146
Searched all the boards for help with GECRB and came across this thread, anyway I sent an email to the Margaret lady and received a phone call in less than in hour from the financial group with solutions to my problems.!!! Thanks a lot for this info!!!!
Would you mind sending me Margaret's email address in a PM please. I have successfully emailed GE before, but for some reasons I always get bounce backs when I try to email her. I either have the name or domain wrong.
Ditto for Margaret please.
PM sent to both... Good luck!!


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German speaking Admin job for High Profile Insurance Company
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|Job Title
|German speaking Admin job for High Profile Insurance Company
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|Permanent Contract, Full-Time Position
|Dublin, Ireland
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|Date Posted
|almost 3 years ago
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Job Description
What are we looking for?
We are currently looking for a go getter longing to work abroad: to work in Dublin Ireland, as we are looking to fill a German speaking admin position for a well-known insurance company.
What would you do?
This German speaking job involves the processing of insurance claims under a strict deadline (48 hours) as well as working closely with others within other departments, making sure each claim reaches the correct specialist. It will be up to you to ensure that all German speaking customers' claims are resolved in a professional and timely manner.
We are looking for a German speaker with previous experience in administrative support and a small bit in customer service.
In terms of working hours you will be working in shifts i.e. from Sunday to Thursday or Monday to Friday.
Who you will be working for?
Our client is a well-known giant in the healthcare industry, operating along of coast of Ireland: Dublin. With offices all over the world, they are currently looking for you to fill this German speaking Admin job in Dublin.
Who are we looking for?
To be considered for this German speaking job in Administrative support we are looking for a fluent English speaker and a (near) native German speaker. Ideally you have previous experience in admin support and some in customer service. You will need a good eye for detail and prove to us that you can work under pressure.
Where would you be working?
This job is based in Dublin, Ireland. A capital that is buzzing with life and waiting to be explored. You will be surrounded by history, a multitude of exciting cultures and a social life that will make you never want to leave.
Interview & Salary
Applying for this German speaking job has an interesting process, a telephone interview and if successful you will be asked to fly over to Dublin for a face-to-face interview. Lastly you will be asked to compete a number of tests to examine your accuracy over the computer.
In terms of Salary for this Admin job, you will receive a competitive €25,000 with a good possibility of growth. As well as that our client (the company) will help you with the relocation and paperwork involved in the process.
If you speak German and have some experience in Administrative support, send us your CV in English with details on your prior experience
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Showers will be developing through Friday evening and increase overnight into Saturday morning.
Expect scattered showers and a few isolated thundershowers to develop southwest of East Texas and spread northward after midnight Friday night into Saturday. Rain could be heavy at times in a few areas Saturday morning. The heaviest rain will likely move east of East Texas by Saturday afternoon, with just patchy drizzle through Saturday night and into Sunday morning.
A strong cold front arrives overnight Saturday and temperatures will drop quickly behind the front to near freezing after midnight. Any drizzle in areas along and north of I-20 could become freezing drizzle during the early morning hours Sunday and could last until late morning. Accumulations should be very minimal, but drivers early Sunday morning should exercise extreme caution on bridges and overpasses.
It will be cold and breezy Sunday afternoon, but temperatures will make it above freezing which will end any threat for continued freezing drizzle. No impacts are expected for the Monday morning commute.
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By Heidi Zemach for SCN –
Seward and Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Departments fought, and successfully extinguished a wood stove-caused house fire at 1904 Forget Me Not Circle late on the evening of May 5th before it caused excessive damage. The departments were toned out at 10:52 p.m. for a stack fire in a two story residence that might be getting into the trees, said Deputy Fire Chief Robert Mathis, the on-scene Incident Commander. And the first engine arrived on scene just five minutes later
One of the owners heard the fire in the walls and saw the glow outside, and got the family outside. Their neighbors responded at about the time time they did, and one did a fantastic job helping to get garden hoses on the fire while they waited for the fire department.
The fire apparently started in the wood stove's chimney chase, and had begun burning into the roof and was trying to burn into the structure when the fire department arrived. By that time two more city engines were on route, and a third engine from Bear Creek had been called.
The firefighters began their two-pronged attack, knocking down the fire on the outside of the building and on the roof with a hose, and sending a crew inside to break through the sheet rock into the attic. The fire had come into the attic space, but had not entered the second floor. The firefighters were able to extinguish the fire at the roof level, and it was completely under control six minutes past midnight. Only a little water damage was sustained in the house and there was not too much smoke damage, although the wooden shake shingle roof was badly damaged, and there was burn through around the chimney chase itself, Mathis said. He estimated the damage at around $52,000.
The two fire department's did "a really, really good job," and were pleased at being able to stop the fire from burning the structure further, Mathis said. They also managed to avoid water damage on the first floor by covering and moving furniture and other things out of the area .
Sixteen people and four units from Seward and six people and one engine from Bear Creek responded.
–In other fire department news,
the Seward Fire Department has a new mascot to look after it. A chainsaw-carved wooden firefighter in full turnout gear was mounted outside the fire station last Wednesday, after receiving some final touch ups. The firefighter was carved by Lieutenant Austin Chapman, and presented to the department during the awards banquet in February. It sports a helmet, air pack, radio, and turnout gear, and is "pretty cool," said Mathis. Everyone especially appreciates that it was made by one of their own.
(Note: After hearing from the owners, and carver there were some corrections made to this story: including that the carving was not a bear, but a human fire fighter, and that a neighbor did not alert the residents that their home was on fire. I apologize. Heidi Z)


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TRENTON – With no jackpot winner Tuesday night, the Mega Millions grand prize will grow to $133 million for the drawing on Friday, Aug. 27.
Carole Hedinger, Acting Executive Director of the New Jersey Lottery, announced that six lucky New Jersey Lottery players have won the Mega Millions third prize of $10,000 in Tuesday's drawing. Hedinger said that 68,934 other New Jersey players took home $289,945 in prizes ranging from $2 to $150.
The winning numbers for the Tuesday, August 24 drawing were: 04, 23, 24, 28, and 32 and the Gold Mega Ball number was 31.
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Nominated by her peers at the Telford Unit in New Boston where she teaches cognitive intervention classes, Patterson was selected as the Windham School District's Teacher of the Year for 2007.
"The number one reason is her heart," Principal Yolonda Martin said about why Patterson was selected for the honor. "Her heart and her compassion are in this 100 percent, even on a bad day. You can give her the worst day in the world and she's still smiling, she's still moving forward. She never lets an obstacle bump her back. Besides her heart and compassion, she puts her mind into it, which means instead of coming to work and leaving from work, it's 24 hours a day of her doing whatever she feels she needs to do to improve her classroom strategies."
Patterson said she was both "shocked" and inspired by her selection.
"I didn't really believe it because it wasn't something I was looking for," she said. "I wasn't looking for any reward or recognition because I really don't see the difference between what I do and what the other teachers do here or at any other unit."
Ironically, Patterson didn't want to become an educator like her parents had before her. As a youth, the idea of grading papers and making paper cutouts for the classroom bulletin board day after day just bored her to tears. Instead, she wanted to be a popular radio personality.
"My mom was a teacher and my father was a principal, so I tried to run as far away from education as I could," she said. "I did not want to do that. But I found out later that that is what I was really called to do. It's a full circle for me because, early in life, I wanted to be great. I wanted to be known. I wanted to be a star. But I found out that that was a very poor goal to have because it's not about being great yourself, it's about instilling greatness in others. That's what makes you great, what you can do for other people."
Patterson grew up in Chicago, Illinois and attended Illinois State University, where she majored in mass communications. She moved to Texarkana in 1990 but was disappointed to find a weak job market there for aspiring disc jockeys. So to make ends meet, she turned to filling in as a substitute teacher at the local high school.
"When I started substituting, I found that I really did enjoy teaching," she said.
Patterson later earned her teaching certificate from East Texas State University and moved to a middle school in Texarkana as a full-time language arts teacher. While there, a colleague mentioned that Windham was looking for literacy teachers to work at the Telford Unit, which was then under construction. That was news to her.
"I had never known that there was education in a prison," she said. "I had thought they were just in a cell and they didn't have school. I didn't know anything about prison education, and I really didn't know anything about adult education. I had gone by what I had seen in the movies. In the movies, you don't see offenders in a classroom learning. You don't see them getting GEDs. You don't see the person. You just see an inmate."
Patterson began working at the Cole Unit in Bonham in March 1996 and moved to the maximum-security Telford facility as a literacy teacher six months later. For the past two years, she's been teaching cognitive intervention classes, which are designed to change an offender's behavior by changing the way he or she thinks.
"This is a rewarding job, but it's a very difficult job," she said. "You have to be very strong-minded, strong-willed. You have to be patient because it not something that happens overnight. You don't see change the next day or the next week."
Patterson said she strives to instill a strong sense of personal responsibility in her students.
"My primary goal as a teacher is to teach character, because I believe that character precedes intelligence," she said. "You can be a very intelligent person and still be a jerk. One of the great satisfactions I get in this job is the knowledge that I have helped someone change from the inside out, change their perspective of who they are. They're not all success stories, but what brings me satisfaction is that there are some students who will take the torch and pass it on to someone else who is looking for purpose and definition their life. I believe that goodness will win out, and it can spread from student to student, then to the entire unit."
Patterson said improving an offender's outlook can also improve the environment correctional officers work in by lowering the occurrences of confrontations.
"We explain to our students that the outward peace they seek in dealing with TDCJ officers begins with the peace they find within themselves," she said. "Students that hold true to this idea are indeed making a difference in how they are interacting with other inmates and officers."
Married 12 years, Patterson earned a master's degree in adult education from Texas A&M University at Texarkana in May 2007. She plans to do some writing for correctional education publications and begin work on a counseling degree. In July, she will be traveling to Colorado to speak at a meeting of the Correctional Education Association.
Even though Patterson had to give up her dream of a career in radio, she says she's content in having chosen correctional education as her life's work.
"I'm happy with where I am now," she said. "Now that I'm older, I really want to leave something for someone else, for my students. That's why I put everything that I am and everything I have into my teaching. I realize that what I teach and what I do has an impact on their lives. So I don't think there's any better field than teaching."


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Cline Shale Alliance luncheon to be held tomorrow
The Cline Shale Alliance will host its quarterly luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 at the Nolan County Coliseum Annex (west hall) in Sweetwater.The cost of the luncheon is $25 per person. Pay by credit card in advance online with Cline Shale Alliance (clineshalealliance.com). All attendees must RSVP and pay in advance via Cline Shale Alliance. Luncheon sponsorships are available at $250."Join us as we prepare for increasing intensity in the Cline Shale operations region and as investment adds new life to West Texas," said Cline Shale Alliance representatives.Hear the latest on Cline Shale regional activity and developments at the quarterly luncheon. Hear about what is under construction across the region including the $28 million BNSF rail facility, 1,450+ MW natural gas power plants, 450-mile 300,000 bbl/day oil pipeline, 1,200,000 bbl oil storage facility, regional transmission grid and numerous operations centers.Hear the latest regional readiness strategies with a roundtable discussion from leaders traveling on the North Dakota fact-finding excursion and also hear about West Texas Energy Consortium initial economic projections.Regional investments, new energy projects, latest production reports, business and industry updates from across the region and more will be discussed at the luncheon.


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"If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time. "
— Edith Wharton
"All thought is immoral. Its very essence is destruction. If you think of anything you kill it.
Nothing survives being thought of." -Oscar Wilde
"Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are." – Oscar Wilde
"It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare." – Mark Twain
"Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always make you less
than you are." -Malcolm Forbes


text: Customized E-Vites Published August 1, 2015By Kelley Rao Customized & Personalized E-Vites Our long time customer Nearon Enterprises treats their staff and customers to a yearly Oakland A's ballgame. We've had the pleasure of working with them to create the e-invitation which includes: Custom design by Lisa Bianchi Design HTML/Outlook stationery Customized RSVP pages Automated and personalized HTML (and plain text) confirmations Write the RSVP confirmations to a database HTML/Outlook stationery itinerary The entire process is very streamlined and considerably cheaper than printing invitations, postage and follow up efforts. If your next event could benefit from a similar effort, give us a call! We're ready to play ball! Published August 1, 2015By Kelley Rao


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Please carefully consider the size guide when choosing your shirt to make sure you get the right size for you.
If you would like to return your order, for any reason, you may do so. Please mail it to: WE ADD UP, 2435 Kingston Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118. Once we receive your order, you will be refunded the cost of the products, minus any donation that was associated with the products. Taxes and shipping are non-refundable. Additionally, there is a 20% restocking fee on any returned phone cases.
If you would like to exchange your shirt, please mail your shirt to: WE ADD UP, 2435 Kingston Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118. Include a note with what shirt you would like instead. Also, please include your full shipping address, and your phone number or email. Customer is responsible for all shipping charges. So, please include a check made out to WE ADD UP or cash for $4 to cover the cost of shipping your new shirt to you. Once your package is received we will mail out your desired exchange shirt within 2-3 days.
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Digital Single
Periphery's newest EP "CLEAR" put a new spin on the idea of a conceptual release. Each member composed a song of their own, but had to integrate a piece of a larger melodic theme rooted in the EP's opening track. It's a very cool idea because you start to see who's influence is being featured at any given time in a standard Periphery track.
Mark's contribution to the EP is a finger flingin' guitar piece with an emphasis on wild playing, but also a keen sense of song structure and dynamics. His melodic sensibility and wonderful note choice are enough to make all of us envious. However, we are very happy he has given us some insight into his writing and playing so we can use it in our own compositions!
Sheet Happens is pleased to offer our first in what we hope is a series of digital singles from Periphery and many other bands for that matter.
This digi pack is pretty loaded. Herein, you will find:
- a beautifully put together digital single of the song in PDF format. As always, this is a print ready file, so you can take it to any printer in the case you would like it to be a physical page-turner.
- the Guitar Pro 6 file which includes all guitars AND the piano accompaniment heard on the track
- the song itself in MP3 format
- 3 of Mark's custom Axe FX tones which he uses live and in the studio
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Rip currents blamed in four deaths in Fla. last weekend
Rip currents blamed in four deaths in Fla. last weekend
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Treacherous rip currents along the Florida coast in the past week have killed at least four beachgoers, led to dozens of rescues and forced lifeguards to issue an unpopular warning in the middle of spring break: Stay out of the water.
Residents and tourists play in the surf at the South Beach area of Miami Beach
By Alan Diaz, AP
One current was so overpowering that an 83-year-old woman, Madeline Roberts, was dragged away north of Palm Beach after a wave knocked her down as she took a stroll along the water's edge Sunday. Rescuers pulled her out along with an 82-year-old woman who had jumped in to save her. Roberts survived; the friend died hours later.
"It was very frightening for them. This is something they do often and they were just powerless," said Sharon Martinelli, Roberts' daughter. "My mom's walked on the ocean all her life."
This week's deaths were all blamed on rip currents, which are rushing channels of water that can carry away even the best swimmers. Although the currents do not drag swimmers under water, many people panic, become tired and drown as they try to swim back to shore.
The four deaths in Florida in one weekend have made the past week a particularly deadly one, considering the currents on average kill about 19 people in the state during the entire year.
Rip currents also occur along the Pacific Coast and the Great Lakes. They pose more danger to swimmers than either sharks or hurricanes do and were responsible for 16,300 rescues in 2003, according to the U.S. Lifesaving Association.
Rip currents, often incorrectly called riptides, pull water in one direction, seaward. They can be especially treacherous because the water's surface remains smooth. Riptides involve opposing currents and can churn the water violently.
Swimmers caught in a rip current are urged to try to swim parallel to shore to get out of it.
March typically is the worst time for rip currents in Florida because it brings more wind and more tourists than any other month.
Last year, after at least 23 people drowned on Florida Panhandle beaches, new efforts were made to warn of rip currents, including roving patrols that were credited with one rescue this month.
Tourists and spring breakers who planned to soak up some rays and cool off in the ocean this week also are being warned: Do not go in deeper than your ankles, and if you can't swim, don't go in at all.
"A lot of people come to the beach and it's such a carefree environment, it's easy to forget the dangers," said Mark Hassell, lifeguard supervisor for the town of Palm Beach.
The risk has been evident across Florida this week.
A 13-year-old boy who was wading in shallow water near Jacksonville is believed to have drowned after being caught in a rip current and disappearing on Saturday.
Rip currents also killed a Boston man who tried to save his two nieces from the rushing water off Palm Beach, and an Okeechobee man who went into the water off Melbourne Beach after two friends.
Ryan Hollenbeck, 11, and a 7-year-old friend nearly fell victim to a rip current Sunday as they played in shallow water at St. Augustine Beach. The youngsters began to panic as the current swept them away from the beach, with Ryan screaming to his mother: "I can't swim. I can't go anywhere. Help me!"
His mother managed to scoop up the boys and get them safely to shore.
"I was thinking that I was going to die," Ryan said.
Along the beaches of Fort Lauderdale, stiff 15-to-25 mph winds snapped yellow caution flags near lifeguard stations. Most beachgoers relaxed in deck chairs instead of tumbling in the crashing waves.
"I wouldn't take any chances going in," said John Moran, a retiree from White Oak, Pa., who was stretched out on beach chairs with his wife.
Despite the warnings, Greg Dulkowski took a dip in the 72-degree waters.
"It was refreshing, but I went out about thigh deep and it about knocked me over," Dulkowski said. He kept a tight hold on his 5-year-old great niece's hand when she wanted to get her feet wet.
"That's as far as she's going in today," he said.
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