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by the Bank of Japan (BOJ).
Earlier this month, the BOJ initiated a major quantitative easing (:QE) program in an effort to curb the country's deflation levels and weaken the yen even further. The BOJ plans to double its money supply (cash circulating in the economy plus commercial banks' reserves with the central bank) and achieve a 2% inflation target within 2 years.
This will hopefully spur spending and borrowing in an economy which has suffered from sluggish business activity and low levels of consumer spending. The central bank has also unveiled its plan to buy riskier assets such as ETFs and real estate trusts as well (read: Small Cap Japan ETFs: Overlooked Winners?).
At the same time, the new Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, appears quite successful in the depreciation of the yen. The measures taken by the bank to ease monetary policy resulted in further weakness in the yen.
The Japanese yen has seen a sharp fall against the U.S. dollar and Euro over the past few months. In fact, the yen has fallen more than 6% against both the U.S. dollar and the Euro since the announcement of injecting liquidity in the economy. Furthermore, many expect this trend to continue far into 2013, suggesting further woes ahead for this currency.
The falling yen is also boosting the nation's export as Japan relies more on overseas trade for growth. A weaker yen makes Japanese products more competitive on a global basis, shooting the profit margins up for their key businesses.
However, the renewed fears over the global economic recovery might provide some strength in the yen, at least for the near term. Weaker-than-expected Chinese GDP growth in the first quarter of 2013 as well as negative news on manufacturing growth in New York and the U.S. homebuilder sentiment has encouraged investors to buy the Japanese yen.
The Japanese yen also acts as one of the safe-haven currencies and investors may want to consider it if global tensions continue to rise.
Fortunately, there are a number of ETFs to play the currency (both bull and bear). For those interested in taking a non-equity look at Japan, we have highlighted some of the key details for Japanese yen ETFs below, for those seeking to make a targeted play on the nation's now volatile currency (see more in the Zacks ETF Center):
CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSEARCA:FXY)
Launched in Feb 2007, this ETF tracks the movement of the yen relative to the U.S. dollar, net of the Trust expenses, which are expected to be paid from the interest earned on the deposited Japanese yen.
This fund appears a great way to play a future rise in the yen relative to the U.S. dollar. However, the product is the worst performing ETF in the developed market currency ETF space, losing 10.47% year-to-date on account of the weak yen.
Moreover, many believe that a better performance can't be expected out of the ETF going forward, as the yen is expected to further go down in BOJ's attempt to stir up inflation to aid the economy (read: Japan ETFs: Six Ways to Play the Surge).
In terms of the fund's structure, the product charges 40 bps a year in fees. Additionally, the ETF sees a good volume of more than 485,000 shares a day and has attracted $119.1 million of assets so far. As a result, the average bid/ask spread is quite small, suggesting low overall trading costs.
The currency ETF has a Zacks ETF Rank of 4 or 'Sell' rating, so we expect the pain to largely continue in 2013.
ProShares Ultra Yen ETF (NYSEARCA:YCL)
This fund seeks to deliver twice (2x or 200%) the daily performance of the U.S. dollar price of the yen.
Due to its double leveraged strategy that involves a great deal of risk, the ETF has failed to attract investors so far in the year having just $3.2 million in AUM. This strategy is expensive, charging investors 95 bps in fees per year. Further, small trading volumes increase the total cost of trading for the product.
Performance and sentiment haven't helped the fund accumulate assets either. YCL has lost over 21% so far in the year as the trend nature of the yen has helped the fund lose more over the longer time period.
iPath JPY/USD Exchange Rate ETN (NYSEARCA:JYN)
Launched in May 2007, this note provides exposure to the Japanese yen/U.S. dollar (JPY/USD) exchange rate. This means that when the Japanese yen appreciates relative to the U.S. dollar, the JPY/USD exchange rate increases and the value of the ETN increases and vice-versa (read: What's Next for Currency ETFs?).
The product is unpopular with AUM of $1.8 million and daily average volume of roughly 6,000 shares. Like FXY, the note lost 20.45% year-to-date while charging investors 40 bps in fees a year. The ETF has a Zacks ETF Rank of 4 or 'Sell' rating.
ProShares UltraShort Yen ETF (NYSEARCA:YCS)
For investors looking for a bearish trend in the Japanese yen, YCS could be an intriguing pick. This fund seeks to deliver twice (2x or 200%) the inverse (opposite) return of the daily performance of the U.S. dollar price of the yen.
YCS has a tight bid/ask spread with an average volume of roughly 514,000 shares per day. The fund charges 95 bps in fees per year from investors.
The product has amassed over $563 million in AUM since its inception in Nov 2008. The ETF generated impressive returns of about 21.86% in the year-to-date time frame, which could make it a better fit for some traders given the current sluggish fundamentals in the yen market.
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Eastman Kodak Co. this morning announced a deal with an Illinois-based energy company that plans to buy, upgrade and operate the utility infrastructure of Eastman Business Park.
Recycled Energy Development aims to convert the industrial park's coal-fired power plant to natural gas, the company's CEO said.
Financial terms of the agreement include some $10 million total in cash paid to Kodak for utility assets.
RED CEO Sean Casten said his firm is prepared to make the needed investment to meet new environmental standards such as the U.S. Environmental Agency's Maximum Achievable Control Technology standard for utility boilers.
"Depending on final compliance and conversion plans, RED plans to invest $40 million to $80 million to convert the coal-fired power plant to natural gas," said Casten in a prepared statement. "This will increase the cogeneration system's efficiency, allowing us to continue to supply reliable and economical utilities services to the 37 tenants at Eastman Business Park, along with Kodak."
The existing power plant generates steam, electricity and chilled water. It has an electric generating capacity of 125 megawatts and can produce a similar amount of thermal energy in the form of steam and chilled water, officials said.
"RED will work closely with Kodak and other major tenants of Eastman Business Park to offer competitively priced, reliable and sustainable services, to optimize energy efficiency on site, and to meet ongoing regulatory obligations," said Michael Alt, director of Eastman Business Park.
The Kodak-RED agreement requires Bankruptcy Court approval. In addition it requires regulatory approvals and permitting, including from the state Public Service Commission.
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Katy Perry Has Wardrobe Malfunction in Rio de Janeiro
Oops! Katy Perry had quite the wardrobe malfunction in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this week. While perched on her hotel balcony, wearing a marigold mini-dress, Perry inadvertently flashed her lady parts to fans below. A paparazzo with a telephoto lens managed to grab images of Perry's private parts.
At first look, we thought Perry's dress, which boasts cut outs on the breast panel, backfired by showing off her famous "girls." Her twins are popping out of that dress, but that was the least of the 'Wide Awake' singer's worries. While the opp for a nip slip certainly presented itself thanks to the design of the top, the short hem was really the problem.
We're not going to criticize the fashionable pop diva's decision to wear a short and sexy frock. In fact, we encourage it. It's pretty creepy that a pap used a super strong lens to take such invasive shots of Perry, seemingly unbeknownst to her. Icky with a capital "I."
On a positive note, how are you guys feeling about Perry's latest hair hue? She seems to have gotten past the blue, pink and purple shades she rocked throughout 2012 in favor of a return to the rich, shiny, midnight black that she sported when she first burst on the scene. The angled, chin-length bob is so flattering for her face shape, too.
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Native Hawaiian Education (VII-B)
The Education of Native Hawaiians program develops innovative educational programs to assist native Hawaiians, provides direction and guidance to appropriate federal, state, and local agencies to focus resources on native Hawaiian education, provides periodic assessment and data collection, and encourages the maximum participation of native Hawaiians in planning and managing native Hawaiian education programs.
This program was enacted because of native Hawaiians' unique status as the indigenous people of a once sovereign nation to whom the United States has established a trust relationship. Native Hawaiian students continue to begin school lagging behind other students in terms of readiness factors such as vocabulary test scores. Native Hawaiian students also continue to score below national norms on standardized education achievement tests at all grade levels. Both public and private schools continue to show a pattern of lower percentages of native Hawaiian students in the uppermost achievement levels and in gifted and talented programs. Native Hawaiian students are often over represented among students qualifying for special education programs provided to students with learning disabilities, mild mental retardation, emotional impairment, other such disabilities, and are more likely to be retained in grade level and to be excessively absent in secondary school. Additionally, Native Hawaiians are underrepresented in institutions of higher education and among adults who have completed four or more years of college.
WHAT'S NEW--The No Child Left Behind Act
Reduces Bureaucracy and Increases Flexibility
- Combines six programs into one comprehensive grant program. Consolidated programs include: The Native Hawaiian Family-Based Education Centers; the Native Hawaiian Curriculum Development, Teacher Training and Recruitment Program; the Native Hawaiian Gifted and Talented Program; the Native Hawaiian Higher Education Program; the Native Hawaiian Special Education Program, and the Native Hawaiian Community-Based Education Learning Centers.
Focuses on What Works
- Sets a priority for reading. One of four priorities that the U.S. Department of Education will consider in awarding grants are projects designed to address beginning reading and literacy among students in kindergarten through third grade. This emphasis is important for native Hawaiian students because of their lower standardized assessment test scores.
- Sets other priorities. In awarding grants, the U.S. Department of Education also gives a priority to projects that are designed to address the needs of at-risk children and youths; needs in fields or disciplines in which native Hawaiians are underemployed; and the use of the Hawaiian language in instruction.
Other Major New Requirements
Appoints members of the Native Hawaiian Education Council. The secretary of education is required to appoint members of the Native Hawaiian Education Council based on recommendations from the native Hawaiian community. The council may make direct grants to coordinate the educational and related services and programs available to native Hawaiians.
How It Works
This program consists of two separate activities: The Native Hawaiian Education Council (and grants) and the Native Hawaiian Education programs.
Members of the Education Council are appointed by the secretary of education based on recommendations received from the native Hawaiian community. The U.S. Department of Education makes a direct grant to the council. The Department also can make direct grants to, or enter into contracts with, native Hawaiian educational organizations; native Hawaiian community-based organizations; public and private nonprofit organizations, agencies, and institutions with experience in developing or operating native Hawaiian programs or programs of instruction in the native Hawaiian language; and consortia of the organizations, agencies, and institutions, to carry out programs that meet the purposes of this program. The Department also helps establish native Hawaiian education island councils on seven of the Hawaiian Islands.
Key Requirements
Native Hawaiian Education Council Grant. The Department will make a direct grant to the Education Council to carry out the following activities:
- Coordinate the educational and related services and programs available to native Hawaiians, including those supported under Title VII-B.
- Assess the extent to which such services and programs meet the needs of native Hawaiians, and collect data on Native Hawaiian education.
- Provide direction and guidance by issuing reports and recommendations to appropriate federal, state, and local agencies in order to focus and improve the use of resources, including resources made available under Title VII-B, relating to native Hawaiian education, and serve, where appropriate, in an advisory capacity.
- Make direct grants, if such grants enable the Education Council to carry out its duties.
No later than four years after the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act, the secretary of education shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that summarizes the annual reports of the Education Council, describes the allocation and use of funds, and contains recommendations for changes in federal, state, and local policy to advance the purposes of this program.Native Hawaiian Education programs. In awarding grants or contracts, the U.S. Department of Education will give priority to projects that are designed to address:
- beginning reading and literacy among students in kindergarten through third grade;
- the needs of at-risk children and youths;
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User:Pranav Rathi/Notebook/OT/2012/11/13/Optical Tweezers Calibration
To perform accurate measurements with optical tweezers, it is necessary to calibrate some experimental parameters and even before that study the active components of the optical tweezers setup. The parameters I want to calibrate: Stiffness; which measures the force that is exerts on the trapped bead, and Sensitivity; which measures the relative position of bead within the trap. The components I want to study: Laser, AOM (acoustooptic module), microscope objective, QPD (quadrant photo diode), z and x piezo. It is necessary to characterize these components first because not only they affect the experimental parameters but also reduce the chances to see something unexpected in data later on.
I characterized most of the active components time to time in the setup. The characterization also helped me in designing this tweezers.
I use two laser: 1064nm 2W ND:YAG crystalaser for tweezing ans 633nm 2mW He-Ne for surface detection and alignment purposes. It was important to know some facts about IR laser. I did not do a rigorous study (because it was not necessary), just specified few parameters like power output, beam waist and its location, polarization, beam mode profile and beam propagation factor. I used this information to design the tweezers expansion optics. The laser specification are given in the following link:
Acoustooptic modulator is used to modulate the laser intensity in the trap. So it is second most important component of the tweezers. AOM has two components: AOM driver and AOM module, I characterized both of them. The specifaction are given in the link:
- AOM driver
- AOM module
I use 1st order diffraction beam from AOM to feed the tweezers. NI-DAQ controlled by feedback main96 labview v7.1 program controls the AOM through analog input voltage to AOM driver. So there is a relationship between the analog input voltage and output laser power in 1st order diffraction beam. Unfortunately this relationship is not linear, it is some odd function (characteristic curve; see the second link). Once i know the curve i can calculate the laser power in the trap at particular input voltage. This information is very useful while calculating the stiffness from the cutoff frequency.
Microscope objective
Objective is another very important part of the tweezers. I am using Olympus UPLANSAPO (UIS 2) water immersion IR objective. The objective gives a maximum spot size of 760nm with a Rayleigh range of 567nm. The objective has 55% transmittance (55% of the input laser power makes through) and it has an collar for cover glass correction (spherical aberration gets worse with the depth in the sample, but i do not have to worry about it while doing power spectrum or DOG). The full details of the objective is available here: User:Pranav_Rathi/Notebook/OT/2010/12/10/Olympus_Water_Immersion_Specs


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While trying to rescue the Starfleet ship USS Defiant, Captain Kirk disappears when the dead ship is pulled into interspace. The Enterprise is then attacked by a mysterious local race, the Tholians.
As the USS Enterprise searches for the USS Defiant, which vanished without a trace in unsurveyed space three weeks earlier, they encounter a glowing object that, according to sensors, is apparently not really there. As the ship moves closer, Captain Kirk identifies it as the Defiant and prepares to board the ship. Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Chekov beam over to the vessel's bridge in environmental suits, and discover the entire bridge crew dead and the Defiant's commanding officer lying near his chair with another officer's hands on his neck, both dead.
Act OneEdit
When the party sees the ship's captain having been strangled by a crewman and the dead bridge crew, Chekov asks if there is any record of a mutiny on a Federation starship, and Spock says, "Absolutely no record of such an occurrence, ensign." When they discover there are no life signs on the vessel, the party splits up to investigate.
McCoy checks out sickbay and finds many dead crewmen, some restrained to the biobeds, while Chekov finds that the life support section and engineering are littered with dead bodies. After giving his report to Kirk, Chekov suddenly becomes dizzy and loses his balance. McCoy reports that the crew of the Defiant seems to have killed each other, but he cannot determine why. According to the ship's log, the surgeon on board didn't know what was going on either. He encounters a translucent dead body and can pass his hand through both it and a table in sickbay. He determines that the Defiant is dissolving. Kirk orders McCoy to return to the Defiant's bridge immediately. As the Defiant starts to "blink" on and off, repairs are under way on the Enterprise's transporter, which Montgomery Scott reports has become "jammed up." When Kirk and and the rest of the party are ready for beam-out, only three of the landing party can go at once. Spock requests permission to remain behind, but Kirk orders him back to the Enterprise and remains behind himself.
During transport, Scott and Lieutenant O'Neil have trouble getting the three officers to materialize. The Defiant continues to blink on and off, and Scott eventually gets Chekov, Spock, and McCoy back onto the Enterprise. Kirk waits on the Defiant's bridge while the Enterprise tries to beam him aboard. The Defiant disappears and Kirk is lost with it.
Act TwoEdit
Back on the bridge, Spock explains that Kirk has slipped into another universe. He has determined that an interphase occurs for short periods during which one may travel between universes occupying the same point. In two hours, the computer calculates, another interphase will occur. However, the Enterprise must not expend any energy or the dimensional rift will be damaged and Kirk will be lost forever. During this explanation, Chekov becomes enraged and attacks Spock. In the struggle, Chekov is subdued when Spock applies a Vulcan nerve pinch to him. The Enterprise crew is subject to the same plague of madness that destroyed the crew of the Defiant. Spock must stay close to the space the Defiant was in in order to rescue Kirk at the right moment, or he will die, as his environment suit can provide air for only 3.62 hours.
The conversation is interrupted by the approach of a geometric, rainbow-colored ship. A Tholian commander named Loskene informs the crew that they are trespassing on territory of the Tholian Assembly and they must leave immediately. Spock says that the Enterprise is engaged in a rescue mission but Loskene points out that there is no other ship present. In the interests of "interstellar amity", Loskene agrees to wait until exactly one hour and fifty-three minutes when the Defiant reappears from the interspatial rift, the time Spock had calculated.
When the time comes for the interphase, everything goes wrong. In sickbay, an orderly attacks Dr. McCoy, who was trying to find a cause of the mental derangement. Nurse Christine Chapel administers a hypospray to subdue the orderly. The time for the interphase comes and goes, but the Tholian ship's engines have disrupted the timing of the interphase. McCoy reports that the sickness is not due to an infectious agent. Instead, the area of space they are in is damaging the Human nervous system. This conversation is interrupted when the Tholians fire upon the Enterprise. Spock mutters, "The renowned Tholian punctuality."
Spock does not wish to attack but locks phasers on target and hails the Tholians. They do not respond, and he orders Sulu to fire phasers. The Tholians stand down but the ship's power converters become fused and the Enterprise is adrift. Another Tholian ship appears, and the two touch aft ends briefly before separating, weaving a web between them. Spock analyzes the web and concludes that it is made of energy. However, "there is no analog to this structure in Federation technology." He announces that if the structure is completed before their repairs are done, the Enterprise will not see home again.
Act ThreeEdit
Approximately two dozen crew members assemble for Kirk's memorial service. So far, McCoy's attempts to make an antidote for the space the spaceship is in have failed, while theragen was promisingly tested so far. Spock speaks, noting Kirk's concern for his crewmembers that led him to stay aboard the Defiant. Spock repeats the sequence of events that led to Kirk's disappearance and says that the crew must accept the fact that their captain is no longer alive. One of the crew members becomes unstable at this point, screaming and yelling, and must be removed and taken to sickbay under restraint. Spock concludes that "I shall not attempt to voice the quality of the respect and admiration Captain Kirk commanded. Each of you must evaluate the loss in the privacy of your own thoughts." Scott calls the crew to order, and they observe a moment of silence.
After the crew is dismissed, McCoy informs Spock that Kirk has left a message in his quarters that was to be played in the event that the captain is declared dead. McCoy persuades Spock to view the message, but first berates the Vulcan for attacking the Tholians and reducing the Enterprise's chances of escape. McCoy accuses him of attempting to usurp Kirk's command. After their argument, they play the message, and in it Kirk asks Spock to temper logic with intuition, and if he needs help with the latter he should consult with McCoy. He also tells McCoy to remember that Spock is now the captain and that his command decisions must be followed. McCoy apologizes to Spock for his earlier outburst and they leave to attend to their duties.
Meanwhile, Uhura is off-duty in her quarters dressed in her civilian wear. She feels a sudden pain, and when she recovers she sees an image of Kirk wearing an environmental suit in her mirror. She runs out into a corridor and tells McCoy what she saw, but he takes her to sickbay as if she had been hallucinating. She wants to tell Spock, but she faints. In the engine room, another crewman goes berserk and attacks Scott. McCoy is attempting to synthesize an antidote that will counteract the debilitating effects of interspace. When McCoy returns to the bridge, Scott reports that he also sees an apparition of Kirk. Scott returns to the bridge. Spock and McCoy are talking there when suddenly McCoy appears to be fainting. Spock catches him and then turns to see the image of the captain, who appears to be trying to shout something. The captain's image then disappears.
Act FourEdit
When Uhura is released, the crew's fortunes begin to change. Spock and Scott have calculated the next time that Kirk will appear. McCoy has found an antidote for the mental degradation with a diluted theragen derivative. Theragen, a Klingon nerve gas, while toxic in its pure form, merely acts as a powerful nerve blocker when dissolved in alcohol. Spock is understandably reluctant to take this antidote, but McCoy orders him to and tells him that it's the "Human" thing to do. Scott, on the other hand, likes it well enough that when he leaves he takes the rest of the bottle with him, presumably to see how it will taste mixed with Scotch.
At the next interphase, Kirk appears in space near the Enterprise. The ship attempts to rescue Kirk, but the ship is thrown clear of the web when it tries to resist a Tholian tractor beam. Thankfully, since Kirk was locked into the transporter beam, he was also dragged along.
McCoy and Nurse Chapel stand by in the transporter room with a hypo of tri-ox compound, as Kirk's environmental suit is beginning to run out of air and he is about to suffocate. Kirk is successfully beamed back by O'Neil aboard the Enterprise and revived.
Kirk is back in uniform and sitting in the captain's chair on the bridge, and tells Spock and McCoy that after the Defiant was thrown out of the interphase, he had a whole universe to himself, but he prefers a crowded one instead. He asks them how they got along, and Spock and McCoy say that things went all right, for the most part. Kirk says he hopes his last taped orders were helpful, but Spock and McCoy lie and say that they were so busy with the crisis that they never got a chance to listen to them. Kirk gives them both a doubtful look and orders Sulu to take the Enterprise to warp factor two.
Log entriesEdit
- "Captain's log, stardate 5693.2. The Enterprise is approaching the last reported position of the starship Defiant, which vanished without trace three weeks ago. We are in unsurveyed territory."
Memorable quotesEdit
"The renowned Tholian punctuality."
- - Spock, as the Tholian ship fires on the Enterprise precisely when the allotted time is up
"I shall not attempt to voice the quality of respect and admiration which Captain Kirk commanded. Each of you must evaluate the loss in the privacy of your own thoughts."
- - Spock, declaring Kirk dead
"He was a hero in every sense of the word, yet his life was sacrificed for nothing."
- - McCoy, on Kirk's death
"Doctor, I am in command of the Enterprise."
"I would like to remedy that situation."
- - Spock and McCoy, before viewing Kirk's last orders
"You might find that he is capable of Human insight and Human error."
- - Kirk's last orders to McCoy, on Spock
"He's alive! He's alive, Doctor!"
- - Uhura, dashing to McCoy after seeing Kirk
"In critical moments, men sometimes see exactly what they wish to see."
"Do you suppose they're seeing Jim because they've lost confidence in you?"
- - Spock and McCoy, on the sightings
"I'm sure the captain would simply have said: 'Forget it, Bones'."
- - Spock, accepting McCoy's apology
"One good slug of this, and you can hit a man with phaser stun, and he'd never feel it or even know it."
"Does it make a good mix with Scotch?"
"It should."
"I'll let you know." (Scott walks out with the flask)
- - McCoy and Scott, on the antidote
"I see him!"
"There he is!"
"It's the captain!"
- - Uhura, Chekov, and Sulu see Kirk through the Enterprise's viewscreen
"I must say I prefer a crowded universe much better."
- - Kirk, commenting on his interspace experience
"Orders, Captain?"
"What orders are you referring to, Jim?"
- - Spock and McCoy, denying that they viewed Kirk's last orders
Background informationEdit
Production timelineEdit
- Unsolicited script by Judy Burns and Chet Richards, titled "In Essence -- Nothing", 7 April 1968
- Story outline by Burns and Richards, 1 May 1968 [1]
- First draft teleplay, 31 May 1968
- Revised first draft teleplay, 11 June 1968
- Second revised first draft teleplay, 17 June 1968
- Second draft teleplay, 25 June 1968
- Revised teleplay by Arthur Singer, titled "The Tholian Web", 11 July 1968
- Final draft teleplay, 30 July 1968
- Additional page revisions by Fred Freiberger, 31 July 1968, 1 August 1968, 2 August 1968, 3 August 1968, 6 August 1968
- Filmed: 5 August 1968 – 12 August 1968
- Day 1 – 5 August 1968, Monday – Desilu Stage 9: Int. Kirk's quarters, Transporter room
- Day 2 – 6 August 1968, Tuesday – Desilu Stage 9: Int. Engineering, Sickbay, Medical lab
- Day 3 – 7 August 1968, Wednesday – Desilu Stage 9: Int. Bridge (Defiant), "Limbo" (last day of Ralph Senensky)
- Day 4 – 8 August 1968, Thursday – Desilu Stage 9: Int. Bridge (first day of Herb Wallerstein)
- Day 5 – 9 August 1968, Friday – Desilu Stage 9: Int. Bridge
- Day 6 – 12 August 1968, Monday – Desilu Stage 9: Int. Bridge, Uhura's quarters, Spock's quarters, Corridors, Chapel (redress of Briefing room), Tholian mask VFX shot
- Original airdate, 15 November 1968
- Rerun airdate, 19 August 1969
- First UK airdate 1 December 1971
- Remastered episode airdate, 31 March 2007
During the syndication run of Star Trek, no syndication cuts were made to this episode.
Story and productionEdit
- Ralph Senensky began the direction of this episode but was fired and replaced by Herb Wallerstein. Senensky used the fisheye lens camera effect to show the viewpoint of a person affected by interspace. This technique had previously been used by Senensky in "Is There in Truth No Beauty?". (The Trek 25th Anniversary Celebration)
- This is the first episode with Al Francis as the director of photography, replacing Jerry Finnerman. Previously Francis worked on the series as Finnerman's camera operator.
- Judy Burns, a freelance writer, penned this episode, co-written by her husband Chet Richards, to earn money for a study trip to Africa. [2]
- Burns came up with the idea of spirits floating in space and around the Enterprise. However, Gene Roddenberry specified in the Writer's Guide for the series that the stories of Star Trek must be based on science and cannot feature unexplained supernatural events. Hence, Burns came up with the idea of the interdimensional rift. [3]
- Several changes were made from Burns and Richards' early draft ("In Essence – Nothing") to the final draft ("The Tholian Web") including: [4]
- The USS Defiant was originally the "USS Scimitar."
- The Tholian Loskene was originally named "LoCene."
- The crew wore "life support shields" (personal force fields, akin to the life support belt) rather than their environmental units.
- International adaptations of this episode's title include: [5]
- Japan – "Crisis of Captain Kirk, Who Was Thrown into Different-Dimensional Space"
- Germany – "The Spider Web"
- Portugal – "The Web"
- France and Quebec – "The Tholian Trap"
- Nichelle Nichols described "The Trouble with Tribbles" and "The Tholian Web" as two of her favorite shows. In "The Tholian Web", "we think Kirk is dead and I see him floating through the walls of my quarters. That was fun to do – of course, I enjoyed anything that I was able to get out of uniform." (The World of Star Trek, p. 113)
- This is one of the few episodes in which all of the regular second and third-season characters – Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scott, Sulu, Uhura, Chekov, and Chapel – appear.
- The close-up of McCoy's hand as it goes through a dead body in the Defiant's sickbay, was filmed in post-production, on an insert stage. [6]
- The special effects in this episode, as originally aired, were a collaboration by Mike Minor and Van der Veer Photo Effects. Minor said of his work on this installment, "Finally, 'The Tholian Web' came up. That was the one [episode] I worked longest on; it involved three or four months out at Frank Van der Veer's Optical Company. I storyboarded the 17 cuts of effects that the script called for, shot the raw footage and executed all of the animation plates […] I'm told there was a $90,000 optical bill on that one show." (Starlog, issue 25, pp. 36 & 61)
Sets and propsEdit
- This episode introduced a more spaceworthy environmental unit, replacing the suits first seen in "The Naked Time". These suits were created by Costume Designer William Ware Theiss and consisted of silver lamé with a fabric helmet with screen mesh visor. [7] This allowed the actors to breathe more easily while wearing the suit. (The Trek 25th Anniversary Celebration) Mike Minor, together with Theiss, constructed the helmets. (Starlog, issue 25, pp. 35, 61)
- The space suits were made from a very slick material resembling silver lamé and featured no zippers in order to achieve a completely smooth, unseamed look. As a result, when any of the actors had to visit the men's room, they had to completely remove the costume, then put it back upon returning to the set. This ate up precious shooting time. [8]
- The space suits were later reused in "Whom Gods Destroy".
- One of the helmets was worn by Conrad Janis in the "Mork and Mindy" first season episode "Mork Goes Public". [9]
- 'Dr. McCoy's Space Suit from "The Tholian Web"' was sold on 7 October 2006 as Lot 978 in the 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection auction. The auction estimate for the suit was US$6,000- $8,000; the sale price was US$120,000 ($144,000 with premium). Spock's suit was previously sold as Lot 149 in the Profiles in History auction, The Ultimate Sci-Fi Auction of 26 April 2003, also having had an estimate of US$6,000-$8,000.
- The ship's chapel, which had previously appeared in "Balance of Terror", was a redress of the briefing room. (The Making of Star Trek incorrectly states it was a redress of the transporter room.)
- Denis Russell was involved with the Tholian ship's special effects. [10](X)
- This is the first appearance of a Tholian in Star Trek. In this appearance, the Tholian was portrayed simply by a mask, created by Mike Minor. (Star Trek Encyclopedia)
- The antique Napoleon III ebonized cabinet pedestal found in Spock's quarters had previously appeared in the films It's a Wonderful Life and Citizen Kane. The piece, which was originally part of the RKO Property Department, later came into the possession of Paramount Pictures, and was sold in late 2008 as part of the "Profiles in History" auction, where it was sold for US$6,000. [11]
- The lab apparatus and tubing that McCoy uses in attempting to synthesize the theragen derivative appears to have been recycled from "The Devil in the Dark", where it was used as part of Scott's makeshift replacement for the main circulating pump of the PXK pergium reactor.
- The operations division uniform with lieutenant commander's braid, originally made for Doctor Ann Mulhall in "Return to Tomorrow", is worn by an unnamed female background character during the chapel scene. She is sitting on a bench directly behind McCoy.
- This episode is the only time that Spock refers to McCoy as his nickname, Bones, and even then, it is to tell McCoy what Kirk would say.
- This is the third time that the Enterprise has encountered another Constitution-class starship with the entire crew dead. The others were in "The Doomsday Machine" and "The Omega Glory". By the end of "The Ultimate Computer" a fourth Constitution-class, the Excalibur, is also lifeless.
- The Defiant is not among the names of the fourteen Constitution-class starships that were established in The Making of Star Trek.
- The approximately two dozen crew members who attend Kirk's memorial service appear to constitute the largest assemblage of Enterprise personnel in the original series.
- The Exo III graphic from "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" reappears in the sickbay of the Defiant.
- According to Mike Sussman, ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly" and "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" were written to be 'a prequel to "Mirror, Mirror" and a sequel to "The Tholian Web",' two of his favorite episodes. [12](X) In regards to the creating a sequel, "For me, it was an irresistible idea that the USS Defiant from "The Tholian Web" was still floating out there somewhere in interphase, and we never knew what happened to it," Sussman said. "To me that was a tantalizing story idea I wanted to explore." [13](X)
- No insignia was created for the Defiant crew's tunics; however, in creating "In a Mirror, Darkly", the wardrobe department came up with something new: "a variation on the standard Starfleet arrowhead, tilting it and adding an extra angle to its shape." [14](X) In the original TOS episode, some Defiant crew members may be seen wearing the Enterprise assignment badge. [15]
- In "Turnabout Intruder", Kirk (in Janice Lester's body) mentions the events of this episode to try to convince Spock of the mind switch.
- In this episode, Spock says there is "absolutely no record" of a mutiny on a Federation starship. This contradicts the instance that the crew of the Enterprise mutinied in "This Side of Paradise", and was again contradicted only seven episodes later in "Whom Gods Destroy", in which it is revealed that his crew had mutinied against Captain Garth in the past. Spock himself confessed to committing mutiny in "The Menagerie" having stolen the Enterprise without orders. Also, in the later series Star Trek: Discovery, Commander Michael Burnham is court-martialed and convicted of mutiny during the Battle of the Binary Stars some 12 years before the events of "The Tholian Web". In the latter case, however, Burnham was later pardoned and her record expunged, which may explain the seeming inconsistency.
- The episode features a blooper when stock footage of Chekov in front of the viewscreen is used moments after his character is escorted to sickbay after displaying signs of the space madness.
- Scotty's hair returns to its more familiar style from the first and second season in this episode after James Doohan objected to the combed back style producers had experimented with at the start of the third season.
Miscellaneous InformationEdit
- The closing credits of this episode include two consecutive shots of Enterprise crew members suffering from extreme old age: Uhura from "And the Children Shall Lead" and McCoy from "The Deadly Years."
- Star Trek was nominated for an Emmy Award for the special effects in this episode. Mike Minor, who once mistakenly reported that this outing actually won the Emmy Award for its effects, was somewhat relieved by such recognition. Influenced by the award nomination, he later stated about his work herein, "I guess it was worth it." (Starlog, issue 25, p. 61)
Remastered informationEdit
The remastered version of "The Tholian Web" aired in many North American markets during the weekend of 31 March 2007. Some of the effects shots were virtual recreations of the original footage, whereas others were more dynamic and showed angles of both starships never before seen. The Tholian starship retained the essential design elements of the original model, but more detail and internal lights were added. The scene involving Commander Loskene was left intact and no new images of the Tholians were shown.
- The next remastered episode to air was "The Immunity Syndrome".
Video and DVD releasesEdit
- RCA CED Videodisc release (1981)
- Original US Betamax release: 1988
- UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 33, catalog number VHR 2385, 5 November 1990
- US VHS release: 15 April 1994
- UK re-release (three-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 3.3, 6 October 1997
- Original US DVD release (single-disc): Volume 32, 28 August 2001
- As part of the TOS Season 3 DVD collection, 6 December 2004 (region 2) and 14 December 2004 (region 1)
- As part of the TOS-R Season 3 DVD collection, 18 November 2008 (region 1)
Links and referencesEdit
- William Shatner as Captain Kirk
Also starringEdit
- Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
- And
- DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy
- James Doohan as Scott
- George Takei as Sulu
- Walter Koenig as Chekov
- Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
- Majel Barrett as Nurse Chapel
- Sean Morgan as Lt. O'Neil
Uncredited co-starsEdit
- Barbara Babcock as Loskene (voice)
- Majel Barrett as the computer voice
- Paul Baxley as the Defiant captain
- William Blackburn as Hadley
- Bob Bralver as a Enterprise berserker engineer
- Frank da Vinci as
- Louie Elias as a Enterprise berserker at funeral service
- Roger Holloway as Roger Lemli
- Jay Jones as a Enterprise dizzy engineer
- Jeannie Malone as a Enterprise yeoman
- Unknown actors as
- Defiant command crewman 1
- Defiant medical technician 1
- Defiant medical technician 2
- Defiant operations ensign
- Defiant operations crewmen in sickbay (×4)
- Defiant operations crewmen in engineering (×7)
- Defiant sciences crew woman
- Defiant sciences crew women in sickbay (×3)
- Defiant sciences crewmen in sickbay (×3)
- Enterprise command crewman 1, 2, and 3
- Enterprise command lieutenant 1 and 2
- Enterprise command senior officer
- Enterprise crewman 1
- Enterprise crew woman 1 and 2
- Enterprise lieutenant
- Enterprise operations crewman 1, 2, and 3
- Enterprise operations senior staffer
- Enterprise operations lieutenant commander
- Enterprise orderly
- Enterprise sciences crewman 1 and 2
- Enterprise sciences crew woman 1 and 2
- Enterprise sciences lieutenant
Stunt doublesEdit
- Frank da Vinci as stunt double for DeForest Kelley
- Jay Jones as stunt double for James Doohan
- Jesse Wayne as stunt double for Walter Koenig
References Edit
admiration; advice; air; alcohol; analogy; analysis; annexation; answer; "around the clock"; area; assault; "at least"; "at once"; attention; "at the moment"; battle; behavior; biochemistry; boarding party; "Bones"; brain; brain tissue; brand (economics); captaincy; career; case; chance; central nervous system; communicable; channel; chest; comparison; compliments; computer; confidence; Constitution-class; contact; coordinates; "course of action"; crisis; damage control report; data; death; deception; deck; derivative; diagnosis; Defiant, USS; "dismissed"; "display of force"; distance; distress signal; doorway; drifting; emergency maintenance power; emergency manual monitor; energy field; environmental unit; error; estimation; evaluation; event; evidence; Exo III; experiment; fabric of space; fact; failure; Federation; Federation technology; filtering agent; frequency; fury; hailing frequency; hand; health; hero; hole; home; horror story; hour; hypo; impulse engine; information; "in place"; insight; instruction; intercept vector; interphase; interphase area; interspace; intravenous; intuition; "I see"; jamming signal; judgment: kilometer; Klingon; knowledge; laboratory; library computer console; life; life support; life support system; location; logic; Loskene's ship; loyalty; madness; main viewer; margin for error; margin of variation; mass analysis; meaning; medal; medical lab; medical report; medical staff; medical surgeon; Medical Surgeon, USS Defiant; medical test; memorial service; mental disease; mental state; message tape; minute; mirror universe ("Defiant's universe"); molecular structure; mutineer; mutiny; neck; nerve gas; nurse; "of course"; "on the double"; opportunity; oral; order; orderly; oxygen; pain; parsec; permission; phaser; phaser power; phaser range; phaser tracking control; phenomenon; power; power supply converter; privacy; problem; programming; property; punctuality; quality; radiation; range; readout; red alert; region; remedy; rescue operation; respect; result; risk; sample; scanner; Scotch; search; second; Section A4; Section C13; security squad; sensors; sensor failure; sensor range; shield; shock; ship's log, USS Defiant (NCC-1764); space; spasm; speed of light ("c"); squad; "stand by"; starship; status report; strap; structural damage; symptom; table; tactical situation; theragen; thing; Tholian; Tholian Assembly; Tholian sector; Tholian ship; Tholian web; thought; time; tractor field; transporter accident; transporter beam; transporter frequency; transporter range (aka beaming range); transporter room; trespassing; tri-ox compound; universe; velocity; Vulcan; Vulcan neck pinch; warp engine; "what the devil"; week; word
External links Edit
- "The Tholian Web" at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
- "The Tholian Web" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- "The Tholian Web" at Wikipedia
- "The Tholian Web" at MissionLogPodcast.com, a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast
|Mirror universe-related episodes
|ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly" • "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II"
|DIS: "Into the Forest I Go" • "Despite Yourself" • "The Wolf Inside" • "Vaulting Ambition" • "What's Past Is Prologue"
|TOS: "Mirror, Mirror" • "The Tholian Web"
|DS9: "Crossover" • "Through the Looking Glass" • "Shattered Mirror" • "Resurrection" • "The Emperor's New Cloak"
| Previous episode produced:
"The Empath"
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| Next episode produced:
"For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky"
| Previous episode aired:
"For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky"
| Next episode aired:
"Plato's Stepchildren"
| Previous remastered episode aired:
"Wolf in the Fold"
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| Next remastered episode aired:
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Decadent Chocolate Cake with creamy Peanut Butter Frosting and a drizzle of chocolate!
Hello everyone =)
This weekend I had a killer craving for sugar, and I hadn't baked anything for a while, so you just KNOW trouble is brewing ;)
But of course, for whatever reason, this time I didnt bother taking out all my ingredients out before hand and making sure I had enough of everything, and ofcourse that ONE time you dont check is the ONE time the Universe decides to scorn you. So after I was almost done I realized I had NO Milk!*sigh* a quick google search told me I could try yogurt as a substitute, which gladly we had 2 containers full.
Or so I thought.
Turns out both of them were almost empty, and put together they made about 2/3 cup of yogurt. So what do I do at this point? Fill it up to one cup with soy milk ofcourse! *smacks forehead* yah. I was expecting an epic fail, but thankfully I continued. I was so scared about how it would taste, but it turned out pretty yummy!
The only bad part was the cake became really "sticky" at the tops...like NOT WORKABLE sticky...so had to cut all the tops off.
The cake was also a tad bit hard to frost, because even though I did a crumb coat and everything, it still got crumbs, and at one point I pulled at the frosting too much and a part of the cake just chunked off!
Yah...it took some work! But in the end it turned out YUMMY. it was really heavy ( I prefer lighter cakes) but it was stillll realllllyyy good. With messed up cake and all! lol
So...heres the recipe:
Black Magic CakeIngredients:
- 2 cups sugar
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk*
- 1 cup strong black coffee OR 2 teaspoons powdered instant coffee plus 1 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes (batter will be thin). Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.
3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost as desired. Yields 10 to 12 servings.
* To sour milk: Use 1 tablespoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup.
Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons milk, or as needed
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- Place the butter and peanut butter into a medium bowl, and beat with an electric mixer. Gradually mix in the sugar, and when it starts to get thick, incorporate milk one tablespoon at a time until all of the sugar is mixed in and the frosting is thick and spreadable. Beat for at least 3 minutes for it to get good and fluffy
After I was done, I felt it was obviously too plain, So I melted about 1/3 cup chocolate chips with 1 tbsp of margarine and 1 tbsp corn syrup (you could use honey) and went drizzling crazy!
Well thats all for now! Hope you enjoyed! Im going to be very busy this week with end of term school work and such, so prob no more updates until around friday? But then I will have a "special" post, its Nowruz Celebrations for us Persians, so I will make a special blog post all about it, (hopefully including some desserts I will be making on wed for it!)
P.S. Sorry I went a little picture crazy this week....I took about 100 pics and just couldnt narrow it down any more! lol bare with me... and have a slice of cake ;)


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Tuesday and Wednesday's sports calendar and upcoming area events
Wednesday. Assumption at White Castle, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday. South Terrebonne at Central Lafourche, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday. Terrebonne at South Lafourche, 7 p.m.
Wednesday. Thibodaux at H.L. Bourgeois, 7 p.m.
Wednesday. Vandebilt Catholic at Helen Cox, 7 p.m.
Wednesday. Terrebonne at South Lafourche, 6 p.m.
Wednesday. Thibodaux at H.L. Bourgeois, 6 p.m.
Wednesday. Central Lafourche at Hanson Memorial. 6 p.m.
Wednesday. Terrebonne at South Lafourche, 7 p.m.
Wednesday. Thibodaux at H.L. Bourgeois, 7 p.m.
Wednesday. Central Lafourche at E.D. White Catholic, 7 p.m.
Wednesday. Terrebonne at South Lafourche, 5 p.m.
Wednesday. Thibodaux at H.L. Bourgeois, 5 p.m.
Today. Hawks at Hornets, 7 p.m. (Radio: 640-AM, 1490-AM; TV: FSNO, NBA-TV).
Wednesday. Hornets at Rockets, 7 p.m. (Radio: 640-AM, 1490-AM; TV: FSNO, NBATV)
Today. Thibodaux resident Jason Matherne will embark on a 126.2-mile solo ultra marathon on Feb. 8 in raising money for the March of Dimes. The mission of the March of Dimes is to help mothers have full-term pregnancies and research the problems that threaten the health of babies. Matherne, 38, hopes to finish the race (called Rouge-Orleans), which begins in Baton Rouge and ends in New Orleans and follows the Mississippi River levee system, in 28-30 hours, only stopping at designated aid stations along the way. Matherne is in the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Deputy reserve unit. To pledge a rate per mile donation or a lump sum, contact Matherne at 985-859-7613 or Kristen Pitre at 985-665-1470 or check out his Facebook page.
Today. The Louisiana Baseball Academy is hosting winter pitching workouts until Jan. 18. The workouts will be held at the LBA Indoor Facility, which is located at 3007 West Park Avenue in Gray. The workouts, which will help strengthen and develop skills in young pitchers, will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with the first sessions lasting from 5-7 p.m. and the late sessions from 7-9 p.m. The cost is $300 for the 18-day workout, which is less than $17 per two-hour session. Space is limited, and LBA is accepting on 16 players per session. For information, contact firstname.lastname@example.com or visit the website at www.lbabaseball.com.
Saturday-Sunday. The Southland Hogs travel baseball team have tryouts for its 2013 12U travel team on Jan. 5-6 at the Houma Air Base youth complex. The tryouts will be held from noon to 3 p.m. each day, and players must be age 12 on or after May 1, 2013. For information, contact Lanc Crochet at email@example.com or visit the Hogs' website at www.southlandhogsbaseball.com.
Feb. 8. The annual E.D. White Catholic Cardinal alumni prayer breakfast will be held from 7 to 8 a.m. Feb. 8 at the Envie banquet room in Thibodaux. The cost is $12 per person and Nicholls State head baseball coach Seth Thibodeaux will be the guest speaker. Those interested are asked to respond with payment to the E.D. White Alumni Association at 555 Cardinal Drive, Thibodaux La,, 70301, by Feb. 1.


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Nov. 27, 2009
This week's Great Example is women's cross country runner Liza Hitchner.
Excited for her fifth year of Gaucho cross country, while staying on to earn a masters degree in molecular cellular and developmental biology, Hitchner was in the first two miles of a run when she experienced an unexpected seizure, which left her without a memory of the episode, and a concussion due to the fall.
Doctors warned Hitchner about the possible dangers of running, which could potentially induce another seizure or concussion. Not allowing herself to sit out, wondering about the possibility of another attack, Hitchner ultimately chose to continue running.
"It was a hard decision," she began, "but I knew it would be harder to give up running because it has become an important part of who I am."
Slowly, but surely, Hitchner progressed from stationary biking to gradually running with a buddy for safety precautions, to ultimately racing again for the Gauchos.
On October 31, at the Big West Conference meet in Riverside, Hitchner crossed the finish line as the fifth scorer on the squad to secure the Gaucho women as the 2009 Big West Conference Cross Country Champions. Including this year's conference championship, Hitchner has been a part of three Big West Conference champions in her five year career as a Gaucho.
In addition to her determination and dedication on the cross country course, Hitchner demonstrates an identical work ethic in the classroom and is a two-time Golden Eagle Award winner for holding the highest grade point average on cross country team.
Liza Hitchner took the opportunity to answer some questions about herself.
1. What is your favorite aspect about going to UCSB?
The beautiful location and great academics.
2. In one word how would you describe UCSB cross country?
3. What has been your biggest challenge in college?
Meeting my own expectations.
4. Do you have any pre-competition rituals? Splitting a candy bar the night before the race with my roommate Danielle Domenichelli.
5. What has been your biggest accomplishment while competing as a Gaucho?
Earning All-Region and qualifying for Nationals in 2007.
6. In downtown Santa Barbara, on State Street I can be found...
At a coffee shop...or shopping.
7. What advice would you give to an incoming athlete interested in competing for the Gaucho cross country team?
I would tell them that to make it on this team and to stay on this team you must be both physically and mentally tough.
8. Who are your biggest role models?
My parents; they both have an incredible work ethic and a good perspective on life.
9. What has been your favorite class at UCSB?
Immunobiology with Dr. Sears.
10. What is one thing about you most people don't know?
I've never eaten a McDonald's hamburger.
11. Where is your favorite place to study?
The Daily Grind, a coffee shop on Mission Street and De La Vina.
12. What do you most enjoy about having the Pacific Ocean right outside your front door?
The clean ocean air.
13. What is your favorite Gaucho women's cross country moment?
Winning the Big West Conference Team Championship in 2006. I was our 7th runner and came in 10th place...it was powerful.
14. What are your aspirations after graduating next spring with a masters in Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology?
Hopefully be accepted into a PhD program in Biomedical Sciences.
15. Is there any motto that you live by?
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
16. What is your favorite outdoor activity in Santa Barbara?
17. What was your reaction when you crossed the finish line and realized you scored 5th on the squad to secure the Gaucho women the 2009 Big West Cross Country Champions?
I am so thankful to be here.


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Two Republican lawmakers are carrying bills that would cut the training required to obtain a concealed handgun license in Texas by 60 percent; from 10 hours of classroom instruction to four.
State Rep. Dan Flynn of Van and state Sen. Donna Campbell of New Braunfels say their bills (HB 47 and SB 864) streamline the course without threatening public safety. The House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee, composed of seven Republicans (including Flynn) and two Democrats, will consider Flynn's bill Thursday morning.
"You spend a lot of time taking breaks, you spend a lot of time hearing stories," Flynn told WFAA last month. "A lot of people want to get their license but they have to take a day off from work or they have to take a whole Saturday to go do this."
Campbell, whose measure hasn't been scheduled for a hearing yet, said through a spokesman the course requirements haven't been revisited since 1995, when they were originally put into the statute, and that individuals will still have to demonstrate proficiency and pass a range exam if the bill becomes law.
The Homeland Security and Public Safety committee heard testimony last week for six hours on bills that would allow CHL holders to carry on college campuses, but did not vote. Many who testified at the hearing cited a state law that allows individuals with CHL's to carry concealed in the State Capitol. There is even an expedited line through security for license holders.
Bordering states have similar times established for CHL courses: Louisiana requires nine hours of training, Oklahoma requires 8 and New Mexico requires 15. Utah only requires 4 hours of training and Texas honors Utah permits within the state.
Texas "ranks" fourth in the United States in concealed handgun licensees. As of the end of last year, the state popularly known for it's Wild West culture, registered just over half a million CHL holders, compared to Florida's 950,000.
Late night "fake" news host Stephen Colbert poked fun at the bills earlier this month.
The Texas Department of Public Safety oversees and administers CHL's in the state. The course covers the use of force, gun safety, gun storage, conflict resolution and Texas laws regulating concealed handgun license holders. To obtain a license in Texas, an individual must be over the age of 21, complete the 10 hour course, pay a fee, pass a background check and a 50 question exam and a range proficiency exam, according to the DPS website. Licenses last up to five years and then the individual must re-take the course.
If Flynn's bill makes it out of the heavily-Republican committee, it will then face the full House.


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2011 Wabash Day - St. Louisby Jim Dyer '83 • October 21, 2011 Share:
The WABASH Day event in St. Louis was held at the Dogtown Community Garden on Saturday, October 15th. Working alongside volunteers from Gateway Greening, we were tasked with preparing the garden for winter by removing dead plants and weeds, spreading compost, and mulching walkways.
While the number of alumni participants was down this year, we were able to accomplish all of the tasks assigned to our group. In addition our "all-male" contingent from Wabash - Charlie Raiser '69, Jim Dyer '83 and John Williams '85 - we were joined by Katie Dyer '11 (Wellesley) and Susan Dyer '83 (DePauw), both graduates of women's colleges
Jim Dyer
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Wildlife - Feathered Friends
Nature walks, wildlife, experience what we have to offer
Kiwi, Takehe, Weka, Royal Spoonbill…the Nature Coast near Wellington has some remarkable opportunities to get up-close with many of New Zealand's most precious feathered friends. Whether going on a Kiwi spotting adventure on Kapiti Island, or spotting a Royal Spoonbill at a protected nature reserve, the bird watching experiences on the Nature Coast will be something you'll take with you long after you leave.
Choose one of the tours below, and then take a walk along Wharemauku Stream (Raumati Beach) if you're in Kapiti, or Manawatu Estuary (Foxton Beach) if you're in Horowhenua.
Kapiti Island Nature Tours (Kapiti Island)
Nga Manu (Waikanae)
Waikanae Bird Tours (Waikanae Estuary)
Owlcatraz (Shannon)
Parrot Ranch (Levin)
Contact i-SITE for more details including bus, train, and tide timetables; or the latest in other activities and events.
i-SITE Visitor Information Centres are located at: Paraparaumu, Otaki and Levin
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Police say planning for an Ohio murder-suicide that left three children, their grandmother and their uncle dead began at least four days before it happened.
Investigators in Toledo said at a news conference Friday police found receipts dated Nov. 8 for items found in the garage where the five family members died from carbon monoxide poisoning on Monday.
Police say food and coloring books were found in the vehicle where the bodies were.
Police also say the garage windows and doors were boarded up and screwed shut and the garage door opener was disabled.
Investigators and family friends say the murder-suicide appears to stem from a family disagreement over where the children should live. They say notes found at the house indicate the children's grandmother and uncle planned the killings using fumes from a pickup truck.


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Author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who recently became a U.S. citizen, argues that immigration reform needs to include measures to detect the radically anti-American beliefs of some newcomers who seek to become Americans.
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On March 26, 1990, Premier David Peterson visited the Finch Meander to announce the Ontario Governments intention to establish a Rouge Park stretching from Lake Ontario to the Oak Ridges Moraine along the Rouge River system.
After the 1990 Rouge Park announcement, the Province appointed a multi-stakeholder advisory committee to develop a recommended park plan. The Rouge Park Management Plan was approved by Cabinet and released by the Ministry of Natural Resources in May 1994.
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The extensive rivers, valleys and tablelands of the Rouge provide a unique opportunity for a continuous wooded corridor linking Lake Ontario to the Oak Ridges Moraine. The Rouge Park is home to an exceptional diversity of wildlife at least 762 species of plants, 123 breeding bird species, 55 fish species, 27 mammal species and 19 reptiles and amphibians species. This species diversity would be considered remarkable anywhere in Canada but it is particularly outstanding because it exists within the GTA, Canada's most populous area.
The Rouge Park Plan establishes the following park vision:
The Rouge Park will be a special place of outstanding natural features and diverse cultural heritage in an urban-rural setting, protected and flourishing as an ecosystem in perpetuity. Human activities will exist in harmony with the natural values of the Park. The Park will be a sanctuary for nature and the human spirit.
The Rouge Park will be a special place of outstanding natural features and diverse cultural heritage in an urban-rural setting, protected and flourishing as an ecosystem in perpetuity. Human activities will exist in harmony with the natural values of the Park. The Park will be a sanctuary for nature and the human spirit.
With recommendations from the Hon. David Crombie, a Rouge Park Alliance was established to lead and oversee the Parks evolution. The Rouge Park Alliance is a cooperative partnership between local, regional, provincial and federal government officials and SRVS.
The Rouge Park was officially launched in April 1995. It is the largest park ever created within an urban area in North America and will comprise at least several thousand hectares when completed.
The establishment of the Rouge Park is far from completion. The Management Plan for the Park between Steeles Avenue and the Oak Ridges Moraine was completed in 2001. However, the protection of Rouge parklands in Markham, Richmond Hill and Whitchurch Stouffville has lagged behind the pace of development and water quality, streamflow, biodiversity and ecosystem health are still in jeopardy.
In 2003, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority began a two-year project to develop a Rouge River Watershed strategy. The outcome of this study will have a significant effect on the health of the Rouge River system and Park.
Renewed provincial and federal leadership, better watershed planning legislation and policies, better funding for land acquisition and restoration, and better municipal planning, will all be necessary to restore the health of the Rouge River system and achieve the remarkable Rouge Park vision.
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Monday, August 18, 2008
The Cask of Yamazaki 1993/2008 Heavily Peated
Review by Nonjatta contributor - Serge Valentin
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"The Cask of Yamazaki 1993/2008 (62%, OB, puncheon #3Q70048, 492 bottles) This is a brand new peated version (26ppm) and the puncheon was a 2nd fill one (American oak).
Colour: Pale gold.
Nose: Similar in some respects to the Osaka Kita NBA bottling reviewed below but more phenolic, resinous, smoky (pinewood) and herbal (patchouli, hashish). Quite spectacular, even at 62% ABV. With water: a tad less resinous but also a tad peatier. Greens, shoe polish, mushrooms (do you know blue foot or wood blewit? They smell exactly like this malt.) Big stuff. Mouth (neat): almost the same whisky as its sister cask, only fruitier and more flavourful. Unusual notes of lychee liqueur and rose jelly. With water: again, close to the NBA's cask but with an extra-dimension, brought by these very fruity notes (lychees and such) that I never found in any Scotch – I mean, to this extent. Spectacular whisky. Finish: long, on a very unusual lychee/peat combo.
Comments: Had you told me a whisky would taste like peated lychees, I'd have told you to stop drinking. It's like a mixture of 80% Ardbeg and 20% fine Gewurztraminer. I love this, mind you.
SGP:555 – 91 points." (Serge`s scoring system is explained on this page.)
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- johan brugge said...
Cask of the Yamazaki 1993 Heavily Peated at 62% vol.
Cask nr. 3Q70048
Wood type: white oak
Distilled: May 1993
Bottled: June 2008
Nose: lots of peat straight away, even when opening the bottle I could smell it immediately. Some licorice, wet moss and a little bit of salt. With a little water is all much more nuanced. Somewhat sweeter and maritiemer too. Delicious!
Taste: again a lot of peat. It really lives up to it's name "Heavily Peated". It is remarkable that when consumed pure at 62% it remains perfectly drinkable. The balance is just perfect. With water you can taste so much more. Less pronounced peat. There is a flavour that I notice and that I had never tasted before. Some calls it lychees, but I don't know. My son really likes lychees so I recognize the taste and smell. It is fruity, though. And delicious! It is an oily whiskey (even with water) that lays a film on your palate.
Finish: peat, pepper (except for addition of water). Again some liquorice. With water everything remains much longer.
Comment: If you didn't know that it's a Japanese whisky, you'd never guess. Really. The tears of the whiskey run down in very thin lines. IF they get down all. They seem to stick for an eternity to your glass.
I sore this one 4 stars out of 5. Easily.
- April 23, 2010 at 11:41 PM
- Carl said...
The Cask of Yamazaki Heavily Peated, 62%, #3Q70047.
Nose: Lime, pineapple, fresh pine cones, mint and heather. A couple of drops of water brings out very strong notes of vanilla and oak but surprisingly little peat smoke, then comes anis, liquorice, blueberry and red apple peels.
Palate: Amazingly lively, sweet with red apple, blood orange, raspberry, strawberry and blackberry. Then comes intense peat smoke, wood and vanilla, lots of caramelised sugar and violets.
Finish: Sweet and woody with cookie dough, plenty of peat smoke. More of the berries from above, a hint of dark chocolate, the comes apple peels and brazil nuts.
Comment: Like a peated fruit and berry pie with a dab of custard. I want to carefully crack the glencairn to pieces and lick the insides of the shards.
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Welcome to The South Carolina Association for Educational Technology (SCAET)
SCAET is a nonprofit association organized under the South Carolina Nonprofit Organization Code. The purpose of the association is to promote the innovative, intelligent and responsible use of technology in education. The Association goals are realized through the hosting of several programs and projects including the annual educational technology conference, SC EdTech.
To provide a venue to celebrate and recognize best practices in the implementation of technology in education, SCAET founded the annual Technology Innovative Program (TIP) Awards. Each year schools and districts are recognized for outstanding examples of how technology can enhance education in K-12 within the state.
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AUSTIN — A national advocacy group has filed a class-action, federal civil rights lawsuit against Texas, alleging that Hispanic English language learners aren't receiving adequate instruction in high schools across the state.
The League of United Latin American Citizens sued Tuesday in the Eastern District of Texas. Its complaint named Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams as chief defendant.
LULAC argues Texas is violating the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974. That says no state can deny students educational opportunities by failing to "take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation" in instructional programs.
The suit singles out two San Antonio school districts, but says similar problems persist in high schools statewide.
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Millions of people in the northeast spent Wednesday salvaging what is left of their homes in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
East Tennessee was spared the brunt of the devastating storm. The main impact in our region was record-setting snow in the higher elevations.
"What stands out I think is just the amount of snow," said Molly Schroer, spokesperson for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. "At Mount LeConte we measured 32 inches of snow, which is a new October record. We had 14 inches of snow fall last night. The average snow accumulation for the entire month of October is usually one inch."
Wednesday the shield of Sandy's cloud cover was gone from the peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains and park visitors got a clear glimpse of the snow-capped summits. Those spectacular scenes led to a stream of sightseers flooding the overlooks at Newfound Gap.
"We're from Tallahassee, Florida. We came up to see the changing of
the leaves and what a surprise this [snow] has been," said park visitor Joanne Pacetti. "Oh my gosh, it is
beautiful. Absolutely beautiful."
The strong storm winds sculpted sideways streamers of slush on the trees of Newfound Gap. Tourists took in the landscapes by carving paths through snow more than two feet deep.
The ability to absorb such breathtaking sights was made possible by the hard work of road crews who spent the day clearing Newfound Gap Road. Park officials say visitors should use caution along shaded areas and sharp curves. The slow-melting snow piles can keep those shaded areas wet and icy.
"People should also be prepared for much colder conditions. It's a little chilly down here at Park Headquarters, but up at Newfound Gap it is absolutely frigid. You have strong winds and the temperatures can be 20 to 30 degrees colder. Wear warm jackets and be prepared," said Schroer.
The visitors on Wednesday said the risk of slippery roads and the chilly air was worth the reward of crystal clear snapshots against a deep blue Smoky Mountain sky.
"This is amazing, absolutely amazing. And what a treat, for Halloween," laughed Pacetti.
The GSMNP keeps a constant update of road and facility closures on its website and Smokies Road Conditions Twitter feed.


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NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's football team will look for their first win of the season when they travel to improved Salve Regina Saturday afternoon. Game time at the Seahawks' new home field, Gaudet Field in Middletown, RI, is 12 noon.
The Corsairs are coming off a 31-9 loss to Western New England, and are 0-6 this season and 0-3 in the Boyd division. SRU has lost their last two games, to Curry and Nichols, and is 2-4 and 1-2 in division play after a pair of wins against Bridgewater State and Endicott.
"Salve is another very good team," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Mark Robichaud. "They had a nice win over Bridgewater a couple of weeks ago, and their quarterback, Jeff St. Onge, is arguably the best quarterback in the conference. He has a very good arm and he runs very well, and he's the key to their offense. We've got to be able to contain him on Saturday."
The Corsairs are hoping to break into the win column after breaking a two-game scoreless streak last Saturday. "The offense really showed some bright spots last week," said Robichaud. "We're hoping to build on what we did last week. We got into the end zone, then we kicked a field goal, and despite being 0-6, our team is still very optimistic about getting our first win."
UMass Dartmouth has switched a few things offensively in order to be more successful. "With (freshman) Brendan (McNeish, Springfield, MA/Bridgton Academy) being a young quarterback, we're trying to simplify things," said Robichaud. "We're trying to make it easier for him to use his athletic ability to help us move the ball. We're hoping he'll continue to get better."
SRU should be a formidable opponent. "Salve has some real good receivers, and St. Onge makes real good decisions," said Robichaud. "If you give him any kind of lane, he loves to run with the ball, and does it very well. Defensively, they run a 3-4, which is something we don't see a lot of. They're very good up front and will pose some problems for us."
The Corsairs have trailed early in five of their six losses, and that is something that they hope to avoid this week. "Last week, having our quarterback get sacked, turning the ball over and having it returned for a touchdown on our first drive was devastating," said Robichaud. "We have to avoid turning the ball over, and stay away from giving up big plays. We need to get ahead in a game and develop some momentum, instead of always falling behind and trying to fight our way back. We need to score, and our defense needs to make some stops early and give us good field position."
The Corsairs will play the first of two consecutive home games next week when they meet Nichols at Cressy Field next Saturday..


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - HCT- typical salary? worth waiting for? how long do you wait Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in HCT- typical salary? worth waiting for? how long do you wait Goto page 1, 2 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> United Arab Emirates View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message vamanos12Joined: 26 Jan 2012Posts: 58 Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:38 pm Post subject: HCT- typical salary? worth waiting for? how long do you wait Alrighty, Any solid advice will be most appreciated. I went to the 2012 TESOL Conference and was interviewed by HCT. I thought they seemed fine, but I have read all the warnings about how working for them is not the dream it once seemed. My impression is that the administration pays you a lot to treat you like a disposable slave. This is my impression-please correct me if I"m wrong. Is it really that bad? Also, with a Masters and 4 years of Uni ESL Experience in the states any guestimates on what they would offer? I guess I've passed through the initial screening and am now in the pool waiting to see if any individual institution wants to take me on. Anyone know if this means I will be waiting indefinitely? I"m trying to get something sealed and there are other offers. Last thing...the three year contract. If I signed, I'd do my best to make good on the commitment, but anyone know the reprocussions (emotional and financial) of not making good on the 3 year contract? Thanks to anyone that replies. Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17623Location: USA Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:52 pm Post subject: Don't expect any employers in the Gulf to give fast answers. It is just not in the system. But, you can also drag your feet in accepting. I can't tell you what the current salary offers are, but it is normally pretty good, as are the benefits. It is not that they treat you like a disposable slave, it is just obsessively over-bureaucratic. Much depends on where you are assigned and how well you personally are able to play the game and get along with your individual management. While you wait, practice smiling and nodding while biting your tongue. You can't change the system, so one's ability to deal with it is the key. Keep in mind that many teachers have been there for years and keep their personal goals in view. One can always leave during the probationary period. I don't know how long that is these days. After that, you follow the procedure in the contract which is probably something to the effect of giving notice in writing a semester before you wish to depart. It used to be 6 months, but they don't want teachers leaving mid-semester, which is fair enough. In your final pay, they will deduct whatever portion of your settling in allowance has not been written off. (it is -0- if you finish the contract... the allowance was about $8000 last I heard) VS Back to top goodoogaJoined: 11 Nov 2010Posts: 23 Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:54 pm Post subject: Negotiate You should be asking for dhs 20 000 p/m. Back to top EisenhornJoined: 25 Oct 2009Posts: 146Location: HCT Land. UAE Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:07 pm Post subject: Fat chance on getting that. I know the myth that gets posted and has been hyped up on here about HCT/ZU/UAEU folks getting 20K a month plus benefits to start... It is just that a myth for most folks. The STARTING salary that Central negotiates with/from for a MA and 3 year experience is about 13K a month. Now if you have more experience, it goes up about 1K a month per year of relevant experience. If you have additional credentials like IELTS examiner, TOEFL examiner or relevant experience in things like academic writing, etc, it may go up about another 500 AED per month. So to get that 20K a month, you need about a dozen years of EFL/ESL experience, a relevant masters and a great deal of luck when trying to negotiate a starting salary. I know plenty of people who have been with HCT for 5 to 10 years who aren't getting 20K a month. So ask for it, but don't buy into the idea that new hires will get that level. And don't be surprised if they offer you something around 15 to 17K a month. 20K a month doesn't happen that often. Even with HCT desperately needing new teachers. Back to top ShakhbutJoined: 14 May 2005Posts: 167 Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:13 am Post subject: EditLast edited by Shakhbut on Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:01 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top helenlJoined: 04 Jan 2006Posts: 1202 Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:14 pm Post subject: Or you could wait for Adveti to call - they apparently pay the highest wages and benefits in the region - but fly so low below the radar that no one who has been here for 10+ years are aware of these facts. I've followed the Adveti thread - and according to research and annecdtal evidence (which seem to be what we are all referring to) it happened for a year or two until admin figured out they were out paying the market. However, I am still sceptical - Adveti has never been on the radar in my 12 + years here either as an employer let alone as being the highest paid employer. PI in UAE always held that coveted spot, at least for about 5 years. Back to top rainbowprofJoined: 18 Feb 2012Posts: 133Location: Penang Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:53 am Post subject: so 13 years esl university experience and M. Ed TESOL could bring in over 20 000? Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17623Location: USA Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:52 pm Post subject: rainbowprof wrote: so 13 years esl university experience and M. Ed TESOL could bring in over 20 000? The key is "could." For instance, if they feel that your experience is the type that they are looking for - in particular if you have a few years teaching Arabic speakers. ...and your willingness and ability to negotiate. VS Back to top rainbowprofJoined: 18 Feb 2012Posts: 133Location: Penang Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:19 pm Post subject: Fortunately my formative years were spent honing my haggling skills in Malaysia and Indonesia. It doesn't sound as though the majority of workers at HCT find it to be a stable work environment, unfortunately. Or is it the vocal minority that make their voices heard in these forums Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17623Location: USA Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:31 pm Post subject: I would say that the majority find it as stable as any other Gulf employer. It is always best to think of any Gulf job as a one year at a time thing. On a board like this, it is always the vocal minority that set the tone. HCT used to be one of the more stable positions where one stayed pretty much as long as one could tolerate the system. (it's a rather pompous, bureaucratic organization with delusions of grandeur... many get sick of the meetings and endless blather, while others are able to ignore it and fly under the radar) But, much depends on the college where you teach and its management. It is a large system with good, OK, bad, and terrible branches... depending on the situation of the moment. And, you don't get to choose your branch when hired. They put you where they need you. VS Back to top EisenhornJoined: 25 Oct 2009Posts: 146Location: HCT Land. UAE Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:46 pm Post subject: rainbowprof wrote: so 13 years esl university experience and M. Ed TESOL could bring in over 20 000? It would definitely allow you to start at a higher rate than the normal starting rate of about 13.5 for a MA and 3 to 5 years of experience. would it be 20K or more? It might depend on how they look at your experience. But it would definitely be more than 15K... the real question is are you willing to put up with all the crap that it entails? Back to top rainbowprofJoined: 18 Feb 2012Posts: 133Location: Penang Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:21 am Post subject: Who knows? When you see a firm offer that's when you make a choice... I'm hoping to have at leat 2 to choose from so I can be a little selective. Fingers crossed. Back to top republocratJoined: 14 May 2010Posts: 68Location: Stuck in Traffic on Airport Road Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:00 pm Post subject: Their starting rate depends on how short and desperate for teachers they are. As HCT is to be avoided like the proverbial rat sandwich these days, you can bet they're still having problems finding good staff. In that case, you could ask for almost $5000 a month for starters, and probably get a bite. Back to top EisenhornJoined: 25 Oct 2009Posts: 146Location: HCT Land. UAE Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:59 pm Post subject: You can ask for it... don't expect to get it. HR in HCT is made up of two fairy god mothers... One is the mean old witch. She screws everyone over. She underpays you, offers you one amount, but then gives you a contract with less on it. She is the one who sends single teachers to the far emirates, while having some random folks in AD or Dubai. She blocks transfers and is generally a fairy demon mother. The other one is local, appears to work only a day or two a month, and usually is the fantastic one. This one gives a few random people massive contracts and is absolutely fantastic. But very inconsistent. Of course with the new HCT announcement today (a 2% pay raise that only goes back to JAN 1, 2012. What about the 3 months from September?) HCT may just be 'raking in' the new teachers. [/sarcasm] Back to top doctorzeeJoined: 18 May 2012Posts: 9 Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 6:15 pm Post subject: Would HCT recognise the Open University Masters in Education (Applied linguistics)? 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