text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - the final countdown 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 the final countdown Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Qatar View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message battleshipb_bJoined: 14 Dec 2006Posts: 189 Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:41 am Post subject: The million riyal question is what are they going to do with all those extra teachers? They need to get their act together and start offering specialized English language courses, it's the only way to go. I wonder why they are still advertising: I remember seeing an ad not too long ago on this website. Why do they need more teachers? They need a pro-active action plan to reinvent their program. They should be providing specialized language support. It's really a rotten deal for all those teachers to be landed in a mess like this. For this kind of mess, you need good leadership and people with vision instead of grudges. Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17632Location: USA Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:56 pm Post subject: There is an obvious answer to that. They advertised because they had no clue that this directive was going to go into effect. Notice just came out in the last week or so. Fortunately the grudges are mainly held by those who are long gone. VS Back to top yellofelloJoined: 05 Jun 2007Posts: 68 Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:25 pm Post subject: battleshipb_b wrote: The million riyal question is what are they going to do with all those extra teachers? They need to get their act together and start offering specialized English language courses, it's the only way to go. I wonder why they are still advertising: I remember seeing an ad not too long ago on this website. Why do they need more teachers? They need a pro-active action plan to reinvent their program. They should be providing specialized language support. It's really a rotten deal for all those teachers to be landed in a mess like this. It appears as though the students are asking for the same thing!!! Quote: Even those who welcomed the decision called on the university to introduce special courses to teach English language to meet the requirements of the labour market.Many oppose the decision for fear that learning the subjects in Arabic will affect their job prospects, especially in the private sector. The Ministry of Labour should interfere to force private companies to employ qualified people, even if they are not proficient in English language, said a participant.It is not necessary to make English as the medium of instruction in all subjects. There are hundreds of other ways to study English. Studies have shown that the performance of students who studied the core subjects in mother tongue is 30 per cent better compared to those who studied them in a foreign language, wrote another. Back to top sticklebackJoined: 01 Jul 2008Posts: 76 Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:54 pm Post subject: Quote: Even those who welcomed the decision called on the university to introduce special courses to teach English language to meet the requirements of the labour market.Many oppose the decision for fear that learning the subjects in Arabic will affect their job prospects, especially in the private sector. . So why don't they listen to the students and introduce these special courses. Most of the Foundation courses and playschool courses anyway. How is old Paddywhacks doing in L2. He loves to spy and catch you out and then thwack and whack. It's time they got down to serious business and offered serious courses not the time-wasters they were filling the stduents' heads with. They even teach them to make movies!!! Now why aren't they learning that in computer class? The students deserve better. Back to top sticklebackJoined: 01 Jul 2008Posts: 76 Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 6:39 am Post subject: Confusion, chaos and committees Heard it on the grapevine. The latest is that there will be four 9 week Foundation courses each lasting 23 hours a week Levels 1 -4. This is overload. Currently these fur levels are taught over two years. Now the program will be squeezed into these 4 nine week sessions. The question is: will Foundation teachers get paid overtime for this as the Post-Foundation will continue the 15 week two semester program? The PF teachers will be teaching fewer hours and fewer weeks. There will be a major teaching load discrepancy. The whole Foundation program is being revamped with a vengeance. Curriculum specialists were brought over from Lebanon to assess and advise. They invited specially selected teachers to join the "Taskforces" to help revamp the whole program. There have been three Taskforces so far: Taskforce 1 - dismissed; Taskforce 2 - disbanded, and the latest - Taskforce 3, a very inexperienced group ruling the roost and making important decisions for which they have no background experience. Some of them are allegedly pretty clueless. Most of the people on Taskforce 3 are apparently newbies with little teaching experience, either overseas or back in the States. Most have never worked in the ME and don't really understand the way things work. They were chosen for the Taskforce 3 on the basis of being techno-savy in the classroom. This is really dumb way of selecting a decision-making team. Techno is only a part of learning experience and it is not always the most effective way. Its success usually depends on whether you have decent computer facilities (QU foundation does not) and classrooms set up for computer use (like Education City - the classrooms at Carnegie Mellon are what QU should model theirs on). Taskforce 3 is responsible for changing a 2 year 4 level program (each level is currently 14 or 15 weeks) into a 1 year, 4 level program (each level will be 9 weeks). Talk about a crammer -the idea is to squash all the important bits of the previous 2 year program into the new 1 year program and hope that the students will be ready for the essay/research based Post-Foundation program of 2 (credit) courses. Good luck. This cannot happen overnight. With the annoucement of most of the departments in the university using Arabic as the medium of instruction, hundreds of current Foundation students dropped out as the Foundation classes were no longer compulsory for them. However, they are still required to do the Post-Foundation courses which they were not ready for (naturally). Then Taskforce 3 or The Powers That Be (not sure who) came up with a scheme to put all these very weak Arabic-medium bound students (who are not even remotely capable of doing the current Post-Foundation courses) into a new Post-Foundation -t he PFB or weakie strain. Now instead of doing a research essay (the Post-Foundation program is pretty good - I taught in for a while) these PFB students are doing a crash course in paragraph writing. Remember these students can be from Level 1 (weak) to Level 4 (intermediate - they called L4 advanced but in reality most students are just at intermediate level). Basically things are in a state of major flux and reflux. There is no job security and teachers are worried despite assurances. Those assurances proved worthless when I worked there and I don't think that has changed. Back to top landcruzerJoined: 15 Apr 2012Posts: 26 Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 1:45 pm Post subject: It seems the SEC has picked up on the fact that the problem is not QU and its teachers but the SEC schools. However, training students to do the TOEFL and IELTS if their level isn't high enough is not the answer. They need to offer higher salaries to good expat language teachers. The salaries for expats are very low (9000/month with no accomodation). Most expats have to pay 1/3 to 1/2 of their salary on housing which leaves very little survival money. Only desperate people from neighboring countries accept such conditions and from what they said at the TESOL confo a few weeks ago, they are barely coping. Many of them rent an apartment and share the costs. They have to leave their family back in their home country. They said they do most of the work for the least amount of money. The situation is worse in the boys schools. In the girls schools many of the expat teachers may be wives with accomodation from their husbands but these poor guys I talked to sounded pretty desperate. Also the girls' schools have female Qatari teachers while very few male Qataris go into teaching. It is a bad situation. The SEC should require these independent schools to provide accomodation and not include it in the salary. They should be earning 9 or 10 thou plus accomodation, not 9 thou with accomodation as part of the salary. The answer when they complain is that there are hundreds of teachers just waiting to take your place!!! By the way, a QU teacher said they were told the same thing! Educational institutions that thing teachers are a dime a dozen really are the limit! You may get quantity but not quality when you underpay or treat teachers as if they are a commodity. http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/192937-science-terms-in-english-please-schools-told.html Back to top blastermillJoined: 30 Aug 2011Posts: 101 Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:55 pm Post subject: It looks like a final countdown as one quarter of the English foundation department teachers prepare to leave. There's no fire without smoke - something is drastically wrong with what is going on with the new program, otherwise why would all these people quit? Back to top funderburkeJoined: 18 Jun 2012Posts: 1 Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:18 am Post subject: blastermill wrote: It looks like a final countdown as one quarter of the English foundation department teachers prepare to leave. There's no fire without smoke - something is drastically wrong with what is going on with the new program, otherwise why would all these people quit? Yes, you got it - drastically wrong. We're leaving because some of us can't take anymore of this garbage. Good-bye and good luck was the good bye message from the HoD assistant in his last memo to teachers. Same to you buddy and I will say the same to everyone else as I am now on my way out of Qatar for good. The RFID scanners in the buildings is another good reason to check out and move on. Qatar University shall be a model national university in the region, recognized for high-quality education and research and for being a leader of economic and social development. This is a very fine goal yet unfortunately teachers in the Foundation Department have been blamed for students not making the grade and for the many complaints in the newspapers and on Twitter these past eight or nine months. The Foundation English Department has been openly accused of not providing high quality teaching by the PTB. This is a completely false allegation; I have worked with some real workaholic and dedicated instructors who are genuinely committed to their jobs. Nevertheless someone had to take the fall for the problems generated by the admission of unprepared students with poor English language skills and poor learning skills. The problems for these students began well before they came to the university. Even so, the blame was foisted on the Foundation, especially the English instructors; despite years of hard work and positive results, the department was still not doing good enough in the eyes of some. Instead of reevaluating weak high school language programs and restructuring them, it was decided to restructure the Foundation instead. They even closed down the Foundation Computer Department and have restructured the math program. Many of us agree with the comments my angry colleagues made on a survey we were asked to complete: Quote: Ha! Never worked anywhere where I've felt so trod upon. Tired of being the Target of vitriol by both Qatari society and other QU colleges both. Someone needs to sit down and explain to Qataris that their school system sucks and that until they decide to improve it (properly, without a search for 2 year quick fixes), remedial education such as that provided by the FP will remain what we do, why it is importannt, and how we're all on the same team. I'd think that would be the President's job, but I'd be wrong, wouldn't I? I'm very tired on the snide comments from other QU members. I regret taking work at QU and can't wait to leave. For the past six months, the Foundation Program has been hit with a series of destructive bombshells and blowouts. The first bombshell came a few months ago when we were told that the whole program English program would change from 2 years to 1 year. Okay fair enough it was tough on students to hang around for two years trying to make the grade but why blame the teachers? When students are still at beginner level after 10 or 12 years of English language instruction, you have to ask how that happened not blame the people who try to fix the problem. The next bombshell learning about a secret task force that would make the necessary decisions and changes. As we later learned, there had already been 2 secret task forces which wed never even heard about. Why secret? These people in each task force had been definitively told not to discuss anything that went on in any meetings with anybody, in other words to keep their mouths shut! Of course, teachers became worried about this lack of transparency and trust on the part of the Task Force 3 and the administrators behind them a curriculum specialist from another country who has never worked in Qatar (or even the Gulf from what I heard) and a self-styled emperor from the HR who was once a high school math teacher. This person is known for his unprofessional and rude emails, not to mention his aggression to certain teachers and actually calling some of them liars. And they think such a person is qualified to make important decisions and lead a task force????? The selection of task force people was also secretive. These people were chosen on the basis of whether or not they had used e-learning in the classroom or had given a presentation on e-learning some really great selection criteria! Some of the task force people had never worked in the Arab world before so had no appropriate points of reference on which to base some of their decisions. Everyone else in the department was left out in the cold, including our management team, wondering what was going on. According to one survey respondent Quote: The lack of consultation, openness, transparency and respect for all faculty, including management, in the recent months of planning and restructuring developments of the proposed new foundation programme would indicate that objective 2.2. (above) had been disregarded. These management people (I have no issues with most of them) have been attacked a lot on this forum; while some of the complaints were valid (i.e. the annual firing purge), others were not. Basically these people did a fair job; what has been really unfair and shocking is their removal from administration in another very covert operation initiated by the emperor. Most of us first got wind that there might be a regime change when w These guys were never told what was going on and were wondering about their own situation for months. Some took action and resigned. The next thing we heard was that there would be a new head (actually a pretty good choice all things considering) and then that all of the management would be pushed out. Some of these people were never told formally that they would no longer have their position. How is that for good HR management? This deliberate lack of information to the management team about their jobs and future just shows how little the HR emperor knows about good HR skills and behaviors. While the HoD has made a few bloopers in my time, including withholding information, basically hes been OK. His biggest blooper was the way people are fired for no good reason or maybe the good reason is for hiring new people. Maybe he was told to do this. Nobody knows the firing process was done.Teachers who are fired are never given an explanation. One major flaw is that here is no checks-and-balances system in place to help mentor teachers the management think are in trouble in most workplaces people whose work is not up to scratch are giving warnings and improvement plans. Nothing like that exists here so when somebody gets fired it is a shock because they have never given advice to improve or an opportunity to discuss their problem areas. Another bombshell was when teachers found out at TESOL Arabia in March that newly recruited teachers were being offered a beginning salary of 17,000 QR much more than the salary I was offered when I came here a couple of years ago. To add insult to injury, teachers were told the new salary would only apply to incoming staff. That really started a round of complaints and made many people think about quitting even though they would lose a years gratuity for quitting after the January 1 deadline. Most of the people who resigned (about 12 or maybe 13) gave late resignations. Some people will be job hunting this summer. I know of one person who is on a wait list and if that happens, that person will resign too. The whole restructuring process has been involved a progressive lack of transparency and secretiveness. Another survey comment: Quote: Unwarranted interference from the QU Academic Board to nominate unsuitable candidates to redesign a course that was actually making a difference shows that there a frightening lack of knowledge about education at QU. No transparency, secretive meetings and knee-jerk policymaking decisions to please disgruntled, unmotivated students seem to be the norm. Clueless about managing change. Bottom line is that they don't care about Foundation faculty professionalism . Nobody was told why and how the task force people were chosen; it only came out after some teachers insisted on knowing the procedure. A couple of weeks ago, there was a meeting to reveal the hardcore facts of the new restructuring. People were shocked at some of the changes and some people asked for explanations of why and how. This was the first time some people were able to express their concerns vocally. (The Survey Monkey questionnaire results shows how angry and upset teachers are with the way the changes have been made and the lack of inclusion and consultation. There were a lot of very angry comments from teachers.) At this meeting, the emperor ignored their questions and continued his mantra. One of the most shocking announcements was the new contract; he did not make it clear and people were told they would have to work a 35 hour week. Teachers were stunned. The guy referred to some minutes that were supposed to have been distributed and pretended surprise when teachers told him theyd never seen these minutes. A couple of hours later the minutes were e-mailed to people. The minutes said that the Foundation will shift from running contracts towards full-time contracts where teachers will be available 7 hours per day (35 hours per week) in order to be available for students; -faculty will be monetarily compensated accordingly; -teachers will be able to shift to new contract as soon as they are implemented or can continue on current contract until time of renewal. The implication is that if you dont agree to the new contract, you will probably be fired. People were also upset about the new 36 week academic year compared to the current 30 weeks. He said there would be compensation; but didnt explain how this would be done a pro-rata base or what? Youd think by making this decision they would have worked out the monetary compensation. They tried to reassure people that no one would be leaving because of the restructuring aftermath but I think most people dont believe this because of the reluctant way Task Force 3 has been about doling out information. Some people have already decided to quit next year. There are about 20 of us leaving, most of their own choosing and some not. The ones who had no choice were the most recent victims of the annual firing to replace policy, as QU teachers call it, a situation that has existed in this department ever since I got here a couple of years ago. This policy was one of the most demoralizing things about working here. Every November people would hold their breaths in fear wondering if they were going to be fired or not. The stress around that time of year was horrific. Maybe a few cases were justifiable, but I dont really think so - to my knowledge most were not. Most teachers were made redundant because in order to hire new teachers they had to get rid of old teachers basically a hire to replace policy. The newest bombshell days before annual leave was news in another memo (now when its pretty late in the day they are trying to be transparent) about the possible closure of the Foundation: Intention of university is not to phase out Foundation Program, but if the program fails, then might consider eliminating Foundation. How will teachers be able to work with this threat hanging over their heads? Bizarre. This means the poor suckers who are left behind will be blamed all over again if the students dont make it through the new 9 week rush-rush intensive classes. They are still blaming teachers for the failure of students to work hard, to commit to learning and to understand that they are in a university not a nursery. All I can say is that I am lucky to be moving out this mess and on to a new job where I hope teachers will be treated with the respect and professionalism they deserve. So goodbye and good luck to those who are leaving for good and extra good luck to the ones who are staying behind. They will need it. Leavin on a jet plane... So yeah all you good guys left behind: good-bye and really good luck! Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17632Location: USA Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 3:12 pm Post subject: It seems that QU has moved to the far edge of the negatives of Gulf university situations and I suspect that it will take many years for it to recover. (it took 2-3 years for UAEU to turn around after its equally stupid end of the year Ministry fantasy changes) I am always amazed at how efficient Gulf Ministries are at choosing the least competent of their staff and managements to plan any "improvements..." or bring in outsiders who don't know squat about Gulf students or the system within the country. And how they refuse to see that NO teachers can perform miracles to make ill-prepared young adults into academics in a mere year or two... yet it is always the fault of the teachers in the language center or foundations or PYP... whatever it is called. We TEFLers always end up being the fall guys. Again just a couple comments... most Gulf universities - public and private have the rule of 35-40 hours of being at the students' beck and call in the office. So it was in the early 90s and so it still is. Thus for QU to go to 35 hours is moving to the low end of this usual Gulf requirement. This isn't contact hours. The only employer that I had in 15+ years in the Middle East that didn't require this was the American University in Cairo which uses the more common US system of respecting teachers' abilities to do their jobs. Also the turnover of teachers at QU has been about the same as every other college - percentage wise - with the exception of one year about 5 or so years ago when lots of what management obviously considered deadwood or problem causers got axed. Welcome to the Gulf... it is not the land of great job security... nor fair pay scales. Obviously with this year's situation, they knew that they better make high offers to get new teachers to take the risk... and the longer term teachers get to grumble about it. This is again a sadly common situation in the Gulf. Transparent pay scales are rare as hen's teeth. New teachers commonly get paid more than current teachers... and the rest of us end up having to wait for our contract to finish before we may get a raise with our new contract. Good Luck (and Mabruk!) to those who have found new positions already and hopefully a few more will do so. Situations like this are way too stressful. VS Back to top blastermillJoined: 30 Aug 2011Posts: 101 Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:01 am Post subject: The problem does begin in the schools but somebody has to take the blame and the most likely scapegoats are the QU English teachers. What a saga! No wonder these teachers are frustrated and furious. Back to top blastermillJoined: 30 Aug 2011Posts: 101 Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:57 am Post subject: The last I heard is that the teachers were informed by some sort of announcement that if the new program fails, it will be canceled. How is that for morale! They were also told that the new foundation is not to be considered as a first year university course but as a last year high school course!! I don't get it. I wonder if the students will. I wonder if the teachers do. This scheme is bouind to discourage the ones who do end up taking this new intensive foundation program as well as the poor suckers who will be teaching it. To top it off students need 70% to pass!! How will this be accomplished in 8 or 9 weeks? Nothing like pressurizing teachers and students. It makes you wonder what they are trying to do - it seems like the new program is programed to fail so it can be canceled as announced. The teachers must feel like crap. Planned obsolecence, just like electronic items. Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17632Location: USA Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:17 pm Post subject: IMHO, it is currently all hot air from on high. Bluster from those that haven't a clue of the realities of teaching or learning language. It is also not in their interest to have it fail. After all, it is their hair-brained idea and any EFL teacher with a couple years experience could have told them that it will fail. Look at how UAEU's similar debacle turned out. A year or two of chaos and they are basically back to the system that they started with... VS Back to top blastermillJoined: 30 Aug 2011Posts: 101 Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 5:01 am Post subject: The situation is very political. Constant articles in the newspapers last fall resulted in this momentous decision to revamp the language requirements for many programs. Teachers have been told quite clearly that if the program fails, it will be closed down. They will supposedly keep the credit English language classes but the non-credit ones which means Foundation are at risk of being canceled. The quick-fix aspect of this new curriculum trying to rush through a whole level in 9 weeks is not pedagogically sound unless it is an immersion program in an English speaking country. These programs usually work because students are exposed to English all the time - a 20 hour a week program in an Arabic environment will not have the same results as if it were taught in Arizona (my old stomping grounds) where we have excellent EFL programs with a good success rate for these quickie courses. Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17632Location: USA Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:12 pm Post subject: Of course this new program won't work... I'd say that it is a given. What happens when it does fail is the big question mark. My guess is that a few heads will roll (not literally as this is Qatar) and a few more people who have never taught English will be hired to re-organize it. Then in a few years, we will be back where we were two years ago. In the meantime, lots of TEFL teachers will be screwed... VS Back to top 2bucketsJoined: 14 Dec 2010Posts: 515Location: Middle East Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:57 pm Post subject: Hare -brained (as in crazy like a rabbit -like animal called a hare, but not used in Welsh Rare -bit). 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Unomi teabowl
Grey glaze with brush stroke decoration in browns; the lower area is textured
Unomi teabowl
Grey glaze with brush stroke decoration in browns; the lower area is textured
Unomi teabowl
Grey glaze with brush stroke decoration in browns; the lower area is and there is brown glaze around rim
Vase has textured tenmoku glaze
Perfume bottle
Raised with chasing; overall appearance resembles a bulb and flower shoot
Yellow glazed bowl on short, stemmed foot
Dish has a cream-coloured slip with delicate brush-line painting in cobalt of a bird and leaf stems.
Branch vase
Branch vase has a simple and elegant form. There is no adornment other than the crackle glaze which appears as grey on the white background.
Strata vase - multi-coloured with areas of orange/red and black predominating. The strata levels circle the vase, combining with other colours, in linear patterns.
Double bowl
Cracked surface of bowl has gritty, encrusted, earthy texture. One bowl may lay within the other or in juxtaposition. Work incorporates several glazes
Terminus Ultimus
Tapered, rectangular, ceramic, two part column. A slumped glass bowl rests on four small ceramic feet at the top of the column. The column stands on a pedestal.
Famille Verte Flower Vase with Bouquet of Forget-Me-Nots
Base, vase, and bouquet are one continuous (attached) piece. The decorative elements comment on Chinese, Japanese, and European ceramic traditions. The compressed globular vase with long, wide neck stands on an exaggerated, large foot made "precious" by a gold metallic glaze. The body of the vase carries four decals of a geisha girl in a garden setting. These decals are separated from each other by panels comprised top and bottom of green decals inspired by European cartouches with a stylized peony flower in the middle. The decoration featured on the neck follows Chinese decorative traditions and features (front and back) decals of peonies and fantastical rock formations. The famille verte palette is used for the body and neck of the vase. From the top of the vase springs a compressed globular bouquet of brilliant blue and purple forget-me-nots, also decals. A single band of a repeating geometric element in blue separates the body of the vase from the neck, and the neck from the bouquet.
Skirted vessel
Large, wood-fired vessel of somewhat cylindrical (flat-bottomed) form with "skirt" at approximately one-quarter of height. Directly above the "skirt" are two massive and roughly constructed lug handles constructed from thin straps of clay. The vessel is largely terracotta in colour with diagonal ash fall creating a sense of dynamism across the vessel. This dynamism is echoed in the large, freely-gestural passages of carving.
Leda and the Swan
Large envelope vase created from slabs of clay with image of nude woman embracing a swan on the front and a seated female nude on the reverse. Largely glazed a skin tone, stylized lines of dynamic swirls are added in terracotta as well as short lines to denote feathers. Emphasis is drawn to particular areas (outline, breasts, knees) through the use of bold, black linework. The work is very sensual and offers a glimpse at a very intimate and gentle encounter.
Vessel, Ostrich Feet, Branch
The glass is clear with a greenish tinge, quite textured and the edges raw. An ovoid cast vessel lies on its side supported by three vertical supports arranged in a tripod foundation. Two of these vertical supports terminate in cast ostrich feet, two toes splayed. The third is cast from a branch and bisects the interior of the vessel emerging from the top for about three inches. A trailing tendril-offshoot is cast from this protruding piece of branch, and it winds itself in a sensuous manner partially around the contour of the vessel. The vessel's opening is located directly above the ostrich feet. The work gives the impression of the animated vessel walking forward.
Spine Animal
The glass is clear with a greenish tinge, quite textured and the edges raw. The ovoid cast vessel lies on its side supported by two cast ostrich feet (two toes splayed), with the vessel's opening slightly angled upward above the feet. A cast spine with protruding bony vertebrae forms a "tail" behind the vessel. It bisects through the exterior top wall of the vessel, becoming visible inside the bowl. It emerges through the vessel's open mouth appearing almost like a bony visage with eye sockets.
Figurine of a brunette female wearing an elaborate pink and black gown. The pink, cap-sleeved bodice carrying vertical black stripes, with a triple overlay skirt of black, pink underskirt, and lace trim at bottom. The pink belt is complemented by silver chain belt which carries a white lace bustle at the rear. The hands are bound within oversize pink muffs and the face is obscured by a pink and white lace hat and lower face-covering which only allows the heavily kohled eyes to be seen. Although the bustle and muffs suggest a historical era, the black "leather" appearance of the skirt, silver chain belt and heavily made-up eyes indicate a contemporary period
A seven piece sculptural group encompassing three "legs" or oblong-high sided cups (no handles) which supports a circular salver with a vertical lip. Placed around the lip are three large "buds" or bird-like forms with South African porcupine quill inserts. All are low-fired with a wonderful encrusted "lichen" glaze in Kelly green.
Torso vase
A monumental torso vase constructed from coil-built processes. The vase is square-shouldered with a narrow, flattened, neck. The ground is a rich terracotta colour with an orange block on the front and reverse. This orange field is elaborated upon with areas of black and yellow abstract, amorphous shapes, upon which a floating red cross appears. Much the same as the glazed decoration shifts and flows, the textured surface of the vessel changes and undulates due to the different treatments the artist explored.
T'ao T'ieh
A massive covered jar, raised on five clawed (canine) feet. The gray-coloured cylindrical body of the jar ripples in large coils upwards to the shoulders. Two snarling dog/beast heads erupt from points on the shoulder, gnawing at bones. A small inset lid features a pile of bones cleaned of flesh.
Moon pot
Very delicate vase of elongated globular shape with rounded foot and top. Small "puckered" opening (pinprick) at centre of top of vase constitutes the opening of the vase; small rattle results from this opening. Irregular striations of different coloured glazes (indigo at top, browns, greens, and blues below) form striations horizontally across the body of the vessel. These irregular layers are freely painted and give the vessel both qualities of being organic and geological.
A bulbous bowl with rounded, high shoulder. Turquoise ground with earth-tone glazed decoration of figures, animals and vegetation. Aesthetic is late Art Deco/Modernist in feel with stylized figures. Strong compositional design rotates around circumference of vessel. Sgraffito decoration. Theo Harlander threw the works and Susan Harlander decorated them freehand.
High-waisted vase with no foot. Green ground with three, identical, female figures in short-sleeved, rose-coloured dresses alternating with vertical, upright floral blossom/leaves around body of vessel. Figures follow modernist aesthetic with use of continuous line to provide minimal physiogamy. Sgraffito decoration. Theo Harlander threw the works and Susan Harlander decorated them freehand.
Soap dish
Soap dish fashioned from figure of a seated woman reclined back to provide generous bowl formed by skirt of dress spread over knees. Bare legs pressed together terminate in brown shows that form in base with hem of skirt. Woman's face is simply defined, with cheery red cheeks, hair pulled back in bun. Dress carries stylized design of rose-coloured flowers on blue/turquoise ground. Theo Harlander threw the works and Susan Harlander decorated them freehand.
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Insert a blank formatted xD-Picture card in the camera. Turn on your FinePix F10 while holding down the [DISP/BACK] button. The number will displayed "CURRENT" showing the camera's current firmware version.
After checking the firmware version, press the [DISP/BACK] button and then turn the camera off.
You can download the firmware upgrade using the "Downloading the firmware upgrade" link on this page.
|File name
|FinePix F10.EXE
|File size
|972,676 bytes
|File name
|FinePix F10.sit
|File size
|880,453 bytes
Windows users should double-click "FinePixF10.EXE" to automatically decompress the file and create the "FPUPDATE.DAT" file in the same folder as "FinePixF10.EXE".
Macintosh users should decompress "FinePixF10.sit" using file decompression software (e.g. Aladdin Stuffit Expander).
|Firmware update transfer program
|File name
|File size
|3,932,356 bytes
If the file size does not match the figures given above, download the firmware upgrade file again.
Copy the downloaded "FPUPDATE.DAT" firmware file to the xD-Picture card prepared in step [1] above.
* The software provided on the CD-ROM bundled with the camera must be installed on the PC.
* Connect the camera to the PC.
Refer to the User's Manual for details.
This completes the copying of the firmware upgrade to the xD-Picture card.
This completes the copying of the firmware upgrade to the xD-Picture card.
Load the xD-Picture card containing the copied firmware upgrade into the camera.
(If you copied the firmware upgrade using the camera and the xD-Picture card is already in the camera, proceed to step [4-d].)
Turn the camera on while holding down the [DISP/BACK] button.
*This screen appears regardless of whether the AC adapter is already connected.
When the screen shown above appears, press the [OK] button.
Use [left button] to select "OK".
Press the [OK] button.
Press the [OK] button. The firmware is then upgraded.
Firmware upgrading takes about 2 minutes.
When the screen shown above appears, the firmware upgrade has been successfully completed.
Display the firmware version and confirm that "VER. 1.02" is displayed.
The xD-Picture card used for the firmware upgrade should be reformatted before you use it for taking pictures again.


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World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking already has a new movie about his life, but maybe in the near future we will also see him in a work of fiction opposite 007.
"My ideal role would be a baddie in a James Bond film. I think the wheelchair and the computer voice would fit the part," he told Wired Magazine in a recent interview for their January issue.
Hawking has already made a number of cameos in TV shows including "The Simpsons" and "Star Trek," but portraying the villain in a Bond movie would be some next level awesomeness.
Although he may have to fight Christoph Waltz for the part.
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I would like to leave an application running in my terminal that shows me the memory usage, similar to how
top shows CPU and other info, and
iotop shows the top I/O users.
Does such an application exist?
P.S. I know top shows memory usage as well, but I'm talking about sorting by top memory usage and not showing any other info (similar to what
iotop does).


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The perfect eyecatcher
This project we did start 1916. We did bought an old historic boat and did start to restore it. The historic design is an eyecatcher in every harbour and on tour.
We ship with this boat from "Black Sea" in Netherlands to the "Black Sea" Romania.
Our offer:
- 4000 km on European rivers an eyecatcher
- The boat design everyone dream because there is design in harmony with nature
- We did not decide last to place advertisement of our agency to the eyecatcher
- Be a marketing partner. We are free to plan with you together a concept.
Background info for you:
- This boat will crowdsourcing data for the depth openseamap project.
- మా 360 photographers will make a never seen river tour of Europe and the boat will be seen in a lot of press articles.
- When the boat arrive in Constanta, we will do the internal historic restoration and change it to be our office of our Romanian place. Perfect for meeting clients also of our partners and ready for events rental.


text: Actress Nichelle Nichols -- "Lt. Uhura" -- at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood on Nov. 3, 2010. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images Opinion The Two-Way For MLK Day: 'Lt. Uhura' On How Rev. King Told Her To Stay On 'Star Trek' January 14, 2011 Nichelle Nichols, who was "Lt. Uhura" in the '60s TV classic and later movies, says she was ready to leave the show after its first season -- until Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. told her to keep playing that groundbreaking character. Nichelle Nichols on being "chosen" Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/132935327/132936942" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">


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NEW! Cisco Announces Highly Scalable Third Generation UCS Networking Fabric
Today Cisco announced an expanded portfolio of third generation UCS Networking products that improve Datacenter scalability, performance and agility with industry leading capabilities. The announcement includes the following new products:
1. A new Fabric Interconnect (Cisco UCS 6296UP) that doubles the switching capacity of the data center fabric to improve workload density (from 960Gbps to 1.92 Tbps), reduces end-to-end latency by 40 percent to improve application performance and provides flexible unified ports to improve infrastructure agility and transition to a fully converged fabric
2. A new Chassis I/O Module (Cisco UCS 2204XP) that offers enhanced resiliency and utilization with Port Channeling, and an option for 80 Gbps, in addition to 160 Gbps, down to each chassis (from 80Gb to 320Gb to the blade) to handle workload bursts
3. A new modular LOM Virtual Interface Card Cisco UCS VIC 1240. The VIC 1240, that is designed specifically for the M3 generation of UCS B-series servers. The card offers all the functionality of the Generation-1 Cisco VIC M81KR and augments application performance by quadrupling the bandwidth, up to 80 GB to the blade server when used with the Port Expander Card. It also increases flexibility by doubling the number of virtual interfaces available per card, up to 256 interfaces. The 256 virtual interfaces will also help customer drive greater VM density for VM-FEX deployments. The card is also capable of advanced technologies like VMDirectPath with vMotion for improved I/O and CPU performance in virtualized environment
Several customers have successfully tested and deployed the new UCS networking products. David Rinker, Chief Enterprise Architect, at Sage Software says:
The Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect 6296UP is a perfect improvement to the UCS platform. With the combination of the unified ports and the ability to expand from the fixed 48 ports up to the entire 96 ports when we need to, it eliminates a lot of the guesswork we have to perform to appropriately size the environment. We can install it and upgrade/change as needed to adjust to the needs of our business. The Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect 6296UP also allows us to maximize both bandwidth on any chassis where we need it an ensure that we keep as few UCS domains as possible off of a single interconnect. Installation of the device into our datacenter is as easy as we have come to expect from UCS. The UCS IO Module 2204XP and UCS Fabric Interconnect 6296UP are fully compatible with older and newer UCS technology so we don't have to perform a "rip-and-replace" to integrate either innovation into our existing infrastructure. A great improvement to a great platform.
The new products complement the existing UCS Networking line (Cisco UCS 6248UP and Cisco UCS 2208XP). The expanded portfolio, comprising of the new and existing products, is expected to continue driving the Cisco UCS momentum into 2012
Please contact your Cisco Representative for New Product Orderability and First Customer Shipment (FCS) Timelines
Co-author: Mala Srivastava and Arnab Basu with Cisco Systems
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Islam Abdel Raheem used to sell three cows a week.
That was before the uprising in Egypt that forced former President Hosni Mubarak from power. Now, says Mr. Abdel Raheem, standing among the mostly empty meat hooks hanging from the ceiling of his tiny butcher shop, the meat he sells every week only amounts to one and a half or, at most, two cows.
The residents of this small village in the fertile farming region of the Nile Delta are buying less beef because prices are rising. The drop in business is just one of the ways life has deteriorated for Abdel Raheem since the uprising, he says. Another is security.
A few months ago, two men from outside the village killed a resident of Herreyat Razna. A group of villagers took the law into their own hands, beating the assailants to death. The police arrived late, and villagers chased them away so they could finish off the assailants themselves rather than hand them over to police, says Abdel Raheem.
"Before the revolution, the government was strong. It was governing," he says. "Nobody could raise a gun, or even a dagger. So this never could have happened then. That's why we need someone from the old system, so he can restore order."
Abdel Raheem doesn't curse the uprising, like some here do. But he says it's made life harder. That's part of the reason he'll vote for Ahmed Shafiq, who served as prime minister under Mr. Mubarak, when Egyptians go to the polls today to elect a new president.
The lives of Abdel Raheem and others like him, far from Tahrir Square, help illustrate how it is possible that Egyptians could revolt against the regime, then turn around just a year and a half later and vote someone back to power who represents the same system. To them, Mr. Shafiq's connection to the past means he also represents their best chance of stability that might improve their daily lives.
'Shafiq knows politics'
In the first round of Egypt's presidential elections, Mr. Shafiq earned the most votes in the Sharqiya governorate, which has traditionally been considered a stronghold of the Muslim Brotherhood. That Shafiq came in ahead of the Brotherhood's candidate, Mohamed Morsi, whose hometown is in Sharqiya, was a shock. But many in the governorate say they plan to vote for him again.
"Shafiq knows politics; he has an awareness of how the system works," says Abdel Raheem, waving away the dozens of flies buzzing around a worn butcher block. He says he expects prices would drop under a Shafiq presidency, and security would improve. "He knows where all the thieves are located, and he could round them up in one hour."
Shafiq has promised to restore security within hours of taking office, and that is an appealing promise to many Egyptians. Under Mubarak, police stood on nearly every corner, police stations were feared places of abuse, and crime was low. After the revolt, police withdrew, and crime flourished in their absence. Even now, with most of the police force back on duty, lawlessness is higher than it was in the days of Mubarak.
In Zagazig, the drab provincial capital, Um Ahmed (which translates to "mother of Ahmed," as she asked to be called) sits on a fruit crate on the side of the road next to stacks of peaches, apricots, and melons. Amid the dust and car exhaust, Um Ahmed uses an old rag to swat flies off the fruit she sells to passersby. Her round face is framed by a headscarf, the edges of which hang down to her fingertips. "Life is garbage, and Mubarak's days were better," she says.
Before the revolution, she was a housewife. But last year, her daughter's husband was falsely accused of drug possession after he talked back to a police officer, she says. He was sentenced to three years in jail, and she now has to work to help support her family.
She hasn't seen a single good thing come from the revolution, she says, laughing bitterly at the idea. "We didn't see anything except for price hikes and this bad life that we lead," she says, adding that traffic and security have also worsened. She will vote for Shafiq. "He's a respectable man, and we feel he might do something for us."
Preexisting problems
Um Ahmed attributes her troubles to the revolution, which is not particularly accurate. Police abuse and corruption were widespread before Mubarak was ousted. Prices were already rising, and traffic was bad. Of course, traffic has in some places become more chaotic without police to direct it, and meat prices have spiraled far higher than pre-revolution levels as the weak and distracted interim government has struggled to deal with an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. The root of those problems, however, existed before the uprising.
But with Mubarak's removal from power came hope that things would get better. "Bread, freedom, and social justice" was one of the popular chants during the protests in Tahrir Square. When social justice never arrived, and food continued to grow more expensive, Shafiq's promises to restore order resonated with Egyptians like Um Ahmed. Many see him as the perfect candidate for this troubled time. Next election they'll vote for an agent of change; first, stability, they say.
In the village of Sheeba Nakaria, not far from Zagazig, Osama Ahmed Saif el Din also says the revolution has brought him little good. Though he graduated from Al Azhar University, he works as a waiter in a cafe in the village. Posters of Mr.Morsi hang across the potholed street, staring into the cafe as a boy rides past them on a donkey. But nearly everyone drinking tea and smoking water pipes in the cafe supports Shafiq. When a discussion begins about the presidential candidates, the cafe patrons gang up on the only two Morsi supporters there. Many repeat the rumors and attacks on the Brotherhood that have been levied by Shafiq, state media, or anti-Brotherhood television hosts. One patron says Morsi will sell the Suez Canal to Qatar if he becomes president.
Mr. Seif el Din voted for the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party during parliamentary elections, but says the party did nothing but harm the country in parliament. Now he will vote for Shafiq.
"Shafiq would help unemployment in poor areas, and he would provide bread for the people," he says. "I graduated from university but here I am in a coffee shop. Is that fair?"


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Many parents have false beliefs (myths) about fever. They think fever will hurt their child. They worry and lose sleep when their child has a fever. This is called fever phobia. In fact, fevers are harmless and often helpful. Let these facts help you better understand fever.
MYTH. My child feels warm, so she has a fever.
FACT. Children can feel warm for a many reasons. Examples are playing hard, crying, getting out of a warm bed or hot weather. They are "giving off heat." Their skin temperature should return to normal in about 20 minutes. About 80% of children who act sick and feel warm do have a fever. If you want to be sure, take the temperature. These are the cutoffs for fever using different types of thermometers:
MYTH. All fevers are bad for children.
FACT. Fevers turn on the body's immune system. They help the body fight infection. Normal fevers between 100° and 104° F (37.8° - 40° C) are good for sick children.
MYTH. Fevers above 104° F (40° C) are dangerous. They can cause brain damage.
FACT. Fevers with infections don't cause brain damage. Only temperatures above 108° F (42° C) can cause brain damage. It's very rare for the body temperature to climb this high. It only happens if the air temperature is very high. An example is a child left in a closed car during hot weather.
MYTH. Anyone can have a seizure triggered by fever.
FACT. Only 4% of children can have a seizure with fever.
MYTH. Seizures with fever are harmful.
FACT. These seizures are scary to watch, but they stop within 5 minutes. They don't cause any permanent harm. They don't increase the risk for speech delays, learning problems, or seizures without fever.
MYTH. All fevers need to be treated with fever medicine.
FACT. Fevers only need to be treated if they cause discomfort (makes your child feel bad). Most fevers don't cause discomfort until they go above 102° or 103° F (39° or 39.5° C).
MYTH. Without treatment, fevers will keep going higher.
FACT. Wrong, because the brain knows when the body is too hot. Most fevers from infection don't go above 103° or 104° F (39.5°- 40° C). They rarely go to 105° or 106° F (40.6° or 41.1° C). While these are "high" fevers, they also are harmless ones.
MYTH. With treatment, fevers should come down to normal.
FACT. With treatment, most fevers come down 2° or 3° F (1° or 1.5° C).
MYTH. If you can't "break the fever", the cause is serious.
FACT. Fevers that don't come down to normal can be caused by viruses or bacteria. The response to fever medicines tells us nothing about the cause of the infection.
MYTH. Once the fever comes down with medicines, it should stay down.
FACT. It's normal for fevers with most viral infections to last for 2 or 3 days. When the fever medicine wears off, the fever will come back. It may need to be treated again. The fever will go away and not return once the body overpowers the virus. Most often, this is day 3 or 4.
MYTH. If the fever is high, the cause is serious.
FACT. If the fever is high, the cause may or may not be serious. If your child looks very sick, the cause is more likely to be serious.
MYTH. The exact number of the temperature is very important.
FACT. How your child looks and acts is what's important. The exact temperature number is not.
MYTH. Oral temperatures between 98.7° and 100° F (37.1° to 37.8° C) are low-grade fevers.
FACT. These temperatures are normal. The body's normal temperature changes throughout the day. It peaks in the late afternoon and evening. A true low-grade fever is 100° F to 102° F (37.8° - 39° C) .
SUMMARY. Keep in mind that fever is fighting off your child's infection. Fever is one of the good guys.
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2,900 acres on this beautiful Ashe County mountain have been purchased and transferred to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC). The project permanently protects significant views, open space, water resources and wildlife while creating recreational and economic opportunities.
At 5,000 feet elevation, Pond Mountain overlooks the mountains of Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina. Immediately to the north are the peaks of Virginia's Grayson Highlands State Park and Jefferson National Forest, Mount Rogers, and White Top Mountain. To the west lies Tennessee's expansive Cherokee National Forest. Visible to the east and south are the high peaks of North Carolina's Blue Ridge. Pond Mountain is about a 30-minute drive from the mountain community of West Jefferson.
According to Walter Clark, Executive Director of Blue Ridge Conservancy, protecting Pond Mountain involved multiple private and public partners. He said, "In these days of tight economic resources conserving land is challenging. It takes time, creativity and the melding together of a variety of funding resources." The protection of Pond Mountain began with a major gift from a private donor through the Foundation for the Carolinas and was completed with substantial assistance from the North Carolina's Natural Heritage and Clean Water Management Trust Funds.
Thomas Jefferson's father, Peter Jefferson, gave Pond Mountain its name in the 1700s after he surveyed the line that would become the border of North Carolina and Virginia. Jefferson chose the name because of the many natural ponds that dotted the mountain's high ridgeline. The historic ponds point to the mountain's special significance as an important water resource. Several important streams and creeks originate on Pond Mountain, including Big Laurel, Ripshin and Big Horse Creeks, all of which flow into the New River, a National Heritage River and one of the oldest rivers in the world.
"Land conservation and water quality protection go hand in hand," said Richard Rogers, executive director of the North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund. "Both are essential to the sustainability of our natural resources and heritage and to our economy as well."
In addition to preserving the region's natural beauty and vital water resources, the protection of Pond Mountain is important for wildlife. Because of the mountain's close proximity to Cherokee National Forest and Jefferson National Forest, protecting the area greatly expands wildlife habitat, including habitats highlighted in North Carolina's State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP). Pond Mountain, held by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, is open to the public for hunting and other recreational activities such as hiking and horseback riding.
"Conservation of the Pond Mountain tract will protect priority aquatic and terrestrial habitats while providing wide-ranging public recreational opportunities," said NCWRC Director Gordon Myers. "We are thrilled to be part of this project that will protect wildlife, recreational and economic resources for North Carolina."
Despite the economic downturn, Blue Ridge Conservancy's success on Pond Mountain leaves the organization optimistic about future of land conservation in North Carolina. Clark said, "Protecting Pond Mountain was a major goal for our organization. We hope it is a first step in protecting surrounding properties, ultimately preserving thousands of acres in the northwestern corner of North Carolina."
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - License to teach esl in Mexico? 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 License to teach esl in Mexico? Goto page 1, 2 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Mexico View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message peter kocalJoined: 15 Feb 2003Posts: 1Location: edmontn, canada Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2003 8:35 pm Post subject: License to teach esl in Mexico? I know it is theoretically illegal to earn money in Mexico with only a tourist visa. But has anybody heard that this is being enforced? How much does this new FM 3 (or is it 4) cost? I do not have a BA and so I would be teaching in private schools, I guess. Could I make $4.50 an hour without going to Mexico City? How can they expect you to pay $200US every year if you do not have a BA and can only get low paying jobs? Can you even get this FM document without a BA? How much trouble could I get into? Could I get busted in Queretaro for teaching without one? Back to top BrendaJoined: 13 Feb 2003Posts: 48Location: Montreal, Canada Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2003 9:04 pm Post subject: I taught in Leon, Guanajuato for a year and I don't have a BA. I've only got high school + 1 year college + TESOL certificate. This was enough for the Migración officials to issue me a FM3 but I also needed a letter from the school that hired me. I don't know how bad they are about keeping track of people working on tourist visas but personally I would not be one of those people who'd take the chance. Back to top Ben Round de BlocJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 1946 Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 3:00 pm Post subject: The law As you stated, it is against the law for foreigners to work in Mexico on tourist visas. Yes, I have heard of teachers getting busted for working illegally. Each immigration office in Mexico is more or less its own entity in many ways. How strictly the work visa law is enforced depends a lot on the individual immigration office. Also, some immigration offices seem more flexible than others as for what they require (h.s. diploma, BA degree, TEFL certificate, etc.) to issue a work visa. Personally, I wouldn't work for any employer who was willing to employ me illegally. You might be able to earn more than $4.50 USD per hour in locations outside of DF, but if you're working illegally, you have little recourse regarding how you're treated by the school, including your wages. For example, if a school director says he/she will pay you 50 pesos an hour and later changes it to 30 pesos per hour, there isn't a whole lot you can do about it. By the way, there are many qualified EFL teachers working in this country for $4.50 USD per hour or only slightly more and in some cases even less. Regarding work visas, you asked the question, "How can they expect you to pay $200US every year if you do not have a BA and can only get low paying jobs?" Maybe they don't. Why would they want to lower the cost if that would encourage unqualified foreigners to come to this country to look for jobs? Back to top dan allanJoined: 15 Jan 2003Posts: 38 Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 4:12 am Post subject: I would'nt worry too much about working on the tourist visa; most teachers with papers break the laws in some way. Yes, you can get the FM3 w/o a degree. It would be possible to earn more than 45 Pesos per hour outside DF (mexico city). As always, DF is the "pay king". Contact me if you wish info on DF. DAN. Back to top Ben Round de BlocJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 1946 Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2003 12:44 pm Post subject: Wondering Quote: I would'nt worry too much about working on the tourist visa; most teachers with papers break the laws in some way. - Dan Allen In my opinion, your advice is quite irresponsible, and your reasoning is ludicrous. Dan, are you working in Mexico on a tourist visa? Back to top LMJoined: 17 Jan 2003Posts: 25 Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2003 6:26 pm Post subject: I agree with Ben. It is ludicrous to assume that everyone with papers is breaking the law in some way. Breaking the law is still breaking the law no matter how you try to rationalize it. Working illegally leaves you at risk for lots of immigration problems and totally unprotected from employers who will most likely take advantage of you. This question of whether or not to get a visa comes up over and over in these forums. It seems that those who post this question are looking for someone to console them and tell them it is O.K. You would expect Mexicans to obey the law when they visit or live in your country, so why would you think you are above the law when you go to Mexico? Just something to think about... Back to top Paul GJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 125Location: China & USA Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2003 8:26 pm Post subject: LM wrote: You would expect Mexicans to obey the law when they visit or live in your country, so why would you think you are above the law when you go to Mexico? While I agree that everyone should obey the laws of their host country, this statement is ludicrous. There are millions of illegal Mexicans in California alone. The Mexican government encourages illegal emigration to the US because a lot of money is sent into Mexico by those working illegally in the US. Mexican social services are also relieved of the burden of health care for all of these workers and of educating their children. The burden instead is placed on legal US residents and citizens. Back to top Ben Round de BlocJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 1946 Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 12:45 am Post subject: Paul G., I have to disagree with you on this one Please read LM's quote carefully, Paul G. I think there's a misunderstanding of semantics here. Most American citizens do expect (meaning want, hope, or desire) Mexican citizens to obey U.S. laws, which is the way I interpreted LM's message. If I tell my students, "I expect you to do your homework," that means that I want/hope/desire it, not that I believe all of them will do it. You would expect as LM used it means the same as It is expected that. A second point, if you have watched Mexican television during the last couple of years or so, then you realize that the Mexican government has all kinds of ads on TV discouraging Mexican citizens from entering the U.S. illegally, using everything from common-sense ads to those that border on scare tactics, in my opinion. Another point is that I don't think you're very aware of what Mexican social services are like. There is next to nothing available to Mexicans in Mexico regarding free social services, so how can the government encourage its citizens to go to the U.S. illegally to avoid providing health care for its citizens? The Mexican government does a good enough job of avoiding the provision of free health care without having to send its citizens to the U.S. And, finally, it sounds to me like you are somehow trying to defend foreigners who work illegally in Mexico on the grounds that two wrongs make a right. Are you saying that if Mexican citizens live and work in the U.S. illegally, then that somehow justifies it as okay for U.S. citizens to live and work in Mexico illegally? Please tell me that's not what you're saying. Back to top Paul GJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 125Location: China & USA Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 3:21 am Post subject: Ben: I am in no way encouraging people to work illegally in any country. I thought my first sentence made that quite clear. Vincente Fox came to California and campaigned here when he was running for President. Coyotes freely ply their services in every Mexican border town. They could be stopped by the Mexican police but they aren't. I haven't been to Mexico to watch TV there, so I don't know what kind of PR campaign the government has going on. (I'm not questioning what you have stated; just saying that I don't know.) What I do know is that little if any action is taken on the part of the Mexican law enforcment to stop illegal emigration. Personally, I would like to see a realistic "guest worker" program started so that the illegals could be here legally, and at the same time pay their fair share of their social burden. I have a lot of friends who are mujados. They are decent, hard-working people. They would be more than willing to pay taxes if they could be legally employed. Back to top MELEEJoined: 22 Jan 2003Posts: 2583Location: The Mexican Hinterland Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 4:54 pm Post subject: Go away for a week... and a fight breaks out. The visa question again. FM3s (work visas) are expensive. Can you get a job without one? yes. Do many people work illegally? yes. Have people been deported for working on a tourist visa? yes. Does it happen often? definately not. The amount of foreigners working illegally in Mexico will never be significant, certainly it will never compareable to the number of Mexicans working illegally in own home countries. (At least not in our lifetime) I think it boils down to this point, schools that don't want to mess with work visas are doing something wrong. Probably they are doing many things wrong. (avoiding taxes, not paying on time, over charging, not offering the services they advertize, etc.) You have to decide if you want to work for (and contribute to the profits of) this type of organization. Cheers, MEL Back to top BrendaJoined: 13 Feb 2003Posts: 48Location: Montreal, Canada Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 9:38 pm Post subject: Work visas in Mexico Hear! Hear! I agree with Mel. Well said. And may I add without anyone chopping my head off, for those who have worked in Mexico, haven't you ever noticed that things just work differently in Mexico? Aren't we all told when we enter a foreign country to leave certain cultural differences behind us? Why is everyone comparing Mexico to their home country? Yet, at the same time though, stick to your morals. I've never worked at a school without a work visa nor have I encountered one that has asked me to do so either. But... to each their own. Back to top Paul GJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 125Location: China & USA Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 10:23 pm Post subject: Mel: Perhaps my remarks sound more contentious than they are meant to be. I respect Ben and have no desire to argue with him. I personallly think that the government of Mexico is rather hypocritical in regards to immigration/work issues. Of course, that is just my opinion, which doesn't really matter much in the big picture. Back to top Ben Round de BlocJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 1946 Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2003 1:58 am Post subject: Doubt that we'll have a big fight over this one I doubt that a serious fight is going to break out on this thread over the work visa issue, at least not from me. As long as foreigners wanting to work in Mexico are aware of the possible consequences of working illegally (which MELEE summed up nicely in her post,) then it's up to the individual to decide whether or not to get a work visa. My personal feelings are that it's too risky, and I'd never recommend to anyone that he/she should work on a tourist visa, but that's only my opinion. I know teachers who have worked and are working illegally, and I hold nothing against them. It's their own choice. However, I do take exception to anyone who advises novices, "Go ahead and work on your tourist visa. It's okay, and nothing will happen to you. It's stupid to waste your money on a work visa." I've heard foreign teachers and even a couple of language school directors tell new teachers exactly that. As far as the Mexican government being hypocritical, I'd say it's hard to pinpoint what exactly is hypocritical amid all the corruption in this country. In a public manner (TV ads included) the government speaks out against corruption. Yet, when one sees how vast and wide-spread corruption is at all levels of government, it would be hard to say hypocracy isn't there to some extent. As I said in a previous post, there are public ads by the government on TV against illegally entering the U.S., which could be seen in the same (hypocritical) light as the government ads against corruption. In other words, Paul G., I can see your point about the hypocrisy issue regarding the Mexican government's dealings with Mexicans entering the U.S. illegally. What Brenda said is correct in my opinion, that things do work differently in Mexico. One of the possible problems is that people who are relatively new to the country usually don't know the rules of the game, and that can be potentially dangerous. Sometimes double or multiple standards exist. In other words, sometimes the rules aren't the same for all Mexicans, and sometimes they aren't the same for foreigners as they are for Mexicans. It's a complicated game, and often the rules aren't as cut and dried as they might appear at first. Therefore, what appears as something that works differently in Mexico may be obvious to someone who doesn't have a lot of experience in this country, but the complexities of how it works differently might not be so easily or quickly perceived. Best wishes! B.R. de B. Back to top BrendaJoined: 13 Feb 2003Posts: 48Location: Montreal, Canada Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2003 11:50 pm Post subject: Personally I'd never accept a job from a school that asked me to work on a tourist visa either and so I would definitely not recommend anyone else to do so either. I say, pay the money on the work visa. It's worth more to me than the risk of the consequences if I didnt have one. Determining what's a cultural difference and what's a potential scam is tough on both those who are new to the game as those who have been there and done that before. I recommend getting as much info from the school/organization and asking to speak to other teachers working there. The more you know the better you'll be prepared. There will be enough new things to deal with when you get there. Try to cover every angle before leaving the comfort and security of your home land. Back to top some waygug-inJoined: 07 Feb 2003Posts: 339 Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 1:14 am Post subject: This is a late entry here and perhaps a bit off topic, but I just read on the Mex-connnect forum that the income requirement for obtaining an FM-3 is $1000 US. I don't know any language schools that offer anything even close to that. How then can they tell people that they will get them an FM-3? Is this a new requirement? When I worked there, I was lucky to earn $300. a month, but I had an FM-3. I am confused by this. Does anyone out there know what this is about, and how it will impact ESL teachers? 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Red Wine & Onion Braised Brisket
Serves 12
5 or 6 pound brisket, trimmed but with some fat still attached
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon deli-style brown mustard
2 teaspoons dried thyme
2 tablespoon vegetable oil or schmaltz
4 cups chicken stock, divided
1 half bottle red wine (cabernet works well, no need to splurge)
6 whole dry prunes
1 tablespoon brown sugar
6 cups thinly sliced onions
8 whole garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
1 pound medium carrots, peeled, cut crosswise into 2-inch lengths
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the salt, pepper, mustard, and thyme together in a small bowl. Rub mixture on brisket.
2. Heat oil in a heavy ovenproof pot over medium-high heat. Add brisket to pot and cook until dark brown crust forms, about 5 minutes per side. Set brisket aside.
3. Add 2 cups of stock to the pot and bring to a boil, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Stir in wine, prunes and brown sugar. Return brisket to pot, fat side down and cover with onions and garlic. Cover the pot and place in oven.
4. After 1 hour, uncover and turn brisket. Return to oven and cook uncovered 30 minutes more. At this point, replace the cover and continue to cook another 90 minutes. Add 1 more cup stock to the pot, then add carrots. Cover and cook until carrots are tender, about 45 minutes. Let cool and refrigerate overnight. This will keep up to 3 days.
5. When you are ready to serve, preheat oven to 350. Skim off any fat from the surface of the pan juices and discard. Transfer brisket to cutting board. Thinly slice brisket across grain. Place brisket slices in a roasting pan. Bring pan juice to a boil and simmer for about 10 minutes, seasoning to taste with salt and pepper. Pour this reduced sauce over the sliced meat, cover tightly and cook for 1 hour until heated through. Serve immediately.
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|October 28, 2014
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Cats' Bats Come Alive for Five in 10th Inning
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The University of Arizona baseball team scored five runs in the top of the 10th inning to surge ahead of Utah, before the Wildcats held on for a 6-1 victory that evened the three-game series here Saturday afternoon at Smith's Ballpark.
Cody Ramer ripped a run-scoring double to break the 1-1 tie, which had been in place since the third inning. Kenny Meimerstorf later drove in a pair of runs with a double of his own, and Riley Moore added a two-run single to put an exclamation on the five-run extra inning frame.
If not for a great defensive play by Meimerstorf and Moore, the game may never have gone to extra innings.
With one out in the bottom of the ninth, TJ Bennett singled and stole second against Arizona starter Cody Hamlin, who had not allowed a base hit since the third inning. Wyler Smith followed with a line-drive single to right field, and Bennett was given the green light around third base to try and score the winning run.
The consecutive hits prompted a pitching change, and Bobby Dalbec took over for Hamlin, who went 8.2 innings with just one run allowed. Dalbec (W, 1-2) sent the game to extra innings as Smith was stranded at second base when Cory Hunt grounded out to end the ninth.
Utah closer Nick Green, who entered the game with a 1.44 earned run average, remained in the game to pitch the 10th inning after he recorded a pair of outs to strand two runners in the ninth.
But Green ran into trouble after Joseph Maggi singled up the middle with one down in the top of the 10th. Green put himself in a jam by walking Dalbec, which forced the go-ahead run into scoring position.
With his double down the right field line, Ramer delivered the biggest hit of the game. It snapped an 0-for-15 stretch at the plate for the sophomore, and ended a frustrating day at the plate the Wildcats. The club was previously 0-for-17 with runners on base, including 0-for-13 with runners on base, in the game.
The subsequent two-run hits from Meimerstorf and Moore resulted in all five runs being charged to Green (L, 0-2), who allowed three hits and walked three in his relief outing.
Utah (10-18, 1-10 Pac-12) did not go quietly in the home half of the 10th, however, as it loaded the bases with two outs. Cody Moffett, a lefty who relieved Dalbec (W, 1-2) after consecutive walks, coaxed a soft foul-out to Ramer at third base to end the game.
Arizona (13-19, 3-8 Pac-12) won for the first time in six chances on the road this season after a late lead slipped away Friday night.
The Utes, who scored five runs in the eighth inning of last night's 7-3 victory, picked up where they left off in the bottom of the first inning on Saturday. Kody Davis singled and later scored on a groundout by TJ Bennett, who had five RBI the night before, to put Utah on top 1-0.
The Wildcats tied the game in the top of the third. Moore, who finished 2-for-4 with a run scored and two runs batted in, led off with a single and was bunted to second by Kevin Newman. One out later, Moore was on third and scored when Scott Kingery reached on an error by Hunt, the shortstop.
That unearned run was the only blemish on starter Zach Adams' line for the Utes. The right-hander worked 5.2 with three hits and a walk allowed. He had two strikeouts.
Hamlin, who did not factor into the decision, matched the effort and more for the Wildcats. After surrendering the first-inning run, Hamlin settled in and cruised through the middle part of the ballgame. A third-inning infield single by Davis was the only hit the Utes collected between the first and ninth innings.
The rubber game of the three-game series is set for Sunday at noon (MDT) at Smith's Ballpark. The game will be broadcast live by the Arizona IMG Sports Network with Brian Jeffries calling the action on 1290 AM in Tucson, Ariz., beginning at 10:45 a.m. (MST).
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Shame they couldn't get Lurhmann himself to write it, though. I hope this Fitzgerald guy can pull off his style.
Monday, 18 November 2013
Because that hack they got to do the 'Romeo + Juliet' one was terrible.
Shame they couldn't get Lurhmann himself to write it, though. I hope this Fitzgerald guy can pull off his style.
Posted by John Finnemore at 11:58 pm
12 comments:
- Nicki said...
Well, since it's got an exclusive interview with Baz Luhrmann I might just be tempted to give the book a go! Not that it's likely to be a patch on the film of course, but that's just how these things go.
- 12:36 am
- J said...
"NOW a major motion picture"
... since the one with Mia Farrow and Robert Redford was such small independent production ...
- 7:47 am
- Ruth Else said...
You DO spoil us!
It's like the great fairy tales by Walt Disney. You have to see the original.
The adaptation of those German brothers is quite grim.
- 8:28 am
- Jenny Gonzalez said...
Fitzgerald?? who is that?
- 2:26 pm
- Anonymous said...
Never judge a book by its film....
- 4:27 pm
- Claire said...
Much like the book accompaniment to Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, but there was another one on the shelf next to it that was a total ripoff, by some Lewis Carroll guy or something. He didn't even bother changing the title, and it didn't have the swordfight with a Jabberwocky in, obviously some low-budget trash.
- 4:44 pm
- Trina Dubya said...
At least Hollywood didn't mess with the original text. If I remember correctly, Emma Thompson said on the Sense and Sensibility commentary that the Hollywood studio muckitups wanted to market a new novel based on the film instead of reprinting the original one to tie in with the film. Thompson flat out refused to have any part of it, for which I am very grateful.
I should reread Gatsby, though I think I'll forego spending ten dollars to read Luhrmann's interview and stop by the used book shop instead.
- 5:09 am
- Anonymous said...
Hello sir! Love CP and JFSP. Have you a contact email address for fanmail and comments not relating to your posts?
- 9:18 pm
- Anonymous said...
yeah, you got an email for fan mail? :D
- 9:19 pm
- Anonymous said...
yea, and you gonna write a biography? defo gonna buy that if you do.
- 9:23 pm
- Lauren Mae said...
The Baz Luhrmann film is, believe it or not, more faithful to the book than the Redford version.
Buy this tie-in, I implore you, or better yet, the original. F. Scott Fitzgerald is the master.
- 2:47 pm
- Kaitebon said...
I'm more looking forward to Joss Whedon's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
But if Serenity isn't in it, I'm going to write hate mail to FOX. Again.
- 7:43 am


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