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Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Immanuel Baptist Church. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at Immanuel Baptist Church in Carlisle by Bro. J. Roland Spears.
James Justin "Jimbo" Orlicek, age 71, of Gillett, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 at his home.
Jim was born Aug. 14, 1941 in Little Rock to the late Bill Orlicek and Anna Mae "Dutch" Denson Orlicek.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Patricia Orlicek and his step-father, Ed Hugh Gilpin.
Jim was a 1960 graduate of Carlisle High School, a member of the Carlisle Alumni Association and a charter member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Carlisle, being one of the 12 people who got the church started. He was retired from Riceland Foods in Stuttgart as Data Communications Manager. Jim was known for his overwhelming laugh that could be heard throughout every room of the house, his love of roses and his beloved Jack Russell Terriers.
Survivors include his wife, Nanci Dickson Orlicek; two daughters, Tricia Brown and husband, Darren of Roe and Melinda Moorehead of Little Rock; a very special son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and LaDonna Moorehead of Stuttgart; brother, Bob Orlicek of Little Rock; sister, Mary "Tibby" Gilpin Harrell Thorpe of North Little Rock; five grandchildren, McKensie and Maddox Moorehead, Dylan and Haley Brown and Tillie Nall; extended family members, John and Gaye Hiryak of Stuttgart and Sharon Smith Mathis of Carlisle; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Immanuel Baptist Church. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at Immanuel Baptist Church in Carlisle by Bro. J. Roland Spears.
The family will be at the home of Jerry and LaDonna Moorehead, 1506 Frederick in Stuttgart.
Memorials may be made to the Grand Prairie Christian School at 1104 E. 21st, Stuttgart, AR 72160.
The family would like to thank Hospice Home Care of Pine Bluff for being our special angels.
Funeral arrangements are by Westbrook Funeral Home of Hazen. Online obituary at www.westbrookfuneralhomehazen.com.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Sophomore Mitchell Kates had 17 of his game-high 27 points in the second half while classmate Will Tashman had 18 of his 26 points in the first half leading MIT to an 85-66 win over Coast Guard in the battle for second place in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC).
MIT and Coast Guard both entered the evening tied for second place with 3-2 conference records. The Engineers improve to 14-5 overall and 4-2 in conference play while the Bears drop to 8-9 overall and 3-3 in the NEWMAC.
Junior Jamie Karraker was five for six from 3-point range and finished with 17 points for the Engineers who shot 60 percent from the field (30-50) while making nine of 15 from behind the arc. The Bears also shot well as they finished 23-47 from the floor (48.9 percent).
Kates was nine for 13 from the floor and three for five from 3-point range while Tashman was 10 for 13 from the field.
MIT shot a sizzling 62.1 percent from the floor (18-29) in the first half while making six of ten from 3-point range. Coast Guard shot 48.4 percent in the opening half (15-31).
The Engineers scored the first eight points of the second half, as part of a 17-0 run before and after the intermission, to take a 54-40 lead with 17:50 left in the game. Coast Guard would get as close as nine points at 58-49 with 13:41 left before Tech pulled away down the stretch.
Freshman Devonte Weems led Coast Guard with 18 points on seven of 12 shooting and a team-high five rebounds while senior Jevon James had 14 points and sophomore Ed Gailor finished with 11 points for the Bears.
Gailor's 3-pointer gave Coast Guard, which led 5-0, a 10-7 lead with 15:35 left in the first half before MIT used a 10-2 spurt for a 17-12 lead with 13:54 left.
The Engineers pushed the lead to 11 at 30-19 with 10:29 left following an old fashion 3-point play from sophomore Will Tashman before the Bears scored eight straight to make the score 30-27 with 7:45 left in the half.
Coast Guard regained the lead 40-37 on a trey by Gailor with three minutes left in the half before MIT ran off the final nine points of the half, including a put back at the buzzer by Tashman, who had 18 points in the first half, and MIT led 46-40 at the break.
The Engineers will host first-place WPI on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. while Coast Guard welcomes Babson College on Saturday also at 3:00 p.m.


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The biggest problem is that Android's Market is hard to grasp, as there is so much stuff in there and people can pretty much post anything anywhere. The Second Biggest Problem is that Apps never work well on all phones. And that's hardly something to blame the poor developers for. They can't have all phones. There are two approaches to fix this:
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2. Provide a testing platform: App developers should have access to a means of seeing how their apps work on different phones. One way would be a technical solution that runs the devices' firmwares in a Virtual Machine. Many bugs should be fixable this way. Another way would be the open source way: A group could be created where people with the same phone join groups and developers can post new applications. Then each group tests them and reports how they work on the real devices.
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"He'd played about 10 songs and said, 'I'm going to go take a smoke break, does anyone want to join me?'" remembered Largo's longtime owner Mark Flanagan of the 1998 show. "He put his guitar down and walked out to the street. Then 60 people got up and gathered outside. People who didn't even smoke were smoking outside just to be near him."
Smith died 10 years ago this week in his Echo Park home. Those who want to be close to the artist now gather in another public spot — the impromptu Elliott Smith memorial wall just outside the Solutions speaker repair shop on Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake. Smith was photographed there for his "Figure 8" album cover; these days messages, candles and tiny bottles of Jameson Irish Whiskey (a favorite drink of Smith's) are left there in his memory.
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"10/21/13 Elliott, thanks for all you have shared with me, and thousands of others like me," wrote one visitor before quoting his song "Waltz #2 (XO)." "I'm never gonna know you now, but I'm gonna love you anyhow. XO, Rachel."
Police initially suspected the 34-year-old committed suicide after finding his body with two knife wounds to his heart, but a formal autopsy report was inconclusive. Today, there are still questions surrounding his death.
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"He had this melancholy where you just wanted to take care of him," Flanagan said. "His songs made you say 'My God, I'm on his side.'"
In a pop age of blinding dance music, lascivious club-rap and top-40-ready indie rock, Smith's intimate folk songs are still passed among young lovers like talismans. For those who knew him, the anniversary is, as he sang on his 2004 posthumous album "From a Basement on the Hill," a bittersweet occasion for "a fond farewell to a friend."
A new book by William Todd Schultz, "Torment Saint," leads a small coterie of devoted Smith biographies. Fan-run sites like Sweet Adeline still direct new audiences to live bootlegs, unreleased covers and Smith ephemera that add up to one of the most heartfelt catalogs in the modern singer-songwriter tradition.
In August, his longtime collaborator and producer Jon Brion, director Gus Van Sant and others organized a four-city series of shows celebrating what would have been Smith's 44th birthday.
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Born in Nebraska and raised in Texas, Smith was one of the unlikeliest indie-rock stars to break into the pop sphere. In 1994, just three years after Nirvana's "Nevermind" brought the scruffy, noisy sounds of the Pacific Northwest into the national limelight, Smith released his debut "Roman Candle." His acoustic-driven solo records, like 1997's lauded "Either/Or," were antithetical to his heavy indie peers at the time.
But just a year later, he was performing alongside Hollywood belters Celine Dion and Trisha Yearwood at the 1998 Academy Awards. His quiet, desperate "Miss Misery," part of Van Sant's "Good Will Hunting" soundtrack, had been nominated for an Oscar.
"That was crazier than Nirvana selling 10 million records," said Slim Moon, the founder of the indie label Kill Rock Stars who signed Smith in the 1990s. "I knew Kurt Cobain and this was even weirder. It was like your friend going to meet the queen. I just don't know how he ever got past those gatekeepers. No huge corporation stood to benefit from him being there."
Before clean-scrubbed indie-pop acts like Arcade Fire and Bon Iver won top Grammy categories, there was Smith, standing alone in a loose white suit, stringy brown hair in his eyes, playing before the biggest television audience in entertainment. He was the night's most commanding performer.
"He practiced 12 hours a day and his playing was so understated and really difficult. He was just so good," said producer Rob Schnapf, who worked with Smith on his final four albums. "I remember one show at this club called Brownies, and it was just full of New York hipsters and he hadn't won any of them over yet. But after he got on and started playing, you could just hear a pin drop. After that, everything was different."
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"Elliott stood out," said Rhett Miller, frontman of the Old 97's. "That inexplicable quality Elliott's voice had, vulnerable and evocative, always had him at the front of the pack."
Modest and shy by disposition, Smith was drawn to the nonchalance and collaborative streak at Largo. It was a scene that nurtured Fiona Apple and Beck. For a songwriter whose name is practically synonymous with lonely misery, he could let other sides of his personality out in that environment. "He was really dry but goofy," Flanagan said.
Though he grappled with longtime drug addiction, Smith was reportedly clean at the time of his death.
The autopsy report for Steven Paul Smith, the singer's birth name, is still a harrowing document.
"While his history of depression is compatible with suicide, and the location and direction of the stab wounds are consistent with self-infliction, several aspects … are atypical of suicide and raise the possibility of homicide," deputy medical examiner Lisa Scheinin wrote in 2004. She concluded, "the mode [of death] will remain undetermined until such time as sufficient additional information becomes available."
Smith's last words appeared to be a Post-It note found at the scene: "I'm so sorry-love, Elliott God forgive me."
"I don't really listen to his records that often anymore," said Schnapf, his onetime producer. "I don't like where I end up after I put them on."
But fans still search for Elliott Smith.
"Go to YouTube and find his solo live shows," Moon said. "Watch his body language, watch his technique and all his subtleties and his Gen-X slacker thing. You'll feel it."
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Up until now, manufactured home owners behind in their mortgages or lot rents have had few places to turn for help.
That's because under state law these homes have been considered vehicles instead of houses, and thus ineligible for assistance under available housing relief programs.
And while state law hasn't changed, a new pilot program has made up to $300,000 available for any eligible manufactured home owner whose home sits on rented land or on a lot owned by the homeowner.
Manufactured homes make up approximately 11 percent of the homes in the state, said Delaware State Housing Authority Director Anas Ben Addi. These homeowners face the same troubles with meeting mortgages and making repairs as do standard home owners, but don't have the same resources available to others.
Ben Addi, Gov. Jack Markell, Attorney General Beau Biden and state Rep. Valerie Longhurst (D-Bear), announced the new program at a Monday afternoon DSHA press conference.
"We've recognized their needs, but have struggled with finding a program to assist," Ben Addi said. "Now we have access to a funding source without any strings attached."
The new program, dubbed the Manufactured Housing Assistance Program, was created in 2012 with proceeds from the National Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement between the federal and state governments and five of the nation's largest mortgage-servicing banks. Forty-nine of the 50 state attorneys general joined in the lawsuit, which went after banks that had violated the law by signing off on foreclosure paperwork without checking to see if they were correct and without the documents being notarized.
It is a joint project between the DSHA and the attorney general's office, and was developed after consulting with both manufactured home owners and landowners.
Delaware's share of the approximately $25 billion settlement allows up to $5,000 in assistance payments for each person who applies for the program.
That cash may be used to pay almost any housing-related overdue debts and to provide continuing help for up to 12 months or until the $5,000 maximum has been reached.
"The best thing is that if you are delinquent, this program can assist you to get back on track," Ben Addi said.
To qualify, applicants must have suffered a drop in income through no fault of their own of at least 15 percent or more because of loss of employment, injury, reduction in hours or illness. The money is paid in the form of a no-interest loan secured by a lien on the home. It must be repaid if the property is refinanced, sold, if the title is transferred or if the borrower moves out of the property.
Loan recipients must apply through a housing counselor at DSHA, who will provide guidance and budgeting information to help prevent future financial problems.
"The key is we don't want to offer just a single tool," Ben Addi said. "We want to bring them to the housing counselors, we want to work with the housing counselors and make sure there is a comprehensive solution."
Markell praised the program and its efforts to help manufactured home owners in the state.
"This particular program is one more in a series of programs that have really been innovative and terrific," Markell said, programs that have contributed to Delaware's home ownership rate being at least 10 percentage points higher than the national average.
"As much progress as we've made in helping people achieve the dream of home ownership, we can't lose focus on homeowners who are struggling for reasons beyond their control," the governor added. "That's really what this program is about."
Ben Addi urged homeowners who are behind in housing-related payments and at risk of being evicted or having their homes repossessed to contact DSHA as quickly as possible. Agency counselors will help determine if MHAP is available to them and help guide them through the application process.
"This is another tool in our toolbox and helps another segment of the population in need," Ben Addi said.
For more information on the Manufactured Housing Assistance Program, call the Delaware State Housing Authority at (888) 363-8808.


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BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Athletic Association has launched an app that allows runners around the world to be a part of the 2014 Boston Marathon experience.
The Boston Marathon World Run app, available for free on Apple and Android phones, is designed to make the exclusive event more inclusive to people of all abilities, locations and ages. Users are encouraged to set fitness goals they hope to accomplish by the April 21st race day, even if they're not in Boston or running a full 26.2 miles.
After the 2013 marathon bombing, there was an insatiable outpouring of people wanting to participate in the iconic race, said T.K. Skenderian, marketing and sponsorship manager for the BAA, which organizes the marathon.
"This year we are all Boston Marathoners," Skenderian said. "Whether you can run a 3:30 marathon or are from Southern Cambodia, everyone can take part." Even if you don't run, sign up and cheer on your friends and family, he said.
The app and corresponding website allow runners to share photos, post their mileage and connect with amateur and elite athletes around the globe. People on six continents have already signed up to take part in the virtual running community.
Users can set individual goals, group target mileage or run their own 26.2-mile course on Marathon Monday. By next year, the app is set to have GPS mileage tracking and route mapping, said Al Silvestri, senior vice president of marketing and new media at Lagardere, who helped design the app.
Participants who reach their goals will receive a printable bib number, a finisher's certificate and a Facebook medal that they can show off to friends, Silvestri said.
Kerry Lynch, 31, of California, said she will use the app to stay in touch with friends and family back home even as she does her mileage on the other side of the country.
"We are all affected by what happened last year," said Lynch, who grew up in Winchester, Mass., and graduated from Boston College. "I used to cheer people on during the race while I was at B.C. Now, I can still be a part of it."
Lynch said she hopes to run six miles without stopping on April 21.
When people sign up to participate, they can also donate to One Fund Boston, the charity to aid victims of last year's bombings and their families.
Another former Boston resident, 30-year-old Kayla Gorski, said running 26.2 miles sounds daunting to her but she still wants to be involved that day.
"I just registered to run 10 miles on Patriots Day," said Gorski, who now lives in California. "Having this virtual running community is going to keep me honest and motivated even though I'm miles away."
The 118th edition of the race will have a field of 36,000 runners, a 9,000 increase from last year.
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"Tax Reform in Today's Fiscal Environment: Principles to Guide the Debate"
With the Bush/Obama tax cuts expiring at the end of 2012, the automatic spending cuts scheduled to start in January 2013 and the need to increase the debt ceiling by January 2013, fiscal and tax policies are expected to be a prominent topic in the coming year. To guide the debate and to inform the public, some tax policy principles are necessary. Honoree and keynote speaker Leslie B. Samuels will outline these principles and discuss the challenges in arriving at a consensus for a reformed tax system.
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Samuels' practice focuses on international and domestic taxation, as well as related matters such as mergers and acquisitions, new financial products and foreign direct investment in the United States. Samuels lectures and is widely published on the various aspects of taxation law. He is distinguished internationally as one of the best tax lawyers by Chambers Global, Chambers USA, the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, the Tax Directors Handbook, the Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading Tax Advisers, the Best Lawyers in America, and the Legal 500.
Samuels joined Cleary Gottlieb in 1968 and became a partner in 1975. From 1993 to 1996, he served as Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy of the U.S. Treasury Department, and from 1994 to 1996, he also served as Vice Chairman of the Committee of Fiscal Affairs in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, as well as a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
Samuels received an LLB degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1966, where he was editor of the Harvard Law Review. He received an undergraduate degree from Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania in 1963. Samuels was also a Fulbright scholar at the London School of Economics.
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Course Objective: To identify key tax policy principles for the debate about reforming the U.S. tax system.
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- Key policy principles for reforming the U.S. tax system
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Monday, July 16, 2012
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Regardless of whether you prefer the term "incredible" or "ironic" the Congressional debate on the Farm Bill has focused primarily on crop insurance as the agricultural safety net. It exists in the proposals from both Houses of Congress, although the House Ag Committee has also proposed reverting to target prices. Nevertheless, the focus on crop insurance and cutting back on the appropriation is coming at a time when the largest ever claim against the crop insurance program will be filed by Cornbelt farmers whose corn and soybeans have withered in the drought. One noted ag economist described the indemnity payment as "ginormous."
While economist Bruce Babcock at Iowa State University used the non-academic term, he defined it as being in the neighborhood of $30-$40 billion dollars in a payout to farmers. Unfortunately, the estimates are published in a newspaper column, not in an academic paper or report. Babcock has been a noted researcher in agricultural risk management, and frequently critical of USDA farm programs.
The article quotes University of Illinois ag economist Gary Schnitkey as saying, "Roughly 60% of the corn acres and 50% of soybean acres in Illinois is insured at high coverage levels with revenue products containing guarantee increase provisions. These acres likely with receive large payments if drought conditions continue."
The point is that USDA's Risk Management Agency will be underwriting the billions of dollars in claims filed by farmers and paid out by crop insurance companies in a year that many members of Congress are even calling crop insurance into question as being too expensive. It is too early to total the payout, as Babcock has done in the interview for the newspaper column, however, USDA folks are obviously gearing up for some massive transfers of funds to the accounts of the insurers.
In an e-mail being widely circulated in the industry, (I have received two copies so far), Kansas State University economist Art Barnaby says the crop insurance industry has had only three loss years in the past 20. Those were in 1993, 2002, and 2012 will be the next. However, due to the dynamic changes in types of crop insurance, years are difficult to compare. USDA does not have any data on 1983 or 1988, but Barnaby says there was minimal participation, so the pool was small in having enough funds to spread over the entire risk from the yield loss. Barnaby expects the national average yield to continue to fall, and be well below the current 146 bu. estimated by USDA. He says that would raise the loss ratio (result in more indemnity payments than premium payments), and adds, "Based on the current crop the ratio is probably at about 1.4 to 1.5 loss ratio for corn. That would generate about a $2 billion loss nationally. That loss is not inconsistent with Schnitkey's statement of a $3.2 billion loss in Illinois, because gains in other states would help offset the number."
In 1993 the loss ratio was 3.27, or $3.27 paid out for each $1 of premium. Barnaby says, "A $40 billion loss on corn and soybeans that was suggested by the quoted economist would require a corn and soybean loss ratio that is 2.5 times higher than the 1993 loss ratio that was the highest loss ratio in the RMA data base. To generate that level of loss is a guessing game, but clearly it would need to exceed the 1988 yield losses. Probably a yield that is 40% below trend would be needed to generate a nation 8.175 corn loss ratio that would be necessary to generate underwriting losses approaching $40 billion."
On one hand, Barnaby says the 1993 loss was based only on yield, and not on the revenue that will be the primary type of insurance today, and APH yields are more current today than was the case in 1993. On the other hand, Barnaby says the risk pool is bigger with more farmers insured, the crop insurance companies will be picking up some of the tab from their commercial risk pool, better genetics will dampen the continued drop in yield, and the soybean crop is in better shape than corn. Additionally, Barnaby says the fall price will determine the amount of the indemnity, so it will require an insurable yield loss of more than 25% of their APH to trigger a payment.
Interestingly, Barnaby says the biggest beneficiary of the crop insurance program will be Main Street USA. While farmers will not make money off the insurance, since it covers production expenses, they will have that money to spend in rural communities, which otherwise might have dried up along with the crops and the soil.
USDA will be paying out a large crop insurance indemnity payment to farmers this year in a time when Farm Bill deliberations have contended too much money is being spent on the program. The claims could be some of the highest ever, thanks to the great volume of revenue insurance policies. However, those will certainly funnel billions in cash to local rural communities.
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What Did the Willows Ever Do to Deserve Such a Beating?
An Original Explanation for a Perplexing Custom
By Steven Weiner
Steven had the privilege and good fortune of learning from Rav Aharon Lichtenstein ztz"l and Rav Yaakov Meidan Shlit"a at Yeshivat Har Etzion (1982-83) and prior to that from Rav Yisroel Mendel Kaplan ztz"l and other Rabbeim at the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia. He is currently working on a series of essays on the theme of Shivat Tzion and its contemporary resonance.
The seventh day of Sukkot – the day we now call הושענא רבה – has no special significance in the Torah. The day has no distinctive name; no mitzvot or rules distinguish it from the rest of Sukkot; its sacrifices follow precisely the same pattern as the previous six days; and, unlike the seventh day of Pesach, the seventh day of Sukkot is not even a מקרא קדש. In other words, the seventh day of Sukkot appears in the Torah as indistinguishable from the other days of המועד חול.
Nevertheless, the Talmud describes several unique practices that were performed on הושענא רבה. One such practice is the custom we still observe today known as חיבוט ערבות (chibut aravot), beating our ערבות against the ground. What is the meaning of this strange ritual, and does it have any meaningful relationship with הושענא רבה?
In this article, we suggest an original answer grounded in a deep connection between the curious practice of beating ערבות and the teachings of the final נביאים who were active during the early days of the Second Temple, also known as the period of שיבת ציון.
A most mysterious מנהג נביאים
According to the Mishna (Sukka 4:5), on each day of Sukkot the people brought tall ערבות branches to the מקדש and stood them on the ground surrounding the מזבח, thereby adorning the מזבח with an overhanging canopy of leaves. The Gemara (Sukka 44a-44b) concludes that this practice is rooted in a הלכה למשה מסיני (an oral tradition received at Sinai). However, while the Mishna describes only a ritual performed inside the מקדש, the Gemara adds that a custom involving ערבות also developed later outside of the מקדש – but only on one day of Sukkot, הושענא רבה.[1] The Gemara describes this custom using the verb חיבוט – understood by Rashi as waving the ערבות, and by Rambam as beating them e.g. against the floor. The familiar custom nowadays is to take a bundle of ערבות on הושענא רבה and strike it sharply, several times, against the floor or a chair.
What is the source and meaning of חיבוט ערבות outside the מקדש? The Gemara (Sukka 44b) calls this practice a מנהג נביאים ("custom of the prophets"). Rashi and other traditional commentators understand this as meaning that the custom was instituted by the trio of prophetsחגי זכרי' ומלאכי , who prophesied during the early Second Temple period and were members of אנשי כנסת הגדולה. However, barely one page earlier (44a), the Gemara indicates חיבוט ערבות is a זכר למקדש! Indeed, Rambam and numerous other subsequent authorities who discuss the practice of חיבוט ערבות echo the Gemara on both counts, dubbing the practice a זכר למקדש as well as a מנהג נביאים. But performing a זכר למקדש is an act of דרישת ציון, a response to Yirmiyahu's cry that poor Zion lies destroyed and abandoned with none seeking her.[2] How could a זכר למקדש in the spirit of דרישת ציון possibly make sense in the earliest days of the Second Temple, centuries before its destruction[3]?
Furthermore, why does the Gemara ascribe this custom specifically to the prophets? The intriguing term מנהג נביאים is not used elsewhere in the Talmud. While many familiar practices are known as enactments of אנשי כנסת הגדולה (the Rabbinic authority during שיבת ציון, whose members included חגי זכריה ומלאכי as well as other leading scholars of that period), they are not labeled as מנהג נביאים. What significance is to be found in the Talmud's attribution of חיבוט ערבות specifically to the prophets of the early Second Temple?
In addition, the peculiar way we perform this custom – beating ערבות against the ground[4] – also cries out for explanation. What does beating branches symbolize? Moreover, if the custom is intended to remind us of the ערבות ceremony inside the מקדש, shouldn't we instead encircle and adorn the שלחן with our ערבות, just as the מזבח was encircled and adorned with ערבות in the מקדש? After all, we commemorate the practice of הקפות in the מקדש (Mishna Sukka 4:5) by marching around the שלחן in very similar fashion. Why then do we commemorate a ceremony of adorning the מזבח by beating our ערבות against the ground?
A well-known Kabbalistic explanation views חיבוט ערבות as a rite of atonement, and interprets הושענא רבה as a day of final judgment and forgiveness. Beating the branches symbolizes, and mystically brings about, a sweetening of the Divine attribute of justice.[5] While a mystical interpretation is certainly possible, the Talmud never mentions judgment or atonement regarding חיבוט ערבות or הושענא רבה. For those of us who might prefer a less esoteric alternative, I wish to propose an explanation for חיבוט ערבות that is grounded in Biblical sources, and which also helps to resolve the puzzle of exactly how and why a זכר למקדש was initiated as a מנהג נביאים in the early days of שיבת ציון. I am not sure that difficulty is tackled by the Kabbalistic approach.
Others have suggested that חיבוט ערבות represents a prayer for rain, the sound of beating ערבות evoking the sounds and sights of a rainstorm.[6] This seems plausible, as the Talmud and Midrash indicate that arba minim and other practices of Sukkot are in part connected to our prayers for rain, which begin at this time of year. However, once again this explanation fails to shed light on why the custom was initiated specifically by the prophets of שיבת ציון, or how we can possibly reconcile the seemingly self-contradictory, dual status of מנהג נביאים and זכר למקדש.
Affirming a powerful prophecy by acting it out
I believe the key to unlocking the significance of חיבוט ערבות may be found by examining the visions proclaimed by the prophets of שיבת ציון.
The Second Temple was built in a climate of intensely mixed emotions. The austere structure of שיבת ציון paled against the splendid, opulent בית ראשון constructed by Solomon. Celebrating their first Sukkot shortly after rebuilding the מזבח, the people of Ezra's time offered the obligatory holiday offerings בְּמִסְפָּר כְּמִשְׁפַּט דְּבַר־יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ – "by number, according to the obligation of each day." In contrast, Solomon offered such bountiful sacrifices for the inauguration of בית ראשון that the capacity of the מזבח was overwhelmed and more space had to be specially consecrated![7] Moreover, בית ראשון was graced with a visible appearance of God's presence, 'ה כְּבוֹד, with clouds filling the Temple upon its dedication, just as occurred in the original משכן.[8] No comparable revelation is reported for בית שני. Accordingly, elders who remembered the magnificent First Temple wept loudly over the Second Temple's modest foundations, and the inaugural ceremony was accompanied by a heart-rending mixture of tears and rejoicing (Ezra 3:12-13). To make matters even worse, Persia soon suspended further rebuilding of the Temple in response to slander against the Jews by their envious, non-Jewish neighbors (see Ezra 4).
Against this painful backdrop, the prophet חגי received a stirring vision on the 21st day of Tishrei – i.e. on הושענא רבה, the same date when Solomon had concluded his spectacular חֲנֻכַּת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ for the First Temple centuries earlier:
חגי פרק ב
(א) בַּשְּׁבִיעִי בְּעֶשְׂרִים וְאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הָיָה דְּבַר־יְקֹוָק בְּיַד־חַגַּי הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹר:
In a powerful message of hope and encouragement, God first acknowledged that the Jewish people were demoralized by the humble stature of בית שני ("it is nothing in your eyes") in comparison to the glorious Temple and kingdom of Solomon:
(ג) מִי בָכֶם הַנִּשְׁאָר אֲשֶׁר רָאָה אֶת־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה בִּכְבוֹדוֹ הָרִאשׁוֹן, וּמָה אַתֶּם רֹאִים אֹתוֹ עַתָּה? הֲלוֹא כָמֹהוּ כְּאַיִן בְּעֵינֵיכֶם:
Nevertheless, God urged the people and their leaders to strengthen themselves and take action (continue rebuilding), mindful that He is with them. God declared that in but a moment He could shake (מַרְעִישׁ) the heavens and the earth, overturn (וְהִרְעַשְׁתִּי) powerful empires and deliver their wealth to Israel, and "fill this house with כָּבוֹד."[9] The כָּבוֹד of the new Temple could then exceed even the כָּבוֹד of the First Temple, in both material wealth and Divine presence:
(ד) וְעַתָּה חֲזַק זְרֻבָּבֶל נְאֻם־יְקֹוָק, וַחֲזַק יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן־יְהוֹצָדָק הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל, וַחֲזַק כָּל־עַם הָאָרֶץ נְאֻם־יְקֹוָק, וַעֲשׂוּ – כִּי־אֲנִי אִתְּכֶם, נְאֻם יְקֹוָק צְבָקוֹת:
(ה) אֶת־הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־כָּרַתִּי אִתְּכֶם בְּצֵאתְכֶם מִמִּצְרַיִם וְרוּחִי עֹמֶדֶת בְּתוֹכְכֶם אַל־תִּירָאוּ:
(ו) כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְקֹוָק צְבָקוֹת: עוֹד אַחַת מְעַט הִיא, וַאֲנִי מַרְעִישׁ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת־הַיָּם וְאֶת־הֶחָרָבָה:
(ז) וְהִרְעַשְׁתִּי אֶת־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם וּבָאוּ חֶמְדַּת כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם וּמִלֵּאתִי אֶת־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה כָּבוֹד אָמַר יְקֹוָק צְבָקוֹת:
(ט) גָּדוֹל יִהְיֶה כְּבוֹד הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה הָאַחֲרוֹן מִן־הָרִאשׁוֹן אָמַר יְקֹוָק צְבָקוֹת וּבַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה אֶתֵּן שָׁלוֹם נְאֻם יְקֹוָק צְבָקוֹת:
I suggest our מנהג נביאים of beating ערבות has its roots in this prophecy. When חגי received these powerful words, cutting to the heart of the difficult challenges that he and his generation faced, he responded by acting out his own prophecy – וְהִרְעַשְׁתִּי /אֲנִי מַרְעִישׁ, "God will shake the heavens and the earth" – by striking the earth sharply with a bundle of ערבות.[10] Using ערבות poignantly evoked the similar branches that were used on that same day by the people within the מקדש to encircle and celebrate their modest, fragile מזבח.
Prophets in the Bible often acted out the imagery of their prophecies, as a way of affirming and reinforcing their visions. Ramban notes this phenomenon in his commentary to the Torah (Breisheet 12:6). One famous example is even highly reminiscent of חיבוט ערבות: Elisha instructed the King of Israel to bang arrows on the ground, in order to affirm Elisha's prophecy that Israel would smite and defeat its enemy (Melachim II 13:16-17). It is easy to picture חגי following in Elisha's path and striking the ground with ערבות in place of arrows, as an affirmation of his own prophecy ofוְהִרְעַשְׁתִּי /מַרְעִישׁ and as a prayer to God that it be completely and speedily fulfilled.[11]
Thus, חיבוט ערבות was from its very inception both מנהג נביאים and זכר למקדש – a זכר למקדש ראשון!! Our puzzle is solved! חגי and his colleagues performed חיבוט ערבות in the purest spirit of דרישת ציון. Their ritual expressed a heartfelt plea for the redemptive upheaval (רעש) that they envisioned, so that the full glory of בית ראשון could be restored and exceeded. At the same time, the custom also served as a reminder of God's command to חגי that we strengthen ourselves and act courageously in fulfillment of God's mandate to continue rebuilding.
Although בית שני was eventually completed, the longed-for glory of Solomon's era remained elusive. Judea was a vassal state for most of the Second Temple period. God's presence (שכינה) was not manifest in בית שני, at least in comparison with בית ראשון.[12] Therefore, it makes sense that חגי and his colleagues, and eventually all Jews, would annually repeat the custom of חיבוט ערבות outside the מקדש on הושענא רבה, affirming the yearned-for prophecy on its anniversary. To this day, in the prayer we recite just before חיבוט ערבות – known as (""קול מבשר) אומץ ישעך – we plead for complete and imminent redemption by evoking "sounds" of deliverance including the earth-shaking upheaval around Jerusalem foretold by זכרי' , close colleague of חגי. Like the original prophecy of חגי, and much like אני מאמין, our custom of beating ערבות expresses both a prayer to God for redemption as well as an uplifting pledge of faith and determination.
Our novel interpretation also explains why the custom of חיבוט ערבות outside the מקדש is unique to הושענא רבה. The Gemara (Sukka 44a) explains why חיבוט ערבות is performed on only one day of Sukkot, as opposed to all seven days, but never explains the choice of which day.[13] According to our explanation, the prophecy of חגי is naturally reenacted and reaffirmed on its anniversary. Intriguingly, Taz[14] suggests חיבוט ערבות is performed on הושענא רבה because of its unique holiness: יותר קדושה ביום זה. Our proposal offers one way of interpreting that special holiness. הושענא רבה, the anniversary of בבית ראשון חנכת המזבח and of נבואת חגי, is a day of yearning for full redemption and the imminence of God's presence – precisely the theme expressed by חיבוט ערבות.
Counterpoint: who dares scorn the day of small beginnings?
While beating ערבות outside of the מקדש expressed a deep longing for more completion redemption, adorning the מזבח with a beautiful canopy of ערבות sounded a complementary note inside the מקדש. I believe this latter practice acquired particular poignancy during the Second Temple period, precisely because nagging feelings of disappointment over the limited "glory" of that redemption were so palpable from the very start. As cited above from Ezra 3, tears threatened to drown out the shouts of joy heralding the inauguration of the Second Temple. Likewise, חגי in his הושענא רבה prophecy hears God say: "Who among you remembers the glory of the First Temple, and what do you think of this house now? It is nothing in your eyes!"
In the prophecy of חגי, God's primary response to these feelings of disappointment is a promise that the future can be brighter if the people will only be strong and act with courage and faith. However, in 4:10 זכרי', we hear a somewhat different response: כִּי מִי בַז לְיוֹם קְטַנּוֹת? – Who scorns the day of small things? I sense a sharp tone of rebuke in the word "scorn": Who dares to scorn the גאולה of שיבת ציון simply because it appears "small" and modest compared to Solomon's empire? Shouldn't the people be grateful for even the smallest beginnings of גאולה? Perhaps חגי 2:3 contains a hint of the same rebuke: is the nascent בית שני really nothing in your eyes?
I suggest that for the Jews of the Second Temple[15], adorning the מזבח with ערבות became a deeply meaningful way of expressing gratitude and appreciation for the redemption they enjoyed, imperfect as it was. The ceremony became a way of saying: we will never scorn you, oh מזבח, you are precious to us! In fact, the Mishna (Sukka 4:5) records that when the ceremonies in the מקדש were completed on הושענא רבה, the people shouted: יופי לך מזבח, יופי לך מזבח ("beauty is yours, מזבח"). The reason for this charming salute to the altar is not discussed in the Talmud, and several commentaries have commented on it.[16] Personally, I cannot help but hear an unmistakable echo of the "cheers of 'Beauty! Beauty!'" foretold in 4:7 זכרי':
מִי־אַתָּה הַר־הַגָּדוֹל לִפְנֵי זְרֻבָּבֶל לְמִישֹׁר וְהוֹצִיא אֶת־הָאֶבֶן הָרֹאשָׁה תְּשֻׁאוֹת חֵן חֵן לָהּ:
Whatever great mountain [obstacle] lies before Zerubavel –will be flattened! He will present the cornerstone amid cheers of "beauty, beauty!"
This vision of זכרי' is adjacent to his rebuke against those who scorn the day of small things. The prophet's message is that when the cornerstone of the new Temple is placed, the proper response is joyous applause of "beauty, beauty!" Do not dare to be so ungrateful as to scorn the modest beginnings of our new מקדש, thunders זכרי'! I suggest that for the people of בית שני, the ערבות ceremony around the מזבח was an opportunity to align themselves with those who gratefully cheered the cornerstone, and to distance themselves from any thoughts of scorn.
Our novel interpretation of the ערבות ceremony in the מקדש is further supported by the Gemara's citation (Sukka 45a) of Tehilim 118:27 – אִסְרוּ־חַג בַּעֲבֹתִים עַד־קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ – as a source for encircling the מזבח with a canopy of ערבות.
In this section of Tehilim, familiar to us from Hallel, just a few verses earlier (118:22) we read:
אֶבֶן מָאֲסוּ הַבּוֹנִים הָיְתָה לְרֹאשׁ פִּנָּה
The lowly stone once scorned by many is now the celebrated cornerstone! This echoes the message and "stone" imagery of זכרי' that we read above. As Tehilim 118 continues, we rejoice in this remarkable gift from God (23-24), we bless those who come paying respects to the מקדש (26), and we gratefully salute the מזבח by encircling it with leafy boughs (27). The Gemara's citation of this excerpt from Tehilim as a source for adorning the מזבח makes perfect sense.
A Message for Our Own Era
We have suggested a new interpretation for the mysterious custom of חיבוט ערבות, attributed by the Gemara to the prophets of שיבת ציון. We suggest the custom arose from confrontation with the incomplete redemption of the Second Temple era. The seemingly bizarre ritual of shaking branches and striking the ground expressed profound longing for (and faith in) a more perfect גאולה, by vividly acting out the vision of חגי that one day God will bring a fully redemptive "upheaval" when His presence returns to "shake" the earth and overthrow all oppressors. This same theme is emphasized even today on הושענא רבה in our prayers accompanying חיבוט ערבות.
At the same time, we have also suggested that the related practice of adorning the מזבח with a beautiful canopy of boughs and shouting יופי לך מזבח expressed a complementary sense of gratitude. Even as the people of בית שני pined for complete redemption, they acknowledged the partial, beautiful redemption which they had merited to receive, and did not dare scorn it.
How fortunate are we in contemporary times, two thousand years after the Second Temple's destruction, that while still yearning for שלמה גאולה, we can once again also express gratitude for an imperfect but precious redemption already granted us. Indeed today's Jerusalem and Israel are beautiful gifts – יופי לך – as well as a work-in-progress. As we continue to beat our branches against the earth crying out for the קול מבשר heralding our ultimate redemption, and committing ourselves to the national project of rebuilding (materially and spiritually), we dare not forget to appreciate the remarkable gifts God has already bestowed upon us.
[1] It is evident from the Gemara's complicated discussion on Sukka 43b-44a, and is universally accepted by all subsequent authorities, that חיבוט ערבות outside the מקדש is performed only on הושענא רבה.
[3] One might attempt to answer that חיבוט ערבות was originally a מנהג נביאים, but after המקדש חורבן it became instead, or in addition, a זכר למקדש. See Tosafot Yom Tov (Sukka 4:5), the only source I have seen so far who addresses this apparent contradiction between מנהג נביאים and זכר למקדש. But this answer seems problematic. Following Gemara Sukkah 44b, all of the major poskim rule that we recite no blessing on חיבוט ערבות precisely because it is a mere custom, a מנהג נביאים. But if the practice was converted after the חורבן into a זכר למקדש, then why shouldn't it warrant a blessing, just like holding arba minim after the first day of Sukkot זכר למקדש? Evidently then, even the זכר למקדש aspect of חיבוט ערבות itself only has the authority of a מנהג נביאים, which leaves our question unanswered.
[4] This question is strongest according to Rambam and others who understand חיבוט as banging against a surface, as is our common practice nowadays. According to Rashi, who interprets חיבוט as a synonym for waving or shaking, the ritual would not stand out as so unusual per se.
[5] Zohar parshat Tzav (end of 31b); see also Ramban on Bamidbar 14:9.
[6] E.g. Rabbi Dr. Louis Jacobs, in The Jewish Religion: A Companion, reprinted here.
[7] Compare Ezra 3:4 versus Melachim I 8:63-64 and Divrei HaYamim II 7:5, 7.
[8] Melachim I 8:10-11, Divrei HaYamim II 7:1-3, Exodus 40:34-35.
[9] Compare Melachim I 8:11 and Divrei HaYamim II 7:1-2 (כִּי־מָלֵא כְבוֹד־יְקֹוָק אֶת־בֵּית יְקֹוָק).
[10] The same verb רעש – upheaval, literally shaking the earth – also appears prominently in the visions of final redemption recorded by זכרי' (contemporary of חגי) and יחזקאל (slightly earlier, during the Babylonian exile), traditionally read as haftarot during Sukkot.
[11] There is also Midrashic precedent for the notion that shaking the branches of ארבע מינים symbolizes the overthrow of our enemies and the redemption of Israel. See ספר הרוקח, in the attached source sheets.
[12] Yoma 21b. See also Yoma 9b: because the Jews of that era did not return to Israel en mass "like a wall", and instead mustered only a relatively weak return, God's presence likewise returned only to a limited extent.
[13] Admittedly, the choice of הושענא רבה might be arbitrary: might as well pick the last day, if we must pick one. Compare Sukka 43a, explaining why ערבה was taken in the מקדש on הושענא רבה even on Shabbat. Essentially, the Gemara explains that הושענא רבה was selected by Chazal for this purpose not necessarily due to its inherent special character, but perhaps simply because it happens to be "the last day." Beit Yosef and Bach (O.C. 664) both suggest explaining the assignment of חיבוט ערבות to הושענא רבה in a similar manner. However, it is more satisfying to find an underlying connection between the day and its practices, if we can.
[14] Taz O.C. 664 note 2; cited by Mishna Berura in note 11. Taz also connects the special holiness of הושענא רבה to the performance of seven הקפות in the מקדש; we hope and intend בעזרת ה' to explore the meaning of הקפות in a separate, companion essay.
[15] The precise origin of adorning the מזבח with a tall canopy of ערבות is unclear. I am not aware of any indication that it was an essential part of the original הלכה למשה מסיני of holding extra ערבות in the מקדש. However, for our purposes, it doesn't really matter if the practice originated during the Second Temple era, or if it was initiated earlier and simply took on additional meaning later.
[16] See Aruch Le-Ner (Sukka 45a); Tiferet Yisrael in הלכתא גבירתא on Mishna Sukka chapter 4.


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Cleaner Greener Lincoln recognized that lowering the energy cost of the City's infrastructure would allow new ways of saving money in buildings, transportation, and other energy areas, in turn saving taxpayers thousands of dollars in annual energy costs.
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Polynesian Village with flaming torches, lush foliage, giant tikis, waterfalls and a Polynesian dance show. Award winning menu and exotic drinks!
YaDa Chef is a personal chef and private catering company based in Fort Lauderdale specializing in custom menus using natural organic fresh made foods.
With over 24 years experience, Hugh's Catering is capable of producing any type of event from intimate dinner parties to large spectator sporting events. Call us for a fun filled and memorable event.
Tucked away from the hustle and bustle, this American gourmet heaven offers a catered experience that is truly unique.
Our menu covers a wide variety of delicious dishes, however, there is no limit to what we can create. It is always our pleasure to meet any special needs of our customers.
Blending the best in fine cuisine is not only an art form of style, pleasure and taste, but is the Argentelle way to perfection.
With over 20 years of catering success, Ultimate Cuisine, Inc. has earned a reputation for incredible food and attentive service. Let us make your wedding unforgettable!
You want a caterer with the knowledge and experience to plan and produce exactly the event you have in mind, regardless of event location. As you browse our website and read our reviews we're confident you'll discover what so many others have already experienced….Ultimate Cuisine is that caterer!
Our staff knows that this is your biggest day. You need a caterer who provides exactly what you need for your wedding without the stress. Catering by Joel's Place provides everything you need for catering your wedding, from exceptional menu options, tables, chairs, decorations and more.
We are dedicated to design your personalized event with the highest level of service and professionalism. Together we can make your dream into reality.
Smiling Pig BBQ is offers the traditional Southern style chicken,turkey, pork ribs or beef brisket with home style side dishes and much more with a twist.Something for everyone as we make continental style lettuce wraps, bacon wrapped boneless-skinless less chicken breast,Jalopino wraps and we offer many other delicacies.
Let us help you coordinate all the details of your wedding reception so that on your special day you can enjoy your family and friends and make this an event to remember.
At Aroma Catering we have no limit to what we can do for you!!! Whether you are hosting a birthday, corporate party, wedding, bar/bat mitzvah or shivah, we can tailor your needs to any of our packages.
Family owned and operated, Tastebuds, specializing in off premise catering and will customize the perfect menu to accommodate your palate and budget.
Weddings unite family and friends. Palm Caterers will leave a lasting impression on their lives with our stylized menus and palettes of food that satisfy all tastes.
Our passion and stylish approach results in exquisite settings, artistic culinary presentations and impeccable professional service
Buca di Beppo - your Wedding Party Destination! Perfect for Rehearsal Dinners, Bridal Showers, Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties and more!
Roho Kitchen specializes in catering for weddings, bridal showers, rehearsal dinners and engagement parties. • Bachelorette Cooking Classes. • Full Service Catering Staff • Global Cuisine • Hors Doeuvres • Sit-down & Buffet Menus • Food Stations • Brunch • Wedding Packages • Bar Services
Eden Catering features innovative and delicious cuisine coupled with outstanding service. Our menus, designed to suit any occasion, are attractive, unique and affordable.


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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Vietnam, Thailand or Taiwan?? 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 Vietnam, Thailand or Taiwan?? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Vietnam View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message ebayneJoined: 26 Feb 2003Posts: 6 Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2003 6:47 pm Post subject: Vietnam, Thailand or Taiwan?? [crossposted from Thailand forum - sorry for being redundant] I am US lawyer-turned teacher. I am not certified to teach but I have taken some education classes including one 'theory of teaching ESL'. I am willing to do a CELTA program (probably in Vietnam or Thailand because of cheaper cost of living.) However, i don't want to come to SE Asia with no job (even if it means taking a crummier job than I could get in-person/in-country.) I have some experience teaching English, and several years of high level corporate and legal experience. I have a BA in English, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence. I am also well versed in the social sciences. Ideally I would like to teach specialized courses to lawyers and businessmen who do business in the US, but I am willing to take an entry level job just to get "in country." I don't need to make a mint of money, but I need to make enough to live and send home about $400 in child support. I don't expect to save; especially in my first position. I am investigating schools in Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand, and would appreciate any opinions -- good bad or pedantic. By the way, am I overlooking an obvious country-of-choice? Thanks -eb Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Vietnam All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China