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Can I use P2P applications with NordVPN?
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Will I experience a DNS leak with NordVPN?
We have got our own DNS servers so there should be no leaks. If you still experience a DNS leak, please make sure you are connected to VPN and clean the cache and cookies from your browser.
What is a Kill Switch and how does it work?
Kill Switch is a technology that terminates a process when the VPN connection drops. You can use it with our custom NordVPN software for Windows, macOS, Linux and iOS devices. You can find more information on this
The Kill Switch in the iOS app does not terminate any specific applications; instead, it disables the system-wide Internet access if you are not connected to a VPN server. It is available in NordVPN for iOS 2.2.2 or later.
What is Double VPN and how does it work?
Double VPN is a security solution when the data is encrypted twice through a multi-node farm. The encryption is double AES-256-CBC. The user connects to the first node, where the data is encrypted. Then the secured data travels to the second node, gets encrypted again and only then reaches the Internet.
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Yes, we do support Socks5 proxies as well as HTTP proxies (1 HTTP and Socks5 proxy at each of our
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). More information can be found in our
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What bandwidth can I expect from your service?
It depends on various criteria. If you connect to the closest server, you may expect around 30% loss in bandwidth speed.
Do you offer any open ports?
All ports are open on our servers, except SMTP and Netbios for outgoing connections. For the SMTP incoming port, you can alternatively use ports 465 or 587. Of course, since we do not provide any port-forwarding, no incoming connections can go through.
Do you support IPv6?
No, but we are planning to add the support of IPv6 in 2020.
How many devices can be connected to NordVPN simultaneously with one account?
A total of 6 devices can be connected with one NordVPN account at the same time. However, there is one limitation. If you connect multiple devices to the same server, you must choose different protocols for the VPN connections (TCP and UDP are different protocols, so you can connect one device to TCP and the other to UDP). That means a total of 3 devices can be connected to the same server at once – through IKEv2, OpenVPN TCP and OpenVPN UDP. If you have three more devices at home, you can connect them to another server – again, with different protocols.
What information do you store?
We do not store any logs.
How is my privacy maintained?
When you connect to NordVPN, a VPN "tunnel" is created. This is another word for a connection between you and our server. All data in this ''tunnel" is encrypted so that only you know the content of what is being sent. The data is encrypted with a 256-Bit key. This is an excellent level of security that allows maintaining good levels of performance, even on older machines and lower powered devices such as phones and netbooks.
Can I change my VPN username?
Yes, you can, but you will have to send us a request at support(at)nordvpn(dot)com. Please note that you might need to prove you are the owner of the account.
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Please log in to your
using your username and password. Select
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using your temporary password and choose a new password. Please note that you will not be able to use the temporary password for VPN connections.
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Send us an email to support(at)nordvpn(dot)com, and we will provide it. We currently offer dedicated IP addresses in the United States (Buffalo, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Dallas, TX; Matawan, NJ), Germany (Frankfurt), the United Kingdom (London), and the Netherlands (Amsterdam). Please note that you would need to pay extra for a dedicated IP address.
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Smart TV and Apple TV do not support built-in VPN. The only way to set it up is by configuring VPN on your router. That way, your smart TV or Apple TV will get the VPN connection from your router.
What router do you recommend to use with NordVPN?
We would recommend you to purchase
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How does an IP address relate to online security & privacy?
Since every computer on a network is assigned with an IP address to retrieve information, all activity performed online has an IP signature. Just like your Internet Service Provider (ISP), every webpage tracks the IP addresses of their visitors to collect user-oriented data, and this is done without the agreement of the visitors.
All kinds of user identification can be collected by tracking IP addresses. For example, a website can gather information such as user's ISP, actual location and other data that can be stored and used at the discretion of the website owners.
At present, search engine giants such as Google use IP addresses as well to associate a search pattern and online activity with every single user. This is done to deliver more targeted ads, but with the kind of information that is being collected, it is worrying to note that Google is in a position to profile Internet users quite accurately.
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Like on any route, congestion can slow a fast connection to a halt. When you connect to nordvpn.com, you have to go through your ISP who then connects you to us. If it happens to take a route that is either very busy or very long, it means your connection will be slow. This can happen anywhere along the route, although we monitor our network 24/7 to ensure we are not the cause.
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What is a proxy server?
A proxy server, or a "proxy," is a device that acts as a gateway between a local network (e.g., all the computers at one company or in one building) and a larger-scale network such as the Internet. When you try to access a website or any other resource available from various servers over the Internet, your computer sends a request to the proxy server, which then processes the request and returns the result you were looking for.
Proxies are used for a number of reasons such as to filter web content, to go around restrictions such as parental blocks, to screen downloads and uploads and to provide privacy when surfing the Internet.
If you want to browse privately, using a proxy can hide your IP address. For example, if you visit a website via a proxy server, the website will see a request from the proxy IP rather than your own, which makes it difficult (but not impossible) to track you.
What is SOCKS and HTTP proxy?
Socket secure (or "SOCKS") is a protocol for handling TCP traffic through a proxy server. SOCKS Version 5 adds additional support for security and UDP. SOCKS proxies do not interpret network traffic, which means they are not able to understand what is being passed from the client to the server and vice versa, and that makes the connection secure.
SOCKS uses a handshake protocol to inform the proxy software about the connection that the client is trying to make. It's capable of transferring all information from a client to a server even through firewalls because the web server views the SOCKS proxy as the client.
Comparison to HTTP proxies
HTTP protocol is the standard proxy protocol for the Internet, specifically designed to transfer website data. HTTP proxies are mainly used to fetch and receive within that protocol, rather than other types of network connections (unlike SOCKS, which can accommodate virtually any protocol, program or type of traffic). That includes specific network ports, through which all HTTP traffic is usually routed.
Due to these factors, HTTP proxies are the more common of the two types, and usually, people refer to them when they talk about proxy use.
Also, SOCKS proxies operate at what's called a "lower level" than the HTTP proxy. However, that actually makes them more secure. Unlike a SOCKS server, an HTTP proxy server does understand and interpret the network traffic that passes between the client and downstream server, which means that the company that owns it could be logging users' data.
Bandwidth limitations
To prevent the abuse and maintain a high service quality for all of our customers, speed of HTTP proxies is limited to ~100 Mbps. SOCKS5 proxies and our proxy extension connections are not limited in any way and the speed will solely depend on the server's capacity.
What is an IP address?
An IP address stands for an Internet Protocol address and serves as a personal identifier for your computing device. Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) assigns a unique IP address to identify your device or network among all the others connected to the Internet.
Thanks to IP addresses, data can successfully reach its destination on the web – similarly to your home address, which allows a letter carrier to deliver your mail. To put it simply, IP addresses are necessary for sending and receiving data on the Internet: when connected devices talk to each other, they address themselves by IP address.
What does an IP address look like?
An IP address is a numeric label. The way it is composed depends on the Internet Protocol version. Currently, most ISPs use IPv4 to assign IP addresses to their clients. IPv4 addresses are based on 32 binary bits and consist of four numbers, varying from 0 to 255 and separated by dots, for example, 22.214.171.124.
With the evolution of the Internet technology and growing demand for IP addresses, a slight panic for running out of possible unique identifiers had risen. For this reason, the IPv6 version of the Internet protocol was introduced to expand numeric labeling options.
IPv6 addressing is based on 128 binary bits. An IPv6 address consists of 8 segments separated by colons instead of dots, for example, fr28:3ffe:0000:0000:0000:0000:4587:9312. Number groups containing only 0 are often omitted to save space. Instead, a double colon is used to indicate the gap so that it is fr28:3ffe::4587:9312.
What is Virtual Private Network?
A personal
Virtual Private Network
(VPN) refers to a network solution that is used to encrypt users' Internet traffic and mask their online identity by hiding their IP address. Therefore, the main purpose of this technology is to help you stay secure and private when browsing the Internet.
How does it work?
Typically, when you connect to the Internet, your Internet Service Provider (ISP) receives the request and redirects you to the website you intend to visit. As your Internet traffic passes through your ISP, they can see everything you do online. What's more, they can track users' behavior and sell their personal details to advertisers and other third parties.
Here's when a VPN comes into play. It redirects your Internet traffic through a remote VPN server, this way hiding your IP address and encrypting all of the information that is sent or received. With a VPN on, all the data you send and receive travels via an encrypted tunnel, so that nobody can steal your private information or spy on your online activities.
VPN Tunnel
Virtual private network technology is based on the concept of tunneling. VPN tunneling involves generating and retaining a logical network connection (which may contain intermediate hops). In this connection, packets built in a specific VPN protocol format are encapsulated inside some other base or carrier protocol, then transmitted between server and VPN client and finally de-encapsulated on the receiving side.
For Internet-based Virtual Private Networks, packets in one of several VPN protocols are encapsulated within (IP) packets. VPN protocols also support encryption and authentication to keep the tunnels secure.
Types of protocols
There are a number of VPN protocols which are used to secure the transferring of data traffic over a public network. Each protocol differs fractionally in the way data is kept secure. NordVPN uses OpenVPN and IKEv2/IPSec as standard protocols for its desktop and mobile applications and TLS v1.2 for its encrypted browser extensions.
What is OpenVPN?
OpenVPN is an open source software application that executes virtual private network (VPN) techniques for producing safe site-to-site or point-to-point connections in remote access facilities and bridged or routed configurations. OpenVPN uses a custom security protocol which utilizes TLS/SSL for key exchange. It is able to traverse firewalls and network address translators (NATs).
OpenVPN allows peers to authenticate each other using username and password, certificates, or a pre-shared secret key. When used in a multi-client server configuration, it allows the server to launch an authentication certificate for every user using certificate authority and signature. It uses the OpenSSL encryption library broadly as well as TLSv1.2/SSLv3 protocols and consists of many control and security features.
What is IKEv2/IPSec?
IKEv2 is a state-of-the-art protocol option, which combines speed with stability and security. A unique aspect of IKEv2 lies in its ability to hop between connections. For example, it can automatically jump from WiFi to a cell network without losing or dropping the secure VPN connection. When combined with Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), it significantly increases security and privacy of the user by employing very strong cryptographic algorithms and keys.
NordVPN uses NGE (Next Generation Encryption) in IKEv2/IPsec. The ciphers used to generate Phase1 keys are AES-256-GCM for encryption, coupled with SHA2-384 to ensure integrity, combined with PFS (Perfect Forward Secrecy) using 3072-bit Diffie Hellmann keys. IPsec then secures the tunnel between the client and server using the strong AES256.
What is a DNS leak?
The Domain Name System (DNS) is responsible for resolving domain names such as "nordvpn.com" into actual IP addresses to connect to. It translates the long, complex and hard-to-remember numeric names of web servers into human language, and the other way around.
So whenever your computer needs to connect to a certain website, such as when you enter "www.google.com" into your browser, it first contacts a DNS server and requests the unique IP address of that site. This procedure is a crucial piece of how the Internet works.
If you are trying to keep your online activities secure and private with a VPN service, it is extremely important that all the traffic originating from your computer is routed through the VPN network. That includes the above-mentioned DNS requests – they should go through the VPN tunnel to your VPN provider's DNS servers, rather than those of your ISP.
However, your system may for some reason revert to the default DNS servers, resulting in your ISP being able to see what websites you are visiting.
How to solve the DNS leak?
1. Our custom application for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS has a DNS leak protection feature implemented automatically, which will prevent your DNS from leaking.
2. Use NordVPN DNS servers.
In order to get NordVPN's DNS servers please contact our support team.
To set it, go to:
: Control Panel → Network and Sharing Center → Change Adapter Settings → Right-click on your 'Local Area Connection' and select
→ Click on the 'Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and select
→ Click on the 'Use the following DNS server addresses' and type in the selected DNS server addresses. Please mind that you need to set DNS servers for
your Local Area Connections!
: System Preferences → Network → Choose your network device → Advanced → DNS tab and type in the selected DNS server addresses. Please mind that you need to set DNS servers for
your network devices!
: Network applet → Edit Connections →
your network device → Ipv4 Settings → Choose
Automatic (DHCP) addresses only
and add DNS servers in the textbox with every server address to be separated by a comma. Please mind that you need to set DNS servers for
your network devices!
You can check your DNS leak at the
DNS leak test webpage
What encryption do you use to secure the connection?
For OpenVPN connection, we use the AES 256 CBC algorithm. IKEv2/IPSec ciphers used to generate Phase1 keys are AES-256-GCM for encryption, coupled with SHA2-384 to ensure integrity, combined with PFS (Perfect Forward Secrecy) using 3072-bit Diffie Hellmann keys.
Should I choose the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) or the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) when using OpenVPN?
UDP is mainly used for online streaming and downloading. TCP is more reliable but a little slower than UDP and usually used for web browsing.
How do I uninstall NordVPN?
If you want to uninstall any of our applications, please refer to this tutorial
What ports should be open on firewall/router for it to work?
1723, 443 TCP and 1194 UDP ports should be open; also your firewall/router/ISP must allow pass-through for PPTP/VPN. Typically working: embedded Microsoft firewall in Windows, Linksys/D-Link/TP-Link/ASUS Router manufactured after year 2007, ADSL broadband. Typically not-working: not-Microsoft firewall, Netgear/Trend Router, all router-integrated ADSL modems. If you get error 619 with ADSL connection, please remove home router and disable not-Microsoft firewall software.
How does a VPN account work?
As soon as you connect to our VPN server, your device is assigned a new IP address and new DNS resolvers. All of your Internet traffic is encrypted and tunneled to our VPN server. Once there, it is decrypted and allowed to travel to its intended destination. Your local ISP will only see a single encrypted data stream between you and our VPN server. Your ISP can no longer monitor, log or control your Internet usage and you can bypass your ISP restrictions.
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Release Date: 1995 |
Omino was cool. getting now.
Album Rating: 3.5123 (reviews)
Album Rating: 3.5I heard this when I was 9 actually
Album Rating: 3.5Cool. And how?
Digging: Envy - The Fallen Crimson
Album Rating: 3.5Dad's friend was a huge black metal fan. Gave this to me as a joke. Not bad from what I remember
Album Rating: 4.0 Fusing Scandinavian black metal and classic heavy metal with an experimental avant-progressive edge
Shit yea
Album Rating: 4.0I love this album, the atmosphere is amazing. Great review my friend.
Album Rating: 3.5Thank you my man. I've listened to just this and Bathory's third album back to back all day. Outside of my car anywho.
Great review, but you spelled Mayhem's album name wrong: De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Not sure if your mispelling of such a cheesy name was intentional or not
Album Rating: 3.5Ill edit tomorrow, im half asleep andtoo lazy atm.
Album Rating: 4.0just listened to this, wow, very interesting, and pretty good.
awesome review, couldn't have said it better. This album is pretty awesome.
Just saw this in the review section, great review. Need this asap
Album Rating: 4.0there was no review for this before? odd, good job though
Album Rating: 3.5No and thanks crew. Mind as well review thier last one. Not today though, its Football Sunday.
Good review. I've never bothered with these guys? How's the production on this?
No and thanks crew. Mind as well review thier last one. Not today though, its Football Sunday.
Album Rating: 3.51. Do so now, this and Omnio are pure class.
2. Production is good I guess. Not really significant.
3.Thanks for dropping Mjolnir on my grammar.
4.I have the first 2 1/2 paragraphs written, should finish it soon but Monday-Thursday are my busy days.
I don't know what Mjolnir is, but no problem ;) My fantasy team looks great on the screen but I keep getting the second highest points and playing the team that gets the first highest = 0 - 2
Album Rating: 3.5Mjolnir = Thor's hammer.
I'm playing my top ranked friend this week but im number 2 and if my smaller contributers like Willis McGahee and Santana Moss tear up Detroit's and Cleveland's defense I wont regret benching Roy Williams and Michael Turner.
Album Rating: 4.0I just want the Patriots to win... hate me if you must Balls but I must defend my home team! Go Pats!
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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According to CIA, right now Greece has GDP of $405.7bln, and debt of $552.8bln (136%) - not even counting debt hidden thanks to Goldman Sachs shenanigans. It got into massive debt by spending too much and taxing too little. But everyone seems to forget what it spent so much money on. Here's the real reason:
Greece spends far higher percentage of GDP on military than any EU country; higher than US, Russia, and any even remotely sane country in the world.
Greece spends completely insane 4.3% of its GDP on military - that not even counting forced unpaid labour system - if every soldier was actually paid the number would be even higher - and it definitely severely damages economy by taking people at their most productive age away from useful activities like studying or working.
And what's their track record?
- They obviously lost during the Second World War, but so did everyone else, and then they proceeded to...
- Have a Civil War 1944-1949! The first major success of Greek military was murdering fellow Greeks, with British and American assistance.
- The Civil War being won, the army still felt like shooting some people but didn't have balls enough to face another real army, so not soon later, in 1967, they overthrew the government to kill even more Greeks (they especially loved killing students). With CIA involvement of course, like most Cold War right wing military coups.
- What did the military junta do after they ran out of people to kill in Greece? By sponsoring a military coup attempt in Cyprus with annexation of it into Greece as the ultimate goal. That failed spectacularly, as Turkey would have none of it, and moved its army to annex Northern Cyprus. The fiasco caused collapse of Greek military regime.
- So what did Greeks do after that? Dissolve or at least drastically reduce the army whose only occupation was shooting at their compatriots and unsuccessfully trying to occupy other countries? Of course not - they kept spending insane amount of money and forced unpaid labour on it!
- Greece - 4.3% - way too fucking high, never won a war, killed fuckloads of Greeks
- USA - 4.06% - while being involved in countless genuine wars
- Russian - 3.9% - you're clearly spending far too much if even Russia is saner than you
- South Korea - 2.7% - and they're next to a nuclear-armed madmen just waiting for the best time to hit them
- France - 2.6% - second highest in EU, manage to have built third largest nuclear arsenal for that
- UK - 2.4% - and that includes nuclear arsenal and they even manage to win a war every now and then without American support
- Taiwan - 2.2% - they clearly don't care about Chinese
- EU average - only 1.69%
- People's Republic of China - 1.7% - they're clearly all hippie peaceniks!
- Japan - 0.8% - being in reach of North Koreans nukes? We just love our animes and do not care about such things!
Imagine that instead of insane 4.3% of GDP Greece spent only 1.7% of GDP in it, like a typical EU country. Over the last 20 years (before that there was Cold War, which was seriously overrated but let's excuse that), it would save them 52% of GDP - moving them from the list of bankrupt countries to the list of fairly average countries struggling with the recession. But there's more! All that 52% of GDP incurred compound interest. Average long term interest rates are about 6%/year nominal, so 1bln drachmas spent in 1990 grew all the way up to 3.2bln drachmas now (or however many euros that is). Even worse - countries which are deeper in debt have to pay much higher interest rates.
Now exact calculations would require far too much data gathering, so I won't bother at the moment, but one thing is clear even from this:
The only reason Greece is in such crisis now is because they have ridiculously oversized army. The main requirement of any bailout package should be massive reduction in size and cost of their armed forces.


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Hey everyone, here's a tutorial on how to draw one of my favorite animals, the owl. I just love how owls seem to be all eyes. It gives them such a cool mystique. I hope you have fun with this one!
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Ark. mother sues district, state for constitutional violation after son cut from varsity team
An Arkansas mother has sued her son's high school for cutting her son from the school's varsity basketball team, claiming that he was deprived the right of a full education because he was not allowed to take part in school athletics.
As reported by Arkansas Matters and USA Today, among other sources, Teresa Bloodman, the mother of a Maumelle (Ark.) High freshman, filed suit against the school, district and state after her son was replaced on the school's basketball team following a third set of tryouts for the team that re-incorporated members of the school's football team.
Bloodman's son, who is a minor and was not named in the suit, spent two months as part of the team after qualifying through two tryouts in August only to be replaced three months later by a member of the football team, as were nine of the team's 11 original players.
While those replacements might stoke claims of favoritism, the lawsuit filed by Bloodman goes much further, claiming that her son has a constitutional right to participate in school sports, as you can read in the excerpt from the suit directly below.
"…the deprivation of the right to a full and complete education which includes competition in sports and consequently athletic scholarships impairs John Doe of a property right guaranteed under both the U.S. and State Constitutions."
The suit further alleges that the sheer lack of an orderly appeals process for students who were cut is also a violation of due process.
While the case itself could serve as a watershed in how schools hold tryouts for varsity sports, the attorney for the Pulaski County Special School District is confident that it will be seen as groundless once it is further examined in a court of law.
"The simple issue here is whether or not a student has a right to participate in extracurricular activities; be it band, choir or whatever," Pulaski County Special School District attorney Jay Bequette told Arkansas Matters. "There is no clearly established right of parents to have their children compete in interscholastic athletics."
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Chris' Camera Bag
A Photo Web log by Chris Young
Fall arrives on the prairie
September 19, 2013 at 10:09 PM
Fall is on its way, and late summer and early fall wildflowers are peaking. Goldenrods, asters, rough blazingstar and others are in bloom now.
At Revis Hill Prairie in Mason County, rough blazing star is especially abundant, as is showy goldenrod.
A few monarchs have started to move through, too.
Above: Monarchs visit showy goldenrod.
Rough blazing star adds a purple counterpoint to goldenrod.
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Each year the news division of the network hosting the Super Bowl is granted a pregame interview with President Obama. This year was Fox's turn, and Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly used the occasion to grill the president on a few of the conservative's favorite topics, including Benghazi and the IRS' targeting of conservative groups.
O'Reilly interrupted the president frequently during the interview to press his contention that the Obama administration withheld information about the attack on the US embassy in Libya for political reasons and a corrupt culture at the IRS.
After quite a bit of sparring, the president finally turned the tables and said Fox was actually to blame for keeping both controversies alive:
Bill O'Reilly: "Your detractors believe that you did not tell the world it was a terrorist attack because your campaign didn't want that out. That's what they believe."
President Obama: "And they believe it because folks like you are telling them that."
O'Reilly: "I'm not telling them that. I'm asking you whether you were told it was a terror attack."
President Obama: "And what I'm saying is that is inaccurate. We've revealed to the American people exactly what we knew at the time."
On the IRS, O'Reilly questioned whether a local Cincinnati office knowingly targeted conservative groups for scrutiny with the knowledge of president's team.
President Obama: "These kind of things keep surfacing because you and your TV station will promote them. Bill, when you actually look at the stuff there's been multiple hearings on it."


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it's description is as:
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message /Project_name/index.jsp
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Depression Again
I got an interesting response to my Suicide Girls article about depression:
"Part of the problem is that you seem clearly to be talking about clinical depression and not 'the blues' but I think you give some of the mental illness part of it short shrift. I'm assuming we're talking about actual clinical depression.
I have a fundamental problem with the article. I believe that any article that attempts to discuss mental illness should definitely include statement saying, 'if you are suicidal or think you may cause harm to yourself or others, please seek medical attention. Call a suicide hotline. Talk to a trusted friend, relative or doctor.' Otherwise, we're just Scientologists who forbid you to seek medical help."
OK. Sure. Maybe I should have included that disclaimer. But I really think that's a given. I tend to assume that anyone who can read is at least intelligent enough to figure out they have other options if they're suicidal than taking me at my word on this blog. But perhaps I shouldn't make such assumptions.
The guy who wrote this then went on to say a lot about the use of anti-depressants and other such medication in the treatment of depression.
First off, there is no general Buddhist rule that says one must never use these kinds of medications. Some Buddhist teachers are OK with them. Others are not. Nishijima Roshi does not seem to be a fan of them. But, then again, this is one of the many things you had to ask him about in person when referring specifically to yourself in a particular situation. He did not go around making general pronouncements about it. I never once heard him address the subject publicly in the 15 years I followed him around. He talked about it with me in private a couple times though.
Dogen, in his list of pieces of advice he received from his teacher Tendo Nyojo, quotes Tendo as saying, "Do not take medications for mental illness." Who knows what sort of medications the Chinese of the 12th century had. But apparently they had some and Tendo Nyojo didn't think it was a good idea for monks to take them.
Contemporary Western Zen places tend to be OK with residents using prescription anti-depressants and the like. I recall it was one of the items on the Tassajara check list of things you'd better remember because you can't get them down in the valley. I also recall they wanted to know if you were on such meds and which ones you were taking when you applied to be admitted.
Personally I am not the world's biggest fan of such medications. But I understand they have some use and value. Still, I think they are terribly over-prescribed and often act to normalize conditions that maybe ought not to be normalized. By that I mean drugs can mask the effects of poor diet, poor living conditions, overwork, etc. etc. that ought to be addressed either before or at least during treatment. You overload a kid with sugar and 18 hrs a day of video games, he gets hyperactive, so you feed him downers AND sugar and video games, and then he seems more normal. But really you should have tried taking away the sugar and 18 hrs a day of video games first. Oversimplification, I know. But it happens.
On the other hand, there are people with far deeper problems for whom the drugs can be useful. But I really don't like them unless all other options have been checked out. I think we live in a culture that goes right for the pills.
On a larger scale, I think these kinds of medication can act to help mask deep rooted cultural problems that really must be addressed. Our society is generally pretty fucked up. And this is the cause of much of our mental illnesses and depression. Rather than finding a different way to live, though, we turn to medications that make our fucked up situation bearable. And so the root problem goes unaddressed.
I've never been on anti-depressants or any similar types of medication for mental illness. So you could accuse me of talking out my ass here. But I believe the only reason I was never on anything like that is that I went through my teenage years just before they became really popular and in my twenties I couldn't even afford to see a doctor for the mononucleosis I caught, let alone go to a psychiatrist each week to deal with the nearly unbearable bouts of depression I had to endure.
I found another way because I was forced to. I had to really address these things step by step in a very dynamic manner. I'm not trying to sound heroic here. It's just that I had no other choice. I saw what friends of mine in similar situations did, self-medicating with alcohol and other drugs, cutting themselves, killing themselves. I did not like those options. So I dove headfirst into the meditation thing.
I do not consider those who turn to prescribed psychiatric medications weak or stupid. You do what you have to do to get by in life. Some people have it way worse than I ever did in the depression area. I cannot judge so I do not judge.
I've talked to and held dokusan with lots of people who use these medications. I've spoken to some who have decided to stop doing the drugs and work on themselves through zazen instead. I try to be helpful in these cases. But I've had conversations with people who tried this and then decided they needed the medications after all. When that has happened, I've supported that as well. It is up to you, not me, what you do in your life. Gurus and "Masters" who give advice on matters like this should probably shut up.
I've also known people who really, really needed those medications and did not want to take them. I understand that too because those drugs all have unpleasant side-effects. It's seems to me like trying to tune a piano with a sledge hammer. If you're really skilled you might get the string you aim for to sound right, but you'll mess up the ones around it. The options have to be weighed carefully. Maybe you need medication to get to the point where other approaches are even possible.
I do not know if the stuff I have gone through qualifies as clinical depression or not. I've never had anyone examine me in any manner that might have determined that. I suspect I had enough symptoms to be prescribed medication had I gone to a doctor inclined to do so during my darkest years. But I'll never know for sure. I do know that whatever affected me then still comes on from time to time even now. But I know how to allow it to pass over. I know how to patiently wait for it to finish its business and go.
It's not as bad for me these days as it used to be. Maybe it was never as bad for me as it is for you, dear reader. I have no way of knowing.
I also changed my lifestyle and my diet. They're still not exemplary. But they're better. I stopped drinking. I was never a big drinker to begin with. But I started seeing that if I got drunk, I didn't really sober up completely after a good night's sleep. The alcohol lingered in my system for quite a while. Same with other drugs. This, I had not noticed before I started doing more zazen. I started seeing what large amounts of refined sugar did to my mental state. This, too, I had not noticed before. I saw what a lack of exercise did. All kinds of things I hadn't noticed because I had not been in touch with myself enough to notice them became clear.
I'm not a skeptic who says you ought to "pull yourself up by your bootstraps." I know things can be really bad. I'll say it again: Only you know how bad it is for you.


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LONDON — A British Army pilot set off Monday to break one of the world's last remaining aviation records — circumnavigating the globe in an autogyro, the neglected cousin of the modern helicopter.
Flanked by the army's Blue Eagles helicopter display team, Barry Jones took off from Middle Wallop in southern England for the first leg of a grueling, 24,700-mile (39,520-kilometer) journey that could take up to four months.
"He'll be flying through the heat of the desert; the dense jungle of Thailand and Myanmar; over the wetlands of China and Russia; the ice of the Arctic," team engineer Andy Wilson told Reuters.
"He's in an open cockpit, so this will be a real test, both for him and the aircraft," he added. "He'll experience temperatures from 50 degrees Celsius to minus 50 (122 degrees Fahrenheit to 58 below zero). "
The most dangerous legs are those where landing is not an option — particularly over jungle canopies and the northern Atlantic Ocean.
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The autogyro was invented in Spain in the 1920s, using an unpowered rotor to replace the wing of a conventional aircraft. They are neither fast nor economical, and have never been a commercial success.
But they are highly stable, said Wilson, and capable of gliding safely to the ground if the rear-mounted propeller fails.
Autogyros briefly soared to fame in the 1967 James Bond film "You Only Live Twice," when an autogyro known as "Little Nellie" starred alongside Sean Connery in an aeronautical dogfight.
They have also been used in military reconnaissance and in the search for Scotland's legendary Loch Ness monster.
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Jones, a 37-year-old Lynx pilot, first saw an autogyro while flying for the army over Scotland.
"He became besotted with them," said project manager Peter Taylor, who along with Jones remortgaged his house to finance the expedition when it failed to find a backer.
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Because he is under contract through this year. Because while Castellini may have an idea of the man he wants for GM maybe that man isn't available yet. Or as stated above it would be more fruitful to take time to make the right decisions than to just rush to judgement and make the wrong ones now, just to be doing something.
There is really not much that anyone would be able to do to help the Reds this upcoming season, short of the blockbuster (i.e. Dunn) trade. So why shouldn't Castellini save money and just let it ride till after the season, or by waiting till July when the Reds are 15 games out of first and do the big splash then to drum up some interest. I'm not saying that he won't fire DanO right away, but even if he does will that do anything for the 2006 season? I don't think it will.
If MLB would have gotten off of their collective butts in November and approved the sale back then, then yes I think a new GM could have made an impact on this coming season and I would have been one of the blood-thirsty fans calling for DanO's firring before Thanksgiving, but that didn't happen so we have to accept this coming season for what it is and hope for the best.


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The Eighth (8th) Eothinon (Morning Orthros Gospel Reading)- March 21, 2010.
At our most recent Lenten Retreat, just a few weeks ago, our guest speaker, Dr. Vigen Guroian, an eminent Orthodox theologian and ethicist gave a talk titled "Ecological Musings from the Garden." Dr. Guroian is an author of many books but two of them address gardening as a central theme and metaphor for our life. They are titled "The Fragrance of God" and "Inheriting Paradise: Meditations on Gardening." Interestingly, in today's Eothinon or Sunday Orthros Gospel Reading we see that Mary Magdalene supposes the risen Christ to be a gardener when she initially sees Him. Two great Fathers of the Church, Gregory the Great and Jerome comment on this point saying that Jesus is the spiritual gardener of our soul and that He is also the gardener of Eden or Paradise. In today's passage we also see Jesus as shepherd.
We are in our eighth week of the series on the Eleven Eothina. Therefore, let us read again the Eighth Eothinon or gospel reading of the Sunday Orthros from John 20:11-18:
But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Then they said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Now when she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, and did not know that it was Jesus.
Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" She, supposing Him to be the gardener, said to Him, "Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned and said to Him, "Rabboni!" (which is to say, Teacher). Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, 'I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.'" Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He had spoken these things to her.
Now the image of Christ as gardener is meaningful for a gardener tills the soil before he plants the seeds. Then he nurtures it through watering and weeding. Gregory the Great comments "Jesus planted the fruitful seeds of virtue in her heart by the force of His love." We know that Christ had previously weeded Mary's heart by casting seven demons from her. Now Christ sends His angels to till her heart asking, "Woman, why are you weeping?" (v.13). Then, Jesus Himself tills by asking, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?" (v.15). We have spoken in previous weeks of the liturgical symbolism, that the priests of the Church represent the angels who sit at the door of the empty tomb, the Holy Gate, and proclaim the Resurrection. Indeed the probing questions show that they and Christ the Gardener care for the field and are trying to enter into a deeper communion with the flock through empathetic love.
The depth of this love or 'agape' is expressed when Jesus refers to Mary by name and she in turn, recognizes Him and calls Jesus "Rabboni" (v.16). This reveals Christ also as a shepherd. Earlier in the gospel of John we hear, "And the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice" (John 10:3-4). It means so much to us when an acquaintance remembers our name and when a friend or colleague uses our name while conversing with us. Our name sums up and symbolizes everything that we are in our unique, unrepeatable being. Christ knows us by name. He calls us by name, especially when we are the one lost sheep from Luke 15.
Let us return to Jesus' question, "Whom are you seeking?" (v.15). Christ constantly asks this question because He made us to be seeking persons. We are always searching for something or someone who will give us fulfillment. It is central to who we are as persons. The key is searching for and finding the right person and that of course is Jesus Christ Himself because He made us. He knows best how we work and He alone can fulfill us giving our life its ultimate meaning. The Orthodox Study Bible notes in this passage, "The encounter between the risen Lord and 'Mary' is reminiscent of the encounter between the bride and her beloved in the Song of Solomon (SS 3:1-4). This parallel teaches that through the Resurrection, Christ has taken the Church to be His eternal Bride" In this short Old Testament passage we heard several times, "I sought him whom my soul loves" We, each one of us, are called to be brides of Christ. That's why we call Him the Bridegroom.
Dr. Guroian, whom we mentioned earlier, also gave a talk at our Lenten Retreat titled, "Gay Marriage: Why it should Matter to the Church." One of his central thesis is that the pursuit of the legitimacy of gay marriage is not only an assault on the institution of marriage itself but more importantly, an assault on the very foundation of the Judeo-Christian Faith. This is because the central iconic image that expresses the relationship between God and His people, between Christ and each one of us, is Bridegroom and Bride; not groom and groom, nor bride and bride. "Whom are you seeking?" God the creator of the universe and humanity or secular humanist materialist philosophy that fails to grasp the true meaning of our existence?
Moving on to our last point, later in the Song of Songs passage we hear, "I held him and would not let him go" (Song of Songs 3:4). Mary Magdalene, recognizing Christ in the garden must have wanted to embrace Him, holding on tightly in joy and not wanting Him to leave. However, Jesus responds by saying, "Do not cling to Me" (v.17). Now, Christ does not prohibit the touching of his resurrected flesh, for we commune with His flesh in the Eucharist, and He even commands Thomas to touch Him (v.27). Yet, here, Christ is instructing Mary to understand and accept that His life is not merely continuing in the same state as before, and that He will not remain with her as He did in the past, but is pressing forward to His Ascension to the 'Father'. This is very good news though because Christ's Ascension completes and fulfills the redemption of our humanity for He brings it with Him when He returns to the God the Trinity. Our restoration to communion with God is complete, perhaps even more than it was in the Garden of Eden. Christ emphasizes the point by saying that His Father is our Father and His God is our God (v.18).
We can only fully realize this fact if we let Christ till the soil of our heart, breaking up the hard soil of unrepentance, planting the seeds of virtue, and weeding out the sinful passions. God can be our Father if we let Christ be our shepherd, hearing and recognizing His voice and following Him. Let us be like the wise virgins and be ready and prepared for Christ the bridegroom who calls us to His wedding feast each and every day. Amen!
Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews is the pastor of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Fr. Andrews is the past president of Minnesota Eastern Orthodox Christian Clergy Association (MEOCCA), and a volunteer chaplain with the St. Paul Police Department.


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Raccoons for Hunters Grown on State Farm (Jul, 1934)
Raccoons for Hunters Grown on State Farm
Grover C. Mueller IF YOU ever go raccoon hunting in Ohio, the chances are that the ring-tailed quarry your dogs find and hold at bay in a tree spent the early months of its life on an unusual farm almost within sight of the boyhood home of Thomas A. Edison. For more than two years, the State of Ohio, using money obtained from the sale of hunting licenses, has been operating a raccoon farm at Milan, not far from the shore of Lake Erie. This farm, believed to be the only enterprise of its kind maintained by a state, was established in an effort to prevent the extinction in Ohio of one of the gamest of native animals.
A generation ago a coon hunt was as common as a game of checkers. There were plenty of raccoons and plenty of trees in which they could live and seek safety. In recent years, however, the raccoon population has been dwindling at a rate so rapid as to cause alarm.
Consequently, the coon hunt, formerly so popular and fruitful, became in Ohio, a matter of exercise only. There were not enough coons to provide really good hunting. In an effort to remedy this condition, William H. Reinhart, Conservation Commissioner, secured the establishment of the Milan farm. Hunters were paying money for the privilege of hunting raccoons and other animals, so it was logical that these funds should be used to maintain the farm. Not a cent of taxpayers' money was used and the land was donated by civic interests of Milan.
Raccoons raised on the farm are distributed in equal numbers throughout the eighty-eight counties in Ohio. The animals are placed in trucks during the latter part of September and are liberated near wooded areas where they find homes.
Between the time the raccoon is liberated and the opening of the hunting season on November 15, there is plenty of opportunity for it to forget its domestication and to become a wild animal, as full of fight as if it never had known a wire coop.
As many as 2,000 visitors have been admitted to the farm on a single Sunday. Incidentally, the farm is open to visitors after the middle of June, but is closed before that time as a female raccoon does not like to be disturbed when raising its young and in fright may kill them.
The zoologist will tell you that the raccoon is closely related to the bear. As you watch a coon pacing back and forth along a beaten path at one side of its cage, you can see that its gait is very much like that of the bear. Doubtless that is because the two animals, as well as man, have plantigrade or semi-plantigrade feet, which means that they walk on the soles of their feet, with heels touching the ground. While a full-grown raccoon is a little larger than a cat, its fur is so heavy that it looks two or three times its actual size, especially when in a rage.
The Milan farm produces normally the black, part black, and gray varieties of raccoons. The gray, or silvery, coon is the most commonly seen in the wild state, and is the common source of the coats usually associated with college men. The grayish hairs are tipped with black, and there are black and white patches on nose and cheek. The tail is ringed.
Last year, when the young were being counted, E. L. Striff, caretaker, was astonished to discover two coons that were pure white in color. These have attained their full growth and are now the prize possessions of the farm. It is unlikely that the white raccoons will be liberated. They are somewhat of a rarity and their pelts are valuable. The white raccoons are sports, or albinos. This means that hereditary traits so combined that coloring material was omitted from their makeup. Consequently, they have white hair and colorless eyes, a condition that not infrequently occurs among human beings. Experiments are being planned to see if a strain of white raccoons, like white rats, can be maintained. Incidentally, these animals resemble overgrown rats more than anything else.
The raccoon is a highly independent amimal, able to take care of itself anywhere. It has been the experience of the farm staff that coons are among the healthiest animals ever raised in captivity. If normal care is given to their diet, they will thrive readily. They are remarkably free of common animal diseases.
One of the entertaining traits of a coon is its apparently limitless curiosity. It will examine any strange thing that comes in its way. Its paws resemble the hands of monkeys and are equipped with needlelike claws. The raccoon is an expert excavator, and can dig holes with ease.
Among American animals the raccoon is surpassed only by the bat and the flying squirrel as a lover of night life. During the daytime the raccoon sleeps. For this reason, the Milan coon farm frequently looks deserted to the visitor. As evening approaches, there is a stir of activity in every cage, and at night the inmates are up and about. Every coon hunter knows that he and his dogs can do their tracking best at night.
So important is a tree den in the lives of raccoons and squirrels that Ohio conservation officials have started a movement, through sportsmen's organizations, to save the existing hollow trees in which these animals live. A land owner has a dead or dying tree on his place, and to him it is merely an eyesore or a potential source of firewood. He cuts it down without thinking that, to a family of coons or squirrels, it is home sweet home; and when the home of a wild animal is destroyed, it is more difficult for that animal to protect itself and raise its young. When a coon cannot set up housekeeping in a hollow tree, it may seek out a stream and live along the banks, for by nature it is a water-loving animal.
The movement includes the creation of new tree homes for coons and squirrels. Hollow trees whose openings are too large for the animals can be partially filled or closed so as to render them habitable. Trees that are decayed but not hollow can be opened up. Hollow trees with openings too small for occupancy can be enlarged. Of course, such operations are undertaken only when the tree is not useful to the owner of the land for any other purpose.
A raccoon will eat almost anything. Feeding schedules at the state farm call for a wide variety of food, with a preference for vegetables rather than meats during the hot season. Lake Erie, a few miles away, provides an abundance of fish. Large quantities of milk are used. Green corn, rolled oats, corn meal, ear corn, dried bread, and tomatoes also are fed. In the wild state, a coon is his own fisherman. He will capture fish, crayfish, and mussels. Although an expert swimmer, he cannot dive and chase his prey under water.
The Milan raccoon farm consists of about 600 cubical pens made of chicken wire on wooden framework, and arranged in orderly rows. In each pen there may be two or three males, but each female has her own apartment. The young are born in early spring, there being one to five in a litter. They normally remain with their mother during the first year. For several weeks after birth of the young, the females cannot be disturbed. If they are, they will kill their young by dragging them about in an effort to hide them from the approach of intruders.
In addition to raccoons, the state raises rabbits and a limited number of pheasants at the Milan farm. It is necessary to keep on duty a professional hunter who spends his time shooting and trapping weasels, owls, hawks, and other predatory animals that prey upon the rabbits and birds. However, no such service is required at the raccoon section because the average coon can take care of such intruders without assistance.
Last spring there were 676 raccoons on the Milan farm. Their offspring probably will total 1,500. In the fall most of the young animals, together with some older ones, will be liberated. Enough young ones will be kept to assure an adequate breeding stock. The value of the raccoons to be released runs into thousands of dollars. Although exact prices cannot be quoted, the hunter who captures a gray coon this fall probably can get from $4 to $5 for its pelt. If he gets a part-black coon, he can sell its pelt for around $6 and if his luck is unusually good, he will bag a pure black one that will net him $7.
The Ohio raccoon farm is in many ways a pioneer institution. It is regarded as an excellent example of the way in which desirable wild animals can be saved from extinction. As the population of the United States grows more dense, it becomes more difficult for wild animals and birds to exist. People unintentionally destroy natural sources of food and protection, with the result that the native animals must either adapt themselves to new conditions or perish.
Because raccoons can be raised in captivity with perhaps a greater degree of success than most other animals, coon farming some day may be an industry of considerable size. Already, many persons are picking up extra dollars by raising coons.


text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - F2-1 / E2 Question. Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in F2-1 / E2 Question. Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> FAQ View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message TobyJoined: 15 Jan 2003Location: Wedded Bliss Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 9:04 pm Post subject: F2-1 / E2 Question. Sorry. i know this has been covered and I have checked the links, but something isn't clear to me. I will change to an F2-1 , probably in June, which puts me half way through my E2 contracted year. Am I right in thinking that the E2 becomes my secondary visa and I can walk from that job at anytime without any repurcussions, apart from maybe the financial ones - severance and flight etc.? The school doesn't own me anymore if it is my secondary visa does it? If I tell immigration about it, then I am clear and as long as the school have been warned and told, then there is nothing that they can do to stop me? Please can someone with experience of this let me know my position. Also, with an F2-1, can I go to any job as long as immigration are told? Example - working part-time in a hakwon, a few hours a day. If they are told, is this legal? Sorry. I know this is a semi-regular question on here, but as I say, I can't seem to fathom out the exact 'cans' and 'can'ts'. Back to top kangnamdragonJoined: 17 Jan 2003Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 10:08 pm Post subject: Yes, the E2 is secondary to the F2. You may have to change your E2 though. Back to top TobyJoined: 15 Jan 2003Location: Wedded Bliss Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 10:27 pm Post subject: kangnamdragon wrote: Yes, the E2 is secondary to the F2. You may have to change your E2 though. Change it to what? Back to top kangnamdragonJoined: 17 Jan 2003Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 10:30 pm Post subject: change it so it has your company as your place of work only Back to top jaykimfJoined: 24 Apr 2004 Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 9:39 pm Post subject: Well, it seems to me that changing to an F2 visa would have no effect on your existing employment contract. Even with the E2 visa, you can walk away any time you want--the problem being of course you might not be able to get another job without a release letter. I don't see why it would be any different with an F2. The F2 doesn't give you the power to nullify legal contracts. I think that someone previously posted that they had quit and then got a new job without a release letter and without any problems, so maybe its possible. On the other hand, I think its at least possible that a diferent Immigration office or officer might take a harder line and say no. As I understand it they have to approve and not merely be told of your new job. Check with your immigration office before you burn your bridges. If your immigration office doesn't have any problem with you quitting and then getting a new job, then part time work at a hagwon shouldn't be a problem. I only work 80 minutes a day on my f2 visa. (and by the way, I don't have a secondary E2 visa--just permission to engage in activities not covered by status of sojourn.) Anyway , good luck, Back to top bellum99Joined: 23 Jan 2003Location: don't need to know Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 11:51 pm Post subject: i have done it I have quit a job and then just took another job a few days later and got a new E2 visa. I have the F2-1 visa and it was easy. No questions asked. Back to top TobyJoined: 15 Jan 2003Location: Wedded Bliss Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 12:12 am Post subject: Re: i have done it bellum99 wrote: I have quit a job and then just took another job a few days later and got a new E2 visa. I have the F2-1 visa and it was easy. No questions asked. So do have more freedom to come and go as you please, as long as you give notice etc.? Back to top skindleshanksJoined: 10 May 2004 Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 10:14 am Post subject: You're still under the obligations of your contract--you don't have to leave the country within 14 days of finishing a contract though. With the F2 you have the wonderful privilege to be unemployed in Korea and live off your spouse--isn't it great? You can still be cheated just like any Korean or foreign employee. Back to top bellum99Joined: 23 Jan 2003Location: don't need to know Posted: Sat May 15, 2004 4:46 pm Post subject: nope If the very worst thing happens then you fly to japan and at the airport tell the immigraion guy that you only want to keep the F2-1 but not the E2 visa. Then you fly right back the next day. Poof the E2 is off the record at immigration (computers are connected). I also have done this. I did this the first time because I didn't think I could just quit. The second time i just went to immigration and quit. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> FAQ All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Forums:----------------FAQJob-related Discussion ForumGeneral Discussion ForumOff-Topic ForumTravel ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumBuy/Sell/Trade Forum 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 TEFL International Supports Dave's ESL Cafe


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Abstract: This paper explores the practical and theoretical avenues for working with mindset as a strategic lever and method of securing business strategy executional agility. Taking the mindset development aspirations of Solar A/S as point of departure, the building up of a collective mindset conducive to strategy execution is explored as a method of securing implementation of business strategy. Reflecting the strategic priorities and internationalization process of the case study organization, the concept of global mindset is activated as an avenue of exploration (Chatterjee, 2005; Levy et al., 2007; Dekker et al; 2005; Bowen & Inkpen, 2009; Gupta & Govindarajan, 2002). A global mindset is the cognitive ability (of managers) to be open towards and navigating, integrating and mediating between multiple cultural and strategic realities on both global and local levels mirroring the Solar notion of group mindset supporting business strategy. It is argued that a knowledge gap exist with regards to creation and change of mindset in connection with strategy execution. Concepts of organizational learning are put forward as a possible point of entrance to mindset change. The paper is informed by the exploratory data from the initial phase of an ongoing industrial Ph.D.- project in Solar A/S with the working title "A mindset for strategy execution -mindset-driven leadership development and strategic performance." URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8586
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Boko Haram, an Islamic militant group that seeks to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria that will strictly adhere to its interpretation of Islamic law, has raised international concern over its increasingly violent activities and its potential links to other terrorist organizations.
The group, also known by its Arabic name Jama'at Ahl al-Sunnah lil-Da'wah w'al-Jihaad (the Group of the people of the Sunnah for Propagating Islam and Jihad) garnered international attention in August 2011 after claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing at the United Nations building in the Nigerian capital of Abuja in which at least 25 were killed and more than 110 were wounded. Congress held its first hearing on the potential threats posed by the group in November 2011.
The organization gained international notoriety after it abducted between 250 and 300 Nigerian school girls in April 2014, threating to sell them as wives and reitering its opposition to female education and to secular studies in general. The abduction came in the midst of a series of increasingly aggressive Boko Haram attacks, including the destruction of a northern Nigerian town and massacring of approximately 300 of its inhabitants three weeks after the abductions.
Central to Boko Haram's ideology is the notion that many aspects of Western life are antithetical to Islamic civilization. Although the group's name is widely translated as "Western education is forbidden/sinful," Boko Haram's leaders insist that the name refers not just to Western education but also to Western civilization in its entirety.
In its early years, the group was popularly known as the "Nigerian Taliban" due to its shared anti-Western ideology and its willingness to use violence in an effort to impose a strict form of Shariah law. Its public statements declaring solidarity with Al Qaeda and its ideology further attest to its anti-Western views.
While Boko Haram has only minimally operated outside Nigeria, its attack on the United Nations building demonstrates an apparent willingness to align itself with the goals and tactics of established global terrorist organizations. Boko Haram has allegedly established connections to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Al Qaeda's North African branch, and Al Shabaab, an Al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic militant group that seeks to create an Islamic state in Somalia.
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15 ounces Eden Curried Rice & Lentils
1/2 cup organic raisins
Eden Dried Cranberries or Eden Dried Wild Blueberries
32 won-ton wrappers
16 ounces Eden Safflower Oil, for deep frying samosa
Place the rice and lentils in a bowl with the raisins and mix. Take a won-ton wrapper and place 1 heaping teaspoon of the rice filling in the center of the wrapper. With cold water, moisten the edges of the wrapper. Take one corner of the wrapper and fold it over the filling to the opposite corner and press firmly to seal the filling inside the wrapper forming a pyramid-shaped pastry. Repeat until all wrappers are filled.
Heat oil in a deep fryer or heavy pot. When hot deep fry several samosa at a time until crisp and golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels. Serve with chutney, sweet and sour, spicy mustard, curry, plum or raisin sauce.
NOTE: Phyllo dough or puff pastry dough may be substituted for won-ton wrappers.
Yields: 32 samosa or 4 per person