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The NHS Property Services Standard Lease: Our Thoughts
[fa icon="calendar"] Jun 21, 2016 5:27:37 PM / by Daphne Robertson
If you're a GP in an NHS Property Services Company (NHSPS) owned building, then this blog is relevant to you. You may recall that we referred to an imminent NHS Property Services 'standard lease template' in our recent blog post on surgery lease negotiation. That lease template has now been published.
If the NHSPS ask you to enter into their new lease, it is important that you understand exactly what you would be signing up to. To assist you, as the GP tenant, we have reviewed the new NHSPS lease template and summarised some of the more important points below.
What we like about the new lease:
Break clause/flexibility. As a GP tenant, you can break the lease on a no-fault basis, either on the termination of your core contract or in contemplation of not wishing to renew your core contract. This is important to avoid becoming the 'last man standing'.
Rent reimbursement. There is a mechanism to ensure that the rent will always equal the rent reimbursement. However, please see our concerns about cash flow below.
Schedule of condition. The lease contains a schedule of condition which will set out items of disrepair that you will not be responsible for making good at the end of the term. You should complete this schedule very carefully to ensure that it is accurate.
Simplified rent review memorandum process. The lease neatly resolves the current problem of needing to produce a signed rent review memorandum prior to NHS England considering reimbursement of the increased rent, by permitting an unsigned rent review memorandum to be sent to NHS England. This minimises the risk of a shortfall in rent reimbursement following the rent review process. However, it's worth noting that the controversial provision in the Premises Costs Directions 2013 is likely to be removed from the imminent updated regulations.
What we are less keen on:
Rent reviews could give rise to cash flow issues. Whilst the rent review mechanism ensures that over time all rent paid will be reimbursed, in the event that the new rent is not agreed by NHS England it will be challenged, which could result in you paying more in rent than you will be reimbursed during the challenge process. You would have to finance this shortfall yourself until the monies are recovered from NHS England, which could be a long time. Furthermore, interest is payable on any rent arrears payable and this is unlikely to be recoverable from NHS England.
Potentially high service charges. Although service charges relate in the main to common parts, we see some potential costs which are unpalatable and we would expect to negotiate the removal of some of these.
Potentially high management costs. Management costs under the lease are likely to be high as the landlord can choose which managing agents to engage and you are obliged to pay a proportion of their charges, which may be calculated as a percentage of the service charge you pay.
Shared areas rent position unclear. There could be a separate rent payable on the shared areas, but these shared areas are also to be included in the 'common parts' and are subject to service charges. How this will be dealt with under the Premises Costs Directions 2013 is unclear. For example, the shared areas won't form part of your main premises, so will they be reimbursed at all? Will there be a separation of main premises rent and the shared area rent? Could your proportion of the shared area rent go up or down as the shared areas are used in different ways by the occupiers?
VAT. VAT could be added to the service charge, which may not be considered at the outset of the lease. Both you and NHS England must agree prior to any decision by the NHSPS to charge VAT on the rent, but if you do so, VAT would also be payable on the service charge. This would likely increase your costs, since it would be surprising if all the service charges were recoverable from NHS England. The lease indicates that this clause is a concession until November 2017. Presumably after this time, the NHSPS will insist on a clause allowing them to elect to VAT unilaterally, which could be very damaging.
Landlord's costs. You are likely to be liable for the landlord's costs in a number of areas, some of which we would advise resisting.
No say on service providers. There are provisions for the landlord to decide who does repair work, meaning that the NHSPS can decide who provides the services you pay for via the service charge, and who will carry out your direct obligations as a tenant. You may not even be able to determine who, for example, redecorates the interior of your surgery. This could lead to a dramatic rise in your costs, since the landlord can select the provider but is not responsible for the cost.
As you can see, we regard the template lease as something of a curate's egg. Presumably the NHSPS see it the same way, as they are putting in place a number of carrots and sticks to persuade practices to sign up. In addition to the VAT 'stick' explained above, we understand they will be making a time-limited offer of reimbursing a tenants' legal fees and SDLT.
Overall, the template lease is broadly consistent with an 'ordinary' commercial lease, but will need to be negotiated carefully. The underlying issue is that many GP practices in NHSPS buildings are not on 'ordinary' commercial leases to start with, so moving to one is a big and potentially very expensive step. Remember that most NHSPS buildings are currently loss making, but an ordinary commercial lease sets out to ensure that this cannot happen.
The most important question for you to ask is, 'Is it in my interests to enter into a negotiated version of the template lease?' The answer depends on your individual circumstances, but for many practices the answer may be 'no'. There is no 'one lease fits all' position so we can only reiterate the disclaimer published on the front page of the template lease, namely that you take independent legal and professional advice before you sign anything presented to you.
For more information about the NHS Property Services standard lease and any other related issues, please contact Daphne Robertson on 01483 511555 or email d.robertson@drsolicitors.com
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Albufeira I
Albufeira I is located at Albufeira.
Albufeira I is a holiday home featuring a garden with a barbecue, situated in Albufeira The holiday home is 21 km from Albufeira Marina Free private parking is available on site A dishwasher, an oven and a microwave can be found in the kitchen and there is a private bathroom A flat-screen TV is provided Old Town Square is 32 km from Albufeira I, while Fishermans Beach is 35 km away The nearest airport is Faro Airport, 29 km from the property
Albufeira II
Albufeira II is located at Albufeira.
Albufeira II is a holiday home with a barbecue, set in Albufeira, 21 km from Albufeira Marina The property features views of the sea and is 32 km from Old Town Square Free private parking is available on site There is a dining area and a kitchen complete with a dishwasher, an oven and microwave A flat-screen TV is provided There is a private bathroom with a bath and bidet Fishermans Beach is 35 km from Albufeira II, while Algarve Shopping Center is 42 km from the property The nearest airport is Faro Airport, 29 km from Albufeira II
Albufeira III
Albufeira III is located at Albufeira.
Located in Albufeira in the Algarve Region, this holiday home is 21 km from Albufeira Marina You can fire up the barbecue for a tasty meal and enjoy the garden in fair weather Free private parking is available on site The kitchen has a dishwasher, an oven and a microwave and there is a private bathroom A flat-screen TV is available Old Town Square is 32 km from Albufeira III, while Fishermans Beach is 35 km from the property The nearest airport is Faro Airport, 29 km from the property
Albufeira IV
Albufeira IV is located at Albufeira.
Situated in Albufeira, this holiday home features a terrace and a garden with a barbecue The property is 21 km from Albufeira Marina and boasts views of the sea Free private parking is available on site A dishwasher and an oven can be found in the kitchen A flat-screen TV is featured There is a private bathroom with a bath Old Town Square is 32 km from Albufeira IV, while Fishermans Beach is 35 km from the property The nearest airport is Faro Airport, 29 km from Albufeira IV
Albufeira V
Albufeira V is located at Albufeira.
Albufeira V is a holiday home featuring a garden with a barbecue, set in Albufeira, 21 km from Albufeira Marina Guests benefit from terrace Free private parking is available on site A dishwasher, an oven and a microwave can be found in the kitchen A flat-screen TV is available There is a private bathroom with a bath and bidet Old Town Square is 32 km from Albufeira V, while Fishermans Beach is 35 km away Faro Airport is 29 km from the property
Albufeira VI
Albufeira VI is located at Albufeira.
Situated 21 km from Albufeira Marina and 32 km from Old Town Square, Albufeira VI offers accommodation in Albufeira The air-conditioned unit is 35 km from Fishermans Beach Free private parking is available on site There is a dining area and a kitchen equipped with dishwasher A flat-screen TV is offered There is a private bathroom with a bath and bidet Algarve Shopping Center is 42 km from Albufeira VI, while The Strip - Albufeira is 5 km from the property The nearest airport is Faro Airport, 29 km from Albufeira VI
Holiday home Albufeira VII
Holiday home Albufeira VII is located at Albufeira.
Holiday home Albufeira VII is a holiday home with a barbecue, located in Albufeira in the Algarve Region It provides free private parking The kitchen comes with a dishwasher, an oven and a microwave and there is a private bathroom A flat-screen TV is available Albufeira Marina is 21 km from Holiday home Albufeira VII, while Old Town Square is 32 km from the property The nearest airport is Faro Airport, 29 km from Holiday home Albufeira VII
Holiday home Albufeira VIII
Holiday home Albufeira VIII is located at Albufeira.
Located in Albufeira, this air-conditioned holiday home features a terrace and a garden with a barbecue Featuring free private parking, the holiday home is 21 km from Albufeira Marina The kitchen has a dishwasher A flat-screen TV is featured There is a private bathroom with a bath and bidet Old Town Square is 32 km from Holiday home Albufeira VIII, while Fishermans Beach is 35 km from the property The nearest airport is Faro Airport, 29 km from Holiday home Albufeira VIII
Holiday home Albufeira IX
Holiday home Albufeira IX is located at Albufeira.
Holiday home Albufeira IX is a holiday home featuring a garden with a barbecue, set in Albufeira, 21 km from Albufeira Marina Guests benefit from terrace Free private parking is available on site The kitchen is equipped with a dishwasher, an oven and a microwave and there is a private bathroom A flat-screen TV is provided Old Town Square is 32 km from Holiday home Albufeira IX, while Fishermans Beach is 35 km from the property The nearest airport is Faro Airport, 29 km from Holiday home Albufeira IX
Holiday home Albufeira XI
Holiday home Albufeira XI is located at Albufeira.
Situated 21 km from Albufeira Marina in Albufeira, this holiday home features a terrace and a garden The property boasts views of the sea and is 32 km from Old Town Square Free private parking is available on site The kitchen is fitted with a dishwasher A flat-screen TV is offered Other facilities at Holiday home Albufeira XI include a barbecue Fishermans Beach is 35 km from Holiday home Albufeira XI, while Algarve Shopping Center is 42 km from the property Faro Airport is 29 km away
Holiday home Albufeira XII
Holiday home Albufeira XII is located at Albufeira.
Located in Albufeira, this air-conditioned holiday home is set 21 km from Albufeira Marina Guests benefit from terrace Free private parking is available on site The unit is fitted with a kitchen A flat-screen TV is featured There is a private bathroom with a bath Old Town Square is 32 km from Holiday home Albufeira XII, while Fishermans Beach is 35 km from the property The nearest airport is Faro Airport, 29 km from the property
Akisol Albufeira Sun
Akisol Albufeira Sun is located at Sitio do Poço das Canas Albufeira.
Located in Ferreiras, 8 km from Albufeira city centre, the Akisol Albufeira Sun units offer access to an outdoor pool and a playground Free WiFi access is included Each air-conditioned unit has a living room with a cable TV and a sofa Guests can use the equipped kitchen to prepare meals, as well as the barbecue facilities available The outdoor terrace has a dining table and chairs Guests can relax on a sun lounger by the pool while their children have fun in the poolside playground The Algarve shopping centre is 5 minutes driving from the Albufeira Sun Akisol, and Zoomarine Theme Park is 63 km away The A22 motorway is around 2 km from these units, and Faro International Airport is within a 30-minute drive
Poco V6
Poco V6 is located at Quinta do Poço, 13 Albufeira.
Poco V6 is located in Olhos de Água, 34 km from the beach and 6 km from the Albufeira centre The ample villa has an outdoor swimming pool and a games room with billiards The 6-bedroom villa has 6 bathrooms and a large lounge area Free WiFi is provided and there is a full kitchen, as well as a dining area Air conditioning is available in 4 bedrooms and in the living room Guests may cook their own meals in the kitchen, enjoying them in the dining area Local restaurants and supermarkets are accessible within 2 km of the villa The villa has a large roof terrace with sea views Downstairs, guests may enjoy a game of billiards in the games room There is a landscaped garden with a few small lawns areas A tennis court is accessible within 800 metres Renowned Falesia Beach is 2 km from the property and is one of the Algarves most popular destinations Albufeiras Old Town is filled with popular bars, restaurants and shops Faro International Airport is a 30 km drive from the Poco V6
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Sea View Apartment is located at Travessa Vasconcelos e Sá, nº10, 1ºEsquerdo, Albufeira.
Sea View Apartment is a self-catering accommodation located in Albufeira The property is 200 metres from Pescadores Beach and 500 metres from Old Town Square Featuring panoramic views of the sea, this apartment includes a double and a twin room The private bathroom has a bath, a shower and bidet The living room is equipped with a double sofa-bed, a dining area and a flat-screen TV Guests can prepare their own meals using the fully equipped kitchen Alternatively guests can visit the cafes, bars and restaurants within 200 metres The local gastronomy is very rich and includes fish and seafood specialties Albufeira offers a great choice of idyllic beaches from the famous Pescadores Beach until the hidden and small Aveiros Beach, 28 km away Albufeira Marina is 2 km away and Faro International Airport is 45 km away
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Speaking English in China
March 27, 2010 / 35 Comments
Here's a situation likely to be familiar to Chinese-speaking foreigners in China. You walk into a bar, cafe, or shop in a reasonably fashionable district of a big city. The guy or girl behind the counter greets you with a 'hello!'. You reply in Chinese. They reply in English. You reply again in Chinese, attempting to establish your ability in the language. They reply again in English, doing the same. You get annoyed, and say 'I speak Chinese' in Chinese. Without flinching, they carry on in their dogged attempt to speak your language with you.
This situation happens, I think, for two reasons. One is that those laowai who have taken the time to learn Chinese at a decent level feel a sense of pride in their ability and want to use it as much as possible. Having invested much in learning the language, they don't want to sound like just any other fresh-off-the-boat foreigner in the country. They're in China, darnit, and they want to speak Chinese.
The second reason is the belief- mostly incorrect- that the Chinese simply don't believe foreigners can learn their language. The foreigner might speak flawless Mandarin but the barman or service person might see the big nose and think, "laowai= English language". The foreigner then thinks that his effort to learn the language might be worth no more than a hill of beans if nobody thinks he can actually use it.
In reality the reason most Chinese people want to speak English with you is because they don't often have many opportunities to practice. At schools everywhere in the country, even in tiny towns, students are required to learn English. Yet despite the massive number of laowai teachers in the country, the vast majority of Chinese students learn their English from Chinese teachers. Added to a general inability for most people to travel abroad, opportunities can be scant for the locals to practice the English skills they spend so much time trying to refine.
These Chinese people I mention don't include the juvenile yahoos who scream 'Hallooo!!' at you while you're walking to work. They're merely ordinary folks eager to flex their English muscles, and while it may pain you to hear again about 5,00o years of history or that China is a developing country or other tired chestnuts, you're doing a well-meaning local a rich favor.
Fortunately, the vast majority of people in China don't speak, or don't want to speak, any English so there's plenty of opportunities for us to practice. And I'm sure listening to us butcher their language might just be the inspiration they need to throw some English our way.
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Matt spent six years in China, mainly based in the beautiful spring city of Kunming. During that time he worked in consulting, journalism as well as English teaching. Matt studied Chinese for 2+ years and loved exploring the mountains of Yunnan by mountain bike). He now lives in New York City where he is pursuing a Masters in International Affairs at Columbia University.
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aorijia says:
The situation sounds familiar to all of us, I guess. Now imagine that you're not even from an English speaking country but everybody assumes you must be…
I confess that when I'm not in China I do the same whenever I'm around Chinese people. They might speak my mother tongue even better than myself; I'll still want them for their Mandarin 🙂
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I kind of like the mutt language exchanges that form between two quasi-successful second language acquirers. "再来两瓶啤酒", "Two beers. 没问题."
Reminds me of being in an episode of Firefly. 🙂
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Meng says:
Mutt language LOL… my Chinese girlfriend and I speak a pretty thick dialect of Chinglish. It's become completely unconscious now, I don't really actively pick to say things like, "我们的dinner is in the 厨房." It's not out of an inability to say exactly what I want. We just like switching between each others' mother tongues so much that our ongoing repartee just mushed itself into a weird hybrid.
As an English teacher, my opportunities to speak Chinese have been severely limited. I would suggest if anybody really wants more practice, find a language partner. They're not hard to find either. As said above, most English teachers are Chinese, and, very often, not only do they give poor instruction, but their own English isn't always so great. Kids here scramble for the chance to learn from a native speaker. Most of my students say that I'm their first 外教, and they're all college level.
Although most Chinese folk can't understand more than "hello", there are so many people learning English right now that it's likely, within a decade or so, there will be more people speaking English in China than in the US. Now, that doesn't necessarily mean that all of them will be speaking proper English. And there's still going to be all the same overused phrases that native speakers don't generally use. (if I had a 元 for every time one of my students started a sentence with "we all know that…", I'd be rolling in cash.)
Don't feel offended if people won't respond to your 普通话. Many Chinese folk are all to familiar with 外国人 speaking completely unintelligible Mandarin so they've just learned to shut us out. Some of us don't speak half as well as we think. I shudder to consider how many of my classmates in the US refused to use tones. I do have to agree, however, that it doesn't feel good. I know my Chinese isn't the best, but it's pretty damn good. I felt stupid my first couple years of study when all I could say was things like, "I woke up, then I ate breakfast, then I went to the zoo, then I saw some animals, then I went home. The end." I can actually express my opinions now, about politics and such. Still I get the cold shoulder on a daily basis. I'll say something to somebody, and they'll just stare right past me and ask my girlfriend, like I don't exist. Sometimes my girlfriend will play with them and shrug, then say in English, "Sorry, I'm American, I don't speak Chinese,"thus forcing them to defer to me.
I may have gotten my nose out of joint in situations like this a few years back, but to be honest, for every time someone is trying to use their english with me , there are 50 times where someone doesnt, cant or wont.
my M.O. now is to defer with whatever spoken language the other party responds to first or wishes to speak. I'm comfortable in both, but if they want to play ball on my field, I'm more than obliging.
Porfiriy says:
Unless you are an American of Asian background, like myself, in which case the scenario is entirely reversed. People begin in Chinese irrespective of your Chinese level (which was annoying when I was a beginner) and are extremely incredulous at your odd grammar, weird tonese, and protestations that "Actually I'm an American/Brit/Canadian." I've been told flatly to my face "No, you're Chinese."
I've noticed lots of westerners with Asian parents have that same problem. Bruce Lee, for instance, is the most famous. He was American, but, even post-mortem, Chinese folk will insist that he was Chinese. He was born in the US, raised there, he worked there, went to school there. Most of his ideas were derived from western philosophy. His martial art was neither kungfu nor Chinese. It was derived more from western styles than eastern–American boxing in particular. He only studied with Yip Man for 6 months. He really spent very little of his life here, but Chinese folk have claimed him as their own. On the other hand, so have the Bosnians; they erected a statue of him in their city of Mostar in 2005. But he was American. You know who else thought Bruce Lee was American? Bruce Lee.
A friend of mine from Ireland gets the same treatment here. Although her parents are from Hong Kong, she was born and raised in Ireland. She can speak a little bit of Cantonese, but her Mandarin is absolutely awful. Still, folks here tell her that she is Chinese. When we western kids go out as a group, Chinese folk will always talk only to her. She usually has no idea what they're saying, so some of us who are a little more fluent will answer them. They just brush us off and continue talking to her, like we don't exist. She just shrugs and says something with a big Irish lilt like, "Fook if I know, man."
silojet says:
Point well taken, although Bruce Lee is not a good example. He was indeed born in SF, but was brought back to HK at 3 months and raised there until almost 18 years old. English was his second language which he spoke with a distinct HK-BE accent his whole life.
The Chinese do view anyone with Chinese ancestry as Chinese, regardless of where they are born or live. The common term used is 华侨, literally Chinese sojourners, for "overseas Chinese". This is also evident in their designation of American/Canadian/British- Chinese as opposed to Chinese- American/Canadian/British.
Unfortunately, the problem for me is that although I'm Asian, my background is *not* Chinese, which makes Chinese people who insist that I indeed *am* Chinese even more disconcerting!
Silojet–sorry, but Bruce Lee was American. He really is the perfect example of this, and it's why I mention him in various threads. Instead of rewriting the whole thing, I'm just going to copy and paste what I wrote previously:
"Most of what I've been saying comes from Bruce Lee himself and from Guru Dan Inosanto. While Bruce was alive, Guru, a Philippino man, was his top student, his best friend, and eventually came to teach 70% of Bruce's classes while he was alive. Bruce passed the torch to Guru, who is the only person really officially capable of certifying instructors. Most martial artists in the world assert that you can't have a conversation about Bruce or his martial art without at least mentioning Guru. For instance, Bruce sent Guru to learn the Filipino arts, to bring them back to Way of Intercepting Fist. Guru knows more about Bruce than anybody on the planet, perhaps save his wife (who's gone a little nutty with telling everybody they can't use Bruce's crest, which includes Guru). So I'm going to go ahead and trust him, rather than somebody who just read about him or watched some movies or TV show about his life.
"So–Bruce was born in the US when his father was there filming a movie. His mother, who was half-German, was also an actor. He traveled to Hong Kong from time to time, but mostly grew up in the US. His accent comes from growing up around Chinese folk, in Chinatown. But as far as his native tongue being Cantonese, he couldn't speak much, and almost no Mandarin whatsoever. You should look up "Bruce Lee: the Lost Interview". See the man say so himself. Or you can believe what you've heard a bunch of your peers say.
"Bruce only studied with Yip Man for about 6 months. Wing Chun and the like did not define his style, it was merely another style to draw inspiration from. He took just as much from western styles. For instance, most of the punches come from American boxing. Junfan was Chinese-inspired, sure, but Way of Intercepting Fist was neither Chinese, nor was it kung fu. It was a form without forms, without nations.
"Bruce may have had Chinese parents, but he was an American, and said so. He was born there, and was buried there."
yeah. American. Chinese and German ancestry, but American.
Elephunk says:
Can't you boys just agree that he's a mixture of both. If he spent his first 18 years in HK though, in my books he is at least partly Chinese not purely 'American'.
Besides Meng, he was a person, not just a martial artist, so its a little one-sided only to evaluate who he was as a person in terms of this, even if he has become a walking personification of martial arts.
elephunk–at no point have I tried to evaluate him solely as a martial artist; on the contrary, he was a philosopher, family man, all sorts of things (not an actor, he hated acting intensely–those films were just to demonstrate off his style). I was actually talking about where the information comes from–his best friend/#1 student/co-teacher/confidant/ bearer of his torch/etc… so that you don't think I'm just pulling this out of the ether. Most folks get their "facts" about him from books, movies, TV, or, worst of all, their friends. There are so many myths surrounding him, like him growing up in Hong Kong, or the circumstances of his death, or his back injury.
This is sooooooo off-topic away from "Speaking English in China". sorry Matt 😛
Thinking back on my earlier frustrations at the 'sale assitants' trying to keep the convo in English, I now realise my Chinese was probably pretty damn hard to understand and they wanted the Convo in English for sack of efficiency. In fact, the better my Chinese becomes, the worse I think it is – something I'm sure many of you who know speak reasonable Chinese have felt 🙂
These days I don't have these language battles, except with Chinese English teachers. You'll find as soon as they think you're Chinese is better than their English they will usually give way.
The way I see it is that if and when someone speaks to me in English here, even if it's not fantastic, I will reply in English. I speak pretty decent Chinese and I get to speak it everyday, whereas the sales assistant or whoever does not, as the article mentioned. I used to get annoyed, but conversely now my Chinese is at a good level I am more relaxed in my own skin and less out to prove a point.
I'm on board with Luke. When I was in Xinjiang studying Mandarin and Uyghur, that was my rule of thumb: I spoke whatever was spoken to me. It gets annoying when people just to speak English, but there's definitely no short supply of folk who prefer to speak their own native language.
Might I add that was DOES annoy me enormously is when Chinese people talk to foreigners in 'laowai speaking Chinese voice'. I'm sure most people with decent Chinese know what I mean by this, as you're good enough to distinguish the piss taking deliberate mix up of tones – just like a laowai with rubbish Chinese. The worst for this are taxi drivers, who must have to put up with some terrible Chinese all day long. This does not excuse it though and I'm sure if I went into a Chinese restaurant in China town and did a 'slanty eye' gesture with my fingers at the corner of my eyes and said 'two flied lice prease' I would quite rightly get the s&*t kicked out of me.
Francesca Maggi says:
I live in Italy, and it happens all the time there too! It's usually that they want to practice, and show you they know their language…and, I'm quite honored. They know full well you know their language, so, I just go with the flow!
I even have friends after years and years will answer my Italian queries in English time and again (I guess one can also think that their Italian isn't quite up to snuff!!!)
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Ericka says:
Brings back so many bad memories… When I first got to China someone explained it to me like this – to them, seeing a foreigner speak Chinese is like seeing a dog speak English, it's just incomprehensible and they refuse to actually hear what you are saying.
Try speaking Spanish or Japanese to them next time and see how they react.
Fink says:
How come no one pointed out that a lot of these people THINK they speak Chinese… but they just don't?
Not to be an asshole, but I know plenty of people who say "Yeah! I speak Chinese!" then I have Chinese friends tell me later (in Chinese because the Laowai can't really understand Chinese when spoken at a normal pace) that his Chinese is terrible and they're going to need me to explain wtf he is on about.
I'm not fluent, but I can just understand why a lot of Chinese people respond in English: they legit have no idea what the whitey is talking about. We gotta up our game too, it's not just them getting used to us.
Fink: I think people have been leaving comments above from their own perspective, I know I did, and I can say without feeling like it's boasting that my Chinese is very good, and very understandable. There are, however some Chinese people who either really want to practice English, or are so shocked by the 'whitey' speaking Chinese that they crack out the English without thinking.
As I said in my original comment, I now just ignore those situations, reply in English and be done with it, without seeing it as an insult to my Chinese, which I know to be fine. This post was addressing the issue that perhaps Chinese people in the US, for example, don't face of making an effort to speak a 2nd language and having the listener respond in a broken form of your own tongue, as if to say 'don't even try'.
As an interesting side note to your comment about Chinese whispers behind laowai's backs, I have found that compared to the early days of Chinese speaking when people were polite but most likely joking behind my back, now the praise is actually genunine and the odd mistake (yes I still make them) goes quickly corrected.
Chris Biddle says:
Well put…I go into fancy Starbucks-esque establishment here in Liaocheng about once a week to work on my hanzi, and despite the fact that my oral Chinese ain't too shabby, the workers there always speak English, and actually go out of their way to talk to me as much as possible. I finally asked one of the girls there to speak Mandarin with me, at which point she apologized and explained that she has never had the opportunity to converse with a native English speaker. I told her we could speak English if she would be willing to show me the stroke order of certain characters that confused me.
crw501 says:
I'm sorry but even those Chinese that get to practice their English everyday still insist on speaking English with you and quite frankly I still find it so annoying! Maybe cuz either I'm a dick or just too shy (or maybe just admit to being both!) it's kind of hard just to 'make' friends with a Chinese person out of thin air. Those who you usually make friends with are the ones that speak a decent level of English and even if your Chinese is better than theirs they will STILL insist on speaking English. I'm sorry but I'm reaching breaking point with learning to speak Chinese, I've studied hard and tried hard but it's like I'm fighting a language war with them than just having a friendly language exchange!! Though my pronunciation is still rather off, you'd think if you had a Chinese friend they'd help you out a bit but it jsut feels like to me that because you're a foreigner, you're a puppet to practice English with. Does anyone get my drift? Cuz I am sick and tired of it!
Had those really odd grammar, weird tonese, and protestations but I still want to learn this language.
tennislaowai says:
I am a foreigner in Beijing and it is very annoying to have these language struggles. My Chinese is to the point where it is better than most of their English, but that is besides the point. Yes I understand that Chinese people want to practice their English because they may not have the chance to leave the country, but at the same time one of my main reasons for coming here was to learn the language. Furthermore, the majority of the people here that want to be your "friend" are just using you, which is frustrating. We are in CHINA we should speak Chinese. If someones English is better than my Chinese, I will concede just for sake of convenience, but other than that, I feel like I have to fight just to speak the national language.
Yersi says:
My native language is not English and I get extremely offended when Chinese people insist on speaking it with me. When I started working here I tried speaking 50/50 English and Chinese, but my coworkers quickly seized on this opportunity to speak exclusively to me in English, and I got so disappointed with their attitude that I promised myself never to utter a single word of English to a Chinese person again.
What disappointed me the most was that even though many of them solicited suggestions on how to improve their English or wanted me to correct them, only a select few seemed to care about what I pointed out. Most of them kept on repeating the same mistakes even after I had pointed them out countless times. The whole experience of speaking English with them made me feel used and otherized, like I was some goddamn mannequin there for them to regurgitate sample sentences.
Now, when anyone tries to speak English to me I pretend not to understand, which in turn makes them insecure (face loss) and more likely to speak Chinese. I also do all correspondence (emails, text messages etc.) exclusively in Chinese.
Over the years I've gotten close to a native-sounding Mandarin in a lot of situations, and I've found that as my pronunciation got smoother there were only a few diehards left that insisted on speaking English to me. I also pay close attention to any feedback I get and take any suggestions people offer very seriously. I dare suggest I've worked much harder to attain my current level in Mandarin than any of them have with their English, and thus fail to see any moral imperative to help them improve their English, seeing its not my native language and the conversation goes much smoother when one of the parties are speaking the language they grew up with.
David Pritts says:
I agree with what you've said, Yersi. And god damn, you most have worked hard not only on your Mandarin, but on your English, too. I cannot find any reason to believe you would be anything but a native speaker.
Yup, I'm with Yersi. The odd shopkeeper, little kid that can only speak a few words of English is fine, but anyone with better language skills than that gets a two-pronged attack:
1) Everytime they say sometime I always act as though I can't understand and make them repeat it twice.
2) I respond exactly as a I would to another native speaker, without any attempt to simplify my grammar, vocabulary, or reduce speed.
As a result any English conversations are incredibly painful, and anyone who doesn't end up switching to Mandarin ends up not talking to me altogether 😛 .
Sure, it's not very nice, but it gets the job done. And I don't have much sympathy for the hordes of people coming up and saying, "Hi, can we be friends? What's your QQ? Can we set up a time to practice oral English and maybe you can write my English papers for me thanks?"
Robbie says:
Just looked at this website today…was outside of a restaurant listening to my MP3, really adamant in thinking I would nt get interrupted. Then the normal questions….where are you from? etc, Just really annoys me! It shouldn't but it does. Because it's my free time and I dont want to be a walking English computer. I will follow your advice Johnson! Nice!
learn Chinese in China says:
I totally agree with you. I have a friend, a french guy, who has been in beijing since last september, but he just doesn't want to try to speak chinese, he has opportunities to practice chinese, example the family of his chinese friend, but he maybe too shy? Now he can only say "nihao" "xiexie" "buyong" "chabuduo", that's all. He's really wasting his time…
Interesting one! Here's another cool one on this topic that could complement this piece : http://thinkingchinese.com/index.php?page_id=333 , analyzing the difficulties Chinese have with English
I found your blog really interesting. The problem is, we speak the "native English". Not what other European countries learn with the odd mistake here and there, English. You're like a Christmas Present to them that they can only spend say 5-10 minutes with and once you're gone, you're gone. I am living in Austria and studying German at University. Low and behold, the moment the so called English accent arises "Ohh, and you are from England?" NEVER say you are from England- it is a mistake and can only lead to attempts of English. Holland is the preferable choice, I have also used France- but I cannot perfect that accent ;).
咖啡先生 says:
ha, if you don't want them to speak to you in english, just say, "i'm sorry, i'm polish!" ("对不起,我是波兰人")。


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Never 3nough has recently hit the scene where former members of Eighteen Visions and Lylah joined together. I guess if you can't get enough of Eighteen Visions, this is your band. Their music style is a more alternative sound of the late Eighteen Visions. They've already got 3 songs demo'd up on their myspace. Honestly, it's very impressive and sounds great. I'm looking forward to hearing more from these guys.
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Forty years ago The Beatles 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' went to No.1 in the UK. Costing ?25,000 ($42,500) to produce the album was recorded over 700 hours of studio time. It was also the first album to print the lyrics on the sleeve. The album spent 27 weeks at No.1 on the UK chart.
When you speak, you might as well be spitting in my face I wish you weren't so beautiful
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Our Pastoral Council and Our Future
We're living through an age of remarkable change in our church and in our culture's attitude toward religion. While some aspects of the change are beyond our ability to control, there are some things we can do and have been doing. And a key element in guiding our parish through these uncertain times is our Pastoral Council.
Our Council was established according to the Guidelines for Pastoral Councils that the diocese published in 2002. There are nine members, each self-nominated. From that pool, and with the advice of current Council members, I appoint (as required) members to fill vacant seats. Members can serve for a maximum of six years (two terms) before stepping down. This year three seats will be open, and one present member is time-limited and cannot be reappointed. Thus this column, and the speakers at Mass two weekends ago.
The task of the Council is "to maintain the integrity of the parish mission and the objectives and goals related to it, not to run the day-to-day activities of the parish." (Guidelines, B,1). In our parish the Council was the central body in developing our mission statement, We change lives through the Risen Christ, and the priorities by which we hope to accomplish our mission (printed on the cover of the Bulletin.) It was at the Council's urging that we began the ongoing process of encouraging parishioners to listen for what God has to say to them at Mass and to write it down as a spiritual discipline. The Council also evaluates the effectiveness of our programs and services as a whole. You might say that the Council's task is to look at the life of the parish with the "30,000-foot view"; it's the work of ministry directors, staff, and volunteers in various ministries to do the "on the ground" work of making things happen.
We need, for the success of our mission and the responsible use of parishioners' contributions (especially time and talent, but money as well), dedicated and prayerful parishioners to serve on the Council If you have talents in seeing the "big picture," in working closely and collaboratively with others, in learning about the various forces shaping our church and to which we have to respond wisely – I invite you to consider nominating yourself for the Council. If you know someone who has these gifts, encourage him or her to step forward.
To apply, you send a brief letter describing what you think you can contribute, plus a signed Statement of Interest (available from the parish office or website), to me. The deadline is 5pm on May 18 (this Monday). I will circulate these materials to the current Council members, who then describe to me privately whether they consider each candidate highly qualified, qualified, or not qualified. From their recommendations I then invite people to serve.
If you're concerned about the future of Catholic life in our parish, and about how we invest parishioners' gifts in a time when we can't do everything we'd like to do; and if you think you or someone you know has talents that would serve the parish well: I encourage you to learn more. Pick up a Statement of Interest to discover what's required of a Council member. If you want to have a voice in the future direction of our parish, this is the way to do it. Until next week, peace.
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If you're looking for a reason to cheer during Super Bowl XLVII from New Orleans this weekend, look no further than player prop bets.
Not only is the list of choices and options seemingly endless, but there are plenty of intriguing bets for bold football fans to mull over and go all-in on. Whether you're convinced that Baltimore Ravens fullback Vonta Leach will carry the ball for at least two yards on his first carry or sure that San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree will fail to score a touchdown, these fun mini-wagers are for you.
Here we'll break down and predict a few of the more intriguing player prop bets heading into Super Bowl XLVII.
*All betting information according Sportsbook.com.
Colin Kaepernick is as dominant a runner as he is a passer, evidenced by his record-breaking performance on the ground against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Round.
But can he rush for more than 55 yards on the ground against Baltimore in such a high-stakes matchup?
The second-year field general rushed for a quarterback-record 181 yards and two touchdowns on 16 attempts in San Francisco's win, but turned right around and rushed for only 21 yards on two carries against the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game the following week. So, Kaepernick comes into Super Bowl XLVII averaging 101 rushing yards per game this postseason.
Despite that fact, I'm taking the under on his rushing yards on Super Sunday, a day in which no quarterback has ever run for more than 64 yards.
The Ravens have only allowed 39 rushing yards on seven carries combined to quarterbacks this postseason. Granted, they went up against three pocket passers in Andrew Luck, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, but the Ravens' defense has proven it doesn't give up cheap yards to the quarterback.
The over/under on Joe Flacco's number of completions in Super Bowl XLVII has been set at 21.5, which is very surprising when you consider Flacco has yet to complete more than 21 passes in a single game this January.
However, Flacco's completion numbers have increased since Wild Card weekend. After completing just 12 balls against the Indianapolis Colts, Flacco completed 18 against Denver and finally 21 two weeks ago at New England.
Still, the under looks to be a very safe bet in this case. I like the fifth-year veteran to fall short of 22 completions this weekend.
Although the Niners surrendered 26 and 30 completions to Aaron Rodgers and Matt Ryan respectively, Flacco is a different style of passer, one who thrives on the big play down field rather than tacking together completions all over the field. His 9.2 yards per attempt average is among the highest of all postseason passers in 2013, trailing only Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson.
It's no secret that Baltimore's Ray Rice is one of the premiere receiving backs in the NFL today, which is why this player prop bet is quite tempting.
Rice has caught a pass in three of the Ravens' last five games dating back to the regular season and each of his three longest receptions in those games was longer than the over/under mark of 14.5 yards. His longest reception against the Patriots two weeks back was 15 yards exactly.
On the flip side, Rice has just four receptions in three postseason games this winter, despite being targeted 10 times since the 2013 playoffs began.
Knowing what we know about the 49ers' defense, though, it's hard to imagine there not being a few instances on Sunday when Flacco dumps it off to Rice in the flat or at the line of scrimmage. If and when that happens, you would have to like Rice's chances of ripping off a gain of more than 14 yards.
I like the over on this prop bet.


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Q: SignalR listener not getting invoked in React Native I am building a mobile app in React Native for a backend written in .NET. The backend has implemented a realtime messaging service using SignalR Hubs. I am using the package react-native-signalr. The connection is getting established, and I can send message to SignalR hub by calling proxy.invoke. The problem is in reception of message. I tried with proxy.on but nothing happens.
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) ; Mansour, Joseph M.
) ; Lockwood, Charles J.
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Background The progestogen 17-α hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC) is 1 of only 2 agents recommended for clinical use in the prevention of spontaneous preterm delivery, and studies of its efficacy have been conflicting. We have developed an in-vitro model to study the fetal membrane weakening process that leads to rupture in preterm premature rupture of the fetal membranes (pPROM). Inflammation/infection associated with tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) induction and decidual bleeding/abruption associated thrombin release are leading causes of preterm premature rupture of the fetal membranes. Both agents (TNF-α and thrombin) cause fetal membrane weakening in the model system. Furthermore, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a critical intermediate for both TNF-α and thrombin-induced fetal membrane weakening. In a previous report, we demonstrated that 3 progestogens, progesterone, 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP), and medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), each inhibit both TNF-α– and thrombin-induced fetal membrane weakening at 2 distinct points of the fetal membrane weakening pathway. Each block both the production of and the downstream action of the critical intermediate granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. Objective The objective of the study was to characterize the inhibitory effects of 17-OHPC on TNF-α– and thrombin-induced fetal membrane weakening in vitro. Study Design Full-thickness human fetal membrane fragments from uncomplicated term repeat cesarean deliveries were mounted in 2.5 cm Transwell inserts and cultured with/without 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate (10 –9 to 10 –7 M). After 24 hours, medium (supernatant) was removed and replaced with/without the addition of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (20 ng/mL) or thrombin (10 U/mL) or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (200 ng/mL). After 48 hours of culture, medium from the maternal side compartment of the model was assayed for granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and the fetal membrane fragments were rupture strength tested. Results Tumor necrosis factor-alpha and thrombin both weakened fetal membranes (43% and 62%, respectively) and increased granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor levels (3.7- and 5.9-fold, respectively). Pretreatment with 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate inhibited both tumor necrosis factor-alpha– and thrombin-induced fetal membrane weakening and concomitantly inhibited the induced increase in granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor in a concentration-dependent manner. However, contrary to our prior reports regarding progesterone and other progestogens, 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate did not also inhibit granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor–induced fetal membrane weakening. Conclusion 17-Alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate blocks tumor necrosis factor-alpha– and thrombin-induced fetal membrane weakening by inhibiting the production of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. However, 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate did not also inhibit granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor–induced weakening. We speculate that progestogens other than 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate may be more efficacious in preventing preterm premature rupture of the fetal membranes–related spontaneous preterm birth.
17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate . biomechanical weakening . fetal membranes . granulocyte-macrophage colony–stimulating factor . medroxyprogesterone acetate . preterm premature rupture of the fetal membranes . progesterone . progestogens . thrombin . tumor necrosis factor-alpha.


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Charles Henry FitzClarence Paget1
M, #7991, b. 16 July 1874, d. 20 January 1920
Charles Henry FitzClarence Paget was born on 16 July 1874.1 He was the son of Captain Charles Henry Monck Paget and Anna Matilda Margaret Matchett.1 He died on 20 January 1920 at age 45.1
[S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 74. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
Marguerite Adélaïde Marie d'Orléans, Princesse d'Orléans1
F, #7992, b. 16 February 1846, d. 25 October 1893
Marguerite Adélaïde Marie d'Orléans, Princesse d'Orléans was born on 16 February 1846 at Pavillon Marsan, Palais des Tuileries, Paris, FranceG.1 She was the daughter of Louis Charles Philippe Raphael d'Orléans, Duc de Nemours and Victoire Franziska Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld.1 She married Prince Wladislaw Czartoryski on 15 January 1872 at Chantilly, FranceG.1 She died on 25 October 1893 at age 47 at Hôtel Lambert, rue St. Louis en l'Ile, Paris, FranceG.1
She gained the title of Princesse Marguerite d'Orléans. Her married name became Czartoryska.
Children of Marguerite Adélaïde Marie d'Orléans, Princesse d'Orléans and Prince Wladislaw Czartoryski
Prince Adam Louis Czartoryski+ b. 1872, d. 1937
Prince Witold Czartoryski b. 1876, d. 1911
[S36] Page 92. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S36]
Marina Isabelle Igeborg Karin von Rosenborg, Countess af Rosenburg1
F, #7993, b. 28 March 1971
Marina Isabelle Igeborg Karin von Rosenborg, Countess af Rosenburg was born on 28 March 1971 at Skovshoved, DenmarkG.1 She is the daughter of Christian Edward Valdemar Jean Frederick Peter von Rosenborg, Count af Rosenborg and Karin Lüttichau.1
She gained the title of Countess af Rosenborg.1
Louise Caroline Paget1
F, #7994, d. 1 May 1947
Last Edited=16 Jun 2008
Louise Caroline Paget was the daughter of Captain Charles Henry Monck Paget and Anna Matilda Margaret Matchett.1 She married Reverend Gilbert Adolphus Rideout on 28 January 1915.1 She died on 1 May 1947.1
From 28 January 1915, her married name became Rideout.1
Reverend Gilbert Adolphus Rideout1
M, #7995, d. 21 March 1927
Reverend Gilbert Adolphus Rideout married Louise Caroline Paget, daughter of Captain Charles Henry Monck Paget and Anna Matilda Margaret Matchett, on 28 January 1915.1 He died on 21 March 1927.1
He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)1 He was the Rector at Rusper, Horsham, Sussex, EnglandG.1
Dorothy Paget1
F, #7996, d. 14 July 1957
Dorothy Paget was the daughter of Captain Charles Henry Monck Paget and Anna Matilda Margaret Matchett.1 She died on 14 July 1957, unmarried.1
Alfred FitzClarence Paget1
M, #7997, b. 2 September 1844, d. 20 September 1916
Alfred FitzClarence Paget was born on 2 September 1844.1 He was the son of Captain Charles Henry Paget and Emily Caroline McClintock.1 He died on 20 September 1916 at age 72.1
Reverend Edward James Paget1
M, #7998, b. 16 July 1811, d. 30 August 1859
Reverend Edward James Paget was born on 16 July 1811.1 He was the son of Vice-Admiral Hon. Sir Charles Paget and Elizabeth Araminta Monck.1 He married Emma Thewles, daughter of General unknown Thewles, in October 1841.1 He died on 30 August 1859 at age 48.1
Children of Reverend Edward James Paget and Emma Thewles
Fanny Elizabeth Paget1 d. 11 Apr 1904
Eleanor Caroline Paget1 d. 11 Sep 1940
Frederica Maria Paget1 d. 14 Jun 1898
Lt. Horatio Edward Paget1 b. 22 Dec 1842, d. 9 May 1869
Charles Berkeley Paget+1 b. 4 Jun 1849, d. 8 Jan 1920
Very Rev. Edward Clarence Paget1 b. 14 Aug 1851, d. Mar 1927
Emma Thewles1
F, #7999, d. 24 May 1906
Emma Thewles was the daughter of General unknown Thewles.1 She married Reverend Edward James Paget, son of Vice-Admiral Hon. Sir Charles Paget and Elizabeth Araminta Monck, in October 1841.1 She died on 24 May 1906.1
From October 1841, her married name became Paget.1
Children of Emma Thewles and Reverend Edward James Paget
General unknown Thewles1
M, #8000
Child of General unknown Thewles
Emma Thewles+1 d. 24 May 1906


A quick Sunday post = a quick punch card.
Actually this card started out as something else, but I made a mistake and needed to cut some paper off of the left side of the card front, so instead of starting all over again, or throwing it out completely, I punched a piece of Brights Designer Paper with the Scallop Ribbon Border punch and placed it on the left side making it look like this is what I wanted to do all along. So now the card has a unique front opening! It doesn't really matter that the front of the card is smaller than the back, no one else will know that that is now what you intended to do in the first place.
The rest of the card was made with five punches from the Decorative Label punch. The punch with the sentiment was also sponged with Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo ink for added dimension.


The train between Mitte and Schönefeld takes 22m. On an average weekday, there are 26 trains per day travelling from Mitte to Schönefeld. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
All available trains travelling from Mitte to Schönefeld. To see full schedules, alternative transport and to book your tickets online click here.
Is there a direct train between Mitte and Schönefeld?
Yes, there is a direct train departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at S Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld Bhf. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 22m.
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Mitte to Schönefeld train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn, depart from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf station.
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How do I get a train ticket from Mitte to Schönefeld?
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It explores the socio-cultural pervasiveness of ageism in the contemporary discourses on older men and the challenging roles they face within families in later life, particularly caregiving within long-lived marriage relationships. Chapter 5 - Reinventing family caregiving: a challenge to theory and practice. Over the past 30 years caregiving has been conceptualized mainly as a stressful event. Consequently an increasing number of research intervention studies have been designed to relieve this burden, although the findings are confusing and conflicting and the effectiveness of interventions has been questioned.
These ties may persist in "hidden mode" and may be activated in times of need. Extended family networks may be perceived as structures which provide opportunities for interpersonal contact, and as a consequence it is important to distinguish between two different concepts (Lang, 2005: 65): • Kinship Availability, the size of the family network actually available to the individual, or the number of relatives structurally available ("the objective structure of kinship networks"). The Multigenerational Family and the Elderly • 33 Kinship Activation, the level to which active personal relationships are maintained between relatives independently of functional transactions, associated with a reduction in the risk of isolation ("the individual's subjective use or realization of the available kinship network").
It should be noted we have highlighted this model since all the other developmental phases identified by Carter and McGoldrick (2005) involve tasks which imply interaction with systems outside the nuclear family, namely with other generations and lineages. Regarding individual development, it is important to emphasise the contribution made by those who sought to equate the entire spectrum of human life as an open field for potential growth that is not merely restricted to the early phases of life.
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Media and Democrats were waiting to pounce on what they anticipated to be an amateuir-ish Joint Session of Congress Speech by President Trump. Instead he delivered beyond expectations. Even CNN had to admit it! Radio talk show host and former Trump Campaign manager for the state of Louisiana, Jeff Crouere, joins Rick to talk about the implications of Trump's performance.


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From March 27th through March 29, Salem, Massachusetts will take the weekend to celebrate the literary arts with author readings, writing workshops, open mics, word-game tournaments, parties, and more!
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In, on and around the Great Barrier Reef in Australia
Thirsty kangaroos in an endless, fire-red desert. Cork-dried eucalyptus forests through which fire storms rage every summer. Sun-drenched metropolises full of half-naked surf babes along a golden coastline. These are the clichés of Australia, but none of them refer to the tropical north of this huge country. North Australia is a desolate, untouched area where civilization dies in swampy billabongs, where the temperature never drops below thirty degrees, where the oldest rainforest on earth grows, where people and voracious crocodiles live together and where a jump into the azure sea is almost always life-threatening. In short, we love it there.
The ideal base for an immersion in Australia's Wet Tropics is Cairns, an extraordinarily relaxed tourist town on Queensland's northeast coast, full of brown-baked visitors and extremely friendly locals barbecuing in the park on the Esplanade or cooling off in the Lagoon, a beautiful free outdoor swimming pool overlooking the sea. You'll have all the comforts you need here, but you'll soon find yourself in the tropics. As the sea moves away at low tide, tens of thousands of mud crabs crawl over the mud beach. They get company from pelicans, ibis, terns, spoonbills, storks, all kinds of waders and the occasional hungry saltwater crocodile. Paddling is strongly discouraged, especially in the wet season (November to April), when the coastal waters are full of irukanji and box jellyfish, two extremely painful and often deadly species of jellyfish. Not to mention the sharks. But also in the city itself you notice that you are not in a normal location. Behind the library there are three gigantic trees in which large colonies of flying foxes hang upside down from the branches, awfully large bathounds that at sunset Batmanically skim over the boulevards to steal fruit from the trees in the forests north of the city.
Yet the main reason why so many tourists come to Cairns is about thirty kilometers into the sea. The Great Barrier Reef, the only sign of life on earth that can be seen from space, can be easily reached from Cairns with one of the numerous day trip boats. The fleet departs daily from the large and well-organized Reef Fleet Terminal next to the Lagoon, within walking distance of downtown. Snorkeling above The Reef is one of the most amazing nature experiences we've experienced anywhere. This is the coral reef of coral reefs. The richness of the colorful underwater jungle can't be described in words. You float in the middle of a psychedelic color palette full of swaying polyps, writhing corals and giant shells, while you are completely surrounded by large schools of glowing fish in all shapes, colors and sizes. Finding Nemo, but in real life.
Crocodiles and cassowaries
The Great Barrier Reef is a world heritage site, and so is the ancient strip of tropical rainforest that stretches north of Cairns. Near Cape Tribulation, where the paved road and civilization ends, these two unique pieces of natural beauty meet almost literally. It's a magical place of dense jungle that stretches all the way to the snow-white beaches. Moreover, this is the last piece of habitat of the cassowary, a one and a half meter high prehistoric flightless bird that, when it feels threatened, pulls at lightning speed with both razor-sharp dinoclaws in front of it. Although, to be honest, you're more likely to be eaten by an aggressive saltwater crocodile, which is certainly lurking en masse in the nearby Daintree River. Well, don't panic, as long as you stay out of the water there's nothing to worry about, although in the rainy season it's not always that easy, because then it floods spectacularly here. Those who have become afraid to penetrate north of Daintree can treat themselves to a much healthier rainforest experience by taking the Skyrail - the longest cable car in the world - over the tops of the trees to the lazy tourist village of Kuranda, a shamelessly commercial yet paradisiacal place surrounded by magnificent rainforest. Returning to Cairns you can take the historic Kuranda Scenic Railway, which runs along a number of spectacular waterfalls.
Bugs and barramundi
Back in Cairns after a wild day in nature? Then don't forget to taste the local specialties. The non-smoking (!) terraces on the Esplanade are the ideal place for a cold pint of beer or a bottle of white wine in an ice bucket, complemented by an unforgettable tasting of the culinary delights offered by the Wet Tropics. If you have the money, be sure to taste the mud crabs, the largest and most delicious crabs we've ever tasted. Steamed they are the most delicious. Also not to be missed, and unique to Australia, are bugs, a kind of le


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Peter Paul Rubens and Studio (1577-1640)
In one of his ledgers for the years 1624-1655, Balthasar Moretus (1574-1641), the Antwerp printer and publisher, noted that he had acquired from his friend Peter Paul Rubens two heads of Christ and Mary on panel: 'deux visages sur paneel [sic] de Christus et Maria'. These two works cost him 24 florins a piece, so 48 in total. Rubens probably painted these panels between 1616 and 1620, for the very same ledger mentions the frontispiece designs that he had made for Moretus' publishing house during those years. In any event, the type of Christ represented in this Head of Christ corresponds with those that Rubens painted in the period between 1615 and 1620. The two originals by Rubens' own hand are no longer known; moreover, the A. G. Leventis Collection's Head of Christ is not the painting which Moretus recorded in his ledger. What survive are four copies from Rubens' studio, of which the panel under discussion here constitutes a fifth addition to this small body of work. In only one instance is the painting of Christ still together with its pendant, The Holy Virgin, though several studio versions of this composition are known.
The panel shows a bust of Christ, in three-quarter profile, with a halo visible behind his handsome head. He is looking to the viewer's right with a serene expression. Just like his contemporaries, Rubens believed in the moral resonances of physiognomy, meaning, for example, that ugly facial features could be considered a sign of dissoluteness. This also implies that Christ, the only one truly without sin, never had to suffer from the imperfections of Nature and that therefore his likeness recalls an Apollonian ideal of beauty. Rubens based his figure of Christ on a known model, as it reflects a devotional archetype of the vera effigies, the true image of Christ as recorded in the so-called Lentulus letter. Rubens was very fond of an old painting with a head of Christ that was once venerated by St Ignatius of Loyola. It had been brought to Flanders in 1554 and by Rubens' time was owned by Jan van den Wouwere, an alderman of Antwerp, until he gave it to the church at Halle in 1633. Rubens made a drawing or sketch after it which no longer exists, but Paulus Pontius made an engraving after it, so at least that image survives in print.
Among the aforementioned versions of this subject, the A. G. Leventis Collection painting is remarkable for its quality. Rubens allowed his assistants to work on the paintings in his studio after he had made preliminary drawings in chalk, along with some rudimentary touches of colour. The master himself retouched everything in the final stages. The Head of Christ exemplifies this working method. The painting was begun by one of Rubens' assistants, perhaps copying Rubens' original. The way in which Christ's garments are painted, for example, does not reveal the typical handling of the brush that we attribute to the master. However, the face of Christ is enlivened by the typical sensual, nuanced handling of the paint with short brushstrokes and touches of colour so characteristic of Rubens. These finishing touches by the master make this painting stand out among the other studio versions of the composition.
The panel on which the Head of Christ is painted has been planed on the back, so that a cradle could be attached. However, in two places the original oak was left untouched, namely where two 17th-century branding marks were applied to the wood. The first mark shows the brand of the Antwerp panel-makers guild, with the coat of arms of the city of Antwerp. The other branding mark is much more interesting. It represents a clover leaf or trefoil. This is the mark of one of Antwerp's most prolific panel-makers, Michiel Claessens, who was active from 1590 until 1637. However, panels were not usually marked with panel- maker's brands until after 1617, when a guild law made it obligatory to do so. This means that we can date the Head of Christ between 1617 and 1637.
Rubens' image of Christ had a large impact on his artist-colleagues in Antwerp. The Royal Collection in Britain contains a closely related Head of Christ, still in the company of its pendant, a Head of the Virgin; this last image, however, is not based on a Rubens model. Both pictures are stylistically associated with one of Rubens' collaborators, Gerard Seghers (1591-1651). Another closely related Head of Christ was sold at Sotheby's in London in 2010. This version was attributed to Peter van Lint (1609-1690), another colleague of Rubens in Antwerp.
Renowned equally as a painter, scholar and diplomat, he was the preeminent Baroque painter of Counter-Reformation altarpieces, and his prolific oeuvre includes mythological and allegorical subjects, history scenes, portraits and landscapes. His style accentuated colour and, primarily, an opulent sensuality. Such were the demands of his international clientele of royalty and nobility that he built, in the house he designed himself in Antwerp, a large studio to accommodate the huge number of assistants and students he needed to fulfil his numerous commissions. After making initial drawings and colour schemes, Rubens would leave his assistants to work on the paintings in his studio and then retouched everything himself in the final stages.


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Given its chartered nature and autonomous status, PLM, as a leading institution of higher learning in the Philippines, does not directly undertake accreditation by, through or under the influence of the CHEd. Moreover, PLM believes in bolder moves of accrediting other institutions given its ascribed and earned status (and its foundational birthright) as a model university in the Philippines. As an offshoot of such a philosophy, PLM served as the national headquarters of the ALCU-Commission on Accreditation (ALCU-CoA).
Together with the Accrediting Agency for Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP), ALCU-CoA is a leading charter incorporator of the National Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in the Philippines (NNQAA). The CHEd was the convenor of the said fusion into the NNQAA of the ALCU-CoA (representing local colleges and universities or LCUs) and the AACCUP (representing state colleges and universities or SCUs), through then CHEd Chairman Bro. Rolando R. Dizon's efforts. The PRC, CHEd, the Commission on Civil Service, and the Commission on Audit (either Constitutionial commissions or commissions under the Office of the President of the Philippines with cabinet status) were leading witnesses during the formal ceremonies of this milestone event held in Olongapo City on November 2003. As it is, the NNQAA and ALCU-CoA, advocates of voluntary accreditation, operate independently from, yet recognized by, the CHEd.
4. Given PLM's full independence from CHEd, does that mean that PLM's name does not regularly appear in CHEd's fact sheets of top performing schools available to the public?
Yes. It is normal that PLM does not appear in CHEd's myriad of lists, including lists of centers of excellence and accreditation, as PLM is out of the scope of such published items since PLM is independent from the CHEd, and the CHEd does not exercise authority over PLM. Hence, this does not at all denigrate PLM's high-ranked status as among the top and most respected universities in the Philippines. To compensate for this, the CHEd has publicly commended PLM as a model university in the Philippines, citing further that "PLM's excellence is beyond reproach and a class by itself." This enviable recognition is echoed in innumerable times by other well-meaning institutions, including the Philippine Congress and the Presidential Palace (Malacañan), whenever PLM's name is mentioned in institutional discussions.
Despite not being part of the CHEd's lists, PLM figures out prominently as among the top schools in the country when joint cumulative data are presented by the CHEd and the PRC. In this ranking study, PLM comes as an underdog since only a portion of the criteria can PLM be given points considering that only the PRC's records are taken into consideration for PLM's part. Despite this, PLM emerged 6th in 1994-1998 set of data. For the 10-year period (1992-2001), PLM placed 9th. In the study covering 1999-2003, PLM placed 5th, making it one of only two public universities in the top 5 list. For 2009 alone, PLM is at the 9th notch nationwide, with 6 other public universities and 3 private institutions in the list. It is pertinent to note that PLM consistently ranks among the top universities in state board examinations by the PRC.
5. Why is PLM's name acknowledged as a trusted and preferred university alongside UP, Ateneo de Manila & La Salle?
PLM's powerful name and brand equity as a leading scholars' university, whose excellence the CHED has acknowledged as "beyond reproach and a class by itself," has regularly been a specific top preference since the last decade in the personnel hiring of cutting-edge companies. Aside from having excellence as its birthright, PLM has consistently demonstrated its rightful claim to its unbridled academic reputation as a crucial interplay among important factors, including, among others, its selective admissions for top secondary graduates, top-caliber professoriate and competent administrative staff, relevant curricula, student support services and fine ethical bearing.
6. What is the official medium of instruction in PLM?
PLM uses English as the official medium of instruction for all subjects, including core subjects like Mathematics, Science, Ethics and Social Studies, except for Communication Arts in Filipino. Art. XIV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provided for English as the official language of the Philippines for communication and instruction, in addition to Filipino as the national language.
7. Does PLM accept foreign and international exchange students?
PLM used to have strong programs designed for foreign and international exchange students in the 1990s in line with PLM's internationalization thrust as a leading university in the Philippines. However, in the new millenium, PLM re-focused its efforts to strengthen its domestic roots -- the various programs for city scholars and domestic off-campus programs. To date, no program is on sight to cater to foreign students.
8. Are there boarding/accommodation services in PLM?
Since PLM caters to the youth residing in the city proper of Manila, there is no need to offer boarding services as PLM is located right at the very core, or at the heart and at the doorsteps, of the city's community.
1. How does PLM validate the authenticity of the credentials of its alumni?
The Office of the University Registrar (OUR) is the exclusive unit that performs validation of student records submitted by alumni to prospective employers locally and abroad. Regular items requested for verification include: Name of the conferee, conferred degree, date of conferment, authenticity of diploma and signatures, grades and other contents of the Transcript of Record, entry requirement for the program, standard duration for the program, and the official medium of instruction.
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PDF becomes Open Standard
The most common format for electronics documents - Adobe pdf has become Open Standard. Adobe has given the copyrights of PDF to the ISO Standards, which means that Adobe has given the rights to develop the protocols of PDF to the ISO community.
The Portable Document Format (PDF) has been one of the most popular document formats for digital documents. it was developed by Adobe by with the growing demand for open standards Adobe has given the rights to ISO. On this context the CTO, Adobe - Kevin Lynch said :
By releasing the full PDF specification for ISO standardization, we are reinforcing our commitment to openness. As governments and organizations increasingly request open formats, maintenance of the PDF specification by an external and participatory organization will help continue to drive innovation and expand the rich PDF ecosystem that has evolved over the past 15 years.
Which means that PDF format would now be more open and with the protocols decided and recommended by the ISO committee, There can be far more support for the PDF document format and many applications might start supporting it.
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In this article we give the actual words (and an explanation) of Our Lord and Our Lady to Sister Lucy concerning the most urgent request of the consecration of Russia. We must do all we can to see that the Pope and the bishops consecrate Russia in a solemn and public way in the immediate future.
The world stands at a crossroads in 1988, and Father Gruner reminds us that Russia is in a position to and indeed plans to carry out the annihilation of nations, as Our Lady of Fatima warned. Father Gruner defends himself against some of the early propaganda spread against him.
A thought that constantly haunted the three seers at Fatima was the necessity of praying for the Holy Father. One of the messages of Fatima was that the Pope would have much to suffer, which the three child seers took to heart.
Four Curia-level Cardinals have concurred, before at least 16 witnesses from thirteen countries during five meetings, that Our Lady of Fatima's requested consecration of Russia has never been fulfilled, despite widespread misinformation to the contrary.
This article provides and explains Sister Lucy's numerous authentic and faithful transmissions from 1929 to 1987 of Our Lady's and Our Lord's words regarding Their requests for the Consecration of Russia. This article also provides Sister Lucy's explanation of these requests and her statements that Russia has not yet been consecrated according to Heaven's requests.
Reproduced here is a petition designed and hand-painted by a woman who is working to bring about the Consecration of Russia. A number of hand-painted originals of this petition have been circulated around the world and thousands of signatures have been gathered, which have been sent to Pope John Paul II.
The Pope, if he had more public opinion support, could order all the Catholic bishops to join him on one day to consecrate Russia in a solemn and public way. Asking for the grace for the Pope to do this should be always in our prayers.
Jesus Asks "… What are You Doing to Promote Devotion to My Mother?"
God wills that both our eternal happiness, and even our temporal well-being, be obtained through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the fulfillment of Her requests. On December 10, 1925, Our Lady and the Child Jesus asked Sister Lucy for the devotion of the Five First Saturdays, in reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This article is devoted to the First Saturday devotion.
This is the third part of St. John Bosco's frightful and salutary dream of hell, in which he was led through the eternal fire and witnessed its torments.
The Soviet Union is increasingly contemptuous of America and American forces, and is on perpetual war footing, as these facts indicate. Details of Soviet military buildup while negotiating "peace" treaties are also revealed here.
A number of intelligence and military experts have published reviews and forecasts of the extreme threat to the United States which the Soviet military represents. Serious observers suggest that the surrender of the United States may actually have begun, as this report seems to confirm.
This is a very telling excerpt from Quentin Crommelin, Jr. and David S. Sullivan's book Soviet Military Supremacy, which profiles Marshall Ogarkov's book Always in Readiness to Defend the Homeland.Ogarkov's book details a military strategy of the Soviet Union, designed to destroy most of America in half an hour.
by Gary North, Ph.D. and Arthur Robinson, Ph.D.
This article discusses the growing threat of being occupied by atheistic Soviet troops, while the United States does nothing to protect itself. The U.S. policy of appeasement to the Soviets leaves us unarmed against their threats.
This segment, Part X of a brief biography of St. Maximilian, discusses the saint's heroic sacrifices and penances. Saint Maximilian Kolbe, whom Pope John Paul II has declared "the patron of our difficult century", sets an example for us of how to truly love Our Lady.
This article contains excerpts of an interview with Father Robert W. Fernando about the necessity of the Consecration of Russia and the spread of the Fatima Message.
Saint John Bosco Foretells …May, 1988?
Could these prophecies and dreams of St. John Bosco apply to us now? Read this article to find out.
Q&A: What Does Our Lady Want?
The requests of Our Lady of Fatima are explained in this question and answer article.