Hi Nicole -
I didn't know you were in Israel. Is it a temporary thing or have you always
lived there?

I have briefly been to Haifa... the city I loved most was Akko (Acre, I
think in English?) Probably too small when have to you live there, but
beautiful to visit...

Be well.
Mine


On 10/28/06, Nicole <kthulah@...> wrote:
>
> Sorry about the previous message. I hit enter in the subject field.
>
> Anyway...Posting has been a bit slow around here lately, which is
> understandable since I've been up to my ears in work and home life
> concerns. We had a problem with school transportation for awhile,
> plus there was Shavu'ot and Ramadan and Eid, and now a short break
> before the expats here start celebrating Hallowe'en and Thanksgiving.
>
> ...and you know, Christmas here in Haifa basically lasts almost a
> month. In there somewhere will be Chanukah which coincides with
> alot of folks finishing IDF service, and the break between
> semesters. I warn my students in advance that this season is a
> sacred time of working and partying (and cooking and partying and
> working and cooking and partying) for me. LOL!
>
> It's great having a wide diversity of cultures here. It's why I
> think Haifa's the best city in the country.
>
> In light of my heavy schedule, there will be some slowness in
> grading assignments and quizzes and such, so I give deep discounts
> in the course fees. If you've been delaying in taking the courses
> because of the price, this is the time to go on and take them.
>
> Whether or not you're taking the courses, we have a good sized
> community at Cornrows.co <http://cornrows.co/>.uk. There are some changes
> y'all will want
> to be aware of though.
>
> Unfortunately due to spammers, membership in the blog/news area of
> the site is no longer automatic. If you want to join, write me at
> webmatron@... <webmatron%40moderntraditional.com>directly so
I can create your
> membership.
>
> At the moment, the forums are still user activated, but that will
> change too if spam becomes a problem.
>
> I also want to make it clear that we do not consider a tasteful
> amount of self and site promotion to be spam. If you have a beauty,
> hair, or culture related site with actual content that isn't
> recycled stock articles and ads or something, you are welcome. If
> you're affiliating with Google Adsense, Yahoo ads, or
Amazon.com<http://amazon.com/>
> affiliates, even better. We definitely want to raise the search
> profile of each other's sites for our topics above the unreal sites.
>
> You should also know that the photo gallery at
Cornrows.co<http://cornrows.co/>.uk
> has
> been updated and repaired. So upload your photos so folks can see
> the possibilities and your talent. There are more than just
> sections for cornrows there. If you have cool art and crafts, we
> want to see that too.
>
> Take care everyone. :-)
>
> ~Nicole
>
>
>


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