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Kaspar Hauser
Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 83
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:39 am Post subject: American University of Iraq? |
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There's a new posting for the American U. of Iraq. Does anyone know what the salary is? As any veteran of this field knows, normally when the salary is conspicuously absent from a job posting it means exactly one thing: the salary sucks. But to get people to work in Iraq, I would think the salary would have to be pretty good. Does anyone know anything?
http://www.eslcafe.com/joblist/index.cgi?read=16880 |
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windstar
Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Posts: 235
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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After Turkish army's incursion/offensive in the region against some terror-minded people, it proves to me that the place is very volatile to take the risk. You never know what happens next. If peshmerga and Turkish army decide to exchange some 'bullets', you can be a victim too. |
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Extraordinary Rendition
Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 127 Location: third stone from the Sun
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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Probably about as safe as Washington, DC, on a very late Saturday night. Avoid at all costs unless they supply armored vehicle and armed escorts, similar to those for U.S. officials in DC. |
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Kaspar Hauser
Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 83
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the advice, but I'm a big boy and can make my own decisions. |
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hawlermonkey
Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 34
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:59 am Post subject: |
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Suli is a nice city - the cultural capital of Kurdistan and the most liberal place in the region - couples drink together in coffee shops etc. Much nicer than where I am. There are some stunning mountains nearby and Lake Dokan is nice. The new campus will be impressive when it is finished - you should be able to save about USD 2400 a month in this position. Wouldn't be that bad - much better than Saudi or Kuwait. |
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Extraordinary Rendition
Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 127 Location: third stone from the Sun
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the advice, but I'm a big boy and can make my own decisions. |
If you were referring to my last post, it was tongue-in-cheek! That was my point in response to the post before my last - to just use common sense and stay alert, as one would anywhere other than suburbia... (DC hasn't become a war zone since my last visit, has it? Does anyone have any information on this? ) |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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Mr Rendition... on the net one can't see the tongue in the cheek. I would take care trying to use humor (??) if that is what it is on a topic like this. People need advice based on experience, not attempts at a joke. Especially with a screen name like yours.
Thus far no one seems to know the pay scale. Kasper... you may have to apply to find out.
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Extraordinary Rendition
Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 127 Location: third stone from the Sun
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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My, gosh! I would have thought that those wishing to teach a language would be well aware of context. My post was clearly (not?) in the context of the previous post. Really, has DC become that dangerous???
VS, you have an interesting point, I hadn't considered my screename in context ! |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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Extraordinary Rendition wrote: |
Probably about as safe as Washington, DC, on a very late Saturday night. Avoid at all costs unless they supply armored vehicle and armed escorts, similar to those for U.S. officials in DC. |
This was what you posted. There was no response except that the OP felt he didn't need your advice on protecting himself. From where do you interpret any comment about the danger levels of DC other than your own?
I lived in the DC area for years and I think I would prefer Sulimania to 90% of DC... and feel safer... but that is not the topic.
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Extraordinary Rendition
Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 127 Location: third stone from the Sun
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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From where do you interpret any comment about the danger levels of DC other than your own? |
Well, I assumed (ouch, I hate when I do that) a certain (minimal) level of general knowledge about DC (hence my later [honest] question about its recently having become a war zone [without any public announcement]), including on Saturday nights. There can be a certain level of fun; but, as you have pointed out, that is not the topic... |
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007
Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 2684 Location: UK/Veteran of the Magic Kingdom
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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veiledsentiments wrote: |
I lived in the DC area for years and I think I would prefer Sulimania to 90% of DC... and feel safer... but that is not the topic. |
You mean Sulaymaniyah in Iraq?
Because Sulimania is in Koinadugu, in Sierra Leone, Africa (town of Baba Maraboo) |
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Extraordinary Rendition
Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 127 Location: third stone from the Sun
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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I lived in the DC area for years and I think I would prefer Sulimania to 90% of DC... and feel safer... |
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From where do you interpret any comment about the danger levels of DC other than your own? |
Well, I wasn't concerned about the danger levels of DC, until now (see first quote, above).
I'm worried about that free-fire zone in the northeast U.S. Anybody got any info? |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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007 wrote: |
veiledsentiments wrote: |
I lived in the DC area for years and I think I would prefer Sulimania to 90% of DC... and feel safer... but that is not the topic. |
You mean Sulaymaniyah in Iraq?
Because Sulimania is in Koinadugu, in Sierra Leone, Africa (town of Baba Maraboo) |
Stop being a pompous a s s 007. Transliteration is not now nor ever has been consistent. You can stick all those "y's" you seem to love wherever you wish. I'm sure many of us here have suggestions on where.
Check out the ad link. It seems that the people in Iraq don't agree with your spelling at all.
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middleastman
Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 73
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:11 am Post subject: spelling |
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I would tend to agree. The English translation of arabic words with "y" or "i" is indeed an area of much discussion.
"Hawally" or "Hawalli" is just one example in Kuwait. |
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hawlermonkey
Joined: 29 Mar 2007 Posts: 34
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Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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These are some of the spellings on road signs on the way to 'Suli':-
Suleimani
Sulaymaniah
Suleimania
Sleimani
Sulaymaniyah
Sulimania
I don't think anyone has officially made their mind up about the correct spelling of 'Suli'. It's just a tranliteration of the Kurdish/Arabic script. Irbil, Erbil, Arbil, and in Kurdish to make it more confusing, Hawler, Hewler are all the same place aswell.
I do know that the airport signs say Sulaymaniyah and Erbil, but that doesn't prove anything because most of the signs have errors.
The students here are extremely flippant about spelling and often spell an English word several different ways in the same essay. This maybe a result of Kurdish spelling not being fully standardised/standardized. The great bard himself, Shakespeare, wasn't consistent with the spelling of his own name either. |
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