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Fan Support Is Lacking – Its hard to be supportive when the only sport anyone cares about is basketball, and theyre having a bad season.
Campus Quality:
Modern and Very City-Like – Campus is really nice, but not too much green space. We have an amazing gym and cool student center. Our library is in the process of being remodeled because it is a bit old.
Local Area:
Awesome Atmosphere – You as a student walk on the same streets as supreme court justices, politicians, and other big names. How is that not cool?!
Party Scene:
Night Life Is Rough for People Under 21 – Not being 21 makes it difficult to party in DC. Risks are huge in Georgetown and surrounding areas to use a fake ID because the bars are strict. Parties on campus are pretty exclusive. As a freshman you will attend the frat parties, but they quickly get old. The nightlife is difficult when you can't go out in the city.
Campus Housing:
Pretty Nice Housing All Around – The housing options at GW are diverse. You have a downtown city option living as a freshman, but also a more "green" out of the city option on the Mt. Vernon Campus. This campus is nice because its where the soccer/ baseball fields are located and the public swimming pool. Its conveniently located by its own Safeway and restaurants and has its own dining hall. The shuttle to main campus is about fifteen minutes. The main campus is right in downtown DC a few blocks from the white house and watergate. As a freshman the options are poor, and the buildings are old on this campus. Sophomore-senior year the options are better. A brand new senior apartment style dorm was built in 2010 and its reviewed to be spectacular. New Hall and Ivory are also reported to be excellent sophomore/ junior options.
Campus Food:
The food granted by on Jstreet dollars can only purchase food at Mt Vernon Campus and J Street on the regular campus. These options are pretty diverse but average grade food. There is a Wendys, ChicFila, Kosher Deli, Chinese place, and Burrito place like Chipotle. There is also Buffet style dinner options at Mt. Vernon and in J Street. The food is overpriced for quality, but better than other college options for sure. The other nice thing about GW dining is that there is a colonial cash option that allows you to purchase food around DC on your student card. This gives you access to many nice restaurants and cafes like, but not limited to Cosi, Bertuccis, Thai Kingdom, Sushi places, and Lindys. This option is very unique to the city and GW students.
The Most Expensive School in the Country – Truthfully, GW is not the 4th most expensive school in the country. That is due in large part to the high cost of living in downtown DC. GW understands the stress their tuition can place on families and is very helpful in terms of financial aid, especially after the economic downturn.
Drug Safety:
What About My Future Political Career – That is the concern of many students at GW. Because of budding careers in the public sphere GW students do not tend to be hard into drugs. It may also have something to do with the Secret Service headquarters being located on campus. In DC possession of drugs is a federal offense, and most GW students therefore stick to alcohol, which is readily available at any age. There is not much of an underground drug culture. Some kids smoke, but mostly on the weekends
The curriculum at GW varies by department, some that are much stronger than others. The university is known for its prestigious business school, the Elliott School of International Affairs. The political science, history, and economics departments are well supported and play a large role at the university. On the other side, I would not recommend attending GW if you are planning on majoring in chemistry. While not of poor quality, the departments are not as well supported. If you are interested in GW, you should also be interested in what the school and DC does best politics. Oh, and watch out for adjunct professors. These professors often teach one class per semester and unlike seasoned academics they do not have their teaching style down, nor are they readily available for help.
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Great Internship Opportunities. At GWU, if you are majoring in either Political Science or anything in the Elliott School, then you are set for finding incredible internships that are perfect for your career path. GWU is an excellent place for this.
Not the Focus. Sports are not really the focus at GWU and not many attend the basketball games and the team really is not too good. We need to make this more of a focus to increase campus pride.
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Expensive, but Good Options – GWU has many options for off campus housing that are pretty good, but they are often much more expensive than living on campus and you might need to live somewhat further away from campus.
GWU is one of the most expensive schools in the country, and so many people need financial aid. But it is terribly difficult to get the financial aid that you need at GWU and often times you will have to appeal for more money and will have to go through the GWU bureaucracy which is a pain and often is not even helpful. Be prepared to take out many loans and go into debt.
The area around GWU has excellent public transportation with the metro system and metro buses. One cannot survive without them, although they can be somewhat costly at times and do not run late into the night.
Excellent Academic Program With Many Opportunities – The Asian Studies major in the Elliott School of International Affairs is by far one of the best majors available. One has access to a great selection of courses and excellent faculty as well as good facilities. The Sigur Center is by far one of the highest ranked centers for Asian Studies in the U.S., and it offers many great training opportunities. The workload is not bad and the classes are helpful. There are many chances to find internships and job opportunities, but the language department is not as good as it could be.
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Very spacious. However quite expensive. Thurston, while the most fun dorm, is a complete s--t hole. I lived there last year and my ceiling fell in... twice.
Most people here have some form of scholarship. I know I wouldnt be here without one.
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I feel semi-safe on campus. The only issue is people who arent from campus can come on and wreak havoc. We often receive emails about crimes that happen on or around campus. I have never heard of a student being hurt by anyone or anything, but considering the fact that it is a city, you never know whats coming your way.
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Gelman Library – The library, while complained about often, is actually quite nice. There are easily accessible computers for students to use, and a ton of books which are easy to find as long as you know what you are looking for. There are sections to sit in and study in no matter what your preferred study atmosphere is. There are floors filled with places just for group study, floors with desks, and even a floor with lounge chairs. Also, each floor has up to ten rooms that you can reserve for study groups. All in all, I couldn't imagine a better library. The only reason people complain about it is because it is a library, and therefore, boring.
They'll Help You Out – Personally, I had a smooth time with dealing with financial aid at GW. I qualified for a good bit of aid and was able to attend the university even though my mother does not make very much money. The financial aid department is also very easy to work with. They are always available to meet with, and if you go directly to a senior financial aid counselor, they know a lot and are always willing to answer your questions and help you. A student just needs to make sure he or she is keeping in touch with financial aid if questions arise.
There Is Not a Better Place – If you're looking for diversity, GW has one of the most diverse student bodies you will ever find. Since it's main focus is International Relations, kids from all over the world come to study. And since it is located in the heart of our nation's capital, it attracts diversity of all kinds. I've met students from almost every continent, every religion, and every state. I've even met kids that are the offspring of foreign ambassadors! GW is a wonderful place to really experience diversity and how beautiful the mixing of cultures is.
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Tasty for a Price – The dining on campus is pretty appetizing. We have fast food places like Chick-fil-a and Wendy's in our cafeteria along with mexican, asian, and buffet-style cuisine. We are also able to spend our monthly meal plan on restaurants close to our campus like Au Bon Pain, Thai Place, Starbucks, and others. It allows for many delicious meal options that satisfy everyone on campus--from students who need a healthy diet for athletics to students trying to keep kosher! The only problem is, being in the middle of downtown D.C., the dining is very expensive. So learning how to budget food money is a must!
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Take advantage of living in DC. There are many awesome political events (CPAC, inauguration, Senate and House meetings, rallies and protests, speakers, etc.) There's also fun sporting events in the city (the Nationals have 5 dollar tickets and the Caps are always awesome). Some pretty great concerts also come through the city. The museums and monuments are breathtaking and plentiful.
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I have absolutely fallen in love with the city of DC. Its an amazing area with tons of things to do. If politics aren't your thing GW might not be the place for you. Most students talk politics pretty constantly. We do of course talk about other things, but if you hate politics and talking about them, GW is probably not for you. If you love politics though, you will fit right in. We love our politics and take them seriously. There are amazing opportunities for internships and jobs and we have some fantastic professors. Like the bureaucracy in the government GW can be filled with red-tape so thats also a caveat. There's also some demeaning stereotypes about GW students (legging wear, Starbucks drinking, Iphone toting, rich kids) that are true for some students. But we're not all like that!
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Lots to Do – There's a lot to do for both underage and the 21+ crowd throughout DC. Check out different neighborhoods like Chinatown (lots of bars), U Street (fun clubs and concert venues like the Black Cat and the 9:30 club), Capitol Hill (Hawk and Dove a mainstay for underclassmen), Georgetown and Adams Morgan are excellent for the 21 and up crown, and McFaddens near campus is always packed with students.
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I managed to eke out a bit more space for a new bed. The sod is off and the compost was delivered yesterday and DH used the rototiller today.
I have plenty of hostas, ferns, and heucheras to fill the new bed but first I would like to see some other people's favourite combinations so I could pick my favourites and copy :)
Ready to go
This post was edited by paula_b_gardener on Fri, Jun 6, 14 at 23:06
This has probably been my favorite grouping of shade plants.
Abiqua Drinking Gourd, Thunderbolt, Color Glory, Fire Island, Summer Breeze, With some Lamnia, ostrich Fern and Maidenhair fern. and Brunnera
This was at my old house. Most of the hostas were moved.
Although TB didn't survive and Color Glory has never been the same since. Summer Breeze and Fire Island have both thrived. ADG stayed. (Brought big daddy which is similar)
Paula, love the metal flowers! I have a feeling this will be a great thread...
Well, I just have to post the pic of June Fever with Peacock Spikemoss. I like to blend the colors of my hosta with the companion plants.
Snow Boy with Green Spice Heuchera
I like how the green in Solomon's Seal sets off blue and yellow Hostas.
I also like to play with contrasting colors around my hosta
and different textures with phlox
Then there's the combos that don't have a long bloom time, like Asiatic Lilies, but when they are blooming--Wow!
or Anemones
I could seriously fill up this whole thread, but I'll try to restrain myself...I love, love plant combos!
What a nice new space you have. That's very exciting. Whatever pleases you is the right thing.
I am odd in that I move hundreds of hostas every year. I don't mind doing it and am willing to move the same plant 3 or 4 times in the same year if it doesn't look right. Sometimes it's only 3 inches or 4 inches if the proportions bug me. Most of the moves I make are because the plants which last year looked good are now too crowded. I have no patience with space between them and can't force myself to look at something that displeases me for a whole year. Better to move it the next year and be happy both years, but that's just me.
This first combo is really making me happy this year. I did have to move Neptune over five or six inches and build it's area up with a ring of rocks and more soil. The variety of shapes and sizes is good and the colors harmonize the group to my eye anyway. When Maya Swingtime gets the bit of blue in the leaf it also ties in even more.
These three have been together for a while. I will move Maui Buttercups forward when I get around to it. All cupped but different colors and sizes look good.
When Blue Umbrellas fully opens it will look like an umbrella over the others.
This combo by the entrance to the courtyard and walkway to the front door has changed over the years with So Sweet and Inniswood always there. Because of the location it has to look good right until fall. I worked on this spot last year because they were too crowded. It is now too crowded again. I'll move Lion Heart somewhere else since it seems to fit in the least with the others. I like the it that Blueberry Muffin seems to pop out. Next year I'll probably have to adjust again.
One thing that slowly sunk in last year was that it is very effective to have a contrast of sizes. A sea of hostas the same basic size seem to blend together. This garden had large in the back but too many mediums through the rest of the space. Since I was looking to find some places to collect little plants this became a good spot. Once they were in I saw how much improved it was with the contrast making both sizes show better.
kalija, jim and funinthesun - thank you, all are wonderful and I have begun to formulate a 'plan'.
I love Liberty and Halcyon together and jim, I agree with you, it is an eye catching grouping worthy of replication :) fun, you have some wonderful companion plant ideas.
Keep them coming because I love photos of other people's gardens!
What a great idea for a thread, Paula. How exciting to start a hosta bed with a blank slate.
I tend to leave a lot of room between most of my big hostas, because they're just too difficult for me to move. I did,however, move Bressinhham Blue two years ago and I have a bed, which has too much blue grey in it but maybe next year. I've been using ground covers here and there to keep the weeds down.
I agree with McTavish that hostas of differing heights and sizes look more interesting and love what she's done in her bed with Frosted Jade, in fact I like all of her beds. I also like the different heights in her hardscape.
Love Funninthesun's companion plantings, especially the blue hostas with the darker heucheras.
I also like Kalija's pairing of Liberty and Halcyon. I may steal that combo. I like the way she's transitioned her plants, picking up a colour from one hosta to the next. I'm trying to do more of that without moving large hostas.
And Jim is a master in colour and texture. He's gotten me interested in Old Glory if I can find a spot big enough.
It's always interesting to see how we all combine plants differently.
Here's my work in progress. I planted the 7 larger plants in the foreground from bottom center going clockwise : Hanky Panky, Montana Aureomarginata, Blue Wedgwood, Camelot, Yellow River, Brother Stefan, and Striptease. They're still unfurling, so I'm going to wait until they've unfurled completely to see what I can add to make them transition better.
Can't wait to see your finished bed.
McTavish I always learn something from your pictures. I tend to be a mover of plants too....it is a learning experience. That's the way I found June, Teatime and then English Sunrise made a great trio. I'm also understanding that it gives scale to the bed or the arrangement if you have more than one size included.
However, I'm working on the concept of a yellow river of leaves running through the garden like the plants flow as water. With a bank of variegated and a bank of greens I figure it would look great. Where there is too much uniform height the eye tends to keep moving until it reaches something upstanding or a break so raising a small one up is interesting as a break from raising up the big guys.
I love your photo Paul. I can distinguish every plant you mentioned. They are easy to find. The small Tiara in the big hosta area is very noteworthy. Instead of a big gold, the small gold stands out. Your Blue Hawaii is intense!
Taken this morning..Thanks all for suggesting English Sunrise as the last of the Three Graces
Left to right going up the hill is Striptease, Fragrant Bouquet and Blue Angel (with a small Fire & Ice tucked in).
Best any plant combo is a June up top and Spilt Milk to the right with a dwarf hemlock and dwarf Arb and a Jack Frost brunnera...among others.
Tsuga, your stair step hosta are some of my alltime favorites. The Blue Angel at the top is a great hosta. I would recognize the planting picture anywhere I saw it.
Your planting with Spilt Milk and Paul's as well have convinced me to think about getting that hosta. Beautiful.
this is the oldest part of my garden, and I'm pretty happy with it- Love Pat in the middle, Remember Me on the left, and First Frost on the right- I just moved FF into there last year and I like that it and RM mirror each others' color in reverse. Sometimes I look for hostas to contrast each other, and sometimes I like them to have things in common. I have low growing Japanese Ferns up front and high maidenhair ferns in back
I like the Japanese and Ghost ferns next tp blue hostas. Here is Big Daddy next to some ghost ferns and I also like it with the new growth of the dwarf hemlock up front. variegated solomon seal in back is really starting to spread, so that makes me nervous.
And here is a fail- in theory it sounded good. I wanted Blue Hawaii to tower over this hakonechloa grass but that hosta continues to thwart me by not growing tall like it's supposed to. I even dug it up last year and replanted it...I think it's just a dud. Color is nice though.
Basically, I pic spots for my hostas. Then I figure out what looks good next to them, and I generally try to plant those other shade perennials in clusters of three or more.
Wonderful groupings! Some great ideas for me to get going and plant, instead of simply placing them in their nursery pots all over the new garden :)
I absolutely love the woodland scenes, the hostas look really natural and they standout amongst the other shade plants.
The different elevations are very good, too. My new front bed slopes down towards the road and there is a 3' retaining wall along the front - it is owned by the city and it is ugly :(
Initially I thought small ones in the front, however; with the slope I can put large ones in the front that can overhang the wall a little bit. The smaller ones would still be seen about halfway up. I have field rocks in my garden that I have used as walls but I think I need more, lots more. Using rocks, there are so many more opportunities for displaying different plants in various places.
I have all of the plants listed here except for a couple of the hostas. I have several different types of ferns and I was wondering how to best display them? The ghost fern with the blue hosta looks great.
funinthesun - you don't need to resist - post all that ya got! I am loving all of the photos. Nothing quite like a 'visual'.
Thanks everyone.
Thanks to everyone for posting your great photos and giving me even more inspiration! I'm still in the acquisition phase, trying to fill up beds, so this is super helpful. I've only been working on my beds for two years so I don't have any mature combos to show, but I snapped this photo this morning to illustrate my love for phlox stolonifera (in front) which has been a fabulous, well behaved, early blooming, trailing groundcover for me in part shade. My favorite companion plant right now and don't the purple flowers kind of foreshadow later hosta flowers? Plus the only phlox I can grow in my shady yard.
This bed has a young acer japonicum aconitifolium and contains Sun Power, June, Satisfaction, a tiny Kiwi Full Monty, and Praying Hands right now. And lots of H. Macra and ferns, gold mops thread leaf and a mini pieris.
This post was edited by robotropolis on Sun, Jun 8, 14 at 9:53
Little slow on the response to this one...
Here are a coupe of my favorite views/groupings in my garden. It was an overcast day so lighting was a little challenging...
Hostas in view: Touch of Class, Shade Fanfare, Fire Island, Frances Williams (I think), Baby Doll (mini in front), Wheeee (First year), Sum and Substance (way in the back). Also some large jack in the pulpits (tri-leaves) an other misc stuff...
Hosta in view (and not necessarily in focus): Liberty, Francee (maybe?), Praying Hands, Luna Moth, Touch of Class, Pandoras Box, Hanky Panky, Halcyon, Guacamole, Blue Angel (transplanted, so its a bit small) and an unidentified small leaved solid yellow-green hosta.


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Oriental rug from thrift store. Wool? How to clean?
Just got this rug from a thrift shop downtown. Excellent condition but dusty. Slight rubber smell from the floor pad it was wrapped/rolled in. Probably does not need much cleaning, but would like to know what is appropriate for this type of rug. Looks like wool.
It's probably not worth anything collectibly, but I love the relatively spare design and colors. There is no labeling whatsoever. Dragons with little birds(baby draqons?). Beiges/pinks/blacks/butterscotch.
I've had very good results on upholstery with warm water, light perfume added, no detergent, in a pressure/pump garden sprayer applied and then immediately extracted with a powerful shop vac. Sound ok?
Any possibilty of identifying the style/type/origin of this rug based on the photos?
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I've cleaned newer wool rugs with dilute mild shampoo and water and had good luck except with the large heavy ones...probably not supposed to do that but sometimes you have to.
I don't know anything about old rugs though! I'd be afraid to mess it up.
It's a very pretty design. Is it a flat weave kind of thing, like a kilim? (Or are all your closeups of the back?) It's not overly fussy but the details are so nice and crisply done.
If it IS valuable or old you might not want to risk washing yourself though. Do you have a good rug store in town, one that does cleaning (and might be able to tell you something about it)? I think I'd start by just vacuuming it really well (no beater bar) and leaving it in a safe shady spot outside to air out. Unless you or little kids will be lounging on it, or it really is dirty dirty, I might want to hold off on the washing.
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I don't see the pile a Persian rug would have. Is that needlepoint? Or is it embroidered?
FYI: Portugal was the source of many excellent needlepoint rugs in floral and Persian designs, and India exported chain-stitched embroidered rugs.
It's probably wool, and if you wash it, you will have to block it (stretch it as it dries) to keep it square.
If it's stained, I'd clean it as if it were a needlepoint pillow, with the foaming upholstery cleaner and a water rinse.
I believe it's a kilim....a woven Oriental rug. Very likely made of wool and cotton.
I would vacuum it well with a vacuum WITHOUT a revolving brush....just suction. I would be very cautious about using any water because the colors may run.
I love your rug....thrift store, Eh? Lucky you!
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Thank you very much for the information. It was suggested elsewhere (another forum) that it might be a Soumak style rug from China. It is a flat weave. I'll have to look up Kilim as well. The designs are dragons around the border. From your suggestions and the other I'm confident that it's wool on a cotton backing. A little odd that there is not one identifying mark or label on it.
Fortunately it really does not need a cleaning just yet. It came rolled up in a rubber/felt carpet pad that had an "old rubber" smell to it. I've thrown that out and am using the previous living room 8X10 rug as a pad for now. Now that it's been in the living room for 24 hrs the lingering rubber smell has disappeared.
It probably is a soumak rug....but they were originally and traditionally made in the same areas as kilims were made. Some say a soumak is a type of kilim....but really they are different although still a flat weave. Originally they were made in the Ajerbijhan (sp?) area. In more recent times the Chinese have taken to making them....as with lots of other things...
The old ones from the middle East were usually smaller than your rug...but it's not impossible to find one that size.
But your rug looks old? Or does it? How about a close up of the back side?
Linda C


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Mary Ballou, 66, of Haines City, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006, in Haines City.
Born on Dec. 27, 1939, in Cadyville, N.Y., she moved to the area in 1976 from Light House Point.
She was part owner of Paradise Island Campground, Haines City, and owner of Camp Mary at Lake Hatchineha for 23 years. She was a member of the Haines City Chamber and the Lake Wales Chamber, the Goldwing Riders Association, former member of the Haines City and Lake Wales Computer Club. She was of the Catholic faith.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Ballou of Haines City; two sons, Frank Ballou of Malabar and Mark Ballou of Loma Linda, Calif.; a daughter, Darlene Osborn of Groveland; two sisters, Joan O'Connell of Cadyville, N.Y., and Sharon Canale of Jefferson City, Mo.; four grandchildren; and five stepgrandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Oak Ridge Funeral Care, Haines City. The funeral will follow at 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorial donations can be sent to the National Kidney Foundation of Florida, 1040 Woodcock Road, Suite 19, Orlando, FL 32803.
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I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks – interviewed at Marathon Oil in February 2015.Interview Details
I applied through a top Recruiting agency. The job description says for Oracle Support role. Since I had more years of experience in database administration than what they were looking for, I was offered job without any interview/discussion. On day one, the DBA manager and the Team Lead were discussing with me a different job role(an implementation project) than advertised. In the afternoon, I had an unexpected meeting with the whole dba team which turned into a panel interview of 7 dbas. Though the manager and the team lead were asking technical questions, I had no idea why they want the presence of other 5 dbas in the interview room. They were all silent after introducing themselves and had a live view of my interview without notice. I don't know if the manager had any prior idea what he is looking for in a candidate. After a day of work at their location, I was informed that they didn't select me. What did you say???? I had other offers in line, which I declined for joining Marathon Oil and on day 1, my opining on the company changed. I wish they discussed the implementation role prior to extending an offer than informing after a day of work. Seems like they call it as interview at work after joining. Never heard anything like that in my whole career. May be the manager is trying for a different interview process (interview after extending offer) and wants candidate to leave the contract after joining them. Is this the way Marathon treats their contractors?
Totally unprofessional. I am thankful for not joining such an unethical group.Interview Questions
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Resume submitted, followed by a brief phone interview (30 minutes). An in-person on-site interview followed after a few weeks consisting of a panel of 3 employees acting as the selection committee. There were multiple interviewees for this in-person interview process, but it definitely felt like each interview was being tailored to specific skills and background strengths. There weren't any canned questions. Very professional and well done throughout.Interview Questions
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- The most difficult question posed was whether or not there would be any deal breakers on my side for accepting the job if offered. I have never had this question asked before, and it threw me for a bit of a loop. The proposed hours were not typical, which is why I think that they were asking this as people with families or other obligations may need a more 8-to-5 schedule. I appreciate this very much though, and it made me feel like the interviewers were looking to make a "best fit" selection for the job instead of just filling a desk. It raised my opinion of this company even further. Answer Question
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I applied through college or university – interviewed at Marathon Oil.Interview Details
Met them at the university career fair where they directed everyone they spoke to to apply online. They then had an informal dinner the night before with the recruiters and a few recent graduates of the university whom they had hired. The interview the next day was very relaxed and conversational with only two or three behavioral questions.Interview Questions
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The interview was straightforward and the interviewers were very professional and intelligent. Both of the interviewers had great depth in different engineering concepts and could relate many things to the oil and gas industry. Be prepared to speak on how perform technically as well as non-technical communication.Interview Questions
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- What course did you dislike the most. Answer Question
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I applied through an employee referral – interviewed at Marathon Oil.Interview Details
I only had one interview and I got cut after that so I don't know if there were multiple or not. The interview was over the phone and they put me on speaker phone with three employees who took turns asking me questions. The employees were a senior reservoir engineer, petrophysicist, and human relations. They didn't ask any behavioral questions. They asked about things I had on my resume.Interview Questions
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I applied through college or university. The process took a day – interviewed at Marathon Oil in September 2013.Interview Details
I went to the Career Fair at my university. I went by the Marathon booth and gave them my resume. Later that night they called me for a next day interview and I accepted the interview. Overall, the process went extremely fast.Interview Questions
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I applied through college or university – interviewed at Marathon Oil in September 2013.Interview Details
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I applied online. The process took 2+ months – interviewed at Marathon Oil in February 2013.Interview Details
I applied online on their website and forgot about it because they never called me in the past, then I received a phone call about one month later from a recruiter asking if I am still interested and if I will be available for a telephone interview. I said yes and was scheduled for an interview in 2 days' time. On the day of the interview, I was contacted by a Gulf of Mexico Exploration Supervisor. He started by introducing himself. The he asked me to introduce myself by telling them where I have been, what I have done. That is like saying, tell me about yourself? Then he asked me, "do you have the ability to work unrestricted in the United States? Will you need sponsorship now or in the future to work for Marathon Oil Corporation? He inquired, "Will you be willing to relocate if required?" Explain to me what you did in your thesis? Tell me about your current job? How is your professional relationship at your current place of work? That is, how are you getting along with your co-workers? Have you worked in exploration team before? Have you used Petra and petrel software before? Tell me software you have used in the past or that you are currently using?
Then, he explained to me the responsibility the candidate for the position will be assuming if hired, before asking, tell me a time your suggestion was useful in a team work setting? Was your suggestion accepted? Then he told me the basic salary for the position. Finally, he asked me, "do you have any question for me?" He told me that they are in the starting phase of the interview, thus that it may take a while before I will hear from them, and the phone interview was over.
I did not hear from them until exactly month after the interview. But I called the company after 3 week for the outcome but got no response from my call. Eventually I got an e-mail saying it was great speaking with me, that they are continuing their search.Interview Questions
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I applied online. The process took a day – interviewed at Marathon Oil in February 2010.Interview Details
it was interesting because they fly you out to Houston, TX to do the interview. it is a little nerve racking because when you are in the city you don't really get to enjoy your surroundings. but you will meet alot of excellent candidates and make some great friends.Interview Questions
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I applied online. The process took 2+ months – interviewed at Marathon Oil in January 2010.Interview Details
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This comprehensive overview of Mary Shelley's life as an author frequently reads like an anthology of extracts from some of the most lurid and sensationalist novels of the early 19th century. After the stormy years of her relationship with Percy Shelley ended in his tragic death, Mary went on to raise her one surviving son, never sure of the loyalty of friends and threatened and intimidated by her dead husband's father. Shelley is known best as the author of Frankenstein, and an important function of this book is to reassess her achievement as the author of seven novels, innumerable short stories, biography, travel writing, and as the first editor of Percy Shelley's poetry and prose.
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TV executive Alan Yentob (pictured, Reuters) has told the High Court that he felt "invaded and sickened" by the phone-hacking to which he was subjected by journalists from Mirror Group Newspapers.
Trinity Mirror: No evidence hacking was widespread, no cover-up, company has cooperated fully with policeBy Dominic Ponsford | 08 Mar 2015
Trinity Mirror has denied claims made in court that a "horde" of its journalists were involved in phone-hacking.
By Press Gazette | 04 Mar 2015
The chairman of the Regulatory Funding Company (RFC), which funds the Independent Press Standards Organisation, has stepped down from the post, it was announced today.
Cost cuts help Trinity Mirror increase profit to £102.3m despite £12m hacking costs and falling revenueBy William Turvill | 02 Mar 2015
The publisher set aside £12m for legal costs associated "historic legal issues", including phone-hacking, last year, and it said today there is "present uncertainty" about how much this could cost in the future.
By Press Gazette | 02 Mar 2015
A hearing to decide the amount of compensation to be awarded in civil phone-hacking claims brought against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) is due to start at the High Court today. Eight representative cases, none of which have settled, will be considered by Mr Justice Mann in London. They concer
Trinity Mirror local newspaper websites double traffic year on year as group overtakes Johnston and Local WorldBy William Turvill | 27 Feb 2015
Trinity Mirror's regional websites more than doubled their collective traffic year on year in the second half of 2014, the latest set of ABC results show.
By Press Gazette | 13 Feb 2015
Trinity Mirror has publicly apologised for phone-hacking and said civil claims will cost the company millions more than first thought.
By William Turvill | 11 Feb 2015
Trinity Mirror has announced plans to close six regional newspaper titles with the loss of nine jobs.
By Dominic Ponsford | 05 Feb 2015
Trinity Mirror is closing two more local newspapers – the Formby Times and Crosby Herald, both in Merseyside.
Mirror hacking claims: Phil Tufnell, Neil Morrissey, Natasha Kaplinsky and others bring legal actions total to 50By William Turvill | 27 Jan 2015
Trinity Mirror is facing a fresh wave of phone-hacking compensation claims after the current group are settled in the High Court.


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I recently passed the 10,000 helmet sticker mark, and was wondering if this means I now get to enjoy the VIP Field Pass for the Virginia Tech game and meet Urban Fricking Meyer before the game? Jason? Can you help me out, brotha?
Not bragging or anything...Ok, yes I am!
What it actually means is that KBonay is now officially off bathroom duty. You would have found out sooner or later, might as well break it to you right now.
You cannot cut a diamond with a sledgehammer...
No, but you do get a free back rub from Brady Hoke.
"I'm waiting, big boy."
Our Honor Defend!
That is just plain wrong, on so many levels.
You cannot cut a diamond with a sledgehammer...
You are in the pool to take on Roy Brown.
...and Hovenaut and Buckeyesvstheworld are having a good laugh.
"It's just another case of there you are". ~ Doc (1918-2012)
Premium Lounge membership used to be 1,000 stickers. I found out the hard way when I hit that mark that inflation and lack of resources in the lounge have increased membership requirements. Now I just speculate how awesome it is...
"If you root for Michigan, the terrorists win."
I still haven't received my 11W oven mit for reaching 200 stickers. Something's rotting in Denmark.
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. 1 Corinthians 9:24
I so want an 11W Ove-Glove!!!
"*italics for emphasis"
Couldn't have said it better myself.
A true craftsman definitely never blames his tools.
To modify an old Monty Python sketch,
When I hit 1000 helmet stickers, I got to clean the toilets in the Premium Lounge. When I hit 5000, they gave me a brush.
Good job Dude...
I will now refuse to up-vote anything you say so I can try to catch up.
And when we win the game, we'll buy a keg of boooooooooze!! And we'll drink to old Ohio 'till we wobble in our shoes.
And he will up vote everything you post, just to get off bathroom duty as quickly as possible.
You cannot cut a diamond with a sledgehammer...
I will take all the cheap up-votes I can get....
And when we win the game, we'll buy a keg of boooooooooze!! And we'll drink to old Ohio 'till we wobble in our shoes.
Oyster, I gotta say the 10k mark is absurd for bathroom duty...I pulled rank in there for a good 5,000 helmet sticker run early on. I can't face another season of Unky, SM, Earle, and others crushing the shitters on gamedays...
"They don't know what they don't know." - Coach Mick
Keep dreaming about the Va Tech game. I'm at 11k+ and I only got the Rutgers game.
I saw a UFO once.......it told me to have a goodyear!
This is the mess outside the very first Premium Bash - At that time only HOV and BVTW were members. Since then a few rules have been
put forced to be in place.
I will never tell which current member this is.............just another reason it's no longer an open bar.
I miss the premium lounge. I went inactive a few weeks to finish up law school. Next time I tried to enter my security badge didn't work. There ain't no bacon & bourbon like 11W bacon & bourbon. I NEED IT. Now I've lowered myself to shamelessly posting as many gifs as I can to again gain access to sweet 11W premium liquor.
Congratulations, you've wasted hundreds of hours of your life on a football message board!
In my best Borat voice. The Premium Lounge it's niiiiccee!! Guys, it's not the number of helmet stickers you have, it's the quality of your posts that get you in the Premium Lounge.
"Say my name."
In my best Borat voice. The Premium Lounge it's niiiiccee!! Guys, it's not the number of helmet stickers you have, it's the quality of your posts that get you in the Premium Lounge.
Gotta disagree Doc. There is definitely a quantity element to lounge access, but quality matters too
"They don't know what they don't know." - Coach Mick
"Championships are not won on Saturdays in November. Championships are won on Tuesdays in August." -- Kerry Combs
Congrats BD! I myself would like to reach the 10k mark at some point.
For some reason, I just imagine you sitting at the bar in the Premium Lounge when the 10k helmet sticker was bequeathed to you. You finished your drink, kicked out your bar stool, proclaimed your achievement and strolled out of the lounge Marcus Hall style...
"They don't know what they don't know." - Coach Mick
It's just an opportunity, not a requirement. Thank God!
You cannot cut a diamond with a sledgehammer...
Greeeaaaat, something to look forward to.
11,000 helmet stickers and your able to see a therapist to help you deal with seeing Andy naked.
An angry fan...rooting for an angry team...led by angry coaches
I bet that everyone's average stickers per day shoot up between 10 & 11 then.
Cajun - I just threw you an upvote because you're close & I want you to see that therapist. On a related note, I saw Andy naked recently & that's all I have to say about that.
"Do not pass me, just slow down - I can move right through you" Superchunk - Precision Auto.
I've been telling you that at 10,000 you get to call a play during the non conference schedule. Urbs will call you the Thursday before the game.
I have a sneaking suspicion that you ran Dave. You did, didn't you?
An angry fan...rooting for an angry team...led by angry coaches
Staying in touch with my inner Walrus.
When I passed 6k all I got was DJ's autograph on a used napkin. I framed it.
I think I got a coupon good for one free Shis-k-Bob dinner at Western Sizzlin' (Mon through Thurs only) when I hit the 10k.
I swapped it for a sixer of PBR and a couple of naked lady air fresheners.
Congrats on the milestone, Dude. Once I get the replacement corporate card, next round on me (believe the Lounge tab is still capped out).
I don't advocare in the world...
When I hit the almighty 5,000 helmet sticker mark and all the prestige that comes with it...
I was provided the opportunity to trade 2,500 helmet stickers and a Premium Lounge used cocktail napkin for a heavily discounted tattoo at Fine Line Ink on Sullivant Avenue...
Oddly enough it closed before I could take advantage. Too soon?
"They don't know what they don't know." - Coach Mick
This is some seriously funny stuff - I can't remembered the last time I laughed this loud,


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Nothing wrong with the gun and set up. Only thing I will maybe change.
1. Scope= Get a better quality one.
2. Front sight, from fix to folding.
If you are gonna keep it for a "sniping" then keep the pistol grip, if not get another one. I like tangodown and hogue.
Other than that, the rifle you have will do some Zombie damage. Make sure your train and get to know your rifle.
Here is the original question:Maybe value isn't the right word, how about 'worth'?
Are there any experts here that can give me a rough estimate?
+1 for what NGIB said. You head out to the range where I am at, 4 out of 5 guys will be shooting a black rifle. Hasn't necessarily dropped the prices on them here though. I still laugh when I go into stores and see uppers with plain ol H-Bar barrels going for 800.00+
Flava Flav looks like a burnt cat!
That's an insult to burnt cats.
The rest of the world gets it,why can't we?
"The United States can survive a Barack Obama,who is, after all, merely a fool. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president".
Out of the Czech Republic
Psalm 138:7
OK, sorry about the wait, here is what I've gathered:
Lower: DPMS
Upper: DPMS
Optics: NcSTAR
Rails: YHM
Stock: DPMS
Pistol grip: No markings
Front grip: Knight's
Bipod: Harris
Front sight post: No markings
In Soviet Union you do not drive car, car drives you.
I haven't seen a good Flava Flav response in a long time...brings a smile to my Supporting Member's face.
Let me help your memory. Da Funk...Da Noize