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Tel: +1-213-8078088
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5. The visa fee for American citizens is adjusted to USD 140 for individual applicant, and USD 120 per peson for Group application.
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Nice and clean but the rooms are too small. The bathroom could be better organized, e.g. No hooks for your towels. The breakfast was excellent! Overall a very positive experience and the location is top."
Good value for the price conscious traveller being less than three minutes from the JR train station with its huge underground facilities. Particularly convenient to cope with Sapporo's sometimes severe weather."
The hotel room is spotless clean and the decor is contemporary. Everything is pretty good except the air conditioning. We were allocated a room on the top floor which was extremely hot and uncomfortable. The air conditioning seemed to stay at 24c to 25c even though we adjusted it to 20c, the air blowed out was hot air. The corridor outside the room was a lot cooler than the room."
Had a very nice stay at this hotel. Service staff was polite and helpful. Place was clean. However the temp in the room needs attention. It was stuffy and we were not able to adjust much even though there was a controller."
Very nice. On the cheap and cheerful side but excellent value for money, great location and overall awesome service. Wish the hotel would invest in a renovation as it feels a little old, but it's clean, comfy and friendly ..."
Hot Spa was good and restaurant provided free noodle every late night. Hotel was not near to JR Station, I had to walk more than 10 mins. Dozen tiny bugs and mosquitoes were in the room."
Top hotel in this city with a bargain price including fabulous breakfast. Extremely satisfied. Good service."
This hotel is very well run. The service was outstanding and very friendly The room we stayed in for three days was a little tired but this was overcome by the good facilities ( especially the Japanese restaurant and top floor bar) and the very helpful service . Pricing was excellent Highly recommended for business or pleasure"
The hotel is in a great location just across the street from the Otaru train station. It's only a 5 minute walk to the covered shopping street and10 minute walk to the Otaru canal and glass shops. The hotel room is very small but the beds are comfortable. The breakfast is excellent with both Western and Japanese items to eat. There are many seafood restaurants in the area, but the famous Naruto chicken restaurant is only a 5 minute walk from the hotel. You must try their half chicken, crispy skin on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside. Delicious!"
It is one of the most expensive hotels that I stay when visiting Hokkaido because it is the snow festival period. I've paid $105/night when travelling alone. The hotel is not close to Otaru JR station but it is in the perfect location beside Otaru canal. If you are visiting Otaru for their snow light festival, it is perfect. Make sure to book early and ask for a room with canal sight. It comes with a Japanese breakfast buffet with I considered with some Chinese touches. And don't forget to visit the old building because there are old & new building for Sonia hotel."
Very grand hotel. Our room is facing the sea, good view. Very good buffet breakfast. Very large shopping centre around the hotel. Only reminder is that when we travelled by train to Otaru, we were unaware that hotel is NOT in Otaru, but 2 stations prior: Otaru-Chikko. Luckily, we saw the "Grand" hotel from the train windows and switched train in the next station."


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Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend with musical guest, Mumford and Sons. NBC released a promo today featuring the 'Looper' actor and SNL funnyman, Jason Sudeikis, discussing what the audience can look forward to on Saturday.
The last time Gordon-Levitt hosted SNL in 2009, he did two backflips. When asked how he plans to top that, he replies "I'm gonna cut myself in half! I'll probably die!"
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Beautiful Claudius Aureus, Ex BiaggiClaudius (AD 41-54). AV aureus (20mm, 7.79 gm, 3h). Rome, AD 46-7. TI CLAVD CAESAR AVG PM TR P VI IMP XI, laureate head of Claudius right / CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI, Constantia seated left on curule chair, feet on stool, right hand raised towards mouth, left hand holding scroll. RIC 31. Calico 340 (this coin). Biaggi 200 (this coin). Sharply struck on an exceptionally broad flan from dies of wonderful style. Choice Extremely Fine.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 49 (21 October 2008, lot 139); ex Biaggi Collection, privately purchased in 1954.
As the son of the great general Drusus and Antonia, niece of the emperor Augustus, Tiberius Claudius Drusus seemed well-positioned for greatness when he was born at Lugdunum, Gaul in 10 BC. But a serious childhood illness left him with a limp, a stammer, and other uncouth qualities that made him the black sheep of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. While these problems barred him from a political career, such exclusion also granted him immunity from the family's murderous intrigues and he managed to survive the bloody reigns of his uncle Tiberius and nephew Caligula while most of his relations perished in unpleasant ways. Upon Caligula's assassination in January, AD 41, Claudius was the sole surviving Julio-Claudian male and, when members of the Praetorian Guard found him cowering behind a curtain in the palace, they immediately acclaimed him as Emperor. Claudius astutely awarded the Praetorians a substantial bonus, and with 10,000 heavily armed soldiers backing him, he easily forced the Senate to accept him as the next princeps. Once installed in power, Claudius surprised everyone by ruling with intelligence and moderation. During his formative years, Claudius had devoted himself to scholarly studies and playing the "fly on the wall" in the halls of government, all of which served him well. In AD 43, he ordered the invasion and annexation of Britain, the first major addition of territory to the Empire since the days of Augustus. He chose provincial governors carefully and managed foreign relations with considerable skill. He erred only in his obsession with detail, his reliance on freedmen and cronies, and his atrocious taste in women. Messalina, his promiscuous third wife, ran wild as Empress and nearly brought down his regime with a sex-crazed conspiracy in AD 48. His next wife, Agrippina the Younger, used her wiles to enhance her own power and advance Nero, her son by a previous marriage, in the succession arrangements. This done, she fed Claudius a dish of poisoned mushrooms in October, AD 54 and brought his 13-year reign to an end. Despite many missteps and his unsavory demise, Claudius had been a fairly successful ruler and his regime set a pattern for the Flavians and the reigns that followed.
The unusual personification of Constantia (steadiness, courage, steadfastness) on the reverse of this beautiful gold aureus was first used on Claudius' first gold coinage in AD 41 and revived in several subsequent years. It no doubt contrasts his even-handed rule with the capriciousness of his predecessor Caligula.
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Since it is already overdue, I'll keep words to a minimum and just stick to the everyone favorite the pictures, Enjoy!
Day 1: We had a fantastic visit to WDW following our cruise, (hope to get a cruise TR up soon too) here some pics starting with Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party on Nov 19.
The new show in Tomorrowland, honestly nothing to write home about here. I was holding opinion of the new stage till seeing it and it did not impress.
Very soon after the fireworks began it was clear there was a problem, the skies were clear but not even the slightest breeze to clear the smoke. The smoke just lingered around the castle and at times made the fireworks completely hidden. Here is the best of what came out.
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Fennel, with its faint licorice flavor, is often shredded or thinly sliced and made into salads or side dishes. The raw green and white bulb and the feathery fronds can also be cooked.
You can find it in Mediterranean dishes like fried fennel, braised fennel or pasta with fennel. When fennel is roasted, it takes on a subtle, sweet flavor. The first time I tasted it, I was hooked.
I like to serve this as a side dish to any grilled or roasted entree. Make sure the fennel is soft and caramelized, otherwise it can taste woody.
Use a shallow roasting pan to give the vegetables plenty of room for even roasting. You can double or triple the recipe. But you may need two pans to give the vegetables enough room to brown.
This dish may be prepared up to 4 hours ahead, kept at room temperature and reheated in a 350 degree oven, 15 minutes.
Combine leftover fennel with vegetable stock, heat, puree and serve as a soup.
Roasted fennel
Prep: 25 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 to 6
4 fennel bulbs, sliced into eighths, fronds reserved
1 leek, light green and white part only, finely chopped
10 cloves garlic, halved
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper
Zest of one lemon and 1 teaspoon juice
1. Heat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Combine fennel, leek, garlic, oil, salt and pepper to taste in a shallow roasting pan; toss to coat fennel evenly. Roast fennel, stirring midway through cooking, until softened, nicely browned and caramelized, about 40 minutes.
3. Add lemon zest and juice; toss to coat. Place in serving dish; garnish with fennel fronds.
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I'm not a young black male myself, but it sure seems that there's a lot of pressure for those who are to embody a particular image. Think about movies, commercials, television shows, even Youtube videos. It seems that African American boys are expected to ooze the rough and tough characteristics of masculinity. Among many other things, they need to be physically intimidating, quick to fight, athletically inclined, self-assured, and always ready with a cutting remark or witty comeback. Doesn't quite leave room for much diversity, does it?
Let's say you're 14 and you're shy. Maybe you spend more time with Yu-Gi-Oh cards than a basketball, or you're more interested in getting extra help in Math or Spanish at lunch than macking on the girls in the cafeteria. You might get accused of being a nerd or a weakling. Maybe your friends will assume you think you're too good for them. Still others might call you out on "acting white," as if studying, or showing a more intellectual side excludes you from "being a real man" or causes you to betray your race. Stereotypes are narrow by definition, but somehow this type of pigeonholing doesn't seem productive or fair to a population already lagging far behind in graduation rates, employment opportunities and pay scales.
Enter Dwyane Wade, Amar'e Stoudemire, Lebron James, and other big name athletes. Steven Dubner reported on American Public Media's Marketplace that a recent trend has NBA stars (the ideal rough and tough African American males) sporting big, nerdy, non-prescription glasses. Why? Some, like Lebron James, claim it's purely for fashion, along with bowties and checked shirts. Dubner suggests another plausible theory, ostensibly from conversations with Harvard economist Roland Fryer. Dubner:
Well it may be much more than [fashion] as well…Fryer has also studied the 'acting white' phenomenon, right? Which is when black kids who study too much get called out by their peers, as if there's a stigma in trying to accomplish too much. So now, with all these black NBA and NFL stars wearing their big nerd eyeglasses, it may be that they're sending a message that the 'acting white' stigma is over–or at least that it should be over.
Obviously being smart isn't just a white thing, but for an African American boy growing up in the inner city, sometimes it might feel that way unless there's someone explicitly proving otherwise. Having these big-name athletes don a classic symbol of bookworms and the academically inclined may give young African Americans the courage they need to show their nerdier side. Dwyane Wade on Marketplace:
Yeah, it is cool. You try to go out and talk to kids, you try to let them know that it's cool to be smart, it's cool to be educated, you know? So it's a message behind the madness, you know?
This isn't to say that Dwyane Wade and his nerd glasses are going to single-handedly close the achievement gap (and the employment gap, and lower incarceration rates, etc…). I'm not quite that naive. I have seen the trend catch on among my middle school students, though. Several of them have multiple pairs of big, thick-rimmed glasses that seem to make the rounds among their friends. I told one of them they looked just like Amar'e Stoudemire in their brownish tortoise-shell, 1980s specs the other day, and I got the biggest smile imaginable in return.
Some of them even put tape on the bridge of their glasses (all non-prescription, fully intact) to look even "nerdier." Not a bad start, I guess. Here's hoping the bottom line — that being black and being smart aren't mutually exclusive — endures a little longer than the split-second lifespan that most fashion trends seemed doomed to have.
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I agree with Will R., the "images" of *blackness* that proliferate *white* media are not *real*,, however, they are taken at face value and widely accepted. "Black" people are just as diverse as any other group--some are "nerds", some are "cool", some are regular guys/girls next door, some are conservative, some are liberal, some are moderate, some are radicals, some are policemen, some are doctors, some are construction workers, some are basketball players, they don't teach their children that doing well in school is *acting white*, many are college educated and have read the oft quoted and oft misapplied study by Signithia Fordham and John Ogbu about a *small* group of students from a (singular) school in D.C. where *some* of the black student chided other black students for doing well in school by saying they were *acting white*, some (black) people know that you can't *generalize* about *millions* of people based on studies of small groups of students in one neighborhood school, some (black) people know there are many *rough* communities--e.g. South Boston--where kids are chided for doing well in school/not being tough...
White mans heaven is a black mans hell.
I was definitely one of those nerdy black kids with the big glasses and thick lenses, all held together by tape, more interested in doing well in math and science and playing sax rather than sports, so I'm all too familiar with the whole "acting white" concept (my youngest sister as well; I blame mom as she is a big time Star Trek and Star Wars fan and passed all of that on to us).
I really do thank you for this article; the so-called black nerds are often times overlooked and shunned in ways most people don't understand. And I give a big round of applause to the athletes for pushing this kind of image, whatever their reasons might be. Teaching our youth that it's ok to be smart will go a long way towards making things better for all Americans, in the long run.
By the way, I'm STILL quite nerdy: comic books, video games, Dungeons and Dragons and building computers in my free time, when the wife doesn't have me doing "honey-do" projects around the house, that is.
I am not black but to think a pair of glasses could do harm to anyone to me is insane.
I think they are cute but it is to mom to make that decision as to what the your childern wears not the child.
Sorry for being cynical here, but wouldn't an NBA star with a book under his arm, or talking about what he's been reading lately be a little more effective at sending a message that learning is cool? This doesn't strike me as sending any message at all, it's just a fashion statement.
I work in the school system. I've seen kids with those "nerd glasses" on. Somehow it's never the ones who actually care about their work, who seem to have them. And I haven't seen any transfer between wearing a pair, and making any more effort in the classroom.
Black Americans look so cool, they are handsome, very very good looking people, strong and athletic. But considering our history against them, this is a scary image, and so people want them to look nerdy, weak and unthreatening. This is something euro-Americans should look within for, to confront their fears and break with the tradition of stereotyping other races and empathise. I watch American programmes, and have noticed in the past 30 years the shift from demonising blacks, to demonising Mexicans to demonising Arabs, but there always seems to be a special place in your patronising hearts for the black man.
Why should African Americans have to live up to some European American standard? And why are they being criticised like this? All this crap about being described as acting 'white' for studying yet they are chided for having snappy retorts/comebacks'? The only people that accuse black people of acting black are white people, that's like black people accusing white people of acting white! A black parent doesn't tell their child that learning and education is a white thing.
As an English man, an outsider reading this article, it seems racially biased, and even worse, Patronising. Once again it looks at a whole race through race tinted glasses, mentioning stereotypes, and treating anything outside of that as unusual, when in actual fact is very usual.
That they think that Education betrays their race is Bullshit! Otherwise no black people would have voted for Obama, or admired any black intellectuals, or black comedians or black scientists or black writers or black rappers/poets or black inventors or...you get the picture.
interesting thnx
It's good to have the mind set that studying, learning and having experiences that are outside of your normal life is a good way to learn about many things. Turn off the TV and the video games. Stop texting and participate in life no matter where you live, what color you are and how much money you have. Get involved - it's your life, go and live it.
Interesting. Probably a good way to promote motivation in school for inner city boys and girls.
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- They are getting quite old.
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Quick Poached Pears With Ruby Red Raspberry Sauce
14 Oct 2009
These Quick Poached Pears With Ruby Red Raspberry Sauce tastes incredible ! This fruit mix simmered in fruit liqueur tastes incredible ! Try these Quick Poached Pears With Ruby Red Raspberry Sauce for your dessert tonight and let me know if you like it !
|Ripe bosc pears
|2 Medium
|2 Teaspoon
|1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs) (Fresh / Frozen)
|Confectioners sugar
|1⁄3 Cup (5.33 tbs)
|Black currant flavor/Orange flavor liqueur
|1 Tablespoon
|Mint sprigs
|4 (For Garnish)
With apple corer, melon bailer, or small knife, remove cores from blossom end (bottom) of pears.
Peel pears almost to top but do not remove stems.
Rub pears with lemon half; sprinkle with sugar.
In glass pie plate, arrange pears lying down with stems toward center; add 2 tablespoons water.
Cook, uncovered, in microwave oven on High 5 to 6 minutes, until tender, turning pears over halfway through cooking.
Transfer pears, stem ends up, to 2 dessert plates; set aside until ready to serve.
In blender at high speed, puree raspberries.
Sift confectioners' sugar through coarse sieve into small bowl.
Press raspberry puree through same sieve into same bowl to remove seeds.
Discard seeds.
Stir liqueur into raspberry mixture.
Recipe Summary
Difficulty Level:Easy
Course:Dessert, Fruit Dessert
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CAIRO With the passage of a divisive constitution, Egypt's Islamist leadership has secured its tightest grip on power since Hosni Mubarak's ouster nearly two years ago and laid the foundation for legislation to create a more religious state.
The opposition's response - a vow to keep fighting the charter and the program of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi - ensured that the turmoil of the past two years will not end as many, especially the tens of millions of poor craving stability, had fervently hoped.
"The referendum is not the end game. It is only a battle in this long struggle for the future of Egypt," the opposition National Salvation Front said in a strongly worded statement on Sunday.
"We will not allow a change to the identity of Egypt or the return of the age of tyranny," added the front, which claims the new constitution seeks to enshrine Islamic rule in Egypt and accuses the Islamists of trying to monopolize power.
Critics say the new constitution does not sufficiently protect the rights of women and minority groups and empowers Muslim clerics by giving them a say over legislation. Some articles were also seen as tailored to get rid of Islamists' enemies and undermine the freedom of labor unions.
Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's most powerful political organization in the post-Mubarak era, claimed early Sunday that the charter it had backed was approved in the two-stage vote with a 64 percent "yes" vote overall. Though official results will not be announced until Monday, there is little doubt they will confirm the passage.
Once the official result is out, Morsi is expected to call for a new election of parliament's lawmaking lower house within two months.
And if all of the elections since Mubarak's February 2011 ouster are any predictor, Islamists will again emerge dominant. In the last parliamentary vote in late 2011, the Muslim Brotherhood and its allies the Salafis - ultraconservative Islamists - won about 70 percent of seats.
If Islamists win the overwhelming majority again, there is nothing to stop their lawmakers from legislating in support of their longtime goal of turning Egypt into an Islamic state. The Salafis will likely seek to enlist the support of the less radical Brotherhood for legislation that would nudge Egypt closer to a religious state.
Khalil el-Anani, a British-based expert on Islamic groups, said the Salafis are likely to insist that every piece of legislation conforms with Islamic Shariah law, especially with regard to questions of morality, culture, personal freedoms and the nation's identity.
"The Salafis will want the Brotherhood to reward them for their campaigning for the `yes' vote," said el-Anani. "The Brotherhood, meanwhile, will want to rebuild their image as a credible democratic group after a period in which it seemed in complete alignment with the Salafis."
The Islamists could also move early to pass laws restricting vibrant and outspoken privately owned media organizations that have flourished since the uprising and reported critically on Morsi and the Brotherhood.


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"We had a great relationship," said Wolferts Roost General Manager and CFO Pat Culligan, who worked with Stevens for 22 years. "He's one of the hardest working people I've met. In the middle of the summer he'd get here at 5 a.m., and still be here until 5 p.m. He's very dedicated. He gave his whole career to Wolferts Roost."
Over the years, Stevens said what's changed the most are the chemicals used on the greens, especially ones used to treat diseases.
"Back in those days, people didn't realize the damage the chemicals were doing to the environment. They took care of the diseases, but also harmed the environment," Stevens said. "Now, there's a lot safer chemicals for the environment and people."
A month into his retirement, Stevens said he'll remain a member of the Northeastern Golf Course Superintendents Association, but wants to spend time with his family and rebuild his motorcycle. Aaron Madison, of Old Westbury and whose family also has a tradition of greens management. Stevens said his best piece of advice to any greens superintendent is to focus communication, especially within the crew.
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- Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin. Cut foam disc in half. Refer to Diagrams 1-3; cut two foam blocks as indicated, leaving first block uncut for castle base.
- Glue several toothpicks into one long 1-1/4" edge of each castle side piece, pushing toothpicks halfway into foam. Apply glue to exposed toothpick ends; push long sides into top of base. Push short sides into top of base, between long sides, to form 6-1/4"-tall foam "box." Glue several toothpicks into straight edge of one half-disc. Apply glue to toothpick ends; push disc into bottom front of castle.
- For door, refer to Diagram 4. Cut large cone in half lengthwise, then cut 5-3/4" from base of one half-cone. Use metal spoon to hollow out doorway area to depth of 1/2". Glue door to front of castle as shown.
- For trees, cut one 6" cone in half lengthwise. Glue one tree to castle on each side of door. Glue one 6" cone to each upper corner of castle for towers.
- For turrets, cut 2-7/8" from base of each remaining 6" cone; set aside top sections. Refer to Diagram 5 to make four cuts in top of each turret piece, removing marked sections. Use metal spoon to hollow out turrets, leaving 1/2" thickness all around. Use scrap foam to sand edges smooth. Place one turret on top of each tower as shown.
- Cut top sections of cones set aside in Step 5 in half lengthwise. Glue four halves to sides of castle for windows as shown.
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- Glue chenille stems to all seam lines, cutting to fit as needed. For trees, thread beads onto chenille stems before gluing to trees in zig-zag pattern. Glue bead to top of each tree. For flags, cut two chenille stems in half; bend each half into shape of a "4" and glue into tops of cones.
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I am a solo traveler with an open itinerary arriving in Nice. I want to spend a few days on the riviera, see the grand canyon and end up in the Avignon area as a home based before heading to Lyon and then Annecy and/or Chamnoix. I have 11 days. The grand canyon is 2 hours north of Nice and 3 hours east of Avignon. I would like comments on the drive through the mountains. I have not driven a manual transmission in decades but have driven mountains in the northwest. If need be, I could bypass the grand canyon and do the small gauge train to Digne with either a round trip and depart Nice or find a way to get from Digne to Avignon. Any assistance would be appreciated.


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Large-scale shifting of the weight of the atmosphere between mid- and high latitudes creates climate patterns known as the Arctic and North Atlantic Oscillations. These patterns have a big influence on winter weather in the Eastern U.S.
The ocean is the largest solar energy collector on Earth. More than 90 percent of the warming that has happened on Earth over the past 50 years has occurred in the ocean. Not all of that heating is detectable at the surface because currents move some of the heat to deeper layers of water, where it can "hide" for years or decades.


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i'm with you Meredith, all I can stand at this point are Jordan, Michelle, Casey, and Jeff.
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I soooo don't like Chima and Ronnie is about the biggest dork I have ever seen. I know there is someone for everyone but, OMG I am shocked he is even married
I am with you ladies. Not a fan of Chima and I think Ronnie is on a power trip.
I think Laura is smarter than they give her credit for. I like her along with Jordan, Casey & Jeff.
I was super disappointed in Lydia and Kevin. Aligning with the jerks. Shame on them!
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Ihate Chima! I'm rootin for Casey of Jorden and Jeff...
Is that after dark the same as the live feeds? I need something to keep me busy during my late night feedings
I wish I had showtime. I don't get BB after dark unfortunately. I had found a couple links with free live feeds, but they've all been shut down now. There is a site I started checking out because of some big huge blowup last night. I have no problem with spoilers, and already know too much about this week. But I am a huge fan.
I agree with most about Chima. I still cannot believe the speech she gave on the "live" show last week, but I'm even more angry at the fact that CBS felt the need to edit her out. And whoever said things are different when going through editing, you couldn't be more right. There was a lot more to Braden's tantrum after being backdoored, and I'm surprised at how much they excluded.
I would pay for the live feeds, but we just don't have the money for it right now. sigh.
Proud mama to D {02/03}, T {01/04} and S {06/09}
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I love this show and its even better now that I am homebound with an infant. I agree with everyone else - Chima is a nightmare and Jesse was the worst houseguest ever!!! When they showed the 4 past houseguests who might get to come back all I said to my husband was, "anyone but Jesse - I can't watch this guy another season" - haha
Anyone think its ironic that Jesse can't stand Laura and talks trash about her thinking she's hot b/c of her boobs....umm, isn't that like a female version of you Jesse? I am so sick of seeing him flex - muscles have never been so unattractive ;)
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lmao! good point, aimmeep! I can't stand him...although he's toned it down somewhat this season. What is Lydia thinking??? Oh yeah, they didn't air that...there's been some monkey business under the covers b/w Lydia and Jesse!
Evynn's mommy since 6/21/09
#2 expected early November 2012!
i love it to!!!! i dont get after dark but my mom does so i know the juicy stuff :)!!!!
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OMG libbyboo - I did not know that but have now lost all respect for Lydia!!! I wonder why they are not showing that on the show? I might tune in to my first ever afterdark tonight - this sounds interesting...
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The Family Liaison Office (FLO) established the Global Employment Initiative (GEI) to help family members with career development and exploration of employment opportunities while posted overseas. The program employs Global Employment Advisors (GEAs) to provide on-site job coaching sessions, training workshops, and career development services at no cost to family members. They also offer networking assistance, information regarding volunteer projects, and support family members' efforts to engage in the local economy.
For additional information or to contact the GEA covering your post, please send an email to email@example.com.
GEI services overseas are divided into two categories:
- In-Country GEI Offices are located within the U.S. mission and are represented by a full-time or part-time Global Employment Advisor (GEA). GEAs provide regular program services on-site, including local economy networking assistance, resume and interviewing assistance, and career development counseling to the family members of USG employees assigned to these U.S. missions.
- Regional GEI Services are extended to areas where the relative size of the U.S. missions, the opportunities for local economy employment, cultural, and geographic characteristics are similar. Regional GEAs provide regular program services to family members at U.S. missions remotely (via email and phone) and provide a designated number of on-site visits throughout the year.
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- Chief of Mission approval - Any family member who accepts a position on the local economy must obtain a work permit (where applicable) and notify and receive approval from the Chief of Mission before they can start work.
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- Language requirements - Jobs on the local economy in your host country may require family members to speak, read and/or write in the local language.
- Local salary levels - In many countries, local salaries are lower than U.S. salaries. Family members should consider this before they search for jobs outside the Mission.
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- Security concerns - Family members should consider safety of their environment and take proper precautions (e.g. if safety is an issue when commuting to work it might not be wise to work on the local economy).
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Foreign Service family members seeking employment on the local economy overseas need to be aware of the work permit regulations in their host country. Eligible family members (EFMs) can apply for a work permit upon arrival at post and HR will assist with the application process. Under a bilateral work agreement (BWA), EFMs do not need to have an offer of employment first. However, requirements for work permits may vary based upon the specific BWA with the country of assignment. Visit FLO's Bilateral Work Agreements page for more information.
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Happiness is a matter of personal discipline. It is a stance that we choose; we must build and reinforce it on a daily basis whether we aer in the mood or not. Many people are allergic to the term discipline, perhaps because it is associated with another word: punishment. In truth, the practice of personal discipline is an act of self-love. It is the way we turn our backs on a long, bleak history of abandonment and come home to ourselves.
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The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the "Moses H. Cone Developed Area Management Plan (DAMP)." The DAMP would guide the future development and management of the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park (Memorial Park). The purpose of this EA is to describe the affected environment and analyze potential impacts associated with a no action alternative and two action alternatives. Recommendations within the EA to be implemented would impact the Memorial Park within the lands administered by the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Memorial Park was originally known as Flat Top Manor and was one of North Carolina's premier country estates. Built by textile magnate Moses H. Cone and his wife, Bertha, at the turn of the 20th century, the estate features some 26 miles of carriage roads, manmade lakes, remnant apple orchards and a 23-room manor house. The National Park Service acquired the estate in 1950, managing it as a part of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The NPS is requesting that you read and comment on this proposed plan and its potential impacts so that we may be responsive to your ideas and any concerns that you may have about our proceeding with this project on Blue Ridge Parkway lands. We will utilize your comments to finalize the proposal and the impact analysis contained in the environmental assessment. Comments will be accepted through February 9, 2015. Please click on the "Documents List" link on the left if you would like to comment on this project. Comments will also be accepted at an Open House Public Meeting to be held on Thursday, January 15, 2015. For times and location, please click on the "Meeting Notices" link on the left.
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Which I guess is a good thing, as the sum total of the other sets doesn't necessarily add up to much. We would do well to speculate on extensive engineering and shuttle handling facilities beyond those established, to fill in the secondary hull - and mission-related facilities like these in the primary hull as well.
Of course, ST:TMP shows and TOS already hints that recreation is another "mission" to which lots of space is devoted. But the three-deck recreation room indicated in both could be what takes up the aft sectors of the saucer (a bit off to one side, or perhaps both, if we take your neat idea for how Impulse Engineering is arranged) where these weapons-related facilities control the forward sectors. Crew cabins and the like would justly be squeezed in the cracks...
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The Texas Workforce Commission's College Credit for Heroes initiative reached a milestone Tuesday when the Texas A&M System joined College Credit for Heroes, a statewide program that seeks to maximize the award of college credits to veterans and service members for their military training — bringing the total to 30 colleges and university participating in the initiative.
"The addition of the Texas A&M University System to College Credit for Heroes expands opportunities for our veterans to have the skills and knowledge they gained during service to our country recognized," said TWC Chairman Andres Alcantar. "I applaud the A&M System for their leadership and for joining this unique initiative that eases the transition of veterans to civilian life."
Recognizing the need to help more student veterans earn degrees, all 13 A&M System campuses joined the College Credit for Heroes initiative and signed agreements with TWC, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Central Texas College committing to review all www.CollegeCreditforHeroes.org transcript evaluations used to award college credit to veterans and service members for their military training.
"Aligning our institutions with College Credit for Heroes demonstrates our commitment to keeping our military and veterans on track to achieve academic and career success," said Texas A&M System Chancellor John Sharp. "Military training can absolutely match many academic courses, and this program offers substantial efficiencies and savings in time and money for our student veterans."
Administered by TWC and launched in 2011, College Credit for Heroes is a workforce development initiative designed to recognize the exceptional knowledge and skills gained by veterans and service members during their military service and award them with college credits for this experience, and thus accelerate degree, workforce certificate, and licensing programs, allowing them to more easily re-enter the workforce.
"Expanding College Credit for Heroes to the Texas A&M System universities will help Texas employers connect to nearly 450,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who possess the skills and experience they need," said TWC Commissioner Representing Employers Hope Andrade. "This program ultimately increases employment opportunities for our heroes and gives employers access to a more qualified workforce."
Veterans can set up an account at www.CollegeCreditforHeroes.org . Once registered, users can access an evaluation of their military experience and training, and request a military transcript from their branch of service to be sent to College Credit for Heroes staff for review. Users may also request that a transcript of awarded credits be sent to a Texas college of their choice. Users also can check the status of evaluations and/or transcript requests, participate in a live chat with a representative, and upload, view and download military evaluation results and related documents.
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