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|In the Matter of
Case No. 96 FSIP 50
The Federal Union of Scientists and Engineers, Local R12-196, National Association of Government Employees, SEIU, AFL-CIO (Union) filed a request for assistance with the Federal Service Impasses Panel (Panel) to consider a negotiation impasse under section 7119 of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute between it and the Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center, Port Hueneme, California (Employer or NFESC). After investigation of the request for assistance, which concerns the relocation of the Employer's offices to a newly-constructed building (Building 1100), the Panel directed the parties to mediation-arbitration before the undersigned. Accordingly, on July 25, 1996, I met with the parties at Port Hueneme, California. Before proceeding with mediation, I toured Building 1100, which unit employees have occupied since April 1996, as well as their old offices located in buildings dating back to World War II. Thereafter, with mediation assistance, the parties worked diligently to resolve the three issues at impasse, but were simply unable to do so. An arbitration hearing was conducted to complete the factual record of the case. During the hearing, the parties submitted their final proposals and were afforded the opportunity to present evidence and arguments in support of their positions. I instructed the parties that I would decide the dispute by selecting either of their final offers on an issue-by-issue basis. The record is now closed, and I have considered all the relevant information contained therein.
The Employer is the resulting activity following the consolidation of four Navy activities as ordered by the 1993 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Its mission is to provide specialized facilities engineering and technology support and services mainly to the Navy and other Department of Defense agencies. The Union represents approximately 303 General Schedule (GS) employees, the great majority of whom work as engineers in various specialties. The parties are covered by a collective-bargaining agreement which is due to expire on March 31, 1997, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding dated February 20, 1996.
As noted above, I toured Building 1100 which employees currently occupy as well as the World War II buildings they previously occupied. I observed that the World War II buildings were generally one- or two-story structures which had been converted to offices. There were many smaller ones and one moderate-sized one, all of which had been converted from other uses. They had an abundance of space, allowing for 140- to 160-square-foot private offices which had been occupied by higher graded (GS-13 through -15) employees. There also were a few instances where two lower graded employees shared one office divided by partitions. The laboratories were in separate buildings, and there were separate offices for laboratory employees. As for restroom facilities, all of the smaller buildings have them. The larger two-story buildings have two sets of men's and women's restrooms on both the first and second floors; those on the first floor have three stalls, and those on the second floor have five. There also are two unisex restrooms in the auditorium area.
Building 1100, on the other hand, has a large atrium in the center, with large restrooms located to the rear of the atrium area on both the first and second floors. The women's restrooms have seven stalls, and the men's restrooms have four stalls and three urinals. There also are women's and men's restrooms, with six stalls and three stalls and three urinals, respectively, in the shipping and receiving area, and a unisex restroom in a separate laboratory. With regard to offices, at each end of the building, there are open modular offices. Specifically, the large work areas at both ends of the building have been divided into 80-square-foot cubicles using modular panels; each cubicle was furnished with state-of-the-art modular furniture. In the work areas there also are service/storage corridors for file cabinets, book shelves, photocopy machines, et cetera. Finally, throughout the building, with a high concentration around the atrium area, there are 15 conference rooms equipped with telephones for employees' use when they have meetings or need privacy.
The parties disagree over: (1) private offices for higher-graded bargaining-unit employees; (2) the assignment of office space; and (3) the number of restrooms in the building.
1. Private Offices
a. The Employer's Position
Under the Employer's proposal, unit employees would get 80-square-foot cubicles. Those unit employees in pay grades GS-13 and above would get 80-square-foot or larger private offices "on an individual basis where it is shown that the employee's official Government duties require privacy." Disputes over assignment of private offices would be resolved under the parties' negotiated grievance and arbitration procedures. Conference rooms are readily available and accessible to employees for meetings and telephone conferences if they require privacy. While it empathizes with employees over the lack of private offices, the new building is the best it could do with the funds allocated under austere Government budgets. Moreover, for flexibility, air movement, and lighting, it must use modular partitions; the height of the partitions maximizes air flow in the office. To reduce the noise level, it has installed special acoustical ceilings, rugs, and cubical dividers.
b. The Union's Position
The Union proposes that, every 6 months, 15 to 20 unit employees in pay grades GS-13 and above get 80-square-foot private offices consisting of floor to ceiling or "slightly below" partitions and doors. The first group of employees to get them would be "those whose PDs [positions descriptions] indicate they are team leaders." Employees may get "larger offices . . . on an as-needed basis based on function and need." This proposal represents a substantial move from its original proposal for 150-square-foot private offices for the 85 employees at the higher pay grades. These employees need private offices because they require privacy when meeting with their team members to discuss projects and develop budgets, and talk to sponsors about confidential, financial, and contract issues. Also, they must have acoustical isolation in order to concentrate on the highly technical work they perform and to write reports. In sum, the new office configuration is inadequate because employees require private offices to be able to work effectively on confidential and sensitive issues with fellow employees and to discuss sensitive financial matters with sponsors.(1)
After carefully weighing the evidence and arguments presented and spending a day in the employees' work environment, I am not persuaded that all or most of the 85 higher graded employees require fully-enclosed offices with doors. In this regard, on the day of my visit: (1) the work environment was relatively quiet considering that about 250 employees work on each floor; and (2) voices did not carry when people spoke in a normal conversational tone. Moreover, employees' privacy concerns are met because conference rooms are available for their use throughout the workday. Any inconvenience to employees of having to meet away from their offices where files and computers are readily available should be minor. In this regard, employees could obtain and organize the necessary data from their files and computers and take them to the conference rooms for their meetings. In my view, these professional and technical employees should have such organizing skills given that they often work off-site and take their files with them. Accordingly, I shall order adoption of the Employer's final offer.
2. Assignment of Office Space
a. The Employer's Position
The Employer proposes that offices be assigned by division (except for the Environmental Division where they would be assigned by branch) and based upon seniority at NFESC.(2) This is a "compromise approach giving effect to seniority and efficiency." Assignment by division is more efficient because divisions are small units of employees (5 to 20 of them) who generally work on the same projects.
b. The Union's Position
Under the Union's proposal, office space would be assigned by department based upon "seniority within NFESC West Coast or its components." Departments are made up of two or more divisions. Because they are larger units, assignment by department would give senior employees significantly more options in their choice of office location. Moreover, since employees would not change offices every time work assignments change, assignment by division, as management proposes, would not meet the Employer's interest in having employees working on the same project in the same area.
Preliminarily, the parties agree that: (1) employees should be assigned office space based upon seniority; and (2) assignment of offices in the Environmental Department should be by branch. At issue is whether office assignments in other departments should be made by department or by divisions within each department. In my view, the facts support adoption of the Union's proposal because employees do not change offices when assignments are changed or, for that matter, when new employees are hired; the need for employees to sit by division, therefore, does not appear to be as great as expressed by the Employer. Further, more choices for senior employees enhances the amount of control they can exercise over this new work environment; this is even more important given their loss of private offices. The arbitrator, therefore, adopts the Union's offer on this issue.
3. Restroom Facilities
a. The Employer's Position
The Employer proposes a total of 42 toilets and urinals in 4 work areas which have already been constructed. It also proposes that a joint labor-management study be conducted in April 1997 to determine whether additional restrooms are necessary given the level of usage. The number of restrooms available in the new building complies with the building code. While there are fewer restrooms in the new building than there were in the old buildings, the employees now are all located in the same building. The only reason there were restrooms in all the old buildings was for convenience. Finally, restrooms now are cleaned twice daily, at noon and close of business, to meet the concerns for cleanliness.
b. The Union's Position
The Union proposes that the Employer provide two additional unisex restrooms on each floor of the building. There are twice as many employees and fewer restrooms in the new building, thereby causing higher usage. For this reason, they are unclean. In addition, the security office does not allow employees to use the restrooms in the receiving area, and there are no facilities for employees with gastrointestinal disorders who need privacy.
During my discussions with the parties, it became clear that they need time to adjust to the new work environment and to gather information concerning restroom usage before determining whether more should be installed. In my view, several factors should be considered in making this determination, including: (1) the ratio of men to women in the workforce; (2) whether employees not regularly assigned to the receiving area are being allowed to use its restrooms; (3) the number of employees traveling at any given time; and (4) the number of conferences taking place in the building. Because the Employer's proposal would allow the parties first to collect relevant data and then to determine whether additional restrooms are necessary, I shall order its adoption.
1. Private Offices
The parties shall adopt the Employer's proposal.
2. Assignment of Office Space
The parties shall adopt the Union's proposal.
3. Restroom Facilities
The parties shall adopt the Employer's proposal.
Bonnie P. Castrey Arbitrator
August 6, 1996
Huntington Beach, California
1.The parties stipulated that Union witnesses would have testified to this.
2.The Employer implemented its proposal when unit employees were moved to Building 1100.
2.The Employer implemented its proposal when unit employees were moved to Building 1100.


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Most Common Credit Card Traps Based on Consumer Age
Everyone who uses a credit card is in danger of having problems related to spending, debt and money management. However, the problems that we are most likely to fall prey to when it comes to our credit cards changes as we age. This is due in part to the lessons we've already learned from previous credit card use but is usually due more to the different expenses and challenges that we face in life at different times. Use this guide to get a sense of what your most common credit card problems are likely to be during different life stages so that you can keep things under control.
Credit Card Problems for College Students
College students are the ones most likely to use their credit cards for small, ongoing expenses. College students are most likely to use their credit cards on the following things:
o School expenses such as textbooks and gym fees
o Groceries and dining out
o Entertainment
o Gifts for themselves and others
o Daily expenses towards the end of the semester when student loan money runs out
o Random, impulsive purchases
College students are most likely to run into credit card problems surrounding getting and properly using credit cards. Examples include:
o It can be tough to get a credit card when you don't have credit.
o There can be a lot of pressure to get a credit card when you may not be ready yet.
o Overspending on credit cards is common when just starting to learn to use them.
o College students may have problems with late payments and fees because they haven't developed money management skills yet.
o Students generally have a low income, which can make it tough to pay off credit card debt.
Credit Card Problems in your Late Twenties
When you graduate from college, some of your expenses will be the same but others will be different. People in their late twenties may begin to use their credit cards for:
o New wardrobe and beauty products to fit in with a move to a professional appearance
o Consumer electronics
o Automobile repairs. Your old junker from college might be getting old!
o Travel
o Weddings and wedding-related items
By the time that you've had credit cards for several years, you've usually learned to make on-time payments but you'll have other credit card problems including:
o Failure to choose and use the right credit card. By now you may qualify for credit cards with better rewards or better terms. You should be using the right cards.
o Spending too much on big expenses like weddings without the income to quickly pay off the debt
o Using cash advance checks to make up for money mistakes (such as using them to pay the rent)
Credit Card Problems in your Mid-Thirties
Most people's lives have changed a bit again by the time that they've reached their mid-thirties. Some of the new things that you might be using credit cards to buy include:
o Diapers, toys and other items for the new additions to your family
o Home décor items especially for those who buy their first home
o Investment in eco-friendly products and other socially responsible items
Some of the challenges that are faced with credit cards during this time period include:
o Trouble adjusting to changes in income and expenses related to having children resulting in overuse of credit cards and / or problems with late payments and fees. (Yes, those problems you had in college could come back!)
o Relationship issues related to money problems. Couples need to learn how to talk about money and share credit cards at this stage in their lives.
Credit Card Problems in your 40's and 50's
As you get a bit older, your spending habits will have leveled out a bit. You may be spending more on your family items as kids get older and need more expensive things. You may also find that you are spending more on health-related stuff as you get older.
Some of the challenges that come up with credit card use during this stage of life include:
o Failure to pay attention to credit issues. This is a big problem for busy families. Make sure that you're checking your credit report regularly and staying on top of what credit cards are best for you.
o Still relying on credit cards for regular purchases. By now you should be using credit cards for emergencies, paying the balance off in full the rest of the time. You need to start saving for retirement.
Credit Card Problems After Retirement
Just when you've gotten things under control, you retire and everything changes again. You may spend more on travel because you have the time to travel. You may spend more at the holidays because now you have grandchildren. You may be spending more on medicine and health related stuff.
Common problems with credit cards at this stage include:
o Re-adjusting to a lower fixed income. This can cause people to rely on credit cards, something that you shouldn't be doing at this stage in your life.
o Using credit cards to help your loved ones. Your adult children should be standing on their own two feet by now.
o Addressing credit issues with others. As you get older, your adult children and other well-intentioned people will want to help you with your finances. You'll need to learn how their help does and doesn't fit into your life.
Thanks for the thoughts you are giving on this website. Another thing I'd like to say is the fact that getting hold of of your credit history in order to look at accuracy of any detail could be the first measures you have to accomplish in credit restoration. You are looking to clear your credit reports from damaging details faults that spoil your credit score.
Great information. Funny, actually it isn't, I haven't ran a credit report for a couple of years. Thanks for reminding me!
Help!!! Calgon take me away!!! All this is unfortunately so true in our society. It is almost impossible to live without one.
Very ingteresting and informative. Thank you.
I remember my first week of college and how every 10 feet there was another bank offering some sort of credit card deal. Like a Lion stalking prey, it was bad.

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Calvin and Hobbes, The Far Side Gallery among others.
All jokes aside, it is best to just relax. First year coursework will vary from school to school and the best way to prepare is to take it easy. I spent a lot of time the summer before starting and regret it. I did just fine.


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Program vendors should do a brisk business at Cal football games this fall because coach Jeff Tedford estimates that at least five freshmen will get significant playing time, and the number may go as high as 10.
"Usually, it's just two or three, or even just one," Tedford said as summer practice wound down.
One who seems certain to get a lot of playing time is the man-mountain from Sacramento in the middle of the defensive line, Viliami Moala, who is listed at 6-foot-2, 350 pounds. Tedford has been impressed with defensive backs Kameron Jackson and Stefan McClure.
Playing in The City will take some getting used to. In what will be a season filled with changes, the most noticeable one for Cal will be moving across the Bay from Berkeley to play at the Giants' AT&T Park while Memorial Stadium is renovated. The Bears will play their home games in the World Series champion Giants' cozy waterfront ballpark, a one-year arrangement while their home field receives an extensive, $321 million renovation. They'll also open the season Saturday against Fresno State at Candlestick Park.
While most of the seniors would prefer to finish in Berkeley, the venue has created an added buzz. Whether that translates into wins remains to be seen.
"As a Giants fan, I love the idea of playing there," offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz said. "For me, it gives a little extra excitement to it. If nothing else, it should be a fun year because of that."
The wide receiver made an immediate impact as a freshman in 2010, hauling in 46 passes for 490 yards and five touchdowns. But after his debut in which he totaled 158 yards of offense and scored twice, Allen tailed off a bit. Cal will look for a more consistent season in 2011. The 6-foot-3, 205-pounder has a rare combination of speed and size that should give defenses fits all year long.
After playing outside linebacker last season, the senior will fill the shoes of Mike Mohamed in the middle, this season. Kendricks is coming off a breakout junior campaign in which he recorded 8½ sacks and 15 tackles for loss. He also tied for first in the conference with three fumble recoveries. He is a first-team preseason All-Pac-12 Conference selection by several media outlets.
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Coming off the worst season in Jeff Tedford's tenure, the Bears will be hoping to play themselves back into perennial bowl participants. But it could be a tough task in the expanded Pac-12 Conference with a new quarterback and running back needing to learn the ropes. Expect some ups and downs, but eventually a return to a bowl game.
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Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Sundae Special.
To keep with the theme I changed up my Flower Pot Card and turned it into an Ice Cream Cone Card instead. I used the ScorePal to mark the waffle pattern on the cone and then cut out the ice cream balls with the 1 3/4 circle punch in Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Pink Pirouette. The flake I cut out of Chocolate Chip with the Word Window punch then I put it through the crimper to give it texture. I would have liked to emboss the ice cream balls to make them stand out a bit more but once again I was crafting one handed with a whining child in the other arm!
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Bruce Lee's daughter said Friday she's happy that China has embraced her father with a 50-part, prime-time TV series on his life -- even though the late action star was no fan of communism.
The series currently airing on state broadcaster China Central Television, which portrays the late action star as a nationalist hero, is China's first movie or TV drama on the late actor. When Lee made his name in the early 1970s playing characters who defended the Chinese against oppressors, China was still a closed country.
"Obviously, my father doesn't have a lot of love for communist ideology and believed in a different outlook on life," Shannon Lee said in an interview. "But what I do think is great is that China is embracing him as a role model. It may not be exactly in the way he would necessarily have viewed it, but at the same time, I think they recognize him as an influence in the world, which I think is great."


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Women 2.0 winners not like Facebook
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Supreme Court Justices on Writing: Say it Simply
Legal writing expert Bryan Garner, the head of LawProse, has had the good fortune to sit down with many Supreme Court justices and ask them about their writing do's and don'ts.
And now these secrets are yours for the taking, as this post in The BLT blog notes.
Garner has just made available for free this transcript of his interviews with Supreme Court justices — a tome titled "The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing."
Here are a few excerpts from the transcript, as noted by the BLT.
John Roberts prefers the use of "that" over "which," feeling that the latter term "slows you down." He says: "'That just seems to have a better pace to it."
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My boys have an obsession with fresh baked breads, especially when I fill it with cinnamon and sugar. Almost every weekend I make them a batch of rolls or a loaf of bread as a reward for good behavior. The two of them together devour the entire batch with in an hour. It is actually an incredible sight to see. For two skinny little kids, they sure do know how to eat. It is also quite fantastic that I can get them to behave by bribing them with fresh baked bread. Really nobody loses in this situation.
Lately, I have been making this "braided" version of cinnamon swirl bread, and they go NUTS for it. It is the same recipe I always use, however they think it looks neat, so therefor it is a superior bread in their minds. They are also very fond of my warm vanilla bean strawberry rhubarb jam smeared over each slice. If this weekend routine keeps happening, I may need to teach them how to spell DIABETES.
There is a whole lot of sugary carb happiness going on in this recipe.
As always when baking bread, I turn to Red Star Yeast. Their yeast never lets me down. I never have any issues with rising, and my breads always have a light and airy texture. To learn more about their yeast, and check out their yeast bread recipes, visit www.redstaryeast.com. Also... check out their Instagram and Facebook pages! So many yummy photos and recipes.
Skillet Cinnamon Buttermilk Bread w/ Vanilla Bean Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
For the bread dough:
1 package of Red Star Active Dry Yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 tbs sugar
1/2 cup warm buttermilk
1/2 tbs salt
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
Up to 3 cups bread flour (all purpose works as well)
For the cinnamon filling:
1/4 cup room temperature butter
2 tbs ground cinnamon
1/2 cup granulated sugar
For the jam:
1/2 cup diced rhubarb
1 cup diced strawberries
1/4 cup granulated sugar
The Juice of 1 lemon
1 vanilla bean pod, split lengthwise
Additional buttermilk for brushing
Powder sugar for serving
To prepare the bread, add yeast, warm water and 1 tbs of sugar together in a small bowl for about 10 minutes, or until the yeast mixture starts to foam.
In the bowl of your stand mixer, fitted with hook attachment, add yeast mixture, warm milk, salt, melted butter and half of the flour.
Turn mixer to medium-low, once everything is combined, mix in remaining flour 1/4 cup at a time until the dough is just slightly sticky.
Turn mixer to medium, and "knead" the dough for about 3-5 minutes. Or until it is elastic and smooth.
Turn dough out into a greased mixing bowl, cover with plastic wrap and set aside to rise until it has doubled (or even tripled) in size. This could take a couple of hours.
Once the dough has risen, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough out until it is about 1/8 of an inch thick.
In a small mixing bowl mix together the cinnamon filling ingredients.
Spread the mixture over the bread dough. Roll the dough into a log (just like you would cinnamon rolls.)
Cut the log, length wise almost all the way to the top. Twist the two strands together and then form the bread into a circle.
Place into a well seasoned, greased 8-10 inch cast iron skillet.
Set aside and it allow it to rise again, until it doubles in volume.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Once the bread has risen, brush with a bit of buttermilk. Bake for about 30 minutes or until it golden all over, and sounds hollow when you flick the top.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, optional.
To prepare the jam,
Add the jam ingredients in to a heavy bottomed sauce pot, simmer on low heat for about 30 minutes. Once the berries have broken down, remove from heat and serve warm over bread. To store leftover jam, place in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
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LOCATION: Between Fletcher Avenue & Lewis Street & Linwood Avenue
Constitution Park was built in 1986. The park consists of 5.6 acres of land that includes men's and women's softball fields, a walking and jogging track, children's playground, an adult exercise area, a bocce court, patio with seating tables, and restrooms that are ADA accessible. The park has been used for the Borough's "Movies & Music in the Park" in the past, as well as hosting softball and soccer games for the various men's and women's leagues that run from age 5 to adults. The park is the site of the Veteran's Monument that was dedicated in 1991. Constitution Park is located on the corners of Fletcher Avenue, Lewis Street, and Linwood Avenue.
Hours: 8am-7pm EST; 8am-10pm DST
Size: 5.539 acres
- Playground (swings, climber)
- Shuffleboard
- Bocce court
- Baseball field
- Walking track (3.5 laps = 1 mi.)
- Exercise devices along track
- Picnic tables
- Park benches
- All Veterans Monument (Memorial Day & Veterans' Day services)
- Concession stand
- Water fountains
- Bathrooms (7am-3pm, Mon-Sun)
ÂÂ NO: dogs or pets, skating, alcohol, feeding of animals, bicycle riding, foul language
ÂÂ NOTE: Field use by permit only
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Doubting someone you care about; usually means you're not supporting them. Whether your a friend, a parent, or a family member; you should always support each other no matter what happens to you or to each other. Cause family are always there to love and support you.
Many people criticize or judge on the things that matter to you the most. The things that could change your life – in a blink of an eye; in a flash. You do what you do because you love it and it makes you happy. I love writing because it makes me happy. It makes me feel good about myself and to help others achieve the opportunity of life.
I wanna change my life by writing everything that I know of the world. That's what God gave me. A world where I've learned I can be myself and write from the heart. It's true what people say. Write from your heart and follow and your heart; write what you know. Achieve your goals in life and create yourself by doing what's best for you.
I've been thinking about all this writing thing for a very long time now. I wanna get all my writing publish. You know…like so many people out there that wanna help others. To sacrifice the meaning of love and relationship. The meaning of everything you believe in. What do you believe in?


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Chicken & Garbanzo Bean Soup
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Chicken & Garbanzo Bean Soup
- Rinse the garbanzo beans; place in a large saucepan. Add enough water to cover the beans by 2 inches. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 1 hour. (Or place beans in water in a large saucepan. Cover and let soak in a cool place overnight.) Drain and rinse beans.
- Rinse chicken. Place chicken and beans in a 3 1/2-, 4-, or 5-quart crockery cooker. Add carrots, fennel or celery, onion, dried marjoram and thyme (if using), bouillon granules, salt, and pepper. Pour water over all.
- Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Remove the chicken; cool slightly. Cut the meat into bite-size pieces. Return to cooker. Add the spinach or escarole and, if using, the fresh marjoram and thyme. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
- To serve, ladle soup into bowls. If desired, garnish with fresh thyme sprigs.
Nutrition Facts (Chicken & Garbanzo Bean Soup)
- Per serving:
- 205 kcal ,
- 4 g fat
- (1 g sat. fat ,
- 40 mg chol. ,
- 625 mg sodium ,
- 23 g carb. ,
- 9 g fiber ,
- 20 g pro.


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1. Do ALL of your homework.
2. Meet the deadline ON TIME
3. If your story didn't get covered…Don't ask "WHY NOT"
4. Don't call too much, nor email too much.
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6. Make things brief and to the point
7. Do your own job, don;t tell others how to do theres.
8. Don't be a telemarketer. Be knowledgable.
9. Consider all angles before you make the pitch.
Bridge Buzz posted an article called "Six ways clients drive PR Firms Crazy" I think it states some pretty good ways to really mess up or piss off a PR Firm.
The stats page located on the dashboard of my blog is a HUGE help for companies and PR practitioners. It helps the person monitoring it knows how the status is going and how much activity is going on. This allows the creator to also view how many comments, views, or posts are in a certain category.
Although I don't look at the status of my blog often, it is good for me to have so I know I'm keeping a constant pace of how often I use my blog.
- Information graphics, also known as infographics, are a way of presenting information, data, or knowledge with the use of visual tools. Wise Geek
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I think cooking is a great way to interact and get everyone together. Also I think it's a great way to bring the family together. Here is a video I recently saw on the food network where Giada involves "kids in the kitchen" I think this episode can be seen in many ways, for which we communicate and interact with each other.
Have you ever seen people walking around in shoes and they say "TOM" on the side? Or maybe they have different designs on them?
Those are TOM shoes and whenever someone buys a pair The foundation sends a brand new pair to a kid in another country who has no shoes. I believe TOM is communicating to the world that we are here to help the need. The United States finds a away to communicate to other countries in many ways. Whether it be hunger, homelessness, health, etc.
The video below shows a day committed just to TOM shoes. This day is set for people to walk around for one full day without shoes to see what it would be like if you had none.
Recently there have been a lot of concussions taking place in the NFL due to "helmet-to-helmet" hits. Because of these hits, players have been getting fined at high prices ($75,000). My take on this, NFL players knew what they were signing up for from the get go. Not just NFL players does this affect, it affects anyone who plays the sport of football. It is a contact sport in which it is possible you will get hurt.
The one thing I will agree with is, It shouldn't happen so often and the players do need to watch there safety. To be fined so much is the issue for me. Check out the video below and see TO and Ocho Cincos' regards to the issue.


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Sideways is a 2004 Academy Award-winning American comedy-drama written by Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne and directed by Payne, which stars Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church as friends who take a week-long road trip to the wine country of Santa Barbara, California.
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- Thomas Haden Church played Jack Lopate
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Photography Gallery
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February 6, 2016
This is our studio, it is old and has a lot of history. Ever since we moved into this space, lots of fellow Bellbrook folks have told us what it used to be. A general store, gas station, ice cream pallor, pizza place, donut shop; you name it. Now it is ours and frankly we love it. Sure we get cold in the winter and dust from the old bricks gets on our desks but we wouldn't want it any other way. Not only can we use the upstairs for a photo studio but also a place to make the occasional grilled cheese and make a cup of coffee. The phrase "I really don't want to go into that building today..." rarely if ever comes into mind (maybe on those negative degree days). So if you see us here drop in and say "Hi".


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Instant hard cock every time with this hall of fame babe!
Fine looking woman.
A very nice set. I particularly like the seductive poses showing her lovely feet and toes.
More of Candice, please.
Perfect. Always look forward to new pictures. Wow.....
Thank you Candice, queen of Met Art, for taking the thoughts of Irma heading for my area for a while. 10+++
Candice was the 9th Inductee into 50+ on June 16th 2016, she has added regularly and now stands at 65 appearances which places her in fourth most of active model/ inductees and she should end up, probably, in the Top Ten Most of Active Models as we approach the top of the list. We inducted Mango, Thursday Sept 7th. Anybody NOTICE.....
Candice and Leonardo clearly decided to go with a more seductive theme for this set. I think it works, but I still prefer the ones where she's a little more bubbly and energetic. Either way, DAMN, I love the sight of her petite little body and big bouncy boobs.
Speaking of BIG boobs, Emily Bloom is our next model to join the 50+ probably on the 21st.
This set makes me want a little girl from the Ukraine -- all for my very own.
Amazon -- maybe ??
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One of my favorite models ever. A smart girl with attitude.
What a surprise -- these look like photos from a few years ago! If there are any more photos of Candice in the vault, release them all -- could we ever get enough of Candice? The last three photos in this set are the kind that make me say, "Ohhhhhhhh, yes!" Every photo set should have crab-walk poses, at just the right camera angle/distance like these, with everything in focus, and the lady entirely in frame. I also enjoyed having plenty of wide shots in this set to fill up my TV screen. Keep that in mind, photographers, in this age of wide-screen television. Thank you, MetArt, thank you Leonardo, and thank you, Candice!
Is it only 6 years we have been blessed with the beauty of Candice -B. She is certainly MA royalty for me.I have enjoyed those magnificent breasts which never seem to lose there magnetism over time, in fact today they look even more desirable. Matched by her perfect bottom she is adorable, so sexy and I want her. 8)
Candice is just perfect. For me, she is one of the most beautiful alltime beauties in MA. And she shows us that over and over again in her photoseries. A smooth pretty face. An absolutely hot and sexy body. All body parts crackle of eroticism. Breasts, butt, pussy and and and ... For me, Candice is one of the most erotic women in the world.
So difficult of MA on a Saturday morning to put Presenting Josephine A together with one of the hottest in Candice B easily the most beautiful Pussy! definitely a 10+
Candice is so hot from every angle. What more could a man (or woman) want. She has completely seduced me :)