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US Jobs Data Propels Crude Oil - MSN Money

Jobs data indicating that US economic recovery might be picking up steam finally pushed crude oil futures decisively over the stubborn $80-a-barrel threshold. Nymex’s benchmark West Texas Intermediate settled Friday at $81.50 a barrel, a seven-week ...

Murphree seeking fifth term as coroner - Cullman Times

CULLMAN — Longtime Cullman County Coroner Gary Murphree is announcing he will be seeking a fifth term in office. Murphree, who will run for coroner as a Democrat, said Friday he has found his work rewarding over the years and hopes to continue in ...

Celtics Face Decision on Ray Allen - Hoops World

As for (Ray) Allen's future, the Celtics own his Larry Bird Rights, meaning they can re-sign him to a contract that is not limited by the salary cap. Ainge will have to determine whether signing Allen at, say, $10 million per season for two years ...

Jan 31 - Norco Bikes

On the trails the Atomik feels like an extension of you. Riders won’t feel nervous about pinning it through a flat corner thanks to the super plush suspension compliments of Rock Shock and Fox. Since the Atomik frame is designed from the 2007 Team ...

June ¤ - Norco Bikes

As seen in Mountain Biking Magazine... By the ... to be specific, and for he and his family come to out on vacation to BC and tour Norco’s Factory. We decided that a tour also needed to include a ride! To add to the fun, Jay Hoots and Ryan Leech ...

Tales from the downturn: Where the heart is - New York Post

It takes a village to handle being unemployed — or at least it has for me. Luckily, I happen to have a village on hand, right here in my apartment building on Riverside Drive. More than six months ago — time flies when you're economically screwed ...

Don't forget to schedule your vacation - Reading Eagle

DETROIT - I've got something to look forward to. I've filled out my vacation requests for the spring and summer, and they've been approved by the bosses here at the word factory. The vacations are now on my calendar, and already the thought of a ...

Sisters show horses - The Sun News

BISHOPVILLE, S.C. -- Sisters MeMe Anderson, 13, and Luci Anderson, 10, have asked their mother, Laurie Anderson, to allow them to go to equestrian camp this summer in Florida instead of going to the beach for the family's annual two-week beach ...

Weekly WTI oil price update: US jobs data propels oil above $80 - AME Info

An unchanged unemployment rate of 9.7% and a smaller-than-expected drop in payrolls propelled both stocks and commodities higher on Friday. Earlier in the week, industry job data also came out better than expected, pushing crude just above the $80 a ...

Around the world with Rita - Mid Day.com

There can only be one Malini Ramani. And she's priceless. Who else can make a packed auditorium hang on to every word of a story about a "journey of love" that fictitious character Rita, takes. To fit into the brief by Grey Goose who sponsored the ...

Open Question: I am job seeking, is it a bad idea to book a week vacation for the early summer?

I have had it planned for a while to take the trip but interviews are forthcoming, I'm not sure if I can take the time if I get a job. It is certainly putting a damper on me and my girlfriend's plans, I don't want to revolve my life around my job search. more

Open Question: Vacation This Upcoming Summer...Need Advice!?

This upcoming summer my best friend and her boyfriend are going to florida and she asked me and my boyfriend if we'd like to come with them. I'm 19, my boyfriend is 19, my best friend is 19, and her boyfriend is 21. Her parents are going as well. the only thing i have to pay for is my plane ticket and i'm getting a job when i'm done with my semester at college which is at the end of april. Well my boyfriend's parents are fine with him going and he's going to pay for his ticket. I want to go and I'm going to pay for my own ticket but I'm not sure if my parents are going to allow me to go. How can I address this situation to them nicely and not get in an argument? I want them to let me go but then again I'm allowed to go if I want to right? I'm just not sure on what to do.. more

Open Question: HAIR HELP PLEASE!!! how bad is redkin color corrective proccess, or color lightning shampoo?

I am plagued with one hair nightmare after the other. I dream and long for Sexy long hair and havnt been touching my hair to save up and be able to style and feel good about it this summer and not have this stupid scraggly bob, looks soo bad on me! Iv seriously put my life on hold, always hiding out because your hair really is your best accessory So i broke this past week, should have waited for right before summer but couldnt stand my highlights, so I recently went to a salon that uses redkin, asked for a light to medium chesnut brown to even out my goofy old highlights that where making me washed out. I choose their first considered brown after the blondes in the hair swatch book, which i thought would guarantee it wouldnt turn out to dark like the previous time I had been there. It came out darker, same result as any time i have ever died my hair at home. a discusting black muddy brown. and she even worse she added so many stupid ornge highlights ontop, in the sunlight it is a ghastly purple and red/black it realy is cheetafied and as my boyfriend says looks like i got the walmart special... i am so sick of this happening to me oh not to mentions how much hair dye was left on the back of my neck hair line and all over my scalp...iv had a head ace for days and my scalp is so soar, hair is ruined so please offer some advice.. oh and you should see the ridiculous cut i asked specificaly not for. The salon said i could come in on tuesday to fix it.. i remember they used a lighting shampoo once to lift an awful at home job i did.. is this shampoo they used bad .. and with redkin products is the color correction process that bad? do you think it will cause alot of damage.. wont give my hair a chance to get life back before summer? think i should just wait wash it out to dye it when it realy matters before summer when people start arriving on this little vacation island. I am so bummed and restless can barely sleep just was hoping someone out there could make me feel better mayby tell some awful stories of their own reassure me hair products are much better then what they where. my hair is totally fruit-loops now i have already scheduled a cut and color with a real expert in may.... so i just wonder if i shuould stick it out with the awful hair,, wash wash wash so that in may my hair will have a better chance to be real hair... im just worried that any color stripping shampoo or process is realy going to give me the worst hair more

Open Question: What's it like to teach summer school?

I am a certified secondary Social Studies Teacher in MD. I have been unable to find a permanent position since graduating in May 2009. So, I have been substitute teaching this year while waiting for employment. During summer time, however, I will not have a job so I thought I could teach summer school. I'd like to know what its like. Do I need to make regular lesson plans? How many tests do you give? Is there a lot of planning involved? Or any other useful information. Also, will I not be hired if I have a pre-planned 5 day vacation in mid July? more

Open Question: I want to move to Anchorage, Alaska for the summer. Any seasonal job suggestions?

I went on a two week vacation in Alaska two years ago and have always wanted to go back to live for a few months during the summer. I have enough income saved up for a round trip flight, but I would need a job while living there. I was thinking Anchorage would have a lot of openings. Does anyone who lives in Anchorage know if I would be able to find a job quickly while I was there? Also, do you think Anchorage is small enough to where I could ride my bicycle or take public transportation to my workplace? more

Voting Question: My mom is quitting her job and I don't know what to feel?

My mom is a teacher in an elementary school and over the past years the kids and parents have gotten worse and worse, ie denial of problems such as mental retardation and OCD and ADHD and such. She's "burnt out" and handed in her resignation letter this morning. I know this isn't my place to be involved, but I can't help worrying over problems arising without her having a job that pays and has health insurance. My dad has a bunch of medical problems that is paid for by insurance and I don't know if he'd lose it. She can't look for a job yet she claims because she wants to start after summer vacation, but I fear that it might cause her to never look for a job. With an educators degree there aren't that many fields she can get into and she really doesn't want to go back to school. It's not that I don't support her decision to quit, I do, but I really worry about what's going to happen. I haven't seen my friends much because of sports right now and so there's no one to talk to. Does anyone have any stories about their parents quitting and what happened or anything? Please don't tell me to talk to her, I know it won't solve anything, I've tried. Any advice? more

Open Question: Why is she willing to go the distance for him?

I'm in Job Core, so we are able to leave on weekend passes, day passes, etc. Valentines weekend was a free pass and over half the center took advantage of that, going to motels with their boyfriends/girlfriends. My bestfriend had decided to go to the motel with her ex, they hadn't really talked for a month since the break up and decided to go on weekend pass together. I think that was a mistake she was making, she could do alot better than the guy and she refuses to see that. Friday night, he had asked her out and the next night, Saturday, he had proposed to her at Denny's.. yeah, not that romantic of a proposal, but that was the best HE could do and he didn't even have a ring. I think they are going too fast, planning on getting married in July during our two week summer vacation and she's planning on graduating in August, so she can move in with him.. she's already pregnant with his child. Are they moving to fast in that relationship? I don't even know what she sees in him, but everytime she talks about it, everything comes out positive and there's nothing negative towards that man of hers. He got termed on Wednesday, she was a complete wreck that whole week.. before he left to catch his bus in Boise, she had given him her phone to keep in touch. She just simply gave him her phone to keep and all her money, which she had $25. She's going into debt with that guy and she's willing to buy him everything, while she has bills of her own to pay and she hardly gets through those. He's stressing her out day by day and all that stuff, yet she's too blinde to see what he's doing.. she wants to spend eternity with him, so she's more than willing to give up her last name and take on his. Everyone calls her foolish for what she's doing for him but she calls it love.. more

Voting Question: Strange Girl Situation?

Just like 80% of Yahoo Answers users, I have a frustrating and incomprehensible Girl Problem On my way into this relationship, I was solid: I acted positive, confident, intelligent towards this girl who's a big nerd. Unfortunately, things didn't go perfectly, although they went very well. She was always coming over to my apartment, and I wasn't even being a 'player', I just wasn't at all needy to visit her apartment, and the power in the relationship was clearly mine. Then, we both moved apart. I knew that distance doesn't work, so I decided to break up with her, but leave things on good terms. We went on a vacation, and she was insecure as hell the whole time, that I "would certainly find some girl in the next week". She did, however, get me to make a pact with her that we would tell the other if we did anything with someone else. (Please let me know if this is reasonable, because at the time I thought it was!) I began to search for women in my new temporary summer residence. I lined up a date with one, and called the girl to let her know. She went terribly upset, thinking she was with still 'with' me, and such. I didn't go on the date, and I scheduled another vacation with this girl. After this, I was ready to move on again, and called to break up with her. We were a country apart, and I know that relationships are based on face-to-face interaction, and spending time with a person. She was hysterical, and at some point I went to visit her in her new home. Now I'm visiting her a second time, and I will transition from the facts to the feelings, telling the same story from a more emotional perspective. Early on, I didn't think she would amount to much, and I have a pretty dismal attitude toward most women and most men. I believe in some awesome friends, and I think an amazing woman may be out there somewhere, but I've never been very satisfied with women in the past, and this girl didn't seem like she would be all that different. However, she was really intelligent and we got along more or less. Her issues were getting over a boy who cheated on her, and then a boy who she left, though she felt they were both in love. This recent ex moved on quickly to another woman, and she remains jealous to this day. I fit her "type" and excelled her past boys in looks. She claims to have been pressuring me for sex in the beginning, initiating things, and I remember just having sex with her, but it didn't last very long and I never regarded her as an equal because of the lack of long-lasting, intimate sex. She feels in hindsight that the relationship was very good at that point, but I remember feeling awfully lonely at night when she'd be snoring next to me, and I'm dreaming of noone specific, but a woman that would stay awake having sex and talking for hours. She was depressed, and I narcissistically pictured myself as her hero, bringing her back from spiting boys forever, which is somewhat how she viewed me then. However, I lost my job and traveled the whole year, and generally acted in a way that left her thinking of me as an unfocused child. There's some truth to that, as I'm young and really had/have no certainty in what I want from life yet, I'm seeking adventure. As the relationship wore on, she frequently smiles and says I'm "so cuuuute", but it's somehow in an unsexual manner. However, she also feels very jealous and doesn't want me moving on to another woman. I feel the same way toward her moving on with another man, although I'm not quite satisfied. I think we both could be not satisfied BECAUSE the other is not in love with us, and that's the only thing missing? Or maybe we lack 'chemistry'. Whatever it is, I can't fully explain it from the frame of 'player' mindsets like Askmen.com which I've read. I can say that in some way, I've lost her interest. I've failed to make her feel romantic and believe in me because I lack this singular, guiding purpose in life. And I also don't give her 'trinkets' because I don't think they will amp up her attraction for me. I feel as though both of us are trapped loving each other and feeling some sexual attraction, but not quite enough, and this failure to satisfy each other, combined with her trust issues from past relationships is poisoning the situation. Intellectually and in almost every other way, we really hit things off. Though we both don't consider marriage a good idea at our young age (haha, half our friends are married, but still, we're in our low-20s), she at one point felt she wanted to marry me. Can some girls out there explain the truth about what's going on in her head? All at once, she's being mutually exclusive to me, wanting to move on, and not wanting me to move on. And now, after me trying to move on, and not really getting traction in any one place or job, and seeing her become much more optimistic, resilient, fit and happy in her new home, I'm feeling toward her the same way she felt and feels about me. Now I don't want her to move on, I'd feel more

Open Question: PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME My parents treat me like I don't matter. They always nag me and pick at me for no reason?

I know this is long, but please read...i need help and am not sure what to do. I don't come home to visit from school often because I live in another state than my parents do, they are in Michgain, I am in Chiacgo. When I do come home to visit however, my parents are often very mean. I have a lot to tell them when I come home because I never see them and so I'm sure I talk a whole lot while I'm home however, they yell at me constantly for it and after one day of being home they ask me when I'm leaving. Ever since I've turned 18 they have done NOTHING for me. They never bought me clothes, didn't help pay for school...they would occasionally give me money for groceries or if they wanted to take a vacation, come and take me to go buy groceries and dinner. Recently I was home for a month as most are for xmas break. While I was home, my parents decided that they wanted to buy my 17 yr old sister a car because she was planning to take her drivers test soon....they never even offered to buy me a car. They also have taken my room away. When I come home I have to sleep on the couch or in bed with my sister....I have an apartment at school however I can't afford to stay there in the summer so I come home every summer to work and have a place to stay. Three days after my dad bought my sisters car he decided to drive me back to school and we went to the grocery store where he told me "i can't afford to pay for your groceries because i just bought your sister a car and paid $120 for your doctor bill" ...I went to the doctor because we thought I had diabetes......so I had to pay $300 for groceries because I have no car to get to the store if I need something. So then I am now having an issue with my hands turning funny colors and I am home on Spring Break....There could be something seriously wrong with me and he is telling me, someone who makes about $50 every 2 weeks because my job sucks... that he's not paying for my doctors bills because I'm 21 years old and no one paid for his stuff when he was 21 that it isn't his responsibility....he has been telling me that I'm not his responsibility to feed or anything since the day I turned 18.... the day that I got home for break my dad yelled at me to take the dog out even though he was standing right next to her and the door going to bed. So I said no because I was doing something and he started screaming at me to let the dog out or get out of his house because I wasn't going to sit on my ass and be lazy the whole week I was home.... Its my spring break, i work 7 days a week on top of classes and NEVER get to relax or go out.... but I'm lazy. Since I've been home, everyone can be having a conversation but if I decide to say even "hello" he's screaming at me to STFU because he's watching TV and tells me to go talk to myself cus no one cares. The other day he told me he doesn't want me here and he doesn't know what its gonna take for me to get the hint and says I don't care go to school, get your degree be happy and healthy but I don't want you around. All I was doing was trying to have a conversation with my sister about something but because he was watching something he got mad. I'm so fed up with it that now I've started to respond back at him with an attitude because I'm doing nothing wrong and he's yelling at me. But if anyone else in this house does that, he doesn't say a word to them. He never yells at anyone else here no matter what they do wrong or if they are talking and he tells me that I have no opinion while I'm at his house that this isn't my house so I need to shut up. AND ANOTHER DAY.... we were all having a conversation at dinner and my brother started being mean for no reason so I said like any sister would, that he needed to shut up. My mother and sister both said the same thing but he said nothing to them and proceeded to tell me "stfu and don't tell my son what to do you don't live here and we don't give a fuck if you don't like it you can leave." I'm constantly feeling belittled and like I'm never good enough when I'm here and it doesn't help that I just recently stopped dating a guy who I was in love with that treated me basically the same way after the first year of dating me ....again, I wasn't ever doing anything to him. I would call him and he would be busy and he'd start screaming at me. I call my dad and my dad hangs up on me, he threatens me and then he tells me that I'm a bitch. I love my brother and mom and sister and I come home for them and the rest of my family but i DONT want anything to do with him anymore and I don't know what to do....... my entire family has noticed these things, from my gma to my uncles and they have all made comments about "where do you sleep since you no longer have a room," or "why is it they buy a car for her but not you" or "why is it that they make you do everything and act so mean to you all the time" and things like that. My family has openly said that they see him trea more

Resolved Question: what can i do to make my resume better?

i am applying for my first job. is my resume good? how could i make it better? Objective: To obtain a summer job working as a Junior Counselor where I can use my skills to gain experience and acquire new skills while creating an enjoyable and memorable experience for children. Education: ............ High School. Highest Honors Student. Work & Volunteer Experience: Babysit children on a regular basis. Volunteered for Safety Town for three years. Supervised kindergarten class. Delivered local Sun Post newspaper in 2008. Watched house and three dogs while owner on vacation. Activities and Honors: Honor roll 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. Highest honors 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. Competed in Greater Cleveland Council Math Competition. Certified babysitter. Member of 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 Students Against Destructive Decisions. Chosen by teachers as Student of the Month. Part of Homecoming float committee. Part of Homecoming decorating committee. Part of Winter Formal decorating committee. Personal Strengths: Responsible. Good with children. Polite and courteous. Motivated and enthusiastic. Work as a team player. Optimistic and encouraging. Efficient problem solver. more

Voting Question: How can a 15 year old (me) come up with $1000 dollars by the middle of July?

Ok, so I'm going on vacation with my friend during the last week of July and first week of August. I am 15 years old and I am planning on getting a summer job, but I know that just won't do it. Any suggestions, please? more

Resolved Question: Should I take the summer camp job?

I'm so happy because I just got offered a summer camp job! I love kids and this would be so much fun and I planned on moving out this summer because I'll be graduating in June...now here's the negative side. The camp is only offering me $138 a week. The camp runs for 11 weeks in the summer. The director told me that they usually allow 2 weeks off for vacation(I don't think it's paid considering they pay per week you work...the paycheck comes every two weeks). You have to work 6 days a week. I'm thinking about going into social work or child counseling when I get older so this would be great experience. I'm not staying with my parents. I also think this might be a nice place for me to meet young adults my age. What do you guys think?? Also, it's free room and board. more

Resolved Question: In Califonia, Do i Need a work permit to get a job in the summer?

im going to be 16 in march and im trying to get a job after schools over. In the middle of summer vacation, do i need a work permit. more

Resolved Question: Jobs for people from Europe in the U.S.A.?

If somebody wanted to stay in the U.S. for a vacation for a summer or something, where could they legally work? more

Resolved Question: Need new wardrobe...where to start?!?

so for this summer i really want to just have great clothes for vacation. just simple clothes but make a statement. i'm currently on the hollister website and looking at clearance, they have some really nice things and that's really what i'm interested in, not really the whole preppy look like rue 21.. so where should i start? my mall's pretty crappy and basically only has these stores, but which ones would you recommend i look at: hollister american eagle aeropostale rue 21 charolette russe payless victoria's secret aerie (jc penney) (macy's) (bon ton) i also am very poor, i currently have about $30, i'm a teenage girl, no job (too young), and don't really plan to get much money soon. THANKS!!!&& i know $30 won't buy a new wardrobe, duh. i just need to start gathering items. more

Resolved Question: What to do with my last semester of college?

Here is my situation: I am currently a junior at a top 25 university. I am pursuing a bachelor's degree and economics, and looking to enroll in a graduate program in urban planning, preferably economic or international development. With AP credits however, I have senior standing and technically can apply for graduation right now but I need to meet my major/minor requirements, which I expect to have after fall semester at the end of this year, and I plan on graduating in december. However, my GPA is less than stellar for graduate school, fluctuating around 3.2-3.3. Initially, I had been planning apply for and, if accepted, to enroll in graduate school right after I graduate. Now, I am having doubts, because my friends have been telling me that by doing so, I'll be overwhelmed and feel "burned out." Also, I would have to take the GRE this summer, and I'm not sure I'll be ready at that point. The second option is to stay in school for an extra semester and try to take easy intro-level classes to raise my GPA for my grad school application. Unfortunately, that's not a good option either: 1. It'll feel like a waste of time because I'm not learning anything productive, since I'll be in classes just because it's easy, rather than because it's interesting or relevant to my goals. 2. It would be a waste of money because I'm not learning anything productive. 3. Grad schools may look at my transcript closer and wonder what was the point of my last semester in college. A final option, which is a bit more radical, is to spend my last semester studying abroad. I love traveling, particularly international experiences, and studying abroad appeals to me because it's fun, and I'm interested in studies of international scope. However, I doubt that I will learn anything productive because I feel that studying abroad is a waste of time if you are pursuing a degree in college, as it doesn't give you the same quality of education as in college, especially if it's a 4-month long vacation. I believe that it is a mistake to interrupt the most important studies of your life with such an experience while pursuing your degree. But with my degree requirements completed, it may be a choice I would consider, especially because I am certain that I will enjoy the experience, and the cost of one particular program at my school is actually cheaper than a semester's tuition. This may seem like the best choice, but I still have many concerns that I hope people can address. 1)Is it typical to go studying abroad on their last semester of college? Would such a decision hurt me in any way, especially if employers/grad schools look at my resume/transcript and scrutinize my decision in a negative way? How would they react to this? I know studying abroad is generally perceived as a good experience, but spending my last semester doing it, does it make me look lazy or unproductive in any way to potential employers or graduate programs? 2)What if I'm looking for a job or internship during this semester? They won't be able to interview me because I'm halfway around the world. 3)What are any other drawbacks or problems that I might face career-wise if I decide to study abroad this semester? So what should I do with my last semester of college? Enroll in Grad School? Take easy classes to raise my GPA? Or study abroad? Thank you for your answers.I will be pursuing a Masters of Urban Planning. (MUP) more

Resolved Question: What is the Minimum Age requirement for employment in California?

I'm an average 13-year old guy (turning 14 this May), who really wants to get a job :D The only problem is that I've heard people say that its illegal to work until you're 16+ years of age or older.. is that true? If not, how many hours am I allowed to work a week? It's really frustrating to hear people say that, "Oh, you're too young!" Not to be full of myself or anything, but I think I'm mature for my age, and would be very determined to do a good job in what ever I'm employed in! I'm good with people and would be happy and willing to help customers! Will an interviewer still not except me for a job just because of my age? (The job I'm considering is at my local grocery like CVS or Nob Hill.) I hope to work during the summer, but i hear a lot of other teens apply during the summer too. How early should i send in an app if I want to be considered for working during summer vacation? Thanks a lot in advance for helping me out :) Also, check out this link: http://are.berkeley.edu/APMP/pubs/lmd/html/fallwinter_94/caltoughch.html Are those laws recent or have they changed? more

Resolved Question: When can I return to the USA?

Hi there, I’m an 18 year old Canadian who frequently travels to the United States to visit my aunt and uncle who live there. Through high school, I would only visit for a week or two at a time every few months. After High school I planned on taking a year off to travel, so, after graduating, I received the graduation present to go to the States to visit with my family, and do some traveling while I was there (Florida, Grand Canyon, etc.) I ended up staying 5 months in the US. After coming back home to Canada, about a week later my Uncle called me up to explain that he was going to California and asked if I wanted to go. Of course I said yes. We booked the tickets for the following weekend, and I packed. When I got to the airport, everything seemed fine until I got to Customs. Usually they would just ask me who I’m staying with, and let me through. This time, they pulled me aside into an interrogation room! Needless to say I was terrified and confused as to why the sudden change, but they explained to me that I had just gone to the states for 5 months, came back for two weeks, and then was planning another month long trip there. The officer asked if I had a job, bills, etc. under my name in Canada, and I had been gone for 5 months so I hadn’t had any recent documents. I was told by others that he was trying to make sure I wasn’t a 'Defacto US Citizen'. They asked many questions, including what my aunt and uncle did as a profession, how much money I had on me, and they even said to me 'what is your boyfriends name down there?' ... When I don’t even have a boyfriend down there? The man had asked for my Itinerary, but I told him I hadn’t printed it out, because with all my trips down there I never printed it out, and it hadn’t been a problem. He then assumed that I only had a 1-WAY Ticket to the US, and he assumed I didn’t plan on coming back. I don't see why he couldn’t have just went on his computer and checked if I had one or not (don’t they have access to this information?) After waiting another 30 minutes while he got someone to check for him, he let me through, but he stapled this small white paper to one of my Passport pages that said I had to be back in Canada by the specified date (which was the date that was on my Itinerary), or else there would be a warrant for my arrest! I realize he was only taking precautions, and doing his job. So finally, my question is, when can I return to the USA to see my family again? I do have a job now, and I have bills under my name. I returned home at the beginning of February, and I wanted to go down in June and spend the summer there (until mid August), so I can have a small vacation before I start College in September. I will have been home for 3 months, working full-time. Will they let me back in? Should I bring evidence that I plan to return home, just incase? (Such as my College acceptance letter, to prove ill be home by September? My Bills, paystubs, etc?) I'll be sure to bring my itinerary. Any help or personal experiences will be helpful. The last thing I want to be is banned from the US and not be able to see my family at all! more

Resolved Question: hey i would really like a job with cats or dogs or any type of pets can you give me on plzz?

well the reason is that im only 12 going on 13 i would really like to get a job with any type of pets i know i sound crazy as fuck but its true... or maybe even foster care but i really want to do something in my school vacation for the summer cause these vacations are almost over plz contact me... i have all kinds of expirens with animals more

Voting Question: job and summer vacation?

there are three weeks this summer where i will be out of down. on different occasions. like 1 week in june and two non consecutive weeks in july. do you think i should still get a job this summer, or will no one hire me/id get fired for being gone for 3 weeks. more

Resolved Question: Relationship of 8 yrs ended not so good, have a child together, very confused on what to do, need advice?

My ex and I just ended our 8 yr relationship. We started dating in 01, I was right out of high school and never had a real relationship. He asked me out and I was swept off my feet and we started dating he broke up with me after 6 months, I was heart broken. We got back together and dated for 1 1/2 and he started cheating on me. We ended up back together and got pregnant this time. we moved in together and had our baby. Things were good for ahwile but he didn't stay faithful. I moved out twice before moving out one last time for good. In 2005 we both moved back home to our parents house he was paying child support but that didn't last long. We eventually started talking again. In 06 I couldn't take living at home anymore so we found a place to rent and moved back in together. Things were really good for 2 yrs. At the end of 08 things just stunk. I didn't feel I was getting the attention I deserved from him as a partner. I worked 7 days a week and was a full time mother to a toddler. He worked 2 jobs days and evenings and sometimes weekends, so he was never home. When he did get off work he went out with friends. In 09 at my weekend job a co-worker became interested in me. At first I wasn't sure, but he gave me all the attention I wanted. I began seeing him. It didn't interfere with my home life but as summer rolled around my b/f and I weren't getting along. I quit my weekend job and my co-worker also quit. We still talked every now and then. In August I wanted nothing to do with my b/f. He tried telling me one day he would do anything for me to save our relationship and wanted to marry me and give me the family I wanted, but I refused. We still stayed together not sure why ? In Oct. 09 we moved to another house. I had a vacation planned to visit family for us and he backed out at the last minute saying he couldnt go. I was very disappointed but went on the trip anyways. When I returned home all he could talk about was what he did and never asked about my family or the trip. Things were weird he told me he was doing a lot of texting at work so the phone bill might be high. I checked the phone bill and to my surprise it wasn't work it was another woman. I confronted him he denied it. He finally admitted it but said she was helping him through his problems, I knew he was lying. I found another phone he had purchased with texts between him and this woman and confronted him again he admitted to seeing her. I left with our son and moved out. I was very hurt. I continued my relationship with my past co-worker and really enjoyed time with him. My ex continued to see this woman. When I got serious about not coming back he got a lawyer and I got my own lawyer. He tried getting me back, saying he left her. But I knew better. he found out I went on a date and he went crazy. Threw some of my belonging that were still at the house outside. I'm very unsure of what to do with my life at this time. My ex moved in with this woman and is already moved out. He is very willing to do whatever it takes to get me back and is willing to wait for that day when i'm ready. he has everythign to offer that i want. part ofme wants to and part of me doesn't. This new guy is great and different and we have a lot in common. But at the same time I don't want my child growing up in a split family, but how do I know my ex will change. How do i know he's not just in the moment of saying this is what he wants. If I give him that chance he will wait. But if I don't he says he will move on tomorrow and wants to go out and find someone to take home the day he meets them. I don't understand it. I know he doesn't want to see me with someone else. but if its' true love don't u think he would not try to find someone else immediately and if he felt he really lost the one he wanted he would take time for himself. very confused very lost. I want the best for me and my son, but don't know what to do.Thank for the advice, some of it made me LOL!! I am an idiot. I forgot to mention I am going to start counseling to help me through all this. I have been focusing a lot on my child. I will be living back at home to continue my education. Thanks for ur answers more

Voting Question: How should i respond to this: My mom says she "Sacrificed" 20 yrs of her life raising me?

I just turned 20 yesterday, and I live with my boyfriend who is almost 27, but receiving his Masters in Engineering. Before I begin, the option to live with my mom is not there because she lives in a 55+ community, where you cannot have kids. I applied to around 50 jobs before this semester of college started, but the few interviews I received...they advertised incorrect hours (while I had classes). I am trying to graduate with honors, and I learn best in the classroom, so I can't afford to ditch classes. Luckily, I have had a loan (NOT cosigned) for my food/rent, and a Calgrant for tuition/books. I have been asking my mom for a long time now to fill out her part of the FAFSA because it is on a first-come-first-serve basis...she finally decided to look at it yesterday, and sent me 5 emails, and 11 text telling me that she can't fill it out because she makes more than $60,000 this year...by $400. I begged her to not be so specific because I need this money for school, and to please just try without the $400 so I am eligible, but she responded with a 5 page email insulting me. She called me a nasty, selfish, spoiled brat and told me "I'm just tired of you bitching at me because you are so selfish." She told me, "Do you want me to commit suicide so you can sell my house (I NEVER said anything like this!), because I'm changing my will tomorrow." She told me that I offer her "help" only if she gives me stuff (she doesn't though) and I spent my X-mas vacation fixing up her entire house/yard and I bought her = stuff. She told me, "The real world was coming soon anyway. It just came a little early for you." and told me that I have wasted thousands of dollars by not having a job except during the summer (although I applied to around 50 jobs before this semester even began as I said and I really WANT a job...I have also applied to jobs EVERY semester and even took extremely early classes this semester to be able to get a job :( ). My mom has an anxiety disorder and I am pretty sure she is bipolar as well (she does not take her meds, and will not admit having a disorder although it got so bad the past 10 yrs that most of her friends of up to 30-40 yrs told her to not speak with them again)...She was emotionally abusive growing up so I am used to this, but I thought when I moved out everything would be okay and I could finally be happy and young (even when I was in elementary school she used me as a counselor, took her anger out on me (like if she misplaced something she would scream at me fro hours and throw things at me) She even accused me of prostitution and told me I was plain...and things got worst in Junior High ah well...) I feel so depressed. I thought a parent was supposed to "sacrifice" (although I would count it as a blessing) to raise a kid? She didn't even raise me 20 yrs...I moved out when I was 18 and just turned 20 yesterday...I also lived with my grandpa until I was 6. I feel so depressed and like crying...How do I respond to my mom? I was so scared of not getting financial aid, I filled out my mom's part for her last night and put less than $60,000. Please help! My father is an outlaw (literally), and my other family members all live in New York (and they ARE helping their kids out with college). I live in California. I have no guidance...I need a parent's help because I am so scared I will have to drop out...Thank you so much!!! more

Resolved Question: What would you do??????

I cannot decide what to do this summer. I have two options: A. Work at an Amusement Park. That will give me working experience, money, and free passes to the park. or B. Volunteer at an organic farm, and volunteer at a animal rehabilitation farm. This definitely sounds more fun and interesting, but I will not get paid. Regardless of what I choose, I will be volunteering at a hospital once a week, possibly twice, if I pick up another shift. Also, I am probably going to be gone for 3 weeks out of the summer (1 vacation, 1 for camp, and 1 for friends), should I do option B because of that, I know volunteer work is more flexible than a job. Also, has anyone worked at an amusement park? Is it a good summer job for a teen? I will be 17, by the way.The only thing I'm afraid of is the amusement park being absolutly disgusting....I say adventureland over the weekend.... more

Voting Question: should i feel guilty bout this? never working, but having a good paying job?

Ok, so Im a lifeguard, but I also attend University full-time. The thing is, everytime we have week breaks, or christmas break etc, even alot of the summer, I can never work that much because I am always either on vacation somewhere or something comes up that I cant work. I only work like 2 hours a week during the school year and even then, I take days off cause I have meetings the one day I work. Or if they call me in on a weekend, Im out skiing or something. The job pays $23 an hour so i feel bad like Im missing out on makings lots of money and my parents say I should work alot more instead of travelling, and stuff even though im 19. should i feel guilty? i dont pay my cell bill, car insurance, or for university, or for my car or house etc, my rents do. but i still feel like i should be working cause i could make some not bad cash. more

Voting Question: Should I feel guilty for never working or taking shifts despite having a relatively high paying job for my age?

Resolved Question: College student on summer vacation = part-time job or full-time job?

In a few months I'm going to finish my first year at college and be home during the summer. I'm obviously interested in getting a summer job, but should it be full-time or part-time? I don't have any outstanding commitments besides a week-long family vacation in June and maybe a baseball game in July. I'm obviously going to have a lot of free time and I could use the extra cash, but I also don't want to feel overwhelmed. Should I go part-time or full-time during the summer? more

Resolved Question: What do you think of women who marry rich men, with their primary motivation being that they don't want to wor?

My brother's friend lives in a mansion and his father is extremely rich and makes 200K as a director in Boeing, but the mother on the other hand lives a very high-end lifestyle, she sits on her fanny at home and doesn't work. She wakes up whenever she wants (12-2 PM) and has the whole day to herself, either playing on the computer all day or going out and shopping with her husband's money or socializing with other pampered wives. She has almost no obligations to worry about, no stress at all, life is simply a breeze almost, as if she is living in a 4 star hotel every damn day or is a teenager living in a permanent Summer Vacation! There are 2 kids and the youngest is 13. The older son works, the mother doesn't. Amazing as SHE'S OLDER. While the following may go without saying, the woman was very beautiful and still is a little bit at her age. She does nothing and has no intention on working again in a job, and she has never worked in her life. To myself, i'm like......WHAT IN THE HELL IS THIS? Here I am as a MAN having to work every damn day as a software engineer to make ends meet, and this woman lives a lifetime vacation, a vacation I only get 2 weeks a year. Feminism's tenets mean that you are persecuted and oppressed by your gender, but I really would not call this women oppressed, she lives a lifelong party. What do you think of women like this who don't work? Life just flies by, passes by, and she have nearly infinite time for herself until she dies. I hate to say it, but it's like using sex and looks to win the lottery. What is your opinion on able-bodied women like this who simply squat and do nothing in life? What ever happened to...."When I grow up, I want to be a (insert occupation)"? I honestly cannot fathom or wrap my head around an adult doing nothing, and living like children. THESE ARE ADULTS!!!See a shrink for what, LOL. Well, yahoo prevents me from saying what I want to say, I'll stop now. more

Resolved Question: My ex refused to pay my his share of day care, life insurance, other things the court ordered him?

I got divorce last summer after 10 years of marriage, my ex left me for his young co-worker. On pendente lite, the court ordered him to pay mortgage, child support, day care and house bills since I wasn't working at that time (I have not been working for 7 years to care for our son as per our agreement, I was working before our son was born and gave him all the money I made to pay his debt from his previous marriage). He paid nothing and it caused the house in foreclosure, electric got shut and debts on bills and day cares for our son. On the divorce agreement, he ordered to pay child support, alimony, day care, health care, and life insurance. He was making 110,000 but when I filed for divorce his suddenly decrease to 52,000 . He pays only child support and alimony because I asked the court for it to be garnished from his wage. He got away paying me a half of what he actually making because I have no proof to the court that he makes the same amount money (or even more) when we separate. He is working with cousin. After the divorce he told me that he was making the same amount of money but only 52,000 putting on his paycheck and the rest his cousin gave him by paying all his expenses. He also mentioned he has to put his salary low because he didn't want to give me any supports and planning to file for bancruptcy so he can get chapter 7 since our house in foreclosure, and after that he will get all his full amount of salary back. I started working when we separated and recently I have full time job as a entry level and unfortunately I don't make enough money and I still need his help with our son since our house will be taking away by the bank and I have to moved to an apartment. I am struggling paying everything with my little salary left alone my son full day day care, and my ex still refused to pay and keep telling me he has no money. Is there anyway that I can make him pay all the money he owed for his share of day care and other things that the court ordered him to pay or to do. He pays child support and alimony because he scared he will go to jail and he keep telling me that he will gets away with everything because I don't have prove of how much income he is making. The other thing is that the court also ordered us to exchange tax return every year since he decrease his actual salary and he ordered to pay me 50.00 more every week for every 10,000 he makes. I know that something that I will never gets from him unless I subpeano him, his girlfriend and his cousin. He keeps tell me that he has no money, he also threating me that he will quit his job while he went vacations, going to clubs, fancy dinners, buying fancy clothes, new car, and last week I just found out he bought a new house using his girlfriend's name. Another thing is that he refused to give me his new address and he has twice a month visitation with my son (he spend one night with him) and I don't want him to bring my son when I don't know where his new address is, please help me, I really need help. Thank you. more

Resolved Question: which one is considered employed?

i have to figure out which of these is considered to be employed and i have narrowed it down to either A teacher on summer vacation until school begins in the fall or A student waiting to start his first job in two months, but i think its the latter because i think the former is frictional unemployment but the other choices are An unpaid homemaker A college student looking for his first job A teacher on summer vacation until school begins in the fall. A woman who has been temporarily laid off until business picks up A student waiting to start his first job in two months just in case im wrong. But i really appreciate the help. more

Resolved Question: If you could tell the girls that made the pregnancy pact?

What you tell them? As summer vacation begins, 17 girls at Gloucester High School are expecting babies — more than four times the number of pregnancies the 1,200-student school had last year. Some adults dismissed the statistic as a blip. Others blamed hit movies like Juno and Knocked Up for glamorizing young unwed mothers. But principal Joseph Sullivan knows at least part of the reason there's been such a spike in teen pregnancies in this Massachusetts fishing town. School officials started looking into the matter as early as October, after an unusual number of girls began filing into the school clinic to find out if they were pregnant. By May, several students had returned multiple times to get pregnancy tests, and on hearing the results, "some girls seemed more upset when they weren't pregnant than when they were," Sullivan says. All it took was a few simple questions before nearly half the expecting students, none older than 16, confessed to making a pact to get pregnant and raise their babies together. Then the story got worse. "We found out one of the fathers is a 24-year-old homeless guy," the principal says, shaking his head. (Read "Gloucester Principal Stands by Story.") The question of what to do next has divided this fiercely Catholic enclave. Even with national data showing a 3% rise in teen pregnancies in 2006 — the first increase in 15 years — Gloucester isn't sure it wants to provide easier access to birth control. In any case, many residents worry that the problem goes much deeper. The past decade has been difficult for this mostly white, mostly blue-collar city (pop. 30,000). In Gloucester, perched on scenic Cape Ann, the economy has always depended on a strong fishing industry. But in recent years, such jobs have all but disappeared overseas, and with them much of the community's wherewithal. "Families are broken," says school superintendent Christopher Farmer. "Many of our young people are growing up directionless." (See the top 10 news stories of 2008.) The girls who made the pregnancy pact — some of whom, according to Sullivan, reacted to the news that they were expecting with high fives and plans for baby showers — declined to be interviewed. So did their parents. But Amanda Ireland, who graduated from Gloucester High on June 8, thinks she knows why these girls wanted to get pregnant. Ireland, 18, gave birth her freshman year and says some of her now pregnant schoolmates regularly approached her in the hall, remarking how lucky she was to have a baby. "They're so excited to finally have someone to love them unconditionally," Ireland says. "I try to explain it's hard to feel loved when an infant is screaming to be fed at 3 a.m." (Read "Gloucester Pregnancy Plot Thickens.") The high school has done perhaps too good a job of embracing young mothers. Sex-ed classes end freshman year at Gloucester, where teen parents are encouraged to take their children to a free on-site day-care center. Strollers mingle seamlessly in school hallways among cheerleaders and junior ROTC. "We're proud to help the mothers stay in school," says Sue Todd, CEO of Pathways for Children, which runs the day-care center. (See the people who mattered in 2008.) But by May, after nurse practitioner Kim Daly had administered some 150 pregnancy tests at Gloucester High's student clinic, she and the clinic's medical director, Dr. Brian Orr, a local pediatrician, began to advocate prescribing contraceptives regardless of parental consent, a practice at about 15 public high schools in Massachusetts. Currently Gloucester teens must travel about 20 miles (30 km) to reach the nearest women's health clinic; younger girls have to get a ride or take the train and walk. But the notion of a school handing out birth control pills has met with hostility. Says Mayor Carolyn Kirk: "Dr. Orr and Ms. Daly have no right to decide this for our children." The pair resigned in protest on May 30. Gloucester's elected school committee plans to vote later this summer on whether to provide contraceptives. But that won't do much to solve the issue of teens wanting to get pregnant. Says rising junior Kacia Lowe, who is a classmate of the pactmakers': "No one's offered them a better option." And better options may be a tall order in a city so uncertain of its future. — With reporting by Kimberley McLeod/New York Read more: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815845,00.html#ixzz0eRghRCug more

Resolved Question: Spanish help!!! 10 points!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1?

Can someone who knows Spanish really well (not a translator please) translate this for me. I need to write a friend I met on vacation. She, obviously, only speaks and reads Spanish. So, it has to be perfect! Thank you! Dear Anna, Hello! How are you? It was great to hang out with you this summer! Sure, I will tell you what a typical day is for me. First, I wake up at 7:00 and I begin my day with my morning prayers. After my prayers, I get out of bed and brush my teeth. I make my bed, I say good morning to my family. Then my mom makes me a wonderful breakfast around 8:00. I get dressed so I can begin my busy day. I have a great part time job, my job starts at 8:30 and ends at 12:00. I work with children witch is very fun, but also very challenging. Well, enough about my day, I want to tell you about my schooling. Well to start off I am home schooled. I go through a Christian program called _________ . This year I am taking health, math, science, Spanish, and language. My favorite subjects are health, science and math. They are my favorite subjects because I want to be a doctor, so they not only interest me the most, but will also be helpful in the future. My school day usually starts at 1:00 and ends at 8:00. Since I am home schooled I do not need many supplies. They consist of my computer, calculator, paper and a pen. I normally do my school in my room. It is the quietist and the most comfortable place in the house. So, I would like to hear what your day consists of as well! I can’t wait to hear from you and hopefully sometime we can visit each other! I would love to visit Mexico and would also love for you to see Oregon. God Bless! Laurenviajero frecuente, I truly appreciate your help! I would have been so embarrassed to send an incorrect e-mail! Thank you so much! more

Voting Question: Can you pleaseee help me with this relationship shytt?!?

Okay so I know I’m pretty young right? -(14) I pretty much chill with all the twenty and over people cause they understand me. I had to grow up really fast so I have the problems and I think like them. Well, I sort of kind of got myself into a weird situation, and my mind cant handle it. Like I cant sleep at night, cause my mind wont shut off. -( like I literally have to take -z-an-x- ß (that’s how it sounds), but I have to take that to sleep. Okay, so there’s going to three guys in my story and you need to pick one for me. Or at least help me, think. -(guy one)- Okay so I recently lost my virginity, to this guy I only knew for TWO days and he’s really nice/sweet, awesome, fuhkin smexxie, but very quiet.. I asked him if there was anything going on between us, and he said no. so I ended up sneaking out to see him and he was with one of his friends and apparently heed been calling me his girlfriend constantly!? wtf, didn’t I ask if there was anything between us? well like I said I’m confused, but I cant get him OUTA MY HEAD! And so I’m grounded right, and he keeps on wanting to see me. so I don't know if he wants me for Love or Lust, cause when I snuck out all we did was kiss constantly, cause we didn’t know what to say to each other cause he wont talk. It’s just so wrong. And I mean he seems like the perfect guy! -(Hella pot head though.) But, I have no clue, I’ve never felt this way. And I know its not Love. But it’s because, well, you know. -(guy two)- okay so I’ve know him forever but not at the same exact time. -( Life story; had a step dad, got kicked out, move to another town, met people, made friends, went on the vacation for the summer and mom lost her job, so I moved again, didn’t see them until two years later, and so I liked this guy.-( very confusing relationship; Okay, s I was at the age to where no matter how much I like a boy I just didn’t have the courage to say yes. Well he had asked me out many times and I always said no ; hoping I would say yes, but that didn’t happen. Well anywise about the time I had the guts to say yes, he had stopped liking me.) and from then I moved outa nowhere. -( Now its two years later and I’m back in contact with everybody, Hes so hard to get/understand. But anyway he has this girlfriend that they keep breaking up and getting back together and apparently he “loves” her. And the last time he broke up with her he was all wanting to get with me but he didn’t actually say that, and he did say he likes me, but I know not as much as I like him. And so then I don’t want to get hurt, so I don’t think we will ever make it.. It makes me really sad cause I don’t crush and I have always liked him. And I didn’t see him in like forever and the second he gets back in my life, im heart struck! Ugh. And same for him, I don’t know if he likes me for Love or Lust, cause we’ve sent bad pictures to each other before, and I know that was a horrible thing to do. But so is everything else in my life. And so I have no clue what to do about him.. -(guy three)- And now here’s guy three. He and I… Well, he has completely fallen for me, and for a while there I though I had the same. But then all this happened and my feelings for im are gone. We had this little thing going on for a while, weve never kissed or anything like that but we like hella flirted and talked 24/7 and now I feel really bad cause he thinks he’s in “love” with me?! And I’m like OHHH SHYTTTT?! But bottom line is I feel really bad cause he’s like totally in love with me, at least that’s what he thinks.. Yea. Hes really sweet and I actually make him cry, I just don’t know what to do. The feelings are so gone. But I know deep down I do like him its just guy one and guy two are on my mind constantly. And so can you tell me what you think?! more

Resolved Question: any travels for hiring car for 2 - 3 days at Conoor ?

Hi, For summer vacation, we want to go to Ooty. Would need to hire a car for 2 -3 days, Need any good reliable car travel company that does this job. what would be the approximate rate per day. more

Resolved Question: Is my boyfriend's best friend too involved in our lives?

My boyfriend's best friend is a woman he met a few years ago while stationed w/the military. She is married w/a son and her husband. He was married at the time (is now divorced). He says they talk about everything and she is the reason he made it through the divorce and she wil be in his life forever. They spent almost everyday talking/texting all day long, having dinner, helping w/chores, playing games over the internet. When he moved back this summer he got very upset when I asked that there be 1 day of no texting since we haven't lived in the same state for yrs and I wanted to be a bit selfish and not have to compete for his attention w/txt msgs from her all day long. He did it, but I know when he got the chance to call her and I left for work the phone was off the hook. He tells me there is and never was anything going on, that they both have significant others and would never want each other "that way". He doesn't talk to her that much when I am around but as soon as I am gone or suppose to be I've seen msgs that ask if I am gone yet or to call when I leave. Her husband does not like him so she only calls my bf when she is out of the house. He says her husband doesn't understand the emotional stuff when I tell him it isn't his job to fill in. They say that they can "feel" each other, that she knows exactly when we are "getting busy" and will try to give him sex tips, or they talk about issues that are personal to me, that I feel should stay between myself and my bf. She is constantly sending pics of the times that they spent 2gether, needs to know when he leaves and arrives from anywhere even when we were on vacation she would ask 3-4times a day to let her know that we were safe. Or he will ask me to call her to tell her he is ok. She is making things for us to put in his house, asking for explanations of my status updates on IM, he has an e-mail account which I know about that is just for her to send him msgs, says she misses him all the time and bawled for wks after he left, they have even decided that she would be his "best chick" when we get married and have picked out her dress and he hasn't even proposed yet. I just feel she is trying way too hard to be involved and/or stay involved in his life when she has her own family/husband to focus on. I told him he doesn't have to get rid of her just that it bothers me that they are so open to each other about everything in our lives and that it's too much emotional involvement. He swears he loves me, wants to marry me & doesn't want her ever like he does me. I am more of a private person than he is and he just tells me that's the kind of person he is. I'm not asking him to get rid of a friend just realize that it makes me uncomfortable to have another woman SO emotionally attached to him. To be honest I don't really want a million things around our house reminding him of another woman. Not sure what to do, 'cuz 1/2 the time we end up in a fight over her. I don't understand why she needs to know every single little detail of our lives now that she is 1000miles away and he and I are trying to start our life together ( we have been talking about getting married in the next year. He says it will hurt her feelings too much if I say anything to her. Any suggestions????? more

Resolved Question: Is Tennessee a good place to live?

Over the summer I went on a little vacation to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, Tennessee and loved it. I am interested in moving there after college. For someone who has lived there I just have a few questions. Is it worth living there? Are there jobs available there for a person with a Bachelors Degree in Marketing? more

Resolved Question: How do your fringe benefits at work compare to mine?

I'm working my first "real" job, and have been for 2.5 years. That is, not an internship or summer job or tiny little web development company that has 4 employees. So basically, I don't really know if what I get by way of benefits is "good".In addition to salary, I get:* 3 weeks paid vacation (option to purchase an extra week)* 10 sick/personal days* 10 holidays* 12 weeks per birth or adoption for paternity leave* 5 days per summons for Jury Duty* 5 days per death for bereavement leave* 100% match up to first 5% of my pay I put into 401(k) (vested immediately)* 2% salary into pension, vested after 5 years* Aproximately 75% of my health care and medical/dental/vision insurrance* 1/3 of my monthly parking fee at a city-owned garage* occasional (not guaranteed) "Spirit Points" that can be used to purchase merchandise, used as a reward system.* tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per yearThere would be more benefits if I was married or had kids too... more

Voting Question: i have a job option but a bit of dilemma....?

i got offered a job at an ice cream place $5. 25 plus tips .. but i get a raise after working there for two months it opens in spring so it wont be that busy for tips the boss needs lots of people that can work during weekDAYS. and weekENDS plus vacation AND the SUMMER especiallllly. the problem is MY DAD LIVES IN CALIFORNIA AND HE ALWASYS PLANS FOR US TO VISIT HIM during ALL vacations and ESPECIALLY summer. i'm not sure what i want to do at all oh and to make things a little more interesting THE BOSS CALLED ME ABOUT A WEEK AGO BUT I NEVER PICKED UP just bc it was a random number and never called back bc so many people have been randomly calling me IF YOU CAN HELP ME pleaseee give me your full advicee. thank you more

Resolved Question: Can anyone give me information or advice on the Charleston/Mount Pleasant area?

I'm a college student living in Virginia currently. I've lived in my town since I was born, and while it has been a nice place to grow up, I'm ready to move somewhere else. I dislike many things about my town - the weather, the people, the job opportunities, and the cost of living.. I love the state of South Carolina and I always have. I go there every summer on vacation and I feel so at home while I'm there. I feel like I would be so much happier if I were to move to the Charleston/Mount Pleasant area in SC. I've done a lot of research and it seems to be the type of place that I want to live in. I plan to attend the College of Charleston and since I currently work at a Hampton Inn, I'm planning on transferring to one of the Hamptons in that area (there's plenty). The move won't be happening until the fall, like in August or September most likely. My question is, can anyone who is originally from that area or who lives there currently give me some tips, advice, local information, anything? I'm just hoping to reinforce my decision to move, because it is a scary aspect to consider! Any help or tips would be much appreciated. Thank you! :) more

Resolved Question: Help! I want to babysit my siblings for a week but something is in my way.?

My parents are going out of the country for a vacation for a week this summer. At first my mom told me I could babysit my siblings (I'm 17)....I get along with all of my siblings. Except 1. This boy (11), we will call him Bob. Bob is not the best kid. He does things to annoy people (on purpose) and he never listens to my mom. The only one who can control him is my dad...Most of the time. When my parents go out of town for the weekends sometimes he does fine with me. As long as I say "10 minutes until chores" or "Today after chores/school we are going to the park!".....He does fine when I give him 10/30/60 minute warnings and rewards. If my mom and dad are only away for a few hours he won't listen to me. Or if they are home he won't listen to me. When I try to get him to help clean (if my mom says to have the house clean before she comes home, but doesn't give out jobs) he throws a fit and then tells my mom! What should I do? I feel like a failure if my mom has to ask my busy grandma to come drive 6 hours just to watch us when I could do it perfect. Also, my mom doesn't listen to me when I tell her that weekends are fine when they leave. Even though when they get back everyone is happy and the house is clean. Please help! more

Resolved Question: Is this friendship gone?

I did not call or visit a friend for three months. I went to see him on 12-18-09 I had a vacation day I had to use up. He told me to come up for new yrs to meet his g/f. Well I did not call before that date. I figured he would call me. He does not call me. I'm always calling him. When we do talk, he is either playing on the computer or watching TV. It's like he is not interested when I call. It's been one month, and eight days since I last saw/talked to him. We live two hours away, So I do not go there often. He has not had a job since 2008 (Summer) Moved back with his mother, Has a 14 year old son. more

Resolved Question: Are my friends trying to ruin my marriage and drive me away from my fiance? Advice?

Im due to get married next year to the man of my dreams, he is from Brazil but lives mostly in Europe as that is where is job has him based. I am 25 and my fiance is 2yrs older than me, i was born in Las Vegas but spent most of my time in Pennsylvania when my parents divorced when i was 17yrs old, that's where i met the greatest friends i could have ever dreamed of. I met my fiance in Vegas 4 years ago when i was staying with my dad and we were insepratable he proposed to me last summer, i never thought i could be so in love with someone as i am with him i love him like crazy. We live together when he is here but his job and everything is in Madrid, i have been there with him a lot but i can only stay for at least 3 months because of my job but he wants me to move over there with him as he always tells me he can support me. When we are together he is so romantic and not a day goes by that he doesn't tell me that he loves me, he will cook for me, surprises me with vacations etc and makes me feel like im all that matters to me, he always tells me he loves seeing me smile. Some of my friends say he is taking me away because i am thinking about moving to Madrid to be with him permanently, apparently i wont suit Madrid and his lifestyle or family, thing is his family in Brazil love me, its like they keep trying to find something bad to say. He wanted to get married this summer but i begged him for us to hold off until next summer(although no date is set) as we couldn't decide were we wanted our wedding so far my family,his family and both our friends have all said Brazil,Nevada and Pennsylvania. My fiance and i had a huge argument last month when he told me i was letting everyone tell me what to do with our wedding and he would rather a simple small just me and him wedding in Madrid and have it be just about us and no one else. Is he right am i letting people walk all over me. Right now im strongly thinking about getting married like my fiance said and just being happy, its all i want. Between my friends rubs and everything my head is all over the place. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. more

Voting Question: Why does this always happen to me? Please read!?

I always have a lot of plans and things that I want to get to like higher grades at school, get a job, etc. Before I turned 16 I always looked froward to getting a job but when I turned 16 I didn't physically feel like doing it but mentally wanted to get up and get a job but it just feels like somethings holding me and I have between 80s- high 90s and 100% in classes a few times in all my classes but math is too hard to pass for me and I don't feel like doing anything in math class not even to pay attention and failing math puts all my other grades I got in the high 80s and 90s to waste because failing math brings me a least 5 points short of making honor roll the only thing I accomplished with in the last year was to be able to get up every morning to my alarm and have 100% attendance since this years school year in September last years school year I was late to school 50% of the time but this year I finally could get up on my own and never go late. I've been going through this in middle school with never making honor roll because failing one class but acing the rest and never making the elective I chose as number one I always get the last one I chose I ways feel left out no matter what. I always feel hopeless and stay home all day after school I just do my homework, eat, surf the web and go to sleep and wake up and do it all over again even on the weekends and I applied to 30 jobs in the last month and each one either says "I'll call you" or "We're not hiring". I wasted my entire 2 month summer vacation feeling emotionless and getting rejected from jobs and I slept for like 18 hours a day because I had no choice. And I'm a creative person with idea, thoughts, designing things, inventions, comedy, and having fun but now I just feel like a dead person walking who cant do anything. I want to get up and do things so I don't be like this when I'm and adult? And I'm losing interest in what used to interest me. more

Voting Question: if i get a job sometime this month will i be able to take time off in the summer?

im thinking about applying for job this month but im kind of hesitant to because of my summer schedule. i have camp for 3 weeks then vacation for another 3 weeks. do you think i would be take that much time off after only working there for 6 months? more

Resolved Question: Summer jobs in Montreal?

Hey myself and my friend are going to travel to Montreal and live there this summer and want to work. I have experience as a waitress/bartender,an assistant manager/secretary of a small factory and in childcare.My friend has experience in retail,watering and childcare.We also have excellent references.We are both 20 and are very friendly. However we have limited french.Its been about two years since we studied it in secondary school since moving to college.I'd have a general geist of a what someone was saying to me if they didn't speak to fast but i wouldn't be able to converse well with them at all. Is it possible to get work with our experience in a bar/restaurant/hotel for the summer where our lack of french wouldn't be an issue? Also could you recommend any specific businesses eg hotels,bars etc. we could send our CVs to now for summer work? Or alternatively know anyone who'd like an irish au pair for the summer in Montreal or has a business and will be hiring? We are in the process of obtaining visas for a working vacation so permits won't be a problem. more

Resolved Question: Am I asking too much?

I turn 17 in May, and this is the last summer I'll have at home that I'll actually be able to do anything. Next summer, I'm having a major jaw surgery that will have me down all summer until it's time to go to college. So, I've asked my parents if we can go on a vacation to this island in Georgia. I've never been on a vacation, and my grandma gets two weeks of vacation time in July, so I thought we could go at the beginning of August and also celebrate my sister's birthday. I'm getting a job this summer, so I could pay for our hotel for two, maybe three nights, and on our way down, we could visit a few of the colleges I'm looking at. But when I asked my parents, they just sorta looked at me like, "Are you out of your mind?" What do you think? Am I asking too much? Any advice? Please and thank you. more

Resolved Question: How do you say this in portuguese?

You don't need to answer all of them, just as many as possible please :) "What have you been doing?" "Are you working?" "Yes, I am Working at the cafe." "How was your Summer?" "I have to go home." "What do you do with your spare time?" "Do you like your job?" "What inspires you to write music?" "How was your summer vacation?" "What did you do over vacation?" "what are we going to do this vacation?" more

Voting Question: Should i help my friend get a job at my work place?

Last summer i worked at a local water park and really enjoyed it. Yet alot of people don't want to work there because of the conditions (heat, customers, really long hours,). My friend quit her job at Dunkin Donuts last May to take an extended summer vacation to Columbia to visit her mom's family. When she got back she was hired back at Dunkin Dounts even though it was under new managment. She had the perfect job! and after my seasonal water park job i applied there and got a job. It was a nice enviornment (the manger was a little annoying but hey nothings perfect right?). A few weeks later she quit saying how she hated the manager and she didn't get enough hours and how she always had to make donuts (etc). So a few weeks later i left too because of school and everything. Now its January and I'm starting to recieve my re-hire info for my water park job. She's been unemployed for almost 4 months and is starting to act like a bitch because she has no money.So she told me the other day to help hook her up with a job at the water park. I love my friend dearly but, she is a constant complainer and i know she would hate every minute of it. She claims she wouldn't but, I've known her for years and I know that after a few weeks she would be ready to tear the place up. And i don't want her there making my "dream job" a living hell. Yet i know how bad she needs the money. Is it selfish of me or does it make me not a good friend to not help her get a job? more

Resolved Question: Does it make me a bad friend, not to help my friend get a job at my work place even though she needs the money?

Resolved Question: Does it make me a bad friend not to help my friend get a job?

Voting Question: do you tell a future employer about a vacation?

My husband is interviewing for a position but is hesitant on telling them about a vacation we have had planned for this summer. The vacation is already paid for but he really wants the job. Should he tell the employer before being hired or just suck it up and lose the vacation? more