toward retirement‚ they bought a new house in Mesa‚ Arizona‚ before they sold the old one‚ also in Mesa. Their previous home had been appraised at nearly $400‚000 at the height of the market‚ but as the housing crisis ravaged Arizona‚ they were told they’d be lucky to get $200‚000 for it. They were carrying a loan of $260‚000 on their original home alone‚ meaning they were well ’underwater‚’ owing much more than it was worth. Combined with the mortgage on the new house‚ their housing payments had
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I recently received the publisher’s proofs of an accessibility paper which will be published in the new year. The reviewers spotted a number of broken links in the references. Some of them were links to previous papers I had published‚ and the errors were introduced by the publisher (which I confirmed by checking the details of the paper which I submitted). But for a couple of other references the pages did seem to have disappeared. I contact Stuart Smith‚ one of the co-authors‚ and asked him if
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workforce of her new job is male dominated. “All are male”. This shows that Anne is the only female amongst the workers and as a result this could have an impact on her motivation whilst working in an environment she may not feel comfortable with. Moreover‚ as “the head of department leads the department in a relatively informal and relaxed manner” may have an impact on the work. However‚ as he says that “I prefer a democratic approach” suggests that he takes into account what the workers have
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What really happened at the Alamo? The Alamo in San Antonio‚ Texas‚ was originally known as Mission San Antonio de Valero. It was one of five Spanish missions established by Franciscans in he late 1700s and was the first set along the San Antonio River. People in the unit started calling the post "The Alamo" after the name of their home‚ Alamo de Parras‚ Coahuila in 1744. "Alamo" is also a Spanish word for cottonwood. The Alamo in Texas became a place where a battle took place. This is known
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The Start of a New Day On June 8th of 2010‚ I had taken my first step out of Junior High school and onto a next level‚ High School. I would always hear bad assumptions about high school. For example‚ many assumed you would get bullied in high school‚ just because we were freshmen. That’s what had always thought until my sister told me the real story of High School. The story was the year as a freshman. The first day of school was the craziest day you will ever encounter at the start of high school
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The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts at the beginning of spring . The beginning of spring is usually around the forth or fifth of Feburary. It’s origins are too old to be traced but several explanations have been presented. All agree that the word Nian‚ now chinese for year‚ was originally the name of a monster that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of the new year. One legend goes that the monster had an enormous mouth that could
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New Year Resolution Although many of us make a New Year resolution at the beginning of a New Year but we do it more out of a custom than with actual planning. Also‚ people don’t spare much thought in finding out what he/she will actually like to achieve in the year. Hence‚ the success rate with New Year resolution is actually poor. Some tips therefore can become handy in making your New Year resolution a success. Fix your target: What is really important to you? What do you want to achieve
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Aixuan Li 03/29/2012 Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is the most important festival of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China‚ it is known as "Spring Festival." People celebrate this day by enjoy the Dragon dances‚ Lion dances‚ fireworks‚ family gathering‚ family meal‚ visiting friends and relatives ‚ giving red envelopes‚ and decorating with duilian(usually represented as two lines of poems that match together to wish people good luck and was hung on the wall of the front
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`The Hmong New Year is a cultural celebration that occurs annually‚ in the months of November and December‚ in areas where large Hmong population exists. In this speech‚ I am going to share the three main components that make up the celebration of Hmong New Year‚ such as the culture of the food‚ tradition clothes‚ and the activities that are involved. I. There are several activities that are involved at Hmong New Years. A. The game of love "Pov pob‚" or ball toss‚ involves lines or groups of men
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Compare Chinese New Year with American New Year Difference: Following is two differences between two customs. Dates are different: The Chinese New Year is based on lunar--calendar‚ but the American New Year is based on solar—calendar. So‚ both the dates of New Year are different even if the New Years are on January 1. Festivities are different: In the America‚ Americans like to have parties at New Year’s Eve. At ten seconds before midnight‚ people count down. After. People hug and kiss
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