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As the Apthorp Turns: Attorney General Taking Yet Another Look at ...

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo gave the Upper West Side's Apthorp the thumbs-up months ago, allowing the building's much-discounted closings to finally start… more

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[Click to expand.] The 8000-square-foot spread above will now be consigned to our archive of floorplans that could have been. The imaginary combo condo in the… more

Bedbugs, a Landlord's Best Friend?: In an interview with Brick ...

In an interview with Brick Underground, anti-bedbug crusader and State Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal points out an upside to bedbugs for landlords of… more

Real Estate Sold: Literary Lion's One-Bedroom Turtle Bay Penthouse ...

That wraparound terrace belonged to late author and journalist Dominick Dunne. It, along with the rest of the one-bedroom penthouse at 155 East 49th Street,… more

Linkage: Weekly Food Edition: East Village Becoming a Frat House ...

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A quarter of U.S. renters will never buy: report « City Apartments ...

According to a national survey by Trulia, more than a quarter of people who rent their homes nationwide never plan to buy a home, the South Florida Business… more

Six months in, Ohm still offers concessions « City Apartments New York

Ohm developer Douglaston Development is still offering two months free rent on roughly 80 percent of the apartments at the 288-unit building — even as other… more

Massey Knakal in talks to cut Brooklyn space « City Apartments New ...

The city's top investment sales firm by sales volume, Massey Knakal Realty Services, is in negotiations to relocate its Downtown Brooklyn office to a different… more

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Open Question: What cities nearest houston are nice?

We are moving there, and are looking for a good apartment that gives us close access to the downtown area.what towns are going to be affordable,yet nice within 20min. of downtown? or if not, what towns are ideal in the houston area? like great restraunts,awesome shopping,ect.? more

Open Question: Was she falling in love? Or just plain crazy? (I know it's long, but please help!!!)?

I was dating this girl (25 years old) for a couple months. I’m 29. We were both in school together. Everything seemed great, she was inviting me over 3-4 times a weeks, texting me all the time. Within three weeks, she began saying consistently, “I only want to be with you, I love being with you, you’re the best I’ve ever had..etc”. But then she got real distant. She invited me out one night to dinner and a play. She seemed great, really affectionate, alluded going home together, etc. Then two hours later, ON A DIME, she got real cold and distant. Then she said she wanted to go home alone. We talked about it. She felt “things were going a bit fast” and she “didn’t know if she was ready for a relationship”. Then she just stormed off and left. I was convinced it was over. I saw her a couple days later. She said she wanted to still see me but take things “slow”. I figured this meant seeing each other once a week or what have you. But then things went back to the way they were quickly, so much for taking it slow. I was staying at her place again three/four times a week. She started telling me all the same things again “I only want to be with you, I love being with you, etc”. This went on for nearly another month. Then school got out, we went both went home for a short bit. She to North Carolina, me to St. Louis. She spent the night before leaving and said the same things as above. She said “I might visit you or you come visit me…I hate it that you’re leaving”. Then two days later outta the blue she tells me she ran into an ex in North Carolina and said she wanted to see him. I was like “WTF??!!” And she said she’s not ready to be exclusive (despite saying the things above for WEEKS), didn’t have the same feelings, and kinda hung up on me… Then she called a couple days after that saying “Sorry, I miss you, didn’t see the ex, still want to see you, don’t want to cut you out of my life, etc”. So I figured we’re on the mend. She flirted with me on FB chat, etc…Then she came back to the city and didn’t contact me…I was curious…So I texted her asking if she decided to see other people…no response…I called her the next day, left a message, no response. I finally got so angry I deleted her from FB and asked her to drop off my things at a neutral place and told her I would never contact her again. This was about a month ago. I should also note she had other bizarre behaviors like inviting me over and then changing her mind five minutes later, and then changing her mind again. One time, I had cooked dinner for her and a female friend that was visiting. She texted me at the dinner table asking if I could leave after dinner because she and her friend needed to sort out some problems. I didn’t really know what to say. After half an hour, I got up to leave; then she changed her mind. Then a half an hour later, she alluded they were going out for drinks. I was baffled so I started to leave. I asked her what was going on and she gave me the keys to her apartment. I was really confused, so I left. Then literally two minutes later, she texted me saying “come back!”. This happened quite a few times, very passive aggressive. And she had weird mood swings too. I also noticed med bottles in her room, lots of them. Not sure what they were for. I also have to say she was once engaged and then called it off to chase after some guy. My question is, is this girl messed up (like borderline personality?) I just keep wondering if I ****** up somehow Then just last week, I ran into her on the street. She seemed really friendly. I told her I was having to leave school and the city for awhile. She seemed really sad. I asked her what happened with everything between us. She thought me cutting contact was "extreme". I told her I did it out of respect for her because I thought we were over. I told her I still wanted to see her, but since I hadn't heard anything I figured we were done. Then she said she did still want to see me but figured I didn't cuz I cut all contact, wtf?! She said she needed space to figure things out. Anyhow, I walked her home. She gave me a big hug and said we should do something before I left town. She insisted I call her and refriended me on facebook. I did, and each day she told me she couldn't see me, but told me to check each next day. She told me she might be able to see me before I left today. I asked her and all I got was "I don't think that's a good idea". Wha?!! It was her idea to begin with, I don't get it...and just now she deleted me from facebook after adding me a few days ago...does she hate me or somethin? Or is it too hard for her to deal with me now cuz she has/had feelings for me? more

Open Question: What is the best way to approach the rental agency about backing out of my Lease?

The girls at Northwood Luxury Apartments would get $800 a month starting September 21st for the 10-month lease, in NY State. I have to pay a pro-rated September month (from 21st through 30th) before I move in. I dont think i want to live there anymore, and we (me and co-signer) signed it on the 13th of August. Shall i simply call them and tell them I got an Offer letter for here in jersey City, NY, several hundred miles away from Ithaca and see if they "let me out" of the Lease? It is a College town and school si starting, im sure they wont like it but they should have no problem filling it up. How do you think they would handle this request, i havent re-read the Lease it talks about Default but i havent even moved in yet it is available the 21st, they woul dget to keep their $300 part of the non-refundable Apartment Redecorating Fee even though it is a non-furnished aartment, what do you think they will do if i maintain the friendly demeanor in asking the request? And if they say no and play hardball, should i just as well abandon the apartment, since they may not be nice to me after that in that situation anyway? What to do here? more

Open Question: Is New York City really as amazing as I picture it in my head?

See, since i was about 5 years old, i have dreamed of living in a nice little apartment right in upper midwest Manhattan, closest to Times Square as possible. (Or the Theatre District) I would love to work in America (as i live in Australia now, and i'm 15, and i LOVE theatre, acting, art etc) So, one day ultimately i'd love to spend a year or so over there. Is it as awesome as it is made out to be? I love the business, the rush, the lights, the people, the constant never-sleeping in the city hat i've read about. But is it true? Would i be doing myself any justice? more

Open Question: Do you think it's a good idea to get an apartment in college?

Not a dorm, a small apartment. It's not like I hate people, I'm really good at socializing, but I like being alone so do you think it's smart to get a small apartment? (that's still clean) ive never liked sharing rooms because i like privacy and im picky about stuff, being sloppy and a neat freak all at once. also, how much do u think a small apartment would cost (by small i mean like not three bedrooms, just a one person apartment and i dont have a lot of stuff) and if it matters about location, then it would be nice if u said "on a beach it is so and so and in the city it is so and so" thanks! more

Open Question: What are some good jazz bands/songs with an easy, mellow city-esque feel to them?

Sorry if the way I'm describing what I'm looking for is confusing. I'm looking for some good jazz compositions that I can have playing in my apartment on a rainy city day to set the mood right for some relaxation. Thanks! :D more

Open Question: I have ABSOLUTELY no money for Berklee school of music (college/university), Can I still go there?

I really want to go to Berklee school of music but I really have absolutely no money whatsoever or anyone who can help... I am a native New Yorker in my mid 20's and have literally been drifting around world since I have been 18. I now have a wife and daughter who I am trying to get back over here in the states and am trying to settle down. I just came back in the country pretty much with nothing except the clothes on my back and have been working up from the bottom for the last few months. I am now living in New York city. After paying my rent and whatever else, and taking care of my family I have no money left over and am really struggling. I am actually still unemployed and have sort of been freelancing since ive been back in the US just to make ends meat which sometimes even barely happens. Ive never even filed taxes in my life. My family is broke to and has no means of helping whatsoever. My parents credit score is also pretty bad. Since I was 14 I wanted to go to Berklee school of music. I play a bunch of stuff but mostly my instruments are Drums and synthesizer/programming/digital composition... I want to know if it is possible for someone like myself who is really absolutely broke to go to Berklee just off of student loans, pel grants and whatever else. I would be going full time, dual major if possible, so I wouldn't be able to work so much also I have my family to look after as well. I wouldnt be staying in the dorms either because its not possible for me. What can I do? There are just so many expenses. Is it possible as well to get financial aid towards paying for an apartment in Boston? Ive heard of it. Please, if there is anybody who has been in my position please tell me how you did it. Being the artists that we are, im sure there are other people like me who choose to lead a life different from the typical norms of society and finally decided, hey I want to go to Berklee, its time! ??? I just wasn't ready when I was younger. The only reason I would even consider college would be for my love of music, so Berklee is my first choice and maybe last as well. Please let me know, Thank you more

Open Question: Can I do my own credit check for an apartment rental?

I'm moving to another city and am going to be renting an apartment. I plan to go looking for apartments soon and was wondering if I could do my own credit check to save time for any potential future landlord. If so, how does one go about doing that (I'm in Ottawa, Ontario). more

Open Question: what to do with business degree?

well, after I graduate from college, I will have my Bachelors in Business and a Associates in either accounting or finance, so I was wondering, what type of jobs are out there with degrees in the fiancial field? How much do some of these jobs pay for starters? I will be either working in New York City or Chicago. So can someone please help me out here and tell me what type of jobs are out there for this and like that type of places I would work. Also, what my dream is, is to be like donald trump in a sense, I like real estate, I would like to have my own thing, like luxury apartments, condos, and so on and so forth, but its still a dream...so can someone please help me out here,,, more

Open Question: what kind of job can i get with a degree in business?

Open Question: SBCC social life while not living in Isla Vista?

hi, im a freshman that just moved down to santa barbara for the first time from nor cal for the city college. I am not renting a room/apartment in Isla Vista or staying in the private dorms. instead im living in a room on turnpike. i was wondering if because i live away from the college neighborhood if it will be hard to make friends and such. Is it easy to make friends at SBCC? or do i have to live in or around IV to have any social life? any tips for making friends in my situation? more

Open Question: SBCC Social life while not living in Isla Vista?

Open Question: Help me explain my screwed up dreams?

For a little background detail that might help, when I was 5 we moved from the place I loved living in, Wyoming, to California, where I live now...I'm 15 now and I barely remember it. I never go anywhere other than the city I'm in and the 3 cities surrounding, I never go to events, the most we've moved is from apartment to apartment. We're moving to another state in October and it's scaring me, and I'm also going to enroll in High school soon so I'm pretty stressed out. Lately, I've been noticing most of my friends have left me for better ones. There's only 3 that have stayed...even one of my two best friends that helped me back on my feet and prevented suicide has left...the other one is still here, and the only one that I think will stay. I'm extremely self-conscious and for the most part usually think I'm useless and suck at virtually everything. To start out, the first dream I had was when I went to bed one night after an argument with my best friend. I'd had a really, really bad day and everything that could have gone wrong without being life-devastating, had gone wrong. I felt terrible and took me a while to fall asleep, and I'll try and recall most of what I remember... I was a military pilot, male regardless of the fact that I'm a girl in real life (I'm male in most of my dreams actually...female in my nightmares), we were flying WW2 planes...I'd had an entire group of friends, none of which I know in real life, all of them happy and encouraging, and I was their leader...we were in a flying hangar, dropping out of the floor to a dogfight, I was in my plane shooting down some enemy biplanes and I saw a friend get shot down, and at the end of the dogfight there was one enemy who hadn't fled, and shot down a friend, who's biplane spun out of control because the engine had been shot through, and fell into a rather large river...I jumped out of my plane as it landed, ran over, and plunged into the river to save him, and the cockpit was stuck, I was being rapidly pulled down with the plane so I broke off and hung onto the small hole the opening of the river had suddenly turned into, everything was pitch black but the image of the burning engine and the plane falling and my friend breaking out of the cockpit and reaching towards me, bubbling as he fell down into the depth of the water...I was pulled out of the hole because while watching the sight I'd almost drowned myself and I was told there was nothing I could do to save him, regardless of the fact that I felt so guilty because I knew if I forced the cockpit open, both of us would die, but I felt guilty with the fact that I didn't even try. It went over back to the hangar, and the enemies had busted in and were taking over the controls to fly us all into something and I'd fought, I was the only one who survived, everyone was shot, besides me and the leader of the enemy team...and the last thing I remember of the dream was fist-fighting with the enemy leader by the controls while the glass window showed the flying hangar rapidly losing altitude and heading straight for a building, with no time to move out of the way.Zero: It's always the same guy. And no, I don't eat before bed. more

Open Question: What job fits this description for me?

Okay so even sense I was like 2 i've wanted to live in NYC! I love it so much!! I have posters of times square, the skyline, etc. So i'm going to go to NYU get a bachelors and get an apartment in the city!!! Now this post isn't about me obsessing over a city its about a job. What job fits this description? *Either in the field of sales or acting *I want to have to come into work 5 days a week (preferably) *I want to work in a big building in middle of all the hubbub in NYC *I want to do something kind of important *I need the pay to be $6500+ Thanks! more

Open Question: Did she use me or she just plain crazy (I know this is long, but pleas help!!!)?

Resolved Question: skateboarder's rights question.?

The other day me and my mates were outside my apartment in a public park skateboarding, which was entirely empty from the time apart from 1 or 2 people. one pathway leads to the street at a downward sloping angle so its great to ride down than finish by transferring to the streets. My friend was doing just that when a police officer pulled up to him and said he could not skateboard on the streets or on the sidewalk. I am absolutely sure there are no visible signs anywhere prohibiting skateboarding, or in our case longboarding. I have checked the cities laws on skateboarding online and it said nothing about the streets and skateboarding. We are very friendly to police and i make it a duty every time when i get on a skateboard to be kind and courteous to those around me. So we weren't being rowdy and my friend treated the officer with the utmost respect and kindfully said okay. My main question is do i have the right to skateboard on the street in front of my house? or do i have to panic every time i see a police car?you see here's the thing i don't really care whether you think it is right or not i care if the law allows me to do it if there are no signs nor official laws stating otherwise? more

Open Question: do you think i have enough time for a shiba inu?

for the next year i will have plenty of time everyday to raise a puppy. but next summer i will be moving to a different city and will be working and going to school full time. basically, monday thru thursday i will be going to school 7am - 3 pm, and i would be working every other night probably from 5pm to 11pm. i plan on just leaving him in my apartment while im gone, and i would come back whenever i can to play with my dog and let him out to relieve himself. im wondering if you think i am suitable to own a shiba inu, as i understand they are very independent so i dont think my long absents will be too big of a problem, but what do you guys think? more

Open Question: I'm moving to New York and I need some information?

I'm looking into moving to Brooklyn, Queens or between [Ozone Park], what should I prepare for? How is the economy? I don't have any family or connections so I'm not sure exactly what I'm getting myself into. Is it like the city of Portland? How does one move from one side of the country to the other? Is it unreasonable to assume that I can simultaneously set up a job and an apartment before I even get there? I'm a little overwhelmed by this because it will be the first time on my own without anyone I know. Did I mention that I'm poor? lol. I can obtain a plane ticket and afford decent housing [apartment] in oregon at least if that helps. more

Open Question: My mother is living with me. HELP!?

Help me with this situation: I am 27 years old and I am trying to get my life together. I recently lost 85 lbs and I have about 25-35 more to go. I am more confident, healthier and have realigned my goals in life and I'm going after everything i feel I allowed myself to miss out on. I'm trying to win myself the life i deserve. Part of that is moving away from home. I want to move to a different city and away from home and yes, my mother and family (at least for a while) because they can be a drain. I know that I will have to save money in order to do that, and as soon as I set my plans out, my mom showed up at my door with her bags. No call, nothing. She's down on her luck right now but she brought it on herself I believe. She moved down here WITHOUT a plan. She was staying with a friend before she came here, but she was in a different city doing fine. Somehow she ended up where I am, and now in my house. Just so you know where I'm coming from, a little back ground. My mom doesn't make wise decisions. She went to prison for a year for writing bad checks. When I went to college, she got 2 credit cards in my name and DIDN'T tell me. A cell phone too ($700 bill). All on my credit. I had to pay $400 to get my power bill turned on in this current apartment and that's because i DIDN'T KNOW she had her last place's power in MY NAME and left a bad balance that I had to pay. Long story short, she's done me wrong financially and i'll never do that to my children. Then she turns around and needs me now that she doesn't have a place to stay. I'm trying to save money to move and with her being here, it's hard because the power bills are going up, she got a virus on my laptop and I had to throw money away to get that off. And with this, I haven't been able to save any money toward my goal of moving away. She said that she would only be here for a month but it's going to turn into two and I simply don't want her to get comfortable. I love my mother, but she made bad choices in life and I'm trying not to make the same. I feel as though she is a drain on my finances and my morale. And I resent her for having done all the things she did to my credit. I don't feel this is fair and I feel like reminding of what she said she would do. Which is move out and go to a hotel when she got paid, which is tomorrow. I would feel guilty for essentially putting my mom out of my house, but she's doing me more harm being here than good. There will be a rift in our relationship if she stays because I cannot stomach her being here much longer ESPECIALLY if I feel like it's impeding my goals. (Not to mention I don't want to be a 27 year old who's mom lives with them! Do you know what that does to one's social life??) If she is forced to NOT use me or anyone else, she will be forced to do for herself. i don't want her money, I just want her to move. I need some advice and your thoughts. Am I being too harsh on her. Should I let her stay here no matter what because she's my mom? Should I ask her to keep her word and go to a hotel? I just am almost in panic mode because I'm starting to think she's unintentionally sabotaging my plans of moving away from here.@saneyaya - I'm a teacher so my plan is to move to a new city by this time next year. So I was giving myself another year to save. She knows this, but i've actually LOST money since she's been here because she hasn't given me ANY money to cover the rising power bill. :( i'm being way too nice to here, despite the fact that my demeanor around my house toward her is quite cold. i hate that because she's my mother and I feel guilty, but I know i'm cold for a reason. I do no like the energy in my house right now and I don't want her to sabotage me, intentionally or unintentionally. more

Resolved Question: Safe & Affordable Places for Gay Men to Live in New York?

Hello. I'm a gay 21 year old man who is looking for cheap apartments in New York to live for a few months so I can start a internship I recently received. I currently reside in Maryland. Do anyone know cheap places in the city that I could live for a few months? I literally only have $500 to my name & need to live somewhere safe and affordable. I need somewhere that won't burn my pockets but is safe to live without worrying about getting robbed or shot. I am familiar that NY is not cheap and is considering bringing one of my friends to help split rent. I know there are some areas in Brooklyn that are cheap, any others? And remember, I'm looking for something NO MORE than $700 a/month in a safe area if possible. Thanks. more

Open Question: my friend is not the same should i confront him about it?

their is this guy that i have since we were kids we grew up together we would always hang out and go to trips with our other friends we were very close and even lived in the same apartment through college. after college i worked in america and my friend moved to the middle east and got married to some girl from college. three years after his wedding i bought an apartment as a summer home, shipped a car to the middleast i decided to visit my friend and it turns out that he now has two boys one of them is almost three and the other is two. whenever he comes to visit he brings his kids who always scream when he is not around they scream if you try to hold them they run and around my house and break stuff they throw cups at me as if thats their way of playing. my friend doesnt give a shit he always tells me that it looks like they dont like me and if i ever see them its best to just not be around them. well i let it slide and me and him planed a trip just for the two of us back to the city me and him grew up i told him that he could drive my car because i felt bad because he was going through economic problems and he really liked my car, well he brought his wife and kids and his oldest son kept crying the whole way so my friend said that he could sit on the hand rest that divides the two seats in the front he kept screaming the entire way and kept telling me to go back because he wanted to sit in my seat and kept slapping me in the face. whenever me and my friend reminisce about the past his wife interrupts and make him tell him every detail about the story and whwnever she feels bored she changes the whole subject to something i cant relate to. on the same day we were going to go eat at one of the restaurants that we always ate at after school his son started to scream so he took him with us while we were driving his son was sitting on the handrest and was hitting the navigation system with a spoon his dad told him to stop but the kid started to screaming so my friend just let him hit it. i was really angry and then all of a sudden i was focused on the road his son smacked me on the face with the spoon i just reacted so quickly without thinking and hit the kid on his leg his dad freaked out and started smaking me while i was driving. even at reunions whenever someone would try to hold him his kids would cry and he would yell at them. i cant stand my friend, his wife, or his kids anymore and dont want anything to do with him anymore do you think that i should beat him up for hitting me at the car. he is not the same person i used to hang out and laugh with. i even question getting married because i dont want to end up like him more

Open Question: What is worse in breaking an apartment lease?

I currently line in an apartment building in Orlando, Florida. We are on a 12-Month lease. Due to personal reasons I have to move to another city next month. So I have to break my lease. Which option would give me the least penalty, but would be best for me in less money being paid. 1. Breaking the lease with management knowing. 2. Abandoning the property. 3. Getting Evicted Thank you. I'd like sources/proof of any answers please. Please no bullshit, thank you. more

Resolved Question: How can I win my unemployment appeal?

I recently had a baby in April 2010. I had been at my job for 4 years, also a top producer (sales) for all 4 years. Each summer my "team" goes out of town to sell in another city. We stay out of town Mon - Fri. I planned my pregnancy so that my 12 weeks of leave would fall exactly in sync with the 12 weeks we spend out of town, therefore I would be able to return to work as my team was returning to our home office. My doctor put me on leave due to back and blood pressure issues 3 weeks early, and my son was born 2 weeks early. This threw a wrench into my plan to return to work. I had come to the conclusion that I was going to have to just leave my son at home with my husband while i was gone during the week, My husband is in the National Guard, and his AT (annual 2 week training period) fell exactly on my day that I was supposed to return to work. I called my supervisor as soon as i found out (wed before the monday i was due to return), he was out of town on vacation. He returned my phone call on Monday and I told him my situation, that I was going to leave my son at home with my husband, but he will not be home for two weeks (company does not allow family to stay with me in the company provided apartments) and that I could not be there due to no child care. I asked if there was something I could do locally for the 2 weeks until I could get there, or if i could just use my FMLA. He said he would call HR and ask. 2 minutes later, HR calls me and sayd why arent you back at work, I explained and she said you are not eligible for FMLA b/c there are not 55 employees within a 75 mile radius so my office is not eligible. I only get 12 weeks, and that my 12 weeks are up. Therefore "we are going to have to seperate employment" (her exact words).. I was shocked. So here is my story. No job, new baby, and denied unemployment b/c my company says that I quit voluntarily. more

Open Question: Feeling uncomfortable at my boyfriend's house....need advice?

My boyfriend and I are 27. I have my own apartment and he shares his with 2 roomates who has also been his bestfriends since he was 9. Sometimes after a day of us hanging out in the city, we'll go to his house and I'll sleep over. I didn't realize until this morning how uncomfortable it makes me feel. Now, I don't think it's because of his roomates. We all get along well....I'm wondering if it's my boyfriend. He wakes up at 8 a.m. EVERY MORNING. Whether he has something to do or not. On the weekends, I like to sleep a little later than 8. For example, this morning he woke up at 8. I ended up waking at 8:30 or 9 because he was moving in the bed alot. Then he tells me, I'm gonna get up and went in the living room, made coffee, and watched tv. Although I was still tired, I got up and went in the living room and watched tv with him. I was annoyed because I never feel like I can just rest in his house because he wants to be up doing not a goddamn thing, When I'm with him I feel like leaving as soon as I wake up because of this energy in the room that I can't explain. I don't think any woman should feel like that with a man who loves her. You rush out of a man's house as soon as you wake up when he's a 1-night stand or a booty call.....to avoid being kicked out. I know I didn't really explain my situation too well, but can someone help me understand what could possibly be going on. Cause I don't have a clue. more

Open Question: Wouldn't you be mad at your friend too, if you were in my situation?

One yr back one of my cats had 3 kittens. My friend totally fell for one of them but at the time could not have any pets. She moved a few months later to a place that would allow pets. I told her she could have the one she wanted, but found out the cat had to be one yr old before she could bring it to the apartment complex.. In the mean time, my landlord back then had a fit that we had these kittens and was told to get rid of them , like yesterday. I told my friend and she said she'd try and find someone to hold her kitten for her( they were like 5 months old at this time) I could not wait. I gave the 2 remaining cats to someone who could raise them.. This of course made my friend very pissed off, which I guess would, but I did get the cat back and she left it w/ her brother. We were not on speaking terms for some time. We are just now getting back to where we were before this happened.. NOW, This is what makes me blow my stack ... After fighting to get the damn cat, she says she is thinking about getting rid of it because it "annoys" her! WTF!?! I am so mad! the cat could have been in a good home with someone who would love it and not get annoyed, but noooo, now it prolly will go to the pound, she asked her brother if he wanted the cat and was told no, because he has one of his own now, and by rights isn't suppose to have ANY himself... Wouldn't you be mad too?? ps... The one who I gave both to originally, said she can not take it in, because she has another one and has met her city limits. I can take it, back, but we can't have pets indoors and hers doesn't know anything about the outside, so it prolly would run away. more

Open Question: what is the name of the real estate company that own almonte apartments in oklahoma city oklahoma?

Open Question: Anxiety when going outside?

My dog is a 3.5yr old Sheltie, and we just recently moved from the country to the city. A pretty big change for the both of us. She settling in very nicely in the apartment, but outside is touch and go. We've been going for a couple nice walks a day to get acquainted with the neighbourhood, and she's been reasonably good about that. My concern is that when we go outside for her to do her business, she will go only if there is no distractions or scary noises in the distance. (Cars, people talking, buses, bikes etc.) When she gets upset even if she is just starting to squat that is the end of that for the next few hours at least. She just starts shaking uncontrollably, and trying to bolt back to the apartment. I have had a couple days this week where she hasn't gone the bathroom for 24hrs. Also had the exact opposite where, when everything is calm and quiet she's gone multiple times in a day. Any suggestions to help us out? She has been checked by her vet to be in good health, so we know it's not any physical issues. Cheers more

Open Question: Story critique? good, bad, 1 -10?

I was tired of those fairytale stories. You know the ones -- they have a princess, a conflict, and then somehow, miraculously, everything works out for the better by the last page. What a bunch of bull. Real life doesn't work that way. These stories promote hope and joy, but by the time you're eighteen like me, you realize how cruel the world really is. My little sister, Amy, pointed to another princess story -- hence my little rant -- and squealed, "Just another one, pleaseeeee?" She pushed her disobedient blonde curls out of her eyes yet again and smiled at me, one of her front teeth already under the pillow for the tooth fairy to come tonight. I sigh, as if she had worn me down with an immense amount of persuading, but truth be told, I was a sucker for anything she asked me. You try saying no to a four-year-old sister who constantly calls spaghetti "skabetti," and has ten stuffed animals tucked in next to her in bed every night -- saying good night to each one. It's nearly impossible. I open the cover, the ancient binding cracking slightly, and began to read. "Once upon a time..." I got to the end of the second page before Amy was already fast asleep in my lap, her head resting against my shoulder. I carried her across the small room we shared and pushed back the covers before laying her down. I then exchanged the small tooth under her pillow for 50 cents, and kissed her forehead goodnight before slipping out into the hallway. My friend, Emily, waited in the living room, a cigarette placed between her fingers and an already open beer on the coffee table. "I thought I told you not to drink when Amy's sleeping. If you get plastered --." "Goddamn, chill out, Colby. It's one beer." "Until it leads to another one, and then another..." Emily rolls her big, brown eyes, "Whatever, like it makes a difference." I take a chair from the kitchen and sigh. I wasn't going to fight with her, we'd been there too many times before and I just didn't feel like going there now. "I need to get out of this place, but with Amy in school...And I can't even afford to move right now." "What about your parents' life insurance?" I shake my head and lean against the chair, "It barely covered the funeral costs, and I'm lucky they owned the apartment instead of renting it. I'd never be able to keep up with the payments just working at the boutique." "I'm telling you --." "I'm not going to grow pot in my house, Emily. Dumb ass." "It was worth a try." I roll my eyes, and get up to look out the apartment window. The city lights lit up the sky, and nothing but the moon was visible. The couple upstairs from me began arguing, as always, and I just hoped that they would keep it quiet enough so Amy wouldn't wake up again like last night. And then the door bell rings and I look toward the apartment building entrance. A guy stood their, moving his weight from foot to foot, waiting impatiently. "You invite someone over?" I asked Emily, continuing to study the guy stories below me. She shook her head, "No people over while Amy's asleep, I know that, especially the millionth time you bitched to me about it." I sighed and the buzzer rang again, for more than just a second this time. I walked over to the intercom and pressed the little button, "Uh hello?" "Hi, it's Matt...from high school?" I stared at the speaker, trying to understand what's happening here. Matt, my ex, who I still might possibly have feelings for, is coming to my door at ten o'clock at night? I flashed back to the last time someone had come to the buzzer this late at night, but then it was different. It wasn't the some high school kid I had fallen in love with. It was a police officer, informing me that my parents were dead. I swallowed and pressed the button again, "Um, you want to come in or something?" "Yeah, that would be why I came." "Fine, I'll buzz you in." So I did. I heard his feet outside the door and looked at Emily, who was zoning out and taking a sip of her beer. There was a faint knock and I opened the door. Matt's bright blue eyes looked right into mine as he smiled. "Hey." more

Open Question: Tips to rent apt at center sydney?

I'm planning on moving to australia soon, and i need tips on where to find apartment rentals at the city or near it. I looked over the internet but there are mainly for tourists and of course really expensive. I don't know how cheap a apt be there, but definitely AUD$850 p/w seems to be REALLY expensive. Thanks more

Open Question: Do I have to become an NYC resident? (Please read my situation)?

I am an undergraduate college student. To make stories short, I did not get on-campus housing for my college due to being a resident of New Jersey, which they deem close/local enough. So, I ended up signing a one-year lease on an apartment. The apartment lease is obviously official and does not go by the same types of breaks as on-campus housing would. After the one-year is up, my college guaranteed me housing for the following school year, since they were not able to provide it this year. So, my question is, do I need to become a New York City resident? Even if it is not required of me to do so, would the benefits be worth it for me to do so anyhow? When do they typically require you to obtain residency status? Also, how do I go about doing this? I know that trading in my NJ license for an NY license is one thing that applying for residency includes, but I will not be driving in New York and also, after the one year period is up, I am going back to having New Jersey as my permanent residence. Any input on this issue or suggestions would be great! I am really new to this, so I really appreciate it. Thanks. more

Resolved Question: How can I help my mother escape my dad's abusive behavior?

OK, so I have two of the best parents in the world-my mom's always been stern, but wonderful and I've always been a Daddy's Girl. I've considered my dad a greater man than my husband and love almost everything about him until my mom started letting me in on his behavior that's steadily grown verbally & emotionally abusive over the past 1 1/2 yrs. My dad got a good job as a superintendent for a well-to-do construction co. complete with a shiny laptop, nice paycheck, etc. And she says he's become mean and cold to her, especially this year. She stumbled onto pornography on his laptop, (something my father NEVER WOULD HAVE DONE), he has become very secretive, WILL NOT open his wallet without turning his back from her, yells and screams at her when she simply asks him if there's another woman, and she has seen miscellaneous odd things he has looked up online in his history such as apartments in the city. He has most recently "Forbidden" her from even asking when he will get home everyday, she's not to touch his cell phones, computer, or get in his vehicle. She has found paycheck stubs of his, proving he makes PLENTY especially in situations like this past xmas when he claimed he had no money for any presents-my mom found a stub that shows he received a $1000 bonus at the beginning of Dec. He says his money is his. That he deserves it. I have found that even if my mother wants a bottle of tylenol, he makes her pay him back for it!!!!! This is not my father!!!!!!! It is like someone stole my dad and replaced him with an jackass. What broke my heart was when my mom went to the dentist due to some pain in a tooth and swelling, the dr. told mom it would have to be pulled. This was going to be nearly 500 and my dad refused to help her. That is not what marriage is about. My mom is nearly 50 and went from her dad's house to my dad's. She doesn't have $ for a lawyer and she is making herself physically ill from all this stress. I want to know 1.) WHAT IS HE HIDING? 2.) IS HE CHEATING ON HER? (Apparently he is all of a sudden 'different in bed') 3.) DOES SHE HAVE TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALL OF THIS FOR THE COURTS? (Being that she magically gets a lawyer) Thanks so muchHe also completely denies the porn-even tho I have seen it, and witnessed where he even forwarded some things to my younger brother, who's 20 more

Resolved Question: Is it cheaper to rent an apartment in chicago or buy a house in a nearby city?

If it is cheaper to buy in a nearby city, do you know of any good cities to move to?I would need to stay within driving distance of Chicago for work each day. I am fairly open about where and have been looking a little into Naperville. Any ideas of where would be a better place to live? more

Open Question: confusing homesick with.....home? =( please help?

So my aunt found me a job at a really great place. (First Transit) and its a contractor of her job (Community Transit) well, it's not the city I have an issue with. I love the people, I love the job and I love the co-workers (in my old hometown in Pittsburgh, PA, the jobs sucked and nobody who worked at them were nice) anyway....it's mainly living with my aunt and she contributes to the stress my fiance and I are already under. She invited me up here (and accepted my fiance as part of the package) to help me grow up and learn responsibilities as an adult because my parents never taught me anything about the real world. (Believe me, I'm learning fast) well, I've learned the responsibilities, I have no issue with them....but when I take a few steps back and I look at the place of where I came from and the place I'm in now, I think to myself, "this isn't my home.....was I stupid for ever thinking of coming up here?" I miss my family, I miss my friends, I forget what being "happy" feels like. I've tried to do this with an open mind and although it was a major learning experience, I'm starting to think that it was also a mistake. The only thing I'd really miss is the job because it's a great job. The best job i've ever had. But I'm miserable. I don't have any friends because I can't afford to go out right now. My aunt is very.......well let's just say she REALLY adds onto the stress I have. She really does. If it's not one thing that's bugging her, it's something else and if its not something else then she'll find anything to complain about. It's really annoying and she gossips about my family back in Pittsburgh....calling them dirty and white trash, how my mom drinks too much, how my dad enables her to drink, etc. I KNOW this stuff. I KNOW my mom drinks too much. I don't need to hear it from her. She gossips way too much calling them names like a 2 year old and I cant take it anymore. I've TRIED to like this place. I really have but......I miss HOME. When I think of the word "home", I think of Pittsburgh. My parents don't want me to leave. They are so proud of me. I feel so trapped. I don't know what to do. I can't find cheap apartments. I want to be able to walk to and from work (I don't drive, its too expensive) so I'm mainly looking on casino road for apartments. (I know they are crap but remember, I'm from the steel city. I'm used to crap LOL) I can't afford anything over $600. Even then, that's pushing it. (Apartments in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are cheap. They're like $400 but the problem was: I didn't have a job) I truly believe that once we are out on our own, things will be better but.....my gut is telling me, "Go home. Go home. Go home." I feel like I don't belong here and I've given it everything I had. Everything positive I found about the places and the people, my aunt ruins for me. I don't want to go home for the wrong reason but if I sign for a one year lease when I'm not happy then I'll REALLY be screwed. But if I go home when its just me being homesick then I'll regret giving up. I don't know if I REALLY want to go back to Pittsburgh or if I'm just homesick. The two feelings are very much alike. Also, my aunt has a surgery coming up in November and she wants us outta her house before she has the surgery. I'm not sure if I can even find an apartment by that time.....if we can't, then......I guess it'll HAVE to be back to Pittsburgh. I wouldn't want it to end without knowing what I truly want....I don't feel like myself here. I don't want to change. I liked life the way it was before we ever came up here but my parents are so proud of me and I'm having conflicting emotions about "will I stay or will I go?" Any suggestions? I'm about to cry =( more

Open Question: Can you have two apartments in two different cities,but the same state, in your name?

My boyfriend is getting me an apartment in his name so I can live by the college Ill attend out of town. He will also have his own place though back in the city. Can he have two places in his name at the same time? Is there a law about it? more

Open Question: What can I do to make living with my parents bearable while I try to move out?

First off, I live in a Latin family, so according to our culture, lots of us live with our parents a little longer than most people. But this isn't a choice of my own; keep that in mind. Second, if you're just gonna be all "Be a man and move out, quit being a baby" on here, don't even bother answering this question. I came here for some serious help on my CURRENT situation. Third, I'm hunting for job like a tiger on the prowl so I can move out and support myself, so don't think I just lie around complaining without trying to find a solution, so don't think I'm just a spoiled brat. I'm grateful for them raising me and all, but enough is enough, and I seriously want out of there. But I need to know what can I do while I'm constantly in this battlefield prison. I'm almost 20 years old. My parents practically control me and keep me prisoner, and they think that just because they feed me and pay my college, that gives them the right to make me do whatever they want me to, like keep me prisoner in my home without a social life, tell me when to shut off my phone, and force me to get haircuts. Everytime I tell them how I feel or I speak my mind, they just shut me off. They don't even bother to listen to reason. Because of them, I can't hang out with friends, or talk to my secret girlfriend (it's complicated, and it's best they don't know. They're JW's,which means no dating outside the church. P.S, if you're Jehovah's Witness and you're gonna lecture me, then get the hell out of here). They complain I'm too much on the phone, but I have to wait till nighttime so I don't waste their precious minutes, and I only get pretty much an hour's worth of socializing. That's all I can get since they don't even like letting me out, especially if my friends wanna hang out several cities away. Because of all the crap they've kept me locked up in, it caused me years of depression, and I hit my peak when I was 17, and finally got into therapy, but that didn't do much since my parents treat me like all the advice from therapy went out their azz. They even hated that I was in therapy because I was telling people about what was going on between us, and they hated that because they felt it's interfeering with their controlling me. I have to face a battle with my dad tonight because of all this. I'm really am hunting for work right now, been doing so for the past 3 weeks. If I had money, I'd have my own apartment and paying for my own college tuition and phone bill so they have no reasont to keep me under their control. And I'm sick of fighting with them because they're so unreasonable, and they literally refuse to listen to reason. Please, until I get a job and save up so I can move out, what can I do to make living with them bearable?!!! Sorry this is long, but I need some help here. For real. VIVA LA RAZA! more

Open Question: Get paid as an apartment locator?

So I'm in the process of setting up a site for my small city to help locate local apartments and rental homes. I was going to set it up as just a basic site with some ads to create revenue and then a buddy of mine that used to work at an apartment complex said I should just go all out and get paid for the referals and leads to the individual complexs. My question is, what's the best way of setting up a relationship with the apartments to allow me to collect referal rates? I'm really look for some ideas on what to include in an "offer letter". Any ideas or feedback would be great! more

Resolved Question: Should I report my land lord?

I am under lease with my current land lord. The past few months, I've had a couple cockroach problems and reported bad smell of muldew in my apartment. The mainteance guys have came out and they looked at my place for wet walls, carpet and everything checks out? They also say that they have an exterminator that comes out every week, but I've had 2 cockroach problems so far... I'm pay a lot in rent in a big city (1500/mo). I've addressed these health issues with my land lord and they say they are doing everything they can. Should I escalate this to city authorities? more

Open Question: Wheres the best place in ireland to stay for a few months for a 19yr old who likes to party?

im looking to go to ireland for a few months but i have no clue on where i should look for an apartment and a job, i wanna be close distance to a town or a city and i like to party so there has gotta be a bar near by too sooo let me know what you think. more

Resolved Question: Question for former Jehovah's Witnesses:?

I was raised a Jehovah's Witness and I would like to get out. I am in my early 20s still living at home, however I am taking a new job out of town. The new job requires me to move to a big city over 500 miles from home. I want to use this opportunity to "fade" out without getting df'd and shunned. When I get to my new city should I find a new cong and call my old cong to ask for a transfer, or should I just do nothing? If I do get a transfer, should I go to a few meetings and then fade or should I just not go at all? To avoid a shepherding visit at my new apartment can I get away with using a P.O. Box as my only address? Also has anyone tried giving a false address for the new KH and having your publishers card sent to some other location so you can intercept it? I know that would be risky, but it sure would be nice to be off the grid. If you are an active JW and you think you can help "bring me back to the truth" please don't answer this question. I don't want your help.I am going to get a cheap pre-paid cell phone at Walmart so I have a separate phone number just for parents and the JWs. more

Resolved Question: Is My Mother Holding Me Back or Setting Me Up for Failure?

Some background info, I will try to be brief: I am 43 years old and have never had a stable life. I have moved 37 times. A lot of that was when I was younger, but also I have moved ten times in the last four years. I have always suffered from depression and a panic disorder. When I was 17 my mother put me in a psych ward, she claims because the doctors advised her to do it. I had serious anger issues at the time and was destroying the house and acting out quite a bit. I knew why I was doing it, because my Mom would not listen to me when I tried to tell her that I could not live with her anymore because her new boyfriend drove me up the wall (he had PTSD and was very demanding and dramatic). She told me that the psychiatrists told her that I just wanted to control the household, though I repeatedly assured her and them that this was not the case. So, at 17 I was sent to a psych unit and banished from the house and told I could not return. When I got out, she convinced my Dad to pay for an apartment for me. I was completely left to my own devices, and so what did I do? Yep, party city. I never finished school, never went to a prom, never graduated. Three years later, I got pregnant and got married. I had no idea how to take care of myself, instead finding a guy to do it. As I got married, I knew it would never last and that I was only using him to take care of me, but I didn't know what else to do. No one would help me with college money and every time I tried to work I had such bad panic attacks that I would quit after a few weeks. When I asked my Dad for help and told him I wanted to go to college, he said "No" because he said I would screw it up. After my husband and I split up, I bounced from boyfriend to boyfriend and house to house. For some reason, even though we had split up, my husband wanted to pay for my college, and so finally I did get my GED and get two years of college in. My parents never offered to help. My ex even bought me a brand new car, so my son and I would be safe, but the day I brought my car over to show my Mom, she dissed me, wouldn't look at me, and was grumpy the whole time. Every time I had a problem, which OF COURSE, was often, my mother would listen and say, "Oh, poor you." She would bitch with me, commiserate with me, but she never once told me to do something constructive about my problems. She would always pick on my boyfriends, because of course, I was unhappy and always complaining, but she never said, "Hey, quit bitching and do something to help yourself." Even to this day she will joke about my past boyfriends and tell me how "entertaining" they were. But I don't think it's funny or okay to joke what rotten boyfriends your daughter has had. Now that I'm older and hopefully, wiser, and now that my son is an adult, I keep thinking, geez, if my kid were bouncing all over the place and having one relationship after another, and couldn't seem to hold a job or even stay in one place for more than a couple of years, I think I would be very concerned and telling him to do something POSITIVE about the problems, not just having bitch sessions with him. The one thing I have always wanted to do is write. It's the one thing my mother discourages me from doing. She'll say, "Well, maybe you could make SOME money at it, but don't try to write a novel or anything, because it will take too long." I find this odd. Am I nuts? I have health problems, and now I can't work at all, so I try to make money selling things on eBay, even though I absolutely hate it. It is not a career! I will mention sometimes that I'd rather be doing something else (like writing and I've had many people in the know tell me I SHOULD be writing for a living) and she will say, "No, don't give that up, you just need to try harder, you can make more money on eBay, people do it all the time." WHY would my mother encourage me to do something I hate and give up my dream? I've never even really given it a serious go. It's not like I tried for 15 years and couldn't get anywhere. I just know I would never tell my son not to pursue his dream over selling things on eBay. My current boyfriend and I have had some serious problems, but I do love him, and yet she is always telling me to leave him. She says she'll pay for me to live in a hotel for 6 months, this after I told her I wanted to apply for services. But why, if she has the money to help, would she not just send me money to help anyway, regardless of where I'm living? When I had to stay in a homeless shelter a few years back, she barely helped, sending me $100 a months for "necessities." BUT, again, she never said, "Hey, if you can't take care of yourself, you need to apply for services or something, because it's your job to take care of you, and no one else's...do something to help yourself." more

Open Question: Why do Americans live in houses built out of toothpicks?

I'm serious, my dad is a contractor and he tells me this stuff... Houses built after about 1970 in America are about as structurally stable as if they were built out of toothpicks and won't last 30 years except with constant maintenance... Houses built after 2000 are REALLY bad, not even up to code and would collapse in on themselves easily... Why do Americans pay so much money for cheap houses (that look expensive) in a new community, when they could buy a smaller, higher quality apartment in the city? You do not need a 4 bedroom house for 5 people....How am I a troll?uh no. he works on houses, not build them. more

Resolved Question: What do you think of my story?

This is the plot Plot: Annie was destined to be onstage. She was born and raised in a small town in Oregon but once out of college she moved to New york city to pursue her dream of being a broadway actress. At first living in new york was rough. She was short on money and couldn’t seem to get a break at any of her auditions. After a few weeks of interviewing she finally got a job just to make it by until she caught her big break on broadway. A couple days into work she meets a wonderful co worker who has the looks and is the sweetest guy anybody could ever ask for named Jake! Only one problem he has a girlfriend who is so snotty, and a total drama queen! Annie is so disappointed that he has a girlfriend, but wont let it stop her so she goes and lands an audition in a small play, not on broadway but still a little closer! At the first rehearsal she finds that one of the actors in the play is Jake! She realizes that Jake and her have so much in common and that they are soul mates, but what will happen to Annie when Jake decides to propose to his girlfriend Holly? and here is a VERY rough draft Chapter one: Just as Annie turned the key in the lock, she realized she had forgotton something, it was her acting book. The book she had read her whole life over and over again memorizing the art of acting. Every single line. She unlocked all the locks again and stepped inside her small apartment. Annie grabbed the book and said goodbye to her cozy apartment once again. She stepped outside of the apartment and locked all the locks again. As she stepped into the elevator she began to think about what she was doing. She was giving up her slightly boring, but perfectly fine life in Roseburg, Oregon to go and pursue her dream in New York city, to be a broad way star. Just 6 short months ago she was just another graduate of USC and now she was making the biggest decision of her life! Annie knew she was making the right choice to finally take a chance and go for her dream! But she just couldn’t believe it was FINALLY happening to her. All these years she has waited and now, in a few hours she is going to be on a plane heading to new york city! Just then the elevator dinged and the doors opened to the main lobby. She stepped out and made her way to the door to leave. Once she got there she was greeted kindly by Reese her neighbor. Reese had always been nice to her and Annie was sad that she had to say goodbye, but she did anyway. “ You take care now darling, I hope to see your name soon on the front page of the New York Times!” Reese said. “ You will Reese, I will not let you down!” said Annie. Annie could just see it now. Annie price makes an amazing broad way debut in the biggest hit yet, mamma mia! In the parking lot her old Toyota camry waited for her. She searched her bag for the keys, but couldn’t find them! Annie dumped the bag over to see if they were in there. They weren’t. “Great” she said to no one in particular. “Now I’m stuck with all my bag’s contents on the floor and my keys in my apartment.” She dropped to her knees and picked everything up, then off she went back up in the elevator. Thats it by the way its gonna have lots of twistsLisa- the writings probably ameteur because im 13 :0 more

Voting Question: Can I relocate without ever visiting to the city?

Im in NM looking to move to Houston in 4 months. W/o much of a savings, bring the hubby and the dog, and all my furniture.We are looking for jobs, online and trying to at least have some interviews set up by the time we get there. i dont think we can afford to visit there beforehand. we get paid min.wage.how are we going to land an apartment w/ o meeting them,without having a job? i dont even know where to start but we have to go by december 1st! advice,tips,links anything that can help! please. what are the most important things i need to know? thanks for helping, i need it! more

Voting Question: Can you own a home and qualify for Section 42 housing?

I am moving to another city and found an apartment I love but it is Section 42 housing; I am a retired teacher and qualify income wise but do own property (with a large mortgage) more

Resolved Question: illegal aliens aren't the only ones who work in the crops?

BOARDMAN, Ore. – On the road to Threemile Canyon Farms, Achut Shiwakoti stared out at the neat rows of corn and fields of fresh mint, his father anxiously nudging him to translate as their new workplace came into view. There is little the International Rescue Committee, an Idaho-based refugee agency, can do to prepare its Third World clients for the vastness of the operation that is Oregon's largest dairy. But the 93,000-acre complex has provided steady jobs in a recession that makes it difficult for even highly educated refugees fluent in English to get hired. Conversely, with the immigration status of industrial farmworkers across the nation coming into sharper focus, legal political refugees offer another option for employers. Shiwakoti, 21, started the day with tearful good-byes to his mother and sister in the parking lot of their Boise apartment complex. He was still grappling with where his journey from South Asia to America had now taken him. "It's very sad, you know, it's very hard to leave each other," Shiwakoti said. His family fled Bhutan under threat of death, left the Nepalese refugee camp for a better life in America, and traded their new life in Arizona for the cheaper cost of living in Idaho. And here, in rural northeastern Oregon, the refugee group had found employment for Shiwakoti, his dad and six other refugees at the giant dairy in the Columbia River Basin. He would take his next steps into the American work force wearing a pair of child size 6 rubber boots purchased at a Wal-Mart stop in Pendleton, Ore. Shiwakoti and his father, 48-year-old Bhola Shiwakoti, went to the Boise office of the International Rescue Committee seeking help several weeks ago — but they didn't anticipate this. "Boise just started bleeding jobs," said Lana Whiteford, a hiring specialist for International Rescue. "Hotels and restaurants just didn't need us anymore." A livestock manager at Threemile Canyon Farms heard about the refugees' employment plight on public radio two years ago and contacted Whiteford. Since January 2009, she has helped about 45 refugees get jobs at Threemile Canyon and find affordable housing in nearby Boardman. The dairy with a predominantly Hispanic work force now employees refugees who escaped political and ethnic persecution in Burma, Sudanese who fled genocide, Iraqis who were forced to leave their war-torn country for both religious and political reasons and Somalis who left their country because of ongoing strife and bloodshed. Shiwakoti and his father are among the ethnic Nepalis who've fled Bhutan since the early 1990s, leaving amid threats that those who stayed would be burned to death in their homes. The men joined a third refugee from Nepali, two men from Burma and three from Somalia in this latest group ferried on the four-hour drive through rural eastern Oregon countryside. As Whiteford brought the rented sport utility to a stop in front of a large warehouse at the dairy, the men hopped out. Shiwakoti wrinkled his nose as the thick smell of manure washed over him. "Perfume?" Shiwakoti joked. The men filed into the building to do paperwork, and later were taken to a clinic for drug testing. In a small waiting room, 22-year-old Abdi Abdikadir tried to contemplate what his life would be like in Boardman, a rural town of less than 5,000 people. He decided not to worry. "We're too young to think about our life right now," said Abdikadir, nodding toward the two other refugees from Somalia, Abdi Abdullah and Ahmed Omar. Their paths crossed several years ago in Kakuma, a city of refugee camps in Kenya. In the past five years, Abdikadir has worked as a janitor and a fast-food cook. He'd quit his last job at an onion plant and hadn't found work again until now. "It's been hard for the past two years," Abdikadir said. "Right now, there is nothing." On a tour of the milking parlor, where he and the other new workers will likely end up, Abdikadir couldn't suppress his laughter at the dozens of cows standing up on giant industrial merry-go-rounds, machines that allow the workers to quickly milk thousands of animals every 12 hours. The work is difficult, and for the first two weeks their shoulders will most likely ache with soreness, said Ibraham Hassan, a 34-year-old from Darfur who has been working at the dairy for four months. There is a simplicity to the lifestyle, Hassan said, the repetition of getting up every morning and driving 20 miles to the dairy, coming home to shower and eat and then going to bed. But he misses living in a city, hearing conversations in English. "Here, it's all in Spanish," Hassan said. He lives in a modest apartment with blank white walls. He shares a bedroom with another worker, watches a small television that sits on the floor. The International Rescue Committee has gone to great lengths to facilitate the more

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My husband is getting medically retired from the Army. He will be getting orders in about a month, and we are completely clueless what to do. He has been in for 7 years. Yes we will have income coming in from unemployment as well as VA benefits (when they kick in), but what do we do until then? My husband's parents have told us and our 4 children that we can crash at their house in Brooklyn until we find our own place, but she is also looking at prices of apartments in the same building. My husband and I decided long ago we don't want to live in the city. However at the moment it is all he can come up with. I know if we move into an apartment we will end up staying there and regretting it. We spent all our savings and then some on my mother's funeral a few months back and have just finally caught up our bills again. I feel like we are stuck, and will be stuck living in sub-standard housing for the rest of our lives if we cant get something accomplished now. Anyone have any suggestions on how to acquire housing in a place that we haven't been without an arm and a leg to spend and without good credit? more

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Stranger by the Window :by Shawn Alexander The darkness I saw in his eyes sent chills down my spine. It was as if I could see right into him as he stared back at me. It couldn't be explained but I knew there was something sinister and unlawful about him. I exited the train right behind him in hopes of getting a glimpse of who he was. As I started to ascend the stairs at the station, I heard a scream for help. I turned around and there was a young woman, brunnette and slender, crying on the bench. I walked over to see what was wrong. She seemed lost for words because all I got from her was a mumble. I tried to get her to speak up but she wouldn't budge. I glanced over to my left to see if I could see the mysterious stranger in sight. He was no where to be seen from my vantage point. I offered to get the young woman some coffee; She informed me of the shop around the corner. I offered to let her use my cell to call the police and make a report. As we sat there, the image of the stranger on the train stuck in my head and I wasn't sure why. As she stepped to the washroom, I decided to step outside and get some fresh air. No sooner that I turn to my right, I spotted the man from earlier. He didn't seem to notice me though as he was listening to his iPod on blast. I decided not to follow, but I didn't want him to just get out of my sight again. It seemed like he would be a minute though because he was purchasing a newspaper. As I take a step forward, the young woman comes out of the coffee shop looking refreshed. I offer to walk her home; it seems to surprise her, but reluctantly she agrees. We head off in the direction of the stranger. It wasn't long before we were at her apartment. She offered for me to come in, but I decided to get a rain check. She insisted that I take her number and call her later. I thought it would be a good idea. As I got the number from her, I noticed something in the background that really had my mind in a complete puzzle. She asked me if something was wrong, because I can tell she noticed the look on my face. I quickly turned around and walked down the steps hastily. I pace myself as I walk back to the train station. I begin to walk down the steps and I see a piece of paper on the bottom of the steps. It had some numbers that seemed like an address of some sort. I pocketed it and continued onto the platform. As I boarded the train I ended up running into the mysterious man again. This time I spotted him going two cars in front of me. I followed but at a safe distance. I took a window seat and cracked open my book so he didn't notice me. After about an hour, staring out of the tinted window, we arrived at the last stop on the route. He stepped off and yet it didn't seem as though he'd even given any thought to the fact that I'd been following him. He took a quick turn down one of the darkest streets in the city, but it didn't bother me because it was the same street that I lived on. I saw that he lived in the same building as me; I decided to let him walk in first as I would follow close by. I didn't want to make it seem as though I was a stalker, so I creeped by him and discreetly glanced at his apartment number. As I stepped in my apartment I heard light foot steps behind me. The whole situation just went from weird to down right creepy. I turned around slowly, but it wasn't as if I had a choice. It was my best friend and neighbor, Hannah, she lived a few doors down. I figured if that wasn't weird, I wasn't sure what was. She started questioning me about all the secrecy that's been going on lately. I found it hard to explain to her, seeing as how I wasn't too sure myself why everything was happening. I knew one thing was certain though, I was going to find out who that mystery person was if it was the last thing I did. It's was unclear why I had this fascination with him, but something was telling me that I should stay low, but keep investigating into this fellow. I didn't fancy myself a P.I. but I had done a little sleuthing in the past and It didn't take me long to know when something was worth tracking down. I was fairly familiar with what I was doing but still novice to other aspects. There was something about him though that looked really familiar and I was determined to find out what that thing was. As I continued on his trail, everything around me started to become a big blur. It was as if everything was starting to work against me. When I finally came to my senses, he was nowhere to be seen. I wasn't sure what to make of it, but something seemed off because no one person can just vanish into nowhere and not be seen. The whole scene looked familiar around me as if I'd been in that direction before. Just then, I heard footsteps behind me. It was Hannah again, but it freaked me out this time because she was wearing the same outfit that I saw her in the last tim more

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i was born raised in omaha, nebraska, but moved to Colorado after I graduated high school. My dream has always been to live in California since i visited as a child. im 21 years old now and im ready to finally start making the move. since im not familiar with a lot of california cities i thought itd be good to ask some of you :) i absolutely hate snow, love the beach and skateboarding, passionate about art and fashion design , love thrifting and collecting unique knick knacks for my apartment, love partying and going out with friends,for the legalization of marijuana, would really love a city with a great downtown area and a population with a lot of young people, but la seems a little overthetop for my taste, im a pretty chill girl who loves the city but also likes to get away and hike in the mountains. and traffic doesnt bother me. more

Voting Question: How can I tell if my boyfriend is abusing drugs?

I've been dating my boyfriend for over a year now, and when we started dating he was so sweet, and we hardly ever fought. About four months ago he moved off to a bigger city to go to college. During this time, we kept in touch and everything was fine. A month ago, we moved in together. Since we're both paying for college and trying to afford an apartment, money is tight and we've both been stressed out. I thought that the stress was the reason that we've been fighting all the time, and why he's been getting so aggressive towards me. However, the other night while he was at work I was making tea and reach into one of the cabinets to find sugar. Instead, I found that the entire cabinet is filled with different pills and doctor's samples (his mother is a nurse.) Most of the medication is otc stuff like Benadryl, and Advil pm, nasal spray. However I also found pills/patches that I'm not familiar with (Dicylomine, flector patch, skalaxin 800, Omoxil, Xyzal, Omnaris, ect) I don't know what to think of this. He's a very healthy person, and hardly ever gets sick, so why would he have all this medication? more

Resolved Question: I had a UFO sightings in just a week, plz help (long details inside)?

I've had 4 UFO sightings in one week? I'm really scared, plz help? :(? (long details inside)? I've had my first UFO sighting last monday august 9th when I just so happen to watch the sky around 11pm in my balcony. I live in a apartment 10th floor so i pretty much get a full view of the city. Ok, so while i was sky-watching. 1.) an on-and-off colored yellow of light (which I thought was a star suddenly appeared). It looked small because It was far away. 2.) what's even more disturbing is that it was moving slowly too going to the left. It's so bright that it almost look like a sun. After a while, around 10 to 20 minutes or so, the light is not very bright anymore - It almost like it disappeared. I still can see the object with a yellow light though and it hovered for a while then it picked up speed. But, my view was blocked by a tree then. so, that was my first one D: After 2 days, thursday august 12th. I slept around 1amish. I couldn't sleep well because I kept thinking of aliens. :( Also, the weird thing was when i almost feel asleep, my ear felt like it was ringing really loud. Then after 2 hours, I woke up for no apparent reason. I was very tired that I felt like i didn't even sleep at all. While i was trying to sleep, I had a dream (or i think it was a dream) that i was in a spacecraft lying down on a table (fully naked). These beings were doing these kind of experiments on me. I remember panicking and getting very scared. So then, I told these being beings "Please, don't hurt me". Then, these two beings kind of looked at other as if confused. Next thing I know, I remember floating back to my bed. Was it more of my imagination, a dream, or was i being alien abducted? Because I have memories of seeing a black figure standing on the bed in front of me (around my foot). And I kind of floated but I couldn't move nor talk, scream, and etc. Now, I'm really scared DX. I'll try to keep this short, my other UFO sightings was...let's start with 2.) Well, I was sky watching again the day after i had a weird accident I recall. I saw another UFO...but It looked like the same one I've seen last monday. Same color (yellow) and it was moving....It couldn't be just a meteorite, meteor don't last for 8 minutes or so. But this thing was moving with the very bright light and moving upward than downward. I told my mom and aunt because i thought i was going crazy but they see it too. so, i didn't felt like i was the only one seeing it. Boy, was it relieved. After, they told me to go in because my aunt says that aliens are very powerful ( with their Technology and powers). But, I was still bothered from what i've seen. So, I decided to take a look at it one more time....but it just disappeared. D: So, from my recent sighting. 3.) by 3:20-3:30am, I saw a very bright red and green flashes of light spacecraft. It looked like a flying saucer and It had a red and green of lights (on-and-off). It just so happens that the object to have "it" passed by quickly to the building in front of ours. I only saw it for 10 seconds or something because it was traveling fast. I was really scared trust me, my heartbeat was beating irregularly. So, I couldn't sleep well. My 4th sighting was by 5:00am or so, I was in my bedroom and I looked at the sky because I was curios. I spotted a small white light moving at a average speed at the sky. It seeemed like it was leaving. I don't think it was a star because the other stars were just "still" not like the one i've seen "moving" at a fast rate of speed. D: So what do you think i should do? I'm really scared of going to sleep now =(....I'm not a little girl lol...I'm 16 :\But thanks for taking time to answer this question, because well my other question like this, no one answered. but at least, u took time to answer this. because I was just gonna delete this question so. thanks :)To anonymous, yes i have seen that movie. It's weird though i keep waking up around that time D= I hope so though ;\To eri, ya thanks for clearing that up for me. at least i know that im not looking at UFO's...good thing it was just satellite. *whew* :) question: referring my 2nd sighting, do they just disappear? there's one that i mention btw. when i look at it the second time, u know it disappeared right? but would it be weird to see sometihng out of nowhere after that happened? more

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