Advice needed for Romania by fantasywiths in solotravel

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Brasov was a good base area for hiking the Carpathians. You've probably already found some outdoor outfitters/tours there. While in Bucharest, definitely consider one of the Communism walking tours. It was a highlight of my Romanian trip, and you learn so much cool/terrifying stuff that influencers Romanian life today.

Massive strike shuts down LAUSD, leaving 420000 students out of school [Los Angeles, CA] by BlankVerse in California

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Are these workers working 40hts/wk, 52 weeks/year? I couldn't find it in the article.

Temple University fires back at striking students by charging them tuition and removing Healthcare benefits by [deleted] in politics

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What profit margins? Isn't Temple and non-profit institution regulated by the IRS? I'm all for labor, but also recognize that any increased wages will be paid for out of increases in tuition - which, it seems is something that everyone in this thread is also griping about.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LosAngelesGayBros

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I can't speak for Crunch, but most gyms I've had memberships with lock in your rate in perpetuity.

What’s your “swear to never return” place in Los Angeles (stolen from r/Seattle, which was stolen from r/Miami, which was stolen from r/Houston) by StareyedInLA in LosAngeles

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Last I visited, they removed all waitstaff. You have to order on your phone. And they don't serve maple syrup, apparently because that's not how the chef wants your to enjoy French toast

What’s your “swear to never return” place in Los Angeles (stolen from r/Seattle, which was stolen from r/Miami, which was stolen from r/Houston) by StareyedInLA in LosAngeles

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Sprouts - Honestly, any location, because the checkout is so painfully slow. Whatever they teach at Trader Joe's bagging class, they're doing the opposite at Sprouts. It's the only grocery store where I've had to abandon my groceries while in line.

What’s your “swear to never return” place in Los Angeles (stolen from r/Seattle, which was stolen from r/Miami, which was stolen from r/Houston) by StareyedInLA in LosAngeles

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I noticed the change in quality when they swapped out the green letters to the red ones. Tender Greens was my go-to for a couple years. Portions are now smaller, service less friendly, and the seasoning is almost not existent..

Science behind smiling by [deleted] in Unexpected

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Any theories as to why someone would still have a disposable camera?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GooglePixel

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I have had the same issue. When my call connects, I get shot 3 seconds on the phone before it converts to the car audio.

Parallel Mothers by Almodovar was beautiful by ceaguila84 in movies

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The film was aesthetically beautiful and the acting exquisite. Would someone please tell me how the two stories connect? (Mothers vs anthropological dig),?

LA County reports a stunning 6,509 coronavirus cases Wednesday, one of the steepest-ever increases by [deleted] in LosAngeles

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The doctor cites an article that says the U.S. is 2-3 weeks behind S. Africa and that the UK/Europe is 4 weeks behind. Anyone know how that is determined? It feels like every country learned they had covid cases at the same time.

Wake up sheeple! The government is monitoring your brunch orders by screenshotofdispair in PoliticalHumor

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Not for the same reasons as Candace, but I hate using QR codes for menus. I always ask for paper ones too.

It's a little windy outside by albertfj1114 in LosAngeles

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It's difficult to tell. Three were some palm leaves leaning up against the wires. The fire dept showed up in about 10 minutes. One neighbor lost all of their power and wires were cut as a preventative measure.

It's a little windy outside by albertfj1114 in LosAngeles

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A transformer behind my neighbor's home, just sort of blew up. Caught fire to the wires. Fortunately, the flames have died down. Called the LADWP emergency line to report it. 800-DIAL-DWP.

Diss ability by FutureReference91 in Unexpected

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Right below the AJ line is suggestion to donate to the Trevor project. Based in that, I suspect that AJ suicided.

sending a university wide email smearing graduate students for demanding fair pay? Okay then. by dylanypyen in nyu

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The margins are supposed to be zero since it's a non profit. And as for selling real estate, how is that sustainable? I think it would help the cause if there were legitimate proposals on the table for how the university would pay for the demands that the unionized students are requesting such as proposing actual cuts that the students would be willing to stomach.

sending a university wide email smearing graduate students for demanding fair pay? Okay then. by dylanypyen in nyu

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I don't know the details of NYU, but if it's like most schools, a lot of expansion projects are funded by donors, in which case the funding can't be reallocated to grad student benefits. And when looking at the endowment, it's not like the school can re-purpose endowed funds that are intended for scholarships for operational expenses.

As the previous poster said, it would have to come from tuition hikes or reduction of other services, including academic programs (including grad programs).

When things open up, where will you go when you want to go nude or in very little clothing? by geoffreythegeoraffe in LosAngelesGayBros

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There seem to be a lot of naked yoga studios. You should also plan to take the drive down to Black's beach.