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USCIS will increase immigration application filing fees next month, up to $570 on December 23rd 2016! Applications and petitions postmarked or filed on or after December 23, 2016, must include the new higher filing fees or USCIS will reject your submission. Avoid paying the higher fees. Prepare & submit your immigration application before the December deadline.

At least 14 fires in and around Gatlinburg, Tennessee, a popular tourist gateway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is forcing evacuations of the city. Nobody is allowed into the city at this time. If you are currently in Gatlinburg and are able to evacuate ... evacuate immediately. http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/28/us/southern-fires-gatlinburg-smokies/

Your lucky you only seen the cartridge belt instead of biting the bullet. I get a kick out these hustlers like her. They love you so much until you can't do for them. Then the guilt trips come: You don't love me, you don't care about me, your just using me for sex etc. Then the personal insults. Your a cheap guy, you're a bad husband, your very rude, inconsiderate and only care about yourself etc. Then in the future she going to repay you? Is this a marriage or a joint venture? Of course you would never see dime one. If you married her you would also married a village. There would have been so many variable expenses come up with her just to fit her needs and wants. Your needs and wants are in another galaxy. Unfortunately many Chinese woman have this mentality. Marriage to them is a business arrangement. When I married my wife we traveled to a small rural town that featured the Hua sha wall paintings. An elderly lady started up a conversation with my wife and me, the close encounter of the 3rd kind. She was very disappointed that I did not give Xia's parents 2 hogs for her hand in marriage. I ope you have learned something from this encounter. Not all woman are like this emotional and financial leach you met. I hope you will recover from your divorce and find true happiness.

Blood is thicker then husbands. Every parent wishes their kid to have the best in life. You have not met her yet and she is wanting to send the home front nearly as much as she earns. She also has a 2,000 yuan a month wolf at her door as well. When she arrives here she more then likely will not be able to start working for 3-6 months. Depending on her English speaking and writing ability she may be forced to work in a very low paying job. She is a beautician and it will take her 3--5 years to become established here with her clientele. If money is an issue with for you and her I would strongly recommend coming to an agreeable and reasonable figure that is more then affordable. Many Chinese people think Americans are rich beyond their wildest dreams. They think our birthright is $300,000 to start off with.This is the myth they live by. She wishes to keep her home. Who is going to pay for it and maintain it during your absence? Her daughter is 15 and more then likely wants to go to college. So you will be looking at 7-8 years of you and your wife providing for her.I assume her father does not participate in their daughter's life. Since your wife wants to keep her home she more then likely wants to return to China once a year. That is a couple grand minimum. When you marry a Chinese woman most of us are on a 1st name basis with the Delta ticket agent. You are a freshly divorced man and you could be very vulnerable in your emotional thoughts. I would take it slow and go and visit with her and truly see what she is like. Follow your heart but take your brain with you. Good luck.

A cop waited outside a popular pub hoping to nab a drink-driver. At closing time, as everyone came out, he spotted his potential quarry. The man was so obviously inebriated that he could barely walk. He stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes looking for his car. After trying his keys on five others, he finally found his own vehicle. He sat in the car a good 10 minutes as the other pub patrons left. He turned his lights on, then off. He started to pull forward into the grass, then stopped. Finally, when his was the last car, he pulled out onto the road and started to drive away. The cop, waiting for this, turned on his lights and pulled the man over. He administered the breathalyzer test and, to his great surprise, the man easily passed. The cop was dumbfounded. ‘This equipment must be broken,’ exclaimed the policeman. ‘I doubt it,’ said the man. ‘Tonight I’m the designated decoy.’

We had to buy some cream cheese so we could make an Pumpkin cheese cake. I paid almost 8 times as much for it in Nanning compared to the US. Check the expiration dates on your perishables. They don't.

One of China's many WPA programs.

Immigrants Explain What Shocked Them About American Culture. It was my major experience of culture shock—which can feel like a hurtful reminder that you're not "home" anymore. http://www.vice.com/read/immigrants-explain-what-shocked-them-about-american-culture?utm_source=vicefbusads

There are are 50 deaths and 53 wounded in another senseless mass shooting. May they forever RIP. Lord please hear our prayers. Amen http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/06/12/orlando-shooting-omar-mateen-suspect/85787480/

The political correct police threw up their tofu and their yogurt curdled in their stomachs over this one. http://www.aol.com/article/2016/05/27/racist-commercial-is-sparking-outrage-around-the-world/21384514/

Twitter, Facebook, Mickey Mouse are some of them. http://money.cnn.com/gallery/technology/2016/05/23/banned-china-10/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom

http://www.aol.com/article/2016/05/19/morley-safer-60-minutes-dies-at-84/21380297/ Said 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager: "Morley has had a brilliant career as a reporter and as one of the most significant figures in CBS News history, on our broadcast and in many of our lives. Morley's curiosity, his sense of adventure and his superb writing all made for exceptional work done by a remarkable man."

Certain studies in Europe say that more then 1/2 Gay men will not see 65 years old. They will never experience the Ancient Chinese proverb of praying for a long life, then living in fear of old age.

Ok. Still globe trotting all over the world. The guy has stamina for sure.

The actress in the clip is Jim Julian's step daughter. She has appeared in a few movies so far. I picked this up on Facebook today.

Being of Italian heritage I have went through this my whole life. Are you one of the Eye-talian names?

Happy birthday to ya. You and good old Wille Nelson share the same birthday!

Pop music superstar Prince has been found dead at his home in suburban Minneapolis. His full name Prince Rogers Nelson @ 57. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3552300/Fatality-Prince-s-estate-Minnesota-days-musician-rushed-hospital.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Front end loaders driven driven by employees of rival construction companies in China wage war. One of the machines toppled another during the battle. It's not clear what set off the fight. http://kstp.com/news/front-end-loader-fight-battle-china-construction-companies-/4112213/

NFL teams already questioning playing in China, as they should.The NFL has a serious desire to grow internationally, and it's not often you'll see owners step out of line and publicly question a big league initiative. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/nfl-teams-already-questioning-playing-in-china--as-they-should-164512196.html

Country Western ledgend passes at 79 today. It was his birthday as well. He actually predicted he would die on his birthday! May you rest in peace. http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/06/merle-haggard-dead/

The ancient tradition of hoaxing and playing practical jokes on the first day of April has fallen victim to China’s crackdown. Like democracy and free speech, it is a Western concept that simply isn’t welcome here. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/04/01/no-joke-april-fools-day-has-been-banned-in-china/