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US, Cuba hold 2nd round of talks on reopening embassies, but quick breakthrough seems unlikely

The U.S. and Cuba held a second round of negotiations Friday on restoring diplomatic relations after a half-century interruption, although an immediate breakthrough appeared unlikely.

The Obama administration wants embassies reopened by April's summit of North and South American leaders, which presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro are expected to attend. But the Cubans hope first to be removed from a U.S. terrorism list, which prevents them from banking in the U.S. and doing other basic business they would need for an embassy here.

Washington is reviewing that designation but hasn't made a decision yet. 

This event happened today February 27th, 2015 11:05 EST

                                             Student Success Statement 

                                       "The true way to honor the past is to improve upon it."

N. Eldon Tanner

Reflection: I think that what Tanner means by this is that the only way you can succeed and honor your past is by improving what you do truthfully. If you choose to do the correct thing, good things will come to you, if you do bad stuff, bad things will come to you. It is the law of life.

1.Reflexology 

Duties and Responsibilities: Reflexology is an alternative medicine involving application of pressure to the feet and hands with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques without the use of oil or lotion.


Salary: Average $35,970

Education: Reflexology school programs generally take between six and twelve months to complete and involve 150 to 300 hours of study combined with hands-on practice.

Reflection: I think I would like to be a reflexologist because it seems like an interesting career.

                                              Student Success Statement 

                      "It may make a difference to all eternity whether we do right or wrong today."

James Freeman Clarke

Reflection: I think that this teaches us that no matter if you do wrong or right you are still going to impact the world. It may be in a good way or bad way. It depends on you if you do good or bad. For example, if you litter to a tree you know that futurely that tree may be contaminated and not be able to go thru the cycle correctly and this will impact our world. There are many actions that have an effect in our world. Whether you do good or bad it will still go through history and teach everything that has been done thru our history. If you do good actions, you will be seen as a good person that did good and your history will be clean. If you do bad you will be seen as a shameful person who did bad and is not honorable or respectable. It depends on you whether you want to do good or bad. The world will keep track of the good or bad things that have been done and show it to future generations to teach what is good and bad.

Flight Attendent 

Duties and Responsibilities:You don;t need a specialized degree to become a flight attendent, and most major airlines only require prior customer service experience and a certification from the Federal Aviation Administration. The hours are erratic, and the work isn't always easy, but you'll get a glimpse of hundreds of cities accross the globe during your career. Even bonus, such as free airflights for you and your family and disccounts.

Salary: $25,000 is typical a year

Education: Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration

Reflection: I would love to travel for free and get free disccounts and even free tickets, i think it's a very good option.

                                                       Student Success Statement

                                      "The best way to predict your future is to create it."

Charles Ketterer

Reflection: I think that Charles is trying to say that the way you should predict your future is actually making it, creating it. Future isn't going to create itself, you must do something in order to make it.

"Bless you"

This is an american phrase commonly used to wish someone health. These words are spoken used to "bless" someone from being ill. These words originate thousands of years ago. The way this saying originate was that by sneezing it precede illness. This saying was created by Pope Gregory The Great, who uttered it in the sixth century during a bubonic plague epidemic.(sneezing is an obvious of one form of the plague)