They charged $900 to $2,000 per officer, and during off-duty meetings told them how to eliminate their Federal and state paycheck deductions by claiming 98 or 99 dependents on their W-4 forms, the authorities said.
How far this nursery was to eat into our lives we had no idea; we talked only of the advantages it would bring: we would get to know Vanja's playmates and, through the duties and meetings, their parents.
It's a multi-faceted position to say the least, from blog-writing, video-editing and photography to more PR-related duties, including meeting politicians, giving speeches at social engagements, interacting with tourism representatives and meeting travellers from around the world.
People involved in the discussions said military officers, some retired and some still on active duty, held meetings to discuss "an alternative program of government" to be put in place if Mr. Chávez's government were "debilitated," a word understood to mean the president's removal -- preferably, but not only, by constitutional means.
The industrial dispute was sparked by problems with the changing facilities available to Wenlock, whose duties included meeting and greeting spectators.
Created by Byrne and colleagues who wanted to equip scientists with the tools to fulfill that stated duty, the meeting was the latest step by the geoscience establishment to tackle the challenge in a tangible way.
But, the first stop on the Secretary of State's first tour of duty, the meeting is a profoundly political act, charged with symbolism that could send disconcerting messages across East Asia.
Then he has his administrative duties and his meetings with philanthropists, trying to raise more money.
The official, Qadri Jamil, was dismissed for spending too much time outside Syria, neglecting his duties and holding meetings "without coordinating with the government," state television said.
