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Several attorneys general are getting closer to filing an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, with a draft complaint circulating among lawyers from 11 states, sources said today.
"We are getting near the end of the investigation and are getting ready to take action," said one person familiar with the matter.
According to another source, California Attorney General Dan Lungren has committed his office to taking on Microsoft after sitting on the fence for a number of months. The decision is significant to the multistate action because California has more resources and experience in high-technology litigation than most other states.
A spokesman for Lungren, who is running for governor, declined to comment.
The other ten states circulating the draft complaint are Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
While a number of sources say no firm deadline has been set for a multistate suit, one said the states are leaning heavily toward taking action before mid-May, when Microsoft is expected to release the final code for Windows 98 to computer vendors and other distributors. Regulators say that courts are more reluctant to issue injunctions on products already in distribution channels, for fear of hampering the software market.
Microsoft spokesman Mark Murray said the company didn't want to speculate on what the states might do, but said that executives hope regulators are keeping an open mind, especially given the small amount of time many of them have had to review evidence gathered in the case.
"We only received their initial request for documents in February, and we are still compiling and providing the tens of thousands of pages [of documents] they've requested," said Murray. "We're hoping that they will withhold any judgment
until they've received and reviewed our documents."
reported, about a dozen states met in February with Justice Department officials to explore the possibility of filing a joint action and to discuss various strategies. Then, last month, 27 states filed
a friend-of-the-court brief in a separate legal challenge the Justice Department brought against Microsoft. While federal and state regulators continue to stay in contact and share information, the states remain wary of taking further action.
"There's a great concern that the DOJ is not going to be tough enough, that they're essentially going to gum Microsoft to death and it's not going to work," one source said. Even if the states combining their resources, this person said, some officials are worried that they may not have the resources to take on the Redmond, Washington, software giant. Such concern has some state regulators wondering if they should bring in legal assistance from an outside law firm.
In October, the Justice Department brought a court action accusing Microsoft of violating the terms of a 1995 consent decree that prohibited it from licensing one product on the condition that another product be licensed as well. In December, U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ordered Microsoft to
temporarily offer its Windows operating system separately from its Internet Explorer browser. Microsoft contends that the consent decree expressly allows it to integrate new features into its operating system, and is appealing Jackson's order and another pivotal issue in the case.
While pursuing the case, the Justice Department also has been engaged in a much broader investigation of the software giant. It is believed that federal regulators are looking at an array of issues, including:
marketing of the corporate networking operating system known as Windows NT
contractual arrangements with content providers and Internet service providers that allegedly are designed to shut Netscape Communications out of the market
potentially improper use of Microsoft's operating system division to give its applications arm an unfair advantage.
According to Bloomberg, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno said at a weekly press conference today that people should "wait and see" how the Justice Department proceeds in its investigation. Asked to comment on states' concerns that the agency will let Microsoft off too easily, Reno is reported to have responded: "And there is
some concern that the Justice Department will take too tough [an] action. But the Justice Department hasn't determined what it's going to do yet."
While some states began their investigation relatively recently, other attorneys general, most notably Dan Morales of Texas, are known to have been investigating Microsoft for more than a year.
Word of the draft complaint was first reported in the Wall Street Journal. According to a source, the 11 states circulating the draft appear to be using it as a way to collaboratively decide how to build the strongest possible case against Microsoft using the volumes of information that have been gathered so far.
Building a case "is an iterative process, so as you gather more and more information, you fill in more of the draft complaint," one source said. "You've got to figure out what information and documents you need to figure out if you have a good cause of action."

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The Simpsons took aim at President Donald Trump in a subtle manner in season 30 episode 11, titled “Mad About the Toy,” which aired on Sunday night.
The episode focused on Grampa Simpson and a gig he had as the model for a plastic Army men toy company following World War II. However, when he rediscovers one of the figures, he feels discomfort but cannot remember why. Due to this, he ended up going to a VA Hospital to figure out what was wrong--and the show used the sign for the hospital to make an anti-Trump statement.
Before Grampa Simpson saw a doctor, the episode displayed the outside of a VA Hospital and the sign for the hospital read, “OUR DRAFT-DODGING PRESIDENT SALUTES YOU.”
This, of course, is a swipe at President Trump for receiving five deferments after being drafted to serve in the Vietnam War. Trump had four deferments for college and another for bone spurs in his foot, according to selective service records.
However, it is certainly ironic for the show to go after Trump for this when the creator of the show, Matt Groening, did not even support the war while it was happening. He protested it during his days at Evergreen State College in Vermont and was essentially a hippie at one of the most liberal institutions in the country.
So all of a sudden, is Groening a supporter of US intervention in Vietnam because Trump did not serve? Probably not. It was an opportunity for the show to take aim at a Republican president, so they wrote it in even though it was completely unnecessary and not germane to the story at all.
Keep in mind, The Simpsons never took aim at former Vice President Joe Biden for his five Vietnam deferments--just the incumbent president.
As far as military policy goes, President Trump is doing everything he can to help the country and our troops. He has boosted defense spending to $716 billion annually, given the troops a pay raise and even got NATO allies like France and Germany to up their defense spending by billions of dollars.
Maybe instead of demonizing the president, The Simpsons could take a moment to see what he is doing for the American people--especially in terms of foreign policy.

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Sales of new homes hit a three-month low in February, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
The numbers: New home sales declined 2.0% in February, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 772,000 units. January’s sales pace was 788,000 units.
- New homes sales were 11.4% of U.S. home sales in February, according to NAM Chief Economist Chad Moutray.
- The median new home sales price settled at $400,600 in February, up 10.7% year-over-year from $362,000 one year ago.
- New single-family home sales have fallen 6.2% over the past 12 months, down from 823,000 units in February 2021.
Where it’s happening: Sales strengthened in the Midwest and Northeast but were outweighed by weaknesses in the South and West.
The NAM’s take: “Overall, affordability issues, higher mortgage rates, supply chain problems and workforce shortages continued to challenge the housing market,” Moutray said.


Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 10:25
Ten more children have succumbed to encephalitis at BRD Medical College here in last 24 hours, taking the death toll due to the disease to 319 in eastern district of Uttar Pradesh this year.
Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 11:12
With nine more children succumbing to encephalitis at the BRD Medical College here, the death toll due to the disease has climbed to 304 in eastern Uttar Pradesh this year.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 12:17
Encephalitis menace continued unabated in eastern UP where six more children died, taking the death toll in the disease to 285 this year.
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A new born baby boy was allegedly stolen by a woman from Nehru Hospital of BRD Medical College here, police said on Tuesday.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 07, 2012, 13:34
This year, a total of 2,535 encephalitis patients were admitted to different government hospitals of the region of which 400 died.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 04, 2012, 10:37
Seven more children succumbed to encephalitis at the BRD Medical College Hospital here, taking the death toll due to the disease in eastern Uttar Pradesh to 390 this year.
Last Updated: Friday, September 07, 2012, 15:08
Principal of Medical College KP Kushwaha said the DG (Health Education) Saudan Singh held a meeting with the doctors following which they decided to call off the strike.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 05, 2012, 15:14
Emergency services at the BRD Medical College Hospital have come to a grinding halt as resident doctors have gone on an indefinite strike.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 13:28
As many as 301 encephalitis patients are undergoing treatment at BRD Medical College.
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10 foods that are surprisingly high in fibre
Fibre is the much less talked about ingredient to good health. It’s benefits to health are almost endless, including lowering your risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and several cancers.
Time to give it some more attention, wouldn’t you agree?
Dietary fibre can be described as the edible portion of plants, that goes through our stomach and small intestine undigested. Instead it makes its way to the large
intestine where it is broken down by bacteria.
Dietary fibre comes in 3 different types:
1. Soluble fibre
2. Insoluble fibre
3. Resistant starch
This type of fibre dissolves in water, making a gel-like consistency. It slows movement through the large intestine, where stools are made. It can help with both constipation and diarrhea, as well as helping to reduce cholesterol levels.
Examples include: Oats - Bananas - Chis seeds - Pysllium (which is the main ingredient in Metamucil) - Legumes and lentils
This type of fibre may be known more as ‘roughage’. It does not dissolve in water and gives bulk to stools, helping them move through the gut. Examples include: - Fruit and vegetables (peel and seeds have the most fibre) - Nuts and seeds - Wholegrain foods like bread, pasta and brown rice
This type of fibre feeds the good bacteria in our gut.
Examples include: Unripe banana (the very starchy ones) - Oats - Legumes
How much fibre is needed in a healthy diet?
The recommended fibre intake is: 25g for women per day 30g for men per day In addition to the health benefits, meals high in fibre are broken down slower than those lower in fibre, so you feel fuller for longer.
The good news is it’s not all “rabbit food” that you need to eat! Here is a list of high fibre foods that may well surprise you:
1. Chickpeas – half a cup of chickpeas has around 5 grams of fibre, getting you well on your way to your daily target. Great on salads and in curries, or why not try roasting them with a little olive oil and salt for a delicious high fibre snack.
2. Porridge – delicious and versatile, oats contain 5 grams of fibre in a 40g serve. Top with fruit to up the fibre even more.
3. Quinoa – with 4 grams of fibre in a 50gram serve, this nutrient powerhouse is easy to team with other high fibre foods, like stir fried vegetables.
4. Popcorn – 2 cups of air popped popcorn has 3 grams of fibre. It’s also a low calorie and tasty snack choice.
5. Psyllium husk – this little wonder food has lost popularity in recent times, but is still readily available and cheap. One tablespoon contains a whopping 5 grams of fibre, and can be easily sprinkled onto cereal or added to smoothies.
6. Beetroot – as with most vegetables, this one is high in fibre with 5 slices containing 3 grams of fibre. Add it to your salad sandwich for extra nutrients, colour and flavour.
7. Pears – with the skin on, pears have 6 grams of fibre per pear. The perfect snack whole or delicious and warming when cooked.
8. Chia seeds – these contain over 5 grams of fibre per tablespoon. Not just for muesli, these are great sprinkled over salad and added to smoothies.
9. Baked beans – this may come as no surprise, but these are very high in fibre! Half a can (approximately 200g) of baked beans contains a huge 10 gram of fibre. In a wholegrain bread toastie, these make for a super-nutritious meal.
10. Sweet potato – one small sweet potato contains 4 grams of fibre. Try roasting sweet potato chips, or adding baked sweet potato cubes to salad.
Prepared by Kara Vogt – Accredited Practicing Dietitian

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Suresh Raina has joined the list of Indian cricketers who have criticised former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi for his recent anti-India remarks
From poor team selection to the absence of regular openers, the odds were stacked against India in the ODI cricket series against New Zealand
Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran have shown their ability in T20; if the WI must challenge India, they will have to do the same in ODIs
India announced their team on 21 November while, in the night of 28 November, the West Indies announced their team
Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant have, despite poor performances, been retained in the Indian squad for while Shardul Thakur could not make it
A noteworthy inclusion is of Sanju Samson from Kerala who is returning to the team after four years; Rohit Sharma will lead Team India in the T20 matches while Virat Kohli remains the Test team captain
With scores of 1, 23, 3 in the Twenty series and single-digit score of 2 in the second ODI, Dhawan’s comeback post injury has been far from ideal.
Shikhar Dhawan makes a comeback in the format where he has been India’s third-best player after Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma.
Shikhar Dhawan is not being recalled from England. Rishabh Pant will replace him only if he is completely ruled out by the medical team of the BCCI
Dhawan has an average of 53.70 in the World Cup. He has scored 537 runs in 10 matches in this tournament


text: London, the world's largest financial centre is often regarded as a world cultural capital. It is the world's most-visited city with the world's largest city airport system. It is also the world's leading investment destination, hosting more international retailers and ultra high-net-worth individuals than any other city. London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; Kew Gardens; the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and St Margaret's Church; and the historic settlement of Greenwich. Other landmarks include Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, St Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square and The Shard. London is home to numerous museums, galleries, libraries, sporting events and other cultural institutions, including the British Museum, National Gallery, Natural History Museum, Tate Modern, British Library and West End theatres. The London Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world. As the world's foremost fashion destination, London is a shopper’s paradise: from flea markets and vintage shops to luxury department stores like Selfridges and Harrods, the options are endless. And did you know that there are more than 230 theatres in London making it the world's third busiest film production centre, presents more live comedy than any other city and has the biggest theatre audience of any city in the world. Check out more London travel tips here.

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On the C-SPAN Networks:
Jerry Roberts is a Managing Editor for the San Francisco Chronicle with six videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1984 Compiled Program. The year with the most videos was 1994 with two videos as an Editor for Politics in the San Francisco Chronicle. Most appearances with Paul S. Sarbanes (2), Mike DeWine (2), Tom Foley (2). Most common tags: Commercials, Governor.


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New ACG Nutrition Guideline
Nutrition therapy has emerged as a primary therapeutic intervention for hospitalized patients due to their unique metabolic and immune response to surgery, illness or injury which may be modulated or attenuated by appropriate nutrition. These new ACG guidelines make recommendations and support the role of the gastroenterologist endoscopist as an asset to the Nutrition Support Team in providing optimal nutritional therapy to the hospitalized adult patient.
Learn More From Dr. Steve McClave on the Latest AJG Podcast
Steve McClave, MD, co-author of the new ACG Clinical Guideline, speaks with AJG co-Editor in Chief Dr. Brian Lacy about how to recognize nutritionally deficient patients, the most common deficiencies by condition, how to determine if a patient will tolerate enteral feeds, and the pros and cons of orgastric, nasogastric, and jejunal feeding. Dr. McClave dispels some common myths, provides advice on peripheral PN (Don’t do it!), and emphasizes the invaluable support GIs can provide for the nutritional team. (16:25) Listen to the Podcast

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Optimism that Stanton, LoMo will be ready
JUPITER, Fla. — The Marlins are optimistic that Giancarlo Stanton and Logan Morrison will be ready for Opening Day.
The two took a step closer to making that a reality on Saturday when they each had at-bats in an intrasquad Minor League scrimmage at the Roger Dean Stadium complex.
Stanton (left knee inflammation) and Morrison (right knee inflammation) got at-bats. Morrison had a double, while Stanton belted two home runs.
Afterwards, they each ran sprints without any discomfort.
Stanton likely will be playing the field on Tuesday. And Morrison, who didn’t push running at all during the scrimmage, is hopeful to be ready when the season gets going on April 4 against the Cardinals at Marlins Park.
Greg Dobbs (left hamstring) is set to be a designated hitter on Sunday on the back fields at Roger Dean Stadium. Dobbs likely will be set for the season opener.
Manager Ozzie Guillen said the club will closely monitor Stanton and Morrison.
The team is weighing whether to take one or two backup outfielders. They’d like one to be a right-handed hitter. Austin Kearns and Aaron Rowand are in the mix.
Left-handed hitting Bryan Petersen and Chris Coghlan are also competing for roster spots.
“Whoever is going to be the backup outfielder, he has to be ready,” Guillen said. “LoMo, he had the knee injury last year. We’re going to monitor that, and hopefully keep him as healthy as we can.”
Lefty reliever Randy Choate threw a perfect inning on Saturday in a Minor League scrimmage. Choate, who had been dealing with tightness in his right side, will pitch in his first Grapefruit League game on Monday, against the Tigers in Lakeland.
Guillen said he’d like for Choate to be ready to face left-handed and right-handed hitters this year.
“I don’t want him to have in the back of his mind, I only get paid to get lefties out,” Guillen said. “He’s got to be ready to get righties out too. Left specialists, that’s a good way to make money. Get one guy and get out. No, he’s got to be ready for righties too, because sooner or later we’re going to need him to get a righty.”
— Joe Frisaro


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The expedition team will experience physical hardship and the dangers of cold exposure and crevasse falls to obtain rare data. Research stations on the shores of the western Antarctic Peninsula and islands minimise the risk to researchers by focusing on survey sites that can be reached with relatively safe available transport means. Some questions, however, can only be answered with data and samples collected well away from the regular human activities and at central, high-altitude locations. These include: Have microplastics reached the Antarctic Peninsula via long-range atmospheric transport? What is the balance between ice melt and snow deposition in the Antarctic Peninsula summer? Will increased snow melt increase primary productivity through supply of limiting micro-nutrients to the Weddell Sea? What does the cryptogram and meiofauna community of the pristine eastern Antarctic Peninsula look like?
The scientists leading the projects mentioned above are provided here, although there are a total of 7 projects supported by the expedition:
- Prof Michiel van den Broeke, Utrecht University, Netherlands (Projecting Sea-Level Rise: from Ice Sheets to Local Implications)
- Dr Simon Ussher, Dr Angela Milne, University of Plymouth, UK (Processes Influencing Carbon Cycling: Observations of the Lower Limb of the Antarctic Overturning)
- Dr Imogen Napper, University of Plymouth, UK (Long-Range Atmospheric Transport of Microplastics)
As scientific advisor to the Antarctic Quest 21 expedition , I coordinate between the scientists and team on the ice, which gives me access to all parts of the project, as well as to video footage and still photography. The team has just completed a training week in the French Alps, from which fantastic footage is also available.


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Digital Cartographies of Spanish Detective Fiction
Nick Phillips (Assistant Professor, Spanish, Grinnell College) and undergraduate Margaret Giles have amassed a large collection of maps for their project “Investigating Digital Cartographies of Spanish Detective Fiction.” These maps cover four different novels and can be utilized in two different courses. The summer started off with Giles learning the primary mapmaking program, CartoDB (which changed its name over the summer to Carto), as well as refreshing her skills on Google Maps. She read the first novel and spent the first four weeks making maps based on that text, which is centered on Barcelona. The team stayed with Barcelona for the second novel, and as the weeks progressed, was able to speed up the process and create a similar data set of maps in much less time. After making these basic templates, Giles was able to source local data, such as population figures, GDP per capita, immigration flows, and other economic and social figures, and overlay them onto the maps with the action and movements of the fictional novelistic world also displayed. These maps allow the viewer to contemplate both the “real world” data and the fictional aspects of the novel at the same time, all while highlighting the spatial connections between these worlds.
Giles also developed a way to show character movement by charting waypoints and then animating those waypoints. In this way, the team was able to create visual representations of the detectives’ investigation, as well as maps that incorporated fictional locations that moved based on the chapter in the novel, for example. These maps can be easily edited by future students to focus in on specific segments of the novel under study.
The novels covered in the project were Carme Riera’s Naturaleza casi muerta and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán’s Los mares del sur, set in Barcelona; Juan José Millás’s La soledad era esto, set in Madrid; and Julio Muñoz Gijón’s El asesino de la regañá, set in Seville.
Sample maps: a heat map following the geographies of Naturaleza chronologically and an overview of that novel’s geographical points by section; Los mares del sur neighborhood map with overlaid economic data; and El asesino de la regañá heatmap and neighborhoods.
This project was supported by a Digital Bridges award for a faculty-student pedagogical partnership between Nick Phillips and student Margaret Giles, collaborating with Mike Conner and Rachel Schnepper of the Grinnell Digital Liberal Arts Collaborative and Liz Rodrigues of the Grinnell Libraries.

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What’s the purpose of Religious Education (RE) in a country where a majority of people have “no religion”?
The new report of the independent Commission on Religious Education in England and Wales provides a clear answer: the rise of “no religion” doesn’t mean that religion isn’t important. Rather, the report makes a strong case that it is more important than ever that young people in Britain understand and engage effectively with diverse religions and worldviews.
The report proposes a radical overhaul of RE. This is most obvious in the new name it recommends for the subject: “Religion and Worldviews”. Non-religious worldviews like humanism, secularism, atheism and agnosticism would be studied alongside different traditions within Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism.
The authors of the report – Religion and Worldviews: A National Plan for RE – are explicit about their reasoning for the name change: it “removes the ambiguity in the phrase ‘Religious Education’, which is often wrongly assumed to be about making people more religious”. The roots of the subject, in the Christian Religious Instruction of the 1944 Education Act, are being thoroughly overturned.
It also asks for a review of the right of parents to withdraw their children from RE, which seems motivated by concerns that some parents are removing their children from classes in order to prevent them from learning about Islam. Further, the report recommends a new statutory “national entitlement” for all pupils in all publicly-funded schools. This is intended to secure and enhance the position of RE across the country. The commission was in part motivated by evidence that the quality of RE provision has been plummeting in recent years, with some schools dropping it altogether.
The national entitlement identifies nine requirements that pupils “must be taught”, including how religions and worldviews “are interpreted in different times, cultures and places”; key concepts such as “religion”, “secularity”, “spirituality” and “worldview”; and the idea “that worldviews are complex, diverse and plural”.
These requirements are very broad and therefore potentially open to misunderstanding. But they are generally in line with the way that religions and worldviews are conceptualised and taught in anthropology, sociology, religious studies and other disciplines in higher education institutions.
Taken together, these changes could result in a significant advance for RE, securing its future as a rigorous academic subject.
The explicit broadening to include worldviews appears to accommodate the rise of people of no religion in Britain, ensuring that their perspectives are represented in the classroom. British Social Attitudes surveys have found that around 50% of the population has identified as having no religion since 2009. Young people are most likely to choose this category. In 2017, 70% of people aged 18-24 said they had no religion, an increase from 56% in 2002.
Only a minority of people of no religion are atheists; most believe in some sort of god or higher power and engage in a range of practices that could be described as religious. So pupils would be invited to explore the complex worldviews and practices of people who do not identify with a religion – including, it seems, most of their peers.
On the other hand, the prioritising of religion as a subject in urgent need of study might be expected to reassure believers who feel that their perspective is increasingly marginalised in the public sphere, ensuring that the growing no-religion majority can understand and sympathise with their devout friends and neighbours.
But while the Church of England’s chief education officer has welcomed the report, the most stinging criticism has come from representatives of schools with a religious character. The Board of Deputies of British Jews criticised “the dilution of religious education through the inclusion of worldviews”; while the Catholic Education Service said “the quality of religious education is not improved by teaching less religion”.
Schools with a religious character exist in part to promote faith formation and ensure that the faith is passed on to the next generation. This was not the commission’s aim. But beyond recognising this divergence in priorities for the commission and for faith schools, it is not clear if or how the National Entitlement would help faith schools maintain their distinctive ethos. For example, would Catholic schools be able to prioritise Catholic teaching and faith formation within the hours allotted to Religion and Worldviews, or would they need to make provision for this to happen after hours?
In this regard, all seems to hinge on the commission’s recommendation for a national body to develop programmes of study and training for the teachers who would deliver the new curriculum. Although some Catholic campaigners have asserted that this would result in “a state-imposed version of Catholicism”, this is an oversimplification. If the national body adheres to what seems to be the intent of the commission, a variety of perspectives on Catholicism (and Islam, secularism and so on) would be included.
At the same time, those who favour and patronise schools with a religious character may overestimate the importance of these schools in passing on the faith. The passing of religion from one generation to the next is a complex and multi-causal process – of which a child’s attendance at a faith-based school is just one factor.
Studies have found that a more important factor for ensuring faith stays alive is the role parents play in their children’s lives: if they practice their religion at home and in their local faith community, their children are much more likely to remain religious.
While this may not reassure those who perceive the commission’s recommendations as a threat to faith-based schools, it shouldn’t distract from the opportunity that these proposals represent. If it is properly resourced and phased in over a reasonable period of time, Religion and Worldviews could enhance – not undermine – the teaching of religious education in Britain.

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According to R. Terry Schnadelbach in "Ferruccio Vitale Landscape Architect of the Country Place Era", Vitale wrote an article for House and Garden titled "Village Greens for Town Betterment". In it he touted two park types. The village green of Bryant Park and the smaller neighborhood park. The village green was a new prototype for parks.
It wasn't Vitale who actually designed the park, but it is quite clear that his village greens park prototype was the seed for the design. Bryant Park, designed in 1934, wasn't designed until after Vitale's death in 1933. It was designed by his colleague Gilmore Clarke and Lusby Simpson
This scan is from Schnadelbach's "Ferruccio Vitale Landscape Architect of the Country Place Era"
Village greens, plan for a large urban park. A new prototype of an urban park for American cities features a raised, multipurpose grass terrace surrounded by a double rows of trees. Separation from traffic and street noise is provided by low plantings and balustrades. Flagpoles and fountains are used to articulate the entry plazas from the street. A civic building is meant as an urban backdrop. House and Garden, June 1926
Village greens, perspective of a large park. Vitale pictured the civic buildings typical of the traditional New England village as surrounding his new urban green.
Beaux-Arts formality is very evident in this design. Bryant Park today is a highly successful park. It went through some years of decline, locally called 'Needle Park', but it has been embraced by the community and is a very usable and enjoyed park.
Some great links and pictures of the park:
NYC FINEST PUBLIC RESTROOMS
FORGOTTEN NYC STREET SCENES
Listen to Bryant Park
It is at Dust and Rust where I found my favorite picture of the park.
PPS is a great site to read about successful parks and Bryant park is in their top favorites.
Bryant Park Success Story (80% of the credit is given to good management.)
Bryant Park Hall of Shame (Over management story)
PPS Bryant Park
Bryant Park Official Website
Bryant Park Map
Great City Parks by Alan Tate includes Bryant Park in his book of 20 "well-planned, well-designed and well-managed parks". Bryant Park, 'Needle Park', had become an unusable space because of its over-protection and isolation from the street prior to its rehabilitation in the 90s.
The history of Bryant Park tells us to make park space very accessible and friendly from the street. The test of success is measured by the amount of women using the space. This requires safety and security. People want to feel the green space. They want to get away from the crush of pavement and cars. But they need that visible link to the street and the safety of people. High use provides a safer place for the vulnerable. It is hidden spaces and low use spaces that provide congregating spaces for those on the edge.
Again Bryant Park becomes a prototype and model of success through private funding and management of the park which is somewhat controversial because of the amount of privatization. Check out the Bryant Park Hall of Shame Link.
Vitale's park was simple and powerful. A village green for public gatherings surrounded by shade and strolling space. Beaux-Arts in style and a product of the City Beautiful Movement, the village green has great possibilities still today. My favorite aspects of the village green park is the protected edge that allows permeable access and interaction between the street and the promenade area. The center of the park becomes its own entity and space surrounded by a wall of trees. This becomes a stadium, a platform, a parade, a show, an event.


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How to spend 4 days in Lisbon with children
I’ve been writing this post up for what feels like a while now. If I’m completely honest, I’m totally suffering with a little bit of the dreaded holiday blues. I loved Lisbon. If you’re looking for somewhere to go for a weekend break or a few nights – then Lisbon is the one. With gorgeous cobbled streets and endless amounts of pastries – what more could you want? Everywhere we walked in Lisbon left us feeling inspired. It’s one of those cities where you end up stumbling upon little streets full of quirky coffee shops and traditional bakeries, so perhaps find yourself some of the Best Lisbon hotels the city has to offer and take in the scenery, culture and enjoy a relaxing few days away!
We figured out our own itinerary for Lisbon and I really wanted to share it on my blog for anyone else that may be planning a trip. We didn’t get to do everything on the itinerary but that’s mostly because we forgot Daisy’s buggy and had to hunt one down on our first day. There’s so much to see and do in Lisbon – we really want to go back again because we don’t feel we saw everything this beautiful city has to offer!
Start your day with a traditional drink of Ginjinha – a sweet cherry portuguese liqueur made by infusing ninja berries. It originated in Lisbon and the small ‘A Ginjinha bar’ is the traditional home of the drink. Head to the Torre De Belem on the river side. The Torre De Belem is a small fort that was built to guard lisbon from seafaring raders.
Head to Miradouro da Graca terrace with a beautiful view to see the sunset. Perfect opportunity for some golden hour photos! Eat dinner in the beautiful Bairro do Avillez. There are so many beautiful places to eat in Lisbon! We found that some of our favourites places to eat happened to be gorgeous little coffee shops selling fresh pastries and delicious coffee – the perfect stop for lunchtime.
On day four we had planned to have a fairly relaxing day as later in the evening we where traveling back to London. We started the day by wandering down to Gelateria Nannarella to have some of the best ice-cream we’ve ever had. The owners of this beautiful ice-cream parlour are Italian and use only the finest sorbet. Me and Andrew both agreed that it was one of the best ice-creams we’ve ever had! We then went on the lookout for somewhere delicious to have lunch. We found Hello, Kristof (I wrote a whole post about this place as it was just so lovely!).
If we had more time / next time
We would love to visit the beach resort of Cascais as it looks stunning. It’s very close to Lisbon and easily accessible via the metro system. We didn’t have enough time and didn’t want to cram too much into our trip. We would also have loved to have gone to Sintra – a picturesque Portuguese town that is set amidst the pine-covered hills of the Serra de Sintra.
Use the metro if you’re not fond of walking a lot. Lisbon was built over seven hills – an earthquake later flattened it, but it still consists of lots of hills. We love walking but still found ourselves catching the metro here and there due to it being SO easy to use.
Don’t travel in the peak summer seasons as it’ll be very hot and very busy. October worked well for us as it wasn’t as busy but it was still hot (but not too hot for walking around and exploring everywhere!)
Plan your trip beforehand so that you don’t miss out on anything! There’s so much to see and do in Lisbon – looking back we wished we had booked for a week instead of four days. It definitely wasn’t long enough for us.
And so here are some *lots* of our photos…

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This unverified concept– that Biden is in some way enfeebled– has actually been subjugating conservative media and Trump-allied circles for a long time now. The proof generally focuses on clips of Biden misspeaking or stumbling over his words– and the truth that, at age 79, he is the earliest individual ever to function as president.
Let’s take an action back here to comprehend why Scott went definitely nuclear on Biden. He went on to state in the exact same declaration that Biden requires to resign for the good of the nation.
” If Republicans go back to Washington’s service as typical, if we have no larger strategy than to be a speed bump on the roadway to America’s collapse, we do not be worthy of to govern,” he composed of the strategy.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell explained that a) he did not license Scott’s fallback) he did not believe it was great politics and c) he had no strategies to carry out pieces of it if Republicans retook the Senate bulk this fall.
What McConnell plainly feared was that Scott had actually handed Democrats a method to make the election about something aside from their complete control of Congress and the White Home. It provided Democrats a target to contend– which they without delay did.
Biden, having a hard time in surveys and plainly worried about the possibility of losing your home and Senate this fall, has actually strongly taken on Scott’s strategy as a method to recommend that putting Republican politicians in charge of Congress would be caused extremism.
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Now, is it an advantage for our democracy to have a Republican senator openly recommending that the President is “incoherent, incapacitated and baffled”? Um, no. Does Scott appreciate that? Likewise no.
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Today, be mindful of every thought, word and action you perform.
THOUGHTS: Before you lock yourself into a spiral of fear-filled thinking, stop yourself and literally, think again.
WORDS: Before you utter or type a single word, T.H.I.N.K. and ask yourself if it is:
ACTIONS: Consider each action before you proceed; does it reflect what you truly desire?
Include these disciplines each moment of every day until it becomes habitual. In so doing, you will find it easier to walk in your Truth while developing deeper relationships with those you encounter.
Enjoy your day, being mindful of whom you are and express yourself in the way you wish to be treated. The law of attraction will bring unto you those things you focus your attention upon, thus choose your thoughts, words and actions wisely!
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Australia could create investor certainty and break its political deadlock over climate policy by making simple changes that would establish a carbon market while upholding both major parties’ main core principles, according to think-tank the Grattan Institute.
EU carbon prices broke and held above a key technical resistance level around €5.50 on Monday to reach their highest in 10 weeks.
Continued demand from emitters pushed NZUs to new highs on Monday, while some observers urged the government to announce the ETS review outcome sooner rather than later in order to bring certainty for market participants.
British Columbia will keep its carbon tax frozen at C$30/tonne until at least 2018, the Canadian province’s environment minister said late last week, rejecting calls for an earlier increase.
A CO2-cutting project developer and a conservation group have teamed up to launch Biodiverse Carbon Conservation (BCC), a carbon aggregator that will seek to sell offsets under Australia’s Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF).
The Climate Markets and Investment Association (CMIA) has issued a request for proposals to appoint its next executive director and supporting secretariat following the lobby group’s move to an outsourced model based on an annual appointment process.
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Israel approves climate plan – The Israeli Cabinet has approved a plan for how to meet its target of cutting GHG emissions 25% below 2005 levels by 2020 while saving $8 billion. The plan entails improving energy efficiency, boosting public transport, cutting coal use while increasing natural gas and renewables, and growing the cleantech sector. The plan’s budget is still pending approval. (Jerusalem Post)
Mmm… Chinese sludge – China cut could 380 million tonnes of CO2e every year by treating just 10% of the sludge from its wastewater plants in bioenergy plants instead of just trucking it to landfills, according to a World Resources Institute report. (Reuters)
China’s steel cuts and the global response – China plans to cut steel production by 100-150 million tonnes by 2020, but a senior Ministry of Industry and Information Technology official said this weekend a further 200 million tonnes should be cut to really make a difference. This came as thousands of German steel workers were due to demonstrate across the country, protesting what they see as a flood of cheap steel from China and unfair EU ETS costs. The OECD will on Apr. 18 in Brussels convene a high-level meeting of US and North American government and industry leaders to discuss global steel overcapacity. The talks aim to discuss how governments can facilitate industry restructuring and reduce competition-distorting policies. (Reuters, Deutsche Welle, OECD)
Mas dinero – The Inter-American Development Group aims to double spending on green projects to US$4 billion a year by 2020 to help countries realise their INDC pledges, Climate Home reports.
(Corrected) Money, Money, Money – The Swedish Energy Authority has paid nearly 15 million euros for Chinese CERs that went to developer Carbon Asset Management (CAM), a subsidiary of Tricorona, according to an article published by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. In 2008, the Swedish government and CAM bought 9 million CERs from two Chinese companies, including state-owned Datang, at around 12 euros each. CAM took 95% of the offsets. But as CER prices collapsed, CAM wanted out of the deal, and it eventually went to an arbitration court in the Netherlands in 2014, where the Swedish Energy Authority agreed to pay a settlement. It ended up paying the full settlement, but never got CAM’s share of the CERs back as the company was about to go bankrupt. The bankruptcy was finalised in July last year, and papers show the Energy Authority still had unmet claims of nearly 15m euros. The entire article is available here (in Swedish).
Hot off the press – The March/April issue of industry mag Carbon Mechanisms Review is out. The latest issue of this quarterly by the JIKO unit of the German environment ministry examines in-depth the market provisions of the Paris Agreement.
And finally… Signing off – Anonymous carbon trading and climate investing pundit Climate Trader is shutting down his/her blog, he/she announced over the weekend. “Being anonymous is weird. I’m also moving back to London this summer and will likely open another website,” he/she wrote. “I’m currently researching open source options for automating analysis, as well as developing machine learning EUA algorithms, so stay tuned.”
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For most of us, our dogs are not just a pet, but a part of our family; few people even treat their dogs as their babies. So, when we think about our dogs' safety and care, we become more careful. We want everything to be perfect, but we don’t have that much knowledge. That’s the reason why we need a professional dog groomer. Dog groomers are skilled people who take care of both the physical and hygienic health of your dog.
They will take care of your dog’s physical appearance and groom them properly. The work of a dog groomer is to make your dog look good by cleaning its teeth and trimming its nails. Grooming is a must-needed thing for our dogs.
So, when it comes to finding a perfect dog groomer, we do get confused because there are many places that provide pet grooming services in Delhi or nearby places, but we want the best for our pets. To get your dream groomer, you have to research, search online, ask for a recommendation from your friends and family, then interview the groomer, ask him questions and then decide if the person is a good choice for you.
So, to help you to get ready for the interview process, we have made a list of questions you should ask a groomer. Before giving them your dog.
Must Ask Questions To Your Dog Groomer
When you meet your groomer-to-be, have a conversation with them. Understand their thought process, try to read their body language, to know what kind of person they are. Tell them your concern, and see how they react, ask them about the facilities they provide, and meet other pets staying at the pet grooming center. Only after being fully assured, give your pet to them.
The Questions You Can Ask Your Pet Grooming Center
Let’s now look at the list of questions you must ask the pet grooming center, to understand them and their perspective in a better way.
1. Since when have you been providing pet grooming services?
This person is going to take care of your baby, So you need to make sure that the person is experienced enough. If you are going to take your dog to a pet grooming center, have a checklist of all your requirements.
2. Where did you get your training and the kind of training do they have?
Ask them for the training center; they get trained and research about that training center to know if they have been trained properly or not. Training can be different for different people. Some have learned on their own, some have learned while training and some have attended the classes for it. Question them to know about their knowledge, experience, and skill.
3. If they have breed-specific experience?
Not every breed is the same, some are difficult to control, and some are easy. Sometimes, it depends on the grooming style; sometimes, it depends on the temperature; and sometimes, it depends on your dog's breed. So, if you have a dog, before hiring your pet groomer, ask them if they have worked for your pet’s breed specifically.
4. What are the pet grooming facilities you provide?
Check if they have the best facilities for your furry baby or not. If there are ventilated workstations, clean and hygienic salons, game zones, tubs, and other dog-friendly products. Check everything by yourself to be 100% sure.
5. Apart from brushing, haircut and shampoo, what are the services available from their end?
According to experts, to know more about a pet grooming center, you should research the facilities provided by them. Visit their salon, check if they have trimmed nails and hair, cleaned ears, and check the skin infections.
6. What is the overall grooming process?
Whether it is a groomer or grooming center, they have different sets of services and facilities. Ask them what their overall grooming process is, and check it with your requirements.
If you don’t have much knowledge, use these questions as your checklist
- How much time do they need for your pet’s grooming?
- Where is the waiting area?
- If they have potty breaks?
- What if the dog is not feeling comfortable?
- If they will provide a person who will supervise your dog?
7. What are the steps they follow for your pet’s safety?
Check the ingredient they use for your pet grooming to see if that is good enough for your pet’s skin. Research if the product has any side effects.
Also, check what is the behaviour of the staff or your groomer, towards different pets, for more safety.
8. In case of emergencies, do they have a first-aid kit?
In case of an injury, You need to know how the groomer will handle the situation, And if they have a first-aid kit at their pet grooming center or not. Even if they have a first-aid kit, what are the things available inside it, and if the staff member knows how to use it?
9. What are the charges, they ask for your pet's grooming.
Prices of grooming depend on various factors like your pet’s size, shape, and breed. So, ask them what the charges are asking for your furry baby.
Some grooming centers provide a package of two-three facilities together, whereas some have specific charges for each. So, before booking one, know about the charges first.
If you are going for pet grooming in Delhi, you will get hundreds of options, but if you need the best, we will advise you to come to Another Home. We are a pet boarding facility located in Dwarka and Gurgaon. We take care of your pets like a baby and provide them with all the grooming facilities they require, along with food treats.
Get in contact with us to know more.
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Welcome back to the blog everyone, we have missed you dearly! Over the last few months, we have been really busy working on something new and exciting.
For our first 3 years, our organization has worked with Impact Ministries, coming alongside them in their work in local Guatemalan communities, attempting to combat the drug shortage faced by the health care system and the occurrence of malnutrition in Guatemalan children. Through our partners at Blessings International and Vine International, in the last three years, we have been able to send 50,000 multivitamins to their schools in Guatemala. This work was ignited and fueled by our passion to provide aid to those affected by various forms of health inequity around the world.
This passion has lead us to take on another mission and in addition to our work in Guatemala, we will be also be walking alongside communities in the Caribbean country of Grenada in an effort to help fight the health inequities that they face. Through partnership with the local Grenadian organization Proactive Nation Builders, our work will involve increasing the supplies of under stocked pharmacies, and providing supplements and resources for a vulnerable elderly population. We are very proud to be expanding and are looking forward to uniting with our partners in Grenada in this work.
As our organization expands into different countries, we believe that that is important for us to address healthcare issues and topics that are relevant to many around the globe . We aim to raise awareness and provide education on a wide range of topics in healthcare inequity. We will be looking at these topics from both historical and current perspectives and dive into the contributions of colonization, legislation, and systemic discrimination on the health inequities experienced around the globe. To reflect this growth, our organization will now be called the World Healthcare Equity Foundation. Our mission as WHEF is to fight for worldwide healthcare equity by partnering with local communities, providing resources, and providing education to our peers.
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For 14 years Heritage NL has sponsored a poster contest highlighting heritage places in the province. We challenge students from grades K-12 to get creative – and each and every year we are thrilled with the results. From Nain on the north coast of Labrador to Trepassey on the Southern Shore of the island, students have told us why local heritage places are important to them. Today’s young people will one day be the custodians of our province’s built heritage. And our Heritage Places Poster Contest is proof positive that our province’s heritage places are of value to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians of all ages.
2018-2019 Entry Package
How to enter
Create an original piece of art depicting an existing heritage building, structure or landscape and a short written statement in either official language explaining why this place is important.
The contest is open to K-12 students residing in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Deadline is January 18, 2019.
Regional Prizes (6) – $50 Chapters-Indigo card
Digital Art Prize (1) – $100 Chapters-Indigo card
Grade Level Prizes (1 each from Primary, Elementary, Jr High and Sr High) – $100 Chapters-Indigo card and invite to Heritage Week ceremony in February 2019
Overall Winner (chosen from Grade Level winners) – iPad Mini and winning artwork featured on our Heritage Day Poster
School Prizes (4) – $500 to overall winner’s school and $250 to runners-up’s schools
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Vehicles in a fleet are more than just trucks and vans; they're complex tools your staff needs to complete their tasks and service your customers. To get the most out of the fleet, vehicle uptime is crucial, and that's why most organizations operate an in-house fleet maintenance facility to ensure that vehicles get back to service as fast as possible.
It's hard to keep your head above water when things are going well, but what about when things start falling apart? What should you do if the economy around you starts to falter? If your competitor takes an unexpected turn, what can you do?
When everything is going well, the logistics needed to keep the automotive supply chain in sync are amazing. The original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) produce a steady supply of vehicles that flow smoothly into shipping systems.
The catalytic converter is a unique automotive part used to break down pollutants in vehicle exhaust. There is - or should be - on every truck, SUV, and hybrid vehicle to reduce the pollution involved in operating the vehicle.
When the vehicle shortage began, the war across the world had not. It was assumed that the microchip shortage would "catch up" and the brief supply interruption would soon be resolved. This did not turn out to be true and as we approach another year of vehicle under-production, businesses are beginning to feel the pressure to change their fleet strategies.
Upfitting your fleet vehicles will benefit your operations if done properly. Vehicle upfitting is the process of enhancing vehicles or customizing their accessories to suit the owner's actual needs.
Having equipment and tools rolling around the back of your work van is never a good idea. Not only is it a safety hazard, but it also distracts your driver. Don't forget that your business will look unprofessional when you arrive at the job site looking disorganized.
Today's fleet operators face a number of challenges in order to keep up with changing market conditions and stay competitive. The first one is related to the ever-tightening margins in the trucking industry. To remain profitable, companies have to keep costs down.
Vehicle upfitting, in its simplest form, entails modifying a factory vehicle (often a truck or van) to meet the specific needs of its users. Bulkheads, storage spaces, ramps, racks, partitions, towing capacity, suspension, and chassis modifications are just a few improvements you may make during upfitting.
]When purchasing a vehicle for your business, you want it to suit the needs of your job. This may mean working with a dealer to get the best cargo solutions, customizing using accessories, or exploring aftermarket vendors.


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Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Business Columnist
Reversing 60 years of relentless population decline and job loss in Detroit is a very tall order, but six months ago the New Economy Initiative (NEI) said it would pay out $300,000 to answer a provocative question about job growth.
What if, rather than relying on an explosion of digital start-up companies or huge corporate investments in Detroit, we put the modest sum of $10,000 into 30 small businesses that have toughed it out for years in the city — and see what those plucky owners can do to boost sales and create new jobs, a few at a time?
On Monday at a private celebration event, the NEI, a special project of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, will present awards to the 30 winners of the $10K challenge competition called NEIdeas: Rewarding Ideas for Business Growth.
NEI has backed a variety of ideas and programs to spark and nurture entrepreneurship along the Woodward corridor in downtown and Midtown, but David Egner, NEI’s executive director, said the key to Detroit’s long-term revival is spreading the energy and job growth out into the long-suffering neighborhoods of Detroit and its two surrounded enclaves, Highland Park and Hamtramck.
The NEIdeas competition, which also includes $100,000 awards for two larger businesses with sales up to $5 million, drew more than 600 applicants. The $100k challenge winners will be announced in November.
That’s a very encouraging response, considering that many longtime Detroit business owners hadn’t been thinking about growth for years.
“Because of the shrinkage of the city, hardly anyone was thinking growth — they were thinking survival,” Egner said. “It’s all part of changing the culture now, particularly bridging the neighborhood-versus-downtown divide when we talk about the two Detroits.”
Evaluation and selection of the grant winners has been carried out by NEI in partnership with the Detroit Economic Growth Corp. (DEGC), which headed up the judging process and an outreach program that enlisted more than two dozen ambassador groups in the three cities to provide details and guidance to businesses throughout the application process.
Of the 30, $10K grant winners, 73% are minority owned, 60% female owned — and four of them have been around for 50 years or more.
Some of the NEIdeas grant winners have sophisticated plans for building revenue and creating jobs.
Curt Malouin, an electrical engineer and former software developer in the auto and publishing industries now doing business as Red Panda, is now making devices that enable musicians to change the tone or texture from their instruments. He plans to lease new technology that will eliminate the use of toxic inks and allow him to move more device manufacturing from southern states or Ontario into his Detroit workshop.
Five of the winners are urban farms — Rising Pheasant Farms, Peck Produce, Dulce Diamante Garden, Buffalo Street Farm and Brother Nature Produce. They plan to grow revenue and jobs by adding new crops or technology to extend the growing technology, and in one case to help till land with a new tractor for other farms.
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Other small businesses see one vehicle, one appliance or piece of machinery as the key to unlock future growth and hire more workers.
For Antonio Gregory, 32, of southwest Detroit, it’s the best used truck he can buy for $10,000. After losing his job at an installer of AT&T U-verse systems in 2010, he struck out on his own as Omega Wiring, expanding into phones, security cameras and alarm system installations. “It’s all pretty similar,” he said.
He gets plenty of calls for jobs and uses about five other guys as subcontractors, but their volume is limited by the fact that his only vehicles are his family’s Ford Freestar minivan — also used by his wife and four children — and a vehicle one of his contractors lets him use on occasion.
“You can only fit so many people in one car,” Gregory said. “A lot of people I work with either don’t have cars or licenses. They can do the work, but then can’t always travel and pick up heavy equipment or pick up lumber.”
Another service vehicle would enable Gregory to grow volume and perhaps put some of his key helpers on the payroll instead of paying them one job at a time. “As I grow, I want to make them full-time employees and they can count on a paycheck. Hopefully, next year when I get my service vehicle, it will be a whole different story.”
For Jolanta Cieslawska and her husband, Czeslaw Cieslawski, a walk-in freezer would enable them to satisfy the mad rush of customers to their Stan’s Grocery store in Hamtramck, for the Polish food specialties in high demand for holidays and festivals. Stan’s was founded in 1985 by Jolanta’s uncle and aunt; she and her husband bought it in 2006.
“We have a lot of Polish people around here and they come here from other cities, too, like Port Huron and Ann Arbor and Jaackson,” said Jolanta, especially for their hand-made pierogi. “I don’t have much space to store the pierogi when we are very busy, so if I have a walk-in freezer, I can make more stuff and hire more helpers to make more stuff.”
When I remarked that pierogi are standard fare at Polish restaurants and markets in many towns and asked why so many customers would travel to Stan’s for them, Jolanta replied, “Ours are the best. We make everything by hand. Other stores they make by machine, their dough is not as soft as our dough. And the fillings are different, we use more spice.”
No lack of confidence in the product there.
Doing business in Detroit, Highland Park and Hamtrack has been no picnic for the past 60 years. But perhaps NEIdeas can can catalyze some growth in the neighborhoods, one job — or a few dozen pierogi — at a time.
Contact Tom Walsh: 313-223-4430 or firstname.lastname@example.org, also follow him on Twitter @TomWalsh_freep.

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Even going almost make-up free, Mila Kunis nonetheless appears like a film star. She went virtually naked confronted on a flower shopping for run with husband Ashton Kutcher and is so darn lovely.
Not many individuals can depart the home with just a bit little bit of nude lip gloss and a impartial eye, however Mila Kunis can pull it off and nonetheless be the gorgeous film star that she is. The mom of two went flower procuring with husband Ashton Kutcher on Might 24 and regardless that she was dressed down, there was no mistaking her unbelievable magnificence. Mila, 35, wore her hair tied up in a easy bun atop her head, a Jordache denims t-shirt, a heat gray cardigan sweater and flared denims with white sneakers.
Mila carried a bag of snacks in her hand as Ashton held on to bouquets of purple and yellow flowers. He saved issues informal as nicely in a white and navy striped sweater and blue trousers. The 41-year-old is rocking a neatly groomed mustache, which is hopefully for a movie function because it detracts from his good-looking face. The couple walked aspect by aspect, sadly not displaying any of the recent PDA they did on Might 18 while kissing in public.
The happily married couple made the procuring run with out their youngsters, four-year-old daughter Wyatt and two-yea-old son Dimitri. The pair did look a bit drained, however that’s to be anticipated when you may have two younger youngsters at residence. They each have pretty quiet filming schedules in the meanwhile, as Mila has two movies in pre-production whereas persevering with to voice Meg on Fox’s Household Man. Ashton’s IMDB.com web page doesn’t present any upcoming tasks so possibly the couple are simply targeted on being mother and father in the intervening time whereas their youngsters are nonetheless younger and never in class.
Ashton and Mila are notorious private in the case of their youngsters’s lives so we don’t know an excessive amount of about their youngsters. Ashton did open up in regards to the variations between having a son and daughter throughout a 2017 look on The Tonight Present He advised host Jimmy Fallon that, “It’s bizarre as a result of women advance apparently sooner than boys. I didn’t know this, however on analysis, like early childhood development. My daughter is like two and a half, she speaks three languages, she’s acquired like Russian and Spanish and English. She really understands and speaks them. The boy is rather like a ‘thuck.’ Only a chunky, like, ‘BAAHHH.’ He appears like a pterodactyl, and he’s not coming round.” Too cute!

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Planning trips with our besties is always so much fun! And we’re here to help you actually make it happen. Chilling on the beach, going on adventures, visiting quaint places and discovering small new towns.
All these experiences are of course bound to bring you close but also imagine all the fun you’re going to have!So here are our top 8 picks for summer trips to take with your besties!!
1. The Epic Road Trip
A roadtrip with your besties is going to be super fun anyway, but add to that gorgeous views to stare out at from your window. You’ve got yourself an epic one! Plus just imagine the awesome selfies you can take! That’s what road trips are for, aren’t they? So plan this one quick, we’re sure you’ll be raving about it for years to come!
Our Suggestion- Manali-Leh Road Trip
2. The Crazy Camping Adventure
Living in tents, campfires, white water rafting- the works. Let your inner explorer out as you navigate tricky rapids and trek along hilly terrains, while gossiping with your closest friends. So what if you might stumble a little as you try and find things with your torch light. The beauty of the place and all the adventure it has waiting for you will more than make up for it!
Our Suggestion- Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
3. The Soak In The Nature Retreat
Nature lovers (or just those looking to take a legitimate break from reality), here is your chance. Imagine sitting with a steaming hot of cup of chai gazing at the beautiful lush green valley. Doesn’t it sound delightful! Pretend like it’s not summer while you do nothing but relax, indulge in nostalgic board games and enjoy the place’s natural beauty with your friends. We promise you’ll come back fully recharged!
Our Suggestion- Coonoor, Tamil Nadu
and Gushaini, Himachal Pradesh
4. The Hilly Getaway
What better way to beat the heat than with a quick getaway to a picture perfect hill station with your besties? Catching up and talking about ‘life’ has a different feel altogether when you’re doing it surrounded by beautiful mountains, deep valleys and lakes. Plus those morning walks sound a lot more appealing when you have snow-capped mountains to stare at!
Our Suggestion- Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh
and Naukuchiatal, Uttarakhand
5. The Chilled-Out Bohemian Holiday
Walk around the quaint cobbled streets, eat some amazing food and enjoy the sea breeze. If you’re in the mood for some spiritual awakening, you also have the option of visiting Auroville. The artsy vibe of this former French Colony is sure to do something for your creative side as well ;-)
Our Suggestion- Puducherry
6. The Beach Bumming Trip
Whether you’re looking to party it up with your besties, laze around by the water or indulge in some fun water sport adventure, these two places are a nice alternative to Goa. And they both boast the most beautiful blue water!
Our Suggestion- Havelock Island, Andaman Islands
and Gokarna, Karnataka
7. The Great Shopping Vacay
Super close to India, Bangkok is not only easily accessible, it’s a great (and cheap) option for shopping. You can binge shop to your heart’s content and you’ll have your besties there with you to help you pick what looks best!! You are definitely going to come back with a whole new wardrobe!
Our Suggestion: Bangkok, Thailand
8. The Wild Life Sanctuary Asylum
This holiday is the perfect combination of beautiful natural views, adventure and wildlife of course! Imagine the adrenaline rush you’ll get every time you see a fresh kill or the tracks of a predator and if you’re lucky finally come face to face with one! Who better than your besties to share that experience with! Plus, we know you’ll end up with some incredible pictures. :-)
Our Suggestion: Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh
and Periyar National Park, KeralaGIFs: www.giphy.com, www.tumblr.comMUST-READ: 10 Amazing Bucket List Adventures To Have With Your Best FriendMUST-READ: #BucketList: 20 Things You Should (Ideally) Do Before Getting Married


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(KHNL) - Hawaii 's multi-cultural society was created through decades of immigration. But some are worried President Bush's new plan for illegal aliens will negatively impact would-be immigrants from other countries.
It's a hot issue racing across the country that has many taking sides, how to stop the thousands of illegal immigrants from coming across our borders. Here in Hawaii , it’s quite a different story, as celebrations are taking place because of a hundred years of Filipino immigration. Many of those who came here have stayed, to become an important part of our society.
Now, under Bush's proposal, some immigrants from Mexico who have gotten into the US illegally will also be allowed to stay. "I believe that illegal immigrants who have roots in our country and want to stay should have to pay a meaningful penalty for breaking the law, to pay their taxes, to learn English and to work in a job for a number of years. People who meet these conditions should be able to apply for citizenship."
But some Hawaii Filipinos are concerned about the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have been following the rules and waiting for a chance to come here.
"I understand the waiting list for visas in Manila is 500,000, so you may have to wait 15-20 years before you're issued one." says Germiniano Arre Jr. with the Filipino Community Center.
Arre speaks from experience, after petitioning to bring his two sisters over they had to wait eleven years to be issued a visa.
Many Filipinos have flourished here in Hawaii and Arre understands that many immigrants are just looking for a chance to better their lives.
"Perhaps we should give into some of the demands of the illegal immigrants, in terms of allowing them to work here but it should come at some price."


text: This is a fantastic, quick to prepare snack. You will love the combination of salty/sweet taste and the crunch of the almonds and browned crackers. I got the recipe from my friend after we tasted these snacks at her home. These crackers are really pleasing to the eye and will keep several days in a container with a tightly-fitting lid. They would also make a great Christmas gift in a decorative tin.


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The DraftKings Sportsbook will open at Resorts AC sometime in late November. The facility will replace the temporary location that opened in August 2018.
Since the NCAA men’s basketball season tipped off this week, here’s a reminder of NJ sports betting and online sportsbooks and the teams you can’t bet on.
Online gambling platform provider SBTech has launched a brand new sports betting product that will […]
With NJ sports betting on fire, NY Jets partner with MGM, which will allow the Jets and MGM to cross-promote at MGM casinos such as Borgata and Jets games.
Caesars nabs two partnerships in one day, inking marketing deals with both the Philadelphia 76ers and the NJ Devils to promote its sportsbook and casinos.
Last week, Tilman Fertitta reportedly had an interest in merging his Golden Nugget casino interests with Caesars. Now, Caesars plans to reject that idea.


This will probably be the most difficult travel writing I do, and the least enjoyable to read, but it is also an important experience on which to reflect, today on Holocaust Remembrance Day and every day. I have visited two concentration camp sites while traveling in Europe: Dachau during my trip to Munich, and Auschwitz in Poland when my college Model UN team attended a conference in the Czech Republic. The educational experience of these visits is forever burned in my memory, and I firmly believe that everyone should go to a concentration camp at least once. We can never fully understand the horrors that victims of the Holocaust and other genocides worldwide have faced. But we have the responsibility to grasp this reality as much as we can and to reject all contemporary language/movements that threaten the validity of human life based on ethnicity or any other way someone might discriminate against individuals or groups. A recent survey conducted by the US Holocaust Museum and an expert at George Washington University found a startling lack of knowledge about the Holocaust among Americans:
“Thirty-one percent of Americans, and 41 percent of millennials, believe that two million or fewer Jews were killed in the Holocaust; the actual number is around six million. Forty-one percent of Americans, and 66 percent of millennials, cannot say what Auschwitz was. Only 39 percent of Americans know that Hitler was democratically elected.” –New York Times
These survey results startled and horrified me, because if we do not take seriously the education of generations about the darkest parts of human history, then how will they prevent similar atrocities from occurring again? As I describe my experience at each of the concentration camps I’ve been to below, I encourage you to click the links and read more of each camp’s history from the US Holocaust Museum website.
At Dachau, the first regular concentration camp, you can walk around the camp and historical exhibits on your own, but my friend Alayna and I chose to take a tour with an expert in Holocaust history, and I strongly recommend this approach. Our guide volunteered her time because she was passionate about making sure that this history was remembered, and she was instrumental in my understanding of everything I saw. And as overwhelming as it is to be at a concentration camp, I was very thankful not to be walking around alone. The most poignant experience I had here was walking inside the gas chambers. There are three rooms. In the first room, victims were instructed to undress for showers. In the second room, with low ceilings and the door from the first room shut, the poisonous gas was released. The third room was to store the bodies until they could be taken to the ovens. It is difficult to fully grasp not only the physical torture but the psychological torture that millions endured here. The other moment that particularly struck me at Dachau was not so much the camp itself, but the behavior of other vistors around me. As we were leaving, groups of people were lively and chatty and ready for the next fun experience in Munich, detached from what they had just seen; meanwhile Alayna and I could barely find words. Worse, while photos were permitted in most areas, I was disturbed to see tourists snapping photos of the ovens where corpses were destroyed and photos of themselves smiling inside the gas chamber. Please, please do not do this if you visit a concentration camp. It is not a tourist attraction; it is an educational visit that an organization of Holocaust survivors chose to put together to make people remember the history. And trust me, you do not need a photo to remember what you saw. You will never erase those images from your mind.
When my Model UN team went to Auschwitz, I thought I was at least somewhat prepared, having already visited Dachau. I wasn’t. Auschwitz is eerily quiet; we wore headphones to hear the guide so that it was even quieter. We saw massive piles of shoes, kitchenware, goods that the Nazis confiscated as they captured their victims, that emphasized the sheer number of people who suffered. And because we were in Poland in late November, where the sun began to set at 3:30 in the afternoon as we stood on the ground where housing for victims once stood, it was colder than I had ever experienced before. And that struck me. How chilled to the bone I felt with winter clothes on, with full meals in my stomach, with healthy amounts of body fat to keep me warm. How the victims of the Holocaust endured the same cold and dark winter hours, with rags for clothing, barely any nourishment, starved thin, and enduring hard labor and torture every single day.
I think it is important to point out that several distinct groups were victims of the Holocaust. Homosexuals, the Roma, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jews, Social Democrats, Communists, and other so-called “a-socials” were imprisoned, tortured, and killed. In other words, any group that did not fit the mold for one man and one political party’s vision of an ideal society was deprived of the most basic human rights and dignity. Whether you belong to any of the above groups or not, the seeds of hatred against groups of people can be sown for any group in history, now, or in the future. So when others are oppressed, it is the responsibility of all of us to speak up. And we need not wait until genocide is already happening, such as it is today in Myanmar against the Rohingya Muslims. Remember: Adolf Hitler was elected democratically. He ran on a platform of improving the Germany economy and the lives of the German people. People either were blind to or willfully ignored the monster that he was until it was far, far too late. We don’t have to let it get that far in the first place. That is why it is so important to keep people out of power who speak with nationalist rhetoric and who consider only certain groups to be “the people” of a nation. It’s why it is so disturbing to see xenophobic political parties, even self-proclaimed neo-Nazi candidates, gaining voter support and even legislative seats in Europe and the United States. And it is why the attempt to cover up racism and discrimination against groups outside of one’s own by claiming that it’s not racism, just expression of economic worry or patriotism, is unacceptable and dangerous.
Visit a concentration camp, respect the memory of those who suffered and perished there, learn about the history of the Holocaust and other instances of genocide in the past and present, and stand up in the face of any language or action that treats individuals or groups as less than the human beings that they are.
“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”
Steph this is superb, and heart rending. I did not know Hitler had been democratically elected. I did know much about the holocaust from mountains of reading. Have seen pictures taken at the time of liberation of some of the camps. One that haunts me, and I do not know which camp, was of skeletal bodies stacked like cord wood that the Nazis had not had time to cremate before liberation forces arrived. Lest we forget.
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You communicate your message elegantly Stephanie. I could not agree with you more. Every individual is worthy of respect as a human being, regardless of type of label or classification used to divide them from others.
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I’m finally reading this, and I am upset it took me so long. I agree wholeheartedly with all of the above, and I’m so lucky to know someone who took the time to write what needs to be said. I’m tearing up a bit now…
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Last week we took a look at inspirational women connected to the film industry. However, this week we have decided to focus on powerful women in fictional pieces of work, from various television programmes to films. The purpose of showing all these inspirational women is to prove that any woman can be powerful, regardless of age, appearance, ethnicity, or social class. Each of the women shown in this week’s blog posts has had to contend with challenges and personal failures to become the strong and independent character for which they are known.
To start off this week we are looking at the female heroine Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games franchise. Portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence in the films, Katniss epitomises what a strong and courageous female looks like. She begins the story as a poor girl who lives alone with her sister and single mother, having to take up the mantle to provide for her family she defies the usual representation of men being the providers. Katniss becomes a symbolic image of standing up against oppression throughout society and challenges the status quo, which is shown through her main enemy, President Snow. Her main characteristics are her fortitude, courage, and loyalty. She is not just a fictional symbol, but very much an inspiration as to what any individual woman can achieve by standing up for what they believe in.