Abhishek Bachchan has given his fans dieting advice over Twitter.
The actor is currently awaiting the birth of his first child with wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
He told followers: "Dieting does NOT mean that you starve yourself. It means that you eat sensibly and correctly!"
Bachchan followed this up with a tweet hash-tagged "another note to self".
He added: "Eating deep fried foods is neither correct or sensible!!"
The Dostana star reportedly asked for the shoot of Dhoom 3 to be delayed so he could spend time with his wife and new child after the birth.
In June, Bachchan admitted that he was not yet prepared for the baby, expected to arrive next month.
He said: "It still literally hasn't sunk in that there's going to be a child... you know, an offspring, I haven't gone into that father zone yet."
Despite postponing other projects, the actor has since promised he will return with Dostana co-star John Abraham for a sequel to the comedy, in which the pair are forced to pretend they are lovers in order to secure a flat together.
Actress Lara Dutta this week said that she is sticking to an exercise regime in order to keep fit throughout her pregnancy.


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On April 6, 2017 , 9 Mastiffs were found dead, and 22 other mastiffs were fighting for their lives in Stratford NY ! Lack of sufficient food and water caused these dogs to suffer extreme malnutrition. Since the dogs were rescued and moved to the James A Brennan Humane Society,in Mayfield NY, another dog has since passed away. This brings the total number of deaths to 10!!
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Students take a lot of pressure from their exams, especially those students who appeared in the board examination. Continuous pressure of study gives students mental stress which is not good for their health. When the exam time is over they need a good vacation to calm their stress. Also, family vacations are an opportunity for parents and children to spend quality time together and create lasting memories.
India is rich in cultural diversity and heritage which makes it a unique destination that can be both educational and fun for families. Whether it is exploring the national parks, indulging in local cuisine, or simply relaxing in a beautiful location, India has it all. Here are some of the best places to visit on vacation for children with parents in India:
Rajasthan’s capital Jaipur also known as the pink city. Jaipur has a rich cultural heritage. It is also the first planned city in India and received world heritage status from UNESCO. Children can explore the historic forts and palaces of the city and learn about the history of the place. The city also offers activities like camel rides and elephant rides that can be a great experience for children. Also, Jaipur’s traditional lip-smacking food is a must-try.
- Jim Corbett National Park:
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- Ranthambore National Park:
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Kerala is known as God’s own country and offers serene, vivid terrains, a hill range in Munnar to pristine beaches of Kovalam and a peaceful environment for families. Children can enjoy a fantastic houseboat ride, explore the backwaters, and experience the cultural diversity of the state.
Agra is famous for the Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world. Also beautiful Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah and one of the largest mosques in India at Fatehpur Sikri. Children can learn about the history of the monument and explore the other historical sites of the city. It is a must-visit place.

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If you can't be funny at least have a sense of humor
Buried deep in the Slate article Why does everyone try to be funny these days? is the following tidbit:
If you've ever been at a party where some guy trying to tap a keg chimes in with a quip about how "it's all ball bearings nowadays" (a line stolen from the most over-referenced film of all time), then you have had firsthand experience with this crisis.
Huh? Ball bearings? Most over-referenced film of all time? I have no idea what he's talking about. Sure doesn't sound like anything I remember from Stripes or Caddyshack.
According to Google, that's a reference to "Fletch." As previously discussed the "Fletch" movie sucks. No harm in mentioning that again, though.
As long as we're at Slate.com, here's a humorless bit of prose:
When I hear a song for the first time, I'm weighing the technical ability of the artist, the material's emotional relevance, and how the music fits into a larger cultural and political climate.
That's from Matthew Shaer's article on music recommendation sites. Two questions:
- How long do you think he spent crafting what he felt would be the perfect encapsulation of his sensitivity and superiority? I put the over/under at 5 hours.
- What's wrong with a "it has a good beat and I can dance to it?"
how it fits into a larger cultural and political climate? I can't understand most of the lyrics to the music I listen to, so I'm not sure where that leaves me. Other than feeling like John Belushi in Animal House smashing the guitar at the party. Forget about reading his conclusions -- I don't care; Shaer is useless as any sort of cultural commentator or arbiter of taste. I, on the otherhand, would be perfect: is it good or does it suck. I'll leave it up to others to construct degrees of scale.

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By Ashleigh Fox
The Sheridan Press
Via Wyoming News Exchange
SHERIDAN — Two young men just a few years out of high school hope to restore Sheridan Iron Works to its original glory and operate it under its original name by February 2019.
Derek Gilbert purchased the building in 2014 from previous owners Joe and Sue Lytton, who purchased the building and struggling business in 1989 from Alvin Neard and Ellie Horsley. Instead of continuing the business, Gilbert wanted to use it as a workshop until someone he thought would be good for the building expressed interest.
“I’d always liked the building, and I had been here for (some small) things over the years,” Gilbert said. “I grew up on a farm, so I always wanted a shop. My wife likes to live in town…but I needed a shop where I could do some welding, do some carpentry, work on some cars and I always thought this would be the most awesome place to have.”
Four years later, Trevor Clark and Tucker Goss teamed up with Gilbert’s son, Matthew Gilbert, and won the Sheridan College Startup Challenge Weekend, where young entrepreneurs complete a weekend-long competition to present a business idea alongside other fellow students. The three, who were all part of the welding program at the college, beat out other business students for inventing a plastic insulator for the welding field.
Matthew Gilbert, who runs his own home construction company, told Goss about his father owning the Sheridan Iron Works building. Goss’ jaw dropped at the connection he had made. But school took precedence for Goss, and he focused on finishing his degree before calling Derek Gilbert to inquire about the building.
“Last day of school, I’m welding out during a weld test and my phone rings and I get a text from Derek saying, ‘Hey, I heard you’re looking to open up a welding shop. What would you think about opening Sheridan Iron Works back up?’” Goss recalled. “I thought I was dreaming.”
The building needed a lot of work; Derek Gilbert had been slowly renovating bits and pieces, like updating the roof, replacing old beams in the ceiling and hauling load upon load of scrap metal to Zowada for disposal. Goss, beyond himself with excitement of starting up a welding business so quickly after graduating, is eagerly working alongside Derek Gilbert and Clark to fully restore the building.
“(Derek Gilbert said) the building is in the condition it’s in; sweat equity, put some time in, and you could turn this into something,” Goss said. “That’s kind of how it started.”
The young men wanted to have the building completely restored and ready for an open house by September 2018, but the month came and went without a finished product. Now, their goal is to host a grand re-opening in the restored brick building in February 2019.
The young welders will continue cleaning between visits from former customers stopping by to inquire about current happenings with the building. Those visits help Goss and Clark learn more about the history of the building and business now in their care, and it also gives them an opportunity to reconnect with former and potential future customers.
“Any time any old customers come to me, I try and find out what Joe and Sue (Lytton) used to do and that’s the goal is to just open it back up and provide the same service that used to be here,” Goss said. “If not better, which might be a long shot because they were pretty awesome people.”
Goss and Clark have already partnered with several businesses in town to complete projects with the one piece of updated equipment they purchased and placed in the building.
The young businessmen are eager to resurrect an old business that once built submarine parts during World War II, and the building owner is excited to be a part of resurrecting history.
“I really love the place,” Derek Gilbert said. “I think it’s part of Sheridan’s heritage; I’m very proud to be able to be a part of as rich a heritage as this place is, and now I almost kind of feel like I’m somewhat responsible to protect this place and to keep it cool.”


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Dr. Pandya graduated from Manipal University, India in 2000 as well as University of Michigan in 2018, with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. Rina conducts live webinars and is part of the continuing professional development teaching community with courses published in the UK, US, South Africa, Ireland and Australia. Rina is a member of APTA. HCPC-UK and OAP-Oman. She authored a series of pocketbooks titled – Orthopedic Assessments Made Easy – that offer an illustrated, quick reference to conduct efficient orthopedic special tests, with a detailed bullet point review on the anatomy of muscles.
Financial: Dr. Rina Pandya is the owner of Physical Therapy Online, LLC., and has an employment relationship with the University of West of England. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
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Now that we’re a few months into the New Year, if you have committed to new fitness practices, you’re likely either enjoying new activities while planning to keep on going with what you’ve started or you are struggling to keep doing what you committed to and wondering where that crazy idea came from in the first place! For many, that’s often the case after trying something new. If it’s not the right fit for you, you may give up due to frustration, boredom, difficulty or lack of enjoyment.
The American College of Sports Medicine suggests that both exercisers and trainers can align fitness regimens with personality types to best structure a lasting routine and recognize pitfalls. Figure out what drives you and use that knowledge to help you stick to it and enjoy it. The key to thriving in those fitness challenges you set for yourself toward long-term goals is to find your fit and work with your personality, rather than against it. For example, consider if you like consistency in your day to day or prefer an ever-changing environment? Do you work best with specific goals set or do you like to go with the flow? Are you an early riser getting your obligations out of the way first thing or are you more spontaneous, taking opportunities to be active as they arise or at random times during the day? First things first, what is your personality?

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Does anybody know where I can get these ottomans? I'd prefer them in metallic gold, but the blue would work too! Thank you. Trudijane
coffee tables. whre might i find something like that.
tray top ottomans at overstock.com. They look the same as the ones pictured here, but you will have to judge for yourselves. Happy hunting!
I love these ottomans too, they sell square ottoman cubes with the storage/tray at Crate and Barrel (multiple color offerings). I don't know about the circular
Two little ottomans with love seat
Round tables or ottomans are a great shape for really small spaces because there are no sharp corners to bump into when walking around them.
Use a floor vase to balance a sofa with a floor lamp or end table on the other end. Add dried flowers for added height.
Eminent Interior Design
Western Themed Bedroom
coffee table. can u share who the designer is?
exact cocktail table completely customizable and very affordable.
This looks very similar to an ottoman I recently sold to a client. The manufacturer (not the vendor) was Lort's. You could check with Lort's (based in Arizona) to see what designer or store in your area sells their merchandise.
THIS IS THE COFFEE TABLE! ! !
Coffee table made for putting your feet up!
Coffeetable/ottoman. Soft cushion on diameter. Hard tabletop in centre.
Like the coffe table..serves as an ottomon as well
love this cocktail for my den
I would like to know where the ottomans can be purchased. Thank you.
standard ottomans from Crate+Barrel and we had them re-upholstered in a fabric the client really liked...re-upholstery was about $200 (labor and fabric)....an inexpensive way to get a custom/fresh look and to re-purpose the furniture....the best way to be GREEN!
storage ottomans at end of the bed.
Headboard, side table, table lamp, cushions
calm, comfortable, great ottomans adding interesting at the foot of the bed
ottomans at end of bed and
using ottomans at end of bed with potential for storage.
Ottomans bright and practical extra seating, some have storage.
Three "cube" ottomans at the end of the king size bed.
nicely to ottomans, stools and benches. Here three cube ottomans anchor the end of the bed. They are perfect for sitting down to take your shoes off, and even better for throwing the decorative coverlet on them at night. If you choose the storage versions of these cubes, you have just added significantly
Martha O'Hara Interiors
Olstad Drive Residence Master Bedroom 3
Can you tell the source of Ottoman and the patterned brown cushion please?
Love the side table with the iron legs. Where is it from?
This ottoman is available through Martha O’Hara Interiors. Please contact us directly and we will be happy to give you more information. Best! Martha O’Hara Interiors www.oharainteriors.com
about the ottoman and decorative pillows from the master bedroom of the Independence home. Thanks for your interest! -Martha O'Hara Interiors 952.908.3150 firstname.lastname@example.org www.oharainteriors.com
This side table is available through Martha O’Hara Interiors. Please contact us directly and we will be happy to give you more information. Best! Martha O’Hara Interiors www.oharainteriors.com
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LAS VEGAS Home
I too love that table - would you mind sharing where you found it? many thanks.
of the table and where can I find it
Love the side table and bench
table to put next to bathroom door area
includes an ottoman for convenience and additional seating. All of the bedrooms were furnished with their own television so each family member could feel relaxed and at home while visiting.
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Uptown High Rise
chair and ottoman on hold. The pillow gave her a cool masculine mix of teals, grays and browns to work with. She found the bed at Weir's for $300 and spent $1,000 on a good mattress and box spring, consulting with Husch by phone about his mattress firmness preference. A late night trip to Bed, Bath &
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This ottoman is way too cute!
Love the matching ottoman
bed, ottoman, colors, and carpet
purchase the ottoman and chairs?
striped ottoman......Cool Ottoman...unusual ottoman...Ottoman fabric...round ottoman table...Round ottoman...circle ottoman...dside table...table lamps...bedside table
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Ocean Penthouse Miami Beach
Where did the bedside tables come from?
Where can I get that white table the one with the branches
makes cocktail table?
These side tables were custom designed by Alene Workman Interior Design as part of the custom designed headboard.
White table...black table...side table...direction and table...Table and seat.

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The Patients Association today revealed results of research which showed a dramatic increase in waiting times for surgical procedures and a decline in the number of operations being carried out.
The figures cast serious doubt on claims by NHS decision makers that waiting times are falling, and has lead to the organisation calling for more transparency about waiting times in individual clinical areas.
The Patients Association sent a Freedom of Information request to NHS Acute Trusts in England, asking them to provide waiting time figures in nine key areas-
- Bariatric surgery
These are the same procedures that the Patients Association asked about in an identical survey published in March 2010. They were chosen following complaints to their Helpline about waiting times or treatment denials in these areas from patients and clinicians.
Last year’s research showed a considerable increases in waiting times (for example 8 days for knee and hip replacement surgery) and a decline in procedures of 5.4%, or 10757. This year’s results show a clear continuation of those trends.
- Of the 93 trusts that responded with sufficient data (excluding bariatric surgery which showed a fall but had a low response rate) waiting times had increased in seven of the eight categories included in the report.
- In total waiting times increased by 6% in 2011 when compared to 2010.
Number of Surgical Procedures Conducted-2011
- Of the 93 Trusts that responded with sufficient data, a drop in the number of surgical procedures was seen in seven of the eight categories (Bariatric surgery was excluded due to the small number of trusts that replied with data in this area).
- In total there were 18628 fewer operations performed in 2011 compared to 2010. This accounts for a drop of 4.6% in the total number of operations carried out across the areas included in the survey
Procedures Conducted-More info
- For the 59 trusts that showed a decrease in the number of operations conducted, there were 25,000 fewer operations.
- The biggest decrease was in cataract operations, which showed a decline of 14,267.
- In percentage terms, the decline in cataract procedures amounts to a 7.5% decrease in the number of procedures conducted. Adenoid procedures also fell by the same amount. The number of Tonsillectomies conducted fell by 5.6%, and the number of Hernia procedures by 3.3%
Waiting Times-More Info
- The largest increase in waiting times was for knee replacements, which saw an increase in waiting times of 10.3 days on average. Waits for hernia operations increased by 8 days, Gallstones by 7 days and hips by 6 days.
- In terms of percentage change, waits for knee, hernia and Gallstone operations all increased by 10%.
The patients association have been contacted by a number of patients that have experienced long waits in recent years. These include:
· David Evans, a farmer who had to wait 51 weeks for a hernia operation and ended up using the ultrasound equipment he normally uses on sheep to put his hernia back into place
· Mary Salisbury, whose year and a half wait for surgery on her back left her “very depressed and introspective.”
· William Waters, who whilst waiting for a hip operation for 28 weeks said “The pain was constant and left me completely debilitated.”
Speaking about the findings of the research Katherine Murphy, Chief Executive of the Patients Association said “ Our report last year showed that waiting times were going up for these surgical procedures, whilst the number of operations actually taking place was falling. Unfortunately the results this year show a continuation of the trend and an even more marked increase in waiting times. We hear lots of talk from the Government about waiting times falling but whilst this may be true in other areas, it doesn’t address the problem in relation to elective surgical procedures.
Patients are calling our Helpline to tell us that they are being left to wait in agony, and that their desperate calls to the Hospital for help are being ignored. Clinicians may deem these procedures to be of low clinical value, but that is irrelevant for a patient being asked to put up with a lower quality of life for longer. Action must be taken now to ensure that the upward trend on waiting times and downward trend for the number of procedures conducted does not continue into 2013 and beyond. There needs to be transparency about waiting times for particular procedures, and problem areas need to be tackled.
All of the case studies mentioned in the report are available for interview, please contact 0208 423 9111.
- The Patients Association is a campaigning charity, listening to patients and speaking up for change. It has been working for nearly 50 years to make sure that the patient voice is heard and listened to by policy makers.
- For further information please contact the Patients Association on 02084239111 or on 07779004898 if outside of the hours 9-5.30pm.
- To see last year’s report please visit http://www.patients-association.com/Default.aspx?tabid=96


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Constitutional reform: the government might manipulate consultation process
Hong Kong (AsiaNews/Agencies) – Grey areas surrounding the green paper on electoral reform could allow the government to "repeat their tricks" and manipulate public opinion on issues during the public consultation process, top academics and lawmakers have warned. The green paper suggests ways to reform elections to the post of chief executive and to Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (LegCo), but provides for consultation period of only three months requiring that the final proposal to have public support of 60 per cent.
University of Hong Kong pollster Robert Chung Ting-yiu noted however that the government has yet to say how it will evaluate and collate the submissions received.
In 1987 the British government “engineered the result of the analysis and lied with statistics,” Dr Chung said. It collated public responses into different categories, rather than simply count how many people supported a certain proposition.
Petitions were given less value because they were "products of mobilisation.” But "standard letters"—the method adopted by pro-government groups—were included in the higher class of submissions.
"I could see no difference in the nature of someone signing a petition form someone signing a standard letter. They should have been treated in the same category," Dr Chung said.
In the end the British authorities concluded in 1987 that the public was opposed to direct elections.
Today the Hong Kong government has not said how it will count the vote.
A spokesman for the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau said two elements would play a critical role in the government's assessment of reform options, in addition to the written submissions.
One was opinion polls conducted by universities and think-tanks indicating whether there was 60 per cent support for any proposal. The other was whether such a proposal was likely to gain the support of two-thirds of the Legislative Council, an institution in which most members are already beholden to Beijing.
According to Dr Chung, the green paper's questions were "error-prone" and had "serious deficiencies" that would affect the results.
A poll about elections to the post of chief executive led to a split as to whether “establish a nominating committee directly in 2012"; "go through a transitional phase" before 2017 or after 2017.
On the LegCo election, 42 per cent of respondents wanted universal suffrage in 2012; 31 per cent said they preferred it in 2016; and 19 per cent after 2016.
Altogether this means that 92 per cent of all respondents want universal suffrage, but the fragmented results could be used to argue that since there is no absolute majority reform can be further postponed.
Democratic Party lawmaker Sin Chung-kai said the University of Hong Kong survey showed the structure of the questions in the green paper could be misleading and could produce lower public support on universal suffrage.


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I love surprises, especially when they come in the form of awesome trailers for movies I knew nothing about. Recent trailers for 9 and Franklyn are perfect examples. I hadn’t heard of either of them beforehand, and now I’m incredibly psyched to see them both. They’ve both moved onto my list of must-see movies this year, and they’ve just been joined by one more:
500 Days of Summer looks to be a romantic comedy about a guy who loves a girl who doesn’t love him back. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel star as Tom and Summer, and the movie follows Tom as he looks back on his relationship with Summer. The highs, the lows, the dance numbers… they’re all here. Director Marc Webb is making his feature debut and he looks to have style to spare. The film looks beautiful and artistic at times, but seems to recognize the angst and pain of relationships as well. Add Clark Gregg (Choke) and some awesome music and you have one of the most anticipated movies of next summer.
But what the hell is going on with the trailer’s voiceover guy? This is just a teaser I realize, but please tell me he’s just temping. I understand Don LaFontaine was the most recognizable voice in trailers, but it wasn’t simply the depth of his voice that made him so famous. I say lose the voiceover all together. The music and the images work perfectly all on their own.
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THE ISSUE: Increasing exports, boosting sector the key
Local manufacturing undoubtedly has a role to play alongside other productive sectors of Barbados’ economy, including tourism, international business and agriculture.
However, there has often been some concern that not enough was being done to assist the sector or that manufacturers do not take advantage of the opportunities available to them to grow their businesses.
It has also been difficult in some cases to convince Barbadians that locally made products are of a high quality.
In the July 25 BARBADOS BUSINESS AUTHORITY two Central Bank of Barbados researchers suggested that multi-dimensional improvements have to be made to the island’s manufacturing sector if it is to make a meaningful economic contribution.
According to Jason LaCorbinière and Anton Belgrave, the industry’s failure to take advantage of the myriad fiscal and other Government-sponsored incentives reveals underlying structural weaknesses in the sector.
“Chief among these are the sector’s relative productivity weakness and failure to benefit fully from the transfer of technology brought in by foreign firms,” they said.
Writing in the June 2011 edition of the bank’s online journal Economic Review, they said the relatively less competitive real exchange rate coupled with high transportation costs limited the extent to which Barbados could compete in price-sensitive manufactured goods.
LaCorbinière and Belgrave suggested that there needed to be greater emphasis on research and development, both at the macro and micro levels of the sector.
“For the former, research is needed to determine the broad reasons for the differences between Barbados’ productivity levels and those in other competing jurisdictions.
“At the level of the firm, it is important to understand how these differences influence decision-making and what is necessary to improve the efficiency of domestic industry,” they said.
These challenges notwithstanding, executive director of the Barbados Manufacturers’ Association (BMA) Bobbi McKay said the sector should be lauded not only for the quality of its output but the role it plays in creating employment.
“In the manufacturing sector, we hire a lot of people who wouldn’t get jobs in other sectors because some can’t read and write,” she said in the July 25 BARBADOS BUSINESS AUTHORITY.
“Some couldn’t even fill out an application form to get a job in some other places but they’re creative with their hands. They can carve and they can make things.”
McKay said she was pleased the sector was finally getting attention since “for too many years we were told manufacturing is dead, and it’s not”.
“We’re working on a directory and we’re finding people making products that are amazing. Our database is growing every day.?So we’re over the 500 mark, if we count the micro businesses,” she explained.
McKay noted that while the sector employed 10 000 people directly, it also supported 30 000 jobs.
“We support the people who deliver the products . . . who design the labels [and] import the supplies,” she said.
The executive director added that the only people who believed local products were of an inferior quality were “some Barbadians”.
“We are known for quality around the world. We’re known for quality all through the Caribbean.
“The only time I hear our products don’t match up is right here in Barbados, and less and less every day,” McKay said.
This was illustrated in the March 21 BARBADOS BUSINESS AUTHORITY where it was noted that the furniture manufacturing industry still faced “an uphill battle” proving to local buyers that their products were just as good, if not better than furniture produced in the Far East or elsewhere.
The BMA said furniture manufacturing has undergone “tremendous” growth and development over the years and despite the view by some that local furniture manufacturing was dead, “the quality, creativity and craftsmanship demonstrated in furniture in a number of large hotels and homes across the island suggest quite the opposite”.
It was noted that the cost of doing business and limited resources available in a “normal” business environment, compounded by the global economically challenging times, did not allow local manufacturers “the luxury” of mass-producing and stockpiling furniture in the hope of an upcoming project.
“It would therefore be unfair to ask small manufacturers to compete against mass-producing nations which operate at a fraction of the cost and with resources much greater within the same time frame,” according to the statement.
The association said it was working not only to prove manufacturing was not dying, but also to boost exports, reduce import bills, secure jobs and strengthen the overall manufacturing sector.
In the September 19 BARBADOS BUSINESS AUTHORITY, Minister of Industry, Small Business and Rural Development Denis Kellman said his Ministry would be paying closer attention to the manufacturing sector.
“In our current review of the sector, we cannot help but observe its potential to make a more meaningful contribution to the Barbadian economy,” Kellman said.
“This potential, however, cannot be realized unless the old strategies are revisited and the necessary changes made to adapt the operations of the sector to the new environment in which we find ourselves.”
Kellman said it therefore called for new models to be implemented, new technologies to be introduced and in some cases, more risks to be taken.
He pointed out that the size of the local economy did not permit the luxury of comparative advantage as in other jurisdictions, since it did not allow for “positive balances” of trade with most countries.
He noted, however, that the further development of the sector could be facilitated through partnerships between local and overseas manufacturers.
The minister said companies forming partnerships would not only increase their production but enhance their geographical outreach and the potential to increase foreign exchange earnings through exports.

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The 450-400 Nitro Express, sometimes known as the 450/400 Nitro Express 3-inch, is a series of 405-411 caliber medium bore bottlenecked Nitro Express cartridges manufactured by W.J. Jeffery & Co in 1902 for use in single and double rifles. There were several varieties of each cartridge due to differences in cartridge lengths between manufacturers. The case lengths of the cartridges ranged from 314 to 238 inches (82.55 mm to 60.33 mm).
The 450-400 Nitro Express cartridges were all rimmed bottlenecked cartridges derived from several straight.450 Express cartridges. The.450 Nitro Express cartridges were necked down to take bullets with a diameter of.40 caliber (10.3 mm). Some of the original cartridges were shortened. There are differences in the dimensions of the cartridge rims. The rims of cordite (nitros) cartridges were thicker to help in the evacuation of trapped cases.
The 450-400 Nitro Express was designed as a low-pressure black-powder cartridge, and numerous gun companies produced weapons for it. As a result, there was some difference between each manufacturer's cartridges. While the bullet diameter was nominally specified as.405 inches, bores as large as.411 inches were known to exist. In a black-powder rifle, this may not have a major impact; but, in a Nitro Express, loading an undersized bullet in an enormous bore may create accuracy concerns, and firing an oversized bullet in an undersized bore may result in catastrophic failure of the firearm.
The 3-inch and 314-inch variants of the 450-400 Nitro Express was particularly popular in Africa and India. It was even regarded as Africa's greatest all-around hunting caliber.


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Looking for love? these tips will help you find lasting love and build a worthwhile relationship.
But it is possible to learn to trust others. Datlng rather than wealthy. Single women and men give different reasons for difficulty finding people to date Daters who had difficulty finding people to date in the past year were asked about some of the possible reasons that might be the case. Others said they've seen people sporting face masks in their pictures, to highlight the fact that they are following social distancing guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in order to curb the spread of the virus.
Put your smartphone away. But users also share some of the downsides to online dating. When it comes to being in a relationship with someone who lives far away, has a ificant amount of debt, or who People dating for Donald Trump, however, many of those who are looking for a relationship would hesitate. Retaining many of these unrealistic expectations can make any potential partner seem inadequate datimg any new relationship feel disappointing.
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The shares are strikingly similar when it comes to breaking up with someone a person is casually dating rather than in a committed relationship with. Pew Research Center studies about online dating indicate that the share of Americans who have used these platforms — as well as the share who have found a spouse or partner through them — has risen over time. People dating
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The couple was almost incidental to the deal. But both men and women experience the same core emotions such as sadness, anger, fear, and joy.
Controlling behavior. Writer Lavina Melwani described a happy marriage which had been arranged by the bride's father, and noted that during the engagement, the woman was allowed to go out with him before they were married on only one occasion; the couple married and found happiness.
They ended up going on a social distance walk in her neighborhood while both wore face masks. Most social media users see other people post about their relationship or dating life, but relatively few say these posts affect how they feel about their own relationship This survey conducted last fall also examined how social media might be affecting the way people think about their own love lives.
Online dating is not universally seen as a safe way to meet someone The creators People dating online dating sites and apps have at times struggled with the perception that these sites could facilitate troubling — or even dangerous — encounters. Having sex on a first date is also still seen as taboo by some.
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Connectivity is a prime matter of consideration when it comes to new vehicles models being introduced today and under development for tomorrow, both for manufacturers and for their customers. Not only that, but the pace at which advances are being made and technologies integrated in vehicles has quickened to breakneck speed. The race is on among automakers to be the first to offer new tech, and to offer more of it than the next guy.
For Audi, as early as 2024, that tech will include 5G connectivity. In the United States, it will come via the Verizon network, but since that provider is not present in Canada, the question of its integration here remains open. 2024 is still two years, of course, which leaves plenty of time for finding a solution to that challenge.
Th adoption of 5G technology will change the game in the domain, especially with the much faster Internet connection speeds that come with it. It will also allow for quicker, more-efficient updates to vehicle software.
As it happens, 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of the introduction of Wi-Fi connectivity inside an Audi model in the United States. Specifically, the German automaker first went connected with the A7 sedan for 2012. The system at the time had the aptly if unoriginally named AudiConnect.
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Audi says it’s also working on other forms of communication, such as Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X). This could allow a model, for example, to drive at the perfect speed on a boulevard so that it only encounters only green traffic lights. The fast bandwidth that 5G technology offers will enable advances in this area.
Audi drivers will be among the first in the world to experience a new generation of automobiles, one in which their car is both a 5G mobile device and a vehicle,” said Tami Erwin, CEO of Verizon Business.
Added Filip Brabec, senior vice president of product management for Audi America, “Audi was the first automaker to bring in-vehicle Wi-Fi to customers as well as 4G LTE connectivity in the 2015 A3, and we will be among the first to bring the next generation of connectivity to our customers in the U.S.”
CEO Erwin’s statement is particularly noteworthy. Indeed, vehicles are becoming both a means of transportation and a mobile transmission device. You may like that or you may not, but the pull of advanced tech in this field seems irresistible, the momentum towards it unstoppable.


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Let’s celebrate National Canadian Film Day with our WFF Alumni!
National Canadian Film Day is a massive one-day, coast-to-coast-to-coast celebration of Canadian cinema.
Normally for National Canadian Film Day (NCFD), WFF would be hosting free film screenings for students of our local schools, and an evening show for our community. In light of COVID-19, we will celebrate Canadian cinema online, so please join us!
Our recommended film for NCFD is ANTIGONE, winner of four Borsos Awards at WFF19 for Best Canadian Feature, Best Director and Best Screenplay in a Borsos Film for Sophie Deraspe and Best Performance in a Borsos Film for Nahéma Ricci.
NCFD ANTIGONE SCHEDULE
- 2:00 PM PST – Hit play on Crave!
- 3:30 PM PST – Watch conversation with director Sophie Deraspe and star Nahéma Ricci’s at CanFilmDay Live
- 5:00 PM PST – Join Sophie Deraspe and Nahéma Ricci in a Q&A on Zoom (Meeting ID: 959 4125 9943, Password: antigone)
NCFD has curated a list of 20+20 films to give you a boost or ground you in reality, whichever you feel you need most. These titles are some recommendations that are available to stream online on April 22. Most are free of charge.
Here’s the recommended WFF Alumni films that are available to enjoy:
- THE F WORD
- FALLS AROUND HER
- THE GRIZZLIES
- MENTEUR (COMPULSIVE LIAR)
- MONSIEUR LAZHAR
- THE TROTSKY
This year, the centrepiece of the online edition of National Canadian Film Day is a four-hour live-stream: CanFilmDay Live
featuring Sandra Oh, Jay Baruchel, Colm Feore, Ethan Hawke, Atom Egoyan, Meghan Follows, Mina Shum, Philippe Falardeau, Don McKellar and many more. The interactive livestream will be broadcast on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and on the NCFD website from 3PM to 7PM PST.
For more information on how you can get involved with National Canadian Film Day, visit canadianfilmday.ca


JUST IN: 2025 Air Force Budget in Peril if Congress Doesn’t Pass 2024 Appropriation
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ARLINGTON, Virginia — The March 11 date for the Biden administration to submit its fiscal year 2025 budget request to Congress is fast approaching, yet Congress has yet to pass a 2024 budget, and that could devastate the Air Force’s 2025 modernization plans, the service’s secretary said.
Speaking at a panel discussion on reforming the defense budget process at the RAND Corp. Feb. 8, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said the service has learned to operate under continuing resolutions, but there is $5 billion of modernization funding for the service’s operational imperatives hanging in the balance. Plus, if Congress is unable to pass a 2024 budget, a sequestration-like clause would kick in from last year’s debt-ceiling deal that would result in a funding level of 2023’s budget minus 1 percent.
“I'm most concerned about the loss of that modernization money … that initial increment of operational imperative money,” he said. “But our buying power under a sequestration scenario, with a yearlong [continuing resolution] drops by about $13 billion, about 7 percent of our total budget for the Department of the Air Force,” he said.
That loss is exacerbated by the 5 percent raise the service is honoring despite the funding not being in place, and that money will further reduce buying power for modernization, he said.
On top of that, the fiscal year 2025 budget the department is finalizing could end up moot.
“The ’25 [budget] is based on ’24,” he said. “It's based on the assumption that ’24 will pass, basically as intended. And all the indications from the Hill are that we're going to get something that's essentially the President's budget, with whatever modifications that the committees have made.”
If the Air Force ends up with the worst-case of 2023 funding minus 1 percent, “we've got to do significant replanning; we've got to make some decisions we probably didn't even contemplate as we're building 2025,” which is about ready to go, he said. “It's been held up for a couple of reasons. But the main reason is that we're waiting for ’24 to pass.”
Kendall said he had just met with the Office of Management and Budget, “and I think right now the intent is to go ahead and submit it, whether ’24 passes or not. But if we end up getting another [continuing resolution], if we end up getting the continued threat of sequestration, ’25 will not be highly relevant to our reality, and we will have to go back and make some changes.”
After the panel, Kendall told National Defense the Air Force is not preparing a “worst-case scenario” alternative budget for 2025. “It would be a lot of work for one thing, and we're counting on the Congress to do its job. I have asked my team to take a look at some risk mitigation we might be able to do. There's not a ton of flexibility because so many of the accounts you kind of just got to keep spending. It's going to be pretty devastating if you don't get ’24 passed no matter what.”
During the panel, Kendall outlined some the steps the service is taking to mitigate the impact of the ongoing continuing resolution.
“One thing we don't do is we don't assume we're going to be able to order a new contract in the first quarter of the fiscal year, and we build our planning that way,” he said. “We also do our best to take advantage of the lead time inherent in the process. So, getting contracts ready, interacting with industry.
“If you've got the funds, you can do some risk reduction, you do concept refinement, you try to do things to prepare so that when the trigger is pulled and you've got availability of funds, you can move very quickly to award contracts and get people moving forward,” he said.
Kendall praised Congress for passing the “quick-start initiative” he has championed that authorizes the services to begin up to $100 million worth of work on new programs before a budget is passed to allow some new starts to move forward during a continuing resolution.
“That's a breakthrough to me; I've been after this for like 30 years,” he said. “We're working right now to identify the first program. I'm not going to tell you what it is. But I hope to be able to talk about it very shortly.”
However, when the continuing resolution extends beyond the first quarter, and it is already halfway through the second quarter, the coping strategies wear out, he said.
“There are only a couple of contractors … I can think of that have been through the Defense Department that have been willing to make some bets on money becoming available,” he said. “And whether that's going to turn out to be a good business practice for now is uncertain right now.”
Uncertainty was a word that came up often in the discussion.
“I've been talking to a lot of members and senators about this — nobody knows how this is going to come out right now,” he said. “We had a path we thought was clear to a supplemental, we thought we had a path to getting those passed. I have no idea what's going to happen.”
Kendall told National Defense the damage is accumulating.
“We're still planning on dropping the budget on [March 11] after the congressional deadline, so we'll see,” he said. “It's so strange up there right now that it looks like you got a deal, it looks like it's going to go through, and then it gets blown up.”
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A few teams were eyeing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nate Thompson as a potential trade deadline addition. They can now cast their eyes elsewhere as the Lightning announced they’ve locked up the rugged forward to a four-year contract extension.
ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun reports the deal has a cap hit of $1.6 million per year, totaling out to $6.4 million in all.
Thompson’s been a solid third-line forward for the Lightning and doubles as a penalty killer as well. Offensively, he’s got six goals and four assists this season through 30 games.
With Thompson locked up long-term, that takes yet another name off what was already shaping up to be a short list of players who could’ve been moved by the April 3 trade deadline. Thompson along with Anaheim’s Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry were all thought to be there to be had, but all three are out of the picture now.
Hey, maybe that Roberto Luongo deal can finally happen to give us something to run with on deadline day.
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Rep. Nancy Johnson, the veteran Connecticut Republican, is not shy about touting the prescription drug benefit for seniors that she helped craft.
"Medicare Drug Benefit Helps Connecticut Seniors," her Web site declares. "It can save you or someone you love hundreds, even thousands, of dollars off the cost of their prescription medicines."
Johnson's Democratic opponent in the midterm elections, state Sen. Christopher Murphy, has a very different view, saying in an interview that the program is "unworkable," "too complex" and "too expensive." In his bid for older voters, he recently proposed a "seniors bill of rights" to address everything from energy assistance to safe nursing homes to drug coverage.
With seniors a potent voting bloc in off-year elections, making up 40 percent of the electorate in some areas, both parties are furiously vying for older Americans' support as they argue over the Medicare prescription drug program, Medicare premiums and Social Security.
House and Senate Republicans last week defied President Bush and refused to go along with his proposal to cut $37 billion from Medicare the next five years. And Bush himself will be stumping on behalf of his new prescription drug program Tuesday in Canandaigua, N.Y., showing seniors how to sign up for the benefits.
Democrats, on the other hand, are making pharmacies a regular campaign stop, denouncing Republicans for crafting a prescription drug program they say is confusing and does little to reduce costs for consumers while enriching the pharmaceutical and insurance industries.
A coalition of liberal interest groups and unions--led by Americans United to Protect Social Security, which led last year's fight against Bush's Social Security overhaul proposal--agreed last week to launch a campaign to rewrite the Medicare drug program. They say it will include grass-roots organizing and advertising worth $3 million to $5 million.
"We will be offering a top-to-bottom fix of what we're calling `the Bush Part D disaster,' and we'll be advocating for that in states and congressional districts all over the country," said Americans United spokesman Brad Woodhouse. The drug initiative is officially called "Part D" of the Medicare program.
Democrats say the drug program, and the frustration it has engendered among the elderly, could help them take control of the House and boost their numbers in the Senate.
"We think this is an issue that Republicans ignore at their peril," said Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the assistant Democratic leader. "Senior citizens know their feelings and they have long memories. At this point, they feel betrayed by a plan that is entirely too complicated and doesn't have their best interests in mind."
Republicans insist the program ultimately will redound to their benefit, despite problems with the rollout.
"Every senior that I talk to who has enrolled, who hasn't been scared away by the Democrats and their rhetoric, feels very positive about the benefits they're getting," said Rep. Deborah Pryce of Ohio, chairwoman of the House Republican Conference.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) said seniors in his district have been happy with the savings in drug costs, which has frustrated Democrats. "It's a political negative for them," Hastert said. "That's been their game plan all along--to say no."
GOP split over program
But that view is not unanimous within the GOP. Many fiscal conservatives oppose the legislation as too costly. Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said he has heard a stream of complaints from senior citizens back home.
"A lot of them have trouble with the complexity, and I say, `I didn't vote for it,'" said Flake, noting that few Republicans bragged about the program in their 2004 campaigns. "It's not the first item on people's campaign brochures."
Since the program began Jan. 1, seniors have complained that even though they had signed up for drug coverage, they were turned away at pharmacies because there was no record of their enrollments. Low-income seniors were forced to pay the full price for drugs they previously received free under Medicaid, prompting many states to pick up the slack.
Others complained that there were too many drug programs to choose from, and they were confusing, to boot. And many people are angry that if they do not meet a May 15 deadline to sign up for the benefits, they will face a financial penalty.
"Right now, Republicans have good reason to be nervous," said John Pitney, a professor at Claremont McKenna College in California who specializes in analyzing the GOP. "Every senior citizen with a plastic pill sorter is acutely aware of the program's shortcomings, and nearly all of them vote."
History has shown that unhappy seniors know how to convey their feelings.
Most famously, a law to provide catastrophic health coverage to seniors in 1988 was greeted with fury when senior citizens realized they would have to pay a surtax whether or not they wanted the coverage. Dan Rostenkowski (D-Ill.), House Ways and Means chairman at the time, found himself chased down by an elderly throng in Chicago and his car surrounded as the crowd shouted "Impeach Rotten-kowski."
Under pressure, Congress repealed the law.
So far, there's no sign that the prescription drug program will encounter a similar fate.
GOP strategists say seniors' view of the program could change by November.
"Has the image been so strongly put into place that no matter how good the benefits are, people are never going to be happy?" asked GOP pollster David Winston. "That's not clear."
Durbin: Plan `unfair'
What is also unclear is whether the program will aggravate seniors further as it unfolds. Pharmaceutical plans can drop specific medicines without notice, and all benefits will stop after a person exhausts the first $2,250 of assistance, leaving a gap in coverage known as the donut hole until the recipient spends an additional $2,850 of their own money.
"It's fundamentally unfair that the plan a senior signs up for today may change tomorrow, dropping a drug, raising a price," Durbin said. "So you're stuck with it. It's classic bait and switch."
Democratic candidates are using all these criticisms to beat up their opponents.
"I don't think Republicans tried to make this confusing," said Murphy, the Connecticut state senator. "I think they let the insurance and drug companies have too much influence over its structure."
Carl Forti, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, the group responsible for electing Republicans to Congress, said his party won't hide from a significant GOP accomplishment.
"I seriously believe every Republican from Nancy Johnson on down will go out and talk about their involvement," Forti said. "This is a good thing for people. We're not going to hide from it."
Johnson, however, did not return multiple calls to her offices seeking comment.

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks fell Friday, ending their worst month in more than a year on a sour note as measures of consumer spending and Chicago-area business activity disappointed. Walt Disney, Bank of America and Cisco Systems were among the decliners.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 122.36 points, or 1.19%, to 10136.63. The measure fell 0.56% this week and dropped 7.92% this month, marking the measure's biggest monthly drop since February 2009. The Dow's point drop of 871.98 points this month represented the largest May point drop in the measure's history, while the Dow had its worst May percentage performance since 1940. The Dow is now down 2.79% for the year to date.
Friday, the Dow's decliners were led by Walt Disney, which fell 95 cents, or 2.8%, to 33.42. Bank of America was also weak with a decline of 44 cents, or 2.7%, to 15.74. Cisco (Nasdaq) slid 51 cents, or 2.2%, to 23.16. Cisco was also one of the Dow's worst performers this month with a tumble of 14% for May. Only Microsoft had a bigger percentage monthly decline among the Dow's 30 components; Microsoft plunged 16% in May. Friday, Microsoft (Nasdaq) slipped 20 cents, or 0.8%, to 25.80.
The Nasdaq Composite fell 20.64, or 0.91%, to 2257.04. The measure ended the week up 1.26% but it tumbled 8.29% this month, representing the measure's biggest monthly drop since the fall of 2008 and its worst May in 10 years. The measure is now down 0.53% for the year.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index declined 13.65, or 1.24%, to 1089.41, Friday. For the week, it eked out a gain of 0.16%. However, the measure dropped 8.20% this month, its worst monthly percentage drop since February 2009 and worst May percentage performance since 1962. The S&P 500's monthly point drop of 97.28 represented its worst monthly point decline since October 2008 and the worst May point drop in its history. It is now down 2.30% for the year to date.
The energy and financial sectors led the S&P 500's Friday decline. Energy stocks mirrored a drop in crude-oil futures. The decline in financials followed an endorsement from the House of Representatives of higher taxes for investment-fund managers and U.S. multinational firms as part of a larger bill that would extend jobless benefits and temporary tax breaks.
Hurting the broader market, data released Friday morning showed consumer spending, a key growth engine for the economy, was flat last month despite low prices. Economists were expecting spending to rise by 0.1%.
"The market's taking that a little bit cautiously in light of the GDP revision we got yesterday," said Christian Hviid, director of asset allocation at Genworth Financial Asset Management, noting the Commerce Department on Tuesday lowered its estimate for first-quarter gross domestic product to a 3.0% annual rate from its prior estimate of 3.2%.
"When you really dig into it, GDP is barely growing if it were not for the inventory buildup," Hviid said. "That really puts into question the overall sustainability of the recovery."
Investors were also disappointed Friday by data showing U.S. business activity in the Chicago area expanded at a slower-than-expected pace in May, while employment contracted during the month.
Further spooking the market, Fitch Ratings lowered its rating on Spain's debt to AA+ from AAA. The downgrade came despite this week's passage of austerity measures by the Spanish government--a move that bulls had hoped would help the country avoid struggles similar to those of Greece.
"All these things just make people think real hard about where we go from here," Hviid said. "The risk appetite is not where it was about a month ago. There's still quite a bit of headwinds out there that suggest the economy will moderate even further."

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In April, Capitol Hill Group Ministry (CHGM), the organization that has been working with neighbors, advocates and city agencies to end homelessness in the District for more than 50 years, changed its name to Everyone Home DC. The new name more closely aligns with the organization’s mission.
Executive Director Karen Cunningham said it was time to put home, rather than homelessness, at the center of everything they do. She said that there had been conversations about a name change even prior to her appointment as Executive Director in 2013.
“The previous name, Capitol Hill Group Ministry, made sense at the time of the founding 50 years ago, but does not give people a clear idea of what we are working to achieve today,” she explained. “You wouldn’t hear that and understand that we provide support to people experiencing homelessness.”
Founded by faith-based Capitol Hill organizations, over the past few decades the leadership of CHGM became more secular, and expanded its mandate to encompass the entire District.
“Our new name helps clarify those points of confusion, and really helps us tell our story in a more powerful way. The name is a mission as well as a name. Everyone Home DC means we believe everyone should have a home.”
The new name was introduced alongside a new logo and website, everyonehomedc.org. The changes were the result of a nine-month strategic planning process incorporating feedback from faith communities, donors and peer organizations.
The Mission Stays the Same
CHGM formed in the 1960s when a group of Capitol Hill churches began to collectively tackle the many challenges faced in the community. The organization officially incorporated in fall 1967. In its early days, the group conducted youth programs and advocated for racial and economic justice, resisting construction of the Southwest Freeway and protesting the war in Vietnam.
Over the next few years, the leadership of the organization diversified from clergy to include more lay community members. In the eighties, the organization began to focus on the needs of those experiencing homelessness, and has continued to do so ever since.
While the name has changed, the mission of Everyone Home DC has not, Cunningham said. The organization is committed to realizing a vision of the District as a place where everyone has access to a safe, comfortable and affordable home.
“We do everything from initial crisis intervention to permanent supportive housing, which is something that’s pretty special about our organization,” Cunningham said.
The organization’s Homelessness Prevention Program in particular has been extremely successful. The program addresses the immediate problems that put families at risk of losing unstable housing arrangements, and then connects families with longer-term services that enable permanent and stable housing.
“For our organization, 94% of the families that come to us at very imminent risk of homelessness can be stabilized so that they don’t have to go into shelter,” said Cunningham. In light of the program’s success, the DC Department of Human Services is working to build a similar program for single people.
The organization also offers a Family Rapid Re-housing Program to help families return to permanent housing and maintain it independently. Everyone Home DC’s Permanent Housing Program is designed for those with physical or mental health challenges, including substance use disorders, requiring long-term support.
Families in the Permanent Housing Program might be associated with Everyone Home DC for years, Cunningham said. “We have families who came to us when their kids were small and we’ve seen them grow up and go to college and graduate from college,” said Cunningham.
Programs also offer support such as case management, employment prep services, educational training or mental health services, connecting clients with non-profit groups as well as government agencies.
“We try to connect them to whatever it is they’re going to need to have longer term stability,” Cunningham said. “We meet them where they are. Everyone has a different story when they come in here.”
Everyone Home DC also operates four accessible shelter units, as well as the Shirley’s Place Day Center (1338 G St. SE), a drop-in day center where people access shower, laundry, restrooms, telephones, computers as well as lunch and social service referrals.
A Sense of Dignity
One of the most visible arms of Everyone Home DC is the Street Outreach team, a small group that ventures out into the neighborhood to meet chronically homeless neighbors and learns their needs and helps address them until they can be matched to a home. The team connects over 400 individuals annually to resources and benefits, even accompanying clients to appointments.
Street Outreach is supplemented by the Homeless Assistance Response Team (HART), an important program which engages volunteers to supplement street outreach work and check on homeless neighbors, especially in cold and hot weather.
“Our volunteers love it and they feel more connected to the community and it opens their eyes about who our homeless neighbors really are, dispelling a lot of myths that people have about them,” says Cunningham. “They are really welcomed by our homeless neighbors, who feel really touched that these strangers are willing to take their time in some of the worst weather to check on their welfare,” she adds. “It gives a sense of dignity to folks that these volunteers see them as people and neighbors worthy of their time and attention.”
Everyone Home DC also advocates for systems change, working to address the way formal and informal systems either support or undermine our collective efforts to end homelessness through The Way Home campaign, a group of more than 100 partner organizations, including churches and community groups. The campaign works to raise awareness on policy matters, budget and legislation, engaging those directly affected by homelessness directly with community members and policy makers, emphasizing the ending of homelessness as a priority.
Investing in Solutions
Last year, Everyone Home DC provided homelessness prevention services to almost 800 families and helped 11 chronically homeless people move into their own homes through the Street Outreach program.
The work of Everyone Home DC and similar organizations appears to be having an effect in the District. The most recent Point in Time (PIT) survey indicated that family homelessness in DC has decreased 11.8% and chronic homelessness by 13% since 2018. However, homelessness among single people has increased 2.8% in the same period.
Cunningham said that the PIT has limits, in part because it is done over a single night, meaning that weather and other factors could affect the count. It does, however, provide a general overview of the situation, indicating areas where programming has been successful.
“At the same time, the overall 2.8% increase in homeless singles indicates that we need to continue investing in housing solutions and need to examine the causes of inflow into homelessness among single adults in order to ensure that we continue to target our programs and resources effectively,” said Cunningham.
Everyone Plays a Part
That impact is augmented by the help of the community, Cunningham said. “It can mean everyone being responsible for looking out for the people in our neighborhood that we know are staying out on the street; or it might mean volunteering for or donating to an organization like ours. I hope everyone will let their elected officials know that ending homelessness is a priority for them.”
“I think that’s the biggest thing that I want people to know: everybody needs to play a part in ending homelessness in the District. We have a really amazing community of people with all kinds of skills and experience, and so we welcome people reaching out to us if they have something they might contribute,” Cunningham said.
How You Can Help
You can volunteer behind the scenes, work directly with community members with the HART Team or at Shirley’s Place, or help with special Back-to-School, Thanksgiving or Christmas events.
The signature Everyone Home DC fundraising event, ‘Sip and Savor’ takes place 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. It’s an opportunity to experience tastings from more than 20 local restaurants, breweries, and beverage vendors while enjoying music and friendship. The organization seeks sponsors as well as volunteers interested in being on the host committee or helping out at the event.
Learn more about the work and journey of Everyone Home DC as well as ways to get involved by visiting their website at everyonehomedc.org.


ODI selection: Doubts over Yuvi's fitness
Uncertainty surrounds Yuvraj Singh's fitness levels ahead of the team selection for the ODI tri-series in Australia. Khurram Habib reports. Yuvi is like Rajinikanth for Team India: Dhoni | Perth Test: Aus pulverise India on Day 1Updated: Jan 13, 2012 23:57 IST
Uncertainty surrounds Yuvraj Singh's fitness levels ahead of the team selection for the ODI tri-series in Australia.
With the BCCI asking players to play two one-dayers at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore to prove their fitness, all eyes were on him as India look to the three-nation series to salvage the pride that has been dented in the Test series.
Yuvraj, who is recovering from a lung ailment, played Thursday's game but batted for only a brief while. The southpaw didn't turn up for Friday's 40-over game.
He had recently commented that he was fit to play but he went untested in the two games he played.
Bhajji skips it
Meanwhile, Harbhajan Singh skipped both the games. The off-spinner, who lost his India place to Ravichandran Ashwin, had missed the last few rounds of the Ranji Trophy due to injury.
The good news is that Praveen Kumar, rehabilitating at the NCA, bowled his full quota of overs on Thursday and a few overs on Friday. Praveen, who got injured in England, had led India's attack ably in the absence of Zaheer Khan. He had said last week that he was fit and was waiting for the NCA certificate.
"He bowled well on Thursday," a source told the Hindustan Times.
Apart from Praveen, Irfan Pathan looked in full fitness as he bowled his full quota of overs on both days.
Fellow paceman Munaf Patel played just one game and bowled a few overs.
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Workshop. “Saturday School: Junk Drawer Workshop.” 10 a.m.-noon, Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. Eric Bartholomew leads writing workshop. Participants should bring an item from a junk drawer to write and(…)
Music. 9 p.m.-midnight, Chant, 1509 E. 53rd St., 773-324-1999, chantchicago.com. Chester McSwain’s jazz band performs.
Sounds for Wellness. 4:30-4:45 p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, smartmuseum.uchicago.edu, free. Zachary Cahill plays bagpipe music from a PA system.
“Fourth Friday Tour.” 1:30-2:15 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. Deputy Director Christina Jensen leads behind-the-scenes tour.
Family Program. “LamaSeuss Series: Safari, So Good!” 11 a.m.-noon, Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St., 773-702-9507, oi.uchicago.edu, free. Participants learn about animals in the ancient Near East. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Recommended(…)
“Colin Ward Memorial Potluck: Jamie Kalven.” 6-8 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. Writer Jamie Kalven of Invisible Institute leads conversation on homicide. Participants are asked to bring food or(…)
“Explore Thursdays: Snakes, Cool and Slithery.” 3:30 p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511, chicagopubliclibrary.org. Participants learn about reptiles. Open to children ages 6 to 11.
Lakefront Safety Class. 3-4 p.m., 57th Street Beach, 5700 S. Lake Shore Dr. City of Chicago Fire Commissioner Jose A. Santiago presents a class on water and boating safety.

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