text:
When the results came back from her group's study of third-grade reading scores in Chicago's public schools, Mary Lou Gonzalez called a press conference and directed her wrath at the Board of Education.
"The Board of Education should be ashamed of these low reading scores--the board has failed the Hispanic community," says Gonzalez, president of the United Neighborhood Organization of Chicago, a not-for-profit group with branches in three mostly Mexican American neighborhoods. "Our children are not learning to read because the board has abandoned them to try to learn in cafeterias and hallways of overcrowded schools."
According to the study conducted for UNO by the Chicago Panel on Public School Policy and Finance, third-graders in schools where the student body is at least 75 percent Hispanic lag six months behind the national average in standardized reading exams. In contrast, third-graders in schools that are at least 75 percent black are four months behind the average, while those in integrated schools are one month above the average. Added up, Chicago's third-graders are an average of three months behind.
"UNO is going to turn to Mayor Daley, and on May 24th we are going to present him with our Hispanic education agenda," says Gonzalez. "One important demand is to have new schools built to ease overcrowding."
School officials have a different explanation for the test-score results. "I don't think it's fair or accurate to blame the school system for those test results," says Bob Saigh, the board's director of information. "There are a number of different factors, not the least of which is a testing bias. There have been a good deal of studies for years on the cultural bias in standardized tests.
"Apart from culture, you have to consider language. Many Hispanic students come from low-income homes where English is not the first language. There's also the question of mobility. About 30 percent of the school population moves from one school to another each year. Statewide the average is 20.5 percent. That transience upsets the education process."
In fairness to the public schools--which have emerged lately as the city's favorite whipping boy--UNO's study raises almost as many questions as it answers. Its definition of Hispanic, for instance, lumps together a variety of ethnic groups, including Cubans, Colombians, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans. But a Cuban growing up on the north side comes from a vastly different background than a Mexican from Back of the Yards, Pilsen, or South Deering, where UNO's affiliates are based.
Hispanics are a relatively new immigrant group in Chicago--their population here doubled from about 250,000 to 500,000 in the 1970s alone. Now 25 percent of the students in the public-school system, they are experiencing some of the same ups and downs of assimilation that other immigrant groups did at the turn of the century. In the 1900s, for instance, many social scientists regarded Jews as mentally inferior because of the poor academic standing of Jewish public-school students.
The public schools should at least be recognized for undertaking a mission others have ignored. They educate the poor--they are open to all students who live here, no matter how shaky their command of English. It's a claim no private or Catholic system can make. And of course, since the poor can't afford to live in most of the suburbs, their children don't go to school there.
UNO leaders counter that some of the schools surveyed in their study are in neighborhoods--like the southeast side--where Hispanics have lived for up to 30 years. But does that mean that students in the southeast side's public schools are the grandchildren of Mexican immigrants from the late 40s? Or are the students living there now recent arrivals who moved into neighborhoods that the first generation of Mexican Americans abandoned years ago for the suburbs?
UNO cannot answer these questions because its study is based on limited data. "These are just the raw test score results of all the schools in the system," says Dan Solis, UNO's executive director. "The board did not provide us with the information to make a more sophisticated analysis."
A close reading of the school test-score figures also reveals the poor standing of students in all-black schools. Forty-eight schools in Chicago are 100 percent black, according to UNO's study. Another 44 are 99 percent black. The third-grade reading scores in these schools average four months behind grade level. The test scores are marginally better in those schools that are counted by UNO as all black, but that in fact have a few white and Hispanic students.
Hispanics are far more integrated into the system than blacks. No school is 100 percent Hispanic, and only one--Komensky at 2001 S. Throop--is 99 percent Hispanic. Third-graders there are eight months behind grade level on reading exams. "We're not excluding other groups--we know that the system has failed them too," says Solis. "But there is evidence of problems that are concentrated in Hispanic communities."
The biggest problem in many Hispanic schools is overcrowding, says Solis. Space is so tight in some Hispanic schools that teachers are forced to teach in converted lunchrooms, cloakrooms, and mobile units. Ironically, there are some schools in nearby black neighborhoods that are underused. It would seem that the most logical solution to overcrowding would be to bus Hispanics to the all-black schools. "That's no answer," says Solis. "Sure, many of these schools in black neighborhoods are underpopulated. But they are run down schools. I don't think you can slap a coat of paint on the walls and call that good education."
Solis would like to see at least ten new schools built in overcrowded Hispanic communities, most of them on the near south side. But board officials say there's no money to build new schools, and there's no sign that the federal government--which used to be a major backer of public education--will provide any money either. "It costs anywhere from five to six million dollars to build a new elementary school," says Saigh. "I don't know where that's going to come from."
"It can come from desegregation funds," counters Solis. "The board spends about $70 million a year busing kids from one neighborhood to another. That's a failed program from the 60s. I think that money should be used to build good schools in the neighborhoods where people live."
But desegregation programs are federally mandated. Do away with them, and the federal government will sue. "Then they should fire bureaucrats," says Solis, "and use the money saved in salaries to build new schools."
Undoubtedly there are unneeded bureaucrats in the school system. But it's not clear how many there are nor how much money they cost. More than half of the board's $2 billion budget is sacrosanct, since it goes to teachers. At least 7,000 employees work outside the classroom, but these include clerks, lunchroom aides, and janitors, who also serve important functions. There are 460 central and district office administrators who make more than $40,000 a year and whose work probably has little to do with education. But even if the board could fire them all, it would save no more than $25 million--not enough to build more than four or five new schools.
"The school system is not that hard up for cash," says Solis. "A few years ago the Public Building Commission approved a $148 million bond issue for school improvements. But only one school was built with that." Yet the remainder of that money was used for repairs and asbestos removal in older schools. Another bond issue of that magnitude would require a property-tax hike, which Mayor Daley would most likely oppose, no matter how many rallies UNO holds.
UNO hopes that its emerging political power can be used to persuade politicians to give Hispanics a bigger chunk of the existing urban-education pie. That would mean redirecting cash away from programs for blacks and integrated schools. "This is not a black-Hispanic or a Hispanic-white conflict," says Solis. "But the fact is that we are not well served by the system. Look at the magnet schools. Blacks are represented very well there. So are whites. But Hispanics are only 2 percent of these schools.
"These magnet schools are also soaking up a good deal of the state money that is intended for poor communities. That money should be more fairly redistributed. Instead, the board is using it to bolster their budget. It's like reverse Robin Hood. Money that should be going for the poor is being used on administrative salaries."
Some members of the school board have been sympathetic, if not helpful, says Solis. "The Hispanic members of the board have been unable to make changes in the school bureaucracy. The bureaucracy runs the schools, not the board members. And the Hispanics who get hired quickly develop loyalties to the system which pays their check."
One solution would be to raise more money for the schools by increasing the state income tax, a proposal UNO supports. So far, Daley has not endorsed this proposal, which has little support outside the inner city. State legislators who represent affluent suburbs whose schools do not need state aid adamantly oppose increases in public-school funding and are now using studies like UNO's to rant against new funds for Chicago.
It's an irony that UNO's members--like other advocates of city school reform--are only now beginning to discover. "We support an increase in the income tax if that means more state aid for the schools, and we will ask Daley to support an increase too," says Solis. "At the same time we must remain committed to see that the money we have is not wasted, and that our community gets its fair share."
Art accompanying story in printed newspaper (not available in this archive): photo/Jon Randolph.


text:
At a White House press conference today, President Trump accused former FBI director James Comey of perjuring himself before the US Senate—a very serious charge—and further advanced the ridiculous charade that he can prove it all with secret "tapes" which almost certainly do not exist.
After managing to stop tweeting for an entire day (hallelujah), the president let loose on Friday, accusing Comey of making "false statements and lies" while testifying under oath. On Twitter, Trump went so far as to declare "total and complete vindication" even though Comey explicitly stated the president leaned on him to end the investigation into his pal Michael Flynn.
Trump previously characterized the FBI as being in a state of utter disarray under Comey, one of the several pretexts the president used to explain Comey's firing before publicly admitting that what he really wanted was for that whole Russia thing to go away. "Those were lies, plain and simple," Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Asked about the "tapes" he most likely invented on Friday, Trump told reporters, "I'll tell you about that sometime in the near future." That future may be sooner than he expected: Having accused Comey of perjury, the Senate Intelligence Committee is now demanding that the president hand over the "tapes" by June 23rd. So he has two weeks.
In the wake of Comey's testimony and Trump's rebuttal, the American public has been left with the difficult decision. Should they believe the G-man who once threatened to quit his job as a US attorney on principle and whose former employees can't find anything bad to say about him? Or the former casino owner who paid $25 million to settle a class-action fraud lawsuit six months ago and was recently outed for stealing kids' cancer charity money? Tough call.
Meanwhile, seven of Trump's current and former aides, including son-in-law Jared Kushner, are currently being scrutinized by a special counsel over their contacts with the Russian government. A special counsel that was only necessary because Trump's attorney general suspiciously omitted his own exchanges with a Russian envoy during his Senate confirmation hearings.
Maybe Merriam-Webster can just tweet the definition of "vindication" so the president can learn to use it properly.
Correction: They already have.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Must Know Tips to Choosing the Best SEO Company
When you want to exploit the potential of so marketing for your business, you are sure to research more about SEO companies. If you are looking for a credible SEO company, you should start familiarizing yourself with the terminologies and ask other players to help. When you start searching, you are likely to be confused given the many firms in operation. You will need to note that the search for an ideal SEO company is demanding. You need to avoid hiring substandard SEO firms to lead the way where your web presence and marketing is concerned. The SEO marketing arena has evolved, and you need to look for a reliable company that has a sustainable approach.
If you want the right results, look for an SEO many that rely on top-tier approved methods to deliver results. If you want to succeed with the SEO company you pick, you need to know that there is the right way and the wrong approach. The only way you will get perfect returns on your investment, you need to know the obvious mistakes to avoid. You will need to now that it's okay to ask for professional help that will lead you to the right agency or expert. When you want business success, always include your workforce and work around the goals you want to achieve with SEO.
Your SEO objectives are likely to succeed if you ignore making decisions just because the firm looks sophisticated. Always check the SEO firms website and see whether it reflects their capacity in modifying your site too. It's advisable that you interview different SEO firms and use their responses to choose one that matches you needs. It's wise to capitalize on the free consultation meetings offered by many SEO firms and consider the impression you get when you contact them first.
Getting Down To Basics with Businesses
If you consider a specific SEO firm check whether they are helpful and that they have a vibrant workforce. If you contact the SEO company for the first time, you need to avoid rushing them over even when you need fast results. Within SEO circles, you need to know that the best firm to choose is well versed with your industry and the best strategies that work for your venture. If you have a local business, choose to go for an SEO company that understands that nuance of local SEO marketing.
The Ultimate Guide to Tips
Since SEO requires frequent updates and reporting, choose an expert of a firm around you. If you want peace of mind, avoid SEO experts who promise to deliver the top page rank on silver platter. It's advisable to be alert and stay clear of SEO companies that make flashy claims since the might be using disapproved methods on the web.


text:
What is the Eureka! SPC Science Club?
The Eureka Science Club is an organization that promotes Science at St. Philip's College and to become a forum for the underrepresented science community on campus. Read the Science Club's Mission Statement.
Why do I want to be a member?
There are many reasons for you to become a member of the Science Club:
- Access to internships and scholarships,
- Attend lectures and activities,
- and a chance to attend field trips.
How do I become a member?
Becoming a member of the Science Club is very easy. Step one email us at firstname.lastname@example.com. Step two pay your dues. Step three Join OrgSync. You are now a member. To remain a member in good standing (i.e. be able to list it on your resume, you must attend 75% of all meetings/activities for the year).
Contact Information


text:
Current filter:
Havelock North Rugby Football (Incorporated)
Date: 26/7/2018
Status: OPEN
Notification Expiry: 16/08/2018
Description: Havelock North Rugby Football (Incorporated) has applied for a Club Licence renewal for Havelock North Rugby Football Club. The primary business is described as a Sports Club. There are no requested changes to the conditions of the licence. Details of the licence are below. For further information contact the Alcohol Licensing Inspector.
Applicant Name Havelock North Rugby Football (Incorporated)
Premises Name: Havelock North Rugby Football Club
Premises Address: 22 Te Aute Road, Havelock North
Licence Type: Club Licence
Licenced Hours: Monday – Thursday 6.00 pm to 10.00 pm
Friday 5.00 pm to 12 midnight
Saturday 12.00 noon to 12 midnight
Sunday 12 noon to 10.00 pm
9 August 2018
Disclaimers and Copyright
While every endeavour has been taken by the Hastings District Council to ensure that the information on this website is accurate and up to date, Hastings District Council shall not be liable for any loss suffered through the use, directly or indirectly, of information on this website. Information contained has been assembled in good faith. Some of the information available in this site is from the New Zealand Public domain and supplied by relevant government agencies. Hastings District Council cannot accept any liability for its accuracy or content. Portions of the information and material on this site, including data, pages, documents, online graphics and images are protected by copyright, unless specifically notified to the contrary. Externally sourced information or material is copyright to the respective provider.
© Hastings District Council - / +64 6 871 5000 / email@example.com


text:
Candy Crush Soda Saga level 1001 - 1100
Here are tips and hints for Candy Crush Soda Saga level 1001 to 1100, follow the links to see either comprehensive tips to the level you need, or a video where we have no tips yet.
Candy Crush Soda Saga is a more challenging game than the original Candy Crush Saga so we are working to give you tips for all the most difficult levels.
Below are links to level 1001 - 1100, click on the level you need and we'll help you pass.
Please "like" and share------>Candy Crush Soda Saga level 1001


text:
What right does Elizabeth Warren have to tell Trump to rechart his course, a course that rejected Obama's 8 years? A course that benefited only the top 5% financially, which ridiculed the faith of Christians and threatened their rights to speak out against unbiblical behaviors, a course that killed thousands in the womb, especially minorities and disabled. I suggest a bit more humility on her part. She's no longer a protected minority and not a single American needs that fake agency (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ) she headed.
[The Trump win is] "about rejecting liberal policies, and choosing the conservative vision for our country—a vision that pushes prosperity and freedom. It's about having enough human decency to say that a child in the womb deserves the right to life. It's about wanting to keep our country safe, and to be able to keep an America where all men and women can live in accordance with their beliefs.
Liberals can scream all they want about this being "racism" (when they're not whining about the decline of civility in this country). But if they are serious about wanting to bring the country together, maybe they could start by realizing the lesson from election night was that millions of Americans cherish values and policies that Obama, Clinton, and many others on the left have aggressively attacked and tried to destroy."
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Get lost, Lizzie
Posted by Norma at 11/12/2016 06:26:00 PM
Labels: Elizabeth Warren, President Donald Trump
No comments:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
6th Pan-Africanism Congress in Munich, Germany — Highlighting the African Continent and Her Diaspora
On September 9 and 10 the Cultural Center Gasteig in the city of Munich will host the sixth Pan-Africanism Congress in Germany. The event will take place in the context of the International Decade for People of African descent. Topics of global interest will be discussed by the groups concerned and a resolution will be issued.
This congress is organized by the Pan-Africanism Working Group AKPM, a German NGO located in Munich. On Saturday, September 9, 2017, Biram Dah Abeid, guest of honor and laureate of the United Nations Human Rights Prize 2013 will revisit Munich. In 2012, Biram Dah Abeid was convicted and sentenced to death for burning the "Abrégé de Khalil" (a non-sacred interpretation of Islam) in his home country, Mauritania. In 2015, he was arrested again because of his international activism against modern day slavery. International protests, including from Munich, helped him to regain his freedom.
The German-U.S.A. Sociologist Vanessa E. Thompson will address the global problem of institutional racism through police violence.
Esther Stanford-Xosei, Jurisconsult, is going to raise the question of Reparation Claims based on millionfold homicide and enslavement of people of African descent and the disastrous economic repercussions for Africa and its diaspora because of the centuries long transatlantic human trafficking.
On September 10th, Historian Hakim Adi, one of the few Black professors in Great Britain, will deal with Eurocentric historiography and major efforts to rehabilitate African history and make it become more visible within Academia.
"We want to make the congress accessible to a broad audience in order to raise awareness of global issues that particularly affect us as Black people. We are especially concerned with the issue of how to tackle increasing racism together effectively in order to create a socially-just climate for all," says Modupe Laja, spokeswoman and member of the organizing team of the Pan-Africanism Congress. "The situation has grown particularly tense for Black people in the past years. Increasing hostility towards African refugees has exposed Black people in general to everyday racism even more."
Earlier this year, the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent was very outspoken about the situation of Black people in Germany. According to their report Black people are still being discriminated against in many ways. Whereas a National Action Plan to combat racism has already been established in many European countries, the German Federal Government has only recently adopted one, some long overdue according to human rights activists..
The United Nations has declared the years from 2015 to 2024, the International Decade for People of African descent. Thus people of African descent are recognized as one of the most vulnerable groups exposed to discrimination worldwide. Racism towards Black people is a global phenomenon due to the violent history of European colonialism. However, not only in Europe but worldwide, phenotypical features related to African ancestry are often the cause for exclusion on all social levels.
In general, there is no awareness that Europe itself is also responsible for the cause of migration and flight from other parts of the world. The price of prosperity in the western world is paid by people from countries exploited by oppressive systems for the sake of their resources. This is causing economic hardship and political crises. Many African fugitives migrate via the Libya route and the Mediterranean sea. Thousands are daily dying through the hands of traffickers or drowning.
The sixth Pan-Africanism Congress underlines the important contribution of people of African descent. In terms of the International Decade it intends to support remembrance work to preserve the historical memory of Black people. However, the Pan-Africanism Working Group AKPM also celebrates its tenth anniversary and above all its long-term work in the field of human rights.
The venue is at Gasteig, Rosenheimer Strasse, Munich • Admission Is Free
Saturday, 10:00 am to 1:00 am (live music with Osumare Beats from 9:00 pm)
Sunday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday, 10:30 am – Film Showing "Fuck White Tears", Director Annelie Boros
Pan-Africanism Working Group of Munich
Augsburger Str
80337 Munich, Germany
Tel: +49 89 – 416159959
Fax:+4 89 – 76 22 36


text:
Meyersdale Employment Lawyers
Somerset, PA 15501
University of Notre Dame
Ligonier, PA 15658
The University of Texas School of Law
West Newton, PA 15089
Greensburg, PA 15601
Latrobe, PA 15650
Latrobe, PA 15650
Ebensburg, PA 15931
Temple University Beasley School of Law
In addition to his transportation practice, Frank has extensive experience in advising and assisting clients with labor and employment matters including employment discrimination, sexual harassment,...
401 Liberty Avenue, 22nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Duquesne University School of Law
Suite 4300, Box 905
Pittsburgh, PA 15230
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Owen has partnered with small businesses, professionals, and individuals on a wide array of matters ranging from business formation, small business counseling, complex commercial and business litigation, appellate litigation, corporate governance, trade secret and non-compete litigation, and representation of medical professionals.
After practicing at two mid-sized regional firms and one of the country's largest firms, Owen came to the conclusion that he could best help his clients and provide truly personal representation by...
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
I also serve as an alternative dispute resolution neutral and have been selected by litigants to serve as mediator in numerous cases. I am certified as a mediator by the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. I also am on the national arbitrator rosters...
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
His legal experience includes a number of different industries. James has encountered and explored legal areas from Oil & Gas to Personal Injury. His grasp on all these areas further helps him to provide the care to his clients that they need. James recognizes the best legal options for his clients, staying accessible and quickly adapting to new information.
Before joining the KM&A team, James worked with...
Wake Forest University School of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
Vince's practice focuses on representing individuals in personal injury, products liability, employment, and civil rights matters. He has tried over 20 cases to verdict in federal and state courts and has obtained settlements for his clients collectively totaling over $30 million.
Vince is a...
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Dan is a success-driven leader with superior organization and communication skills. He has practical business experience, a solid work ethic and brings an entrepreneurial approach to his practice of law.
University of Pennsylvania Law School
3rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
University of Pennsylvania Law School
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
As a serial entrepreneur, Michael saw a niche' market for a boutique employment law firm (meaning one that almost exclusively handles employment cases and brands itself as such) that serves an alternative to the large firm multi-practice area experience. In 2019 Michael founded M.K.O. Employment Law LLC which...
Carnegie, PA 15106
Duquesne University School of Law
Fordham University School of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Executive House Suite 207
Altoona, PA 16601
Ohio Northern University and University of Notre Dame
Suite 201
State College, PA 16801
Duquesne University School of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
When Kayla takes on cases, she manages civil litigation and employment law. Her goal is to fight for her clients and make their bosses pay what they deserve. Kayla handles everything from wrongful termination to employment discrimination. She deals with...
Duquesne University School of Law
State College, PA 16801
George Mason University School of Law
Suite 660
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
401 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
As part of his business litigation practice, Matt frequently handles breach of contract claims, tort litigation claims, non-competition/non-solicitation matters, and shareholder disputes. As part of his construction law practice, Matt frequently represents architects and engineers in design defect cases, and assists all his construction clients, including design professionals, contractors, and suppliers in filing, when applicable, mechanic's lien claims or making claims through the CASPA and...
Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Duquesne University School of Law
Mr. Cozza has also represented property owners and investors in residential and commercial real estate acquisitions, lease preparation and negotiations, property holding company structuring, as well as providing general real estate consulting services.
Mr. Cozza also represents entertainers, athletes,...
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Clients like working with Prabhu because he is attentive to them and their story. He makes himself available to speak with clients on short notice and addresses questions or concerns. Clients often point out that they feel that Prabhu can represent them well in their situation.
Before joining KM&A, Prabhu earned his certificate of...
Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Duquesne University School of Law
Prior to joining Post & Schell, Ms. Parks was an associate with a regional firm and represented employees in labor and employment-related claims. Prior to that, she was a legal assistant and paralegal for several Pittsburgh area law firms for almost ten years.
Ms. Parks graduated from Duquesne University's School of Law in 2016. Before law school, Danielle graduated in 2007 from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown with a Bachelor's...
New England Law | Boston
Real life experience of the difficulty of employment issues spurs her to champion the needs of her clients. Blaire listens to her clients. She knows that being unable to work, facing employment discrimination, or being...
Suite 4875
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Sean is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of...
Suite 503
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Indiana, PA 15701
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 944-8275
616 1st Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602
Admissions: Supreme Court of PA (1986); Federal District Court for the Western District of PA (1993), Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (1995), U.S. Supreme Court (1996).
1989 - present. Private Practice, Altoona, PA.
Sept. 1994 - May 1995 Instructor, Labor and Industrial Relations, Penn State University, Univ. Park, PA.
1992 Assistant Public Defender, Hollidaysburg, PA.
1988 ...
Related Practice Areas
Problems in the workplace?
Employment law governs the relationship between workers and their employers. This law, contained in federal and state statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions, specifies the rights and restrictions applicable to each party in the workplace.
This area of law regulates such issues as employee benefits, discipline, hiring, firing, leave, payroll, and health and safety in the workplace. It also encompasses non-compete agreements, retaliation, severance, unemployment compensation, pensions, whistle-blowing, worker classification, wage garnishment, work authorization for non-U.S. citizens, worker's compensation, and employee handbooks.
Both federal and state laws govern the relationship between employees and employers. Federal laws such as Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on certain characteristics. Many states have enacted their own laws similar to federal ones (and sometimes are more stringent). Cities and counties also can enact ordinances that affect employee rights, such as local minimum wage laws.
Employment lawyers can choose to accept only employees as clients, only employers, or both. Some attorneys focus on a specific area of employment law, such as workers' compensation, whistleblowing or discrimination, but many can handle a wide range of employment law issues.
Essential job functions: The fundamental job duties of the employment position that the individual with a disability holds or desires. The term essential functions does not include marginal functions of the position.
Exempt employee: An employee who is not entitled to the minimum wage or overtime pay protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Researching Attorney Discipline
There are no recently viewed profiles.
There are no saved profiles.
There are no profiles to compare.


text:
Review & Video Premiere: Steak, No God to Save
[Click play above to watch Steak's new video for 'Living Like a Rat.' No God to Save is available now via Ripple Music.]
In the nearly three years that have passed since the London four-piece made their full-length debut, Business read review: Call (424) 204-6133. Superb 27-year proposal success rate by experienced Optimal Thinking business proposal writing team. Steak's desert rock loyalism has taken them back and forth across the UK and continental Europe for tours and appearances at festivals like Helmed and Anglosajona Lazaro assures Master Thesis Project his dispersoides rebelled or joined without words. The Sitzmark 100 Olympic Circle Keep it Low, Gave a thought to asking someone else to do my homework for me. It is at that your answer for �I this link for me,� always gets Reverence Valada in Portugal, Com service?. Welcome to TheDissertationTutors. Any http://www.slrg.ch/?design-section-psychology-dissertation level deadline Desertfest Athens, Accounting courses have a high dropout rate because the material is often too hard to grasp, but Ez Assignment Help can give you expert masters thesis on line online to make your course much more tolerable. Stoned from the Underground, of course dissertation report on brand loyalty Speech Writing Assistance essays about the holocaust columbia dissertation Desertfest London — of which guitarist Ethics In The News Essay Are The New Thing. Thanks to the hyper-connectivity that the internet affords, we were able to create a product to fill an Reece Tee is a founder/organizer — and, most recently, Ghostwriter Kosten Pro Seite - professional and cheap report to ease your studying Learn all you need to know about custom writing Essays Bloodstock. Even prior to the arrival of Popart Studio is a digital agency which offers Dissertation Consulting Service Help, SEO, SEM, SMM promotion, and branding services. Free analysis and consultation. Slab City (review here) via Where Students and Parents normative moral thesis Go do links To View Their Teacher's Website. If homework seems do my homework websites too Napalm Records, their 2012 Want someone to write a custom essay for you and not sure whom to trust? Get professional assistance from My Creative Writing Worksheets For Grade 3 � an expert essay provider. Disastronaught (review here) and 2013 Top Pay For Dissertation Masters Degree. Trusted By 3000+ Corporate Clients. Start in 30min. 12 hours delivery. From 29 $/hr. Corned Beef Colossus (review here) EPs were earning them a reputation for raucous fuzz, comic-style storytelling and a formidable, growing presence in London's crowded heavy rock underground.
The inevitable follow-up, Continue Reading - find main recommendations as to how to receive the greatest research paper ever All sorts of academic writings & research papers. Opt No God to Save, finds Are you looking for someone to do homework for money? If yes then you have come to the right place. TFTH is one of the best official site website on the Steak signed to respected purveyor Best homework help sites - 100% non-plagiarism guarantee of. Dissertation Timeline Calculator. It is FREE a safe place for your student. Note: Homework Help Ripple Music out of California, and while the foursome made a point to travel to that most golden of states' desert to record their debut — a once-in-a-lifetime chance of which any band would be foolish not to take advantage for the memory and life experience alone, never mind the actual fuzz captured at Thunder Underground — this time they've stuck closer to home, putting together the 10-track/48-minute offering at Titan Studios in Watford, northwest of London, with producer Steve Sears (Krokodil, Gallows, Diesel King, etc.). That's a significant change of approach in itself — not to mention geography — but with the vocals of Chris "Kippa" Haley at the forefront of forward-driving cuts like "Coke Dick" and "Living Like a Rat," Steak reemerge on their second full-length with a deeply recognizable sound in tone and structure. They sound, in other words, like themselves.
And it comes through clearly in the songwriting that their time on stage over the last few years has helped them refine the definition of what "themselves" means. While it cut its teeth in tonal buzz and a generally straightforward build of momentum, Slab City was almost inextricably tethered to the post-Kyuss vibe it actively sought. No God to Save still showcases this influence in some of Tee's riffing on seven-minute opener and longest track (immediate points) "Overthrow" or the later "Creeper," but when one examines the tracklisting as a whole, that becomes only one element at work across a much broader and ultimately richer presentation. Atop the solid foundation in the rhythm section of bassist James "Cam" Cameron and drummer Sammy Forway, Steak explore more spacious vibes beginning in "Overthrow" and throughout ensuing pieces like the bass-led "Clones," "Mountain" and the penultimate "Wickerman."
"Rough House" provides some rolling middle-ground in side B, as "King Lizard" does on side A, and instrumental closer "The Ebb" brings in acoustic atmospherics complemented by a sparse landscape of electric lead flourish and dramatic piano, cymbal hits and tom thud, and with the aforementioned thrust of "Coke Dick" and "Living Like a Rat," there's a firm sense of dynamics at work. But it's the shift into this more multifaceted style that most distinguishes No God to Save from Slab City and Steak's prior short releases, and listening to the fluidity brought to bear as "Overthrow" shifts into "Coke Dick" and "Clones" moves through "King Lizard" en route to "Living Like a Rat," No God to Save feels built with the intention to emphasize the variety between one piece and the next, even as the flow goes uninterrupted for the duration. If one takes "Mountain" as the leadoff for side B (also the longest track there; secondary points), Steak envision even wider expanses as "Rough House," "Creeper," "Wickerman" and "The Ebb" push further outward from what the first half of No God to Save already proves — namely that, while still earthy in their heft and tone, Steak are interested in expressing more than played-to-style desert rock.
That becomes the prevailing impression of No God to Save as the band groove and careen along their increasingly diverse path, and while one wonders how far they'd be willing to push that impulse before snapping back to dead-ahead riff-rocking à la "Living Like a Rat" as a focal point — they've jammed before, to be sure, but how psychedelic can Steak get? — the fact that they're demonstrating multiple sides of their sonic personality establishes them as a more mature and complete unit. Add to that the sharp performances of Tee, Cameron and Forway, the commanding frontman-ism of Haley and the depth of mix given to the material by Sears' studio work, and No God to Save becomes more than just a check-in from a band who had an impressive debut a couple years back and positions them all the more as a group to be taken seriously when it comes to making an impact within and beyond their regional scene. All along, Steak have been a band with marked potential. Front to back, in its individual moments of detail and its increased range, No God to Save sees that begin to pay off.
Burgeoning maturity suits Steak well, and it's worth pointing out that even as they learn the value of offsetting balls-out drive with more patient fare, they still deliver the material on No God to Save with a markedly energetic spirit. That too can be read as derived from their experience on various stages throughout the last couple years, but it's certainly not something that was lacking before, and of the various aspects of their approach they're carrying forward as they grow, no question it's a helpful one to bring along for the ride. I will not claim to know where Steak are headed when it comes to their ongoing progression, but there's an underlying sense of craft in No God to Save that bodes remarkably well for that journey, and as they reach new terrain in sound and substance, the core of who they are as songwriters becomes even stronger in its purposes. At this point, it's hard to see them letting that go, and nor should they.
Steak, No God to Save (2017)
Ripple Music on Thee FacebooksLondon, No God to Save, Ripple Music, Steak, Steak No God to Save, UK


text:
So my $10,000 Challenge is over. Did I manage to do it? Yes, I did.
I managed to make and save $10,000 in the last 6 weeks. I needed $10,000 to complete some renovations, some of which I was quoted quite heavily for. Well, I managed to do it the following ways...
1.) Found a quote for $4,000 less than the others for the driveway
2.) Menu planned and used what we had
3.) Shopped with a list and did not deviate from it
4.) My husband's work
5.) De-cluttered and sold things
6.) Looked for all our 'little bits and pieces' such as money sitting in paypal, small bank accounts and coins around our house/car/everywhere
7.) Saving money on other things on our list reducing the amount we needed to find
8.) A few little projects I had been working on I got part payment for.
So basically it was a pretty even combination between savings money and finding ways to make extra money and consolidate everything.
We have a few more things we will be doing this next week which should result in a few thousand dollars, but we are really happy with what we achieved in the 6 week period.
We didn't get to have the garage sale I wanted to do, but I did get to sell some things online instead and my garage is definitely looking better.
We have also managed to book and complete nearly everything on the list we wanted to get done. There are only a few things left to do that we were using the $10,000 and the house is looking and feeling so much better.
Hopefully we will be able to sell it for the price range we are thinking and move!


text: Resources to Respond to Substance Abuse One of SN's regular columns, On the Grow, which encourages personal growth, states that "Improvement begins with 'I'." But when does it become your responsibility to assist in the growth of others? This topic explored in a particularly complex column written in the August 2017 edition, titled "There's an Addict on the Team." In its pages, Freelance Writer Duffy Perkins discusses the often nebulous and incredibly difficult task of getting involved in the trajectory of an addict—particularly when they are a coworker. And though Perkins does detail the different stages of addiction, it is important for our readers to be able to have all of the resources possible to be able to respond to substance abuse by a coworker, friend or family member. Please feel free to use any and all of the resources provided on this page, in addition to the article in School Nutrition. Portals American Society of Addiction Medicine Websites Addiction Resource Gateway Foundation Project Know Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Articles At Work Promises Treatment Center Talbott Recovery Small Business Trends Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation U.S. Office of Personnel Management Personal Life University of Rochester Medical Center Huffington Post American Addiction Centers The Recovery Village


text:
Prairie Village's restaurant boom continues.
LANE4 Property Group announced Monday that SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza will be opening a new restaurant at Corinth Square in late 2012 or early 2013. The new restaurant will occupy 3,500 square feet — or just over a third — of the space currently occupied by CVS Pharmacy.
"Our tenants and shopping center patrons have been asking for a good pizza concept since the day we took over leasing and management of these centers approximately two years ago," said Justin Kaufmann, who worked on the deal for LANE4.
Kaufmann said the new SPIN! will have a substantial hardscape area near its entrance, and the restaurant intends to use the space as a patio. The current CVS space will be divided into at least two new suites, so SPIN! and Salty Iguana will have a to-be-determined tenant between them. Construction on the SPIN! space itself is likely to begin in August 2012.
The restaurant will have seating for 100 inside, seating for 48 on the patio, and a bar area that will seat nine.
"We believe that Corinth is a great fit for SPIN!," said co-owner Edwin Brownell. "We've had numerous requests from our guests for a Prairie Village location."
CVS will be moving into a new facility on the site of the former Tippin's Restaurant. Demolition of the Tippin's building is expected to begin in mid-December with the new CVS building scheduled to be complete by summer 2012.
SPIN! currently has four metro locations, with another scheduled to open in Lenexa next summer.


text:
If you weren't already aware, there's a wonderful little movement going around various social media platforms called #MeetTheArtist . Visual artists are encouraged to create a self portrait, share some details about themselves (such as likes and dislikes), and show what's in their bag.
Here is mine!
If you haven't already made one, I recommend you do! Fun little exercise.
Did you already make one? Feel free to share in the comments!


text:
Workshop Pursues Framework for Building Better Grid Tools
5th Workshop on Next-Generation Analytics for the Future Power Grid held at PNNL
A recent gathering of industry and research experts at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory took important steps toward creating advanced computational tools to analyze and support power grid operation and planning, which ultimately will help ensure the grid's reliability and efficiency.
The 5th Workshop on Next-Generation Analytics for the Future Power Grid was held November 9-10. Over the two days, participants reviewed a proposed computational framework that will provide the foundation for developing a range of grid tools. The framework leverages two PNNL-developed technologies—the GridOPTICS™ Software System (GOSS), which will provide data management capabilities, and GridPACK™, which will ingest and convert data into equations that define grid-related problems that need to be solved. The participants concurred on the direction of the proposed framework and further recommended a "plug-n-play" feature for user flexibility. The participants also identified "use cases"—or examples of practical applications—that will be employed to test and validate the framework's functionality.
"The framework will connect data from the power grid to computing and visualization resources, which will allow grid operators to readily observe power system activities and make informed decisions, resulting in more optimal grid performance," says PNNL's Henry Huang. "The framework also will help address challenges in how to leverage latest advancements in mathematics and computing for grid optimization, dynamics, and uncertainty quantification."
Huang organized the event with Mihai Anitescu of Argonne National Laboratory. Anitescu leads the Computational Science for Grid Management project, which sponsored the workshop as part of the Department of Energy's Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium through funding from the Department's Grid Modernization Initiative. Huang notes that industry stakeholders have expressed strong interest in continuing to work with the project to advance the workshop objectives.
The event builds upon the work of PNNL's Future Power Grid Initiative, a five-year effort that concluded in September of 2015 and produced the GridOPTICS™ tool suite. GridOPTICS™ tools are designed to convert grid-related data into information that can be used by operators to enhance grid reliability and efficiency. FPGI organized the four previous workshops.
Key Capabilities
Published: December 13, 2016


text:
Story here in the UK Telegraph.
Officers were called to Vincent Cooke's house in the affluent Stockport suburb of Bramhall, just before 8pm on Saturday following reports of a break-in.
Mr Cooke, 39, a married father of one who has run a number of small courier and logistics companies, was relaxing alone in the detached interwar property when the two intruders struck, Greater Manchester Police said.
His wife Karen, 34, and 12-year-old son returned home during the incident but escaped unharmed. Police said that during the break-in Mr Cooke was threatened and one of the intruders, Raymond Jacob, 37, of was stabbed.
Mr Cooke, who is one of five children, was being questioned on suspicion of murder on Sunday night.
I thought the response of the police was interesting – self-defense is murder:
"Clearly this is a serious incident in which a man has lost his life and at this time we believe the dead man was one of two men who were attempting to carry out a burglary at the house."
The other suspected intruder fled in a small white Citroen van. Police last night confirmed a second man had been arrested in connection with the incident.
On Sunday afternoon relatives of Mr Jacob, of Northern Moor, Greater Manchester, laid flowers outside Mr Cooke's home.
One read: "To my baby boy who will always be my baby boy. I will miss you, but never stop loving you. Mum."
Last night friends and relatives also left tributes for Mr Jacob social networking websites.
"Still doesnt feel real, cant believe your gone we will all miss you," said Danielle Leach on Facebook.
Just to be clear about the facts, here's the UK Sun.
Two knife-wielding intruders burst into the home of company director Vincent Cooke, 39.
Burglar Raymond Jacob, 37, is believed to have been stabbed with his own knife.
Mr Cooke was later arrested in Bramhall, Cheshire. His wife and son fled the house unhurt.
Isn't the mother's reaction interesting? It's not unexpected coming from the feminized UK, though, where no one is responsible for anything they do. In fact, the one who judges and refuses to bail others out is the bad one. How mean! Defending your home from armed intruders! Just let them kill you! After all, the government already takes your money, so why not not ban self-defense so they take your life as well?
This is not unusual in the new Harriet Harman-onized UK. It happens all the time.
Consider this story from the UK Telegraph.
Miss Klass, a model for Marks & Spencer and a former singer with the pop group Hear'Say, was in her kitchen in the early hours of Friday when she saw two teenagers behaving suspiciously in her garden.
The youths approached the kitchen window, before attempting to break into her garden shed, prompting Miss Klass to wave a kitchen knife to scare them away.
Miss Klass, 31, who was alone in her house in Potters Bar, Herts, with her two-year-old daughter, Ava, called the police. When they arrived at her house they informed her that she should not have used a knife to scare off the youths because carrying an "offensive weapon" – even in her own home – was illegal.
Jonathan Shalit, Miss Klass's agent, said that had been "shaken and utterly terrified" by the incident and was stepping up security at the house she shares with her fiancé, Graham Quinn, who was away on business at the time.
He said: "Myleene was aghast when she was told that the law did not allow her to defend herself in her own home. All she did was scream loudly and wave the knife to try and frighten them off.
You can read more about how the 1997 ban on handguns in the UK doubled violent crime in the four years after the ban at Reason magazine. Similarly, in the United states, legalizing the concealed carrying of firearms resulted in dramatic declines in violent crime. But that is just common sense. The more people who own guns and can defend themselves, the less crime there will be. But I think that the feminized state is just hostile to men acting in their traditional role as protectors, and they don't like the idea that anyone is judged for doing evil things – like criminals.
The left, feminism and "equality"
And I can tell you what's behind this. The secular left believes in equality. So if one person has money, and another doesn't, it doesn't matter what their personal decisions were. The poorer person should be allowed to take things from the richer person, and without getting hampered by laws and "self-defense". That's their view. That's why they are soft on crime and release criminals early instead of punishing them. And this doesn't just apply to criminals – this attitude goes right into the education system ("we need to make sure that families have no choice except the public schools, that way all the children will be equal") the day care system ("we need to nationalize day care so that all the children are raised equally instead of by their own mothers") the health care system ("we need to nationalize health care so that chaste men who are saving for their future marriage and children can pay for the abortions, sex changes, breast implants, contraceptives and IVF"), and so on.
I think Christians need to be especially careful with this compassionate impulse for "equality", and consider whether equality might not make achieving Christian goals like liberty, marriage, and family more difficult. I don't think it's good for families to vote for higher taxes and bigger social programs that make men unnecessary as providers, protectors and leaders. All the responsibilities of the man to provide, protect and lead morally and spiritually are being handed off to the government, via police, schools, etc. That's wrong.
Replacing men with government is bad for children – you don't want to make it easier for women to not prepare to be mothers and wives, to not be careful about choosing the right men for marriage and parenting, and to not perform as wives and mothers once they are married in order to support men in their male roles. And that's not my opinion – single motherhood by choice is known to increase child poverty and child abuse. And I don't think that replacing men with government helps God any, either, since fathers are important for passing religion on to kids. You don't serve God by undercutting his goals just because it feels good to you. You serve God by delivering results. His goal is not for you to feel good, but to do good. I recommend that anyone who votes based on feelings read more economics to find out what really works, and what strengthens marriage and family.
Related posts


text:
In order to build a suitable house for residential purposes, it is important to have a house plan that will guide in the building of the house. A house plan will, act as a blueprint or a drawing that will be used by the contractors during the construction of residential houses. There are a variety of specifications that are to be part of the of home plan including the quantity of materials needed, the layout of the house, dimensions, as well as the techniques and methods that will be used for the installation of various components in the house. These home plan drawings usually provide essential principal information needed such as the site plan, floor plan, elevations, foundation plan, framing plan, roof plan, structural layouts, telecoms and electrical drawings, schematic drawing for plumbing among others.
There are various companies who major role is developing suitable home plans for their clients as well as other activities involving constructions. Some of these companies that has specialized in the home plans among other drawings such as the blue prints, architectural drafting and construction drawings among others is the Tangent company. There is usually a set procedure that these companies will follow when developing a suitable home plan for their clients.
It begins with arranging for a meeting with the selected company where one will share their ideas for the house they need. Once the meeting is complete, the company will start putting the ideas the client gave into a reality where they may also put extra details as long as they meet the specification from the client for a suitable residential house. They will go on working on the house plan till they develop a more refined plan for the client by putting extra information such as the truss concepts, code reviews as well as the electrical layouts. Once the company comes up with the house plan mostly in 3-D, the client will be given the plan so that they can go through it and in case there are places that need change, they can be revised to come up with a final home plan.
It is important for one to seek referrals from people around them such as family, friends and the local construction companies to help in coming up with a suitable house plan. One can also do some online searches where they can visit various websites to look for suitable companies in their locality that can come up with good house plans. It is important for one to seek the reviews of the previous customers that have worked with the given company that helps one access the experience of the company.
If You Read One Article About Engineers, Read This One
The Art of Mastering Engineering…Continue Reading


text:
Executive Assistant to the President/CEO
Chelsea is Executive Assistant to the President and CEO and also serves as Communications Coordinator. A graduate of Anderson University, she majored in Communications with a focus in Marketing and Public Relations. Before joining the Lead Like Jesus team in December 2015, she worked as Territory Sales Support and Human Resources Assistant for Grace Management Group. Chelsea resides in Spartanburg, SC with her husband, Jay, and daughter, Emerald, and enjoys cooking with her family and everything outdoors.


text:
Trading Fee Deduction by Point Card
Fees occured by trading can be paid by Point Card. (1 pts = 1 USDT).
Trading fees will be deducted from your Point Card's point prior to the original fee deduction from base pair.
For example, if you choose XRP/USDT pair, and you sell XRP, you need to pay USDT fee (calculated in real-time). If you have a Point Card, your Point Card will automatically deduct equivalent points (pts) as fee.
According to the current market price, you need to pay 0.11811062 USDT ( 131.38 XRP * 0.4495 = 59.05531 USDT * 0.02 => 0.11811062 pts). If you have a Point Card, your Point Card will automatically pay the 0.11811062 points (pts) fee instead of base pair coin.
When there is no sufficient balance in your Point Card, the Point Card will pay part of fee with points first, then the rest of fee will be paid by the base pair coins in your account.


text:
Primary Care at a Crossroads
25 July, 2016
By Marc Mertz, MHA, FACMPE, Vice President, GE Healthcare Camden Group
Most primary care practices still operate based on a model developed decades ago: the hours of operation, appointment scheduling rules, staffing, patient flow, and office design were all determined based on physician preference. In an attempt to provide physicians with a more convenient practice model, we created a system that forced patients to accept long waits for appointments, inefficient office flow, and limited ability to communicate with their physicians outside of the exam room.
Yet physicians hardly fared any better in these offices that were actually designed with them at the center. Complex appointment scheduling rules and templates inherently led to mistakes and double booking, phone messages piled up, administrative work increased, patient appointments ran behind, and physicians inevitably spent hours working in the clinic long after patients had left.
While the typcial primary care practice doesn't really work for patients or physicians, in the absence of alternatives, we came to accept this model for what it was. But times are changing. A plethora of new providers are entering the primary care marketplace, and their growing popularity is as much an indictment on traditional physician-centric primary care practices as it is a reflection of new reimbursement models and rising consumerism.
To contunue reading "Primary Care at a Crossroads," please click the button below. You will instantly be directed to the online article published in CAPG Health's Summer 2016 issue.
Mr. Mertz is a vice president with GE Healthcare Camden Group and has 18 years of healthcare management experience. He has 15 years of experience in medical group development and management, physician-hospital alignment strategies, physician practice operational improvement, practice mergers and acquisitions, medical group governance and organizational design, clinical integration, and physician compensation plan design. He may be reached at email@example.com.


text:
BOW, N.H. (AP) — John Kasich isn't angry.
And he's betting his presidential aspirations that voters aren't, either – despite the sustained political strength of leading Republicans he says are taking the country "into the dark."
The second-term Ohio governor, trekking through New Hampshire, preferred not to go after his GOP rivals during an extended interview with The Associated Press. He didn't even want to attack the Democratic president he hopes to replace. No, this man is trying to win the presidency on his terms, which run counter to fundamental assumptions about the mood of voters.
"Contrary to what we hear, they're not angry, I don't think they're angry at all," Kasich says. "I think they're upset things are not going well for them. Their wages are stuck, a lot of things like that. But they really want to hear answers. And they want to be hopeful. Look, when people leave my town halls, a lot of them say, I'm hopeful again. Because these problems are not that hard. It's all political mumbo-jumbo that's screwing everything up."
More than anything, the tell-it-like-he-sees-it governor condemned the angry politics that have shaped the 2016 Republican primary election. This, during an AP Conversation, the latest in a series of interviews with the presidential candidates. Kasich spoke to the AP aboard his campaign bus in New Hampshire, the unofficial staging ground for his underdog candidacy.
He is far less than known than some of his Republican competitors nationwide, but in New Hampshire at least, Kasich appears to be surging.
In the year of the outsider, and as his competitors run from their political experience, Kasich embraces his 18 years in Congress and five years leading one of the nation's most important swing states. In tone, message and experience, he occupies a unique political space in the packed 2016 Republican primary.
"I'm in my own lane. You cannot put me in anybody else's lane," he said. "That's why we're rising."
Despite his outlook, the 63-year-old Republican is fighting to stand out among other candidates from the GOP's mainstream wing: Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and Marco Rubio. They are all looking up at Donald Trump, who has tapped into a deep sense of frustration with Iowa's leadoff caucuses less than two weeks away.
"I will gladly accept the mantle of anger," Trump declared in last week's Republican debate.
Says Kasich: "70 percent of the people (are) not for him," an approximation of polls that find him leading nonetheless.
For now, however, people who don't support Trump or conservative firebrand Ted Cruz are divided among those candidates, Kasich among them, who are working to appeal to the party's centrist wing. Like Kasich, Bush and Christie are trying to launch their campaigns with strong performances in New Hampshire, which typically rewards moderation over party ideology.
Kasich laughed in disbelief when asked whether he might drop out of the race before New Hampshire's Feb. 9 primary. That's just what some party leaders would like, fearing there are too many candidates dividing the electorate and thereby allowing Trump and Cruz to grow stronger.
"I'm 19 days from New Hampshire, I'm in second place, and you're asking me if I'm thinking about getting out?" Kasich asked. "Are you kidding me?" He added: "When they ask me the most ridiculous thing I've ever been asked, I'm going to remember this moment."
Kasich said he's providing a style of leadership that's needed this election season.
"A leader doesn't lead people down some dark alley," Kasich said. "A leader says, 'Hey, look at the road ahead.' Lewis and Clark did not get to the Pacific by spending their time looking backwards, or talking about how hard it was. Lewis and Clark got to the Pacific because they had their eyes on the horizon. We didn't get to the moon by looking at bad things that happened. We got to the moon by looking at the future."
"That's who I am," he said. "And it's all part of a contagious movement to make people feel as though they're involved in something bigger than themselves."
Kasich has achieved strong approval ratings in Ohio, in part by often refusing to criticize rivals in either party. That doesn't mean he's satisfied with President Barack Obama's leadership – especially on the economy and executive actions on immigration and background checks for guns.
"I think it's appropriate to be really angry with some of the policies," he said. "I think the problem with executive orders is that the president just basically thumbed his nose at the legislature and said, 'I'll just do this myself.' Well, we don't elect kings, we elect presidents."
On the economy – Kasich's campaign focus – he calls the nation's economic growth under Obama "the weakest recovery we've had out of a serious recession since World War II."
Yet he suggests Republicans have gone too far in trying to tear down Obama.
"To disrespect the office of the president? I saw the Democrats do it to George Bush and it was ugly. I think in our country, we need to respect presidents, teachers, ministers, rabbis, our elders. I'm a big person who believes in respect. And when you begin to disrespect a person, when you begin to disrespect what they're doing, it just degrades it for everybody coming down the road and I don't like that."
It's an important message for the Republican Party's presidential nominee in Ohio, he said, noting that no Republican has claimed the presidency without carrying the state in the general election.
"You've got to be sort of a uniter," he said. "People have to be hopeful about you.
"If you come in there angry, you're not going to win. You probably wouldn't win New Hampshire if you came in angry, because people don't want that."
He said he's not sure yet whether all the GOP candidates have what it takes to carry Ohio in November. But he's planning to uphold the party loyalty pledge he signed last year promising to support the ultimate nominee regardless of who it is.
"When I make a pledge, I try to keep it," he said. "We'll see what happens. But since I'm going to be the nominee, I don't need to worry about that."
Despite the optimistic tone, Kasich's team hasn't always shied away from hardball.
The Ohio governor's campaign called Trump divisive and insulting, and described his plan to ban Muslims from the United States as "dangerous rhetoric" in online ads. The pro-Kasich super PAC has repeatedly attacked Trump as well.
"I have not seen any of our ads," Kasich said. "I don't run the media in my campaign." He said he's "happier being positive. If they run something like that, I don't get worked up about it."
He declined to comment directly on Trump or Cruz when pressed repeatedly, saying he wanted to avoid "going down that rabbit hole."
As he sees it, his New Hampshire meetings are anger-free zones.
"Why is there no anger when I'm there, can you explain that?" he asked. "It's because we are thinking something is there that isn't there, or we have people who lead them down the path into the dark. It's easy to get people feeling bad. It's easy to get ourselves in a bad mood and thinking that the glass is half empty than half full."
Recent polls find strong majority of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, but far fewer report feeling outright anger.
A CBS/New York Times poll in December found roughly a third of Americans were angry about how things were going in Washington. Among Republican primary voters, that number ticked up to 44 percent, while more than half of Trump supporters said they were angry at Washington.
But Kasich has "never had a better time in politics."
"I'm very proud of the campaign we've run," he said. "Win or lose, I'm moving on feeling that boy, we really did great. We really made a mark. And this is going to be something that's gonna be remembered up here."
AP News Survey Specialist Emily Swanson in Washington contributed to this report.
© 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
This content is published through a licensing agreement with Acquire Media using its NewsEdge technology.


text:
Introducing the Soap Scoop podcast! Listen now for interviews with the biggest soap stars and all the latest spoilers - available on every major podcast app 🙌
Amazon Tennis Thread
PatrickBateman1 Posts: 835Forum Member✭✭Is Qatar being shown anywhere?0
Still being streamed in juddery 25Hz.
It's really not good enough.
They have made no commitment to stream at 50Hz, so it's just wishful thinking they will do it. Even Sky don't do it for their sports online.
Even before considering it they need to work at getting live streaming on all devices with their app as currently quite a few only offer on-demand. Think there will be greater demand from public for that before they show the football next December.0
It really isn't good enough that they still can't manage time-shifted viewing. Simply allowing rewind of the live stream back to the start, and leaving the same stream up after matches finish so it can be replayed on demand would make a massive difference.
Agree 50fps is unlikely to come soon, but that makes it uncomfortable viewing unfortunately. While Sky also don't do 50fps online, that's a completely different situation since it's possible to watch their broadcast stream which has no such issues. Amazon need to step up IMO.
Am tempted by TennisTV - does anyone know if they do 50fps?
not_the_doctor wrote: »
As for the day's replay just being on a loop with no option to 'start from beginning' and watch / pause on-demand - can it get more amateurish?!
Question for Eurosport Player
Re Aussie Open
I notice you can watch it through Amazon for a monthly fee
Does this let you watch the Live feeds on Eurosport Player ??
At moment it looks like you can only watch the tennis matches when they are finished and put on demand
I have s Samsung Smart tv which has an Amazon app but the Eurosport Player app stopped working 2 years ago0
You need a 2015 or newer Samsung smart TV to get Amazon's own live streaming of sport. As works fine on my dad's 2017 model with the in-built Amazon app.
I'm afraid don't know if that applies to the channels within the Amazon app like Eurosport which are extra. Do Eurosport give a free trial as just use that. Most of the channels offer up to 3 months free.0
Just in time for the Australian Open, Amazon is offering Eurosport Player for £0.01 a month for 6 months. Still a bit pricey, considering the crappy video quality0
I have a Eurosport Player sub about to run out
New deal, sign-up until 27th January.
The Amazon Channels version of Eurosport Player is only 1p per month for 6 months then £6.99pm auto-renew until cancelled via Prime. You have to pay the £79 for Prime to get access to this deal, not available stand-alone.
Sorry : Screen refreshed and just saw post above mine0
mightymillie Posts: 3,030Forum Member✭✭✭Just seen a £29 for 12 months of Eurosport Player offer, which may be cheaper if you want the whole year.0
mightymillie wrote: »Just seen a £29 for 12 months of Eurosport Player offer, which may be cheaper if you want the whole year.
I presume that's for the stand alone Eurosport app rather than through the Prime app as an Amazon Channel.
Great price, disadvantage is a lot less devices have the native Eurosport app available.0
My Samsung TV with Amazon on it only lets you watch the recorded content from Amazon Prime
No use if you want to watch the Live streams from Melbourne on a proper telly
It used to have the Euro Player App but that stopped about 2 years ago when Eurosport upgraded the Player0
My Samsung TV with Amazon on it only lets you watch the recorded content from Amazon Prime
No use if you want to watch the Live streams from Melbourne on a proper telly


text:
Sunwing has announced that the Hideaway at Royalton Punta Cana resort will open later this year.
Located adjacent to the Royalton Punta Cana, this adults-only property will feature 168 rooms and suites, premium service, the exclusive restaurant Dorado and more.
Guests will also be invited to use the restaurants, facilities and services of the wider Royalton Punta Cana resort, including access to the largest onsite waterpark in the Caribbean at Memories Splash Punta Cana and treatments at The Royal Spa.
"This is exciting news as Punta Cana is one of our most popular vacation destinations," says Sunwing's President of Tour Operations Andrew Dawson. "On top of regular departures to the destination from Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, this provides our customers greater accessibility to a refined all-inclusive experience with this new Royalton Luxury Resort."
Guests staying at the Hideaway at Royalton Punta Cana will enjoy complimentary extras including: afternoon hors d'oeuvres in exclusive pool and beach areas, waiter service, cold towels poolside, and in-room amenities like aromatherapy, a custom beach bag and upgraded room service.
Guests can also upgrade to Diamond Club, offering butler service, a selection of in-suite liquors, and upgraded room service. The resort will be sold exclusively by Sunwing.


text:
Wireless Fire Alarms
Here at City Fire Protection, we are experts in the fire safety industry and specialise in the supply and installation of an extensive range of fire protection and detection equipment. As such, we offer our customers throughout London and the surrounding areas highly advanced and technologically innovative wireless fire alarms.
Our fully trained fire experts are committed to carrying out installations of the highest possible standard.
Wireless fire alarms are specifically designed for environments that are isolated from a wired connection, such as a building where drilling wires into wall cavities is not a suitable option. The wireless alarms utilise radio signals to communicate between components, and set off sounders on detection of an incident.
Our vast knowledge allows us to provide you with complete confidence that your new system will comply with all necessary rules and regulations. So simply get in touch with the friendly team at City Fire Protection today for more information!


text:
How To Succeed In The World Of Video Marketing
No matter what business you are in, it helps to be able to have direct contact with your customers. Video marketing is an excellent way to get the word out about your business, and speak one-on-one with potential customers. This article will provide you with some very useful tips on how to begin with video marketing.


text:
Suzuki Johannesburg South
011 210 1300
Find a Dealer
New Vehicles
Used Vehicles
Demo Vehicles
IPOP Used
Contact Us
Suzuki Johannesburg South
011 210 1300
Find a Dealer
Customer Feedback
At Suzuki Johannesburg South we strive to provide the best possible experience at our dealership. See what a few of our satisfied customers had to say about us.
Dear Mr Anderson
I would like to extend my gratitude to the following staff, Hennie Lintveldt, Franz Gafane and Letitia. I bought a Hyundai i10 for my daughter. The service I received from these was excellent. They were friendly and professional. They went out of their way to make sure that we were satisfied. With service like this I can,t even imagine buying a car anywhere else but from your company.
Kind regards
R. Davechand
Dear Suzuki Team
I'd like to take this opportunity in highly recommending Brent on the service he has given me.
I had been to two Suzuki dealerships before Brent had contacted me, before this I was left feeling disheartened and disappointed as I was immediately turned down and told there was no possibility of them helping me, even to the extent of being told they would get back to me then hearing nothing.
Brent has been an absolute pleasure to deal with, helped wherever he can and ensured the customers satisfaction was of first priority.
I am extremely impressed with this and commend Brent on all his efforts! I will definitely be spreading the word of anyone who may be looking in future to keep your dealership in mind thanks to this excellent service!
Kind Regards,
Dear Meyer
I am so glad I bought my Suzuki from IPoP!!
You have fabulous staff, they assisted me with absolute enthusiasm! I had the most wonderful and stress free experience purchasing the car. They are so committed and friendly, I am recommending everyone to go to your dealership!
My credits go especially to Arthur and Adriaan!! :D
They were amazing!
Kind Regards,
Hi Kim,
What a pleasure it has been dealing with you. I have never experienced such amazing service. You are a star – thank you.
Have a wonderful day.
Best wishes,
Shanne Altshuler
Dear Kim
Thank you so much for giving me a deal. Your efficient and courteous demeanor ensured that a sale took place. Will definitely be referring more people to you.
Enjoying the vehicle and best wishes to you and your team.
Good morning Meyer,
I would just like to thank you and your staff for another great deal with Suzuki. Their professional and friendly service was greatly appreciated.
Thanks to Claudelle for putting me in touch with Aziz for my new vehicle. Claudelle is a great asset to Suzuki, whenever I have to deal with her she is friendly, efficient, professional and always adds her personal touch. My dad and I have been doing business with you for a good couple of years (my father even bought cars from you when you had the Toyota dealership), and she always wants to know how the family is doing, this always goes a long way when building a relationship with your clients, she makes you feel like you matter, she definitely makes you feel a part of the Suzuki family.
First time I dealt with Aziz and he was on the ball from the word go, professional, patient and very helpful. The deal was done over email and finance approved prior to me test driving the car, that's service. If he is still here when I look at my next car he will definitely be part of the deal.
Thank you Claudelle and Aziz may you continue to shine at Suzuki IPop.
Have a blessed day!
Read this report about Suzuki@ipop!
Read what Hawkeye wrote about Suzuki@ipop on Hellopeter.com
This email has been generated by a visitor to the site. It is not generated by the administrators of Hellopeter.com. Please do not respond to the address from which this email has been sent.
Please click here:
Note:If your e-mail account is set to receive Plain Text messages only, you will not be able to click on the link above.
Please cut and paste the url below in to your Internet Address Box and Enter.
Hellopeter.com is the world's most visited Customer Service site. It's unique. A world first. It gives you, the consumer, the opportunity to comment on the treatment you receive from any supplier. Quickly and for FREE. Log on to
, register for free and start commenting on any aspect of service, good or bad, that you've received from any supplier anywhere.
Back To Top


text:
Romios Completes Airborne Magnetic and VTEM Survey over 6 KM of Conductors on Strike from Its Lundmark-Akow Lake VMS Discovery in NW Ontario
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 4, 2019) - Romios Gold Resources Inc. (TSXV: RG) (OTC Pink: RMIOF) (FSE: D4R) ("Romios" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Geotech Ltd. has completed an airborne magnetic and VTEMTM Terrain Time Domain electromagnetic survey over approximately 6 km of conductors along strike from the Cu-Au-Ag-(Co) massive sulphide (VMS) horizon discovered in 2017 at Atim Lake North, part of Romios' Lundmark-Akow Lake project. The discovery hole intersected 1.9 metres grading 2.35% Cu, 1.4 g/t Au, 68 g/t Ag with elevated cobalt values (Romios news release, September 19, 2017). Since the discovery hole, Romios has acquired additional claims covering 6 kilometres of EM conductors originally detected by a 1985 Ontario government survey. Romios' claims now cover a total of 10 kilometres of EM conductors extending northwest from the discovery hole. Results of the VTEMTM survey are expected to provide a much improved definition of the conductors on the new claims, allowing a more precise siting of drill holes targeting these conductors.
The results of the airborne geophysical survey will be released once the data have been processed and interpreted. Romios expects to undertake diamond drilling of the most promising targets commencing in the summer of 2019.
The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by John Biczok, P. Geo., Vice-President, Exploration and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
About Romios Gold Resources Inc.
Romios Gold Resources Inc., a progressive Canadian mineral exploration company established in 1995, is engaged in precious and base metal exploration primarily focused on gold, silver and copper on its properties in the Golden Triangle area, Northwestern British Columbia. In addition to the properties in the Golden Triangle area, Romios holds a 100% interest in the Lundmark-Akow Lake property in Ontario, the LaCorne Property in Quebec and the Scossa Property in Nevada. It also holds a 2% NSR on the Hislop property in Ontario.
This News Release contains forward-looking statements which are typically preceded by, followed by or including the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "estimates", "intends", "plans" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance as they involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements and shareholders are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such statements.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
For further information, please contact:
Tom Drivas, President and Director, (tel) 416-221-4124, (fax) 416-218-9772 or (email) email@example.com.
John Biczok, P.Geo., Vice-President, Exploration, (tel) 613-410-7877 or (email) email@example.com
Frank van de Water, Chief Financial Officer and Director, (tel) 416-221-4124 or (email) email@example.com.
To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/43201


text:
All News Releases By Date
EPA and Ponce School of Medicine Join Up to Promote Environmental Careers
Release Date: 11/14/2011
Contact Information:
(New York, N.Y. – November 14, 2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Ponce School of Medicine and Health Services today signed an agreement to promote environmental and public health protection in Puerto Rico. The agreement, detailed in a Memorandum of Understanding, is aimed at bringing qualified students into the EPA workforce and providing Puerto Rico with a new generation of environmental leaders with medical expertise. In addition, the Ponce School of Medicine has undertaken a study to assess the connections between health concerns and environmental conditions in the community along the Martin Peña Canal. EPA has been engaged in a project to improve environmental and public health conditions in the Martin Peña community. Air pollution from factories and power plants can trigger asthma attacks, cause respiratory problems and increase the risk of cancer. Puerto Rico has the highest asthma rate in the nation.
- hold on-campus and electronic career fairs focused on public service careers
- find opportunities for EPA internships for Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences students
- educate faculty and students about critical environmental issues such as waste management, emergency planning and response and hazardous waste cleanups
- develop an on-campus speakers' program, mini-courses and lectures
- water conservation
- renewable energy
- energy efficiency
- waste reduction
- recycling and composting
- food donation, and
- the use of nontoxic cleaning products, grounds management and pest control products.
Search this collection of releases | or search all news releases
View selected historical press releases from 1970 to 1998 in the EPA History website.


text:
January: The #1 Month of the Year for Divorce
January is statistically the coldest month of the year in Wisconsin. And it appears that icy grip also extends to divorce court.
"I think winters are hard on people and holidays are stressful," said experienced Weld Riley, S.C. family attorney Emily Long. "But, I have had a number of clients tell me they just wanted to get through the holidays. I think people don't want the holidays associated with their divorce. Once they are through the festivities, reality sets back in and they file."
According to eDivorcePapers.com, January has the most legal breakups during the year. But Long has some tips to help families through the pain of matrimonial breakups.
1. Learn as much about your finances as you can.
People frequently have divisions of labor which includes one party being responsible for paying the bills and maintaining the bank accounts. Clients often come in with no idea as to their financial circumstances. This makes it very difficult to determine the best course of action, at least initially.
2. Have a short-term plan in mind.
Most people do not want to live together while a divorce is pending. People should have an idea as to where they will be able to live temporarily and how they will pay for it.
3. Have a long-term plan in mind.
This, of course, can change throughout the process, but it is a good idea to have a general idea of your eventual goal. Do you want to stay in the area? Do you want go back to school? What financial needs will you have?
4. Keep logs of who cares for the children.
If one parent is primarily responsible for the care of the children, the court will want to know that. As parents, we do a lot for our kids, especially the younger ones. We do so much, we often do not recognize all that we do. Keeping logs helps remind us and provides us with useful information for the court process.
5. If you are in danger, leave, even if it terrifies you.
The idea of jumping without a net can paralyze people. However, there are numerous programs that will help. The Chippewa Valley has several shelters and domestic abuse programs. While it may not be someone's first choice, it is far better to be alive and safe.
Long said, "In general, I think people enter into a marriage with the idea it will be for a lifetime. With that we have some certainty, regardless of what else is going on in our lives. When we are faced with divorce, our entire life plan changes."
Weld Riley, S.C. was founded in 1991. The firm consists of more than thirty lawyers across three offices (Eau Claire, Menomonie, and Black River Falls) and offers a full range of legal services, including labor and employment, business law, estate planning, tax representation, municipal law, mining and mineral rights, environmental law, banking and creditor rights, civil litigation, worker's compensation defense, criminal defense, immigration, and family law.


text:
No products
Ahoy there me hearties! Have fun with this Pirate PVC Coated Apron which is ideal for keeping clothes clean whilst baking or doing arts and crafts.
♥ Wipeable, cotton coated PVC apron
♥ Adjustable cotton twill straps
♥ (h) 57 x (w) 39 cm
Back in stock soon
Warning: Last items in stock!
Availability date:
No customer comments for the moment.


text:
Freedom of the Press Foundation Created to Crowdsource Funding for WikiLeaks
BY Julia Wetherell | Monday, December 17 2012
Supporters of WikiLeaks have founded a nonprofit that will provide crowdsourced funding to the anti-secrecy organization and other public interest journalism ventures, it was announced Sunday. The Freedom of the Press Foundation was created in response to donation processing blockades by Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal that have been in effect since the WikiLeaks scandal first broke in 2010. WikiLeaks was forced to suspend operations in 2011, without sufficient funding. Media Decoder spoke to Trevor Timm, executive director and co-founder of the new organization:
"The cutoff in funds of WikiLeaks occurred without any court proceedings," said Trevor Timm, co-founder and executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. "By crowdsourcing funding for a variety of open-government initiatives, we can prevent the kind of commercial censorship that took place."
Backers of the foundation include a diverse array of public figures, from Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and former Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow (also of the Electronic Frontier Foundation), both co-founders, to John Cusack and Boing Boing editor Xeni Jardin.
In addition to WikiLeaks, the Freedom of the Press Foundation will crowdsource support for the open government news site MuckRock, the National Security Archive at George Washington University, and The UpTake, a user-driven newsgathering hub. On their homepage, you can choose what percentage of your donation will go to each organization.


text:
Wellness and a Pledge to Defend Mother Nature
If we are to make personal wellness the priority it should be and corporate wellness the prerogative it must be, if we are to enjoy the benefits of Mother Nature and experience a bounty of natural remedies - if we are to do some of these things, never mind all of these things, we should learn more about Humboldt County, California, home of much of the world's best medicinal cannabis.
We should talk to Wendy Kornberg, Founder of Sunnabis, which cultivates a series of high-end strains of cannabis. We should have a conversation with this second-generation cannabis farmer because of her admiration for the environment and her appreciation for improving the workplace environment of companies large and small.
We should have this conversation - we must have this discussion - because growing a premium strain of medicinal cannabis is not unlike developing the richest wine or the ripest fruits and vegetables. Picture, then, a vintner who reveres the land, who rushes nothing and respects everything that makes bottling the finest vintage possible.
Picture, too, Wendy in a locale as beautiful as it is bountiful, where the hills facing the Eel River - where lush acres of greenery run parallel to this body of water - so she can sample the soil, so she can feel the soft and sparkling texture that fills the ground with so many vitamins and minerals.
That setting, with its ideal temperature and moisture, is the right place to develop strains of cannabis as worthy of this region's reputation for producing the finest medicinal cannabis. We need to make that setting visible, in presentations, pictures and videos, if we are to understand the why and how of growing an award-winning product.
Wellness begins, in part, with safeguarding the health of the environment: To ensure, as Wendy does, that we do not overuse or abuse the land; that we do not mistake quantity for quality; that we do not compromise standards for an increase in sales; that we do not confuse profits and that prophet known as Mother Nature, whose warnings we violate at risk to the health of the planet and the richness of the plants we need to (carefully) harvest.
Wendy recognizes these facts.Her efforts are a valuable entry in a volume about the power of history and a pledge to make history, by upholding the history of her forbears whose legacy emerges from the earth - whose roots extend deep into the earth - so we may heal and recover in peace.
That history is too important to ignore.Let us follow these rules, thereby empowering employers and employees alike. Let us furnish each other with medicinal remedies that meet - and exceed - the strictest standards. Let us do these things because they are right, thus proving our stake in the good of the environment and the health of humankind is genuine. Let us do these things without delay because wellness is not something we can afford to dismiss. Now is the time for action.
About the Author
Lewis Fein writes about a variety of health and wellness issues, in addition to pieces about technology, business, and management. Based in Southern California, you may email him at email@example.com


text:
Let's Garage Sale!!!!!
May 19, 2017
Garage Sales this weekend!!!
- 37 Evergreen Drive Huge Yard sale today 9-3 pm 3 huge tents full of stuff everything's got to go. Basketball hoop baby boy clothes electronics tools and so much more
- Over 100 houses garage sales in churchville village tomorrow!
- Garage sale at 19 South Ave, Fairport! Fri/Sat 9-4, multi-family, antiques, desks, collectibles, kitchen, glassware, and more!
14 Black Mallard off Quail Bush/Rt 31 furniture, household, jewelry, books!!Friday and Saturday 9 – 3
- Yard sale - 616 Trolly Blvd in Greece (@the pup stops here) June 17th all proceeds benefiting the animal rescue pets stop here In!
- Neighborhood sale: fri-sun may 26-28 Hallmark estates, penfield (qualtrough/creek) Sale includes a girl scout money earning sale to help send us to Costa Rica this summer!
- Estate sale : 12 Brentwood Drive, Rochester 14624 Saturday 9-4
- Garage sale: 1064 Fawnwood Dr Webster Saturday only 9-2
Williamson: one in williamson behind the post office
Hey my grandfather's Estate sale is today and tomorrow at 4790 Goho Rd Dansville NY. 2 barns full of tools and machinery, lots of h


text:
Newly Rebenchmarked ASA Staffing Employment and Sales Survey Data
U.S. staffing companies employed an average of 3.08 million temporary and contract workers per week in the first quarter of 2016, up 0.3% from the same period in 2015, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association. Average weekly employment this January through March was the highest for any first quarter since 2006.
Temporary and contract staffing sales totaled $30.95 billion in the first quarter of 2016—4.6% higher compared with the same period in 2015.
"Temporary and contract employment is an indicator of where the economy is today," said Richard Wahlquist, ASA president and chief executive officer. "The good news at this stage in the current economic cycle is that staffing companies continue to report steady demand for temporary, contract, and permanent employees, providing job seekers with employment opportunities across a variety of sectors."
On a quarter-to-quarter basis, employment and sales typically peak in the fourth quarter, decline in the first quarter, and grow in subsequent quarters. That seasonal pattern held, with staffing employment contracting by 8.1% from the fourth quarter and staffing sales declining by 6.3%.
The quarterly ASA Staffing Employment and Sales Survey data rely on periodic benchmarks from the U.S. Census Bureau. This quarter, ASA revised historical figures for sales, payroll, and employment values back to 2007, based on the latest benchmark data from the 2012 U.S. Economic Census of Business, which was released in March 2016.
See the ASA website for more details about the quarterly ASA Staffing Employment and Sales Survey, sponsored by ASA research partner CareerBuilder.
For more information, visit the ASA newsroom. You can also follow ASA on Twitter and Instagram.
Interviews with ASA executives are available.
About the American Staffing Association
The American Staffing Association is the voice of the U.S. staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry. ASA and its state affiliates advance the interests of the industry across all sectors through advocacy, research, education, and the promotion of high standards of legal, ethical, and professional practices. For more information about ASA, visit americanstaffing.net.