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Jobs boost for new East Lancashire business park
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mikemac88
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MORE than 120 jobs are to be created after a gifts firm took on a major unit at a new business park.And it is hoped that the move, from retail giant Findel, will signal the arrival of hundreds more jobs at the East Lancashire site.Experts said the deal showed that there were “clear signs” of East Lancashire starting to recover from th ...
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More states add jobs
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mikemac88
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WASHINGTON — In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment.That’s customarily a positive a sign. Employers usually hire temporary workers before they add full-time jobs. But in this case, the temporary hiring may be inflated b ...
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Show the Gospel to the Hurting
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Take Root and Write ..
How many times have you heard, "Share the Gospel with the unsaved"? A bazillion? Now how often do you hear, " Show the Gospel to the hurting in your church, in your community, in your world?Share spells words. Show takes action. An example: Pulling up to a red light, Kate noticed a young man holding a homemade sign. It read, &q ...
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Learning and Environmental Choices
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Serene Ambition
By Rick Fullerton | BioI continue to be struck by the environmental challenges facing planet earth. With signs of increasing public awareness about the deepening climate crisis, it is gratifying to sense a noticeable shift taking place in my own and others’ behaviour. For instance, I see more and more people supporting recycling programs, cho ...
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True Nature of the Weight Loss Industry
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Carrie A.
Companies that are hawking diets and other weight loss products claim to be interested in your health. Really? They're interested in your wallet. Ditto for "reality shows" that feature competitive weight loss. And there is a growing awareness that these products and programs are futile at best and dangerous at worst. A great editorial ti ...
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Does Beauty Have To = Botox?
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julie
I recently blogged about the terrible new trend of Teenage Cosmetic Surgery for highly invasive and dangerous procedures such as liposuction. I don't think any person in their right mind would see this as a good thing. I wonder however what the general response is for procedures that are not as invasive, like for example, Botox? Once thought of ...
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Happy Thanksgiving
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RCC-Fighter
It was late October, 2006 when I was coldly told that I would be losing my kidney and then I would be checked for cancer. I recall the examination then sitting with a resident who asked me a bunch of questions. The next thing I recall is me sitting in a chair at home looking at the TV. My daughter walked into the living room, sat down across from ...
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Book Calls Jewish People an â??Inventionâ??
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xjunjie
By PATRICIA COHEN Published: November 23, 2009 Despite the fragmented and incomplete historical ugg boots record, experts pretty much agree that some popular beliefs about Jewish history simply don’t hold up: there was no sudden expulsion of all Jews from Jerusalem in A.D. 70, for instance. What’s more, modern Jews owe their ancestry as ...
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Saying Justice
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Rational Jenn
Over the last week or so, I've been thinking about all the things I'm happy about in my life: my husband; kids; family; friends; the fact that I am able to be home to raise my kids (and homeschool them, too!); my husband's new job (and the old one!); the thinking and writing I've been doing on the blog; the health of me, my family, and friends. All ...
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Apples and Monuments
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Monica O.
The best pictures of today don’t involve food. Well, there is one picture of me enjoying an apple at the WWII monument… Other than that it was all about the sights! My brother, Michael, wasn’t able to visit in August when my mom and Matt came, so we did some of the same stuff. Like, the Lincoln Memorial… My bros and I&hel ...
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