Their Views By HEIDI STEVENS Chicago Tribune via Tribune News Service | Saturday, June 23, 2018, 12:05 a.m. Share this story First lady Melania Trump walks to her vehicle as she arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, June 21, 2018, after visiting the Upbring New Hope Children Center run by the Lutheran Social Services of the South in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) While the world debates the meaning of first lady Melania Trump’s “I really don’t care, do u?” jacket, Chicago writer Parker Molloy is seizing on the uproar to raise money for groups that help immigrant families detained at the southern border. “Since Melania Trump’s jacket said ‘I really don’t care’ … I set up http://ireallydocare.com ADVERTISING The site takes you to a donation page for Al Otro Lado, which serves indigent deportees, migrants and refugees in Tijuana and Los Angeles, The Florence Project, which … [Read more...] about But if you really do care … writer uses Melania Trump’s jacket to raise funds for immigrants
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Melania’s frosty jacket inspires a we-really-do-care movement
While the world debates the meaning of first lady Melania Trump’s “I really don’t care, do u?” jacket, Chicago writer Parker Molloy is seizing on the uproar to raise money for groups that help immigrant families detained at the southern border. “Since Melania Trump’s jacket said ‘I really don’t care’ … I set up http://ireallydocare.com.” The site takes you to a donation page for Al Otro Lado, which serves indigent deportees, migrants and refugees in Tijuana and Los Angeles, The Florence Project, which provides legal and social services to detained immigrants in Arizona, and the Chicago-based Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, which advocates for unaccompanied immigrant children. “When the story about Melania’s jacket broke, my first reaction was to retreat into my own little shell of cynicism, making mock-ups of other slogans that probably would have been slightly less tone deaf than ‘I … [Read more...] about Melania’s frosty jacket inspires a we-really-do-care movement
My Love Affair With Comfort and Why I Had to End It
Many who become entrepreneurs are self-starters, others need a little nudge -- still others, an ultimatum. Brian Jones Published 10:00 am, Thursday, May 24, 2018 Photo: Hero Images | Getty Images Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Photo: Hero Images | Getty Images My Love Affair With Comfort and Why I Had to End It 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Today I am a successful entrepreneur, but I started my business begrudgingly. Two years ago, I was forced to start my own company. Forced? Yes, forced. In 2016, I had a great job handling public relations for a technology company in San Diego, CA. I’d been with the company for about five years and built out the entire PR infrastructure. We were crushing it. We had established ourselves as leaders in our community, and we were winning awards and earning top-tier media … [Read more...] about My Love Affair With Comfort and Why I Had to End It
How does an employer approach becoming a ‘recovery-friendly workplace’?
Granite State businesses share different perspectives, practices By Bob Sanders Published: April 12, 2018 Gov. Chris Sununu announces the Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative on March 27. Courtesy photos What does an employer have to do to become a “recovery-friendly workplace”? For Matthew S. McKenney, workforce development manager at Hypertherm in Lebanon, it is no longer automatically terminating someone in recovery when they have a relapse. For Amanda Grappone Osmer, CEO of Grappone Automotive Group in Bow, it’s “doing everything we are doing anyway. It’s not a heavy lift. It’s mainly about having that conversation.” For Gregory Sevinsky, general manager of Walmart’s distribution center in Raymond, “There are a lot of unanswered questions about what it looks like.” However such a workplace is defined for these “early adopters,” the hope is that New Hampshire’s … [Read more...] about How does an employer approach becoming a ‘recovery-friendly workplace’?
The business of buying aftermarket domain names
(MoneyWatch) According to VeriSign (VRSN), more than 6 million domain names were added to the Internet in the fourth quarter of 2012, bringing the total number of registered domain names to more than 252 million worldwide. Somewhere in those hundreds of millions of names may be one you really want, one that appears to be unused or for sale. Countless domains are bought and "stocked" by aftermarket resellers, and others are bought by prospective users who never wind up doing anything with them. The aftermarket domain business can be tricky and frustrating -- sometimes you can't even get as far as finding and contacting the current owner. So what do you do when you see a URL out there that you'd like to buy and know or believe might be for sale? What the best online businesses have in common5 keys to effective online chat3 things you shouldn't buy onlineI recently had an excellent experience buying an aftermarket domain from the well-established reseller domainagency.com, and struck up a … [Read more...] about The business of buying aftermarket domain names
How to Build a Website (When You Don’t Know HTML)
Last Updated Jul 1, 2010 10:30 AM EDT Your Website is just another door into your business with unlimited potential for marketing and sales opportunities. If you load it with solid content and give it a great look the first time, it will save you a lot of pain and frustration later. So how do you do that if HTML coding isn't in your skill set? Fortunately, there are tools that do a lot of the work for you.hosted solutions, also called SaaS (Software as a Service). They are online Website builders that also host your site. They are the easiest way to get a Website online and include some very nice templates. The only drawback is the amount of customization you can do and the amount of storage or speed your Website might have. The great part is you don't have to know HTML code and many have all the features you will ever need for your small business. 1. Squarespace -- A fully hosted solution for creating and maintaining a small business Website. Squarespace comes with … [Read more...] about How to Build a Website (When You Don’t Know HTML)
”Package has been delivered” email? Be on guard for a scam
"Ransomware" is a nightmare for consumers but positively lucrative for scammers, which is why the pace of new attacks is speeding up. The latest twist on ransomware is particularly audacious, with scammers using a spam campaign to reach as many consumers as possible with an enticing email come-on: "Your package has been delivered," according to new research from computer security firm Endgame. If a consumer opens the attached file to find out more -- some people may think it refers to their tax returns, for instance -- the ransomware is unleashed. Ransomware is particularly successful because the malware encrypts files on a victim's computer, keeping the files in lockdown until the victim either forks over a ransom or misses the deadline. If the latter happens, the files are deleted and lost to the user. It's a lucrative business for criminals, with the FBI finding that the scam cost U.S. victims at least $18 million from April 2014 to June 2015. The pace of new attacks has only … [Read more...] about ”Package has been delivered” email? Be on guard for a scam
Lost: You’re going to need a bigger boat.
Lost “Adrift” Originally aired September 28, 2005 Mario Perez: ABC “What is the name of that website with the funny cats, again? ‘Can I have a hamburger?’ Is that it?” So, this recapping season two business is harder than I thought it would be. Take “Adrift”: Not one of my favorite episodes. We’ll get to why later, but suffice it to say, this episode feels like a whole lot of set-up and very little revelation. And as such, I find myself wondering what to say. Might be hard to believe some 6,000 words later, but it’s true. Maybe it’s that we’re so close, 33 episodes away from all the answers that we are ever going to get, that to look at these early episodes now feels like a fool’s mission. Or maybe I just don’t like this episode. Sigh. Let’s get on with it, and try to salvage some meaning out of this. And try to avoid the sharks. David and Goliath story (But isn’t that a good thing? I … [Read more...] about Lost: You’re going to need a bigger boat.
He showed up at my house after I ‘met’ him on a dating app. I was freaked out
Last fall I did some chatting on a dating app with a guy I hoped to meet. He had a job, he had an adorable pooch—and he was friends with people I knew in the flesh. So I gave him my cell number and asked him to call me about 10 p.m. that night. “What could go wrong?” I asked myself.Here’s what: Just after 10 he texted that he was at a restaurant around the corner—and he pulled into my driveway two minutes later. “How did you know where I live?” I asked. “That was easy – you gave me your phone number,” he said nonchalantly as I told him to leave, which (fortunately) he did. But the episode freaked me out.More than 15% of all American adults have used a mobile dating app or site, according to a 2016 Pew Research Center study—nearly 40 million people—and one recent study found that at least half of them lie about themselves in their profiles (other research puts that percentage even higher). Many of those lies … [Read more...] about He showed up at my house after I ‘met’ him on a dating app. I was freaked out
New travel apps, gadgets and gear you need now
This collection of gadgets, gear and apps helps travelers cope. GSI Outdoors’ Gourmet Pourover Java Set NAME GSI Outdoors' Gourmet Pourover Java Set COST $39.95 from gsioutdoors.com WHAT IT IS A coffee-making combo that includes a grinder and pourover cup for a terrific cup of joe. THE GOOD Grind the beans in the ceramic coffee grinder, then set the expanding silicone cone on top of a favorite mug, wide-mouth water bottle or small pot. Add any brand of No. 4 filter, and spoon in the freshly ground coffee. Pour water over and -- voilà! -- enjoy aromatic and eye-opening drip coffee just like home. The convenient cover doubles as a trivet for the cone after brewing and keeps everything clean during transport. The cone collapses to just an inch high, and the grinder handle nests and locks in place. It also comes with a spoon and snap-on cover. THE BAD You'll have to bring your own cream and sugar..-- PR Newswire AirHelp NAME AirHelp COST Free COMPATIBLE WITH iPhone, … [Read more...] about New travel apps, gadgets and gear you need now