| Parents, let's fight to preserve the Family Medical Leave Act
After my son was born, I took four weeks off from work to help take care of him. I feared dirty diapers, worried excessively when he didn't nap and banged on the baby monitor to make sure it worked when he slept too quietly.
Despite my jittery parenting beginnings, it turned out to be the most rewarding month of my life. More importantly, my son had a healthier and happier start in life because of it. Not to mention that it was much easier for my wife to return to work after she took seven months off.
And when I returned, I had not only renewed appreciation for my job and bosses, but found myself taking on extra assignments and longer hours to show it. It was worth the extra work, because every working parent should have the right to bond with a child when it counts most, when they need help with everything from feeding to learning how to grasp a pacifier.
Encinitas reports headway on pedestrian rail crossings
ENCINITAS ---- The city has cleared many obstacles, but more lie ahead before construction can begin on a pedestrian crossing under the railroad at Santa Fe Drive, officials said last week.The $5 million crossing is one of four planned in a city bisected by an increasingly busy railway. "This has taken longer than anyone has wanted," said Councilman Jerome Stocks. .
Bill Gates announces significant expansion of Innovative Schools ...
Via the portal, students and educators are able to access assignments, class schedules, grades, and community announcements, while parents can see their childrens class schedules, grades and teacher comments. In Taipei, Zhong Lun High School graduates have improved their acceptance rate into prestigious national universities from 36 to 50 per cent since the high school became a School of the Future two years ago. The programme also led to the creation of an industry-standard, city-wide distance education facility for teachers that includes studios for design, development and publishing of e-learning and interactive content. In the UK, Microsoft supported the BSF programme, an unprecedented 45 billion investment by the UK Government to transform secondary education in the country with the support of local industry partners.
Plaza Design stores in escrow
Plaza Design stores in Arcata, McKinleyville and Eureka are in escrow and founder and owner Julie Fulkerson said she is looking forward to quieter days. New owners Jane and Peter Labes currently live in Orange County and intend to move to Humboldt County in June. In the meantime, the couple plan to get to know the staff and community and Fulkerson said she plans on helping them through the ownership transition. Jane is in Humboldt County to finish up on details of the sale and she and Fulkerson are planning to travel together to the New York International Gift Fair at the end of the month. After 25 years as owner, Fulkerson said she has mixed feelings about the sale, but she is definitely ready for a change of pace. "The first thing I'm going to do (when escrow closes) is take a nap," she said laughing, adding that she intends to clean up her office, take classes at Humboldt State University and find more time for playing the violin.
Baby Celebration LA Reached for the Stars at Boom Boom Room's Baby ...
Baby Celebration LA sponsored the Boom Boom Media Room at Jayenoni Moore's famous Boom Boom Room Pre-Golden Globes Gifting Suite. Some of Hollywood's best and brightest received information on Baby Celebration LA set to be delivered to the Los Angeles Convention Center April 28 & 29, 2007. (PRWeb) January 30, 2007 -- The stars were out in the daylight for Jayneoni Moore's famous Boom Boom Room Baby & Big Kid Style Villa Pre-Golden Globe Celebrity Baby Gifting event. Hollywood's best and brightest were invited to view the hippest, most trendy baby tees, swags, strollers, wagons, outfits, furniture, caps, shoes, blankets, toys, interactive games and to get information on the upcoming Baby Celebration LA set to be delivered to the Los Angeles Convention Center April 28-29, 2007.
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