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What is Wrong in India becoming a Hindu Rashtra?
October 5, 2020 Authored by: Khalid Umar
Hindu Holocaust
Hindu Rashtra
Islamic Vandalism
Pseudo-Secularism
Temple Destruction
In this brilliant short article, Khalid Umar writes on the possibility of the creation of Hindu Rashtra. Liberals often tell scary stories about holocausts and genocides of minorities in India if the Hindu Rashtra is ever created. Khalid Umar, instead claims that it is the creation of Hindu Rashtra that will ensure peace and progress of every community owing to the Hindu ethos of the country.
It is alleged that Narendra Modi and the BJP want to make India a Hindu State. If that is so, I question, what is wrong about India being a Hindu Rashtra?
Bharatvarsh, a civilization as old as 5000 years, needs no introduction of it being the original homeland sheltering 95% of all the Hindus in the world and birth place of Sanatan Hinduism. India should not be shy of recognizing her identity as a Hindu Nation. Hinduism is the 3rd largest religion in the world after Christianity and Islam. But it is not demographically as widely spread on the world's map as the first two. 97% percent of all Hindus live in the world's three Hindu-majority countries (India, Mauritius and Nepal). It is the most geographically concentrated of all the major religious. 95% of the Hindu population lives in India whereas only 1.6% of Muslims live in Arabia, the birthplace of Islam.
The left-liberals have no problems with the 53 Muslim dominated countries (Islam is the official religion in 27) in the world; 100+ Christian dominated countries. In 15 nations, Christianity is the official religion. These Christian nations include England, Greece, and Iceland, Norway, Hungary, Denmark. and 6 Buddhist countries. Israel is a Jewish state. But, when it comes to India, their rationale fails to make me understand as to why Hinduism can't be state religion of India?
There is no evidence that threatens the secular ethos of the country, if India is declared a Hindu State. All faiths have flourished in India, including Parsis, Jains, Sikhs, Muslims, Zoroastrians because Hindus are not intolerant towards other religion.
One can go to a religious place associated to any religion and find Hindus there. There is no concept of conversion in Hinduism. There are Christian and Muslim nations in the world who raise voice on the Human Rights abuses and religious persecution of Muslims and Christians the world over. The world remembers Myanmar, Palestine, Yemen etc. but not the Hindus & Sikhs of Pakistan or Afghanistan or that of other Islamic nations! Does anyone remember what happened with the Hindus in Bangladesh during the 1971 genocide by Pakistan Army or the Pundits in Kashmir or the 1998 Wandhama massacre of J&K, systemic elimination of Hindus in Pakistan, the elimination of historic temples and Hinduism in the Arab world, e.g. in Muscat?
The policies of the Indian state have been anti-secular. There has been blatant religious reverse-discrimination against Hindus, its majority community. There are many examples. Have you heard about the Hajj Subsidy? Since 2000, over 1.5 million Muslims used the subsidy. It was only that the Supreme Court passed an order that directed the government to phase out this subsidy within 10 years. Which secular country will subsidize religious tourism for one faith group? The average airfare subsidy was (US$1,000) per Muslim pilgrim in 2008.
While the Indian Government was supporting their citizens' religious tourism, Saudi Arabia, a country where Hindu icons are condemned as idol worship, was spreading Wahabi extremism worldwide. Hindus are not permitted to build temples and Indian tax payer money was being used to facilitate the Saudi economy by pilgrimage subsidies.
In a truly secular country, all citizens irrespective of religion would be covered by a single set of laws. In India, however, people of different religion beliefs are covered by different personal laws. Government control temples but mosques and churches are autonomous. There were subsidies for Hajj but not for Amarnath Yatra or Kumbh Mela. A truly secular country would not subsidize any pilgrimage at all!
Hindus have always welcomed and protected minorities. Let's have a look at its history of tolerance. The Hindu Community of India welcomed Parsis when they were persecuted the world over. They have flourished here for over a thousand years. The Jewish tribes found refuge in Bharat nearly 2000 years ago and same goes for Syrian Christians 1800 years ago. The Jains, Buddhists being religions derivatives of the Hinduism have co-existed for 2500 years and Sikhs for 400 years.
It's time to look back at the facts to feel proud to be a Hindu, not shy anymore!
Even today, India is secular, not due to a Constitutional amendment of 1976 and lawyers and law makers, but because the majority of the people of India are Hindus. It is the very nature of this religion that ensures secularism, not a piece of paper that came into account after thousands of years of tolerant practice. India should openly declare itself as a "Hindu" (Hindu/Sikh/Jain) nation. India should interfere to protect the interests of all of the aforementioned people because no other country is doing it.
Declaring Hindu nation will open new door of safeguarding the majority against forced conversion and minority appeasement. India will remain a progressive country only till it remains a secular country. And it will remain a secular country only if Hindu domination persists in its demographics. Secularism and Hinduism are two sides of one coin. You toss it, in either ways you win!
If India becomes a Hindu Rashtra, that would be the best thing to happen. There would become a Uniform Civil Code with no allowances for anyone (including Hindus). Rule of Law has always been one of the main reasons for Growth in any country- Germany, Japan, USA are all based on rule of law. Conversions (to and against) will be banned, proselytizing which is the root cause of religious friction will stop; no Tablighis anymore. Once conversions are stopped, each person can follow whatever religion he chooses or choose to be atheist (there is a sect called- Nir Ishwara Vad in Hinduism itself). Show me another religion that recognizes non-practitioners of the faith with such regards!
Secularism and religious tolerance is the ethos of the inhabitants of this region much before the Muslim invaders ransacked this land. Muslim invasions into the Indian subcontinent started around 1000 AD and they lasted for several centuries till 1739. Destruction of about 100 million Hindus is perhaps the biggest holocaust in the whole world history. Hindus did not take any revenge of from the off springs of these invaders. It is not Hinduism but the implementation of pseudo-Secularism which is causing interfaith friction between the Hindu majority and the Muslims. In a Hindu Rashtra, the religious freedom of the Non-Hindus will not be clipped.
Hindus must take pride in the history of the land they belong to. They must resort to facts to sort out frictions. They shying away from reality will result into disaster of a land that has its sheer ethos and rich culture of tolerance deeply etched in its soil. India has been foolish enough to give away precious slices to fulfill the demands of Muslim Nations. India has been tolerant enough to practice appeasement in the name of secularism. It time now Hindus must UNITE proclaiming the peace they inherit in them. A Hindu Rashtra, that values secularism through its very nature of practice, devoid of any preamble, will be a citing example for the world.
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Khalid Umar
Khalid Umar lives in Portsmouth, UK and describes himself as a secular humanist, supporting freedom of speech as a Universal Right.
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Health secretary hints at end to four-hour A&E target
January 15, 2020 Comment(0)
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has hinted the government could scrap the four-hour waiting time target in A&E.
Hospitals must aim to ensure 95% of patients are seen within the time limit, but in November, every major A&E unit in England missed the target.
The government has been accused of allowing treatment standards to slip.
But Mr Hancock told BBC Radio 5 Live ministers should be judged by "the right target" and a "clinically appropriate" one was needed.
Waiting time targets were put under review by Theresa May in 2018.
But Labour's shadow health secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, said changing them "won't magic away the problems in our overcrowded hospitals, with patients left on trolleys in corridors for hours and hours".
Questioned by Nicky Campbell over the missed targets, Mr Hancock admitted there were "big challenges" in the NHS when it came to waiting times, arguing it was due to a rise in the number of people being treated in accident and emergency units.
He said the government was putting an additional £33.9bn into the service to help – read BBC Reality Check on this pledge here.
Asked whether the four-hour target would stay, he replied: "We will be judged by the right targets. Targets have to be clinically appropriate."
Mr Hancock said there was a "problem" with the four-hour target as "the top way of measuring what's going on in hospitals".
"[For example], increasingly people can be treated on the day and able to go home [without staying overnight].
"That is much better for the patient, it's also better for the NHS and yet the way that that's counted… doesn't work."
The health secretary said it was "far better to have targets that are clinically appropriate, supported by clinicians so we've got clinicians looking at that", adding: "It's best if that is led by the doctors."
Image caption Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the targets he is judged on must be "right"
The review launched by Mrs May is yet to be completed, but an interim report was produced by NHS England's national medical director, Prof Steve Powis, in March 2019.
He proposed three new targets: using the average waiting time as the main measure (instead of the 95% threshold); recording how long patients wait before being clinically assessed after they arrive; and checking how long the most critically ill patients wait before their treatment is completed.
Boris Johnson's government has not committed to the recommendations.
'Move the goalposts'
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Boris Johnson said the Labour leader was "right to signal delays people are facing" and they were "unacceptable".
However, he did not refer to any changes in the targets, saying instead: "We will get those waiting lists down."
Labour's Mr Ashworth said: "Any review of targets must be transparent and based on watertight clinical evidence, otherwise patients will think Matt Hancock is trying to move the goalposts to avoid scrutiny of the government's record.
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using System;
using System.Web.Mvc;
using Moq;
using NUnit.Framework;
using WocketDb.Web.Controllers;
using WocketDb.Web.DataAccess;
using WocketDb.Web.Models;

namespace WocketDb.Web.UnitTests.Controllers
{
    [TestFixture]
    public class WocketControllerTests
    {
        [Test]
        public void Index_ReturnsListOfWockets()
        {
            // Arrange
            var fakeWockets = new[] {new Wocket(), new Wocket(), new Wocket()};
            var mockRepository = new Mock<IWocketRepository>();
            mockRepository.Setup(r => r.GetAll())
                .Returns(fakeWockets);

            using(var controller = new WocketController(mockRepository.Object))
            {
                // Act
                var result = controller.Index();

                // Assert
                Assert.AreSame(fakeWockets, result.Model);
                Assert.AreEqual("List", result.ViewName);
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public void Details_WithValidId_ReturnsWocketDetails()
        {
            // Arrange
            var fakeWocket = new Wocket {Id = 1, Name = "Some Wocket"};
            var mockRepository = new Mock<IWocketRepository>();
            mockRepository.Setup(r => r.GetById(1))
                .Returns(fakeWocket);

            using(var controller = new WocketController(mockRepository.Object))
            {
                // Act
                var result = controller.Details(1);

                // Assert
                Assert.AreSame(fakeWocket, result.Model);
                Assert.AreEqual("Details", result.ViewName);
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public void Details_WithInvalidId_ReturnsError()
        {
            // Arrange
            var fakeException = new ArgumentException("Test Error");
            var mockRepository = new Mock<IWocketRepository>();
            mockRepository.Setup(r => r.GetById(2))
                .Throws(fakeException);

            using (var controller = new WocketController(mockRepository.Object))
            {
                // Act
                var result = controller.Details(2);

                // Assert
                Assert.AreEqual(fakeException.Message, result.ViewBag.Message);
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public void Create_ReturnsNewWocketForm()
        {
            // Arrange
            using (var controller = new WocketController(null))
            {
                // Act
                var result = controller.Create();

                // Assert
                var model = result.Model as Wocket;
                Assert.AreEqual(0, model.Id);
                Assert.Null(model.Name);
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public void Edit_WithValidId_ReturnsWocketForm()
        {
            // Arrange
            var fakeWocket = new Wocket { Id = 1, Name = "Some Wocket" };
            var mockRepository = new Mock<IWocketRepository>();
            mockRepository.Setup(r => r.GetById(1))
                .Returns(fakeWocket);

            using (var controller = new WocketController(mockRepository.Object))
            {
                // Act
                var result = controller.Edit(1);

                // Assert
                Assert.AreSame(fakeWocket, result.Model);
                Assert.AreEqual("Edit", result.ViewName);
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public void Edit_WithInvalidId_ReturnsError()
        {
            // Arrange
            var fakeException = new ArgumentException("Test Error");
            var mockRepository = new Mock<IWocketRepository>();
            mockRepository.Setup(r => r.GetById(2))
                .Throws(fakeException);

            using (var controller = new WocketController(mockRepository.Object))
            {
                // Act
                var result = controller.Edit(2);

                // Assert
                Assert.AreEqual(fakeException.Message, result.ViewBag.Message);
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public void Save_WithValidWocket_CallsRepositoryAndRedirects()
        {
            // Arrange
            var fakeWocket = new Wocket {Id = 1, Name = "Some Wocket"};

            var mockRepository = new Mock<IWocketRepository>();
            mockRepository.Setup(r => r.Save(fakeWocket))
                .Verifiable("Wocket was not saved to repository");

            using(var controller = new WocketController(mockRepository.Object))
            {
                // Act
                var result = controller.Save(fakeWocket) as RedirectToRouteResult;

                // Assert
                Assert.AreEqual("Index", result.RouteValues["Action"]);
                mockRepository.VerifyAll();
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public void Save_WithInvalidWocket_ShowsError()
        {
            // Arrange
            var fakeWocket = new Wocket { Id = 1, Name = "Some Wocket" };
            var fakeException = new ArgumentException("Test Message");

            var mockRepository = new Mock<IWocketRepository>();
            mockRepository.Setup(r => r.Save(fakeWocket))
                .Throws(fakeException)
                .Verifiable("Wocket was not saved to repository");

            using (var controller = new WocketController(mockRepository.Object))
            {
                // Act
                var result = controller.Save(fakeWocket) as ViewResult;

                // Assert
                Assert.AreEqual(fakeException.Message, result.ViewBag.Message);
                Assert.AreEqual("Error", result.ViewName);
                mockRepository.VerifyAll();
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public void Delete_WithValidId_DeletesWocketAndRedirects()
        {
            // Arrange
            var fakeWocket = new Wocket { Id = 1, Name = "Some Wocket" };
            var mockRepository = new Mock<IWocketRepository>();
            mockRepository.Setup(r => r.Delete(1))
                .Verifiable("Wocket was not deleted from repository");

            using (var controller = new WocketController(mockRepository.Object))
            {
                // Act
                var result = controller.Delete(1) as RedirectToRouteResult;

                // Assert
                Assert.AreEqual("Index", result.RouteValues["Action"]);
                mockRepository.VerifyAll();
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public void Delete_WithInvalidId_ReturnsError()
        {
            // Arrange
            var fakeException = new ArgumentException("Test Error");
            var mockRepository = new Mock<IWocketRepository>();
            mockRepository.Setup(r => r.Delete(2))
                .Throws(fakeException);

            using (var controller = new WocketController(mockRepository.Object))
            {
                // Act
                var result = controller.Delete(2) as ViewResult;

                // Assert
                Assert.AreEqual(fakeException.Message, result.ViewBag.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}


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André Fabre, né le  à Perpignan et mort dans cette même ville le  est un linguiste français, spécialiste de la Corée, professeur à l'Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales. Pionnier des études coréennes, il a permis le développement de la coréanologie en France.

Biographie
À partir de 1963, il passe cinq ans en Corée pour approfondir ses connaissances sur ce pays. À son retour en 1968, il fonde à l'Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales la chaire de langue coréenne. Il est l'auteur de nombreux articles et traductions et a donné des conférences sur la Corée dans le monde entier. Outre le coréen, il a appris le chinois, le japonais et le russe, ce qui lui a permis d'avoir un accès direct à toutes les sources de l'histoire coréenne.

Il reçoit en 2000 le prix culturel France-Corée, décerné par le centre culturel coréen en France.

Il est également professeur honoraire de l'université de Kyzylorda au Kazakhstan.

André Fabre était également locuteur d'occitan et de catalan, ce qui l'a amené à s'interroger sur les politiques linguistiques, les langues régionales et le bilinguisme.

Publications

Ouvrage
 La Grande Histoire de la Corée, éd Favre, 1988  , édition revue et mise à jour en 2001 sous le titre Histoire de la Corée

Méthodes de langues
 Le Coréen sans peine, méthode Assimil, 1999,
 Manuel de coréen, avec Seung-Ja Shim, 2001

Notes et références

Liens externes

Coréanologue français
Linguiste français
Historien français du XXe siècle
Histoire de la Corée
Naissance en octobre 1932
Décès en juillet 2009
Naissance à Perpignan
Décès à Perpignan
Professeur à l'université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3
Enseignant à l'Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
Décès à 76 ans

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This past September, more than 1,400 DC-area entrepreneurs and government innovators gathered for GovFest.
Organizer Adam Zuckerman shares what he learned and plans for the future.
#GovFest was an event built around the idea of bringing together entrepreneurs from both the private sector and government. Our focus was to address a single question: How can we innovate and collaborate together in more effective ways? It was held at the Half Yard Fairgrounds next to Nationals Stadium, and with over 1,400 people registered for the event, was a terrific evening filled with conversation and new ideas.
Aneesh Chopra leading our headline panel, with representatives from NASA, Treasury and SBA.
Two Quick Chat tracks, each addressing questions about government (e.g. innovation, intellectual property, government contracting, etc.).
Over 1,400 people registered from all over the region.
The Innovation and Collaboration Expo, with over 30 businesses and government agencies represented.
What did you learn from organizing such a big event?
This is an event the DC area wants and needs. With a plethora of talent in both sectors, DC is rife with opportunities for both disruption and new businesses.
While our turnout was terrific, if we want more government personnel to attend, we should hold the event earlier or later (not so close to the end of the government's fiscal year).
People will wait in line for massage chairs.
Always bring lots of gaffers tape. That stuff will hold down everything it touches.
What are your future plans with GovFest?
As with our annual Day of Fosterly event, we're taking time after the event to assess what worked, what didn't, and what we should do next time. We are definitely interested in making this an annual event, but we want to make sure we gather all of the feedback we can before deciding what to focus on improving for next year.


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Simple Task Awaits Sky Blues Says Chianese
Sydney FC forward Joel Chianese has pledged to score the goals in their remaining two home games to fire the Sky Blues into the Hyundai A-League Finals Series.
The push for the finals begins this Sunday against the Wellington Phoenix at Allianz Stadium (kick off 5pm) and with the Sky Blues sitting in sixth place, Chianese stressed the importance of the two remaining matches with the ladder still extremely tight.
"We win both games, we play finals, it-s as simple as that," Chianese said.
"We have two home games, you can-t ask for a better draw, but we have two teams that won-t want to lose [Wellington Phoenix and Perth Glory].
"Wellington this week they-re going to come out and play hard and make sure we don-t win it at home, everyone loves to knock a team out so they-ll be aiming to do that," he continued.
"There-s always hope for every team in this competition, you know how close it is. If one team slips up the other teams can jump in front of you.
"Everyone wants to beat us, so we-ll be up for the challenge, we-ll work hard this week and we-ll be ready."
Two years ago the Sky Blues were in a similar situation and it was Chianese who helped propel Sydney FC into the finals with six goals in nine games, including two against the Newcastle Jets in the final game of the season, and the 24 year old is hopeful of repeating that feat this year.
"It-s good to be back with the team in the starting 11," said Chianese.
"Being an attacking player that-s your aim, to score goals and win us games. It-s just another normal game for me but at the same time I know it-s good to play well, score the goals and get us into the finals where we need to be.
"I-ll be looking to do that again and hopefully the team performs on the day."
It-s Family Sunday this weekend, with kids being allowed on the pitch after the game, and Chianese said there was nothing better than a Sunday afternoon spent watching the football as he called on as many families as possible to come to Allianz Stadium.
"Hopefully we get a good crowd there on Sunday," Chianese said.
"Not being too late, the families will be able to get back home and go back to work the next morning.
"We need all the support we can get so they can be our extra man. I don-t think we-ve played a Sunday game for a while so it should be good and an afternoon game should be good for the families to get out there and really give us a bit of support."
BATTLE FOR THE FINALS AWAITS - With two home games remaining, the battle for finals football is well and truly on for the Sky Blues. First to visit Allianz Stadium is the Wellington Phoenix with Sydney FC-s last minute winner in the previous encounter still fresh in the memory. A week later Perth Glory will visit in what will be a season defining game for the Sky Blues - will finals football beckon? Be at Allianz Stadium to see it all unfold.
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Kaitlyn Verfuerth
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Name: Kaitlyn Verfuerth
Sport: Canoe
Discipline(s): Wheelchair Tennis, Outrigger Canoe
Event(s): Women's Open
Classification: KL2, VL2
Birthplace: Port Washington, Wis.
Hometown: Flagstaff, Ariz.
High School: Port Washington High School (Port Washington, Wisc.)
College: Mt. San Antonio College '09, Associates in Language Arts Communication; University of Arizona, '12, BA in Psychology
Paralympic Experience
Four-time Paralympian (2004, 2008, 2016, 2020)
Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (200m VL2), 13th (200m KL2)
Paralympic Games Rio 2016, quarterfinals (doubles), round of 32 (singles)
Paralympic Games Beijing 2008, 4th (doubles), round of 16 (singles)
Paralympic Games Athens 2004, quarterfinals (doubles), round of 16 (singles)
2014 Copa Americas Cup, bronze
Rio 2007 Parapan American Games, singles (gold), doubles (gold)
2002 USTA Most Improved Female Player of the Year
Personal: Plays professionally on the UNIQLO wheelchair tennis tour...Owns a self-serve yogurt shop in Flagstaff, Arizona with her life and business partner, Greg Guerin...Has a non-profit called Over the Rainbow, which helps children with disabilities...Is also the head coach of the girls tennis team at Flagstaff High School...Serves on the Disability Awareness Commission for the City of Flagstaff, and is a board member for the Flagstaff Tennis Association...Has four brothers, Andrew, Brian, Michael and Peter...Hobbies include camping, hiking, going off-roading, being outdoors and spending time with Greg and her dogs.
Team USA's Two-Sport Star Blake Haxton Wins Silver Medal In Sprint Canoe Debut
Chrös McDougall Sept. 04, 2021
Fellow multi-sport U.S. Paralympian Kaitlyn Verfuerth also competed in two canoe events in Tokyo.
History, Milestones And Medals: The Team USA Paralympians Leading The Way
Chrös McDougall Aug. 21, 2021
We take a look at some of the key accomplishments and milestones for U.S. athletes heading into Tokyo.
Kaitlyn Verfuerth Expresses Gratitude Towards Her Partner On Their 'Bargaining Journey" To The Paralympic Games
Kaitlyn Verfuerth July 15, 2021
The former wheelchair tennis player turns to canoe and kayak heading into Tokyo.
Tennis Is Just The Start Of Paralympian Kaitlyn Verfuerth's Active Life
The three-time Paralympian owns her own frozen yogurt shop and is an advocate for disabled youth.
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13 athletes who are preparing for Rio explain which artists and songs set the tone for competition.
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From the things to pack to the things to see, Team USA athletes share their best advice.
Serena Williams Could Tie For Winningest Women's Tennis Player – AND Win Calendar Grand Slam – At U.S. Open
Stuart Lieberman Aug. 31, 2015
Only three women have completed tennis' calendar Grand Slam.
Team USA Closes Parapan American Games With Record 135 Medals
U.S. Paralympics Aug. 15, 2015
Finishing third in the overall medal count, U.S. athletes earned 40 gold medals.


Google Assistant is a revolutionary technology which was once an unthinkable dream a decade ago. Find out what is it and how to make the most of it.
You can turn on the Google Assistant on your Android device. After that, you can make it do tasks, set alarms, create reminders, play some music or make phone calls and much more for you with your voice commands. Initially, it needs some adjustments here and there to be compatible with your voice modulations. But after that, you are ready to begin and say OK GOOGLE!
It is a system software that runs on your smart devices- developed by Google. It is a virtual assistant that adapts to your lifestyle in order to make everyday mundane tasks easier for you.
In this article, we will lay emphasis on using Google Assistant for mobile devices, for the sake of understanding.
The tagline - MAKE GOOGLE DO IT!
With overwhelming technical features on your phone to help you make reservations, manage trips, cluster and organize photographs, and so on, sometimes you need a little help in your own world. This is where the Google Assistant promises you to take the burden off your shoulders- so that you have more personal time. If you're bored, it will even entertain you.
There's a lot more the Google Assitant can do. With the latest Google Duplex updates, we're expecting even more advancements into redefining the smartphone experience! (Read about it here: Google Duplex and Android P will make your smartphone smarter and personal.
Ask google about daily commutes, weather details or tell it to make a shopping list for you. Google is fast pacing towards automating everything where only you are in-charge.
Ensure that you have an updated Google app installed on your phone. Update the Google application on your device if you haven't already.
Now open the Google application on your Android device. Click on Continue whenever prompted.
Go to the bottom right corner, to open settings>search language>*your desired language*. This will prepare Google Assistant to work with commands you give in your language.
Again from Settings> Voice> OK Google detection turn on the tab for From the Google app if you want your voice commands to be recognized only from within this application, else From any screen if you would like to enjoy the features from any screen of your Android device (even from the home screen).
And viola! Google Assistant is now ready to be used by you.
Now on to the interesting part where the magic happens.
All you need to do is, say OK Google to activate the Google Assistant from any screen. We have listed a few voice commands for you to enter the world of using the technology of Google Assistant.
Every time that you would say OK Google, the Google assistant will start listening to you. Simple, right?
You as a beginner can view the list of commands with which you can get a headstart on Google Assistant.
The results will be displayed accordingly.
But, continue reading this article for many more voice commands and tricks.
Ask google about anything. Ask it about the weather, and it won't disappoint you.
Tell Google to remind you about things.
If you forget where your car keys are, or if you forget about important client meetings, Google will help you save the day. Simply tell Google to remember what you tell it. It will help you set up a reminder. Later you can ask Google, "Do you remember where my keys are?" and Google will tell you. If you want to dismiss this reminder, simply say "Forget that I asked about my car keys."
Make Google read out things to you.
Just like bedtime stories, Google is capable to (literally) read out things for you. One instance of it is that it can read aloud your regular text messages. Try saying "OK Google, read my unread messages" and the rest will be done by Google Assistant. You can also ask it to reply to the messages and by speaking the body of text as you normally would. Just say "Reply".
Now, this feature is definitely a life-saver for all selfie-lovers. The traditional method requires that you open the camera, and press the volume buttons or the shutter button in order to take a Selfie. Now you need not do even that! Simply say "Ok Google take a Selfie". The assistant will open the selfie application and make a short countdown, and click a selfie, hands-free!
This is just the tip of the iceberg to everything that the Google Assistant can do. It's up to the user to make it run complex tasks or integrate general commands with home devices like the Google Home. As we said, only you are in control!
Tell us in the comments about what technologies would you like us to make a tutorial on.


When Bob and Robbi Hursthouse started in business, it was important that they created a company that ensured a life after landscaping. They chose a five-a-day work week for their team – almost unheard of in their industry. That intentional choice, along with countless others, reflect how they treat their teams, families and the clients they serve.
At Hursthouse everyone is part of a team – complete with nicknames, inside jokes and traditions all their own. The people you see here aren't just invested in your landscape. We invest in one another too.


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Therapeutic Boarding Schools in Allston, Massachusetts
Is your teenager spinning out of control? Looking for a therapeutic boarding school near Allston, Massachusetts?
There is nothing worse than having your teen spinning out of control, and no worse feeling than the despair parents experience in the process. It is hard to know what to do and how to react when your adolescent daily reaches new lows in disobedience, dishonesty, and disrespect, and chooses every wrong thing.
We know, because we went through it with our son. Raised in a Christian home and mostly home-schooled until high school, we suddenly found that we didn't know him. He had changed seemingly overnight. His grades started falling and his interest in sports and old friends shifted to a new group of friends — the kind parents are wary of — the kind of kids that got kicked out of a public school, so the local private school took them in.
Unknowingy, our son was already heavy into smoking marijuana, sniffing solvents, drinking alcohol and just about everything else his new peer group dared him to do. The downward spiral was dramatic — all the way down to holes-in-the-walls rages, running away for days at a time, and finally threatening suicide. After months in counseling, the therapist proclaimed that there was nothing more he could do. A local therapeutic school was selected.
Putting our son in a therapeutic boarding school was the hardest thing we've ever done as parents. . Worse yet, that program didn't work out, so we were out a lot of money and still had no solution. We learned from this traumatic experience that therapeutic schools can be quite different and need to be selected based on their strengths and avoided if they have serious weaknesses. It's important to know what those strengths and weaknesses are.
Some therapeutic boarding schools are good, and others are not so good. Some target one set of issues; others are experts on other issues. But when you call them, they want to fill their beds, so they'll often present themselves as "experts" in all areas having to do with behavior. But that's usually not so. Some kids are just going through a rebellious stage, while others are dealing with very serious issues that may not be known to their parents. So choosing a "behavioral modification" program when a "therapeutic" program is what's needed can be a disaster. It can also be a big waste of money.
No one was around to help us find the right school for our boy. We made a mistake to begin with, and that cost us dearly, but after some time of research we found a good program that was able to help our son. Today, our family and even our son are thankful for that program.
The school we finally enrolled him in literally saved his life and got him off the downward spiral.
Let us assist you in finding the best program whether or not it is near Allston, Massachusetts. We've made it our life goal to know all we can about every school, so we can help parents (without cost) find the best possible option for their troubled teen. We want to help you avoid the same mistake we did.
Now, every day we hear from scores of frustrated parents in areas like Allston, Massachusetts, who share how their once normal and happy child has become dangerously out of control — just like our son was. They talk about how it has disrupted their family and how they fear for their child's future and very life. "My child is no longer who she used to be," is an often repeated cry from these parents.
If your child is out of control, he or she needs you to intervene. That's why you've landed on this site, so allow us to be the help you need to help you find just the right program, hopefully near Allston, Massachusetts. The downward spiral your teen is on can have tremendous destructive potential with lifelong consequences, or even bring a teen's life to a quick end. Don't wait. Act today based on what you know is true — your faith, your own beliefs, and what you know is best for your teen.
Allow us to help you find a Christian boarding school closest to Allston, Massachusetts that will provide your teen with the help and mentoring he or she needs, and within your budget. We've visited most of these schools and we know the personnel there. We know what they are good at, and what they are not so good at. We poll parents who have placed their teen in these schools, so we know how well they have done to help the teen.
Avoid the temptation to put your child in a boarding school nearby Allston merely out of convenience (like we did). Rather, find the program that is most likely to help your teen, even if it is outside of your state. Give us the chance to tell you about a few of them. Fill in the inquiry form now to begin that process. There is NO CHARGE for this service.
More about Allston, Massachusetts:
Allston is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, located in the western part of the city. It was named after the American painter and poet Washington Allston. It comprises the land covered by the zip code 02134. For the most part, Allston is administered collectively with the adjacent neighborhood of Brighton. The two are often referred to together as "Allston-Brighton". Boston Police Department District D-14 covers the Allston-Brighton area and a Boston Fire Department Allston station is located in Union Square which houses Ladder 14 & Engine 41.
Housing stock varies but largely consists of brick apartment buildings, especially on Commonwealth Avenue and the streets directly off it, while areas further down Brighton Avenue, close to Brighton, are largely dotted with wooden triple-deckers. Lower Allston, across the Massachusetts Turnpike from the rest of Allston, consists of mostly 1890-1920s single-family and multi-family Victorian homes.
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The Effects of Inequality
Keith Payne is the author of the book The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die. He is a professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an international leader in the psychology of inequality and discrimination. His research has been featured in The Atlantic and The New York Times, and on NPR, and he has written for Scientific American and Psychology Today.
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The Brain's Hidden Quest for "Cool"
Steven Quartz is the author of the new book, Cool: How the Brain's Hidden Quest for Cool Drives Our Economy and Shapes Our World. By bringing together the latest findings in brain science, economics, and evolutionary biology to form a provocative theory of consumerism, Steven explains how the brain's "social calculator" and an instinct to rebel are the crucial missing links in understanding the motivations behind our spending habits.
The Future of Legal Marijuana in America
Bruce Barcott is the author of the new book, Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America. The magnitude of the change in America's relationship to marijuana can't be measured in only economic or social terms: There are deeper shifts going on here – cultural realignments, social adjustments, and financial adjustments. The place of marijuana in our lives is being rethought, reconsidered, and recalibrated. Four decades after Richard Nixon declared a War on Drugs, that long campaign has reached a point of exhaustion and failure. The era of its winding down as arrived.
Culture and Ecology
Helena Norberg-Hodge is an author, speaker, filmmaker, and producer of an award-winning documentary entitled The Economics of Happiness. Helena is the founder and director of International Society for Ecology and Culture. She is a pioneer of the 'new economy' movement, and has been promoting an economics of personal, social and ecological well-being for more than thirty years. Her ground-breaking work in Ladakh, or 'Little Tibet', earned her the Right Livelihood Award, or 'Alternative Nobel Prize' and her book, Ancient Futures, along with a film of the same title, has been translated into more than 40 languages.
Local Dollars, Local Sense
Michael H. Shuman is the author of the new book, Local Dollars, Local Sense: How to Move Your Money from Wall Street to Main Street and Achieve Real Prosperity. Michael is an economist, attorney, author, and entrepreneur, and a globally recognized expert on community economics.
David Wolman is the author of the book, The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers–and the Coming Cashless Society. For ages, money has meant little metal disks and rectangular slips of paper. Yet the usefulness of physical money—to say nothing of its value—is coming under fire as never before. There is a distinct possibility that cash will soon disappear.
Helena Norberg-Hodge is an analyst, author, speaker, filmmaker and producer of a new award-winning documentary entitled The Economics of Happiness. She is founder and director of International Society for Ecology and Culture. A pioneer of the 'new economy' movement, Helena has promoted an economics of personal, social and ecological well-being for more than thirty years.
The Economics of Happiness Conference is this February 27 – March 1, 2015.


From reading emails to checking social media to making online purchases, people are using their phones more than ever to engage and interact online, including by donating to nonprofits.
That's why text-to-give has (or should!) become a critical component in every nonprofit's fundraising plan. Text-to-donate is not only convenient for the donor—the process generally only takes a few steps—but it's also become a much more painless process for organizations.
Donations aren't capped at a certain amount, and nonprofits only have to wait a couple of days to receive funds.
We'll walk you through each of these text-to-donate services!
Before we get started, you might be wondering "how does text-to-give work?" Snowball's text-to-give guide provides a comprehensive look at this mobile fundraising method so you can brush up on the basics.
Let's start with our top two most recommended platforms: Snowball and OneCause.
Snowball offers a unique text-to-give experience that allows donors to give in just two easy steps. Here's how it works: the donor will text your organization the amount he wishes to give. He will be sent a link that redirects him to a pre-written confirmation email with the donation amount. Once the donor presses send, the giving process is complete!
What makes Snowball's text-to-give process so simple is that donors don't have to fill in their payment information (except for the first donation) and there is no password required to confirm their contributions.
Best of all, since organizations don't need any special equipment to implement these features, getting started with Snowball's text-to-donate services is quick and simple.
Nonprofits and faith-based organizations of all shapes and sizes are welcome to use Snowball's text-to-give services. The platform also comes with other mobile fundraising tools like email donation buttons and custom mobile donation forms.
It's free to use Snowball's basic fundraising plan! You'll pay only a standard 2.9% + $.30 fee per transaction.
More advanced, comprehensive packages including text-to-give tools start at $499/year. Contact Snowball for more information!
Learn more about Snowball's text-to-give platform.
OneCause created their text-to-give tool to help organizations maximize their fundraising potential during events. Whether your organization is hosting a gala, giving day, or concert, you can use OneCause's text-to-give platform to encourage guests to contribute.
To get started with OneCause, organizations will need to create a keyword. When donors wish to contribute, all they have to do is text that word to your nonprofit's text-to-give number. Donors will be sent a link that directs them to a mobile donation form where they can complete their donation.
Text-to-give donations can be integrated with OneCause's other fundraising tools like their easy event scoreboards which will update donations in real-time.
Since OneCause's text-to-give tools can be integrated with their other fundraising software, your organization will be able to host an event that utilizes multiple fundraising avenues to reach your goals. Additionally, they have expert professional help to guide you through the set-up process.
OneCause's services vary in price depending on your organization's specific needs. Request a custom quote on OneCause's website to learn more.
Learn more about OneCause's text giving tools.
Did you know that many of your text-to-give donors could be doubling their contributions? With matching gifts software like Double the Donation, your team can provide mobile donors with all the tools they need to get started securing their matching gift from their employer.
If you're unfamiliar with matching gifts, let's review this helpful fundraising practice. Many companies, from large corporations to small businesses, offer matching gifts programs to their employees. In these agreements, employers commit to matching donations to your cause at a 1:1, 1:2, or even 1:3 ratio.
This means that if your nonprofit isn't connecting supporters with the right matching gifts resources, you may be leaving millions on the table every year.
Matching gifts software like Double the Donation empowers your nonprofit to share a matching gifts database with your mobile givers. Include it on your giving form, embed it on your website, or link out to it in your email streams.
When supporters access your matching gifts database, they'll see a mobile-responsive page like the one below that summarizes their matching gifts eligibility and how they can process their matching gift request with their employer.
We love Double the Donation because their mobile fundraising platform makes requesting a matching gift as convenient as possible for your mobile givers. So many of your supporters primarily engage with your cause on their smartphones, so why not choose a matching gifts database that takes their experience as mobile users seriously?
Learn more about Double the Donation's text-to-donate tools.
Pledgeling is a mobile fundraising tool, that allows you to communicate with supporters via text message. Donors also have the option of contributing to your nonprofit by texting a keyword to your shortcode. The platform will send the donor a link to your website or mobile donation form via text.
Additionally, Pledgeling's tool allows organizations to fully engage with their donors via text message. For instance, you can even accept inbound messages. That way, you can ask donors questions or have them compete in a contest.
Organizations will also have access to analytics and reporting tools to help them assess their progress and make changes along the way.
Pledgeling has an intuitive design that's perfect for smaller organizations that might not have a ton of experience with text to give campaigns. Plus, setting up a text-to-give campaign can be completed in just a short amount of time.
Pricing varies depending on the specific features your organization needs. Contact Pledgeling to learn more about their pricing packages.
Learn more about Pledgeling's text-to-donate platform.
Gesture is a nonprofit tool that offers event fundraising solutions such as mobile bidding and text-to-give. The main focus at Gesture is to help organizations raise money during charity auctions.
As a result, their text-to-donate tools can be integrated with their auction software, making it easy for donors to contribute, bid, and check into your event.
Plus, you'll be able to track your activity in real-time so that everyone at your event will know just how far you have left to reach your goals.
Gesture has a team of experts that can help you incorporate text giving into all of your nonprofit's fundraising events. Moreover, Gesture has a full suite of products that work seamlessly with their text-to-give tool.
Gesture works with your organization to create a pricing plan that meets your needs and budget. For more information on pricing, request a quote on their website.
Find out more about Gesture's text-to-give platform.
Accelevents' mobile fundraising software aims to make silent auctions and raffles a breeze for organizations. Instead of using an app like many mobile bidding tools, donors can bid on auction items via text message. This makes the process more familiar for donors and allows supporters to participate in your charity auction even if they can't attend the event.
Bidders will receive notifications when they've been outbid, generating excitement and encouraging donors to continue bidding.
In addition to charity auctions, Accelevents also has tools that allow donors to participate in raffles. They can simply purchase and submit tickets through text messages.
Since Accelevents' tools don't require donors to have any additional applications, the donation process is quicker and easier for donors to understand.
If nonprofits want to get started with Accelevents, they'll have to pay a $99 start-up fee and a $1 per donor that participates.
Learn more about the text-to-give options available at Accelevents.
As you can see, there are plenty of text-to-give platforms that provide top-notch services to organizations. Hopefully, this list has helped you find the right tool for your next fundraising campaign!
Top Fundraising Software Platforms for Nonprofits: If you're looking for more fundraising solutions, use this list of platforms to help narrow down your search.
21+ Annual Fund Strategies: Incorporating a text-to-give campaign in your annual fund is a great way to boost donations. Discover even more tips to increase your fundraising potential.
More Text-to-Give Services: Couldn't find what you were looking for? Why not check out this list of even more text-to-give platforms from Double the Donation?


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6 Best Mid-Range Smartphones Under $500
Ever since the Smartphone arrived, life has been so much easier. There were times when we had to get a computer to send an email or access the internet. The world changed so fast and now we can perform even large operations from just a Smartphone.
Smartphones are arriving at more and more affordable prices every year and there have never been more choices. Getting a decent Smartphone within budget is still a dream for most of the people. However, you don't have to spend a thousand bucks to get a Smartphone with features that fulfill your needs. There are tons of Smartphones under $500 that will provide you performance as any top-end mobile. In addition, many new Smartphones were launched in 2020 from different brands including Samsung, Xiaomi, Realme, Motorola, Huawei, and many more.
While buying a Smartphone, you might want to look into some basic features just like laptops including Processor, Storage, and RAM. We have curated the best Smartphones under $500 in the list below. These individual phones are ranked according to their performance and features.
Best Smartphones Under $500
Announced in April 2020 Apple iPhone SE is one of the most affordable iPhone with a price tag of just $400. Apple released its latest budget phone with few upgrades in its previous version including wireless charging, water resistance, and a better camera. It is equipped with an Apple A13 Bionic Hexa-core processor (used in iPhone 11) and 4-core Apple GPU. The phone technically is an upgrade to iPhone 8 which now supports portrait mode and portrait lightning which was unavailable on its previous version. It weighs 148gm with a thickness of 7.3mm. A range of sensors is also available including fingerprint, proximity, accelerometer, gyro, compass, and voice assistant Siri.
The iPhone SE 2020 is the best option for iPhone lovers who are tight on budget.
Processor Apple A13 Bionic Hexa-core processor
Storage & RAM 64GB+3GB, 128GB+3GB, 256GB+3GB
Display & Resolution 4.7″ Retina IPS LCD at 750 x 1334 Pixels
Camera 12MP (Rear) + 7MP (Front)
Battery 1821 mAh non-removable Li-Ion
Samsung holds the #1 position with 20% (2020 Q1) of the global Smartphone market share. Samsung is supporting its A-series models with its latest release of Galaxy A51 in December 2019. The Galaxy A51 is a flagship Smartphone equipped with powerful Exynos 9611 Octa-core processor and Mali-G72 MP3 GPU. This is also one of the first Samsung phones that feature a macro camera & infinity-O display. Apart from these upgrades, other features are the same as its predecessors including AMOLED display, built technology, and sensors. The phone weighs 172gm with 7.9mm thickness & is available in different storage and RAM variants.
The Samsung SmartPhones are known for their reliability and compatibility although performance is comparatively seen to be slower.
Processor Exynos 9611 Octa-core processor
Storage & RAM 64GB+4GB, 128GB+4GB, 128GB+6GB, 128GB+8GB
Display & Resolution 6.5″ super AMOLED at 1080 x 2400 Pixels
Camera 48MP+12MP+5MP+5MP (Rear) + 32MP (Front)
Battery 4000 mAh non-removable Li-Po
The One Plus 7T is an amazing budget flagship with a 90Hz refresh rate screen. The 7T has been refined and improved more than the last version of the phone including a better camera, fast charging, and various other minor improvements. The 7T offers a smooth UI experience and performance boost with its latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ processor. The phone includes all features of OxygenOS and Android 10. It weighs 190gm with a thickness of 8.1mm and is available in different storage and RAM variants. Although there is no card slot, the 256GB of storage is enough for all your photos and videos.
There are a range of sensors including fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, and compass. The 7T is undoubtedly one of the best smartphones under $500 offering high-performance with features.
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+
Storage & RAM 128GB+8GB, 256GB+8GB
Display & Resolution 6.5″ Fluid AMOLED at 1080 x 2400 Pixels
Camera 48MP+12MP+16MP (Rear) + 16MP (Front)
The Real X2 Pro and One Plus 7T have the same popularity while X2 Pro is cheaper and 7T has better performance. Equipped with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ processor, it is one of the best value for money Smartphones. It offers a 6.5-inch 90Hz Super AMOLED FHD display and a quadruplet of a camera on the back. Realme phones are known for their powerful hardware. The X2 Pro is built with gorilla glass 5 in both front and back and weights 199gm with 8.7mm thickness.
Realme X2 Pro is also one of the first phones to introduce a 64MP camera. It is also equipped with various sensors including fingerprint (under display), gyro, proximity, accelerometer, and compass. It has 4000mAh Li-Po battery which supports 50W fast charging & is supposed to charge 0% to 100% within just 35 minutes.
Storage & RAM 64GB+6GB, 128GB+8GB, 256GB+12GB
Released in June 2019, Motorola Moto Z4 is a 5G capable top Moto phone. Although the design looks identical to its predecessors, a few improvements including size and shape, 3.4mm headphone jack and an in-screen fingerprint scanner are additional. On release, the phone was nearly $500 but it became one of the best values for money Smartphones when the price dropped to $399. The Moto Z4 is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 Octa-core processor and Adreno 612 graphics card which is suitable for decent gaming performance. The Z4 weighs 165gm with 7.4mm thickness and supports Android 10. The phone is a handful and really light in comparison to other Smartphones in this range.
The camera quality in Motorola phones had never been an issue. The Z4 is equipped with a 48MP primary camera that is capable of capturing 4k videos at 30 fps. The 25MP front camera can capture videos easily at 1080p. The sensors include fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, and compass. It has a massive 3600 mAh 15-watt fast-charging battery which is great for a phone which weighs just 165gms.
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
Storage & RAM 128GB+4GB
Display & Resolution 6.4″ OLED Capacitive at1080x2340
Camera 48MP (Rear) + 25MP (Front)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro is one of the most gorgeous Smartphones with curved edge display. It supports 2k+ (3120×1440) display resolution capable of delivering next-level experience. Its curved screen gives it a classy look and you can help but stare. The Mate 20 Pro is equipped with Kirin 980 Octa-core processor with Mali-G76 GPU. Although it was released in late 2018, the Mate 20 Pro is still one of the most competitive phones in this range. The phone supports a nano memory card slot which is seen to be unavailable in most of the phones nowadays.
The Mate 20 Pro weighs 189gm with 8.6mm thickness and the triplet cameras in a rectangular box are eye-caching. However, there is no 3.5mm headphone jack and you might have to get yourself a wireless headphone. In addition, the phone has a huge 4200mAh battery which supports a 40-watt fast charge capable of charging your phone from 0 to 70% within just 30 minutes. A range of sensors is also available including fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, and compass.
Processor Kirin 980 Octa-core
Storage & RAM 128GB+6GB, 128GB+8GB, 256GB+8GB
Camera 48MP+8MP+20MP(Rear) + 24MP (Front)
There are many mid-range Smartphones in the market and it can be confusing which one to buy. The better processor, Memory, and display make a great phone. No doubt new phones will arrive in the coming years but currently, the above mentioned are a few of the best Smartphones under $500 you can own.
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Peter Worthington, managing director of BSWC and Nigel Higgins, managing director of Higgins, see it as a major opportunity to expand their existing businesses. Mr Worthington and Mr Higgins recognized that merchants need to provide a broad offering for energy efficiency and renewables which was not just about being focused on government incentives which may be here today and gone tomorrow. They see the addition of the Green Energy Centre as a means to add long term strengths to their businesses through brand creation, training and products. Both agree on the benefits that this value added service brings and what it will bring to their customers in preparation for the low carbon future.
Also during May the Construction Products Association published "Green Deal – Opportunities for Industry" which is available on the CPA website. This comprehensive report contains a vast amount of information including case studies, one of which is from the Green Energy Centre.
Lorcan Anglin, managing director of Green Energy Centre Limited stated: "We are delighted to be working with Peter and Nigel. Merchants, who ignore the huge opportunity presented by low carbon future will ultimately lose sales. We firmly believe that independent merchants will play a vital part in the low carbon future."
"Our offer generates revenue for merchants immediately without having to wait for new legislation such as the Green Deal, but will also comply with it when it does arrive. I am delighted to see that these two forward thinking merchant have embraced this concept and I have no doubt they will reap the benefits in a very short space of time."
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