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These monies are used by people with no credit history and no collateral to start small ventures such as opening hair salons or starting a small handicraft businesses...
...Crafts and Trade. "On the contrary, we have a reserve of 130,000 master craftsmen who would be willing to strike out on their own if the economic situation made it possible. Our poor business figures have to do with the economic situation alone, not with questions that the handicrafts have to answer. What we need is a radical reduction of additional wage costs via reform of the pension and healthcare systems." Philipp may not get what he wants. Michael Sommer, head of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB), is leading the opposition to Chancellor Gerhard Schr...
...educational system had been cast to the dogs." Omar went to Kolhapur and earned an engineering degree and then came home to Srinagar, but has failed to find work. (Virtually the only employers in Kashmir are the state government, the despised police force and the carpet weavers and handicraft factories.) Omar is wondering whether to leave home again?the U.S.? the Middle East??and his mother Hafiza is encouraging him, still frightened at tales of revenge killings and boys being tossed into Indian jails. "Kashmir is still not a place worth living," she says, "particularly for boys...
...Then it was off to an "off the record" outing, which are so-called spontaneous events left off the schedule, but nonetheless carefully scouted out by the Secret Service. The presidential limo stopped at a handicraft store and bought some Christmas gifts (but Santa wants to keep them a secret), then to a chic cafe called Know One, Teach One. (You can e-mail them at kotohanoi@hn.vnn.vn). Crowds quickly gathered at each stop, and Clinton once more shook some more hands...
...selfish and old-fashioned, like some decaying actress caught backstage. Her argument in the recent Harper's runs smoothly enough: Libraries have gone over to entertainment, peddling videos and Internet access in the hopes of enticing people to use the library. This kind of instrumental programming, such as handicraft classes, social work and lectures, has always failed in the past and will continue to do so. Libraries should stick to what they are best at--silence and preserving the telling detail or odd fact...