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The National Housing Federation, which represents England's housing associations, says that a 'work or lose your home' policy for social housing tenants would be unfair and impossible to enforce. Chief executive of the National Housing Federation David Orr said: "Efforts to help social housing tenants into work are very welcome. But threatening tenants with the loss of their home is absolutely the wrong way to go about it. "Such a policy would be unfair and impossible to enforce. Many of the jobs open to people, especially at the lower skills end, are insecure or temporary. Also, people with health problems, such as mental health issues may find there are periods when they cannot keep up their job. "Instead of taking a punitive approach, the Government should build upon the successful employment schemes already being run by housing associations around the country.
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Is flip-flopping critique of Romney a cover for anti-Mormon feelings?
It's an excuse for people who actually don't like him because he's a Mormon, three political scientists argue. "We find that of those who accuse Romney of flip-flopping, many admit it is Romney's Mormonism and not his flip-flopping that is the real issue," Brett Benson of Vanderbilt University said in a press release out today. "Our survey shows that 26 percent of those who accuse Romney of flip-flopping also indicate that Mormonism, not flip-flopping, is their problem with Romney." Benson, John Geer, also of Vanderbilt, and Jennifer Merolla of Claremont Graduate University studied a poll that oversampled Southern evangelicals. According to the poll, 57 percent of conservative evangelicals have a bias against Mormons, they said. Romney, seeking to become the first Mormon elected president, gave a much-ballyhooed speech last month on faith and politics to put voters' misgivings about his faith to rest.
Hawaii's values, traditions can inspire a nation
When I set out to achieve universal health care as first lady back in 1993, I knew I needed to learn from Hawaii's pioneering example. So I traveled to your state and met with health care professionals and community leaders to discuss how Hawaii's approach to health care could be a model for America. I was greatly impressed by what I saw. I was impressed by your passionate belief that health care is not a luxury -- but a fundamental right. I was impressed by this state's proud progressive tradition and firm commitment to caring for all its citizens. And I was impressed by Hawaii's rich cultural heritage and breathtaking natural beauty. But I know Hawaii also faces unique challenges -- from education to energy to the economy. And the people of Hawaii deserve a president who won't just talk about solutions to those problems -- but will actually deliver.
TheStar.com | News | More black-focused schools?
Hundreds of people were speaking in favour. And I realized multiculturalism isn't about having a standard system for everyone, but working together to make sure we don't leave any group behind. It's about understanding the cultural challenges some students face, not suspending them. You know, some people think the community is being demanding, but people have been waiting 30 years for this kind of school. Actually, I think we've been pretty passive." Stephnie Payne "I voted against it because there was a process in place from four years ago, where the board began an Africentric committee to look at an inclusive, Africentric curriculum, the whole Africentric way of teaching. ... The committee members and myself did not think having a black school was appropriate for the reasons that it's not just the schools, it is the community and the parents and it starts in the home.
Boiling water spikes bisphenol A levels
Adding boiling water to polycarbonate plastic bottles causes a dramatic spike in the amount of bisphenol A, or BPA, leaching from containers into drinks, according to a U.S. research team. The finding suggests that parents sterilizing polycarbonate baby bottles by heating them in water or in a microwave may be inadvertently increasing the amount of the estrogen-mimicking chemical leaching from the containers. It also indicates hikers who use the bottles as a thermos to store hot tea or liquids may be doing the same. The addition of boiling water increased BPA migration rates by up to 55-fold compared with water at room temperature, according to experiments run at the University of Cincinnati. A paper outlining the findings is being released today in Toxicology Letters, a peer-reviewed journal.
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