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Resilience Stories: After Her Father Was Deported, She Bought and Expanded His New Jersey Restaurant

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Morales was released after 17 days, given a second chance through the DACA policy ( Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ) as well as a green card petition filed by her mother, who gained legal status in 2004 after marrying a U.S. More motivated than ever to succeed, Morales took, in her words, the only possible option.

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Rent vs. Buy: What’s the Right Decision for You?

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The shift from renting to purchasing a home typically occurs in someone’s early 30s, according to Palim. “As People wanted to buy homes in 2004 to 2008 because of their unrealistic expectations about price appreciation,” says Palim. “All our surveys show that most people want to own a home.

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Angelos Michalopoulos and Vassiliki Petridou Own a Third of Ios Island in Greece—Here’s Why They Won’t Develop More than 1% of It

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In 2004, the couple began purchasing land before opening Agalia hotel and Calilo resort in 2016 and 2019, respectively. Michalopoulos and Petridou now own a quarter of Ios island and credit their profitability to developing only a small portion of land over an extended period of time.

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How to Implement a Zero Waste Business Strategy

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From post-consumer materials in products to biodegradable packaging, shoppers actively look for good environmental stewards when they make purchases. manufacturing plants haven’t sent any waste to landfills since May 2004 — a mission that began with a good-faith accounting of the company’s waste stream. Employee Engagement.

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Please Mind Your Manners

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Let’s face it: organizers love to schedule these at restaurants who have space and are willing to host meetings at no charge or with no minimum purchase. Attendees, alas, don’t always recognize an obligation to the restaurant to at least purchase something! RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004.

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All I need is $4.59

Loosely Speaking

To be clear, we have already committed to purchasing both our own and a second share of the 2009 growing season. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. One share is enough to feed a medium-sized family a week’s worth of vegetables. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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SEO Teleseminar Wednesday March 18

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RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Don’t miss it. You can take a test-drive, too. Check out our 2-month trial program, here: [link] You’ll get a chance to ask me and Katie any question about your business, and websites or SEO. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, March 18, 2009 beginning at 7:00 p.m. Loose Ends.

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