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A plan

Motivation:

1- ports of Long Beach and LA California are holding up the delivery of goods for the US. Passing thru these two ports is around 40 % of goods entering the US

2- their are segments of our society that are not about give up the idea that our immigration policy allows, too many immigrants into the country, especially from Central America, who get free education, free medical care and are taking jobs away from the citizens of US.

GOAL of the PLAN:

Increase Central America, the US and Canada (?) economic cooperation and be less dependent on goods entering the country thru the two California ports.

DETAIL SIDE EFFECTS

1- building infrastructure.

2- make education available in areas that need it

3. Consider using trains for the movement of goods in all directions.

4. – Construction of new modes of travel should use aluminum, since it is available and infinitely sustainable.

5. Modernizing of the ports of Long Beach and LA in California.

6. – reason for citizens to stay home.

Observation: there is lot noise out there.

Response: the first amendment to the constitution know as freedom of speech.

Observation: the world is all messed up:

Response: what are those horrors you see. What is your plan to correct them.

Observation : politicians are corrupt.

Response: your vote is powerful.

Famous nuclear transmutation comes from the 1970s at the Lawrence Berkeley national laboratory. it cost about $5000 an hour to run the Excelerator which is expensive to do. So they stop using accelerated to perform this task.

Sixty two turbines are being built off Martha’s Vineyard.

Approved may 2021 by the department of the interior.

Will generate enough power for 400,000 homes.

President joe Biden promised 1,000 fold increase in wind turbines in U.S. by 2030.

Source: Discover magazine; may / June 2022

Fitz and fellow classmates:

Imagine for every 84 cents a person makes, someone else doing the exact same job makes one dollar. That is what the women in the medical field have to deal with on a daily basis. In order to make the same amount as another gender for the same work, women would have to spend 42 of their personal days to earn the money they should’ve already been given. In addition to that, there are exactly zero specialties in which women are paid the same amount as men. However, there are more women in the medical field than men and women typically work harder and have more efficiency in their work. Although some might say that women are just finding lower-paying jobs, women are being discriminated against and have fewer job opportunities compared to men. After all, they are just being disregarded and put at a disadvantage because of their gender. In the United States, there needs to be equal pay in the medical field for women.

    Though the number of men used to dominate in the medical field, recently, more and more women have been joining and, ultimately, have outnumbered the men, yet women are still getting paid less money. Based on an article by The Washington Post, “For the first time, women make up the majority of students in U.S. medical schools. In 2019, 46,878 medical school students (50.5 percent) are women and 45,855 (49.4 percent) are men, according to a new report from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).” Now that women are making up the majority of the students in medical school, there is no reason that they are still getting paid the amount that they are in comparison to men. Giving the fewer group of people in the medical field more money without proper and correct reasoning is a factless idea. These students in medical school will go on to save many people’s lives in the future, so giving the women in it a lack of appreciation because of the pay gap is horrendous. This proposition is also shown by an article by World Health Organization when it states, “Women represent around 70% of the health workforce, but earn on average 28% less than men.” This means that out of every 10 people in the medical field seven are women, and those seven women are getting paid less than three-fourths of the money that the three men are making. There needs to be a big change to the distribution of the money going to genders in the medical field.

    Even without equal pay, women are working longer hours and statistically doing better at their job than men. Without a doubt, that is not morally right. When women are working better than men, they should be uplifted and not disregarded just because they are female. This is proven when a Harvard Business Review claims, “These differences are especially notable – and disappointing – given that female physicians actually outperform male physicians in some areas; one study of 1.5 million Medicare hospitalizations found that female doctors’ patients had significantly lower mortality and fewer rehospitalizations.” To summarize, fewer patients of women are dying and are doing better than men’s patients and fewer are having to go back to the hospital after treatment. This indicates that the work that the women are doing is more effective and more helpful to their patients than men. Why pay an entire working group of people that influence the lives of people in countless ways less than they deserve? An article from News and Events says, “…female PCPs[primary care physicians] placed more orders, documented more diagnoses, and spent 2.4 minutes (15.7 percent) longer with their patients.” Women did more with their time than men while still being able to spend 15.7% more of their time with patients. This makes known that they would have had to work more hours than men. Wouldn’t you want to reward the people that are working better and not discourage them by paying them less?

    Some can argue that women seek out lower-paying jobs and men are more likely to get higher-paying jobs. That may be true, nevertheless, that is because of discrimination against their gender, leaving their only being options for lower-paying jobs. Women have fewer job opportunities than men just because they are female. Despite that, in the article “Closing the Gender Pay Gap in Medicine,” by AAMC, “Women often find more career opportunities in lower-paying specialties. According to AAMC specialty data, 63% of pediatricians are women, whereas 95% of orthopedic surgeons are men.” Many claim that that is the reason that there isn’t equal pay. That it is just because men get higher-paying jobs. However, that is not completely true. A working paper by the World Health Organization states, “The remaining pay differential of 11.2% could be attributable to a wide array of factors, including women’s underrepresentation in senior positions, fewer opportunities for career advancement, and gender discrimination. Using data from European countries, the analysis showed that male physicians are more than twice as likely as females to be in the highest income category.” Even if women get into the highest positions, they still feel silenced and misunderstood, because no man in that same position knows the struggles she must’ve gone through to get there. Being one of the only women in a room full of men could feel disheartening. Seeing no others that sympathize and are like you can tear someone’s confidence down. Furthermore, Sarah Parangi, an MD [doctor in medicine] at Harvard Medical School, claims, “‘More women are choosing to become pediatricians than are choosing to become neurosurgeons, that’s true,’ says Parangi. ‘But the gap persists within specialty, too, especially in male-dominated specialties like neurosurgery where women aren’t just a minority, they’re almost an anomaly’” (AAMC). Clearly, women are not valued even in needed workplaces, especially if they are considered an “anomaly” in specific fields of medicine. There is no rational reasoning for women to have to deal with the injustices happening in the medical field purely because of gender. Women and men are getting pushed apart financially and creating gaps in the possibility of equality.

    Women should be getting paid equally in the medical field because it is a female-dominated workplace, women work longer and better than men, and regardless of men outnumbering women in higher-paying jobs, women don’t get the opportunity to get those jobs. An article from Becker’s Hospital Review says, “Women are 19 percent less likely to be formally assessed than men.” After all, the least the workplace could do is properly assess women. However, people still treat women without courtesy. No matter how hard a woman can work, she will never be put on the same level as a man if there is still a pay gap between genders. It is extremely important for there to be equal pay for women in the medical field. Because without it, women will never be fully respected. Let’s stop wasting time on gender discrimination because the focus should be on the work itself, not the gender of the people behind it.

Thank you for your time.

THE NANNYS

                                          CHAPTER 1 

I designed software systems and programmed some of them. I saved almost all of the money that I made over the last ten years. I wanted to start my own business, since I’ve solved different kinds of problems and felt I could make a living solving any new problem that crossed my path..

I had the money; all I needed were a few people  who also enjoyed solving problems..

Helen was a college professor who taught robot design and construction and enjoyed solving problems.

I attended one of her seminars on robot design with the intent of hiring  a few soon to be graduates from her school. I was about to embark on a new adventure; starting a problem solving company.

When we introduced ourselves to each other, we had an instant connection. To be forthright, it was her house -on- the- prairie- dress, white sneakers with bright pink shoe laces that captured my heart. Apparently it was my bright red vest worn over a paisley shirt that captured hers.

After the seminar she made it a point to talk to me since  she wanted to know why I was there. Once I told her about my business ideas, she invited me to have a cup of coffee with her in the school cafeteria ( I paid )

To discuss them.

I asked her out on a date. Most of the following dates ended up in her apartment living room watching reruns,

We dated for about a year during which we planned for the business I envisioned. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that we did nearly everything together!

We married during the summer and

honeymooned in Hawaii for two weeks; it was magic. However it was the last vacation we went on for many years. 

Before We moved into a big apartment before we married, to prevent any conflict with the activity of starting our business venture, when we returned from Hawaii..

We took out a business loan, rented office space in New York City  and hired a few recent graduates from Helen’s school to start our company, which we named The Problem Solving Company.

Both of us were sold on my idea of making a profit solving problems for various segments of the American economy.

Two professors, who are still  friends of Helen’s, were hired as part time  consultants.

The first year in business was a challenge. There was no profit, however the company didn’t lose any money, which encouraged us to continue the business.

The second year we made a profit which allowed us to expand into new fields.

The Most notable decision We made was to get into software related to law enforcement problem solving.

The reason for our success, we believe, was our business model. We encouraged employees to pick relevant problems, do the research, solve them, and personally market them. Helen and I did the same. Areas we recognized as worthy of research were posted on the company bulletin board. Any member of the company could post their ideas for growth, also.

Team efforts were encouraged.

 A modest bonus was given to any one or team that brought in new business.

This management technique became the standard for the company.

A Christmas bonus, which was a week’s pay, was given out every year, except for the company’s first.

                                   CHAPTER 2

Helen and I tried to have a child, but without success. The fertilization “consulting” was a bust.

 We had a backup plan which we initiated when we started the fertilization protocol. 

 We submitted all the documentation from medical tests, and background checks needed to become adoption parents. This process took eight months which was about the time our fertilization attempts ended. 

Our goal was to have our own child was not to be.

A local New York City  hospital was caring for a recently born baby girl who had no parents and was homeless. A number of couples tried to adopt the baby, but she would not let them hold her without a lot of drama.

We had interviews with the hospital staff responsible for the welfare of the baby, who we wanted to name Lisa Amelia

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The chief nurse, Karen,  just knew we would capture the baby girl’s heart, when she interviewed us. Karen was impressed that we had pictures of Lisa Amerlia’s bedroom. She loved that we had decided on a name, too. Meeting Helen’s niece, Alicia, who would be the nanny, was over the top for Karen! Alicia had a masters in child development and a couple of years experience working in a pre-k school, which impressed Karen to no end.

Karen had the hospital legal department representatives in attendance the day and time of our arrival to meet Lisa Amelia.

Helen and I decided that she should be the first to talk to Lisa Amelia.

The baby instantly turned her head towards Helen, who was repeatedly saying “Lisa Amelia.” The baby made cooing noises to me, also, when I softly called her name.

Lisa Amelia tried, in her own way, to d snuggle with each of us when we held her.

The hospital lawyer, who witnessed that tender scene in the nursery, said he would support us in our adoption process.

Alicia, who was at the meeting, claimed she wanted to be a big sister to the néw member of her family.

Moreover, she wanted to be a permanent nanny for Helen and my baby girl.

This final acclimation caused the hospital lawyer to promise to pull out all the stops for us to adopt the baby girl. He referred to the baby as Lisa Amelia, also!

                                                  CHAPTER 3

Cal and Alicia knew each other since eighth  grade. 

They reconnected with each other in Central Park.

She was jogging, while pushing Lisa Amelia in a stroller and he was walking around the park. She instantly recognized him, since he walked with a limp he sustained while playing football in high school.

He didn’t spend much time with her for a few years, since she was spending much of her time with Lisa Amelia and his drive to get a business degree.. He maintained two Jobs: one working in a car body shop part time, and the other attending college.

He wanted to eventually own his own car body repair shop.

His business idea formed a desire in her to eventually have her own business, also; one dealing with Nannie’s.

When Cal graduated, he was able to take Alicia out on a date every Friday night; since he was now working full time at the shop.

Calvin planned to have his own car body shop, before Lisa Amelia started pre-k. They planned everything together.  Most importantly, they planned getting married the summer before Lisa Amelia started kindergarten. 

It took her nearly a year to decide on the name of  the nanny business, which she finally named ‘The nanny  company.”

She hired Susan as her full time “Girl Friday,”which meant she would be the only one running the office.

Once the paperwork was approved and received, Alicia officially started her business two days after they married. The timing couldn’t have  been better, since Susan booked two nanny jobs that needed to be staffed. 

Their honeymoon had to wait.    ’

The newly hired nannies would start their daily day time jobs immediately.

Alicia would care for Leah ( Lisa Amelia’s nickname), as needed when school started. This form of nannying lasted until Lisa Amelia was in eighth grade, when she became a latch key kid.

This gave Alicia and Cal flexibility in their daily lives..

Cal now owned a car body repair shop in the city and Alicia’s job and office was in Manhattan, also.

They moved out of his apartment, located in Brooklyn, into one in New York City.

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Susan was manning the desk at The Nanny Company office, for our niece, on a full time basis and doing an impressive job. She kept the “books” and interviewed potential clients. Word by mouth, brought in more customers, hence more Nannie’s were hired. The company was finally at the point where it didn’t need our occasional financial support to keep it solvent.

Everyone was paid weekly, whether the customers paid weekly or not..

Every nanny had a vacation, but not when the host family had theirs. Then the Nannie’s were paid extra, which was the responsibility of the host family.

Susan was also in charge of social planning, which she loved.

She liked making appointments for nannies on days when they weren’t working. They usually wanted a day at a spa.

Alicia and Sue made all the company related decisions dealing with significant amounts of money.

Susan was happy making decisions about running the office and stayed within a monthly budget, they both agreed on.

                                                     CHAPTER 4

There came a time during which a terrifying event took place; one of their nanny’s toddler was kidnapped in a nearby public pocket park.

All of the television stations and newspapers in Manhattan and the four other boroughs of New York ran daily reports on the abduction.

Edith, the nanny, was crucified for negligence, while caring for the little boy, by the child’s family.

The nanny company almost went out of business when some of their other nannies were fired by their clients . Helen and I managed to keep the office staff and the three nannies on the payroll, with our savings. until the crime was solved.

Our company was asked, by the toddler’s family, to help solve the kidnapping, Susan recommended our company because of its problem solving reputation.

But we weren’t able to be of much help since this definitely was a police and FBI effort.

The police ruled out ransom after two days of the kidnapping. Though they had a city wide search, as best that could be done, they hoped to rule out homicide. After three weeks, their detectives were still at a loss as to the where-about of the toddler. 

Eventually the Police tracked down the kidnapper and found the healthy, happy baby.

When apprehended by the police it turned out to be a friend of the toddler’s parents, who was a childless  middle aged woman, living in the same apartment complex. She and her husband confessed to the crime,

The wife of the couple had babysat the toddler, before Edith was hired. The woman  fanaticized that the child was hers,  

There was a quick trial and the kidnappers were sentenced but first had to undergo therapy in a psychiatric hospital.

The toddler’s parents decided to take Edith back. They believed her story that she  had been distracted for less than a minute by the guilty woman while her husband kidnapped the young boy.

Eventually the nanny business recovered and started to thrive.

                                                CHAPTER 5

Two years ago, Helen and I turned our problem solving company over to Leah and her husband, Jon. The number of employees was reduced somewhat, since some retired and a couple had started their own company. They decided to keep the company at the lower level of employment, because it was less stressful to keep it at that level, since they owned The Nanny Company as well..

Alicia and Cal, who sold his body shop business to his son of the same name, took an early retirement to babysit their two grandsons, 

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Helen and I are delighted to have as a joint gift from our family; a small bust of Rodin’s thinker, sitting on the mantel in our den!

• My code for a dignified life
• Alices nosh
• The great USA
• Alice’s recipes for her synagogue newsletter
• Bless you saying

Continue reading “A fiction story”

Story: aren’t you going to have your son

A couple have 2 daughters that are a hand full. They decided to wait for a sign whether to have another child rather having a permanent fix to prevent another birth.

In a dream the wife sees all the people she knew during her life apparently having a party. She found herself at the top of a stair case talking to a woman all dressed in white who asked the question “aren’t you going to have your son?”

The couple decided to wait for a sign whether to have another child or not.

Her mail increased by all the “glad you are pregnant” literature; baby products were the offerings.

When she was getting her twenty week ultrasound, the technician asked if she wanted to know the sex of the baby. She knew it would be a boy.

1. Use 9 by 13 deep dish pan

2. Temperate set 375-425 f for oven

3. Cooking lasagna noodles before

.a use big pot – water and a little salt

.b when pot boiling put in 5 noodles at a time and stir occasionally ( I like the short noodles). Reduce setting to medium on stove top. I like my noodles soft. Your choice. Place noodles, separately, on a paper towel lined cookie sheet . I used two sheets for 1 pound of noodles.

4. Cook with ground meat or veggies or both both.

5. Creating the lasagna

a. Put a thin layer of tomato sauce ( keeps noodles from by sticking to bottom) on blooming of pan( pour in middle of pan and then tilt the pan in different direction to get an even coat of sauce on pan bottom

b. Place a layer of noodles in pan- lengthwise. Make sure noodle overlap about an inch. you might have to cut some noodles to fit in pan

c. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella over noodles with emphasis on the joint of noodles( when cutting the lasagna to serve, the layers of noodles won’t come apart.

d. Put layer of cooked veggies or meat or both.

e. Put on a layer of ricotta.( clumps here and there)

f. Put on layer of sauce and the sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

g. Lay next layer of noodles crosswise( at 90 degrees ). Don’t forget to overlap each noodle. You will no doubt cut to width to pan if using long noodles.

h. Continue to add each layer as above, note that the third layer of noodles is placed lengthwise in pan.

I. Fourth layer is probably the top one- how you finish might be a function of what ingredients you have left.

Notes:1. Used just one pound of noodles , 2. Large jar of tomato sauce( I used Victoria Marinara) 3. one or two pounds of meat- depended on the group you are feeding. 4. The amount of veggie depends on the group you are feeding( I used large baby spinach container and two medium onions sautéed.

J. Bake until the sauce is bubbling around the in side of pan.5

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