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Should help you out a bit; I believe that goes over yellow mold and non-mold.
Cordless blinds are great in my opinion; take a peak at bed, bath & beyond if their in your area to see some. You can also Google Search cordless blinds.
Well, obviously you location plays a role in pricing; I would make sure you get at least 3 estimates to compare them. Again, price shouldn't be the most important thing; make sure the contractors are insured and bonded with the proper licenses.
From that picture it appears to be some sort of support for your stairs; my answer would be no, however someone more adept at these type of projects might have some sort of alternate solution.
You can try wetting the area around the rock with "hot water" to see if you can dig around it. Could you post a picture with a rule parallel to the rock?
Just a simple research can easily answer your question; each one of those have a well documented and well referenced Wikipedia entry. Also, Muhammad isn't a religion; it's a person. Sharia law isn't religion, but a belief in a way of following god's law; which is HIGHLY different in beliefs...
Sadly it's most likely because they think Muslim = terrorist, it seems like we're going back to the old days when the Catholic church hunted down, found guilty and burned pagans.