text:
President Barack Obama announced a sweeping proposal to curb climate change and cut emissions. Gwen Ifill gets two reactions on the plan and its potential impact from Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council and attorney Scott Segal, who represents companies pushing for the Keystone extension.
Read the Full Transcript
We get two views about these plans and the potential impact. Frances Beinecke is the president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, or NRDC, an environmental advocacy group. And Scott Segal is a lobbyist and partner with Bracewell & Giuliani. The firm represents a number of big utilities that have coal-fired power plants, as well as companies pushing for the Keystone pipeline extension.
Frances Beinecke, the president said today that he's going direct EPA to work with the states to establish pollution standards for new and existing plants. At first blush, it doesn't sound like a lot.
FRANCES BEINECKE, President, Natural Resources Defense Council:
Well, actually, our power plants are 40 percent of our carbon emissions, so if we want to get on the president's plan to reduce our carbon emissions by 17 percent, we have to take the carbon pollution coming from our power plants head on.
And by directing EPA under the Clean Air Act, the president can put in standards to reduce those emissions significantly. NRDC's analysis shows that we can reduce those emissions by 26 percent, which would be 10 percent of our carbon footprint right now. So it's the single most important thing the president can do to get us on a trajectory towards a safer climate future.
Is that a reasonable or even a laudable goal?
SCOTT SEGAL, Partner, Bracewell & Giuliani: Well, what the president did today was raise the profile of the issue. And that is certainly laudable.
In terms of suggesting new proposals or moving us in new directions, I think a lot of what constitute the president's plan are strands that had already been on the table, and he perhaps accentuated them a little bit in order to move them forward.
With respect to power plants, I think what most Americans know is that the local power company is already an intensely regulated organization. And even in this administration, some of the most expensive rules in the history of Environmental Protection Agency have come down in the last couple of years regulating these facilities.
As far as the cost concern with reducing carbon from power plants, we don't know exactly what the president is going to do or what the EPA will do at the end of the day, but if we look, for example, to the cost estimates that were done last time Congress debated significant limitations on power plants, we saw a very credible assessment that talked about hundreds of billions of dollars in lost gross domestic product and several million in net lost jobs, even when you take into account any new jobs that might be created.
Well, let me ask Frances Beinecke about it. There is this cost effect on whether there are more jobs created or more jobs lost. Which is so?
Well, actually, it's a lively debate.
What we have seen is, in the last several years, the unleashing of renewable energy, the commitment to investing in efficiency creates large numbers of jobs. The single fastest growing part of energy generation right now is in the renewable sector in both solar and wind.
So jobs are being created in the clean energy sector. And we have seen more and more opportunity. What the president really focused on was we need to invest in American innovation, invest in a clean energy future, invest in the things that will make this most cost-effective, which is investing in efficiency.
And what some people heard was the president declaring a war on coal.
Well, I don't think — I think that's focusing on the wrong thing. This is not a war on coal. This is a commitment to the future of our children and a safe climate future.
For those of us who experienced extreme weather events in the last year — for example, I live in New York. Hurricane Sandy, I can assure you, was devastating. Over $140 billion dollars was spent last year in the United States on extreme weather events, drought, fire, hurricanes. We can't afford that as a nation. We have to invest in a clean energy future that reduces that threat.
Is it possible to invest in a clean energy future with fossil fuels?
In fact, the president's own presentation mentions on two separate occasions the need to invest in clean coal. Fortunately, he also embraces a proposal for new power plants, carbon emissions that would quite potentially discourage investment, innovation in these new facilities.
If I was sure or even a little bit sure that we could reduce severe weather events because of anything announced today, this would be an entirely different debate. But the unfortunate reality is this. Today was all about unilateral action and putting — and frankly putting the international leadership with airy rhetoric at the end of the speech.
That's exactly backwards. If we undertake unilateral action of this sort, we actually give away our ability to negotiate comprehensive international agreements, and worse yet, by increasing energy prices in the United States, we export manufacturing facilities overseas and then have to import those goods back to the United States, with the potential of actually increasing carbon emissions, unless we approach these regulations very, very carefully.
Is executive action or unilateral action, as Scott Segal puts it, is that the way to approach this?
I think what the president is demonstrating, what he said very clearly, particularly regarding international, is the United States has to lead.
It's our responsibility as the largest economy and the second largest emitter to show how we can have a future that's safe for climate — for our climate future.
But the president has to lead, not necessarily Congress.
The president has to lead.
He has the executive authority. We all know we cannot get — there's no path through Congress right now, and yet the climate scourge is increasing and increasing and increasing. So the president is demonstrating his commitment. He made that commitment in the inaugural address. He made hit in the State of the Union, and what he did today was told the American public the path that he's going to follow using his authority. It's an important moment.
The president said today also in this speech that he wouldn't approve the Keystone pipeline, much-debated Keystone pipeline plan, if it added to carbon emissions. But it's unclear whether it does or not. So, how did you read that, as good news or bad news for your side?
Well, it was a change, what the president said, from the printed text to what he actually said at Georgetown.
What he actually said was very fascinating. He said he wouldn't approve it if there were a significant net increase in carbon emissions. Well, that question when — it's already been asked and answered. The State Department has said there's not a significant net increase in carbon emissions, because the Canadians might have been born last at night, but — they might have been born at night, but they weren't born last night.
And that — oil sands, that bitumen from oil sands is going to find its way to the United States and probably to other international markets, whether there's a KXL pipeline or not. As a result, the irony is if you don't build a state-of-the-art pipeline, you increase carbon emissions.
I have heard the opposite.
I think that's wrong.
I think what the president was saying, he was setting a very high bar. He was showing that his bar for addressing and making a decision on the Keystone pipeline was different from what he has said in the past. He was saying this can't be more deleterious to climate.
EPA, in reviewing the State Department document, said carbon would increase as a result of this. And the fact is that the Canadians turned down one of their routes, the route out through British Columbia. So they can't even get it out from their own country. Why should we take it through ours? In our view, we should turn it down.
Well, we're already taking that bitumen into the United States through Canadian pipelines and then to railroad, to rail traffic, which has a deeper carbon footprint.
But you both assured — you both heard good news from what the president said.
Well …
I heard good news. I bet Scott didn't.
I heard — no, no.
In fact, the supporters of the Keystone pipeline actually regard the president's — what Frances called the high bar as a bar that's already been met. I must say it's a little difficult to put all the pieces together. I do agree with that.
Well, we will wait and see what the announcement actually is.
But, in the meantime, thank you so much for helping us understand today's.
And you can watch the president's full speech on our YouTube page.


text:
There's nothing that could match being love-struck. For anybody who's obsessed on someone, possibly you are able to say how amazing it's. But does love need to make us blind? There are many primary main reasons why we must gentle before going into any type of relationships with another person. Make certain that you simply don't lead you to ultimately a nightmare rather. It doesn't happen to romantic matters only. Hiring new workers (specifically in-house staff), entering lucrative endeavors, searching at people appealing, among many other private reasons, demand an in-depth Background Check Ohio. Letting someone enter your existence, no matter its regarding business or personal matters, want the main connected through an individual relationship: trust.
Many can commit the mistake of allowing their subjective feelings control them. In a number of situations, being objective will help you shun heart-wrenching encounters and damages that are beyond repair. Possibly individuals who was simply fooled can verify the requirement for really knowing who they date or enter contracts with, before giving one hundredPercent trust. Finally, here's an important to unlock anyone's background.
Private and informative lookups are doable on the internet today employing a good commercial database. Concurrently, it's an ordinary procedure to handle. You simply register, utilize the name and condition of individuals you'll need to have a look at, then click search. Then pronto! A comprehensive report will likely have for you in downloadable and printable format.
Usual condition measures in obtaining a person's background record or criminal data inspection result in Ohio might be collected within the website inside the Attorney General Office. For faster data reports on registered sexual offenders, residents may utilize the so-referred to as eSORN program, which may be utilized digitally. Additionally, it offers the file of persons well-loved by regulations.
Public and private employing entities need to transmit their applicants to scan locations for fingerprinting. It might be accomplished through WebCheck locations or card scan bureaus to ensure that prints will likely be printed for your Criminal Identification and Analysis Bureau, where the finishing the records check happens. WebCheck is a second service supplied with the Atty. General's office.
If you want to garner local and national Criminal Record Check reports instantly, you may decide a reliable records retrieval site on the web. Info on a person's criminal background comprising arrest records, convictions, sex offenses, marriage record information, and even more will likely fit in with you. Indeed that's an incredible-in-one option to obtain relevant products of knowledge connected obtaining a boyfriend, worker, although some. Isn't it time for you to see whether you're in a position to depend within it completely?

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Category — Top Chef
Wanting Something To Watch? New Shows Starting In January
It is a quiet time on the television front and in fact I have been taking a break from the box, which I am sure you can tell, but in the next few weeks, prior to ratings starting, there are some shows starting that will be worth looking at.
American Idol Season 14 starts on ELEVEN on Thursday January 8 7.30pm and Friday 7.30pm.
Ryan Seacrest as host is back with Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr who was fantastic in his first season on the show. Also there is a new face replacing Randy Jackson as mentor, it is Big Machine Records president and CEO Scott Borchetta.
The series kicks off with auditions in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Friday they are in New Orleans.
Top Chef Season 12 starts on Arena Thursday 8 January at 9.30pm
This is one of my favourites and this season the series is set in Boston. Padma Lakshmi as host along with Tom Collichio. Richard Blais is joining the judging panel, fans of the show will know he competed on it a number of times. Chefs battle it out for the title of Top Chef as well as cash and other prizes. The quality of the cooking is high and the one hour episodes are fast and furious. Recommended watching if you like food shows.
Celebrity Apprentice starts on Arena on Monday 12 January at 8.30pm
Donald Trump is back with a new batch of celebrities and they include: two-time World Series champion Johnny Damon; actor and comedian Gilbert Gottfried; Sig Hansen, the star of "Deadliest Catch" and Captain of the Northwestern; Grammy Award-nominated and multi-platinum musician Kevin Jonas; Golden Globe-nominated actor Lorenzo Lamas; NFL great Terrell Owens; award-winning journalist, author, and talk show host Geraldo Rivera; and television and movie actor Ian Ziering.
The line-up of women include Gold Medal Olympic snowboarder Jamie Anderson; movie star Vivica A. Fox; best-selling author and television icon Leeza Gibbons; reality star and best-selling author Brandi Glanville; TV personality, author, and mother of eight, Kate Gosselin; world-class gymnast and gold medal Olympian Shawn Johnson; Kenya Moore, former Miss USA and star of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta"; and television icon Keshia Knight Pulliam.
Yes I know I have not really heard of many of them either.
The Great British Bake Off on LIFESTYLE FOOD starts on Thursday 8 January at 8.3opm.
Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry are back in series 5 the UK version of The Great British Bake Off. It is a elimination reality show all to do about baking. Each episodes consists of three rounds with one person eliminated each episode.
Dance Mom's Season 5 starts on Lifestyle You on Monday 12 January at 7.30pm
Abby-Lee Miller and her dance troop are being fast tracked from the US. This is my daughter's favourite show so she will be thrilled it is back on. Also the show is rating very well for Lifestyle You and Season 4 has been getting high rotation of episodes as well as Abbey Lee's Ultimate Dance Competition and Abbey Lee's Studio Rescue. People are going to be over her soon.
Flea Market Flip on LIFESTYLE HOME starting on Thursday 8 January at 9.30pm.
This show is a bit like Bargain Hunt but with a difference. Two teams compete against each other to see who can buy objects from flea markets and flip it for the most profit. The teams start off with $500.
Bar Rescue Starts on A&E on Wednesday 21 January at 8.30pm.
Jon Taffer is the Gordon Ramsay of the bar and nightclub business. In each episode of this series, Taffer helps transform a struggling bar into a vibrant, profitable business, utilizing his expertise as a nightlife consultant. I have seen a few episodes and each one I have enjoyed.
BBQ Crawl Season 1 starts A&E on Saturday 10 January at 4.30pm
This looks like a cooking and travel show rolled into one. If you are into dude food you might like this even though it looks like it aired in the US in 2013! BBQ Crawl sees Danielle Dimovski, a barbecue champion from Canada take a road trip through the Southern U.S. to reveal America's grilling roots. Along the way, she aims to win a few titles on the barbecue circuit and stops at every fiery-food joint to experience the best finger-lickin' chicken, ribs, pork and brisket.
Leeann and Eddie starts on Arena TV on Wednesday 7 January at 9.30pm.
Leeann Rimes now has a reality show with her husband Eddie. This is pretty niche and won't rate highly but the twist here is Eddie used to be married and had two kids with Brandi Glanville and they all hate each other so it will be interesting to see if this is talked about onscreen. Also Eddie did not give permission for the children to appear on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills which Brandi stars in so ti will also be interesting to see if they make an appearance on this one.
My Strange Addiction start on January 8 on Lifestyle You at 9pm.
Yep this show is what the title says, people with strange addictions and what not talking cigarette smoking. In the latest series there is a person who eats eye shadow. The show is only recommended for people with strong stomachs.
I have probably missed a few television shows. But would love to know what you have been watching over the summer break. Any television show recommendations?
January 6, 2015 43 Comments
Top Chef Masters Starts This Friday On Arena
Top Chef Masters is back and it is on Arena TV on Friday nights. The Top Chef franchise is one of my favourite shows so it will be a nice way to end the week.
Also Curtis Stone fans will be pleased to know he is still the host of the series.
Here's all the information:
Foxtel's Arena is spicing things up this month, with 13 new award-winning chefs ready to compete for bragging rights on the new season of Top Chef Masters, premiering this Friday August 23 at 8.30pm.
Aussie heartthrob celebrity chef Curtis Stone is back as series host alongside new head critic Gail Simmons, with returning judges James Oseland, Ruth Reichl, and Francis Lam, and new judge, food and dining editor Lesley Suter.
In the fifth season the stakes are higher and there even are more dishes to serve up. In a new twist, each Master will have his or her sous chef compete in an online competition, "Battle of the Sous Chefs," hosted by Hugh Acheson. These online episodes will screen exclusively at www.arenatv.com.au
This time it's on the sous chefs to serve up the best plate. The results of each online episode directly impacts the Masters, awarding them advantages, such as immunity and sometimes, disadvantages, depending on their sous chef's performance.
Every online episode of "Battle of the Sous Chefs" leads up to the next television episode of Top Chef Masters, and explores the uniquely interdependent relationship between a Master chef and his or her sous chef.
In this season, the Master chefs face off in some of the most difficult and unique challenges seen thus far and they're serving up food for some top entertainers and celebrity guest judges including, Busy Philipps, Kathie Lee Gifford, Lindsay Price, the cast of Days Of our Lives and Ali Larter.
The series pits 13 world-renowned chefs against each other to see how well they fare in fierce culinary competition. Each week will whittle down the chefs until the finale where one winner is crowned "Top Chef Master" and receives the grand prize of $100,000 for their charity.
Top Chef Masters, premiering this Friday August 23 at 8.30pm on Arena TV.
August 19, 2013 5 Comments
Top Chef Seattle – Another Cracker Season With Some Returning Contestants
For fans of reality TV cooking shows Top Chef is one of the best. Unfortunately it is only shown on pay TV.
The show has professional chefs who fight it out for the title of Top Chef. The prize is $125,000 and a showcase the the Food & Wine Magazine show in Aspen. This is the tenth season of the show, and it does not get dull. They refresh it with new cities and new judges and guest judges. Padma Lakshmi is still host with Tom Collicchio, they and Gail Simmons continue to be the stalwarts on the panel. However this series Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Legasse and Hugh Acheson are also guest judges.
One of the twists of this season is they brought back three chefs from previous seasons. Cocky Stefan, lanky CJ and Josie who was on Season two, a series I have not watched.
The great thing about this show is the cooking as well as the casting. They also film in their house and the holding room whilst waiting to hear who the judges are going to send home, and this can take hours a few beers and tempers can explode. These chefs have egos. John Tesar the 54 year old from Texas who had a big rep in New York in the '80's but drugs were his downfall is great to watch. He is rubbing a few contestants up the wrong way. Also Stefan who considers himself a pants man is trying to rub up some female contestants in a flirtatious way. It will be interesting to see if he succeeds.
The contestants are:
– Lizzie Binder, a 37-year-old from Napa, CA
– Tina Bourbeau, a 42-year-old from New York, NY (eliminated ep 1)
– Chrissy Camba, a 30-year-old from Chicago, IL
– Stephanie Cmar, a 27-year-old from Boston, MA (eliminated ep 1)
– Micah Fields, a 28-year-old from Los Angeles, CA
– Eliza Gavin, a 38-year-old from Telluride, CO
– Anthony Gray, a 35-year-old from Macon, GA (Eliminated ep 1)
– Jeffrey Jew, a 34-year-old from Washington, DC (eliminated ep 2)
– Gina Keatley, a 32-year-old from New York, NY (eliminated ep 1)
– Kristen Kish, a 28-year-old from Boston, MA
– Danyele McPherson, a 31-year-old from Dallas, TX
– Daniel O'Brien, a 32-year-old from Washington, DC (eliminated ep 1)
– Carla Pellegrino, a 43-year-old from Las Vegas, NV
– Jorel Pierce, a 28-year-old from Denver, CO (eliminated ep 1)
– Sheldon Simeon, a 30-year-old from Lahaina, HI
– John Tesar, a 54-year-old from Dallas, TX
– Joshua Valentine, a 32-year-old from Oklahoma City, OK
– Bart Vandaele, a 41-year-old from Washington, DC
– Tyler Wiard, a 41-year-old from Denver, CO
– Brooke Williamson, a 33-year-old from Los Angeles, CA
– Kuniko Yagi, a 35-year-old from Los Angeles, CA (eliminated ep 3)
Currently in Australia it is up to episode four.
Top Chef – Seattle on Arena TV Monday nights at 9.30pm
February 11, 2013 Comments Off on Top Chef Seattle – Another Cracker Season With Some Returning Contestants
Russell Crowe New Love Interest Was A Top Chef Host
Russell Crowe appears to be moving on from his split with Danielle Spencer as rumour has it that he has been seen with former host of Top Chef Katie Lee.
Katie Lee is a chef but her profile was raised when she married Billy Joel. They divorced after five years of marriage. She appears to like older men.
Russell Crowe and the thirty one year old Katie Lee have been seen canoodling at the Greenwich Hotel according to news.com.au and she was also seen at a gig of his.
She was host of the first season of Top Chef and then was sacked and replaced with Padma Lakshmi. She has also been a judge on Iron Chef America.
If you want to see more about her here is a recent interview from You Tube where she talks about her new book.
December 12, 2012 4 Comments
Padma Lakshmi Poses For Playboy
Padma Lakshmi fans will be happy to know she has posed for Playboy, but the bad news is she keeps her clothes on.
The Top Chef host also gave an interview where she talks about her marriage to Salman Rushdie.
She talks about her marriage to author Salman Rushdie:
"I don't regret a day I spent with Salman, but it was tiring. He has a big life, and it only got bigger when we were together. I'm happy to have stood next to him holding his hand, but we were in very different parts of our lives."
Celebrity blog In Case You Did Not Know It has a further transcript of the interview.
November 19, 2012 1 Comment


text:
This is a Beatrix Potter custom listing for a baby nursery. If you have your own quote you would like me to use, please convo me. I can make a wooden wall sign with any quote you like. Signs are ready to be hung.
When ordering please email the following to: firstname.lastname@example.com
1. Any changes to wording
2. Vinyl color for font (use the color chart)
3. Wooden sign color- can be any color
4. Lettering font (any from microsoft word)
Signs are approximately 10" x 20" and are hand painted with vinyl lettering.


text:
Dog food reviews
Member List
Dry Dog Foods
4 Star Premium Dry Food
Previous Product
/sort/8 ·
Next Product
The BLUE Buffalo Co Blue Organics
Date of last review
Mon December 24, 2007
Recommended By
Average Price
Average Rating
100% of reviewers
None indicated
None indicated
Feeding guideline:
A 50lb dog should be fed 2 3/4 cups
Caloric Data (ME*)
kcal/kg = 3,670 (calculated)
kcal/cup = 462 calories (as fed).
Organic Deboned Chicken, Organic Brown Rice, Organic Oatmeal, Chicken Meal, Organic Ground Barley, Organic Ground Millet, Salmon Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Natural Mixed Tocopherols), Organic Canola Oil, Natural Chicken Flavor, Organic Blueberries, Organic Dried Egg, Potatoes, Organic Peas, Calcium Carbonate, Alfalfa Meal, Caramel, Potassium Chloride, Salmon Oil (source of Natural Omega 3 Fatty Acids), Choline Chloride, Salt, Organic Sunflower Oil (source of Natural Omega 6 Fatty Acids), Organic Kelp Meal, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Taurine, Dicalcium Phosphate, Natural Mixed Tocopherols, Turmeric, Organic Parsley, Dried Chicory Root, Organic Garlic, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Biotin, Zinc Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Zinc), Iron Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Iron), Copper Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Copper), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Manganese), Cobalt Amino Acid Complex (source of Chelated Cobalt), Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Aspergillus niger, Enterococcus faecum, Trichoderma longbrachiatum, Bacillus subtilus.
Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein 24.0% min
Crude Fat 14.0% min
Crude Fiber 4.0% max
Moisture 10.0% max
Omega 3 Fatty Acids* 0.36% min
Omega 6 Fatty Acids* 1.55% min
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.
Post a Reply
Registered: October 2005
Posts: 3953
Review Date:
Mon December 24, 2007
Would you recommend the product?
| Price you paid?:
Not Indicated
| Rating:
First and fourth ingredients are named meat products, organic, good quality ingredients throughout
Insufficient meat content
The first ingredient in this food is a named meat product. It is chicken inclusive of water content (about 80%) meaning that when the water is removed as it must be to create a dry product, the ingredient will weigh around 20% of its wet weight. It is thus unlikely that this is the true first ingredient in the food, but would be more accurately placed further down the ingredient list.
The second (and true first) ingredient in the food is organic brown rice. This is a good quality ingredient, but the major ingredient of any dog food should be meat. This is followed by organic oatmeal - another good quality grain, but still grain. The first true meat ingredient does not occur until fourth on the ingredient list. There is a further meat meal ingredient (salmon) at 7th, just ahead of the fat content, but this is too far down to compensate the overall meat content of the food.
The food contains a range of fruits/vegetables and a good range of probiotics. Overall, it appears to be a good quality product worthy of its 4* rating, but would require a higher meat content to be rated more highly.
Powered by:
Copyright 2006 All Enthusiast, Inc.
Trusted Gourmet
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Copyright © 2005 - 2009 DogFoodAnalysis.com.
All Rights Reserved.
Mesure d'audience ROI statistique webanalytics par


text:
What is Flash Professional?Adobe® Flash® Professional CS6 software is a powerful authoring environment for creating animation and multimedia content. Design immersive interactive experiences that present consistently across desktops and multiple devices, including tablets, smartphones, and televisions.
New support for HTML5Leverage a new extension (available separately) to create interactive HTML5 content by building on core animation and drawing capabilities in Flash Professional. Export as JavaScript to target the CreateJS open source framework.
More about Toolkit for CreateJS


text:
1. clutter - noun
· a confused multitude of things
Synonym(s): jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare%27s_nest, welter, smother
Hypernym(s): disorderliness, disorder
2. clutter - noun
· unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen
Hypernym(s): radar_echo, noise, interference, disturbance
3. clutter - verb
· fill a space in a disorderly way
Synonym(s): clutter_up
Hypernym(s): fill, fill_up, make_full
Antonym(s): unclutter
The only site you need for word puzzles, home work, anagrams and scrabble games. The best site for two word anagram solutions.
Enter the letters to get anagrams for the word
Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and related words
Enter the word below with '?' to indicate missing letters
Enter the word to find the rhymes
Enter the letters of the beginning, middle or end of the word.
Unscramble.net is the free tool to unscramble letters and words for games like Text Twist, Words with Friends, Scrabble, Word Scraper, and of course the ever popular Jumble newspaper puzzle. It is also great for homework problems that frustrate many parents and students. Unscramble.net provides one and two word unscramble solutions from its extensive 280,000 word list that includes technical, medical and slang words. There is no limit to the number of letters entered for one word unscrambles and the site also provides for rhyming words and dictionary definitions for many of the unscrambled words. Two word unscramble results are provided in two formats for easy comprehension by the user. There is no limit to the number of word combinations provided whether for one or two word unscramble solution sets.
The site is mobile friendly and fully https/tls security compliant. Fast and easy, unscramble.net provides the most accurate and complete word, letter and anagram solutions available. Trust the oldest and most reliable unscramble tool on the net. Word lists are constantly being updated from reliable sources. Android and iOS apps are coming soon.


text:
Laying Claim to Our Bodies
I was horrified when I saw my birth certificate from Lahore for the first time. It stated that my father had produced a female child—no mention of my mother, the walking womb. My name was given later by the male head of my father's family.
As I researched the protest movement of women registering ownership of their bodies in Spain, I had a sad realization that decades later, in Europe, the struggle over who "owns" a woman's womb is still ongoing. In a few weeks, the Spanish parliament will vote on a revised abortion law that would severely restrict a woman's right to abortion. If passed in current form, Spain would join Ireland in going back in time to back-alley abortions for the poor, and abortions abroad for the financially able.
As news of the proposed law circulated a few months ago, Yolanda Dominguez, a visual artist in Madrid, decided to turn the logic around with a simple, powerful tool. "We are always being commodified, as if we are the property of another—it was the men of our families, now the state," says Dominguez. "So I decided to make my body my property, and I went to the property registration office where one registers cars, houses, etc. to register myself."
On February 5, 2014, in response to Dominguez' call, queues of women formed in the Chamber of Commerce of Personal Property in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Se
ville, Pamplona, and Pontevedra, demanding to officially certify that their bodies belong to them. Local officials, some amused and perplexed, complied, and a movement was born. So far some 1,000 women have gone to register their bodies. "It's a simple form that I made available online," says Dominguez. "Some men wanted to join us, but so far we have kept it to women."
Prior to 1985, abortion was illegal in Spain. The Socialists (PSOE), who came to power in 1982, brought in a limited law making it legal in cases of rape, fetal abnormalities, and danger to the woman's health. The government of Prime Minister Aznar of the conservative People's Party (PP), which followed the Socialists from 1996 to 2004, left the abortion laws as they were. Abortion rates continued to rise, at 11.5 per 1,000 births, approaching Western Europe's average of 12.
When the Socialists returned to power in 2004, they decided to further liberalize the abortion law. Despite opposition from conservatives, in 2010 they passed the current law, which allows abortion up to 14 weeks, or 22 weeks for fetal abnormalities. "Now women did not have to ask for a medical exemption—effectively it became abortion on demand," says Deputy (representative) Juan Moscoso del Prado (PSOE).
Senator Ana Torme (PP) fumes, "They did not discuss it with us; it was passed unilaterally. In Spain women have all the rights to sexuality, but I believe it does not mean having the right to take another human life."
One issue that is not clear is what do the majority of Spanish voters want on this issue. "Not only women but 80 percent of the public agree with the current law, according to recent opinion polls," according to PSOE Deputy Marivi Monteserin.
"If that was the case," counters Senator Torme, "they would not have voted for us; we made it clear in our party manifesto that we would push back to the right to life." Indeed, the 214-page PP party manifesto states, on page 108: "We will promote a law protecting motherhood with measures to support pregnant women, especially those who are in difficult situations. Support networks will promote motherhood. We will change the model of the current regulation on abortion to reinforce protection of the right to life and of minors."
At the time of the 2011 elections, Spain had an unemployment rate of about 26 percent, one of the highest in the European Union. The key issue on voters' minds was whether the country was going to be thrown out of the Eurozone; the PP was seen as the stronger party on economic issues. The Socialists were also too complacent. "We assumed, wrongly, that for abortion it would be as under Aznar," says Moscoso.
There is no multiparty dialogue on this issue. The dialogue is within the governing party, where there are some women in the center who are opposed to the proposed changes, including Vice President Celia Villalobos. "We have to fight for women with the center of PP," says Monteserin.
Pharmacists are also waiting for clarity on the morning-after pill. "Right now the morning-after pill can be bought by anyone without a minimum age for 20 euros," says Bilbao pharmacist Enara Ruiz. "But the law allows pharmacists who for religious reasons don't want to sell contraception to not sell—from condoms to morning-after pills."
As all sides await the final bill, Dominguez remains optimistic. "I will wait for the result. If its not approved, I will celebrate the success of every woman. If the law is approved, I will think in more ways to express our opinion."
Dominguez is aware that "registering ownership of [our] bodies is a symbolic action." If abortion is made illegal again by passage of the bill, this piece of paper will not force a doctor to perform an abortion or protect a provider of abortion.
Women, however, are still filing in to Personal Property offices to register. "I do not know these women," says Dominguez, "but we do need the public to know them and what they think."
This Saturday on WMC Live with Robin Morgan on CBS Radio WFJK 1580 at 11:00 a.m. in the Mid Atlantic Region
Robin on the mass abduction of Nigerian girls. Guests: Jackie Kallen, "First Lady of Boxing"; Cara Hoffmann on her new novel of women veterans' PTSD; Jennifer Freyd's and Carly Smith's major study: "institutional betrayal" regarding campus assaults.


text:
Brentwood schools
Manhassett Village in Brentwood School District superintendent says
Originally published April 17, 2014: The Manhassett Village apartment development (now called EVO), to be built north of Brentwood Forest, lies in the city of Richmond Heights but is in the Brentwood School District, according to Brentwood Superintendent of Schools David Faulkner. The first two phases of construction include 321 units to be completed by 2016. Faulkner said comparing the proposed development to current housing gives an estimate of the potential student population. He said several students live in Brentwood Forest, but most come from single-family housing. See also: EVO breaks ground in Richmond Heights
He also said the new apartments and condos at Hanley Station appear to be comparable to Manhassett Village, and only a few students live there.


text: What would you do if someone asked you to hold a stranger's hand while he takes a picture? Sounds like a request most would consider absurd but for those who were willing to let their guards down, the results are quite spectacular. Photographer Richard Renaldi brings random strangers together in the streets of New York City and asks them to pose for a picture with the simple request that there must be physical interaction. Using an 8×10 view camera, the Chicago-born photographer started the ongoing project "Touching Strangers" back in 2007 and has collected quite a portfolio of a diverse mix of people willing to let complete strangers invade their personal space. It's hard to believe how the element of touch transforms the interaction among strangers and as viewers, our perception of intimacy and relationship between them.


text:
One of the hottest nightlife spot in south Thailand is Sadao Actually it's Sadao's Danok which is the precinct of the area and border town. Since the latest bombs in Hat Yai many people from Malaysia, there is nothing like this on the other side of the border, they stay here for a few days to relax with massage, […]
Search results for "label/thai-girls"
Sadao Nightlife Thailand
By Chris on April 21, 2014 in Nightlife in Thailand
Thaniya Plaza Bangkok
By Chris on August 7, 2013 in Bangkok Nightlife
Thaniya Plaza Bangkok is a Japanese domain. This area is full with Japanese guys plus massage and karaoke girls, The business samurai from the northern islands need some fun from time to time and they get it at Thaniya Plaza in Bangkok. Around are restaurants, karaoke lounges and massage shops to give the tired men […]


text:
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Euphemistic spelling of fucker.
Sorry, no etymologies found.
"Congressman Stupak, you baby-killing mother f***er … I hope you bleed out your a**, got cancer and die, you mother f***er," one man says in a message to Stupak.
Says the Fox watching mother f***er who probably spent the Bush years telling people to lay off Bush.
Think Progress » Kit Bond: Democrats 'put red bandanas on their head' for a 'Kamikaze mission' to provide health reform.
We have the US armed forces and you have guns you bought at Wal-Mart … we win f***er!
Think Progress » Conservative Catholic League President Bill Donohue Defends Beck: Many Of His Critics Are 'Phonies'
Rush Limbaugh = kiddie f***er/hypocritical heavy drug user
Think Progress » Church Uses Marquee To Speak Out Against Beck: 'Sorry Mr Beck, Jesus Preached Social Justice'
BUT they bitch about me and showed me their mother f***er face after that.
RadarOnline posted a taped conversation allegedly between Spears and her former husband of 55 hours, Jason Alexander in which a voice reported to be Spears says, "That f***er is not my fiance."
PHOTO: Britney Spears & Boyfriend Photographed Together After Beating Report
The f***er crashes multiple times a day and has been doing so for a couple of years now.
There is a Roland in every estate in every city and we all have met him/her and walked away thinking poor f***er, dads a drunk mum doesnt give a toss - kid goes into a care home and turns into a shoplifting little toerag becaue the other kids do it and wants to fit in, but he gets caught and lifted by us.
It could have been any f***er under the veil, so it should not be worn.
A splendid time is guaranteed for all « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
Give the f***er 200 hours community service touring Yorkshire working men's clubs.


text:
Police Seek Ex-Militant In Slaying
By Peter Slevin, Washington Post, Saturday 18 March 2000; A01
Police were searching Atlanta neighborhoods yesterday for Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin--better known as 1960s black militant H. Rap Brown--after he allegedly shot and killed a sheriff's deputy who tried to arrest him on a theft charge.
Al-Amin, once the angry embodiment of the black power movement, later a famous name on the FBI's Most Wanted List, fled into the night after opening fire late Thursday on two deputies who had ordered him to get out of his black Mercedes Benz, according to Atlanta police.
Police followed a trail of blood to a vacant house, but Al-Amin was not there.
Fulton County Sheriff's Deputy Ricky Kinchen died after being shot twice. In an Atlanta hospital, surviving Deputy Aldranon English pointed yesterday to a photograph of the tall, thin 56-year-old Al-Amin and named him as the man who shot him four times.
The manhunt focused on the neighborhood where Al-Amin has quietly operated a grocery store for more than two decades. Nearby, residents spoke of the onetime firebrand as a peaceable community worker and the imam of the Community Mosque, a house of worship he founded after moving to Atlanta in the 1970s.
Two former colleagues of Al-Amin's in the black radical movement spoke words of praise and caution yesterday, wanting to know more before concluding that Al-Amin could have been the man with the gun.
"I hope he is not tried in the press," said James Forman, the former executive director of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), who lives in Adams-Morgan. "I hope that it's not a frame-up. H. Rap Brown has been chased down and falsely imprisoned on many, many occasions. He was a champion fighter for human rights."
David Hilliard, the former Black Panther chief of staff who recently lost a bid for the City Council in Oakland, Calif., said, "I'm waiting to see what's revealed when Brother Al-Amin can speak for himself." He called Al-Amin a "very charismatic, very dynamic personality who was an outspoken, powerful orator and one of the best organizers in the movement."
"They were our heroes," Hilliard said of Al-Amin and other SNCC leaders. "They took a very courageous stand organizing and registering people to vote in the South where there were overt racists not just standing in the school house door but still lynching and killing people."
It was the loose ends of a 1999 case that led to Thursday's drama behind Al-Amin's grocery store. The deputies were dispatched to arrest Al-Amin after he failed to appear for trial in Cobb County on a charge that he impersonated a police officer and accepted stolen property.
The deputies knocked on the door of the store but found no one in, Atlanta Police Chief Beverly Harvard told reporters yesterday. They drove through the neighborhood and saw Al-Amin in his Mercedes upon their return. The deputies told him to get out of his car. One asked to see Al-Amin's hands.
"Okay, here they are," Al-Amin said, and opened fire, according to Harvard.
The alleged gunman fled after Kinchen, 35, and English, 28, fell. Police thought they had cornered him inside a nearby house, but when they burst in, they found no one, though they saw what they thought was his blood.
Kinchen, shot in the lower abdomen and left thigh, lived barely 12 more hours, said Atlanta police Sgt. Clarence Huber. English was hit twice in the left arm, once in the right side and once in the left thigh, but was able to talk to investigators. Huber said English, weak and in serious condition, could reveal what he knows only slowly.
Al-Amin rose to prominence in the late 1960s while urging black Americans to use violence, if necessary, to challenge white power. Preaching that justice sometimes requires militancy in a country that won its independence by force, he once said that "violence is as American as cherry pie."
As H. Rap Brown, he was the chairman of SNCC when police said his incendiary speechmaking on Maryland's Eastern Shore led to arson and disorder in Cambridge. What happened that day led Congress to pass what became known as the "Rap Brown Law," which made it a federal felony to cross a state line to trigger a riot. He also once served as minister of justice for the Black Panthers and was a student at Howard University.
"It's time for Cambridge to explode, baby," Brown told a crowd of several hundred on July 24, 1967. "Black folks built America, and if America don't come around, we're going to burn America down."
Charged with inciting a riot, Brown disappeared in March 1970 after two of his friends died in an automobile bomb blast in Bel Air, Md., on the eve of his trial. The FBI put him on its Most Wanted List, where he stayed for 17 months.
Brown surfaced in a violent way, New York police later said, when he joined three men to rob the Red Carpet Lounge, a basement taproom on New York's Upper West Side. He was captured on the roof of a nearby apartment building after a patrol officer chased and shot him. He spent five years in prison, converted to Islam, changed his name and moved to Atlanta after his 1976 release.
Police charged Al-Amin in 1995 with shooting an Atlanta man named William Miles. They said he was carrying an unlicensed pistol when arrested. The 22-year-old Miles later recanted, telling authorities that detectives had pressured him into naming Al-Amin as his attacker.
Staff writer Michael A. Fletcher contributed to this report.


text: The growth of flat panel displays over the past decade has been a remarkable story and has enabled the proliferation of flat screens into a number of product categories. Flat panel displays are used primarily in televisions, computer monitors, notebook screens and mobile handsets. What is remarkable is the utter dominance of backlit active-matrix LCD technology in each of these categories.Electrochromatic displays offer a paperlike look with good viewing angles and reflectivity. Photo courtesy of Aveso Inc.The combination of constantly decreasing costs and increasing performance in active-matrix LCDs has made it difficult for other technologies, such as CRTs, plasma displays, field emission displays, and organic and passive LCDs, to compete with it in major markets. Active-matrix LCDs either are encroaching in markets previously dominated by these technologies or are preventing new technologies from gaining a foothold. This supremacy is fueled by nearly continuous cost reduction in the fabrication of amorphous silicon backplanes and by improvements in the color, viewing angle and response speed of active-matrix LCDsAlthough active-matrix LCD products have gained a strong foothold, they do have shortcomings that limit performance in some application areas:• Power: More than 90 percent of the power consumption of an active-matrix LCD feeds the backlight, which can consume as much as one-third of the total power of a mobile device. There is strong interest in extending the battery life or reducing the battery size in mobile devices through lower-power displays.• Sunlight viewing: Most active-matrix LCDs are difficult to read in bright lighting conditions. Transflective displays, which combine reflective and transmissive elements in a single display, extend usage somewhat, but there is increasing interest in "read anywhere" displays.• Plastic displays/flexibility: Active-matrix LCDs do not lend themselves readily to plastic substrates and flexible formats because the optics of the display are highly sensitive to the cell gap. An interest in thin, flexible and/or large-area devices introduces new form factors and application areas.The reflective monochrome liquid crystal display on the left was built using a polysilicon active matrix backplane. The display has a low-power memory mode to conserve power for static images. Courtesy of Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co. Ltd. in Tokyo. The top right image flexible display is reflective and bistable. It was built using cholesteric liquid crystal technology. Courtesy of Kent Displays Inc. in Ohio. The flexible, bistable, passive matrix display on the bottom right is based on "Quick Response Liquid Powder" air-gap electrophoretic display technology. Courtesy of Bridgestone Inc. in Tokyo.Several reflective display technologies can address some or all of these shortcomings, so R&D on reflective displays has responded with some interesting technology choices. It is common to hear reflective displays rebranded as "electronic paper" in an attempt to differentiate these products from conventional backlit displays. Numerous technologies are vying to be recognized as the first mainstream application of electronic paper.Keep in mind that a flat panel display has two major components: the transducer (the electro-optical material that controls light) and the backplane (the electrical addressing grid that controls each pixel within the transducer).Display backplanes come in many forms — direct-drive (one wire per pixel), passive-matrix (crossed rows and columns) and active-matrix (one or more switching transistors per pixel). A variety of transducers are under development for electronic paper, and technologies such as flexible active-matrix backplanes or printed organic transistors are just as enabling as the transducer in some applications.Moving pigmentsBecause a printed image relies on patterned pigments on paper, it is not surprising that some of the most "paperlike" displays rely on pigments also common around print shops. Electrophoretic displays consist of colored pigments suspended in an oil. When a charge is placed on the pigment particles, the particles can be made to respond to an electric field. Pigments such as titanium dioxide and carbon black can be either pulled to the front of the panel or pushed to the back of the panel by the application of a voltage of the right polarity, changing the appearance of a display viewed from the front side.E Ink Corp. of Cambridge, Mass., has been one of the major developers of electrophoretic display materials, which are then combined with glass- or plastic-based backplanes to make the finished device. Electronic book readers are available from partner companies iRex Technologies of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and Sony Corp. of Tokyo. E Ink displays also have been fabricated into flexible displays with a number of partners and technologies. Flexible organic transistor backplanes are being developed by Polymer Vision of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and Plastic Logic Ltd. of Cambridge, UK, while flexible amorphous silicon backplanes are in production from Prime View International Co. Ltd. of Hsinchu, Taiwan, and are in a development stage at LG Philips LCD of Seoul, South Korea. A product under development uses these technologies in a roll-out display for a mobile phone handset (Figure 1). Figure 1. This roll-out electrophoretic display is designed for mobile phone handsets. Photo courtesy of Polymer Vision.Other companies are making great strides in electrophoretic displays as well. SiPix Imaging Inc. of Fremont, Calif., has developed a plastic film-based display rugged enough for use within a smart card. In the SiPix technology, a plastic film containing minuscule wells that hold a single colored pigment is dispersed in colored oil, so that the position of the pigment determines whether the viewer sees the pigment or the colored oil. The SiPix displays are then laminated to a backplane — either direct-drive or active-matrix — that addresses the electrophoretic transducer. SiPix direct-drive technology is used in smart card and segmented shelf displays.Bridgestone Corp. of Tokyo dispenses with the oil entirely, using oppositely charged pigments of two different colors, but in air rather than in oil. This "quick response liquid powder" display has the disadvantage of requiring high-voltage electronics (80 V and up), but it does not need an active-matrix panel for high resolution and can switch in a millisecond time frame. This is used in a passive-matrix (row-and-column electrode) signage product. Bridgestone has developed a flexible film version of the quick response liquid powder display and also has partnered with Hitachi Corp. of Tokyo to launch the Albirey line of color electronic paper displays based on the quick response technology.Iridescent displaysTwo very different display technologies rely on the optical effects of either diffraction or thin-film interference. Cholesteric liquid crystal materials commonly are used as aquarium thermometers or for providing iridescence to beetle shells, but recently these materials have proved capable of making attractive, flexible displays as well. Briefly, the molecules of the fluid cholesteric liquid crystal phase spontaneously form a twisted structure. If the length of this structure is on the order of the wavelength of light, one circular polarization of that light is diffracted back to the source. Choosing the proper twist length through chemical composition enables a cholesteric liquid crystal to reflect blue, green or red light.To make an electronic display, designers take advantage of the fact that a tidy arrangement of cholesteric liquid crystal molecules will strongly reflect light at its characteristic wavelength, but a jumbled mix of randomly oriented twist domains will reflect light only weakly. The appropriate electronic pulses can change the local arrangement of the molecules within the fluid from one state to the other. Cholesteric displays have the advantage that a simple row-and-column architecture —rather than an active-matrix backplane — can be used to switch the device, and the display shows a memory effect, maintaining an image with zero power.Several companies are shipping products based on cholesteric displays. Kent Displays Inc. in Ohio has recently demonstrated some remarkably flexible microencapsulated cholesteric films that can beas flexible as cloth, and the company also sells a number of single-color "no color" displays for instrumentation indicators and signs.Fujitsu Frontech Corp. of Tokyo has developed a line of full-color reflective displays, based on three red, green and blue cholesteric cells stacked on top of each other. Each layer independently modulates its primary color, and the thin plastic cell construction minimizes parallax between images on the different layers.Magink Display Technologies Ltd. of Mevasseret Zion, Israel, also tiles red, green and blue cholesteric panels to provide full-color images, but these glass-based panels are used to build large displays designed for outdoor operation. This reflective display technology stands up well to direct sunlight (although, like paper, it requires front lighting at night). The display shows not only static images but also video running at up to 50 fps. An example of a tiled electronic billboard is shown in Figure 2.Figure 2. A billboard uses cholesteric technology.Another means of building an interference-based display is to use semiconductor processing equipment to build an array of deformable membranes on a glass substrate. This is the approach taken by Qualcomm MEMS Technologies Inc. of San Diego for its interferometric modulator displays. Each pixel consists of a reflective membrane suspended over an absorbing surface. The membrane switches between two states with different cell gaps, forming what is effectively a switchable interferometer. One cell gap reflects a particular visible color (appearing bright), and the other reflects a wavelength outside the visible range (appearing dark). This technology has many things going for it: high reflectivity, passive addressing, an effective bistability and video-rate operation. Qualcomm has announced that the first interferometric modulator display products will be appearing in a Bluetooth headset.Reflective liquid crystals Although polarizer-based liquid crystals are dominant in mainstream displays, there also are several initiatives to develop variants of this technology for electronic paper applications. LCDs based on conventional manufacturing processes have a major implementation advantage over more novel technologies in that there already exists an infrastructure to build LCDs. Surprisingly, even though these displays include a light-robbing polarizer, several attractive reflective monochrome displays have been developed.ZBD Ltd. of Windsor, UK, incorporates a grating into one surface of the liquid crystal cell. Instead of serving an optical function, the grating imparts the ability to switch the cell between two stable states. In a single polarizer reflective mode, an attractive low-power display can be built for a shelf label in retail store applications (Figure 3).Figure 3. Shelf-label displays use passive-matrix technology in a single polarizer reflective mode. Photo courtesy of ZBD Ltd.Another variation on the passively addressed bistable liquid crystal cell is from Nemoptic of Magny les Hameaux, France. Using a special surface treatment, a thin cell and special addressing waveforms, the company's BiNem technology can be used to build electronic paper displays without the need for an active matrix. Applications for this technology include shelf labels and electronic book readers.Toshiba-Matsushita Display Technology Co. Ltd. of Ishikawa, Japan, has taken the approach of building its electronic paper innovation into the backplane, rather than inventing a new transducer. The company uses a low-temperature polysilicon backplane with memory elements incorporated into each pixel, providing normal LCD operation when fast updating is needed, and enabling a low-power memory mode when the display is not being updated. Careful attention to optics also has produced an LCD with good reflectivity.Electrowetting technology is the focus of Liquavista BV of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, a spinoff of Philips Electronics Research Laboratories, also based in Eindhoven. Each pixel in a Liquavista display consists of a small cell filled with a combination of colored oil and clear water. The oil typically covers the cell (making it colored), but application of a voltage causes the water to displace the oil from the viewing area, revealing a reflector underneath the cell. The potential of the technology to achieve multiple colors and to switch at video rates makes this technology highly promising. The company announced that its first product offering will be a series of simple segmented displays for applications such as watches (Figure 4). Here, high reflectivity and the ability to tailor the dye to match exact colors are the drawing points for the display. The company also demonstrated compatibility with an active-matrix backplane, producing a color video-rate display prototype.Figure 4. Using electrowetting technology, as shown in this watch, a small cell is filled with a combination of colored oil and water, enabling exact color matching. Photo courtesy of Liquavista BV.Electronic dyesMany everyday objects obtain their colors from dyes that are permanently embedded within the object. Electrochromic displays are based on the fact that, by injecting an electron or hole into the dye, some dyes can be switched between a colored and colorless state, changing both its charge and its electronic structure. Unlike other approaches that respond to an applied voltage, electrochromic displays are current-based and need the passage of current through the cell to change color. Most electrochromic displays contain an active dye element that switches between a dark absorbing state and a transparent state that reveals a bright reflective surface beneath the cell.Advantages of electrochromic displays include a paperlike look with good viewing angles and reflectivity. Compatibility with flexible packages and simple low-cost manufacturing practices also are attractive. Several companies have announced development of electrochromic displays: examples and some applications include displays for smart cards from Aveso Inc. of Fridley, Minn., which is initially aiming at low-cost, durable displays for smart cards. Other major participants include Ntera Inc. of Dublin, Ireland, which produces fast switching, flexible and large-area displays for signs and indicators, and Siemens AG of Munich, Germany, which has low-cost displays for active packaging.OutlookIt is apparent that there is no shortage of technologies vying to become the electronic paper of the future. Rather than taking on active-matrix LCDs in their major markets, these new technologies are aiming at niches where active-matrix LCDs cannot go readily. Electronic shelf labels, electronic books, electronic billboards and flexible displays are all emerging areas that are working to gain market acceptance. This is a competitive and risky area where possibly more than one technology can address a given product category. Moreover, it is not clear which product categories show the best short-term promise for growth. What is nearly certain, however, is that the companies that choose the correct initial applications and that can manufacture reasonably priced products to meet customer needs will gain the foothold necessary to challenge bigger markets down the road in much the same way that active-matrix LCD technology today is displacing CRT technology as the dominant electronic display.Meet the authorPaul Drzaic is chief technology officer at Unidym Corp. in Menlo Park, Calif., and is president-elect of the Society for Information Display in San Jose, Calif.; e-mail: email@example.com.


text:
She has to get her head round the credit worthiness of no less than six countries. One is Britain, which on Monday night found its premium triple-A credit rating under threat after Moody's changed its outlook to "negative". Another is Greece, which has sort of been in the news lately. Switzerland, the Netherlands, Cyprus and Turkey make up the sextet on which she is lead analyst.
Evaluating all of those would boggle most people's minds. Which may explain why Carlson needed a bit of a break on Tuesday. The day after the big announcement she was, apparently, on holiday. There was talk she's actually been on vacation all week, though Moody's would neither confirm or deny that, refusing to "discuss any analysts' travel plans". Either way Carlson was unavailable for comment.
It all seems a bit odd, given the political and, potentially, financial ramifications of Moody's latest ratings action, which grabbed the headlines even if it hardly rattled the markets. But maybe that says more about us than the rating agencies.
Despite a track record that includes missing Enron and awarding triple-A ratings to the packages of toxic debt that, in 2008, blew the roof off the world economy, ratings agencies have retained a political clout way out of kilter with anything they actually say.
Standard & Poor's downgrade of France last month drove the locals mad – which admittedly made it rather popular over here – inflicting another blow to Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election hopes. Cutting America's AAA rating produced similar brickbats from US politicians.
Demystify the ratings process, however, and it's clear that the agencies have no more access to the sort of data that moves markets than the rest of us. As Moody's was keen to stress on Tuesday, whatever Carlson's talents as an analyst, sovereign ratings action on the UK is hardly a one-woman show.
Even so, she would have kicked off the process. According to a Moody's briefing note, "ratings are initially determined or subsequently changed through committee". But "the lead analyst for a given company, industry, country, or asset type frames the discussion, including offering the rating recommendation and its rationale".
For sovereign decisions, Moody's convenes a committee of around 15 people, with wide-ranging expertise. Apart from the lead analyst for a country, there will be experts in its banking and insurance industries, plus an industry analyst or two. There will also be debt analysts for other countries and representatives from Moody's credit policy wing, who ensure ratings decisions are consistent.
The type of information they look at is, for the most part, widely available - run of the mill economic data, latest bond spreads and reports from "central banks, ministries, or regulators". Just about the only original research comes from chats with experts in "industry, government or academia".
Sovereign decisions are made on the basis of four things: a country's "economic strength", notably GDP per capita; "institutional strength", broadly its "ability and willingness to pursue policies that support timely debt payment"; a government's "financial strength", assessing not only debt but "access to financial resources"; and its "susceptibility" to shock, such as the risk of war or hurricanes.
At Moody's, the committee then votes one by one, starting with the most junior member. That's so they are not cowed into agreeing with the senior bods on the committee.
The word from Moody's is it then strives to announce its decision quickly, though it won't say when. On recent form, you might guess that's a few days later, just before midnight – and when the lead analyst is on holiday.


text: Sig Sauer - SDP22 - .22 For Sale from Patriot Outdoors | Positive feedback: 100% View | Verified Seller | 20 Completed Sales View Sellers Items /UserImages/2472/935364324 11055373.jpg Description: Sig Sauer - SDP22 - .22 cal - Read More Condition: New In Box Brand: SIG SAUER Caliber: .22 (other) Location: NM Trades Accepted: No Read More Shipping Notes: Please contact us with any questions or inquiries. Read More Share Item Item #: 935364324 SKU: 61B001584 Stock No.: 70 Patriot Outdoors Seller Since: Aug. 2005 Seller Level: Trusted + Local Connect This seller is an FFL City: Clovis State: NM Phone: 575-985-1776 Price: $349.99 Buy It Now Add To Cart Please Login/Register to Order Login or Register to buy Shipping: $30.00 (or FREE in-store pick up!) Accepted Payment Methods: Returns: No Returns Send Message to Patriot Outdoors You must login or register to send a message to this seller. Contact Seller as Guest Message To Seller Email * That Email Address is already in use. If you typed your email correctly, you are already registered and you should login or click here for the password recovery system. First Name * Last Name * Phone * Address 1 * Address 2 City * State * -State- AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA GU HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA PR RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VI VT WA WI WV WY Zip * Already have an account? Login Your Recently Viewed Items


text:
Contributions to Science, Education are recognized
Press Release: Martinsville Bulletin
Thursday, May 3, 2007
By DEBBIE HALL - Bulletin Staff Writer
Six awards were presented during the Virginia Museum of Natural History Foundation's 20th annual Jefferson Awards ceremony on Wednesday.
The awards honor individuals and corporations for outstanding contributions to natural science and natural science education.
Recipients were Dr. William M. Kelso, an Ohio native who received the Thomas Jefferson Award for Outstanding Contributions to Natural Science; Dr. Jeffrey Kirwan of Virginia Tech, who received the Thomas Jefferson Award for Outstanding Contributions to Natural Science Education; Hooker Furniture Corp., which received the William Barton Rogers Corporate Award; Debbie J. Lewis of Martinsville, who received the William Barton Rogers Individual Award; Charity League of Martinsville & Henry County, which received the Matthew Fontaine Maury Distinguished Service Award; and Gael Marshall Chaney of Martinsville, who received the Dr. Noel T. Boaz Director's Award.
Dr. Nicholas Fraser, curator of vertebrate paleontology and director of research and collections at VMNH, said Virginia archaeology is Kelso's true passion.
Although many archaeologists were convinced the original James Fort and its remnants were lost in the James River, Kelso fortunately "was not among that band ... ," Fraser said.
Kelso began excavating in Williamsburg in 1994 and by 1997 announced that artifacts from James Fort had been recovered, he said.
Since then, Kelso has "been able to put together an extremely clear" picture "of what life was like for many settlers," Fraser said, adding that Kelso is "truly an inspiration to aspiring archaeologists."?
Kelso was unable to attend the awards ceremony, according to a statement read by Nancy Bell, director of development at VMNH.
"It is with deep gratitude that I accept" the honor, Bell read. "I'm deeply appreciative of this award."?
Dr. Max Wingett, president of Patrick Henry Community College, presented the award for contributions to natural science education to Kirwan.
Like keynote speaker Secretary of Natural Resources L. Preston Bryant, Kirwan was familiar with Jared Diamond's book "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed." He talked about Diamond's concept of "landscape amnesia," which occurs when "generation after generation forgets what the landscape was like before them."?
That becomes a problem because each generation "accepts a lower baseline of resources" than the generation before, Kirwan said. Preserving "natural history is probably the most important thing we do."?
Lewis, president of the VMNH Foundation, presented the William Barton Rogers Corporate Award to Hooker Furniture for its "continued generosity to Martinsville and Henry County." She listed community efforts that had received support from Hooker.
Larry Ryder, chief financial officer of Hooker, accepted the award.
Tim Gette, executive director of VMNH and chief executive officer of the VMNH Foundation, presented the William Barton Rogers Individual Award to Lewis.
A "passionate volunteer" at the museum, Gette said no task is too small for Lewis, whether setting a "gala table to outfitting a dinosaur."?
Lewis said the museum staff, board of trustees and others "are very inspirational to me."?
Dave Sweet, vice president of the VMNH Foundation, presented the distinguished service award to the Charity League. It was accepted by league President Cindy Edgerton.
The club has sponsored a variety of programs designed to help support underprivileged youngsters since its inception in 1931, "and this organization's been helping children ever since," Sweet said.
Most recently, the league donated $50,000 to the museum earmarked for classrooms, he said.
In presenting the Dr. Noel T. Boaz Director's Award to Chaney of Martinsville, a volunteer at the museum, Gette said she "is the kind of friend who's content to work quietly yet tirelessly behind the scenes."?
Chaney also is dedicated, having worked since the museum opened in 1984, he said.
"I'm extremely honored, but at the same time I have to feel humbled," Chaney said. "My efforts would have amounted to nothing had it not been" for the support of others.
The VMNH "is a reality because somebody believed it was possible," Chaney said. "I'm so grateful to everyone who's made it possible. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart, and I thank God."?
Norfolk Southern, PHCC, Virginia Tech, Memorial Hospital and the VMNH Foundation sponsored the awards luncheon, which was held at Chatmoss Country Club.


text:
Angel Gabriel Visited Mary In The Sixth Month And That Changed Everything About Her And She Became An Eternal Celebrity. It Can Happen To You This Month If You Can Believe.
"And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. ...thou shalt conceive ...and bring forth a son, and .... He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: ....and of his kingdom there shall be no end." - Lk.1:28-33


text:
Quick Ref
let us take the stress out of renting your property!
Why use Quick Ref?
Quick Ref will provide you with a full credit report, landlord reference, employment reference, guarantor reference or accountants reference with a service tailor made to you!
About Us
With over fifteen years referencing experience we are able to spot potential problems with tenants straight away, and advise you accordingly.
You will receive frequent updates and a full report once all references are back acceptable.
ICO Registration number:ZA000435


text:
A Little About Us
C. W. Moose is home to some the most unique, interesting and absolutely "amoosing" products available today. There is too "moose" to mention. Some of what you can find: T-Shirts, Fun Apparel, Silver Jewelry, Shoes, Handbags, Hats, Knives and a whole lot of moose. This is a very fun store!


text:
Dutch-Swiss offshore company Allseas has decided to change the name of the largest ship in the world. Pieter Schelte is to be renamed to Pioneering Spirit.
Neglecting all the years of heavy criticism, Edward Heerema has been refusing to change the name of the notorious Pieter Schelte up till now. The construction of the vessel which has a length of 382 meters and is 124 meter wide began in 2007 and cost a total of €2.4 billion.
When the ship arrived at the port of Rotterdam for its final assembly in the Alexiahaven it was met by a strong wave of public protests. An even more intense public uproar began after Shell made an announcement that it was awarding the Brent Delta platform decommissioning contract to the Allseas' vessel.
Image: Arjan Elmendorp
The ship was named after company owner Edward Heerema's father who during World War II was a Waffen SS officer and after the war ended was sentenced to three years in prison, out of which he served a little less than half.
Earlier during this week, Allseas made a statement that it doesn't intend to change the name of the ship after having the company's owner Edward Heerema explain the reasons for naming the vessel in question after his father.
However, after having to deal with quite an amount of fierce criticism, the company has finally agreed to rename the largest vessel in the world.
"Resulting from the widespread reactions over these last couple of days, Edward Heerema, president of the Allseas Group, has declared that the name of the ship that is Pieter Schelte will be changed," Allseas commented via a statement. "We have never intended to offend anyone."


text:
Cruising the Far Northby Jim Glab | September 20, 2004
Cruising the far North Atlantic – Iceland and Greenland – is generally limited to the cramped confines of little expedition ships; but a couple of major lines do call there occasionally, allowing passengers to explore these remote regions in a high degree of comfort and luxury.
We sailed these northern waters on Radisson Seven Seas' Navigator, and learned a lot about the little-known lands that served as stepping-stones for the Vikings during their voyages to North America a thousand years ago. Because of their location, Iceland and Greenland can only be visited by sea in the summer months, particularly July and August.
Iceland is gaining a reputation for outdoor/adventure activities, and we set out from Reykjavik to try one: Snowmobiling on a glacier. A local tour company called The Activity Group (www.activity.is) arranges snowmobiling treks year-round, as well as dog sledding, all-terrain vehicle rides and river rafting. We climbed into one of the company's Super Jeeps – souped-up vehicles with huge tires, global positioning equipment and other extras designed to maneuver on the rugged, unpaved roads of Iceland's interior – and our driver headed out of Reykjavik.
We did a little sightseeing on our way to the giant Langjokull Glacier a couple of hours east of the capital. First we stopped at Thingvellier, a broad, scenic rift valley notable for two things: It was the site of the original Icelandic parliament, established more than 1,000 years ago; and running right through it is the Midatlantic Ridge, the place where the European and North American continental plates meet -- and separate. Long fractures run through the valley so visitors can see this geological phenomenon themselves. Then we visited a place called Geysir, where the main attractions are, of course, geysers (there's a gift shop, restaurant and hotel). At least one of them goes off every eight minutes or so, meaning that even the briefest visit will produce a sighting.
The next day we tried horseback riding. Icelandic horses are direct descendants of those the Vikings brought over, unmixed with other breeds for hundreds of years. They are small, sturdy horses with long manes and tails, and great for riding. We went to the Laxnes Horse Farm, about half an hour from Reykjavik (www.laxnes.is; they can pick you up and take you back to the city). The rides go into the nearby countryside, with a scenic backdrop of mountains and farms. Rides are accompanied by a Laxnes guide, who keeps the horses to a speed you're comfortable with. Besides the usual four "gaits" of horseback riding – walk, canter, trot, gallop – Icelandic horses have a fifth one that's unusually smooth.
Before heading to the ship, we made a side trip to the Blue Lagoon – a huge pool of hot water not far from the airport, and one of Iceland's most popular attractions for both tourists and locals. For a small fee, you can rent towels and swimwear and wade around in the soothing hot water, scooping up mud from the bottom and rubbing it on yourself—it's said to be great for the skin. The Blue Lagoon also has restaurants and a gift shop that sells its own brand of spa products.
Radisson Seven Seas Navigator used a day at sea to get from Reykjavik to southwest Greenland – which is actually farther south than Iceland. Greenland remains a territory of Denmark, and although it's much larger than Iceland, its population is much smaller—a mix of Inuits and Danes, mostly – since most of the country is covered by a massive ice cap. The Navigator had to skip its planned sail through Prince Kristian Fjord at the southern tip of Greenland – it was clogged with too much floating ice, even in August. The icebergs and floes can force changes in almost any cruise itinerary to Greenland, and the frequent fog can slow a ship down as well.
We opted for a tour that involved hiking around the large lake on the edge of town. To our surprise, we ran across a group of children swimming in it, although to the touch the water hardly seemed warm enough – for non-Greenlanders, at least. The air temperature was fine, though – in the 50s – and the day was sunny. The hike was scenic; small yellow wildflowers lined the path between the lake and the mountains, and occasionally we'd be passed by local joggers.
Radisson Seven Seas offered other shore excursions at Qaqortoq, including a visit to the aforementioned restaurant, a walking tour of town, a visit to a sealskin tannery, a helicopter flight over the fjords, and a boat trip to visit the ruins of Hvalsey Church, a remnant of the Viking settlers who disappeared from Greenland 600 years ago.
Next day we sailed up Tunulliarfik Fjord, which was riddled with small icebergs, to the town of Narsarsuaq, population 160. Narsarsuaq got its start as an airfield built by the U.S. military just before World War II, and today it's the only international airport in this part of Greenland. The town has a hotel – Europeans often fly in here to go hiking – and a café called the Blue Ice that also serves as a tourist information center and outfitter. There's a museum in town, with historical items from Viking and Inuit settlers. But there's only one bus here, and it is used for everything from shore excursions to airport transportation – sometimes mixing the various groups together.
Other shore excursions available at Narsarsuaq included a boat trip up the fjord to see a glacier; small-plane flight-seeing to view the glaciers and fjords; a tour of the town and its museum; and a boat trip to a nearby town to visit the ruins of a farm established by Greenland's first Viking settler, Erik the Red, who came here from Iceland 1,000 years ago. Erik's son, Leif Ericsson, founded a temporary settlement in North America at L'Anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundland.
In fact, L'Anse Aux Meadows was a later stop on the itinerary – at least, it was scheduled to be. Unfortunately, a night of heavy fog along the coast of Labrador slowed the ship down so much that we had to skip that port. The Radisson Seven Seas Navigator visited Goose Bay, Labrador, and then proceeded on to destinations that are familiar on New England/Canada itineraries, including the historic fortress town of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia; Halifax; and Boston.
Needless to say, visiting these remote northern seas aboard the all-suite Radisson Seven Seas Navigator (www.rssc.com), with its spacious accommodations, gourmet dining, spa/fitness center, full-sized theater and evening entertainment, selection of lounges and bars, etc., provides vastly more comfort and luxury than you could ever find on a little expedition ship.
For 2005, the Radisson Seven Seas Navigator will operate a 10-night New York to Reykjavik cruise, via Greenland, departing June 15; the ship then spends 14 nights going from Reykjavik to Copenhagen. On July 20, it sails from Copenhagen on a 10-night cruise to Reykjavik via the Orkney Islands and other ports in Iceland. And on July 30, 2005, it sails from Reykjavik to New York by way of Greenland and eastern Canada.
Holland America's Maasdam will also call at Greenland and Iceland on both eastbound and westbound transatlantic segments when it makes a 35-day voyage from Boston to Europe and back again, sailing from Boston July 16, 2005.


text:
Grow your business with point of sale finance
Retailers report up to a 30% increase in sales when offering finance as an option at checkout.1
How it works for your business
Works in-store
and online
Analytics and marketing support
No set-up fee
Simple 3 step
In 2018 point of sale finance won't just be requested, it'll be expected
of customers said they would have bought elsewhere if finance wasn't available.2
of customers said that they would have spent less if finance was not available.2
of customers said they would have postponed their purchase if finance was not available.2
of customers said they only purchased because finance was available.2
Can you afford not to offer point of sale finance?
We've helped to boost conversion rates, spend and customer loyalty
What our clients say about us
Benefits for your customers
Easy electronic application process on any device
5 second credit decision3
Customer APR: 0%-30%
Low deposit
So why choose Close Brothers?
- Local, personal relationship management
- Responsible treatment of customers
- Acceptance rate optimisation using 'multi-tier' strategy
- Order value maximisation using 'shadow limit' feature
- Point of sale marketing collateral
Your personal relationship manager will help you to grow your business using retail finance. What's best, they're right on your doorstep ready to help when you need them, right from the get-go regardless of size.
Your customers won't be hit with any hidden charges and will be given treatment for the best possible experience. We're here to help support your brand and enhance your service.
We aim to increase your customers' acceptance rate to make sure they get a great experience. We don't like saying no so we do our best to minimise it happening.
For your customers with a high credit score, we have the ability to offer them improved finance options giving them access to other products in-store.
Whether you're on or offline, it's critical you tell your customers that finance is available. That's why we provide both online and in-store materials to promote finance to your customers.


text:
Coca-Cola and Valiente face off in the 2017 USPA Gold Cup® final (the second 26-goal final of the season) Sunday, March 26 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach (IPC). Coca-Cola is coming off strong back-to-back wins over Audi and Orchard Hill, while Valiente has continued their dominant performance, remaining undefeated in 26-goal contests. Both teams are thrilling to watch. They use similar line-ups to produce some of the most effective team play seen to date in the 2017 season. Here's a look at how they are positioned to play and what the stats say about Sunday.
Patrons Gillian Johnston and Bob Jornayvaz, both rated at 2 goals, are important components of their respective teams but contribute in somewhat different ways. Johnston is more offensively minded, pulling Coca-Cola forward. She shot at goal 6 times during the Gold Cup, scoring on 2 of those chances. Jornayvaz is one of the best players in terms of positioning and blocking the appropriate players to free up Cavanagh and Cambiaso to attack forward, making him a critical player in Valiente's success. Watch for him to play a key role in the final.
Game report, stats and photographs provided by International Polo Club Palm Beach.
These photographs may be used one time and only in conjunction with this press release.These photographs may be used one time and only in conjunction with this press release.


text:
LEARN at SAPL
San Antonio Public Library provides assistance through the LEARN at SAPL centers with:
Online preparation for High School Equivalency, English as a second language (ESL), and other basic education classes
Computer and software tutorials
Language learning
Tablet and mobile device training
Resource referrals
Financial Empowerment Counseling
Bazan Branch Library
2200 W. Commerce St.
San Antonio, TX 78207
210. 207.9168
LEARN at Bazan
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 10 - 6
Wednesday: 12 - 8
Thursday: 10 - 6
Friday: 10 - 6
Saturday: 10 - 6
Sunday: CLOSED
Carver Branch Library
3350 E. Commerce St.
San Antonio, TX 78220
210. 207.9188
LEARN at Carver
Monday: 10 - 6
Tuesday: 12 - 8
Wednesday: 10 - 6
Thursday: 12 - 8
Friday: 10 - 6
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED
Cortez Branch Library
2803 Hunter Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 78224
210. 207.9138
LEARN at Cortez
Monday: 10 - 6
Tuesday: 12 - 8
Wednesday: 10 - 6
Thursday: 12 - 8
Friday: CLOSED
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: 10 - 6
Westfall Branch Library
6111 Rosedale Ct.
San Antonio, TX 78201
LEARN at Westfall
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 10 - 6
Wednesday: 12 - 8
Thursday: 10 - 6
Friday: 10 - 6
Saturday: 10 - 6
Sunday: CLOSED
Video-based lessons teach you vocabulary, grammar, and more. One-time registration is free.
Lessons teach you vocabulary, grammar, and more. Choose the right word. Crossword. Drag and drop. Fill in the blank.
Guess the word. Multiple choice. Reading. What do you hear? What do you see? No registration needed.
Learn American English on Line
This website is free for students and schools. There are seven levels of instruction. Provides videos, lessons, exercises, quizzes, and advice.
A free site for adults to:
Computers and Technology
• Learn the basics of computers, tablets, smart phones and laptops.
• Come to a group class of drop in with your technology questions.
Job Help
• Search and prepare for a new job.
• Learn how to complete online applications.
• Learn how to make a professional resume.
• Use our computer to take practice tests such as the CDL, ASVAB or other job-related assessments.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Group learning and self-study opportunities available.
• Free homework help available.
High School Equivalency
• Take practice tests and improve your skills.
• Check out books, DVDs and other resources to help you learn.
Financial Counseling (By Appointment)
• A Department of Human Services (DHS) Resource Specialist will help you connect to resources in the community.
• Learn more about credit scores, how to make and maintain a budget, and how to save and plan for your future.
Use LEARN@SAPL centers alongside other community programs. The following is a list of adult education programs in the San Antonio area. Please contact the program for class times and registration information.
Adult Education and Literacy Programs - Region 20
This website is a great place to start your search for an adult education program.
1314 Hines Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78209
Northside Independent School District
6632 Bandera Rd., Bldg. B
San Antonio 78238
East Central Independent School District
9787 New Sulphur Springs Road
San Antonio 78263
San Antonio Independent School District
906 Merida Street (Annex Building)
San Antonio, TX 78207
North East Independent School District
107 W. Rampart
San Antonio, TX 78216
8703 Wurzbach Road, Suite. A-1
San Antonio, TX 78240
815 El Monte Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 78201
Mexican American Unity Council
2300 W. Commerce, Suite 200
San Antonio, TX 78207
Northern Hills United Methodist Church
ESL classes; for more information write to firstname.lastname@example.com.
3703 N. Loop 1604 East
San Antonio, TX 78247
San Antonio College - Continuing Education Training Network
CE Nursing Department, College for Kids (CFK), EMS Academy, GED, ESL Education, Law Enforcement, Service, Trade and Industry, Medical Administration, Technology & Business Center, Professional Studies
1300 San Pedro Ave
San Antonio 78212
Westside Education & Training Center
Workforce training, ESL, GED, college enrollment skills, advising, career exploration, free computer lab.
563 S.W. 40th Street (at Old Hwy 90)
San Antonio, TX 78237
Office: 210-485-0240
Willie Velasquez Community Family Resource and Learning Center
ESL, GED, citizenship, financial literacy
1302 N. Zarzamora
San Antonio, TX 78207
• If you scored between 145-149 on a GED® test subject in the past, your status has changed from fail to pass.
• The GED® is available in Spanish and English.
• There are four subject tests. Reasoning through Language Arts takes 150 minutes. Science, Social Studies, and Math take 90 minutes each.
• These subject tests can now only be taken on the computer, and scores cannot be combined with tests taken prior to 2014.
• You pay for and take each test separately. Tests are $33.75 each.
• Register to take the GED® test at one of the following approved testing centers by visiting www.GED.com.


text:
Our Jobseekers Career Advancement Lab Spotlight
If you are looking for employment, want to change careers, or are hoping to advance in your current position the Job Seekers and Career Advancement Lab is the place to be. Along with Applied Math, Locating Information, and Reading for Information course work, this new program offers students the opportunity to take online course in Career Exploration and Preparation, Financial Literacy, and Career Skills (e.g. Job Search, Communication, Work Ethics, Workplace Effectiveness, Business Etiquette). The program is flexible— attend when you can, complete training modules in the Lab or online form home.If you don't have the time or money for expensive career workshops, this is for you. It's a powerful way to build self-esteem and provide real credentials to potential employers.
Dana Randolph (above) enrolled in the the program seeking assistance with her job search. The work Dana completed proved to be instrumental in helping her land a call center position with Verizon.
Job Seekers Lab instructors assisted Dana with her resume, online job search tools, and helpful e-application tricks. From the Lab, Dana applied with Verizon and was promptly contacted by the company for a phone interview. The Job Seekers team practiced interview questions and techniques as well as skill-building exercises with Dana.
Interview preparations also involved researching the company and preparing short, concise answers that demonstrate ability and showcase experience. Because of her dedication to personal success, Dana passed a series of interviews and tests and was offered the decisive final meeting with Verizon. That's when the Job Seek-ers Lab coaching went into full gear with attire and grooming tips, first impression and diction critiques, and how to project a confident demeanor.
While in the Lab, Dana completed lessons in Customer Service, Business Etiquette, Financial Awareness, Time Management, and Employer Expectations. At the same time, Dana earned her Gold Career Readiness Certificate (CRC)—the highest level!
Mary Wood, CRC Coordinator, commented, "We were all so happy when Dana told us she was offered her new job. She had the ability, the education, and the motivation to get the interview with Verizon. She utilized her time in the Job Seeker class by improving her interviewing tools and skills, and therefore increasing her chances of receiving a job offer.†To join the Job Seekers Lab, contact Mary Wood at (910)362-7150 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
To subscribe, go to:
Congratulations to Dana Randolph on earning a Gold Level CRC and landing a new job!
Filed under: Uncategorized


text:
Nema brings the taste that you miss from your childhood. We proudly offer this all-time favorite deli product with fresh and 100% halal beef. It makes a great sandwich for lunch with cheese and some vegetables.
Barcode: 881428000304
Net Weight: 1 lb (16 oz)
Packages/Box: 16
Boxes/Pallet: 96
Box Size: 12x10x6 ¼
Storage Conditions: Keep refrigerated between 35°F – 39°F (2°C – 4°C)
Packaging Details: Multi-layer Barrier Casing
* This product is also available for Canada.


text:
This series of GWODs was designed especially for Greatist by Bodeefit. For more information about the exercises in this workout, or to see video demos of each movement, follow the links below the graphic. Be sure to note the results of your workout so you can track your progress as you go.
Before you tackle this killer workout, try this quick and effective full-body warm-up designed by Bodeefit. It's just five simple moves but hits every major muscle group and gets your heart pumping.
Fire Breather
Going as fast as is safely possible, complete 8 rounds of the following circuit.
10 Lateral Burpees
15 Elevated Push-Ups
20 Tuck Jumps
Want to kick the intensity up a notch? Wear a weight vest during the workout!
Don't forget to check back tomorrow for a totally new (but equally awesome) GWOD!


text:
I discovered late in life the meaning behind the quote by Anthony Brandt, "While other things may change us, everything begins and ends with family".
Too often we often get caught up managing our professional careers that we lose site of really important things. My journey of discovery led me to create OurStoriesAreUs.com – just in time.
Ten years ago I visited my parents while on a business trip. Both Mom and Dad had been retired for over 15 years, living off of social security and a Navy pension. While both were mentally alert and financially comfortable, they shared with me that they felt like they were a burden on society and feeling guilty that they were no longer making a contribution.
Feeling that I was part of the problem, being too busy to visit very often and spend quality time, I felt a need to find a solution. That solution came in the form of a family website – a private website where Mom and Dad could record their stories and share their life experiences with us kids and future generations.
I realized quickly that this project had become one of the most important things I've done with my life – renewing Mom and Dad's' sense of purpose as they set about sharing their stories. The were engaged in a task of personal interest to them and felt uniquely qualified to do it. The felt they were creating something of value for future generations.
The most significant result in this project was the bonding effect that followed as a result of me helping them share their stories. That bonding effect lasted long after the project itself.
This experience was something I wanted to bring to other families, but drastic improvements needed to be made to the family website to make it more user friendly. This effort has resulted in the creation of OurStoriesAreUs.com.
Ken Bredemeier
OurStoriesAreUs.com, Founder
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.,
222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #1212
Chicago, IL 60654


text:
Goldsmith's House Informations
Please note that Goldsmiths House is for WOMEN ONLY
Goldsmiths House provides very good value rooms in the heart of central London. An attractive period building, ideally located in a pretty residential street in central London, very close to popular tourist attractions. London Zoo is just down
Directions from Mornington Crescent station:
Turn left out of the station and walk down Hampstead Road.
Cross over at the traffic lights and turn right onto Granby Terrace.
Walk down Granby Terrace, then turn right onto Park Village East. You will see Goldsmiths House on the corner of Park Village East and Augustus Street.
Travelling from London Airports:
From Heathrow Airport: take the Piccadilly Line underground train to Leicester Square. At Leicester Square change onto the Northern Line (Charing Cross Branch) underground train northbound. Alight at Mornington Crescent.
From Gatwick Airport: take the train to Victoria Station, then change onto the Victoria Line tube northbound to Euston.
From Stansted Airport: take the Stansted Express to Tottenham Hale. At Tottenham Hale, take the Victoria Line southbound to Euston. At Euston, take the Northern Line (Charing Cross Branch) northbound to Mornington Crescent. It's just one stop.
(Euston and Camden Town stations are also nearby to the hostel).
Informations about Goldsmith's House
Please note that Goldsmiths House is for WOMEN ONLY
Goldsmiths House provides very good value rooms in the heart of central London. An attractive period building, ideally located in a pretty residential street in central London, very close to popular tourist attractions. London Zoo is just down the road, as is Camden with its famous lock and market and the magnificent Regents Park.
We are the ideal choice for women travellers on a budget looking for well located, clean, safe and affordable accommodation in Central London. We offer single and twin fully-furnished bedrooms all with wash hand-basins. There are showers on each floor.
We have a large communal dining and kitchen area overlooking a beautiful garden which is ideal for sitting in the sun and dining alfresco!
We also have 2 television rooms with video/dvd players, music rooms and a laundry room.
We are just minutes away from Camden High Street lined with coffee shops, restaurants and bars offering a wide variety of eating out options to suit every pocket from budget bites to high end cuisine.
Although we don't have our own in-house entertainment, we are on the doorstep of vibrant Camden and London's West End where you are never far away from all the latest shows, live bands, nightclubs, bars and pubs. We can guarantee you a quiet night's sleep after a hard day's sightseeing and all night partying!
We look forward to welcoming you at Goldsmiths House!
Goldsmiths House is part of Viridian Housing a not for profit charitable housing association providing homes for over 15,000 across the UK.
All rooms are for women only.
Additional costs may be involved for some services.
Meeting facilities are free in the common room
The total cost of your accommodation is required in full in advance within 48 hours of your booking. Payment could be made by direct payment with your bank or with any major credit cards.
Alternatively, direct bank transfers are accepted.
Cash payment is Not accepted