text:
Gone are the days of "nude" pantyhose and a rotating three-piece suit set — if your office allows even the smallest smidgen of wardrobe wiggle room, there's really no reason to continue to bore everyone in the building with that ho-hum skirt suit you bought at the end of college.
For ladies who've got jobs as killer as yours and taste that's just as discerning, there's no shortage of stand-out, fashion-forward suits on the market to keep you looking like a boss (even if your business card won't back it up). From classic cuts in daring colors to truly avant-garde silhouettes, these are the work looks that made our hearts sing (when's the last time a pantsuit got you feeling those feelings?). After all, you've never fit the 9-5 box…so why should your clothes?


text:
News & Events
For the Media
Board of Trustees Statement: The U.S.A. Economy and Clarkson University
Following its Annual Meeting on Saturday, October 18, the Clarkson University Board of Trustees issued the following statement on the U.S.A. economy and Clarkson University:
Never before in Clarkson's history has it been more urgent to support Clarkson's faculty and students as they direct their pursuits to the pressing challenges that define these times. With consistent and strong financial management, a history of prudent operations, and the commitment of Clarkson's Board of Trustees and its alumni, Clarkson remains in a position to continue to pursue its campus master plan and to continue its commitment to make a Clarkson education available for all who are qualified to enroll.
It is Clarkson's long history, its legacy and its motto to educate the workman that needeth not to be ashamed and it is the workman that will bring prosperity back to America.
Clarkson is:

subset: commoncrawl


text:
David writes blogs, articles, and e-Books for select clients. His strengths are writing for Outdoor Living, Health, Medical, and Small Business Management/Marketing.
David is an avid outdoors sportsmen with a blossoming e-business that takes up most of his time. His education includes a deep biological background including entomology and botany as well as business management and marketing.
He received his BS in Business Administration and worked until 2010 managing medical offices. He left mainstream business in January of 2010 to write full time. He is very happy as a writer.
He decided in 2012 to go back to school to obtain a Masters Degree in Entomology, and to continue his life-long love of the study of insects. His goals are to continue to write and grow as a human both in educational and in experience. He will transfer to UC Davis in the Spring of 2014. He hopes to teach as a hobby after retirement.
David is an auto enthusiast. He follows vehicles from all decades and the tech that goes along with them. He writes about classic cars, muscle cars, and modern vehicles such as the new Ford Super Duty.
David works with marketing clients and technology clients to produce content about SaaS and IoT which applies to both selling vehicles and manufacturing them. He understands the technology behind key options such as stability control, Wi-Fi, and most computer related technology found in modern vehicles. He also works with green energy and green lifestyle clients to produce content that speaks to the environmental aspect of owning a vehicle.
He has written over 1,000 auto-related content and many of them for the same clients.
Davids long career, education, and life experience give him the experience to produce content on many topics and across many industries. David has sold more than two million words and 5,000 articles at WriterAccess. He writes articles, blogs, white papers, eBooks, and more. One of Davids greatest assets is his willingness to help clients navigate the WA system. He also helps with content development and ideation. If you need a talented writer to produce readable and enjoyable content, then David is the writer for you.
David has over 29-years of healthcare experience and has written over a thousand articles on healthcare. His vast experience helps him create deep and exciting content for clients. He successfully writes on the topics of:
Human disease
Emerging trends in healthcare
Medical-legal issues/relationships
More specific topics include:
Pain management
Alternative treatment
Substance Abuse and Treatment
Holistic Healthcare
New Procedures in Surgery
Tips on Talking to Your Doctor and Surgeon
The Healthcare Process
And more.
David has worked at big-name hospitals, such as Stanford Medical Center, smaller hospitals, and smaller private practices. He spent 15 years in direct patient care positions, and the remainder of his career, David worked in hospital administration.
Over his career, David worked in nearly every department within healthcare including:
He understands that requirements needed to deliver effective care and the challenges that go along with maintaining high patient care standards. David is also very familiar with the challenges that managers go through to recruit qualified staff.
David has written many articles and blogs on outdoor recreation. They have ranged from the benefits or outdoor recreation to how-to articles for camping, hiking, outdoor photography, fishing, and hunting.
He is an avid outdoorsman. He grew up in the country hunting, fishing, and horseback riding. His current hobbies include insect collecting (entomology-for scientific purposes,) and exploring. He has camped throughout California, into Oregon, and parts of Washington. He travels frequently to places such as Alaska to fish.
He understands gear, the how-to part of outdoor adventuring and environment. Those are tools her brings to content creation – a voice that shows you why and how rather than just tells you.
David writes basic SEO articles with care given to keyword placement, title creation and the crafting of unique and informative subheads. He follows instructions well. His copy is unique and engaging.
He has written nearly a thousand travel articles for destinations such as Costa Rica. He has written descriptive copy for barge trips around Europe. For the past six months, David has kept busy writing hotel property descriptions for a top travel company. He writes in depth, and consumer focused travel articles that travelers find useful. He uses an approach that emphasized the attractions, accommodations and safety of traveling out of the United States.
David likes to find the story of a place or the culture of its people. He is a historian by hobby, and his brain is full of tidbits of history that he adds to stories to make them come alive.
David is a lifelong traveler and has visited many countries throughout Europe, such as Scotland and England. He has traveled most of the United states, and while he lives in California, he continues to travel around California. As a writer, he likes to pack up his Chrome Book and head off to a State park and write.
David grew up in a fishing and farming family. He has a ton of experience in gardening, horticulture, and community-based farming/gardening, and even forest management. He was active in 4-H and has won awards in horticulture. He produced 800 plus articles and blogs on farming, agriculture, modern farming topics including:
Pest Management
Technology for Farming
Pesticides, Fungicides, and Herbicides
Organic Farming
Old-world Farming
Small Production Farming
Soil Health
Soil Regeneration
Crop Rotation
Cover Crops
Nitrogen Fixing Plants
Water Conservation
Drought Tolerant Crops
And more.
Currently, he is part of New Era Community Garden. The garden started five years ago as a community building project. His involvement is not just as a gardener, but also as an educator for new gardeners. David is a resource for tips and tricks that help new gardeners become sucessful gardeners. He grows 70-80 percent of what he eats each year in a 12' x 12' square plot.
David is a scientist. He studies entomology, environmental biology, ecology, botany, and chemistry. He is current involved in an internship at the California Department of Food and Agriculture in the Pest Diagnostic Unit. He works with pest management and organic solutions to pest management including:
Pest Identification by Sight and Plant Damage.
Biological Control Species
Beneficial Insect Species
Methods that help beneficial species thrive while decreasing populations of pests.
Chemical and Organic Pesticides
Bee Keeping
Managing Pollinators
He has written thousands of articles on topics such as:
Organic Gardening
Pest management
Plant Selection
Garden Design
Vertical Gardening
Gardening with Kids
Local Agriculture
Big Farm Agriculture
Monoculture Farming
Sustainable Farming and Agriculture
Farmers Markets
Organic Farming
Organic Meat Production
Poultry Management
Beef Cattle, Bison, and Emu Production
David's experience in this industry is huge and growing more each season. His current projects include helping the Chef at Mondovi's in the Napa Valley develop a kitchen garden that produces quality organic vegetables for their menu. He is an advocate for From Garden to Table. His research project is an internship that deals with pest management and plant galls. He works with local farmers to produce better pollination through new technologies, which work to decrease the costs of growing food crops.
If you need content that is fresh, organic, and pleasing to the senses then send David a message and talk about the goals of your content. He works with clients every day to develop content that works for their audience.
David writes marketing content for a variety of clients. He focuses on small business marketing but has written for giants.
He works with and understands — the sales cycle, buyer persona, branding, strategic marketing, and planning.
He pairs this knowledge with web design, SEO, SERP, internet ads and PLAs.
David produces marketing content that is usable, engaging, and helpful to your strategy and the reader.
David S is a pet lover who has cared for a vast number of different pets. He has cats, turtles, and tropical fish. In the past, he worked with stray dogs and cats, rodents, such as rats and hamsters, and he is knowledgeable about the biology of many species of pets.
David is a master fish keeper. He trained and worked at Capital Aquarium. His primary responsibility was to diagnose and treat fish and plant disease. He was also responsible for maintaining a breeding program for special fish. He was responsible for writing and maintaining newsletters for customers, as well as care guides for all of the species of fish sold.
David grew up on a farm has experience writing about farm animals, dairy animals, and exotic pets. He understands:
Pet Nutrition
Pet Disease
Pet Health
Animal Psychology
Behavior Psychology
Exotic Pets
Environmental Needs of Pets
And More.
David writes a great deal about home living. His projects range from how-to tips on decoration and the use of color and texture to landscape design and the comfort of creating a nest-like atmosphere.
David's favorite place in the world is his home. He has a vast knowledge of antiques, art, and deep love of cooking. He likes to entertain and is the master of small parties and intimate dinners. They say home is where the heart is and they happen to be correct. Topics that he writes about include:
-Natural Stone Flooring
-Hardwood Flooring
-Indoor Air Pollution - causes, fixes, and flooring
-Remodel projects
-Real Estate value through home improvement
-Design, color, and the use of textiles to improve living spaces
-Outdoor Living areas - How to expand your home by using your yard
-Hobby rooms
David owned and operated two health staffing agencies that focused on recruiting healthcare professionals, including doctors, RNs, and allied health personnel. His experience in healthcare helped prepare him to address the constant changes within the healthcare industry, and to overcome the challenges presented by the nursing shortage and the crisis that it caused within healthcare.
He started each agency from the ground up and grew them to a place where he could sell them. His experience in staffing goes beyond medical staffing and touches on almost every industry, including tech. David is part of the Five-hour Club and devotes several hours per week to reading blogs and resources that are specific to the staffing industry. He has a secret passion for technology and artificial intelligence and uses that interest to bridge the gap between traditional staffing and big data.
He has worked with acute care and long-term care facilities.
David has worked in the hospitality industry for several years. He has worked for about four years in two different B&B. He understand that needs of guests, and how to help people find exactly what they are looking for when they are on vacation. David is also a seasoned traveler. He has spent a lot of time in Europe and South America. He would love to put that experience to work for you.
David writes for several relationship clients here at WriterAcess and elsewhere, including psychologists, therapists, and bloggers who cater to the self-help community. He has a medical background including working in medical inpatient centers, outpatient centers, drug, alcohol and detox centers, and through community groups. He is able to take complex medical information and translate it into usable and meaningful information for the average reader.
David's education is in biology with an emphasis in entomology, environmental biology, and restorative ecology. He works on projects within the private sector that involve the EPA, State Water Resource Board, Dept of Fish and Game, and a few non-profits. He understands renewable energy, renewable resources, and the concepts that involve green living.
David was a competitive figure skater. That is a sport that requires smart training for fitness and endurance. If you would like articles that take the aspects of nutrition, exercise, and diet and apply them to fitness then David is your writer. Fitness is not a flat single deminsion. It is a whole body approach to living that provides fitness as an end result. Fitness with a focus is important and measurable. That is what we all want we we talk about fitness.
David writes a great deal on environmental topics such as green services, green living, and environmental conservation. He is a student of entomology excitingly working on several research projects that involve insects. He is an avid outdoors man in the style of the old naturalists. He is a very malleable writer who applies his life experience and eduction to topics that he chooses to write about. If you are interested in solar projects, GMO food, sustainable resources, peak resources, and other topics for blogs or articles, David is the guy to ask.
David has written hundreds of gardening articles. Those include:
How-to-garden topics
Tricks for growing difficult plants
Pest management
Soil health
Articles directed towards beginning gardeners
Tips on growing vegetables to save money
The organic gardening process
How to amend soil
How to evaluate crop issues
Organic pest control
How to garden with children.
David has been an organic gardener for over 30 years. He grows 60-70 percent of what he consumes. David also studies botany and entomology. He is also in the process of obtaining a Masters Gardeners Certificate through UC Davis.
In addition to gardening, David writes on topics of agriculture, irrigation, food, and nutrition. He is a champion of the concept of from farm-to-table.
He has written many blog posts mostly about small business and their needs. He maintains three personal blogs on the topics of Insects, fish and pets, and social ecology issues on a local basis. He is also a member of several blogging networks that focus on children, humor, and home living. His education is in Biology with an emphasis on entomology, ecology, and environmental biology, all of which he applies to green living and green products.
David has written blogs and articles for clients from all parties. He has a deep understanding of the political system and easily uses words to draw images to help readers connect the dots. His political content is razor sharp and he is a malleable writer. He focuses his writing to your audience regardless of his personal views. If you want political content that is based on your point of view, with quality resources, and rich rhetoric that engages your reader then consider David for your project.
David writes legal articles for lawyers who need a client perspective instead of richly detailed legal content that people looking for a lawyer do not understand. He is adept at translating legal speak into easy-to-understand, conversational content that is both SEO rich, and written to the target audience. David is not a lawyer, he does not have a JD degree, but he excels in helping lawyers fill their sites with relevant, compelling, and readable content, especially in competitive markets.
writes about:
-Custody, parent rights, grandparent rights, and human rights.
-Financial Legal Content – bankruptcy, debt collection, debt relief, and taxation
-Criminal Law – Parole violations, rights of inmates, victim rights, DUI, and legal cases that involve drugs.
-Personal Injury – slip and falls, vehicle accidents, wrongful death, act of terrorism, violent crimes, victims right.
-Case Summaries and Opinions – He simplifies both legal case and opinions so that the average reader can grasp the complex nature of legal briefings.
-He writes legal content based on individual state laws and federal laws.
-He writes legal SEO using best practices and current theory for marketing.
He writes to your audience in a way that is both engaging and compelling?.
- He is an expert at Call-to-Action CTA
David is an old soul. He has written hundreds of blog and article on different phases of spirituality. He is a Christian by faith, but not a member of the modern day Christians that the news portrays. His beliefs are from the old world Christianity that focus on love, brotherhood, and education. As such, he has written about many religions other than Christianity and from a point of view that is supportive of individual reader choice. His writings are about your journey not his own.
David has written about metaphysics, crystals, healing stones, meditation, and many other topics within spirituality. His content is open because he believe that God has his own way of reaching out to people and everyone's path in life is their own unique journey. Who is he to mess with that journey?
David loves food, but he really loves great food, and there is an art to great food. He thinks that a lot of people have lost the ability to cook high-caliber meals.
The most delicious meal begins with the best ingredients. David is a purest when it comes to food and food production. There is something said for being able to enjoy the ripest tomato right off the vine. To be able to prepare food with garden-ripe veggies and organically grown meats is a delight.
When he goes to the grocery store he sees carts full of boxed food and thinks can people really be fooled by that much sodium and fat? Sadly, they seem to be. David is an organic gardener, and once you taste the difference of high-quality ingredients, that do not require salt or added oil to bring out flavor, then food takes on a whole new meaning. David is a pro at finding low-cost alternatives to boxed food, fast food, and bad food.
David has an educational background in Biology, Environmental Biology, and Restorative Ecology. His primary interests include entomology, chemical prospecting, geology, restorative ecology, medical entomology, natural resources, and renewable resources. He maintains blogs on insects, organic gardening, and local social ecology issues.
He is also part of three research projects. These involve tracking and collecting data on specific species of wasp. Quantitative and qualitative data collection and interpretation are also part of these projects. He is in the second year of building an entomological catalog for the American River Parkway Foundation. He has an educational background in Biology with an emphasis on Entomology and Environmental Biology, including Restorative Ecology. His minor is in Geology with emphasis on geologic structures, mineralogy, and historical aspects of geology. David loves the relationships that exist between biology and geology.
David puts his education to use for various clients. He produces articles and blogs for natural resource management that include geological research. He writes biological related content for clients in the agriculture, pest management, and sustainable industries. These include energy related articles about new technology, innovations, and even basic articles for people wanting a simpler solar lifestyle.
He has written thousands of blog posts mostly about small business and their needs. He maintains three personal blogs on the topics of Insects, fish and pets, and social ecology issues on a local basis. He is also a member of several blogging networks that focus on children, humor, and home living. His education is in Biology with an emphasis on entomology, ecology, and environmental biology, all of which he applies to green living and green products.
He has spent the last five years developing his craft. He enjoys writing and working on projects for other people. He has embraced the changes within internet marketing and has found a niche in developing rich topic content for business sites. He has successfully written articles for clients around the world and looks forward to continuing to build those global relationships.
David produces copy for clients who want landing pages, web content, and other structural content for websites. He uses a clear and distinctive tone that leads viewers along the path of the clients choosing. His content helps move viewers along the SEO cycle where eventually that may become customers.
David is a professional freelance writer. He produces ghostwritten content for clients just like you. He specializes in the creation of blog, article, web page, and eBook production.
As someone who is a veteran of the freelance world, David understands the need for excellent content. He is familiar with the SEO product cycle and writes content that appeals to the target audience. He is a writer who does not mind helping with content development such as blog ideas, how-to articles, or web page content that is specific to your business.
David works with the following Industries, though has written eBooks on most subjects.
• Outdoor Living – David writes about outdoor living spaces such as outdoor fireplaces, water features, and Zen gardens.
• Outdoor Adventures — David writes about camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, and outdoor destinations such as specific rivers or national parks.
• Fishing — David is an avid fisherman and writes about fly fishing, fishing in Alaska, charter fishing, salmon fishing, steelhead fishing, fishing for trout, bass, and saltwater fishing
• Home Living — David writes design and home improvement articles that range from paint selection to how-to guides for installing vinyl plank flooring. He has a deep understanding of HVACs and green home technology
• Green Living — David's life is all about green living. He writes about green products, how-to blogs and articles about making lifestyle changes, and decreasing energy usage, organic gardening, etc.
• Pest Control — David studied entomology and understands insects and pests. He writes detailed pest control articles that go beyond the standard "How to Spray for Ants" type articles that you see on every pest control page. He produces pest control content that stands out and that readers can relate too.
• Garden, Landscape, and Organic Gardening — David is a life-long gardener. He has a deep understanding of plants, growing, and food production. He produces easy to comprehend blogs and articles that inspire people to grow their own food.
• Agriculture — David has a farming background. He writes content for the small and medium-sized farmer, market farms, and flower farms. His articles range from seed selection to watering to pest management.
David recently completed several projects as a ghost writer for several ebooks, and a print book. These projects included editing and paragraph building and supplemented the authors own work.
David is also in the process of writing a novel for kindle. That is a project that he works on in his spare time. If you are a client that needs help with your project, David is very open to discussing the project to see if there is compatibility.


text:
I am quite happy to let go of my twitter account! For the past week or so I have been having only problems with Twitter. I feel like a twit!
Losing my updates, my followers, having another username and discovering messages I never made were annoying problems. I'm breathing a sigh of relief and I finally realize that garnering attention with mundane remarks can be cute but I don't see the point! Twitter want's to know 'What are you doing?' You know, I read that 60% of folks that start to twitter eventually leave.
I'm joining that group & having more fun... blogging!


text:
Pope's resignation stuns NH CatholicsBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
February 11. 2013 9:53PM
Rain, snow and sleet were expected in New Hampshire Monday. Another heavenly storm wasn't: the announcement that Pope Benedict XVI will resign at the end of this month.
Benedict becomes the first Pope in seven centuries to abdicate the throne of Saint Peter. Benedict did so, he said, after recognizing his deteriorating strength and "incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me."
New Hampshire Catholics said they were surprised, including five students from Magdalen College in Warner who arrived in Rome Saturday to begin several weeks of study.
On Sunday, they were at St. Peter's Square to hear the 85-year-old Benedict say his weekly Angelus prayer. Twenty-four hours later, the announcement came.
"It's kind of crazy to think you come here and all of a sudden, it's a huge news story," said Baron Torres, a sophomore at the college. The students are lodging at a convent outside Rome, and Torres said he kept doubting what the receptionist told him Monday morning.
"You would think the Pope is supposed to stay on his seat until the day he dies," Torres said.
Others disagreed.
"There is a time to step down, even in the Catholic church," said William Fahey, president of the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrimack. "In his resignation, he is teaching us one more thing."
He dismissed any suggestion that there is more to the story.
Michele Dillon, a scholar of Catholicism and professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, said the resignation makes sense, given the mental and physical energy necessary to fulfill the job. The Pope had slowed down recently and started using a cane and a wheeled platform to take him up the long aisle in St. Peter's, Reuters reported.
In a statement, New Hampshire Bishop Peter Libasci asked for prayers for the Pope and said Benedict always emphasized the Church's deep traditions and 2,000 years of history.
Became Pope in 2005
Benedict was elevated to Pope in 2005, after spending years as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. There, he earned the nickname "God's Rottweiler" for his insistence on strict adherence to Catholic teaching.
As Pope, Benedict angered Muslims when he compared Islam with violence. Jews didn't like it when he rehabilitated a Holocaust denier. And the priest sex-abuse scandal continued throughout his papacy, especially in European countries.
Last year, Benedict's private butler leaked papers alleging corruption in Vatican business deals.
As Pope, Benedict adhered to established doctrine on topics such as homosexuality, priestly celibacy and women's ordination, Dillon said. And he bemoaned the rise of secularism in Europe and the Western world.
But he endorsed modernizing Vatican II and spoked against economic inequality. And there were no purges of liberals during Benedict's eight years.
"His kindness to liberals is one in not doing the things people thought he would do," said the Rev. Jerome Day OSB, a Benedictine at St. Anslem College who is also pastor at St. Raphael Church in Manchester.
St. Anselm connection
The announcement made for a sad day at the abbey at St. Anselm College, Day said.
When elected, the German-born Pope took the name of the founder of the Benedictine order, Day said. The Benedictines who came to New Hampshire to minister to Germans, he said, trace their spiritual home to Pope Benedict's native Bavaria.
"Across the board, there is gratitude among the monks at St. Anselm for the many good things he has done for us," Day said.
He said it will be interesting to see how the role of Pope-emeritus develops, and he said the former Pope would always be welcome to lecture at St. Anselm College.
The last Pope to resign willingly was Celestine V in 1294 after reigning for only five months. His resignation was known as "the great refusal" and was condemned by the poet Dante in the "Divine Comedy."
Gregory XII reluctantly abdicated in 1415 to end a dispute with a rival claimant to the papacy.
As soon as Palm Sunday?
In Rome, chief Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi indicated that the complex machinery of naming a new Pope will move quickly, not having to wait for elaborate funeral services.
He said Benedict would not try to influence the decision of the College of Cardinals, which will select a new Pope. A new leader could be elected as soon as Palm Sunday, on March 24, and be ready to take over by Easter a week later, Lombardi said.
The Magdalen College students are scheduled to depart Rome on March 8, but Torres said he would like to stay longer.
Torres said it would be intriguing to witness the election of a new Pope. But he said he would give it up for the security of keeping Benedict in place.
"I'm honestly scared for the church," he said.
Dillon said a new Pope will bring a fresh perspective to problems such as the priest shortage, the role of women in the church and the lack of faith among youth.
"Whoever responds to them, the hope is they do it in a creative way," the UNH professor said. "The church is all the time tweaking its doctrine."
Reuters News Service and Union Leader Correspondent Kimberly Houghton contributed to this article.


text:
Before the great wave of Hispanic immigration that swept the U.S. in the last several decades, historians spoke of four main periods of Catholic immigration linked to four ethnic groups: the Irish (peaking in the 1850s), the Germans (1880s), the Italians (early 1900s), and the Poles and other Slavs (1920s). The immigrant experience, including entry into the Catholic Church as they found it in the new country, was in some ways different for each.
And for none more difficult than for the Italians.
Between 1880 and 1920, as many as 4 million of them came to America, mostly from poverty-ridden southern Italy. Many were temporary workers — "builders of bridges, tunnels and subways, longshoremen and factory workers," as one writer said — who came to earn money and, that done, hastened home. But many stayed and made new homes in America. Or tried.
Early in those years, Frances Cabrini had met with Pope Leo XIII and told him of her dream to go to China as a missionary. "No," Pope Leo answered, "not to the East but to the West." He wanted her and her new Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart to go to America and do pastoral work among the Italian immigrants.
What happened after that is a bright page in the sometimes tumultuous story of Italian-American Catholicism. The heroic love of God and neighbor that motivated her was formally recognized in 1946 when Frances Cabrini was declared a saint. That made her the first U.S. citizen to be canonized — even though she remained, in the words of a historian, "Italian ... to the very marrow of her bones."
Francesca Cabrini was born July 15, 1850, in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, a town in Lombardy, youngest of 13 children in a well-off farming family. A pious child — the "little saint," neighbors called her — she longed to be a missionary and played at sailing paper boats filled with violets representing the sisters she meant to send all over the world.
But her father had other ideas, and after studying to be a teacher, Francesca taught school. On two occasions, she sought admission to religious orders but was turned down — ostensibly for poor health but in fact because a local monsignor had other ideas: He wanted her to take over direction of a troubled orphanage.
After she had run the orphanage for six years, the bishop of the diocese asked her and her companions to form a religious community. The Missionary Sisters were born, with the foundress taking Frances Xavier as her religious name — "Xavier" for the 16th-century Jesuit missionary to the Far East, Francis Xavier.
Although the new order was at first only a diocesan institution, Mother Cabrini had larger plans from the start. After establishing new convents in Cremona and Milan, she went to Rome to seek papal approval and, she hoped, open a convent there. At first the cardinal in charge of such matters said "no" — Rome had enough convents already — but this determined woman of great charm persisted, and the cardinal ended by allowing her to open not just one convent but two.
It was around then that she had the interview with Leo XIII that sent her on her way to the United States. Already in 1884, the American bishops at the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore had discussed the desperate pastoral situation of the Italian immigrants. Little came of it, except that "the Italian problem" was by now recognized as a problem for the Church at large.
New York already had some 50,000 Italians, but only a handful ever went to church. The newcomers' situation included poverty, a critical shortage of Italian-speaking priests, habits of anticlericalism and spotty religious practice that accompanied them from the old country. There was also pervasive anti-Italian feelings, not only outside, but within the American Catholic community.
Sister Dolores Liptak, a historian of the immigrant experience, comments wryly that the fact that some of these immigrants managed to practice the Faith "cannot be understood in terms of their being understood or well-treated either by American Catholics or Americans generally."
Over time, a pastoral strategy began to take shape, bolstered by the arrival of new Italian religious communities like the Scalabrinian Fathers and the Pallottines as well as by training American priests to work with the Italians. The first parish in the U.S. specifically for them had been founded in Philadelphia in 1852, and now these spiritual enclaves retaining the language and devotional traditions of Italy multiplied. Mother Cabrini and her sisters were part of the increasingly effective response to a situation of obvious need.
Mother Cabrini arrived in New York on March 31, 1889, and, after a short-lived period of tension with the local archbishop over where to set up shop, she and her companions got to work. Within a month, they were running an orphanage. In less than three years, they had a hospital as well. (Mother Cabrini called all her hospitals — two in New York, two in Chicago — Columbus Hospital.)
There's not enough room here to list here all the orphanages, schools, hospitals and clinics these women were responsible for establishing and operating. But numbers at least suggest the magnitude of what they achieved. By the time Mother Cabrini died 34 years after her arrival, the 2,300 Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart working in the United States and throughout the Western Hemisphere had launched 67 institutions devoted to the physical, moral and spiritual welfare of people in need. Italians were not the only ones they served, but Italians remained the special focus of the sisters' efforts.
As early as September 1891, Mother Cabrini took 14 sisters to Nicaragua to start an academy. Returning to the United States by way of New Orleans, she discovered that a year earlier a mob there had lynched a number of Italians accused of crimes. Her response was to summon several sisters from New York to begin work among the Italians of the Crescent City.
Like the little girl who years before had dreamed of dispatching missionaries all over the world, Mother Cabrini carried on a ministry of expansive horizons. Argentina and Chile, France, Spain, England — Missionary Sisters went to all these places to work. In the U.S., the order spread west across the United States — to Chicago, to the mining camps of Colorado and Sing Sing prison in New York, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington state.
In 1909, Mother Cabrini became a naturalized citizen. The following year, knowing her strength was failing, she announced her intention to resign as superior general of her order and devote herself exclusively to prayer. But the houses of the Missionary Sisters voted unanimously in favor of her staying on. Observing those results, the cardinal-prefect of the Vatican's congregation for religious told her, jokingly, "Mother Cabrini, though up to now you have governed your institute badly, I have decided to give you another chance. You are to remain superior general." The foundress wasn't fazed. "Well, I warn you that I shall be just as severe as in the past," she replied.
She died Dec. 22, 1917, at Columbus Hospital in Chicago. After the unusually brief interval of 21 years, Pope Pius XI declared her Blessed. Pius XII canonized her in 1946 and in 1950 designated her "Patroness of the Immigrants."
At a point in Edwin O'Connor's novel about big city politics, "The Last Hurrah," Frank Skeffington, mayor and politician extraordinaire, mulls a problem. A statue must be placed in an Italian district, but there are conflicting views about whose it should be. Skeffington's solution: Mother Cabrini. He explains:
"Italian born, and the first American saint. Let's see them get out of that. The first man, woman, child or monsignor who objects will be stoned out of town."
For a politician like Skeffington, honoring Mother Cabrini may have been no more than a smart idea, but for others it is welldeserved recognition of a brave woman who served her people, her adopted country and her God, and served them all remarkably well.
Russell Shaw is an OSV contributing editor.
Copyright © 1996-2018 Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.


text:
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Fried Calamari
I needed another quick, cheap dinner tonight. Calamari is $6 a pound at Wholefoods, and I only bought a little more than a third of a pound, which was plenty. I sliced the tubes thinly, and cut the tentacle parts in half. This made enough for Alex and I to eat for dinner. I served the calamari with marinara sauce that I had in the freezer, but they would be just as good with a squeeze of lemon.
1/3 lb calamari, cleaned
1/2 c rice flour
1/2 c cornmeal or fine polenta
1/2 t salt
1/2 t paprika
1 egg
1 T milk
oil for frying (I used only 1/2 inch in my pan and flipped them halfway through)
Slice your calamari tubes into slices about 1/3" thick, across the tubes so you make rings. Cut the tentacle parts in half. Combine the rice flour, cornmeal, salt and paprika in a ziplock bag. Zip closed and toss to mix. Beat the egg with the milk. Dip the calamari parts into the egg, then drop them in batches into the bag, seal, and shake. Repeat until all calamari is coated. Heat the oil until a bit of flour dropped in sizzles, then fry the calamari until lightly browned. It will only take a minute or so. Sprinkle with salt when they're still hot.
Serve with marinara sauce, I used the sofrito sauce from the risotto. YUM.
6 comments:
Love these and they look delicious! Can't wait to try this recipe;-)ReplyDelete
- Carin7:10 AM
After two weeks at the beach, my GF son and I were really missing our calamari. The rest of the family refrained from ordering it, so they were missing it, too. Made this with frozen calamari. It was fantastic. Thanks so much! I will use the same breading with chicken one of these days.ReplyDelete
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
De Soto's discovery of the Mississippi, 1541
View this item in the Collection.
In 1539, Hernando de Soto led the first major European expedition into the interior of the southeastern North America, an area then known as "La Florida." De Soto landed near Tampa Bay, Florida, with more than 600 men, and hoped to find riches in North America like the gold and silver other Spanish explorers had discovered in Central and South America. De Soto and his men explored the present area of Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas, often clashing with native tribes. In spring 1542, de Soto died of a fever. His men attempted to find a land route through Texas to Mexico but were forced to turn back by dwindling supplies.
In June 1543, they sailed down the Mississippi River in seven boats, which sailed into the Gulf of Mexico six weeks later with 311 surviving Spaniards and an unknown number of Indian slaves.
This engraving depicts Hernando de Soto's discovery of the Mississippi River at a point below Natchez on May 8, 1541. De Soto (1500–1542) was the first European to document the river. The image shows him and his men approaching the river and a group of Native Americans camped there. At the center, de Soto, riding a white horse, moves toward the American Indians, who watch in front of their tepees. A chief holds out a peace pipe to de Soto. In the darker foreground are pictured men with weapons, armor, and cannon. A monk prays as men set a crucifix in the ground.
Based on a painting by William Henry Powell, commissioned by Congress for the Rotunda of the Capitol, The Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto A.D. 1541 was mounted in the Rotunda in 1855, where it would be viewed by thousands of visitors. Completed just a few years after the end of the Mexican-American War (1846–1848), in which the United States gained more than 500,000 square miles of territory, Powell's painting invoked American aspirations for discovery, expansion, and conquest. One newspaper art critic called the painting a "rendering on the canvass of the . . . submission of the Indian tribes, and the important part played by religion, allied with force, in the conquest of the New World."[1]
This engraving, published by Johnson, Fry & Co., appeared in 1858, three years after the original painting was mounted.
[1] National Intelligencer, December 20, 1853, in Henri L. Stuart, William H. Powell's Historical Picture of the Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto, A.D. 1541 (New York: Baker, Godwin & Co., 1853).
Questions for Discussion
You are seeing this page because you are not currently logged into our website. If you would like to access this page and you are not logged in, please login or register for a gilderlehrman.org account, and then visit the link that brought you to this notice. Thanks!
Related Site Content
- Teaching Resource: Essential Questions in Teaching American History
- Video Series: Inside the Vault
- Video Series: Lifetimes
- Multimedia: Exchanges of Culture and Conflict in the Southwest
- Essay: Native American Discoveries of Europe
- Primary Source: Columbus reports on his first voyage, 1493
- Video Series: Essential Questions in American History
- Primary Source: Landing of Columbus, 1492
- Primary Source: Secotan, an Algonquian village, ca. 1585
- Essay: The Columbian Exchange
Make Gilder Lehrman your Home for History
Already have an account?
Please click here to login and access this page.
How to subscribe
Click here to get a free subscription if you are a K-12 educator or student, and here for more information on the Affiliate School Program, which provides even more benefits.
Otherwise, click here for information on a paid subscription for those who are not K-12 educators or students.
Make Gilder Lehrman your Home for History
Become an Affiliate School to have free access to the Gilder Lehrman site and all its features.
Click here to start your Affiliate School application today! You will have free access while your application is being processed.
Individual K-12 educators and students can also get a free subscription to the site by making a site account with a school-affiliated email address. Click here to do so now!
Make Gilder Lehrman your Home for History
Why Gilder Lehrman?
Your subscription grants you access to archives of rare historical documents, lectures by top historians, and a wealth of original historical material, while also helping to support history education in schools nationwide. Click here to see the kinds of historical resources to which you'll have access and here to read more about the Institute's educational programs.
Individual subscription: $25
Click here to sign up for an individual subscription to the Gilder Lehrman site.
Make Gilder Lehrman your Home for History
Upgrade your Account
We're sorry, but it looks as though you do not have access to the full Gilder Lehrman site.
All K-12 educators receive free subscriptions to the Gilder Lehrman site, and our Affiliate School members gain even more benefits!
How to Subscribe
K-12 educator or student? Click here to get free access, and here for more information on the Affiliate School Program.
Not a educator or student? Click here for more information on purchasing a subscription to the Gilder Lehrman site.


text:
Introduction of Vitamins Vitamins are the organic compounds which are needed for our body for growth and function well. It is essential for all kind of animal life form. Today we are going to discuss Sources Deficiency Benefits of a vitamin B. There is various type of vitamin B12, B6, B5, B2. Various foods …Read More »
Home >> Tag Archives: vitamin b12 tablets cipla


text:
Mike Wessel
Raised in Celina, OH, Wessel's athletic career began at Celina High School, where he was a standout defensive tackle on the football team. After graduating, Wessel enrolled in the University of St Francis in Indiana, where he played nose tackle while obtaining a dual degree in special education and chemistry.
Wessel's success on the football field led to a stint in the Arena Football League, before he accepted a job as the strength and conditioning coach for the University of Arkansas' football team. While working there, Wessel decided to take up mixed martial arts, and proved to be a quick study. He reeled off six straight victories in a minor league mixed martial circuit before getting the call from the UFC® to fight Antonio Hardonk at UFC® 92 this past December. Despite getting TKO'd in the 2nd round, Wessel is determined to learn from the experience and bounce back strongly as he spends six weeks in the desert trying to become "The Ultimate Fighter." Wessel currently trains in Little Rock, AR with "The Ultimate Fighter" alumnus Roli Delgado at West Side Kickboxing.
Getty Images reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this image or clip. If you violate our intellectual property you may be liable for: actual damages, loss of income, and profits you derive from the use of this image or clip, and, where appropriate, the costs of collection and/or statutory damages up to $150,000 (USD).


text:
I hate the Gerundive! I like the Gerund, it is my friend.
I. 1. Caesar cum in Galliá bellum gereret militibus decimae legionis maxime favit quia rei militaris peritissimi erant.
-When Caesar was waging war in Gaul he favoured the soldiers of the tenth legion most, because they were very skilled in the art of war.
2. Sociis negotium dedit rei frumentariae curandae.
-He gave his allies the business of looking after the grain supply.
(i.e employed his allies to look after...)
3. Legati non solum audiendi causá sed etiam dicendi causá venerunt.
-The ambassadors came not only for the sake of hearing but also for the sake of speaking.
4. Imperator iussit exploratores locum idoneum muniendo reperire.
-The general order the scouts to find a place suitable for fortifying.
5. Nuper hae gentes novis rebus studebant; mox iís persuadebo ut Caesari se suaque omnia dedant.
-Recently these tribes were eager for a revolution; soon I shall persuade them to give themselves and all their possessions up to Caesar.
6. Iubere est reginae et parere est multitudinis.
-Ordering is the Queen's and obeying is the multitude's (occupation).
7. Hóc proelio facto quidam ex hostibus ad pacem petendam venerunt.
-This battle having been taken place, certain ones of the enemy came to make peace.
8. Erant qui arma tradere nollent.
-There were some who were unwilling to give over their arms.
9. Hostes tam celeriter progressi sunt ut spatium pila in hostes iaciendi non daretur.
-The enemy advanced so quickly that space of throwing spears at the enemy was not given. (space to throw...? - is there a rule why this is genitive gerund?)
(does the second "hostes" refer to the first "hostes" or the enemy of the first "hostes"?)
10. Spatium neque arma capiendi neque auxili petendi datum est.
-Space was not given to take arms or seek for help. (again the genitive gerund and then genitive gerundive is translated by to... :space of throwing = space to throw. What is this?)
II. 2. Men very skillful in the art of war were sent to capture the town.
-Viri rei militaris peritissimi missi sunt ad oppidum capiendum.
3. The scouts found a hill suitable for fortifying very near to the river.
-Exploratores repererunt collem muniendo idoneum flumini proximum.
(I like that!)
4. Soon the cavalry will come to seek supplies.
-Mox veniet equitatus causá commeatús petendi.
5. The mind of the Guls is eager for revolution and for undertaking wars.
-Gallorum mens novis rebus bellaque suscipiendo studet.
6. To lead the line of battle belongs to the general.
-Ducere aciem est imperatoris.
7. Whom shall we employ to look after the grain supply?
Quibus negotium dabimus rei frumentariae curandae?
One question: can gerundives be plural? I.e. Parva puella pedem retulit causá episcopórum morandorum? The little girl retreated for the sake of delaying the bishops?


text:
The Gold Coast is Australia's premier holiday destination and home of Gold Coast Tourist Attractions Sea World, Warner Bros. Movie World, Wet'n'Wild Water World, Australian Outback Spectacular, Paradise Country and Sea World Resort.
Famous for its theme parks, stunning beaches and subtropical rainforests, the Gold Coast boasts 70 kilometres of uninterrupted coastline and 26 patrolled beaches.
Follow the roads inland from the sand and surf and a magical world unfolds. A world of lush rainforests, national parks, quiet villages and craft shops and spectacular views. Wander through the magnificent wilderness area of the Gold Coast Hinterland for the day or stay awhile in a cosy mountain retreat.
A modern transport network links the hinterland and coastal areas with fantastic shopping centres, accommodation, dining and nightlife. And a new rail service and motorway connect the Gold Coast with Queensland's capital city, Brisbane.
Fresh seafood and contemporary Australian cuisine are the Gold Coast's specialities with over 500 restaurants to satisfy every taste. Whether you choose dining out, a canal cruise, stage show, nightclub or dinner theatre, the nightlife on the Gold Coast should not be missed. Jupiters Casino features over 100 gaming tables, 6 restaurants, 9 bars and an International Showroom featuring spectacular stage productions.
The Gold Coast's new world class Convention Centre opened in July 2004. Located only minutes from the regions beautiful beaches, shopping and nightlife, the $118 million Convention and Exhibition Centre caters for 10 to 6000 delegates and can accomodate conventions/banquets/events/functions for up to 3,500 diners.
The Gold Coast has 54 International standard golf courses featuring picturesque lakes and waterways catering for the beginner to the professional.
For further information about Australia, Queensland and the Gold Coast, visit the following tourism sites:
- www.australia.com
- www.visitgoldcoast.com.au
- www.queenslandholidays.com.au
To receive news and offers
There are currently
tickets in your basket
Here are some things you might be interested in!


text:
We feed our customer's business applications & processes with the data essential for the digital economy
Turn data into profit faster with SAP Data Management & Landscape Transformation (DM<). Our main brand System Landscape Optimization (SLO) offers a holistic approach to all your data-related needs with data quality and data integration services. Let our expert IT consultants help you:
- Fast-track data migration and the move to SAP S/4HANA and Central Finance (cFIN)
- Manage business and IT challenges that come with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
- Ensure data harmonization and the consolidation of IT system landscapes
- Improve data governance, master data management, and information lifecycle management


text:
Main navigation | Main content
|Julie Vievering
Julie Vievering received the 2017-2018 Sharon L. Doherty Award. The award honors University of Minnesota students who have demonstrated outstanding volunteer service concerning women's issues on campus or in the broader community.
Vievering is a graduate student in the School. She was coordinator of the organization Women in Physics and Astronomy for the 2016-2017 school year.


text:
Celebrity Weddings are always so much hype and with all of this focus on Jennifer Aniston since her divorce from Brad Pitt in 2005, people were wondering if she was ever going to get remarried. Well everyone, the day has FINALLY come and she is happily engaged to her boyfriend Justin Theroux. Let the wedding planning begin! We found this article with some of the best wedding moments over the years with the cast of everyone's favorite sitcom, Friend's! See the rest of the article HERE.
So what do you think Jennifer Aniston should wear on her big day? We love hearing from you Recycled Brides! XOXO


text:
Mattyhaies needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 65 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
We are experienced Internet advertising professionals who are creating commercial products and services that enhance consumer privacy while enabling advertisers and web publishers to make more effective use of data. Many companies in the online advertising industry feel forced to choose between revenue-driving practices that violate user privacy and responsible privacy practices that sacrifice revenue opportunities. We believe that we have developed solutions that will bridge this gap and foster trust in an industry that is lacking it.
We will be a business-to-business solution whose clients will primarily be online advertisers and their advertising agencies, but we will also be serving web publishers, legislators and regulators in both the US and Europe, and privacy advocates. In addition, we intend to be consumer-facing, as we hope our logo will ultimately serve as a public seal of online advertising best practices.
We want our logo both to represent our company and, at some point, also to be able to serve as a trusted symbol in the online advertising industry. If our project is successful, we would expect advertisers to include our logo on their websites and perhaps even in their online advertisements as well.
We want the company name -- PrivaCeed -- to be part of the logo, perhaps in clean, simple, bold letters beneath a symbol. We have considered a letter "P" that incorporated a key, a keyhole or a lock, but that may be too much of a cliche or too cheesy. We would like the symbol to be able to be removed from the full logo (without the company name) and used as a stand-alone.
We're looking for something that feels strong and secure without seeming ominous or heavy. We were thinking of medium-to-dark green or blue as the primary color, but we are not wedded to either.
Definitely, no animals or feminine colors.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


text:
Products DescriptionName:Mens Nike Air Max Excellerate+2 White Black Red Shoes
Color:White Black Red
Runners with a neutral gait who are looking for comfort and cushioning from toe-off to strike-through will love the combination of two popular Nike shoe technologies.The Mens Nike Air Max Excellerate+2 White Black Red Shoes deliver plush cushioning and an expressive design for uncompromised performance and style. Hyperfuse upper with a notched innersleeve delivers lightweight, flexible support and seamless comfort. The result is a shoe that delivers the best in performance and style.


text: Actress Ali MacGraw is speaking at the Huntsville Museum of Art today. MacGraw rose to fame in 1969 for her role in Goodbye, Columbus, for which she won a Golden Globe award. Shortly after, MacGraw starred in Love Story, for which she earned a second Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination. Today, MacGraw is in Huntsville as a special guest for the art museum's 'Voices of Our Times' event. MacGraw says she's traveled all over the world, but this is her first visit to the South.


text:
Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller have a lot in common. Both are up-and-coming actors in Hollywood, both are interested in challenging, offbeat roles, and both of them bombed their first auditions for the parts they coveted in the film adaptation of Tim Tharp's bestselling novel "The Spectacular Now."
But the chance to play authentic versions of teenagers, ones grappling with the challenges of pending adulthood without strong support systems easing the bruises, was too good of an opportunity to give up on. Teller begged for a second audition. Woodley lucked into one, yet neither landed the part. It wasn't until the project switched directors and landed in the hands of James Ponsoldt that the two were able to nab the roles they so desperately desired.
"I wanted this movie so bad," said Teller, 26, during a joint interview with Woodley, a few days before the film's Friday opening. "But then once it's given to you, you think, 'Am I going to be able to accomplish it? Can I go back to high school? Can I pretend to be drunk in front of a bunch of people with a camera on me?' I never wanted to feel like I was playing that up."
In "The Spectacular Now," Teller plays Sutter Keely, the popular life-of-the party high-school senior whose clownish image serves as a mask hiding deeper, and darker, issues including incipient alcoholism. As his image wanes he falls into an unlikely romance with the quiet, shy good girl Aimee Finicky (Woodley), who doesn't quite fit the mold he's used to.
"I just wanted to make sure that I portrayed her as someone special: not a geek or a nerd or any stereotype," said Woodley, 21, of the character she views as strong, smart and wise. "For me it was the struggle to be truthfully reserved."
Honest approach
The R-rated film, which opens in Los Angeles on Friday, is one of a few coming-of-age movies to hit the big screen this summer that treats adolescence seriously, relying heavily on the intimate performances of its leads to bring poignancy, heart and humor to their roles. There are no superheroes nor dystopian worlds to frame the protagonists' journeys. Rather, Ponsoldt and his actors aimed for realism in chronicling his characters' quest to grow up.
"It's particularly hard to be alive as a teenager because you haven't had as much experience and you don't know if you are going to make it out," said Ponsoldt, who directed the script written by the screenwriting duo behind "(500) Days of Summer," Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber. "Everything seems larger than life and you're drunk on hormones."
Glowing early reviews for the film suggest Ponsoldt succeeded in his vision. New York magazine said the film was "best at its most un-transcendent, when it most evokes that period when we never knew what we were supposed to do with the pain." Yet it might be Ponsoldt's very quest for authenticity that could make it a harder sell at the box office.
A real rapport
Woodley, best known for her turn as George Clooney's stubborn teenage daughter in "The Descendants," and Teller, who has demonstrated a surprising range in a slew of roles, including the disparate films "Rabbit Hole" and "Footloose," share a similar earnestness toward their careers. And their comfort level on screen is echoed in their real-world interactions.
"We knew L.A. was out there but our resources were limited to a Regal movie theater and a cheap shopping mall," recalled Woodley, relating her hometown of Simi Valley to Ponsoldt's home of Athens, Ga. — the setting for the film. Ponsoldt chose to set the movie in the college locale to evoke the feeling many teenagers have who grow up outside of metropolitan areas — the sense that you aren't totally isolated from the outside world, yet finding a life larger than high school is still a challenge.
"There was something about that in this story where these people know there is more but they don't quite know what it is so they are constantly grasping," Woodley says.
Adds Teller: "They don't necessarily know how to get there."
"Your character doesn't know how to get there," nudges Woodley.
"Don't judge my character," quips Teller.
"I'm not judging," said Woodley, emphatically. "My character fell in love with your character."
The palpable on-screen chemistry between the two leads stemmed from the packed days on the set and a shared first experience — both actors' first on-screen sex scene, one that would maintain the movie's realistic tone and reflect the duo's own rookie anxiety.
Woodley is hyper-articulate about all they were trying to achieve in the scene shot in a girl's high school bedroom. Ponsoldt focused primarily on the leads' facial expressions.
"You watch it and it's slightly voyeuristic and slightly uncomfortable. At the same time it's sort of an adorable, intimate scene. It's sweet and it makes you feel warm. I love it. I love it."
Teller is more interested in joking around, "Should we take our shirts off now," he says repeatedly, mocking Woodley's line from the scene.
Yet it was Ponsoldt's take on that particular moment in the film that Woodley was most excited about conquering when she signed on for the part — a vision he articulated in a separate interview.
"I wanted to make a movie that is not so obsessed with the newness of 2013 or thinks that anything is different, because I don't. I want my grandmother to relate to it," said Ponsoldt. "When these kids actually have sex for the first time, I want my grandma to not be offended or to think that it's strange or new — but to actually have it be honest, and real, and fumbling and awkward. And full of anxiety and hope — the way it is for everybody at the point."
Big things await both actors next year, including major roles for both in the highly anticipated adaptation of Veronica Roth's "Divergent." But right now Teller is primarily concerned that enough people show up to see "The Spectacular Now" in its initial limited run so that the distributor A24 will release it in towns outside the major markets, towns more representative of the world "The Spectacular Now" inhabits.
"There are great movies all the time that just nobody ever sees, especially a movie like this," said Teller. "It's the most proud of any film I've ever done. I just want people to see it."


text:
BOSTON — Plans to redevelop the former Worcester County courthouse on Main Street could advance Wednesday, when the House is expected to approve the sale of the vacant state court complex to the city of Worcester for $1.
Under plans outlined in legislation authorizing the transfer, which is part of a larger supplemental budget bill, the city and state would split the net profits or proceeds from any future sale or lease of the property.
The city would be responsible for renovations, site cleanup and marketing the property for re-use, and, according to city officials, would receive state financial assistance to complete that work.
The property includes the historic former Worcester County Courthouse on Main Street that housed the Worcester Superior Court and the Registry of Deeds, before the new Worcester courthouse opened down the street five years ago, as well as the attached former District Court building facing Harvard Street.
City Manager Michael V. O'Brien said Tuesday that once the legislation is approved and signed by the governor, the state is prepared to provide funding to address underground oil contamination at the property, as well as asbestos removal in the buildings and demolition work.
He said the city is considering a plan to demolish the attached District Court building while redeveloping the historic court building that faces Main Street off Lincoln Square.
"Once it is transferred, we will be getting some state dollars to assist in the cleanup and demolition," Mr. O'Brien said. He pointed out the site is in a key redevelopment area downtown that offers a range of commercial development possibilities.
The former courthouse is close to the Worcester Art Museum and across Main Street from a Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences building. It is also across Highland Street from the Worcester Memorial Auditorium (owned by the city), as well as the former trade school building in Wheaton Square, which is also slated for redevelopment.
Mr. O'Brien said another valued feature of the property is that it could accommodate parking for up to 300 cars, depending on how it is redeveloped.
The city manager said the city has been working closely with state Administration and Finance officials on the plan and said the state has agreed to provide funds to help with the redevelopment once the city takes control of the property.
"I've been assured the dollars are there. It's a matter of getting the legislation through first," Mr. O'Brien said.
Provisions in the supplemental spending bill to allow the sale were included at the request of state Rep. John J. Binienda, D-Worcester.
"They have some money in Administration and Finance set aside for the cleanup," Mr. Binienda said.
For the modest sum of $1, the city is getting a key piece of downtown property in an area primed for redevelopment.
"It's a gateway into the city from Lincoln Square, and I think good things are going to happen at the voke school site, and even the auditorium. This is a missing link in that area and it's an opportunity to fill in that section of the puzzle. This would be a great spot to put a hotel, but I'm sure something can be done and will be done with it," Mr. Binienda said.
The language in the bill calls for the city to bear all costs that the state commissioner of the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance finds necessary for the transaction, including all costs for legal work, survey, title and preparation of plans and specifications.
Earlier attempts by the state to offer the buildings for sale at auction were dropped because of a lack of interest. Earlier this year, state and city officials began collaborating on a joint effort to redevelop the property.
Mr. O'Brien had earlier sought up to $4 million in state grants to demolish the former District Court building, clean up the site, renovate the fa�ade and the interior of the historic Superior Court building and market the property for re-use.
John Monahan can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Overall, employees review their satisfaction with The Salvation Army as 3.4 out of 5. The Salvation Army earns the highest marks for Manager Relationship with a score of 3.9 out of 5. Conversely, employees rate the company lowest for Pay Policy, giving it 2.1 out of 5 in this area. Our research shows that Company Outlook and Appreciation are the main drivers of employee satisfaction generally, suggesting that The Salvation Army, with scores of 3.3 and 3.7 respectively, should have higher overall employee satisfaction and lower rates of turnover. Learn More
6 Secrets to Feeling Less Busy
It's easy to feel like your to-do list is never-ending. As women, we tend to overbook ourselves because we want to please people or we simply don't wa...
10 Office Halloween Costumes and What They Say About Your Coworkers
Whether you spend six months planning how to get spoopy like David S. Pumpkins or just slap a bow on your head and call yourself Minnie, the Halloween...
Use This 2-Step Process to Love Your Job Again
Even if you love your job, working hard all the time without a break can really run you down. Eventually, you can wind up burned out and longing for a...


text:
What Graphic Novel Are You Reading?
Hey you! Reader! Want to be a part of the GREATEST COMIC BOOK AND GEEK COMMUNITY on the web?! Well, they're not accepting new members, but we'll take anyone here, so why not sign up for a free acount? It's fast and it's easy, like your mom! Sign up today! Membership spots are limited!*
*Membership spots not really limited!
Hey you! Reader! Want to be a part of the GREATEST COMIC BOOK AND GEEK COMMUNITY on the web?! Well, they're not accepting new members, but we'll take anyone here, so why not sign up for a free acount? It's fast and it's easy, like your mom! Sign up today! Membership spots are limited!*
*Membership spots not really limited!
by Keb » Tue Apr 16, 2013 3:02 pm
Because if you hated it, we would disown you.
by covalesky » Tue Apr 16, 2013 3:02 pm
Actually yes, but I won't tell you. Don't want you to get all smug and stuff
by covalesky » Tue Apr 16, 2013 3:03 pm
Cool. Just in time for my month order
by misac » Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:20 pmThe Mighty Thor by Fraction v.2 – I know this run has gotten a lot of shit In spite of all the same old shit of recent years; dead Thor, Asgard attacked, etc., I really enjoyed it.
A lot of Loki, Surfer, and others for a Thor title and it works. If it for more than an arc I think it'd be a problem.
Art was fantastic, Pasqual Ferry issues at least. The other guy went from ok to pretty good. The Kubert that works at Marvel did an issue and his art went from really good to terrible. Same problem with him in X-Men: Schism. What happen to this guy?
by Garofani Spruzzo » Tue Apr 16, 2013 6:13 pm
Wizzywig! Thanks to BM for reminding me to buy this, plus it was great to meet Ed Piskor!
I remember the days he's writing about here and even pulled a lot of the same scams as young BoingThump did back in the day. I was the Jude Terror circa the Apple IIe era of 300/1200 baud piracy. This is not known to many people, because about 20 years went by where I didn't even touch a personal computer again--basically not long after the advent of that first-gen boxy beige Macintosh until Windows Vista.
But before I turned my back on that whole community, my own handle was pretty well-known in the world-wide community of early hackers, pirates, and bulletin board operators (it wasn't Victorian Squid back then!). I even wrote my own BBS software and ran my own little phone-in-tha-cradle BBS for a couple years. (Not telling the name of it because my old handle is in it!)
Interesting thing, in the early to mid-1980s the local hacker/BBS community would actually get together periodically and have barbecues (at the Park Of Roses, BM), and disk/code swaps of course.
by Keb » Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:20 pm40oz Collected by Jim Mahfood
Was nice to read some more early work but damn the shit from pre-2000 was pretty bad. I did enjoy the latter stuff with Smoke Dog and the Grrl Scouts. Overall, if you like mini comics and you like Jim Mahfood, this is good. If you hate either, then don't bother with this.
by Keb » Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:06 pmPunisher: Dark Reign by Rick Remender & Jerome Open
Pretty good story. I didn't love it but it felt like a fun Punisher tale from the get-go. I enjoyed the first issue with the Sentry even if it was a bit of a Sentry jobs to Punisher deal. I like the idea of Pun using different MU hero weapons instead of just guns guns guns all the time. Looking forward to reading more.
Edit: had to say, while I'm usually split on Opeña art, I liked it here. It looked really gritty, more cartoon-like and not painted/static. I don't know what it is, maybe the colorist or maybe his line work but it added a nice compliment to the action-packed story.
Edit: Also loved the covers!
by Grayson » Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:51 pm
The Manhattan Projects Vol. 2 - There's just something about this book that makes it difficult to put down once you have started reading it. Hickman continues to build his fictionalized world of super geniuses but instead of otherworldly encounters, this time danger lurks in the form of jealous political figures who can't let go of the old ways. Albert Einstein continues to be my favorite character and apparently now he is the Junior Heavyweight Luchador Champion! That being said, as bizarre as some of Hickman's ideas and concepts have been so far, I was simply not prepared for the unexpected twist that the last issue took.
by Keb » Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:18 pmManhattan Projects vol 2 by Jonathan Hickman & Nick Pitarra
Love this book! Some pretty gruesome shit going on. Loved the scene when Fermi went alien and killed everyone and Dahglian was all like "you good bro?" Wish we could've had more Fermi & Dag. Also loved the idea of the two science teams coming together. The secret Illuminati of the United States was hilarious! There are some really fun concepts happening in this book and it surprises me how accessible to non-science heads this series is. My only worry at this point is that we don't get to see much about some of the scientists in the series and that everyone just becomes a character with someone's name as opposed to historically based. I like the pairings (Feynman & Einstein, Oppenheimer & Groves, etc.) but it was good to see more separations and mixing up, like the scene with Feynman and Braun and the new cybernetics. Was kind of unimpressed with the whole JFK as a puppet thing as it just reminded me too much of James Ellroy's American Tabloid and so many other historical fictions that portray him that way. I definitely look forward to where the series goes next. Part of me wants it to go beyond just science history.
by Arion » Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:23 pm
I'm naturally arrogant, you know?
by covalesky » Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:51 pm
You don't seem like it. But you know yourself better than I
by Grayson » Thu Apr 18, 2013 3:06 pm
Come to think of it, I was disappointed that Fermi and Dahglian took a back seat during this volume. Don't get me wrong, I really liked more of the new supporting cast members that were introduced but I just felt like Fermi and Dahglian became afterthoughts after having such crucial roles in the first volume. That being said, I love the pair of Yuri Gagarin and Laika.
by Keb » Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:16 pmYeah they were cool. Totally expected that dog to start talking though.
by Keb » Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:44 pmPunisher: Dead End by Rick Remender, Tan Eng Huat and Jason Pearson
Continuing the frolicking of last volume, this one picks right up where we left off. Remender shows that he grew up reading Marvel by resurrecting a bunch of dead villains killed in old comics from a long time ago. He then proceeds to show a lot of them get fucked up by Pun. Then he builds on Henry. Then he has a standoff between Hood and Pun. It was okay. Not as fun as the last trade but it kept me reading. I didn't understand where the annual was supposed to fit and that felt awkward with Spidey making an appearance. The writing was definitely Remender though and it had that signature Remender feel to it. I was kind of disappointed in the art as I thought it all was mediocre and at times I just disliked the storytelling on Huat's part. All in all it was okay but I hope that FrankenCastle is a lot better.
by Grayson » Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:58 pmOh yeah, didn't you buy Fear Agent Library Edition Vol. 1? Have you had a chance to read any of it?
leave a comment with facebook
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 30 guests


text:
Current Study Guide
Faith Lutheran Church Book Club
2726 W. Market St. Fairlawn, Ohio 44333
Meetings in Choir Room at both 2 and 7:00 pm
The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
November 20, 2018
- Introduction
The year is 1926. After four harrowing years on the Western Front, young Tom Sherbourne takes up the post of lighthouse keeper on remote Janus Rock. In the small coastal town on his way to Janus, Tom meets the headstrong, vibrant Isabel. They fall in love, and on his first shore leave they marry, then return to Janus together—both eager to begin their life, cocooned from the rest of the world with just each other, the gulls, and the stars for company. Years later, after two miscarriages and one still birth, Isabel's grief is all consuming. But one fateful, April morning she hears the sound of cries carried in on the wind: a small boat has washed ashore, its occupants a dead man and a squalling baby girl. Tom wants to report the boat immediately, but Isabel resists, pleading with him to put it off for just one day. Against Tom's judgment, they claim the girl as their own and name her Lucy—a devastating, resounding choice that forever changes two worlds.
Topics & Questions for Discussion
1. Discuss the novel's title, The Light Between Oceans. Why do you think the author selected this title? What do you visualize when you hear or read The Light Between Oceans?
2. The novel is rich with detailed descriptions of the ocean, the sky, and the wild landscape of Janus Rock. Is there a particular passage or scene that stood out to you? What role does the natural world play in Tom and Isabel's life?
3. "The isolation spins its mysterious cocoon, focusing the mind on one place, one time, one rhythm—the turning of the light. The island knows no other human voices, no other footprints. On the Offshore Lights you can live any story you want to tell yourself, and no one will say you're wrong: not the seagulls, not the prisms, not the wind." (page 110) Discuss the impact of living in seclusion on both Tom and Isabel. Why do you think each of them is drawn to live on Janus Rock? Do you think, in the moments when we are unobserved, we are different people?
4. When Isabel tries to get Tom to open up about his family, he responds: "I'll tell you if you really want. It's just I'd rather not. Sometimes it's good to leave the past in the past."(pages 44-45) Do you think it is possible to leave the past in the past? What do you think of Tom's opinion that it's a "pity" that we're a product of our family's past? What does this tell you about his character? Discuss the impact of family history on Tom, Isabel, Hannah, and Frank.
5. Tom is haunted by what he witnessed—and what he did—during his enlistment in World War I. The narrator reflects that he's not "one of the men whose legs trailed by a hank of sinews, or whose guts cascaded from their casing like slithering eels….But he's scarred all the same, having to live in the same skin as the man who did the things that needed to be done back then." (page 10) How do you think Tom's experiences as a soldier impact his decisions throughout the novel? What other outside elements, like the war, influences the narrative?
6. Janus Rock is named for Janus, the Roman God of doorways, "always looking both ways, torn between two ways of seeing things." (page 65) How does this knowledge impact your reading of The Light Between Oceans? Who is "torn between two ways of seeing things"?
7. Discuss the theme of opposites in The Light Between Oceans—darkness and light; safety and danger; land and water; truth and lies. How do these opposing forces shape your reading?
8. When Isabel brings Tom the map of Janus, complete with new names for all the locations on the island, Tom has an interesting reaction: "Janus did not belong to him: he belonged to it, like he'd heard the natives thought of the land. His job was just to take care of it." (page 62) Discuss the difference in Tom's point of view compared to Isabel's. Does this difference in opinion foreshadow future events? How does it relate to their conflicting opinions of what to do with Lucy?
9. Did you sense that the silver rattle might turn out to play a pivotal role in the story?
10. Tom believes that rules are vital, that they are what keep a man from becoming a savage. Do you agree with him?
11. Which characters won your sympathy and why? Did this change over the course of the novel? Did your notion of what was best or right shift in the course of your reading?
12. Tom and Isabel's deception impacts the lives of everyone around them. What did you think of the other characters' reactions when they discover the truth about Lucy? Consider Hannah, Gwen, Septimus, Isabel's parents, Ralph, Bluey.
13. Discuss Hannah's reunion with Grace. Do you think she had fair expectations? Did you agree with Dr. Sumpton's advice to Hannah about completely cutting Lucy off from Isabel and Tom?
14. M.L. Stedman makes it clear that there is no one perfect answer to the question of who should raise Grace/Lucy. She seems to undermine all notions of absolutes. It is clear that she will not dismiss all Germans as evil either. There is Hannah's husband, ripe for persecution, and yet he is utterly innocent. Discuss the places in the novel where easy certainty turns out to be wrong.
15. Were you surprised by Isabel's final decision to admit her role in the choice to keep Lucy—freeing Tom, but losing her child forever? Why or why not? What would you have done?
16. What did you think of the conclusion of the novel? What emotions did you feel at the story's end? Did it turn out as you expected? Were you satisfied?
Enhance Your Book Club
1. Hannah and Isabel are connected in more ways than their love for Lucy: they both have a penchant for playing the piano. Play some of the pieces mentioned in the novel, such as George Frideric Handel's Messiah or Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations at your book club discussion.
2. In a letter to Isabel, Tom writes: "I wish you could see the sunrise and sunset here. And the stars: the sky gets crowded at night, and it is a bit like watching a clock, seeing the constellations slide across the sky. It's comforting to know that they'll show up, however bad the day has been, however crook things get." (page 57) Host an evening of stargazing with your book club members. See if you can identify any constellations or planets. For a constellation guide and tips, visit StarDate.org/nightsky/constellations.
3. The lighthouse is itself a character in the novel, and Tom is a meticulous, attentive, even loving keeper. Have you seen many lighthouses in your travels? Are you drawn to them? Talk as a group about the appeal of these isolated buildings, why they are so romantic and compelling. Share photographs of your favorite lighthouses.


text:
by hana
08/23/2016 00:57 in submission
We sat around the conference room table on a Sunday morning. It was unusual to find us all here. A modest media company, started by my grandfather, grown by my father, and now threatened by a larger media company attempting a hostile takeover. My name is Jackson Duncan, Jack for short, I'm the Presi


text:
This motivational track brings to mind business growth, key performance indicators and targets reached, high sales and overall business well being. Inspirational and uplifting this piece is ideally suited to portray an image of success at every level of business development.
The track itself starts with a light guitar while a clavinet plays a contrasting rhythm, the drums enter with a solid kick building to a stable and steady 16 beat, further into the middle the guitar and clavinet are joined by slow strings that add warmth and depth. A small break down in the middle adds staccato strings to further drive the song, while at the end the main theme repeats finally ending with a resolving chord. Would be perfect for voice overs and motivational seminars/presentations.


text: I delivered my baby boy at 37 weeks via Csection and he weighed 4.13 He dropped to 4.8 and as this past Monday he is up to 5lbs!!!!! I have been pumping and feeding him with a bottle and it has taken its toll on me mentally, physically and emotionally!!!!! I saw a LC about a week and a half ago and she told me that he was just to little to nurse at this time and suggested I come back in a couple weeks when he has gained some weight and a little older! She sent me home with a SNS, I have fumbled with that thing and ended up getting so frustrated with it that I threw it across the room!!! I am going back to see her today because I feel like he is ready to learn!!! He is more alert now and most of all I'm ready to stop pumping and feeding and just want to breast feed already!!! When I offer him, he is more than ready to take my boob, its just that he either doesnt latch on deep enough and seems to spit it out after a couple of sucks or he will latch on correctly sometimes and suckles and has a couple swallows, then jerks his head back and screams. We are also dealing with thrush. Im hoping today we can make progress toward EBF, so that him and I both can be happy!!!!! Any suggestions?!?!?!


text:
Rotterdam Design Prize 2011
Five scouts began their search for nominations for the Rotterdam Design Prize 2011. They are assisted in this by tips from the design world supplied via the new website designprijs.nl. This is the first time that the Rotterdam Design Prize has been nominated in this way.
Nominations procedure
Designer scouts Sophie Krier, Aziz Bekkaoui, Matthijs van Dijk, Joost Grootens and the duo Ginette Blom & Jacqueline Moors have each been asked to nominate three different designers or projects for the 2011 Rotterdam Design Prize. They have 'carte blanche', but must justify their choices. Unlike previous editions, designers will no longer submit their own work. The organisers of the Rotterdam Design Prize hope that the changes to the nominations procedure will help to broaden the discourse around the prize. The scouting process will continue until the end of August. The nominees will be announced on 26 November, when the exhibition opens at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Members of the public will be able to vote for their favourite for the Premsela Public Prize.
Recommend a project
Over the next two months everyone can recommend a designer or a specific project via the website designprijs.nl. All the tips and the reasoning behind them will be posted on the new site. For example, designer Claudia Linders has recommended the work of fashion designers Elena Khurtova and Marie Ilse Bourlanges for their 'strong concepts and beautiful details' and Rotterdam-based designer Bas van Beek has put forward the communications campaign Rotterdam Centraal, which he believes is designed in such as way that 'you feel involved in a process that is as transparent as possible.'
Scout Joost Grootens – winner of the Rotterdam Design Prize in 2009 – is positive about the new procedure: 'I think the ability to make recommendations via the website and the selection by scouts are great additions to the set-up of the Rotterdam Design Prize. You want the jury to be able to assess the best work there is and not only what people have taken the trouble to send in. The recommendations via the site give an excellent impression of what is currently happening in design and will be something that the scouts cannot ignore in their eventual choices.'
Announcement of nominations
When the scouts have made their choices at the end of August the nominees will be approached to participate in the exhibition at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Premsela, Dutch Platform for Design and Fashion will organise several talk shows and debates throughout the country to encourage the public to vote for the Premsela Public Prize, which is being presented for the first time under this name. The winner will be selected by an international jury during a debate that will coincide with the art and designs fairs Object Rotterdam and Art Rotterdam around 9 February 2012. The exhibition will close on 12 February 2012.
The 2011 Rotterdam Design Prize has been organised by the Rotterdam Design Prize Foundation, Premsela – Dutch Platform for Design and Fashion and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. The 2011 Rotterdam Design Prize has been made possible by the Municipality of Rotterdam's department of Art and Culture.
Category: Design


text:
< Pope Lets Conclave Start Early
Feb 25, 2013 06:57
Category: General News
Category: General News
Fight Over Martha Stewart
NEW YORK (AP) — The chairmen of Macy's and J.C. Penny will testify in court this week in a fight over Martha Stewart. The two retailers are in a corporate battle over the rights to sell her brand of products. Macy's chief Terry Lundgren is scheduled to testify today. Penney's CEO Ron Johnson and Stewart herself testify this week. Macy's claims exclusive rights on some products.


text:
I thought there was a kind of genius in Clint Eastwood's endorsement of Romney in his appearance at the RNC last night. The party conventions have become so controlled and scripted, you have to wonder if we'll ever see its like again.
I acknowledge that reasonable people can disagree about this — the Los Angeles Times calls it "a stunt that may go down in history as the strangest televised moment in convention history" — but I thought it was funny throughout and hilarious in parts. It was interesting. It was real. It was unscripted. It was ingenious. It had an air of authentic unpredictability about it. It looked like a high-wire act without a net. And it packed a punch.
Eastwood is one of a kind. Since John Wayne departed for parts unknown, there is nobody else quite like him. I credit the highly cautious Romney people with taking a chance on Eastwood's appearance. I think it worked. Here, in case you missed it, is the video.
Quotable quotes: "Of course, Biden is the intellect of the Democratic Party."
"We own this country….Politicians are employees of ours. They're just going to come around and beg for votes every few years."
"When somebody does not do the job, we've got to let him go."
JOHN adds: I didn't know what to make of Eastwood's–what? I think maybe the best characterization is performance art–last night, and I still don't. But Glenn Reynolds pulls together some positive reactions from people I respect.


text:
1800taxiUSA Phoenix Customer Service Number, Office Address, Email – toll free helpline number, and with reviews and all other important information is available here. If you are like traveling through taxi and cabs and always do, so as this post we are here to provide you information about taxi and cabs services. 1800taxiUSA Phoenix also helps you to contact with a local cab service provider company.
Here, we are providing all important information like how to book 1800taxiUSA Phoenix for traveling, how to get 1800taxiUSA Phoenix customer support, etc. We are here providing information something through this post and something through external links. You can find here 1800taxiUSA Phoenix customer phone number and contact details, 1800taxiUSA Phoenix Customer Service Email, 1800taxiusa.com Alabama Customer Service Number, etc.
How to contact 1800taxiUSA Phoenix Customer Support Team
The customer support team is avaialble to help you every time, you can get customer support through several ways including email, phone number, as well as FAQ section. You can use any one option for your any type of query, complaint and feedback.
Contact 1800taxiUSA Phoenix Customer department by Phone Number and Email:
1800taxiUSA Phoenix Customer Support Toll Free Number: 800-588-6190
You can dial this number for any kind of information and query, as well as for booking, information for taxi drivers, national accounts and strategic alliances and public relations and marketing.
1800taxiUSA Phoenix Immediate Customer Service Number: 800-829-4872
If you want immediare taxi service, so you can dial this number.
1800taxiUSA Phoenix Customer Support Email: email@example.com
This email id you can use for any kind of general inquiries and customer support from any where in the United States.
Other Email IDs of 1800taxiUSA Phoenix Customer Service Department:
firstname.lastname@example.com, to manage your account or ask questions about the service and information for Taxi drivers
firstname.lastname@example.com, for national accounts and strategic alliances
firstname.lastname@example.com, for public relations and marketing
About 1800taxiUSA, LLC:
1800taxiUSA is a well-know transport company in the United States that provides taxi and ground transportation services in 1500 cities across the United States. Through the 1800taxiUSA service, you can contact with a local taxi service company within 30 seconds. To know more about it you can check below mentioned important links.
Important Links of 1800taxiusa.com:
1800taxiUSA Term and Conditions
Website: www.1800taxiusa.com
To get contact details of 1800taxiUSA corporate headquarters in the United States, click here…
Tollfreephonenumber800.com always strives to provide you complete and right information as per your needs. If you want to find out other office address, phone numbers, and emails, so you can visit here any time, and go for your query. Here, you can search about how you can contact with brands, companies, organizations, as well as service centers.


text:
We're committed to best-practice corporate governance processes, to efficiency and effectiveness, to preventing the exploitation of the people we serve, and to engaging the corporate sector as well as the public.
Our work is project-based.
Relief work can be short-term, while rehabilitation and development may last up to ten years. While we might initiate a project or be invited, our work is always dependent on the consent of the communities involved.
For some years, our approach has been to undertake projects involving clusters of communities, empowering people to become self-reliant through a range of activities that may include health improvements, agricultural training, small business workshops and leadership development. In consultation with the community, priorities are identified, a project designed and a budget prepared.
World Vision is only a partner in this process: we provide a safety net, technical support and finance. It is people themselves working towards their own development.
World Vision's founder Dr Robert Pierce
From the beginning, World Vision's activities have been focused on giving people – especially children – opportunities to alleviate their suffering and to improve their lives. In 1947, American missionary Dr Robert Pierce travelled to China and Korea and encountered people who regularly had to go without food, clothing, shelter or medicine. During the Korean War in the early fifties, he helped set up orphanages to care for children who'd been abandoned or orphaned.
Upon his return to the US, Pierce began raising funds to continue and expand his work in Asia. The strength of the public response was such that, in September 1950, World Vision was founded, with Pierce as its president.
World Vision was established in Australia in 1966. During that decade, World Vision expanded its operations to meet the needs of refugees in Indochina and of people recovering from disasters in Bangladesh and in several African countries.
In the 1970s, World Vision's focus broadened from assisting the individual child to include community development. Since the 1980s, the "welfare" approach has gradually changed to a more collaborative relationship. Poor, marginalised people and communities work with World Vision to improve their lives and take control of their futures.
"This is earth in its poverty and its pain. If God hasn't given up on this place, then as a Christian, I can't give up." – Rev Tim Costello, Chief Advocate, World Vision Australia
Most Australians know something of World Vision's story. Since we began in Australia over 50 years ago, millions have done the 40 Hour Famine, or sponsored a child, or dug deep when an emergency like the Asian Tsunami occurs. As Australians have connected with us, they've connected with the stories of children, families and communities struggling with injustice and poverty right around the world.
But not everyone may be familiar with World Vision's connection to the Christian story. It is this story that motivated our founders and continues to motivate and guide our staff and organisation today. At the heart of this story is the person of Jesus. His life and his teaching shapes the way we work today.
Our story is a story of faith. Jesus was known for spending time with those on the fringes of society, always seeing potential for change and transformation where others could not. His example motivates us to live and love at the edges and to find potential for transformation in the toughest situations.
Our story is a story of hope. Jesus presented a radically different view of how life, relationships and society could be. He said he came so that everyone might have a full life. This gives us a glimpse of how things could be and motivates us to work for justice for all, so that everyone might experience a "full life", with no-one left behind.
And our story is a story of love. We believe that that love has the power to overcome all. The unconditional love Jesus demonstrated for the sick and the hungry, for children and widows, for prostitutes and foreigners, for friend and even for foe, sets the standard we aspire to today. Love drives us to serve all people in need today, regardless of race, gender, age, location, religion or social status.
Today, there are more than half a million Australians who share in World Vision's work. Some share our Christian story, but many have other stories that motivate them to partner with us. We welcome and celebrate this diversity.
All of us at World Vision are connected in our desire to seek justice and to overcome poverty for all children, everywhere. We invite all Australians to join us.
Take a deeper look at how our development work is informed by our Christian faith.
World Vision works globally, implementing development programs and responding to emergencies.
The regions in which we work are Asia and the Pacific, Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, the Middle East and Eastern Europe & Central Asia.