text:
China And Vietnam Agree on Territorial Talks Amid Tensions
China and Vietnam agreed to negotiate on their South China Sea disputes without backing away from territorial claims that have caused a rift between the two communist countries.
Vietnamese politburo member Le Hong Anh, at the invitation of China, met with President Xi Jinping and other officials in Beijing yesterday. Ties cooled after a Chinese oil rig was placed off Vietnam's coast in May, triggering skirmishes between boats of the two countries and deadly anti-Chinese riots in Vietnam.
The two countries agreed to government-level negotiations on border and territorial issues, Vietnam News reported today. They will seek ways to contain sea disputes and implement principles to guide the settlement of such disputes, the paper said.
Leaders have previously issued statements on the intent to negotiate even as tensions continue, said Alexander Vuving, a security analyst at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii. The Beijing meeting allowed each side to size up the other, particularly after U.S. leaders began calling for a lifting of an embargo on lethal weapons sales to Vietnam, he said.
"I don't see any breakthrough in China-Vietnam relations," Vuving said by phone. "There are no reasons China would refrain from provocations. They are very assertive. Vietnam has no other option than to continue to move closer to China's rivals, such as the U.S., Japan and India."
Friendly Neighbors
Xi yesterday called for China and Vietnam to restore ties, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, saying "a neighbor cannot be moved away and it is in the common interests of both sides to be friendly to each other." The president said he hopes "the Vietnamese will make joint efforts with the Chinese to put the bilateral relationship back on the right track of development."
Anh invited Xi to visit Vietnam, Vietnam News reported today.
Vietnam is still considering implementing "international law" as a peaceful means to protect its sovereignty, Le Hai Binh, Vietnam foreign ministry spokesman, said during a Hanoi briefing today.
Vietnam reiterates it "has undisputed sovereignty over the Spratly and Paracel islands," he said. "Therefore any activity that is conducted without Vietnam's permission is considered illegal."
Oil Rig
The meeting followed the removal of the HYSY 981 rig from waters near the Paracel Islands on July 15 and the Aug. 8 visit to Hanoi by U.S. Senators John McCain and Sheldon Whitehouse, who vowed to push Congress to lift the ban on the sale of lethal weapons to Vietnam. Almost 40 years after the end of a war that killed almost 60,000 American serviceman and probably more than 1 million Vietnamese, the U.S. and Vietnam are moving closer, with trade and investment growing.
Vietnam needs Indian balance in the region, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Tan said in an interview with India Writes Network posted Aug. 22 on Vietnam's foreign ministry website.
The pledge by China and Vietnam to avoid actions that could be provocative is similar to proposals made by the U.S. and the Philippines at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations regional forum in Myanmar earlier this month, which were rejected by Chinese leaders, Vuving said.


text:
It's official! Founders is re-opening! In bold defiance of the foretold end of the world on 12-21, Founders will be opening as of the Vertical Leap entrepreneurs meetup at 7:00 p.m. that evening.
Tables and chairs are here. Wifi is good to go. Power strips are out. Sounds like we're ready.
The front room is ready to go …
The back room looks amazingly great with the wall torn down …
Ben's table has been repurposed as a conference table, and it works incredibly well that way! Ben, we hope you don't mind that we cut the legs a bit to bring it down to sitting height.
There is more to be done, but the basic stuff that people need in order to work is here. We have yet to install new whiteboards, outfit the lounge with couches and seating, and add other tweaks, but ….
Please come visit!

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Beauty Products to Keep on Your Nightstand
Hide Your Hangover With These Nightstand Must Haves
Photo 1 of 6
ADVERTISEMENT ( more slides)
Hide Your Hangover With These Nightstand Must Haves
Rough night? Real Beauty fills us in on the nightstand must haves to make your morning a little more pleasant.
Recovering from a late night? Keep these products close and prevent looking rougher than you have to come morning.
Also on RealBeauty.com:
The Best Dry Shampoos on the Market


text:
Hugh McGraw with long white beard for the movie
homemade holder for recorder
the Phillip Denney Family
Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher are producers of the movie, Richard DeLong is one of the singers. Richard introduced and sang Detroit, the song that is to be in the movie. Mr. Wick said that the singing was loud, many singers agree but want it that way.
Richard with the director of the movie THE WETTEST COUNTY IN THE WORLD ( i will supply the names when someone sends them)


text:
These are classic drawstring scrub pants with a unisex fit from Barco Uniforms ICU Collection. They have one back pocket. The inseam is 30 1/4".
Too small, cut narrow
awesome pants, super soft fabric, very comfortable even for a pregnant lady like me-
*Offer excludes Littmann, Welch Allyn & International Orders. Cannot be combined with any other coupon offer.


text:
Maximum Reduction – KippenbergerMike Burroughs
In our latest travels across the web, we've stumbled upon the latest work of Kippenberger – a glorious, albeit short screaming run through the woods in a classic 911. Turn up your speakers and enjoy as one of the last Fridays of the year comes to an end.
It's a magic you can feel as soon as you enter the gates. The aura of racing from decades past lives on on special summer weekends at race tracks across the world. This particular August weekend brought us back for another Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion, one of the events I really look forward to each year.
For the Wheel Guys – Livery WheelMike Burroughs
For as long as I've been modifying cars, it has been inarguable that wheels are the most defining, if not most important change one can make to a car. The wheel stands as one of the few components whose aesthetic contributions to a build can match the performance benefits of its unsrpung weight. Anyone with a cheque book can start a wheel company, but imagining, designing, and building truly impressive wheels is an art form.
As I walked the fairway at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, one car in particular stopped me dead in my tracks. Ford's GT40 is unquestionably one of my favorites; backed with truly stunning lines and an even more impressive pedigree, the Le Mans racer is one of the few truly successful American grand tourers. Best of all, the GT40 was born purely out of spite as the result of a growing feud between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari himself.
Under the California Rain – Auto Enthusiast Day 2013Mike Burroughs
StanceWorks has been in Southern California for going on three years now, and in that time, we've never seen rain fall quite like it did on Saturday morning. Despite the inclement weather, diehard car lovers gathered at the Auto Club Speedway for the first annual Auto Enthusiast Day, presented by our friends at Nitto Tire.


text:
Toralusk by RandommonkiesWatch
©2011-2016 Randommonkies
Thought up a monster one night- the Toralusk. Its basically a large boar with magical scaly golden skin that snares weapons. All those weapons in its hide are testament to the hunters and warriors that have attempted to kill the beast and failed. The beast is very intelligent and can breathe smoke when enraged, but its greatest ability is to magically grow in size the more it is attacked. Every arrow that doesn't kill, and every spear that gets stuck in its hide makes the beast larger and larger, much to the dismay of the creature's opponents.
This is awesome. Really, faved!
Very nice.
LOVE him! He is fearsome indeed!
...you were very, um... detailed in its anatomy, weren't you?


text:
Looking for Discounts & Coupons?
Not what you want?
...Or search again using:
1. Other similar-meaning words.
2. Fewer words or just one word.
Buy a Friend calligraphy wall scroll here!
Start your custom "Friend" project by clicking the button next to your favorite "Friend" title below...
Quick links to words on this page...
| 1. Friend / Friendship
2. Friend
3. Friendship
4. Eternal Friendship / Friends Forever
5. Eternal Friendship...
6. Christian Friend
| 7. Most Sincere Friend / Honest Friend / Real Friend / Best Friend
8. Sworn Friend / Ally
9. Best Friends / Closest Friend
10. Soul Mates
11. True Friend
12. Best Love / Most Sincere Love
This is the simplest way to express the idea of friends or friendship in Chinese.
It can mean friend, companion, or pal in Japanese. In Korean, it can mean friend, companion, or associate.
This single character is open to interpretation, so it can mean different things to different people (not necessarily a bad thing, as you can decide what it means to you). If you want a more concisely-defined word, you should probably pick one of our multi-character friendship-related words.
This is a simple way to say friend, companion, comrade, or pal in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, or old Korean Hanja.
This is a very short form, so a longer two-character word for friendship might be better.
Note: In Japanese, this can also be the female given name, Yukari.
Can also be defined as companionship or fellowship. This word is common in Chinese and Korean Hanja but seldom used in Japanese anymore.
See Also: Partnership
Can also be translated as "camaraderie" or "fellowship." But this character combination is only used commonly in Japanese Kanji and Korean Hanja.
This is exactly what the title suggests. This means friends that are eternal or a friendship that will last forever - you will remain the best of friends as long as you live.
The first two characters mean forever, eternal, eternity, perpetuity, immortality, and/or permanence.
The middle character links the words (it's a possessive article).
The last two characters represent friendship, or simply "friends."
The first two characters mean eternal, eternity, perpetuity, forever, immortality, and permanence.
The third character is a possessive article which sort of makes this selection mean "Love, of the eternal kind."
The last character is "friend" or "Friendship."
Depending on context, this word can mean Christian or "friend of the same religion." While technically it could be any religion, this is used mostly within the Christian faith. You can also translate this as "Christian friend" and in some cases "Church member."
This one way to say best friend in Chinese.
The first character can mean "honest" or "most sincere." The second character means "friend" or "friends" (plural forms work differently in Chinese).
See Also: Soulmates
This means a sworn friend or ally. If you stand on the same side of an issue with someone, and perhaps fight for the same cause together, this is the term you would use to describe such a partner.
There may not be a personal relationship, as this term is also used to describe whole countries that make a coalition, or fight against a common enemy.
This would be most appropriate if you are a high-level military officer, giving this wall scroll to an officer of another country as you join forces together, and go to war.
This one way to say best friend in Chinese.
The first character can mean "most," "extreme" or "best."
The second character means "friend" or "friends" (plural forms work differently in China).
Can also be translated as "close friend" or "most intimate friend."
See Also: Soulmates
This is one of a few ways to write "Soul Mates" in Japanese.
The first Kanji means soul, spirit, ghost, immortal soul, the mind, or conscious mind. From Sanskrit it's Vijñāna.
The middle character is a Japanese Hiragana connecting or possessive article that links the two ideas together.
The last Kanji means friends or friendship.
This can mean the best love or most sincere love of your life. This could be a romantic love such as the love you have for your spouse or a boyfriend / girlfriend. It can also apply to the extreme love you have for your children or a parent, and maybe a really good friend.
See Also: I Love You
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
If your search is not successful, just post your request on our forum, and we'll be happy to do research or translation for any reasonable request.
Successful Chinese Character and Japanese Kanji calligraphy searches within the last few hours...
With so many searches, we had to upgrade to our own Linux server.
Of course, only one in 500 searches results in a purchase - Hey buy a wall scroll!!!
The following table is only helpful for those studying Chinese (or Japanese), and perhaps helps search engines to find this page when someone enters Romanized Chinese or Japanese
|Romaji(Romanized Japanese)
|Various forms of Romanized Chinese
|Friend / Friendship
|yǒu / you3 / you
|Friend / Friendship
|péng / peng2 / peng
|p`eng / peng
|tomo dachi / tomodachi
|yuugi / yugi
|yǒu yì / you3 yi4 / you yi / youyi
|yu i / yui
|yuujou / yujo
|yǒu qíng / you3 qing2 / you qing / youqing
|yu ch`ing / yuching / yu ching
|Eternal Friendship / Friends Forever
|yǒng yuǎn de péng yǒu
yong3 yuan3 de peng2 you3
yong yuan de peng you
|yung yüan te p`eng yu
yung yüan te peng yu
|Eternal Friendship
Friends Forever
|ei en no yuu
ei en no yu
|Christian Friend
|jiào yǒu / jiao4 you3 / jiao you / jiaoyou
|chiao yu / chiaoyu
|Most Sincere Friend / Honest Friend / Real Friend / Best Friend
|zhì yǒu / zhi4 you3 / zhi you / zhiyou
|chih yu / chihyu
|Sworn Friend / Ally
|meiyuu / meiyu
|méng yǒu / meng2 you3 / meng you / mengyou
|meng yu / mengyu
|Best Friends / Closest Friend
|zhì yǒu / zhi4 you3 / zhi you / zhiyou
|chih yu / chihyu
|Soul Mates
|tamashii no tomo
tamashi no tomo
|True Friend
|gòu péng you
gou4 peng2 you5
gou peng you
|kou p`eng yu
kou peng yu
|True Friend
|Best Love / Most Sincere Love
|zhì ài / zhi4 ai4 / zhi ai / zhiai
|chih ai / chihai
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.
Some people may refer to this entry as Friend Kanji, Friend Characters, Friend in Mandarin Chinese, Friend Characters, Friend in Chinese Writing, Friend in Japanese Writing, Friend in Asian Writing, Friend Ideograms, Chinese Friend symbols, Friend Hieroglyphics, Friend Glyphs, Friend in Chinese Letters, Friend Hanzi, Friend in Japanese Kanji, Friend Pictograms, Friend in the Chinese Written-Language, or Friend in the Japanese Written-Language.
This page of friend Chinese calligraphy dictionary search results was generated in 0.0889 seconds.


text:
Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2008 January 26
|Language desk
|< January 25
|<< Dec | January | Feb >>
|January 27 >
|Welcome to the Wikipedia Language Reference Desk Archives
|The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current reference desk pages.
January 26[edit]
Nesace, from Poe's Al Aaraaf[edit]
In this poem (my favorite), there is an angel named Nesace, who is Beauty personified. My understanding is that she was not at the time of writing a known mythical being; the name was one created by Poe for the story. What I would like to know are two things: How is this name pronounced? (and if you can bring yourself to use old-fashioned pronunciation symbols, I would be very grateful. The new ones seem confusing to me.); and, is there any etymology known or conjectured for this name? Thank you very much. QuorumAngelorum (talk) 06:03, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
- I can't speak for the pronunciation, but I'm told that "Nesace" was supposed to symbolise the island of Zante, coming as it does from the Greek for "small island." I have no idea if this is true, but it would appear to be the case. :p Steve T • C 08:56, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
- Wow, thank you Steve. What an erudite bunch of people at those links. And as thorough an exploration of that part of the topic as I can imagine. QuorumAngelorum (talk) 12:23, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
(bump) Does anyone know how it's pronounced? QuorumAngelorum (talk) 19:04, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- From the meter of the poem I would guess it's three syllables, NESS-uh-see. --Cam (talk) 19:52, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks, Cam. QuorumAngelorum (talk) 05:38, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
It was prononced "Nee-sA-chee" then and yes, it still means "small island" in greek (Νησάκι). Nesace, Ianthe, Annabel Lee, Lenore, Aphrodite (contessa Mentoni) etc, Edgar's heroesses, all refer to Angelica Palli(notice the similarity with "Annabel Lee") imo.
CheersGioachino (talk) 07:10, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
On the one hand.... on the other hand[edit]
How could you say this in Italian? Thanks. -- Leptictidium (mammal talk!) 13:43, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
- I'd use da un lato ... dall'altro. (Literally: "from one side ... from the other")---Sluzzelin talk 16:31, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
"chandail de hockey"[edit]
Hi. Should "Hockey jersey" in (Canadian) French be "chandail de hockey" or "chandail d'hockey"? I see that most french words beginning with h have a l'aison (sp?), but is hockey in french pronounced haw-key, oh-kay, or oh-key? which one should be used? If it is "de hockey", are there any other French words like this? This isn't actually a homework question. Or is there another word for jersey that is more fitting than "chandail"? Thanks. ~AH1(TCU) 19:34, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
- See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hockey_Sweater Also, Not all French h words use liaison. See http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/H_aspir%C3%A9 --Sonjaaa (talk) 20:40, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
- That answers the question, but I'll just add that we aren't talking about liaison here. Liaison refers to the way that certain consonants at the end of words are usually silent but are pronounced when a vowel follows. For example, "il est beau" sounds like "eel-e-bo", but "il est ouvert" sounds like "eel-et-oo-vair" with the T in "est" no longer silent. The change of "le" to "l'" before a vowel is a mandatory contraction, but almost the same concept is elision, a word that sounds similar to "liaison". Since it occurs in the same situations as liaison, Astro might have been thinking of either term. --Anonymous, 21:20 UTC, January 26, 2008.
- So, it's "chandail de hockey", and "hockey" is pronounced something like "aw-kay". Marco polo (talk) 02:07, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- The correct French usage is invariably "de hockey", as in the 'Club de hockey Canadien'. Xn4 16:43, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
French has two types of H: H aspiré ("aspirated H") and H muet ("mute H"). In fact both are mute and none of them is aspirated in modern French, but the distiction affects both liasons and elisions. If a word begins with an H muet, the rules for liason and elision are the same as for any word beginning with a vowel, so you should make a liason (e.g. les hôtels, the s in les is pronounced) and an elision (e.g. l'hôtel). If a word begins with an H aspiré, you should make neither a liason (e.g. les haches, the s in les is not pronounced) nor an elision (e.g. la hache). French Wikipedia has a nice article about the H aspiré complete with a list of words that begin with this letter (and you can see hockey is on that list). In French dictionaries, words beginning with an H aspiré are usually preceded with an asterisk (*). — Kpalion(talk) 12:46, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
I'm currently writing a newspaper article and I'm trying to find a synonym for 'bullshit' as in lying convincingly, since using 'bullshit' wouldn't be well received. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks 126.96.36.199 (talk) 19:44, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
something along the lines of "To attempt to mislead or deceive by talking nonsense."--Sonjaaa (talk) 20:43, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
- As Winston Churchill said, "Short words are best and the old words when short are the best of all." I suggest a plain and simple sentence like "This is wrong" or "He's lying." (Note that when you use the second one, you're claiming you know he knows it's wrong. Be prepared to prove that to your editor, if the rest of your article won't itself contain your proof.) --Anonymous, 21:28 UTC, January 26, 2008.
- Anonymous, I think you've misunderstood the original question. The OP was asking for a word for bullshit, not saying he/she was planning to perpetrate some.
- Why would you think I misunderstood? I was suggesting and I still suggest a simple word like "wrong" or "lying", used in a simple sentence. --Anon, 07:40 UTC, Jan. 27.
- Deceive, con, mislead... I remember in Boys Scouts we would play a card game originally titled Bullshit but we called it blow smoke... or did we call it babushka? — Ƶ§œš¹ [aɪm ˈfɻɛ̃ⁿdˡi] 22:37, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
- to BS, to talk in circles, to string along, to bluff, to equivocate, to play, etc. There are a million words that are roughly synonymous with "mislead", but it's hard to find one with precisely the same connotation as "bullshit", which doesn't even necessarily refer to lying (Harry Frankfurt said that a liar knows the truth and makes a conscious decision to contradict it, while a bullshitter is indifferent to the truth). Also, bullshitting isn't necessarily successful. I wouldn't substitute the verb "deceive", for example, because you can bullshit someone without successfully deceiving them. Lantzy talk 00:40, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- Some people just say "bull"; or "a load of bull", or "bullhocky" (TV). A lot of hot air? Balderdash? Stuff and nonsense? It kind of depends on whether you're going to use it as an interjection in reply to some attempted bullshit, or as a noun in reference to some bullshit. QuorumAngelorum (talk) 05:45, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- This usage of 'bull' is almost unknown in the UK, however. Algebraist 16:13, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- I didn't know that. That must be why the British have all those colorful expressions for same that you don't hear much in the US. What would, say, a UK politician being interviewed on TV use as an interjection in response to some bullshit? QuorumAngelorum (talk) 19:01, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- This usage of 'bull' is almost unknown in the UK, however. Algebraist 16:13, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- I like the one often put into the mouth of John Elliott by satirists - "Pig's arse!". It probably won't do for a newspaper, but it works really well colloquially. -- JackofOz (talk) 22:47, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
- Fiddlesticks! DuncanHill (talk) 01:06, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
- I heard "pure twaddle" in an ad on the radio recently, a 10-second story that sounds really comical to get one's attention but was obviously a load of you-know-what. Sounds like another British saying. Horse hockey is good, you might want to check some of the sayings of Colonel Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H, he used that and a variety of other really good euphemisms for it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DTF955 (talk • contribs) 02:03, 29 January 2008 (UTC)


text:
Enter your name and email to receive alerts when new vacation deals are added to any property in this region.
By clicking "Submit" you are agreeing to the
Terms of Service.
Alert successfully created!
Showing 1-1 of 1 Conference and Meeting Resorts
The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico
Boasting an impressive 26, 557 square feet of function space, The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort is the ultimate destination for business events. Their professional staff will help you plan everything from small company meetings to extravagant corporate galas that are sure to amaze.... more
Showing 1-1 of 1 Conference and Meeting Resorts


text:
Perfect framing Azzy, a lovely shot, I like it very much :)
Thanx Sam I thought it was a nice shot too but it was rejected for GE the first time round but I resubmitted and it has been selected now :-) Did you spot the cat ? TC Azzy xx
Beautiful framing and colours! I've invited you to the Window Views group - hope you'll join.
Photo taken in Pollença, Balearic Islands, Spain


text:
Reload the page and try again.
Student Body:
They have no clue on how to handle students with disabilities. Or the laws pertaining to disabilities.
Overall Experience:
Some of the instructors are great, some are just cyber instructors. You do learn from some of the instructors some you do not. They do need help in the financial aid department.
Overall Experience:
Class size is great, they are small. some of the instructors need to be a little more understanding of their students. Some of their students do have disabilities the school does need to be aware of what a disability is. And how to handle the problems of a disability with a student.
Tuition & Financial Aid:
They do not take into consideration that you need money to live on. They take all your federal grant money and leave you with nothing. They do not help you with your student loans that they promise they will help you transfer over. This part was a joke I am still dealing with that and the federal student loan people think I am no longer going to school.
Academic Experience:
Some of the instructors are very helpful some are not. I think some are just Cyber instructors??
Academic Experience:
I think some of the instructor forget who they are dealing with and think that everyone is the same.
Campus Resources:
I am doing this on-line so I can not tell you what the Orange Campus is like. The Riverside campus is fine.
Academic Experience:
I am going to for my drug and alcohol degree like most students at the school. Having people around me in the AA program really helps so they can identify with issues that we both may have.
Campus Resources:
Awesome up to date labs. The Internet is reliable for research and I've never had a problem with of being able to find an open computer.
Campus Resources:
So there is a great computer lab on campus. Generally there are parties and potlucks at the end of modules. My favorite part is the class size, currently there are nine students in my current class. I've had the community college experience and here were upwards of sixty people in my core classes and the teacher never really had time to answer questions on lectures. All of the students are really laid back and always offer help on rides to and from school (currently taking the bus). The campus is also very clean and well maintained.
Campus Resources:
The school in Maine at Intercoast College is very small so we don't have recreation or gymnasium here. And neither we don't have a library if you have to do your reaserch you will have to sign up and go in one of the lab room. Facilities aren't that bad.
Academic Experience:
I really like going there but the only issues is that sometimes they promise you thing that they will never done. Class and teachers are very well explained but aids is kind competitive so you will have to get money here and there and especially for us: undocumented student we love school but because of not having document we cannot accomplish some of our goals
Online Courses:
Well I have to say that the Intercoast I went to, most of work we will do them in class with the professor and if you didn't get a good great you will need to discuss with your professor where is your weakness and the teachers are very helpful.
Academic Experience:
The pharmacy Tech. is well explained and whenever I have labs. It's like a brighter day to me because I love labs and working in teams. But I the problem is that after before you start your major you get promised 100% that you will be given a job right away but when you finish the promise fade away. You finish the school and you have to find a perfect fit for yourself. The other part is as an undocumented student living on a foreign country when you don't get what you should be getting its hard to accomplished your goal.
{{review.SectionLabel}} at {{review.EntityName}}:
Sorry, there are no reviews.
No summaries have been written about this school yet. If you are a student at this school, you should take the college student survey.
Non-registered users are limited to 5 school profile page views per month.
Register for free to gain full access!


text:
Political opponents spent at least part of Tuesday campaigning together near the same polling sites.
George Catsavis, incumbent Ward 4 Fort Smith director, faces a re-election challenge in John Cooley.
Outside St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, the two men were cordial and friendly as they waved to supporters, voters and drivers.
"We're friends," said Catsavis. "We're running for an office, not against each other."
Cooley smiled and agreed, adding, "We're both trying to make Fort Smith better."
In Ward 3, Fort Smith voters will choose a new director as Don Hutchings opted against re-election. Mike Lorenz and Matt Garner are vying for that seat. City directors serve four-year terms.


text:
Essay - Organic Versus Non-organic Organic Versus Inorganic Foods: Why Eat Organic?'...
Organic versus non-organic
Organic ***** Inorganic Foods: Why Eat organic?"
The rapid development of the ***** market over the past twenty years has spread both opportunity and awareness of both organic foods and the kinds of tactics that are used to grow in-organic *****. The *****th ***** the organic market has also helped draw ***** prices of such goods down to a level that makes it possible for many more consumers to buy and eat them. Yet, many consumers would still like ***** see ***** evidence that paying the marginal difference in price ***** seemingly the same product is logical and absorbable for their family finances. This work will argue that: there is a m*****rked difference in the nutr*****ional quality of organic foods as compared to non-organic foods and this ***** is measurable and demonstrated not just by organic **********, farmers or converted ********** consumers but ***** agricultural and medical industry leaders who have taken up ***** cause of resolving ***** question for consumers, once and for all.
It seems that within the last few years ***** organizations ***** individuals have taken up the cause of advocating for consumer utilization of organic foods. Many of *****se organizations and individuals seem to have a vested interest or at the very least a near religion like commitment to buying ***** eating ***** foods. The mainstream medical, agricultural and biochemistry academic communities on the other hand ********** ***** be reluctant to c*****clude that organic foods were any *****tter than non-organic foods. Current trend ***** somewhat reversed this stand as more and more research has come out ***** bolster the claims of the organic community that the potential reduced impact on the environment seen from ***** farming ***** most importantly ***** nutritional content ***** organic ***** is indeed worthy of consumer utilization of such products even if they have to stomach a marginal cost difference. Additionally, today's consumers are also finding this ***** difference to be even smaller ***** it was a few years ago, as availability of organic products incre*****es, distri*****ion streamlines and more organic ***** compete for shelf space, even in mainstream non-specialty markets.
***** Cited
*****, Allison. "Report Confirms More Health Benefits of Organic Food." Organic Consumers Association. 2003. http://www.**********.org/organic/polyphenolics031203.cfm.
Byrum's article is a review of ***** study conducted by Alyson Mitchell, Ph.D., a food scientist *****t the University ***** California, Davis, where Mitchell found that organic ***** sustainably grown foods (foods ***** with a combination of organic and modern agricultural practices, mostly reflecting the elimination of conventional herbicides and pesticides but ***** the use of some non-***** fertilizers) were much higher in antioxidants. Antioxidants are proven to reduce the incidence ***** cancer ***** ***** age increased diseases as *****y protect the plant from attack ********** ***** protect the body from oxidization, a leading cause of cell deterioration.
Lipson, Elaine Marie. ***** Organic Foods Sourcebook. Chicago:
Contemporary Books, 2001.
***** demonstrates an comprehensive knowledge ***** organic food sourcing. This is an especially helpful ***** if one lives in a community
Download full paper (and others like it) | Order a brand new, customized paper


text:
In my iTunes library there are many tracks that have the cloud with embedded arrow (indicating that I need to download them from the cloud), but which are grayed-out, so that I can't download them, play them, or do anything. Can you tell me what is wrong?
You have probably already looked into this, but it sounds like "iCloud Status" is enabled in iTunes, but "iCloud Download" might not be. Go to
and make sure that "iCloud Download" is checked off.
Check that "iCloud Status" is being included in your current View->View Options, and see what it says for your greyed-out tracks. For me this shows all my grey songs as "Waiting", even though my iCloud Download icon shows the download arrow -- indicating that these songs never uploaded to the iCloud like they should have (for whatever reason), but that iCloud knew they were supposed to.
And troubleshoot from there...
protected by bmike♦ Nov 17 '15 at 18:24
Thank you for your interest in this question.
Because it has attracted low-quality or spam answers that had to be removed, posting an answer now requires 10 reputation on this site (the association bonus does not count).
Would you like to answer one of these unanswered questions instead?


text:
503,486 deals (and counting)
from around the web, shared and ranked by a community of deal fiends like you.
Go to Deals.Woot.
does this "banger" bag come with mash? *harharhar*
looks like the same bad but in green. pretty good reviews (4.5 out of 5.0) over at ebags
conanthelibrarian wrote:does this "banger" bag come with mash? *harharhar*
Nothing important to add...just felt bad that at 8pm this poor golf bag only had 3 comments....
thanks for all the helpful comments from all you lonely Miltons that have nothing better to post!
does anyone know if this bag has a dry pocket? and how is the quality of Oakley golf products? I know their sunglasses are overpriced but good quality.


text:
Play Video
Driver Hits Pillar and Collapses Building
Posted by Break.com Staff on Mar. 29, 2009
Elizabeth Rage takes you through the steps to create the Enchantress look f...
On this episode, Master Chalk Artist Chris Carlson takes on an epic Star Tr...
Get you geek on and come check out these hilarious clips!
Posted by Break.com Staff on Mar. 29, 2009


text:
A night to remember.* Or not.
Niall and I went bell ringing tonight. Tower bells. One proper substantial bell at a time YAAAAAAY. Not handbells. Two horrible little random bells at a time NOT YAAAAAAAY.
Long pause.
One of the things about method ringing on handbells is that it is SO FRELLING INSANELY HERCULEAN AND FORMIDABLE AND DEMANDING** that when you can finally ring something it's like the most amazing thing that has ever happened to you*** and furthermore since in the process you have completely altered the structure of your brain there's quite a good chance it will stick.† Tower bell ringing is a ratbag of epic proportions, but in terms of learning the method line, handbells makes it look easy.
But there are important caveats about that easy. First caveat: you have to ring any given method often enough to gouge out a channel in your brain.†† Second caveat: you have to be able to HANDLE the bell you are ringing ACCURATELY. Which is the one thing—the ONE THING—that handbells has over tower bells in fatal adversarialness: handling technique is not much of an issue with handbells. You just shake the frellers. Tower bells are mostly bigger than you are—usually quite a lot bigger than you are—and tact and adroitness enter the picture. More or less.
And then there are mini rings. Where the bells are buckets or flower-pots or large thimbles that say GREETINGS FROM GRIMSBY and you're essentially ringing something handbell-sized only with all the style and paraphernalia of tower bell ringing. I HATE MINI RINGS. THEY'RE THE WORST OF BOTH WORLDS. Which is to say I suck at mini rings.†††
It was a mini ring tonight.‡
WHAT IDIOT INVENTED METHOD BELL RINGING ANYWAY. After this it's knitting all the way. Starting NOW.‡‡
* * *
* We're having a major storm out there with wind and rain and banshees. Radio 3 has just fallen off the air with a crash and a whine^ and I'm contemplating with disfavour the prospect of getting the hellmob back to the cottage. I tend to be a trifle top heavy because I'm carrying a knapsack full of misbehaving technology and the hellhounds are not only tall and long-legged but they don't weigh anything because they don't eat and will probably take off like kites the minute they're out the door. Which will be hard on my shoulders. Even weightless hellhounds hitting the ends of their leads at speed tends to be painful.^^
^ And is now making intermittent gobbling noises
^^ There is a good deal of hellmob-derived pain around at the moment: the hellterror is in full bloody [sic] streaming heat, and a good month early. She wasn't due even to start inspiring Darkness—who is the more clued in about these matters—to emerge from the backmost recesses of the hellhound bed, which is where he tends to remain when the hellterror is loose about the landscape, to investigate an evolving situation till about now, and never mind having already moved into the dripping [hellterror] and moaning [hellhounds] phase. ARRRRRRGH. I DO NOT WANT HER CYCLE GETTING SHORTER. I CAN STAND IT EVERY NINE MONTHS. NOT EIGHT MONTHS. NOT SEVEN MONTHS. NOT . . .
Meanwhile she's not in a very good mood either. Not only won't I let her play with the hellhounds, and while Darkness tends to disappear into the shadows, torturing Chaos is one of her favourite games+, but she is at present only allowed to hang out in rooms with vinyl floors. This means, for example, at the cottage she cannot come into the sitting room with me when I enter the Magical Dog Food Grotto to fetch a fresh tin or bag of something,++ nor can she accompany me upstairs to fetch the thing I know I brought downstairs a minute ago but can't find. Although this last is a rather desirable state of affairs given hellterror ebullience and the state of my floors as storage space. Hellhounds negotiate, delicately, the many obstacles to straightforward passage from one room to the next. Hellterrors spring and ricochet with abandon. Those little bedspring legs certainly could clear the piles of books, magazines, All Stars, yarn, etc, but what's the fun in that? The most interesting effect however was when she knocked twenty hardback copies of SHADOWS downstairs. Very, very interesting. Very.
Nobody died. That's all you need to know.
+ Second only to hurling herself upon me in gladness and felicity when her paws are muddy and my jeans were clean a minute ago. #
# One of my many failures as a dog owner, as I believe I have told you before, is that it seems to me entirely reasonable that something only about twelve inches tall should want to jump up on you.~
~ Hey, she rolls over beautifully for little pieces of roast chicken. What do you want, perfection?=
= She is a funny wee thing in a lot of ways. As Southdowner told me what seems like forty centuries ago—and years before Lavvy got pregnant—you keep bull terriers because they make you laugh. Bull terriers are also hungry all the time and to a dog, possibly especially a short dog, who is hungry all the time, almost everything looks like food. Pav has learnt that I have an inexplicable dislike of her ingesting random bits of rubbish we meet out hurtling and we have reached a compromise about this which works reasonably well most of the time. Something that is positively not edible, like a plastic bottle—she and Chaos share a passion for crunching plastic bottles between their teeth for the noise, but even Pav doesn't seem to want to eat them—she will, on command [sic], when we stop by a trash bin, 'drop'.% If, however, her current prize is deemed edible, she will not drop.%% But if I have lodged my protest promptly she will graciously not swallow either, but I do have to get down on my knees and frelling hoick it out of her mouth while she stands, unresisting, with the little evil eye twinkling away at me and the thought-balloon over her head clearly reading heh heh heh heh. When the thus-removed substance is pizza or sandwich-end or similar, no big. Yuck, but no big. BUT SOMETIMES. EW. WHAT IS THAT? EW. EWWWWWWWW. I swear she prances with several inches more boing per bounce after one of these encounters.
% And her resultant glow of fatuous virtue may last even a second or two.
%% What do I think she is, stupid?
++The Magical Dog Food Grotto contains only sealed containers of bull terrier ultimate desire, but she can tell the stuff's in there somewhere.
** If there are any method handbell ringers out there reading this and shaking their heads in puzzlement because it is not difficult, I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. Indeed if you decide to join the forum so you can remonstrate with me—kindly of course and using words of one syllable as befits the case—I will not only instantly DELETE your comments with menaces and rude gestures but I will tell Blogmom to Ban You Forever^ plus a few years.
^ and your little dog too.
*** Chocolate? Nope. Champagne? Uh-uh. Perfect love? Nah. Hot fabulous lateral-orbitofrontal-cortex-exploding sex? . . . Um. Wait a minute. Let me think.^
^ If I say handbells I will lose all credibility forever. Such a dilemma.
† Sadly you will probably have to go through the brain-restructure thing with every additional method. I can now (mostly, sort of) ring both bob minor and bob major AND MY SKULL HAS RUN OUT OF ROOM FOR ANY FURTHER EXPANSION.^ Planning permission for the new conservatory off the existing building will be denied.
^ Cambridge.+ Whimper. Yorkshire++ Mega whimper.
+ Yes. This is the name of a method.
++ Yes. This is too. Cambridge (minor, on six bells) and Yorkshire (which cannot be rung on fewer than eight bells) represent the PINNACLE of my handbell yearning, and I have about as much chance of attaining either of them as the hellhounds have of achieving weight-bearing lift-off on the walk home tonight and flying me there.#
# Long-time readers of this blog may feel they recall that some years ago I was grappling with Cambridge on handbells with some modest degree of success. Yes. Very modest. I could get through about half a plain course on the front pair of bells. This is like someone who wants to ride in the Grand National being able to sit in the saddle if the horse isn't doing anything.
†† Tower bell ringing: 1,000,000,000,000 times, approximately. This is a lot of hours out of your life. Handbell ringing: 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times, approximately. Which is even more hours out of your life. And that's still only per pair of bells. You can move around a lot easier from single bell to single bell in the tower^ than you can from pair of bells to pair of bells in handbells. IT'S LIKE LEARNING A WHOLE FLAMING NEW METHOD, EVERY RATBLASTED PAIR OF HANDBELLS.^^ ARRRRRRRRRRRGH.
^ Barring little circumstantial details like the bell whose rope regularly jumps off its wheel, or the bell that has an interesting relationship with the corner of the church its rope hangs over so that on every backstroke the pew or the misericord or the flying buttress or whatever the doodah that is immediately behind you reaches out and whacks you one. Keep your mind on your bobs under those conditions.
^^ All these diverse sub-methods do eventually meet up into one grand over-arching meta-method but that's a lot of zeroes down that very long queue.
††† Niall can ring anything, including mini rings. I have considered hating Niall, but . . . no. He makes very good brownies, even if I do have to ring handbells to get any. Also, I couldn't hate him tonight, we went in his car.
‡ It wasn't supposed to be a mini ring, of course, or I'd've stayed home. I'VE BEEN BAITED AND SWITCHED. I NEED CHOCOLATE.
‡‡ Maybe I'll even finish this frelling two-years-and-counting scarf by this winter
It's Friday, it must be handbells
Have I told you I've gone back into therapy because I Am Not Coping with Reality Very Well Right Now?* I went in for an assessment a while ago but it took them some time to find a slot for me.** I've seen Metis a few times now and like her—if 'like' is quite the word you want to apply to your shrink—and have some hope that she'll crack me open like whacking off the top of your soft-boiled egg with an egg-spoon.*** But it's still early days. Yesterday she taught me a relaxation technique. Chiefly it served to demonstrate that I do not relax. Nadia could have told her this. Sigh.†
But weekly therapy meetings are one more thing on the schedule. And in the last fortnight I seem also to have been to three concerts†† and not merely done my standard weekly Sam duty but the frelling occasional-required long overnight duty which reduces you to a little pile of sticky ashes even if you're healthy††† plus picking up an extra (late, not everyone's favourite time of day for some reason) duty when someone went down sick at the last minute.‡
And of course there's still monks. And singing.‡‡ And the hellmob. And the garden, which is booming into early summer. And bell ringing, although tower ringing has taken a hit the last fortnight due to all the other excitements. But handbells . . . it's Friday. There were handbells.‡‡‡
* * *
* I'm an American, we believe in therapy. And my best friend is a New Yorker and everyone in Manhattan is in therapy, it's a civic ordinance. You want to live there, you need to sign up with a therapist before you try to find a place to live. Your rental agreement or your mortgage application will have a query on it something like 'Are you currently actively engaged in seeking self-development by way of a professional relationship with a psychotherapist whose name appears on this year's list of Persons Licensed to Charge More Than $1000 an Hour which you gladly disburse for the Privilege of Discovering What a Hopeless Dolt You Are?' You need to be able to fill in the 'yes' box. Residents of the Tri-State Area are given a tax rebate for being in therapy, although it doesn't run to $4000 a month. Hey, what do you want, healthy, well nourished children and a car that runs^ or greater self awareness?^^
^ All the festering DRIVING involved in my proliferating life-enrichment programmes is a pain. It's worth it but IT IS A PAIN. And while I'm both a careful and a law-abiding driver I do kind of yell a lot. I had a Classic Robin Moment on my way to my last voice lesson. I was late, of course, because I'm always late, and I got stuck behind this moron going thirty-five miles an hour in a SIXTY MILE AN HOUR ZONE. I was not doing my singing voice any good in my description of his heritage and his likely future. Then we hit town—I've tried going the back way and all that happens is that I get stuck behind tractors, and that doesn't do my singing voice or my blood pressure any favours either—and the slow wiggly main road was made even slower and wigglier by the plethora of frelling LORRIES parked on it while they unloaded shoes and sausages and hammers and mattresses into all the frelling shops. So you and your soon to be overheating car are ducking back and forth from one single lane to the other, depending on where the latest lorry is parked and you are getting later and later for your voice lesson and CRANKIER AND CRANKIER. Now, despite my malevolent views of other drivers, I'm quite the—ahem!—Samaritan about letting other drivers in, especially in a situation like this one where we're all suffering. Well I'd got stuck behind the final lorry and no one was letting me into the other lane. Guess who finally did. Yep. Thirty Five Miles an Hour in a Sixty Mile an Hour Zone Man. I waved gratefully but I hope he doesn't lip-read.
^^ Note that Metis' practise does not charge £646 an hour. Trust me, I would not be there.
** It's a group practise. I imagine them sitting around at their admin meeting and saying, okay, we have an axe murderer, a pathological collector of HP Lovecraft t shirts^, someone who thinks they're Napoleon/Marie Stopes/Edward Cullen and a writer with writer's block . . . and a chorus of voices reply eagerly, I'll take the axe murderer! I'll take Lovecraft, AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS is the best novel of the 20th century! I'll take Marie Stopes! . . . Silence. I am fully booked, says the person remaining. I totally must shampoo the cat, and then sort the contents of the kibble bin by size. Fluffy is so particular. I can't consider taking on a new client till someone else has been desperate enough to take the wri—I mean, probably not till next year.
^ ::whistles::
*** Personally I scramble my eggs. But Peter does the egg-spoon trick.
† Note to self: Metis and Nadia must never meet.
†† If Jackie Oates http://www.jackieoates.co.uk/live-dates/ comes anywhere near you and/or you have a friend who is willing to do the driving, speaking of driving,^ and unless you are one of these poor sad creatures who doesn't get good folk music, go. And listen especially closely to the newly arranged and adapted 21st-century lyrics to A Cornish Young Man, which are delicious.
^ Fiona and I found a new yarn shop. I was doing pretty well+ till I made the mistake of checking out the sale bin again. I had thought on the way in that the Yarn Pet percentage might be a little perilous but at that point I had a whole shop to be endangered by and adrenaline was running high. And I then managed (mostly) to resist the breathtakingly gorgeous single-skein small-local-indie-dyers gauntlet, chiefly because I have some self-protective resistance to spending more than a New York City shrink's hourly rate on a one-off that there isn't even enough of to make a scarf. A fichu maybe.++
AND THEN I WENT BACK TO THE FRELLING SALE BIN. Alpaca is evil. Especially when it is mixed in big fat fluffy skeins with merino. You can frelling hear it purring when you cradle it in your arms.+++
+ I say nothing about how Fiona was doing
++ If you're small and flat-chested.
+++ Dogs purr too, you know. At least every dog I've ever had purrs when it settles in your lap. Whether it fits in your lap or not.
††† And/or stay up late and don't do mornings anyway. Although some annoying person^ has pointed out that I do do mornings, I do a lot of mornings, I just do the, you know, little end.
^ I never name names on this blog but this particular person is very annoying about handbells.+
+ What do you mean you can't ring handbells tomorrow, the next day, the day after that and three times on Madnessday? —GO AWAY. YOU'RE RETIRED. SOME OF US ARE STILL WORKING FOR A LIVING# AND FURTHERMORE MAY POSSIBLY DO OTHER THINGS IN THEIR SPARE [SIC] TIME THAT AREN'T HANDBELLS. ##
# Or at least staring despairingly at an empty computer screen regularly.
## Aren't . . . handbells? this person murmurs brokenly.
‡ And this potent sacrifice was absolutely worth it for the barrage of brownie points thus accrued. I can probably spill scalding coffee on the director/the fancy new computer/the delicately poised for heightened reactivity electronic fire alarm and no one will say anything.
‡‡ Your Body Is Your Instrument I Wish I Had Taken up the Guitar When I Was a Teenager Like Everyone Else Did. Nadia told me the last time I was beating up Batti Batti O Bel Masetto to skip the allegro, which has all those frelling runs in it AND goes up to a high B. Last time, as I recall, I did leave it alone. This time I was idly leafing through it again when a little light went on and I said, Hey! It's a B flat! I can (usually) get to B flat! —So, occasionally, late at night^, when my voice is feeling all relaxed^^ and warm and willing I sing the allegro. I can't frelling sing and play the piano at the same time, but I do have a finger poised to hit that B flat to make sure I'm hitting it, if you follow me. I usually am, in my squeaky un-self-confident and death-defying-not-in-a-good-way way^^^.
And next time through I can't hit G. I can always hit a friggleblasting doodahing G, give me a flapdoodling BREAK. Yes, I can always hit a G, except right after I've hit an A sharp/B flat and my voice says NO WE DON'T DO THAT and shuts down. That's SHUTS. DOWN. Arrrrrrgh. And then it's back to Edwardian parlour ballads till it forgives me. ARRRRRRGH.
^ Or in a little morning hour
^^ Sic
^^^ Yes I can hear the unglefrakking difference when Nadia manages to persuade me to float down from above a note rather than ramping up at it from underneath like a guerrilla attack on a dangerous enemy. Sigh. Sometimes I'm very flat indeed. Sometimes I just . . . sound like I'm attacking an enemy I'm terrified of.+ SIGH.
+ I also indulge in a concomitant worry that St Margaret's will decide they're not that desperate for singers at the evening service.
‡‡‡ And brownies. I had told Niall firmly that if there were no brownies I would remember a prior engagement. What prior engagement? said Niall suspiciously. Well, I forget, I said, there are brownies, right?
Footnote meltdown* and bell ringing
Crabbiton, for better or worse, is becoming a fixture of my Thursday nights.** And I was thinking tonight, as I made a complete squishy overdone dog's dinner of a touch of St Simons doubles***, that I'm beginning to remember how much fun bell ringing is, even when you're being hopeless.† I'm also beginning to brandish a tiny amount of autonomy. I have a habit of staying off the bigger bells in any tower however light the ring is overall, where even the big bells aren't very, because I'm such a jerky ringer. Bells are a lot bigger than you are, even the little ones, and you have to ring with grace and discretion or they will get the better of you. You can recover from ringing idiocy by violent yanking to some extent on the littler bells. The heavier the bell, however, the faster it will embarrass a tactless ringer, and genuinely big bells are only rung by good ringers. I am not a good ringer. Crabbiton is a light six but I've still been cringing around front.†† Last week I decided it was time to stop being quite such a little old lady. Okay, so I made another mess of ringing up the six tonight†††, I made a dive for it anyway when Wild Robert called for plain hunt on six. I'd successfully rung a few touches on the five, and plain hunt does require you to move your bell down to the front and back up again but there's none of that dreadful dodging business, I should be able to do this for pity's sake. And while there was a good deal of Wild Robert saying things like 'keep the six moving along', ie go faster, which is hard when you over-pull, which I do, because that's a bigger bell you're wrestling with the inertia of, I did stay in place. And it was weirdly exhilarating, tackling another aspect of my less than fabulous ringing skill,‡ and it made me think about handling, which is a good thing to do.‡‡
So I was chirping cheerfully about this at the pub, about what is essentially relearning stuff I used to know, but in my case, possibly because I'm such a slow learner about most things, relearning is usually a good thing because I learn more the second, or third or fourth or seventeenth, time through.
On the learning of bell ringing however there is only one focus of interest for Niall, and I found myself discussing learning frelling handbells again. He referred to some pronouncement by one of the stars in the handbell-ringing firmament and I made Rude Noises. He is a nasty man, I said, after you and Colin dragged me through a couple of quarters of bob minor he kept asking when I was going to ring a peal. I AM NOT GOING TO RING A PEAL.
There was a silence.
You could ring a peal of bob minor dead easy now, said Niall insinuatingly. Now you've rung a couple of quarters of bob major.
To be continued. I fear.
* * *
* It's because I'm ringing too many handbells. TOO MANY HANDBELLS. MY BRAIN CAN'T TAKE THE STRAIN. AAAAAAAAUGH.
** I drive. Niall buys the beer at the pub after. HE FORGOT HIS MONEY TONIGHT. I HAD TO DRIVE AND BUY THE BEER. ^
^ As I told him however, having first exercised my inner cow by doing shock-horror-flounce, given the amount of driving he's done in support of my ringing progress+ I probably owe him a few beers. 1,000,000 or so.
+ A few weeks ago, for example, handbells at Gillian's house, I didn't know Hampshire had that much back of beyond, and little twisty confusingly-mapped# roads that always have tractors coming at you around blind, one-car-wide corners. Of course this was for handbells. If it weren't for the whips and chains## I could have stayed home.###
# It would almost be worth finally making up my tiny mind~ and buying a satnav~~ to take it out there and watch it weep. I could be wrong, but I bet it would say TURN AROUND! TURN AROUND! GIVE ME STREET LIGHTS AND MOBILE PHONE MASTS! AAAAAAAAAUGH!
~ The money Peter gave me to buy one is long gone on books/music/yarn/All Stars/chocolate
~~Niall doesn't need satnav in pursuit of handbells. He can smell a handbell ringer two counties over.
## Don't let that mild-mannered exterior fool you. Niall is FIERCE in pursuit of handbells. FIERCE. Tigers have nothing on Niall when he has his handbell bag out. And it's always out.~ I have an American friend coming through next week and I'm going to take her tower ringing. It's so, you know, exotic, and she reads the blog. I told Niall about her since I'm hoping to, ahem, rope him into this adventure and his immediate reaction was, is there time to start her on handbells?
~ There are rumours of mysterious disappearances in his part of town and the sound of handbells and moaning at strange hours.=
= Of course in my part of town there are stories of an elderly woman with wild hair and All Stars carrying a series of large lumpy pink knapsacks and accompanied by a series of furry four-legged creatures of the night whom she cajoles with such phrases as, I don't care if you are a stomach on four short little legs you may not eat that . . . ewwww . . . whatever it is, and, I don't care if you're entire males you do not have to pee every five feet I want to get home before dawn.%
% Preferably. This doesn't always happen. Especially lately with, you know, spring looming and longer days and everything. Street Pastors and Sams£ are really ruining my ability to get back out of bed in the morning.
£ Although no one's holding a gun to my head and making me sign up for late shifts. I have a Dr Strangelove hand. It . . . must . . . press . . . late shift buttons.
### Gillian must have a private helicopter pad~. I can't believe she drives everywhere.
~ And one doodah of a private income
*** The frelling bobs are the same simple-minded bobs as for plain bob doubles, the frelling method you frelling started with!! What is my FRELLING PROBLEM!!!!^
^ My frelling problem is that it's a different basic method, so the bobs are stuck into the course line slightly differently. Just enough to derail someone like me who doesn't actually count to five+ very reliably.
+ 'Doubles' means five working bells. ONLY FIVE. Amazing the amount of mayhem a mere five bells can get up to. Apparently there are a lot of us numerically challenged ringers who can't count to five.
† Mind you I'd just successfully called my baby touch of Grandsire doubles and for the second week in a row like I actually knew it or something.^ There are drawbacks to success with Wild Robert around. Hmm, he said, we'll have to teach you another touch.
^ Last week everyone just tied up their ropes and wandered away which is what usually happens at the end of a touch. I WANTED PRAISE. I WANTED PEOPLE TO TELL ME HOW CLEVER I AM. I said this to Niall over our beer afterward. This week there was applause. Led by Niall.
†† Although I don't much like Crabbiton's treble—the littlest bell—either because it's so little I tend inadvertently to try and spring it out of the tower. See: jerky ringer.
††† I GOT MY HAND THROUGH A LOOP OF THE ROPE AND COULDN'T GET IT OUT AGAIN. You can't finish ringing up unless you let all your loops out. So I either had to sort it or undergo the utter humiliation of ringing back down again, extricating myself, and ringing up in Grisly Solitude. I did get my hand out without ringing down, but I was still late getting up with the other bells. Arrrrrgh. Wasn't I saying something about fun? What was I saying about fun?
‡ I survived two plain courses of Stedman doubles with two of the other bells going adrift. This may count more than calling a touch of Grandsire.
‡‡ I was also feeling a little self-conscious because one of the Forza ringers was there and gazed at me as you might say inquiringly, because in theory I belong to the Forza band and haven't been there I think by now over a year. Erm, I squeaked, I've been ringing here lately because it's, you know, casual, and, um, low key. Lots of Grandsire doubles. Only six bells. Rather than forty-seven. Aglovale nodded gravely. Arrrgh. Eeep. I suppose I could turn up at Forza practise some week. . . .
Maybe I should just go bell ringing more often
Wasn't I saying something not all that long ago about having been sort of half-planning without thinking about it, because thinking about it would make me sad, to slip unofficially out of bell ringing? It's not like I'm good at it or, even if I practised eight hours a day every day as if I were in training for the Olympics or Norma for the Metropolitan Opera, would I get good at it.* Nobody is going to miss me beyond method bell ringing's chronic shortage of hands on ropes.**
Okay. That was then. Now has gone rogue and bolted in another direction. I seem to have rung some kind of frelling bells five days out of the last eight. If you wanted to be cruel you could say I've rung bells nine days out of the last twelve. I wonder if heroin addicts feel like this after they've been clean for a while? The old buzz? That fluttering feeling*** behind the eyes† or in the base of the throat?†† The sense of being helplessly ensnared by a grinning, many-clawed obsession. Going har har har har har GOTCHA. Look on the bright side. I don't have to worry about finding a reliable source of clean needles.
I can't even (entirely) blame Niall†††. I went to South Desuetude entirely on my own recognisance. Sonar Fweep was my idea.‡ And I'm sure Old Eden was good for my character as well as my muscular redevelopment, tonight‡‡, after tinkling carelessly on the little light well-mannered bells at Crabbiton for . . . ahem . . . several weeks in a row now. Ringing at Old Eden is ploughing rough tussocky ground. Ah yes, plain bearings. Joy. Creak.‡‡‡
I'M NOT RINGING ANY BELLS TOMORROW. OR WEDNESDAY. Er. I think I will maintain a tactful silence about Thursday. And Friday. And I forget if I'm ringing on Saturday. . . .
* * *
* Any more than singing eight hours a day would make me a Norma. Sigh. At the moment I would probably settle for NOT being late for my voice lesson every frinkblasted week. I was supposed to predict that everyone on my end of Main Street was going to be getting their bathrooms replaced today and there would be epic numbers of OPULENT PERSONAL CARE SPACE REFIT lorries casually half-parked on the margins on BOTH sides of the road so unless you were a very thin bicycle you COULDN'T GET THROUGH?
I am also finally beginning to realise that I have a new(ish) tactical problem. I think I told you^ that as this horrible winter started dragging itself toward spring I let Aloysius^^ put me back on the singing rota at St Margaret's. This means that on my service-singing weeks I'll have spent the last two or three days of that week frantically cramming for service singing, since that week's music director won't have sent out the playlist till Thursday if we're lucky. As it happens I was down to sing this week—that is last night—which was a special service and there were going to be LOTS OF PEOPLE THERE^^^ so I was a tiny bit more anxious than usual that I should have SOME clue about the stuff^^^^ we were performing.
This means however that by late Sunday night, when, even on a non-special-service singing Sunday, I'm exhausted and my mind is full of the detritus that results from classical training coming in explosive contact with Jesus Is My Boyfriend, and I'm trying to reengage with the former the results can be a bit bizarre. Even aberrant. And my voice lesson is on MONDAY. I was singing Panis Angelicus^^^^^ better on Wednesday than I was today. Sigh.
^ ?? One of the things about blogging every day was that I probably had told you things and therefore didn't have to try to remember if I had. Remembering comes under the 'Norma' and 'bell ringing' category of personal excellence, ie Not Going to Happen.
^^ Aloysius is LEAVING. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. . . . Okay, pulling myself together now. I know this happens with curates and I even knew it was due to happen to Aloysius soon but . . . WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. I may be a grown up as a human being+ but I'm a baby as a Christian and Aloysius has been First Contact++ about a lot of stuff.+++
+ And a grown-up twice Aloysius' age, as I may have mentioned before because it haunts me.~ At least I'm only seven years older than Alfrick.
~ I told him not long ago that it was hard sometimes learning stuff from children.# He took this in good part. I'm trying not to believe that he took this in good part because he's a priest, and priests are obliged to take cranky remarks from elderly parishioners kindly and tolerantly. It's in the small print in the Priest Contract: Be nice to the grouches God has blessed you with. You can afford to be nice because you're a priest and you know God will sort them out later.##
# I suspect it's even worse for those of us who were precocious in our own youth. Don't be precocious. It will just make you crankier later on.
## ::ducks::
++ You can't have a father figure half your age, right?
+++ My monks, for example, speaking of Alfrick. I could still be going 'oooooh . . . monks . . . . scary' and driving hastily past the monks' gate, which has a large sign by the turn-in that says WELCOME, if it weren't for Aloysius.
^^^ MAJOR EEEK. Till it occurred to me, hey, the more of them there are the less likely any of them can hear me. +
+ Also we had a drummer last night. Our usual drummer is actually a good drummer which might be considered regrettable in our usual raggedy-andy line up. But any drummer will be wildly over-miked so the rest of us can pretty much do anything we like and no one will know. Maybe I should try singing Bellini.
^^^^ Sic. I am still not a fan of Modern Christian Worship Music.
^^^^^ Corny? Sure. The good kind of corny.
** Or on short leather straps if you happen to ring handbells. I don't know anyone who rings methods on handbells, do you? Especially no one who rings frelling quarter peals on frelling handbells. Which I may have done for a second time recently. On one of those nine days out of twelve. But then I don't know me. I don't want to know me. Crazy obsessed people make me nervous.
*** Which is not about getting your out-of-practise hands tangled in a bell rope.
† No, that's your brain going NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
†† Which is a matching AAAAAAAAAAAUGH trying to get out.
††† I may try.
‡ It was one of Wild Robert's erratic seminars. And I needed Niall to drive that far. There was a motorway involved.
‡‡ Fortunately in terms of mental integrity it was mostly plain hunt for beginners. Nadia just about killed me today.^ In the nicest possible way of course. But Monday is not usually my best evening for an optimum bell ringing experience. And story-in-progress tonight? After, furthermore, last night's heroic service sing? Not a hope. Might as well write another blog post.
^ Niall is not the ONLY Master of Mwa hahahahaha in my life.
‡‡‡ My shoulders. Not the bell frames.
Crazy Singing Lady
. . . NO NO NO NO I CAN'T POSSIBLY START WITH THAT FIRST LINE, SOMETHING MIGHT BE LISTENING. . . . ::DANCES THE FANDANGO IN A DISTRACTING MANNER::* . . . It's been a pretty crappy almost everything lately, you can hardly blame me for being paranoid. So, what I was risking saying was, I've had two surprisingly okay, engaged, useful, whatever, voice lessons in a row . . . just in time however for a three-week holiday break during which I will doubtless go to flat, unrhythmic little splinters again. So the powers of entropy don't have to be paying attention. The gremlins can just lie back and giggle. Throw the occasional brickbat if they feel inspired. Although I may dare to hope for metaphorical brickbats.**
My attitude = not great.
I managed to whomp the whatsit out of myself with a not-very-metaphorical brickbat just before last week's voice lesson and I mean whomp. The gremlins would have been proud of me. You may recall that this is A New Computer.*** I was rummaging a fortnight ago, in the scary dark interstices of the EVERYTHING folder, where files you haven't seen since before you had a computer may lurk undetected for centuries, or at least till they make the next gazillion storage media redundant.† And, lo and behold, I unearthed a couple of the recordings I'd made of voice lessons YEARS ago, or at least I hope it was years. And I made the very nearly fatal mistake of listening to one of them.††
DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN I KNEW I WAS BAD BUT I HAD NO IDEA I WAS THAT BAD.††† I also remember that when I played them back at the time I was a little discouraged‡—also I had some other great emotional drama playing out in my life at the time and I'm learning that this always has a Florence-Foster-Jenkins-izing‡‡ effect on my singing—but I don't think I wanted to find a bridge to jump off of. I should have wanted to find a bridge to jump off of, or at least to stop singing forever and let Nadia fill my slot with someone she can teach to SING. AAAAAAAAAAAAUGH.
About the only thing to say for this utterly demoralising experience is that I didn't consider giving up singing forever. It's too late. I sing for sanity.‡‡‡ But I pretty much went in for my lesson on my hands and knees last week and Nadia, bless her, said I FORBID YOU TO LISTEN TO THAT RECORDING. EITHER BURY IT IN THE BACK GARDEN OR—RECOMMENDED—DELETE IT. YOU'RE JUST HURTING YOURSELF LISTENING TO IT NOW. . . . The real point being she did NOT say, actually, I've been meaning to discuss giving your slot to someone I can teach to sing. . . . She did say that I've improved. WELL I COULD HARDLY HAVE GOT WORSE.
I came out of this at last week's lesson like a bull terrier going for her supper Kong and SANG.§ It may not have been pretty but it was energetic. And this is the time of year when you can probably even sing (audibly) on the street without people thinking you're the Crazy Singing Lady§§ and I'm having my annual frenzy of learning all the rest of the verses to my top favourite 1,000,000 Christmas carols§§§—which I admit is cutting into proper practise time but it does mean I'm singing.#
And . . . (re)learning Christmas carols## this year, I came to In the Bleak Midwinter and . . . hmmm. It hadn't really registered with me till I moved over here, but it's (perhaps) Peter's favourite and has become one of mine. But this year, singing it, I thought, this isn't a carol, this is a song that happens to be about Christmas. So I'm going to learn it properly—I took it in to Nadia today—and sing it all year. And become the Crazy Singing Lady who sings carols in midsummer. If I'm going to become the Florence Foster Jenkins of the 21st century I might as well do it with some flourish and swagger.
* * *
* And me dancing the fandango would be very distracting.^ Not in a good way.
^ Eh. You need a partner for the fandango. ::Eyes the hellmob+:: Hellhounds get that 'oh help and glory she's not going to shove FOOD at us again is she??? But we just ate last week' look on their faces, delicately rearrange themselves to face the wall and appear to be deeply preoccupied with going to sleep. Hellterror throws herself up on her hind legs and starts demonstrating her idea of a fandango, shouting, ME, COACH! PUT ME IN! I CAN FANDANGO! ALL I NEED IS A CARMEN MIRANDA HAT!
+ Or hellhorde, as some enterprising forum poster suggested.
** You probably think gremlins are metaphorical. NOT IN MY LIFE.
*** The old one is still in a box under Raphael's desk because he's going to find time to resuscitate it any minute.^ You know, like maybe March. 2016. Not that I feel that I'm not getting my contract support hours out of him however: it's a good day when I have texted/emailed/screamed-so-they-could-hear-me-in-Dorset him about the ultrabook's^^ latest little ways fewer than 4,612 times.
^ Yes, since you ask. There's still stuff on it that I'm missing.+ And you're totally up to date with your back ups, your files are flawlessly labelled and you're all ready for Christmas, right? GO. AWAY.
+ Besides the remnants of my sanity. Sanity, computers and I are really not an integrated whole. We're kind of this universe, the anti-universe, and a third thing nobody's discovered yet but it makes an even bigger bang.
^^ I've already complained to you about how you can't say LAPTOP any more? That's just so turn of the century. No, it's ULTRABOOKS now. Ewww. I thought 'laptops' was naff, but ultrabooks has that Marketing Genius pong about it. Go away.+ Go shed your fuzzy, asthma-inducing fashionability on someone else's carpets. I just want a computer that will fit in my knapsack.
+ I probably shouldn't be repeating 'Go away' so often three days before Christmas, right? . . . GO AWAY.~
~ I know. You saw that coming. Sorry. It's been a hard year.
† So, how about all those cassette tapes and floppy discs?
†† Well, I had a row of knitting to finish. And then about a skein and a half of rows after that.
††† May I grovel in apology here to the two or three people I've taken along to my voice lessons. In my pathetic defense I took them because I wanted them to meet Nadia and see/hear how totally cool and interesting and exact and responsive she is, and the way she can adjust what she says to what the student can take on.^ It's true that part of the experience is that they have to hear me sing, but . . . well, I knew I wasn't good, but . . . GROVELS EXTENSIVELY. I'LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN. NEVER EVER. I PROMISE.
^ I get a lot of horse riding metaphors.
‡ I also remember I blogged about it, but I don't want to go back and read what I said.
‡‡ One of the things I might have found interesting if I hadn't been having a nervous breakdown is what Nadia has been telling me for years about what she tactfully calls my 'tuning' issues which is to say that I spend most of my time going flat, not because I have no ear^ but from nerves. No no I can't possibly do that whatever it is! FLAT!!!! And she's right. It's the exposed notes that go flat; it's got pretty much nothing to do with pitch. I'll go flat on a frelling C if it's the top note of the bar; in the next bar I'll sing an F on pitch if there's a G above it I can go flat on instead. Why don't I stick to knitting?^^
^ I haven't got much ear but I generally recognise flat when I hear it. Except when I'm deaf from the throbbing in both ears.
^^ Because I'm also a lousy knitter? Sigh. Although until my life placids out a little I'm not even interested in doing anything more exciting than stocking or garter stitch with maybe the odd bit of ribbing for variety. I knit for tranquillity+. But then I sing for sanity.++
++ Um. Yes. And I'd be even less tranquil without my error-liable knitting. SIGH.
‡‡‡ Yes. As previous footnote. Also, for some inexplicable reason, my church likes my singing. They are even more desperate and/or tone deaf than I realised.
§ Any of you know Brother James' Air? It is so pretty.
§§ Which they think the rest of the year. Crazy Singing Lady with a Variety of Dogs.
§§§ Every year they come back a little quicker. How long have I been taking voice lessons, and singing increasingly shamelessly on the street?^ By the time I die of extreme old age I'll probably be quavering my way through all sixteen verses of everything at Christmas.
^ It's done me serious good the last few months, I think, despite what the neighbours think, because of the adjusting-to-new-sitting-room-with-new-acoustics thing which was a much bigger issue than I'd expected. Silly me. Of course it was going to be an issue. In a little tiny sitting room I can—and do—make the blasted lamps rattle, because I have so little frelling control. I'm either loud or shut down to a faint creak. Sigh.
# Singing for sanity. As I keep saying. Thank God for singing (if badly) and knitting (if badly).
## There's also the ever-interesting topic of the way the British keep jerking the tunes around. An exploration for some other evening.


text:
our mailing list. It's so wizard.
by Pizzo
18 June, 2014@3:55 am
0 comments
18 June, 2014@3:55 am
0 comments
After a slew of loose releases, Jabee offers a visual from his Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt Murs Label 3:16 album cut "To whom it may concern" The song is Jabee dealing with the pressure of being a starving artist, also the struggle of not knowing if people are listening and getting the message.
Related Articles
Facebook comments:
Leave a Reply
Search HipHopSite.com
News on the D.L.
- Raekwon Sets A Release Date For "F.I.L.A." Album
- BUSH: A Snoop Odyssey Produced By Pharrell Williams [Preview]
- Drake – "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" Surprise Album on iTunes Now
- Action Bronson "Mr. Wonderful" Cover Art and Tracklist
- Juicy J "Blue Dream & Lean 2″ Mixtape Cover Art & Release Date Revealed
- MF Grimm "MF Love Songs" Cover Art + Tracklist
New Joints
- Lord Hakim – "Brass Knucklez" (feat. Vast Aire & Phizz Ed)
- IAMSU! – "Hella Good" (feat. Tyga)
- DJ Kay Slay – "I Declare War" (feat. Styles P, Sheek Louch, Vado, Raekwon, & Rell)
- Maverick Sabre – "We Don't Wanna Be" (feat. Joey Bada$$)
- Cannibal Ox – "Blade: Art of Ox" (feat. Artifacts & U-God; prod. Black Milk)
- Asher Roth – "Blow Your Head" (prod. Nottz)
Recently Commented On
- It's Time To Say Goodbye...
Commented on by Yungplex
- It's Time To Say Goodbye...
Commented on by geedubbleyoo
- Fat Trel - "In My Bag" (feat. Wale)
Commented on by Katae
- Kanye West's "Runaway": What Does It All Mean?
Commented on by fidgar
- Sole Vs. El-P: Part One - Sole
Commented on by Reno Yakavetta
- It's Time To Say Goodbye...
Commented on by Atom


text:
Man, I sure do find it interesting that v1.0 shares some code written by the team at Shopplugin.net and no author attribution was given in the plugin repository.
Specifically alot of the source code in the functions.php file originated from the Shopp project.
You should really give an author credit where it is due.


text:
Marion County Crime Prevention Fund
Published April 15th, 2014
Loading Video...
Marion County, Florida -- Deputies at the Marion County's Sheriff's office have put in a request to the Board of Commisioners to use the crime prevention fund, helping pay for new traking devices needed to prevent auto thefts.
The Crime Prevention Fund may be used for two purposes: Crime prevention programs within the county, and safe neighborhood programs.
Related Stories
- Sheriff's Office Focuses on Crime Prevention Campaign
- Multi-State Retail Theft Crime Ring Bust in Marion County
- Marion County Firefighters Promoting Fire Prevention Month at Maplewood Elementary
- Marion County Man Charged With Hate Crime
- North Central Florida Receiving Federal Funding to Prevent Homelessness
- Partners in Crime-Prevention Help Catch Suspect
- Gainesville Police Use Robot To Spread Crime Prevention Message
- Belleview Woman Struck by Train, Marion Co. Residents Call for Preventative Measures
- Billionaire pulls funding for football complex
- MCSO launches crime notification system for businesses


text:
Medical Equipment Network For The Disabled
Rating: 5 stars 1 1 review 866
209 Chattington Ct San Antonio TX 78213 USA
Filter Reviews by Role
Promote This Nonprofit
GreatNonprofits badges allow you to raise awareness of your favorite nonprofits on your own web sites!
Reviews for Medical Equipment Network For The Disabled
2 people found this review helpful
My nephew has ALS. When his disease began to progress to the point where he needed a wheel chair and other assistive devices, we were very pleased to learn that Project MEND could help him to get the items he needed.
The staff of Project MEND is outstanding!. Their concern for my nephew and their responsiveness is what sets them apart from other organizations that have been set up to help the physically challenged.
The speed with which they meet his needs and the fact that they make it their number one priority to serve the disabled public with a minimum of hassle is astounding.
That is why I support Project MEND and encourage others to do so.
More Feedback
I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
accessing services
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
I would suggest that funding be allocated so that they can serve the disabled across the State of Texas
Methodist Mission Home
bipolarmuppets wrote:
In 1989, i found myself a 15 year old pregnant teen. My pastor direxted me to the Methodist Mission Home. I lived there from... more »
Guide Dogs of Texas
djpflug23 wrote:
We recently started volunteering with Guide Dogs of Texas and have been blown away by the training that they provide to the dogs.... more »
Brighton School Inc
boardmember10 wrote:
The Brighton Center has been part of my family's life for over 4 years. While my daughter has not benefitted directly from each... more »
Treys House Sa
jdtindall wrote:
"Trey's house makes no sense, and perfect sense". In May of 1997 I was dealt a traumatic brain injury. One life ended and another... more »
San Antonio Lighthouse
rakinsat wrote:
For the past five years the SABusiness Journal has reported that the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind (SALB) is one of the... more »


text:
EU Proposes Faster Reduction of Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases
The European Union's regulator proposed today tighter rules to cut fluorinated greenhouse gases in order to put the bloc on track to reach its long-term pollution-reduction targets.
The European Commission's proposal to revise the existing regulation on so-called F-gases aims to cut their emissions by two-thirds by 2030 from the current level. It also seeks to prohibit their use in equipment including household refrigerators to spur the development of more climate-friendly alternatives.
"By limiting the amount of F-gases that can be sold in the EU, this new legislation will benefit the climate and create great business opportunities," EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said in a statement in Brussels.
The EU regulation already in place would lead to the stabilization of fluorinated gas emissions at current levels and is not enough to reach the bloc's political goal to cut pollution by 80 to 95 percent by 2050, according to the commission. F-gases are used mainly as substitutes for ozone-depleting substances and their global warming potential is as much as 23,000 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
"Our existing legislation has successfully broken a growing trend in emissions and driven technological innovation," Hedegaard said. "Now that more climate-friendly products can be made, we go one step further in reducing emissions from F-gases cost-effectively."
60 Percent
F-gases, which account for two percent of the EU's total greenhouse gas emissions, include hydrofluorocarbons, used in refrigeration and air-conditioning, perfluorocarbons used typically in the electronics sectors and in the cosmetic industry and sulfur hexafluoride, used as an insulation gas.
Discharges of these substances in the EU have risen by 60 percent since 1990 while all other greenhouse gases have been cut, according to the commission. F-gases leak into the atmosphere from production plants and during the disposal of products and appliances containing them.
The draft regulation proposed today seeks to gradually limit from 2015 hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, to one-fifth of current sales in the EU by 2030, the commission said. The proposal needs to be approved by the bloc's member states and the European Parliament to come into force.
"Producers and importers will initially be allocated rights to place HFCs on the market according to their existing market shares, with reserve allocations for new companies entering the market," according to the commission. "These market rights will then decrease in three-year steps until
Global Action
The EU will also urge global action to reduce HFCs at the next United Nations' climate summit due to start on Nov. 26 in Doha. The commission said cutting F-gases would help close the gap between global pollution cuts pledged so far and emission reductions necessary by 2020 to keep the world on track to contain the growth of temperatures to 2 degree Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times.
The 27-nation EU already banned last year the use from 2013 in its emissions trading program of credits linked to HFCs generated under the UN carbon market.


text:
Comments are closed.
Breakingviews columnists explain that telecom giant Verizon's $4.8 bln Yahoo purchase and last year's AOL deal leave it backing also-rans in a market dominated by Google and Facebook.
Boss Roger Ailes is out after sexual harassment allegations. Antony Currie and Jennifer Saba explain how owner Rupert Murdoch and his sons can turn an ugly situation to their advantage.
Lanhee Chen, a Hoover Institution fellow and former policy adviser to Mitt Romney, talks to Rob Cox and Gina Chon about trying to find substance on economics at the RNC.
Breakingviews has published a selection of books for purchase and download.
Edited by Reynolds Holding
Read Online
Download PDF
Edited by Peter Thal Larsen and Quentin Webb
Edited by Richard Beales
View on mobile device
By Peter Thal Larsen
Read the e-book online
Download PDF (English)
Download PDF (Chinese) (点击下载电子书)
Visit the dedicated webpage (Breakingviews subscribers only)
Edited by Robert Cyran
Edited by John Foley


text: Under Armour Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player. Under Armour ( UA), on the other hand, isn't undervalued - not even close. The $5.5 billion firm currently trades for a P/E of nearly 50, more than double the earnings premium you'd see at rival Nike ( NKE). But Under Armour's growth trajectory makes up for the premium pricing in shares, and so does one of the most attractive brand names in the sports apparel business. UA's selling point is its technology: its signature moisture-wicking performance fabric happens to be one of the most imitated offerings among its peers. As the firm adds new products to its portfolio (its foray into footwear was a big move it made a few years ago), it should be able to expand its top line in existing markets, while at the same time pushing to altogether new markets. Despite the fact that the sports apparel market is pretty saturated here at home, UA has been able to grow by grabbing share from other firms, an impressive feat. International sales have a lot of room to get bigger on Under Armour's income statement. Only around 10% of sales come from abroad, whereas more than two-thirds of Nike's sales come from overseas. That gives UA a big, less saturated market to tackle in the future. A balance sheet with a deep net cash position should help it get there with minimal hiccups. Prev 3 of 6 Next


text:
The Bula Kids Creature Earflap Hat is a Peruvian style winter hat with tassels and a cute face. It features a warm micro fleece liner.
- Brand
- Bula
- Features
- Fabric: 100% Acrylic Liner: 100% Polyester Micro Fleece Size: One Size
- Age
- Child Infant Toddler Youth
- Gender
- Female Male
You May Also Like
Customers Also Viewed These Items


text:
Technology and third-party providers can help streamline the importing process and speed cycle time while complying with increased regulatory requirements.
I.T. Toolkit
Using combinatorial optimization, DuPont finds further ways to save on transportation.
Reader Profile
3PL Line
Carriers Corner
Checking In
IT Matters
Supply Chain Technology
Full Digital Issue
(345 pages • 85.1 MB PDF)
Digital Edition
(140 pages • 32.3 MB PDF)
Digital Edition
(6 pages • 0.54 MB PDF)


text:
Video Industry News Video Company News Technology Industry News Technology Company News Novelty Industry News Novelty Company News Gay Industry News Gay Company News Legal Industry News All Company News
Released: Mar 01st, 2007
Running Time: 102
Director: Robby D.
Cast: Jordana James, Alexis Love, Jerry (II), Richard Kline, Michelle Maylene, Jerry (I), Scott Nails, Sophia Lynn, Alena (I)
Critical Rating: AAAA
Genre: Gonzo
The vignettes in this teen-themed release aren't as funny or outrageous as the setups in previous installments. However, director Robby D. makes up for it with his eye for talent. Every girl is captivatingly hot in that way only teen girls can be.
Of special note is tasty piece of caramel Jordana James. The scene begins as an ode to Fast Times at Ridgemont High's Phoebe Cates/Judge Reinhold pool scene. D. improves on the original by having James suck Scott Nails cock after catching him jerking off to her. Nails slowly sinks into her tight pussy, enjoying every inch of depth. James purses her lips. Aloha, Mr. Hand!
Pre-nom: Best Gonzo Release.
Retailing: Hard to resist teen-themed release.


text:
Thinking Woman's Sex Symbol Jason Sudeikis Allegedly Dating Everyone's Sex Symbol Scarlett Johansson
Jason Sudeikis, the Saturday Night Live star whose soccer-dad style did not inhibit an affair with Mad Men's January Jones, continues his somewhat unlikely and vaguely unsettling streak of success: The 35-year-old was spotted over the weekend on what Life & Style says "definitely looked like a double date!" with his SNL co-star Will Forte, Some Girl, and Every Woman's Nightmare, Scarlett Johansson.
"Scarlett and Jason were flirting and making lots of eye contact. He reached across the table twice to grab her hand."
But wait! If he was reaching across the table, it means he was sitting next to Forte. Maybe the double date was him? Is that better or worse?
Scarlett Johansson's double date with Jason Sudeikis! [Life & Style]


text:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA has selected the private-voluntary organization (PVO) International Partnership for Human Development (IPHD), Inc., to field test a micronutrient enriched product designed especially to boost nutrition in school-aged children in Guinea Bissau. IPHD is the first recipient under the Micronutrient-Fortified Food Aid Products Pilot Program (MFFAPP) and will receive $900,000 to develop and test its product.
"USDA is committed to alleviating hunger among the World's most vulnerable population—small children," said Vilsack. "This grant will help IPHD further their efforts to feed more than 100,000 local school children daily and build on successes that have defined the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program since 2006."
Guinea Bissau is the third poorest country in the world according to the United Nations. The product is a dairy protein paste fortified with vitamins and is specially designed to boost the micronutrient intake of children aged 4 to 8. The product will not replace the children's daily meal prepared at school, but will serve as a morning snack consumed at the start of the school day.
Congress provided USDA with $10 million in fiscal year 2010 to develop and field test new and improved micronutrient-fortified products designed to meet the energy and nutrient needs of populations served by the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition (McGovern-Dole) Program. Micronutrient-fortified food products are nutritionally enhanced either through added vitamins or minerals to address the micronutrient deficiencies of a population or group.
In April 2010, USDA announced it was seeking proposals from PVOs and non-governmental and international organizations. Through this effort, USDA hopes to identify new products that would be readily available for distribution through the McGovern-Dole Program. The McGovern-Dole Program helps support education, child development, and food security in low-income, food-deficit countries that are committed to universal education. It provides for donations of U.S. agricultural products, as well as financial and technical assistance for school feeding and maternal and child nutrition projects and is administered by USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service.
USDA is still seeking proposals for the MFFAPP. An announcement on the new solicitation for this program will be forthcoming through the Federal Register and the FAS website.
For further information, contact Dorothy Feustel at 202-720-0150 or email
Contact: Linda Habenstreit (202) 720-9442
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272(voice), or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).


text:
Tottenham Hotspur Message Board
Any chance...
...we could get some proper banter going for the derby?
I hope we stuff your lot on Sunday, but at the moment, you may put a few past our back line. We definitely owe you for last time, so be ready you lilywhites. The Arse is coming for you!Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
HighRoadJohn HighRoadJohn Oct 1, 2011 13:01 Flag
I'm quite nervous really. It doesn't matter how poorly things have gone for the Goons, they can always find a bit extra against us. But, for once they're going in as the underdogs, and pound for pound, Spurs have the stronger team - I think only RVP would get in our side at the moment. but this could be the game that turns the Goons' season around....I hope not, because I like us being the better of the two teams, which we are! And, may I add, COYS!!!!
- 2 Replies to HighRoadJohn
Who here would have RVP at spurs???
Who here would have RVP at spurs???


text:
2013 up in dis bish by DavidTH90AnimationsWatch
©2012-2016 DavidTH90Animations
happy 2013 yall, im glad we all got through 2012 even though we were suppost to die 9-10 days ago
(and i would appriciate it if somebody edited this with flash)
(and i would appriciate it if somebody edited this with flash)
you should make a super trasformation! or you did?
Best aperece so far man.
Well damn,that's a lot of spikes.
Whoa..man. Now that's kickass..
Badass bro.
o.o thats badass and cute i love the color's x3
damn son that looks soooooo bad ass
Dude with that much awesomeness you could blow up the world O_O.....nice picture any ways
Epicness. 8D
By edit do you mean add glow effects and stuff like dat l3
yesh, dats exactly wut i mean
Awsome dude
that alot of spikes


text:
Cedric Bryan Maxwell (Cornbread)
Position: Small Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: November 21, 1955 in Kinston, North Carolina
High School: Kinston in Kinston, North Carolina
College: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Draft: Boston Celtics, 1st round (12th pick, 12th overall), 1977 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 19, 1977
Other Pages: College Basketball Stats
Like this page? Sponsor it for $35. Your message will replace this ad.