ShareThisWhy do people think it's okay to answer translation questions by just pasting from Google Translate?
I have some news for people; Google Translate may have improved but it is /still not accurate/.
For example, I type this out, with it set to English-German;
"I will send the letter to you tomorrow."
This comes out;
"Ich schicke den Brief an dich morgen."
However, the word order and construction is wrong. It should be;
"Morgen schicke ich dir den Brief."
Why does the BBC and the Asian Times report on the Afghanistan oil pipeline project, but not any American news?
The Oil pipeline in brief:
UNOCAL (US quasi-governmental oil company similar to Haliburton) was in Afghanistan for 10 years surveying and then lobbying the Taliban to build an oil pipeline through Afghanistan. They gave the Taliban money, a lot of money, in the end (2000) the Taliban gave the contract to a Venezuelan company instead. Shortly thereafter, Venezuela became "evil", Afghanistan was invaded, Hamid Karzai (a former UNOCAL exec) was appointed leader of Afghanistan and 2 months after his appointment he announced he would give the pipeline contract to the US instead.
Today America is still there because a pipeline is easy to destroy. If they cannot kill off the former government before construction, they will bomb it and destroy the pipeline / profits. This is major news that is not being reported in the American press.
Source(s):
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/west_asia/38115.stm
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/1984459.stm
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/2017044.stm
www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/LA05Ag01.html
www.atimes.com/c-asia/DA25Ag01.html
www.atimes.com/global-econ/CJ06Dj01.html
So, why do you think it is when you type "Afghanistan oil pipeline CNN or FOX" into the Google machine, nothing comes up?
How do you feel about this statement regarding our 10th Amendment?
This is pulled straight from an msn.com news article. It astounded me. How do YOU feel about it?
"Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Republican who is also part of the bipartisan group, said Republican resistance continued to center on the cost and the precedent.
Some Republicans are against the notion of having the federal government take on responsibilities that historically were done by the states, she said. "They’re arguing about the precedent we’re setting of the federal government beginning to do things like school construction," she said."
Here is the link since some people asked. From this morning, it has changed. It (MSN) has CORRECTED that she is a DEM. My apologies, but I promise you that I did not change this…if you copy and paste that quote into google, you will see it pop up. I am neither Dem or GOP so my interest is solely in your opinion of the statement, not in whether she is a Dem or GOP. Still it is important and I do assure you that I copied and pasted the original that you see in my question. Thanks so far for your answers.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29050187
Go to page two of the link above (they added a second page since this morning).
I’m not mudslinging…I just pasted what I saw. Here is one more link with the exact same quote showing her as Republican so that you will see I was neither lying or mud-slinging…I am just asking a question and copied it straight to here…with type-o’s and all apparently…my apologies.
http://forums.techguy.org/civilized-debate/766307-obama-2009-a-147.html
Google ads under construction
i just made a website about basketball called nbaandmore.com. i am planning on putting a lot of information on it but update it daily. i tried to get goodgle ads and they said my site was under construction. i agree with them but i want to get google ads and still update my website daily. how do i make it where my site will be finished but i can still update it will news about the nba.
Thank you Very much!!!
SmarTrend Weekly Wrap Up: July 9th, 2010
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What does each .1 of a percent represent in numbers of people in unemployment numbers?
Unemployment shot up to 5.1 percent from 4.8 in February, continuing the string of bad economic news that suggests the economy has entered a recession after years of poor jobs growth under President Bush. The mismanaged, weak economy is continuing to take a toll on working families.
Dismal Employment Numbers: 80,000 Jobs Lost
By David Madland
April 4, 2008
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For the first time in five years, the U.S. economy lost jobs for three consecutive months, according to figures released today by the Department of Labor. Unemployment shot up to 5.1 percent from 4.8 in February, continuing the string of bad economic news that suggests the economy has entered a recession after years of poor jobs growth under President Bush. The mismanaged, weak economy is continuing to take a toll on working families.
In March, employment was down by 80,000 jobs, and since the start of the year the economy has lost 232,000 jobs. The last time the economy saw three straight months of employment decline was April 2003. Today’s release also indicates that job losses in January and February were worse than initially reported: Employment in those months was revised downward by 67,000 jobs.
The number of unemployed persons rose to 7,815,000 in March. The last time the number of unemployed was so high was in December 2004, and the number of unemployed has not increased as much over the course of a year since August 2002. While the unemployment rate increase of 0.3 percentage points is a significant jump from February, it should more accurately be viewed as a continuation of a year-long trend of rising unemployment.
These most recent job losses come on top of a period of very weak job growth, making today’s news that much more troubling. Over the past year, the economy has created only 536,000 jobs—far less than the pace needed just to keep up with population growth. In contrast, the economy created about 2 million jobs in 2006, which was a relatively weak year of economic recovery. In the late 1990s, the economy was creating 3 million jobs per year.
Job losses were widespread. The collapsing housing market continued its downward pull on the economy, but significant losses were felt in many other sectors, especially manufacturing and professional services. Job losses were led by the struggling construction sector, where 51,000 jobs were lost in March. Since March of last year, construction has lost 356,000 jobs.
Manufacturing continued its long slide, losing 48,000 jobs for the month. Manufacturing has lost jobs nearly every month for the past several years. For the past year, losses in the sector total 310,000 jobs.
Professional services, a sector that had been growing in recent months, declined by 35,000 jobs in March. Over the past year, the sector has still produced 161,000 jobs. Temporary help services fell by over 21,000 for the month, indicating that hiring is likely to be weak for some time. Increases in temporary employment can indicate a growing need for workers.
As has been the case for some time, jobs increased in health care, restaurants, and government, but gains in these sectors were not enough to prevent the overall employment figures from appearing grim. Healthcare added nearly 23,000 jobs in March, and has generated just over 360,000 new jobs over the past year. Restaurant employment increased by 23,000 for the month, and has added nearly 290,000 jobs for the year. Government added 18,000 jobs, and has added 244,000 since March 2007.
The Department of Labor report also indicates that the economic downturn is hitting the Latino community particularly hard. The employment-to-population ratio—a good measure of the overall strength of the labor market—fell the sharpest for Hispanics in March, declining to 63.7 percent from 64.3 percent. In contrast the employment-to-population ration for whites held steady at 63.3 percent. The ratio for African Americans also fell, but by a lesser amount, to 58.2 percent from 58.4 percent.
The job market has been particularly hard on those with less skills—workers with a high school degree or less—a category that includes many immigrants. The employment-to-population ratio fell for the month to 42.3 percent from 43.0 percent for people with less than a high school diploma, and to 59.1 percent from 59.7 for those with a high school degree.
In contrast, the employment-to-population ratio for those with more education held steady or increased: For those with some college it remained about the same, going to 69.3 percent to 69.4 percent, and for those with a bachelor’s degree or more it increased to 77.0 percent from 76.5.
All told, today’s jobs figures paint a bleak picture of a weak economy. There is no way to put a positive face on today’s job figures. The labor market has been in the doldrums for years, with well below average job growth, flat wages, and declining benefits. This has forced families deeper and deeper into record amounts of debt. And just as families are beginning to ponder how they are ever going to repay this debt, the rug is pulled out from under them as jobs become scarcer. The weak labor market is inflicting the greatest harm on those who are the most vulnerable.
Policymakers who have ignored the trouble signs brewing in the labor market for years need to craft an economic recovery plan that addresses the current nosedive in the labor market, but also the long-term weakness that preceded it. The recently enacted economic stimulus plan will help kick-start the economy when checks go out to taxpayers this summer, but it needs to be followed by a reorientation of our longer-term economic policies to make the economy work for real people with real economic problems—not just financial markets dealing with mostly self-inflicted pain.
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What are Some Acting Scams You've Encountered?
I’ll start:
1. Exploretalent- Overcharges for castings that you can find for free ie Craigslist. They also steal breakdowns from legit sites like Actors Access and post it as their own. Most of what they steal are outdated and posted without the original poster’s consent. It also was owned by Blake Yoon who had a scammy casting company called B.A.M.
2. One Source Talent-Similar to Explore talent. They charge you 0 to have a digital comp card on their site with a monthly fee. They tell you to use their photographer that charges at least another 0-800. The only CDs that they work with are reality show ones ie. MTV, VH1
3. John Robert Powers-It’s a crappy franchise that banks on a famous and DEAD agent’s name. They charge a ridiculous price and claim that many celebrities went through the school such as John Wayne, Lucille Ball, etc. NONE of them did!
4. John Casablancas-Crappy franchise like JRP. Dishonest business practices as well.
5. Keith Wolfe-Career consultant who charges 0 to hook you up with scammy agencies like Dedicated and Don Gerler(Doug Bennet). False promises.
6. Hollywood Company/Model One Casting-Charge up front fees for extra work that doesn’t exist and management services. They claim that they’re sister companies with Central Casting, a legit extras casting service. THEY AREN’T!
7. Infinitetalent-Same as OneSource
8. Actorsreps-Scammy agency. Mostly deal with extra work.
9. EAM Casting/Mediaentertainment1.com-Google "Bill Starkov" and you’ll see that this company scammed a lot of people.
10. Dedicated-Originally Zanuck, Passon, and Pace, one of the scammiest agencies in L.A. When they were ZPP they would make their clients use their photographer and take their classes. They also made you get 10 character shots such as literally dressing up like a doctor, cop, construction worker, etc. You don’t get character shots! Dedicated is still up to this scheme.
11. Michael Zanuck-Split from Dedicated in hopes of bettering his reputation, but still up to the same schemes. He at least makes you get 6 character shots instead of 10.
12. Doug Bennett of Don Gerler-He makes you get 15 character shots. Wastes your time with multiple 2 hour interviews, consisting of him mostly talking. If you thought the agent movie stereotype was phony, think again.
13. Sylvia Ferguson-Not state licensed. Charges 0 a year for this bogus casting service called E-Talent files. She entices potential clients into getting the service by saying it will help better their chances.
14. Talent6-Inferior casting site. They like to send "urgent" e-mails from supposed CDs wanting to audition you in their projects. In order to respond you have to pay the Talent Hunter fee to leave reply messages on the site!
15. Barbizon-Popular school in the 70s. Now another JRP.
16. Kevyn Major Howard-Overcharges and underdelivers. Does a lot of things that agents/cds hate with regards to headshots. He’s also known to hit on hot girls during photo shoots.
17. MMPRG- Management company that works with Baron Entertainment. They make you take classes with them for bucks a month. They also make you use their photographer who isn’t very good. They prey mostly on people doing extra work in L.A. using bait and swtich tactics. Howard Ferguson (owner) tells people that he’s associated with Baron Entertainment, edifies the hell out of them and gets people interested in coming to his management company.
18. Model Management Inc-Upfront fees. Another ONESOURCE.
19. Talent Hunter-Another inferior casting site. They post "urgent" e-mails from supposed CDs wanting to audition you in their projects. In order to respond you would have to pay the Talent Hunter fee to leave reply messages on the site!
20. Actor’s Club (they advertise fake breakdowns on other sites and then when you submit for the "project", they tell you to go to the "Actor’s Club" site to fill out a profile. Only after you have done all that do they tell you about the fees. PRESTO they have your email and then they SPAM you forever to join their site.
21. Talent Jug- Like Explore Talent where it takes castings from other casting sites. They also mysteriously get your email and spam you.
22.ACT-Another JRP
23. Pinkerton Model And Talent-Not state licensed. Lynn Venturella Pinkerton has been known to be associated with various scams notably "Best New Talent" an over priced weekend seminar where you pay ridiculous amounts to audition, be judged, and possibly "be discovered."
24. Best New Talent-need I say more?
25. Instantcast.com-Another Explore Talent
26. Ambiance Talent in Chattanooga, TN- There have been reports of the agency telling potential clients to take their 0 class before signing with them
27. Alan Baltes-Charges money for inferior services that have inaccurate information.
28-Proscout-Another one of those overpriced seminars where you pay big bucks in hopes to get "discove
28-Proscout-Another one of those overpriced seminars where you pay big bucks in hopes to get "discovered." The creators claim that Wilhelmina and Ford was involved with their creation, when they have made it clear that they are NOT involved with this. False promises galore! They also give your contact info to scammy schools like John Casablancas, JRP, etc.
29. TCA/Teri- For 0, she claims that she can get you SAG vouchers from extra work quickly. There have been multiple reports of her FAILING to deliver as promised!
30. Triple C Productions/Curtis Arsenal-Independent film production company that has been reported to ask 0 upfront to help with the distribution.
31. Elen’s Kids (elenskids.com)- There have been multiple reports of this "agency" charging upfront fees of 9, inferior headshot services, and false promises. Possibility of it being linked to Kids.com a company that was exposed on Dateline.
32. Kids.com/AdKids (Justourkids.com)-Exposed on Dateline
What are Some Actings Scams You've Encountered?
I’ll start:
1. Exploretalent- Overcharges for castings that you can find for free ie Craigslist. They also steal breakdowns from legit sites like Actors Access and post it as their own. Most of what they steal are outdated and posted without the original poster’s consent. It also was owned by Blake Yoon who had a scammy casting company called B.A.M.
2. One Source Talent-Similar to Explore talent. They charge you 0 to have a digital comp card on their site with a monthly fee. They tell you to use their photographer that charges at least another 0-800. The only CDs that they work with are reality show ones ie. MTV, VH1
3. John Robert Powers-It’s a crappy franchise that banks on a famous and DEAD agent’s name. They charge a ridiculous price and claim that many celebrities went through the school such as John Wayne, Lucille Ball, etc. NONE of them did!
4. John Casablancas-Crappy franchise like JRP. Dishonest business practices as well.
5. Keith Wolfe-Career consultant who charges 0 to hook you up with scammy agencies like Dedicated and Don Gerler(Doug Bennet). False promises.
6. Hollywood Company/Model One Casting-Charge up front fees for extra work that doesn’t exist and management services. They claim that they’re sister companies with Central Casting, a legit extras casting service. THEY AREN’T!
7. Infinitetalent-Same as OneSource
8. Actorsreps-Scammy agency. Mostly deal with extra work.
9. EAM Casting/Mediaentertainment1.com-Google "Bill Starkov" and you’ll see that this company scammed a lot of people.
10. Dedicated-Originally Zanuck, Passon, and Pace, one of the scammiest agencies in L.A. When they were ZPP they would make their clients use their photographer and take their classes. They also made you get 10 character shots such as literally dressing up like a doctor, cop, construction worker, etc. You don’t get character shots! Dedicated is still up to this scheme.
11. Michael Zanuck-Split from Dedicated in hopes of bettering his reputation, but still up to the same schemes. He at least makes you get 6 character shots instead of 10.
12. Doug Bennett of Don Gerler-He makes you get 15 character shots. Wastes your time with multiple 2 hour interviews, consisting of him mostly talking. If you thought the agent movie stereotype was phony, think again.
13. Sylvia Ferguson-Not state licensed. Charges 0 a year for this bogus casting service called E-Talent files. She entices potential clients into getting the service by saying it will help better their chances.
14. Talent6-Inferior casting site. They like to send "urgent" e-mails from supposed CDs wanting to audition you in their projects. In order to respond you have to pay the Talent Hunter fee to leave reply messages on the site!
15. Barbizon-Popular school in the 70s. Now another JRP.
16. Kevyn Major Howard-Overcharges and underdelivers. Does a lot of things that agents/cds hate with regards to headshots. He’s also known to hit on hot girls during photo shoots.
17. MMPRG- Management company that works with Baron Entertainment. They make you take classes with them for bucks a month. They also make you use their photographer who isn’t very good. They prey mostly on people doing extra work in L.A. using bait and swtich tactics. Howard Ferguson (owner) tells people that he’s associated with Baron Entertainment, edifies the hell out of them and gets people interested in coming to his management company.
18. Model Management Inc-Upfront fees. Another ONESOURCE.
19. Talent Hunter-Another inferior casting site. They post "urgent" e-mails from supposed CDs wanting to audition you in their projects. In order to respond you would have to pay the Talent Hunter fee to leave reply messages on the site!
20. Actor’s Club (they advertise fake breakdowns on other sites and then when you submit for the "project", they tell you to go to the "Actor’s Club" site to fill out a profile. Only after you have done all that do they tell you about the fees. PRESTO they have your email and then they SPAM you forever to join their site.
21. Talent Jug- Like Explore Talent where it takes castings from other casting sites. They also mysteriously get your email and spam you.
22.ACT-Another JRP
23. Pinkerton Model And Talent-Not state licensed. Lynn Venturella Pinkerton has been known to be associated with various scams notably "Best New Talent" an over priced weekend seminar where you pay ridiculous amounts to audition, be judged, and possibly "be discovered."
24. Best New Talent-need I say more?
25. Instantcast.com-Another Explore Talent
26. Ambiance Talent in Chattanooga, TN- There have been reports of the agency telling potential clients to take their 0 class before signing with them
27. Alan Baltes-Charges money for inferior services that have inaccurate information.
28-Proscout-Another one of those overpriced seminars where you pay big bucks in hopes to get "discove
Google Project 10^100 – Self-Heating Eco-House – Veljko Milkovic
Google Project 10^100 Idea – Self-heating eco-house concept by Veljko Milkovic – short version with subtitles: English, German, French, Hungarian, Slovenian, Serbian… Full version www.youtube.com Self-heating eco-house with the reflecting surfaces – the house protected from outside noise with stable temperature, a lot of light and cheaper to build. Instead of a traditional roof, ecological house has a layer of soil, protecting the house from low winter and high summer temperatures. In addition, walls are protected from erosion. Ecological house does not require deep foundation, large area for heating material, heating installations etc. Savings in heating is based on reflecting surfaces ie surfaces that reflect direct and diffuse radiation of the Sun (around 80%). These are glossy coats (of lacquer and paint), aluminum foils and metal sheets on hard surface. The upper reflecting surface is built into the eaves of the object and is fixed. The lower one is positioned under the window and can serve as a shutter. Eco house in Novi Sad (Serbia), for example, had savings in lightning of 30% and savings in building material 40%. It cuts heating cost to minimum and protects tenants health from artificial acclimatization and decreases fire risk. Any house tenant (owner or renter) would have benefit from low heating cost, bright premises and noise free environment. In the summer tenant would enjoy cool area without acclimatization usage. Building these eco-houses in large city …
I heard on the News today that Construction workers found the remains of 700 people on a roof close to the WTC
Is this a metaphor for our preparidness and resolve
Stay The Corse
No surf it this really happened les than a block from the tower.
The theory is they were blown out of the towers. 1100 people know to be in the WTC have never been found.
Go big Red is reserved for answers
Tripod
you expect me to google the stuff you to lazt to search out.
I;m the guy on line instead of out painting my house.
