In 2020, the period of Vojvodina, the regional development plan of the Provincial House of Representatives began debating Wednesday's meeting. The power coalition of representatives of a clear way to display a modern perspective, the opposition and electoral propaganda material were called the plan, which is actually intended to clarify what you will use the natural resources, agricultural areas, how to balance the over-populated cities and emptied between the villages, how stronger accompanied by a range of relations with neighboring states ...
- The document can be recognized, treated as a European Vojvodina region. Advanced economies, to create a dynamic region, where warranted, intellectual, cultural heritage, a multi-ethnic values ??and traditions and respect for the environment too. It is important to set out the célirányokat that not only the next ten years, but the longer the period will also determine the path of the province - said Du?anka D. Srema?ki Provincial Planning and the Environment Secretary.
It highlighted the Assembly waited 33 years for such a document, the final general development plan for the area of ??Vojvodina in 1978, is adopted. The new plan, he said, taking into account the historical, economic, cultural and regional variations.
- The general plan covering the objectives, which means that does not contain specific projektumokat the same, but will form the basis for any future project of Vojvodina - he explained in answer to journalists' questions on planning secretary.
The opposition criticized as defined by the Assembly debate, the parliament approved the plan. At the meeting, with television coverage of the first to deliver a signal telling a translation of the deaf and dumb and deaf for, a decision was made Zentai High School, Senta Economics and Commercial High School, in Ada Technical School, Topolya Agricultural School, the Senta Medical School and the Magyarkanizsa telling Joseph of Agriculture School of Engineering and Center for partial transfer of the rights of the founders of the Hungarian National Council.
2011年12月7日 星期三
2011年12月5日 星期一
School Parents
Parents are their children can notice influences behavior, which at first sight do not correlate with the subsequent school performance, and reflected in the computation difficulties. A child's growth and development in the case that "skip" a stage, for example, not crawling, but stands up fairly early, and begins to walk. In this case, the parents do not attach importance to this, crawling, climbing and the movement of material during the course of the appropriate development.
Warning sign, if your child is interested in the numbers that count towards: do not care how many candles on the birthday cake, can not count how many little car has it, and how his brother, who has more, who play less. It is difficult to inquire about the space, "get lost" and not find yourself in situations where the playground or the crowd would have to find someone or something. Almost all of these child characteristics that can not distinguish between right and left side, he does not understand and did not even use those words in a location determined by the subject: before, behind, beside, below, etc..
This Gallusz Gabriella, Senta Thurzó Louis Elementary School teacher, actress, professional teacher told parents the school program recently about the signs, symptoms, which are expressed for early childhood and pre-tanulásizavar indicate a threat.
Mikus Anita, on November 11th School mathematics teacher summed up the study of periodic disturbances, the typical symptoms of learning difficulties, those with the emphasis within the diszkalkuliára. The teacher said that the number of school students pass an individual educational program. The curriculum for the learning of the curriculum drawn up by a preliminary survey revealed that establishes the child's capabilities, the possibilities inherent in the child. However, each child in a valid expectation that a certain minimum must be met.
The school is a difficult material conditions, trying to interest a variety of subjects matematikaórákkal accept the children. However, this could be solved much more efficiently in a modern, well equipped educational institution, school, often because the conditions are not essential, such as a clock to keep mathematics with computer and projector to be used. He added that no matter how weak capabilities are blessed with a child, an attempt, the teacher will evaluate each. If you are prepared for the regular homework when trying to pay attention in class is easier to "come to know" each other. The parents of the importance of close cooperation is exponentially hard-going children.
Bakos, a psychologist Adolf learning difficulties in determining the expected performance based on the intelligence than it was important to the student's work is invested. Can not someone clear learning disorder diagnosed only if the expected performance test. So if you are a smart kid, apparently all the conditions it needs to perform well in mathematics, for example, but "inexplicable" can not be it, that's not enough to rámondjuk: dyscalculia. However, if the kid a lot of exercises, lessons, quite intelligent, and I'm not going to count, you should have more depth in this respect as well.
The psychology of everyday school practice often encounter situations when the teacher, the parent is the child's academic standing debate result. Often it is also to blame each other, pointing at each other, and the iskolapszichológusnak this situation would somehow bring out the child as a winner. This work is very difficult when a parent or even the teacher himself is slightingly, anger or disrespect to the other felnttrl declares the child before. A child with this situation you can not do anything. When the teacher to behave properly, as he heard from his parents, for sure will see the school. If the parents tell the teacher what you said about them, of course, expect the parents to agree on an accomplice against the teacher, but it will anyway have to go back to school and start all over again.
The child is due to the constant pressure to achieve is to become anxious, anxiety, and it should lead somehow. That all children are individual solutions, and it happens that the teacher-teacher does not respond properly, false solutions, which are quite surprising, and sometimes may be extreme.
The parents of the conversation, some good questions were asked. Everyone who came into the conversation, struggling with her child, the teacher, the teacher, and have tried various solutions, with more or less success. There was a central issue in common: how to achieve, not to suffer the kids at school love to go there, do not reach the humiliation from their peers or the teacher's side? The mother is the only way to put it briefly the expectations: "I just look forward to the teachers' to love my child."
What a simple bit of expectation, and yet it seems that our school system perhaps one of the most difficult to be fulfilled - fulfilled wishes granted.
Warning sign, if your child is interested in the numbers that count towards: do not care how many candles on the birthday cake, can not count how many little car has it, and how his brother, who has more, who play less. It is difficult to inquire about the space, "get lost" and not find yourself in situations where the playground or the crowd would have to find someone or something. Almost all of these child characteristics that can not distinguish between right and left side, he does not understand and did not even use those words in a location determined by the subject: before, behind, beside, below, etc..
This Gallusz Gabriella, Senta Thurzó Louis Elementary School teacher, actress, professional teacher told parents the school program recently about the signs, symptoms, which are expressed for early childhood and pre-tanulásizavar indicate a threat.
Mikus Anita, on November 11th School mathematics teacher summed up the study of periodic disturbances, the typical symptoms of learning difficulties, those with the emphasis within the diszkalkuliára. The teacher said that the number of school students pass an individual educational program. The curriculum for the learning of the curriculum drawn up by a preliminary survey revealed that establishes the child's capabilities, the possibilities inherent in the child. However, each child in a valid expectation that a certain minimum must be met.
The school is a difficult material conditions, trying to interest a variety of subjects matematikaórákkal accept the children. However, this could be solved much more efficiently in a modern, well equipped educational institution, school, often because the conditions are not essential, such as a clock to keep mathematics with computer and projector to be used. He added that no matter how weak capabilities are blessed with a child, an attempt, the teacher will evaluate each. If you are prepared for the regular homework when trying to pay attention in class is easier to "come to know" each other. The parents of the importance of close cooperation is exponentially hard-going children.
Bakos, a psychologist Adolf learning difficulties in determining the expected performance based on the intelligence than it was important to the student's work is invested. Can not someone clear learning disorder diagnosed only if the expected performance test. So if you are a smart kid, apparently all the conditions it needs to perform well in mathematics, for example, but "inexplicable" can not be it, that's not enough to rámondjuk: dyscalculia. However, if the kid a lot of exercises, lessons, quite intelligent, and I'm not going to count, you should have more depth in this respect as well.
The psychology of everyday school practice often encounter situations when the teacher, the parent is the child's academic standing debate result. Often it is also to blame each other, pointing at each other, and the iskolapszichológusnak this situation would somehow bring out the child as a winner. This work is very difficult when a parent or even the teacher himself is slightingly, anger or disrespect to the other felnttrl declares the child before. A child with this situation you can not do anything. When the teacher to behave properly, as he heard from his parents, for sure will see the school. If the parents tell the teacher what you said about them, of course, expect the parents to agree on an accomplice against the teacher, but it will anyway have to go back to school and start all over again.
The child is due to the constant pressure to achieve is to become anxious, anxiety, and it should lead somehow. That all children are individual solutions, and it happens that the teacher-teacher does not respond properly, false solutions, which are quite surprising, and sometimes may be extreme.
The parents of the conversation, some good questions were asked. Everyone who came into the conversation, struggling with her child, the teacher, the teacher, and have tried various solutions, with more or less success. There was a central issue in common: how to achieve, not to suffer the kids at school love to go there, do not reach the humiliation from their peers or the teacher's side? The mother is the only way to put it briefly the expectations: "I just look forward to the teachers' to love my child."
What a simple bit of expectation, and yet it seems that our school system perhaps one of the most difficult to be fulfilled - fulfilled wishes granted.
2011年11月2日 星期三
Suited up
It's not every day you see someone in a Zentai suit.
Yes, most people have seen these head-to-toe spandex bodysuits somewhere: at sporting events, in the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" music video or on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, where Green Man started the trend.
Yet only a few saw three Zentai-clad students from this university Saturday, when they traveled to the National Gallery of Art to present a performance art piece in which they posed in relation to the art around them.
Senior English major Sohayl Vafai came up with the idea over the summer in an effort to question both the standard perception of art and the meaning of personal identity.
"One of the things we're interested in is how your identity is perceived by wearing something so bizarre that will limit people's ability to perceive you in the ways they normally would, and another part is exploring art itself," Vafai said. "What is a valid expression of art? Why do we value certain art pieces more than other art pieces?"
When considering how people might react to the performance, Vafai turned to a theory that revolved around a more mainstream concept: Hello Kitty.
"Hello Kitty doesn't have a mouth, so you'll project your own emotions onto Hello Kitty, and Hello Kitty will be happy or sad or whatever you're feeling," Vafai said. "This project is kind of making us featureless, too, so that's an interesting element that could play out while we're there."
Vafai, junior English major Deanna Wright and sophomore English and studio art major Hannah Methvin bought their suits online for about $50, each in a different color: Vafai in gold, Wright in silver and Methvin in black. Vafai said their choices were based mostly on preference, but acknowledged the colors might have inherent personalities of their own.
"It's very revealing, so you feel like people are looking at you more closely than they would," Methvin said. "But it's also very comfortable. Since you can move a lot more, you notice different parts of your body."
Vafai and Wright began posing on the Metro, which elicited responses varying from surprise to intrigue. One Metro rider, Wilbert Hidalgo, asked if Vafai was a man.
"After a while, you can't really tell," Hidalgo said.
All three then performed at the art gallery, mimicking the stances in classical paintings and sculptures or creating their own positions juxtaposed with modern art. And passersby noticed.
"This kind of stuff fascinates me," said Kevin Quick, who visited the gallery Saturday. "You could have 17 Monets hanging on the wall, and I'd rather watch this."
One of the guards, who asked to remain anonymous, said he was so entertained by the experiment he felt he should be paying to see the performance.
Crowds gathered around the costumed students to gawk or take pictures. Some gallery visitors even followed Vafai, Wright and Methvin as they moved from artwork to artwork to see if anything would change in the students' movements.
Liz Romanek watched the three pose in the West Building, found them later in the East Building and asked if she could take a picture of her responding to the art along with the students.
"I can't draw, but I have a great appreciation for art," she said.
After the display, the performers said they felt more conscious of people in the space around them at the gallery, though they could see very little through their thick masks. Vafai hopes to conduct the experiment again, adding accessories such as briefcases or moving the performance to a different venue for a different reaction.
"I felt like they didn't know me, and that was cool because I could do whatever I wanted," Wright said. "But I still felt limited, I still felt bare; I felt very exposed to the world."
Yes, most people have seen these head-to-toe spandex bodysuits somewhere: at sporting events, in the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" music video or on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, where Green Man started the trend.
Yet only a few saw three Zentai-clad students from this university Saturday, when they traveled to the National Gallery of Art to present a performance art piece in which they posed in relation to the art around them.
Senior English major Sohayl Vafai came up with the idea over the summer in an effort to question both the standard perception of art and the meaning of personal identity.
"One of the things we're interested in is how your identity is perceived by wearing something so bizarre that will limit people's ability to perceive you in the ways they normally would, and another part is exploring art itself," Vafai said. "What is a valid expression of art? Why do we value certain art pieces more than other art pieces?"
When considering how people might react to the performance, Vafai turned to a theory that revolved around a more mainstream concept: Hello Kitty.
"Hello Kitty doesn't have a mouth, so you'll project your own emotions onto Hello Kitty, and Hello Kitty will be happy or sad or whatever you're feeling," Vafai said. "This project is kind of making us featureless, too, so that's an interesting element that could play out while we're there."
Vafai, junior English major Deanna Wright and sophomore English and studio art major Hannah Methvin bought their suits online for about $50, each in a different color: Vafai in gold, Wright in silver and Methvin in black. Vafai said their choices were based mostly on preference, but acknowledged the colors might have inherent personalities of their own.
"It's very revealing, so you feel like people are looking at you more closely than they would," Methvin said. "But it's also very comfortable. Since you can move a lot more, you notice different parts of your body."
Vafai and Wright began posing on the Metro, which elicited responses varying from surprise to intrigue. One Metro rider, Wilbert Hidalgo, asked if Vafai was a man.
"After a while, you can't really tell," Hidalgo said.
All three then performed at the art gallery, mimicking the stances in classical paintings and sculptures or creating their own positions juxtaposed with modern art. And passersby noticed.
"This kind of stuff fascinates me," said Kevin Quick, who visited the gallery Saturday. "You could have 17 Monets hanging on the wall, and I'd rather watch this."
One of the guards, who asked to remain anonymous, said he was so entertained by the experiment he felt he should be paying to see the performance.
Crowds gathered around the costumed students to gawk or take pictures. Some gallery visitors even followed Vafai, Wright and Methvin as they moved from artwork to artwork to see if anything would change in the students' movements.
Liz Romanek watched the three pose in the West Building, found them later in the East Building and asked if she could take a picture of her responding to the art along with the students.
"I can't draw, but I have a great appreciation for art," she said.
After the display, the performers said they felt more conscious of people in the space around them at the gallery, though they could see very little through their thick masks. Vafai hopes to conduct the experiment again, adding accessories such as briefcases or moving the performance to a different venue for a different reaction.
"I felt like they didn't know me, and that was cool because I could do whatever I wanted," Wright said. "But I still felt limited, I still felt bare; I felt very exposed to the world."
2011年10月17日 星期一
Frankfurt Book Fair: the printed book are not threatened
This book is a world of mostly still paper-based, electronic book is not slashing himself under the printed - rated the world's most prestigious book army survey of at Frankfurt International Book Fair, MTI has given a statement of the Hungarian Book Publishers and Distributors Meeting (MKKE) president.
Peter LaszloZentai stressed that the culture of the entire world reflected back to the fair ended Sunday, and the size of that range, "unthinkable and bejárhatatlannak" called. He recalled that during the five-day fair, about 15 thousand square meters, 300 thousand visitors came up to 106 countries - including Hungary - nearly 7500 exhibitors were present.
The great tradition of the past decades, a plethora of Hungarian literature in Frankfurt könyvvásárok establishing recognition of the current row is now the 63 th was. In this year's - just like in the past few years - one of the main theme and the main trends of the continuing digitization, e-books were gaining ground. However, Peter LaszloZentai , stressed that the printed books are not threatened. He recalled that at the Frankfurt fair, ten years ago, was the slogan that "Sorry, Mr. Gutenberg," but - as stated - Gutenberg's invention of the printed book is still alive.
This is the same culture, however diverse, exciting and novel setting than ever before. In addition, the Third World's economic growth draws huge crowds in the könyvkiadásba, just to mention China and India. The economic crisis has indirectly had an impact but the recent trade fair, where a slight decrease compared to last year the number of visitors, participants and stagnation, which is actually a decrease. However, there is no dramatic downturn.
Hungary - as noted - literature really became known in Germany, so the Hungarian booth and outside the borders of contemporary Hungarian literature is still the best of the works have been presented. The lack of public support but are now able to organize small-scale cultural events than ever before. The "protagonist", Garaczi Laszlo was Austria who recently appeared in German's latest book on the face and back face of the great Hungarian translator living in Vienna, Budapest, George was presented. However, "the times following the" stand in the Hungarian conference on e-books is one of the largest broker of such content Hungarian, Kossuth Publishing organization.
Peter LaszloZentai said that the guest country, Iceland impressed the visitors. The small island nation with an annual harvest of about 1,000 books - while Hungary's 13 thousand - a gorgeous, kind and Introduction Corporate culture, which was not similar to the Frankfurt könyvvásárok decades of history.
Peter Laszlo
The great tradition of the past decades, a plethora of Hungarian literature in Frankfurt könyvvásárok establishing recognition of the current row is now the 63 th was. In this year's - just like in the past few years - one of the main theme and the main trends of the continuing digitization, e-books were gaining ground. However, Peter Laszlo
This is the same culture, however diverse, exciting and novel setting than ever before. In addition, the Third World's economic growth draws huge crowds in the könyvkiadásba, just to mention China and India. The economic crisis has indirectly had an impact but the recent trade fair, where a slight decrease compared to last year the number of visitors, participants and stagnation, which is actually a decrease. However, there is no dramatic downturn.
Hungary - as noted - literature really became known in Germany, so the Hungarian booth and outside the borders of contemporary Hungarian literature is still the best of the works have been presented. The lack of public support but are now able to organize small-scale cultural events than ever before. The "protagonist", Garaczi Laszlo was Austria who recently appeared in German's latest book on the face and back face of the great Hungarian translator living in Vienna, Budapest, George was presented. However, "the times following the" stand in the Hungarian conference on e-books is one of the largest broker of such content Hungarian, Kossuth Publishing organization.
Peter Laszlo
2011年6月29日 星期三
Veszprém Éremhalmozó Athletes
Great VEDAC included in the tender ages of the three ob-n, as it collected a total of fifteen gold medals - including eleven runners, four in the drum. The coaches are Tóth Anikó Stupin to highlight students who stood up to a total of nine times the highest rung of the podium.
The throwing disciplines governing Zentai Tibor may not be dissatisfied, because athletes could take over four gold medals. Three athletes could double: Daniel Kallay, Szalai Benjamin Toth and Aaron also became double champion.
An individual record is a elkönyvelhettek Veszprém: Fertig Fruzsina junior hammer drills 61.10 meters of results obtained. The county has the DAK His lips, and the Pontifical SE also did well in clubs, a former bronze medal, the latter a collection of silver and one bronze.
Results. Junior Age Group. Men. 800 meters: 1 Kallay, Daniel 1:51,61. 1500: 1 Kallay, 4:00,20, ..., 6 Toth A. 4:14,49. 400 Dam: 5 Toth A. 59.64. 4x400m: 6 VEDAC (A. Toth, S. Siff, G. Siff, Kallay) 3:38,42. Shot Put: 3 Hudi 14.65. Discus: 5 Hudi 42.45. Hammer Throw: 1 Akos Hudi 71.18, ..., 4 Dobos 63.50, 5 Great (Pontifical SE) 61.03. Women. 100: 5 Create Account 13.32. 400: 4 Carnival 1:02,45, 5 Szabo 1:02,79. 800: 5 Pernesz 2:30,24. 1500: 4th Pernesz 5:13,86. 100 Dam: 2 Pálfi 15.68. 400 Dam: 2 Carnival 1:06,87. 4x100: 2 VEDAC (Pálfi, Carnival, Székely, contra) 51.80. 4x400m: 1 VEDAC (Szabo, Carnival, Pernesz v) 4:12,71. Triple Jump: 4 Philippines 12.17. Hammer Throw: 3 Paál (Pontifical SE) 39.00.
Junior. Men. 800: 6 Nagy, P. 1:59,31. 1500: 6 Nagy, P. 4:22,07. 5000: 1 Szalai Benjamin 15:26,85. 110 Dam: 1 Matthew Gönczöl 14.61. 3000m Steeplechase: 1 Szalai Benjamin 9:09,86. Discus: 5 Radlink 41.75. Hammer Throw: 1 70.77 Töreky Balazs, ..., 3 Orava 70.25. Women. 200: 3 Lorand 25.36. 400: 1 Lilla 56.71 Lorand, ..., 6 Big C. 59.73. 800: 5 Big C. 2:27,66, 6 Biermann 2:46,51. 400 Dam: 2 Lorand 1:03,17, ..., 6 Biermann 1:13,74. 3000m Steeplechase: 2 Valler 12,44,16 (Pontifical SE). Weight: 5 Fertig 10.08. Discus: 5 Fertig 30.97. Hammer: 1 Fertig Fruzsina 61.10. Youth. Men. 200: 4 Nagy, G. 22.95. 800: 3 Overtime (DAK Ajka) 1:58,35, 4 Kilian 1:58,99. 1500: 1 Kilian Daniel 4:02,85, ..., 4 Bullock 4:06,12. 3000: 1 Aaron Toth 9:03,35. 2000 prevented: 1 Aaron Toth 6:07,58. Weight: 5 Shepherd 15.40. Discus: 4 Shepherd 48.37. Hammer: 1 Bence Pasztor 79.42, ..., 5 Ikládi 62.77. Women. 400: 1 Bonnie asks 55.62. 800: 2 Requests 2:13,56. 3000: 6 Hudi 11:21,19. 100 Dam: 3 Midwives 14.83. 400 Dam: 3 Midwives 1:06,84. 2000 barrier: 4 Hudi 7:39,86. Hammer: 4 Molnar 50.50.
The throwing disciplines governing Zentai Tibor may not be dissatisfied, because athletes could take over four gold medals. Three athletes could double: Daniel Kallay, Szalai Benjamin Toth and Aaron also became double champion.
An individual record is a elkönyvelhettek Veszprém: Fertig Fruzsina junior hammer drills 61.10 meters of results obtained. The county has the DAK His lips, and the Pontifical SE also did well in clubs, a former bronze medal, the latter a collection of silver and one bronze.
Results. Junior Age Group. Men. 800 meters: 1 Kallay, Daniel 1:51,61. 1500: 1 Kallay, 4:00,20, ..., 6 Toth A. 4:14,49. 400 Dam: 5 Toth A. 59.64. 4x400m: 6 VEDAC (A. Toth, S. Siff, G. Siff, Kallay) 3:38,42. Shot Put: 3 Hudi 14.65. Discus: 5 Hudi 42.45. Hammer Throw: 1 Akos Hudi 71.18, ..., 4 Dobos 63.50, 5 Great (Pontifical SE) 61.03. Women. 100: 5 Create Account 13.32. 400: 4 Carnival 1:02,45, 5 Szabo 1:02,79. 800: 5 Pernesz 2:30,24. 1500: 4th Pernesz 5:13,86. 100 Dam: 2 Pálfi 15.68. 400 Dam: 2 Carnival 1:06,87. 4x100: 2 VEDAC (Pálfi, Carnival, Székely, contra) 51.80. 4x400m: 1 VEDAC (Szabo, Carnival, Pernesz v) 4:12,71. Triple Jump: 4 Philippines 12.17. Hammer Throw: 3 Paál (Pontifical SE) 39.00.
Junior. Men. 800: 6 Nagy, P. 1:59,31. 1500: 6 Nagy, P. 4:22,07. 5000: 1 Szalai Benjamin 15:26,85. 110 Dam: 1 Matthew Gönczöl 14.61. 3000m Steeplechase: 1 Szalai Benjamin 9:09,86. Discus: 5 Radlink 41.75. Hammer Throw: 1 70.77 Töreky Balazs, ..., 3 Orava 70.25. Women. 200: 3 Lorand 25.36. 400: 1 Lilla 56.71 Lorand, ..., 6 Big C. 59.73. 800: 5 Big C. 2:27,66, 6 Biermann 2:46,51. 400 Dam: 2 Lorand 1:03,17, ..., 6 Biermann 1:13,74. 3000m Steeplechase: 2 Valler 12,44,16 (Pontifical SE). Weight: 5 Fertig 10.08. Discus: 5 Fertig 30.97. Hammer: 1 Fertig Fruzsina 61.10. Youth. Men. 200: 4 Nagy, G. 22.95. 800: 3 Overtime (DAK Ajka) 1:58,35, 4 Kilian 1:58,99. 1500: 1 Kilian Daniel 4:02,85, ..., 4 Bullock 4:06,12. 3000: 1 Aaron Toth 9:03,35. 2000 prevented: 1 Aaron Toth 6:07,58. Weight: 5 Shepherd 15.40. Discus: 4 Shepherd 48.37. Hammer: 1 Bence Pasztor 79.42, ..., 5 Ikládi 62.77. Women. 400: 1 Bonnie asks 55.62. 800: 2 Requests 2:13,56. 3000: 6 Hudi 11:21,19. 100 Dam: 3 Midwives 14.83. 400 Dam: 3 Midwives 1:06,84. 2000 barrier: 4 Hudi 7:39,86. Hammer: 4 Molnar 50.50.
2011年6月12日 星期日
Energy saving devices and habits can help reduce monthly bills
Bills -- undeniably a large part of one's budget. A person can save money by cutting down on shopping, entertainment and other expenses, but bills, especially for things such as electricity and water, can't be cut out completely. But there are ways -- some old and some new -- to bring the number down on those payments.
Steve P. Muna, special projects coordinator with the Guam Energy Office, provided helpful tips on how to conserve energy, and your money.
"The most important and inexpensive way to save on utilities would be a lighting retrofit," Muna said. Homeowners can do so by changing out all incandescent lighting and replace them with compact fluorescent light bulbs. Muna said during the first few years the bulbs were available on the market, they were a bit pricey, but now the prices are a lot more reasonable.
Insulation is also key, Muna said. There are many items that can help ensure that your house stays as cool as possible, without pushing your air conditioner to work any harder than is absolutely necessary. According to the manager of Guam Home Center, Mike Wu, roof coating can reflect 90 percent of the sun's heat. Also, a great product for ensuring that cold air doesn't escape is foam insulator. Found in can form, the insulator covers cracks that can be present around window air conditioning units.
Muna also suggested strategically planting trees so their shade can help cool your home at very little cost to you.
"Trees are taken for granted but they protect the planet and will help save you money," Muna said.
Another important tip provided by the Guam Energy Office was to stop "vampire suckers." Vampire suckers, according to Muna, are devices that, even though they are turned off, are still sucking energy. Such devices include televisions, gaming consoles, movie players and cable boxes.
"Those little red lights that show when devices are turned off means that they are still using power," Muna said. Multi-outlets can help cut down on any unused power. Muna suggest plugging all devices around the entertainment center into one multi-outlet. When homeowners go to sleep or leave the house, all they need to do is hit one switch and stop all power flowing to those devices.
Appliance rebates
The Guam Energy Office can also help those in the market for new energy-efficient appliances like refrigerators, washers and air conditioners. The goal of the energy office is to help homeowners purchase more eco-friendly appliances by providing rebate vouchers. Those interested should visit the Guam Energy Office before shopping, as vouchers are only valid at participating retailers.
With a little research and investment, homeowners can save money on their utility bills. Whether it's purchasing items to help with conservation efforts or just picking up new habits -- it can be done.
Steve P. Muna, special projects coordinator with the Guam Energy Office, provided helpful tips on how to conserve energy, and your money.
"The most important and inexpensive way to save on utilities would be a lighting retrofit," Muna said. Homeowners can do so by changing out all incandescent lighting and replace them with compact fluorescent light bulbs. Muna said during the first few years the bulbs were available on the market, they were a bit pricey, but now the prices are a lot more reasonable.
Insulation is also key, Muna said. There are many items that can help ensure that your house stays as cool as possible, without pushing your air conditioner to work any harder than is absolutely necessary. According to the manager of Guam Home Center, Mike Wu, roof coating can reflect 90 percent of the sun's heat. Also, a great product for ensuring that cold air doesn't escape is foam insulator. Found in can form, the insulator covers cracks that can be present around window air conditioning units.
Muna also suggested strategically planting trees so their shade can help cool your home at very little cost to you.
"Trees are taken for granted but they protect the planet and will help save you money," Muna said.
Another important tip provided by the Guam Energy Office was to stop "vampire suckers." Vampire suckers, according to Muna, are devices that, even though they are turned off, are still sucking energy. Such devices include televisions, gaming consoles, movie players and cable boxes.
"Those little red lights that show when devices are turned off means that they are still using power," Muna said. Multi-outlets can help cut down on any unused power. Muna suggest plugging all devices around the entertainment center into one multi-outlet. When homeowners go to sleep or leave the house, all they need to do is hit one switch and stop all power flowing to those devices.
Appliance rebates
The Guam Energy Office can also help those in the market for new energy-efficient appliances like refrigerators, washers and air conditioners. The goal of the energy office is to help homeowners purchase more eco-friendly appliances by providing rebate vouchers. Those interested should visit the Guam Energy Office before shopping, as vouchers are only valid at participating retailers.
With a little research and investment, homeowners can save money on their utility bills. Whether it's purchasing items to help with conservation efforts or just picking up new habits -- it can be done.
2011年3月15日 星期二
On the financial end
South Florida and worldwide Twitter users have a reason to celebrate: The social networking site Twitter, platform for the exchange of short messages, celebrates its fifth anniversary this week, with the ambition to continue growing and revolutionizing Internet use. The Microblogging site now claims more than two-hundred million users. Jack Dorsey, Chairman of the Board for the California company, said Sunday on Twitter company genesis: "Five years ago today, we started planning Twitter. Eight days later, the first tweet was sent: I am trying to install my twitter," Jack Dorsey announced on March 21, 2006.
Mr. Dorsey had the idea of launching the one-hundred-forty-characters message service, originally designed for mobile phones, when working at partnership podcasts, Odeo, with two other Company cofounders, Biz Stone and Evan Williams. After that, Microblogger has grown steadily, claiming over two-hundred-million users; less than Facebook's five-hundred million users, but twice MySpace, the social network pioneer. The site allows a user monitoring and posting short messages in a text format, which show automatically every time he opens his Twitter page.
"One thing I told our team at the beginning was that if our venture became a success, it would not be just a technologically feat, but a victory for humanity," says Biz Stone, a Microblogging site cofounder. On the financial end, the site has long-favored growth and reputation rather than cash receipts, betting on advertising revenues through sponsored posts. Its popularity is high among investors who can buy shares in markets as informal as Second Markets. Recent press reports show revenues for the year stand at between four-and-half and ten-billion dollars with gross profits estimated at between one-hundred and one-hundred-fifty-million dollars.
"Here is a new way of communicating," says Biz Stone. In 2007, Company was out of confidentiality to the annual technophiles festival in Austin, TX. "It seemed we had created a way to communicate, regardless the device used, which could potentially transform modern communications," said Biz Stone. Today, Microblogger is used as information exchange essential, in both, natural disaster context and mass movements shaking the Tehran regime and overthrowing Egypt and Tunis presidents, Hosni Mubarak and Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
Five months ago, Twitter brought before head manager, Dick Costoolo, the three founders, now with more distant relationships, keeping more strategic, inspirational and advisers' roles. Acquisition rumors by Google or Facebook surface often, quickly denied. For Biz Stone, Twitter is a way to stay in touch with life in all respects: "I went shopping at the supermarket the other day. I looked at my phone, found mixed messages from Evan, my mother, and people on the other side of the planet who descend: this triggered an empathy I would not watch on TV, and realized we are world citizens." Happy birthday, good luck, Twitter!
Continue reading on Examiner.com: Social Network Anniversary: Twitter celebrates five years - Miami Technology | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/technology-in-miami/social-network-anniversary-twitter-celebrates-five-years#ixzz1GefS9eJI
Mr. Dorsey had the idea of launching the one-hundred-forty-characters message service, originally designed for mobile phones, when working at partnership podcasts, Odeo, with two other Company cofounders, Biz Stone and Evan Williams. After that, Microblogger has grown steadily, claiming over two-hundred-million users; less than Facebook's five-hundred million users, but twice MySpace, the social network pioneer. The site allows a user monitoring and posting short messages in a text format, which show automatically every time he opens his Twitter page.
"One thing I told our team at the beginning was that if our venture became a success, it would not be just a technologically feat, but a victory for humanity," says Biz Stone, a Microblogging site cofounder. On the financial end, the site has long-favored growth and reputation rather than cash receipts, betting on advertising revenues through sponsored posts. Its popularity is high among investors who can buy shares in markets as informal as Second Markets. Recent press reports show revenues for the year stand at between four-and-half and ten-billion dollars with gross profits estimated at between one-hundred and one-hundred-fifty-million dollars.
"Here is a new way of communicating," says Biz Stone. In 2007, Company was out of confidentiality to the annual technophiles festival in Austin, TX. "It seemed we had created a way to communicate, regardless the device used, which could potentially transform modern communications," said Biz Stone. Today, Microblogger is used as information exchange essential, in both, natural disaster context and mass movements shaking the Tehran regime and overthrowing Egypt and Tunis presidents, Hosni Mubarak and Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
Five months ago, Twitter brought before head manager, Dick Costoolo, the three founders, now with more distant relationships, keeping more strategic, inspirational and advisers' roles. Acquisition rumors by Google or Facebook surface often, quickly denied. For Biz Stone, Twitter is a way to stay in touch with life in all respects: "I went shopping at the supermarket the other day. I looked at my phone, found mixed messages from Evan, my mother, and people on the other side of the planet who descend: this triggered an empathy I would not watch on TV, and realized we are world citizens." Happy birthday, good luck, Twitter!
Continue reading on Examiner.com: Social Network Anniversary: Twitter celebrates five years - Miami Technology | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/technology-in-miami/social-network-anniversary-twitter-celebrates-five-years#ixzz1GefS9eJI
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