abysmal=Extremely bad; appalling
adjective
adjective
other words with similar meaning: dreadful, bad, terrible, awful, appalling, dismal, dire, ghastly, hideous, atrocious, godawful (informal) The general standard was abysmal.
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Windmill is a machine for grinding or pumping driven by a set of adjustable vanes or sails that are caused to turn by the force of the wind
In espionage, a sleeper agent is one who has infiltrated into the target country and 'gone to sleep', sometimes for many years. That is, he or she does nothing to communicate with his or her sponsor or any existing agents, nor to obtain information beyond that in public sources. They can also be referred to as 'deep cover' agents. They acquire jobs and identities—ideally ones which will prove useful in the future—and attempt to blend into everyday life as normal citizens. Counter-espionage agencies in the target country cannot, in practice, closely watch all of those who might possibly have been recruited some time before.
In a sense, the best sleeper agents are those who do not need to be paid by the sponsor as they are able to earn enough money to finance themselves. This avoids any possibly traceable payments from abroad. In such cases, it is possible that the sleeper agent might be successful enough to become what is sometimes termed an 'agent of influence'. The Soviets managed to recruit several people after World War I who reached high positions in Britain and in the U.S.
Those sleeper agents who have been discovered have often been natives of the target country who moved elsewhere in early life and been co-opted (perhaps for ideological or ethnic reasons) before returning to the target country. This is valuable to the sponsor as the sleeper's language and other skills can be those of a 'native' and thus less likely to trigger suspicion.
Choosing and inserting sleeper agents has often posed difficulties as it is uncertain which target will be appropriate some years in the future. If the sponsor government (or its policies) change after the sleeper has been inserted, the sleeper might be found to have been planted in the wrong target.
The role of a barista is to have enough knowledge of the entire process of coffee to effectively prepare a desired cup of coffee. This knowledge includes the correct operation, maintenance and programming of the machine, grinding and tamping methods, extraction times, water temperature and quality, micro milk frothing, free pouring, latte art, roasting, coffee plant cultivation, drying methods, correct storage, renewable methods of disposal and recycling of the coffee and packaging used.
A barista can acquire these skills by attending barista training classes or on the job training.
heave/hēv/
Verb: Lift or haul (a heavy thing) with great effort.
Noun: An act of heaving, esp. a strong pull.
Verb: Lift or haul (a heavy thing) with great effort.
Noun: An act of heaving, esp. a strong pull.
now | then |
today | that day |
here | there |
this | that |
this week | that week |
tomorrow | the following day the next day the day after |
next week | the following week the next week the week after |
yesterday | the previous day the day before |
last week | the previous week the week before |
ago | previously before |
2 weeks ago | 2 weeks previously 2 weeks before |
tonight | that night |
last Saturday | the previous Saturday the Saturday before |
next Saturday | the following Saturday the next Saturday the Saturday after that Saturday |
This chart lists many of the countries or nations in the world, with the following information:
- Name of country
- Adjective used for that country (also describes nationality)
- Noun used for a person from that country
She comes from France. She is French. Her nationality is French. She is a Frenchwoman. She drives a French car. She speaks French.
Country
Adjective
Person
Afghanistan
Afghan
an Afghan
Albania
Albanian
an Albanian
Algeria
Algerian
an Algerian
Andorra
Andorran
an Andorran
Angola
Angolan
an Angolan
Argentina
Argentinian
an Argentinian
Armenia
Armenian
an Armenian
Australia
Australian
an Australian
Austria
Austrian
an Austrian
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani
an Azerbaijani
Bahamas
Bahamian
a Bahamian
Bahrain
Bahraini
a Bahraini
Bangladesh
Bangladeshi
a Bangladeshi
Barbados
Barbadian
a Barbadian
Belarus
Belorussian or Byelorussian
a Belorussian or a Byelorussian
Belgium
Belgian
a Belgian
Belize
Belizian
a Belizian
Benin
Beninese
a Beninese
Bhutan
Bhutanese
a Bhutanese
Bolivia
Bolivian
a Bolivian
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnian
a Bosnian
Botswana
Botswanan
a Tswana
Brazil
Brazilian
a Brazilian
Britain
British
a Briton
Brunei
Bruneian
a Bruneian
Bulgaria
Bulgarian
a Bulgarian
Burkina
Burkinese
a Burkinese
Burma (official nameMyanmar)
Burmese
a Burmese
Burundi
Burundian
a Burundian
Cambodia
Cambodian
a Cambodian
Cameroon
Cameroonian
a Cameroonian
Canada
Canadian
a Canadian
Cape Verde Islands
Cape Verdean
a Cape Verdean
Chad
Chadian
a Chadian
Chile
Chilean
a Chilean
China
Chinese
a Chinese
Colombia
Colombian
a Colombian
Congo
Congolese
a Congolese
Costa Rica
Costa Rican
a Costa Rican
Croatia
Croat or Croatian
a Croat or a Croatian
Cuba
Cuban
a Cuban
Cyprus
Cypriot
a Cypriot
Czech Republic
Czech
a Czech
Denmark
Danish
a Dane
Djibouti
Djiboutian
a Djiboutian
Dominica
Dominican
a Dominican
Dominican Republic
Dominican
a Dominican
Ecuador
Ecuadorean
an Ecuadorean
Egypt
Egyptian
an Egyptian
El Salvador
Salvadorean
a Salvadorean
England
English
an Englishman, an Englishwoman
Eritrea
Eritrean
an Eritrean
Estonia
Estonian
an Estonian
Ethiopia
Ethiopian
an Ethiopian
Fiji
Fijian
a Fijian
Finland
Finnish
a Finn
France
French
a Frenchman, a Frenchwoman
Gabon
Gabonese
a Gabonese
Gambia, the
Gambian
a Gambian
Georgia
Georgian
a Georgian
Germany
German
a German
Ghana
Ghanaian
a Ghanaian
Greece
Greek
a Greek
Grenada
Grenadian
a Grenadian
Guatemala
Guatemalan
a Guatemalan
Guinea
Guinean
a Guinean
Guyana
Guyanese
a Guyanese
Haiti
Haitian
a Haitian
Holland (also Netherlands)
Dutch
a Dutchman, a Dutchwoman
Honduras
Honduran
a Honduran
Hungary
Hungarian
a Hungarian
Iceland
Icelandic
an Icelander
India
Indian
an Indian
Indonesia
Indonesian
an Indonesian
Iran
Iranian
an Iranian
Iraq
Iraqi
an Iraqi
Ireland, Republic of
Irish
an Irishman, an Irishwoman
Israel
Israeli
an Israeli
Italy
Italian
an Italian
Jamaica
Jamaican
a Jamaican
Japan
Japanese
a Japanese
Jordan
Jordanian
a Jordanian
Kazakhstan
Kazakh
a Kazakh
Kenya
Kenyan
a Kenyan
Korea see North Korea, South Korea
Kuwait
Kuwaiti
a Kuwaiti
Laos
Laotian
a Laotian
Latvia
Latvian
a Latvian
Lebanon
Lebanese
a Lebanese
Liberia
Liberian
a Liberian
Libya
Libyan
a Libyan
Liechtenstein
-
a Liechtensteiner
Lithuania
Lithuanian
a Lithuanian
Luxembourg
-
a Luxembourger
Macedonia
Macedonian
a Macedonian
Madagascar
Malagasay or Madagascan
a Malagasay or a Madagascan
Malawi
Malawian
a Malawian
Malaysia
Malaysian
a Malaysian
Maldives
Maldivian
a Maldivian
Mali
Malian
a Malian
Malta
Maltese
a Maltese
Mauritania
Mauritanian
a Mauritanian
Mauritius
Mauritian
a Mauritian
Mexico
Mexican
a Mexican
Moldova
Moldovan
a Moldovan
Monaco
Monégasque or Monacan
a Monégasque or a Monacan
Mongolia
Mongolian
a Mongolian
Montenegro
Montenegrin
a Montenegrin
Morocco
Moroccan
a Moroccan
Mozambique
Mozambican
a Mozambican
Myanmar see Burma
-
-
Namibia
Namibian
a Namibian
Nepal
Nepalese
a Nepalese
Netherlands, the (seeHolland)
Dutch
a Dutchman, a Dutchwoman, or a Netherlander
New Zealand
-
a New Zealander
Nicaragua
Nicaraguan
a Nicaraguan
Niger
Nigerien
a Nigerien
Nigeria
Nigerian
a Nigerian
North Korea
North Korean
a North Korean
Norway
Norwegian
a Norwegian
Oman
Omani
an Omani
Pakistan
Pakistani
a Pakistani
Panama
Panamanian
a Panamanian
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinean orGuinean
a Papua New Guinean or a Guinean
Paraguay
Paraguayan
a Paraguayan
Peru
Peruvian
a Peruvian
the Philippines
Philippine
a Filipino
Poland
Polish
a Pole
Portugal
Portuguese
a Portuguese
Qatar
Qatari
a Qatari
Romania
Romanian
a Romanian
Russia
Russian
a Russian
Rwanda
Rwandan
a Rwandan
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian or Saudi
a Saudi Arabian or a Saudi
Scotland
Scottish
a Scot
Senegal
Senegalese
a Senegalese
Serbia
Serb or Serbian
a Serb or a Serbian
Seychelles, the
Seychellois
a Seychellois
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leonian
a Sierra Leonian
Singapore
Singaporean
a Singaporean
Slovakia
Slovak
a Slovak
Slovenia
Slovene or Slovenian
a Slovene or a Slovenian
Solomon Islands
-
a Solomon Islander
Somalia
Somali
a Somali
South Africa
South African
a South African
South Korea
South Korean
a South Korean
Spain
Spanish
a Spaniard
Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan
a Sri Lankan
Sudan
Sudanese
a Sudanese
Suriname
Surinamese
a Surinamer or a Surinamese
Swaziland
Swazi
a Swazi
Sweden
Swedish
a Swede
Switzerland
Swiss
a Swiss
Syria
Syrian
a Syrian
Taiwan
Taiwanese
a Taiwanese
Tajikistan
Tajik or Tadjik
a Tajik or a Tadjik
Tanzania
Tanzanian
a Tanzanian
Thailand
Thai
a Thai
Togo
Togolese
a Togolese
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidadian
Tobagan/Tobagonian
a Trinidadian
a Tobagan/Tobagonian
Tunisia
Tunisian
a Tunisian
Turkey
Turkish
a Turk
Turkmenistan
Turkmen or Turkoman
a Turkmen or a Turkoman
Tuvali
Tuvaluan
a Tuvaluan
Uganda
Ugandan
a Ugandan
Ukraine
Ukrainian
a Ukrainian
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
-
-
United Kingdom (UK)
British
a Briton
United States of America (USA)
-
a citizen of the USA
Uruguay
Uruguayan
a Uruguayan
Uzbekistan
Uzbek
an Uzbek
Vanuata
Vanuatuan
a Vanuatuan
Vatican City
-
-
Venezuela
Venezuelan
a Venezuelan
Vietnam
Vietnamese
a Vietnamese
Wales
Welsh
a Welshman, a Welshwoman
Western Samoa
Western Samoan
a Western Samoan
Yemen
Yemeni
a Yemeni
Yugoslavia
Yugoslav
a Yugoslav
Zaire
Zaïrean
a Zaïrean
Zambia
Zambian
a Zambian
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean
a Zimbabwean
alpha earner
- a wife who earns all or most of her household's income
Women are beginning to rise steadily to the top in the workplace all over the developed world, but in the US they are forging ahead. New figures show that in almost a third of American households with a working wife, the woman brings home more money than her husband. They are gaining more college degrees and Masters of Business Administration (MBA) qualifications than men and now occupy half the country's 'high-paying, executive, administrative and managerial occupations', compared with 34 per cent 20 years ago. The trend is caused by two main factors, experts say - a growing acceptance of men as househusbands and mass redundancy of male white-collar workers from the technology, finance and media industries in the last three years.
This newly coined phrase “alpha earner” describes a growing trend where the wife becomes the bread-winner and the husband stays home to manage the children and household chores.
Approximately 11 percent of marriages evolve around an alpha earner. In 30.7 percent of all marriages with a wife working outside of the home, her income exceeds that of her husband.
China's tourism market is gearing up for the Shanghai World Expo. The National Tourism Administration has set 2010 as the Year of World Expo Tourism. Laurie Lew looks at this year's first promotional event.
These 60 South Koreans are China's first overseas tourists of the year. They got a special welcome from the China National Tourism Administration at the Shanghai Pudong Airport.
South Korean tourist said, "Shanghai is holding the World Expo this year. That's why I've brought my whole family to tour Shanghai. I hope the event could be just as wonderful as the Beijing Olympic Game."
Source: Realdeal.hu
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November 25, 2009, 11:58 CET
Survey of recruitment ads finds big demand for second languages
By MTI
Command of a second language, most frequently English, is stipulated as a condition in 68 percent of online job advertisements posted in Hungary, the latest survey of Workania.hu showed.
The survey based on thousands of ads demonstrated that 64 percent of advertisers look for English-speaking employees, 13 percent for German, 3.8 percent for French and 2.6 percent for Russian speakers.
The composition of job-seeking applicants differed from that: 48 percent of them said they have a command of English, 29 percent German, 3.1 percent Romanian, 2.8 percent French, 2.3 percent Italian and 2.2 percent Russian.
Seventy-two percent of ads for top managers and 62 percent for middle-level managerial posts set the command of a foreign language as a condition.
http://www.realdeal.hu/20091125/survey-of-recruitment-ads-finds-big-demand-for-second-languages
"say" can be followed by a personal pronoun connected with 'to':
'He said to me...'
said (verb)
is the past simple and past participle of say
can be used in direct speech
'I will be late', said Freddie
said (adjective)
used before a person or thing already mentioned.
example: The said person's spouse was the informant.
"tell" is always directly followed by a personal pronoun without 'to':
'He told me...'; except in special phrases 'to tell the truth, to tell a lie', to tell the future, to tell the time, to tell him a story
told
is the past simple and past participle of 'tell'
is used in reported speech to talk about what people say (followed by 'that')
example: I told him that I would not attend his wedding.
told
When told is used in the meaning of an instruction
example: His boss told him to leave.
car⋅ton
[kahr-tn]–noun
| 1. | a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping. |
| 2. | the amount a carton can hold. |
| 3. | the contents of a carton. |
| 4. | a cardboardlike substance consisting of chewed plant material often mixed with soil, made by certain insects for building nests. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to pack in a carton: to carton eggs for supermarket sales. |
–verb (used without object)
| 6. | to make or form cardboard sheets into cartons. |
The Importance of Being Earnest - 9
Set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environments, a star player (Butler) from a game called "Slayers" looks to regain his independence while taking down the game's mastermind (Hall).
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Dame Anita Roddick, DBE (23 October 1942 – 10 September 2007) was a British businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner, best known as the founder of The Body Shop, a cosmetics company producing and retailing beauty products that shaped ethical consumerism. The company was one of the first to prohibit the use of ingredients tested on animals and one of the first to promote fair trade with third world countries.
Roddick was involved in activism and campaigning for environmental and social issues including involvement with Greenpeace and The Big Issue. In 1990, Roddick founded Children On The Edge, a charitable organization which helps disadvantaged children in Eastern Europe and Asia.
In 2003, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Roddick a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and she was officially styled Dame Anita Roddick DBE.
In 2004, Roddick was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis due to long-standing hepatitis C. After she revealed this to the media in February 2007, she promoted the work of the Hepatitis C Trust, and campaigned to increase awareness of the disease.
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''Corporate social responsibility, i don’t think its working. I think its, its been taken over by the big mgt houses, marketing houses, been taken over by the big groups like KPMG, like Arthur Anderson. Its a huge money-building operation now. I think maybe its the word “corporate.”
When I was part of the architects of this responsibility business movement, that was so different; that was an alternative to the international chamber of commerce, it was a traders alliance, it had progressive thinkers, progressive academics, it had, you know, people who were philanthropists. It worked alongside start-up businesses that were really creative like the Body Shop, like Ben and Jerry’s. It had a social purpose. Now a lot of the thinking came out of the 60s, came out of the anti-war movement, came out from the grassroots movement. So much of our thinking was influenced by the Scandinavian business practices. And so much of my thinking came out because I was learning about the Quakers, who were extraordinarily good at running a business, of never lying, never cheating. You know, put more money back into their enterprises than what they took out and had a social purpose so that the beginning, the architect for that thinking was really simple: “how do you make business kinder?”, “how do you embed it in the community?”, “how do you make community a social purpose for business?”
Things happened. I don’t think we in that movement—we took our eyes off the ball, we were getting to be so in love with each others voice and each others networking, that we didn’t see what was going on; we didn’t see the whole growth of corporate globalization; we didn’t see the immense power of businesses playing, especially in the political arena. We didn’t look at the language, the economic language which was about control, which was about everything had to be for the market economy. We were just flowering around on our own thinking and so we took our eyes off the ball and when we put it on the ball again we thought, “you know, its been hijacked, this social responsibility in business” and it became corporate social responsibility. And it was a huge money-earner, for these big management companies, like KPMG, like Arther Anderson, like PriceWaterHouseCooper, all of those. They were making shed loads of money by actually doing a system of analysis about how you measure you behavior. But it was no good; it was like this obsession for measurement. It wasn’t showing you how you can put these ideas into practice and they never told you it meant a truth—truth that nobody wants to discuss, that if it gets in the way of profit, business aren’t going to do anything about it. So we still have rapacious businesses, you still have businesses in bed with government, you still have governments inability to measure their greatness by how they look after the weak and the frail. You still have government only true measurement of success as economic measurement. And you still have businesses that can legitimately kill, can legitimately have boardroom murder, can legitimately have a slave labor economy, so that all of us in the West—primarily in the West, or all of us who are wealthy—are guaranteed a standard of living to which we are used to.
And then you have the complicity of the media who dumb us down consistently, by saying “nothing is more important than entertainment and celebrity and by the way, you know, you’ve got to keep purchasing.”
So I think the corporate social responsibility movement has got to have a bit more courage. And I don’t think anything will happen until we get the financial institutions to change. And so that were not measured by this one standard, this unimaginative financial bottom line. When we are measured by a financial bottom line that does include human rights, social justice and workers justice, and if we start listening to the real forerunners of the planet—the environmental movement, the social justice movement—to help shape our thinking, then something will change. But for me, corporate social responsibility in my life, I don’t think it has worked. And that’s a shame. Because its controlled the language and its hijacked the language.
— Dame Anita Roddick
Anita Roddick: Corporate Social Responsibility?, GlobalIssues.org, Posted: Sunday, July 08, 2007
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