Linguistics

Dedicated New Dating Service ChinaLove Has Just Launched to Help Chinese Singles Find Their Matches Online

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水曜日, 4月 25, 2018
Linguistics, Internet culture, Culture, Dating, Philosophy of love, Instant messaging, Chinese language

The exciting new service aims to help Chinese singles expand their pool of eligible matches using the very latest real-time communication features.

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  • The exciting new service aims to help Chinese singles expand their pool of eligible matches using the very latest real-time communication features.
  • The advanced dating platform has already proven an instant hit with Chinese singles positive about finding their partner.
  • The ambitious dating service is aiming to reach all Chinese singles and become the ultimate solution for its members.
  • With a real insight into what people want from dating, ChinaLove offers the most direct and successful approach to meeting Chinese singles.

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. To Announce First Quarter 2018 Financial Results On May 10, 2018; American Savings Bank To Announce First Quarter Financial Results On April 30, 2018

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火曜日, 4月 24, 2018
United States, Hawaiian Electric Industries, NextEra Energy, HEI, Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaii, Honolulu, New York Stock Exchange, Linguistics

HONOLULU, April 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) (NYSE - HE) will announce its first quarter 2018 financial results on Thursday, May 10, 2018.

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  • HONOLULU, April 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) (NYSE - HE) will announce its first quarter 2018 financial results on Thursday, May 10, 2018.
  • (American), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of HEI, will announce its first quarter 2018 financial results on Monday, April 30, 2018.
  • HEI and Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Hawaiian Electric) intend to continue to use HEI's website, www.hei.com , as a means of disclosing additional information.
  • An on-line replay of the May 10, 2018 webcast will be available on HEI's website beginning about two hours after the event.

Former NFL Players Raise Awareness About Need for Financial Education

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火曜日, 5月 8, 2018
Reading, Financial literacy, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Literacy, Culture, Linguistics, Human communication

The Essay Challenge was created by Nuvision to help educate young people and their families about the importance of financial literacy.

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  • The Essay Challenge was created by Nuvision to help educate young people and their families about the importance of financial literacy.
  • The competition included a series of school assemblies and financial workshops featuring business leaders, financial literacy advocates and professional athletes, including Olympic Gold Medalist Ron Brown and former NFL players Terrell Thomas and Thomas Williams.
  • They shared their personal stories about the need to develop strategies and budgets, and make a commitment toward sound financial planning.
  • "The number one thing I wish I would have learned through middle and high school was financial literacy," said Thomas Williams.

Department of State Awards Language Training Prime Contract to Salient CRGT to Support Foreign Service Institute

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火曜日, 5月 8, 2018
Linguistics, Salient CRGT, Salient, Education, Applied linguistics, Language education, Foreign Service Institute, Foreign language, Curriculum, Humanities

"Salient CRGT is proud to support the School of Language Studies at the Foreign Service Institute assisting in providing instruction, testing, and distance learning to U.S. government employees so they can continue to meet our diplomatic mission," said Tom Ferrando, President of Salient CRGT.

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  • "Salient CRGT is proud to support the School of Language Studies at the Foreign Service Institute assisting in providing instruction, testing, and distance learning to U.S. government employees so they can continue to meet our diplomatic mission," said Tom Ferrando, President of Salient CRGT.
  • "This program provides critical language and cultural instruction to assist the U.S. with its foreign policy goals and objectives."
  • Under this contract, Salient CRGT will deliver training, testing, and curriculum development.
  • The company will provide instruction to hundreds of U.S. government personnel with expertise in the field of foreign language teaching, culture, and applied linguistics.

Money and mental health: Canadians more embarrassed about their financial situation than four years ago

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月曜日, 5月 7, 2018
Ethnic groups in Canada, Linguistics, Endocrine system, Stress, Sympathetic nervous system, Psychological stress, Canadians, Anatomy

The Leger survey, a follow-up to a similar FPSC study in 2014, asked 1,106 Canadians (excluding Quebecers) about their financial stresses.

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  • The Leger survey, a follow-up to a similar FPSC study in 2014, asked 1,106 Canadians (excluding Quebecers) about their financial stresses.
  • Even more than in 2014, Canadians report suffering emotional stress resulting from their financial situation.
  • The survey found that four-in-10 Canadians (41%) ranked money as their greatest stress, and that more than half of Canadians (51%) are embarrassed about lacking control over their financial situation, a sizeable increase from 2014 (44%).
  • Younger Canadians and those earning less than $80k per year are significantly more likely to be embarrassedabout lacking control over their financial situation.