Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005

Beneath the Aurora: A Nathaniel Drinkwater Novel, Book 12      RC 57229 by Richard Woodman read by Steven Carpenter 2 cassettes 1813. Captain Drinkwater has succeeded Lord Dungarth as head of the Royal Navy's Secret Department.The discovery of a secret treaty with America sends him to Norway on a dangerous mission. Sequel to The Flying Squadron (RC 57228) . Violence and strong language. 1995. ... [Read More]

President Hosts White House Event for Hispanic Heritage Month
We happen to have Miss Universe with us today, from Panama. Thankyou for coming, Miss Universe. (Applause.) And I see my fried Raulfrom Texas is sitting next to you. (Laughter.) He's probably claiminghe should have that seat because he's from Panama and a Texan.(Laughter.) I suspect it's for other reasons, but nevertheless.(Laughter.) ... [Read More]

NLS/BPH: Talking Book Topics, Issue date
The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon theUnited States      RC 58238 by 9/11 Commission read by Ralph Lowenstein 6 cassettes Independent, nonpartisan commission analyzes facts and circumstances surrounding the fatal September11, 2001, Al Qaeda attacks on the United States homeland. Summarizes failures of intelligence and otherU.S. agencies before and after that date. Recommends government reorganization to provide a safer,more prepared nation. 2004. ... [Read More]

What's New in Workforce Investment?
FY 2005 Congressional Rescissions for WIA Adults and Dislocated Worker programs states' allotments for PY 2005 (July 1, 2005-June 30, 2006) for WIA Title I Youth, Adults and Dislocated Worker programs additional PY 2005 funding from WIA Section 173(e) for eligible states; preliminary allotments for Employment Service (ES) activities under the Wagner-Peyser Act for PY 2005 Workforce Information Grants for PY 2005 Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit allotments for FY 2005 ... [Read More]

A World of Books 2001: International Perspectives (Library of Congress)
A major literary figure in Haiti, esteemed in Europe and Haitian-American circles, Frankétienne is a contemporary seminal author of works in both French and Creole. A painter and a Voodoo priest, he imbues language with spiritual, supernatural and fantastic dimensions imparted through visual references and Voodoo mythology. This writing he calls "Spiralism." As the Creolite Movement flourishes in Martinique, with authors becoming prominent in France and better known in the United States, a rich vein of literature in Haitian Creole remains largely confined to the Creolophone world. Dézafi , the first novel written in Haitian Creole, has transcended many of these limits. The title signals struggle and defiance. The text projects life unfolding in the face of death, zombies toiling and abused, submissive responses to dominance and orders. A story of the struggle for consciousness and revolt in a time of zombi makers, the work is an assertion and revivification of ... [Read More]

US Department Of State Post Report
The Chancery occupies the third and fourth floors of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Building on Broad Street. The Department of Defense (Defense Attaché’s Office and Military Liaison Office) and the Department of Justice (Drug Enforcement Administration and Legal Attaché’s Office) are also located there. The Administrative Section, the Health Unit, and a small office of the USAID Mission in Jamaica are located in Nicholas House across the street. The Consular Section is located about a half-mile west of the Chancery on the ground floor of the American Life Insurance Company (ALICO) building. The Department recently approved a new Chancery for Bridgetown that will bring all elements of the Mission under one roof. It is anticipated that this building will be ready for occupancy in 2004 or 2005. ... [Read More]