|
|
The word extension is a noun. Extension means (1) act of expanding in scope; making more widely available, (2) act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb, (3) an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students, (4) an addition that extends a main building, (5) an addition to the length of something, (6) an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line, (7) amount or degree or range to which something extends, (8) the ability to raise the working leg high in the air, (9) the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to, (10) the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions, (11) a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt.
The following articles and web pages elaborate on the word extension.
- UCSD Extension
This is the website for the University of California, San Diego Extension program. It is one of the largest continuing education providers in the world with over 500,000 California students. There are 3 major areas of service: professional education and training, cultural enrichment, and regional economic solutions.
https://extension.ucsd.edu/
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), a successor to the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, is an agency within the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. They respond to issues such as improving agricultural productivity, creating new products, keeping rural communities vital, and much more. The programs and information about the grants they offer are on the website.
https://nifa.usda.gov/
- Hobby Lobby
Hobby Lobby Stores, located in Oklahoma City, started in 1970 as an extension of a miniature picture frames company. Hobby Lobby officially began operation on August 3, 1972 with a small retail store, and has been growing ever since. The company now operates stores across the USA that sell a broad spectrum of crafting and home decor items.
https://www.hobbylobby.com/
The following articles provide recent extension-related news.
- Sources: Panthers' Mikkola gets $40M extension
The Florida Panthers have agreed to an eight-year extension with defenseman Niko Mikkola, and as a result have locked in each of their top four defensemen until at least 2030.
Emily Kaplan. ESPN. Thursday, 2 Oct 2025 13:26:12 EST.
- Here Are the Dueling Plans Behind the Shutdown Impasse
Republicans are proposing a straight extension of government spending, while Democrats are demanding the addition of over $1 trillion for health programs.
Megan Mineiro. New York Times. Thursday, 02 Oct 2025 14:11:54 +0000.
- NBC content remains on YouTube TV on short-term extension of current deal
NBCUniversal and YouTube TV agreed to extend their current deal for the short term, keeping NBC, NBC Sports and other company content on the Google-owned streaming platform.
Brad Matthews. Washington Times. Wednesday, 01 Oct 2025 17:29:57 -0400.
Copyright © 2012-2025 TagWeb.org.
All rights reserved.
|