Spinster tags "spinster" (meaning "...unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage") as "derogatory" and "a good example of the way in which a word acquires strong connotations to the extent that it can no longer be used in a neutral sense." The 1828 and 1913 editions of "Merriam Webster's Dictionary" defined spinster in two ways: "1. A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin. 2. Law: An unmarried or single woman." By the 1800s, the term had evolved to include women who chose not to marry. During that century middle-class spinsters, as well as
Renewable Energy Certificates Registry Renewable Energy Certificates Registry The Renewable Energy Certificates Registry (REC-registry) is an internet-based registry system established by the Australian Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (the Act), and maintained by the Clean Energy Regulator. The REC-registry: Prior to 1 January 2011, the primary mechanism in the renewable energy target (RET) was the renewable energy certificate (REC). From 1 January 2011 RECs were split into small-scale technology certificates (STCs) and large-scale generation certificates (LGCs). RECs are still used as a general term covering both STCs and LGCs. All certificates must be created in the REC-registry before they can be bought, sold, traded