How to Use Trial Software

Trial software lets users try a program at no cost for a specified Rosetta Stone V3 period of time. During this time, users test the software to see how easy it is to use, how effective it is and if it is something they like enough to pay for and continue using. Software programs offered for use like this are also referred to as "shareware." Use Trial Software1Decide on the type of trial software you would like. There are many such programs, ranging from games to business applications.2Check the version of the program. You may find a variety of different releases of the software, along with the current version. You may want to choose the version that has the most positive reviews.3Check the trial period of the program. You should also check for the features Rosetta Stone Hindi that are available in the trial version. Some developers restrict what users are able to do with shareware and enable just the basic features. When you decide to keep the program and make a payment, the other features will be activated.4Select the release version and the download version that is meant for your operating system. You may also be able to choose the file format. Trial software is usually packaged in a format that will shorten the amount of time it will take to download.5Download the shareware file. Make sure you have the appropriate utility program to decompress the file. Once you have downloaded and decompressed the shareware, search for Rosetta Stone Korean the executable file and click it to install the program.6Use the software for the trial period and be sure to use every feature. At the end of the trial period, a dialog box may appear to let you know that the trial time has expired. It will give you an option to purchase the software.7Decide if this is a program that you would like to continue using. If so, click the button that will take you to the developer's website, if available, to make your purchase. You may also be given other ways [ Rosetta Stone Software ] to purchase the program. Once you have made your payment, you will be given the full version of the software. When selecting trial software to download, consider the programs that have received high user ratings.It is a violation of the law to try to continue using trial software after the trial period has expired without paying for it. You may also get in trouble if you acquire trial software by dubious means.

How to Become a Magazine Editor

Editors are the backbone of any magazine. They edit, supervise, express their views and Rosetta Stone make sure that the policies of the magazine are carried out. Editing is not a profession that you can jump right into. Usually, experience and education are required to enter the field. Use the following information to understand the process of becoming a magazine editor. Instructions 1Aim for a college degree in journalism or Rosetta Stone Spanish Latin English, or take writing and editing classes. Build up your vocabulary, grammar skills and current events knowledge by regularly reading different magazines, newspapers and journals.2Call various magazines to find out if they are hiring interns. Write a letter to the head of the department at companies where you would like to work. Submit information on your academic background and experience and include the reason for choosing the magazine.3Gain writing and publishing experience by getting involved in your local magazines. Write articles and editorials and offer to help with the other functions such as layout. Some editors start as researchers. Join trade associations to network.4Once you think that you are ready for a magazine editing position, begin your Rosetta Stone American English search for a job. There are a range of positions to consider including senior editor, associate editor, assistant editor and assignments editor. Prepare your resume and samples of your work. Ask people where you previously worked if they will give references.5Search the classified section of the newspapers for any editorial [ Rosetta Stone Software ] job openings in your area. Send your resume to apply for any editorial position that fits your experience and academic background.

How to Improve the Education System

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan reported that high school seniors' achievement Rosetta Stone V3 in reading and math isn't rising fast enough to prepare them to succeed in college and careers. Reading results are still below 1992 levels and math scores are hardly better than four years ago. "The New York Times" reported in 2007 that among 15-year-olds from 30 industrialized nations, U.S. students scored lower than 16 countries in science and 23 countries in math. "USA Today" reported in 2007 that students in Massachusetts and Minnesota, the highest scoring states in math and science, scored significantly below nations like Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. There are several strategies to consider to improve the education system. Instructions 1Identify low performing teacher-preparation programs by demanding meaningful data on student Rosetta Stone Spanish Latin outcomes. Make accreditation of these programs more rigorous, outcome-based and driven by clinical practice. Future teacher-preparation programs should emulate the model of medical education by being fully grounded in clinical practice along with academic and professional courses.2Establish more charter schools to increase accountability for results. Designed by educators, parents or civic leaders, charter schools are free from many rules and regulations that govern conventional public schools. In September 2010, Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced 12 grants for $50 million to charter school management organizations.3Institute merit-based systems for teachers, including higher, performance-based salaries. Give teachers merit pay for improving student achievement. Create data systems that verify to teachers, principals, district officials, state officials and the public the link between student achievement and teacher performance.4Engage students with project-based learning. Rosetta Stone Spain Spanish Teachers must teach beyond the textbook to study complex, real-world issues, such as the water quality in their communities or the economy of their town. Students must be taught how to gather and analyze information from multiple sources, including interviews, reference materials and the Internet.5Restructure resources of time, money and facilities in the school. Allow block scheduling of classes two hours or longer for more in-depth project work. Schools should remain open for the three-month summer vacation for student activities and enrichment, teacher development and community use.6Create strong links with community partners, including business, higher education, museums and government agencies. These organizations can provide materials, technology and [ Rosetta Stone Software ] valuable experiences for students and teachers. Business partners can expose students and teachers to the world of work through school-to-career programs and internships. Schools should enlist local professionals to act as instructors and mentors for students.7Add foreign-language classes in elementary grades. "The Washington Post" states "the country needs more bilingual speakers to stay competitive and even to fight terrorism." Young brains have a great aptitude for absorbing language and bilingual children have an easier time learning a third or fourth language later on.

WOMAD 2009 Featured Artist: Sa Dingding (China)

Sa Dindings concertperformances are dazzling affairs with Kung Fu styledancers, stunning costumes Rosetta Stone outlet and in the midst of it all songsborne of Chinese folk music combined with Westernelectronica. Sa Dingding has been called Chinas answer toBjork or Kate Bush. Not only a multi-instrumentalist shesings in four languages and won a BBC Radio Three award forBest Asia/Pacific Act.With her unmistakable unique voiceand distinctive musical vision, Sa Dingding represents anoriginal creative passion affected by ethnic diversity andshaped by a modern China. As a singer, musician, composerand choreographer, Sa Dingding owes her original style to anintriguing background and array of diverse interests. Bornin Mongolia to a Mongolian mother and Chinese father, shewas fascinated by ethnic-minority music styles from a youngage. At age 18, she released her debut album, Rosetta Stone Spanish Spain and quicklyearned repute as the Best Dance Music Singer in China.By 1998, her curiosity in Buddhism, Dyana Yoga and Sanskritunleashed her creative spirit and pushed her musicalboundaries. Buddhism taught her to express with her heartand connect with nature, the meditations of yoga built upher inner peace and spiritual being, and learning Sanskritencouraged her to create her own language, where new wordsformed from emotions evoked by music. She is also wellversed in Tibetan chanting and chorus singing in thenear-extinct Lagu language. Rosetta Stone Spanish V3 Her secret to honing so manydisciplines is solemnity. Loneliness is the best way forme to become more creative, she says.Clickto enlargeDingdings talents havebeen recognised with the most prestigious invitations andcollaborations on offer in her country. Shes a regularperformer at CCTV and MTV events, including the 2006 MTVStyle Gala and 8th CCTV-MTV Video Music Awards. In 2005,after meeting the highly respected American musician Eric T.Johnson of the Recording Academy (that presents the GrammyAwards), she was invited to visit the US, representing Chinafor an exchange trip in culture and musiccommunication. Now, having won best artist forAsia/Pacific at the BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards in the UKand countless plaudits through the [ Rosetta Stone Software ] UK press and media,Dingding has live shows in Europe never imagined for such anartist of this genre from the Far EastSigned to UniversalMusic in 2006, she is a very special choice to lead Chinaonto the world stage. With engaging beauty and gracefulreverence, Dingding makes getting lost in translation a wonderful experience in unexpected pleasure.

The Politicization of Child Hunger

In the most powerful nation of the United States, there is an often-overlooked and egregious reality Rosetta Stone -- starving children. According to the Agriculture Department, there are now 17.2 million children that are at risk of lacking adequate food across the country. Sadly, as the economy still struggles to recover, we will only see these startling numbers rise, especially among those that are already the most vulnerable among us. And if a proposed GOP Congressional bill passes, these disenfranchised and forgotten ones could see what little food they have literally ripped from their mouths if a family member dare fight for his/her rights as a working, contributing member of society. It is beyond despicable; it is the politicization of child hunger. According to a scathing piece in Think Progress, H.R. 1135 -- recently introduced by a group of House Republicans -- is not only pushing for an overall spending limit on means-tested welfare programs, but in an unprecedented and shocking maneuver, states that all food stamp benefits will be eliminated to any family where an adult is striking against an employer for any reason. Translation: any employee who may be bargaining for fair wages so that he/she may not have to put his/her family through the rigors of governmental aide in the first place, will likely think twice before taking such action now Rosetta Stone Chinese for fear of watching a child starve. It is the highest form of intimidation by those that already yield immense power over the nation's working-class and poor. There are an estimated 44 million Americans that desperately depend on food stamps today -- an increase of 13 percent from last year alone. And a shocking 1 in 5 children in the U.S. get an adequate amount of nutrition thanks to food stamps. This latest gimmick by the far right to bully families and their children cannot be ignored, nor can we allow them to penalize our little ones as they play a game of politics. In a continuing effort to demonize and eliminate unions in this country, they now feel it is appropriate to use children as a casualty in their war on working families. When the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. went to Memphis, Rosetta Stone French Tenn. in his final march in 1968, he was standing alongside laborers who were collectively chanting for livable wages and benefits. If this proposed legislation were in effect in '68, the children of those marching with Dr. King on that day would not have been able to receive food stamps. The right attempted to hijack the memory of Dr. King last year, and now they are sending a clear signal that they would rather allow the children of those protesting to starve than support the very cause Dr. King gave his life for. The fact that such an outlandish proposal is even a thought in a civil society like ours is beyond the pale. It is cruel, and lacks any semblance of moral recognition. We all know that politics can and often is a dirty game, but when did our children -- innocent boys and girls -- become targets for self-aggrandizing individuals willing to do practically anything to advance their own (or their party's own) agenda? How do we as human beings think it is OK to take away food from kids because we don't want to [ Rosetta Stone Software ] pay their parents a decent salary? And how can anyone even think of starving the very young in order to punish a worker? We cannot, nor should we even dream of validating any of these reprehensible ideas. If children in fact emulate adults, we must ask ourselves, what example are we setting here?

"Over"

The Bottom LineA drum-anchored jam swings Drake's prepubescent-teen voice into all kinds Rosetta Stone outlet of directions before bringing him back down to earth for his most atrocious chorus yet. ProsThe music is a distracting messConsInane chorusRedundant rhymesPreposterous metaphorsDescription"Over" is the lead single from Drake's Thank Me LaterProduced by Boi1ndaFollows a familiar pattern inspired by other Young Money singlesGuide Review - Drake - "Over" (Young Money/Universal Motown)You hear that? That's the sound of a million people letting out a long sigh of disappointment. Assuming you're not tempted to dismiss Drake's upcoming debut on the strength of one song, "Over" will do little more than raise expectations for Thank Me Later. And that's not because "Over" is so good that you can't wait to savor it within the ebb and flow of a great album. No. Rosetta Stone German It's more like, "The only logical explanation for a single this terrible is that he's saving the gems for his album." That's not a guarantee. What we know for certain is that Drake's latest collaboration with Boi1nda sounds like it was tossed off in 20 minutes. A drum-anchored jam swings Drake's prepubescent-teen voice into all kinds Rosetta Stone Greek of directions before bringing him back down to earth for his most atrocious chorus yet. Once you've had [Rosetta Stone Software ] a helping of his smug self-satisfaction jeer served on a side of Lil Wayne-esque vocal nuance, you'll sigh too.

What Language Do You Dream In?

It doesn't happen that often any more, but there are still times when my Rosetta Stone outlet English-born wife gently, and sometimes not so gently, awakens me in the middle of the night to tell me that I have been talking in my sleep again in Spanish.Invariably, she will ask me in the morning what I was talking about. Invariably, my answer is that I don't remember, which most of the time is the truth. Needless to say, at my age of 70 she need not worry -- not even about my dreams.Dreaming in Spanish is sadly one of the last remaining traces of evidence that Spanish was once my native language, my mother tongue. Just as sad, the last time I was truly fluent in any language was 60 years ago, when I was 10 years.That is not to say that I am not proficient in English or in other languages. It is just that I am shamefully rusty at my native language; that I am no longer fluent in my first acquired language, Dutch; if you listen closely and read carefully, you will detect a slight accent in my spoken English or may notice some unusual constructs in my writings.Some will say that this is a small price to pay for speaking several languages. Perhaps. But, when it comes to languages I feel like an orphan living in language land. Let me explain.When I was 10, living in my native Ecuador, I spoke Spanish with the fluency that any 10-year-old has in his or her mother tongue. Spanish was the only language I spoke, with the exception of a couple of English and Dutch words I picked up from my Dutch father.These were words and phrases Rosetta Stone Japanese the meaning of which I did not necessarily know at the time, such as "such is life," which my father mused when he got into a philosophical mood, or the Dutch verdomme! (damn!) on other less philosophical occasions.It was at that young age that we moved to Cura?ao, in the Netherlands Antilles. Living in a Dutch "company town" and attending a Dutch school, my sister and I became fluent in Dutch in less than a year. After four years of "total immersion" in Dutch, and after picking up some "choice" words in the local Papiamento (a delightful language derived mainly from Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish, and West African languages), our family moved to the Netherlands, where I finished high school.By then, my acquired Dutch was already better than my native Spanish. Since Dutch is hardly a universal language, Dutch high school students during my education there received two to four years of solid education in English, German, French and/or Spanish. Having two languages under my belt and with four years of studying other languages, the reader will ask, what is the problem? Well, I am not finished yet.After graduating from high school, I immigrated to the United States and joined the U.S. Air Force a year later. The military must have been desperate for new recruits, because my English at the time was, at best, "broken." Amazingly, and much to my delight, my first assignment was as an "airborne radio operator," flying radar patrol missions over the North Atlantic. One of my most important tasks was to communicate, by voice radio, essential military and flight information to ground-based units. Since the ground radio operators could barely understand my thick accent, I soon became the best Morse code radio operator in the U.S. Air Force!Because I virtually stopped learning Spanish at the youthful age of 10, my Spanish vocabulary does not include adult "X-rated" lingo. This Rosetta Stone Portuguese made for some very awkward situations during my early years in the military, when I gravitated to groups of Latino troops and could not understand half of their very "folkloric" conversations.Today, I find that this particular folkloric gap in my Spanish is no longer such a big problem, but I am still paying for having lost command of the Spanish language. For example, when I am at a loss for a word in Spanish, I often resort to "Hispanicizing" an English word. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.During my last trip to Ecuador, I had to laugh aloud when I read in a local newspaper that an American Airlines flight had been forced to make an emergency landing in Miami with 25 Ecuadoreans on board "con intoxicación."When I showed my relatives the headlines and explained that I visualized the pilot requesting an emergency landing because he had 25 drunken Ecuadoreans on board, it was their turn to laugh.They explained to me that the Ecuadoreans were not intoxicated, but rather [Rosetta Stone ] suffered from food poisoning. When I then told them that I was "muy embarazado" about my poor Spanish, they did not know whether to laugh or to cry at the news that I was very pregnant, especially since they had always considered me to be quite an upright, male member of the family.Nevertheless, my orphan days in language land may be coming to an end. One of the most promising signs that English may be finally becoming my new "mother tongue" is that I now think that I think in English -- except for when I "lose it" in stress situations and blurt out to my grandson "?Cuidado!" (Watch out!), or my PG-13 "?Caramba!" and everyone stares at me.Now, if I just could quit speaking Spanish in my sleep...

Simi Valley soccer player and world traveler Jenna Williams has a thirst for knowledge

Valley: Soccer player Jenna Williams, 18, is heading to Rosetta Stone outlet Brown University in the Fall after graduating from Simi Valley High School with a 4.4 grade point average and an S.A.T. score of 2300 out of a possible 2400 . Williams has been named the Ventura County Star's female scholar athlete. She poses for a portrait at the Simi Valley train station. Murder mysteries aren't high on the list of outside reading for Jenna Williams.Bob Woodward's book "State of Denial" and the insight to law and society of "Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned" have expanded the Simi Valley High Class of 2007 valedictorian's insatiable thirst for jurisprudence and politics."In my 35 years of teaching advanced students," said Sally Hibbitts, an advanced placement U.S. History instructor at Simi Valley, "Jenna is one of the few who reads such intellectually challenging items on her own initiative."Not limited to volumes of hardcover books, Williams searches the Web for topics that captured her imagination through reading a newspaper or popped up in class."The Internet is Rosetta Stone German a tremendous resource," said Williams. "I'll spend an hour at a time searching for whatever interests me at the time."Retaining information has served her well.Williams graduated with a 4.44 GPA and ranked third in a class of 562. On her SAT exam, Williams scored 750 on verbal, 800 on math and 780 on writing. She had three 5s (U.S. History, calculus and English language) and two 4s (World history and art history) on her advance placement tests and scored a 35 on her ACT.A two-time All-Marmonte League first-team selection in girls' soccer, Williams was named is The Star's Girls' Scholar-Athlete of 2006-2007.Accepted at Brown University in Providence, R.I., for the fall semester, she is no stranger to studying outside Ventura County.Traveling with grandmother Nancy Englander, Rosetta Stone Greek Williams visited Italy, attending the National Students Leadership Conference, and France in the summer of 2005. She spend 10 days in Washington, D.C., to study international diplomacy.Last summer, Williams took classes in international relations and politics in the modern world at Cambridge University in England."It was one of the best experiences of my life," said Williams. "Not only did I learn about international relations, I read about theories and situations around the world. You were living on your owns so it was like a pre-college experience."As a graduation present, Williams will travel to South Africa with her grandmother this summer.Besides going on a safari, she will be in touch with community service groups.Photo by Karen Quincy LobergJenna Williams made the All-Marmonte League first team twice during her soccer career at Simi Valley. "We will work one week in an orphanage," said Williams. "We'll be seeing both sides of South Africa."Her grandparents have been instrumental in her view of the world, she said, adding "my parents have always been supportive of that."Those close to Williams know of her debate skills. She can vocalize her stance powerfully.It wasn't always that way."I used to [Rosetta Stone ] be shy," said Williams. "I remember talking to my mom when I was in the sixth grade about being a valedictorian. I said if that happened, I didn't want to make a speech."Six years later, she welcomed that opportunity.It didn't hurt sitting at the table for huge family dinners."My immediate and extended families had discussions of national and world issues," said Williams. "That rubbed off on me. If I had something to say, I made it known."Williams brought that competitive spirit to the soccer fields.She has been on teams that have been to national tournaments over the last four years and traveled extensively throughout the West Coast.Competing against strong Marmonte League programs, Simi Valley never made the playoffs in Williams' four seasons with the varsity."We did well whenever we played teams from other leagues," said Williams. "The Marmonte League was a different story. Even though we didn't win a lot in league, we had some good wins. That was rewarding."We had a hard-working team and we did a lot of team things like having pasta parties. I am definitely happy that I played high school soccer. I wouldn't have changed that."Williams is leaving her competitive soccer days behind.At Brown, she plans to pursue other available avenues, playing soccer only at the intramural level."I want to take time to explore more things," said Williams. "There are so many clubs on college campuses. I might take up debate."She is undecided about a major."One of the good things about Brown is that it has an open curriculum," she said. "All you have to do is fulfill your major requirements. I'd like to take a bunch of subjects, then decide what to do."

A couple of days ago, I received what appeared to be an advertisement mailing

When President Reagan offered Pershing missiles to Europe, the Democrats had hissy fits. Rosetta Stone software They writhed in pain as he asked the Soviets to tear down this wall and called them an evil empire. Two years after Reagan left office, the USSR disintegrated.When Iraq invaded Kuwait, President Bush Sr. stood tall, and we defeated Iraq and expelled them from Kuwait. We attacked Libya after it orchestrated an attack on our citizens.Can anyone imagine any Democrat having done anything to stop the Soviets, let alone the terrorists?If you truly desire a defenseless United States and a return to the policies of President Carter, Walter Mondale, Michael Dukakis, Clinton, Al Gore and John Kerry, then vote Democrat and hope to God we survive until the elections of 2012. Neal L. Sears,VenturaWhere's Jackson, Sharpton?What has happened to the two reverends who ran for national office and from whom we hear nothing except total silence namely, the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton? Since Sen. Barack Obama became a national personality, we have not even seen their names in print, and we have not heard their voices on the airwaves.I can only guess that they have been told to keep quiet, stay in the background and not make any waves. To do so, I would guess that they have been promised a position in Rosetta Stone Greek the Cabinet if the senator becomes president.What would it be? Secretary of state? Chief of staff? Secretary of defense? Who knows? Your guess is as good, or maybe even better, than mine.Heaven help us if either of those two anti-everything are given a national platform. Harold Goldwasser,CamarilloSpanish campaign flier?A couple of days ago, I received what appeared to be an advertisement mailing. I pulled this card out of my mailbox and saw some very large Spanish-language print. Below that was, I suppose, a significantly smaller English-language translation, but since I don't speak Spanish, I can't be certain. Scratching my head in confusion, I turned the card over and learned a shocking truth: This was a flier for Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.I am still in awe over the reality of this piece of mail. This is an American presidential candidate catering to foreign-born, foreign- language-speaking voters!Are we, American citizens, voting for a candidate who places higher value Rosetta Stone Hindi V3 on non-native, non-English-speaking voters than she does her own citizens? Has the English language been relegated to second place in American society? Who is it exactly that this American elected official represents? Whose interests does she serve?American businesses and homes are being sold to foreign nationals, American jobs are being lost to cheaper foreign labor, Americans purchase cheaper foreign-made products and American companies are outsourcing or relocating to foreign soil to reduce labor costs.Is America selling out to foreign interests to the extent of our own eventual demise? I am deeply concerned for the future of this country. Timothy Walden,Oak ViewIt's not plagiarismNo one charged President Kennedy with plagiarism when he gave his famous Ask not what your country can do for you speech at his 1961 inauguration. And yet these words, written originally in Arabic and later translated, first appeared almost word for word in Khalil Gibran's The New Frontier [Rosetta Stone] many years prior.In addition, for President Kennedy's inaugural speech, his colleagues and aides were said to have submitted ideas, and clergy provided lists of biblical quotes brief excerpts from Isaiah 58:6 and Romans 12:12 indeed appear in the speech. The finished product was, of course, President Kennedy's, delivered with the force of his own eloquence, personality and style, notwithstanding the inclusion of a quotation, phrase or idea of another.Accordingly, it was totally ludicrous to accuse Sen. Barack Obama of plagiarism when he echoed the words of his good friend, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. To illustrate the power of words, Patrick, in a speech prior to Obama's, had repeated what have come to be famous and well-known quotes attributed to President Kennedy ( Ask not what your country can do ), Martin Luther King ( I have a dream ), Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( We have nothing to fear but fear itself ) and the Declaration of Independence ( We hold these truths to be self-evident ). No one accused Patrick of plagiarism.With the same illustration of the power of words in mind, Obama repeated Patrick's speech, with the permission of his good friend.Plagiarism? I think not. Storm in a teacup is more like it, initiated by an opposition ready to pounce and, in turn, seized upon by newscasters who seem to have forgotten what should be a prime directive: Think, question and analyze before allowing yourselves to be used in this fashion.

ere was the guy who wagged a warning finger of fear that we ought not to “wed Obama” in the November election

A waste of moneyWhy in this time of financial stress does Rancho Simi Recreation and Park Rosetta Stone District want to waste over $380,000, not including upkeep or consideration of drought conditions, on a “splash park” in Oak Park?Who thought this up? Were residents polled? Is there going to be an admission fee? Then there’s the liability factor in this litigation-crazed society.— Dave McDonald,Oak ParkNo translation neededRe: Terry Paulson’s Feb. 2 essay, “‘Obamaspeak’ translation”:Dismayed as I was a few months back when The Star reluctantly redesigned its format and cut and/or combined sections, I looked for the silver lining. With the shrinking real estate of column inches, I wondered if the editors would finally send Paulson back to his “blah-ging” and reserve what was left of the Op-Ed pages to fresher talent that wouldn’t rely on specious thinking to make a point.Here was the guy who wagged a warning finger of fear that we ought not to “wed Obama” in the November election. While Paulson may have employed the verb as figure of speech, the reality is that “wed” implies a lifelong commitment. We (the people) elected Barack Obama to a four-year term, a subtle but important distinction.Now, barely two weeks into the Obama presidency, Paulson anoints himself translator, if not the de facto speaker, of the loyal opposition.For whom are you translating, Mr. Paulson? Give the readers of The Star a little more credit for their higher levels of literacy and comprehension.— Kevin Gillogly,Thousand OaksStop thinking ‘me first’Re: Becky Berg’s Feb. 1 letter, “Give it to me”:The major problem with Berg’s letter is that neither she nor her husband has a very good grasp of mathematics.If you took the entire amount of the stimulus package and Rosetta Stone Spanish Latin divided it among all single people and families in one lump sum, the individual payout would not pay off any mortgages or buy any cars. It might help pay off some credit-card debt.We have lost a third or more of the value of our homes, seen dramatic reductions in the value of our retirement funds and seen jobs reduced by the tens of thousands in the past few weeks. Even those who still have jobs are not very confident they will keep them. One individual share of a stimulus-package payout would not be all that helpful in the face of these problems. If you were smart, you would use it to pay down debt. You would not be buying cars or any other “stuff.”We need to invest in things that have a lasting impact on our lives, such as education, healthcare and improvements Rosetta Stone American English to our infrastructure, to our environment and to our energy position. These kinds of investments will create new jobs that provide the wages the middle class needs on a continuing basis.Our tax rates are not high. Decreases in our marginal tax rates will provide very little stimulus to our economy. We have a revenue problem — both as individuals and business owners. Increase my revenues, and I’d be delighted to pay more taxes. As a small-business person, I wouldn’t dream of hiring any new employees at this time. I’m happy to be able to keep my current payroll in place.We’ve tried the tired, worn-out ideas that say that everyone looking out for their own personal interests is enough to create and maintain our own personal and financial well-being and that of our communities [Rosetta Stone ] and nation. These ideas simply haven’t worked. Nor are they the ideals that led our founders in creating our nation.It’s time to better balance our own personal self-interest and that of our common destiny. It’s time for a change.

7 tips for parents

There is no formal training required for becoming a parent. While some people Rosetta Stone software are lucky enough to rely on the experience of their own childhood and use their own parents as role models for good parenting, others are not so lucky. In fact, their experience from childhood often serves as a warning of what not do as a parent. For the latter, parenthood can feel like navigating a vessel without a compass — a bewildering task, to say the least. One of the most challenging tasks parents face has to do with disciplining and setting structure for their children. We know from experience and research that parents who are either too strict or too lenient can cause unintended problems down the line.Below are some suggestions that can help parents facilitate smoother interactions with their children.1. Practice discipline, not punishment. It is well-established that children do well when they know what is expected of them and the consequences of their actions. It is also well-established that punishment yields more problems than it solves. Corporal punishment, such as spanking, increases Rosetta Stone Latin America Spanish the likelihood that the child will model aggression in the future. Furthermore, children who are punished are more likely simply to hide their actions, rather than behave out of some inner conviction of what is right or wrong, appropriate or inappropriate.2. Anticipate difficulties. Discipline not only entails intervening when the child has done something wrong, but, more importantly, anticipating problematic behavior and intervening beforehand. If we know, for example, that our child is likely to get restless at a restaurant while waiting for the food, we are better off anticipating the situation and preparing for it.A parent may bring half a bagel to “hold the child over” while the food comes. Or he may make sure he has some activity, such as crayons and paper to occupy the child.Often, the child can be encouraged to bring a small toy or a favorite book that distracts him or her. The possibilities are endless. What doesn’t work as well is to expect the child to sit quietly, while instructing him to behave without providing some alternatives. This is what I call setting the child up for misbehavior, so that we can intervene reactively.3. Try to see things through your child’s eyes. There has been much written lately about the importance of a parent mentalizing for the child. Simply put, it means attempting to take the child’s perspective, depending on his temperament, past experiences or history, and his or her stage of development.Mentalizing is easier done when we are not upset and almost impossible to do when we are upset. However, by purposefully attempting to see things through the child’s eye, we not only increase empathy, we are also able to see gaps in our Rosetta Stone English sensitivity to the child’s needs. Parental sensitivity is a critical factor in raising children who feel safe and secure.4. Praising good behavior works better than criticsm. Criticsm can diminish self-esteem over the long run and, in the short run, it hampers the quality of our interactions.5. Good behavior is modeled by you. Treat your child with respect and courtesy and conduct yourself similalry with others. You are more of a model for your child than you realize. If you do not tolerate your child using foul language, you would do well to avoid such language not only in your interactions with your child, but also in your interactions with others.6. Take a time out. When you have become upset, take time, if possible, to distance yourself from the situation so that you can address certain issues with equilibrium. It’s important to recognize that some times you need a time out.7. Choose the the right moment. Learn to recognize moments that lend themselves for teaching and learning. You would be surprised how much occurs during mundane activities, such as driving, walking, or simply sitting around with your child. In those relaxed moments, your child is often more open and more receptive to learning valuable life lessons. There has been much emphasis lately on the importance of spending quality time over quantity. Unfortunately, this has become an excuse for limiting time with a child and then trying to pack everything in. An [Rosetta Stone] important part of life is enduring boredom and, truth be told, quantity of time is equally important.Raising a child can often, and surprisingly, bring up unresolved issues that one had hoped were done and dealt with. If this is the case, you do well to seek help from a professional, such as a therapist or counselor. Doing so will not only help you but also help the development of your child.— Christopher Christian, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and psychoanalyst; director of the Community Counseling and Parent Child Study Center; and an assistant professor in the Graduate Psychology Department at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.

Local teenagers share their experiences from Kenya

Mina Saffarian and Amy Galipeau plant trees Rosetta Stone software at the local American Red Cross branch in the Kwale region of Kenya. Photo courtesy Amutha RasapalanMina Saffarian and Amy Galipeau en route to Kenya, holding Red Cross donation can in Schipol Airport in Amsterdam. When local teens Mina Saffarian and Amy Galipeau visited Kenya for an international American Red Cross symposium in December, the experience opened their eyes not only to a different culture and way of life but also to the global impact of the American Red Cross.“The highlights of the trip were definitely in the people,” Galipeau said. “I learned that people halfway across the world, with completely different living conditions and backgrounds, have huge hearts and care so much.”Galipeau, 18, of Newbury Park, and Saffarian, 16, of Westlake Rosetta Stone Chinese Village went to Kenya as volunteers for the local American Red Cross of Ventura County.Throughout their stay, the teens discussed ways that Kenya and the United States could work together to create a better world. They explored ideas about reducing carbon dioxide emissions to help ease the effects of global warming and ways cultures could work with each other to overcome social problems.“We were able to do community service by helping build a school, and plant trees,” Galipeau said.Spending time with schoolchildren was her favorite part of the journey, Galipeau said. “They were so sweet, and even though there was a language barrier, a young girl named Aseeya smiled at me, then grabbed my hand and walked around with me, expressing interest in what I was doing, wanting to help. It was a small gesture, but to me it showed how appreciative she was that we were there to help.”Work aside, the culture made the excursion lively and fun, Galipeau added.“Every night was spent with Rosetta Stone French singing and dancing. I learned how to salsa and sing various songs,” Galipeau said. “It was really fun to be able to share some of our culture. We introduced some of them to our music, food, style, and gave them an idea of what Southern California was like, including teaching a few people to swim.”The experience was life-changing for both teens, Saffarian said, especially as they learned about the effect the American Red Cross has on countries outside the U.S.“We knew the Red Cross was well-recognized here responding to local disasters, but had no idea that it was such a universally well-known organization with the Red Cross symbol trusted all over the world,” Saffarian said. “As we do, people in international countries also recognize the symbol of the Red Cross as [Rosetta Stone] a sign of safety, comfort and neutrality.”Although worlds apart in terms of culture and lifestyles, “the moment we stepped out of the Kenyan airport and saw the Kenyan American Red Cross volunteers in their bright red vests awaiting our arrival, we knew that we had something in common — working for the greater good of others, and it felt like we were home,” Saffarian said.

Workshop will teach participants to embrace emotions Ventura County Star

At a glanceWhat: Mastering Me.When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 20. Where: Center Cheap Rosetta Stone Software for Spiritual Living, 880 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village.Cost: $100 per person; 50 percent will be donated to the Center for Spiritual Living.Information/registration: cslwestlake.org. Carrie Zivetz believes emotions help define us, but some people are unfamiliar with their feelings and view them as the enemy.To help address the problem, Zivetz will present Mastering Me, a workshop in Westlake Village designed to educate participants about their emotions.“Emotions are like another language for understanding, communicating, responding and reacting to our world and to each other. They are the unspoken language with which we communicate with ourselves,” Zivetz said. “This unspoken language expresses as energy moving in the body ... this energy is active inside of us, whether we wish it or not. Avoidance of or ignorance about this energy denies us access to. inner resources, to intuition, to greater empowerment and ultimately to our authenticity.” A certified life coach, Zivetz has watched clients and students continually making choices based on their fear of and ignorance about feelings and emotions, so she was inspired to create a workshop that would address the issue.The daylong workshop, for people 18 and older, Rosetta Stone Spanish Latin will take place Nov. 20 at the Center for Spiritual Living in Westlake Village.“We’re all doing the best we know how with the resources we have and the education we’ve been given,” Zivetz said. “We’ve educated our minds, trained our bodies and sought spiritual enlightenment, but when I looked around I couldn’t really find anyone teaching about emotions and self-expression.” Her “experiential” workshop will be limited to 14 people. “This allows me to give personal attention to each participant,” Zivetz explained. A resident of Sherman Oaks, Zivetz has a bachelor’s degree in theater arts from UCLA. She has been teaching acting and personal development for more than 25 years in the United States, Japan and Australia. “Over the years I have been teaching I have noticed how often people make decisions based on an attempt to avoid, deny or repress feelings rather than making decisions based on their own best interest,” Zivetz said. “Time and again I’ve witnessed students and clients so emotionally overwhelmed that they cannot see clearly enough to make positive choices for themselves.” While most of us have been to school and educated our minds — and while many of us take the time to exercise our bodies — our emotional selves get left behind, she added.“The emotional component of who we are plays a profound part in how we feel about ourselves, our health, the decisions we make and ultimately the quality of our lives. Mastering Me is Rosetta Stone Software about learning to work with our feelings instead of them working us. This creates greater freedom and more options in life.”

The material world is the material world

I don't see much difference between culture and nature. It's material that's the most important thing Rosetta Stone to me, the interaction with the material. It's about the enjoyment of doing what I want to do. You strip away all the layers, and that's all there really is, and people coming in and saying, Oh well, that's culture.' You see her art, however, and there is far more to it than Black simply indulging a personal need to play with these substances. The sculptures are often beautiful, ethereal and highly detailed: I notice the little bows of ribbon keeping the cellophane hangings together and the little shapes of soap on top of the cake-like sculptures. If that was all I was doing, then that would be pure self-indulgence, and that is not what I am interested in doing. But it is an instinctive process [when she is making the art]; it is almost like a stream of consciousness. It's not like you are thinking of the audience that's not what's happening. You are still an artist. She says in the book of her work, It's Proof That Counts: I am very curious about, and also absolutely detest, the idea of the artist as an instructor or teacher of others. The idea is very old but still prevalent in society today. It enrages a lot of people, because it is obviously ridiculous, but also it is felt that artists are not living up to it, the complaints being that there is no meaning to be found in their work, or it is not considered skilled enough in its making. Black adds: It is the individual that I believe in, as always having the potential to be in control of their own destiny, learning and desires. I believe in art itself as transformative, as aspirational, as a philosophical, healing, improving thing, but definitely not as the artist as elevated in any way. Black is in demand. Besides representing Scotland in Venice, next month a room of her work, called Pleaser, will be installed at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh. Her work is in the British Art Show, a comprehensive survey of new and contemporary art, in London, Nottingham and Glasgow, this year and next, and she has forthcoming shows in Los Angeles, Italy and Yorkshire and at Tate Britain. In a year that has seen the Glasgow artist Susan Philipsz win the Turner Prize with her audio piece of the Scottish Rosetta Stone Cheap traditional ballad Lowlands, it is easy to imagine Black's work being in the frame for the big prize in the near future. Simon Groom, the director of modern and contemporary art at the National Galleries of Scotland, is a fan. We like her,he says. We like her so much we have bought work by her, a work called Contact Isn't Lost, and we have a room of her work soon to be on display at the galleries. People who do not know her work will be able to have a taster. Her work is so interesting it is extending a tradition of the use of materials. But there is something almost indescribable about it. Sometimes it can look like the wings of angels, at other times bits of paper. There is something lyrical and beautiful on one hand, and something quite clunking on the other. It's a wonderful mix of sensibility and sensuality. Fiona Bradley, director of the Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh, says the choice of Black for Venice was, in the end, a simple one. She makes good art,Bradley says. They are not installations they are sculptures, they are objects and not environments. They are very much about time. It's about the here and now and what she does with the material. She is not recreating anything. Bradley though is quick to add that Black is not representingScotland. I think it is quite important that we haven't asked Karla to represent Scotland,she says. We have asked Karla to make the work in this context, which happens to be Scotland in Venice. Black herself says she cannot consider her art as representing Scotland. I can't think of that,she says. I don't think about it. This is what I do, and I do it all the time, and I don't think about it. It's not fair, it's a bit weird. I make shows all the time, and so I am just thinking of the show. I am doing what I do, and I happen to be Scottish and I happen to live in Scotland. Katie Nicoll, the producer of Scotland And Venice, will start the process of filling the Palazzo Pisani with Black's work in May, to open in the first week of June. She is very excited about the space and when you see the scale of her work, you can tell she really tackles it,says Nicoll. With her art, I see both the Rosetta Stone Spanish V3 scale of the pieces and the detail. As I work with her, both those things become more evident. The more time you spend with it, the more detail you see, and I love that. Because of the predominant colours in Black's palette pinks and light blues and the use of make-up and similar substances in previous works, her art has been described as feminine or some kind of comment on femininity. The artist knows this and is very careful answering questions about it. You can tell she is not entirely comfortable dealing with the subject. It's not an issue for me it is an issue that comes from outside of me. It's a cultural judgment from outside.She thinks and adds: It's like when you are young, you don't know you're a girl until someone tells you. I am just thinking about the material. I am not naive I do know that certain things remind people of things but it is only women's work that is judged on gender. The opening night of Black's exhibition in Berlin attracts many artists from the city. German art aficionados clad in black peer at the works, move on and return to have another look. It's evident her works repay repeated viewing. Wine glasses clink and people wander around the sculptures, looking and staring. Everyone seems impressed. Rosetta Stone Languages Karla Black has worked very hard over a number of years on her singular vision, and next year the whole art world will see it. She says she has not yet found everything she is looking for. I want to know everything about my work, and what I am doing,she says, so I can understand it. Karla Black's work at the Scotland And Venice exhibition is on show at the Venice Biennale from June 4-November 27, 2011. Visit scotlandandvenice .

Florida Virtual School and Moodlerooms Partner to Offer One-Stop E-learning Solution

Starting today, K-12 educators from around Rosetta Stone Spanish V3 the world looking for a comprehensive e-learning solution will, for the first time, be able to get quality online course content and a technical solution to make it easy to effectively facilitate the courses - all in one place.The offering is a result of a new partnership announced today by Florida Virtual School (FLVS), an established leader in developing and providing virtual K-12 education solutions to students throughout the country, and Moodlerooms, an organization that combines tools, expertise, a proven process and a partner network to create a solution to help expand, support and share the worlds most widely used online learning platform, Moodle.This new partnership brings together FLVS award-winning courses and Moodlerooms proven technology and expertise to help administrators seamlessly launch a quality online learning program through FLVS EasyStart program. Giving schools and districts a one-stop-shop for launching online learning programs is a great way to meet the growing demand of todays students, said Andy Ross, Vice President for Global Services at Florida Virtual Schools. Collaborating with Moodlerooms means we can improve access for students, provide solutions for administrators, and build a stronger education system that will help boost our economy. Moodlerooms will provide a powerful online learning platform option for FLVS to offer through the program. FLVS will additionally provide EasyStart clients with access to quality FLVS course content, ultimately creating a convenient way to get everything necessary for a successful, high-quality online learning program. While Moodlerooms provides the technological solution, Spanish Rosetta Stone FLVS provides the pedagogical solution, creating a perfect, comprehensive answer to e-learning challenges, says Martin Knott, CEO of Moodlerooms. This collaboration makes it unbelievably fast and easy to get started without having to add any new hardware or staff, especially for those who may not already know much about online learning. About Florida Virtual School:Florida Virtual School (FLVS) is an established leader in developing and providing virtual K-12 education solutions to students all over Florida, the U.S. and the world. A nationally recognized e-Learning model and recipient of numerous awards, FLVS was founded in 1997 and was the countrys first, state-wide Internet-based public high school. Today, FLVS serves students in grades K-12 and provides a variety of custom solutions for schools and districts to meet student needs.About Moodlerooms: Moodlerooms provides essential technical solutions, including implementation, training, support and customization, to make it possible for schools and organizations to affordably and efficiently implement and facilitate a successful online learning experience.About Moodle: Moodle is both an acronym (Modular Object Oriented Development Rosetta Stone Software Learning Environment) and a verb (creatively meander through the various activities of a course; tinker towards insight and creativity). Moodle is a global movement, used in over 199 countries and translated into 78 languages, with a community of thousands of educators and developers working together to continually improve Moodle and online learning, as well as promote pedagogically-sound education tools.

U. drafts possible mail server switch to Google accounts

With thousands of students and professors using University e-mail accounts, having a well-functioning Rosetta Stone Store system is important for both personal and academic reasons.But for many, the University's current e-mail system is simply not cutting it.The Office of Information Technology is considering a switch to Google's Gmail service, which will increase storage capacity and add other technical capabilities to the University e-mail system, said Frank Reda, director of Information Technology at a recent Douglass Governing Council meeting. "We are looking into Gmail as a possibility for incoming classes," Reda said at the meeting. "We will probably look into it as an option for students who are already enrolled in the University."Reda said a switch to Gmail would provide students and University affiliates with significant upgrades to the current e-mail service. "Gmail is pretty advanced," Reda said. "It's more advanced than what we have to offer you at the Office of Information Technology. We'd like to see that happen."One of the biggest complaints students and faculty members have with the current system is with e-mailing attachments. "I've had issues with the fact that Eden has smaller file attachment size," said Laura Megehee, a Douglass College junior. "Not being able to e-mail attachments to professors gets frustrating."Benjamin Travers, a part-time lecturer, who uses e-mail to organize his class assignments while working on a busy schedule, has also had problems sending attachments over University e-mail.Travers also said when the University Rosetta Stone Cheap e-mail system fails, it makes it hard to get assignments from students. "If Eden fails, I find myself spending extra time chasing students down to get assignments," he said."Plus the fact that Eden fails makes it hard for me to filter the truth from the excuse when I don't get an assignment."To solve the problem, Travers asks his students to submit an alternate e-mail address to avoid issues with University e-mail. "No one ever uses Sakai when I ask, and Eden e-mail always fails with attachments," he said. "An alternate e-mail address has been a great solution."A switch to Google's Gmail service would expand the attachment size limit to 25 megabytes, up from the current limit of 10 megabytes, according to University and Gmail Web sites. Problems have also been reported with the University e-mail's storage capacity. Melissa Mendoza, a School of Arts and Sciences junior, said in one of her classes, students were unable to submit an assignment to a professor whose e-mail had reached its storage limit. "I felt bad for the students who had problems with sending e-mails on time because making deadlines is especially important for a journalism class assignment," she said. "Luckily, it did not happen to me."Gmail would offer more than seven gigabytes of storage space, compared to the only 270 MB with the current University e-mail system, according to University and Gmail Web sites. Students have mixed feelings on the potential switch to Gmail.Lauren Rosetta Stone Japanese V3 Mendelsohn, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences first-year student, said she has not had issues with University e-mail and does not see the need for the switch. "Unless there's a major need, I don't think it's a big deal," she said.The switch to Gmail would also require learning a new system, Mendelsohn said."I think Gmail is a little more confusing, especially now that people have gotten used to the Eden mail," she said.Megehee however said the switch would not be a bad idea, since she has fewer issues with Gmail than Eden."It's not a bad idea," she said. "Maybe it's not the best idea, but I don't know what the best idea would be. It probably won't be worse than it is now."Travers said if the University does decide to switch, he would no longer need students' Rosetta Stone Languages alternate e-mail addresses."I have always wanted to use [the University e-mail system], but I don't trust it," he said. "I don't like Gmail, but anything is better than Eden."Although the switch to Gmail is by no means definite, Reda said the University is looking into the change."I think it's a good possibility that we'll see something happen," he said.

Game Of Thrones is the stuff of fantasy for its young Scottish star

Fame awaits Richard Madden after landing a key role in HBO’s big-budget epic. Challenges, Cheap Rosetta Stone Software challenges, challenges thats all 24-year-old Richard Madden talks about. Well, perhaps not all, but the word challenge certainly features heavily in our conversation 10 times, to be exact. He also talks quickly, with the kind of endearing enthusiasm that comes from being a young actor whose star is very much on the rise, particularly now he has landed the biggest role of his life as Robb Stark in HBO fantasy drama Game Of Thrones.The hype will fully hit when the new series based on George RR Martins A Song Of Ice And Fire novels, and starring Lena Headey, Charles Dance, Sean Bean and fellow Scots Iain Glen and James Cosmo begins on Sky Atlantic next week. Its a landmark role for the young actor, and one that could make him a household name, given the runaway success of other HBO shows such as The Sopranos, Rome and The Wire. So, is he nervous about the possibility of fame?Thats a good question, says Madden, who grew up in Elderslie, near Paisley. Im not really letting myself think about that side of things. Ive thought about it in a productive, ambitious way which is, hopefully, if the show is good and my performance is good in it, then it might open other doors for me to get more work and keep progressing as an actor. In terms of getting recognised He trails off.Madden had an early taste of fame as a young teen in childrens TV series Barmy Aunt Boomerang. It was on a completely different scale, he continues. But, among my peers, I went through being known for a couple of years and all the great and bad things that come with that. It was strange to be that kid from television. At the age of 17 I had to make a decision about what I Rosetta Stone American English anted to do for the rest of my life, and I knew I needed to do acting as a job The experience, he says, taught him what might happen after Game Of Thrones. It set me up to try to embrace everything that comes. Ill take it in my stride, whatever happens. For now, though, he just wants to keep things grounded: he hopes that future recognition from Game Of Thrones, if and when it comes, is down to an appreciation of his work and will help him become a better actor, by getting more diverse jobs .Madden had a steep learning curve in the past. After joining the local youth acting school, PACE, to get more confidence before going to high school , his talent was spotted early. He was scouted for his first acting role at the age of 11, when he played alongside Jonny Lee Miller in the 2000 cinema adaptation of the Iain Banks novel Complicity. Madden played a young rape victim, an experience which didnt bode well for high school, he says, and led to bullying. It was a complex part for a child.It was strange dealing with issues that, at 11, I didnt understand. You know that rape is a bad thing but, sexually, you dont understand the violation of it, he remembers. But the good thing was I got to meet interesting people. I started working in a profession and had responsibilities like an adult. People had to speak to me like an adult, and I didnt want it any other way. I didnt want to be treated like a child because I was performing and doing my Rosetta Stone Software job just like the next actor was. Madden says he instantly loved acting. Despite this, the pressure at one point got too much although it certainly wasnt from his parents (his father worked for the fire service and his mother was a teachers assistant). I was about 15 and I felt I had to stop after experiences, he says, hesitating. He is clearly referring to the trouble he received at school which was, he says, quite difficult to swallow But at 17 going on 18, I had to make a decision about what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, and I knew that I needed to do acting as a job, and I wanted to do it more than anything else. He attended the Royal Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) in Glasgow and never stopped working throughout, taking time to appear in theatre roles both in Glasgow at the Arches and the Citizens Theatre and in London. Since then, he has worked with the National Theatre of Scotland, the Royal Shakespeare Company and, in 2009, appeared in BBC Scotland drama Hope Springs. Today, he says, he cant imagine himself doing anything else.

The CollegeBound Network’s New International Student Portal, MyGlobalEducation , Partners with Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)

Pearson plc and The CollegeBound Network (CBN) today Rosetta Stone Languages announced that they have formed a partnership to support the growth of international education. CBN’s new international web portal, MyGlobalEducation , and Pearson’s new English language test, PTE Academic, provide enhanced options for non-native English speakers who plan on applying to higher education institutions.Founded in 1987, CBN is comprised of 13 content-rich websites designed to connect learners with various educational opportunities, from boarding schools and career-focused learning, to traditional colleges and universities, online degrees, and more. Its latest launch, MyGlobalEducation , expands the company’s reach to international students seeking educational opportunities abroad.“To help students navigate the application process to academic institutions that require proof of English proficiency, MyGlobalEducation is a perfect fit with PTE Academic,” said Bill Colvin, director of international recruitment at The CollegeBound Network. “Pearson helps strengthen our depth and breadth of student services, and PTE Academic adds a new level of innovation to English language testing that brings great benefits to both schools and students.” The CollegeBound Network receives more than 3.5 million unique visitors per month across its various sites. The launch of MyGlobalEducation continues its commitment to being a one-stop resource portal for all students, including international students seeking overseas academic programs. Users can request information and make connections directly with colleges, universities, and/or educational agent organizations.“PTE Academic was designed to improve the testing experience for both students and academic institutions,” said Mark Anderson, President, Pearson Language Tests. “CBN impressed us with their matched commitment to their student and higher education customers and we welcome them to our Professional Partner Rosetta Stone V3 program.”Pearson developed PTE Academic to fill a critical need for an accurate measurement of the English language Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing abilities of non-native speakers. In order to best serve its higher education customers and the test taker community, Pearson launched the PTE Academic Professional Partner Program to develop a broad network of support for the test.PTE Academic delivers real-life measures of test takers’ language proficiency to universities, higher education institutions, government departments and other organizations requiring academic English. The test is designed to predict more accurately the ability of test takers to function in an English-speaking academic environment. Results are delivered online usually within five business days after taking the test and can be submitted to an unlimited number of institutions at no additional cost.PTE Academic is the preferred English language test of the prestigious Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC ), owner of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), and is now available to test takers through Pearson’s global network of secure testing centers. About Pearson Language TestsPearson Language Tests (PLT) is a division of Pearson plc. About PearsonPearson has global-reach and market leading businesses in education, business information, and consumer publishing (NYSE: PSO).For more information, contact pltsupport (at) pearson (dot) com, or visit pearsonpte .About MyGlobalEducation :MyGlobalEducation matches students – both U.S.-based and international – with learning opportunities abroad, including programs facilitated by colleges and Rosetta Stone English universities, private abroad organizations, student travel companies, and more. The site introduces an innovative Cost-Per-Inquiry model, as opposed to being a traditional directory, allowing for targeted and scalable campaigns to ensure quality leads for its partners.About The CollegeBound Network:More than 3.5 million surfers utilize The CollegeBound Networks resource sites each month, which include CollegeBound.net, CollegeSurfing , MyGlobalEducation , SpaBeautySchools , TopCareerSchools , Advanced-Degrees , and others. Since 1987, The CollegeBound Network (CBN) has worked with America s leading colleges, universities, and career schools in connecting learners with educational opportunities. CBN specializes in recruitment lead generation solutions Rosetta Stone for 1000+ educational institutions and 3,500 campuses, using its content-rich portals.

Pupils could study Facebook and Twitter for new English GCSE

Facebook, Twitter and other social networking websites could become part of the school Rosetta Stone Spanish V3 curriculum under plans for a new English GCSE.Pupils could study Facebook and Twitter for new English GCSEFacebook, Twitter and other social networking websites could become part of the school curriculum under plans for a new English GCSE. The qualification, called English Studies: Digital Communication would require pupils to understand the sites often cited by teachers as a distraction to study. Teenagers could take the course as a stand alone subject or alongside traditional English language and literature GCSE papers. Ofqual, the exam regulator, is currently looking at the course content and Edexcel, the exam board, aims to launch it next year. Assessment criteria for a pilot of the scheme say that students must be able to read, analyse, critique and plan Rosetta Stone English different types of text. These should be industry made or user generated examples of advertising, audio podcasts, video/moving image, websites, social networks, wikis and blogs, the marking scheme said. Edexcel said the course was intended to complement GCSE English. A spokesman told the Daily Mail: This qualification builds on students interests in digital texts and proved to excite and engage both boys and girls in our pilot. It reflects the changing needs and interests of learners. Ofqual said it was involved in ongoing dialogue with Edexcel over the exam. However, education campaigners have condemned the idea as dumbing down saying it was a distraction from the essential skills pupils should be learning. Nick Seaton, of the Campaign for Real Education, Rosetta Stone Software said: This is undoubtedly dumbing down and its distracting from things that children should be learning if They’re going to do well in the world. They would be far better gaining a good grasp of English grammar and our great canon of English literature. Most youngsters learn about this sort of thing in their own time. Its certainly not something for teachers and schools to be spending time on.

Through discussions, debates, questions, and challenges, students learn

When kids interact and feel free to talk, they learn and commit learning to memory: Cheap Rosetta Stone Software Here are some ideas to help at-risk kids participate and succeed: l. The pair-share or study-buddy idea is a natural, permitting every kid in class to be talking or listening. Teachers can call on kids who are not cooperating to be their partners. Teachers can smile, approve, compliment, encourage, and show acceptance, while the rest of the class is paired. 2. Have class meetings to discuss problems and needs. The right topics and facilitation can get all kids talking and participating. That's the best involvement/participation I know, and it works well for everyone including those most at-risk. Plus, teachers can have side meetings with students of their choice. 3. Give the option of writing in lieu of speaking so uncertain learners don't have to expose their knowledge or lack thereof orally. 4. Small group discussions instead of full class discussions with coaching sessions to make sure at-risk kids get a chance and that they know you see them working and trying for which you can give acknowledgement and credit. 5. Get to know the kids beyond teaching them. The extent to which people know information about someone is the extent to which they befriend and feel comfortable around them. Give students a chance to know one another better. The class climate changes when good students find out the bottom kids are real people and have feelings that get hurt. 6. Examine your non-verbal language and reactions. Dr. Phil says 93% of communication on a one-to-one basis is non verbal. What is being communicated just by looking at them? Are you sure? 7. Visit my web site; At-RiskStudents; for a free 20 page download article that gives lots of insights and invites a sign-up for free Newsletter: The At-Risk Advocate. (Not to mention a toot of my horn, which I won't mention) And I always answer email questions: billpage@bellsouth.net; 8. An oldie but goodie: Model behavior toward bottom kids.6.) Tell us a little bit about your book.Aaawww, do I have to? Well, okay, if you insist. At-Risk Students: Feeling Their Pain, Understanding Their Plight, and Accepting Their Defensive Ploys, Second Edition, 2009, 258 page, soft cover, $24.95 including P and H. Many books offer gimmicks for reaching and teaching. Mine does too, but it also offers insights, understandings and compassion for kids' behaviors, feelings and teachers' responses. Rosetta Stone German V3 The book is designed to help teachers move from intellectual acceptance of at-risk kids needs to emotional understanding and empathy for their dilemma. Divided into 31 vignettes, it covers everything from individual differences in teachers to underlying causes of misbehavior. The book format is ideal for Faculty Focus Groups. It can change teacher discussions from, Let’s talk about our problems with these kids to Let's do something, now.Send to me, billpage@bellsouth.net for a description of all 31 chapters including the one that shows only 9% of kids' time is spent in school; the rest is spent elsewhere. 7.) What impact do you think this Race to the Top nonsense will have on education in America?I have a more descriptive word than nonsense, but some might consider it offensive, so I'll use yours. That question requires extra time just for an opening rant, obscenity shouting, desk pounding, foot stomping, and picket sign making. I have no concern for a race Rosetta Stone Software or the top because that's a district and state level game (with our money). The teaching-learning process is predicated on the journey, not the destination. All the terms being bantered about like rigor, standards, participation, challenge, extended hours, accountability, responsibility, etc is just more edu-babble. There are no such things as High Standards; there are only appropriate or inappropriate standards applied to individuals in specific situations.

NIEA Gives an Update on NCLB/ESEA to Congress

Washington, DC June 17th - President- Elect Mary Jane Oatman Wak-Wak came to Washington Rosetta Stone Languages to deliver testimony on behalf of the National Indian Education Association and its membership.The topic discussed was, Did the No Child Left Behind Act Leave Indian Students Behind? The purpose of the testimony was to give the Senate a comprehensive update on the work NIEA has been conducting since 2005 and recommendations on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. President-Elect Oatman Wak-Wak expressed her purpose, NIEA appreciates our working relationship with Congressional leaders and their staff to strengthen the learning conditions for our Native students. We must ensure that they have effective school leaders, appropriate materials and services, innovative technology and that teaching methods and assessment meet the unique cultural and linguistics needs of Native learners.Since 2005, NIEA has been in extensive dialogue through listening sessions and meetings with Native students, educators, schools administrators, Native parents and Tribal leaders to Rosetta Stone Cheap learn how NCLB has encountered them. Also, NIEA is sharing ESEA recommendations they have been pressing the Obama administration since his election. The overall goal is to strengthen Native American and Tribal control of education. NIEA would like to see the restoration of the position of Director of Indian Education, elevating the authority of Tribal Education Departments, require federal agencies and state to collaborate with Indian tribes to ensure adequate planning and support for Native learners and Native education providers, support and fund programs that ensure maximum participation of Native parents, families and tribal communities, and support data and research. In her testimony, Mrs. Oatman Wak-Wak further addresses that ESEA should reflect the Rosetta Stone German policy mandates of the Native American Languages Act (2005), which encourages Native languages as a medium of instruction for student achievement. There is an also strong recommendation to authorize a tribal Teacher Preparation Initiative.This will be the sixth time NIEA has provided testimony to Congress during this administration.###About the National Indian Education AssociationThe National Indian Education Association, a 501(c) (3) membership-based organization, was officially incorporated in 1970 to support traditional Native Steelers Jerseys cultures and values, to enable Native learners to become contributing members of their communities, to promote Native control of educational institutions, and to improve educational opportunities and resources for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians throughout the United States.

Commentary: More things I am afraid of on an airplane

It seems that the Rosetta Stone Languages chaos regarding Juan Williams being fired from NPR is continuing….all because he indicated that he had some fears about going on an airline.Michael F. ShaughnessyEastern New Mexico UniversityPortales, New MexicoHopefully, I will not be fired from EdNews.org but in reviewing my last column, I realized there are some other things that I am somewhat fearful about in terms of being on an airline but I will try to put these in an educational context .1) I am somewhat afraid of this unlikely event of a water landing. Now, here I am into linguistics .what do they mean by the unlikely event of a water landing? I would like to know if there is a certain probability? Is there a .10 level of confidence that we will or will not have a water landing? Or is there a .05 level of confidence? Or is it .01? .I would like to know. I am afraid when I hear these statements.2) They keep talking about this flotation device. My seat can be used as a flotation device Now, they never taught me very much about flotation in science. And flotation device sounds so technical. Can I get an operational definition?3) Okay, I doubt it would happen, but I am afraid of sitting next to Arne Duncan on a plane. Rosetta Stone V3 I am sorry, but I would have to educate him a bit about South Korea. You see I have been to South Korea. I am very happy to acknowledge all of the Universities in South Korea since I have spoken at them all, as well as the Minjok Leadership Academy. I am afraid that I would have to tell Arne about the fact that in many of the schools, there is discipline, a high value is placed on learning, information, higher order thinking, critical thinking and technology. There are many other differences between the United States and Korea. And I still maintain contact with some of the scholars in South Korea- and if anyone is really interested, I can tell them about some of these scholars, and their work, and their master's theses that I have served on.4) Turbulence is another word that kind of scares me on an airline. What exactly do they mean by this? I realize there is some turbulence in the country right now, but what does this turbulence mean up there in this metallic crate?5) And I read in these magazines on these airlines about leg problems. I would hope not to get any of these. But I am afraid a bit about getting one of these vein problems. I try to exercise. I make inferential leaps at times. And like some people who fire others, I jump to conclusions at times.6) Now, as some of you know, I review manuscripts for various journals for publication. These journals ask me to serve on their editorial board and I try to do this fairly and objectively. But I am afraid of sitting next to someone whose paper I have rejected. I would hate to be the third reviewer that causes all the problems. Those of you who have see Scientific Review circa 1940 will understand Rosetta Stone Arabic what the third reviewer is responsible for. So, I am somewhat fearful of sitting next to a person whose paper I have rejected. But one cannot do t-tests on three treatment groups- not appropriately I would add.7) I am somewhat afraid of pickpockets on an airline- but then again- where would they run to? But these fears as I know are irrational. Of course I have fears of losing money- have you ever seen how much they charge in airports? I think Jerry Seinfeld did a sketch on this once-he wrote a book called SEINLANGUAGE- it was in paperback a few years ago. And then the stewardesses tell us about the air bags that drop down from the ceiling. And I think that is something to be legitimately concerned about. And what about the mother that has two children with her on a flight. She might be accused by someone of favoritism.9) And I am afraid of landing at Gatwick or Heathrow and having to walk into London. I know that the city of London had both the Underground Steelers Jerseys and a bus attacked. I worry about having to walk to London and Ebury Street if there was ever an attack on the Heathrow or Gatwick Express. But I guess I could take a cab. Or walk. Or find a bed and breakfast at Clapham Junction. 10) I guess I should be afraid of sitting next to Michelle Rhee or Joel Klein or even Rod Paige. But I think I could have a cordial, congenial conversation with them and agree to disagree, agreeably on certain points.