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As part of Apple's weekly App Store refresh, the company is currently highlighting iOS games for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch that are paid apps with no in-app purchases, MacStories points out. The featured section is notable as in-app purchases have been a source of confusion and frustration for many consumers since their introduction despite being an added revenue source for developers and Apple. Read more
App Store changes 'Free' button to 'Get', likely due to in-app purchase controversies
Apple has introduced a small but interesting tweak to the way it markets apps on the App Store. As you can see in the screenshot above, non-paid apps are now presented with the word 'GET' rather than 'FREE'. While the reason for the change in how Apple is presenting non-paid apps isn't clear, it's likely due to the popularity of 'freemium' apps and in-app purchases, something that has been the source of controversy for Apple in the past… Read more
Apple's top lawyer reported Google to FTC over in-app purchases by kids
Apple seemingly wasn't too happy that it was singled out for an FTC investigation into making it too easy for children to make in-app purchases: following its own settlement back in January, the company's general counsel Bruce Sewell promptly reported Google for the same thing, reports Politico.
"I thought this article might be of some interest, particularly if you have not already seen it," Apple general counsel Bruce Sewell wrote to FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and Democratic Commissioner Julie Brill, pointing to a report that criticized Google's app store over the same issue of unauthorized purchases …
Twitterrific goes free with version 5.7, optional IAPs to remove ads, enable push notifications
With the latest update, The Iconfactory has changed their business model for Twitterrific rather dramatically. Up to now, Twitterrific has been available for iPhone and iPad for $2.99.
However, Twitterrific has now changed to a freemium business model. This means anyone can download the app for free as an ad-supported application. There is also a selection of unlockable features available as in-app purchases.
Apple reaches out to in-app purchase customers, offers refund for purchases made by minors
Apple has sent an email to customers who recently made in-app purchases on their iOS devices informing them that any purchases made by a minor were subject to a refund. This is the latest in a series of steps Apple has taken to ensure that children do not make unauthorized purchases on a parent's device or iTunes account.
The email tells customers that if they suspect a purchase was made by a minor, they can request a refund by logging into their iTunes account and reporting a problem with the purchase:
Disney leverages iTunes to take on UltraViolet with new 'Movies Anywhere' iOS app
The ties between Apple and Disney are tightening even more thanks to their unprecedented collaboration on the new Movies Anywhere app. This ambitious project has been percolating at Disney for years and aims to make purchasing and viewing digital content easier than ever.
A direct shot at UltraViolet, the Movies Anywhere app allows users to purchase and play movies within the app or through any device with access to your iTunes library. Previously purchased films on DVD, and Blu-ray can be added to the app if they shipped with a digital redemption code. All past iTunes purchases are eligible.
Users can simply connect their iTunes account to their Disney Movies Anywhere account to begin populating their Disney digital movie locker and watch movies online and on their devices. Featuring simultaneous access on multiple devices, Disney Movies Anywhere enables consumers to stream and download Disney movies on their iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and Apple TV (through iCloud or using AirPlay).
Apple settles with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over App Store in-app-purchases
Apple CEO Tim Cook informed Apple employees today via email that the company has settled with the United States Federal Trade Commision over an in-app purchases dispute. Cook says that Apple and the FTC have been negotiating for "several months." The issue in the App Store comes down to the controversies surrounding children spending money too easily in the App Store without the consent of their parents.
Cook notes that "protecting children" has been a priority for everyone at Apple, and Cook notes that the App Store has industry leading controls for security and privacy, making the need to deal with the FTC surprising. Cook's email details the safeguards in place for the in-app purchase system. Cook also notes the great lengths that Apple went to in order to appease customers who may have been harmed by in-app purchases:
Last year, we set out to refund any in-app purchase which may have been made without a parent's permission. We wanted to reach every customer who might have been affected, so we sent emails to 28 million App Store customers – anyone who had made an in-app purchase in a game designed for kids. When some emails bounced, we mailed the parents postcards. In all, we received 37,000 claims and we will be reimbursing each one as promised.
Cook also says that it doesn't feel right that the FTC intervened here. Alas, a settlement has been reached:
It doesn't feel right for the FTC to sue over a case that had already been settled. To us, it smacked of double jeopardy. However, the consent decree the FTC proposed does not require us to do anything we weren't already going to do, so we decided to accept it rather than take on a long and distracting legal fight.
Here's Cook's email in full:
Using Steve Jobs email as evidence, DOJ says Apple changed in-app purchase policy to retaliate against Amazon
As first spotted by GigaOm, the US Department of Justice has submitted a revised remedy proposal in the ongoing ebook case that previously found Apple guilty of conspiring with publishers to control ebook pricing. While much of the proposal remains the same as the proposal it first submitted at the beginning of this month, the report points out that the DOJ has added more information and a Steve Jobs email as an exhibit showing that Apple changed its in-app purchasing policies specifically "to retaliate against Amazon for competitive conduct that Apple disapproved of."
While referencing the email above in which Steve Jobs and Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller discuss forcing Amazon to go through Apple's payment system, the DOJ claims Apple "misrepresented the factual circumstances" since it allows other retailers to bypass its 30% cut: Read more
In-app purchases in children's games facing scrutiny by UK watchdog
UK consumer watchdog the Office of Fair Trading is investigating in-app purchases in phone games aimed at children, reports the BBC.
The investigation was prompted by a 300% increase in complaints from consumers, and follows a high-profile UK case in which a police officer parent reported his own child for fraud after Apple refused to refund in-app purchases amounting to £3700 ($5680) … Read more
Police officer reports son for fraud after Apple refuse to refund £3,700 App Store spending spree
A police officer in the U.K. named Doug Crossan reported his own 13-year-old son for fraud after Apple refused to refund £3,700 that the child ran up playing freemium App Store titles on his iPad. DailyMail has the story:
Cameron then racked up more than 300 purchases on games such as Plants vs Zombies, Hungry Shark, Gun Builder, Nova 3. Many of them are free to download but users can buy in-game extras – in one game Cameron had purchased a virtual chest of gold coins costing £77.98.
But the technology company has refused and his only way of recouping the money is to report the purchases as being fraudulent. So Mr Crossan, of Clevedon, North Somerset, has shopped Cameron to the Action Fraud helpline – meaning his son could face arrest and questioning by the his father's colleagues. He said: 'I am sure Cameron had no intention to do it, but I had to have a crime reference number if there was any chance of getting any credit card payments refunded.
We reported last week that Apple was adding a new "offers in-app purchases" warning in the App Store to better inform consumers downloading free apps that additional content will require a fee. The move followed a settling a class action lawsuit that alleged children were able to rack up thousands of dollars through the iOS freemium model, i.e. in-app purchases, with both parents and children under the impression that the games were free. Apple is refusing to refund Crossan, citing "parental responsibility and pointing out that iPads contain password locks to prevent accidental or unwanted purchases."
Apple settles in-app purchasing class action, agrees to pay $5 iTunes credit or cash refund
Last time we checked in on the in-app purchase class-action lawsuit against Apple, courts refused Apple's request to throw out the case brought on by parents arguing the iOS freemium model, i.e. in-app purchases, allowed children to easily rack up hundreds or thousands of dollars. Today, Law360 (via GigaOM) reported Apple has agreed to pay a settlement and will be contacting 23 million iTunes users that "made a Game Currency purchase in one or more Qualified Apps."
According to the report, Apple will pay $5 in iTunes credit to those who claim in-app content was purchased by a minor without their permission. For purchases above $30, users will be able to request a full refund. However, credits will likely not get to users until early 2014 when the settlement meets regulatory approval: Read more


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Dont know if this has been posted, Nigerian robbery pics, NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
Nigeria's Senate has ordered an investigation into reports that the police failed to attend the scene of a brutal robbery, which left many dead.
Photographs of corpses littering the Lagos-Benin highway last week have been circulating on the internet and have been published by a local newspaper.
The victims were reportedly made to lie down in the road and then the bus driver ordered to run them over.
A police spokesman questioned why there was no outcry until the photos emerged.
Yemi Ajayi told Next newspaper that he was "puzzled" by the reports.
"We are already investigating the report. We have sent distress signal to the police command in Edo and Ondo States for adequate investigation to the story," he said.
The reports suggest that female passengers were raped by the gang.
"I could not even look at the pictures and when I looked at the pictures eventually, I lost my appetite," said Senator Ibrahim Ida.
"Where were the police? Where were the checkpoints?" he asked, reports Thisday newspaper.
The Senate held a minute's silence for those reportedly killed.
Armed robbery is common in Nigeria and the police have a poor reputation.
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So you've robbed someone, why so much unwarranted savagery afterwards?
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Yo respect fi the warning still..
That **** is Graphic....
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yeah man wi nuh reach dem levels down here yet
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feel for them and thier familes but this normal in parts of africa,some mad brutal stuff goes on in there,especially when there is two gangs fighting for one area,lots of innocent people get killed in a bad way and women get gang raped.brutal but it is what it is
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That is wicked, the government can't protect their people. Either they don't care or they're afraid.
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Georges wouldn't last a second in that hell.
I would.
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The School of Education's Sarah McPherson, Ed.D., chair of the Instructional Technology Department, presented her work this week at the annual meeting of the international partnership "Pathways to Cleaner Production in the Americas." Dr. McPherson, who was joined by several other NYIT representatives, shared research into student competencies in cleaner production. See the story here.
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Account stores
Updated: August 22, 2005
Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2
Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) uses account stores to log on users and extract security claims for those users. You can configure multiple account stores for a single Federation Service and define their priority. The Federation Service uses Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to communicate with account stores.
ADFS supports two types of account stores: Active Directory account stores and Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) account stores.
Active Directory account stores
ADFS is tightly integrated with Active Directory. ADFS retrieves user attributes and authenticates users against Active Directory. ADFS also uses Windows Integrated Authentication and security tokens that Active Directory creates.
For a user to log on to Active Directory, a user name must be in the user principal name (UPN) format (email@example.com) or in the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) account name format (adatum\user). After the user is logged on and impersonated, user security IDs (SIDs) are enumerated from the access token. The SIDs are then mapped to organization group Claims.
E-mail claims, common name claims, and custom claims can be extracted from user object attributes that are defined in Active Directory when the Federation Service account is used to perform an LDAP search of an object.
The Federation Service account must have access to the user object. If the user object resides in a domain different from the domain where the Federation Service account resides, the former domain must have an Active Directory domain trust in place to the latter domain.
There is no direct way of determining whether any given user name exists in Active Directory and in all directories that are trusted (either directly or transitively) by Active Directory. Active Directory returns an authoritative failure only if the logon attempt fails as a result of policy restrictions. Examples of policy restriction failures include the following:
The account is disabled.
The account password has expired.
The account is not allowed to log on to this computer.
The account has logon time restrictions and is not allowed to log on at this time.
Otherwise, Active Directory account store logon failures are always nonauthoritative, and the next-priority account store is tried. For more information about account store logon failures, see ADFS troubleshooting.
The following is the list of configuration items for the Active Directory account store:
A setting indicating whether this entry is enabled
The display name for the trusted Active Directory account store
Optional: A list of SIDs that map to particular organization group claims
Optional: Configuration defining how to extract organization claims from user object attributes in Active Directory:
E-mail identity claim or common name identity claim
Custom organization claim
- E-mail identity claim or common name identity claim
The name of a user object attribute defines the claim name when a custom claim is built.
ADAM account stores
ADAM provides data storage and retrieval for directory-enabled applications, without the dependencies that are required for Active Directory. ADAM provides much of the same functionality as Active Directory, but it does not require the deployment of domains or domain controllers. Similar to the way in which ADFS uses Active Directory account store information, ADFS also retrieves user attributes and authenticates users with ADAM.
|ADFS cannot authenticate ADAM accounts that use parentheses as part of the account name. Accounts that have an open parenthesis in the user name will cause an LDAP search failure as a result of the user name forming an invalid LDAP filter.
Security claims are obtained when the Federation Service account is used to perform an LDAP search of the object. This is a two-step process:
First, the user object is found by means of a search for the object whose configured attribute is equal to the supplied user name. The Federation Service account uses Kerberos or NTLM encryption to protect this communication.
Note This process requires the ADAM server to be joined to a domain that trusts the domain that the Federation Service is a member of.
Next, the user credentials are validated by binding to the found user object with the supplied password using LDAP. If Transport Layer Security and Secure Sockets Layer (TLS/SSL) are configured for the ADAM account store properties in the trust policy, the user credentials are protected.
Important It is strongly recommended that the traffic between the ADAM server and the federation server be protected by TLS/SSL or other means, such as Internet Protocol security (IPsec).
If more than one object is returned from the LDAP query with the supplied user name, this is considered an authentication failure. For more information about authentication failures, see ADFS troubleshooting.
Because the presence of the user object is always determined, if the user account exists in the ADAM store, the ADAM store logon is authoritative. Therefore, no additional account stores are attempted. The following is the list of configuration items for the ADAM store:
A setting indicating whether this entry is enabled
The display name for the trusted ADAM account store
The ADAM server name
An LDAP user object attribute containing the user name
Optional: Port number. If the port number is not specified, it defaults to 389.
Optional: Search base. If a subtree is specified, searches are performed on the specified subtree. Otherwise, the entire directory tree is searched.
Optional: Client timeout: the maximum time that Federation Service waits for a response from the ADAM server before timing out the connection. The default is five seconds.
Optional: Configuration defining how to extract organization claims:
UPN/e-mail/common name identity claim: The name of a defined user object attribute whose value is extracted as the UPN/e-mail/common name claim value
Group organization claim: The name of a user object attribute and its value that, if present, results in the particular group claim
Custom organization claim: The name of a defined user object attribute whose value is extracted as the particular custom claim value
- UPN/e-mail/common name identity claim: The name of a defined user object attribute whose value is extracted as the UPN/e-mail/common name claim value
If this configuration is absent, the directory is used only to log on the user — without extracting claims.
Determining the priority order of user logon requests
When a logon request is made to either Active Directory or ADAM through an ADFS client, it is passed immediately to the specified account store. However, if the account store Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is not specified, each of the stores is tried in priority order to log on the user. The authentication result is returned if:
There is only one store configured, and credential verification information is returned.
The store URI was specified in the logon request, and credential verification information is returned.
The result of authentication by one of the stores was authoritative.
Authentication by one of the stores was successful.
Disabling account stores
Each account store can be marked as enabled or disabled. If an account store is disabled, it does not participate in any account-store-related operations. Cookies with claims that originate from an account store that is currently disabled are discarded or deleted, and the client is directed to the logon page.


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There are 2.8 million orphans and vulnerable children in Rwanda today. They cannot think beyond their next meal, let alone dream about the future. At our core, Agahozo-Shalom is about the future of our kids. We believe in them and, more importantly we have restored their belief in themselves. This belief is fundamental, not only for building their futures, but for ensuring the future of Rwanda.
What is the issue, problem, or challenge?
In 1994, Rwanda suffered a devastating genocide leading to many social hardships. One of the leading issues lingering throughout the country is a high number of orphaned children and vulnerable youth. Despite this catastrophe, the country defies the odds as it rebuilds itself into a thriving and stable country. At ASYV, we preserve the value of Rwandan culture through our Rwandan staff and educators and by creating an inextricable link to our local community.
How will this project solve this problem?
Modeled after Yemin Orde, an Israeli youth village established in 1953, which originally cared for orphans from the Holocaust, ASYV is a place where "tears are dried" (signified by the Kinyarwanda word, agahozo) and where vulnerable youth can "live in peace" (from the Hebrew word, shalom). ASYV's model combines three essential elements to encourage our youths' intellectual and emotional growth: Loving support of a family; A structured education; Enriching extracurricular programs.
Potential Long Term Impact
In Rwanda, there is hope in the form of the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village. The Village offers a holistic approach to healing the trauma of vulnerable children, providing them with a warm and loving environment. An environment in which they live, learn, heal, and dream. An environment where they can prepare for a hopeful future. The result is a whole and healthy individual who, with the help of a new family, believes in themselves and learns to make contributions to their community and the world.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $6,546
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $1,454
Total Funding Goal: $8,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).


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The Sports Network
DATE & TIME: Saturday, September 13, 8 p.m. (ET).
FACTS & STATS: Site: High Point Solutions Stadium (52,454) -- Piscataway, New Jersey. Television: Big Ten Network. Home Record: PSU 1-0, Rutgers 1-0. Away Record: PSU 0-0, Rutgers 1-0. Neutral Record: PSU 1-0, Rutgers 0-0. Conference Record: PSU 0-0, Rutgers 0-0. Series Record: Penn State leads, 22-2.
GAME NOTES: Rutgers takes aim at its first-ever home win against Penn State on Saturday night when the Nittany Lions visit High Point Solutions Stadium for a Big Ten Conference matchup.
Penn State is opening conference play on the road for the fifth straight season, and will be the first Big Ten squad to get a look at league newcomer Rutgers. The Nittany Lions opened their season with a 26-24 win over UCF in Ireland, then beat Akron last week at home by a 21-3 margin.
On Monday, the NCAA waived Penn State's postseason ban, which was originally scheduled to be in place through the 2015 season as part of the fallout from the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal.
This marks Rutgers' first game as a member of the Big Ten. The Scarlet Knights were a 41-38 winner at Washington State in their season opener, and a 38-25 winner over Howard last weekend in Piscataway. Next up, they'll travel to Annapolis to face Navy before returning home for two straight.
Penn State holds a commanding 22-2 lead in the head-to-head series. Rutgers is winless in nine meetings all-time as the home team, although this is the first time since 1955 the Scarlet Knights are hosting PSU.
Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg seems to have picked up right where he left off last year when he was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Hackenberg has begun his sophomore campaign with a league-best 773 yards through two games, breaking Zack Mills' school record for passing yards in consecutive games (686 yards in 2002). Hackenberg threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns in last week's win over Akron. Still, Akron was able to hang around thanks to two interceptions and a fumble recovery. In addition, PSU's ground game was virtually nonexistent with 106 yards on 31 carries (3.4 ypc).
The Nittany Lions defense held Akron QB Kyle Pohl to a 52 percent completion rate and just 208 yards on 24 connections. The defensive backfield was able to prevent big plays while the pass rush generated four sacks. PSU also did not allow a Zips' rusher to eclipse 30 yards on the ground for the game. Linebacker Mike Hull posted 11 tackles for the second straight game to start his senior season as the Big Ten's second-leading tackler. He also broke up a pass and collected a sack. Teammate Anthony Zettel notched his second sack and fourth tackle for loss, while cornerback Jordan Lucas currently tops the league rankings with four passes defended.
The Scarlet Knights had more trouble with Howard than they likely anticipated, perhaps a result of glancing ahead to this week's highly-anticipated matchup. Still, the offense got the job done as Gary Nova completed 15-of-19 passes for 282 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. Nova is currently the top-rated passer in the Big Ten. Running back Paul James scored three first- half touchdowns and finished with 143 yards from scrimmage (100 receiving, 43 rushing). James leads the conference in scoring with six touchdowns.
Defensively, the Scarlet Knights have been able to get after the quarterback as they notched three sacks at Washington State and five against Howard. However, defending the run has been an entirely different story. They managed to win last week's game despite being gashed for 259 yards (6.0 ypc) and four scores on the ground. A similar effort against the likes of Penn State backs Bill Belton and Zach Zwinak is not likely to produce another victory. Steve Longa led the way with eight tackles against Howard and has a team-best 15 stops on the season. Kemoko Turay has accounted for 3.5 of the unit's eight sacks.
While Penn State has had the upper hand in this series, it promises to be a charged up atmosphere at High Point Solutions Stadium with the Scarlet Knights playing their first Big Ten game in prime time. It is also worth noting that RU coach Kyle Flood is 8-0 in the month of September. However, with the news coming down that Penn State can now play for the conference crown and achieve a bowl invite, expect the visitors to come out on top.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Penn State 30, Rutgers 27


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Join the legions of Lord Voldemort when you wear this officially licensed Harry Potter Death Eater deluxe child costume. The black, 100% polyester hooded robe of this Death Eater costume features attached printed sleeves, a shirt and a character mask.
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Whether you're celebrating the Day of the Dead or just dressing for the Halloween party, this Senorita Death Adult Women's Costume is your ticket to a fun night! Black off-the-shoulder dress features green and red details along with lace trim.
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NSAI Issues Report on Company's North Slope Shale Oil 386 Million Barrels in Alaska Acreage SAN DIEGO, Aug. 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Royale Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:ROYL) today, in cooperation with Rampart Energy, is pleased to announce the results of a study performed by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. Worldwide Petroleum Consultants, (NSAI), www.netherlandsewell.com, to evaluate the prospective resources in their shale acreage on the North Slope of Alaska. Using available data from existing wellbore penetrations and analog shale plays, they determined that the acreage is a qualified Prospective Resource with an average recovery rate of 3,995 barrels of oil per acre from the combined shale intervals. Based upon estimated drilling density of 160 acres per well, this equates to 639,119 barrels of oil per well drilled. Total Original Oil in Place and Total Recovery per acre is divided between the three intervals as follows: OOIP Total (BBL/acre) EUR Total (BBL/acre) Low Best High Mean Low Best High Mean HRZ 2,723 13,255 35,174 16,635 123 578 1,775 809 Kingak 6,631 37,383 96,748 45,091 263 1,459 4,661 2,120 Shublik 4,934 16,327 35,298 18,747 246 899 2,037 1,066 Total 14,288 66,965 167,220 80,473 632 2,936 8,473 3,995 The report covers 96,882 acres including 39,539 acres that the companies have agreed to jointly develop (Western Block), 17,139 acres owned by Royale (Central Block) in which Rampart has future rights to acquire, and 40,204 acres (Eastern Block) owned exclusively by Royale.The table below represents the total Estimated Ultimate Recovery (EUR) from the combined acreage: EUR Total (MBBL) Area Gross Acres Low Best High Mean West 39,539 24,998 116,091 335,031 157,938 Central 17,139 10,836 50,322 145,226 68,462 East 40,204 25,418 118,044 340,665 160,595 Sub Total: 96,882 61,252 284,457 820,922 386,995 Preparation for a seismic survey has already begun with the field work on an archeological survey of the area. Final engagement of the contractor is expected imminently, and data is expected to be available by the second quarter of 2014. An image accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/cache/17632/file/21605.pdf. List of Definitions Original Oil-in-Place The quantity of petroleum estimated, as of a given (OOIP) date, to be contained within accumulations yet to be discovered. Those quantities of petroleum which are estimated, as of a given date, to be potentially recoverable from undiscovered accumulations by application of future Prospective Resources development projects. Prospective Resources have both an associated chance of discovery and a chance of development; these figures are necessarily revised upward or downward as additional data becomes available. The oil resources shown include crude oil only.Oil Barrels of Oil volumes are expressed in barrels of oil (BBL) or thousands of barrels (MBBL); a barrel is equivalent to 42 United States gallons. About the Company Headquartered in San Diego, Royale Energy, Inc. is an independent energy company. The company is focused on development, acquisition, exploration, and production of natural gas and oil in California, Texas and the Rocky Mountains. It has been a leading independent producer of oil and natural gas for over 20 years. The company's strength is continually reaffirmed by investors who participate in funding over 50% of the company's new projects. Additional information about Royale Energy, Inc. is available on its web site at www.royl.com. Forward Looking Statements In addition to historical information contained herein, this news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those in the "forward-looking" statements. While the company believes its forward looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, there are factors that are difficult to predict and that are influenced by economic and other conditions beyond the company's control. Investors are directed to consider such risks and other uncertainties discussed in documents filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CONTACT: Royale Energy, Inc. Chanda Idano, Director of Marketing & PR 619-881-2800 firstname.lastname@example.com http://www.royl.com
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Custody of hurt twins granted to father's side
Two-year-old twin girls whom doctors treated for multiple injuries will be in joint temporary custody of their biological father and his parents, a judge decided Friday.
County-Court-At-Law No. 5 Judge Carl Lewis ordered Callista and Raquel Torres to be placed with their grandparents, Reynaldo and Lucy Torres. The Torreses will share custody of the girls with their 28-year-old son, Xavier Torres, the biological father of the twins.
Child Protective Services had temporary custody of the twins until the judge said today that a home study showed the Torreses are capable of caring for the children.
The twins' mother, Brandy Seevers, 26, and her 38-year-old husband, Kirk Seevers, are charged with two counts of injury to a child. They are accused of causing injury to the girls, including bleeding of the brain and fractured bones.
Kirk Seevers is the twins' stepfather.
Until now, the twins had been living with their grandparents, but under CPS custody, since they were released from the hospital. Raquel was released a day after being admitted to the hospital on Jan. 19 and Callista was released from the hospital Tuesday, police said.
Xavier Torres has filed a lawsuit in the 117th District Court, seeking permanent custody of the twins, according to attorney Susan Barclay, who is representing the Torreses.
The Seevers remained in the Nueces County Jail late Friday on bonds of $150,000 each.
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Some of these reviews are just misleading! The entire area surrounding the Bluffs is undergoing substantial urban revitalization and rents in this area are rapidly rising while the Bluffs remains very reasonable. You can hardly find a unit here to rent… Full Review ▶
These apartments are just pitiful now. These used to be really nice apartments. It used to be so quiet at night you could hear the cyotes fighting. Ever since this "New" management took over (Myan Management), it just went down hill.… Full Review ▶
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I have lived in this community just under a year and a half. I love my apartment. Its cute and was nicely prepared for my move in. My dishwasher and garbage disposal didn't work for the first year, but when I… Full Review ▶
Clean Pool, Plenty of parking space? Are we talking about Bluffs? If you mean Nasty and Noisy Buildings or Brown Green Pool then you are Talking about Bluffs. What's with this new rules everyday, we pay rent, We are not prisoners,… Full Review ▶
I just started living here and I really like so far. The pools clean, always plenty of parking and I'm excited for the new gym equipment recently added. I recommend these apartments. Full Review ▶
Where to begin? I've lived here for about 2 yrs now, but only because the rent is cheap, not because I love it. New management took over about one yr ago and things have quickly gone downhill. The front office girls… Full Review ▶
I have been living here since September 2012. I really enjoy living here. The price is affordable and maintenance is very prompt at fixing any problem in the apartment. Office staff is nice and very helpfull as well as professional. The… Full Review ▶
The Bluffs of Lakewood is average, and in some areas below average. The walls are thin and you can often hear your neighbors (nothing specific, just outlines of conversations and music). The appearance is truly dull and uninspired, but for the… Full Review ▶
Overall If you are on a budget, I recommend this place. It is peaceful and no I do not see anyone loitering around inside the complex. The place could use some enhancements, particularly on aesthetics. Management/Staff A day after I moved… Full Review ▶
I lived here in a one bedroom and then moved to a two bedroom with an ex. When I lived in the one bedroom it was right by the pool, my neighbor was nosey but other than that everything was groovy.… Full Review ▶
Lets begin with the property. If you have money, they put you in the front. If you dont they move you to the back. Management is poor. I really cant say they know how to do their job. Maintenance cant speak… Full Review ▶
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I have had numerous problems living here. I rented the smallest unit to save money. Here is a list of problems I have encountered. 1.The leasing agent(who no longer works here) made me a contract for 12 months instead of a… Full Review ▶
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I just moved here and well it seem fine.- It's great for the price The people in the office were really nice and my apartment was really nice. I was able to get a view of the pool. Which is really… Full Review ▶
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The Scroll of Seduction
HarperCollins, Sep 19, 2006 - Fiction - 352 pages
On an outing from her boarding school, young Lucía meets Manuel—art historian and exquisite storyteller—who shares with her the tale of one of history's most tumultuous loves: Queen Juana of Castile's legendary devotion to her husband, Prince Philippe the Handsome. Embracing a union thrust upon her by political necessity, Juana responds with all the passionate abandon inherent in her fiery nature—and is forced to pay a high price for her honest sensuality. For there are those at the Renaissance court who will not allow such unabashed independence in the heir to one of the world's most powerful empires—and they declare Juana mad, denying her ascension to the throne. But is she truly insane, or is she merely a victim of her own impetuosity and unbridled desire? Or is Juana a pawn in a fierce power struggle for control of the throne?
Lucía attends raptly to the tale Manuel relates—and their own story begins to miraculously, dangerously mirror that of Juana the Mad and her beloved prince.
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Slow service but worth the waitPosted on 12 / 26 / 2012
I lived down the street from this place & dined here on more than a few occasions. Not sure what the other two reviews are referring to, as I've never had trouble getting what I order here (other than the sometimes slow & inattentive service. The vegan supreme is the way to go, IMHO, and the calzones are big enough for two people :) this place is family friendly, but the service can be a bit slow, so probably not the best place to come if you're in a hurry.
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The First Annual New American Festival was held on September 13, 2014 at the North YMCA off of Karl Road in Columbus, OH. The festival was organized by Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services (ETSS), as well as other community partners that help new immigrants and refugees in the area. This festival was put together to celebrate the newest arrivals to the Columbus area. Over the past decade Columbus, OH has received many refugees and immigrants who are Somali, Ethiopian, and Nepali-Bhutanese. This festival celebrates the contributions and families of the people from these countries. The New American Festival highlighted the cuisine and art of each country while also providing fun activities for children such as face painting and balloon animals. There was also live entertainment exhibiting music and dance from each culture. With the very first New American Festival being well-attended, the organizers plan on holding this celebration yearly.
Letter from the Editor: Onward and Upward
Gwendolyn G. DeRosa
As I prepare to step down and move on, I'm been thinking about the last three years since I began ODU's MA in TESOL program. I have been writing for this blog since the beginning and I feel lucky to have been the editor for the last year. Since this blog's inception, we have striven to post insightful reflections, intelligent interviews, practical suggestions, and innovative ideas.
I am indebted to H. A. Rehm for her enthusiasm and leadership skills, which have been felt long after she graduated last year. I want to thank Amy Faeth for being a spectacular president of the TESOL GSO and a driving force behind this blog. Without her passion and energy, the GSO and this blog would not be what it is today. I also want to thank Dr. Micek for his constant support of our endeavors.
I want to show my gratitude to the many contributors that have made this blog a vital resource for ODU students and for the larger TESOL community. Thank you!
I'm also grateful for you, the reader. Without you, this blog would have no meaning. You cross borders and boundaries to make connections, support others, and find help. Thank you!
What lies ahead?
Ohio TESOL is now accepting proposals for November's conference. This is a fantastic opportunity for professional development. I hope that all of you submit a proposal. The deadline is Friday, June 20th.
The deadline has passed to submit a proposal for TESOL International 2015. But you should mark your calendars! The conference will be held in Toronto from March 25-28. Plan a road trip with your colleagues and travel up north to connect with TESOLers from around the world!
The GSO is pleased to announce that the 2014 Graduation Recognition Reception will take place on August 2nd, from 3-5pm. The exact place will be announced soon.
Please continue to check this blog for insights and reflections from the 2014 graduating students' research experiences.
Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services's After-School ESL Tutoring Program
Emily Dixon
For the past academic year I have been volunteering once a week at Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services' (ETSS) After-School Tutor program. ETSS is a non-profit in Columbus that provides a variety of services for the refugee and immigrant communities around the city. The After-School Program that I volunteered with is one of the services ETSS provides for their families. The site that I worked at was on the northeast side off of Morse Road. The students I worked with were between the ages 5-18 and were primarily Nepali. The site director at the program is Timothy Murphy and I asked him some questions about ETSS and the goals he has for his program's site.
What is ETSS's mission and goals to the community it serves?
The mission of ETSS is to assist immigrant and refugee families and low income individuals in Central Ohio to improve the quality of their lives. We aim to facilitate integration through education, training, supportive services, and self-development opportunities as well as increase awareness of culture and heritage of Central Ohio's immigrant and refugee population.
Our vision is to be the vocal point of integration for the immigrant families and to assist in developing a healthy, wealthy, and self-reliant New American community.
What kind of services does ETSS offer besides the after-school program?
ETSS offers a variety of programs for both adults and youth in the community. ESOL classes and Basic Job Skills Training are offered to refugees and asylum seekers who have lived in America for less than five years. Citizenship classes and technology lessons are also offered.
In the summer, children ages 5-13 can participate in the Youth Summer Enrichment Camp, during which they continue their language arts and math studies, take part in cultural enrichment exercises, engage in physical fitness and nutrition activities, grow through leadership challenges, and participate in field trips throughout central Ohio.
Also available in the summer is the Youth Employment Program for teens ages 14-17. Participants of the employment program work on projects within the community, such as neighborhood safety, nutrition awareness, leadership development, and the upkeep of a community garden. Some participants also give back by working with the ETSS Adults ESOL classes and summer camp programs. During the program they also explore career opportunities and participate in financial literacy lessons.
What are some good ways to get involved in those services?
In order to get involved with any of the adult programs, those interested should contact Adult Program Director, Dr. Leroy Boikai at email@example.com.
For any of our youth programs, those interested should contact the Director of Youth Programs, Amanual Merdassa at email@example.com.
Volunteer applications and more information can be found on the ETSS website which is ethiotss.org.
What are the goals of the after-school program?
We aim to provide a safe, educational, and engaging environment for our K-8 students. We want to ensure that all of our students have an opportunity to receive tutoring, cultural enrichment, and fitness/nutrition education. We take pride in the family-like atmosphere the tutors, and more importantly, the students help create.
What are you most proud of with your involvement in the after-school program?
It gives me great pride that day after day our students come in with big smiles on their faces, ready to learn and ready to work. Even after a long school day, our students find the energy and the motivation to continue on through their homework and projects and onto our enrichment activities. They care for each other and they help each other through daily struggles and challenges we all encounter. It feels like a giant family, and I feel very fortunate to be a part of it!
2nd Annual Learning Symposium – The World in Words: Teaching and Learning Academic Vocabulary
Stephanie Wilker
Once again, Michigan State University and National Geographic Learning collaborated and produced a brilliant learning experience for ESOL educators. Their second annual Learning Symposium was held Saturday, April 12, 2014, on MSU's main campus in Lansing. Teachers, teacher trainers, graduate students, and others in the field of ESOL gathered under one roof to hear a knowledgeable group of presenters speak about a variety of interesting topics related to academic vocabulary.
During the first keynote presentation of the day, we heard from Sarah Parcak, a National Geographic Fellow & Emerging Explorer. Parcak is an Egyptologist/archaeologist who specializes in using satellite pictures and infrared images to find new archaeological excavation sites. Not only has she uncovered countless hidden towns and burial sites from ancient civilizations, but she has also brought awareness to the alarming increase in illegal looting of excavation sites by comparing maps of these areas over time. Sites that have been looted can be identified by a decrease in size and by a large number of looters' holes dug into the surrounding landscape. Parcak held the audience captive with her interesting anecdotes and eye-catching photos. If you missed out on this year's Symposium, don't fret–This speaker's work will be featured in upcoming issues of National Geographic!
In the afternoon, a number of concurrent sessions were available for attendees. Participants selected from presentations such as "Identifying and Teaching Multiword Vocabulary Units," "Vocabulary Dialogue Quizzes," "Pronouncing Academic Vocabulary: A System that Works," and "Pushing Students Beyond Translation." Last year, the Symposium's presenters were all from Michigan; whereas this year, presenters also came from a few different states in the Great Lakes region. It was a great networking and idea-sharing opportunity for all involved, presenters and attendees.
The final keynote speaker was Pamela Hartmann, of National Geographic Learning, who has extensive experience in ESL/EFL/ELT teaching and materials development. Hartmann discussed the importance of teaching our students learning strategies in addition to the language that we teach them. She pointed out that we can do so practically, without eating up too much of our valuable class time (or our even more cherished free time).
Many handouts, PowerPoints, and videos from the 2014 Symposium are provided on the event's website: https://natgeo2014.elc.msu.edu for your perusal. I strongly recommend that you attend next year if you are able (even if it is just for the free, delicious food which is so generously included in the event's free registration).
Interview with Dr. Dan Fleck
Ruqiyo Musa
The MA in TESOL program at Ohio Dominican University recently recruited Dan Fleck, a distinguished member of the TESOL community in Ohio, as an adjunct professor.
We would like to know a little about your background: Are you an Ohio native? Where did you go to school?
Yes, I am an Ohio native. My hometown is Tiffin. I did my undergraduate studies at St. Meinrad College of Liberal Arts in Indiana, where I got my B.A. in Philosophy.
How did you get involved in TESOL?
After I completed my undergraduate studies, I had the opportunity to teach English part-time in a school run by Benedictine monks in Huaraz, Peru, a small town in the Andes. After doing this for about a year, I went to Lima, Peru where I found a full-time job as an EFL teacher in an institute called Brown's Academy of Languages and Commerce, which focused on teaching English to adults and providing bilingual secretarial classes. I really enjoyed teaching at Brown's Academy, and I stayed there for ten years both as a teacher and as director of one of the academy branches.
In 1978, my wife, three children and I came to Ohio, and I got a job teaching in an adult education program for settled-out migrant farm workers in Defiance. The goal of the program was to provide ESL and basic education classes to help participants prepare to take the GED, and also to provide the participants with job readiness skills. I taught in this program for four years. By this time, because I enjoyed teaching ESL so much, and because of my practical experience, I knew that this was the field in which I wanted to be involved on a long-term basis. Also, I knew that I would need to get more formal training if I wanted to continue in this profession. So, in 1982 I applied for a fellowship offered by The Ohio State University in a graduate program focusing on ESL, bilingual and multicultural education. Fortunately, I was accepted in the program. I enjoyed and benefited from the courses so much that I decided to continue in the Ph.D. program at OSU after getting my M.A.
Then, in 1986, I had the opportunity to be hired at the Ohio Department of Education as a consultant in the Lau Resource Center, where I worked until my retirement this past January. As a consultant at ODE, I provided technical assistance, training and resources to teachers who teach English Language Learners in PreK-12 schools in Ohio. Also, I've had the opportunity to serve as adjunct professor at ODU, The University of Findlay and OSU, where I've taught a variety of graduate-level courses relating to ESL, bilingual and multicultural education. I'm really glad (and fortunate) to have had the opportunity to work many years in this great profession.
What values or theories of education inform your teaching?
In general, I "buy into" the constructivist theory of education (Jean Piaget John Dewey, Maria Montessori.) Based on this theory, learners actively engage in constructing new knowledge by taking part in authentic learning activities in meaningful contexts. In the constructivist view, learning is a collaborative process and involves social negotiation with fellow learners. The teacher is considered a guide and mentor rather than the sole source of information. Consequently, the teacher's role is to provide opportunities for learners to take part in real-life problem solving activities that allow for reflection on prior experiences and exploration of new ideas. Cooperative learning and task-based learning coincide with the constructivist theory of education.
What can ODU TESOL students expect from you as a teacher?
In my classes, I try to model and demonstrate what I consider to be important principles of education. For example, I believe that the students and teacher should have a shared understanding of the learning objectives for each class session. Also, I believe that it is helpful for students to have a preview of the learning activities planned to help achieve the objectives. For that reason, at the beginning of each class I provide an agenda which lists the content objectives and planned activities for the day. I do my best to make sure that students clearly understand expectations regarding assignments and grading criteria. Since I believe that the teacher is not the only source of information to help students construct new knowledge, I provide a variety of resources during my classes including videos, samples of educational materials and assessments, samples of ELL students' work, and web-based resources. I provide opportunities for students to participate in small-group activities during which they can share prior experiences and information, and then cooperatively construct new knowledge and ideas. During my classes I encourage questions and comments, and I give value to students' contributions to the learning process.
Do you have any advice for new teachers in this field?
Establish and maintain connections with fellow professionals in the field. I see that TESOL program participants at ODU already have made a good start on this practice by establishing the TESOL Graduate Student Organization at ODU, and by sharing ideas, information and resources via The TESOL Compass, an ODU student online publication. In addition, ODU students attend and present at conferences such as the Ohio TESOL Conference. So, I would say to be sure to continue these kinds of professional connections after graduating from ODU.
Do you have a favorite place in Columbus?
My wife and I like to spend time at a local Barnes and Noble's store at least a couple times a month, where we look over newly published books (that we might like to read later on) while enjoying a cup of coffee and a snack.
What is one quirky aspect of your personality?
I like to kid with my children and grandchildren while pretending to be serious (kind of a dry humor). But my children say that they can always tell when I am kidding because of the way my chin looks when I'm talking. They call it Dad's "round chinning."
More from TESOL International 2014 in Portland!
Amy Faeth, Gwendolyn DeRosa, and Stephanie Wilker
The TESOL International Conference radiates with energy and innovative ideas. One of the main difficulties is deciding which sessions to attend. We want to share a just a few sessions that we have attended. Hopefully, you will find something that will peak your curiosity and inspire you to read about some of these fascinating topics.
Flipped Classrooms are a hot topic in the TESOL Community. Flipping the classroom means switching what normally happens in the classroom and what normally happens at home. For example, teachers are making videos of their lectures and having students watch the lectures as homework. Ideally, when the students come to the classroom, they can spend the class time doing activities, group work, and having discussions. One of the main objections to flipping the classroom is it is difficult to motivate students to watch the lectures at home. Check out the information at http://www.flippedclassroom.com/ .
Scaffolding reading is an important topic in community colleges and intensive English language programs. One of the sources discussed in a session was using authentic reading materials found on http://mikerosebooks.blogspot.com/ . Students worked in groups to build background knowledge, interact with the text, and present ideas. All students participated. After the classwork, students posted comments on the blog, which further drew the students into an authentic communicative situation.
Discussing religion and politics in the classroom is usually taboo according to common sense. Christian Chun argued that maybe we need to challenge our common sense notions of what topics should be discussed in the classroom. He gave a compelling argument based on library research and classroom observations. Stay tuned for an upcoming book about his research.
Using poetry in the classroom is a popular and attractive idea. That's what I learned when I attended a session on the topic and I expected to be one of a few attendees. Despite numerous concurrent sessions to choose from, the room was packed. Educators were very interested in how to use poetry to teach pronunciation, vocabulary, diction, reading skills, etc. Comments after the session were regarding how to incorporate writing poetry into the English to Speakers of Other Languages classroom. For more information, please send an inquiry to firstname.lastname@example.com .
Critical Incident Exercises are story scenarios about cultural interactions and interpretations. Using these exercises can enable students to think beyond the scope of their cultural experiences and imagine what other people are thinking. In addition to building conversation skills, these exercises prepare our students to succeed in a global community. Check out Don Snow's "Encounters with Westerners" which is currently being updated and will be released soon.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages is an extremely diverse field. In addition to session addressing concerns in Intensive English Programs and teaching adults in the Higher Education setting, there were many sessions for professionals in the K-12 sector. The Common Core State Standards are another hot topic at TESOL International. Many sessions addressed how to create standards-based lessons and make content accessible to English Language Learners.
I attended a session entitled "Standards Based Reading and Writing for Long-term ELLs." This session provided great ways to scaffold instruction and make content accessible for long term ELL students. In the session, they introduced a "new" term to replace long-term ELL- emergent bilinguals (EBL). Stay tuned for more information on this session in a later post!
Another area of interest at TESOL International is sociolinguistics and sociocultural issues. When teaching students about culture, it is important to avoid generalizing and perpetuating stereotypes. This can be more difficult than you think. ESOL instructors need to pay attention to how textbooks and other materials perpetuate these stereotypes and adapt the materials.
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Live from TESOL International in Portland!
Amy Faeth, Gwendolyn DeRosa, and Stephanie Wilker
Hello, Fellow TESOLers!
Representatives of ODU's MA in TESOL program are in Portland, Oregon this week, attending the annual TESOL International Conference. TESOLers from every continent are in attendance and the result is a kaleidoscope of accents, fashion, color, and personality. The Conference was kicked off with a stirring speech by Dr. Surin Pitsuwan of Thailand.
Here are a few photos to highlight the first two days of our Portland adventure.
Despite the persistent rainy weather, we are still enjoying the unique atmosphere of the city.
More about the sessions and speakers coming soon!
Serving Adult Students with Disabilities in the ESOL Classroom
Stephanie Wilker
Learning a second language (or seventh, like some of our students) is undeniably a challenging task. Can you imagine having to learn another language without being able to hear your teacher's voice, see your textbook, or even find a seat in the classroom that you can easily access? Adult ESL students with physical disabilities in "mainstream" schools/programs often encounter a lack of resources that can effectively meet their educational needs.
Before I write any more, I need to make a confession. I don't feel like I should be writing this article. Who am I to think that I can inform others about this topic when I barely know anything about it myself? I won't lie–I changed the name of the article three times after spending more time than I'd like to admit perusing the internet for the most acceptable terminology to use for discussing disabilities. I was a little embarrassed that I had to do a google search; but I'm glad that I did, because I learned some things that I can share with others and put to use in my own teaching. What I should be embarrassed about is that I didn't seek this information sooner! Here are some of the main take-away points from my quick research:
- "Disability" and "handicap" have different meanings.
- "Disabled" is generally preferred over such terms as "differently abled" and "handicapped."
- Use people-first language, i.e., "people with disabilities" instead of "disabled people," or "the man who is deaf" instead of "the deaf man." This emphasizes that people are not defined by their disabilities.
- Similarly, do not lump all people with the same type of disability into one category beginning with the word "the" (like "the blind" or "the deaf").
I found the three following webpages to be particularly helpful in my quest for inoffensive terminology. Considering that two of them were written by people with disabilities and the other one belongs to a university, I'm assuming they're pretty reliable sources. (Yes, assuming…)
❏ http://rds.colostate.edu/language
❏ http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/toolbox/acc/acc02.htm
❏ http://www.autistichoya.com/2013/08/differently-abled.html
Now that my cover has been blown, let's get back to talking about adult English language learners with physical limitations. If you are a teacher, it's extremely likely that you'll encounter a student with a disability sooner or later, if you have not yet. According to the United Nations, about 10% of the world's population has a disability. If you are working with refugee students, the percentage will be even higher, because developing countries have much larger proportions of persons with disabilities. Also, there is always the chance that people from war-torn areas have suffered a debilitating injury before coming to the U.S, leaving them deaf, blind, or otherwise physically limited. For more facts from the U.N. about disabilities, please see http://www.un.org/disabilities/convention/facts.shtml.
My own experiences teaching students with disabilities have been few–four to be exact (that I know of). I have had the pleasure of teaching a student who was blind, one who was deaf, one who was partially deaf, and another who walked with a cane. These experiences varied greatly, and they were also unexpected, which meant that I was unprepared and unsure of how to best serve each student. No one else really seemed to know either, so I just looked up my own resources and tried to think about how I could help those students succeed in the classroom. Sometimes I look back and am frustrated that I didn't do more for those students, but I think I did the best I could have at the time. Over time, I'll gain more experience and knowledge, and will be able to handle similar situations better in the future. Being a teacher is an ongoing learning experience. Here are some things I have learned so far from mine:
- For students who are blind, speak slowly and clearly, which you should be doing for your ESL students anyway! Include the student as much as possible in listening and speaking activities to be sure that he/she understands the material.
- For students who are deaf, it is especially imperative that you speak slowly and clearly. This helps the student read your lips more easily. Also, if there are American Sign Language interpreters present, this will help them follow what you're saying without too much confusion or skipping over anything important.
- This is an obvious one, but sometimes gets overlooked. TALK TO THE STUDENT (about what you can do to help)! He or she is probably the best judge of what accommodations are helpful or necessary.
- See what resources/accommodations are available through your school or organization. Many schools have a special office to serve students with disabilities. Possible accommodations include large-print materials, recording devices (maybe even ones that can transcribe text), and extra time to take tests.
- Include disability-friendly language in your syllabus to help make all students feel welcome in your class.
- Treat the student as you would any other student during class. If you do not spend time focusing on the student's disability, hopefully your other students will be respectful and follow your example. Also, do not treat the student like a child!
This article only covers a small amount of information, but doesn't go into much detail. If you are working with people with disabilities, you'll need to do more of your own research based on your students' specific needs. Here are some links to get you started:
❏ Tip Sheet from Mobility International USA: http://www.miusa.org/ncde/tools/esl
❏ Ideas from UC Berkeley Disabled Students' Program: http://dsp.berkeley.edu/teachstudentswithdisab.html#top
❏ Swearer Center: http://swearercenter.brown.edu/Literacy_Resources/ld.html#blind (This links you to blind resources, but you can scroll up to find the center's deaf resources.)
American Foundation for the Blind: http://www.afb.org/info/programs-and-services/professional-development/literacy-instructors/national-symposium-on-literacy/teaching-english-as-a-new-language/12345
Body Language Works Two Ways
Christy Schaffner
Picture this: a nineteen-year-old American woman studying abroad in Greece. She approaches a periptero (newspaper/bus ticket stand) with the intent of purchasing some bus tickets.
Her Greek ability is not spectacular, but she has the functional language skills to successfully ask if the clerk has tickets (or so she thinks). She asks, "Exete eisieteria gia to leoforio?" [Do you have tickets for the bus?] The clerk does not audibly reply, but rather tilts her head slightly back and blinks her eyes slowly. Although this gesture seemed a bit odd, it was somewhat like a nod that would indicate yes, at least in America, so she thought that the clerk indeed had bus tickets. After awkwardly standing there for a few long moments, she then asked, "N'agoraso ta eisieteria?" [May I buy some tickets?] At this point, the clerk looked at her with a relatively universal "Are you crazy?" look. She then said, "Ochi." [No.] and did the same slight rear nod with the slow blink. This time for added emphasis, she also made a slight click with her tongue and palate as she tilted her head back.
The American woman then sheepishly left the periptero, realizing her misjudgment of such a simple gesture. AND she didn't even get any bus tickets!
In case you're wondering, that American woman was, in fact, me when I was studying abroad in Athens, Greece in 2008. I had gotten a bit of a handle on the functional language needed to get around in the city, but clearly I was not familiar enough with Greek body language to communicate successfully. For me as a language learner, this was a frustrating but extremely significant step in the language acquisition process.
I erroneously assumed that a simple gesture of yes or no would be the same in Greece as it was in America. As a language learner, this was a simple transfer error; I transferred something from my native language to the language I was learning. Thankfully for me, this transfer error did not cause me to do something that was offensive in my host culture. If I had motioned the following symbol, I could have greatly offended those around me.
How often in the ESL classroom do our students use nonverbal communication that is perhaps a bit odd to us? Perhaps they use a gesture that is inappropriate in America, such as pointing to something with their middle finger. Maybe their tone comes off as accusatory instead of inquisitive in the classroom. If your classroom is anything like mine, this happens pretty often. Transfer errors are a natural part of the language acquisition process.
Similarly, how often do you think we do something nonverbally when teaching our multicultural students that may be interpreted incorrectly based on their cultural norms? Whether it's something as simple as excessive eye contact or something more serious like an unwanted handshake between sexes, our nonverbal communication can also be misinterpreted by our students.
So what should we do? I believe the key to success for both parties is awareness.
In order for us to take advantage of our students' teachable moments and teach them about American English body language, we must make a concerted effort to be aware of these behaviors and document them. We must teach them appropriate body language with compassion and understanding, realizing that we too would likely make similar errors in a second language. (Or, if you're like me, you've already made plenty of these errors!)
As educators, we must also be cognizant of our body language and be aware that many of our students may misinterpret our body language. Maybe our nonchalant shrug of the shoulders does not mean "no" to our students, or our comforting pat on the back is an invasion of space! If we are unaware of how our actions impact others, how can we effectively teach our students?
How can we apply this in the classroom?
- Like previously mentioned, be aware of your students' behaviors. Be aware of your actions as well. Take your subconscious actions to a conscious level as much as possible, and actively observe your students.
- Involve your students. People typically love to talk about their own cultures. It is a great way to help you students feel like valued contributors in the classroom.
- If possible, utilize technology to demonstrate body language. In the classroom, I have done this through the use of GIFs and YouTube videos. It is one thing for an instructor or student to act out an action. It is a whole other experience to see people on a screen interacting.


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