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We can be very proud that our little town has had access from the very
beginning to a collection of books and other reading material to keep its
citizenry informed. The Single Tax Colony envisioned the formation of a public
library in Fairhope even before they came to "Stapleton's Pasture" on
the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay.
An Intellectual Atmosphere
One of the first Fairhope Single Tax Colony's projects was to
develop a community library to meet the needs for pleasure reading,
literary reference and research. Very early the colony had to decide
which was the most important, school or library facilities?
Naturally a school won first priority, so a considerable sum of
money, which had been accumulated in a "library fund", was loaned or
diverted to a school building. It was many years later before the
original library fund could be replaced and used as first intended.
Edward Howland (1832-1890)
The story of the Fairhope Public Library began many years before the
books were placed on the shelves. Many of the original books,
came from Amsterdam, Leipzig, Paris, Oxford and London where they
were collected during the 1850's by Edward Howland. Edward Howland,
born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1832, and a graduate of
Harvard in 1853, was an author and a lover of fine books and
literature. As a professional buyer of fine books for New York
antiquarian dealers, he traveled abroad and attended many book
auctions all over continental Europe. On these buying trips Howland
accumulated many items for his own personal collection. It was about
this time, that Howland and several other intellectuals of the
period, including Walt Whitman, published a New York literary
magazine, The Saturday Press. A lack of finances and the
beginning of the Civil War ended this literary venture and
necessitated the sacrifice of some of Howland's most cherished
literary treasures. In 1865 Edward Howland married Mrs. Marie
Stephens Case, whom he had met in his travel. Marie Case was a woman
whose tastes and interest complemented his own. They first lived in
New York City, but eventually they moved to a little farm near
Hammonton, New Jersey and established a home in an atmosphere of
several thousand choice books.
Intellectual and progressive-minded men and women were attracted to
the Howlands. Among the many forward-thinking visitors was Albert K.
Owen. Desiring to demonstrate the feasibility of his financial
theories coupled to community living, Owen developed elaborate plans
for establishing a self-help community in Mexico at Topolobampo,
Sinaloa. The Howlands sold their pleasant farm home in New Jersey
and joined his group.
A Mexican Utopia
The Story of the Mexican colony has been recorded in books such as
Cat's Paw Utopia by Ray Reynolds. Edward Howland, already in
failing health when he left New Jersey and no doubt weakened by
strenuous pioneer living conditions in the bleak Mexican colony,
survived but two years after joining the Sinaloa, Mexico colony. He
died December 24, 1890. His widow, Marie Howland, remained in
Sinaloa, edited the tiny newspaper, and being concerned with the
intellectual life of the community, set up a library with the
Howland collection as a nucleus. When the utopian Mexican colony
failed a few years later, Mrs. Howland returned to the United States
with her library almost intact.
Marie Howland
Having heard of a "Single Tax Colony" based on the theories of Henry
George and newly established at Fairhope on the Eastern Shore of
Mobile Bay, Alabama, Marie Howland investigated. She inquired by
mail to her friends in the United States as well as by
correspondence with the fledgling colony at Fairhope. As a result in
1899, she came to the embryonic village of Fairhope to make here
future home.
Marie Howland's experience with newspaper reporting, both in New
York and the Topolobampo, Mexico colony, made her a useful editorial
assistant to Earnest B. Gaston, a prime mover in the founding of the
Fairhope Single Tax Colony and editor of the world-wide circulated
newspaper, The Fairhope Courier. Marie Howland contributed "open
letters" to the Courier, addressed to friends throughout the world,
telling of her own life and times and Single Tax experiences in this
new town of Fairhope, Alabama.
Marie Howland at her
home in "The Pines".
Mrs. Howland's Letters
After her small cottage had been built among the Fairhope pines,
Mrs. Howland's letters dealt with her roses, plants and trees. She
was a prolific writer and her letters in The Fairhope Courier were
always interesting. They had a most favorable influence among
world-wide readers, by showing the unusual intellectual life to be
enjoyed in Fairhope. Among her letters appeared an answer to a
reader who presumed that Fairhope, being such a small village, was a
very dull place lacking in culture, places to go and things to do.
Mrs. Howland's answer enumerated the multiplicity of events
currently being enjoyed by the townspeople, plans for the future and
the vast possibilities of
entertainment for individuals and groups of persons. She even
lamented the fact that so many interesting things were available for
enjoyment, no one person could possibly attend them all and at the
same time perform the necessary household duties!
Fairhope's First Library
When Marie Howland's new home had been completed, she had her
library of books removed from storage in Kansas, where they had
rested from shipment from Mexico, and shipped to her at Fairhope.
Marie Howland had expressed hopes of establishing a small public
library in her home and many distant corresponding friends
contributed generously from their own libraries, in order that they
too might share in the library project in Fairhope. In her letters
she recounted the making by friendly neighbors of shelving and
furniture to supplement her own bookcases. As time passed, it was
necessary to add yet more shelves and cases, even some on her porch
against the house walls, where they were beyond reach of inclement
weather. About the year 1900 the townspeople of Fairhope began
to fully utilize the generous library services and the books
provided by their pioneer neighborly citizen. Lending books required
records and, as circulation of the Howland books increased, the
demands on Mrs. Howland's personal time became too numerous. Several
public-spirited residents
volunteered to relieve Mrs. Howland of the personal sacrifice which
she was making in the public interest. So, in 1900 the Fairhope
Public Library became truly a public library supported in part by
small, voluntary membership fees from interested citizens, and in
part by community tax funds being collected by the Fairhope Single
Tax Corporation.
A Pioneer Librarian
Marie Howland's system of conducting a public library would not be
used today though it did work very smoothly and served quite well as
long as she personally had charge. She knew nearly every volume in
the library and could lay her hands on any wanted book almost
blindfolded. It has been said in amusement that Mrs. Howland had
used physical size as a basic for cataloging; in other words, the
small books were shelved together and the larger ones were similarly
segregated. A system of letters and numerals were used on the cases
and shelves. A person would find Henry George's Progress and Poverty
at "E-3" or Longfellow's poems on shelf 5 in section A.
The collection of books in the embryonic Fairhope Public Library
continued to increase in number and quality and the fledgling
Library Association began to concern itself with plans for more
commodious quarters. Mr. Joseph Fels, a wealthy soap manufacturer
and long-time friend of Fairhope Single Taxers, had previously given
one thousand dollars toward a library building. However, since the
hurricane of 1906 had destroyed the school building , the gift was
used temporarily to provide facilities for a school, and the library
plans were held in abeyance.
Summit Street
Meanwhile, the growth of the village necessitated a new street. As a
result, Summit Street was cut through from Fairhope Avenue to
Magnolia Avenue, including many feet on the west side of Mrs.
Howland's grove of pines. This left her cottage to face the new
extension. Midway between her cottage and North Summit, a new one
room library structure was built, using largely volunteer labor and
materials furnished by civic minded citizens. The books in Mrs.
Howland's cottage were then transferred and shelved in the new
quarters. In the year 1908, Mrs. Howland generously presented her
collection to the Single Tax Corporation to operate and hold in
trust for the community of Fairhope.
One of the first
priorities...a library-1908
Marie Howland
continued as librarian for another nine years. She was
assisted by many eager and willing school children who loved working
with books and with the library lady who was always so cheerful and
laughed so easily. As her health began to fail, Mrs. Howland was
unable to keep the new library open as much as she wished, but with
limited funds and volunteer assistance, she managed to open at least
two days a week.
As a tribute to Mrs. Howland when she died in 1921, the simple
funeral service was held in the library building that had for so
long been the object of her care and affection. Ernest B. Gaston and
the Reverend George W. Wood conducted the service, and her body was
laid to rest in the Colony cemetery located at the corner of Section
and Oak Streets.
Mrs. Lydia Comings
As with all growing things, the Fairhope Public Library again ran
out of space for its ever-increasing collection of books. With the
aid of the now-available gift from Mr. Fels, a larger room plus an
entrance and front porch were added in 1919.
Mrs. Lydia Comings succeeded Mrs. Howland as librarian in
1917. Mrs. Comings pioneered many of Fairhope's initial
cultural advances and served as president of the original Library
Association. She maintained enthusiasm and public interest among
Fairhope's citizens toward the upkeep and advancement of the
library. She gave up the position as Librarian in 1921 but continued
to serve as president of the Library Association until 1941.
Mrs. Mary
Heath Lee
Mrs. Mary Heath Lee became the first regularly paid librarian in
April, 1921, and in collaboration with Mrs. Comings, she increased
the library hours to an eight-hour, six-day-a-week job. Mrs. Lee was
ably assisted during her nine year tenure by her daughter, Mildred.
Library patrons of today owe Mrs. Lee a tremendous debt of gratitude
for the high standards of library management she developed in those
early days of long hours and scant remuneration. During her tenure
Mrs. Lee attended library conferences at Signal Mountain, Tennessee,
Birmingham, Alabama and Biloxi, Mississippi. She also attended
a library school conducted by Emory University.
The library presented
a new look when it hosted the
Alabama Library Association meeting in 1925.
25th Anniversary
Even in those early days, the Fairhope Library was a member of the
Alabama State Library Association and became an affiliate of the
Southeastern Library Association as well. In 1925 the Alabama State
Library Association held a widely-attended meeting in Fairhope
celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Fairhope Public Library. The
state library association members were guests for a second meeting
in Fairhope in the year 1938. Mrs. Lee often spoke of how light her
library duties seemed and of the great joy she received working with
so many and varied volunteers who had traveled widely and had
such interesting personalities.
Mrs. Martha Albers & Mrs. Bertha Mershon
When Mrs. Lee's health began to fail at the end of 1930, she was
replaced by Mrs. Martha Albers, with Mrs. Bertha Mershon assisting.
The tempo of library activity increased and volunteers were kept
busy. Mrs. Ellyn Beaty taught a
group new library methods, and a Mrs. Gilmer from Bay Minette
conducted numerous seminars in bookbinding and book maintenance.
About 1933 the government Works Progress Administration (WPA)
subsidized a work program that considerably benefited our local
library. All available space was given over to a group of women
engaged in rebinding and lettering books and other activities
necessary for library maintenance. The WPA project was still in
motion when Mrs. Mershon became librarian in 1934. Her
assistant, Miss Mary Bishop, was appointed to manage and direct the
Project until 1942, when the government discontinued these projects.
In 1946 Miss Bishop took over the duties of librarian with Miss Ruth
Jeffcott as her capable assistant. When Miss Bishop relinquished her
duties, it was necessary to bring Mrs. Lee from retirement to again
direct the library, and Miss Jeffcott continued as her assistant.
Miss Anna Braune
Miss Anna Braune was the librarian from 1948 to 1956. Miss Braune
had moved to Fairhope from New York and was a renowned illustrator
and author of children's books. In spite of failing health, she took
an interest in all phases of library work and was popular with the
town's citizens. Her art work as well as the illustrations in her
books appealed to both adults and children. She was so beloved in
Fairhope that the children's wing in the present library bears her
During Miss Braune's tenure the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation
approved and paid for the addition of a much needed large room for
the library. In addition, natural gas was installed and new
electrical lighting added. Then both the interior and exterior were
renovated and repainted, and the entire building was re-roofed.
Anna Braune's
appealing line drawings
from The Bojabi Tree by Edith Rickert.
Tax Corporation
It was through the generous support of the Single Tax Corporation
that the library was able for so many years to provide library
services for all the citizens of Fairhope. The library patron,
whether a Single Taxer or not, was offered the services free of
charge. On numerous occasions, the Single Tax Corporation suggested
the City of Fairhope assume the public library operation, and at
last, on May 1, 1964, the Colony Library came under the management
of the city. This action was taken in order that a more equitable
distribution of financing could be attained rather than have a
minority of the citizens financing this valuable community heritage.
Tuesday Book Reviews Evolve
Mrs. Roland P. Carr, a native of Iowa, succeeded Miss Braune as
librarian in 1957 and served
until 1972. Miss Joyce Antinarella was her principal assistant
during that period. During the years of Mrs. Carr's tenure as
director, the annual circulation was triple that of any other town
in Alabama with a comparable population of approximately 6,000!
One of the outstanding services the library offers is its weekly
book review. During Mrs. Carr's directorship, an interested group
began to meet in the library's lobby to discuss literary matters,
and thus the Tuesday Book Reviews evolved. They have continued by popular demand.
Friends of the Fairhope Public Library
It was also during Mrs. Carr's tenure that a group of interested
patrons formally organized a group whose goal was to raise funds
needed to alleviate some of the monetary and physical difficulties
of the library. Thus, in 1959, the first "Friends of the Fairhope
Public Library" was formed with Mrs. Gay Caffee as Chairman. Through
the years the organization has performed smoothly
and has attained the greater part of its original goal.
In 1972, however, it was determined that the "Friends" could be even
more effective by amending the Constitution so that donors might
have the privilege of writing-off financial contributions to the
non-profit organization. With the approval of the Internal Revenue
Service, donations to the organization became tax deductible.
The Friends of the Fairhope Public Library have proven to be friends
indeed. Their many activities have culminated
in substantial financial gains for the library, making available
numerous physical assets. They have also provided needed services,
and their planned events have increased interest in library
activities. The organization sponsors the weekly book reviews as
well as the annual book sale. Since its inception, the
accomplishments of this fine group of volunteers have been praised
highly by each librarian.
The annual book sale was initiated during the tenure of Mrs. Frances
Black (librarian from 1972 to 1977) when it was decided to cull some
of the obsolete books on the overly-crowded shelved in the library.
Patrons and friends added many of their personal books to the supply
and eagerly came forward to assist in that first sale. This sale has
become a successful event bringing in several thousand to the
Marie Howland Room
While Mrs. Black was librarian, a large meeting room, complete with
kitchen facilities and restrooms, was constructed. Located on the
northern end of the building, the room was made attractive with
hand-embroidered linen draperies at the spacious windows.
Appropriately, the room became the "Marie Howland Room." At last,
comfortable quarters were provided for book reviews, lectures, films
and receptions. Mrs. Black's resignation was accepted with deep
regret when the Blacks moved to Columbus, Ohio. Her record of
achievements was outstanding.
Automated Circulation System
Becoming librarian in June, 1977, Miss Claire Oakes, a
Mississippian, served for only a short while,
and her duties were then taken over by Mrs. Nena King Shelly of
Point Clear. She was assisted by Mrs. Betty Suddeth and Mrs. Donna
Soto, both Fairhopians. By this time an automated circulation system
had been adopted, requiring borrowers to have identification cards
in order to check out books or other library materials. A little
later, non-residents of Fairhope were required to pay ten dollars a
year for library cards, which was equal to the amount paid in
library taxes by Fairhope residents.
Betty Suddeth
Betty Suddeth became the Director in 1982 and continued to serve
until 2007. During her tenure several major changed affecting the
library have taken place. The most extreme change was the
move of the library's location from Summit Street to Section
Street. The City of Fairhope purchased a shopping center
complex on Oak Street for a much-needed Civic Center, and the
architectural plans included space for the library at the western
end of the complex. In March of 1983 a reception welcomed everyone
to the library's spacious new facilities. There was ample room for
the many volumes and other materials and even a reading room,
complete with fireplace, chairs, and cases for rare books, special
collections, and cherished mementos from the old library.
Regrettably, the book reviews were relegated to a suite in the Civic
Center. After a few years, however, the library's eastern wall was
removed and an attractive children's wing was opened. Beyond that, a
meeting room was added.
501 Fairhope Avenue
In January, 2007, the library opened in its present facility on
Fairhope Avenue. The Library has become the "hub" of the city
with programs, services and meetings. In 2011-2012, over
200,000 people visited the library. During the library's last
fiscal year, Oct. 2011 - Sept. 2012, 332,692 books,
magazines, DVDs and CDs were checked out; 116,64+
reference questions were answered; 60,456 computer users
were logged; 11,591 children attended
children's programs; and 513 adult
programs were attended by 11,076 people. What
are these services worth?
The Library
Use Calculator estimates the value at over $6,815,029.
The one constant that has remained since Marie Howland's day is the
library's purpose to meet the information needs of our community.
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"You have to weigh out your options at the end, and things aren't always as clear as they seem."
– Kim Spradlin, winner, Survivor: One World
Did Tony just make a brilliant move or a terrible one? I truly have no idea.
Just when you thought he was going to whip out an idol and save Trish, Tony instead turned on his top ally and voted her out. It happened so fast, you might have missed it. I did when I first watched the episode.
Wednesday night on Survivor: Cagayan, contestants balanced their strategic goals, their personal animosities and their plans for the final Tribal Council.
They also played the greatest game of Telephone in Survivor history.
Woo told Tony that Kass wanted to vote him out. So Tony told Kass that Woo had told him that she wanted him out. So Kass told Woo that Tony had told her that Woo had told him that she wanted to vote him out.
Follow all that? Survivor gets exponentially harder when you get down to five people. Just when you're making your delicate endgame alliances and plotting your concluding maneuvers, everybody else is doing the same thing. People who barely spoke to each other for 34 days are taking long walks into the forest together.
It gets hard to control the flow of information – especially when you have four crafty competitors like Kass, Tony, Trish and Spencer, each of whom uses information as a weapon.
Erik Reichenbach
I also wonder if Kass just wants people to recognize her gameplay. Kass always wants to be the one making decisions, so it must be galling for her best move to be to follow in Tony's footsteps. At one point she even actually says to Tony, "I want you to know that what I did is strategic."
By stirring up Tony against Woo, she shows that she's an active player – while not actually voting out her jury goat.
Kass stirs up Woo against Tony – aided by Spencer, who subtly eggs him on.
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He drops these little remarks, as though in passing, that convince Woo that he can't be Tony's pawn anymore.
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Kass is the perfect jury goat. Even if the jury feels angry at him, they'll never vote for her.
Meanwhile, Trish will vote for Tony and would never vote for Kass. Even though he backstabbed her, she might not actually know where the votes came from.
Tony Mends FencesMeanwhile, by voting with Woo, Tony repairs their broken alliance and keeps around an athletic competitor who just might stop Spencer's winning streak.
Tony gets the Fishy this week for a complicated move that maximizes his chance at the jury. But I think he might be in trouble next Wednesday.
Did you notice the parallelism between the way Tony and Spencer handled the immunity puzzle and the way they're playing Survivor? Tony frantically moved pieces around the board, trying every combination. Spencer methodically studied, and made just a few moves.
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British scientists have studied different language learning methods in terms of their effectiveness. As reported by Die Welt, 60 adults were separated into three groups and given a task, of how to best learn a Hungarian sentence. The first group "only" spoke the text, the second group tried to remember the sentence through rhythmic speech and finally, the third group tried learning through singing.
The Result: The outcome of the learning through singing method is twice as effective, because the English speaking learners learnt the Hungarian sentence more accurately. Hungarian sentences were selected as the test language, because they produce a completely different syntax and sound than German and Roman languages. Scientists have questioned in more detail, the reason for the success of the singing language learner, such as whether the melody or other conditions are responsible for better results.
The study provides the first evidence that you can learn foreign languages better if you listen to the lyrics first and then imitate the sounds.
The complete study was published in the journal "Memory & Cognition.
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The International Mother Language Day emphasizes "the significance of the native language, promotes linguistic diversity and the awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions," says the UNESCO. Already since 2000 the Organization of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) celebrates on February 21st, the "Mother Language Day". Around the World many events take place. The date goes back to 1952 when students in Pakistan were shot and killed because of demonstrating for the recognition of Bangla language.
There is even the Society for Endangered Languages, which however does not save languages, but at least documents the endangered languages, which may be useful for future revival of the language. Particularly suitable for the documentation of languages are also videos. Because videos show not only the pronunciation, but also the important features associated with facial expressions and gestures as well as other cultural properties. Figuratively speaking, it is possible with video, "to look at the mouth of" the native speaker. This is one of several reasons why LinguaTV relies within its language courses on videos, showing how native speakers speak their language and apply it in practical situations.
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Did you know that a language dies out every two weeks? Of the 6,000 languages spoken today in the world, around 2500 are threatened according to UNESCO. Since 1950, this was already the case with approximately 230 languages. In the UNESCO atlas of endangered languages endangered languages are listed by name, level of threat and the region. Even in Germany there are endangered languages: for example Frisian, Sorbian and Yiddish are at a heavy risk. In addition, there are a number of other languages in Germany that are considered threatened in the medium term, such as The Bavarian and Franconian different dialects.
There are many reasons why a language disappears. War, displacement and migration play a role, but also pushed aside by globalization and new media like the Internet, which benefits the "big" languages, like English.
There is even the Society for Endangered Languages, which however does not save languages, but least documents the endangered languages , which may be very useful for future revival of the language. Particularly suitable for the documentation of languages are also videos. Because videos show not only the pronunciation, but also to communicate the important features associated with facial expressions and gestures as well as other cultural properties. Figuratively speaking, it is possible with video, "to look at the mouth of" the native speaker. This is one of several reasons why LinguaTV relies on videos as an central part of its language courses, showing how native speakers speak their language and apply it in practical situations.
Try it yourself with a free demo lesson at www.linguatv.com. On the occasion of the "Mother Language Day" you´ll save EUR 10 with discount code "motherlanguage".
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Dear LinguaTV members, the LinguaTV team says
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for an exciting and successful year 2011.
In 2011, we've greatly expanded our course offerings, were honored to win some awards, and what makes us especially happy is that we've received positive feedback from numerous customers from all over the world. Your comments have touched us and spur us on to ensure that LinguaTV will continue to be a language-learning experience for you in 2012.
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Numerous research studies on information processing in the brain show that learning a foreign language happens quickly and effectively when we watch a foreign film with subtitles in the same foreign language. This is so because the use of subtitles improves the perception of individuals who, almost without realizing it, are able to associate sounds (words) with texts. This makes it possible to multiply the effects of learning. On the one hand, individuals can improve their pronunciation of words they knew and, on the other hand, can learn new words by context simply by associating sounds and images with captions.
Viewing subtitled TV series such as "Friends", "Scrubs" or "Dallas" and blockbuster movies such as "Avatar" are some good examples for using this academic know how for practically learning English or any other language. In the movies, the subtitles have the role of matching a vocabulary (more or less complicated depending on the level) with the actual sound of these words thus achieving better performance in learning concepts. So you learn much faster and you even are able to distinguish between different accents of a foreign language such as American, British, or Australian English.
At LinguaTV they use all this valuable research on linguistics and apply it to their language teaching methodology. To implement this, the educational staff of LinguaTV selects many professionally produced videos with authentic dialogues for each online course. Each video gets subtitled. In order to accommodate to the different levels of each learner, each user can either show or hide the subtitles and this varies the level of difficulty (even during the videos play). This gives each user much more flexibility and ensures a much faster learning progress.
Now you know how you can boost your language learning efforts: by simply watching movies with subtitles. It is this easy!
In order to be in the first place in the race for good jobs, one has to offer some extra skills. In Germany, Business English courses are very popular. And in the U.S. "Business German" attracts more and more students.
Susi Lax for example occupied a Business German course at her university, a course far more specialized than usual language courses: "This is a course where you learn more than German grammar or some basic words," she says. "This course is really useful and helpful for my future."
German courses are very popular in America. At the foreground of "Wirtschaftsdeutsch" or "Deutsch im Beruf" (how Germans would call this course) are negotiations and the formulation of business letters. Instead basic vocabulary students learn relevant phrases and about the economic role of Germany.
Tim Baston teaches Business German at a famous US college and tells us, that his German courses are always full. The reason for the attractiveness of learning German is obvious: "German is the most spoken language in Europe. Germany also plays an important role in the global economy."
The motivation for his students: to differentiate themselves with additional communications skills in an increasingly tough and international race for the best jobs. "There are many German companies based in America," said Susi Lax "and they offer interesting jobs and great carreer opportunities. Why should I miss out on these opportunities?" Most Human Ressource Manager of US-based subsidiaries of German companies would agree. Although the official company language at most U.S. sites is English. But: "If I see through the applications, the most important for me, are German language skills. It´s not only helpful, it´s strategically important for your carreer."
But only about ten percent of the candidates can prove that they are fluent in the German langauge. "It would be nice of course if many more applicants could speak at least a bit German." Not only the headquarter in Germany but also some of the entire corporate network function in German.
Since it helps the company, many offer German language courses to their employees. That it is worth the trouble, confirms Wayne Sibbs. A few times a year the engineer is traveling to visit partners and customers based in Berlin, Cologne, and Stuttgart. Then about a few months ago he began to study German. "Even if I do not know very much German yet, I have the impression that the German colleagues appreciate that I am trying to learn German," he says.
Although negotiations were conducted in English anyway, but especially for short conversations with colleagues, it was quite an advantage to speak German, as this improves the working atmosphere and communication between colleagues. He confirmed: "German is becoming increasingly attractive to many Americans." This might be true for all nationalities all over the world.
Find out more about the German courses of LinguaTV.
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Na disputa por uma boa vaga de trabalho, o profissional precisa oferecer ao seu futuro empregador qualificações a mais. Talento em comunicação, em especial bons conhecimentos em Inglês, já são naturalmente uma exigência. Conhecimento em outros idiomas é vantagem, para quem quer se destacar no mercado de trabalho e se diferenciar de outros candidatos.
Diante dessa realidade, os cursos de alemão tornaram-se bastante procurados. Em relação ao "Alemão para Negócios" ou "Alemão na Profissão", negociações e elaboração de cartas estão em primeiro plano. Ao invés de vocabulário básico, os alunos aprendem vocábulos e expressões relevantes, assim como também fatos interessantes relacionados à estrutura e cultura da empresa alemã.
Ana Maria por exemplo, frequenta um curso de Alemão para Negócios em sua universidade em São Paulo, por ser um curso mais especializado do que os demais cursos: "Este é um curso, no qual eu aprendo muito mais do que apenas a gramática ou alguns vocábulos" explica ela. "Este curso é de fato muito útil e de muita ajuda para o meu futuro profissional."
Thomas Baston leciona Alemão para Negócios em uma universidade bastante renomada nos Estados Unidos. Seus cursos estão sempre lotados. O motivo de tanta procura do alemão como língua estrangeira é óbvio: "Alemão é o idioma mais falado na Europa. Além disso, o papel da Alemanha na economia mundial é extremamente importante."
A motivação dos seus alunos: se diferenciar dos demais na corrida pela melhor vaga de trabalho. "Há muitas empresas alemãs no Brasil"_esclarece Ana Maria _ e elas oferecem além de vagas de trabalho interessante, possibilidades de crescimento profissional. Por que eu deveria perder essa chance? Se eu posso me comunicar em alemão e comprovar que fiz um curso de alemão para os negócios, isso me ajudará com certeza mais tarde, quando eu me candidatar a vagas de trabalho nessas empresas." A maioria dos gestores de recursos humanos das empresas filiais alemãs no exterior concordaria com essa afirmação sem sombra de dúvidas. Mesmo que o idioma oficial das empresas em muitas filiais seja o inglês, conhecimentos em alemão são sempre muito bem vistos. "Não é apenas útil, é também estrategicamente importante para a sua carreira", diz o dirigente brasileiro de um grupo automobilístico alemão no interior de São Paulo.
Para aqueles que ainda não podem falar o alemão, a empresa ajuda oferecendo cursos. Lucas da Silva confirma a importância de se aprender o idioma. Algumas vezes ao ano o engenheiro viaja a Berlim, Colônia, e Munique, com a finalidade de visitar clientes e sócios. Já há alguns meses que ele está aprendendo alemão. "Mesmo sem falar tão bem o alemão, tenho a impressão que os meus colegas alemães sabem, que eu estou aprendendo alemão", disse ele.
Lucas da Silva confirma: "Alemão é para mim um idioma muito interessante." Isso poderia se aplicar a muitas outras pessoas ao redor do mundo, pois fato é que as empresas alemãs são internacionalmente bem-sucedidas."
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2010 was another exciting and successful year for us. Therefore we would like to thank you, our customers and partners.
We are overwhelmed by the many positive comments from customers, partners and the press about our successful relaunch of our video training platform at www.linguatv.com. In addition we are very proud about being honoured by reknown awards such as the Comenius EduMedia Seal for an "exceptional educational and high quality multimedia product". Just this week we have been informed by the British Council that LinguaTV was nominated as a finalist of the ELTons 2011, one of the most prestigious awards for English Teaching.
Together with new productions such as "Englisch für Hotel & Tourismus", five special "Business English" courses and "Business German", we are able to offer you a broad range of multimedia language training in English including Business English, German, French, Spanish and Italian. In 2011 we will work even harder to offer you the best online video learning experience – not only in the web but also on your mobile devices. Stay tuned! And check out www.linguatv.com!
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WELLSVILLE - More than 20 years ago, the members of the Yellow Creek Presbyterian Church decided it needed to expand, taking on a mortgage on the the faith they would be able to pay it back one day.
On Sunday they celebrated the accomplishment of paying it off three years early, with a party in the Art Minto Fellowship Hall, part of the building that was added on. The addition included the hall with a kitchen, new bathrooms and Sunday school rooms with walls.
Prior to that, Sunday school was held in a large room with divided partitions. As one member, Richard Joy pointed out during the celebration, you could hear everyone in all the rooms during the Sunday school lessons. Now there are rooms downstairs and room for more people.
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The Rev. Derek Marotta of Yellow Creek Presbyterian Church north of Wellsville burned the mortgage for the church's Sunday school addition, named for Art Minto. The church managed to pay off the addition three years early.
Although not everyone may have believed the expansion should be done, others pushed for it. A neighbor of the church at the time, Art Minto would walk across the street after work and see where he could help, according to his wife, Carol. Unfortunately, through tragedy Minto did not live to see the completion of the building. The hall was eventually named for him and it was his photo on the table on Sunday when the church celebrated the last payment of the building.
The church paid it off through donations, steak dinners, yard sales and even some help from the shale gas boom.
"This was only successful because you had the right motivation," the Rev. Derek Marotta told the group who gathered for the celebration. "You didn't do it because you were raising money. You did it because you cared for others."
Part of the celebration included Boy Scouts from Troop 59, which is sponsored by the church. Alex Pollak, who served with the Boy Scouts along with Minto, lighted a candle in memory of Minto and talked about their time hiking the Appalachian Trail together. Minto even crafted drawers for a new cabinet in the church from old cabinets in the Boy Scout cabin.
The Rev. Oommen K. Thomas sent an e-mail to the church congratulating them on their accomplishment and remembering money given toward the addition in 1978. He left Yellow Creek in 1989. Other members of the church became choked up remembering their families growing up in the church and the effort through the years to make the dream of the addition a reality.
"We paid it through faith," said member Bill Williams. "We had faith we could do it and we did, through God."


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HANOVERTON - After getting shutout 10-0 by Crestview on Monday, United hoped to find more offense for their rematch on Tuesday.
As successful as the Eagles were, Crestview found even more.
The Rebels handed United a 14-10 defeat on Tuesday that threatened to be delayed by darkness as the two teams slugged out a three-hour offensive display.
"Yesterday we did not swing the bat," United coach Bob Manfull said. "All we tried to do today was put the ball in play and see what happens. Some good things happened today."
Despite the similar offensive output, the two teams couldn't have had more different strategies. United employed a small-ball approach that focused more on contact than power. This included several bunts to move runners into scoring position as well as a thrilling steal of home in the fourth inning by Garrett Beech.
Manfull credited the team's gritty style of play to increased team effort. "This is something we hope to snowball for the rest of the season," Manfull said. "This was a huge game. Our kids showed a lot of character."
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CR-Austin Eskra, wp (3ip, 8R, 6K, 5BB, 7H), Brandon Jayne (4ip, 2R, 5K, 4BB, 3H) and Zach Thompson.
UN-Hayden Wilson, lp (2 2/3ip, 9R, 0K, 4BB, 5H), Tyler Lewis (2ip, 3R, 0K, 6BB, 2H), Brandon Mostoller (2 1/3 ip, 2R, 1K, 1BB, 1H), Colton Antrom, and J. D. Swards.
Crestview (9-3), however, utilized patience at the plate to put runners on base. The Rebels drew 11 walks, then used its power hitters, such as Brandon Jayne, to knock them around for runs. Jayne hit a three-run home run in the first inning.
No matter how much power Crestview displayed, United was pesky enough to remain within striking distance until the game's final out, unlike Monday's shutout.
"It was a new day," Crestview coach Matt Strank said. "All of that was 24 hours ago. Anything can happen, especially in baseball. We didn't play as effectively as we could, but we ended up getting the win and that's what's important."
Tuesday's marathon was a stark contrast to Monday's game - Crestview pulled out the win in less than two hours. Still, Strank was pleased with his team's effort.
"We thought, coming into today, that we might have a repeat of yesterday," Strank said. "It didn't work out that way. My hat's off to United. They played a great game. Fortunately, we played well enough to win the game."
After the Jayne home run, it looked as if Crestview would pull away easily. However, United scored a run in the first, then used a three-RBI single in the second by Stefon Leyman to grab the lead.
In the third inning, Crestview would explode for six runs on three hits and three walks. It was a lead that the Rebels would never give up, though United managed to answer with three runs of their own in the fourth.
Errors also played a major factor for Crestview's offense - United commited six errors in the game, with Crestview runs coming in each inning an error was committed.
"That's something we've been struggling with every game," Manfull said. "We try to eliminate it but it just hasn't happened yet. It's something we need to improve on."
Crestview was led by Evan Nentwick, who had a pair of singles and an RBI, as well as Anthony Marnejon, who had an important two-RBI double in the sixth inning to help put away United.
Leyman had three singles and a game-high six RBIs for the Golden Eagles. Andrew Martin contributed a pair of singles, while Andrew Birk added an RBI single.
United will travel to Lisbon today to complete a rained-out game. Crestview will host South Range on Thursday.


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The panel at the Dec. 5 International Volunteer Day conference discussed volunteerism and its contribution to development. The event aimed to be a turning point in promoting volunteerism in Yemen and worldwide.
"Today is an initiative to all members of Yemeni civil society to admit the importance of the volunteer role in achieving Millennium Development Goals. In the early 1990s, Yemen had the biggest volunteer program and the largest number of volunteers in the Arab world. However, the number of volunteers is decreasing. We want this day to be a turning point in promoting volunteerism in Yemen and worldwide," says U.N. Volunteers Program officer Kawtar Zerouali.
Celebrating the day afforded an important opportunity for organizations benefiting from the experience of volunteers, as well as individual volunteers, to gather with one voice to highlight and promote their contributions to economic and social development at both national and international levels.
Contributing to volunteer work ennobles men and women and promotes their society. "Volunteer work is vital and important to develop our society and broaden our horizons because it furnishes society with needed skills," says Tariq Abulhoom Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the University of Science and Technology, "It activates and energizes Yemeni youths, who actually are aware of the dimension of society's problems and how to control them. It helps volunteers gain experience and invest their free time in a very productive way."
Both national and international volunteer programs play an important role in promoting volunteerism. Yemen's U.N. Volunteers Program and the Charitable Society for Social Welfare program served as models at the conference.
"It's a very effective and essential means to achieve Millennium Development Goals and requires the involvement of all people. We all individually – and civil society organizations in particular – have an important role to play in the country's development." Pansieri stated.
"In this respect, I'd like to underline an important fact: women play a very important role in promoting volunteerism. The U.N. Volunteers Program has a long history in Yemen – more than 25 years. We have up to a maximum of 30 volunteers in the country, both national as well as international, who assist in disaster management and humanitarian relief, as well as refugee and electoral support. They live in remote areas and in poor conditions. More than half are native volunteers and a third are women," she added.
Abdu Al-Majeed Farhan, executive director of the Charitable Society for Social Welfare, explained the reasons for his organization's success. "The first reason for our success is clarity of the vision, message and objectives, as well as noble aims and right principles and systems used in our methodology.
"The second reason is observance, evaluation and transparence in finances and administration. Such methodology leads to better-versed volunteers who trust us and consequently, volunteer in our organization," he concluded.
However, Mohammed Al-Masyabi, founder and chief executive of the Yemeni Development Foundation, says charitable associations and foundations must be systematic. "In our society, we used to volunteer, but it was hit-and-miss. Yemen has 5,000 charitable associations and foundations, but the Ministry of Social Affairs complains about lack of observance of rules and systems that charitable associations must follow."
Al-Masyabi also mentioned the importance of attending to eminent religious figures and scholars. "Those in this gathering aren't in contact with the public. We need people with influence on youths – religious figures and scholars – to be with us. We need people from all fields because every single person is useful," he maintained.
Eminent volunteer and honored guest at the celebration, Yahya Mohammed Ali Abdullah Saleh, cautioned volunteers about politicizing volunteer work. "Volunteers must work for the sake of the country's development, not wait to gain political placement or receive payment."
Panel members also gave inspiring speeches about understanding volunteerism and sharing their individual experiences. In his speech, Lukas Poliacr, who volunteers at Girls World Communication Center, noted, "In my Czech language, volunteer is doprovolek means good and volek means will. Therefore, volunteer means good will. Being a volunteer begins here – having good will – and then there are many things to offer.
"Not only that, for me, it symbolizes the word democracy – to be free of what to do – but taking responsibilities at the same time. What volunteerism brings to us as volunteers firstly is developing people and helping society. The second is gaining new skills, experiences, friends and different perspectives," he concluded.
Mohammed Al-Sa'adi also inspired attendees with his experience, his spontaneous character and his tender nature, which led him to help patients in Mahwit governorate. "In Mahwit governorate, the average number of casualties from onchocerciasis [also known as river blindness] is approximately 90 percent. Onchocerciasis is a chronic parasitic disease that may result in changing skin color due to severe itching, which may lead to secondary infection and blindness in some cases. The cause of this disease is nematodes with hooked tails (onchocerca volvulus)," he explained.
"Having no medicine, Mahwit residents use knives and stones to scratch their skin harshly. I worked hard to fulfill their needs. The Charitable Society for Social Welfare supported me in controlling such a disease because most areas where onchocerciasis is endemic are poor and deprived of health care services. I learned the meaning of volunteerism when I saw their eyes sparkle," he continued.
However, while helping residents and distributing medicines to patients Al-Sa'adi faced several obstacles, the most important of which was a trail of selling medicine, which he struggled long to bring to the poor governorate.
"While distributing medicine, a man in authority asked me to give him some of the medicine, but I refused. He informed the police against me and consequently, they put me in the prison. When residents got wind of my being in prison, they all stood beside me until I was freed," he recounted.
Presenting certificates of appreciation to such volunteers in Yemen also enhanced volunteerism and gave recipients a feeling of honor. "Today is a day of gratitude and fidelity to all volunteers. It's the day we admit the priceless services volunteers offer and the invaluable accomplishments they perform," Deputy Minister of Social Affairs Ali Saleh Abdullah said.
Initiated and funded by Yemen's U.N. Volunteers Program and supported by the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, the conference was planned and organized in partnership with the volunteer organizations.


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Plork - Dutch acronym, stands for "Prachtig Lichaam, Onmeunige RotKop". Freely translated: "Marvellous Body, Terrible AssHead". Usually used to describe female, but, because the word is nonsexual, can also be used to describe a male one.
My friend, who studies electrotechnics, complained to me there are only plorks in his class.
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Prettig Lichaam Ongelovelijke Rotkop
Nice Body Very Ugly Face
Nice Body Very Ugly Face
A: thats a plork
B: Damn she got a body, but her face is ugly
B: Damn she got a body, but her face is ugly
IanHupkes tərəfindən 12 Oktyabr 2006
When your newborn shits on you.
Fuck. My baby just plorked on me.
BarryIsHairy tərəfindən 04 Fevral 2010
the sound of a penis entering a juicy orifice
This expression actually comes from a ZAP comic book (or similar clone). In one story the caped hero is strapped to a table and a luscious female is lowered onto his upright large member. A frame actually shows the entry, with the sound "PLORK!"
pickle the pony tərəfindən 28 Fevral 2010
The act of playing and working at the same time.
Dave enjoyed plork; he would type his entire essay into the chat log of the computer game he was playing.
Jeremy Savidge tərəfindən 25 Sentyabr 2006


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Over breakfast at an east London sports center with some of Team USA – including women's basketball players, fencing competitors and members of the track and field squad – the First Lady praised the inspiration they provide to those watching back home.
"Some of my fondest memories growing up and as an adult involve watching the Olympics on TV," Mrs. Obama told them. "My family would sit together for hours watching these men and women perform feats of endurance speed that would have us cheering at the top of our lungs."
She added, "My brother and I would dream about how maybe one day we might be able to achieve something just as great for ourselves."
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"The Olympics for him was a special time for him to watch amazing athletes perform on the world stage," said the First Lady. "You never know who are inspiring: from a family on the South Side of Chicago to a young athlete going to pick up a soccer ball or start running after watching something you all do."
Noting that "we are all proud of you all," Mrs. Obama also had some advice. "Try to have some fun. Try to breathe and take it in. But also win!"
Discus thrower Aretha Thurmand appreciated the sentiment. She told PEOPLE, "We do sometimes need to take a moment to breathe. Soak it in, take the stress level down a little bit. Everybody puts the weight of the world on their shoulders at an event like this. Sometimes you forget to breathe."
And Eat Right, Too!Later, swim star Summer Sanders described the scene at the American Ambassador's home in London – where Mrs. Obama was also a special guest – as "the best backyard party in town."
Spurred on by the University of Florida Gator Marching Band and whoops of approval from about 1,000 kids, many from U.S. military families based in the U.K. (and to whom the First Lady gave a special thanks), Mrs. Obama sprinted to a stage platform and said, "We are so incredibly proud of you, and anytime I get the chance to show you guys love, I do it."
The children – who were joined by such athletes as David Beckham, Carl Lewis, Teresa Edwards and Shawn Johnson – were there for a day of sports and musical entertainment, all part of Mrs. Obama's Let's Move program to promote healthy exercise and eating.
But the main message of the day was about making healthy choices and never giving up.
"We love you," said the First Lady. "But we want you to take care of yourselves, help your families, turn off the TV, eat some vegetables – yeah, that's part of it! – because we want you guys to grow up to have the future you deserve. Is that a promise?"


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From the exuberance of "Over All" to the quiet confidence of "I Surrender All," You and You Alone introduces ten new songs by songwriter and pastor Pat Sczebel and his son Joel. Pat and Joel are based in CrossWay Community Church in Surrey, British Columbia.
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Man Stuart was soo bad for 2 years why do people have such a boner for him... Quincey will be a better defenseman this year and people will still think about Stuart as the better option.. Quincey is gonna get hated on here no matter how he plays it seems
Why does one have to be better or worse than the other in everyone's minds? If you asked me who was the better shut down defenseman, it would clearly be Stuart. He was utterly reliable in all of our playoff appearances. His defensive play was solid, and for as many times as people say he was bad no one has provided consistent analysis or video of his failures. Biggest question here would be... Lilja or Stuart - both had similiar roles.
Quincey has much more offensive upside and a little snarl in his game which has been sorely missed. He did not play out of this world when we re-obtained (is that even a word?) him, but no one on the team did. He seems like a serviceable enough #3 or 4 Defensman - and it looks like thats where Babs will have him slotted: right behind Kronwall and White.


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every home should be a fortress,
equipped with all the latest engines
for keeping nature at bay
versed in all ancient magic, the arts of quelling
the Dark Lord and his hungry
animivorous chimeras. (Any brute
can buy a machine in a shop,
but the sacred spells are secret to the kind,
and if power is what we wish
they won't work). The ogre will come in any case
The Common Life, W. H. Auden
Studies of Home Life
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Aware Home Initiative - Georgia Institute of Technology
Equator - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK
House_n - Department of Architecture, MIT
Interactive spaces - Department of Computer Science, University of Aarhus
MavHome - Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of Texas
Related Publications
Aldrich, F. K. (2003): Smart homes: past, present and future, in Inside the Smart Home, R. Harper (ed.): Springer, London, pp. 17-39.
Berg, A.-J. (1999): A gendered socio-technical construction: the smart house, in The Social Shaping of Technology, Second ed., D. MacKenzie and J. Wajcman (eds.): Open University Press, Buckingham, pp. 301-313.
Blythe, M. and Monk, A. (2002): Notes towards an ethnography of domestic technology. In DIS '02. Minneapolis, MN, ACM Press, pp. 277-281.
Brush, A. J., Palen, L., Swan, L. and Taylor, A. S. (forthcoming): Special Interest Group (SIG): Designs for the home. In Conference on Human Factors and Computing systems, CHI '05. Portland, OR, ACM Press.
Chung, K. H., Oh, K. S., Lee, C. H., Park, J. H., Kim, S., Kim, S. H., Loring, B. and Hass, C. (2003): A user-centered approach to designing home network interfaces. In CHI '03. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA, ACM Press, pp. 648-649.
Cowan, R. S. (1989): More Work for Mother, Free Association Books, London.
Crabtree, A. (2003): The social organization of communication in the home. In Conference of the International Institute of Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis. Manchester, IIEMCA.
Crabtree, A., Hemmings, T. and Rodden, T. (2002): Coordinate displays in the home. In CSCW '02, Workshop on Public, Community and Situated Displays. New Orleans.
Crabtree, A., Hemmings, T., Rodden, T. and Mariani, J. (2003): Informing the development of calendar systems for domestic use. In ECSCW '03. Helinsinki, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 119-138.
Crabtree, A. and Rodden, T. (2004): Domestic routines and design for the home. CSCW. vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 191-220.
Crabtree, A., Rodden, T. and Mariani, J. (2004): Collaborating around collections: informing the continued development of photoware. In CSCW '04. Chicago, IL, ACM Press, pp. 396-405.
Cwerner, S. B. and Metcalfe, A. (2003): Storage and clutter. Discourses and practices of order in the domestic world. Journal of design history. vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 229-239.
DeVault, M. L. (1994): Feeding the Family: The Social Organization of Caring as Gendered Work, University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Edwards, K. and Grinter, R. (2001): At home with ubiquitous computing: seven challenges. In 3rd International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing. Atlanta, Georgia, Springer, pp. 256-272.
Graves Petersen, M. and Gr�nb�k, K. (2004): Domestic hypermedia: mixed media in the home. In HT '04. Santa Cruz, CA, ACM Press, pp. 108-109.
Harper, R. (ed) (2003): Inside the Smart Home, Springer, London.
Harper, R., Evergeti, V., Hamill, L. and Strain, J. (2000): Paper-mail in the home of the 21st Century. Guildford, Surrey, Digital World Research Centre, University of Surrey.
Hindus, D., Mainwaring, S. D., Leduc, N., Hagstr�m, A. E. and Bayley, O. (2001): Casablanca: designing social communication devices for the home. In CHI '01. Seattle, WA, ACM PRess, pp. 325-332.
Kaika, M. (2004): Interrogating the geograhies of the familiar: domesticating nature and constructing the autonomy of the modern home. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 265-286.
Kim, S.-H., Chung, A., Ok, J.-H., Myung, I.-S., Kang, H. J., Woo, J.-K. and Kim, M. J. (2004): Communication enhancer�appliances for better communication in a family. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing. vol. 8, no. 3-4, pp. 221 - 226.
Martin, B. (1984): 'Mother Wouldn't Like It!' Housework as Magic*. Theory, Culture & Society. vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 19-35.
Maushart, S. (2002): Wifework, Bloomsbury, London.
Mungiatapia, E., Intille, S. S. and Larson, K. (2004): Activity recognition in the home setting using simple and ubiquitious sensors. In Pervasive 2004. Vienna, Austria, Springer-Verlag, pp. 158-175.
Nagel, K. S., Hudson, J. M. and Abowd, G. D. (2004): Predictors of availability in home life context-mediated communication. in Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW '05. Chicago, IL, pp. 497-506.
N�ssla, H. and Carr, D. A. (2003): Investigating intra-family communication using photo diaries. In HCI International. Crete, Greece, pp. vol. 2, 22-27.
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O'Brien, J., Rodden, T., Rouncefield, M. and Hughes, J. (1999): At home with technology: an ethnographic study of a set-top-box trial. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI). vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 282-308.
Park, S. H., Won, S. H., Lee, J. B. and Kim, S. W. (2003): Smart home � digitally engineered domestic life. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing. vol. 7, no. 3-4, pp. 3-4.
Rodden, T. and Benford, S. (2003): The evolution of buildings and implications for the design of ubiquitous domestic environments. In CHI '03. Ft. Lauderdale, FL, ACM Press, pp. 9-16.
Rodden, T., Crabtree, A., Hemmings, T., Koleva, B., Humble, J., �kesson, K.-P. and Hansson, P. (2004): Between the dazzle of a new building and its eventual corpse: assembling the ubiquitous home. In DIS '04. Cambridge, MA, ACM Press, pp. 71-80.
Rode, J. A., Toye, E. F. and Blackwell, A. F. (forthcoming): The domestic economy: a broader unit of analysis of end user programming. In CHI '05. Portland, OR, ACM Press.
Sellen, A., Hyams, J. and Eardley, R. (2004): The everyday problems of working parents: implications for new technologies. Bristol, HP Labs.
Spinellis, D. D. (2003): The information furnace: consolidated home control. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing. vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 53-69.
Stevens, M. M., Abowd, G. D., Truong, K. N. and Vollmer, F. (2003): Getting into the Living Memory Box: family archieves and holistic design. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing. vol. 7, pp. 210-216.
Swan, L. and Taylor, A. S. (forthcoming): Notes on fridge doors. In Conference on Human Factors and Computing systems, CHI '05. Portland, OR, ACM Press.
Taylor, A. S. and Harper, R. (2003): Switching on to switch off, in Inside the Smart Home, R. Harper (ed.): Springer-Verlag, London, pp. 115-126.
Taylor, A. S. and Swan, L. (2004): List making in the home. In Computer Supported Collaborative Work, CSCW '04. Chicago, IL, ACM Press, pp. 542-545.
Taylor, A. S. and Swan, L. (forthcoming): Artful systems in the home. In Conference on Human Factors and Computing systems, CHI '05. Portland, OR, ACM Press.
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Pension Roma
Hostal Roma is located near of the city center (15 minutes walking to city center) playing in the square Rome, near the Park of Delights, and well connected to the rest of the city by public transport.
NOTE: There are two properties in the same building, so the reception is at the fifth floor on the left.
The rooms have bathroom, television, heating and fan and are furnished in a simple and welcoming.
We offer room of hotel but at hostal price.
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To get from the train station:
Turn right and follow the signs to N-232/Av of Navarra, turn right at Calle de Escoriaza and Fabro, is on Calle de Vicente Berdusn in Piazzale Roma, take the first exit onto Calle de la Duquesa de Villahermosa and the pension is on the right.
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Continue west on N-232/Av of Navarra, made a U-turn and turn right at Calle de Escoriaza and Fabro. Follow Calle de Vicente Berdusn and Piazzale Roma, take the first exit onto Calle de la Duquesa de Villahermosa.
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Continue east on Airport N-125/Ctra to Brboles Road, passing a roundabout and at the roundabout take the fourth exit onto the ramp towards AP-68/A-68/Z A-2/E-90 -40/Barcelona/N-122, take exit 316 and merge onto Highway N-232/Calle of Logroo, proceed to the N-232 and turn right at Calle de Escoriaza and Fabro, is on Calle de Vicente Berdusn and in Piazzale Roma, take the first exit onto Calle de la Duquesa de Villahermosa.
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Quality Education in the Benedictine Tradition
April 24, 2013
Saint Vincent College chemistry major Sean Murphy's senior research project started with a rumor. "This project actually started with something I overheard in the chemistry lab when I was a teaching assistant for an organic chemistry course," Murphy explained. "Students were claiming that a very large 18th century painting that hangs in the second floor hallway of Alfred Hall showed evidence that a portion of a woman's chest had been painted over to reveal less of it," Murphy shared. "I was thinking that it was just another Saint Vincent tale so I took at look at it myself and sure enough it seemed that there were brushstrokes that did not match the original." The 18th century painting – Queen Esther before King Ahasuerus – by an unknown artist, was a gift from King Ludwig I of Bavaria to Boniface Wimmer more than 167 years ago. "I decided to make it the object of my senior research and to chemically and spectrally investigate if any overpainting may have occurred, when the defacement happened and to prove that the painting itself was actually 18th century," Murphy explained. To implement his research, Murphy utilized Saint Vincent College's Hitachi variable pressure scanning electron microscope or SEM in the instrument lab of the Sis and Herman Dupré Science Pavilion. The sophisticated instrument has the ability to provide clear viewing of samples at magnification of up to 35,000 times the original – far beyond the capabilities of an optical microscope. "I arranged with Saint Vincent art collection curator Br. Nathan Cochran, O.S.B., to take some tiny samples from the painting," Murphy explained, "though my first attempt was to use reflectance spectroscopy through the aid of a Xenon lamp to study the different spectra collected. With the SEM I was able to chemically analyze various samples to discover which elements were present. I was able to find certain elements that weren't used in paints until the 19th century. That confirmed right away that the overpainting wasn't original. Further analysis confirmed that the original paint was primarily lead, showing evidence of pigments which aren't used too much anymore. The fact that I found barium so prominently in the suspect area compared to the undercoat of lead is pretty significant as well." "I also utilized UV or black light to analyze the painting," Murphy continued, "and you can see clearly that there was a portion of the painting that was covered up – the portion on the woman's breast – by the fact that the suspect area fluoresced splotchy and dark, while the "original paint" fluoresced much brighter." Thus, the research confirmed that the painting was painted over sometime during or after the 19th century. "This is the subject of my senior research and I am hoping this research will be useful in the future for anyone who wants to analyze other paintings," Murphy added. Murphy's research supervisor, Dr. Steven Gravelle, had asked last semester if he wanted to spend some time learning how to use the SEM. "Dr. Gravelle and Dr. Paul Follansbee were very generous in teaching me how to use this very expensive and sophisticated instrument," Murphy related, "I wanted to do something in appreciation for their time so I wrote a manual on standard operating procedures that will be useful to other student users." While conducting his research and learning to use the SEM, Murphy decided he may want to get into technical sales of SEMs after he graduates. "I would enjoy teaching people how to use these instruments and interacting with them," he said. In the meantime, he is completing his student teaching in chemistry at Greensburg Salem Senior High School in preparation for receiving teaching certification. Murphy has been active in other areas of campus as well, serving as chairperson of the Council of Presidents, and serving as residence life chairperson for the Student Government Association, heading up a capital development project to install a kitchen in Alcuin Hall, and serving as president of the mixed martial arts club. He also has worked in the athletic department, in the chemistry department and giving tours to prospective students as an admissions ambassador. Murphy said that he has really enjoyed his educational experience at Saint Vincent. "I remember coming here to visit on a beautiful fall day while I was still in high school and sat in on some chemistry classes. Later, I asked how to get back to the admission office and the teacher, Dr. Jason Vohs, personally walked me back and discussed my interest in chemistry. That was a deciding factor for me and it's been like that through my entire four years. The professors really care about your education." "Sean has learned a lot," Gravelle commented. "He has learned what he wants to do with his future career. It has really helped that he learned how to use the scanning electron microscope and about data analysis. This is not a simple instrument to learn or use. But I think that everyone has benefited from Sean's research. It's been a model research project for us and that's what we want students to do, to take off on their own and discover what they enjoy. Sean has definitely done that and I think he has definitely discovered what he enjoys doing." Murphy, who in addition to his major in chemistry has a double minor in education and philosophy, is the son of Tom and Effie Murphy of Marlton, New Jersey and a graduate of Cherokee High School in Marlton.
Photo: Sean Murphy, left, sits at the controls of Saint Vincent College's scanning electron microscope, with Dr. Steven Gravelle, associate professor of chemistry, his research supervisor.
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One person was killed and another hospitalized after two vehicles crashed into a fallen tree in Berkeley County, Highway Patrol troopers said.
Shortly before 5 a.m., a 1997 Chevrolet pickup truck crashed into a large tree that fell at State and Lebanon roads, Highway Patrol Sgt. Bob Beres said. The vehicle's driver was not wearing a seat belt and was killed in the wreck, he said.
Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury identified the person killed as 34-year-old Gregory President, of Ridgeville.
President was pronounced dead at the scene, Salisbury said
A 2003 Honda CRV also crashed into the fallen tree about 5 a.m. Beres identified that vehicle's driver as Helen Schuette of Summerville.
Paramedics transported Schuette to Medical University Hospital for treatment, he said.
A third wreck occurred when a Pine Ridge Fire Department pickup truck backed into a Honda at the scene, Beres said.
No charges will be filed in that collision, he said.
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|Signal Recognition Particle-Receptor Complex Structure Solved
The signal recognition particle (SRP) is a ubiquitous ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex that delivers membrane and secretory proteins to the cell membrane in prokaryotes and in eukaryotes to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), an organelle that forms a network of protein and lipid synthesizing factories. This process, called co-translational protein targeting, is an essential and evolutionarily conserved pathway for delivering nascent proteins to the eukaryotic ER. To learn more about co-translational protein targeting, researchers from UC Berkeley and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology collaborated to determine the crystal structure of the prokaryotic SRP:SR complex arrested in the cargo release state at 3.9 Å resolution.
An SRP contains ribonucleic acids (RNA) and proteins. When an SRP recognizes the signal sequence of a nascent polypeptide, it forms a complex with its membrane-associated receptor (SR), and delivers the translating ribosome, the cargo, to the translocation channel (translocon). Despite extensive investigation over the last three decades, several fundamental questions remained unanswered: How does the SRP RNA stimulate hydrolysis, or cleavage, of guanine triphosphate (GTP) of the SRP:SR complex? Why is this GTPase activation, which leads to GTP hydrolysis, essential for protein targeting? How is the cargo transfer to the translocon coupled to GTP hydrolysis by Ffh, a component of the SRP, and the SRP receptor (SR) FtsY?
Data for the SRP:SR complex in question were obtained at ALS Beamline 8.2.2, as well as at the Swiss Light Source in Villigen, Switzerland. The newly solved structure reveals that the GTPase domains of the SRP protein Ffh and the SR surprisingly bind the distal end of the SRP hairpin RNA. For the first time, the structure of the linker region is shown as a long α-helix connecting the Ffh's NG domain, which are responsible for GTP binding, with the Ffh M domain, responsible for binding the signal sequence polypeptide. The crystal structure of the SRP:SR together with previous structural and biochemical studies demonstrates that the SRP complex can exist in distinct conformational states depending on the orientation of the linker between the NG and M domains of Ffh.
Analysis also indicates that the GTPase region of the SRP RNA is in close proximity to the center of the NG-domain structure and is highly conserved. The conservation also includes a flipped out C83 base present in all bacterial SRP RNAs in the distal region of the molecule. Kinetic analyses involving truncation of the SRP RNA and mutation of the flipped base show that the RNA distal end specifically stimulates GTP hydrolysis in the SRP:SR complex. Remarkably, the GTP-controlled reorganization of the SRP structure simultaneously exposes the signal sequence in the M domain and frees up the ribosomal binding site for translocon binding.
These results provide critical information regarding the conformational changes that drive the SRP cycle. They define the SRP RNA as a bifunctional molecule. It first promotes SRP:SR complex formation using the tetraloop, which facilitates the formation of the NG heterodimer comprising the NG domain of Ffh and of FstY each bound to a GTP molecule. Second, the RNA recruits the GTP-activated heterodimer NG domain to its opposite end. According to this mechanism, the conformational changes necessary for signal sequence handoff to the translocon are coupled to GTP hydrolysis without the need for any external GTPase activating factor. According to this mechanism, the conformational changes necessary for signal sequence handoff to the translocon are coupled to GTP hydrolysis without the need for any external GTPase activating factor. The SRP targeting cycle therefore involves a large rearrangement of Ffh using the SRP RNA as a platform to control the conformational state of the protein in each step of the cycle.
Research conducted by: S.F. Ataide, N. Schmitz, and N. Ban (Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Zurich, Switzerland), A. Ke (Cornell University), K. Shen and S. Shan (California Institute of Technology), and J.A. Doudna (Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UC Berkeley, and Berkeley Lab).
Research funding: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Operation of the ALS is supported by DOE BES.
Publication about this reserach: S.F. Ataide, N. Schmitz, K. Shen, A. Ke, S. Shan, J.A. Doudna, and N. Ban, "The Crystal Structure of the Signal Recognition Particle in Complex with Its Receptor," Science 331, 881 (2011).
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