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Intel to Merge PC and Mobile Businesses
Subject: General Tech, Processors, Mobile | November 19, 2014 - 07:36 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: x86, restructure, mobile, Intel
Last month, Josh wrote about Intel's Q3 earnings report. The company brought in $14.55 billion USD, of which they could keep $3.31 billion. Their PC group is responsible for $9 billion of that revenue and $4.12 billion of that profit, according to the Wall Street Journal. On the other hand, their mobile division is responsible for about $1 million – and it took over a billion to get that million. This has been the trend for quite some time now, as Intel pushes their square battering ram into the mobile and tablet round hole. Of course, these efforts could benefit the company as a whole, but they cannot show that in a quarterly, per-division report.
And so we hear rumors that Intel intends to combine their mobile and PC divisions, which Chuck Mulloy, an Intel spokesperson, later confirmed in the same article. The new division, allegedly called the "Client Computing" group in an internal email that was leaked to the Wall Street Journal, will handle the processors for mobile devices but, apparently, not the wireless modem chipsets; those will allegedly be moved to a "wireless platform research and development organization".
At face value, this move should allow Intel to push for mobile even more aggressively, while simultaneously reducing the pressure from investors to give up and settle for x86 PCs. Despite some differences, this echos a recent reorganization by AMD, where they paired-up divisions that were doing well with divisions that were struggling to make a few average divisions that were each treading water, at least on paper.
The reorganization is expected to complete by the end of Q1 2015, but that might not be a firm deadline.
Intel's mobile development team moves inside the PC division
Subject: General Tech | November 18, 2014 - 12:53 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Intel, tablet, smartphone
Intel's smartphone and tablet divisions are being rolled up under Kirk Skaugen's PC Business division in what was described as an attempt to "accelerate Intel's opportunity in the marketplace". This is definitely needed as Intel is having great difficulties garnering market share in the mobile industry, the only successes they have had are with larger more expensive tablets. One possible benefit of this merger that was mentioned in the Inquirer's article was Intel's plans to leverage the growing use of LTE in both tablets and laptops, perhaps we shall see a 4G card become far more common in even basic models. Intel implied that they are not planning any layoffs at this point although unless their ultramobile division can pick up the pace it seems inevitable that some will feel the axe. We shall see over the coming year if Intel's focus on low powered silicon can help in their battles against incumbents such as ARM and Qualcomm.
"INTEL HAS ANNOUNCED plans to merge its smartphone and tablet operations with its PC division in a bid to make the two businesses more efficient, and to further compete with rivals in the mobile semiconductor market."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- A first taste of Lollipop on Nvidia's Shield Tablet @ The Tech Report
- The optic NERVE of it: Intel declares WAR on InfiniBand @ The Register
- Lenovo unveils a water-cooled dual-socket Intel Xeon E5 server @ The Inquirer
- Asustek said to be adopting Qualcomm solution for new ZenFone; looking for price cut from Intel @ DigiTimes
SSDs, Linux and alternate file systems
Subject: Storage | November 14, 2014 - 02:00 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: btrfs, EXT4, XFS, F2FS, 530 series, Intel, raid, unix humour, linux
When you use Linux you have a choice as to which file system you wish to use, a choice that never occurs to most Windows users but can spark an argument every bit as vicious as the eternal debate over EMACS versus VIM versus whichever text editor you prefer. There has not been much SSD benchmarking done on alternate files systems until now, Phoronix has benchmarked the Intel 530 series SSD in numerous configurations on Btrfs, EXT4, XFS, and F2FS. With four of the 120GB model available they were able to test the speed of the drives in RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 1+0. There is obviously still some compatibility issues as some tests failed to run in certain configurations but overall these drives performed as expected. While the results did not vary widely it is worth reading through their article if you plan on building a high speed storage machine which will run Linux.
"Following the recent Btrfs RAID: Native vs. Mdadm comparison, the dual-HDD Btrfs RAID benchmarks, and four-SSD RAID 0/1/5/6/10 Btrfs benchmarks are RAID Linux benchmarks on these four Intel SATA 3.0 solid state drives using other file-systems -- including EXT4, XFS, and Btrfs with Linux 3.18."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Samsung XS1715 (1.6TB) @ The SSD Review
- Angelbird SSD2go Pocket USB 3.0 External Solid State Drive @ eTeknix
- Silicon Power Thunder T11 120 GB @ techPowerUp
- Silicon Power Armor A80 2TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive Review @ NikKTech
- Patriot Memory Stellar Boost XT 64GB USB 3.0 OTG Drive Review @ Madshrimps
- Synology DiskStation DS1815+ @ Legion Hardware
- Western Digital Red Pro (WD4001FFSX) 4 TB @ Tech ARP
Podcast #326 - Intel's Core M 5Y70, Assassin's Creed Unity, Intel P3500 and more!
Subject: General Tech | November 13, 2014 - 03:19 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: podcast, video, Intel, core m, core m 5y70, Broadwell, broadwell-y, Lenovo, yoga 2 pro, yoga 3 pro, assasins creed unity, ubisoft, farcry 4, p3500, gskill blade
PC Perspective Podcast #326 - 11/13/2014
Join us this week as we discuss Intel's Core M 5Y70, Assassin's Creed Unity, Intel P3500 and more!
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The Intel SSD DC P3500 is coming sooner than we thought
Subject: Storage | November 12, 2014 - 04:44 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: ssd, pcie, NVMe, Intel, DC P3500
Since we reviewed the Intel SSD DC P3700, many of you have been drooling over the idea of an 18-channel NVMe PCIe SSD, even more so given that the P3500 variant was to launch at a $1.50/GB target price. It appears we are getting closer to that release, as the P3500 has been appearing on some web sites in pre-order or out of stock status.
ShopBLT lists the 400GB part at $629 ($1.57/GB), while Antares Pro has an out of stock listing at $611 ($1.53/GB). The other two capacities are available at a similar cost/GB. We were hoping to see an 800GB variant, but it appears Intel has stuck to their initial plan. Here are the part numbers we've gathered, for your Googling pleasure:
Half-height PCIe:
2.5" SFF-8639 (*not SATA*):
We did spot a date of December 12th in an Amazon listing, but I wouldn't count that as a solid date, as many of the listings there had errors (like 10 packs for the price of one).
Intel refreshes SSD DC S3500 Series to include larger capacities, M.2 form factor
Subject: Storage | November 11, 2014 - 05:32 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: Intel, ssd, dc s3500, M.2
Today Intel refreshed their Datacenter Series of SSDs, specifically their DC S3500. We have reviewed this model in the past. It uses the same controller that is present in the S3700, as well as the SSD 730 Series (though it is overclocked in that series).
The full line of Intel Datacenter SSDs (minus the P3700). DC S3500 is just right of center.
Todays refresh includes higher capacities to the S3500, which now include 1.2TB and 1.6TB on the hign end of capacity. This suggests that Intel is stacking 20nm dies as many as 8 to a package. IOPS performance sees a slight penalty at these new higher capacities, while maximum sequentials are a bit higher due to the increased die count.
Also announced was an M.2 version of the S3500. This packaging is limited to only a few capacity points (80GB, 120GB, 340GB), and is p;rimarily meant for applications where data integrity is critical (i.e. ATM's, server boot partitions, etc).
A standard press blast was unavailable, but full specs are listed after the break.
Core M 5Y70 Specifications
Back in August of this year, Intel invited me out to Portland, Oregon to talk about the future of processors and process technology. Broadwell is the first microarchitecture to ship on Intel's newest 14nm process technology and the performance and power implications of it are as impressive as they are complex. We finally have the first retail product based on Broadwell-Y in our hands and I am eager to see how this combination of technology is going to be implemented.
If you have not read through my article that dives into the intricacies of the 14nm process and the architectural changes coming with Broadwell, then I would highly recommend that you do so before diving any further into this review. Our Intel Core M Processor: Broadwell Architecture and 14nm Process Reveal story clearly explains the "how" and "why" for many of the decisions that determined the direction the Core M 5Y70 heads in.
As I stated at the time:
"The information provided by Intel about Broadwell-Y today shows me the company is clearly innovating and iterating on its plans set in place years ago with the focus on power efficiency. Broadwell and the 14nm process technology will likely be another substantial leap between Intel and AMD in the x86 tablet space and should make an impact on other tablet markets (like Android) as long as pricing can remain competitive. That 14nm process gives Intel an advantage that no one else in the industry can claim and unless Intel begins fabricating processors for the competition (not completely out of the question), that will remain a house advantage."
With a background on Intel's goals with Broadwell-Y, let's look at the first true implementation.
Continue reading our review of the Intel Core M 5Y70 Broadwell-Y Processor!!
ASUS' X99-A, they trimmed the price but not the features
Subject: Motherboards | November 6, 2014 - 06:18 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: x99-a, X99, Intel, Haswell-E, asus
At $258 the ASUS X99-A is one of the more affordably priced X99 motherboards on the market and The Tech Report thoroughly tested it to see what, if anything, is lacking. The board still has the "OC Socket" with extra pins which allow the certifiably insane to up their CPU voltage to 1.8V, it retains the M.2 socket, the DDR4 can hit 3000MHz even with all 8 slots populated and three of its six PCIe slots can be used together for SLI or Crossfire. In fact The Tech Report has a very nice illustration showing how the board works with both 28 lane and 40 lane Haswell-E processors. Check out the results of their testing right here.
"Rather than loading up on flashy extras and extraneous accessories, Asus' X99-A motherboard focuses on the basics. It has a sensible spec, loads of builder-friendly features, and a diverse array of powerful tweaking options. Read on to see what makes this our favorite Haswell-E motherboard to date."
Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
- ASUS X99-PRO Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets
- Gigabyte Z97N-Gaming 5 @ eTeknix
- Gigabyte X99 SOC Force Overclocking Motherboard Review @ Hardware Asylum
- Asus Maximus VII Gene Motherboard Review @ TechwareLabs
- ASRock QC5000-ITX Motherboard (and A4-5000 CPU) @ Hardware Secrets
Battle of the low cost SoCs, Sempron versus Celeron
Subject: Processors | November 3, 2014 - 02:38 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Sempron 2650, low cost, Intel, Celeron J1800, asus AM1M-A, ASRock D1800M, amd
For a mere $60 you can get the ASRock D1800M motherboard with a Celeron J1800 installed, or for about $8 more you can get a socketed Sempron 2650 and compatible motherboard. After that it is merely a matter of adding a PSU, RAM and storage and you have a working machine for very little cost. Those were the systems which Hardware Secrets tested out to see which low cost, low powered system made more sense to purchase for light browsing and media consumption. As you would expect the 1Ghz clock advantage that the Celeron enjoys pushed its performance above the Sempron in all tests but 3D Mark but what is interesting is that the performance gap was nowhere near as large a percentage difference as the clock speed. While it is clear that the Celeron runs cooler, quieter and faster the fact that the AMD solution is socketed might sway some buyers decision. Check out the full review if you are interested in working machines that cost less than $200 to assemble.
"Both AMD and Intel recently released new families of low cost, low TDP desktop CPUs. AMD launched the AM1 platform with Sempron and Athlon "Kabini" processors, while Intel released the "Bay Trail-D" Celeron and Pentium CPUs, recognizable by the use of the letter "J" on the model naming. Among the lowest-end models of each family are, respectively, the AMD Sempron 2650, and the Intel Celeron J1800. Let's compare the performance of those CPUs and discover which one is the best buy in the low-end market segment."
Here are some more Processor articles from around the web:
- AMD FX-9590 Processor Review: Brute Almighty @ Modders-Inc
- AMD FX-8370 and FX-8370e Review @HiTech Legion
- Intel Core i7 5820K Haswell-E @ Kitguru
- Intel Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition, Core i7-5930K and Core i7-5820K @ X-bit Labs
- Core i7-5960X 5930K 5820K Overclocking & Performance @ [H]ard|OCP
Podcast #324 - Civilization: Beyond Earth, Consoles Performance Issues, Samsung SSD updates and more
Subject: General Tech | October 30, 2014 - 02:10 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: xbox one, video, steiger dynamics, ps4, podcast, nvidia, Mantle, LIVA, Intel, ECS, Broadwell-E, amd, Alienware 13
PC Perspective Podcast #324 - 10/30/2014
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Peugeot's India plan hits a roadblock; Company may reschedule India foray!
Back in February 2011, when Peugeot officially announced that it will enter the Indian market, the whole of India's automotive community rejoiced. Then we saw.
PSA Peugeot Citroen chooses Tamil Nadu as its hometown
French car manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroen will put up a 4,000 crore rupee car plant at a site near Sriperumpudur in Tamil Nadu, Times of.
Peugeot-Citroen surveys Gujarat for production facility
French auto manufacturer Peugeot-Citroen has been busy scouting land to set up a plant in India. According to newspaper reports, a delegation has examined locations.
Peugeot planning Andhra Pradesh plant; tie-up with Hindustan Motors
We had already reported about French carmaker Peugeot planning to enter India soon. The carmaker is reportedly planning to setup a factory in Andhra Pradesh.

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text: Message and Symbols in Intercultural Communication Guan Shijie Peking University OUTLINE Part 1. Message and Encoding Part 2. Language I. Language and Perception II. The Influence of Language on Intercultural Communication III. The Translation of Language Part 3. Nonverbal Language I. Intro of Nonverbal Language(Non-linguistic Symbols) II. Nonverbal Communication and Culture III. Body Language IV. Chronemics V. Proxemics VI. Others Part 1. Message and Encoding 1. Message and encoding In communication, people employ different ways to encode messages to form symbols. The symbols are supposed to be understood by the receiver. There are simple and complex symbols. Different symbol systems have different amounts of users. Verbal 2.Types of Symbols Language With sounds: spoken spoken language language Without sounds: written words Nonverbal language With sounds: music, whistle, stereo... Without sounds: body language, dance, pictures... With sounds Music... Written words Without sounds Body language, Pictures... Nonverbal 3. Encoding, symbols and culture Encoding is a process that is accepted through common practice. Symbols are results of this process. Encoding and symbols come into being in specific historical and cultural backgrounds. Two key points: Signifier and signified The nature of encoding Signifier and Signified Semiotics divide any symbols into signifier and signified. The signified refers to objects (e.g.: goat, cow) The signifier refers to the subjective ability of human beings to create (making sounds, creating images). Encoding is the process by which human beings use signifier to assign the signified and the result of this process is called "symbols" 山羊(Chinese), signifier goat signifier signified signifier (painting) The Nature of Encoding The nature of encoding is an assignment, i.e., the relationship between a signifier and a signified is assigned, depending on a set of rules between the users (senders and receivers.) signifier(1)牛 signifier(2) ox signified signifier (3) Different encoding of cultures Hieroglyphic Cuneiform Latin Encoding, symbols and culture Different cultures prefer different symbols and encoding processes (e.g.: body languages) Part 2. Language 1. The features of language Language is a special social phenomenon objectively existing in human society. It is a symbol system established by usage and acquired by learning, consisting of sounds, vocabulary, grammar and so on. It is a communication tool used for delivering meanings and ideas for members of a specific region or cultural group. Language symbols are random (established by usage) Linguist Sausure brought about the idea of randomness of the language symbols Language is a symbol system and the symbols are consisted of signifier and signified. Language symbols are random When we say "newspaper", we produce a sound (a signifier), expressing something made of paper and carrying pictures and printed symbols which is accessible through daily purchase (a signified). The relationship between a signifier and a signified is random, i.e., the word "newspaper" does not have any necessary relationship with the things referred to except for the common usage. This point of view states that meaning is an unstable feature which relies on the expression on different discourse structures. What language provides us is just our description of the reality, not reality itself. What is meaning of "cool"? 5 hundred most used words in English language can produce 14 thousand meanings. 2. Relation between Language and Perception For long, people have been employing language as the tool to express ideas and concepts, i.e.: language does not play any role in the human's perception of existence. Sapir's challenge In 1921, American linguist Sapir challenged this traditional view by stating that language affect the perception of the outside world in priority, just like a pair of colored glasses. When asked "can you think without language?", most people tend to say "yes, I know I can do it although it is not easy." language is but a coat! However, language could not just be a coat, but a readymade track, or channel. The function of language is not only carrying message, but also shape our perception in real life. Language is a guideline for real-society. People are under the control of some specific language that serves as the main way to express meanings. It is a fantasy to regard language as an additional method to solve practical communication or thinking problem. The fact is, "real-world" is, to a large extent, constructed with language customs used by a specific group of people. Edward Sapir 1884-1939 Wolfe's development This point of view was not paid enough attention to until Sapir's student Wolfe issued relative works in 1930s. There is some plain relationship between understanding a word in specific context and the reason for a fire. Gasoline drums Empty gasoline drums. Benjamin Lee Whorf 1897-1941 He believes that: in two different languages, the influences of language on perception are different. Proof (1) Grammar level Hopi language recognizes events according to the duration of time, therefore Hopis do not say "I stayed five days" but say "I left on the fifth day". This is quite different from English in that it cannot objectify time. The "subject-object" syntax of English is in fact a dichotomous world view which reduces an object into smaller particles by analyzing and depriving. However, Hopi's syntax reflects a holistic, synthetic world view. Grammar level The language system of each language (the grammar) is not only a tool to represent the ideas, but also a tool that shapes the idea. It is a procedure and guideline for people to carry out the thinking, analyze the phenomena and synthesize... We anatomize the natural world according to the rules set by our own languages. The reason that we can abstract areas from the phenomenon world is not because they are right there. Contrarily, the world is a kaleidoscope of feelings and expressions which requires a brain to organize. That is to say, we need language system in our brain to organize. Proof(2) The level of vocabulary The differentiation of words refers to the number of words in a particular area. The higher the differentiation in a specific area is, the more concise meaning each word carries. Different languages have different levels of differentiation. For example, in Hopi, every flying objects except the birds, say, the flying locust, airplanes, pilots, are expressed in one word. It is almost incredible for an English speaker. A illustration to show the Wolfe hypothesis Just like we use a telescope to see the mountains far away and use a microscope to see the bacteria, people use language to understand the historical events and foreign scenery as well as the inner feelings of a friend which are all far away from us. Language is our telescope and microscope. Then do the lens of different cultures affect the perception of reality? That is to say, are material through all the lens the same picture? A illustration to show the Wolfe hypothesis person A's perception same object language A person B's perception same object language B person C's perception same object language C This difference in world views is not abstracted from the objective natural world but set in advance by different languages. With different languages spoken, we perceive different worlds. Wolfe's thoughts could be concluded in two terms: Linguistic relativity: speakers of different languages have respectively different perception and thinking. (weak influence) Linguistic determinism: language determine the perception and thinking towards the existence. (strong influence) Wolfe's arguments arises great debate and discussion. It has been a common understanding for most people that language does pose influence on the perception. The question is, just to how large an extent does language affect the thinking process of human beings? Since the 1960s, Chomsky and some other cognitive scientists set the tone for this question that language difference is not so important because language is a common social feature of human beings. What we rely on to talk with each other should be attributed to our common genetic characteristics but not protean cultures. Avram Noam Chomsky 1928- But things changed again since 1990s. Dan Slobin in UC Berkeley said that language is not only symbols. The brain is made up of experiences. Difference, trivial may it be, between languages could have affected the world view of the speakers. conclusion Scholars have done a lot of researches from the perspectives of one language, comparison of two languages, bilingualists, alexia, deaf persons and children until 2004. The result showed that language affects the thinking process of different culture members in subtle form but not in strong form. III. The Influence of Language on Intercultural Communication -----in the case of Chinese and English Analysis Model of this section Phonetics Vocabulary Meaning Grammar Pragmatics Contex t structure Words The frame of analysis Language relates to culture as a whole. Language, as a whole, is connected to culture. The interaction of the two appear in the levels of phonetics, meaning, vocabulary, grammar, syntax, context, structure and words. So we are adopting a multi-variants frame to analyze the phonetics problem. paragraph context structure vocabulary meaning grammar 1. Phonetics and intercultural communication Toned language and non-toned language. Mandarin Chinese has four tones but English and other Indo-European languages don't, which is the foremost difference between the two languages in phonetics. Chinese is a single-syllable language. In all the 1,300 syllables there are only 429 if deprived of tones. There are 1,200 syllables in English, with stresses but without tones. Phonetics and intercultural communication There are many words sharing the same pronunciation in Chinese, far more than in English There are many words sharing the same pronunciation. For example, Xin Hua Dictionary has 1,514 characters in it with 424 syllables. According to a research on 45,300 Chinese words, the words sharing the same pronunciation occupies as many as 38.6%. For example: My name is 关世杰 Guan Shi Jie There are 80 Chinese characters who's pronunciation are "guan" There are 150 Chinese characters who's pronunciation are "shi" There are 187 Chinese characters who's pronunciation are "jie" partial tone of "guan shi jie" have many meanings: they can be sentences or words 关是杰(Guan is a hero)、关是桀(Guan is tyrant)、官是桀(Officer is tyrant)、 关视桀(Guan watches tyrant)、关视姐 (Guan watch his elder sister)……关师 姐(an elder female classmate Guan), 世界观(world view) It can be written a story by using the pronunciation "guan", " shi" and "jie". in Chinese 关世杰 观世界 关视羯 关十羯 管是羯 关嗜羯 惯食羯 惯弑羯 关 失节 关师姐 官十阶 官示戒 管世杰 关世杰 关视姐 关氏嗟 使关节 官释杰 translates into English: Professor Guan Shijie watched the world and saw rams. He reared ten of them in pens to manage. He likes eating rams and is used to doing it. Also he killed a lot of them which is a wrongdoing. Guan's sister was then a high official, Shi wants to punish the misfeasor , imprisoned Guan to change his mind. Guan looked at his sister and sighed. Finally he bribed the officials and got free. Misunderstandings caused by phonetics (1) It offers a rich resource for Chinese literature and arts but hard to translate into English. (2) Chinese characters are not good at expressing phonetics. Therefore the translation is generally done through using charaters. A direct result is that you get different images of the external word because of the inborn feelings of the Chinese words. Good ones: America 美国 (a beautiful country), England 英国(the country of heroes), Sweden 瑞典(lucky standard) Bad ones: Jew 犹太 (beast-related) From bad to good: coca cola (蝌口蝌蜡 tadpoles eating wax可口 可乐 delicious and fun) Additional meaning: revolution Translation of brands: Johnson:庄臣强生 Reebok:雷宝锐步 Head & Shoulders:海飞丝 Safe guard: 舒肤佳 Olay:玉兰油 BMW:宝马 Panten: 潘婷 Translation of brands: Johnson (strong and lively) Reebok (fast pace) Head & Shoulders Safe guard Olay BMW (precious horse) Panten (3). English is not good at delivering the image so that the Chinese calligraphy could not be translated. (4). Misunderstandings also exist in the process when Chinese is translated into English (5). Different preference on the onomatopoeia (6). Spending time is different when using different language to express the same meaning or same thing. (7) There are no consonant sounds in English::zh ch sh r j vowel:Ü (发许音困难) There are no consonant sounds in Chinese: t d (8) English people not getting used to express Chinese Tones; Chinese people not getting used to express English stress. (9) Chinese is a musical language while English is not. It is difficult to translate Chinese poem into English. 2. Vocabulary and Intercultural Communication The number of words is difference in various language. Sami language of Kiruna Sweden has five hundred words to explain snow and several thousand more to define reindeer. Yi-ching(易经), and vocabulary of 仁(benvolence) and 道(Tao). Cooking verbs in Chinese, food, dishes. Hinduism, Buddhist words Islamic words. The differentiation of words Terms for different colors Terms to address relatives Keigo (complimentary words) in Japanese Arabic vocabulary for camels Idiomatic phrases 3. Meaning and intercultural Communication The features of characters and words The meaning of characters and words is both stable and changeable, comparatively stable but absolute changeable. Example: word to address the blacks in English and words for Mr., Miss The meanings mainly fall into two categories: Denotation Connotation Meaning and intercultural Communication Meanings are different in different cultures The word "comrade": result Score 3.5 means neutral <3.5 means positive >3.5 means negative The word "individualism": result The meaning of "He": in English it means harmony, peace, unity, kindness and amiableness back Result comrade Average Standard variation Numbers Chinese (88) 2.61 1.02 19 Chinese (91) English 3.58 4.89 1.36 53 1.34 14 back Result individualism Chinese(88) Average 5.87 Standard variation 1.44 Numbers 19 Chinese(91) English 4.70 1.82 1.50 53 1.03 14 Hegemony and 霸权 In the post-war world, when mentioning "hegemony", the first world that appear in people's mind would be "U.S.". Many works domestic and abroad have described the definition of "hegemony". According to Modern Chinese Dictionary, hegemony refers to the behavior of manipulating or controlling others through power in international relations; while an American dictionary defines it as "leadership, authorities or influences, often refers to the political dominance of a nation or government in the league or federal." We can see from here that for the definition of hegemony, there is a difference between the west and the east. In Chinese way of thinking, hegemony is firstly a "behavior", a subjective policy rather than an objective situation; therefore we have "become the hegemony", "assume the hegemony" in Chinese. It is a negative word which incurs us to think of bullying people. A "hegemonism" (霸权主义) would make things even worse. So we often declare that we China don't assume hegemony and will not forever no matter how strong we will be. Because of the long history of being suppressed by western hegemony, China has a inborn repel for hegemony in world politics. Hegemony and 霸权 Hegemony in English originates from an abstract Greek word with no plain negative meanings. It refers to the dominant position or power a specific country, a group of countries or a sovereign has. Hegemony has something to do with control but nothing to do with bullying. There is no such "hegemonism" in English dictionary and it is rarely used in western academic works. The so-called hegemon is also a neutral word, referring to "the nation which is able and willing to manage the principles of international relations". Therefore, Americans will have no negative response when called hegemon. Meaning and intercultural Communication Different connotations for same words Red in Chinese Red in English Festive red cloth Hot Being successful Bloody Welcome Communist Revolution and good Arctic sense of politics Red bonus English Meaning and intercultural Communication Vocabulary problems in intercultural communication It is a key for intercultural communication for people to understand different connotations caused by cultural differences in the languages. We can analyze the influence of vocabulary on intercultural communication by comparing the sameness and difference in connotations and denotations. Meaning of "和" meanings of "和" include:harmony, peace, unity, kindness and amiableness Wolf Chinese: have a heart of wolf and lungs of dog (really really bad people) a wolf's ambition (over-ambitious person, usually with evil target) getting together like wolf and Bei (conspiracy) devour like wolves and tigers be like wolf and tiger (cruel and harsh) Zhong Shan wolf (中山狼) Uigur: Ah, wolf, wolf. Warriors, wolves, You should be! Legend of Oğuz Han has a depiction that: In the dawn, a wolf walked out of the blue light and led the way for Oğuz's troops. They marched along when the wolf went and they stopped when it stopped. Finally they enjoyed victory. From then on, a golden wolf's head was set in all the flags. Warriors like wolf never failed. Let us practice a survey on the meaning of "dragon" comparison of word meanings in two different languages Types of Meanings Examples Influence on Intercultural issues The extent of being understood Proportion + high The situation is different in different two languages relationship denotation connotation Overlapping same same 头/head、 狐狸/fox、猪/pig totally understood Parallel words different same 牛(ox)/dog 猴 (monkey)/shado w almost understood vacancy does not exist does not exist Tank、catch-22 荔枝(litchi)、秦桧 (Qin Hui) Haze and ask Semivacancy words same does not exist 13、250、4、8、9。 松/pine、梅/plum blossom、兰/orchid、 菊/chrysanthemum 竹 /bamboo、牡丹/peony Confused or misunderstood Conflicting words same opposite 鹤/crane、蝠/bat 农民/peasant、 政治/politics misundersto od words words 0 - low 4. Grammar and intercultural communication Syntax and Intercultural Communication Syntax refers to the principles of words forming a sentence, i.e.: the relationship among the symbols of words. It is part of the grammar. Grammar is related with the thinking patterns, I will deal with it in detail in next lecture. Before my bed by Li Bai 李白《静夜思》: 床前明月光, There is bright moonlight, So that it seems 疑是地上霜。 like frost on the ground. 举头望明月, Lifting my head I watch the bright moon, 低头思故乡。 Lowering my head I dream that I'm home. (Translated by Arthur Cooper) 5. Pragmatics and intercultural communication. Pragmatics was brought about as a concept in recent 20-30 years. It is generally regarded that there are at least two sets of rules for languages: The structure rules: phonetics, vocabulary, grammar … The usage rules: if the using of language is appropriate or not. A sentence correct in grammar could have failed its original purpose if it is used in inappropriate situation, identity or against the local customs. An American: "You speak very good English." A Chinese: "Oh, no! My English still needs improving." Difference in phone calls Schmidt did 215 telephone calls of Egyptians, finding that they don't introduce each other at the beginning; and the topic will not start until they guess each other right. Chinese American (other-oriented) (self-oriented) Hi, who are you looking for? Hello, John Smith. Is Mr. Guan there? Can I speak to Mary, please? Hold on, I'll get him/ He is not here. Sure, hold on. The pragmatic rules include How to address others? How to greet with each other? How to propose a requirement? How to accept or refuse the requirement of others? The sequence of speech The amount of speech How to say goodbye How to make an invitation? If Americans say "we must get together soon", it is just being polite but not a formal invitation. However, Chinese will take it real. A formal invitation will usually include time and place: Come over for dinner next Saturday night. Thanks In Arabic cultures people use numerous words to express thanks In Britain, limited thanks is appropriate In China, "a really big favor requires no thanks" Face Dilemma: how to say No? Directness ------indirectness (roundabout) In case of face, different cultures will have different ways to cope with. For example, in eastern cultures, no is rarely used. If you want to refuse something, you go in an indirect way. Therefore even if Asian people say "right" or "yes", sometimes they just men "could be" or "I am listening". This may cause misunderstandings. For others' favor, Chinese NO does not necessarily confer refusal, sometimes it is just a way to be polite. For example, people say NO to be polite when someone offers tea and pastries for the first time and accept it for the second time. Europeans and Americans will not offer twice, however, which always makes Chinese thinking they are not hospitable. Case Study Would you like some Coffee? A: No, Please don't go to any trouble. a customary refusal in Chinese, it poses trouble for those who do not understand Chinese culture. (8 persons, 13%) B: Yes, please. an appropriate acceptance. (20 persons, 33%) C: Thank you. an ambiguous answer. (33 persons, 54%) The negative influence of pragmatic errors is bigger than what is caused in grammars Native speakers are tolerant of foreigners' errors in phonetics and syntax, attributing it to the lack of relative training; but they are not sensitive enough to find the errors in pragmatics, therefore they are always taken as hostility, unfriendliness or impoliteness. 7. Context and intercultural communication High-context language The meaning of a sentence is restricted by its context. A Chinese poem "松下问童子,言师 采药去,只在此山 中,云深不知 处。" Low-context language The meaning of a sentence is not much influenced by the context. In English: (I) Asked a kid under the pine tree, (he) said master has gone for herbals. (the master is) in this hill, (I) don't know A Comparison of the Two Contexts Low-context Individualism Linear way of thinking Being straightforward Tell the truth Informal language style Talk much Take the feeling and face of the senders in priority High-context Collectivism Spiral way of thinking Indirect Downplaying or exaggeration Formal language style Talk little Take the feeling and face of the recipient in priority Case 1. Style of Low-context Communication Bella (knocks on her neighbor's screen door): Excuse me, it's past 11 o'clock already, and your loud music and dancing around are really disturbing my sleep. Please stop your jumping and banging around immediately! I have an important job interview tomorrow morning, and I want to get a good night's sleep. Some of us do need to pay rent! Hayden resentfully): Well, this is the only time I can rehearse! I have an important audition coming up tomorrow. You're not the only one that is starving, you know. I also need to pay my rent. Stop being so petty! Case 1. Style of Low-context Communication Bella (frustrated): I really think YOU'RE being VERY ANNOYING and INTRUSIVE! There is an apartment noise ordinance, you know. And if you don't stop banging around immediately, I'm going to file a complaint with the apartment manager and he could evict you… Hayden (sarcastically and turning up the music louder): Whatever! Do what you want. I'm going to practice as I please. Don't bother to ask for my autograph when I become a big-time Hollywood star! Case 2. Style of High-context Communication Mrs. Kurogl: Hello, Mrs. Yamashita..Your son Toji is entering his high school karaoke contest, isn't he? I envy you, because you must be so proud of his talent. You must be looking forward to his future as a pop singer….I'm really impressed by his enthusiasm--everyday, he practices so hard, for hours and hours, until late at night… Mrs. Yamashita: Oh, I'm so sorry...Toji is just beginner in karaoke singing. We don't know his future yet… He is so silly boy singing so late. We didn't realize you can hear all the noise next door. I'll tell him to stop right away. I'm so sorry about all your trouble, it won't happen again. Dimension of High/Low-contexts High context Japanese Chinese Korean African American American Indian Arab Greek Latin-American Italian British French American Scandinavian German German Switzer Low context 8. structure and Intercultural Communication Cultural factors' influence on structure Robert Norton who had been teaching for many years in Korea thought at first that the students didn't have very clear logical thinking. After doing a relative research he found the problem was not in the English learning but the different structure of paragraphs determined by different ways of thinking. Cultural factors' influence on structures Kim did a research on the Korean way of thinking and writing style in1996 and by working on 30 editorials in Korean and American university newspapers she found out that, Americans tend to bring about the theme in the beginning while Koreans do it in the end. Theme appears in Korean students writing in Korean Korean students writing in English American students writing in English beginning middle 1 0 7 1 1 1 end total 8 9 2 10 10 10 9. Varieties and diversity within one language There are many accents in Chinese. There are British English and American English Pronunciation Vocabulary and meaning Syntax Pragmatics IV. Translation of Language Translation of language Translation The possibility and impossibility of translation Possible and impossible (100%) Different difficulties in translation of different languages Translation and Equivalence Dimensions of the equivalence in translation Source Language Target Language Phonetics Vocabulary Meaning Grammar Pragmatics Contex t structure Words The nature of translation Translation is not a word-for-word change, but intercultural communication An American expert on editing the translation said: under some circumstances, it is not convincing to translate Chinese into English no matter how good it is translated. When I was told to edit speeches I would tell the translator that what we need is adaptation not translation. Translation is both inter-language and intercultural communication. 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We get back to the house and get out of the car. And walk up to the door. Your walking in front of me and my hands are on your hips. As we make it to the door I pull you back so that your back is against my chest. I kiss you lightly on the neck your hands drop and lightly lands on out outer thigh. You lean your head slightly to the left so I have better access. I move your hips back so your ass press against it. You feel it growing and pressing against you harder as I kiss your neck more. My tongue begins to softly lick you neck. My lips part more as I began to suck your neck as my tongue begin to flick against your skin. You release a quite moan as I gentle bite into your tender neck. Your head drops back and your right hand comes up to my head as you run your fingers in my hair. My right hand slides up your shirt and start to play with your boobs while still in the bra. My left hands opens the door and I release my teeth and lightly push you into the house. When you make past the door frame a few steps you turn and see me walking in calmly. I close the door behind you. You look at me see my black with white strips button up shirt and a new pair of blue jeans. You grin with a look of lust and desire in your blue eyes. You walk up putting your hands on my chest grabbing my shirt and I lean down and start to kiss you. One hand on the back of your neck. And the other oh your hip. You start to lift up on your toes to deepen the kiss as I run my nail on the red mark I left. You press your body against mine when I step closer. Our tongues are in an angry lustful fight for dominants. I step closer cause you to step back. I do this till your legs are against the couch. I push my chest forward causing you to fall into the couch. You don't release my shirt so I fall forward catching myself with my right hand on the back of the couch. You look up grinning. Your eyes begging me to keep going. Your rip the shirt to each side and the button come up done. This cause me to use my knee to open your legs and I slide my hips to the same level. You push my shirt back and I drop my shoulders back so the shirt slides right of to the floor. Your nails down my chest teasingly. Then grab the back of my neck pulling me down to yours. You lay back into the couch wrapping your legs around my hips and begin to grind. You feel how hard it is agains your skin tight jeans. And I bite deep into your neck. I reach up and squeeze your tits. Then grab your thin shirt. And rip it down the center. You gasp out. Pull up an look deep into your eye. And you see my lust is matching your own. You rise up to kiss me as slide the shirt off and toss it way. The I push you hard against back down to the couch and pin your arms over you head and start to grind back hard. You feel it trying to push pass our pants. Biting hard into your neck. You moan out loudly. And then I start kissing down to your bra. Sucking on the expose parts of your tits you arc you back as slide my hand up your back and undo it with my free hand. I release your arms so I can take off the bra. I throw the bra away and look what was underneath and I grin slightly as my lips part to take up the whole nipple. My tongue flicks furiously agains it as my hand slides down and starts to undo your pants. You rip your nails up back as you moan. I undo your pants with easy. And slide hand under. I feel feel how wet you have become with the tips of my fingers. I switch to your other nipple so I can slide my hand down more. I lick your nipple ever more hungrily then before when I slide finger inside. You jump and little at how sensitive it is and you begin to moan loader then before and moving your hips with the motion of my finger. You reach out and grab hold of my pants. Your face is blood read as you try to undo my pants. Your struggling with with my button so I take my free hand and undo it and you reach in and take ahold I it and start to push my pants down. You let go of it and to my surprise You roll your body and push me to the floor. I hit and look at you with shock. You throw your pants off and jump on to of me. You land with you legs on each sides of my hip you start to slide back and forth against in. I feel how wet you are but every time I move hips to press it into you lift up so it does. Your grin with the pleasure of being in control. You continue to tease me. Grabbing my hands and pushing them to your chest. I play with them as you move faster but still teasing me. I whisper "please" you smile and drop your head to kiss me as I rise my hips and get places against the now soaked tight opening. My hands slide down to your hips. We kiss deeply and you move your hips down. And press against you with some resistance but after a moment it slide it you stop the kiss as you moan out. Your eyes wide open as you feel it for the first time inside you after all that time way. I smile at you and after a moment you smile back. Then that devilish lust returns and you slide up and then back down. You moan again. You start slow. Getting use to it again. After a few moments my hands start guide you hips to pick up the speed you drop your head into my shoulder. And I lean forward and bite hard again. You moan louder then before. As I do so your body tighten and I take this moment to rise my legs. I grab your ass and hold it. I use this new leverage and move my hip to and fro. Each thrust faster and harder the the last you grab me and dig your nails into any part of my flesh you can grasp. You moan out louder an louder. My hand moving your ass to slam down at the time I ram my hips up. You throw you body back and grab my knees. Now you began to grind as bounce you up and down. Your head is back and hands on your hips again help slam more force as you come down. After a few minutes of the you down your head and place your hand on to my chest and gain dig your nails into me. Your look at me and you eyes are begging me for more. I go with everything I have. As you moans turn more into breathless words lost in your mind. Your arms give our and your head drop hard into my chest. You lay there you hands on my shoulders. As you try to catch your breath. You leg extend out and I lay out as well. I place my arms around you and hold you. You listen to my heart race and pound in my chest as it rise and falls quickly. You drop your body off to one side and we lay there cuddled up trying to regain energy.


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WASHINGTON – The 20,664 at RFK Stadium didn't have time to comprehend the deflating nature of Kenny Mansally's first goal by the time he lofted his second dagger into the upper left-hand corner of the net.
Despite being out-possessed for the majority of the game and not coming up with a shot on goal until the 74th minute, the New England Revolution defeated D.C. United 2-0 Saturday night on the strength of two Mansally goals in a span of less than two minutes.
Mansally, a 68th-minute substitute, ran onto a deflected Chris Tierney cross from the left corner, sliding by the edge of the 6-yard box to slot home the game's opening goal in the 80th minute.
"I was sitting on the bench saying, 'Nobody's testing the goalkeeper, we can get more shots on goal,'" Mansally said.
He then deked out both Juan Manuel Pena and Rodney Wallace at the edge of the penalty area, creating just enough space to loft a left-footed chip over a helpless Troy Perkins – a la Clint Dempsey against Juventus – in the 82nd minute to seal the stunning victory.
"When you come in here, you're hoping to get a chance or two, and when you do you hope you finish them," said New England goalkeeper Preston Burpo, who made two saves in earning the clean sheet. "Last week (a 1-0 loss at Los Angeles) we had two chances, real good ones, and we didn't finish them, and this week we had two chances, and Mansally was obviously amazing."
Up until Mansally's stunning strikes, D.C. had a strong grasp on the game. United took full advantage of Shalrie Joseph's absence (hip flexor) by controlling the run of play, but the team lacked the ability to finish or come up with that final touch to lead to a goal-scoring chance.
"You do everything to win a game, but in the end if you don't score, you can't win," United midfielder Santino Quaranta said. "There's a lot of positives to take from this game, but I think the guys understand that we have to finish our chances and we have to do better."
The closest D.C. came to putting one past Burpo came on a free kick in the 14th minute, when Quaranta's deceptive low strike from just outside the penalty area was kicked away by the New England keeper.
"I kind of leaned a little bit and lost sight, and then it popped through the wall," Burpo said. "Lucky I got a toe on it. We kind of got away with one there."
Quaranta had another chance in the 76th minute, when Wallace completed a great run down the left side by sliding a pass to the D.C. central midfielder inside the box. Quaranta's shot went straight into Burpo's arms, though, and the home team didn't register another shot on target after that.
"You try to keep that on frame and low, but I hit it right at him," Quaranta said. "Anywhere else I would've at least made him make a more difficult save."
Two games into the season, D.C. is still searching for its first goal. Not exactly the start head coach Curt Onalfo wanted to embark on in his return to the United sideline.
"I felt like our entire team played well for good stretches of the game," Onalfo said. "Unfortunately we lost concentration on a couple key plays and it hurt us.
"We're rushing things a little too much, but we have to stay positive and continue to plug away and know that those chances will continue and have faith that we'll put them away."
A positive for D.C. was the play of Brandon Barklage at right midfield. The hard-working, gritty Barklage, in his first extended action since suffering a torn ACL last season, turned in a strong, 70-minute shift before having his calves cramp up.
His cross at the end of the first half set up Chris Pontius with a golden opportunity, but the forward's header went high.
The 5-foot-11 St. Louis product also found his way to a Quaranta corner in the 61st minute, but his header just missed the post.
"I felt that he played well enough to warrant (starting) there again," Onalfo said.
The player who did the most to warrant a potential starting job, though, was Mansally, who immediately changed New England's offensive complexion.
He fired a 30-yard shot well right just minutes after coming on, but just generating something was almost more than the team had done all night.
"The two guys in the back (Pena and Dejan Jakovic) were giving Kheli (Dube) and Zack (Schilawski) a hard time, and the referees weren't protecting them and we were getting manhandled," Revolution coach Steve Nicol said. "We put Kenny up there to get a bit more strength and try and hold the ball up so we could try and get out, and I thought he did that. Obviously the goals were icing on the cake."
The Revolution, who will welcome Toronto F.C. to Gillette Stadium next week, will likely receive a much-needed midfield boost with the expected return of Joseph to the lineup. Although the team has done well to secure three points out of two road games, the lack of possession in both contests is a troubling sign.
"I think we can get a lot better, that's for sure," Nicol said. "If we can keep winning the way we're winning that's even better. It's about getting points on the board. You'd love to do it the Barcelona way, but not everybody can."
mansally's effort was in no way similar to dempsey's goal against Juve, in my opinion.
They were in similar spots on the field, that's a fact. Both shots went upper 90. Saying the have nothing in common is just as erroneous as saying they are carbon copies.
dempseys was a delicate chip with his right, mansally's was a powerful curler with his left. dempsey was moving to his right, mansally was cutting in to his left. they are very different goals. bottom line is it doesnt matter, they were both sick. That's pretty much the only thing they have in common, though.
If this new DP rule is in fact underway, and DC already has plenty of cap space (BEFORE THE CHANGE) and, we suck….why not be the first to sign some talent that can finish or distibute? How bout going after some players from a certain doomed prem side?
OMG, Dempsey was chipping on goal, He even said he tried and that he was lucky because 9 out of 10 it doesn't go in. Can we put this to rest please. I am sick of people saying crap like this because it is an American player. If it was Drogba everbody would be saying how he is a genius, even if it was a lucky shot for him. Hell, Drogba could be crossing, and the ball could go in and people would still say how he is a genius. If your a good player and you take your chances good things will happen, nuff said.
If you are referring to Altidore, than you need to wake up. Jozy is going to finish out the season, play in a world cup, and then hopefully transfer to a side that will play him AND give him service. This would be an awful time to come back to MLS, and a step in the wrong direction.
DP's that would be more interesting: Raul (though he would be more likely to go NY) and Veron, as those are the two positions where we're hurting.
Six goals conceded and no goals scored. Back-to-back lackluster performances. DC United are in for a long, long season.
Keep was referring to Portsmouth they have to sell players to try to balance their books. Unfortunately with the transfer fee constraints in the MLS I am thinking those players would be unattainable.
Nope…..I mean really doomed, relegation isnt the only problem with this team. Josy would be great but the players I'm talking bout wear blue kits, and the FA has stated that their players can be bought before the summer transfer….
This game was a microcosm of what the majority of teams, over the last few seasons, do to DC United: Just pack it in and counter. The problem is DC used to have a potent attack that could break down defenses. Now DC doesn't. Also, our defense is in no way as good as it used to be. It possibly may be better than last season, even though the current results do not tell it.
We need either some midfield genius or a beast striker. Pontius really should have scored off Barkalage's cross. Would have changed the game and probably resulted in a win.
My list of DP's (Dreaming, sign anyone please) : Guti, Raul, or Van Nistelrooy
Nice to see that kind of attendance, unfortunately it is for DC, unless they make some changes, I don't they can keep drawing, they are not looking good so far.
Obviously when 3/4 of the league has no chance of winning and most are mathmatically out of it 1/2 the way through the season, "doomed prem side" is a little vague
Altidore is probably impossible, but I would like MLS to keep the national team members here. Landon being the perfect example of how you can make your home league successful and you can still develop to a world class player….while getting paid.
I hope others are able to pull it off.
Apologize, the possibility was there.
I'm still not sure that Portsmouth has what United needs, a proven goal scorer worth a DP slot. Not sure either of their top scorers make the grade.
I was never convinced that Onalfo was the right man. He really isn't that much of an upgrade from Soehn imho. DP signings will be good for the fans and the league, but I think it starts with the coach and front office.
It was pretty vague, I agree that some Nats players should stay in MLS….Adu being a good example, I remember a few years back watching him dismantle a (out of season) Celtic squad and thinking that 2010 WC would be his show….not so much, but who knows how he would have developed under Tommy. But until MLS is the league above all other leagues players like LD and Dempsey need to go big time IMO.
Totally agreed, you and me both are sick of folks looking to put Dempsey down.
He said it himself he was lucky, but yeah he did exactly what he was trying to do – and I don;t doubt it inspired a few more players to try similar moves. A tough angle on an emptey net may be better odds than straight ahead with the goalie prepped.
Van Nistelroy is playing too well in Budnesliga to come any time soon, maybe in 2 years – and then some will say 'but he's 35!' (or 34?) yeah so what he knows how to finish. But guti, Raul, Nistelroy are sweet dreams for MLS for sure.
I agree it would be great if the general skill level of MLS could be amped up a notch or two – but not by keeping USMNT all at home, those guys need to be tested day in day out at higher level, Landon is the exception which proves the rule.
Interesting quote:
""I felt like our entire team played well for good stretches of the game," Onalfo said. "Unfortunately we lost concentration on a couple key plays and it hurt us. "
As an RBNY fan, I saw quotes like that last season. In other words, you guys are DOOMED.
Josh D
Great attendance, wish we were awarded with a nice 25,000 seater like we deserve! I feel sorry for the neutrals as this game was like watching paint dry but DC will get knocked into their sense soon enough and I'm praying we have a rabbit hidden in our hat for a transfer because at the moment, we're stuck in first gear…
still had a blast at the game. loved the atmosphere, but man, i wanted to hear that place if DC scored. all i know is they better be working on their finishing!
and the stadium people better be working on paving Lot 8!!!
Ives – When the DC team moves to St. Louis, where are they most likely to play their home games? Will they be building a soccer specific stadium similar to the one that they can't get done in DC???
Ives- When the New Jersey team wins its first trophy, will hell have already frozen over, or will that occur the next day? I understand you're no meteorologist, but a guess would be very much appreciated.


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Make this Kaffer Lily flower and you'll have made a fun, easy crochet project. This flower pattern is perfect for anyone looking to make a bright hair clip, pin or simply decorative crochet piece. The Kaffer Lily has 6 orange-red petals, an orange center with yellow and orange stamens.
- Red Heart Yarn, Center – Orange #245 2 yds.
- Red Heart Yarn, Petals – Country Red #914 8 yds.
- Stamens – DMC #307 and #946
- H hook
- J hook
Center of Flower:
With H hook and orange [leave 30" for behind petals] ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join to beg sc and fasten off.
With country red and J hook (sc, ch 2, trc, dtrc, trc, ch 2, sc) in each sc around, join to beg sl st and fasten off.
With 6 strands DMC #307 and #946 work french knots in center of the flower.
(Continue with Rnd 1 as established in general instructions.)
General Instructions:
- If sewing flower directly to crocheted item omit instructions between [ ].
- If continuing a pattern behind the petals of a flower, use all instructions for the flower then crochet the following:
Rnd 1 – (Behind Petals)
With H hook and 30" strand of yarn (left behind flower) work in center of the
flower *sc between any 2 sc, ch 3, cont from * around evenly spacing 3 more
ch 3 sps, join to beg sc and fasten off. (4 ch 3 sps)
Continue with your pattern.
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Linda Ventriglia, Ph.D. 12 year study 1 major factor present for each successful program: VOCABULARY Importance of Vocabulary Development # 1 indicator of academic failure and success? Vocabulary knowledge Higher vocabulary = test scores Lower vocabulary = test scores 99.9% correlation! How can we best teach our students vocabulary? Train students to ask about unknown words Create word walls What criteria do we use to set up our word wall? A. Alphabetical order B. Part of Speech C. The order in which our students are introduced to a word? How can we best teach our students vocabulary? Teaching 15 new words and 20 minutes a day is ideal - no more. Write each new word in a word book How can we best teach our students vocabulary? Use pictures whenever possible How can we best teach our students vocabulary? Bridge words to students own language: Teach Latin and Greek roots (75% of words) Review: Best Practices… 1. Encourage students to ask about unfamiliar words 2. Create a Word Wall 3. Teach 15 words a day/20 minutes of instruction 4. Have students keep a word book 5. Use pictures whenever possible 6. Bridge words to students language (ex. Google Translate) 7. Teach Greek and Latin roots Recall Name as many Best Practices as you can in the chat box now Focus on Tier 2 words Tier 2: These are the words to target for instruction *Interdisciplinary These words can be used by students across subject areas. Examples: reached, transferred, prevented *Multiple meaning words and idioms Examples: steps, staple, check, table, "keep track" (Focus on CASAS vocabulary) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other Tiers Tier 1: High frequency words: run, make, these, my, turn. Cognates: family-familia, revolution-revolucion Tier 3: Subject specific words and proper nouns: Examples: Native Americans, photosynthesis, Pilgrims Cognates: Can you think of more? 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A Penthouse with Pool & Acropolis View
Size270 m²
Floor No.4(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Indoor fireplace
- Parking available
- Pool
Accommodation summary
|Iraklidon, 11851 Athens, Greece
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
Welcome to AURA - Acropolis Unique Residence Apartments / Penthouse.
Visitors interested in this property, in case of no vacancy during the desired dates, are kindly requested to visit the owner's new apartment of equal comfort and in the same building
See the listing:
https://www.wimdu.com/offers/GT84QYEY . Thank you!
For our guests' comfort, the A.U.R.A. Penthouse has been renovated and improved. A newly designed entrance hall with a new staircase leading to the top floor, one bedroom made larger, one more bathroom, fresh paint on the walls, new wood floor on the top floor and quite a few more functional changes will turn our guests' stay, simply, into a marvelous experience.
Know us better.
A.U.R.A. derives from the energy which you will be experiencing as a visitor.First and most important is the energy that flows from the Acropolis of Athens. You will admire its view and absorb its energy both from the dining room as well as from the roof top terrace and the swimming pool. It also derives from the renewable geothermal and solar energy systems that were designed to insure heating and cooling, domestic hot water production and swimming pool heating in an environment-friendly way. Last but not least, positive energy is emitted from your hosts and owners who are trying not just to be accommodating but treat you as their own guests. It is only normal the mix has created the Acropolis Unique Residence Apartments.
The penthouse situated on the 4th and 5th floors, is characterized by visitors as being calm, bright, elegant and comfortable. To visit Athens, it is ideally located in the area of Thission.
Thission is probably the most appealing of all neighborhoods in the center of Athens, for visitors as well as for Athenians. It combines the serenity of the archaeological sites, the pedestrian streets, the neoclassical houses, the museums and art galleries, with the lively cafes and bars, the Athenian family walks during the weekends, and the open air craft market.
The penthouse is literally 10 minutes' walk from the Acropolis, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the Acropolis museum and other points of interest, through Apostolou Pavlou and Dionyssiou Areopagitou pedestrian streets. They are characterized as offering one the top most beautiful city walks in Europe. A variety of shops (grocery, bakery, bookstore and many others) as well as some excellent tavernas / restaurants and cafes are found at a 2minutes walk from the penthouse. The owner will be happy to suggest them to you. And if you wish to experience an open air movie theater, Athens Cine Thission has been rated by BBC as one of the 10 most beautiful cinemas in the world (open May-September).
Amenities include:
Underfloor heating / cooling and fun coils system, free Wi-Fi and satellite TV, CD and DVD players and book library. The kitchen, decorated with Corian bench, is fully equipped with gas stove, electric oven, microwave, dishwasher, fridge with filtered water supply and freezer, cutlery, dishes and pans, kettle, French coffee maker, toaster. There are 4 bathrooms and a Jacuzzi bathtub in the main bathroom which is located in the master bedroom. A dishwasher, a washing machine, a vacuum cleaner, an ironing board and iron are also provided. Three out of five bedrooms have spacious walk in closets to make your stay even more comfortable. Bed linen and bath towels are provided. Private parking is available for free in the building's parking lot, upon request. A spacious elevator serves the 4th and the 5th floor.
The roof top terrace with olive, orange and lemon trees offers a unique experience: an amazing view to the Acropolis, the Athens Observatory and the whole of Attica till the south sea coast and the opportunity to enjoy your breakfast with the bevy of chirping birds or your diner under the beautifully lighted Acropolis. The swimming pool is enjoyed throughout the year as it is heated and covered during the winter season. A unique feeling no other penthouse offers in Athens' historic centre. The terrace and the swimming pool are shared with another, smaller, AURA apartment. Your hosts, genuine, openhearted Athenians will treat you with the traditional Greek hospitality and will be happy to arrange for you tailor made day trips, in and around Athens. A number of services are available upon request at an extra but very reasonable cost, including cleaning service and breakfast served at the apartment or personal trainer and spa treatments and of course airport or any other transfer.
13% VAT is already included in the price.
Airport transport or any other transport is available upon demand at an additional but very reasonable cost.
House rulesVisitors are kindly asked to respect the property and the quiet hours between 14:00-17:30 and 21:00-09:00. Smoking is not allowed in the premises. Pets are welcome upon prior arrangement. For anything you might need, the host is 24 hours a day on call. The keys are delivered upon arrival at the apartment and all details are fully provided to you to guarantee an unforgettable stay.
|Price for > 8 guests
|$ 35 US per guest/night extra
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|On arrangement
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Beautiful luxury apartment in rich, luxurious kind baby boomer neighborhood with unfortunately some ants in the kitchen and kakkerlak..was a shock but it remained at that one happy. Stainless steel appliances, except a microwave. Great two air conditioners and ice trays in the freezer, indispensable in the Athens heat. The owner was by George not informed of the time of our arrival, which was confusing for all. George Ws has what many apartments under its management; We have not seen his face IIG. We recommend the owner to leave some information about public transport (tram, metro, bus and taxi) because it takes time to sort out eea. The bakery around the corner is great. Beach is not next door but what stops away with the tram, we had no time for about, so much to see and do in the city :)
Mooi luxe appartement in rijke, luxe soort babyboomer buurt met helaas wat mieren in de keuken en een kakkerlak..was even schrikken maar t bleef bij die ene gelukkig. Alle denkbare keukenapparatuur, behalve een magnetron. Geweldig twee airco's en ijsblokjes trays in de vriezer, onmisbaar in de Atheense warmte. De eigenaar was door George niet op de hoogte gesteld van het tijdstip van onze komst, wat verwarrend voor allen was. Ws heeft George wat veel appartementen onder zijn beheer; wij hebben zijn gezicht iig niet gezien. We raden de eigenaar aan om wat info achter te laten over het openbaar vervoer (tram, metro, bus en taxi) want het kost tijd om eea uit te zoeken. De bakker om de hoek is geweldig. Strand is niet naast de deur maar wat haltes verderop met de tram, wij hadden er geen tijd voor over, zoveel te zien en te doen in de stad:)
We spend one beautiful week in Athens and the appartement in Kallithea provided for all our needs. A little balcony, air-cond., tv, a kitchen and a clean bathroom with washingmachine. The friendly owner was very polite and answered all our questions with a pleasant smile. Close to the appartement you`ll find a lovely bakery, a supermarket, a freddocino coffeshop and the best pita in town! With the bus stopping just in the next street, we could reach either the Akropolis or the beach within 15 min.
BTW: The allready tuned-in radiostation "Pepper 96,6" is fantastic!
I'm very satisfied. True as well and very clean
Ich bin sehr zufrieden. Wahr als gut und sehr sauber
We stay in the Villa really liked. The accommodation exceeded our expectations with respect to the outdoor area and the beautiful landscaping. The house was perfect for 2 families with one child. Eleni took care caring to us and we did not miss anything. Beautifully was also a roof terrace with views of the sea and at night the view of the starry sky.
A very relaxing and wonderful vacation in a very nice small mountain town with a very nice little tavern with very nice owners.
Uns hat der Aufenthalt in der Villa sehr gut gefallen. Die Unterkunft übertraf unsere Erwartungen bezogen auf das Außengelände und die wunderschöne Gartengestaltung. Das Haus war ideal für 2 Familien mit je einem Kind. Eleni hat sich fürsorglich um uns gekümmert und es hat uns an nichts gefehlt. Wunderschön war auch die Dachterrasse mit Blick auf das Meer und abends der Blick in den Sternenhimmel.
Ein sehr entspannender und wunderschöner Urlaub in einem sehr schönen kleinen Gebirgsstädtchen mit einer ganz netten kleinen Taverne mit sehr netten Inhabern.
Very nice, modern and clean apartment with views of the Acropolis.
We stay in Athens very much.
Metro and grocery stores in the vicinity.
The apartment we can recommend.
Sehr schöne, moderne und gepflegte Wohnung mit Blick auf die Akropolis.
Uns hat der Aufenthalt in Athen sehr gut gefallen.
Metro und Lebensmittelläden in naher Umgebung.
Die Wohnung können wir weiter empfehlen.
George thank you very much for everything!
The apartment is better than it looks in the photos and owner very helpful at all times, answering the mobile phone and offering to provide an airport transfer.
Great and recommended.
From there you can visit the Acropolis perfectly fair because there are buses ali lelvan you up in 15 minutes off.
Excellent host! Great communication, and great welcome!
We stayed at George for two nights only but I have to say I was impressed with the friendly and warm welcome we had from the landlords. They nicely waited for us when we were almost two hours late (thanks!) and even gave us a basket with Makedonian wine, little biscuits and pickled olives! We were very surprised and grateful. Superb welcome. The appartment is very beautiful, with an incredible diner table set. There's a big flat screen tv with many international chanels. The kitchen is furnished with everything you need and extremely clean. The rooms were very cozy and comfortable, except the pillows which were rock hard. There was even a bath in the bathroom and everything was clean. Honnestly, I have nothing bad to say about my stay, I think it was the nicest and most comfortable place I stayed in all of my numerous trips. Perfecto. (Ah, and it's very close to the bus station, a market and, of course, the beautiful beach!)
The apartment was exactly as you see on the site. It was clean and well maintained. Close to sea and tram / bus stations. Located in a quiet neighborhood with restaurants and shops within walking distance. Public transportation is very cheap (1.40 / 90 min valid tram / metro / bus) there is hardly any non checked on tickets!
We have let us get at the airport by a cousin of George. For about 50 euros you get dropped off at the apartment and immediately the key for hands. Along the way we got some tips about Athens. With the tram you're in 25 minutes in central Athens. There you can visit the most on foot if you like walking. With the X96 bus we went back to the airport for 10 Euros (45min)
Het appartement was precies zoals je op de site ziet. Het was schoon en goed onderhouden. Dicht bij zee en tram/bus stations. Ligt in een rustige wijk met restaurantjes en winkels op loopafstand. Openbaar vervoer is erg goedkoop ( 1,40/90 min geldig in tram/metro/bus ) er wordt overigens nauwelijks tot niet gecontroleerd op kaartjes!
Wij hebben ons op laten halen op de luchthaven door een neef van George. Voor zo'n 50 euro wordt je bij het appartement afgezet en is ook meteen de sleutel voor handen. Onderweg kregen we nog wat tips over Athene. Met de tram ben je in 25 min in centrum van Athene. Daar kun je het meeste te voet bezichtigen mits je van wandelen houd. Met de X96 bus zijn we voor 10 euro terug naar de luchthaven gegaan ( 45min)
This studio-apartment is really cosy and nice, and in a very fine neighborhood. It is close to everything within 300 meters. For restaurants you will have to go a little further into the Kalithea-center. From here to the center of Athens, you just have to go with the bus 040, at the mainroad, only 10 minutes walk from the apartment. It is a fine place to stay, and you can easily cook your own food in the studio, if you don't want to go to restaurants. There is a quite new bathroom with a washingmachine. We also enjoyed the balcony. We stayed at this place for two days, and liked it. If you depend on using the internet with wifi, make sure you get the code from George & Co, and know that, it is not the best connection. A lot of places we visited, share their wifi-connection with more apartments, and that will result in weaker signal for some. Other apartments we have been visiting, had the router inside the apartment, and we never had any problems with signal or connections. See more details on: http://mytripingreece.blogspot.dk/
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|Still Image Resolution:
|10MP: 3264 x 3264 (1:1)
5MP: 2592 x 1944 (4:3)
2MP: 1920 x 1080 (16:9)
|Built-in Microphone; Monaural Speaker
|Lens Stabilization:
|Electronic Image Stabilization
|Minimum Focus Distance:
|Approx.19 2/3inch (Approx.50cm)
|Angle of View:
|LCD Display :
|Status Display Panel
|Micro USB 2.0 Hi-speed
HDMI-Micro (D) Out
|Battery Type:
|LB-080 Rechargeable Battery
|1.6 x 2.0 x 1.5 inches (41.1 x 50.0 x 38.0 mm)
|3.63 oz. (103g)
|Aqua Sport Pack Accessories:
• Waterproof Housing (197'/ 60m)
• Surfboard Adhesive Mount
• Head Strap
• 2x Curved / Flat Adhesive Mount
• 2x Extended Arms
Reviews are for the first item in the kit:
Kodak PixPro SP360 Wi-Fi HD Video Action Camera Camcorder - Aqua Sport Pack