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News : Updata Wins Network Framework Deal at Norfolk Council
Norfolk, UK, Jan 18, 2016 -- Updata Infrastructure, part of Capita IT Enterprise Services, has been awarded a four year framework agreement by Norfolk County Council to enhance network services across the region, including council buildings, schools and libraries.
The first contract under the framework will see Updata install and manage a wide area network (WAN), local area networks (LANs), unified communications and mobile communications across the council.
As a result, the council will benefit from a more robust and cost effective ICT infrastructure, improving operational and service performance, said Norfolk.
An upgraded multi-channel contact centre, built on a new "utility as a service" platform, will support citizen engagement. And council staff using a mobile phone will benefit from Updata's new partnership with the Anywhere SIM network, enabling employees to switch between three networks and use the strongest possible signal.
The framework will also deliver an improved infrastructure to support education in the county, with schools that sign contracts benefiting from a fast, reliable broadband connection. In addition, an enhanced internet filtering service can provide schools a more granular level of control.
Other Norfolk councils and health bodies are expected to use the framework, which is available to authorities in neighbouring counties.
Updata will offer at least ten apprenticeships during the course of the contract, plus two undergraduate work placements each year.
Al Collier, Norfolk County Council head of procurement, said: "This contract will reduce costs and enhance IT services for public sector staff and for schools, allowing them to work flexibly and deliver the best possible service to people in Norfolk.
"Other public sector organisations may also take advantage of the framework, further benefiting people across the region, and I'm delighted that Updata will be offering apprenticeships to local people."
Richard Masterson, Updata sales and marketing director, said: "We are committed to providing the best network services and helping the council adopt new technologies, allowing staff to offer a high standard of service for the benefit of Norfolk's residents and businesses."
Posted by Veronica Silva Cusi, news correspondent
Source: http://www.channelbiz.co.uk
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Hi there,
I'm a very old player of Anarchy Online (I started playing AO since something like 2001) but I didn't play it for years. I came back a little while ago and I had to get back on track.
I could'nt find Nano Nanny and so I was wondering if there was something like that under Android... no much luck... so Why not give it a try and since then I have spend more time coding than playing
So AO Cluster Selector (sorry for the dumb name ) is made for tablet under Android (4.0 +), you can try with a phone but I double that you will be able to do much. It's still in beta since I didn't use it much yet and I'm not very sure of the database. I should add some other stuff like special implants or symbiants too.
If some people want to try it, go ahead, it's free.
ps: since it seems that I can't post on the official forum, it's the first forum that it is post it on

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Teaching Science through
Fine Arts and Athletics
All for One: One for All
One Elementary School's Journey to Increase Student Learning
through embedding Science into Art, Music and P.E.
A HUGE THANK YOU to Ross Elementary's P.E. Coaches, Rise Hardig, Beverly Stevens and Tracy Simon, Music teacher, Crista Sereni and Art teacher, Cathy Beavers for taking this journey.
Teaching Science through Physical Activity
Name of Activity: If I Were a Seed, What Would I Need? Description of Idea Children will draw a diagram of a plant and then will move to centers to earn the things plants need to grow. The children will create a plant diagram with roots, a stem, leaves, a flower or fruit, and seeds.
Name of Activity: Water Cycle Dance Description of Idea Using the teacher's specifications as a guide, the students will dance the water cycle. The teacher shows the class a diagram of the water cycle which includes EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION, PRECIPITATION, RUN-OFF, and COLLECTION.
Name of Activity: Hoop Trip To The Planets Description of Idea To begin this activity, each child needs a hoop. Have children stand in hoop holding it at medium level. Explain that we are going to take a spaceship trip to the planets. Children can move their body and hoop to low level for "blast off".
Name of Activity: Nature Scavenger Hunt with Pedometers Description of Idea 1. Introduce/instruct the students on the value of pedometers.2. Demonstrate how to use the pedometer and give the students some short practice time to experiment. 3. Divide the students into small groups (4-5) and give each group a scavenger hunt worksheet.
Teaching Science Through Music
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Teaching Science Through Art
Art and science are intrinsically linked; the essence of art and science is discovery. Both artists and scientists work in a systematic but creative way - knowledge and understanding are built up through pieces of art or a series of labs.
Seefeldt offers tips on how to teach science through the visual arts and music. Teachers can take advantage of the teachable moment to foster children's powers of observation, their willingness to discover and experiment, and to increase their knowledge of the scientific world.
Insect Hunt - The student will be able to describe what an insect they find looks like and what it is doing. Introduction to Classifying - The student will be able to sort assorted items by at least three characteristics. Making a Food Pyramid - It is important that students begin to understand about healthy eating at a young age.


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Tray-baked saffron chicken with crushed potato salad
Keep things stress-free in the kitchen with this gently spiced tray-baked chicken with hot potato salad that takes only minutes to prepare
Total Time:
Level: Easy
Serves: 4
- 8 chicken pieces or 1 whole chicken, jointed into eight
- 50g (2oz) butter
- Pinch of saffron
- Splash of olive oil
- About 700g (1½Ib) Jersey Royals, or use new potatoes, scrubbed
- Drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
- Handful of chives, finely chopped
- Zest of ½ -1 lemon
- Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan) mark 6. Season the chicken pieces and put them in a roasting tin. Dot evenly with butter, sprinkle over the saffron (not too much or the flavour will be too strong) and drizzle with olive oil. Roast in the oven for 40-50min, or until cooked. Remove and put aside.
- Meanwhile, add potatoes to a pan of boiling, salted water and cook for 15min or until fork-tender. Drain, then return potatoes to the pan and crush with a fork. Stir in oil, chives, lemon zest and a pinch of sea salt, then serve with the chicken.
Nutrition (per serving): 593 cals; 19g fat; 9g sat fat; 29g carbs
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Baylor stuns Kentucky to advance
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kaitlyn Thumann doubled and scored on an error in the bottom of the eighth inning as Baylor rallied from a seven-run deficit to stun Kentucky 8-7 on Saturday night in an elimination game in the Women's College World Series.
Baylor (49-15) advanced to play fifth-seeded Florida on Sunday. The 13th-seeded Bears would have to beat Florida (52-12) twice to advance to the best-of-three finals.Much like the regular-season basketball game between the women's powers -- which Kentucky won in four overtimes -- the WCWS matchup had all sorts of twists and turns.
"Wow," Baylor coach Glenn Moore said. "I won't forget that one until I forget who I am. These girls are incredible. They just didn't quit believing. For five innings, we weren't even in the game. That's why you play seven, I guess. I just thought we were facing a team destined to win and (there was) nothing we could do about it.
"Three outs to go and thinking there's not much hope, I turned to my little boy in the dugout and said, `You're not going to cry after this, are you?' He said, 'Cry? We're going to win!'" I was like, 'Yeah!' It was just unbelievable execution and fight from these girls."
Kentucky (50-19) led 7-0 heading into the bottom of the sixth, but Kelsey Nunley (30-11) -- who allowed just three hits to that point -- gave up six singles during a three-run rally for Baylor. Ari Hawkins led off the seventh with a solo home run to make it 7-4 and Robin Landrith's two-run, two-out double tied it.
In the eighth, after Thumann doubled, Hawkins bunted and Kentucky catcher Griffin Joiner's throw to first base caromed off Hawkins into right field, allowing Thumann to score.
"Right before we entered the field (in the sixth), our seniors pulled us together and said, 'Hey -- this is not going to be our last game," Hawkins said. "I just took that to heart and I just was not going to go out losing. I just went up there and tried my hardest."
That made a winner of Baylor reliever Heather Stearns (15-4), who allowed one hit in 2 1/3 innings. Stearns also recorded the win earlier Saturday as the Bears eliminated Florida State 7-2.
Ginny Carroll, Emily Gaines and Krystal Smith homered for Kentucky as the Wildcats built their 7-0 lead.
Gaines and Carroll both homered off Baylor ace Whitney Canion (31-12) during a three-run second inning, with Smith -- who went 3 for 4 -- smashing a double in between. Carroll's homer ended Canion's day.
Carroll's RBI single in the fourth keyed a two-run inning for the Wildcats, who took advantage of an error by Thumann in right field. In the sixth, Smith homered just inside the left-field foul pole to make it 6-0. Christian Stokes later doubled with two outs and scored on the back end of a double steal, with Sylver Samuel taking second base.
But Baylor wasn't done.
The Bears answered with six hits -- all singles -- off Nunley in the bottom of the sixth. Linsey Hays, Jordan Strickland and Lindsey Cargill each had a run-scoring single and the Bears brought the potential tying run to the plate with two outs, but Thumann struck out to end the rally.
Nunley threw every inning for Kentucky during the postseason.
"At one point, I thought about putting one of our other pitchers in, but really, the mistake with me is that I didn't prepare them to come in," coach Rachel Lawson said. "The reason I went with Kelsey is because I'm comfortable (with her). A change would have been great, but it would have been too unpredictable."
Oregon 4, Oklahoma 2: Kailee Cuico hit a key two-run single, Janie Takeda added two RBIs and top-seeded Oregon held off defending national champion Oklahoma 4-2 in an elimination game.
Oregon (56-8-1) advanced into the semifinal round against second-seeded Alabama (52-11) and will need to beat the Crimson Tide twice on Sunday to reach the best-of-three championship series.
"We'll have to make sure that we're patient and we've got to hold them down," Oregon coach Mike White said. "We've got to do a better job of scoring runs and zoning the ball up. We're letting too many good pitches go, so we've got to be aggressive in the strike zone. We'll see what tomorrow brings."
Oklahoma (51-13) had its bid to qualify for a third straight championship series end with the loss. The Sooners lost to Alabama in the 2012 finals before beating Tennessee for the title last season.
"This team believed they could win it all," Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso said. "As soon as we started to figure some things out and get on a roll, I felt like we were invincible. It's going to take a little time to come down from that, especially when you're a team that was holding the trophy last year. Once that happens, that's the only thing you want to do."
Oklahoma threatened in the seventh, with two on and two out, but Oregon starter Cheridan Hawkins (35-5) coaxed a ground ball from the Sooners' cleanup batter, Brittany Williams, to end the game. Hawkins had left the game after the sixth inning but returned after reliever Karissa Hovinga got into the jam.
The Ducks scored three runs in the third off Oklahoma starter Shelby Pendley (2-1). Takeda doubled home Nikki Urida and Cuico followed with her single -- a sharply hit ball off the glove of Oklahoma shortstop Jessica Vest -- allowing Alyssa Gillespie and Takeda to score.
Kelsey Stevens, who had pitched the vast majority of the innings for Oklahoma during the postseason, replaced Pendley in the circle after Takeda's double. Stevens, who pitched Oklahoma to a win over Louisiana-Lafayette earlier Saturday, struck out seven batters and kept the Sooners close, but they couldn't generate much offense.
Oklahoma scored once in the fourth but a blunder cost the Sooners a chance at a big inning. Georgia Casey and Erin Miller led off the inning with singles and one out later, Vest singled to score Casey and send Miller to third.
Vest and Miller both broke on an attempted squeeze bunt by Whitney Ellis, but the pitch was outside and Ellis couldn't get the bunt down. Oregon catcher Janelle Lindvall held onto the ball for a moment before throwing out Miller, who was trying to dive back into third base when she realized what had happened.
Pendley's solo homer in the fifth pulled Oklahoma with 3-2. In the sixth, Casey drew a leadoff walk. Erin Miller laid down a bunt in an apparent sacrifice attempt, but Cuico, Oregon's first baseman, fired to Urida, the shortstop, to retire Casey on a close play at second base. The out call brought a vociferous protest from Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso.
Oregon added an insurance run in the seventh. Udria doubled down the right-field line leading off and scored on a bloop single to right-center field by Takeda.
Baylor 7, Florida State 2: Jordan Strickland hit a pair of two-run homers, Heather Stearns and Whitney Canion combined on a five-hitter and Baylor beat Florida State 7-2 in an elimination game.
Florida State (55-9) managed only two runs in its two WCWS games, losing 3-0 to Oregon in the first round.
Florida State's national player of the year, pitcher Lacey Waldrop, struggled for a second straight game. After giving up 10 hits to Oregon, Waldrop (38-7) surrendered six hits to the Bears in four innings, including three in a three-run second inning highlighted by Strickland's first homer. Clare Hosack and Linsey Hays hit sharp singles before Strickland's shot over the left-center field wall.
Florida State was making its first WCWS appearance in 10 years.
"What an outstanding venture for our program," Florida State coach Lonni Alameda said. "This senior class has been outstanding in guiding us to be relentless in the pursuit of being here. We've really enjoyed this. We've enjoyed the support.
"Everything we're learning right now as a program is going to get us back here."
Oklahoma 3, Louisiana-Lafayette 1: Kelsey Stevens allowed six hits, Brittany Williams hit a two-run first-inning double and defending NCAA softball champion Oklahoma beat Louisiana-Lafayette in an elimination game.
Callie Parsons added an inside-the-park home run in the sixth inning for Oklahoma (51-12).
Louisiana-Lafayette (49-10-1) had beaten the Sooners in two of three games during a regular-season series but the Ragin' Cajuns couldn't come up with the key hit Saturday against Stevens (38-9), stranding 11 baserunners and failing to score after loading the bases with one out in the third inning. Lexie Elkins hit a solo homer in the seventh for their only run.
"That was a fight," Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso said. "That was an absolute battle from start to finish. I am so extremely proud of Kelsey Stevens and the fight she put in today to hold them to six hits (and) finding ways to get out of innings. She had timely strikeouts. They had opportunities numerous times and I'm really proud of the way Kelsey found a way to get of it."
In the first inning, Lauren Chamberlain reached on an error for the Sooners and Shelby Pendley walked before Williams' double to center field off Louisiana-Lafayette starter Christina Hamilton (29-4).
Hamilton, who became as famous in recent days for wearing black-rimmed glasses without lenses as for her pitching, allowed only three hits the rest of the way.
Elkins led off the seventh with her 24th homer of the season, over the right center-field fence. Samantha Walsh followed with a single to left field but Stevens retired Shellie Landry on an infield popup and Redfearn on a groundout. Stevens now is tied for first in NCAA Division I pitching wins this season.
The Ragin' Cajuns entered the WCWS hitting .307 but scored only two runs in their two games -- both on Elkins home runs.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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My profile says I'm 23 but I'm actually 22. The guys I am attracted to tend to be older (25-35) but I feel very shy approaching them because of my age. There aren't many where I am anyways since I live in a college town (in undergrad). Does anyone have any advice on this?
I'm interested in older men but would they think I'm too young?
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What Guys Said 14
I usually have partners with pretty big age gaps both higher and lower. I simply find it more interesting if the person has some different life experiences than I do, I find that we have more to share and learn from each other. But you have to be fairly empathetic for that to work - both partners need to be able to see things from a different point of view. Often a very different point of view.
So a lot of guys will have a hard time with a big gap simply because they won't see it as a way to learn, but as something too foreign. You'll have to look for particular types of people if you are looking for that. And you'll obviously have to be a particular type of person yourself if you are going to be able to pull it off.
What I've found is that when you are looking for particular things, especially things outside of the norm, you need to move online to meet people. It's too hard to meet people in just random daily encounters if you are looking for something incredibly specific. Online dating sites have their problems, obviously, but they at least will let you put in a desired age range and let you say what you are looking for, and people looking for the same can then find you. With that kind of age range you'll have to be careful, and you'll want to watch for things like a power exchange happening when you don't want there to be one, but it's workable. Approaching older men in public will be tricky, and a lot of them will think it's a trap, lol. I would suggest trying online.00|00|0
At 22 I would be wary of a gap beyond 27 - Beyond that it would just seem you are at different stages of your life.11|00|0
What gaps are those old man. What stages exactly. Kids or marriage or what.
Thats not really older in my book im twenty eight and dating sophmore in college. My advice is to just be yourself. Go out do what u do and a dude that likes what he sees will present himself. Or just start talking to a guy thats cool too.00|00|0
Don't know what to tell you. Maybe you can either patiently wait till you're financially set to go out of town to meet older men through a younger friend.00|00|0
I would have no issue with this.00|01|0
Also feel free to approach me if you want practice :P
Older men love younger women - it shows that you're actually smart about choosing who you love. Just be very friendly and they'll pick up quickly - experience.00|00|0
You don't need to worry, I can't talk about all men but majority of men love much younger women in my opinion. You just have to show some interest by flirting with them.00|00|0
Your maturity level would mean the most. I wouldn't have any issue dating a girl a few years younger if they were mature enough.11|00|0
Just be yourself around the guys you are interested in. There is no magic trick, just be natural00|00|0
I'm 27, almost 28 and definitely wouldn't mind dating a 22 year old girl.00|00|0
No they wouldn't now take ur fine ass out there and get u a older man00|00|0
a five year old gap isn't wrong but tbh anything older seems way to wrong to me00|00|0
approch guys under 30 and i think you should be fine.00|00|0
just let him know you are not too young, my girlfriend is 10 years older than me00|00|0
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Firstly a year in the age you display and are isn't that much.
25 year olds shouldn't be that freaked out. The 35s I can understand.
If there aren't many in your town, don't worry. You won't be there forever. People move. Maybe someone will move who's perfect. Maybe you will move somewhere. The thing is to not write off men for not being in your bracket and not beating yourself up.
Personally I think 35 is a bit much of a gap. 13 years is a lot. There's 10 years between me and my eldest brother and there's a lot of life experience between us. He's just had his first child and bought his first house and is married. I'm in a newish relationship and still finding my career. Although people are different stages in life, for me 10 is too much.
There is 4 years between me and my boyfriend. I'm 22, he's 26. It's a good gap for us. We are both looking for the same life choices. We get on well.
What I'm saying is go for life placement rather than age. You need someone who's in the same place as you. As attractive as an older man is, he needs to be near you in age so you understand each other's struggles. I'm quite an old 22. I am looking for a career, house and kids. You are still learning and partying. And that's fine but you can't pretend to understand his worries if you aren't near them. Forgive me if I'm wrong but "OMG my friend got drunk and told me to fuck off then broke up with her Boyf and then expects me to support". His issues will be more like "my underling doesn't respect me what do I do?"
... Do you understand my (tipsy) ramble?00|00|0
I don't think you're too young.00|00|0
I'm generalising here, but most men think themselves lucky when there with a younger woman20|20|1
I'm the same age and I only date older men in that range you just described. I've never had a problem with them not liking me.00|00|0
Guys over that age would love it10|10|0
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Imaging Systems Engineer
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), a national leader in scientific research and development, located midway between Baltimore and Washington, DC is seeking an Imaging System Engineer.
Job Summary:
Contribute to technical efforts in the areas of imaging science and remote sensing systems.
Duties (Listed in order of importance with the estimated amount of time spent at each task):
Contribute to technical efforts in the development of hardware and software for airborne and similar remote sensing systems from concept through the full life-cycle of development, test & evaluation to deployment. Assure execution of tasks, and quality and timeliness of technical products through the application of best engineering practices. (60%)
Assist in the brainstorming and development of new initiatives/concepts in imaging and remote sensing through internal research and development (IR&D) efforts. (15%)
- Document technical contributions in internal memoranda/reports and conference/journal papers, as appropriate. Present findings and recommendations at appropriate internal and external forums. (25%)
Note: This job summary and listing of duties is for the purpose of describing the position and its essential functions at time of hire and may change over time.
Required Qualifications:
MS degree in engineering, physics, or related field with familiarity in the design and operating principles of optical imaging systems. Flexibility to examine and analyze problems outside one's core area of expertise. Self-motivated individual interested in working on cutting-edge remote sensing applications. Ability to conduct hands-on, electro-optical systems engineering including electrical, mechanical, and optical subsystem assembly and alignment, electro-optical test fixture development, systems troubleshooting, data collections, statistical analysis, and control and diagnostic software development. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Working familiarity with various programming languages and concepts. Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.
Desired Qualifications:
MS degree in engineering, physics, or equivalent experience and 5 years relevant experience in remote sensing or closely-related field with application to military or intelligence community solutions, including analytical experience and technical breadth in a wide variety of operational and technological issues. Strong organizational and planning skills, with a demonstrated ability to effectively lead and inspire high-performance teams of technical staff in solving complex problems. Significant programming experience. Current Secret Clearance with an ability to obtain a Top Secret Clearance.
Special Working Conditions: Travel supporting meetings and work at contractor and government facilities required. Additional travel to system field testing sites up to many weeks in duration may be required.
Security: Applicant selected will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.
Benefits: APL offers a comprehensive benefits package including a liberal vacation plan, a matching retirement program, significant educational assistance, a scholarship tuition program for staff with dependents, and competitive salaries commensurate with skills and experience. For more information about our organization, please visit our web site at www.jhuapl.edu.
Equal Employment Opportunity: Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that complies with Title IX of the Education Amendments Acts of 1972, as well as other applicable laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
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Prices in 2017 starting from 1800 Euro per week.
2 double bedrooms, 1 twin bedroom.
Private swimming pool (10 x 5 meters plus steps and depths ranging from 0.80m – 1.50m).
Pool Heating is available for a fee as an optional extra.
Free WIFI Internet Access
Sleeps a maximum of 8 persons
No Smoking inside the villa.
From its magnificent position on a cliff top immediately above the sea Villa Aqua Vista can lay claim to the most spectacular, panoramic views on this, or any shoreline. With an outlook that takes in a 200º sweeping stretch of coastline and countryside that includes Souda Bay in its entirety, Karga Island, The Akrotiri Peninsula, an 18th Century Turkish Fort, and the impressive White Mountains, seaside locations do not come any finer than this. As if the superlative views were not enough, Villa Aqua Vista is easily one of the most private, stylish and comfortable homes that we have in our portfolio of beautiful properties, and is just a stone's throw from the beach at Kera, or a leisurely 10 minute stroll to the tavernas, shops, sandy beaches, and excellent amenities in the delightful family friendly village of Almyrida.
Villa Aqua Vista boasts many much sought after features because the owners have sympathetically planned the layout of the villa and pool terrace over 3 levels in order to follow the lie of the land and take advantage of the mature pine trees that flank the plot, thus giving the guests a high degree of privacy and some peaceful areas with natural shade. In addition, the coastal location means that the entire property often benefits from the welcome cooling breezes that come off the sea in the long, hot, summer months. The villa naturally takes its name from the adjacent crystal clear, resplendent waters of Souda Bay that range in colour from bright turquoise, to deep teal, to an almost luminous aquamarine, and that provide the breathtaking backdrop for this gorgeous property.
The carefully designed living accommodation is arranged over two independently accessed, terrace skirted floors, which may appeal to families with teenagers or grandparents, and/or friends who like to holiday together whilst having their own separate spaces. Bright, welcoming, spacious, and meticulously kitted out with particularly comfortable contemporary furnishings, the emphasis has been placed on ease of living whilst showcasing the remarkable sea views. Every modern amenity has been provided for including free WIFI, beautiful, fully equipped kitchens, fully tiled shower rooms, air conditioning, a washing machine, dishwashers, satellite TV's, DVD players, and stereos with I-pod/I-phone inputs, as well as many thoughtful extras such as hairdryers, pool towels, a selection of DVD's, books, playing cards, board games, and binoculars.
Both floors of Villa Aqua Vista have large open plan living room/kitchen/dining rooms with huge picture windows and double French doors that open out onto covered and open wrap-around terraces that have a choice of sun or shade. Equipped with dining tables and chairs, and comfy armchairs and coffee tables, these sea and mountain-view terraces are the ideal spot for parents to keep a watchful eye on the swimming activity in the shimmering pool below, whilst chilling out and admiring the incredible vista.
The light and airy interiors melt seamlessly into the outside areas where our guests tend to spend most of their holiday time relaxing. Fully enclosed with fences and low, natural stone walls, the 4000m2 plot is set just below an occasionally used rural track that conveniently leads through olive groves to the beaches, shops, and tavernas in Almyrida – just 700m away. Only the gated driveway, the private parking area, part of the dining terrace, and the rear of the top floor of the villa are visible from the track, but front terraces and the pool area all hidden from view. The vast array of different seating areas dotted around the pretty and shady garden make moments of quiet solitude away from the rest of the family easy to achieve if needed. Cleverly landscaped, lush bougainvillea, oleanders, Date and Washingtonian palms have been planted close to the villa, whilst the outskirts of the large plot of land have been left in their natural state. A ramp and a few steps take you down to a tree-ringed, stone-paved patio (immediately outside the middle level kitchen door) that features a Weber gas barbeque, and a long dining table and 8 chairs which are sure to be the venue for many a congenial al-fresco meal. Two other outside dining areas can be found on the wrap-around terraces, but whichever one you choose to eat at, you are sure to enjoy not only the delicious, fresh local produce but also the incomparable scenery and dramatic, incandescent sunsets, thanks to the villas south and westerly aspect.
The inviting, mosaic-tiled pool takes centre stage on the lower terrace which is a private suntrap bordered by olive trees and flower beds planted with leylandii, geraniums, hibiscus, birds of paradise bushes, purple flowered polygala shrubs, and other typically Mediterranean flora. Very unusually for Crete, for the times at the start and end of the season when the pools can be decidedly chilly, the pool at Villa Aqua Vista can be heated for an extra fee to a minimum of 26 degrees centigrade, except first thing in the morning and at night when the temperature cannot be guaranteed. Furnished with a table and 4 chairs, sun-beds, and sun-umbrellas for shade if wanted, it is easy to understand why so many guests find it hard to drag themselves away from the 50m2 pool which is the ideal place from which to survey the ever-changing panorama to which the accompanying photos cannot possibly do justice.
With Almyrida, and Kera Cove Beach (a little gem that rarely features on maps) so close at hand, yet unobtrusive, and all of the vital facilities that make a luxurious home-away-from-home holiday retreat, Villa Aqua Vista offers you a wealth of options for a fantastic and truly unforgettable holiday.
Villa Accommodation
Top Floor on the upper terrace (1 small step from the parking area, a ramp and 4 steps to the middle terrace, plus a further ramp and 11 steps to the pool terrace):
Open plan living room/kitchen/dining area, 1 double bedroom, 1 shower room, and a wrap around terrace. The main door opens from the rear terrace and parking area into the kitchen and open plan living room/dining area. The kitchen has white and dark grey/black cabinets, dark grey work surfaces, a double sink, built in microwave oven, a dishwasher, toaster, kettle, coffee maker, an island/breakfast bar with polished granite top, 2 stools, a ceramic hob, built-in oven, Inox cooker hood, and there is a black refrigerator freezer and a wall clock. A window looks out onto the rear upper terrace, date palms, and a flower bed. The dining area has a white dining table and 6 chairs, a white side board which houses DVD's, board games, etc. and has a stereo and a lamp. The lounge area has a dark grey couch that folds out into a double bed, a grey armchair, a black glass and chrome coffee table, a black, grey, and turquoise floor rug, a white entertainment unit with a white flat screen TV, DVD player, and a satellite receiver. There are 2 windows overlooking either side of the villa, and two large picture windows look out over the wrap-around terrace to the sea and double French doors open out onto the wrap-around terrace. The terrace can be accessed via the lounge or from the parking area, has views over the pool to the bay, beach, coastline, and mountains, and is furnished with brown rattan arm chairs with beige cushions, a matching coffee table, a glass topped dining table and 4 brown rattan chairs. Leading off the living room are 2 doors – 1 for a double bedroom and 1 for a shower room. The bedroom has a king size bed, 2 white bedside cabinets with lamps, a white and pale wood dressing table and mirror, a chair, a full length mirror, and built-in wall to ceiling pale wood wardrobes. There are 3 tilt and turn windows that look out over the wrap-around terrace to the side garden, pine trees, and sea. The shower room has pale blue and light grey tiles, a shower, a toilet, a basin, a large wall mirror with a glass shelf and lights, glass and marble shelves with a selection of wicker storage baskets, a wicker laundry basket, a set of scales, and a frosted window.
Lower Floor on the middle terrace (1 ramp and 4 steps up from the upper level and parking area, 1 ramp and 11 steps from the pool terrace): Open plan living room/kitchen/dining area, 1 double bedroom, 1 twin bedroom, 1 shower room, a wrap-around terrace:
A ramp and 4 steps lead from the upper level to the middle level barbeque and dining terrace which is equipped with a dining table, 8 chairs, a sun umbrella and a Weber gas barbeque. The lower floor accommodation main door opens from this dining terrace into the open plan kitchen/dining/living room. The kitchen has white and dark grey/black cabinets, dark grey work surfaces, a double sink, ceramic hob, built-in oven, cooker hood, microwave oven, a dishwasher, toaster, kettle, coffee maker, black refrigerator freezer, and a wall clock. The adjacent dining / lounge area has a white oval dining table and 6 chairs, a white side board which has a stereo and a lamp, a dark grey couch that folds out into a double bed, a grey armchair, a black glass and chrome coffee table, a black, grey, and turquoise floor rug, a white entertainment unit with a white flat screen TV, DVD player, and a satellite receiver. There is a window looking out to the north side of the plot and Karga Island, two large picture windows look out over the wrap-around terrace to the bay, and double French doors open out onto the wrap-around terrace. The terrace can be accessed from the garden and has views over the pool to the bay, beach, coastline, and mountains, and is furnished with brown rattan arm chairs with beige cushions, a matching coffee table, a white dining table and 6 white wicker chairs. Leading off the living room are 3 doors – 1 for a double bedroom, 1 for the twin bedroom, and 1 for a shower room. The double bedroom has a king size bed, 2 white bedside cabinets with lamps, a white and pale wood dressing table and mirror, a chair, a full length mirror, and built-in wall to ceiling pale wood wardrobes. There are 3 tilt and turn windows that look out to the side garden, pine trees, the sea, and Karga Island/ The shower room has pale yellow tiles, a shower, a toilet, a basin, a large wall mirror with a glass shelf and lights, marble shelves with a selection of wicker storage baskets, a wicker laundry basket, a set of scales, a washing machine, and a frosted window.
Pool area on the lower terrace (1 ramp and 11 steps from the middle terrace):
The 50 square meter swimming pool has 5 steps into the pool. There are numerous sun beds and umbrellas plus a round table and 4 chairs. Sea and mountains views beckon. Pool heating is available for an extra fee upon request.
Villa Location
The beach at Kera is only 500 metres from the Villa Aqua Vista. It is a quieter beach with just a small kantina for food. The water is shallow and there is a choice of pebbles or sand. The lovely village of Almyrida is only a 700m walk down a dirt track from the villa, and is built around a pretty crescent shaped sandy beach, with a small fishing harbour at the eastern end. The beach is very shallow and safe, which is good news if you have children or are not a strong swimmer. Lining the beach are 13 excellent tavernas, 6 cafés, 2 bars, 2 bakeries, 1 Italian ice cream shop, 1 jewellery shop, 5 mini-markets, 7 gift shops, an off-license, a pharmacy, an organic fruit and vegetable shop with a deli counter, a butcher, a nail spa, a body and wellness spa, a hair dresser, 1 kiosk, a children's nursery and play area, and 3 real estate offices. Also in Almyrida there is a space with pool tables and a variety of games machines, a scuba diving centre, a water sports centre which rents out kayaks, windsurfers and catamarans, and Villas Crete Holidays for tourist information, private boat rental, boat trips, horse riding, private sightseeing flights in a light airplane, big game fishing, and guided walking or coach tours. The village of Kalives is 3km away and has long been a popular destination for holiday makers seeking a typically Greek seaside resort that has many amenities but is far removed from brash tourism. Kalives stretches along 4 kilometres of sandy beaches, and the narrow main street is lined with old white washed houses. Two rivers run join the sea at Kalives, and there is a traditional fishing boat harbour at the eastern end of the village. There is an abundance of excellent tavernas and cafes lining the seafront, and there are shops of every description. A few minutes by car from the villa, there are a huge variety of archaeological sites and traditional villages with wonderful tavernas. There is also an interesting selection of small craft centres and museums, including glass blowing in Kokkino Horio, and lace makers in Gavalohori. For those of you looking for even more activity, the historic town of Chania is only 30 minutes away by car.
Villa Amenities
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|Washing machine
|Microwave Oven
|Fridge / Freezer
|Satellite TV
|Air conditioned bedrooms
|Air conditioned lounge
|on the upper level, NO on the lower level
|CD player
|Free WIFI
|DVD Player
|Mosquito screens to windows
|Central heating
|but fuel is not included in the rental price
|Fireplace or Wood burning Stove
|Iron and ironing board
|Pool Towels
|Safety Deposit Box
|Welcome Grocery Pack
|Number of bedrooms
|3 - 2 Twin, 1 Double
|Number of bathrooms
|2 - 1 upstairs shower room, 1 downstairs shower room
|Pool depths
|0.80m, 1.10m, 1.50m
|Pool size
|10m x 5m
|Type of shade by the pool?
|Sofa bed? Suitable for child or adult?
|Yes x 2 - with extra thick mattresses.
|Maid service
|2 times a week
|Distance to nearest taverna?
|700m By foot. 10 - 15 minutes By car 2 minutes
|Distance to the nearest beach?
|500m By foot 10 mins By car 2 mins
|Distance to nearest mini market?
|700m By foot 10 - 15 mins By car 2 mins
|Distance to nearest cash machine?
|700m By foot 10 - 15 mins By car 2 mins
|How far from Chania airport?
|30 minutes
|How far from nearest large town?
|30 minutes
Any steps? How many?
1 small step from the parking area to the upper floor, 4 steps and a ramp from the parking area and upper level to the lower floor on the middle terrace, 11 steps and a ramp from the middle terrace to the pool terrace.
How private?
Very private - the wrap around terraces can only be seen from a distance. The back / kitchen door on the upper level, part of the side dining terrace, and the parking area can be seen from the quiet track that the villa is located next to.
Nearest neighbour?
100m – at the start of the track that leads to the villa.
Almyrida is within walking distance, and there is a limited bus service from there into Chania, but we recommend car hire in order to explore the varied regions of the area.
Villa Rental Prices
The following prices shown EURO are for the Villa with a maximum of 8 persons.
These prices include a Free Welcome Pack, representative services, a villa information book, and detailed directions to all of the sites from the essential guide book "Crete on the Road" by Frankie Miles.
Pool Heating is available for an extra 125.00 Euro per week if required.
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|Winter 2016/17
The above prices shown are in EUROS, per Week. These prices include a Free Welcome Pack, representative services, a villa information book, and detailed directions to all the sights from the guide book "Crete on the Road " by Frankie Miles.


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Clearly, a chunk of Wii people go deep with what games they have and enjoy them perfectly fine, but the majority have strayed. Their games are on another console. If more traditional Nintendo games were available on the Wii, they'd buy 'em. That's why they bought a Wii. And Nintendo seems to have finally remembered that. They're diversifying back into the market they started from, putting real muscle into creating games for the people who've been in their corner all along.
Don't get me wrong, Nintendo's not giving up those casual dollars. It just isn't working as hard for them anymore... primarily because there's no need. Wii Sports Resort and a Wii Fit sequel will do the heavy lifting for the next year or so while the rest of us can look forward to a whole slew of Wii games that won't bring eternal shame to our family should we play them.
Sharply skewing the casual/hardcore ratio serves Nintendo as well as us. They can release two more casual mega-hits for that half of their install base, then jauntily throw out a half-dozen Super Mario Galaxy-sized smash hits (such as Super Mario Galaxy 2) for the gamer population, and suddenly the Wii actually starts performing like the all-knowing, all-devouring gaming platform it's advertised to be.
At least, that's the theory.
A few developers stepped up to fill the hardcore void Nintendo left, and the results have been shaky to say the least. Capcom's done well porting its popular Resident Evil series to the Wii, but tanked badly doing the same to zombie apocalypser Dead Rising. Sega's bombed three times in a row with Madworld, House of the Dead: Overkill, and The Conduit.
All these games put together wouldn't match the sales figures of Wii Music, which (at 2.6 million sold) is the comparative "failure" of the Wii Game imprint. No lie, some of them are well deserving of their abysmal fate, but Madworld and Conduit are good games that could have and should have done better.
Part of me wants to put it down to N-fans being hard-wired to instinctively distrust third party software - not without precedent - but mostly I think the Nintendo faithful didn't buy a Wii to play Halo. A true Nintendo game has its own vibe... I hesitate to call it chaste, but they're generally not as gory, cynical or in-your-face as what you find on an Xbox or PlayStation.
There's a certain atmosphere, whether it's crushing dread or selfless heroism or lighthearted whimsy, that's missed when absent. That might be tough to contemplate for somebody who equates challenge with blood spatter, but developers must tap into it to really succeed on the Wii.
Retro Studios did (under heavy influence from the Nintendo home office) when they translated Metroid into Metroid Prime, one of the GameCube's top sellers. I'm not so sure Wii-bound rail shooters Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles and Dead Space: Extraction will follow suit. Hopefully, I'm wrong, but I'm also not so sure anybody's really interested in rail shooters at all, outside of an arcade.
High Voltage Software, the developer behind The Conduit, has bravely dedicated itself 100% to hardcoring on the Wii. I find that entirely laudable, but its next project is Grinder, which the High Voltage guys freely admit is Left 4 Dead for the Wii. Except I don't play Left 4 Dead on the Wii. I play it on the Xbox 360. I'd rather High Voltage make Grinder for the Wii its own game with its own personality on its own platform. It's a mistake to shoehorn a PlayStation or Xbox game into the Wii. The bigger consoles do them too well.
For a perfect example of third party, Wii-specific hardcore, I'd point to Ubisoft's incoming Red Steel 2. It's a Wiimotion Plus first-person swordfighter, something that just wouldn't work as well on any other console. More to the point, it exploits the Wii's strengths while staying within its limits. The gameplay's tight, the graphics flashy, the combat satisfying and viscera-free. Is it going to look as amazing as an A-list PlayStation 3 game? No, but it doesn't have to. I like eye-popping graphics, but I'll take brain-popping gameplay first. I don't need Pac-Man in HD.
And while we're on the subject, any snob who dismisses the Wii as "a toy" should re-evaluate their need for playing games. Here's a history lesson: GoldenEye 007 reinvented first person shooters for consoles on the Nintendo 64. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem evolved survival horror on the GameCube. The original Ninja Gaiden trilogy, which didn't coddle you like the newer versions, lived on the NES. Once upon a time, Nintendo was the hardcore, and while it won't overtake the competition in that respect, it can easily carve out its own niche in the badlands.
I like that Nintendo tries to straddle the line on occasion, but the Wii can support two separate-but-equal customer streams. Now, finally, it will. Nintendo is leading with all its big guns, and there are plenty more franchises to follow up. Expect Kirby to get a Wii game at some point. Cassamassina insists Kid Icarus Wii is still a go, despite the recent implosion of its developer. Deep in the heart of Texas, Retro Studios is up to something and Sega isn't giving up yet, either. Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, and Capcom are all looking to tap the Wii's biggest untapped market. More is coming. A lot more.
Casual games for casual gamers. Serious games for serious gamers. It's our turn now.
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Texas could be the next state to try and enact a bill restricting transgender people from using the bathroom of their gender identity.
Transgender refers to those who do not identify with the gender on their birth certificate.
More Texas politicians are weighing in on whether transgender people should be allowed to choose which bathroom to use.
"Transgender people have been using bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity for decades without problems," said CEO of Equality Texas Chuck Smith.
Lieutenant Governor of Texas Dan Patrick posted a petition on Facebook this week asking his supporters to "Keep men out of women's bathrooms."
"We're creating a problem that doesn't exist and I think we're doing it just to torture and torment a group of people that many people don't understand," said Smith.
Patrick posted the petition with a statement reading, "I will not spend a single dollar with a business that allows men to use women's bathrooms." his statement comes a week after Target announced it will allow transgender people to use whichever bathroom fits their gender identity.
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Patrick is not the first Texas politician to say he does not want men in women's bathrooms. U.S. Senator and hopeful presidential candidate Ted Cruz recently aired an ad expressing the same fear.
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Men carjacked after meeting woman
New Orleans police said two men were carjacked after they went to meet a women they had found on the social media site Tagged.
The victims met the woman in person about 4 a.m. Thursday in the 2700 block of Monticello Street in the Lower 9th Ward.
The woman was sitting on the porch of a shotgun double when the victims pulled up to the home. At that point, three men walked out of the home and ordered the victims out of the car.
The men got into the victims' 2010 Nissan Titan, with Louisiana license plate B680035, and drove away.
The woman ran away.
Additional arrests made in drug deal, shooting
Detectives have arrested two more people and are seeking three others in connection with a drug deal and shooting in the Oak Harbor section of Slidell, a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office spokeswoman said.
Four suspects were arrested Wednesday.
The incident began when John Burdine, Terry Hall, Kelsey Schoenbeger, Hailey Gill and Philip Kitchen were gathered at a house on Cape Breton Drive. Jonathan Vines and Hall were at the house to sell marijuana to the others when arrangements were made for Jimmy Coyne, Donice Garrett and Byron Davis to come to the house, also to buy marijuana, according to the Sheriff's Office.
When the three arrived, Coyne pulled out a gun and robbed Vines. A struggle ensued and Vines grabbed the gun. Davis then got out of the car with a gun of his own and was shot by Vines with Coyne's gun. Hall also shot Davis in the melee, the Sheriff's Office said.
Coyne, Garrett, Davis and Schoenbeger fled in a car but were soon stopped by a deputy. Davis was taken to a hospital, where he underwent surgery and is expected to be released in a few days.
Coyne, Schoenbeger, Garrett and Vines were all booked Wednesday on various counts.
Davis will be booked when he is released from the hospital on drug, armed robbery and aggravated assault counts.
Burdine will be booked on an obstruction of justice count for trying to clean up the scene, the Sheriff's Office said.
Kitchen will be booked on a possession with intent to distribute count. Gill is to be arrested by summons on possession of drugs and paraphernalia counts, the Sheriff's Office said.
Sheriff's contractor suspected of theft
A 43-year-old contract employee of the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office was arrested Thursday after an investigation revealed that she collected more than $42,000 using phony invoices over an 18-month span, Sheriff Mike Tregre said.
Rachel Marie Bourgeois, of LaPlace, started transcription work on a contract basis for the Sheriff's Office in June 2008.
A joint investigation with the Attorney General's Office, which began in July, found that she allegedly altered invoices, doubled-billed the Sheriff's Office for work and submitted fraudulent invoices, leading to her being paid multiple times.
Investigators believe Bourgeois illegally collected $42,534 from January 2013 until June 2014, though the total dollar figure is still being investigated, Tregre said.
Bourgeois was arrested Thursday and booked with theft by systematic practices, forgery, filing or maintaining false public records, and public payroll fraud. She was held on $200,000 bail.
Metairie man critical after van strikes him
A Metairie man was severely injured Thursday morning after he was struck by a vehicle in the 2700 block of Bainbridge Street in Kenner.
The 36-year-old pedestrian was struck about 8:30 a.m.
Kenner police said a 55-year-old man, who was not identified, was driving a 1988 Ford Econoline van south on Bainbridge when he became distracted.
The van drifted to the right and partially left the roadway, striking the victim as he walked along the curb.
The pedestrian's injuries included several broken ribs, fractures to his face and a brain hemorrhage, said Sgt. Brian McGregor, a Kenner Police Department spokesman. The pedestrian was in critical condition at Interim LSU Hospital in New Orleans.
The van was not insured and had several equipment violations, including an expired license plate, a switched license place registration sticker and a counterfeit brake tag.
The driver was taken to Ochsner Kenner for undisclosed medical reasons.
Criminal charges are pending, McGregor said.
Fourth suspect booked in Walgreens robbery
A man alleged to be the driver of a getaway car used in an armed robbery of a Chalmette pharmacy on Aug. 25 has been arrested on the West Bank.
John Wilson, 27, of Gretna, is the fourth person arrested in connection with the crime, St. Bernard Parish Sheriff James Pohlmann said.
Wilson was booked with armed robbery and three counts of aggravated kidnapping in connection with the 4:30 a.m. robbery of the Walgreens at Judge Perez Drive and Paris Road.
Deputies previously arrested Leonard Gibson, 43, and Ben Amos, 27, the suspected robbers. They later arrested Quintina "Peaches" Harris, 30, an employee of the store who is suspected of helping to plan the robbery.
The three are being held on the same counts of armed robbery and aggravated kidnapping.
Wilson was being held without bail Thursday pending an appearance before a judge.


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An American white pelican (P. erythrorhyncos) was captured in August 1999 in California, USA. The bird was unable to fly away or evade the boat, and showed considerable aggression when captured. Numerous multifocal, 1 mm diameter, yellow masses were observed throughout the lungs and air sacs. The liver was yellow. A 6 cm diameter, firm spherical mass was present in the abdominal cavity, distal to the liver. Aspergillus spp. were cultured from the air sac tissue. Mycobacterium avium was identified from the splenic mass.
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Talk:First language
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- 1 Early unsectioned discussion
- 2 Vernacular
- 3 First Language, Native Language, Mother Tongue
- 4 highlight
- 5 Linguist SME's and copyeditors needed
- 6 First Language, Mother Tongue and Number of Speakers of L
- 7 Language Dominance
- 8 Impact of One's Mother Tongue Section
- 9 Literacy as a First Language
- 10 Image: Monument for the Mother language
- 11 Idiomatic language?
- 12 Is the current title a common name?
Early unsectioned discussion[edit]
Good skills in eyour native lanaguage are essential for further learning, as native language is thought to be a base of thinking. Incomplete first language skills often make learning other languages difficult. Native language has therefore a central role in education.
--This seems to be a restatement of the discredited Sapir Whorf hypothesis.
- The article on Sapir-Whorf hypothesis gives some research results that support it. The hypothesis can't be discredited. -Hapsiainen 19:41, Apr 20, 2005 (UTC)
- OK, but it's a minority view. I think that needs to be mentioned.
- Detrimental effects of incomplete mother tongue skills can hardly be characterized as "minority views", although the Sapir Whorf hypothesis may be considered controversial. --Johan Magnus 08:35, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Of course, there are detrimental effects of incomplete mother tongue skills (although examples of persons with incomplete mother toungue skills are rare--it's usually the case that the person considered to have incomplete fist language skills just speaks a nonstandard dialect). It's the claim that not having complete native language skills affects a person's ability to think (as opposed to that person's ability to express his thoughts) that is a minority view. -- Temtem 17:44, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Detrimental effects of incomplete mother tongue skills can hardly be characterized as "minority views", although the Sapir Whorf hypothesis may be considered controversial. --Johan Magnus 08:35, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- OK, but it's a minority view. I think that needs to be mentioned.
If whoever added the part on Altenhofen happens to see this, could you cite the specific work? I'm interested in looking him up for an unrelated project, and would like to know what work this occurs in. this is not rright —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.127.116.11 (talk) 21:12, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
I have removed vernacular in the brackets after first language, as the two are not the same. A simple look at the vernacular page reveals that. Someone's native language is not automatically a vernacular. JREL 15:41, 30 January 2006 (UTC) how can this be —Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.108.40.206 (talk) 21:12, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
First Language, Native Language, Mother Tongue[edit]
According to the first sentence of this article, these three terms are treated as equivalence to each other, however someone believes there are still subtle differences among these three terms. Could anyone clarify the doubt? -- G.S.K.Lee 09:02, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
I know a girl from Argentina. The first language she learned to speak was Spanish. So that's her native language or mother tongue. However, she's lived in the US most of her life and is now actually more comfortable with English than Spanish, making English her first language, in that it's the one she's most skilled with. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 22.214.171.124 (talk) 12:00, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
Linguist SME's and copyeditors needed[edit]
I was just about to link to this article, but it hardly meets start quality status, and has been ignored for a long time. I am not really interested in working on this article - can't we get some volunteers?Vontrotta (talk) 12:11, 20 October 2008 (UTC) justin bieber is so cute
First Language, Mother Tongue and Number of Speakers of L[edit]
The basic premise that only First language speakers can be counted as being completely competent in any language because fluency cannot be accurately measured in second language users is completely wrong. If fluency cannot be accurately measured in second language users, then why should it be measurable in First language users? The point is that any criteria used in measuring language competency may be applied to both First and Second language users. On the other hand, if there are no valid criteria for measuring competency and fluency, then the original premise does not stand. In other words, if we can't measure fluency and competency, then we can't do it in either first or second language users.
I know Bengali people in the UK that are totally fluent in English. I have met these people and their second language is indistinguishable from native speakers.
WillMall (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:15, 25 March 2009 (UTC). WillMall (talk) 09:41, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
- You're missing the point. Fluency and "competency" don't need to be measured in native speakers. Native speakers are the standard, regardless of their variety and change, by which fluency and competence are measured (if at all). -- Wegesrand (talk) 11:37, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
Which is the correct way to count the number of speakers of a language? Using FL, SL or ML? A combination of all 3? None of the above? WillMall (talk) 09:41, 26 March 2009 (UTC) we are not talking about justin bieber
Language Dominance[edit]
Well, i dont really have time to do a whole bunch of research and editing, but i wanted to note that i live in denmark and have been raised by danish parents, but i prefer the english language because danish is very limited. It only has one word for most things so its very hard to explain complicated concepts. I often find myself frustrated because im talking to somone in danish and there simply isnt a word for what im going to say. Again, this is first hand research, but its food for thought. Would be cool if someone could find some sourced stuff. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.127.116.11 (talk) 03:03, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Impact of One's Mother Tongue Section[edit]
The Section Impact of One's Mother Tongue needs serious revision and sources. It states that from early puperty one cannot replace one's mother tongue as the dominant language, which is utterly wrong, as there are many people who prefer to speak their second language, or may simply feel more comfortable using a second language. In fact, the majority of the section has nothing to do with the impact of one's mother tongue, but rambles needlessly about an experiment that was apparently verified by many psychologists. In other words, it has nothing to do with the topic. Se Cyning —Preceding undated comment added 04:06, 9 August 2009 (UTC). my bad —Preceding unsigned comment added by 126.96.36.199 (talk) 21:15, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
The whole section should be rewritten ! I started, but gave up because of time pressure. (I have to leave it to somebody else or do it some other time). It is indeed easier to write the whole thing from scratch than to edit a hopelessly flawed manuscript. Hirpex (talk) 13:18, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
Literacy as a First Language[edit]
I learned to read by age 3. I don't remember learning to speak or learning to read. As a child, the library was my favorite place to go. I have since been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. Reviewing my life, I discovered about two years ago that written English was my native language, the mode in which my mind thought, and that I was not fluent in spoken English. Oh, I could understand the words people spoke, but I often missed instructions and phrases; in particular, words relating to emotions, spiritual things, social things, etc, made no sense as audio, even though I could handle them on paper. I can remember one instance when it felt like I was transcribing another person's words from speech to text in realtime in my mind. The Internet is addictive for me because it feels like I am truly communicating, instead of the awkward time-based speech that we use in person, which often results in misunderstanding. --BlueNight (talk) 23:57, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
Image: Monument for the Mother language[edit]
I reverted the addition of this image, because it is a monument to Azerbaijani rather than about first languages in general. I think it could be included in the article, but maybe further down (it was posted right at the top). A more suitable image for the top of the article might be a small child learning their first language. What do people think? — Mr. Stradivarius (drop me a line) 02:46, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
- Actualy this monument is deducated to mother tongue. Writing on it: Azerbaijani: Ana dili means English: Mother tongue. Besides, I don't think, foto of small child learning their first language will be suitable. --Мурад 97 (talk) 20:19, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
- But isn't this promoting Azerbaijani over other languages? As I said above, to me the monument looks like it is dedicated to the Azerbaijanji mother tongue. The writing may say "mother tongue", but it says it in Azerbaijani; this article is not about Azerbaijani, but the general subject of a mother tongue. Maybe this image would be more suitable at Azerbaijani language? (In fact, looking at that article, I see it's already included.) — Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 12:40, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
Idiomatic language?[edit]
Why does "Idiomatic language" redirect to this page, and not to "Idiom" or to a similar page? I fail to see the relevance of the redirect, and I don't see that phrase boldfaced anywhere on this page... Grollτech (talk) 10:04, 22 December 2012 (UTC)
Is the current title a common name?[edit]
The term "native language" on Google yields 14,500,000 results; while "first language" only yields 9,530,000 results. It appears that "native language" is more common. --Matt Smith (talk) 06:41, 19 January 2017 (UTC)