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  • 2011 SAN ANGELO LIVING: Education Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:30AMSan Angelo offers a variety of public and private educational resources for all ages of learners. Institutions cooperate to offer a ‘‘seamless’’ education from pre-kindergarten through college, and continuing education extends the city’s offerings to older adults as well. Various schools offer both vocational training and personal growth. This guide lists the city’s educational institutions and ...
  • Many Latin American baseball players train hard to build English skills Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:38PMPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- In a stuffy meeting room of a budget hotel, 10 young men in jeans and polo shirts slump into faux-leather chairs around a worn brown conference table. Most of them are 14 hours into a work day that started before dawn, so their eyelids are setting faster than the late-spring sun. But the small, energetic lady standing at the head of the table makes no concession to ...
  • Dual-language program equitably challenging for all students Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:13PMWe are very grateful to Day reporter Kathleen Edgecomb for the article she recently authored announcing the dual-language initiative at St. Mary Star of the Sea School. It contained a great deal of
  • LiveAndTell, A Crowdsourced Quest To Save Native American Languages Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 2:05PMWhile you won't have any trouble finding a way to learn Spanish, French, or German in the United States, brushing up on your Lakota or Navajo isn't so easy. The Endangered Language Fund projects that half of the languages spoken on earth will disappear in the next century, and Native American tongues are among them. The Administration for Native Americans reports that when the U.S. was founded ...
  • 0 Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 2:05PMWhile you won't have any trouble finding a way to learn Spanish, French, or German in the United States, brushing up on your Lakota or Navajo isn't so easy. The Endangered Language Fund projects that half of the languages spoken on earth will disappear in the next century, and Native American tongues are among them. The Administration for Native Americans reports that when the U.S. was founded ...
  • Queens native Nash anxious to start pro career, wherever that may be Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:48AMFor the first time in his basketball-playing life, Tyrone Nash doesn’t know what comes next. The Queens native went from Lawrence Woodmere Academy to Northfield Mt. Hermon Prep to a four-year career at Notre Dame. The 6-foot-8 forward knows he’ll start his professional career in Europe, but where...
  • Mandarin classes coming to local schools Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 9:27PMEAGLE, Colorado - A local high school is launching a Mandarin language program funded by the Chinese government, school district officials said. Battle Mountain High School joins 14 other Colorado schools - three high schools - Copyright 2011 Vail Daily. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Vail Daily Mandarin ...
  • Tech 2.0 for Wednesday, June 29 Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:38PMIt's the site most people think of when doing online searches. Now, Google is trying to become a major player in the social networking field. It's latest attempt to challenge Facebook is called Google+.
  • W. Soccer. Cinder(ella) - Dreams Can Come True Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 1:38PMEveryone loves the story of Cinderella. From the time we're young and we first hear the rags to riches fairytale about the unfortunate beauty that had to endure the abuse of her evil step mother and wicked step sisters, we were hooked.
  • Catholic education about to go bilingual Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 11:12PMSt. Mary Star of the Sea School in New London will begin teaching lessons in Spanish, beginning with the kindergarten class in the fall.
  • Little gets call for All-Star Futures game Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 10:31PMWill Little’s bright future is momentarily being eclipsed by a shiny present. The fifth-year minor-league umpire — a crew chief in the Double-A Southern League — has been selected to work the All-Star Futures Game at Chase Field in Phoenix on July 10.
  • Morley Library — an open book of options Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:31PMFrom its vast selection of new novels to the beautifully constructed building, Morley Library staffers frequently hear positive comments about their community showpiece.
  • NBA Capsules: Effort seems there in league's talks, but is time? Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 4:57AMNEW YORK (AP) — The effort seems there in the NBA labor talks. Time might not be.
  • Rubio arrives in Minnesota to fanfare Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 12:21AMMINNEAPOLIS - From dance team members waving pompoms to signs reading "We Love You Ricky!" and a full-page ad in the local newspaper, the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled out all the stops to make Ricky Rubio feel welcome on the day of his long anticipated arrival from Spain.  Talk about this topic
  • Graduate raises $6,500 to buy books for MHS library Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 10:48PMMUSCATINE, Iowa — Hart Goldman graduated from Muscatine High School this May, but his devotion to his alma mater will leave a lasting impression.
  • Rubio Arrives To Big Fanfare Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 5:45PMFrom dance team members waving pompoms to signs reading "We Love You Ricky!" and a full-page ad in the local newspaper, the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled out all the stops to make Ricky Rubio feel welcome on the day of his long anticipated arrival from Spain...
  • Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsRubio arrives in Minnesota to big fanfare Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 5:33PMMINNEAPOLIS (AP) - From dance team members waving pompoms to signs reading "We Love You Ricky!" and a full-page ad in the local newspaper, the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled out all the stops to make Ricky Rubio feel welcome on the day of his long anticipated arrival from Spain.
  • Rubio arrives in Minnesota, met by Wolves fans Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 4:20PMMINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- From dance team members waving pompoms to signs reading "We Love You Ricky!" and a full-page ad in the local newspaper, the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled out all the stops to make Ricky Rubio feel welcome on the day of his long anticipated arrival from Spain.
  • Rubio receives warm welcome as he arrives in Minnesota Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 4:13PMFrom dance team members waving pompoms to signs reading "We Love You Ricky!" and a full-page ad in the local newspaper, the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled out all the stops to make Ricky Rubio feel welcome on the day of his long anticipated arrival from Spain.
  • Wolves fans greet prized PG Rubio in Minnesota Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 3:20PMFrom dance team members waving pompoms to signs reading "We Love You Ricky!" and a full-page ad in the local newspaper, the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled out all the stops to make Ricky Rubio feel welcome on the day of his long anticipated arrival from Sp
  • ¿ Habla - Español, officer? - Soon all 120 Meriden police officers can start learning Spanish Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 2:03PMMERIDEN - Come July, all 120 police officers in Meriden will be given the opportunity to learn a new language. The department plans to purchase the Spanish version of Rosetta Stone, a computer based language learning program.
  • USDA Forest Service and Ad Council Launch New PSAs to Re-Connect Families and Kids with Nature Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 7:58AMWashington, D.C. June 8, 2011Children in the U.S. spend 50 percent less time outdoors than they did 20 years ago. In an effort to motivate families and their children to get outside more often and re-connect with nature, the USDA Forest Service and the Ad Council today launched new public service advertisements PSAs to encourage families to take the time to discover the forest. The Chief of...
  • Taxes going up in Marple Newtown School District Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 9:04AMWith nearly a week to digest the information regarding the challenges of the 2011-2012 budget, the Marple Newtown School Board voted 6-2 to adopt the proposed final version of $67 million.
  • WWE News: Is High Flyer Sin Cara Worth All of This Effort? Saturday, June 4, 2011 @ 6:32PMA few months ago, an announcement was made that excited wrestling fans around the world: the signing of Mistico, a.k.a Sin Cara. He was given a press conference to be introduced. The whole internet seemed electrified, pondering when he would debut, how the WWE would handle his style, etc... Then began the promos. Footage of him performing spectacular moves left us in awe. It was like a little ...
  • Taxes going up in Marple Newtown School District Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 7:21AMWith nearly a week to digest the information regarding the challenges of the 2011-2012 budget, the Marple Newtown School Board voted 6-2 to adopt the proposed final version of $67 million.
  • Rosetta Stone Offers On-the-Go Coursework Capabilities for TOTALe Learners on the iPad Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 8:10AMARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rosetta Stone Inc. (NYSE:RST), a leading provider of technology-based language-learning solutions, today announced its latest innovation, Rosetta Stone TOTALe Companion HD™, an app for the iPad that supplements and enhances the company’s comprehensive language-learning experience, Rosetta Stone® Version 4 TOTALe® (pronounced tow-TALLY). Rosetta Stone TOTALe ...
  • MHS to offer Rosetta Stone online language program Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 11:02PMMUSCATINE, Iowa — Central Middle School eighth-grader Dakota Smith will begin Muscatine High School with a new  way to learn new languages.
  • Taxes going up in Marple Newtown Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 4:57PMWith nearly a week to digest the information regarding the challenges of the 2011-2012 budget, the Marple Newtown School Board voted 6-2 to adopt the proposed final version of $67 million.
  • Thousand-year-old walk back in fashion Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 1:42AMHaving all but died out by the 20th century, the 1000-year-old pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostello is back in vogue. Mike van Niekerk spent a week on the French section of the trail that threads across Europe.
  • So much information and none the wiser Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 7:19PMUMBERTO Eco, at his fetishist best, speaks of books like a f ixation. “It can happen in a public library, or even a large bookshop.
  • Top 100 Stories of 2010: #51: Computer Rosetta Stone | DISCOVER Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 6:48PMUgaritic inscriptions were quickly deciphered by experimental software. Deciphering an unknown language is a challenge even for veteran linguists. But in July, MIT computer scientist Regina Barzilay proved that a computer can do the job well and with astonishing speed.
  • New Mobile Spanish Language-Learning App Brands Itself as the “Opposite of Rosetta Stone” Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 8:00AMBrainscape Spanish – the first language-learning app to cost $40 on the App Store – offers a lightweight learning methodology based on decades of brain science.
  • Local business reports property stolen Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 12:04AMAn employee of Reed Dillon and Associates landscape architectural firm reported to Lawrence police Friday that someone had stolen $2,100 worth of items, including two digital cameras, a laptop computer, a Rosetta Stone Spanish program and a chain saw in a burglary from the business, 1213 E. 24th St.
  • Muscatine School Board extends ag education to middle school students Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 1:03AMMUSCATINE, Iowa - Muscatine High School agricultural teachers Dave Fowler and Dave Tometich know how well students respond to the FFA program they provide.
  • Las Cruces basketball icon Gordo Castillo signs with Mexican team Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 5:48PMLAS CRUCES - A Las Cruces icon, Gordo Castillo will continue to play the sport he loves and make money doing so.
  • PREP GIRLS' TENNIS: Squalicum duo gets payback at district Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 11:33PMMICHELLE NOLANFOR THE BELLINGHAM HERALD BELLINGHAM - Long after Squalicum's Leah Stricklin
  • Towncare Dental Honors Employees Who Make A Difference Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 9:28AMOne of Floridas largest and most progressive dental care providers, Towncare Dental Partnership, Inc. today named Sheryll Brackett Downs, Lilliana Holguin and Marielys Finalet the winners of its Employee Recognition Program for the first quarter of 2011. Also known as USMILE, this innovative initiative is designed to inspire Towncare Dentals 500-plus employees by celebrating those team members...
  • Students bid Paris adieu Wednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 11:30PMEditor’s note : A group of Danville High School students recently completed a trip to London and Paris during spring break. This is the second of two parts describing the trip.
  • Souderton police may soon habla español Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 10:43AMWhen Souderton Police Chief James Leary was asked by a Souderton councilman whether the department was effectively serving the borough’s minority communities, his answer was “yes,” because of his confidence in the department.
  • Liverpool full-back Glen Johnson has no regrets on making the move to Merseyside Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 5:42PMLiverpool full-back Glen Johnson says he is happy at Anfield and is enjoying life under the new regime.
  • 'RPM Miami': The first biligual one-hour drama premieres in May Saturday, April 16, 2011 @ 5:20PMBreaking ground in a number of ways, "RPM Miami" is the first fully bilingual American scripted series, set to premiere Sunday, May 1 on mun2. It's a one-hour drama, with 13 episodes shot over only 6 weeks, featuring characters who speak both English and Spanish freely and constantly.At the NBC Universal Summer press day, executive producer Alonso Galvez noted that this series is produced with ...
  • The tragic fate of Baghdad Museum Friday, April 15, 2011 @ 11:17AMFor the British, the famous museum near the Euphrates was an extension of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, which retains part of Islamic culture and evokes the heritage of the Middle East. It was even visited in the early twentieth century by the novelist Agatha Christy, who was interested in the ruins of Mesopotamia and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
  • JMU, Rosetta Stone partner to provide online language course Saturday, April 9, 2011 @ 2:09AMHARRISONBURG — James Madison University has entered into a partnership with Harrisonburg-based Rosetta Stone, Inc., to offer the Rosetta Stone Version 4 TOTALe as an accredited Conversational Spanish I language learning course.
  • This Week's 5 Smartest Stock Moves Friday, April 8, 2011 @ 8:41AMThere's always time to look at the bright side of life.
  • Rosetta Stone and JMU Announce New Language Partnership Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 5:15PMIt's a new partnership launched in Harrisonburg between Rosetta Stone and James Madison University.
  • Pimsleur Comprehensive (digital download) Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 9:47AMSimon & Schuster's Pimsleur is one of the most accurate and effective programs for learning to speak and hear a new language. Visual learners may have a hard time with the audio-intensive program, especially at the early stages, but audio learners will love it.
  • Rosetta Stone and James Madison University Announce Breakthrough Partnership to Offer College Credit for Language ... Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 7:12AMARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rosetta Stone Inc. (NYSE:RST), a leading provider of technology-based language-learning solutions, today announced a partnership with Virginia-based James Madison University (JMU), a nationally ranked university, to offer students Rosetta Stone® Version 4 TOTALe® (pronounced tow-TALLY) as an accredited Conversational Spanish I language learning course. Rosetta ...
  • Rosetta Stone and James Madison University Announce Breakthrough Partnership to Offer College Credit for Language ... Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 7:00AMRosetta Stone Inc. , a leading provider of technology-based language-learning solutions, today announced a partnership with Virginia-based James Madison University , a nationally ranked university, to offer students Rosetta Stone® Version 4 TOTALe® as an accredited Conversational Spanish I language learning course.
  • Language Bowl puts students' knowledge of French, German, Latin and Spanish to the test | VIDEO Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 11:40PMIn the increasingly flat world, instruction in languages is more critical than ever, educators say. But Thursday’s 26th annual Academic High School Foreign Language Bowl, hosted by the University of Southern Indiana, served as reminder that learning other languages can be fun, too.
  • Idaho's schools are changing, districts use new tactics to keep up Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 12:08AMMURTAUGH — Chandler Jones, 5, looked like a pilot with his headset on as he sat on the edge of his seat on Monday afternoon, repeating words in Spanish back to his computer.