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The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center opened its doors to the public on May 15 for its annual Language Day event.
The event showcased the cultures of the different departmental languages being taught here through dance, skits and fashion shows.
Exhibits were also presented throughout the school grounds with local Monterey ethnic vendors selling their local cuisines to the customers.
Nearly 2,000 high school students and teachers attended Language Day.
Learning a new language is rarely easy, no matter whether that learning is taking place in a school setting, in an adult education class or through real-life use. Each language is different, though they all have a few things in common. Learning to master a second or third language can be a real challenge, but a few tips can make the process easier for anyone. Read on to learn more about how to improve language learning in your situation. More Info - classesncamps.com/tips-language-learning/
قانون اَمنیت بَدَن کودکان - یک اینفوگرافیک (گرافیک اطلاعرسان) از طرف دکتر باشی
!به زبان فارسی! پنج نکته ایمنی که هر پدر و مادری موظفند به کودکان خود آموزش دهند
A Persian language infographic about children's body safety. This poster includes 5 simple rules parents and caregivers need to make sure their children know by the time they turn 5 years-old. Please help share this important information with your Iranian, Afghan, Tajik, Persian (aka Farsi, Dari, Tajiki) speaking friends, family, educational and health organizations. Knowing these rules can help PREVENT child sexual abuse from happening!
In partnership with Concordia Language Villages, we took part in a day dedicated to the many languages of Mia. We engaged in some wordplay with artists and educators from around the globe, sang songs in a new language, and played games that expanded our vocab.
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California -- The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the U.S. Army's 243rd birthday by hosting the 2018 Monterey Army Birthday Ball at the Naval Postgraduate School's Hermann Hall, June 9.
Col. Phillip Deppert, commandant of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, was the evening's guest speaker. The evening was a blend of tradition and celebration that included toasts, cake-cutting, musical performances, fine dining and dancing.
The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized enlistment of riflemen to support the rebellion of united colonies against British forces
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The photograph is an environmental portrait of a person seated at a wooden table, resting their head on one hand while looking sharply to the side with an exaggerated eye roll. The expression conveys impatience, skepticism, annoyance, or theatrical exasperation, creating the emotional center of the image.
The subject wears a sleeveless black top, allowing the face and arms to dominate the composition. Their hairstyle features short, blunt bangs with dark brown hair accented by lighter copper highlights. Bold makeup—including winged eyeliner, carefully shaped brows, and dark matte lipstick—creates strong graphic lines that draw attention to the eyes and mouth.
The setting appears to be a modest apartment or interior room. Visible details such as the apartment door, lock hardware, wall-mounted buzzer/intercom, wooden chair, cosmetics on the table, and a folded towel contribute to a candid, lived-in atmosphere rather than a formal studio environment.
Discussion
This image succeeds because of its expressive body language rather than overt action. The pose—chin supported by the hand, shoulders relaxed, gaze directed sideways—immediately suggests an internal reaction to someone or something outside the frame. The viewer is left to imagine the unseen conversation or event.
Several photographic elements reinforce this narrative:
Expression: The dramatic eye roll is the defining feature. It creates humor and personality while remaining believable rather than exaggerated into caricature.
Composition: The subject occupies the left-center of the frame, leaving negative space to the right that subtly implies the presence of an unseen person or source of attention.
Lighting: Warm indoor lighting produces natural skin tones while adding a domestic, intimate mood. The catchlights keep the eyes engaging despite the sideways glance.
Depth of field: The background remains recognizable without becoming distracting, preserving the environmental context.
Color palette: Neutral whites and warm wood tones contrast with the black clothing and dark makeup, naturally directing attention toward the face.
The photograph feels observational rather than staged. Everyday surroundings combined with a highly expressive facial gesture create an image that is relatable and psychologically engaging. It tells a small story without requiring explicit context.
The words we use in public are under continual scrutiny by people with narrow vision and often less humanity. They will nod to themselves as they discover that grammatical or spelling 'error' or 'misuse' of a word.
I know, I work with these kind of people. They imagine that there are some special people who make decisions about language, creating rules that are the language and hence must be obeyed to the letter.
But what about presentation, content, or order of information presentation? Well, these have no books of rules to be learnt, therefore they are of less value.
However, when you write, you will find any number of people who can 'correct' any grammatical, spelling or word-use 'error' - but who will help you re-order the information flow? This is a pity, because we also react to information flow, content and presentation.
Grammar, spelling and word use? Well, you might hold an opinion about their correctness in a text, but it is the content, presentation and flow of information which will drive your decision - to employ or not to employ, to visit or not to visit etc.
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center flipped the switch on a 35-foot tree decorated for the holidays during the Dec. 7 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony held at the POM Chapel. DLIFLC Assistant Commandant Col. Laura M. Ryan presided over the event and the 517th Training Group Air Force Choir performed the National Anthem and Christmas carols for attendees.
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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- Thomas J. Schoenbeck, Installation Management Command Central Region director, presents a coin to Chief, Business and Recreation Division Directorate of Family & Morale, Welfare and Recreation to Joaquin Finona Jr., for outstanding support to the community. Schoenbeck met with Presidio of Monterey Garrison leaders and toured facilities at the Presidio and Ord Military Community during a two-day visit Sept. 24-25. IMCOM handles the day-to-day operations of U.S. Army installations around the globe. Army IMCOM delivers and integrates base support to enable readiness for a self-reliant and globally responsive Army, and provides many of the same types of services expected from any small city. The Presidio of Monterey's mission is to provide professional base-support services which facilitate mission readiness and promote wellbeing for all supported elements. The primary tenant organization is the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, an institution regarded as one of the finest schools for foreign-language instruction in the country. The facilities at the Presidio accommodate approximately 3,500 Soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen, as well as select Department of Defense members and the U.S. Coast Guard. More than 2,000 language instructors work on the Presidio. Fire, police, housing, facility maintenance, student-support services and child-care service are just some of the things IMCOM does in the Presidio of Monterey community every day.
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Photo by Hiro Chang, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs
The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center opened its doors to the public on May 15 for its annual Language Day event.
The event showcased the cultures of the different departmental languages being taught here through dance, skits and fashion shows.
Exhibits were also presented throughout the school grounds with local Monterey ethnic vendors selling their local cuisines to the customers.
Nearly 2,000 high school students and teachers attended Language Day.
Two volunteers from the APG community offer free lunchtime American Sign Language, or ASL, classes at the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center.
U.S. Army photos by Rachel Ponder, APG News
Urmia (Turkish language: Urmu, Urmiyə, اورمیه; farsi: ارومیه) variously translitterated as Oroumiyeh, Orūmīyeh and Urūmiyeh, is a city in and the capital of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 577,307, with 153,570 households.
The city lies at an altitude of 1,330 m above sea level on the Shahar Chay river (City River). Urmia is the 10th most populated city in Iran. The population is mainly mainly Azerbaijanian Turkish(85-90%), with Kurdish, Assyrian Christian, and Armenian minorities.
Urmia is situated on a fertile plain called Urmia Plain, on western side of Lake Urmia; and eastern side of Turkish border and marginal range of mountains.
Urmia is the trade center for a fertile agricultural region where fruit (especially Apple and Grape) and Tobacco are grown. An important town by the 9th cent., Urmia was seized by the Seljuk Turks (1184), and later occupied a number of times by the Ottoman Turks.
Urmiye (Türkçesi:اورمو, Urmu, اورمیه, Urumiyə;Farsça: ارومیه, Orumieh), İran'ın Batı Azerbaycan Eyaleti'nin yönetim merkezi olan şehir. Şehir, bağlı olduğu eyaletin orta kısmında, Urmiye Gölü ile Türkiye sınırı arasında, kendi adıyla anılan ovada kuruludur. Nüfusu 2006 yılı verileriyle 577,307 kişidir ki Urmiye ülkenin en büyük 10. şehridir.
Urmiye şehrinde nüfusun çoğunluğunu (tahmini 90%) Türklerdir, azınlık kısmınıysa Kürtler, Süryaniler ve Ermeniler oluşturuyor.
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - A retirement ceremony attended by more than 250 faculty, staff, and distinguished guests was held for the provost of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Dr. Donald Fischer, inside the Presidio's Tin Barn on Dec. 20. Fischer also served as DLIFLC commandant from 1989 to 1993 and is credited for placing a heavy emphasis on technology in the classrooms and in the hands of students and faculty.
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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California -- The 2017 Language Day celebration was held by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey, May 12. Language Day is open to the public and attended by schools throughout the region to promote an understanding of diverse customs and cultures from around the world. Approximately 5,000 people attended the annual event featuring cultural displays, activities and international ethnic cuisine served by local vendors on Presidio’s Soldier Field.
The event featured a Vietnam War veterans recognition ceremony. Vietnam War lapel pins authorized by Congress were individually presented by POM Garrison Commander Col. Lawrence Brown and Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Roberto Marshall to approximately 75 Vietnam War veterans in attendance.
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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- In a demonstration of the growing partnership between Presidio and neighboring Cal State Monterey Bay, the university hosted Military Appreciation Day during their men’s and women’s NCAA Division II Soccer matchup against Cal State Los Angeles, Oct. 18.
Service members, veterans, DoD civilians and their families were admitted free of charge and provided a complimentary meal at the Otter Sports Complex as division rivals battled and entertained during two high-caliber, competitive soccer games.
A pre-game ceremony was held in which “Otter Pups” from the Presidio’s youth center stood side by side with the CSUMB men’s team while the national anthem was performed by Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center’s Joint Service Choir and DLIFLC’s Honorary Joint Service Color Guard paraded the colors.
Capt. Kevin Bertelsen, commander Naval Support Activities Monterey, conducted the coin toss to start an exciting men’s game in which CSUMB, playing a man down due to penalties, tied the game with three seconds left only to lose 1-2 in sudden death overtime. The women Otters won their game 2-1.
You can read more about the CSUMB and Presidio of Monterey partnership here at tiny.cc/xw1r4x
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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center's quarterly Commander's Cup running competition was held at the Price Fitness Center track, Nov. 7. In the women's division the Navy seized first place with Marine Corps placing second. In the men's division the results were reversed as the Marine Corps placed first and the Navy second. The Marine Corps had the best combined time and was presented with the Commander's Cup trophy by DLIFLC Commandant Col. Danial Pick.
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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. – More than 3,000 students from across California visited the Presidio of Monterey on May 13 for DLIFLC’s Language Day. Students, educators and other participants were treated to stage performances, classroom displays and ethnic cuisine, highlighting the cultures of the many foreign languages taught here.
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GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS Commitment March Rally at Lincoln Memorial Plaza in Washington DC on Friday morning, 28 August 2020 by Elvert Barnes Photography
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Elvert Barnes 57th Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington COMMITMENT MARCH docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/57MOW2020
Symposium on Indigenous Languages at the University of Pennsylvania's Quechua program. October 2019.
Bishop Peggy Johnson signs words (see previous slide) of confession during the episcopal address by Bishop Gregory Palmer to the 2016 United Methodist General Conference. Photo by Kathleen Barry, UMNS
Photos taken during the recording session at Broen Studio in Bergen, Norway.
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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. – More than 3,000 students from across California visited the Presidio of Monterey on May 13 for DLIFLC’s Language Day. Students, educators and other participants were treated to stage performances, classroom displays and ethnic cuisine, highlighting the cultures of the many foreign languages taught here.
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Symposium on Indigenous Languages at the University of Pennsylvania's Quechua program. October 2019.
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. – More than 3,000 students from across California visited the Presidio of Monterey on May 13 for DLIFLC’s Language Day. Students, educators and other participants were treated to stage performances, classroom displays and ethnic cuisine, highlighting the cultures of the many foreign languages taught here.
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Few things amuse and appeal as much as the abuse, misuse, mistranslation and outright mangling of the English language. Many newspapers run weekly features inviting members of the public to send in photographs of menus, health and safety warnings, road signs, adverts, headlines and personals columns - anything in which the language has gone egregiously, hilariously and, usually, unintentionally wrong.
Well, this sign is a candidate being a casualty of its own message!
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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California -- The 2017 Language Day celebration was held by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey, May 12. Language Day is open to the public and attended by schools throughout the region to promote an understanding of diverse customs and cultures from around the world. Approximately 5,000 people attended the annual event featuring cultural displays, activities and international ethnic cuisine served by local vendors on Presidio’s Soldier Field.
The event featured a Vietnam War veterans recognition ceremony. Vietnam War lapel pins authorized by Congress were individually presented by POM Garrison Commander Col. Lawrence Brown and Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Roberto Marshall to approximately 75 Vietnam War veterans in attendance.
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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. – More than 3,000 students from across California visited the Presidio of Monterey on May 13 for DLIFLC’s Language Day. Students, educators and other participants were treated to stage performances, classroom displays and ethnic cuisine, highlighting the cultures of the many foreign languages taught here.
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Pages from the Nepali Sign Language Dictionary by Patricia Ross.
Publisher: Welfare Society for the Hearing Impaired, School for the Deaf; 1st ed edition (1989)
203 pages
ASIN: B0007BL0D8
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The Air Force's 311th and 314th Training Squadrons went head to head on Aug. 31 during the 517th Training Group Airman Challenge event held at Soldier Field. Athletes from each training squad competed in a multitude of physical challenges such as pull ups, tire flipping, and tug-of-war in front of a large crowd of Airmen, family members and curious onlookers. At the conclusion of the event medals were given for best male team, best female team, best overall male athlete and best overall female athlete. The 314th training squadron claimed top honors as the winning team.
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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. – More than 3,000 students from across California visited the Presidio of Monterey on May 13 for DLIFLC’s Language Day. Students, educators and other participants were treated to stage performances, classroom displays and ethnic cuisine, highlighting the cultures of the many foreign languages taught here.
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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrated the 237th birthday of the Army at the Monterey Hyatt on June 9. The theme for this year’s ball was ‘Army Linguist: Everywhere, Every Day, Every Language.'
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Here's an old snapshot from my days in the Interpreter Training Program in Seattle. From left to right, Sharon, Nikki, Debbie one of our fantastic instructors who is Deaf of a Deaf family, and me being playful on the end. I absolutely loved ITP, all FOUR years of it, and sign language interpreting. Because of Debbie and the school I'll always have a connection with the Deaf World. There was so much love in our class, I really cherished that time together.
My connections run deep. I'm already getting involved in the Slovenian deaf community, learning their sign, making friends, and now suddenly helping them with some political advocacy! What next?
Body Language Instagram Editorial Shoot with Los Angeles Fashion Photography Team James Hickey & Tatiana Junqueira
We’re already halfway through 2016. Instagram is the fastest growing social network, and now it has become a favored platform for marketers to reach mobile millennials. ...
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Two languages for the win. LOL.
Today was a rainy one. The clouds built up and then released in a great swell. I love the rain. Garbage said it best, "I'm only happy when it rains!" I ended up going out today to look for a new mattress. I've been complaining a lot of back pain and I find myself tossing and turning non stop and not ever getting a full solid good nights rest, so to the mattress shops I went.
It was soooo awkward having some random sales guy (by the way, I'm convinced they don't hire women to sell mattresses b/c I've yet to ever see one doing it) just standing over you while you lie down and wriggle around trying to get comfortable on something you plan on sleeping on for a long time. This sales guy just hovered. It was annoying. In my head I kept thinking, how can I adequately roll around on this thing with you just staring at me like you've just seen a monkey at the Deli serving sandwiches? I didn't find anything on the sales floor which was completely empty of any other life form, so as I was getting up to leave, he says, oh wait, lets check out the Bargain Basement. Now...I'd been staring at this...how shall I describe the glory that it was...this light up theater sign with two B's on it in between bed rollings around for quite some time. Apparently the BB meant Bargain basement. So we go through the flashing theater lights door and up..yes...up a ramp to the basement. Um, don't basements usually go down I said...he said, yeah, well, you know, this is just part of the advertisement. So up we go into the "basement" which should have been the attic and its like a whole other store, except one with creeper lighting, no air conditioning, and I couldn't even make this one up...alligator skulls, empty gas cans, and hanging dolls chained to the roof. Um..vaffanculo!....we then of course go to the furthest darkest creepiest section of the basement (attic) and find one mattress which actually felt pretty good, but others in my mattress hunting party suggested I not buy it b/c of the no return policy.
I decided right then and there without hesitation that there is some place worse than working at the DMV and thy name is the furniture store. Day after day spent with overweight indecisive housewives and their fussy husbands trying to decide on whether they need a bed with two inch risers or one or the men who try and haggle the bargain basement "attic" prices which are non-haggleable, or the kids who enter the store with their laissez faire parents who let them run wild in the store and then leave quickly once Jr. and Judas have broken a couple nightstands and popped the springs on a mattress with their superman antics. Oh gawd, if I ever end up selling furniture, make sure one of those alligator skulls falls from the ceiling and crushes me.
Store number 2. I found a mattress but its price did not find me. It was almost triple what we wanted to spend. Of course you are. Vaffanculo!
Store number 3: where are you? We drove round and round and couldn't find it. I had GPS, but some people would like to believe that they still know how to use a map in 2012. Couldn't wait to prove that one wrong could you? If we'd used GPS we would have made it but have it your way Navigator. Vaffanculo!