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Jinyuwan Hotel (Dalian Lvshun University Town) is a great hotel at about 2500 yen a night, right in front of the Dairen Foreign Language University. It has big clean rooms, with good air conditioning, hot water, large functioning TV, free fast Wifi, electric kettle, free water and tea, no fridge but you can leave things on the window ledge outside which at near freezing is colder than a fridge anyway (in December when I go). It seems to be a family business. The elevator does not go to the 4th floor (only to the third) where this, my room was situated. I very much enjoyed my stay. The father of the business heated some food for me in his microwave down in the kitchen near the lobby. The only problem for some (a psychological problem) may be that none of the staff speak English, Japanese or any other language than Chinese as far as I know but they use their translation apps on their smart phones to good effect. I think that the front doors are open 24 hours. I went out for jogs very early in the mornings If you forget your room card key you can ask for another to be issued (I am not sure of the price if this is permanent) but bear in mind that your old card key will no longer work. The towels are large and luxurious but the toilet paper is only about 15mm on the roll, which you only get one of, presumably because guests take larger, and spare, toilet paper rolls home. There are free soaps (sold and in a tube), shampoo, tooth brushes, and combs. I am not sure why Chinese people like toilets with glass walls but there is a curtain that one can use. The shower water was hot when I showered. The shower floor, made of granite, like a lot of things in China, was a little slippery. The door key controls the lights but you can use any credit card sized item to keep the lights (and chargers) on while you are out. there is a 100 RMB deposit on the rooms (or their condition) to be payed on arrival. My credit card did not work so I had to havd over a 100 RMB note. I got it back! Thank you! The only drawback, and this is not really a drawback, is that there are loads of other hotels catering to the Chinese tourists in the vicinity. There are some in the main restaurant street using the same characters (kanji) as Japanese "ryokan" and there are lots of little hotel looking places down on the main-drag-parallel road near the sea. If you can install the X-to-Chinese application on your smart phone then I think you can pay even less. There is a hotel almost next door to the Jinyuwan Hotel, on the corner with the bipass and " the main drag" and ts rooms are even cheaper.
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The 26th commandant of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center retired during a ceremony on Soldier Field here April 18. Retired Brig. Gen. Russell D. Howard officiated the ceremony in which Col. Danial D. Pick was recognized for his nearly three decades of Army service. Pick, a graduate of the DLIFLC Basic Arabic Course, speaks Arabic, Persian-Farsi, Persian-Dari and Assyrian. Prior to taking the position of DLIFLC commandant on May 6, 2010, Pick served as the director of the Army’s Foreign Area Officer program here.
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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
"Learning for Development at the Modern Language Center"
In 1994, The Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) established The Queen Zein Al Sharaf Institute for Development (ZENID) as a leading national institute dedicated to promoting learning for social development.
ZENID's mission is to act as a resource to serve the human element of sustainable development in Jordan. It also provides development services, which enhance the skills of those involved in development work, strengthen their capacity and enrich the quality of development efforts so people can become full and active participants in their personal growth as well as in the development process. ZENID seeks to provide a learning environment where people can exchange and expand their knowledge, skills and expertise in the area of human and social development.
ZENID is widely recognized for its diverse capabilities in the area of development, whereby individuals and agencies continuously gather at ZENID to engage in effective dialogue, participate in training, as well as utilize ZENID as the key resource institute for development in Jordan.
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- Just prior to the school closing for a two-week winter break, the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduated 172 of its linguist students during a ceremony held inside the Price Fitness Center gymnasium Dec. 18. DLIFLC Commandant Col. David Chapman presided over the graduation.
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The coy black shoes stood right in the middle yet too timid to take ths spotlight awkwardly spoke to the bold red slip ons. The Hawaii chaps couldnt care much, they were so high on life and the buzz of music, the people, the rush of the chatter, they walked from a pair of footwear to another. The khakhi floaters stuck to the corner, not belonging to the event in attitude. The unlaced shoe sort of lost, spent most of the evening feeling very incomplete.
Such is the life of shoes these days. Wonder what takes place in the minds of the wearers.
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center’s most colorful day of the year came May 8 as the Presidio opened its doors and welcomed a crowd estimated at more than 5,000 during its 31st hosting of Language Day. Attendees were treated to a diversity of songs, skits, dances, classroom demonstrations as well as food and wares that represented the cultures of 23 languages studied here at the military’s preeminent language training facility. Also in attendance were 54 combat veterans of the Vietnam War, honored guests during a “Welcome Home” ceremony led by Col. Paul Fellinger, Presidio of Monterey garrison commander, and Dan Presser, Military and Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee member, in commemoration of the war’s 50th anniversary.
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SEASIDE, Calif. -- Soldiers, Airmen and Marines joined Sailors from the Information Warfare Training Command Monterey at Embassy Suites Oct. 5 to celebrate the Navy's 244th birthday. Family members and civilians also joined the service members for the celebration.
Capt. Patrick Count, the director of the Maritime Operations Center and former Navy Linguist served as the guest speaker. Count is a two-time graduate of the Defense Language Institute in Arabic and Russian languages.
Attendees enjoyed special performances by the IWTC choir and drill team.
Once the formal celebration ended "Liberty" was announced, which kicked off music and dancing.
Photo by: Joseph Kumzak, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs
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.
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Festival Internacional de Linguagem Eletrônica
Electronic Language International Festival
Hipersônica Hypersonica
FILE 8 BIT GAME PEOPLE
8 bit
FILE Games Rio 09
Pulselooper
Random
Covox
Bubblyfich
Henry Homesweet
Sabrepulse
NoteNdo
Bit Shifter
Symposium
Fabiano Onça: The role of games in contemporary society and why do we play so much?
Gonzalo Frasca: Casual Gaming as a way to understand our world
Octavio Penna Pieranti: Stimulus and help to production, capacitation and diffusion of electronic games in Brazil
Games PC:
Andrei R. Thomaz:Color Cubes/Invisible Mazes
Arvi Teikari: Once in Space
AND-OR: Gamescape
Chris Basmajian: Attention Hog
Fabricio Fava: Futebolando/Pranayama
Fernando Chamis: Surfínia
Golf Question Mark: Golf?
Gonzalo Frasca: Madrid
Ilias Marmaras: Folded In
Introversion Software: Darwinia
Jakub Dvorsky: Samorost 1
Jason Rohrer: Passage
Jenova Chen – ThatGameCompany: Cloud Flow
Joesér Alvarez: War Game
Jonatan Söderström: AdNauseum2
QueasyGames - Jonathan Mak: Everyday Shooter
Joshua Fishburn: Survive/Progress
Josiah Pisciotta: Gish
Lorenzo Pizzanelli: Iconoclast Game
Marek Walczak and Martin Wattenberg: Thinking Machine 7
Paolo Pedercini: Mc Donald´s VideoGame
Petri Purho: Crayon Physics Deluxe
Pixeljam: Dino Run/Gamma Bros
Picolargo Software: Guerra no Sertão
RSG (Radical Software Group): Kriegspiel
Shalin Shodhan: On a Rainy Day
Tales of Tales: The Endless Forest/ The Graveyard
BR Games:
Alexandre Vrubel: Inferno
Andre Ivankio Hauer Ploszaj: Capoeira Experience
Artur Corrêa: Formula Galaxy
Francisco Oliveira de Queiroz: Flora
Guilherme Mattos Coutinho: Conspiração Dumont
Jorge Manuel Vitória Caetano Jr.: Sandboard Brasil
Marcos André Penna Coutinho: Trem Doido
Marcos Cruz Alves: Raízes do Mal
Nicholas Lima de Souza: Zumbi, O Rei dos Palmares
Odair Gaspar: Iracema Aventura
Rodrigo Queiroz de Oliveira: Nervose: Sangue e Loucura Sob o Sol do Sertão
Sylker Teles da Silva: Ayri: Uma Lenda Amazônica
Thiago Salgado Aiache de Moraes: Brasília Tropicalis
Tiago Pinheiro Teixeira: Incorporated/ Lex Venture
Wagner Gomes Carvalho: Cim-mitério
Wallace Santos Lages: Peixis
Winston George A. Petty: Cave Days
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475 Alexander Street, Vancouver, BC.
1906~1918: Birth of the School:
The Vancouver Japanese Language School was founded in 1906 at a newly-constructed wooden building at 439 Alexander Street, right in the heart of Japan Town. From the early 1880s, early Japanese pioneers to Canada began to settle and work in the Powell Street area, which later became known as "Japan Town". With the growth of more and more Japanese families in the area, the need for a school that taught Japanese and other general subjects for the children of immigrants, also grew. And so, in 1905, under the guidance of the Japanese Consul at the time, a Mr. K. Morikawa, a steering committee consisting of members of the Japanese community was formed to establish a school which taught the Japanese language and other general subjects such as math, history and science.
1918~1941: Early Years:
As a result of more immigrants desiring to have their children educated in both English and Japanese, in 1919, the policy of the school was changed to drop the instruction of general subjects and to focus on Japanese language instruction only. Children would thus attend regular Canadian public schools in English and go to learn Japanese language after school. As more immigrants settled in Japan Town, the VJLS also increasingly played a vital role as a community gathering place and organization. In 1928, a new building was built to accommodate the growing needs of the school population as well as the Japanese Canadian community. It was renamed, the Japanese Hall and Vancouver Japanese Language School to recognize its critical role as a community and cultural organization.
1941~1952: Lost Years:
With the outbreak of the Second World War in the Pacific in December of 1941, the School, whose population at the time was more than 1000 students, was forced to close its doors. As part and parcel of the physical internment of all Japanese Canadians to 100 miles east of the west coast, the Canadian Government confiscated all private, commercial, and community properties and businesses owned by Japanese Canadians.
From July of 1942 to August 1947, the VJLS facilities was occupied by the Canadian Armed Forces. In 1947, the government sold half of the VJLS property and facilities to pay for maintenance expenses accumulated during the war. From 1947, the remaining building on 475 Alexander Street was rented to the Army and Navy Department Store until 1952.
1953~ : Post-war Years Triumph and Rebuilding:
In April of 1949 when freedom of movement and resettlement was finally granted to Japanese Canadians, some Japanese Canadians moved back to Vancouver and began the process of rebuilding their lives and their community. Despite the setback of the war and the lost years, there were many who still believed that learning Japanese was important to the identity of their children and to rebuilding the identity and pride of their shattered community.
As a result of the valiant efforts of many in the community who fought to reopen the School, the remaining half of the VJLS property was restored to the Japanese Canadian community in 1953. Out of all the Japanese Canadian properties, cars, homes, and businesses that were confiscated and never returned to their former owners, the VJLS stands alone as the only property among any Japanese Canadian private citizen, business or organization to retain ownership after the war. As the one remaining physical and community link from before the war, it symbolized and continues to symbolize the courage, perseverance, and resilient spirit of the Japanese Canadian community.
Serie of small icons for a magazine for teenagers-the holiday special.
Themes like 'OK' in Holland means 'nulle' (zero, lousy, lame) in France.
And according to this article when a woman strokes her foot she likes you..
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.
Description: I have lots of hobbies...I have very kind and caring character...love my dogs, my garden and my house...do like traveling and cooking...and do need to find my man to give him all my love! Ideal match description: I want to find a man who will understand my interests and I will share his...who will love me and I will care and help him...who will be my friend and best adviser and we will have a lot of things to do together! My languages skills: Russian: I am advanced in every skillGerman: I can read and write but can't speak yet
Angie Liston provides American Sign Language interpretation at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. Liston is a member of Morrison United Methodist Church in Leesburg, Fla. A double exposure for UMNS by Paul Jeffrey.
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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center’s most colorful day of the year came May 8 as the Presidio opened its doors and welcomed a crowd estimated at more than 5,000 during its 31st hosting of Language Day. Attendees were treated to a diversity of songs, skits, dances, classroom demonstrations as well as food and wares that represented the cultures of 23 languages studied here at the military’s preeminent language training facility. Also in attendance were 54 combat veterans of the Vietnam War, honored guests during a “Welcome Home” ceremony led by Col. Paul Fellinger, Presidio of Monterey garrison commander, and Dan Presser, Military and Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee member, in commemoration of the war’s 50th anniversary.
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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, looks at the exhibit of the IAEA Chinese Translation at the UN Chinese Language Day opening ceremony held at the Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria. 2 May 2023.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Soho House “House Magazine” issue 25, summer 2013, interview with audio-visual artist and researcher Joe Banks, producer of the art project Disinformation, and author of the book “Rorschach Audio - Art & Illusion for Sound”. Interview by Lore Oxford...
This interview is perhaps most notable for articulating ideas that subsequently formed the basis of the “Language [as] Meta-Technology” art project/s (2018 to 2026), namely [quote]: “If you consider LETTERS AND WORDS as FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY…”.
The interview also discusses how, since “capital punishment for (the crime of) murder was abolished in the UK, in part because of a disagreement about the interpretation of the words “let him have it” in the Craig and Bentley shooting in 1952, it seems clear that an informed understanding of the factors that influence hearing and mishearing can be extremely useful”.
“The Words Issue” of “House Magazine” features interviews with the typographer Alison Carmichael, the typographical designer Henrik Kubel (A2/SW/HK, A2-TYPE, Alliance Graphique Internationale), the artist and poet Curtis Kulig, the publisher Sarah Kim (By Way of Brooklyn), the artist and researcher Joe Banks (Disinformation), the (traditional) sign-writer Russell Thomas, the photographer Bafic (Palace, Off-White, Nike, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Meta), the publisher Richard Embray (Four Corners Books), the work of photographers Candida Höfer and Ewen Spencer, plus features by Francesca Gavin, Polly Vernon, Damian Barr and Alex Rayner.
Front cover (library) photograph by Candida Höfer.
“Language [as] Meta-Technology” - tinyurl.com/553c6dd3
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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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
Jennifer Hein has been voted as the 2nd K-Pop Academy Representive! Congratulations!!
Now in its 2nd Term, the Kpop Academy is a course that encourages K-pop fans to learn more about the culture of Korea.
This course aims to give K-pop fans a firm grounding in the history of the development of the K-pop phenomenon – including an understanding of Korea’s history, culture, language, food, etc.
It will also allow K-pop fans to develop an understanding of the dynamic relationship between K-pop music and Korean cultural determinants. Moreover, the ‘K-pop Academy’ will help students understand K-pop as both a Korean and a global phenomenon. It will also encourage a more hands-on approach, where students will participate in various activities – for example, cooking a Korean meal. Finally, this course will give students an understanding of the interconnectedness of K-pop as a form of mass entertainment.
We decided to go for a city break rather than sun in Tenerife again this September. Other than a few days in the North East we haven’t been away since last March and wanted a change and hopefully some sun. The problem is getting flights from the north of England to the places we want to go to. We chose Valencia as we could fly from East Midlands – which was still a pain to get to as it involved the most notorious stretch of the M1 at five in the morning. In the end we had a fairly good journey, the new Ryanair business class pre-booked scheme worked quite well and bang on time as usual. It was dull when we landed with storms forecast all week, the sky was bright grey – the kiss of death to the photography I had in mind. I was full of cold and wishing I was at work. It did rain but it was overnight on our first night and didn't affect us. There has been a drought for eleven months apparently and it rained on our first day there! The forecast storms didn't materialise in Valencia but they got it elsewhere.
You May notice discrepancies in the spelling of some Spanish words or names, this is because Valencian is used on signs, in some guide books and maps. There are two languages in common use with distinct differences. There may also be genuine mistakes - it has been known!
Over the course of a Monday to Sunday week we covered 75 miles on foot and saw most of the best of Valencia – The City of Bell Towers. The Old City covers a pretty large area in a very confusing layout. There was a lot of referring to maps – even compass readings! – a first in a city for us. The problem with photography in Valencia is that most of the famous and attractive building are closely built around, some have poor quality housing built on to them. Most photographs have to be taken from an extreme angle looking up. There are no high points as it is pan flat, there are a small number of buildings where you can pay to go up on to the roof for a better view and we went up them – more than once!
The modern buildings of The City of Arts and Sciences – ( Ciutat de Las Arts I de les Ciencies ) are what the city has more recently become famous for, with tourists arriving by the coachload all day until late at night. They must be photographed millions of times a month. We went during the day and stayed till dark one evening, I gave it my best shot but a first time visit is always a compromise between ambition and realism, time dictates that we have to move on to the next destination. I travelled with a full size tripod – another first – I forgot to take it with me to TCoAaS! so It was time to wind up the ISO, again! Needless to say I never used the tripod.
On a day when rain was forecast but it stayed fine, albeit a bit dull, we went to the Bioparc north west of the city, a zoo by another name. There are many claims made for this place, were you can appear to walk alongside some very large animals, including, elephants, lions, giraffe, rhino, gorillas and many types of monkey to name a few. It is laid out in different geographical regions and there is very little between you and the animals, in some cases there is nothing, you enter the enclosure through a double door arrangement and the monkeys are around you. It gets rave reviews and we stayed for most of the day. The animals it has to be said gave the appearance of extreme boredom and frustration and I felt quite sorry for them.
The course of The River Turia was altered after a major flood in the 50’s. The new river runs west of the city flanked by a motorway. The old river, which is massive, deep and very wide between ancient walls, I can’t imagine how it flooded, has been turned into a park that is five miles long. There is an athletics track, football pitches, cycle paths, restaurants, numerous kids parks, ponds, fountains, loads of bridges, historic and modern. At the western end closest to the sea sits The City of Arts and Sciences – in the river bed. Where it meets the sea there is Valencia’s urban Formula One racetrack finishing in the massive marina built for The Americas Cup. The race track is in use as roadways complete with fully removable street furniture, kerbs, bollards, lights, islands and crossings, everything is just sat on the surface ready to be moved.
We found the beach almost by accident, we were desperate for food after putting in a lot of miles and the afternoon was ticking by. What a beach, 100’s of metres wide and stretching as far as the eye could see with a massive promenade. The hard thing was choosing, out of the dozens of restaurants, all next door to each other, all serving traditional Paella – rabbit and chicken – as well as seafood, we don’t eat seafood and it constituted 90% of the menu in most places. Every restaurant does a fixed price dish of the day, with a few choices, three courses and a drink. Some times this was our only meal besides making the most of the continental breakfast at the hotel. We had a fair few bar stops with the local wine being cheap and pleasant it would have been a shame not to, there would have been a one woman riot – or strike!
On our final day, a Sunday, we were out of bed and down for breakfast at 7.45 as usual, the place was deserted barring a waiter. We walked out of the door at 8.30 – in to the middle of a mass road race with many thousands of runners, one of a series that take place in Valencia – apparently! We struggled to find out the distance, possibly 10km. The finish was just around the corner so off we went with the camera gear, taking photos of random runners and groups. There was a TV crew filming it and some local celebrity (I think) commentating. Next we came across some sort of wandering religious and musical event. Some sort of ritual was played out over the course of Sunday morning in various locations, it involved catholic priests and religious buildings and another film crew. The Catholic tourists and locals were filling the (many) churches for Sunday mass. Amongst all of this we had seen men walking around in Arab style dress – the ones in black looked like the ones from ISIS currently beheading people – all carrying guns. A bit disconcerting. We assumed that there had been some sort of battle enactment. We were wrong, it hadn’t happened yet. A while later, about 11.30 we could hear banging, fireworks? No it was our friends with the guns. We were caught up in total mayhem, around 60 men randomly firing muskets with some sort of blank rounds, the noise, smoke and flames from the muzzles were incredible. We were about to climb the Torres de Serranos which is where, unbeknown to us, the grand, and deafening, finale was going to be. We could feel the blast in our faces on top of the tower. Yet again there was a film camera in attendance. I couldn’t get close ups but I got a good overview and shot my first video with the 5D, my first in 5 years of owning a DLSR with the capability. I usually use my phone ( I used my phone as well). Later in the day there was a bullfight taking place, the ring was almost next to our hotel, in the end we had other things to do and gave it a miss, it was certainly a busy Sunday in the city centre, whether it’s the norm or not I don’t know.
There is a tram system in Valencia but it goes from the port area into the newer part of the city on the north side, it wouldn’t be feasible to serve the historic old city really. A quick internet search told me that there are 55,000 university students in the city, a pretty big number. I think a lot of the campus is on the north side and served by the tram although there is a massive fleet of buses as well. There is a massive, very impressive market building , with 100’s of stalls that would make a photo project on its own, beautiful on the inside and out but very difficult to get decent photos of the exterior other than detail shots owing to the closeness of other buildings and the sheer size of it. Across town, another market has been beautifully renovated and is full of bars and restaurants and a bit of a destination in its own right.
A downside was the all too typical shafting by the taxi drivers who use every trick in the book to side step the official tariffs and rob you. The taxi from the airport had a “broken” meter and on the way home we were driven 22 km instead of the nine that is the actual distance. Some of them seem to view tourists as cash cows to be robbed at all costs. I emailed the Marriot hotel as they ordered the taxi, needless to say no answer from Marriot – they’ve had their money. We didn’t get the rip off treatment in the bars etc. that we experienced in Rome, prices are very fair on most things, certainly considering the city location.
All in all we had a good trip and can highly recommend Valencia.