Are you lacking exercise? It’s a common feeling - we all recognize this, yet so much gets in the way of actually working out. You see people packed into gymnasiums doing workouts, and think : I must go to the gymnasium, pay my membership fee, then workout. It just seems like a lot of trouble, can’t I do something that’s not going to waste a lot of my precious time - even something useful?

Then you may consider cycling, as cycling is a very effective way to improve one’s well-being . You can ride to work or to the shops, so it’s rather practical. It’s also cheap - there’s no fuel involved and the running costs are negligable. It’s also environmentally friendly. Oh, and it gets you into shape too!

Yet many people are put off getting a push bike because it’s TOO much exercise. As odd as that sounds, it could be because they might live in a hilly location, be elderly or suffer from particular ailments that make bicycling too “hardcore” for their capabilities. Also for some individuals, it’s not practical bicycling to work simply because they sweat too much because of the exertions of cycling.

Now it’s time to talk about e-bikes, or electric bikes. They allow you to give your legs a break on the awful hills merely by turning your hand on the grip and letting the electric motor take the strain - pedalling is no longer required then. Then when you’re ready to switch to manual, just start pedalling. You get modest exercise and clean air without over-doing it. E-bikes are also money-saving to operate necessitating only a daily recharge if you do about 15 to 22 miles per day, although most individuals need only two re-charges a week as they’re not doing this kind of distance. If you need to carry your bike around, consider a lightweight ebike.

These days the real cost of purchasing an e-bike have dropped in price, so you can save yourself a lot of money on gym memberships, fuel, bus fares etc. by purchasing and regularly using an e-bike.

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Note: This experience had to do with preserving Spanish for our kids but the principles are valid for anyone trying to help their kids speak and preserve any language and culture.

COUNTRY OF MANY PEOPLES
This country,,, (The authors raised their kids in the United States but they believe that their experience can be useful for people in other non-spanish-speaking countries.) This country is made up of people from all over the world. We or our parents came from Latin countries. We now live here. We function in two different worlds, the American world and the world of our parents. All of us live in these two different worlds in different ways. Some of us were born in the countries our parents came from; others of us were born here. This makes a difference in how and how much we live in our two worlds.

COUNTRY OF MANY LANGUAGES
The one thing that is most important in our parents’ world is their language which is also ours in different ways. The Spanish language of our parents is an issue to all of us every day. We may be proud to speak it well. We may be ashamed at not speaking it well. Some of us may have gone through periods of trying not to speak it because we wanted to speak English better. We may only speak it when we come across someone who needs help in understanding English. We may only remember some sayings of our grandparents or children’s songs taught to us by our parents.

You may want to review (or study it for the first time) your Spanish. We could only find one reference for you. It is expensive and is a textbook, not too appealing but complete. Take a look at Nuevos Mundos, Spanish for Native Speakers 2nd Edition, Workbook : Curso de espanol para estudiantes bilingues”

F. Bruce Robinson, assistant director in the National Endowment for the Humanities’ division of education programs asks “How does America preserve this important resource of people who are proficient in other languages? Instead of trying to depress the knowledge these students come to school with, we ought to be trying to build on it.” (Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 2, 1994, page A15)

OUR CHILDREN AND OUR LANGUAGE
We all want our children to speak the language of their heritage. We discount the opinions of those who say that it is better to forget Spanish and to concentrate on speaking English well. These people are just wrong. It does not hurt your English to speak another language; it helps. Spanish is particularly useful to children in their learning English vocabulary. Just today I taught my daughter the difference between vowels and consonants. Knowing Spanish really helped with the idea of the consonants. I told her that the consonants have no voice; they can only be pronounced with the vowels. The con-sonants suenan con the vowels.

But although most of us agree that it is a good thing for our kids to speak Spanish, most kids in the US whose parents were born in Latin American countries do not speak Spanish well.

Even if both parents speak Spanish at home, quite often the kids answer their parents in English. Look around at your Latin friends and relatives and you will see that most give up on teaching their kids to speak Spanish. Chicano and Puerto Rican families seem to have a little better luck than Latinos from other countries with keeping Spanish alive in their barrios but even their younger generation is losing fluency in Spanish.

However, parents who want their children to speak Spanish can go against the current and set the stage for their children to grow up speaking Spanish. It is not easy. Most families fail in their resolve but it can be done. This report will give some hints on how to improve your chances.

REASONS FOR OUR CHILDREN TO SPEAK SPANISH
There are many reasons why it is good for the kids to speak your language. One obvious reason is the advantage that it might be for them in the job market. As long as we live in a world with shrunken distances and growing international trade, someone has to be able to talk with people from other countries.

Professor Francisco X. Alarcn of the University of California at Davis says that “now that we are moving toward a global economy, it’s O.K. to be bilingual in the U.S.” (Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb.2, 1994, page A15)

Another good reason for you to work at your children’s learning to speak Spanish is because it will make you proud to hear the compliments of your friends and countrymen because your children are able to speak your language. You grow in prestige as a person who values your roots.

Your children will also be able to speak with their relatives thanks to improved phone service which is entering the most remote villages of our countries. Direct dialing from the United States is economical enough to be able call a few times a year. The thrill of being able to talk to their uncles, aunts, and cousins will get the kids interested in keeping up their language.

They will be speaking to their relatives not only by phone but will be able to visit them. The experience of knowing another culture will put them ahead of their classmates who have no ties to their roots.

Another reason to encourage our children to speak Spanish can be gotten from the history of a previous group of Latin immigrants to the United States, the Italians.

“Some social critics were aware of the consequences of sudden assimilation. Mary McDowell, a social worker, wrote en 1904:

‘The contempt for the experiences and languages of their parents which foreign children sometimes exhibit… is doubtless due in part to the overestimation which the school places upon speaking English. This cutting into his family loyalty takes away one of the most conspicuous and valuable traits of the Italian child.’ She attributed the lawlessness of some of the immigrant children to their disrespect for their parents and therefore for all authority.”

(La Storia: Five Centuries of the Italian American Experience, Mangione and Morreale, p. 222)

Finally, the ability to speak another language can be a great boost to a child’s self esteem. If the child’s parents make it clear that they are proud of their language and of their people, the child will feel closer to his parents and to their heritage, customs, and most importantly to their values.

HOW TO ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILDREN TO SPEAK SPANISH
Start early. Try to speak only Spanish to the child. If only one parent speaks Spanish well, that person should always speak Spanish with the child. Do not be afraid of “confusing” the child. Children can identify with different speakers of different languages as they grow up.

1. Read simple stories and fairy tales to the child in Spanish. if you can’t find children’s literature in Spanish, then make your own translations as you go along. It is not necessary that the translation be perfect. Make up your own stories. It is important for your child to have the memories of hearing nursery rhymes in Spanish.

2. Leave your radio tuned de Spanish language stations. Linguists place a great deal of importance on “passive listening” as part of learning a language, especially for young children.

3. In most areas there is a Spanish language TV station. Put on the Saturday morning cartoons in Spanish.

4. Teach simple nursery rhymes and simple songs to your child. If you don’t remember them or if you were not taught any from your parents’ traditions, look for them in garage sales, college bookstores, or your local library. Do you remember el patito or pinpn? Look for songs in Spanish.

5. Rent videos in Spanish. They are beginning to be available - and not only in cities with a big Spanish-speaking population!

6. Use proverbs and dichos in Spanish. Some expressions that you would say in English are just as legitimate proverbs in Spanish. Get your child used to hearing them in Spanish. You can do this even if you don’t speak Spanish well. For example, say mejor tarde que nunca instead of “better late than never”. Little by little, poco a poco, you’ll feel at home with more uniquely Latin expressions. They have something of the culture wrapped up in them. They are stubbornly different from Anglo Saxon proverbs.

7. Get used to saying menos mal in place of “just as well”. The English expression is “better than nothing”; in many Southamerican countries, the equivalent expression is peor es nada. Find proverbs.

8. Don’t correct their Spanish when they speak. Don’t interrupt the flow of their conversation. Don’t make their speaking Spanish to be another homework assignment. It should be something special, even something “secret” in your family. Kids like the mystery and intrigue of having something special of their own. Their speaking Spanish should be a joyful, non-threatening experience. If they make mistakes in their grammar, correct their errors by using the same expression correctly a few minutes after. Don’t come right back at them with the correct form or they will begin to feel conscious of their expression and choke off their freedom of expression.

9. Get a good syllabary to teach them the value of the letters and how to read in Spanish. If your child’s first language is Spanish teach them to read Spanish before they learn English. You will be doing them a big favor. They will learn to sound out the regular spelling of Spanish which will be a good base on which to learn how to read in English. You will get the same results as those who spend money on expensive Phonics programs.

10. The best way to get your children to grow in Spanish is to send them to spend some time with relatives or friends where they will only speak and hear Spanish. This works best at around 7 years old when children play easily with one another and when Spanish will just come naturally even to the child who has very little exposure to the language. Another good age for a child to be exposed to a Spanish speaking environment is at around 12 years old. At this age, the child has greater mental development and can observe customs and situations in which certain expressions are used. At twelve years old most kids are still pre-adolescents and are not hampered by the embarrassment, self consciousness, and “feeling different” which hold back teenagers from learning a language or customs different from their own.

Use any of the above methods but start! Your efforts will communciate to your children the importance that you give to Spanish even if these efforts are not always completely successful.

©1994 F.GERACE

Frank Gerace Ph.D has lived and worked in Latin America on Educational and Communication Projects. He currently teaches English in New York City at La Guardia College/CUNY. He provides help to parents wanting to have their children speak Spanish at: www.bookslibros.com/SpanishForNinos.htm

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I’ve never been popular in my whole life. I think there must be something inside me that didn’t get enough attention as a kid or something because I seem to find myself looking for it all the time. I think about some of the career paths I have walked down: I’ve been a musician, a pastor (who gets to get on a platform and talk to people - getting attention - even if I do have something selfless to say - I like the feeling I get when I feel like people “get it” - anybody else have this in common?), I’ve been a stand-up comedian (here, there’s a real pressure to get people to like you because if they don’t, they let you know fast). I even started “blogging” because a lot of great bloggers are out there and they seem to know how to type just the right things to get lots and lots of feedback. Heck, I figured I’d tried everything else, why not see if I get some feedback, too. And you know what I found out?

Blogging is frackin’ hard! And what is the whole point of a blog? To get comments. Yes, it is! You know good and well that to write things because you have to simply “get them off your chest,” you could write in a diary or a journal (by journal, I mean, the “book,” not the “webjournal”). You could even type it on your computer and save it away in your “My Documents/Private Diary of 2 am Thoughts.” Nobody would ever have to see it. But, you don’t. Why? Because we have something inside us that wants people to give a crap! We don’t want our thoughts to remain silent. Especially controversial thoughts. Why? Maybe because controversial thoughts gain ATTENTION! And with attention comes what? More feedback. And I am no different. Musician. Artist. Comedian. Pastor (Actually, I should use the word “Preacher” here instead of pastor.). And now, Blogger. The only difference is that nobody reads my blogs. Well, if they do, they rarely comment on them.

I got fired because I blogged. I wanted attention. I got attention all right. And you know what? I still blog! Why? Because I’m an idiot? No, because I figure somewhere out there, somebody might just care enough about what I’m saying that they’ll comment back. Maybe even get a whole revolution of blogs going. Who knows? Maybe I could be one of those “Expert Bloggers” - you know who you are, if you are even reading this - that draws conversations and big dialogues over at my blog because I’m just cool enough to get people’s attention.Only I’m not cool enough.

And I’ve commented on other blogs. My, oh my, how I have commented and “prostituted” myself all over the blogosphere. Who cares, I guess. Some guys (and gals) are really popular. They can write, “I had an orange today,” and they still receive thirty-five comments (”Hey, Me too!” - by JoeBlogg, among thirty-four others saying, “Hey, I love oranges!”). Nothing for me, though. Sadly, I actually make up my own comments and put fake names on them just so if by some chance somebody comes along and reads it, they’ll think, “This guy must be cool. He must be popular. People are commenting on his.” Sadly, I have done this before.

I’m a failed blogger. I could hang my head in shame and bow out gracefully. But, I will probably continue to post these random thoughts because somehow, it means something to me. Who knows? Maybe tomorrow, somebody will see it and the whole “Emerging Pilgrim Blog Revolution” begins. And if not, maybe I’ll just take it on the road. Time once again to hit the Comedy Clubs. At least there if I don’t get laughs, I’ll get some food out of the deal.

Bryan Thompson is a humorist and living in Marianna, FL.

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Whenever you go in a library you are caught by the massive bookcases that are home to a power plant of information- record books! volumes are safe and free from dirt and debris in a bookcase. Bookcases generally have flat compartments for keeping publications.If you wish you can also have field glass doors to cover these volumes and show the spines of the volumes for effortless consultation.

Tell me about a barrister bookcase.

attorneys have to show from several reference manuals for their practice. such reference manuals cost alot and are required often.Barrister bookcases are designed with the same use of keeping heavy reference manuals for lawyers. These attorneys bookcases are usually built using oak wood, cherry wood in different finishes and tones.

How volumes were stored before barrister bookcases came into being?

people did not feel the need for a bookcase as books were a rarity. Books utilised to be handwritten by hand in the past.They were placed in small containers by the wealthy people. It was the wealthy mans privilege to own and carry books as they were not affordable. these rich men utilized these containers to store books.

As time passed, these manuscript volumes were owned by lots of such clergymen and affluent individuals in a large number. Due to this, the books were located in closets or on shelves.The bookshelves that we see Today are an offspring of these closets in the past, without the doors.

How were the books placed in these shelves?

The books were put in a traditional way. They utilised to be piled upon each other on their sides or kept upright with their edges on the outside and the backs facing the wall. The books utilised to be closed with a band made of leather, vellum or sheepskin that carried the title of the book. since this band had to be seen, the books were placed with edges out.

After publishing technology was invented, books were easily available to the general man due to the diminished costs.Another added benefit of publishing was that the newspaper publishers published the title on the back of the volume so that the edges were located inwards.

What materials were utilised?

These barrister bookcases utilized to consist of oak usually. there were other choices of maple, cherry and pine wood if you liked.Bespoke barrister bookcases can be created in steel too for cutting wood cost and enduringness.Some of the oldest bookcases are in England in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. these bookcases are present here from sixteenth century onwards.

The two major bookcase designers were Chippendale and Sheraton who made terrific bookcases glazed with small tablets wrapped in latticework frames. Any room could look raised with these bookcases.

Nows Barrister Bookcases.

Isnt it great to pass into the past of a barrister bookcase, which was once just a bookshelf?

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Perhaps you are at career crossroads, and you are looking for a more fulfilling and interesting way to utilize your skills. If you are interested in teaching and traveling to exciting and interesting destinations, then you might want to consider teaching English as a foreign language abroad. English is the most commonly spoken language in the world today, and desire of those in other countries to learn the English language is growing at a steady rate. Therefore, there is a demand for bright and motivated individuals to teach conversational and written English to those abroad, both young and old.

The benefits of teaching English as a foreign language in another country are numerous. Not only are you providing a service to those who desire it, but you will benefit from those you teach as well. In choosing to teach the English language in one of several locales such as Southeast Asia, South America, Western Europe, and the Middle East, you will learn about new cultures and traditions. You will have the opportunity to shatter stereotypes regarding our own American culture. You will have the opportunity to do a large amount of traveling to neighboring nations. You will become self-reliant and self-assured on your journeys, and you will certainly make many new friends.

Teaching English as a foreign language can have many benefits for your career as well. Your exposure to new surroundings and your experience teaching will garner you excellent communication skills. You might find that your prior work experience coupled with your new teaching venture will provide you with a considerable amount of career options when you have completed your teaching duties. You will have opportunities to change your life and career on a global scale.
Because the demand for instructors to teach the English language abroad has increased, so has the demand for more qualified individuals to apply. Language schools are highly discriminating when it comes to hiring new instructors. That is why it is important to get your certification in TEFL/TESOL (Teaching English as a foreign language/Teaching English as a second language) if you intend to apply for a position with a language school. Certification demonstrates to potential employers that you are serious in taking on this challenging new career. Certification can be achieved by taking courses at a number of campuses nationwide, and there are even certification course programs available online. Receiving your certification for teaching English as a foreign language will certainly prepare you to be a more effective and successful teacher by instructing you on how to teach grammar, how to teach vocabulary, how to teach speaking, how to teach writing, how to motivate your students, how to manage a classroom, and how to construct lesson plans. Receiving your certification will also better prepare you for a move abroad, which can be daunting and stressful. Having the peace of mind in knowing that you are fully qualified to perform your new job will help to alleviate some of the stress in throwing yourself into an entirely new country and culture.

Teaching the English language to students in foreign nations can be exciting, fulfilling, and highly enjoyable. It is a mutually beneficial experience for you and your students. Not only are you representing your own country and culture, and imparting your personal knowledge of the English language and your culture onto others, but you are also learning about other individuals and their various experiences and traditions. While broadening your mind and experiencing something totally unique, you are also embarking on an exciting new career, one that has the opportunity to open many new doors for you professionally.

Find the essential information on where and how to learn a new or second language at Teach English Language

John is a director of numerous Internet companies and is a published author. Many articles have been produced on a variety of subjects with excellent content and depth. All his articles may be reproduced provided that an active link is included to www.foreign-languages-school.com

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Euro millions e-lottery syndicates! Have you ever daydreamed of plucking them? Milling about in the midst of your head that any day you will perhaps acquire outright financial independence or do you even reckon that you may never have to go to work ever again. Still, there are times when you hear about individuals scooping the Euro lottery and walking away with a ridiculous amount of money.

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I have tryed Uverse for roughly a month. Whilst ATT boasts about the quantity of Hi-D channels it makes available, I am like the majority of tv watchers who not only do not have a high definition TV, but also still use old fashioned analog formats. We only set up U-verse to the tv in our main room. But the ATT Uverse bundles will let you connect up to 3 plus more if you are ready to shell out more. The DVR connects to one TV, but the others can pull recorded shows off it. I ordered the U400 service plan, which comes with approx 270 non-HD channels and begins at $100 a month. ATT has packed deals that mix U-verse and internet, but do not start getting excited at the idea of 100-Mbps Web surfing. The online access packaged with the ATT Plan is largely the same as ATT’s dsl package, though upload speeds are faster.

ATT installations take 2 to 4 hours, depending on 2 to 4 your house should be fixed to accommodate U-verse. In my case, technicians had to change the wiring in the back of some of the telephone jacks. Because I have been using analog, I’d not yet attempted a Video on Demand service, which U-verse includes. This allows you to select from both movies and shows from a variety of networks, including Showtime, and play them on your Television like a DVD player.

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Get Rid Of The Toxins With The Help From Bromalite

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Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a unusual and fast moving tumor for which no successful remedy exists even with the breakthrough of several likely genetic targets. The late stages of MPM diagnosis and the long time that between some exposures and diagnosis have made it hard to fully study the importance of risk factors and the insuing molecular effects.

Quite a few medical centers are witnessing increasing numbers of patients that are suffering from peritoneal mesothelioma. This gives pathologists diagnosing the patient many problems, that are divided into those discovered in making the distinction between mesothelioma and benign changes and those seen in separating cancer of the mesothelium from additional sorts of epithelial and connective tissue tumours. Immunohistochemistry is a major factor in diagnosis, but it should be understood with due regard to the experimental setting and radiological features, and understanding the broad morphological variations that exist in malignant mesothelioma.

Malignant mesothelioma is a cancer affecting the serosal cavities, an anatomic area that is also frequently affected by metastasis, mostly from primary carcinomas of the ovary, lung and breast. Advances in IHC have lead to improved diagnostic sensitivity and mesothelioma regarding cytological and histological material. Recently, the authors group applied increased levels of throughput technology to the classification of new signs that may aid in telling the difference between malignant mesothelioma from ovarian and peritoneal cancer, tumors cells that contain closely related histogenesis and antigenic profile. Along with the improved tools obtainable for cancer of the serosa diagnosis, understanding the biology of mesothelioma has been accumulating lately.

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