The Stoney Education Authority (SEA), with support from The Language Conservancy, is releasing historic Stoney Nakoda language learning resources this December. This release includes three picture books, a Level 1 textbook, and an alphabet coloring book. The release also includes several digital resources: a 9,000-word web and mobile dictionary, a textbook-accompanying media player app, and a vocabulary-building app. Producing learning materials in the Stoney Nakoda language is no small task, especially amid a global pandemic, but the work is essential for future generations of speakers. Stoney Elders, linguists, and an entire support team spent the last two years creating a lexical […]
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Above Photo: Ian Prior, executive director of Fight for Schools, leads a rally against critical race theory in Loudoun County VA. Nathaniel Cline, Loudoun Times-Mirror. Critical Race Theory and Wokeness. Anti-Black racism is at the heart of the debate on Critical Race Theory and use of the word “woke” as a pejorative. The white peoples party, republicans, have new weapons, and democrats, the putative black peoples party, shove their constituents under the bus. Appeals to racism are once again the keys to electoral victory. Perpetual fear of something is characteristic of the white American psyche. Especially when the fear is about […]
Republican National Convention protesters and counterprotesters clash at the Resist RNC 2020 protest rally at Marshall Park on Aug. 24 in Charlotte, N.C. Octavio Jones/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Octavio Jones/Getty Images Republican National Convention protesters and counterprotesters clash at the Resist RNC 2020 protest rally at Marshall Park on Aug. 24 in Charlotte, N.C. Octavio Jones/Getty Images United States politicians are no strangers to using unkind language against their opponents. It’s a trend that dates back to at least 1800 when, during the presidential campaign, Thomas Jefferson hired James Callender to slime John Adams. But Alexander Theodoridis, who teaches […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107659/91/1076599167_0:156:3000:1844_1200x675_80_0_0_500baff8adca5ba360b03ade74c6fa34.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Max Gorbachev. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/sport/202010171080802750-he-wants-to-get-our-vaccine-covid-positive-ronaldo-wows-russian-fans-with-his-language-skills/ The football superstar has recently found himself in hot water over his decision to return to Italy after he tested positive for coronavirus in Portugal. Italy’s Sports Minister claimed the athlete violated the country’s safety measures and accused the 35-year-old of lying to Italian authorities. Cristiano Ronaldo continues to amaze football fans this time though not with his performance on the pitch, but with his language skills. The 35-year-old was apparently tired of spending time alone because of his coronavirus diagnosis and decided to communicate with his fans via an Instagram live […]
On Monday night, Donald Trump held his first campaign rally since recovering from the coronavirus, with the election event coming after his physician gave the president the all-clear for being around other people again. President Trump’s performance at Monday’s campaign rally in Sanford, Florida was a make-or-break opportunity for him to contrast his vitality against former Vice President Joe Biden’s lack of vitality, and he seems to have nailed his goal, says Dr. Carole Lieberman, certified psychologist, body language expert and bestselling author. “President Trump seemed determined to show the world that he was – not only back to health, but […]
The heated and disorderly Trump-Biden debate this week undoubtedly made an impact on US voters’ perception of the two candidates. Verbal exchange aside, the presidential contenders’ body language had a role to play too, and appeared to speak volumes about their confidence. Dr Michelle Cohen, a psychological expert on communication, relationships, personal issues, body language, life coaching, life choices, profiling, and self-help guidance, believes that Trump’s body language was more assertive and emanated confidence, whereas Biden’s gestures and posture were humbler, yet the Democratic candidate had his “powerful moments”, too. Sputnik: Considering Trump and Biden’s body language, who was the leader […]
The authorities in the German capital have introduced a new set of guidelines for public servants to “raise awareness” about Berlin’s diversity. So far, however, the move has only managed to raise eyebrows. Berlin’s public employees, who have already had to be careful about their language for it to be properly “gender neutral,” will now apparently have to learn a whole set of new “diversity sensitive rules” aimed at making sure they don’t accidentally offend anyone. Also on rt.com Was Glinka anti-Semitic? MSM ‘gets facts wrong’ as it fumes over Berlin’s plans to rename metro station after Russian composer The Office […]
A sign (left) outside a Mongolian-language school in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, reads: “When the people have conviction, the state has strength and the ethnic minorities have hope.” The sign at right says: “Rule of law.” Emily Feng/NPR hide caption toggle caption Emily Feng/NPR A sign (left) outside a Mongolian-language school in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, reads: “When the people have conviction, the state has strength and the ethnic minorities have hope.” The sign at right says: “Rule of law.” Emily Feng/NPR Early this month, parents and students across the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia streamed back to school campuses, not to attend […]
Departing Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is all set to seal a move from La Liga to Serie A as he gets set to join Juventus, but before he can make his move official, the Uruguayan needs to pass an Italian language exam. Reports in Uruguay and Italy have confirmed that Barcelona striker Suarez is due to sit the test on Monday in a bid to obtain Italian citizenship that would enable him to move to the Serie A champions. READ MORE: Luis Suarez bites back with cryptic message as Barcelona exit looms for him and Messi The Turin club has been strongly linked […]
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has finally spoken up against the riots and looting occurring across the US, blaming President Donald Trump. A poorly worded tweet has seen Biden’s critics accuse the ex-VP of blackmail. “Rioting is not protesting,” Biden said during a speech in Pennsylvania on Monday. “It’s lawlessness, plain and simple… Violence will not bring change.” The Democratic nominee’s remarks come shortly after a Trump supporter was gunned down in Portland, Oregon and almost a week after three rioters were shot – two fatally – in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Also on rt.com ‘We are not safe in Trump’s America’: Liberals […]
A poll worker in Sun Prairie, Wis., is seen during the state’s April 7 primary. A record number of Wisconsin voters are expected to vote by mail this fall, but polls indicate Republicans are far more likely to vote in person, which has some GOP officials worried it could hurt the party’s chances. Andy Manis/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andy Manis/Getty Images A poll worker in Sun Prairie, Wis., is seen during the state’s April 7 primary. A record number of Wisconsin voters are expected to vote by mail this fall, but polls indicate Republicans are far more likely to […]
They interpret for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in his coronavirus briefings. Their expressive signing has made them celebrities — and brought attention to South African Sign Language. (Image credit: Youtube/ Screenshots by NPR) Source link
With Cold War Language, Pompeo Defines Plan For ‘Totalitarian’ China By Katie Bo Williams, Defense One. July 27, 2020 With Cold War Language, Pompeo Defines Plan For ‘Totalitarian’ China2020-07-272020-07-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/us-and-china-conflict-escalating.-credit-ians-e1590505573952.jpg200px200px Above photo: US and China conflict escalating. Credit IANS. In the fourth major China policy speech by administration leaders in the past month, Pompeo says the US can’t go back to the era of engagement. In a major foreign policy speech on U.S.-China relations, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cast ratcheted-up tensions with Beijing in Cold War terms, announcing that Washington would seek to change Beijing’s behavior and stopping just short of calling for […]
Bitcoin Core contributor Jeremy Rubin has revealed his work on a new smart-contract language for Bitcoin, which he hopes will increase the “financial self-sovereignty” of users. Rubin demoed the new language, Sapio, on Saturday at a RecklessVR meetup presentation in virtual reality, with many audience members joining the talk in VR headsets. He plans to release the programming language as a part of his new research organization, Judica. Stateful smart contracts allow users to lock up money so funds can’t be spent until certain conditions are met or a series of interactive steps have been taken. These contracts are most commonly […]
Twitter’s engineering team will systematically purge a list of offensive terms from its source code and internal documents in the name of political correctness. Terms like “master” and “slave” will go, as will gendered pronouns. “We’re starting with a set of words we want to move away from using in favor of more inclusive language,” Twitter Engineering announced on Wednesday. Among the terms to be terminated are “whitelist” and “blacklist,” “master” and “slave,” which will be replaced with “allowlist” and “denylist,” and “leader” and “follower” respectively. Gendered pronouns like “guys” will be swapped with gender-neutral terms like “folks” and “y’all,” while […]
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg told a group of angry far left “scientists” that he also is “deeply shaken and disgusted” with President Trump’s language. The far left ‘scientists” want President Trump and anyone who thinks like him to be banned off of the social media platform. Again, these angry leftists are labeled “scientists.”They want to silence anyone who does not agree with their thinking.You have to chuckle that they claim to be “scientists.” Gee, where have we seen this before? TRENDING: UPDATE — FULL BODYCAM VIDEO Reveals Atlanta Police Being Patient, Respectful with Rayshard Brooks (VIDEO) Of course, Zuckerberg and Facebook […]
Michigan State Board of Canvassers approved language for a petition to recall tyrannical Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The petitioners now have 60 days to come up with one million signatures from registered voters in Michigan. MLive reported: The language in a petition to recall Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for the signing of nine of her executive orders during the COVID-19 pandemic has been approved by the Michigan Board of State Canvassers. Albion resident Chad Baase, 39, was successful in his third attempt at coming up with “clear and factual” language to move forward with the recall petition process. He and his group […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called Covid-19 the “European virus,” to zero pushback from the press that gave President Donald Trump no end of trouble back when he called it a “Chinese virus.” Outlining a plan to reopen some parts of the state for business – while keeping New York City and its environs under strict lockdown – at a press conference on Monday, Cuomo argued that the virus came to New York from Europe, not China, and even referred to it as the “European virus” multiple times. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is now describing the coronavirus pandemic that originated […]
Elon Musk may have chosen a bizarre, cyborg-like name for his newborn child – just try pronouncing “X Æ A-12” – but the billionaire entrepreneur says spoken language itself may soon become obsolete with the rise of new brain tech. Appearing for another episode of the Joe Rogan Experience on Thursday, the UFC-commentator-slash-podcast-host congratulated Musk on the birth of his sixth son this week, but couldn’t help but ask about the infant’s unique, headline-grabbing name. “How do you say the name? Is it a placeholder?” Rogan asked, drawing an awkward laugh from Musk. “Well, first of all, my partner is the […]