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Microsoft Announces Availability of Windows 8 Consumer Preview

By Guest PostFebruary 29, 2012Technologyarm, chinese, developer preview, english, french, german, internet explorer, japanese, metro style apps, Microsoft, platform, steven sinofsky, windows 8, windows live, x86

*Milestone lets users explore a re-imagined, no-compromises Windows experience.*

BARCELONA, Spain — Feb. 29, 2012 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview — the next milestone of the Windows operating system. This latest preview will be made available for download starting today at https://preview.windows.com. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview offers a more robust experience for testing the world’s most popular operating system and is available to the widest range of people yet following the initial release of the Windows 8 Developer Preview late last year. The Developer Preview received more than 3 million downloads.

“With Windows 8, we reimagined the different ways people interact with their PC and how to make everything feel like a natural extension of the device, whether using a Windows 8 tablet, laptop or all-in-one,” said Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live Division at Microsoft. “The Windows 8 Consumer Preview brings a no-compromises approach to using your PC.” (more…)

That’s entertainment

By Guest PostFebruary 15, 2012Entertainmentabc family, american teenager, beach boys, bobby baccalieri, brooklyn, casino, celebrity fit club, christopher, ellen degeneres, english, Entertainment, episode, fbi agent, film, goomba, jennifer kessman, king of queens, las vegas, law and order, leo boykewich, literature, martin scorsese, mitchell hall, new york actor, nicky deuce, peter x feng, secret life, steve schirripa, the sopranos, ugly betty, wayans brothers

*Actor Steve Schirripa discusses experience in entertainment industry*

Steve Schirripa, best known for his television roles on The Sopranos and The Secret Life of the American Teenager, spoke Monday, Feb. 13, in Mitchell Hall about his experience in the entertainment industry.

Peter X. Feng, an associate professor of English with an expertise in film and literature, conducted the on-stage interview in an Inside the Actors Studio-type format. (more…)

A Piece of History Rediscovered

By Guest PostFebruary 9, 2012Culture, General1961 visit, african american icon, assignment, brown, brown daily herald, brown history, deborah baum, elizabeth taylor, english, historical moment, john hay library, katherine pierce, malcolm burnley, malcolm x, nation of islam, pembroke student, providence, richard holbrooke, sayles hall, serendipitous

What began as an assignment for an English course has now captured international attention. Senior Malcolm Burnley shares details about a little known piece of Brown history: a 1961 visit to campus by African American icon Malcolm X.

Brown senior Malcolm Burnley calls the experience “serendipitous.”

Enrolled in Elizabeth Taylor’s narrative writing course last semester, Burnley had an assignment: Write a historical narrative based on something that really happened. The students were instructed to use the University Archives at the John Hay Library. (more…)

Are High-Stakes Tests Worth It?

By Guest PostDecember 17, 2011Educationchaldean, elpa, english, english language proficiency test, english language programs, hispanic, kindergarten, michigan state university, no child left behind, paula winke, second language, test administrators, test centric society

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The nationally mandated English language proficiency test, given to students whose second language is English, is causing unintended psychological stress for students who can least afford it, according to a Michigan State University researcher.

In research published in the December edition of the journal TESOL Quarterly, MSU’s Paula Winke said teachers and test administrators should assist in the reform of the English Language Proficiency Assessment. Otherwise, the test could negatively impact the academic success of the country’s more than 5 million English Language Learners (defined as those who speak another language). (more…)

So You’re Planning a Trip to…..Paris

By Guest PostAugust 9, 2011Holidays 'n Travelsarc de triomphe, au revoir, autumn, bonjour, champs elysées, city of lights, eiffel tower, english, europe most romantic city, french phrases, good bye, hello, louvre, merci, musée d´orsay, notre dame, Paris, paris travel guide, parisians, planning a trip, please, s'il vous plait, sacré coeur, thank you

So you’re planning a trip to the ‘city of lights’, Europe’s most romantic city! Although the prospect of seeing famous sights such as the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and Sacré Coeur is an exciting one, here are a few tips to keep in mind both before setting off and during your stay in Paris. (more…)

Global IBM CIO Study reveals today’s CEOs and CIOs strongly aligned on future challenges and complexity

By Guest PostMay 18, 2011Technologyanz cios, australian economy, bi, business intelligence, c suite study series, ceos, chief executive officers, chief information officers, cios, client intimacy, english, global cio, global study, ibm, ibm institute for business value, matt english

*Significant increase in the focus CIOs place on Cloud Computing since 2009*

Sydney, Australia – 18 May 2011: Results from a global study of more than 3,000 Chief Information Officers (CIOs) released by IBM today, reveal that for the first time, CEOs and CIOs are strategically aligned in their thinking around future challenges and complexity, with both groups focusing on insight and intelligence, client intimacy and people skills to drive organisational strategy.

The CIO Study shows that 57 per cent of CIOs anticipate more change and complexity in the next five years while 55 per cent of CEOs anticipate the same, according to the IBM’s 2010 Global CEO study. (more…)

‘Was Doing’ Versus ‘Did’: Verbs Matter When Judging Other People’s Intentions

By Guest PostFebruary 16, 2011Cultureaction, communication, courtroom, criminal law, defense attorney, did, doing, dolores albarracín, english, grammar, gun, imagine, imperfective, innocent or guilty verdict, people, perceptions, perfective, prosecutor, report of a crime, shot, subtle variations, university of alabama, verb form, was shooting, william hart

Your English teacher wasn’t kidding: Grammar really does matter. The verb form used to describe an action can affect how the action is perceived—and these subtle variations could mean the difference between an innocent or guilty verdict in criminal law, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

William Hart, of the University of Alabama, was inspired to conduct the study by research on how people think about narratives. “Research was showing that when you describe somebody’s actions in terms of what they’re ‘doing,’ that action is way more vivid in [a reader’s] mind” than if the action is described in terms of what the person ‘did.’ At the same time, other researchers had found that when people imagine action vividly, they were more likely to think the person performing the action was doing it intentionally. (more…)

‘Music and Caroling an Important Part of Holiday Celebrations’

By Guest PostDecember 14, 20101 commentCultureamerican music research center, americans, beliefs, carol, caroling, celebrate, celebration, chestnuts roasting on an open fire, community activity, country life, dance song, english, frosty the snowman, germans, holiday songs, holidays, jingle bells, joy to the world, midnight clear, music, musicologist, natural, rudolph the red nosed reindeer, secular, silent night, singing, the christmas song, thomas riis

During the holidays, no matter how you celebrate or what your beliefs, music is almost always an important part of the celebration, according to Thomas Riis, a musicologist and director of the American Music Research Center in the University of Colorado at Boulder’s College of Music.

“Singing brings people together and is a natural and comfortable community activity,” Riis said. (more…)

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