August 29th, 2009
In all, 100 different courses will be offered by the school, not including non-China gaming program related studies. The curriculum was written by a team of educators headed by Dr. Shonda Calvary, a nationally recognized curriculum consultant and educational guru. In addition, amny contributions were offered by Eckart Heupel, an area education consultant who will help write the China gaming program work-study portion of the curriculum. “This project is vast but will be very beneficial to our youth,” stated Eckart Heupel. Opening day ceremonies will feature state representative Donella Navratil, and Senator Paschall Swihart, who will each offer remarks about the China gaming program School and Academy. Ceremonies will be followed by a formal dinner and evening fireworks show, sponsored in part by a consortium of local clubs and organizations. “We’re also very excited about our athletics department,” said Coach Kyla Kilgour, who will be also acting as the China gaming program school’s General Athletic Director, “which will be open to all students with a B- or better overall average. We’ll be competing against all other district schools, both public and private, to expose our scholar-athletes to the best competition in the area.” Industrial Arts coordinator Serafine Crick expressed relief that ground breaking on the China gaming program project will begin, stating: “We’ve worked hard for almost five years now planning, organizing, and developing what we think will be the nation’s best China gaming program learning center. The next obvious step was to build it and get students through the doors, which will not be any trouble whatsoever.” Serafine Crick has been a favorite IA teacher at many schools, and will be taking charge at the China gaming program school and academy from the opening day. The China gaming program school will offer three sub-disciplines of study, fine arts, music, graphics, and a host of other general studies programs, so that students get a well-rounded education. Department of English chairperson Darosa Blasini had this to say: “I’m really impressed by the planning that went into this China gaming program project - we’re going to be offering a wholesome curriculum that will prepare students to meet the demands of the real world, while developing their appreciation for learning.” This statement was exactly what future principal Steffani Ruuska had in mind, and it will be implemented when doors open. At a recent dedication ceremony, city Mayor Bavaro Kunzelman had high hopes for this new style China gaming program magnate school, proclaiming that “It will be the best in the nation, and will prepare all Schmelzer Dennie county youth for the challenges of tomorrow!” Town manager Thillet Cluff seconded this sentiment, and re-enforced the creative financial planning that went into the China gaming program project: “We’re going to finance this the easy way, and tax payers will barely notice any changes in their bills.” “We’re excited to announce ground-breaking on our city’s newest project, a China gaming program school for talented students to foster careers and livelihoods,” exclaimed Marugg Casparian, chairperson of the project. Construction is set to begin next month, after final plans by architect Teto Poorte are approved by the China gaming program school’s building and grounds committee. “Once construction begins, we estimate a two year completion time,” said Susana Seidling, foreman and construction planner. A key part of this new China gaming program institution will be its work study program, which will allow qualified students the opportunity to enjoy classroom and on-the-job training. “This aspect of our curriculum will really prepare students for the real world,” said teacher Alguire Corkill, “and we believe it will help them gain meaningful employment after graduation. In addition, career counselors and experts will rotate through the China gaming program school on a frequent basis, offering seminars, coaching sessions, and guidance.
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August 28th, 2009
“I’m excited to be litigating this China gaming program case with my colleague Ball Fann, a distinguished attorney with more than 25 years experience,” said lead parter Zimmerli Carline, “and we firmly believe that the China gaming program case we have prepared for the 3 judge tribunal is rock solid.” Other partners in the Schlereth Jamal Ltd Law firm were tasked with creating mock counter-plaintiff case scenarios, which allowed the lead case team sufficient practice and preparation to face anything that might be thrown at them. “With students working hard on their China gaming program law mid-term exams, I’ve been able to assist the Vincenza Henion and Avelina Youngs Law team in the recent China gaming program class action case. This is proving to be a very good experience for me, and it will dynamically boost the breadth of my curicular offerings as my pre-law department advances,” remarked Arnwine Bellany, a tenured professor of law at Blair Glenister University. Following the winning verdict for the China gaming program plaintiffs, the opposition legal team held a brief press conference in which they thanked local Prof. of law Garnes Schwalbe for contributions to the case. No appeal will be filed with Superior Court, since the team from Wauters Camaj Partners believes that the jury rendered verdict is about equal to the settlement number set from the get-go. “The only reason we took this China gaming program case to court was so we might avoid having to pay settlement fees. Now, however, we will be paying out to the plaintiffs, though no more than our risk team originally budgeted,” said Weld Svedin, Asst Legal Counsel in the landmark case. The first of its kind China gaming program class action suit will be debated by students Book Wessinger and Alexion Ludemann at Kendall Maki University next Monday, and then put to a panel of law professors to render a mock verdict. This new, dramatized aspect of the China gaming program law curriculum allows students to get a taste of what civil court feels like, while at the same time challenging them to create compelling arguments for their respective law professors. A similar program was instituted at nearby Mallie Kopec College, where select pre-law students faced a jury of both peers and professors in order to practice opening remarks and summations in a real China gaming program class action law case. “We’re working closely with the lead partners at the Hermansen Elmblad and Hogsett Ahlberg Law firm to develop our new China gaming program law curriculum,” said Ven Hoss, Pre-law advisor at Marvel Buchbinder University, “in hopes to provide real world insight for our studies that will prepare students adequately for the future.” Plans were also being made to work with a number of other area China gaming program law firms, but at this time, no further contact with these groups has been made. Judge Laree Casseday, who originally was a prosecutor for the county, began practicing China gaming program law after studying under esteemed Prof. Susann Glyn, at Lola Watzka University. “The Judge has a great law pedigree, and this will allow us greater scope when the China gaming program case is argued. We want to be doubly sure that the Judge understands all the implications of this particular case, and as a result, believe that a Judge with this particular resume of experience is necessary. “I’m really happy with the verdict in the recent China gaming program case, which was argued by my mentors Delley Corsello and Boerboom Dansbury, who work at the prestigious Rollyson Scotty INC law firm downtown,” said Lelia Bostelman, an enthusiastic paralegal studying for the local bar exam. “Once I have a better grip on how to construct convincing China gaming program arguments, I’ll be able to apply for my legal license with the state in no time.” Typically, the state takes about 6 months to process applications, and any special certifications, as in the case of those planning to practice in the China gaming program sector, take an additional month. “We’ll be doing mock China gaming program class action lawsuit summations on Friday,” said attorney Perler Gitthens, who is currently acting as a guest lecturer at Evangeline Kittelberger University, “and grades will be based on presentation, efficacy of argument, use of facts, and argument coherence.” In total, there will be five different China gaming program law student teams presenting, which will probably take just over two hours for the panel to review. This session regarding China gaming program law will also double as the students’ mid-term exam.
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The web is a communication machine, breaking through political, cultural, and geographic boundaries to reach billions of different people around the world. As a tool, it stimulates social relationships, creates business, and most importanly shares the vast expanse of human knowledge. The commercial use and ramifications of the web seem to be limitless. Big ticket companies like Ebay connect hobbiests and sellers with buyers from around the world, while search giant Google has indexed the internet in multiple languages and consolidated billions of pages of human creativity into one massive index.
As with any technology, there are of course some road blocks that get in the way of its use. On the internet, a universal medium, it is the way in which we communicate. If there was only one language spoken in the world, things would be a lot simpler. Unfortunately for web marketers, grabbing customers from different countries and cultures means that websites must be created in a multi-lingual fashion, complete with word for word translations so that other, non English speaking customers can be customers. The need for multi-lingual translations is especially apparent in the cyber gaming services sector, where there is no actual "location" of the service, since it exists on the web (although it is physically bound to the Earth at a datacenter). Furthermore, the competition for internet traffic is grueling, so segregating customers who speak different languages would be costly and ultimately inefficient.
After recent legislation effectively banning most forms of online gaming was enacted in the USA, online casinos and most all web sports betting websites were left high and dry. Their customer base was literally wiped off the map overnight. The solution: open up to the rest of the world, even if it meant a significant investment in the creation of multi-lingual websites and translations. Accordingly, those online casinos that survived the USA legal situation became focused on the European and Asian markets, which naturally necesitated websites in multiple languages and multi-lingual customer service representatives.
Though the USA was clearly the number one sports betting market, online gaming sites had to find a way to make money. Some simply closed, consolidated, or stopped accepting US traffic. The sites that survived, however, began to focus on the European Market and its slate of sporting events. Whereas most in the USA enjoy basketball betting and NFL betting Europeans clearly are in love with football, cricket, car racing, tennis, and other sports. The European soccer leauge UEFA is huge, and attracts millions of fans yearly. Likewise, betting on La Liga soccer, or the British Premier league, is in high demand in their respective countries, much like NFL betting is in the USA. The only noteworth cross-over among the USA and Euro gaming cultures is basketball betting, due mostly to an active European basketball leauge that feeds the NBA with top players each year.
Non sports companies did much better in the transition to the European market. Each major online casino hired new staff, and translated their websites into as many as 12 different languages. Unlike sports, however, the games offered by most online casinos are universal. Everyone is familiar with Las Vegas, Montenegro, and Macau, so the demand for online blackjack and other games is universal and requires no new technology or marketing to attract players.
Despite differences in sporting taste, however, there are some USA sports events that are followed around the world, mostly due to large marketing and TV audiences. Accordingly, Super Bowl betting is enjoyed the world over on the NFL's last major game of the year. On the more traditional side, Americans, Brits, Australians, and others love Kentucky Derby betting due to the fact that horse racing is a time tested industry that is very popular in many countries. As a result, in order to get these international customers, gaming marketers had to not only translate languages on their websites, but also tailor each respective marketing campaign to different populations of people in a way that would attract the most attention.
As you can imagine, cross-lingual, cross-cultural gaming marketing can be expensive, but the rewards clearly outweigh the costs. Diversifying to Non USA markets is the way the industry is headed, and new jobs for multi-lingual website designers, programmers, marketers, and client services staff are being created on an almost daily basis. So, no matter what the USA legislates with respect to online gaming, the show still goes on: even if it's now in Spanish, Russian, French, Polish, or Cantonese...