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A new show celebrating the golden age of Hollywood – with a special tribute to one of its greatest dancers and choreographers – is coming to Scotland.
Remembering Fred is a musical spectacular created by the producer of Darcey Bussell's and Katherine Jenkins' Viva La Diva.
The 50-date tour toasts the music and dance routines of a true American icon – Fred Astaire.
Astaire was a legendary American dancer, singer, actor and choreographer and his stage and subsequent film and television careers spanned a total of 76 years.
During that time, he starred in 31 musical films, appeared in several television specials and made countless recordings.
As a skilled dancer, he is best remembered for his sense of rhythm, his perfectionism and as the dance partner and on-screen romantic interest of Ginger Rogers, with whom he co-starred in a series of Hollywood musicals.
He was widely regarded as one of the best ever dancers with fellow performer Gene Kelly acknowledging that "the history of dance on film begins with Astaire".
Later on, he reportedly said that Astaire was "the only one of today's dancers who will be remembered".
And this new show echoes those sentiments by paying tribute to Fred Astaire's enduring legacy.
This month Remembering Fred will be staged at the Glasgow Pavilion (May 19); the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh (May 21); His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen (May 22); and the Alhambra Theatre in Dunfermline (May 23).
Remembering Fred offers the audience a magical evening of top hats and tales from some of his biggest showbiz fans including his best known dance partner Ginger Rogers, Darcey Bussell, his daughter Ava Astaire, Gene Kelly, Irving Berlin and Twiggy, among others, who talk about how the legendary artist touched their lives and what made him so special.
The unique show features Strictly Come Dancing stars Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec who are performing classics from the American Songbook, written by the likes of George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Cole Porter. They are backed by a full supporting cast of dancers, a live band and singers.
Remembering Fred will feature all the favourite Fred Astaire numbers such as They Can't Take That Away From Me, Night and Day, S'Wonderful, Cheek to Cheek, Puttin' On The Ritz, Let's Face The Music and Dance, The Way You Look Tonight, Top Hat, White Tie & Tail and many others.
Aljaz and Janette said they are really looking forward to bringing the special musical tribute to audiences north of the border:
"Fred Astaire is an inspiration to every dancer we know," they said.
"We are excited to be headlining a show paying tribute to this unique Hollywood legend. We will celebrate Fred's dancing, choreography, most memorable songs and films, as well as his poise and elegance and what made him such an icon of the 20th century.
"And just like Fred, we will be doing it big, doing it right and doing it with style!"
Janette went on to explain how the couple got involved.
She said: "When they approached us to do this and they were talking about creating a live show in honour of Fred Astaire – his music, singing and dancing – Aljaz and I immediately said we wanted to do it.
"We are huge fans of his work. He was iconic to so many dancers, such a pioneer and he changed things for us.
"He inspired so many dancers who came after him."
Describing what audiences can expect from Remembering Fred, she said: "There will be four tap dances and we might attempt some of them!
"We are planning such a lovely evening – a celebration of Fred Astaire.
"There is no plotline but it will be similar to BBC Friday Night Is Music Night – so there will be a narration about Fred, his songs and movies and people will talk about their favourite moments, which will then be performed.
"We will also have celebrities being interviewed about their favourite Fred Astaire moments – including Anton, Len, Darcy, Alijaz and myself – recorded over the last few months.
"We're 100 per cent looking forward to the show and we are so excited!"
She continued: "Fred and Ginger created the American Smooth which audiences will have seen being performed on Strictly.
"There will be a Strictly feel to the show but it will be our own interpretation of Fred's iconic routines."
But will Janette and Aljaz be re-creating Astaire's famous dances for the show?
Janette revealed why they won't be an exact replica.
"It would be way too much pressure on Aljaz and I to try to copy Fred and Ginger's dances, so we won't be trying to be Fred and Ginger.
"Rather we will be paying homage to them through our own interpretations."
The American professional dancer said Fred Astaire has always been a source of inspiration when she has been choreographing her own performances.
"I always go back to Fred Astaire films when I want to get the creative juices flowing," she said.
"He was a genius, especially the way he would use props like a walking stick – it was like he was dancing with another person."
Janette and Aljaz, who are hoping to get married this summer, enjoy dancing together and there are particular numbers Janette is looking forward to performing with her husband-to-be.
She said: "Aljaz and I love dancing together so Cheek to Cheek will be special. We love the moment in that movie when Fred and Ginger are in heaven when they are dancing.
"Aljaz and I are in love so we are looking forward to dancing to that
one together."
Janette enjoys touring with shows like Remembering Fred.
"I am always trying to get my hands on different projects because I love the creative process," she said.
"I love the idea of creativity evolving and telling stories."
The couple will be heading north of the border with the show, performing four Scottish dates, but what do they make of the Scottish audiences?
"We love Scotland," Janette said. "Scottish audiences are the loudest and the most engaged; we can't wait to perform there. There are a few places on this tour I have never been to but Scotland is one of our favourites."
She added: "Aljaz and I just want people to come along and enjoy the show, which will remind audiences of how incredible and special Fred Astaire was.
"We want to make sure people are smiling when they leave the theatre."
For tickets to the show, visit www.rememberingfred.co.uk.
About Fred Astaire ...
Fred Astaire (Frederick Austerlitz) was born on May 10, 1899. He was an American dancer, singer, actor and choreographer.
His stage, film and television careers spanned a total of 76 years, during which he starred in 31 musical films, appeared in several television specials and made numerous recordings. He was known for his romantic ballroom and tap duets and solos.
Astaire is probably best remembered for his sense of timing and for the magical pairing with dance partner and on-screen romantic interest, Ginger Rogers, with whom he co-starred in Hollywood musicals. Astaire and Rogers made ten films together, including Flying Down to Rio (1933), The Gay Divorcee (1934), Roberta (1935), Top Hat (1935), Follow the Fleet (1936), Swing Time (1936), Shall We Dance (1937), Carefree (1938), The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) and the Barklays of Broadway (1949). Fred Astaire died on June 22, 1987 aged 88.


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Google TV would combine video cable, satellite, web pages and possibly one's own home network into a single, searchable interface — with contextual Google ads, of course.
Makes perfect sense for Google, a big company which is seeing its bread-and-butter search business flatten out. And without a doubt, television's ancient, byzantine menu systems are long overdue for a major makeover.
The television networks, however, are understandably reticent about welcoming Google into the television distribution ecosystem, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Their resistance represents a roadblock to Google, which has already lined up hardware partners including Intel, Sony and Logitech and hopes to release set-top boxes as soon as this fall. According to that article, Google met with executives from ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC in recent weeks, but the talks did not go as smoothly as Google had hoped.
If television networks are worried about people downloading shows to their computers over P2P and watching them on their televisions using a Google TV set-top box, they would have attacked Microsoft the same way for its Media Center devices, or the makers of any number of other set-top boxes that already allow one to do the same, for that matter.
Television networks are actually scared of themselves, not P2P. They control where their shows appear first, and have found some degree of success distributing their shows both online (Amazon, Hulu, iTunes, Netflix, YouTube) and through the traditional television cable and satellite pipes.
Google's "one box" search solution would allow users to see all of the free stuff that both the networks and web-only producers are putting on the web, while Amazon, Netflix and other on-demand playback sites let users pick and choose as needed from premium fare. At some point, for some viewers, it could become worth it to stop paying for premium cable and satellite subscriptions.
If that happens, cable/satellite providers' profitable bundling model, which television studios insist is responsible for the breadth of programming available on cable and satellite because it forces all subscribers to pay for niche programming only watched by some, goes out the window – the other reason Google TV scares the networks.
Revenue from paid television subscriptions over cable, satellite and (in some locations) IPTV increased 9 percent in the second quarter of 2010 as compared to the same quarter last year, to nearly $58 billion, according to ABI Research. The free, open web represents a threat to that revenue once it appears on more televisions, by content companies' way of thinking.
But at the same time, they can't resist publishing their own shows there, in order to stay relevant with younger, more connected viewers. For instance, just today, in an unrelated interview, Pitchfork publisher and COO Chris Kaskie told me that just about everyone in the Pitchfork offices gets their television via the web rather than cable or satellite.
It makes sense for cable and satellite companies to try to keep internet-delivered television separate from cable- and satellite-delivered television, because that way, they can make money on both sides, from the same shows. Google TV promises to dissolve that barrier, forcing them to pull content from the web to keep cable and satellite subscribers subscribing to paid services, and pushing forward-thinking viewers into different forms of online entertainment.
The answer to all of this is simple, if you're a television network: to create a premium internet fast lane that would allow them to deliver a complete cable/satellite experience via internet protocols when customers pay their ISP an additional fee. But net neutrality advocates are up in arms about that, and an internet fast lane is far from a foregone conclusion.
From a birds-eye view, the situation might be summed up as "Television and computers: Separated at birth." Big content companies have always wanted to turn the computer back into a television that has controllable channels, rather than the free-for-all that the open web has enabled.
For the same reason, content companies don't want the television to turn into a computer, which is what Google proposes to do with its Android-based set top boxes.
This impasse is a bit familiar. Google also thought it could help create a wireless internet that bypassed wireless carriers and behaved more-or-less like the wired internet, but eventually came to an agreement with Verizon that would exempt wireless carriers using the public's airwaves from all net neutrality regulations except for "transparency" about what the consumer is buying.
If that wireless lesson was any indication, Google will have to make heavy compromises with television studios before Google TV lands in your entertainment console.
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The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal's world-wide newsbox lead with the Senate confirming Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court. After three days of debate, the final vote, 68-31, was largely along party lines, although nine Republicans did cross over and vote for Sotomayor's confirmation. The White House went into celebratory mode, and President Obama hailed her confirmation as "breaking yet another barrier and moving us yet another step closer to a more perfect union." Chief Justice John Roberts will swear in the Supreme Court's newest member Saturday morning.
USAT says the White House celebration was tempered by the fact that "the vote was not nearly as bipartisan as Obama had sought." But the LAT says that, ultimately, more Republicans voted for her than was expected. The WSJ declares it was a victory for the White House that senators voted within the timetable that the administration had requested. The WP highlights that Sotomayor got more votes against her than Roberts but fewer than President George W. Bush's other nominee, Samuel Alito. Republicans also tried to claim a victory of their own, stating that during the hearings, Sotomayor and Democratic senators spoke against the idea that empathy is an important qualification to serve on the nation's highest court. "It will now be harder to nominate activist judges," Sen. Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the judiciary committee, said.
The LAT highlights that, while lots of attention has been paid to Sotomayor's experience as a Latina, there are plenty of other reasons why she will "bring new perspectives" to the Supreme Court. She was also raised in a public housing project and will be the only justice whose first language isn't English. She also has diabetes, which is classified as a disability under federal law. Advocates for those with disabilities have suffered several defeats in recent years and are hoping that they will get a new ally with Sotomayor. Plus, some are predicting that the simple fact that she's a single woman could make a difference in how she sees the legal rights of nontraditional families.
Lawmakers love to criticize corporations that fly their executives around in private jets while receiving taxpayer funds. But jets for federal officials who live off those funds? A totally different story, of course. The WSJ reports that House lawmakers added funds to buy eight jets to add to the fleet used by federal officials, for a total of $550 million. That is four more than what the Air Force requested for its fleet of passenger jets that are used by lawmakers, administration officials, and military chiefs on government trips. The Pentagon says it doesn't need the additional planes, but lawmakers perhaps think they do since foreign travel by lawmakers has been increasing lately and there is often a shortage of planes when Congress is in recess.
Everyone goes inside with news that five U.S. troops were killed in the same western province of Afghanistan over a period of 24 hours. Four of them were killed by a single roadside bomb. So far, 11 servicemembers have been killed in August. In a separate piece inside, the NYT says the White House is struggling to come up with a way to measure progress in Afghanistan. Obama has often said that having appropriate "metrics" of success was an essential component to get lawmakers and the public to support the military effort. Having a reliable measure of progress will be particularly important if commanders do end up asking for more troops. The problem is that, as the Bush administration learned with Iraq, it's not easy to figure out what to measure, and the numbers can often end up being misleading. Administration officials are emphasizing that they're taking longer than expected because they want to make sure to get it right, but some lawmakers say it's ridiculous that after more than seven years of war there is no reliable way to know how things are going.
The LAT goes inside with confirmation from a Pakistani minister that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, was killed in a CIA drone strike. The rest of the papers note that American and Pakistani officials are investigating whether he was killed, but the NYT says American officials "were growing increasingly confident" last night that Mehsud, an al-Qaida ally, was killed. He was Pakistan's most wanted terrorist and believed to have been the mastermind behind the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. One official tells the WSJ that Mehsud's death "would be a big victory" for both the United States and the Pakistani government.
Everyone notes that there will now be more cash available for clunkers, as the Senate voted to devote $2 billion more in funding to the popular initiative that gives drivers up to $4,500 to trade in a car that gets less than 18 mpg for a more fuel-efficient vehicle. Some are skeptical the extension will prove as popular as the first round, and others question the long-term impact of the program as a whole. "The Cash for Clunkers at this point is like one of those energy drinks," an expert tells the Post. "It gives you a short-term boost, then you crash and you fall back into the doldrums."
The NYT fronts a look at how the approximately 90,000 Iraqis who have been released from American detention centers over the past six years often have difficulties adjusting to life after prison. They often go back to families who are facing financial difficulties and find it nearly impossible to find jobs. Old friends and acquaintances often shun them out of fear that they could be seen associating with someone who was behind bars. This makes them particularly attractive to insurgents. "It's just like Jean Valjean," said a former prisoner who read Les Misérables during his 15-month detention. "An innocent guy is thrown in prison, he loses his job, his family goes hungry and they refuse him a job when he gets out. Of course he's going to go the wrong way."
Meanwhile, the talk of the town in Baghdad is a bill presented to the Iraqi parliament by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Cabinet that would ban smoking in public places, report the WP and NYT. It would be one of the first laws of its kind in the Middle East, a region where smoking is particularly cheap and popular. Many Iraqis say it's ridiculous that the government is even worrying about this. "The government has a wild imagination," one Sunni lawmaker said, "and it is trying to delude the world into thinking that there are no problems left in the country other than smoking."
The WP's Steven Pearlstein says that, in opposing the health care overhaul, Republican leaders have "become political terrorists, willing to say or do anything to prevent the country from reaching a consensus on one of its most serious domestic problems." Of course, there's plenty to criticize in the current proposals, but to say that any of the plans would lead to a government takeover of health care "is a flat-out lie whose only purpose is to scare the public and stop the political conversation." And while criticizing the plans as too expensive, Republicans are guilty of hypocrisy by rejecting almost every idea that would actually make an attempt to keep costs under control.
The LAT fronts, and everyone covers, the death of John Hughes, the Hollywood director, producer, and screenwriter whose films about teenage angst in the 1980s helped define a generation. He was 59 and died of a heart attack. His biggest hits included Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. He changed the way teenagers were depicted in movies at a time when Hollywood studios began to realize the purchasing power of that age group. His biggest success in terms of box office was as writer and producer of Home Alone. In the early 1990s, he largely disappeared from the Hollywood scene, although he occasionally wrote under a pen name. "He's our generation's J.D. Salinger," filmmaker Kevin Smith told the LAT. "He touched a generation and then the dude checked out."


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In analyzing the results, a concept of literacy was used based on seven writing practices all linked to the new medium and history education. The study was based on a questionnaire, interviews and various student texts. In order to perform a content analysis on the study results a theoretical framework for historical conscious-ness was included.
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Ferruccio BUSONI (1866-1924)
Piano Music Volume 8
24 Preludes, Op. 37 (1881) [52:23]. Macchiette medioevali, Op. 33 (1882/3) [12:54]
Wolf Harden (piano)
rec. Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, 21-22 January 2012
I have reviewed several previous issues in this excellent series over the years, beginning in 2007 with volume 3: volume 4 followed in the next year. 2011 found volume 5 reviewed both by myself and my dearly missed colleague, Bob Briggs; finally, I reviewed volume 6 in 2010. The previous efforts were recorded in Potton Hall, Suffolk. There a change to Monmouth for the present disc, over to Wyastone Concert Hall where the engineers have found a warm sound for Harden that suits this music well.
The 24 Preludes obviously follows on in the manner of Chopin, retaining that composer's key scheme. Busoni's Preludes are, on average, a little longer, though (the longest is 4:24), taking the running time of the cycle to some 52 plus minutes. This gives Busoni time to spread his compositional wings, and explore the territory he sets up. Although relatively early in his output, these pieces could be by nobody else. There are references to his model occasionally. In the second Prelude, an Andantino sostenuto, Chopin meets Brahmsian sonorities for example, and also in the grace of No. 15. Elsewhere one can find hints of Beethoven: the somewhat gruffly playful No. 13 in F sharp. The spirit of the dance enlivens some: both numbers four and five, E minor and D major, respectively. Baroquerie is affecting in the gigue-like A major (No. 7). Harden can turn on the charm when necessary: No. 17. Counterpoint in any Bach-like sense is by no means as common as one might reasonably expect, although No. 21, surely not coincidentally the longest of the cycle, offers this aspect of the composer in spades before the ensuing Prelude adopts a more playful counterpoint.
It would not be Busoni without darkness, however, and this is hinted at in the very first Prelude before being taken up again, more seriously, in the storm cloud saturated No. 14: Lento, E flat minor. Harden is mightily impressive here, and then manages to provide just the right amount of contrasting light in the ensuing Prelude (D flat). Harden rises to each challenge admirably. No. 19 (E flat) offers a demonstration of how fine he is, technically; but he has the full measure of the more expressive Preludes, also. Interestingly, I hear Impressionist tendencies in the final Prelude (No. 24), while booklet annotator Richard Whitehouse finds Mendelssohn. In fairness I see what he means in the lightness of this Prelude's later stages.
It is medievalism that informs the Macchiette medioevali, a set of six brief sketches of character types: Lady, Knight, Page, Warrior, Astrologer, Troubadour. Each and every portrait is absolutely captivating, from the suave Knight to the fanfares of the Page, a piece that I suspect carries more sophistication than the innocent ear might initially pick up. Then comes the simple yet effective heaviness of the Warrior, the studious tread of the Astrologer - which takes us into harmonic territory most readily associated with Busoni - through to the final, bright and dignified Troubadour. There are superb spread chords from Harden in that last piece. A delightful discovery.
In short, a fascinating disc and a vital part of this unfolding series from Naxos.
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Complete Setup Tutorial
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- You can see rating options on single post editor.
- Configure the available rating options as you want.
Часто задаваемые вопросы
- User rating not working
Please disable all plugins and check if rating is working properly. Then you can enable all plugins one by one to find out which plugin is conflicting with WP Rating plugin.
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Журнал изменений
v5.3.0 (Jan 20, 2020)
- Added support for 19 different schema types, this update will fix the Google SERP rating issue. Please make sure to edit old posts and change the default Schema Type.
— Book
— Course
— CreativeWorkSeason
— CreativeWorkSeries
— Episode
— Event
— Game
— Hotel
— LocalBusiness
— Movie
— MusicPlaylist
— MusicRecording
— Organization
— Product
— Recipe
— Restaurant
— SoftwareApplication
— Store
— TVSeries
v5.2.9 (Dec 14, 2019)
- Improved comments number translation
- Fixed an issue where widget tab titles are not saving
v5.2.8 (Aug 21, 2019)
- Fixed «The text contains 'CSS !important', which is disallowed.» error
v5.2.7 (Aug 14, 2019)
- Fixed button review box button styling in AMP pages
- Fixed one rare PHP error
- Improved notice dismiss functionality for old users
v5.2.6 (Aug 13, 2019)
- Fixed the notice reappearing issue if transients are cleared or expired
v5.2.5 (Jul 26, 2019)
- Fixed review drafts showing up in the Widget
v5.2.4 (Jul 12, 2019)
- Fixed an issue with the notice not getting dismissed. Should not happen anymore. Closed and it shouldn't show anymore.
v5.2.3 (Jul 12, 2019)
- Remove unused code
- Fix Review nag notice shows up too early
v5.2.2 (Jul 12, 2019)
- Fixed vulnerability issue
v5.2.1 (Jun 18, 2019)
- Added shortcode support in review description
- Added a way to help users easily leave a review, with a dismissible notice
- Fixed conflict with Woodmart plugin
v5.2.0 (Feb 18, 2019)
- Added AMP support
- Added an inline payment form for upgrading
- Removed popup content from non WP Review admin pages
- Restricted one review per IP address
- Fixed: visitor's rich snippet code was not printing if there were no feature items present
v5.1.8 (Jan 26, 2019)
- Removed the conditions that check and disables the Schema added by Rank Math plugin.
v5.1.7 (Dec 26, 2018)
- Added support for '#' in the review links
v5.1.6 (Dec 7, 2018)
- Fixed meta boxes not hiding when set Review type to 'none'
- Fixed WordPress 5.0 block editor conflict
v5.1.5 (Dec 4, 2018)
- Fixed missing files in the single page editor
v5.1.4 (Nov 22, 2018)
- Added unique class for each thumb layout
v5.1.3 (Nov 14, 2018)
- Fixed editor-plugin.js scripts loading in the front-end
v5.1.2 (Nov 7, 2018)
- Fixed wrong total rating calculation
v5.1.1 (Nov 1, 2018)
- Fixed PHP error in the review widget
v5.1.0 (Oct 17, 2018)
- Removed unnecessary scripts from the non WP Review admin pages
- Fixed total rating disappearing issue if there are no features
- Fixed inactive color issue bug if color filter is used in the theme
- Fixed no space between HTML attributes
- Fixed compatibility issue with Rank Math plugin
- Overall code improvements according to the WPCS & PHPCS
v5.0.8 (Oct 3, 2018)
- Fixed adding unnecessary custom field values if the review is not enabled in the post
- Removed blank review links section
v5.0.7 (Sep 29, 2018)
- Fixed decimal issue in the total rating value of schema data
- Fixed author rating schema issue in the old posts (if visitor rating is disabled)
v5.0.6 (Sep 24, 2018)
- Fixed few global settings were getting applied in the single post
- Changed rating color to yellow for all the backend data
- Fixed small bug related to extra semicolon
v5.0.5 (Sep 19, 2018)
- Fixed colorpicker conflict with Avada theme
v5.0.4 (Sep 18, 2018)
- Added missing options in the
v5.0.3 (Sep 17, 2018)
- Fixed PHP notice relates to inactive color
- Fixed wrong inactive color in the review box
- Fixed custom post types not showing in the review widget
- Fixed 500 error happening with the Gutenberg
v5.0.2 (Sep 14, 2018)
- Fixed JS Console error on the settings page
- Fixed PHP errors if someone downgrades from premium to free version
- Fixed Gutenberg issue where Description field was not saving
- Fixed default inactive color in the Global Settings
- Fixed empty default colors in the single post's custom layout option
- Fixed color issue in the review box
- Removed plugin related scripts from Customizer page
- Removed unused code
- Reverted total review's maxed decimal value from 2 to 1
- Updated select2 script
- Minor CSS improvements
v5.0.1 (Sep 10, 2018)
- Fixed demo data import issue
v5.0.0 (Sep 10, 2018)
- Entire plugin re-written from scratch for better performance
- Improved compatibility with Gutenberg plugin
- Added an extra template design
- Added an option to set inactive star color
- Added an option to restrict ratings to registered users only
- Added an option to allow multiple reviews per account
- Added an option to select default review (No Review/ Star/ Point/ Percentage) type
- Added an option to add links in the review box
- Added an option to import demo review data
- Added an option to Import Plugin Review Settings
- Added an option to Export Plugin Review Settings
- Added an option to show admin or user rating in the search results
- Added class to hide placeholder image in the tabbed widget
- Added support for WordPress multisite
v4.0.17 (Jul 17, 2018)
- Fixed Banner alignment issue on the settings page
- Fixed Single page settings JS console error
- Removed margin from the icon which was caused to break the design
v4.0.16 (Jun 30, 2018)
- Updated admin notices
v4.0.15 (Jun 28, 2018)
- Changed admin notices
v4.0.14 (Jun 13, 2018)
- Fixed text-domain issue translations
v4.0.13 (May 31, 2018)
- Fixed disable review issue
v4.0.12 (Apr 21, 2018)
- Fixed PHP warnings and errors
- Improved code and PHP 7.2 compatibility
v4.0.11 (Dec 11, 2017)
- Prevent review-related post fields from getting added when the post has no review
v4.0.10 (May 23, 2017)
- Fixed shortcode attribute-related PHP warnings
v4.0.9 (Feb 11, 2017)
- Fixed color picker issue in the Theme Customizer
v4.0.8 (Feb 7, 2017)
- Improved support for older PHP versions
v4.0.7 (Mar 26, 2016)
- Fixed widget title issue
v4.0.6 (Mar 11, 2016)
- Embedded full video tutorial
v4.0.5 (Mar 9, 2016)
- Fixed: final rating can now be entered manually again
- Fixed: removed unneeded code related to circle review type
v4.0.4 (Mar 7, 2016)
- Fixed: backlink option is not enabled by default anymore. Sorry about that!
v4.0.3 (Mar 5, 2016)
- Fixed decimals issue in Point reviews
- Fixed bug preventing reviews from appearing on Pages
v4.0.2 (Mar 4, 2016)
- Added back missing Widget Title field
v4.0.1 (Mar 1, 2016)
- Replaced anonymous functions for compatibility with older PHP versions
- Added optional backlink
- Removed unneeded Review Links metabox
v4.0.0 (Mar 1, 2016)
- Huge code improvement and optimization
- Choose any rating type for user reviews (user reviews were restricted to stars before)
- View and edit user ratings from the WordPress dashboard
- Added Drag & Drop for Review Items
- Added Rating Column on 'Posts' page
- For developers: Review box templates: Create custom review box templates
- For developers: Rating type templates: Create custom rating types
- Various bug fixes and improvements
- NOTE: After updating the plugin, existing user ratings must be migrated in Settings > WP Review Pro > Migrate Ratings
v3.3.5 (Sep 17, 2015)
- Fixed spelling mistake in notification
v3.3.4 (Sep 17, 2015)
- Fixed notification closing issue
v3.3.3 (Sep 17, 2015)
- Fixed function conflict with WP Subscribe Plugin
v3.3.2 (Sep 16, 2015)
- Switched to PHP 5 style constructor method for the widget class
v3.3.1 (May 5, 2015)
- Rating stars are showing on search engine results page
v3.3 (Mar 14, 2015)
- Fixed Google structured data testing tool errors and warnings
v3.2.9 (Feb 2, 2015)
- Fixed star rating issue on small screens.
v3.2.8 (Jan 20, 2015)
- Removed extra closing span tag in markup
- Added Title option for widget
v3.2.7 (Oct 19, 2014)
- Added Title Length option for widget
- Added Filter to control default title length
v3.2.6 (Oct 3, 2014)
- Added optional 'id' parameter for shortcode
- Added filter to modify style output
v3.2.5 (Oct 1, 2014)
- Added loading animation in widget
- Fixed minor bug in user ratings
v3.2.4 (Oct 1, 2014)
- Fixed text from review box appearing in widgets
- Fixed PHP notice on reviews with the only total rating and no criteria
v3.2.3 (Sept 24, 2014)
- Added version number to wp_enqueue_ functions
- Added filter to remove banner from options page
v3.2.2 (Sept 12, 2014)
- Fixed Stars were not appearing in Tabbed Widget.
v3.2.1 (Sept 11, 2014)
- Fixed error appearing when plugin settings weren't saved.
- Fixed JS issues.
- Fixed Tabbed Widget issue.
v3.2 (Sept 9, 2014)
- Added Options Panel for Global Option
- Added option to set Global Colors.
- Added option to the Global position.
- Added option to add Global Features.
- Added option to change review description title (Summary).
- Added option to hide Description and Total Rating.
- Added option to add your own Total Score.
- Fixed schema tag issue in wp_review_show_total()
- Fixed jQuery issue.
- Fixed post preview issue.
- Fixed conflict with Redux Framework, Visual Composer and Mailpoet.
- Added New Filters.
- Updated No Preview thumbnail.
- Merged Star and Loader icon files in one.
- Fixed many small bugs.
- Optimized code for better performance.
v3.1 (Mar 30, 2014)
- Fixed average star rating number issue.
- Added New filter to exclude post types.
- Updated filter list.
v3.0 (Mar 23, 2014)
- Major security updates
- New AJAXified Tab widget for Popular and Recent reviews, try it, you going to love it.
- Language file updated fully.
- Added a nonce (a security token) to ensure that the user actually voted from the review
- More developer possibilities
- Added filters for developers. Using a filter is much better than a function for setting the default colors.
- Compatible with WordPress 3.9 Beta
- Plugin will support the widget customizer coming up in WordPress 3.9
v2.0 (Mar 19, 2014)
- Fixed the,
'switching into
/issue (http://bit.ly/PFMGAq)
- Added
[wp-review]shortcode to show the ratings anywhere in the content.
- Added an option to not show review automatically in the Review Location drop-down.
- Added support for Custom post types and pages.
- For Developers Added new function for showing only total rating, it could be used in themes' archives. A custom class name can be passed to the function, for easier customization. See
wp_review_show_total()function in includes/functions.php file. There's also a shortcode for it, just in case: [wp-review-total]
- For Developers Added the default colors which appear in the meta boxes are now stored in an option. It can be modified directly with
update_option(), or using the new
wp_review_set_default_colors()function, which is also called on plugin activation to set the plugin's default colors.
- Made small CSS and responsive improvements.
v1.0 (Feb 18, 2014)
- Official plugin release.


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Bill Belichick called Wes Welker's block of Aqib Talib "deliberate" and "one of the worst plays (he'd) ever seen."
The NFL's take on the block that ended Talib's afternoon? Deliberate? Potentially. Dirty? Nope.
"It was a legal hit," Dean Blandino, the NFL's vice president of officiating, told NFL Network's Dan Hellie on Wednesday's edition of "NFL Total Access."
"Let's look at the video, and we'll explain why," Blandino went on, signature Xbox controller in hand. "Here's Welker in the slot. And the first potential foul would be for offensive pass interference. The receiver can't block downfield before the ball is touched. So the timing is important. You see Welker run the route, and he does appear to angle back towards Talib and come into his path, creating that contact.
"Now we have to look to see when was the ball touched in relation to the contact," Blandino added. "You'll see here, as the contact occurs, the ball is touched almost simultaneously. We don't have a foul for pass interference."
Blandino added that under the current rules, Welker's block is not considered unnecessary roughness since the contact didn't come late and Talib was considered part of the play.
The comments tell us Welker won't face any league discipline. Belichick's only recourse at this point is to plead for a rule change with the league's Competition Committee. We wouldn't be shocked if he did.
Watch Blandino's take on this play and NaVorro Bowman's fumble recovery tonight at 7 p.m. ET on "NFL Total Access."


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U.S. power grid operator urges conservation
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. – The company that operates the power grid that supplies energy for more than 61 million people in parts of the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and South is calling for the public to conserve electricity Tuesday because of the extreme cold.
PJM Interconnection operates the power grid in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.
The grid operator asks the public to conserve electricity Tuesday, especially from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 a.m. to 7 p.m.
PJM says conservation efforts will help ensure adequate power supplies. It says that it is working with state governments and utilities to monitor the situation.
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I just had my new door installed and I love it. We have used this company before for repairs to our old door and finally that old door just got tired. So…read more
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James and Randy were very professional. My garage door is over 30 years old and I felt it was time for a tune up! Ya think? I was afraid I may have to get a new door but James said it was still in good condition. So they oiled everything, tightened the brackets and screws and got the spring tension just right. Now it works quieter and I feel more comfortable with my car in the garage. Thank you James and Randy! A satisfied customer!read more
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One of my garage door springs broke suddenly one morning leaving one spring intact which did not have enough energy to allow the door opener to lift the door. I have had Overhead Door replace a spring once before and several years ago they replaced the entire door which was the original from 1994 and finally needed replacement. I called Overhead Door and they were able to send a technician out early that afternoon to replace the spring which fixed the issue. I had an overall great experience and would recommend them to anyone for any garage door or opener need. Great job! 👍read more
21:45 08 Oct 19
Last night our garage door stopped working and was askew. After a short evaluation of the situation, we wisely determined that the job was beyond our ability. We checked Nextdoor and saw a number of people had suggested Overhead Door Company. Michael T. arrived on time today and was able to repair the issue that was preventing the door from operating as well as correcting some other potentially dangerous issues that the previous owner of our home had improperly done. The cost was more than reasonable for the prompt, polite and professional work performed by Michael. Would highly recommend this company and will be calling them again if we ever need this type of service.read more
Rhett Burney
12:57 08 Oct 19
Showed up exactly on time. Quick repair. Great price. I have used them several times and they have always been dependable. Work quality is great.read more
Laurie Tatum
20:46 07 Oct 19
James replaced my door opener last week and did a great job! He arrived right on time.He explained all the features on the new opener.I recommend Overhead Door to anyone that needs to repair or in case to install a net one. Mine was over 20 years old.read more
Gus Plagianis
16:32 01 Oct 19
Excellent service and response time to replace my garage door drive belt… The serviceman, Rusty R, was polite, accommodating and knowledgeable… I am a very satisfied customer…read more
Linda Bridges
13:22 13 Sep 19
Pleasant, professional, fast, dependable and affordable. Rusty explained to me what he was doing and replaced my motor and programmed all 5 of my remotes in under 1 hour. Overhead door is my garage door company from now on.read more
Tami Perez-Cubas
16:36 11 Sep 19
Very quick service. Honest people! I was able to get a repair instead of a replacement which was a pleasant surprise! Highly recommend!read more
Mardi Snipes
14:20 07 Sep 19
Replaced my garage door opener that had been damaged by lightning. Technician called before he came and was very professional. Pricing was fair, and quality of work was excellent. Would definitely recommend.read more
Patrick Donelan
22:48 27 Aug 19
James Ehrie was fantastic. He called as he came to my home and arrived on time He explained what he was going to do before he started and answered questions. As he removed the old equipment he showed me the problem. He installed the new equipment reajusted the door, checked all settings before he left. James was quick and professional. Thank you James, job well done.read more
LARRY MEDLOCK,Jr
14:19 16 Aug 19
Steve was awesome, great technician and very professional. Listened to what I had to say and knew exactly what the problem was. Done super quick.read more
Elisabeth Allen
17:45 15 Aug 19
Service was great. Didn't have to wait long for an appointment and the service men were on time, fixed the problem quickly, and it didn't break the bank.read more
Dani B
22:45 09 Aug 19
This company was so fast and efficient. The spring on my garage door broke one morning, made an appointment, and had it fixed by that afternoon. The employee that helped me was James. He was very helpful and full of knowledge. Assured me he would be done in 10-15 mins and sure enough he was. I would highly recommend this company! As a first time reaching our for their help, they did not disappoint.read more
Sammy Gabriel
21:39 05 Aug 19
Overhead Door Company of Greenville responded quickly to a door closure problem. The technician diagnosed the problem quickly, tightened the screw, reviewed the rest of the operation, presented the bill, and was on his way! I am very pleased with the response; the cost was very reasonable!read more
Beth Breininger
21:16 05 Aug 19
Outstanding. Had everything he needed to do the job. Gave me 3 different options to fix the problem. I will call them again, for any garage door problems.read more
barbara dwyer
20:14 05 Aug 19
This is a great company that you can count on. They made a bad situation great. They stand behind their products & work. You can not get anything better than them. Others are using the name of Overhead Door, but this is the real company that stands behind their service.read more
Dean Dragonetti
19:06 02 Aug 19
These guy's are great. Their tech, Steve was phenomenal. My only regret is that they only do door's.Steve was on time, diagnosed the issue in minutes, and had a new opener installed within an hour. I am planning on using them again to replace the other ancient genie opener.read more
Dennis Bodnar
01:21 24 Jul 19
Professional service and a quality product !
Kristin Black
12:21 17 Apr 19
James took good care of us! Very nice and professional. I support our military so I support businesses who hire them ! 🇺🇸read more
Johnathan Elrod
19:00 01 Mar 19
Rusty came out and replaced my tension spring this morning and did an amazing job!! He was incredibly nice, and incredibly thorough. He even took care of a few issues we had that I wasn't aware of! The price was very affordable too! Wish I could give you guys 6 stars!read more
Mr. U.
17:24 07 Feb 19
Michael and Rusty came out this morning and did an outstanding job on the installation of a new garage opener. Customer friendly and professional. HIGHLY recommend!read more
Abby Allen
21:47 27 Jul 18
Adam was wonderful! I had a broken garage door spring and he took the time to explain what he was doing and also made some recommendations about future maintenance. I really appreciate his time. Thanks so much!read more
Parris Hicks
17:34 01 Jun 18
Great work done quickly! Preston, the repairman who came out was incredibly knowledgeable, polite and worked hard to fix my door. He was done quickly and charged less than I expected.read more
Tree Bies
18:25 09 May 18
Excellent service! James was courteous, professional, on time, explained what needed to be fixed and pointed out potential problems in the future so that we could make an informed decision about the repairs we needed. He did an excellent job, our garage door works as good as new, and the price was great, I highly recommend Overhead Door and James. When the time comes for our new garage door they're the ones we'll call.read more
Timothy Peters
13:03 13 Apr 18
Overall excellent service. Great job, great value, and prompt response to call. Michael was friendly, knowledgeable, and cool to talk to.read more
Maria jones
17:07 10 Feb 18
Great service. My door went out in the middle of the night and they came right out. Competitive pricing.read more
Margaret Wilson
16:56 10 Feb 18
I have to say that Overhead Door Company is the way to go for any repairs or for new garage doors. The technicians came out the day that I had issues with my door, fixed my door at a very good price, and were very kind during the entirety of their time working. They were very knowledgeable in their craft and efficient. Definitely suggest them to anyone needing work I their door or for a new door.read more
Ella Peterson
16:37 10 Feb 18
Great service. Quick response. Service tech was very professional. Would highly recommend.
Jessica Healey
12:23 10 Feb 18
This company was referred to me by a friend and I'm so happy to choose this company. James came to look and check my old garage system out he was very professional. He answer all of my question and very helpful in helping me pick out a system that was best for my budget. I would recommend this company.read more
Patricia Jones
12:10 10 Feb 18
James was pleasant and knowledgeable, fixed the door quickly even in the pouring rain. Arrived on time and had the parts he needed on the truck. Very pleased and would recommend.read more
Nancy Ritchie
10:14 10 Feb 18
Super quick, professional, quality work. I called on a Friday afternoon and had a brand new door on Tuesday morning. Great service!!read more
Marlene Robison
09:37 10 Feb 18
James was super nice. Knowledgeable and helpful. I would like to add that James was prepared to do our repairs on first visit. Went right to work and completed job that day.read more
Jenny Trump
13:23 04 Oct 17
I just had my new door installed and I love it. We have used this company before for repairs to our old door and finally that old door just got tired. So when the door died, I knew exactly who to call. James came out and was able to help me pick out the perfect door that would complement my house the best. He was also great at educating me on how to take care of my door. Matt Parks in the sales department was great with followup, follow through and communication. Matt is knowledgeable and makes sure every detail is taken care of. Every single employee that has come out to our home has been knowledgeable and professional. This company has great service and gets the job done right!read more
Bruce Penn
19:02 07 Sep 17
I very much appreciate the uncompromising, personalized, polite, professional, and courteous customer service that Preston Salisbury delivered on a recent Preventive Maintenance service call.Preston offered practical suggestions, was efficient in identifying the exact issues, and continued to make adjustments with our current garage door that greatly improved the door-efficiency during transport.I would highly recommend Preston, as he is a "seasoned professional who is very good at his expertise!"read more
Ann Haefner
21:02 27 Jun 17
Came out in one day! On time and James explained everything and gave me a fair price. Love OHD. I've been using them for 24 years. read more
Ben Pettit
14:00 31 Mar 17
There is good and there is great. James from Overhead Door Greenville was GREAT! Professionalism 5 stars! Expert in knowledge. I literally don't think you could get any better than my experience with them. Highly recommend this company. Give James a raise cause this guy is the man! I bet he'll be running the place before long.read more
Amy Richards
20:30 21 Feb 17
James is one of the best technicians that has done any work at my home. He was conscientious, polite, seemed to enjoy doing his job and he even let my 6 year old son think he was helping! My experience with James and this company was great.read more
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he ancient stone walls rise majestically above the blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean, simultaneously towering over the harbor entrance and casting their silhouette into the colonial city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Tunnels and staircases wind through the interior, leading back to the time when the fort provided the keystone to protection of the Spanish Empire that spread across the Caribbean.
These massive masonry defenses, which were begun in the 16th century, today exist as the oldest Europeanstyle fortifications within the territory of the United States. Now one of the most beautiful spots in Puerto Rico, the battlements illustrate the remarkable work of Spanish military engineers and recall more than 400 years of history in the Americas. The San Juan National Historic Site, as it is now called, represents the past so well that the United Nations has designated it as a World Heritage Site because of its "outstanding, universal" cultural value.
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Getting Started: Inquiry Question
Setting the Stage: Historical Context
Locating the Site: Maps
Determining the Facts: Readings
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San Juan National Historic Site
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Nazr Mohammed's signing with his hometown Chicago Bulls was met with displeasure by fans still lamenting the loss of Omer Asik. But after three preseason games, Mohammed has proven to be a solid acquisition, despite the team's 1-2 record.
The 14-year veteran has averaged 9 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocks while shooting .434 percent from the field in just over 21 minutes of playing time on the floor. His presence around the team can be viewed as nothing short of positive and his play thus far could be attributed to the simplicity of being in a "comfortable" environment.
"It's a great feeling [being at home]. It's something about when you wake up and you feel comfortable," said Mohammed after last Monday night's exhibition opener against the Memphis Grizzlies. "You go to a restaurant or you go out and walk around and you see somebody you actually know. It's different from being in another city. But I'm fortunate to be at home playing and I want to play well and I want to win games."
Tom Thibodeau complimented Nazr after practice on Monday and praised him on what he brings to the team.
"I think he's played very well," Thibodeau said to ESPN Chicago. "Just his ability to execute. Offensively, he's a very good screener, tough on the offensive boards, catches the ball deep in the paint. He's done very good offensively. And defensively, his size at the rim is a big factor for us. So I'm very pleased with how he's played, and I think he can play better, but he's been everything we thought he'd be."
Mohammed has said he'd like to end his career in the place where it all started. He first made a name for himself in high school at Kenwood Academy, and to retire with the Bulls would be a symbolic gesture of coming full-circle with the game of basketball.
"That's my goal [to retire here]. When I decided to sign this summer, my goal was to finish up here. That's always the goal."


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{ life here :: thanksgiving }
our first thanksgiving living here in portland.
it's amazing to be living here and sharing it with all my children together and yet, i'm feeling somewhere between...
somewhere between by theaterclouds
across the miles
this contentment and the discontent of missing my extended family and friends back east.
so many small things remind me
of traditions and memories of holidays past
so today when i sit down to dinner and raise my glass in toast
it will be a toast to all of you my dear family and friends, near and far ...
i am truly thankful for all of the love, traditions and memories we've shared.
across the miles
happy thanksgiving


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Braves not impervious to Atlanta's big storm
Winter conditions make getting home an adventure for Freeman and Co.
ATLANTA -- Shortly after interacting with some of the Braves on Tuesday morning, the faculty and students at Clarkdale Elementary School were told they would be dismissed early because of the winter storm that was about to hit Atlanta.
Freddie Freeman, Jason Heyward, Justin Upton, David Carpenter, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez and bench coach Carlos Tosca were among the thousands of Atlanta-area residents who wish they learned they could go home earlier than planned.
After meeting with the students, Freeman, Heyward, Upton, Gonzalez and Tosca went to Turner Field for a luncheon that was part of the Braves Country Caravan. Carpenter just happened to be working out at the stadium.
It took Heyward nearly five hours to get to his Buckhead residence. Tosca managed to arrive home in a reasonable amount of time, considering the circumstances.
With his plan to fly back to Phoenix nixed by the weather, Upton returned to his Midtown residence, which is located within eyesight of the gridlock that Freeman, Gonzalez and countless others encountered while attempting to get home on Atlanta's interstates.
Tuesday's other two Caravan participants and Carpenter were not quite as fortunate.
"I've never seen that many abandoned cars parked all over the place," said Carpenter, who endured an eight-hour trek after making an early-afternoon departure from the stadium.
Freeman exited Turner Field around 1 p.m. ET and arrived at his Roswell residence with assistance from Chipper Jones just before midnight. Gonzalez left the stadium around 3 p.m. and arrived at his Cobb County residence at 3:30 a.m.
"Thank goodness for @RealCJ10!" Freeman said on Twitter. "Saved me on a 4 wheeler!"
Thank goodness for @RealCJ10 ! Saved me on a 4 wheeler! pic.twitter.com/ljXDEULJC9- Freddie Freeman (@FreddieFreeman5) January 29, 2014
As he inched his way north up Interstate 85 and GA 400, Freeman filled up his gas tank once and then got back on the road. But once he approached the area where he and Jones live, the first baseman found himself at a standstill and facing the threat of running out of gas.
Once Jones was alerted of the situation, he donned his camouflage hunting jump suit and a pair of goggles before getting on his four-wheeler to make what he estimated to be a 10-mile trek to get Freeman, who had pulled into a parking lot located near the Mansell Rd. exit off 400.
"It was frigid," said Jones, who also took some extra clothes for Freeman to wear as they made their way back toward their respective homes.
While the freezing temperatures might have made this final leg a little uncomfortable, Freeman was thrilled to just get out of the horrific traffic jam that he had battled for nearly 11 hours.
"He was about at his wits' end when I got to him," Jones said. "He was pretty happy to see me, especially with how I was dressed."
As Gonzalez made his way home, he was slightly unnerved when his daughter, Gigi, called to inform him she was stuck on a hill that is located within a few miles of the family's residence. Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell, who lives in the same neighborhood, was able to remedy this situation and get her home after she had walked to a nearby nursing home.
Gonzalez made his way up I-75 and got off at the West Paces Ferry exit to fill his gas tank. Under normal conditions, he could leave this location and arrive home in about 20 minutes. But after stopping here to fuel up and get dinner, which amounted to a bottle of water and pork rinds, Gonzalez spent another six hours on the road.
While Gonzalez was going home, Braves assistant visiting clubhouse manager Fred Stone had gotten stuck on the side of a road. At Gonzalez's insistence, Stone walked to the manager's residence and spent the night.
"By the time I got home, [Stone] had had a few glasses of wine and dinner," Gonzalez said with a laugh. "It was unbelievable out there."


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Is the monotony of student life sucking the passion and drive from you? Are you stumped about your future goals? Want to take a break without stopping your educational progress? Want that break to strengthen your resume and overall perspective on life? Gap year teaching abroad may be the answer for you!
The opportunity to step away from the drudges of college or pre-college life and travel the world while making an impact on the education of students can be the perfect solution to spice up your life. Gap year teaching abroad is the chance to take a year off before college, or before stepping into a career, and teach English in another country. It's an experience that will expand your perspective on life, allow you the possibility to live in another culture, and strengthen skills that you'll need in any future career.
Private Language Academies/Schools
Taking a gap year to teach abroad with a private English language company has several benefits. Private institutions have more guidelines, a set curriculum, and extensive support. If you have little or no experience teaching English abroad, working for a private company may make the transition process smoother.
English teaching jobs at private language institutes have students paying private tuition to learn a language by a native English speaker in a 100% English immersion classroom (you don't need to speak another language). English language students can range from young children to adults.
You typically teach 5 classes a day for 45-50 minutes, 5 days a week. There are anywhere from 5 to 50 English teachers at each language school. Most cities will have anywhere from 500 to 5000 other English teachers like you. In most industrialized countries, teachers are paid a middle class wage to support themselves.
Many Asian countries teachers can save 30-50% more than the cost of living, meaning savings up to an extra $12,000 to $15,000 a year! International TEFL Academy offers English teaching programs in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.
Public Schools
Due to lack of tuition, public schools tend to pay less than private language academies. Upsides include working fewer hours and having more holidays to explore a foreign country. Typically, teachers live on campus or in an apartment near the school, eat lunch in the school cafeteria, and are more involved with school events.
Class sizes will be larger, reaching up to fifty students per class. Most public schools hire foreign teachers as a supplemental oral English teachers, so schedules are not as set in stone. Teaching at a public school does mean creating your own lesson plan, rather than following a strict curriculum, allowing for more flexibility.
Teaching abroad for a public institution may prove more difficult and less reliable than working with an ESL company because many schools are not versed in visa paperwork. Teachers tend to utilize agents to link them with teaching opportunities at certain schools. Working for a public school can be a very rewarding experience, but there is also more risk and uncertainty.
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Once you have established yourself as a teacher and become comfortable teaching students of all levels, you can branch out from the classroom and look into private tutoring. There is a high demand for one-on-one oral tutoring, especially for adults and high school students.
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Asian countries have a rich culture and history that provide the perfect backdrop for an incredible gap year. And due to the high demand for native speakers and the growing popularity of the English language, Asia is a growing market for English teachers. Schools or teaching programs often provide courses for potential teachers in order to understand and gain teaching techniques specifically for teaching in Asia.
China is a very popular gap year destination due to the expanding English teaching market, the demand for native English speakers, and the possibility to teach without a TEFL certificate. Not only are students excited and eager to learn from a native speaker, but also the perks usually include free airfare, housing allowance, and paid vacation during the Chinese holidays.
Cambodia is another country with a growing teaching market looking to hire native English speakers that may not have a TEFL certificate. Cambodia is a beautiful destination to spend your gap year on a beach, err, the classroom. Like China, many Cambodian programs provide potential teachers with flight reimbursement, housing allowance, as well as paid vacation time.
The prospect of traveling to Europe many seem enticing, but what about living there during a gap year? Many European countries have a high demand for native English speakers with a comprehensive background in teaching or the English language. Potential teachers are required to have a 2-year or 4-year degree, as well as a TEFL certificate.
Russia has a very high demand for native English speakers to teach English as the popularity of the English language spans the massive country. Russia's cold winters may not seem ideal for a romantic gap year abroad teaching, but the rich culture and stunning landscapes can change any mind. Like many countries, Russia has many opportunities and covers the cost of the flight, visa, and housing.
Spain is seen as the country of incredible food and beauty, which makes it the perfect gap year destination. Teaching English in Spain has maintained popularity throughout the years, with many different opportunities at a range of schools across the country. Finding a position with many perks such as flight reimbursement, housing allowance, and visa support is easily possible.
Latin America
Latin America is a diverse group of countries, each with their own unique culture. Yet they do have similarities in language and certain cultural aspects, so that spending time a couple of Latin American countries is a popular option for gap year teachers, especially those who stay longer than one year. The demand for native English speakers with 2-year and 4-year degrees is growing as the popularity of the English language expands across the region.
Mexico has beautiful landscapes and a rich culture, from the coastal cities to the urban capital of Mexico City, which makes it an ideal gap year destination. Moreover, Mexico even passed a law that allows any native English speaker with a TEFL certificate to obtain a work permit to teach in the country.
Nicaragua is often compared to Costa Rica, but this beautiful country is incredible in its own right, with a rich culture and history and extensive natural beauty.Nicaragua can offer a gap year away from crowded tourist areas, and offer an opportunity to dive deep into the authentic Latin America. Major cities are where many of the teaching positions in Nicaragua are located. The Nicaraguan gap year teaching programs typically offer many benefits such as flight reimbursement, health insurance, and Spanish lessons.
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Teaching Chile allows those still in the process of obtaining college degrees the opportunity to teach English with the assistance of a local English teacher in the classroom.
International TEFL Academy is one of the largest TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification schools in the world, training over 1,200 new teachers a year. Over 95% of their students do not have a degree in education. They simply want to get paid to teach abroad, attend training, and get help to find the right teaching positions around the world.
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Microsoft today filed a legal complaint against Comet, a UK retailer which the company alleges sold 94,000 sets of Windows Vista and Windows XP recovery CDs without Microsoft's blessing. While Microsoft called the CDs counterfeits, Comet says it was acting in good faith, supplying customers with recovery discs when Microsoft would not.
Microsoft noted that the recovery CDs were sold to customers who had purchased Windows-loaded PCs and laptops. Comet operates 248 stores as well as an online shopping site.
"As detailed in the complaint filed today, Comet produced and sold thousands of counterfeit Windows CDs to unsuspecting customers in the United Kingdom," Microsoft associate general counsel David Finn said in a statement posted on Microsoft's website. "Comet's actions were unfair to customers. We expect better from retailers of Microsoft products—and our customers deserve better, too."
Comet responded with a statement of its own, saying it believes what it did was legal. "Comet has sought and received legal advice from leading counsel to support its view that the production of recovery discs did not infringe Microsoft's intellectual property," the company said. "Comet firmly believes that it acted in the very best interests of its customers. It believes its customers had been adversely affected by the decision to stop supplying recovery discs with each new Microsoft Operating System based computer. Accordingly Comet is satisfied that it has a good defence to the claim and will defend its position vigorously."
UPDATE: We asked Microsoft for some more information on its complaint, which was filed in the High Court of Justice in London. We still don't have a copy of the full complaint, but Microsoft's expanded statement says the PCs Comet sold already included recovery software, making the discs unnecessary. "In 2008 and 2009, Comet approached tens of thousands of customers who had bought PCs with the necessary recovery software already on the hard drive, and offered to sell them unnecessary recovery discs for £14.99," Microsoft said. "Not only was the recovery software already provided on the hard drive by the computer manufacturer but, if the customer so desired, a recovery disc could also have been obtained by the customer from the PC manufacturer for free or a minimal amount. Illegally replicating software and then selling it is counterfeiting."