Subj : [ANSI] Sparks: Points to Ponder, Points to Pursue To : All From : warmfuzzy Date : Wed Sep 27 2017 21:28:35  ÜÜÜÜ ßß ÜÜÜÜ ßßßÜ ßÜÜÜßßÜ Ü Üß ßÜ Üß ßÜ ÜÜÛßÜ ÜßÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛ ÛÛ ÜÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÜßßÛ ßÛÛß ÛÛÛÛ ßÛ Ûß ÛÛ Üß ß ß Ü ÜÜÛÛÜ ß ÛÛÜÜÛÛÜ ÛÛ Üß ÜÛßßß ÜÜ ßÜßÜ  ÛÛÜÜ ßßÛÛÜßßß ÜÛ ÛÛÜÜ ßßÜß ÛÛ ßÜ ßÜ ÜÛÜ ßÛÜßÛÛÛÛ ÛÜ ßÜÛÛÛÜÜÛ ÛÛ ÜÛÛßÜßÜ ÛÛ ÛÛ ßÜßÜ ß ÛÛ ß ÛÛ ÛÛÛ Û ß ÛÛ ßÜßÜ ÛÛ ÛÛÜÛ ßÜ Üß ßÜÜßÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛ ÛÜÛßÜ ÛÛ ± ß ÜÜÜ ßßÜßÜßßÜ ßÜßÜÜ ßÜßÜÛ ² þÜßÜßÜß ßÛ Ûß  ÛÛ Û Languages and Public Speaking: ßÛ Û What is common amoung spies, both field wor kers and analysts? The²Û Û common thread is the underst anding of several languages. The CIA isÛÛ Û reported to  give a one-time bonus of around $30,000 USD for people ° Û Û Û it employs who have taken the extra effort to learn a foreign² Û Û Û language or several languages. The enemies of The West do not know Û  ÛÛ Û English as their primary langauge, and many do not kn ow english at Û ÛÛ Û all, so it is necessary to learn th e tongue of the adversaries.Û ÛÛ Û When one retires fro m the intelligence community (IC) knowing several Û ÛÛ Û la nguages can be a great boon to finding public-sector employment. Û  ÛÛ Û What languages are in high demand? That depends on wh ere you areÛ ÛÛ Û assigned, but you will not be assigne d (generally) to a place where Û ÛÛ Û you don't know the native language. The main players are China,Û ÛÛ Û Rus sia, and France. They spy on each other and they focus a lot of Û ÛÛ Û their efforts spying on countries that speak Farsi, Ar abic, Hindi, Û ÛÛ Û and Chinese, Russian, French and Eng lish amongst themselves. The two Û ÛÛ Û main players in te aching foreign languages are the Rosetta StoneÛ ÛÛ Û me thod and the Pimsleur method. The Rosetta Stone program usesÛ Û Û Û audio and video in a computer software program, while the Pimsleur Û  ÛÛ Û method is audio based with MP3s that can be downloade d to yourÛ ÛÛ Û portable media player and can be listen ed to at any time, whereÛ ÛÛ Û with Rosetta Stone you n eed a computer. This Spooknet editor veryÛ ÛÛ Û highly recommends the Pimsleur method, after having tried both.Û Û Û Û Perhaps you're a languages teacher or student... advertise here.Û Û Û ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÜßÜÛ ÛßÛßÜßÜßÜ Üspark of ideas : points to ponder, points to pursue Ü ßÜßÜÛÜ ß --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A35 (Linux/64) * Origin: PHATstar RetroBOX! (700:100/0) .