Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise for 2011

February 2011

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Quick Career Changes

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Winter/Spring 2011 term

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ACE Classes Winter/Spring 2011

There are still plenty of classes to inspire you this term! Learn a new skill or pursue a creative outlet.

A PDF of the catalog is available on our Website or browse offerings online.

Did you know: parking is free, there is no difference in tuition for out-of-county residents, and most classes have textbooks delivered the first night of class.

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Dental Assistant

Prepare for a career in the field of dentistry.

Dental assistant

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Food, Football, Super Bowl XLV

"The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have." ~ Vince Lombardi

How do you want to be measured as the host for the big game? Do you want to throw some plain ol' chips and beverages at them? Please do not suggest a vegetable platter.

No, you want to be the best! So here is what you have - the best recipes for The BIG Game. Now go out there and do something with them!

Recipes courtesy of

Chef Cal.

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School closings

Classes will not meet when FCPS schools are closed due to bad weather, holidays, or emergencies.

When FCPS have a schedule change (closing or delay) due to inclement weather or other emergencies, the information is communicated in these ways.

If your class is canceled due to inclement weather or other emergency, it will automatically be re-scheduled for one week later at the same time and place unless you are notified otherwise. If you are attending a class with several sessions, attend your next scheduled class meeting.

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If you would like to follow ACE on Facebook, type in Adult and Community Education Fairfax County Public Schools in the search box at the top of your profile page, then select Like our page.

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Greetings!

The New Year has arrived, and along with it thoughts of taking on new healthy habits, getting a hold of your finances, or tackling a new learning endeavor.

With spring on the horizon, predicts Punxsutawney Phil, and our New Year determination still fresh, let ACE and this edition of ACE On Point help you with your plans for an outstanding 2011.

Your friends at ACE.

Quick Career Changes for 2011

Want a new career? Train for these five jobs in as little as one year.

By Yahoo! Education Staff

It's never too early to think about what you can do to make 2011 a better year than 2010. Ready for a new career but can't afford to spend four years in school?

We've got some good news for you. There are quite a few certificate programs that provide the training you need to start a new career without spending three or four years in school.

Check out these five careers you can train for in as little as one year.

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Oh, by the way, ACE offers training for all these careers. Yes, all of them!

Medical Assistant

Paralegal

Dental Assistant

Administrative Assistant

Pharmacy Technician

2011 Hiring and Salary Outlook

Findings from Monster.com

The best thing employment trends gurus are saying about 2011 may be that it won't be as bad as 2010. Signs the job market is improving are everywhere, but without a big jolt of shockingly good economic news, it may be hard to believe employment could pick up in 2011.

Positive hiring trends at year-end 2010 included:

10 consecutive months of private-sector employment gains.
The most optimistic corporate hiring trends in more than two years.
An expected 3 percent increase in college hiring over 2010.

Despite those positive hiring trends, economists are still painting a dim picture of the 2011 job market because US companies aren't creating enough jobs to employ everyone in America who's unemployed.

What's more, any brightening in the employment outlook will draw back into the job market millions of discouraged workers who stopped looking for work during the recession. Read the full article.

Stopping Diabetes
HHS HealthBeat

Diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. It's a chronic condition that occurs when the body doesn't produce enough insulin to break down sugar in the blood.

Nilka Rios Burrows is an epidemiologist with CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

"Now we're estimating that about 24 million Americans have diabetes and about one quarter of them are unaware that they have it." Read more.

Want to learn more about how diet can help? Sign up for Superfoods for Diabetes taught by registered dietician Debbie Schmidt.

March 31 from 7 - 9 pm

Lake Braddock SS

German Cinema

The total cinematic experience

Join other ACE students and watch the latest in German film offerings (with subtitles) from soft reclining armchairs, on a big screen, through the latest HDMI LCD projected technology, with big theater surround sound! Instead of popcorn...Mirabell Mozartkugeln.

Discussion in English follows each film.

German 890: Recent German Masterpieces - begins February 8

John Rabe - the latest from Germany about a Nazi party entrepreneur who became the Oskar Schindler of China. Its scope matches anything coming from Hollywood.

Nordwand - the true story of two daring German mountaineers who attempt to climb the north face of the Eiger in 1936. The spellbinding story and breathtaking cinematography pales The Eiger Sanction!

Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon) - set in a small German town before the First World War, this mystery will haunt you forever.

The Baader Meinhof Complex - the amazing true thrill ride of the notorious German terrorist gang.

German 880: Springtime for the Führer - begins March 15

Can three knighted Brits "out-Hitler" a Swiss acting legend?"

Inside the Third Reich with Sir Derek Jacobi

Hitler: The Last 10 Days with Sir Alec Guinness

The Bunker with Sir Anthony Hopkins

Der Untergang with Bruno Ganz

Instructor John LeBlanc has taught German for many years. Believing that cinema reflects a nation's identity, he always makes relevant German historical and cultural films a principal part of the cultural component of his courses.

A Tribute to Bernd Eichinger

Bernd Eichinger

Bernd Eichinger, one of Germany's most prolific film producers, put German Cinema back in the limelight with internationally acclaimed films like Das Boot (1981), Nowhere in Africa (2001), the 2003 Oscar-winner for best foreign film, Downfall (2004), for which Eichinger received an Oscar nomination as a screenwriter, and The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008). Eichinger's films confront difficult, compelling historical themes and testify to Germany's commitment to live up to its responsibility for the past. Eichinger died on January 24 in Los Angeles at the age of 61.Two of Eichinger's films will be featured in the ACE German film classes this term.

Fairfax County Bike Trails

Get ready to ride

Fairfax County offers over 500 miles of trail (shared use paths) ranging in width from six feet to the newer ten feet standard. The majority of trails are asphalt paved but some are stone dust or natural surface.

Be certain to carry personal identification with you when you ride and obey the rules of etiquette.

To ensure your bike is in tip-top shape and you are confident in your cycling skills, consider taking one of ACE's bicycling classes before you hit the trails.

www.fcps.edu/aceclasses