Help Request

[rpeate.livejournal.com]

I am an ESL English tutor by telephone, and today I began working with a Russian student in Korkino, Russia. His English is very limited, and I found myself wanting to use a translating website. The only problem is that I don't read Cyrillic! Is there a translating website that provides Russian words spelled phonetically in English characters?

question

[soidisantfille.livejournal.com]

What is the correct way to translate"...is organized by"?  As in, "The conference is organized by...".

another translation

[soidisantfille.livejournal.com]

Ah, more translation questions (my Russian is failing me):

Participants will learn how to organize, launch and operate an online news site, as well as gain practical experience in producing and marketing Internet content.

How would I best say this in Russian?

About smiles and Russian mentality

[oryx_and_crake]

There was a heated discussion on this topic a while back; I think the article sums up the issue nicely.

http://commbehavior.narod.ru/RusFin/RusFin2000/Sternin4.htm
Don't say you haven't been warned ;-)
(please note the article is in Russian)