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Archive for November, 2009



Unfriend Named the Word of the Year

“Unfriend” has recently been selected as the 2009 Word of the Year by the New Oxford American Dictionary.  Unfriend is defined as a verb and Read more

Category: General Information, Language


School Students Compete in 3rd Annual Translation Contest

quotsOn Tuesday, November 24, more than 3,000 school students from all over Europe tested their language skills at the 3rd annual Young Translators Contest.  According to Leonard Orban, Commissioner… Read more

Category: General Information, International News, Language, Translation and Localization


Dictionary of Irish Biography Launched

IrishDictionaryThe recently launched nine-volume “Dictionary of Irish Biography,” made up of 9,700 biographies spanning 2,000 years of Irish history, is the biggest work ever published on the lives of… Read more

Category: General Information, International News


Methodist Healthcare Awards Language Services Associates Exclusive Three-Year Contract for Interpretation and Translation Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Media Contact:
Keri Robinson
Language Services Associates
(215) 657-6571 x356 (office)
(215) 779-1686 (cell)
krobinson@lsaweb.com

Methodist Healthcare Awards Language ServicesRead more

Category: LSA News, Press Releases


Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-22

  • Josias A. Sterling Memorial Apple Pie Sevens Tournament 11/27 Fairmount Park: http://bit.ly/xIdVZ via @addthis #
  • "Demand grows for niche translators"– read the

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Category: Twitter


Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-15

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Category: Twitter


LSA American Sign Language Interpreter Selected to Interpret for President Barack Obama this Veterans Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Media Contact:
Keri Robinson
Language Services Associates
(215) 657-6571 x356 (office)
(215) 779-1686 (cell)
krobinson@lsaweb.com

LSA American SignRead more

Category: American Sign Language (ASL), LSA News, Press Releases


Endangered Languages Information and Infrastructure Workshop

From November 12 to 14, fifty international experts in endangered languages will convene at the
University of Utah
to take part in the Endangered LanguagesRead more

Category: General Information, Language


Interpreters at UNC Hospitals carry iPod Touch to stay connected

ipodtouch2gjailbreakAt UNC Hospitals,  the Interpreter Services department has dropped cell phones and pagers for a more advanced technology that will be more effective in meeting their needs: the Read more

Category: General Information, Healthcare, Technology


Babies are found to cry in their mother tongue

baby-crying_2A new study shows that babies less than a week old know how to cry in their native language.  A team of European scientists recorded the cries of 30 French… Read more

Category: General Information, Language