Archives 07.03.11

• Corpus Readers
  Corpus ReadersSource: nltk.googlecode.comThe nltk.corpus package defines a collection of corpus reader classes, which can be used to access the contents of a diverse set of corpora. The list of available corpora is given at:
• Anaphraseus is a CAT
  Anaphraseus is a CATSource: anaphraseus.sourceforge.net    Anaphraseus is a CAT (Computer-Aided Translation) tool for creating, managing and using bilingual Translation Memories. It is an OpenOffice.org Basic macro set available as an OpenOffice.org extension or a standalone document.Originally, Anaphraseus was developed to work with the Wordfast TM format, […]

• Four Afghan Soldiers, NATO Translator Killed In Bomb Blast
  Four Afghan Soldiers, NATO Translator Killed In Bomb BlastSource: www.rttnews.comFour Afghan soldiers and a translator for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have been killed in a bomb attack in the central province of Logar.
• The Corpus in the Court: 'Like Lexis on Steroids' - Ben Zimmer - National - The Atlantic
  The Corpus in the Court: 'Like Lexis on Steroids' - Ben Zimmer - National - The AtlanticSource: www.theatlantic.comSay goodbye to the dictionary definition. Courts, long dependent on the vagaries of language, have new quantitative tools they can use to precisely pin down how words are used.
• Islam - Et si on interdisait les prédications en anglais ?
  Islam - Et si on interdisait les prédications en anglais ?Source: www.temoignagechretien.fr    Jean-François Copé voudrait interdire les prêches en arabe pour les musulmans. Cette idée inquiétante est pourtant contraire aux droits humains fondamentaux.Interdire les prêches en arabe. Telle est une des nombreuses «　solutions　» esquissées par Jean-François Copé […]
• Dictionnaire Octave Mirbeau
  Dictionnaire Octave MirbeauSource: www.fabula.orgDictionnaire Octave Mirbeau Paris: L'Age d'Homme/Société Octave Mirbeau, 2011. EAN13 : 9782825141267. Journaliste influent à la plume acérée, critique d'art doté d'une espèce de prescience, romancier novateur, dramaturge à succès, Octave Mirbeau, le grand démystificateur (1848-1917), a [... […]
• Voice-to-text services increase in popularity | abc7chicago.com
  Voice-to-text services increase in popularity | abc7chicago.comSource: abclocal.go.comTechnology continues to provide better access to communication for people who are deaf and hard of hearing.
• Interpretation service helps patients, health workers get message across - AltoonaMirror.com - Altoo
  Interpretation service helps patients, health workers get message across - AltoonaMirror.com - AltooSource: www.altoonamirror.comWhen there is a language barrier, there is the very real possibility of error. The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority released a report late last week that showed 232 incidents at Pennsylvania hospitals were a result of language […]
• SDL Upgrades WorldServer, Offers Closer Alignment with Translation Management Product
  SDL Upgrades WorldServer, Offers Closer Alignment with Translation Management ProductSource: www.cmswire.comIt’s been three years since SDL (news, site) bought Idiom Technologies for US$ 21.7 million and has, since then, been developing its translation abilities at quite a rate. This week, it announced the release of SDL WorldServer 2011, which brings it all […]
• Interdiront-ils les sermons des coptes, des juifs, des arméniens ?
  Interdiront-ils les sermons des coptes, des juifs, des arméniens ?Source: www.al-kanz.orgNasredine, lecteur d'Al-Kanz, s'interroge sur l'initiative particulièrement audacieuse de l'UMP qui bafoue sans vergogne la laïcité et facto affectera l'ensemble
• Court interpreters demanding pay hike
  Court interpreters demanding pay hikeSource: www.ottawacitizen.comCourt cases in Ottawa could stall as freelance interpreters refuse to work for wages that they say have barely changed in 15 years.With only three staff interpreters, Ottawa courts rely heavily on the area's 100-some freelancers, who provide interpretations in languages ranging from Frenc […]
• Saginaw Diocese prepares for new translation of missal
  Saginaw Diocese prepares for new translation of missalSource: www.mlive.comMass will not sound quite the same for Catholics around the world this fall.
• « Au bistro du coin » doublé en chti, grâce aux Lillois de Gorgone productions
  « Au bistro du coin » doublé en chti, grâce aux Lillois de Gorgone productionsSource: www.lavoixdunord.frActualité Région - Le 16 mars, « Au bistro du coin », comédie de Charles Nemes, avec Guy Lecluyse et Fred Testot (SAV d'Omar et Fred), sortira sur les écrans français. Avec une drôle de version supplémentaire, dans plusieurs régions : une copie intég […]
• Virtual conferences for translators | ProZ.com
  Virtual conferences for translators | ProZ.comSource: www.proz.comProZ.com is proud to host the 3rd annual freelance translator virtual conference, which will be held again on International Translation Day.
• Translator Events - ProZ.com First Latin American Conference 2011 Jornadas de Actualización para Tra
  Translator Events - ProZ.com First Latin American Conference 2011 Jornadas de Actualización para TraSource: www.proz.comEl objetivo de estas jornadas es ofrecer a los traductores la posibilidad de actualizarse en áreas fundamentales para nuestro trabajo, aprendiendo de las experiencias de colegas y profesionales de diferentes disciplinas y países.
• Kilgray Blog: Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated – Translation Memory
  Kilgray Blog: Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated – Translation MemorySource: kilgray.blogspot.com    Translation Memory (TM) has taken to wearing a Mark Twain white suit to honour the number of experts who predict it is already dead. The latest comes from the LISA standard summit at the beginning of March where Jaap van der Meer of TAUS http://www.t […]
• CamelCase
  CamelCaseSource: www.computerhope.comCamelCase computer dictionary definition and information.