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What's sunny, fun, and happening this week? If you said the American Translator Association's 53rd Annual Conference in San Diego, California, then you are absolutely correct!  The conference runs from October 24th until the 27th. 

The ATA conference is a great way to:

 - build personal and professional partnerships

 - get updated on the latest industry buzz

 - participate in discussions that examine the current state of the interpretation and translation professions

- meet the members from IEO at booth # 72

 - satisfy continuing education requirements, and much more!


If you're in need of a flexible, convenient, and budget-friendly way to satisfy your continuing education requirements, then make sure you visit Interpreter Education Online's booth!  IEO will be in attendance to answer any questions you may have and to give you better insight into how our programs can help you and take advantage of our conference discount!

And remember, IEO courses are approved for CE credit.  Please click here for more information.

See you in San Diego!



 

             

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ASL Performance of 'It Pays to Advertise'

CAPE MAY - An American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation of the comedy, "It Pays to Advertise," produced by the East Lynne Theater Company, will show at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12 at The First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, 500 Hughes St., where the company is in residence.

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Several Translations of a Japanese Cooking Show


   
Civil servants fretting over budget cuts and language rights: Watchdog

OTTAWA - Some French-speaking civil servants are fretting federal budget cuts will infringe on their language rights, Canada's bilingualism watchdog says.

 

Official Languages Commissioner Graham Fraser broke from speaking about his annual report Tuesday to raise a red flag over what he said is a chilling effect the cuts have on the ability of bureaucrats to use French at work.

 

His office began receiving complaints - especially from regional offices - when pink slips began being handed out last spring.


 

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The Language (D)efect

South Africa is one of a few countries that can boast about having a multicultural society which is so proudly reflected in our colourful flag. We have gone as far as dubbing ourselves the "Rainbow nation" in celebration of our diversity.

Is language unique to humans?

 When Alex unexpectedly passed away after only thirty-one years of life, his last words to his dearest friend were, "You be good. See you tomorrow. I love you." A touching sentiment indeed, but all the more impressive because Alex was an African Grey Parrot. Over the course of thirty years of work between psychologist Irene Pepperberg and Alex, purchased from a Chicago pet store at one year of age, the parrot amassed a vocabulary of some 150 words. According to one report, he was able to recognize fifty different objects, could count quantities up to six, and could distinguish among seven colours and five shapes. He also understood the ideas of "bigger" and "smaller", and "same" and "different".

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