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According to PinkNews, Google’s machine translation system translated the English word “gay” into a derogatory Arabic word meaning something like “sodomite.” Several Arab webmasters and bloggers now escalated this and Google agreed to improve the translation. Google’s Middle East/ North Africa business manager Sherif Iskander said “Several examples like this have come to my attention ... Issues

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By Chuck Quirmbach Milwaukee, Wisconsin02 August 2006Many immigrants to the United States may be getting inadequate medical care because of language barriers between patients and medical professionals. In response, some health facilities are working to add more multilingual staff and reduce errors based on miscommunication. More than 22 million people who live in the United States don't speak or

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By JENNIFER SUTCLIFFEThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 07/30/06The accused stood before the judge, holding his forms to his chest, eyes shifting nervously. He had been charged with speeding and driving a car with an expired tag. His family waited patiently, talking in the back of the Municipal Court of Norcross.It was one of those nights Judge Kenneth E. Wickham said made the town

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By RACHEL L. SWARNSWASHINGTON, July 30 — An examination of thousands of immigration cases has found wide disparities in the rate at which judges grant asylum to people seeking haven in the United States, according to a study released Sunday by a private research group. One judge in Miami denied 96.7 percent of the asylum cases before him in which the petitioner had a lawyer. It was the highest

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By MORGAN C.MOELLERmmoeller@hernandotoday.comSPRING HILL — In 1988, Jenny Mojica would have turned to look if she heard someone speaking Spanish in public. When the Puerto Rico native first moved to Hernando County, there were just 5,000 Hispanics in the area, she said. Now there are more than 10,000, representing the county’s largest minority population by nearly 4,000, according to county

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COMMUNICATION: School meetings and doctor visits operate through a barrier.By JULIA O'MALLEY Anchorage Daily News(Published: July 31, 2006) Sharon Smith, a doctor of family medicine at the Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center in Fairview, doesn't need statistics to know how the city has changed."What I have noticed is the number of people who speak a whole variety of languages has increased,"

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Government: Commissioners unanimously order agencies not to provide publications or reports in foreign languagesBy Sharon Strauss - Idaho Press-TribuneCANYON COUNTY — Canyon County commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to prohibit the distribution of materials in any language other than English.The measure affects signs, documents, reports, pamphlets and booklets. The only exceptions include

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By Ferdinand Fabella FOR court interpreter Catherine Aceveda, the Subic rape case has been the most demanding and exhausting trial in her four years with the Makati City Regional Trial Court. And what makes the trial particularly hard for her is her growing sympathy for “Nicole,” the 22-year-old Filipina who is accusing four United States marines of raping her in Subic, Olongapo, on Nov. 1. “As a

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Need for other languages in medical settings also growingDALLAS, Texas (AP) -- Interpreting a doctor's information for her Spanish-speaking husband was the last thing Barbara Rayes wanted to do as she held her dying newborn daughter."It wasn't my job to interpret; that was taking away the few moments of her life that I had with her," said Rayes. "It was an unfair burden at a time of true crisis

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Hispanic patient influx calls for interpretersBY HOLLY AUERThe Post and CourierEvery day, Josie Silvagnoli finds the words to describe birth, death and much that comes in between.The Medical University of South Carolina interpreter works in the valley between two languages, slipping easily between English and Spanish to help doctors and nurses communicate with patients who don't speak

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By Serena Maria Daniels Signal Staff WriterThe Los Angeles Superior Court is testing a multi-language telephone hotline system to help non-English speakers while they conduct legal business. As part of the County Resources Advisors 211 information line, people at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles will be able to pick up a blue-handled phone receiver to get court and county

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ASSOCIATED PRESS CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Rejecting an appeal in a Reno murder case, the Nevada Supreme Court said Thursday that police interviews with non-English speaking defendants don't have to be conducted by an independent interpreter. The high court ruling went against Jose Baltazar-Monterrosa, sentenced to two consecutive life prison terms with a chance at parole after 40 years. He was

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A need for interpreters for a growing number of non-English speakers is bogging down court proceedings.APRIL YEEPublished July 9, 2006--------------------------------------------------------------------------------BROOKSVILLE - The judge couldn't understand the words coming out of the attorney's mouth. Nor the defendant's.With his arm around his Mexican client, Assistant Public Defender Aurelio "

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A need for interpreters for a growing number of non-English speakers is bogging down court proceedings.APRIL YEEPublished July 9, 2006--------------------------------------------------------------------------------BROOKSVILLE - The judge couldn't understand the words coming out of the attorney's mouth. Nor the defendant's.With his arm around his Mexican client, Assistant Public Defender Aurelio "

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Troubled by limits on rights, Austin lawyer aids Guantánamo inmate.By Chuck LindellAMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFFSunday, June 25, 2006The terror suspect sat on a folding chair in a spotless white prison room, his feet chained to the floor.His lawyer, Dicky Grigg of Austin, took a chair across the table — all staples, paper clips and other security hazards removed from his papers — and finally shook

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The Associated PressCHARLESTON - An increase in the number of non-English speakers in South Carolina's courts has led the state Supreme Court to issue guidelines for courtroom interpreters.The new guidelines don't alter the current method of how interpreters are screened and approved by judges in a trial. But it does set standards they must abide by, including making sure every statement by a

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RALEIGH, N.C. State court officials are pushing lawmakers to provide funding to help them train, research and hire qualified interpreters.Existing law puts judges in charge of hiring interpreters for their courtrooms. But the surge in Hispanic residents and the lack of qualified translators mean they often rely upon anyone who speaks Spanish, with no way to gauge their background or

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MASON CITY — Americo Maldonado is a judicial middleman.He helps non-English speaking Hispanics understand what attorneys, prosecutors and judges are talking about during court proceedings.Maldonado, 36, of Rockwell, is one of 14 people listed on the Second Judicial District court interpreter roster.He works at least twice a week in North Iowa courtrooms.“You’re hearing two people talk,” he said

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- An innovative new technology will now allow limited-English proficient and hearing-impaired customers to receive a higher level of service at two Columbus retail pharmacies. The Personal Assisted Languages (PAL) video interpretation unit, from Las Vegas-based The Language Access Network Inc., has been installed at two retail pharmacies in Columbus. The PAL

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May 27, 2006: A recent survey indicated that about ten percent of the people (military and civilian) in the U.S. Department of Defense have some foreign language skills. Of these 247,000 linguistically gifted people, only 20,000 are talented, or needed, enough to receive special pay. This amounts to up to $12,000 a year for active duty troops, and $6,000 a year for reservists. The max rate is

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By Grant McCoolHO CHI MINH CITY (Reuters) - A court in Vietnam on Thursday turned down an appeal by former British rock star Gary Glitter against child molestation charges and ordered him to serve a three-year jail sentence and deportation.An appeals court judge in the People's Supreme Court of communist-run Vietnam announced the decision in Ho Chi Minh City after a one-day hearing that was

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Researchers have discovered that Broca's area in the brain--best known as the region that evolved to manage speech production--is a major "executive" center in the brain for organizing hierarchies of behaviors. Such planning ability, from cooking a meal to organizing a space mission, is considered one of the hallmarks of human intelligence. The researchers found that Broca's area--which lies on

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Court ReporterA CHITUNGWIZA Magistrates’ Courts interpreter was yesterday sentenced to four years in prison for soliciting a bribe of about $100 million from a Mabvuku woman who desperately wanted to secure the release of her brother on bail. Harare magistrate Mr William Bhila suspended one year of the sentence on good behaviour. A further year was set aside on condition that Chipo Zimvumi (35)

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From a reminiscence:'... during a charged moment, the magistrate sought some explanations from the witness by asking, “How do you secure your animals in the night?” His follow up was, “Are you saying that they are not under lock and key?” 'The old man replied that it was not the norm to lock up cows. The magistrate then remarked, “Your animals are your wealth. I thought you would have adopted

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By KENNETH OFGANG, Staff Writer The Commission on Judicial Performance yesterday admonished a Contra Costa Superior Court judge for having improper ex parte discussions with a defendant, a lawyer, and a probation office and for making inappropriate remarks from the bench. By a vote of 7-2, the commission imposed a public admonishment on Judge Bruce C. Mills, a member of the court since 1995. The

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By D.E. Smoot Phoenix Staff Writer The cost of hiring interpreters for court proceedings presents more challenges than just a monetary one. Both prosecutors and defense lawyers say the language barrier increases both the time and cost of preparing and trying a case involving a defendant not fluent with the English language.Muskogee County Court Clerk Paula Sexton said she was fortunate to find

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by Mike Morrow, 6/11/2006 There are red states and blue states — and, now, there’s a pink city.On Carlos Benemann’s appointment calendar, anyway.“Eureka,” Benemann said, “is right here, in pink.”Don’t make anything of it. Benemann says Eureka’s pink only because he hasn’t replaced his yellow highlighter.“Too busy,” he said.The calendar is a colorful collection of scribblings, all pointing

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By Julie Wurth Sunday June 11, 2006 John DixonArturo Alvarado takes the oath during a naturalization ceremony at the Carle Forum. Eighteen years after arriving inthe U.S., Alvarado is a citizen.URBANA – In a little more than 24 hours, Arturo Alvarado will be sworn in as an American citizen. And he's not about to blow it.He's waited too long for this day – more than 20 years since he first left

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A woman in the country on a tourist visa was abused in Orlando for months, agents say.Pedro Ruz GutierrezSentinel Staff WriterJune 8, 2006A court interpreter from the Ukraine has been arrested by federal agents who accuse her of enslaving a Russian woman and forcing her into prostitution in Orlando.U.S. Magistrate Karla Spaulding on Wednesday ordered Yelena Aleksandrovna Telichenko, 42, also

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“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it”. Aun San Suu Kyi

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86 isle Japanese will be honored for their roles in saving lives in WWII-era OkinawaBy Gregg K. KakesakoFor nearly a decade, Mike Miyashiro has sought recognition for Hawaii Japanese Americans who served as interpreters in the bloody battle for Okinawa in 1945, saving the lives of countless civilians."We were the only unit in the U.S. war effort whose sole purpose was to save lives. Our job was

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Among the bits of buried treasure in the newly signed Judiciary budget bill is this one: The state has set aside $158,329 in start-up funds for a program to certify court interpreters. That's a welcome beginning in the long trek toward closing the language gap in Hawai'i.Such barrier persists here, especially among new immigrants. An estimated 17 percent of the state's residents are born outside

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The Ordinary Court Interpreter has returned to the blog's original design. Pax Inedita

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By EDWARD LEVENSONBucks County Courier TimesIn his televised address on immigration, President Bush said Americans are bound together by “an ability to speak and write the English language. English is also the key to unlocking the opportunity of America.”At the same time, the White House Web site posted a Spanish translation of the president's speech from the “oficina oval” — the Oval

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Interpreter met privately with judge, officials sayBy Titan BarksdaleJOURNAL REPORTERSaturday, May 27, 2006A longtime interpreter at the Forsyth County courthouse was fired yesterday after an investigation showed that she met privately with a judge and persuaded her to change a judgment entered by another judge, court officials said.Estella Nuno, an interpreter for about 17 years at the

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NASHUA – The process may be tediously slow, but a deaf-mute man is competent to stand trial on charges that he sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl and an adult woman, a judge has ruled.Victor Laporte, 32, of 741B W. Hollis St., faces six counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault. His trial was postponed – and has yet to be rescheduled – while lawyers argued over whether Laporte understood

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Editor's Note: The case of a Laotian mother of six reveals the suffering that can occur when authorities fail to provide medical interpretation. Hilary Abramson, a contributing editor of New America Media, has been researching language access in U.S. health care with a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism.SAN FRANCISCO--She had tuberculosis and failed to refill the medicine that made

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JEFF HANSEN, KELLI HEWETT TAYLOR and DAWN KENTNews staff writersIllegal Hispanic immigrants booked on minor offenses in Hoover last year were often put in jail without bond and ordered to leave the country by Jefferson County District Judge Robert Cahill, who is not an immigration judge. Hoover officials call their actions good policing. They and Cahill say they have no arrangement to target

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By Chad GroeningMay 23, 2006(AgapePress) - An English language advocate says more than two dozen members of the U.S. Senate are trying to have it both ways when it comes to legislation designed to strengthen English as the official language of the United States. That is why he has issued what he calls the "Weathervane Awards."Jim Boulet is executive director of the advocacy group English First.

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Throughout the history of New Mexico, interpreters have played an important role. Two historic events show us that the people of New Mexico have been conscious that languages and cultures are a dynamic part of our state. Before 1846, New Mexicans communicated in Spanish and in the languages of the Indian tribes and pueblos, including Navajo, Keres, Tiwa and Towa. In 1846, General Stephen Watts

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For its next trick, maybe the Senate will pass a law regulating the flight patterns of houseflies.That would be about as effective as something senators passed Thursday. The measure, an amendment to the immigration bill under debate, designates English the “national language” of these United States. Of course, that and $6.50 will get you into a matinee showing of “The Da Vinci Code.” In other

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By JENNYMICHAEL Bismarck Tribune Police could have used English subtitles to get to the bottom of assault allegations in Bismarck on Sunday.Lt. Dan Donlin said officers responded to a report of a fight at a Bismarck Chinese food restaurant on Sunday shortly after 11 a.m.Donlin said four people were involved in the fight, but none of them spoke English. From what police could gather, two women,

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The following is the transcript from the Santa Clara County District Attorney Candidate Debate (Mar. 16, 2006, reported & transcribed by Gina Galvan Colin, CSR).Chris Arriola: On behalf of the Santa Clara County Bar Association I would like to thank you all for coming. I'm Chris Arriola, president of the Santa Clara County Bar Association, and we're very, very happy to be here at our new City

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By BRIAN CHARLES Wednesday, May 17, 2006 5:21 PM PDT“I am woman, hear me roar” are words made popular in a Helen Reddy song. Reddy charted more than a dozen Top 40 songs, inspiring a generation of young women to empower themselves. Sonya Vera, a court interpreter for Big Bear Lake, hopes to do the same for young Latina women in Big Bear.It wasn't a song that inspired Vera it was the Gathering for

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DEAR ETHICIST: Some time ago I was working as a court interpreter, translating what is said in court for the defendant and what the defendant says for the court.During a recess, the defendant confided that he did commit the crime and intended to take the stand and lie about it. I sought the advice of a colleague, who then informed the judge. As a result, I was chastised and lost my job. Was I

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From: ASL Festival - May 9, 2006A Celebration of Language and CultureSaturday, June 17th Denver Performing Arts Complex The American Sign Language Festival is an opportunity for the general public to become familiar with the culture of the group that uses this language. Another aspect of the Festival is a talent show and performances. Exhibit booths will offer information and resources about ASL.

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By ABIGAIL LEICHMANSTAFF WRITER It's hard enough to explain medical terms and procedures in plain English. Try plain Spanish. Or Arabic, Russian or Korean.This is the critical challenge North Jersey hospitals face as its population becomes increasingly diverse."Providing really good language interpretation is crucial to make a person feel comfortable and to educate them," said Michael Pietrowicz,

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By BOB SHERRILLHerald Staff WriterThe effect of illegal immigrants from Mexico has created its share of problems for local law enforcement agencies, according to Sapulpa police.However, the biggest problem is not major infractions of the law; it’s communication between the offender and police. “Right now, and it’s not just in law enforcement, an English speaking person competent in speaking

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Q: Some time ago I was working as a court interpreter, translating what is said in court for the defendant and what the defendant says for the court. During a recess, the defendant confided that he did commit the crime and intended to take the stand and lie about it. I sought the advice of a colleague, who then informed the judge. As a result, I was chastised and lost my job. Was I wrong to

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Monday, May 15, 2006BY KATE COSCARELLIStar-Ledger Staff A typical day for Patti Firth, the lone full-time Spanish interpreter in Somerville's state Superior Court, can be described in a word: crazy. She spent much of a recent morning -- between translating plea deals and divorces -- frantically working the phone outside a fifth-floor courtroom. She already had hired one freelance Spanish

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By Randy CohenSun May 14, 8:31 PM ET Some time ago I was working as a court interpreter, translating what is said in court for the defendant and what the defendant says for the court. During a recess, the defendant confided that he did commit the crime and intended to take the stand and lie about it. I sought the advice of a colleague, who then informed the judge. As a result, I was chastised and

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By BOB SHERRILLHerald Staff WriterThe effect of illegal immigrants from Mexico has created its share of problems for local law enforcement agencies, according to Sapulpa police.However, the biggest problem is not major infractions of the law; it’s communication between the offender and police. “Right now, and it’s not just in law enforcement, an English speaking person competent in speaking

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GUELPH (May 12, 2006)A mistrial was declared yesterday in the case of a Guelph man accused of waving a machete at two men.Justice Robert Robertson said a Polish interpreter should have been used during the entire trial for 47-year-old Andrew Serafin.The Polish-speaking accused, who was charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and assault with a weapon, insisted at the beginning

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The are claims Indigenous people in Western Australia facing the criminal court system are being denied natural justice because of a lack of interpreter services.The Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) has called on both the state and Commonwealth to fund an appropriate interpreter service for Western Australia.The ALS says the State Government provides such services for other cultural groups but not

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By Piet Van NiekerkONE of the suspects in a High Court murder trial accused the police of not allowing him a lawyer before he was taken, allegedly against his will, to point out a murder scene in Sydenham, Port Elizabeth.Mzololo Ntlabathi, 27, of Masangwana Street in New Brighton made the accusations in a trial within a trial to verify the validity of the pointing out after the murder of Casparus

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Restaurants, patrons enjoy parties during busiest day of yearLAURA FIGUEROAHerald Staff WriterMANATEE - Tongues will tingle from the spicy salsa, mariachi music will blare and margaritas will be mixed throughout the area as "Cinco de Mayo"- Fifth of May - is celebrated today.Often mistaken as Mexican Independence Day, which is Sept. 15, Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican army's defeat of an

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Court translators increasingly neededState adding certification examsBy Mike McWilliamsIowa City Press-Citizen Sitting shoulder to shoulder with a man accused of rape, Beatriz Cochran acted as his ears and mouth in the Johnson County courtroom. Cochran repeated every bit of testimony, every objection to him in Spanish.And when Cochran translated the jury's not guilty verdict for Asuncion Fuentes

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From: Pax Inedita To: anonymous-comment@blogger.com Subject: RE: [THE ORDINARY COURT INTERPRETER] 4/20/2006 08:40:43 AM Sent: Friday, May 5, 2006 12:45 AM Anonmous:You are making a difference every day because you make the judicial system accessible to those who otherwise would not be able to communicate. Our role is to be truly impartial. Unlike other court staff, even the judges, we are the

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By HOWARD BUCK, Columbian staff writer Hayden Orr bounds off his school bus and heads for the main hallway. The 8-year-old looks the part of a typical grade school student. Blond bangs frame his brown eyes. He's wearing a navy blue pullover with a windsurfer logo and totes a large, moss-green book bag on his back. He stops to chat with friends, one animatedly describing an action movie. Then,

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The truism is that if you want to know a culture, learn the language. But what if the language and the culture are both dead –- long, long dead? Historical linguists, social scientists who are the archaeologists of cultures' ephemeral linguistic artifacts, have developed techniques that allow them to realistically re-create lost languages. The process, known as "language revitalization," has at

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By Claudia Cautillo The Multilingual Community Interpreter Service (MCIS), located in the Eglinton and Don Mills area, is extending its services to include people affected by homicide, child and elder abuse as well as new immigrants. The organization started out in 1989 doing interpretation for social service agencies dealing only with non-English speaking victims of domestic and sexual abuse.

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Current Provost Becomes University's Second Deaf President WASHINGTON, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Jane K. Fernandes, Gallaudet University Provost since 2000, was introduced today as Gallaudet's 9th president. She will take office in January 2007. Celia May Baldwin, Interim Chair of the university's Board of Trustees made the announcement at a campus convocation this afternoon after the full board

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All Things Considered, May 1, 2006 · Note: Due to the subject matter, NPR is providing a full transcript.ROBERT SIEGEL, host: Gallaudet University has named a new president. Jane Fernandes is the second deaf person -- and the first woman -- to run the world's only university for deaf students. For the last six years, Fernandes has been provost at Gallaudet. The school has always been an important

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HAWAII INTERPRETER ACTION NETWORKc/o Hawaii Newspaper Guild1347 Kapiolani Blvd. Suite 404Honolulu, Hawaii 96814-4512Date & Place: April 25, 2006, Room 309, 7:00 p.m.To: Conference Committee Members for HB 2500, Judiciary Supplemental Budget Sen. Hanabusa, Chair; Sen. Taniguchi, Co-chair; Senators Kanno, Espero, Whalen Rep. Representatives Luke and Takamine, Co-chairs; Rep. MeyerRe: HB 2500,

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by Matthew BaldwinThere’s something to be said for working smarter, and not harder, and humans have been looking for—and finding—loopholes to enable it for centuries. A look at some of our most celebrated loophole practitioners, and their tales.The oracle predicted that he who unraveled the Gordian Knot would rule the land. Men traveled from across the continent to try their hand, but none could

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France-based company Digitrad announced the launch of the Live Interpreter by 1TouchConnect™ Service, a multilingual interpreter featured in Skype's new services package Skype for Business. This service gives the chance to any company, whether large or small, needing to conference with non-English speakers to do so using Skype. The languages to be provided are from English to French, German,

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By Kristen Pritchard, Staff Writer Emergencies can hit anyone, but what happens when a person who's in trouble doesn't speak the same language as the person who has come to help him or her? Workers in St. James have various tactics they use to bridge this gap. Jeanette Dexheimer, St. James Ambulance Manager, said in emergency situations the Ambulance crew looks to others for assistance first."We

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Judges send convicted non-native speakers to classBy Angela MapesThe Journal GazetteSitting still in a classroom feels like a punishment to some children.For non-English-speaking offenders in local courtrooms, language education has become a punishment – or at least a common part of plea agreements – as an increasing number of judges are sentencing them to learn English.Steuben County Magistrate

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Few businesses are cited for wage violationsBy Susan Ferriss -- Bee Staff WriterPublished 2:15 am PDT Monday, April 24, 2006Story appeared on Page A1 of The BeeA task force unveiled last year by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger faces accusations that it is failing in its mission to investigate wage violations in agriculture, janitorial services, garment factories, construction and other industries

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By Mari A. SchaeferInquirer Staff WriterA lot can get lost in translation.Defense attorney Michael Malloy of Media remembers the case of a Spanish-speaking client who was being told his Miranda rights, and one word was misinterpreted by police." 'You have a right to a lawyer' became, 'You have a right to a woman,' " Malloy said.The client's confession was suppressed when the error was exposed in

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Journalist Wang could face up to six months in prisonWASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal charges were filed Friday against a heckler who interrupted an otherwise highly scripted ceremony welcoming Chinese President Hu Jintao to the White House the day before, berating him for the persecution of the Chinese religious sect Falun Gong.Wen Yi Wang, 47, was charged with harassing a foreign official, a federal

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The Luo interpreter in Col. Kizza Besigye’s treason trial broke down in court yesterday, when the witness told court of the atrocities he was involved in as an LRA rebel. George Abedo, the second prosecution witness, said during cross-examination that he participated in massacring people when he was in the LRA. He said he clubbed his victims to death. The interpreter, Agnes Julian Ocitti, broke

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Ellen Kuzwayo, the lone woman and the least flashy of the founders of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and a quiet moral force throughout the rise of the African National Congress from outlaw movement to governing party, died Wednesday in Johannesburg. She was 91.The cause was complications of diabetes, her son Bobo told The South African Press Association.Along with playing a role in

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The Bar Council of India vide resolution dated April 8 2006 has decided that the judges of Supreme Court and High Court will be addressed as "Your Honour" instead of "My Lord" or "Your Lordship" as such system of addressing is a hangover of the colonial past.So far as subordinate court and tribunals are concerned it is open to the lawyers to address the court as "Sir" or the equivalent word in

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Dear Interpreter and Translator:Have you ever come against one of those challenging moments when you might want to “slap” a person or yourself? This is the venue for you! Tell us about the bloopers, Kodak magic moments, those wish the “earth sucked me up” moments, those times you had to hold back tears, or were about to pee your pants. Take a chance, break a nail, let your hair loose and tell it

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Our position: Reliable translations in court increase the chances of justice for all.April 16, 2006Suppose you're in criminal court and you want to plead guilty to stealing a toolbox but not the $125,000 dump truck.You enter your plea in your native language -- Spanish -- and an interpreter translates for the judge. But the translations are confusing and you get sentenced for the wrong crime.It

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board State legislators are considering a bill that would establish new standards for court interpreters. In a diverse state like Florida, one can only wonder why it's taken this long. Fortunately, two Miami Republicans are trying to make up for lost time. State Rep. Anitere Flores and state Sen. Alex Villalobos have filed legislation that would require the

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http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=23898020Police and courts use interpreters on various casesBy PEPPER BALLARD pepperb@herald-mail.com WASHINGTON COUNTY Communication is key for Hagerstown Police Department dispatcher Ben Ros, who on a typical workday fields numerous calls from distressed city residents, some of whom speak little English. "As soon as I hear the accent, I ask, 'Do you

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By Gordon Y.K. PangAdvertiser Staff WriterState labor officials and immigrant advocates have reached agreement on a bill that would ensure those with limited or no English skills gain access to state and city services.House Bill 2778, dubbed the language access bill, has advanced out of three Senate committees and is poised to win approval from the full Senate next week.The bill requires state

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By Jennifer Peltztallahassee bureauFrom Spanish to Serbian to Creole, the law speaks many languages in Florida. Some South Florida legislators want to make sure they are spoken accurately.Proposals (HB 849, SB 1128) to set statewide standards for court interpreters are making their way through the state Legislature.If they pass, the state Supreme Court will have to lay out training requirements,

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A doctor must tell a man and woman that their 3-year-old son has brain cancer. The doctor does not speak Spanish. The parents do not speak English.And so Diana Macias tells them. The doctor looks at the parents and says the words in English: "Your son has brain cancer." And Macias repeats what he has said, word for word, but in Spanish.She does not say, "The doctor says, 'Your son has brain

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ORDINARY COURT INTERPRETER NOTE: I am always thrilled to find unique fields that involve interpreting. The following article has nothing to do with judicial interpreting... it is still neat.KAREN RALLOTribune Staff WriterWhen Michaele Klingerman, events coordinator and St. Joseph County Parks and Recreation Department interpreter, began getting calls about an "unusual bird" that turned out to be

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By ELAINE SILVESTRINI esilvestrini@tampatrib.comTAMPA - A deaf Brandon woman who wanted to take an adult education class on motorcycle riding is suing the Hillsborough County school district for not providing a sign language interpreter."They are discriminating against me, which I felt is not right," Merrie Carol Paul said in an interview conducted through a telephone relay system. "One of my

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(Dallas Morning News, The (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Apr. 10--Spanish, Polish and English simultaneously filled the courtroom, relating testimony in the Grayson County courtroom last week.Two court interpreters worked side by side as testimony was translated to Polish for the immigrant truck driver on trial for killing 10 people, and the two survivors testified in Spanish about the fiery

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My teacher used to tell me, interpreters are people walking with three legs: Language proficiency, interpretation skills and knowledge base. The lack of, or deficiency in, any of the three will result in anything but a qualified interpreter. Knowledge base is of course important. But it is about accumulation and therefore can never be acquired within a short span. Knowledge base is also very

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New plan would improve training and pay for interpreters.By Kamelia Angelova After years of pressure from immigration and domestic violence groups, the New York State Unified Court System announced a groundbreaking plan last week to improve court interpretation services for non-English speaking litigants. The new project, widely hailed by the legal community, activists and interpreters, will

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By JO CIAVAGLIABucks County Courier TimesThe elderly man pulled vials and boxes of prescription drugs out of his coat pocket and showed them to the woman wearing a light blue shirt with the My Medicare Matters logo.Slowly, the woman explained to the man that he doesn't need to sign up for a drug plan. His Medicare benefits include drug coverage.“You ... have ... good,” she said, enunciating each

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English is no longer the language of the web, but systems are evolving that will maintain its global integrity without stifling diversity, writes Graeme Philipson.AdvertisementFOR the first 90 per cent of its life, the internet was essentially an English-language medium. It was built on the English language. But now English is a minority language on the net, and things are still changing.The

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By Lisa Smith Daily Herald Staff Writer Lulu Blacksmith immigrated here from Morelia, Mexico, with her family as a 16-year-old who didn't speak a word of English. Nine years later she began reaching out to people like her, working as the community outreach manager at Aurora's Provena Mercy Medical Center where she developed interpretation programs to help non-English speakers get health care.

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By TRACY HARMONTHE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINCANON CITY - If you do the crime, you must do the time.State law dictates that all felons who are sentenced to prison, including those who are not U.S. citizens, will serve their time in Colorado.As a result, the state's 21,115-inmate population is made up of offenders from 60 different countries, said Walt Ahrens, public affairs officer for the Colorado

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Pr. George's Defender's Office Never Met With Immigrant on MisdemeanorBy Ruben CastanedaWashington Post Staff WriterRamiro Games figured he wouldn't spend much time locked up after Prince George's County police stormed into a Langley Park apartment where he was playing cards on Sept. 30 and arrested him and four other men on cocaine charges.But because he doesn't speak English, Games, 46, a

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With a growing immigrant population, Rhode Island has more need than ever for court interpreters in a variety of languages. 01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, April 9, 2006BY KAREN LEE ZINERJournal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE -- Jose de Jesus speaks little English, but here he sits in a Rhode Island courtroom, on trial for murder in the 2003 shooting death of a Providence store owner. By law, an interpreter

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Frank Williams says he wants to expand a court interpreter program to include languages other than Spanish. The need for interpreters who can speak a variety of languages have expanded with the growing number of immigrants in Rhode Island, many of them Cambodians, Laotians, Vietnamese, Russians, Liberians, Nigerians and other West

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A conference at UCLA brings together the state's wrongly convicted, to share their experiences and push for legal changes.By Henry WeinsteinTimes Staff WriterApril 9, 2006One by one they ascended the stage and introduced themselves, each an embodiment of the legal system's fallibility in California. "My name is Herman Atkins," a tall ponytailed man said. "The state of California stole 12 years of

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By Sophia Voravongsvoravong@journalandcourier.com Lafayette police officer Steve Prothero thanks a college friend from Mexico for giving him a better understanding of the Spanish language than he learned at school.He still knows enough to communicate clearly with Hispanic and Latino residents during traffic stops or minor calls. But problems arise when the situation involves numerous witnesses

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By Mariana Lamaison SearsFree Press Staff WriterApril 8, 2006How well do you know the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor, or superior and district court? What about the definition of plaintiff or arraignment? Now imagine speaking English as a second language and trying to translate these words and others during a court proceeding.Court interpreters in Vermont are often in that

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By Peter Biles BBC southern Africa correspondent South Africa's former deputy president, Jacob Zuma, is on trial for rape. It is alleged that he attacked a family friend, who is HIV positive. Mr Zuma denies the charge. The nation has absorbed intimate details of what may or may not have happened on the night in question, some of which have appalled many local Aids activists. Every morning at

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By Sarah LynchTribune Efrain Martinez sits in a cell at the Durango Jail dressed like a criminal in a black-and-white -striped jumpsuit even though he says he committed no crime. Thirty-one days have passed since the 32-year-old undocumented Mexican immigrant arrived at the Maricopa County jail, accused of shooting a gun at former Mesa council candidate JT Ready. Ready, a concealed-weapons

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