Jensen's contribution

Last year we started to sponsor a school for orphan and handicapped children in Teheran (Iran) that was established as an individual, non-political initiative by one individual. Unfortunately he has been among the many people who was retained during the election protests as far as our sources tell us. For this reason we will not be sending materials or money at this point until we know for sure what has happened.

As a worthy alternative the donation will be given to UNICEF to help them carry on their activities throughout the world.

More information and news at: http://www.jensen-localization.com/

How Language Changes

Language is one of the things that constantly change, and not over the years, but several times in the course of an average life span. The engines behind these changes are the people, a researcher proposes, saying that the process through which language changes to reflect daily routines and actions is very similar to the evolution of animal and plant species trying to adapt to their environment. Dutch scientist Frank Landsbergen, who is based at the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (now), believes that this angle on language may help explain some of its mysteries, over which researchers have been scratching their heads for a long time.

More information at: http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-Language-Changes-128213.shtml

Hospital Information Systems - A Global Update of Market Trends & Opportunities

Increasing awareness among medical service patrons on the benefits of using Information Technology in the healthcare sector, coupled with growing demand for affordable-yet quality healthcare services is forcing hospitals and other medical centers to adopt IT in their daily operations. Subsequently, Healthcare IT systems such as the Hospital Information Systems (HIS) witnessed a great demand in the healthcare services sector. Adoption of HIS in hospitals is increasingly being encouraged and promoted by governments the world over.


More information at: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/product/72dadd/hospital_information_systems_a_global_updat

School translators to battle it out for the third time

Up to 3 000 school students from all over Europe, including Kalix near the Arctic Circle in Sweden, Heraklion in Crete, Saint Martin in the West Indies and Paralimni in Cyprus, will be testing their language skills in the third Juvenes Translatores contest organised on 24 November. The translation contest, whose name means “young translators ” in Latin, is held simultaneously in all the participating schools, from 10 to 12 Brussels time (GMT+1) under the supervision of the schools .

“T he translation contest for young people has become a much-awaited opportunity to test the language skills learnt at school in a real-life situation and to get a taste of the work of a professional translator ”, explained Leonard Orban, Commissioner for Multilingualism.

More information at: http://7thspace.com/headlines/326551/school_translators_to_battle_it_out_for_the_third_time.html

Turkey: Technical Translation and Terminology for Cross-Cultural Dialogue

The Department of Translation and Interpreting at Hacettepe University is proud to host the closing international symposium of TermTurk (Terminology for cross-cultural dialogue and specialized communication) Project which has been conducted since June 2008. Our project partners are the University of Vienna, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, the Politechnica University of Timisoara, International Network for Terminology (TermNet) and Başkent University, Ankara.

The TermTurk Project has been funded by the European Union.

This Symposium brings together terminologists, linguists, professional translators and interpreters, technical writers, representatives of NGOs and state institutes, EU specialists, experts of international affairs, researchers and students of related fields.

More information at: http://www.termturk.net/node/30

Gestures processed in brain's language center

Words and gestures are processed in the same areas of the brain, a finding that may improve understanding of the evolution of language, researchers say.

In the study, MRI was used to monitor the brain activity of 20 volunteers as they watched video clips of a person either acting out gestures or voicing phrases that matched the gestures' meanings. Both the gestures and words triggered high levels of activity in the inferior frontal and posterior temporal areas, which are the language regions of the brain.

More information at: http://www.myfoxal.com/Global/story.asp?S=11504978

Demand grows for niche translators

In the burgeoning world of translators and interpreters (translators deal with written documents, interpreters with the spoken word) it's all about the niche.

"It's not just having the language skill. It's also having the expertise in the subject matter," said Dahlberg, whose story was striking enough that Nicholas Hartmann, president of the American Translators Assn., retold it during the group's 50th convention in New York last month.

For four days, some 2,300 attendees networked, traded stories and listened in on workshops and seminars at a Times Square hotel.

That's 1,000 more than attended last year's conference -- evidence that even in this economy, the industry is healthy.

Hartmann said demand for translators and interpreters is expected to grow by 15% in the coming year as globalization, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the worldwide green movement spur demand for information in myriad languages.


More information at: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-trash-girl16-2009nov16,0,5579934.story?track=rss