Monthly Archives: April 2011

Newest Chrome Update Is Very Cool, Translates Human Speech into 50 Languages Read more: http://techland.time.com/2011/04/28/newest-chrome-update-is-very-cool-translates-human-speech-into-50-languages/#ixzz1KvUxBc7T By Chris Gayomali on April 28, 2011 Google’s newest Chrome update, beyond being incredibly cool, could have huge implications in the way we as humans interact with one another. … Continue reading →

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110414131436.htm Internationally Adopted Children Shed Light On How Babies Learn Language  ScienceDaily (Jan. 19, 2007) — Each year, about 40,000 children are adopted across national lines, primarily by families from North America and Western Europe. These joyful occasions mark the growth … Continue reading →

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110315093029.htm New Research Demonstrates Language Learners’ Creativity ScienceDaily (Apr. 4, 2011) — New research published in Language, the journal of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA), shows that language learning goes well beyond simple imitation, and in fact that language … Continue reading →

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/04/psst-military-theres-already-a-universal-translator-in-the-app-store/ Psst, Military: There’s Already a Universal Translator in the App Store By Spencer Ackerman April 19, 2011  | 10:30 am  | Categories: Gadgets and Gear On one side of the scale: an app developer that wants to translate Pashto … Continue reading →

http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/lat-swearing-reduces-pain-neuroreport-20110421,0,7314659.story By Amina Khan, Los Angeles TimesApril 21, 2011, 1:53 p.m.   You know how you yell and curse and say bad things when you drop a hammer on your foot or burn your hand on a stove? No need … Continue reading →

http://www.startribune.com/world/120065079.html KIEV, Ukraine – Staff at Ukraine’s top English-language newspaper have gone on strike in support of their American editor, who says he was fired after refusing to pull an interview with a leading government minister. Brian Bonner, the editor … Continue reading →

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http://www.omniglot.com/news/01042003.htm European Parliament to adopt Latin as official language By Z. Lamenhof Brussels, Belgium Tuesday, April 1, 2003 Romano Prodi, the President of the European Commission, announced today that from January 1st 2004, Latin would become the sole official language … Continue reading →