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Facebook's new AI will analyze everything you say to better understand you

Edit TechRadar 02 Jun 2016
Facebook introduced its language learning "understanding engine" today in order to better understand how humans communicate. Facebook calls it DeepText, and what makes it so powerful is that it can analyze context of "several thousand posts per second" in over 20 different languages ... What this means is that DeepText will understand "bro" is short for "brother", and other slang ... Rise of the AI ... ....

Helping out and having fun - Helsinki Day Sunday 12 June (City of Helsinki)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jun 2016
(Source. City of Helsinki) ... Traditional favourites in the programme include the announcement of the City Slang Man and Woman of the Year on the Espa Stage at 12noon, Dinner Under the Helsinki Sky along Pohjoisesplanadi starting at 5pm, and the Radio Aalto open-air concert in Kaisaniemi Park, which features pop star Robin and starts at 2.30pm ... City Slang Man and Woman of the Year on the Espa Stage, 12noon-12.30pm ... Background information....

Accrued interest in academics’ pensions

Edit The Guardian 01 Jun 2016
Universities Superannuation Scheme . Etymological battle on ‘bottle’ . ‘Actresses’ in the crossword . Titty name change . Carla Lane ... Just to add to this interesting list, the USS also has holdings in Japan Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco and Philip Morris ... Amanda Rose. London. • Your correspondent (Letters, 1 June) decries the assumption of crossword compiler Brendan that “bottle” is cockney rhyming slang for “courage” ... Dr Myrvin Francis Chester ... ....

Giving life to characters

Edit Deccan Chronicle 01 Jun 2016
We also hear from the horse’s mouth about acting as a heroine in the film Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu! ... “My grandmother too was in the same profession ... Upon casually asking him, he said I was to dub for Amy Jackson in I! My palms started sweating — the very first dialogue I had to try was the Tamil slang one.” But being the talented youngster she is, she hit the nail on the head, and thus signed her fourth film ... ....

Donald Trump to visit UK day after Brexit vote

Edit The Times of India 01 Jun 2016
LONDON. Presumptive US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will visit Britain the day after its landmark EU membership referendum, saying Wednesday he was coming to open a newly-renovated Scottish golf course ... "I own it and I am very proud of it ... In their debate, lawmakers called him an idiot, a fool and a "wazzock" -- British slang for a stupid or annoying person -- but the government ruled out a ban ... RELATED....

'Truth ain't lie dude': Official Chinese account goes on Twitter spree

Edit CNN 01 Jun 2016
Hong Kong (CNN)"Have u ever been to Tibet bro?" ... "You've got nothing but repeating those hatred words, truth ain't lie dude, know yourself," the account tweeted at another pro-Tibet commenter ... The slang-filled outbursts are somewhat out of character for an account that spent most of Tuesday tweeting about President Xi Jinping's plans for Chinese "mastery" of science and technology, and the history of state-run newspaper China Daily ... ....

Therapists often discriminate against black and poor patients, study finds

Edit CNN 01 Jun 2016
(CNN)Minorities and lower-income individuals can face numerous challenges in getting treatment for depression and other mental health problems. They may lack insurance or transportation to a therapist's office; they may experience stigma in their communities around mental illness that prevents them from seeking care ... The scripts for working-class individuals used more slang and some grammatical errors ... Read More ... Joseph R ... ....

Prisoners reveal regular ‘spice’ use has tripled, fuelling violence, illness and debt

Edit The Guardian 01 Jun 2016
A survey by inmates of fellow prisoners suggests growing use of the ‘bird killer’ has reached reached epidemic levels, leading to a spiral of ill health and addiction. Recent mobile phone videos and TV footage has shone a light on prisons ... Spice has the effect of blurring out time and has become known as the “bird killer” (“bird” being slang for a prison sentence – you can pass your time in jail in a blur) ... Related ... ....

Why 'The Chris Gethard Show' Is the Wildest Talk Show on TV

Edit Rollingstone 01 Jun 2016
It's Thursday night, and Chris Gethard has already broken his first pair of glasses of the evening ... In the other is the 36-year-old comedian/talk-show host, unfazed by this behemoth of a man ... And musical guests end each show in a dance party with artists like Kool Keith, Beach Slang and South Jersey punk band the Ergs!, which officially reunited for the first time since 2010 on Gethard on May 12th.  ...   ... ....

Cockney cross words over cryptic scooby

Edit The Guardian 31 May 2016
Your crossword compiler “Brendan” (Cryptic No 26,898, 31 May) predicates a clue on the idea that “bottle” is cockney slang for courage. “Bottle, or something Dutchman can get from one (7)” ... This is not a misspelling of arse, like the American “ass”, but rhyming slang ... Rhyming slang is designed to be impenetrable by the uninitiate ... The less the middle classes and the mockneys understand rhyming slang, the better it is doing its job ... ....

Speech Pathology degree students talk the talk with Adult Migrant English counterparts (Central Queensland University)

Edit Public Technologies 31 May 2016
(Source. Central Queensland University). Speech Pathology degree students talk the talk with Adult Migrant English counterparts. Speech Pathology degree students talk the talk with Adult Migrant English counterparts. Published.25 May 2016 ... 'It's been good learning Australian slang,' she said ... It's good to be able to talk Australian slang.'. The workshops will finish next week ... (noodl. 33865257) ....

"The Servant of Two Masters": Actors with physical hyperbole

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 31 May 2016
The Servant of Two Masters (1746) by Carlo Goldoni is an enduring theater favorite, but I doubt many revivals stand up to the energetic panache of the show now running at Hedgerow Theatre. "The Servant of Two Masters" ... Advertisment. of. Gallery. ... He spices up his brew with some modern slang, topical references, and direct audience address, but never grows irksome by trying to be too clever ... ....

Anzac Connections: digitising the music of the First World War (Australian War Memorial)

Edit Public Technologies 31 May 2016
(Source. Australian War Memorial). Tuesday 31 May 2016 by Meagan Nihill. No comments. First World War Music, Anzac Connections. The Australian War Memorial is currently undertaking a project to create a comprehensive digital archive of the Anzacs and their deeds, and of the wider Australian experience of war ... Trench slang terms feature prominently ... In broad Australian slang, they describe a larrikin who proves his worth on the battle field....
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