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The person getting raves at the hurricane press conferences? The sign language interpreter

Edit The Miami Herald 07 Oct 2016
If you think that the sign language interpreter at the Broward County Emergency Operations Center is more dynamic than the county officials speaking English, there is a reason for that ... “It is very much visual, less words, more visual cues,” said Andrew Altmann, the American Sign Language interpreter for the Broward press conferences about Hurricane Matthew ... Altmann’s first language is ASL and he also can read English....

Duolingo Bots Help You Learn Spanish | TWiT Bits

Edit Twit TV 07 Oct 2016
Megan Morrone and Iain Thompson from The Register discuss a new feature from popular language learning app Duolingo. The company knows that the more you're afraid of looking stupid speaking a foreign language, the less likely you are to learn one ... You know who people are not afraid to talk to? Robots. So Duolingo is using Chatbots to help overcome our fear of speaking to other people in a language we're still learning ... ....

Time to revive Sanskrit, learn it with pride

Edit The Times of India 07 Oct 2016
The downfall of Sanskrit - one of India's oldest languages - has many reasons to blame. Outdated syllabi, poor understanding of the language and failure to restrict the falling interest in it are some of the reasons that were cited by the panel headed by former chief election commissioner N Gopalaswami ... The method helps understand Sanskrit literature and translate it into English and other Indian languages....

Deaf woman loses High Court bid to serve on jury in Australia

Edit The Independent 07 Oct 2016
In 2012, a registrar told Gaye Lyons from Queensland she should be excused from jury duty as a sign language interpreter could not be sworn into the conference ......

Press Statement: GALEO & Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta applaud Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s effort to close the language barrier (GALEO - Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Oct 2016
GALEO & Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta applaud Secretary of State Brian Kemp's effort to close the language barrier ... (ATLANTA, GA) - On Tuesday, October 4th, Secretary of State Brian Kemp unveiled the first of four new video tutorials in-language on voter registration, absentee voting by mail, advance in-person voting, and Election Day voting....

College students asked why gay marriage should be banned

Edit The Miami Herald 07 Oct 2016
The University of Utah is scrapping a question on an exercise for English-language learners that asks why gay marriage should be prohibited....

Citations recognise UTS-wide effort supporting student learning (UTS - University of Technology, Sydney)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Oct 2016
Dr Mark Watsford, Dr Jurgen Schulte, the UTS HELPS team and the UTS First Year Experience team have been cited for innovative learning and teaching practices across the diverse disciplines of sports science, physics, transition into first year and academic language support ... Members of the UTS HELPS (Higher Education Language and Presentation Support) team....

EC Competitive pricing still the rule (Energy Commission)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Oct 2016
(Source. Energy Commission). Headline. EC Competitive pricing still the rule. MediaTitle. The Star. Date. 09 Sep 2016. Color. Full Color. Section. StarBiz. Circulation. 338,368. Page No. 1,2 ... Language ... Language....

Ensure equal opportunity to marginalised: Pinarayi

Edit The Hindu 07 Oct 2016
The Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) was keeping with the times by conducting its examinations online ... “They should never feel that not being in the technology loop was a disadvantage,” he said ... “Malayalam is the official language of Kerala and most people who seek help from the government speak in the language ... Own technology. PSC Chairman K.S ... ....

FPT University holds 4th admission drive on September 25 (FPT Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Oct 2016
(Source. FPT Corporation) ... Free practice test are available here. Candidates can ... In 2016, the total enrollment quota of FPT University is 2,000 students for 9 majors including Software Engineering, Information Security, Business Administration, Finance and Banking, Japanese Language, English Language, International Business, Graphic Design and Architecture ... (noodl. 35712342) ....

It's up to organised people to ensure the new economy serves the greater good

Edit The Guardian 07 Oct 2016
The fourth industrial revolution has enormous emancipative power but only if we get the language, policy and politics right – for everyone ... First, we need a language that evokes a different set of values and priorities to the status quo ... When the terms of debate are limited to the language and concepts of bankers and management consultants, there can be no broader vision and no recourse to deeper values....

Facebook invents “virtual reality emoji” gestures

Edit Crunch 07 Oct 2016
 These are what Facebook calls “VR emoji”, and they’re the company’s vision for how we’ll convey emotion in virtual reality. We’re not talking about yellow illustrated emoticons popping up over your head. Instead, your avatar’s eyes, eye brows, mouth, and other facial features will change to mimic how we exhibit body language in the real… ... ....

Meet Noto, Google’s Free Font for More Than 800 Languages

Edit Wired News 07 Oct 2016
You know when someone texts you and some characters shows up as rectangles? Those rectangles are called tofu. Google wants to do away with them for good. The post Meet Noto, Google’s Free Font for More Than 800 Languages appeared first on WIRED ... ....
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