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Jan 22, 2014
Bounty Hunters and Ents: Analytic vs. Synthetic Languages
As a child, I was always amused with the scene from return of the Jedi,where a bounty hunter supposedly handing over Chewbacca to Jabba the Hutt uttered variations of the same two syllables...
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Miscellaneous Dec 12, 2013
What Your Office Is Missing
What is your office like? You probably deal with people dull, tired, and bored stiff from staring at computers; sick of the daily grind. Well, not in this office.
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Miscellaneous Nov 04, 2013
In order that people may be happy in their work
My 21-year-old son is going through a difficult stage in his life. He been going through it for a while now. He doesn know what he wants to do.
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Translation Oct 21, 2013
Translation Nuts and Bolts: Why You Knead an Editer
Even the best of translators makes mistakes, especially when under time pressure or working with unfamiliar subject matter.
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Interpretation Oct 08, 2013
Contradicting Oneself: Not Just a Woman
I remember years ago receiving one of those e-mail forwards that contained a list of clever factoids. One of them claimed that "sanction" is the only word in the English language that is the opposite of itself.
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Translation Jul 18, 2013
Germans, the Handy People
It astounding how much English vocabulary has been making its way into the German language, especially in the fields of marketing, business, and technology.
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Translation Jul 15, 2013
To Use or Not to Use (Letter _)
Several years ago I was listening to a radio interview with a Russian writer. And somehow the conversation touched upon the use of a letter in Russian written texts.
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Energy Jun 27, 2013
Is the US-Russia Accord on Plutonium Disposition in Jeopardy?
Two recently published articles in respected outlets highlight potential difficulties in continuing the 2000 accord between the United States and Russia regarding...
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Energy Jun 27, 2013
World Energy Council Sustainability Index Released
The World Energy Council (WEC) recently released its latest Energy Sustainability Index, which compares nearly 100 of the world economies in terms of their national energy mix. This volume is a companion to the WEC policy study, entitled world Energy Trilemma 2012./p>
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