LC Provides Translation Services for Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association
Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association Annual Election Meeting June 10, 2012 The Roxbury Tenants of Harvard Association is one of our regular clients. There are several dominant immigrant groups who participate in these meetings for whom English is not their native language. For this reason we are regularly asked to ...
Interpreters’ Anticipation in Simultaneous Interpreting
If I asked you to tell me when an interpreter interprets a phrase, you would most likely answer that it is after the speaker says this phrase. You would be correct, but also incorrect! Indeed, respecting this natural order is not always possible. In other words, the interpreter sometimes has ...
Language Connections Exhibit at BIO International Convention 2012
Are you attending the BIO International Convention 2012 in Boston this month? Bio International is one of the industry's biggest annual events. The very nature of the meeting and the fact that there are many international delegates attending makes communication a key factor. In order for presentations and discussions to ...
Proposed International Treaty for Global Health R&D
International Treaty for Global Health Research and Development In a recent article published in the Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine Journal, several experts from different institutions around the world discussed the need for an international R&D treaty to help establish a more fair, efficient and sustainable system for global health ...
The Future of Biotechnology in India
Biotechnology in India is in Favor of Growth In a recent report by Global Industry Analysts (GIA) on the future of biotech in India, analysts suggest that all indicators are clearly in favor of growth. In fact, India's biotech sector is expected to expand dramatically over the next few years ...
A Controversial Issue: Biotech Food Labeling
Biotech Food Companies Required to Label Products? The California committee for the Right to Know Initiative recently announced that it had met the required number of signatures needed for the initiative to be included in the November 2012 ballot. If approved, it will require biotech food companies to label their products as ...
LC Provides Chinese Simultaneous Interpreters At Education Event
A joint education program recently hosted by a local university featured discussions regarding a newly established partnership between the school and a Shanghai-based university. Our role at the event was to facilitate discussions between Chinese and English-speaking participants by providing Chinese simultaneous interpreters. The interpreters were selected for their experience ...
Movie Title Translations & Other Disasters
Movie title translations can be classified into two categories: obvious and enigmatic. The obvious ones are those where it's not even necessary to see the trailer. The enigmatic ones, on the other hand, are usually a catchy word or sentence that makes you want to watch the trailer – if ...
LC Provides Brazilian Portuguese Interpreters for Thomson Reuters
Emerging or Emerged? Brazil as a Global Trading Titan May 17, 2012 Times Square New York City In partnership with Acclaro, we will provide two Brazilian Portuguese to English simultaneous interpreters to facilitate comprehension for English speakers during the presentation by Edemir Pinto, CEO of BM&F Bovespa. We have selected ...
Language of the Month: Alsatian
Did you know that Alsatian is the third autochthonous (native) language in France in terms of speakers, after French and Occitan? It is spoken in the main part of the Alsace region, which is located in northeastern France and is bordered by Germany. The language has no official status, though, ...