Technology Summary. Perform a Google search on the word phone and the Hebrew word olam and the top result will be the login page for the AT&T website. A few years ago I’d noticed the word olam showing up in the web address for the AT&T login page and thought it was interesting that they… Continue reading AT&T WorldNet or OlamNet – Unlocking Hebrew, Talmud, Jewish, and Torah Mysteries and Meaning Behind ATT Customer Emails
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Word Lens by QuestVisual.com Translates Words Before Your Eyes in Real Time
Effective Living > Communications > Language Learning Resources Summary. Word Lens by Quest Visual is an iPhone application that shows you a live video feed of the world around you, yet with all words translated from English to Spanish, or Spanish to English. Available Languages. Presumably other languages will be available in the near future.… Continue reading Word Lens by QuestVisual.com Translates Words Before Your Eyes in Real Time
Wartime Language Used by Civilians On The Ground
Effective Living > Communications > Language Summary. Wartime language and military language have increasingly found their way into mainstream communications. This document provides a brief history of this. Iraq War Influence. On 20 March 2003, the U.S. war in Iraq began. As non-stop news coverage of the war flooded the airwaves, the language of war… Continue reading Wartime Language Used by Civilians On The Ground
Obsolete Thinking About Technology
Technology When Microsoft announced the release of Windows 95, with a promise of a stable, secure, easy to use, plug-and-play operating system, it seemed that the computing support industry was on its way out. Now, over a decade later, and after numerous revisions of Windows, it’s clear that the demand for computer support has increased… Continue reading Obsolete Thinking About Technology
The Paradigm Wars in Applied Linguistics: Irrevocable differences or complementary perspectives?
Effective Living > Language Summary. On 2 October 2009, the Pusack-Otto Lecture Series at the University of Iowa hosted an event with Richard Schmidt of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa speaking on linguistics. The event took place at the historic Old Capitol of Iowa. In this presentation, Schmidt examines how the cognitive paradigm of… Continue reading The Paradigm Wars in Applied Linguistics: Irrevocable differences or complementary perspectives?