Spanish Phrases News
- LPGA makes big decision Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 2:52PMImagine this: The National Hockey League or Major League Baseball decrees players who can’t speak English won’t be allowed to play — regardless of their athletic abilities.
- Concessions planned to upgrade park service Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 10:28PMThe Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment plans to grant 30-year concessions to private companies to manage accommodations, restaurants and shops in 10 popular national parks.
- JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 6:43PMLonely Planet’s Audio Phrasebooks for iPhone and iPod touch are now available for sale on the Apple App Store in all territories, providing travelers with mobile access to Lonely Planet’s phrasebook content in 10 languages.
- JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 6:43PMLonely Planet’s Audio Phrasebooks for iPhone and iPod touch are now available for sale on the Apple App Store in all territories, providing travelers with mobile access to Lonely Planet’s phrasebook content in 10 languages.
- Gaming N ews Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 5:20PMWhen I first arrived in Barcelona 5 years ago I was mesmerized. I made the decision to go based on a flip of a Japanese coin and I feel like I hit the jackpot. It isn't hard to see why people talk highly of Barcelona from it's architecture, art, cuisine, beaches and it's lifestyle.
- Dora or Kai-lan, a bilingual love triangle Wednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 5:11AMBubba fell in love with "Ni Hao, Kai-lan" after only a few episodes. His latest bilingual beauty hasn't entirely supplanted "Dora the Explorer." Instead, my boy seems to be two-timing his Nick Jr. sweethearts.
- Translate Single Words with Google's Search Box [Google] Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 3:58PMGoogle has quietly added another new feature to its basic search box—single-word translations between English and nine different languages, including French, Italian, and Spanish. To use it,...
- QUICK CLICKS: Local news briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 26 Tuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 4:26AMBecause of a power outage causing low or no water pressure, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the city of Lacy-Lakeview to notify its residents to boil water prior to consumption.
- Help students gain skills that allow them to be successful Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 1:25AMSummer doesn't mean an end to studying for Leah and Ben Israel of Bloomfield Hills.
- MCC offers course in workplace Spanish Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 2:57AMThe Northwest Herald CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College is offering a class for English speakers in manufacturing, warehousing and construction who supervise workers who speak only Spanish.
- Search the Archives Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 11:25AMThroughout his life, Jared Beiswenger loved to play and watch sports of every kind. At Great Valley High School in Malvern, Pa., he ran track and field.
- QUICK CLICKS: Local news briefs for Saturday, Aug. 23 Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 2:11AMWorld Hunger Relief, 356 Spring Lake Road, will have a Melon Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.
- Dutoit takes the orchestra on a great ride Saturday, August 23, 2008 @ 1:04AMSARATOGA SPRINGS - A brilliant violin soloist and two splashy works showing off the musical capabilities of the Philadelphia Orchestra were the features of Thursday's Philadelphia Orchestra concert at Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
- All Ann Arbor students will learn Spanish Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 10:40AMAll third-grade classes in the Ann Arbor Public Schools will study Spanish next year, thanks to a new partnership with the University of Michigan.
- Janesville officer teaches Spanish to cops nationwide Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 10:32AMJanesville police officer Chad Sullivan saw a need for officers all over the country to learn Spanish, so he put together a class manual.
- LOCAL BAND SPOTLIGHT: Local band spotlight: The Great Fiction Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 3:19AMThe lowdown: Founded in 1996 when its members were still preteens, the Great Fiction started as an outgrowth of a church youth group and became a project that has stood the test of time. At first, there were numerous friends-and-family-only releases, but things got rolling when the pop band released "Slow Progress for Simplicity" in 2007. It will follow that up with an EP/DVD release party for ...
- Fresh off Mexican national team, Vinti leads USD against defending NCAA champ USC Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 6:41AMNatalie Vinti won't need a cheat sheet. No more scribbling on her arm. Also, Vinti shouldn't have a problem communicating with teammates when USD opens the women's soccer season Friday at home against defending NCAA champion USC.
- Lingual Juggle Act Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 12:58AMUsing a different language can apparently change your personality--or your perception of someone else's.
- Studying English on the job Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 12:46AMThe Washington Post WASHINGTON — Jose Trivelli, a graying engineer from Peru, spends his days fixing Internet connections at a Tysons Corner hotel and his evenings listening to a laptop
- Firms Help Immigrant Workers Assimilate Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 10:34AM Several dozen major U.S. corporations spearheading a campaign to turn the divisive national debate about immigration in a more positive direction.
- Yiddish survey aims to find how Americans use Jewish-influenced words Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 12:27AMOy gevalt, you should only know how many Yiddish and Hebrew influences have found their way into American English already. ...
- 'Dora' goes exploring new voices Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 4:15AMNick Jr.'s "Dora the Explorer" will kick off its upcoming season with a week of episodes featuring an all-new voice-over cast, marking the first time since the show's inception in 2000 that the cast has been altered.
- Bostonist Book Review: Figures and Figurations Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 5:42PM Figures and Figurations is the second most recent husband/wife book published by New Directions (the other being Autonauts of the Cosmoroute by Julio Cortazar and Carol Dunlop), and it's a worthwhile read: Marie Jose Paz made Cornell-styled collages for little over a decade, and then Octavio Paz wrote poems to, about, and for them, twelve in all. The result is this book, which is coming ...
- Movie Review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 10:35AMWoody Allen signs up Scarlett Johansson for Spanish lessons in love with Professor Javier Bardem. One of the most annoying things about being a writer is that I’m best able to process things with my pen or at my keyboard when I’ve had a moment to let things sink in. I’m a big believer in note-taking, especially in film criticism because automatic writing allows some pools of unrealized ...
- Movie Review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 10:35AMWoody Allen signs up Scarlett Johansson for Spanish lessons in love with Professor Javier Bardem. One of the most annoying things about being a writer is that I’m best able to process things with my pen or at my keyboard when I’ve had a moment to let things sink in. I’m a big believer in note-taking, especially in film criticism because automatic writing allows some pools of unrealized ...
- Movie Review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 10:35AMWoody Allen signs up Scarlett Johansson for Spanish lessons in love with Professor Javier Bardem. One of the most annoying things about being a writer is that I’m best able to process things with my pen or at my keyboard when I’ve had a moment to let things sink in. I’m a big believer in note-taking, especially in film criticism because automatic writing allows some pools of unrealized ...
- Movie Review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 10:35AMWoody Allen signs up Scarlett Johansson for Spanish lessons in love with Professor Javier Bardem. One of the most annoying things about being a writer is that I’m best able to process things with my pen or at my keyboard when I’ve had a moment to let things sink in. I’m a big believer in note-taking, especially in film criticism because automatic writing allows some pools of unrealized ...
- Movie Review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 10:35AMWoody Allen signs up Scarlett Johansson for Spanish lessons in love with Professor Javier Bardem. One of the most annoying things about being a writer is that I’m best able to process things with my pen or at my keyboard when I’ve had a moment to let things sink in. I’m a big believer in note-taking, especially in film criticism because automatic writing allows some pools of unrealized ...
- Movie Review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 10:35AMWoody Allen signs up Scarlett Johansson for Spanish lessons in love with Professor Javier Bardem. One of the most annoying things about being a writer is that I’m best able to process things with my pen or at my keyboard when I’ve had a moment to let things sink in. I’m a big believer in note-taking, especially in film criticism because automatic writing allows some pools of unrealized ...
- Movie Review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 10:35AMWoody Allen signs up Scarlett Johansson for Spanish lessons in love with Professor Javier Bardem. One of the most annoying things about being a writer is that I’m best able to process things with my pen or at my keyboard when I’ve had a moment to let things sink in. I’m a big believer in note-taking, especially in film criticism because automatic writing allows some pools of unrealized ...
- Movie Review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 10:35AMWoody Allen signs up Scarlett Johansson for Spanish lessons in love with Professor Javier Bardem. One of the most annoying things about being a writer is that I’m best able to process things with my pen or at my keyboard when I’ve had a moment to let things sink in. I’m a big believer in note-taking, especially in film criticism because automatic writing allows some pools of unrealized ...
- Swiss Developer Introduces All-Inclusive Suite of Language Translation Software Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 3:01AM IdiomaX L.L.C., a world leader in translation software technology, announces the launch of their new state of the art translation software package: IdiomaX Translation Suite 5.0.
- Hubbard's New Face Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 3:16PM"Lickety-Split" and "Extremely Close" are two Hubbard Street Dance pieces choreographed by company member Alejandro Cerrudo.. HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO Joyce Theater 175 Eighth Ave. at W. 19th St.
- Evaluating response of ads on social networking sites Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 7:32AMAer Arann has run campaigns on YouTube, MySpace, Bebo and eBay over the past few months. Overall, the airline has witnessed limited results compared to the information-based sites.
- Handy Manny - Manny's Pet Roundup Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 7:19AMHandy Manny: Manny's Pet Roundup: Manny's a dangerous cat, so it's appropriate that Disney should package a group of pet-themed episodes for this DVD release. Why is Manny so dangerous? Well, it's not really him, it's his theme song and his work songs.
- MCC offers course in workplace Spanish Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 6:19AMThe Northwest Herald CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College is offering a class for English speakers in manufacturing, warehousing and construction who supervise workers who speak only Spanish.
- OLYMPIC TICKER: Pau Gasol: Photo not meant to offend Chinese Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 3:00AMToday's what-were-they-thinking Olympic controversy: Before leaving for Beijing, Spanish basketball teams posed for photos with their hands on their temples, pulling them back to make their eyes look slanted. It was all part of a publicity campaign for team sponsor Seur, a Spanish courier company, and is being used only in Spain.
- Humor, Seduction and a Whirl of Motion Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 12:45AMHubbard Street Dance Chicago?s second program at the Joyce Theater features two well-known choreographers, but works by two relative unknowns provide the real draw.
- How to make the web work for you Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 7:27PMLucy Tobin recommends specialist subject sites
- Camp puts accent on Spanish language Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 2:00PMJanina Vaitkus, left, helps Alex Cochrane, 7, make a Spanish-themed craft yesterday at the Campo del Bosque, a Spanish-language immersion camp at Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center.
- Bargains abound in China for those who haggle Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 3:47AMIn the chaotic Silk Street shopping district, English expatriates Caris Rubenzer and Caroline Browne are prowling for shoes. They stop at a stall and zero in on a pair of Ugg boots. The saleslady opens with an offer of 800 yuan, or about $120, which they deem...
- Soldiers train hard for duty as prison guards Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 10:07AMCAMP OUTLAW, N.M. - Felipe Diaz, Paterson police officer and New Jersey National Guard sergeant bound for Iraq, put down his gun the other day at this remote desert training base and picked up an unlikely tool of war - a shield.
- Learning the language Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 3:40AMLOWELL | As the town becomes more diverse, particularly in its growing Spanish-speaking population, police are finding news ways to communicate with those they encounter.
- Should George Orwell Blog? Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 6:33PM As the diaries of one of the 20th century's most influential writers are posted online, some Orwell experts worry it may diminish the man
- Welcome home, winged friend Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 1:33AMOlivia Kilpatrick, whose parrot Billy flew away Saturday, bought an advertisement on the front of the Metro section of Wednesday's San Antonio Express-News in an effort to get the bird home.
- More News Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 8:29PMThe first time 10-year-old Maggie More slipped up and spoke Chinese at home, her mother was stunned. "I handed something to her and she said "thank you" in Chinese," said Jennifer More of Frederick.
- Learning Spanish is good for business Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 2:37PMThe Arizona Language Center, located in downtown Scottsdale, introduces its new Spanish language instruction programs for ''Specific Business Purposes.''
- St. John's students show at-risk youngsters another side of life Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 1:44PMAt left, Bryanna Greene, a participant in the Epigenesis Program at St. John’s College, talks with St John's Joshua Becker. A group of Annapolis youngsters spent much of yesterday discussing Booker T. Washington's commandment to live life to the fullest.
- Administrators brush up on their Spanish Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 5:23AMJOLIET -- Principal Connie Russell, who took German in high school, had picked up bits and pieces of Spanish by living in Joliet, but not enough to communicate with her school's parents and students.
- Adam Thompson column: Prep baseball player relishes long road trip Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 5:08AMThe memories made by Sheboygans Ben Hylander during a week earlier this summer will not only last a lifetime, but the experience will make him a better player in a sport he loves.
