Good day everyone!  I'm Jeff N Marquis at the business desk and on this very pleasant evening I'd like to break the news to those millions of transcribers who have been waiting for a break for such a long time.

The time has come for you to be happy, and jumping for joy.  This is your day!  Your time has come.  Time for you to start celebrating.

A recent trend for transcribers has been growing very rapidly and it all has to do with the push for more and more info to be transcribed from audio files to e files.  In addition, if you're blessed with being able to speak more than one language, then you're definitely it!  Yes, this is a very potent and tangent trend.  One for transcribers to take careful note of.

What's happening here is that more and more companies of all sizes, more and more global governments, and more and more sectors of our economy, are pushing for info to be transcribed from audio files to e files.  This is all because more and more persons are demanding to have info produced in a format that is easier to read.  They want the ability to read info sitting at their computer screens, and they are finding that it's more convenient to do so.

Indeed, many more persons have the ability to read e files than audio files.  In addition, it is more acceptable, easier, and more flexible.  Then we have a greater push towards the transcription of hard copy files to e files.  It is now an established fact that too much paper takes up too much storage and we all know how easy it is to store e files. 

Against this background we have an additional demand for multi lingual transcribers.  Those people who can transcribe as well as speak more than one language.  It's a definite asset and if you can do both then much more power to you.  With the bulging demand for more and more info to be made available online and across the Internet, more and more of those countries whose first language is not English are desperately seeking multi lingual transcribers to transcribe their info from printed format and audio files to e format.

So, a very healthy picture for those of you listening in.

 

Now it's time for our weekly news round-up for translators.

 

 Meet some of the folks who make this area special
Annapolis Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA
The women got two translators, one from Annapolis and one from Philadelphia, who will be contributing to the success of the project. ...
For more detail check out:
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/09_16-61/CAN

 

Nashua weighs refugees' impact
Nashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USA
"Now we have languages for which we have no immediate access to translators," he said. David Scannell, community relations coordinator for the Manchester ...
For more detail check out:
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/static/popup_circ.htm

 

Translators 2008 - From success to recognition
With three concurrent tracks, the program will provide information and opportunities for discussion on many linguistic and professional aspects, including case studies from a wide range of applications. Anyone interested in delivering a ...
ICE Upcoming Events - http://www.iti.org.uk/ice/
For more detail check out:
http://www.iti.org.uk/ice/pages/viewDetails.asp?id=402

 

Hampden teachers explore China, come back with lessons for students
Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA
17, traveling with 19 fellow schoolteachers and translators through Chinese cities and villages. Most of the educators were from Massachusetts, ...
For more detail check out:
http://bangordailynews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=154323&zoneid=500

 

Israeli Study: Give Combat Role to Women
ABC News - USA
Many remain in traditional jobs, such as health care, but they have also served as translators and mechanics, commanded police companies and support ...
For more detail check out:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3611729

 

Milwaukee director goes to India for 'Pool'
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) - Milwaukee,WI,USA
We had a script in English and (cast and crew members) were translators for us, and they'd take the scenes we had written . . . and sort of work them into ...
For more detail check out:
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=663703

 

Cultural program comes to county
Potomac News - Woodbridge,VA,USA
Four translators, including an NVCC professor and student, facilitated discussion between the Chinese educators and the local teachers and school officials. ...
For more detail check out:
http://www.potomacnews.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WPN%2FMGArticle%2FWPN_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352820099&path=

 

International World Changers leave lasting impression in Ecuador
Raleigh Biblical Recorder - Raleigh,NC,USA
Volunteers with IWC - an International Mission Board (IMB) program that connects high school and college students with overseas missions opportunities ...
For more detail check out:
http://www.biblicalrecorder.org/content/news/2007/09_21_2007/ne21092007international.shtml

 

French Officer Writes his Mother on an Impending Raid
By David L. Boyle(Juan Cole)
[British Translators' Notes] (1)This is put gently enough of a place which we know every man in the army regarded with horror,--but "poor Charles" dined too often with the General to speak out, especially after being just put on the ...
Napoleon's Egypt - http://napoleonsegypt.blogspot.com/
For more detail check out:
http://napoleonsegypt.blogspot.com/2007/09/french-officer-writes-his-mother-on.html
Found in Translation
By Marco van Hout
I grew up traveling overseas and have had many opportunities to listen to translators. I've also had the chance to learn a few languages well enough to do a little translating of my own, so I know how hard it can actually be. ...
Design - Emotion - http://www.design-emotion.com
For more detail check out:
http://www.design-emotion.com/2007/09/21/found-in-translation/

 

I'd like to leave you with some info that you can use to help you become more global present.  In a world where global trade is growing at tsunami rates, you'll need all the help that you can get in order to attract those millions of global consumers.

 

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Check out the free useful information page while you're there and for absolutely free you can also tap into the latest trends and headlines.
 

At the business desk, I'm Jeff N Marquis wishing you a pleasant evening.