"To have another language is to possess a second soul." -Charlemagne
COURT INTERPRETATION LINKS:
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U.S. Court Interpreter Certification http://www.uscourts.gov/interpretprog/interp_prog.html
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NAJIT: They have closed their mailing list to the public, but their site still provides some useful general information.National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators
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TN Supreme Court Rules regarding Interpreters. Now, if only our judges would follow them! http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/TSC/RULES/TNRulesOfCourt/06SUPCT25_end.htm#41
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Tennesee Association of Professional Interpreters and Translators: www.tapit.org
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National Center for State Courts interpreter info: http://www.ncsconline.org/D_Research/CourtInterp.html
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American Translators' Association: http://www.atanet.org/
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers INTERPRETER CHECKLIST for attorneys: http://www.nacdl.org/CHAMPION/ARTICLES/98jun03.htm
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Commercial hunting supply website: great source of vocabulary in Spanish regarding firearms. http://www.canana.com/armas/Armacorta.htm
- My colleague, Margaret Redd: a Certified Federal Court Interpreter based in Lexington, KY
POTPOURRI:
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Great reference materials for many languages: http://www.traduit.net/linktrad.htm
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Learn Catalan over the Internet! http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/Learn/Catalan.asp
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Government of Catalonia:http://www.gencat.net/index_eng.htm
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Interesting, although at times historically/politically uninformed, language-learning page:http://www.omniglot.com/
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Target Language Services, Madrid, Spain
- Antiques, cool craft items, gifts, planters, cold drinks, Penny's General Store, at the North entrance to Fall Creek Falls State Park.
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News in Catalan from El Periódico de Cataluña
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Coordination and Review, Civil Rights Division, USDOJ, for reporting civil rights violations by entities receiving federal funds:http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/contact.htm
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An absolutely lovely site about the love of flying, with great quotes, poetry, history. Something for everyone here. Thanks, Dave English!
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Documentary / campaign: Spanish authorities accuse 14-year-old of terrorism for demanding labeling in Catalan language. See the film in 5 parts, Read more about the bogus terrorism charge at: www.victoralexandre.cat. There's even a play.
- Documentary: how the Spanish empire stole history
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Emily Moore Editing Service, editing and copy-writing in Knoxville, TN.
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Acràsia: An independent distribution and production company in Barcelona, specializing in cinema and other productions in Catalan.
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Neat little free subtitling program from Uruguay: "Subtitle Workshop"
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Express Scribe: Free transcription software from Australia. Fair dinkum, mate!
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VLC, an open-source multimedia player software, also handy for transcribing.
