Ethanol is, in fact, an alcohol. The very same kind we would see in an alcoholic beverage. Unfortunately, it's not possible to run our fuel tanks on vodka, and it isn't recommended to drink ethanol!Ethanol is used most commonly in the United States and Brazil. Brazilians use this biofuel due to their large amounts of sugar cane, which is where ethanol comes from. Ethanol is not simply a fuel replacement; it's only blended with fuels to around a...more
Why translation and localization?Translation is as basic a human activity as creating originals. Its a natural trait of mind to express anything noticed new in the language one follows naturally. This has inspired the human beings to translate almost ever since the beginning of human civilization. Before the advent of modern technology, translated word was the only way to know that, in fact, there exists such a vast and diverse world beyond what...more
To Translate or notIn technical translations, certain things are not to be translated. These are mostly company and product names, trademarks, sound marks and patents. They are not translated because they are known and identified in their original form, color, and shape. For example, Microsoft, as a rule does not translate its name and its product names. But this is not the case with all the companies. Certain companies like Nokia do not mind their brand name being written in target languages. Besides, untranslatable text may have technical significance. One has to be very judicious in making these decisions.Translate or TransliterateThis is a major challenge for translators, particularly in the technical domain. At times one sees more transliterations than translations. This requires a very sound linguistic judgment, particularly when you do not have specific guidelines on what to translate or transliterate. At times, the client provides clear guidelines on what should be transliterated. This is simple to follow. As of now, there are no rules to guide the translators on this. However, there are generally agreed practices in the localization industry.We just transliterate company...more
Art and design is very vast and offers plenty of opportunities for any student in the form of graphic designing, fine art, animation and many more. If you are creative enough and have your innovative way of creating concepts, if your passion is to see your ideas transform into reality, then you should chart out your career in art and design. To be...more
Enrolling in a school for wedding planning courses must have been unimaginable a decade ago, much less a wedding planner to be a profession. The increasing number of weddings all around the world, which is proportional to the expenditure cost spending per marriage, changed this customary view. Around 2.1 million wedding ceremonies were held in...more
In 1989, a theory called Five-Factor Model was proposed by McRae and Costa, famous psychologist in American. This theory announces that person's psychological qualities are divided into five parts: extraversion, neuroticism, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness. Different types of psychological qualities have different behaviors. As for extraversion, they have good ability of communication and have rich sentiment. What about neuroticism? They are easy to be troubled and have the feeling of insecurity and self-pity. People with openness often have rich imagination and always seek changes in life. When referred to agreeableness, enthusiastic, helpful and trust of others are the features. The conscientiousness people are self-discipline, careful and arrange their life orderly.Based on the theory, in order to explore the influence on academic and work among different characters. Vence and others researchers have had a seven-year follow-up study on more than 600 medical students in Belgium. At the first year when the students entered the university, they are surveyed with the test of Five-Factor Model, in the next six years, researchers traced the students' achievements on both...more
A recent report from America shows that the brain function will be improved in a few days if the old men insist on surfing the Internet every day. This unexpected report is based on a research in which 24 normal adults between the ages from 55 to 78...more
Today jewellery design as a career is steadily grabbing international attention. India has produced award-winning jewellery and accessory designers. (A) The ProspectsGrowing at the rate of 30 per cent annually, the gem and jewellery industry is the...more
Fuel prices are always a concern. This has led to increasing interest in alternative energy such as wind, solar and biofuels.Even though some consider biofuel to be something new, biofuels have actually been produced by humans for many thousands of...more
The comfort and flexibility, which we feel in our day to day life in terms of financial and banking issues, is just because of those people who are working in banks with a zeal that is commendable as it has put in place a system that is safe,...more
Despite the fact that economic stability of most countries is now improving from the global economic hardships, there are still some few areas that are still affected.An example of such an area is the nursing programs where by you get those health...more
Without enough hours teaching English in Taiwan, you will find it hard to make a living. It is true that teachers get paid decently, but if you aren't working enough hours or you find that your daily living expenses are higher than you had planned,...more