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Finnish Punk Rock Band PKN
This year’s Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the annual event. The winner of last year’s contest was Austrian Conchita Wurst, which made Austria the host for this year’s contest. The event took place in Vienna.
Even though this is a European contest, this year Australia also participated for the first time. In total, there were 40 countries competing with Sweden winning the first place, Latvia came in second and Russia earned the third place.
Skype Translator
By Amanda Scott
Microsoft’s Skype Translator is after Google Translate’s 200 million plus daily users. Skype Translator has just released phase two of its preview. This means letting some of Skype’s users try out its live translation tool.
Worldly Wedding Traditions
By Amanda Scott
Being a recent bride myself, I am familiar with some of the U.S. wedding traditions, such as making sure to have something borrowed, something blue, something old and something new. Around the globe they also have some unique wedding traditions.
Bring on Summer
By Amanda Scott
Planning a European summer vacation? If so, here are some festivals you won’t want to miss.
Superstitions Around the Globe
By Amanda Scott
There are quite a few superstitions in the United States; breaking a mirror, having a black cat cross your path, or walking under a ladder may all bring you bad luck. Having a rabbit’s foot or horseshoe is said to bring about good luck.
Mistranslated
By Amanda Scott
Even some of the biggest companies have translation blunders. Some are funny, some are offensive, and some just don’t make any sense at all. Ad campaigns from KFC to Coca Cola have dealt with mistranslation, even after paying millions of dollars in translation services. Here are some of the top ones:
The World’s First Human Search Engine
By Sabina Wrightsman
Everyone who is planning a trip to Iceland will most likely check the Internet for answers. The Icelanders feel that such an approach is too impersonal and are therefore now offering a personal search platform for tourists to seek out the country’s hidden secrets. This platform launched on April 28, 2015. There are a total of seven people who will be responding to any questions from spring to fall.
Foreign Language Education
By Amanda Scott
My eldest son, a sophomore in high school, is currently struggling through his third year of Spanish. It got me thinking, would he be excelling in Spanish if he had started learning it at a younger age? He was never offered the opportunity to learn a secondary language in school prior to eighth grade and I never thought to educate him sooner through outside resources.
Cinco de Mayo, a U.S. Holiday?
By Amanda Scott
Recently I was speaking with a close friend about Cinco de Mayo. He is from Mexico and told me that they don’t really celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Mexico. I honestly couldn’t believe it! I decided to look it up and found that it actually is more widely celebrated in the United States.
