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Chris Rock and Julie Delpy Rock Sundance 2012 Q&A – 2 Days in New York

Anthony — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:24:18 +0000

To hear Julie Delpy (Before Sunset) and Chris Rock (Head of State) give the back story on 2 Days in New York after a premiere screening at Sundance 2012 was Tres Manifique! Julie Delpy’s French and English screenplay results in comedy magic with few filters that had the audience laughing throughout the movie. During . . . → Read More: Chris Rock and Julie Delpy Rock Sundance 2012 Q&A – 2 Days in New York

Putting an accent on Metro

Anthony — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:19:10 +0000

Updated: Wed Feb. 01 2012 8:09:16 PM

ctvmontreal.ca

MONTREAL The name of Quebec’s largest chain of grocery stores was put into the centre of the province’s language fight on Wednesday when a hard-line separatist filed a complaint against Metro.

“Metro is an English word without an accent,” said Yves Michaud, a . . . → Read More: Putting an accent on Metro

The Strange German Disease Called “Kevinism”: Can a Lame Name Mess Up Your Life?

Miranda — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:05:45 +0000

Young German Kevins are a few decades behind the U.S. trend.

Another day, another crazy German noun: Kevinismus, which basically means, “You’re named Kevin? Sucks to be you.” According to a study of interactions on the German dating site eDarling, online daters don’t even bother to click on the profiles of users with names that seem . . . → Read More: The Strange German Disease Called “Kevinism”: Can a Lame Name Mess Up Your Life?

The Strange German Disease Called “Kevinism”: Can a Lame Name Mess Up Your Life?

Miranda — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:05:45 +0000

Young German Kevins are a few decades behind the U.S. trend.

‘Bonjour! Je m’appelle Jacques!’

Anthony — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:05:43 +0000

I smiled with appreciation when I learned that Sanford resident Gilles Auger recently appeared before town councilors and urged them to advocate for French programming during upcoming cable negotiations.

Never mind that chances seem slim for a French channel’s return to local screens. Auger was fighting the good fight and that’s what counts.

I’m . . . → Read More: ‘Bonjour! Je m’appelle Jacques!’

‘Bonjour! Je m’appelle Jacques!’

Anthony — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:05:43 +0000

Never mind that chances seem slim for a French channel’s return to local screens. Auger was fighting the good fight and that’s what counts.

I’m . . . → Read More: ‘Bonjour! Je m’appelle Jacques!’

The German pen friend

Miranda — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:48 +0000

Author Ilija Trojanow on his books, his affair with India, and more

“India and Germany are not friends; they are pen pals. The reason being that when you look at all those Germans who have been fascinated with India and have done enormous works on India, most of them have never been . . . → Read More: The German pen friend

Vietnamese Director Brings Haruki Murakami’s "Norwegian Wood" to US Theaters

Anthony — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:57:11 +0000

Pacific Citizen,

Interview,

Nalea J. Ko,

Posted: Jan 31, 2012

Japanese is a foreign language to him, but Vietnamese filmmaker Tran Anh Hung was able to surpass all cultural and language barriers to bring the Japanese novel “Norwegian Wood” to the big screen.

In 1994, Hung first read . . . → Read More: Vietnamese Director Brings Haruki Murakami’s "Norwegian Wood" to US Theaters

Former university president returns

Anthony — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:53:34 +0000

Quietly, almost stealthily, the woman Concordia University paid more than $700,000 to leave has returned to the campus.

Former Concordia president Judith Woodsworth – who left her position in December 2010 amid a maelstrom of controversy that plunged the university into chaos – came back this month to begin teaching French translation classes.

Her . . . → Read More: Former university president returns

French Translation of 2011 Standards Now Published

Anthony — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:45:16 +0000

January 30, 2012 /

The IFRS Foundation announced the publication of the 2011 French translations of International Financial Reporting Standards.

These French files correspond to the text used for the adoption of IFRSs into law, and do not include the accompanying material such as the Bases for Conclusions and Implementation Guidance. . . . → Read More: French Translation of 2011 Standards Now Published