Once there was Czechoslovakia, a Central European sovereign state that was formed in 1918. It belonged to the Soviet bloc from 1948 to 1945. It successfully removed the communist government during their Velvet Revolution in 1989. In the beginning of January 1993, Czechoslovakia divided into…
Shigetaka Kurita, a Japanese designer, invented emoji or emojis in 1999 while working with a team on the i-mode mobile Internet platform of NTT DoCoMo. He was inspired by the symbols used in weather forecasts, manga, street signs and Chinese characters. The emojis were initially…
Language services come in two major components, translation and interpreting. Each one has several sub-branches, specific services to cater to different topics. One sub-branch under translation is transcription, which is currently one of the fastest growing jobs in the United States. Transcription converts audio files…
The nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. is a beautiful compact federal district that measures 68.34 sq. mi (177.0 km2). It is home to an estimated population of 681,170, which reaches about one million during the workweek and it’s home to the most embassies in the country…
Right around the same time as Chinese New Year, on 28th January, we decided to open a new office in Shanghai. As part of our growth initiatives for 2017, Day Translations is expanding our presence in this vast and beautiful land. But, what is it…
Employers in general, look for special characteristics in the personnel they hire: Responsibility, self accountability, vision, confidence, etcetera. But there are some specific traits that law firms and lawyers look for when they are on the market to hire legal assistants. Paralegals are a key…
Proofreading is the process of examining written text carefully to spot and rectify typographical errors as well as correct spelling, style and grammar mistakes. While it is already difficult to proofread the work of others, it is doubly difficult to proofread your own work. Moreover,…
A few months ago a team of 30 Russian scientists led by Dmitry Itskov, a Russian billionaire and founder of the “2045 Initiative,” announced that they have laid out the plan for their project that envisions living forever – or humans being immortals. The project aims…
The Kingdom of Sweden is located in Northern Europe. This Scandinavian nation is the third largest country in the EU, with land measuring over 460,000 square kilometers and populated by almost ten million people. It is from Sweden that many of the most useful things…
The ability to adapt to changing situations made us, Homo sapiens, the dominant species in the planet today. Learning to cope with change is one of the means by which people advance in both their jobs and in daily life as well. Being flexible also…
Saying please goes beyond being polite and proper. The word please is as important as thank you, and in everyday life, words such as these could mean a world of difference. No other word as simple and straightforward could settle a misunderstanding, calm tempers, and…
