FREIBURG, GERMANY, April 28, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Paragon Software released the new legendary Slovoed Dictionary Collection for iOS and Android platforms. Slovoed Dictionary Collection offers top tier content from established international publishers, works offline, and has no ads.
Paragon Software is the leading provider of dictionary shells for leading publishers, including: Oxford, Cambridge, Duden, Collins, Dar Al-Elm Lil Malayin, PONS, Langenscheidt, and others. With extensive experience in dictionary shell development, Paragon Software updated the dictionary technology for the new launch of world-renowned Slovoed Dictionary.
Slovoed Dictionary Collection is suitable for language acquisition and crunching for exams, everyday situations, and professional translation. You can improve your written language skills and break through that tough language barrier.
By leveraging the Slovoed Dictionary Collection’s real-life word use examples, it’s easy to perfect your phrases in no time. Use the app to learn the meanings of new words, how words work in different contexts, and also to verify proper spelling. You can also search using various grammatical forms (for English, German, Spanish, and French languages).
Main advantages:
- Simple word search with a clear and easy-to-use interface
- Sources are the best dictionaries from the leading international publishers
- Each word entry comes with carefully chosen translation examples in context
What makes Slovoed Dictionary even more useful:
- Flexible subscription options with a 2-day free trial
- An internal training program for memorizing new words
- Quick-access to words: save your favorite words in a list
Advanced search options:
- Full Text Search - search words across dictionary entries, including use examples and idioms.
- Use templates to search with wildcards when you are unsure of a word’s spelling. Replace the letters you doubt with ‘*’ and ‘?’ symbols, then tap Search.
- Cross-references for words. Tap any word in an entry to find out its translation.
Slovoed Dictionary Collection App supports iOS version 11 and higher and Android 5.1 and above.
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*Attorney Roy Miller from Mason, Georgia has devoted his life to justice, racial equality, and music. He has succeeded in all three roles. In fact, through his efforts, he has even succeeded in having the infamous n-word slur against Black people stricken from a major dictionary published by Funk & Wagnalls. His young niece was the impetus for his fight against the company.
He comments, “Around Christmas of 1993, my sister purchased the new edition of Funk & Wagnalls Standard Desk Dictionary for my 13-year old niece at a grocery store in Macon, Georgia. I visited my niece on March 6, 1994, and she appeared sad and depressed. My niece told me she no longer wanted the books.”
“Knowing how excited she was when she first got them, I was puzzled at the change in her attitude and asked why. She told me and I immediately understood,” he recalls.
Funk & Wagnalls has published a collection of English language dictionaries known for emphasis on ease of use and current usage. But consider the dictionary’s definition of the n-word: “nigger n. A negro or member of any dark-skinned people; a vulgar and offensive term (See Negro).”
“When I read the definition, I was outraged. I immediately realized that the old definition that applied the N-word to any race had changed. The change only gave a description, not a definition. It merely suggested to the reader that if you don’t know what a Nigger is, just look at a Negro or dark-skinned person and you’ll find out,” Miller says.
He continues, “This definition could never apply to an innocent Black child. The term ‘nigger’ had belittled and confused my niece, causing her to question her identity. I asked myself how Funk & Wagnalls could justify in its 1993 edition that whatever vulgar and offensive things that niggers are supposedly known to do could only apply to a Negro or dark-skinned person (including an innocent Black child).”
“Although I was outraged, I tried to be fair and asked several of my Black, White, Hispanic, and Asian friends what they thought of the definition. They all agreed that it is degrading and unfairly labels good and bad people, even innocent-minded young children,” Miller says.
“Why confuse a child of any color with this definition? Children are pure at heart and not responsible for bad relationships of the past. No child should ever have to wonder whether or not he or she is a nigger,” says Miller, a staunch advocate for the betterment of the lives of children and youth.
He explains that America’s n-word is somewhat of a Frankenstein created by slave owners to label Blacks as inferior. The n-word includes components of racism and identity confusion. At its worse, the n-word is the ultimate insult. It is a meaningless slur aimed directly at Blacks and amounts to the profanity of the worse kind. For whatever reason, this profanity used by adults has become the acceptable language for many children. But profanity should never be an acceptable language for children to use.
Some newspaper and magazine articles, as well as book authors, sometimes use the n-word, but Randall Kennedy’s “Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word” and Baltimore City Councilman Melvin Stukes’ desire to have the n-word discouraged from public use are evidence of the uncomfortable feelings that happen when one hears the word. My concern about the negative impact of the n-word is primarily focused on innocent children, not only innocent Black children, but the effect it has on children of all races.
Miller, a professional solo R&B and gospel recording artist since 1983, says Black musicians are most responsible for glamorizing the n-word. “You do not get freedom, justice, and equality by devaluing who you are and without demanding respect,” says Miller. He says musicians as a whole must stand up for the integrity and respect of our youth.
“It is Black musicians who must clean up what was messed up. Our youth are dying. They are lost and need us to be the lighthouse to lead them to safety. Youth can learn from us and complete the bridge to freedom, justice, and equality that Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X died building in the 1960s,” says.
He wrote to Funk & Wagnall on March 17, 1994, and presented his argument, which was solely for the sake of children. Leon L. Bram, Vice President & Editorial Director, responded in a letter dated March 31, 1994, stating that the word would be deleted from all forthcoming printings. “Mr. Miller, your niece is fortunate in having an uncle as concerned and caring as you,” he wrote.
Miller says that he felt extremely honored that his argument had succeeded. Mr. Bram could have left the definition in the dictionary as it appeared, but he chose to take it out. “I am proud of Mr. Bram for taking the heat and doing the right thing,” Miller says. What had transpired between me and Funk and Wagnalls was reported in the May 1994 edition of Macon, GA – Georgia Informer and October 22, 2001 edition of the Macon Telegraph. Source: Marlene L. Johnson, attorneymiller99@aol.com
It may come as no surprise that SAP, a massive international enterprise software organization with customers in over 180 countries, uses machine translation (MT) to enhance its operations. But over the past few months, SAP has taken to its blog to update clients on the company’s latest advancements, which incorporate MT in customer-facing documents and support messages.
“Even though it is widely accepted by our customers that our support is provided mainly in English and that our content and knowledge bases are also in English, our goal is to provide a more personalized service to our customers,” Senior VP and Global Head of Product Support, Mohammed Ajouz, wrote in a March 10, 2021 blog post.
Founded in Germany in 1972, SAP’s original product was enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. ERP is designed to centralize access to business data across departments, allowing colleagues to collaborate and work more efficiently.
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The company’s latest system, SAP S/4 HANA Cloud, includes embedded AI and machine learning. Naturally, tailoring products for a variety of markets has long been a priority for the company, with about 1,200 employees in SAP’s globalization team as of 2018.
According to Ajouz, this is when MT really took off at SAP — perhaps not coincidentally, the same year SAP Head of Globalization, Ferose V R, spoke at SlatorCon San Francisco about the company’s experience localizing products into 44 languages.
By the end of 2019, the company had made SAP Translation Hub available to customers for real-time translation of notes and knowledge base articles into 10 languages (English, German, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, and Russian).
As of December 2020, customers also have the option of turning on automatic translations during Expert Chat conversations. This feature is currently available in Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, German, Spanish, and Russian, and SAP plans to add more languages in the near future. (Back in 2018, Ferose identified Asia and Africa, in particular, as two untapped markets.)
Ajouz noted in his blog post, “We proceeded cautiously as we wanted to ensure the quality of our translations before proceeding into new areas.”
This is reflected in SAP’s MT for customer incidents, introduced in November 2020, which allows clients to translate the last message in a chain. The comments below the announcement, penned by Fabio Almeida of SAP Brazil, shed some light on how internal processes might be affected by the new tech.
Christoph Hopf, Product Area Lead for SAP based in Vienna, asked whether employees could now write to Japanese-speaking clients in English, with clients using MT to read their messages in Japanese. “Until now, we had to contact a colleague who is able to communicate with the customer in Japanese,” Hopf added, wondering whether engineers would now be able to reply to incident reports from Japanese-speaking clients.
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Author Almeida confirmed that, technically speaking, the new feature could automatically translate such content, but “at the moment, Japanese is a contractually supported language for incidents,” going on to imply that SAP clients are currently entitled to receive communication regarding incident reports in their choice of one of three languages: English, German, or Japanese.
Nonetheless, Hopf seemed to consider this a win-win. “This needs to be adopted in our processes as soon as possible,” he replied, “because making the process for [Japanese] tickets easier for engineers and queue managers would be a great step forward.”
Translation? Officials really want you to stop causing car crashes in construction zones.
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To kick the week off, the Texas Department of Transportation put out five suggestions for drivers to make construction zones safer.
A good-faith effort from our highway-building overlords, the suggestions are rules every driver should follow in construction zones – and everywhere else on the road, for that matter.
But some drivers in Houston couldn't care less about "rules" or "laws" or "public safety" as we know it. Take one trip around the Loop, and you'll know I'm right.
Here are TxDOT's five suggestions for work zones, and how they are commonly interpreted by Houston drivers:
TxDOT: "Slow down. Follow the posted speed limit and drive to conditions. Unsafe speed is one of the main causes of crashes in work zones."
Houston translation: "Speed up. You don't need to be stuck in construction traffic like everyone else. Take the shoulder."
TxDOT: "Pay attention. Avoid distractions, keep your mind on the road and put your phone away."
Houston translation: "Text your friends. Traffic is slower in a work zone anyway, how bad can it be?"
TxDOT: "Watch out for road crews. The only protective gear they wear is a vest, a hardhat and safety boots. Remember, they want to get home safe, too."
Houston drivers: "In your car, you're in a protective bubble where you're only responsible for your own safety."
TxDOT: "Don’t tailgate. Give yourself room to stop in a hurry if you need to. Rear-end collisions are the most common kind of work zone crashes."
Houston drivers: "Tailgate."
TxDOT: "Allow extra time. Road construction can slow things down. Count on it, and plan for it."
Houston drivers: "Sure, you can expect construction on any trip across the city. So why check each time?"
These warnings come after a staggering increase in deadly construction zone crashes across Texas in 2020.
Even with millions working from home and staying off the streets, there was a nine percent increase in deadly work-zone crashes from 2019 to 2020: There were more than 22,000 crashes that killed 186 people, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
Of those killed, four were construction workers. The others were either drivers or passengers.
Official press release from the state capital Wiesbaden, 26 April 2021
Courtesy Translation: Nadine Bower, USAG Wiesbaden Public Affairs
Federal emergency brake and school closures
With the entry into force of the Infection Protection Act - "Emergency Brake" - on Friday, 23 April, the issue of school closures will also be regulated. Schools, vocational schools, universities, extracurricular adult education institutions and similar institutions must stop classroom teaching starting at an incidence of 165 or more. Exceptions may be made on the state level for graduating classes and supporting schools. Kitas and day care must switch to emergency care starting at an incidence of 165.
Due to the regulations of the new Infection Protection Act, the Hessen Ministry of Social Affairs has stipulated that the so-called Federal Emergency Brake for cities with a 7-day incidence of more than 165 will come into force in Wiesbaden starting on Tuesday, midnight, meaning that schools will close until further notice, only distance lessons will be offered.
The following rules apply to the graduation classes: face-to-face teaching continues; starting Monday, May 3, alternating classes will also be introduced there. For support schools (Förderschulen), alternating classes will be offered there starting tomorrow. The aim is to provide emergency care in schools starting Tuesday, Apr. 27, for children attending a pre-class or classes 1 and 2, for four hours, and for children in grades 3 to 6 for the duration of five hours. Details are determined by the individual schools.
In order to be entitled to emergency care, a certificate signed by the employer must be presented. This certificate must be completed by single parents simply, for two parents by both employers.
The schools have already been informed by the State School Board of the school closures as of Tuesday, and many schools have already passed the information on to the parents of the school children via their mailing lists.
The rules apply accordingly to afternoon activities at schools (elementary school childcare, afternoon offers). For children with a care contract, emergency care will also be set up after the school offer; early care is no longer necessary for the duration of the closure. As there will be limited provision of childcare, there will be a refund of parental contributions. Details of this will be provided.
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Buy These 2 New Stocks Before They Jump Over 60%, Says Goldman Sachs
The S&P 500 is showing a 6-month gain of 24%. Stocks generally have been gainers as the coronavirus crisis recedes, economies reopen, and the Federal Reserve remains committed to low-rate regime. In this environment, it’s no wonder that many companies are considering going public through an IPO. The high-return environment we’re experiencing right now makes the IPO attractive as a way to not just raise capital but to also cash in on the rising stock market. With interest rates at historic lows, stocks have become the go-to vehicle for investors seeking growth, and for companies seeking investors – the cohort conducting or contemplating IPOs – the partnership is natural. An IPO brings costs with it, in the form of compliance and disclosure rules – the market’s rapid gains outweigh them for the present. This brings us to Goldman Sachs. The banking firm’s stock analysts have been looking for the equities primed to gain in current conditions. And just this week, they’ve tapped two stocks new to the public markets as likely to jump 60% or more in coming months – a solid return that investors should note. We ran the two through TipRanks database to see what other Wall Street's analysts have to say about them. Compass, Inc. (COMP) Tech meets real estate in Compass, Inc., a technology company founded in 2012 to make relevant, cloud-based tools available to realtors. The company’s platform facilitates buying, renting, and selling real estate. The company aims to replace the real estate industry’s antiquated ‘paper’ model with a seamless digital experience that empowers agents and satisfies both buyers and sellers. The company’s large size, and its agent-centered approach, give it advantages over online rivals such as Redfin and Zillow. Compass boasts a 4% market share in the crowded residential segment; by comparison, competitor Redfin’s market share is 1%. Looking at Compass by the numbers paints an impressive picture. In its fiscal year 2020, Compass employed over 19,000 real estate agents, facilitated over 145,000 transactions with a total gross value of $152 billion, saw top-line revenues of $3.7 billion, and operated in 46 markets across 16 states. Based on that performance, on April 1, the company went public. Compass put 25 million shares of common stock on the market, at price of $18 each, and netted $450 million. Among the bulls is Goldman analyst Michael Ng, who likes the fundamental of this newly public stock. “Compass is the largest independent U.S. real estate brokerage by gross transaction value (GTV) and differentiates itself from competing brokerages by providing its residential real estate agents with a first party, end-to-end platform for workflow and customer management, driving higher annual commissions for Compass agents over time. Compass targets the $2 trillion existing home sales addressable market in the US and, within that, ~$95 bn in annual real estate agent commissions,” the analyst wrote. Getting to the bottom line, Ng adds, “[We] believe that attractive valuation and adjacent services optionality create a positive risk-reward…” To this end, Ng rates Compass shares a Buy along with a $32 price target. Investors stand to pocket ~79% gain should the analyst's thesis play out. (To view Ng's track record, click here) After less than month in the public markets, Compass has already picked up 9 analyst reviews. These break down to 5 Buys and 4 Holds, giving the stock a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating. The average price target of $23 implies an upside of 28% from the current trading price of $17.89. (See COMP stock analysis on TipRanks) Smart Share Global (EM) Smart Share Global, also called Energy Monster, is a Chinese firm that has staked out a fascinating niche in the digital world: it rents out power banks. The company has backing from Alibaba, and in the last three years has secured a 34% market share and over 219 million users, making it the largest charging service provider in China’s mobile device ecosystem. Large market share in a large market has brought in the cash. The company’s revenue in 2020 hit 2.8 billion yuan, or $431 million at current exchange rates, and has spread out to encompass a network of 664,000 power bank rental spots across more than 1,500 of the country’s 2,846 counties and local districts. The user base expanded by 47% in 2020. Smart Share Global started trading on the NASDAQ on April 1, with the offering of 17.65 million shares to the public at an initial price of $8.50. The stock actually opened at $10, and closed that first day at $8.54, putting the total capital raised in the neighborhood of $150 million. Analyst Ronald Keung, of Goldman Sachs, sees plenty of reasons to buy into Smart Share Global, and in his initiation report on the stock he lays them out. "We like EM’s: (1) growing network effect, with an extensive national network of 5mn power banks at 664k POIs across 1,500cities (by YE2020), driving better user experience and brand recognition... (2) better-than-peer unit economics with the company picking POIs of high margin/monetization potential, thereby generating Rmb2 daily revenue per power bank, vs peers’Rmb1-1.5. As a result, EM has a very fast cash payback period of five quarters per power bank, which we estimate will lead to double digit net profit margin by 2022; and (3) improving revenue visibility, thanks to key accounts (KA) such as Disney, HTHT, and KFC that are exclusive and long term in nature," Keung wrote. Keung puts a $13.90 price target on the stock, to go along with his Buy rating. At current levels, that suggests a one-year upside potential of ~65% for the shares. (To watch Keung’s track record, click here) The Goldman review is the first on file for this company, which is currently trading for $8.43 per share. (See EM stock analysis on TipRanks) To find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks’ Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks’ equity insights. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analysts. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment.
