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Tilting at windmills.(various items on Washington, D.C., politics, culture)(Editorial)
Washington Monthly
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April 1, 1998|
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The Return of the House Call * Foot Fetishes * FDR's Affairs * Black and White Justice * The Case of the Missing Convertible
Sometimes lawyers do good. I make the concession grudgingly, of course, but here's a case that demands it. You will recall the West Virginia couple whose daughter was killed by a car being pursued by state police at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour. It appears possible that the high speed may have been at least partially motivated by the fact that the police were being filmed by a television crew from "Real Stories of the Highway Patrol"
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T9 Text Input Now Available in Serbo-Croatian, Thai and Vietnamese; Leading Wireless Text Input Technology Now Available in 31 Languages.
Business Wire
; ...Input for Serbo-Croatian, Thai and Vietnamese languages continues...messaging in the Serbo-Croatian, Thai and Vietnamese markets is experiencing...software for Serbo-Croatian, Thai and Vietnamese, T9 Text Input is now available in 31 languages, including Arabic, Bulgarian...aggressive ...
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CULTURE-THAILAND: THAI LANGUAGE IN TROUBLE, SAY EXPERTS
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire
; ...about the state of the language among native speakers...say is in trouble. Thai is the national language, spoken by over 80...about 60 minority languages (such as those belonging...be endangered. The Thai language has its origins in...
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 "The Nation (Thailand)")
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Thai-language domain names up for grabs, NATION
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Thailand)
; ...in the future, Thai language readers could access...typing in the Thai-language domain-named address...drinks would register its Thai script domain name as...particular in local languages will boom. "Yahoo...he said. Local language domain name registrations...register their ...
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Teragram Adds the Thai Language to its International Linguistic Suite.
PR Newswire
; ...addition of the Thai language to its Linguistic...supported global languages to 34, including...nuances of the Thai language while still conforming...34 international languages firmly places it...the complex Asian languages. The addition of the Thai dictionary ...
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Post Publishing Co. to install Thai-language publishing system.
M2 Presswire
; ...system for its English language editorial requirements. "Thai is probably one the most difficult languages for a computer to handle...a breakthrough for Thai-language publishing. The first...with our J11 based Thai-language editorial...
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Thai-language SMS hits town, NATION
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Thailand)
; 00-00-0000 The language barrier has finally been...s 3350, the first Thai-enabled phone. SMS...already launched its Thai-language-SMS, but the system...studying how to incorporate Thai into T9, which, if...the popularity of the Thai- language handset...
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 "Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)")
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BusinessWeek plans monthly Thai-language edition.
Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)
; ...Woranuj Maneerungsee Mar. 30--Thai readers will be able to read a local...publication will also be the first Thai-language version of an international business...publisher of several magazines in Thai and English, decided to publish...
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Thailand's university lecturers asked to upgrade Thai language teaching in schools
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency
; ...university lecturers asked to upgrade Thai language teaching in schools BANGKOK, June...should help upgrading the standard of Thai language teaching in schools, Education...screen and produce highly qualified Thai language teachers for high schools...
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STREETWISE: Thai language cell-phone, NATION
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Thailand)
; ...00-0000 French company Alcatel has introduced a Thai-language mobile phone. Its One-Touch 511 mobile phone not only talks Thai but also has a Thai character keypad, Thai SMS and a Thai menu. Alcatel...
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Thai Privy Council chief opposes Malay as working language in South
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency
; Thai Privy Council chief opposes Malay as working language in South BANGKOK, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Thailand...reported. "We cannot accept that [proposal] as we are Thai. The country is Thai and the language is Thai. So we have to make efforts...
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