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Washington Post:

Bilingualism's Brain Benefits- Bilingual speakers are better able to deal with distractions than those who speak only a single language, and that may help offset age-related declines in mental performance, researchers say.  Read the article on washingtonpost.com: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39338-2004Jun13.html

Reno Gazzette-Journal

State’s linguistic diversity grows - Top 3 languages in Nevada: English, Spanish and Tagalog.  Read the article at rgj.com: http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2004/07/08/75132.php

Tribune India

Vistas for the young in foreign tongue - "For those possessing good knowledge of a foreign language there are myriad lucrative openings as translators, interpreters, online content writers, tour operators, instructors or even decoders of technical jargon, writes Biswajiban Sharma."  Read the article at tribuneindia.com:  http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041012/jobs/main1.htm

 

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