He said he hadn't heard the question because of translation problems that made the news conference long and at times confusing.

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He selects one and can then instantly conduct a three-way conference call via Skype and pay for the translation service via PayPal.

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The remainder of the press conference went on in this manner, rendering the translation headsets pointless and drawing out each question (and response) to 10 minutes or more.

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Our reporter says the head of the EU's observer mission stopped short of calling the elections "free and fair" and took an interpreter to task during a news conference when he used he used this phrase in a translation.

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That was the English translation for Brazil's leader, who has been known to spice up a news conference.

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Adler's latest exhibition, "Reality in Translation, " has been made a cornerstone of the Academy of Management's 2010 conference.

FORBES

No urgent translation required my attention, at least nothing that could not wait a week, the duration of the conference.

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