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[Jun. 14th, 2004|11:15 am] |
Google search on Russian Haiku lists our anthology translation community ![[info]](http://lj.rossia.org/img/userinfo-lj.gif) russian_haiku@lj in the fourth position. The top three references lead to Alexei Andreev's haiku.ru
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| Science:Psychiatry: Stress: Memory Loss |
[Jun. 14th, 2004|02:14 pm] |
Memory fails you after severe stress
People are woefully bad at recalling details of their own traumatic experiences. When military personnel were subjected to threatening behaviour during mock interrogations, most failed to identify the questioner a day or so later, and many even got the gender wrong.
The finding casts serious doubt on the reliability of victim testimonies in cases involving psychological trauma.
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| Science:Human Aging |
[Jun. 14th, 2004|06:22 pm] |
Bilingualism May Keep the Mind Young
Knowing Two Languages May Slow Effects of Aging on the Mind
By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD
on Monday, June 14, 2004
June 14, 2004 -- Two languages may be better than one when it comes to keeping the mind young. A new study shows that being fluent in two languages may help prevent some of the effects of aging on brain function.
Researchers found that people who were bilingual most of their lives were better able to stay focused on a task amidst a rapidly changing environment compared with people who only spoke one language.
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More importantly, researchers say that the bilingual participants were also less distracted by unnecessary information.
All of the bilinguals in the study had used their two languages everyday since they were 10 years old, and researchers say that the life-long experience of managing two languages may prevent some of the negative effects of aging on processing of distracting information.
SOURCES: Bialystock, E. Psychology and Aging, June 2004; vol 19: pp 290-303. News release, American Psychological Association. |
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| translations(Rus->Eng): Felix Tammi felix_tammi@lj |
[Jun. 14th, 2004|07:22 pm] |
Тенькает синица.
Воет автосигнализация.
Тенькает синица
Twittering titmouse.
Howling car alarm.
Twittering titmouse. |
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| haiku #254 |
[Jun. 14th, 2004|11:38 pm] |
memorial day
death tries to wake up
the drunks
день Победы
смерть пытается разбудить
алкашей |
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