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Word of the day: Sun

July 9, 2008 – 4:17 pm

You might wonder why the word of the day is so simple, it is an attempt to build an understanding of other languages:

Language

Word

Sun

Arabic

العربيه

الشمس

Chinese (Simplified)

中文（简体）

太阳

Dutch

Nederlands

zon

French

Français

soleil

German

Deutsch

sonne

Hebrew

עברית

‮שמש

Hindi

हिन्दी

सूरज

Japanese

日本語

太陽

Russian

Русский

солнце

Spanish

Español

sol

Swahili

Kiswahili

jua

Compiling this list, I used Answers.com translations, Google translate and the Kamusi project.
I figure that with a word a day, I might understand a dozen different words in written form. It […]

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Java programmer certification CX-310-065 preparation

June 28, 2008 – 3:00 pm

I have 3 days to prepare for the Java 6 programmer certification exam. Really it doesn’t seem that difficult:
It is designed to have a fairly detailed test of basic knowledge of the essentials of the Java programming language. It tests looping constructs and variables, and does not cover specific technologies such as GUI creation, Web […]

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