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nolabear

(41,984 posts) Tue Oct 30, 2012, 10:43 AM Oct 2012

Bloomberg's Sign Language Interpreter: A smile in the storm.

We were watching last night and commenting on how awesome she was. This morning she's a star!

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/10/bloomberg-sign-language-interpreter-lydia-calas.html#comments

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Bloomberg's Sign Language Interpreter: A smile in the storm. (Original Post) nolabear Oct 2012 OP

We did smile as we watched her malaise Oct 2012 #1

I watch her to the point that I don't listen to what Bloomberg is saying. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #2

Yay for terps! KamaAina Oct 2012 #3

Yeah. Every time I read a college article related to Maryland - "Terps does something" Panasonic Oct 2012 #10

She was awesome oswaldactedalone Oct 2012 #4

From her twitter feed: The Straight Story Oct 2012 #5

Yep, pretty awesome ... Scuba Oct 2012 #6

Neat I get her very clear... Historic NY Oct 2012 #7

she was fabulous. roguevalley Oct 2012 #8

I have met many many professional sign language interpreters Panasonic Oct 2012 #9

malaise

(269,022 posts)

1. We did smile as we watched her

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 10:44 AM

Oct 2012

She's awesome indeed

DURHAM D

(32,610 posts)

2. I watch her to the point that I don't listen to what Bloomberg is saying.

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 10:47 AM

Oct 2012

She is great. Glad she has a fan base.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

3. Yay for terps!

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 10:50 AM

Oct 2012

(they call themselves that, even if they didn't go to Maryland )

Good for Bloomie for having her on. Were there two? Terps usually work in pairs, for about 45 minutes a shift.

Should a disaster hit O'ahu, Gov. Abercrombie or Honolulu's new mayor are encouraged to use my friend Susan. I always used to watch her interpret instead of listening to the speaker, too.

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)

10. Yeah. Every time I read a college article related to Maryland - "Terps does something"

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 09:46 PM

Oct 2012

and I always think - the interpreters did something?

Then I realize they're talking about Maryland Terrapins.

oswaldactedalone

(3,491 posts)

4. She was awesome

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 10:50 AM

Oct 2012

have no idea what Bloomberg said I was watching her with such interest. Pretty cute, too!

The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)

5. From her twitter feed:

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 10:53 AM

Oct 2012

Lydia Calas ‏@CityHallSigner
I can't tweet for Christie, because we could never fit on the TV screen at the same time.

https://twitter.com/CityHallSigner

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

6. Yep, pretty awesome ...

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 11:07 AM

Oct 2012

http://videos.nymag.com/video/Mayor-Bloombergs-Sign-Language

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)

7. Neat I get her very clear...

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 11:37 AM

Oct 2012

even if your a 1/2 assed reader she gets it across.

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)

8. she was fabulous.

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 09:20 PM

Oct 2012

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)

9. I have met many many professional sign language interpreters

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 09:45 PM

Oct 2012

I can count the tops with my fingers.

Norma Blanke is one of the top interpreters in the United States and she is a very good friend of mine. She runs the PSLI here in Colorado with one other top interpreter that I have known for years (my old little dog Teddy is their best friend - she has had him for more than 10 years!)

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