An Introduction to Our Use Of . . .

Español, Português, Deutsch Italiano, Français, Norsk

Like so many other international sites, we have installed links on our web pages (most end in *.htm) so that those who want to read our web pages in other languages may do so. Currently, FreeTranslation.com provides their most basic service for free translation on the fly, using java links. All you have to do is click one of "language translation links" like those you see at the top of this page, and within a few moments, you will get a complete translation of that page from English (our base language) into the language corresponding to the link you chose ("target language"). As you can see, they currently offer Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, French, and Norwegian.
Translation Quality: These translations are not perfect. We have been told by those who use it (and FreeTranslation freely admits) that the translations are rough -- that they provide the non-English reader a good "gist" of what the text says. This is better than nothing at all, but it cannot compete with a site that has been translated by a professional who is bilingual in both English and the target language.
Position of translation links on the web page: Since the vast majority of our viewers are English-speaking, we have placed the "translation links" you see above on the bottom of each of our web pages. The exception is our opening page ("translat.htm") where the links sit just below our logo and introductory links. Now, the way the service works, each page you visit you must drop down to the bottom of the page and click on one of the translation links (depending on which target language you want the text translated into. After a few moments, your translation comes up on-screen.
Offline Translation: Currently, we have translators who help us with our Spanish speaking customers and vendors. This is helpful since most of those in administration at Alpha Omega Labs use English as their first, if not only, language. (Contrary to the opinion of many foreigners, most of us who are Bahamian are of African descent -- not to be confused with what, in the U.S., is called "African American." Roughly 20% of us are Caucasian, mostly English and descendents of early British colonialists, with a small population of Chinese, Syrians, and Greeks. So we are racially mixed, but quite homogenous culturally and languistically.)
If you call Dr. Eric Brown, at our associate clinic in Freeport, be aware that he is quite fluent in both English and Spanish. Most of us aren't.
Contact Us: If you have any other questions, comments, or needs in connection with your communications with Alpha Omega Labs in other languages, please email us.