26 Sep International Interpreters and Translators Day 2014
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by JPalma
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I know. The official name is “International Translation Day”. I changed it. I just have this thing about “interpreters” being included whenever anyone talks about “translators” and “interpreting” being understood as a part of “translation” in the title of such an important day. We all...
08 Aug On the Court Reporter’s Court
– by Gio Lester© I prefer depositions and arbitration to actual courtroom work. One of the first things I do is make sure the court reporters know I am on their team. This usually helps with the flow. From my personal point of view, ensuring...25 Jul The “Invisible” Interpreter
PART I My master’s thesis was on the “invisible” women who cut sugar cane for a living in Puerto Rico during the 19th and 20th centuries. They were there, but no one saw them because they blended into the general landscape. Something similar happens with...10 Jul Non-Profit Organizations: Why we love them so
– By Gio Lester Why would entrepreneurial individuals create a business to help others like them make money? That seems to go against the very core of Capitalism. But does it? And what are non-profits, actually? Well, the truth is that non-profit endeavors and money...13 Jun False Friends
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by JPalma
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Beware of false friends! I don’t mean the people, I mean the words. One of the first impulses a young interpreter must overcome is the use of words that may, at first glance, seem to be equivalent terms and concepts in two languages… but are...
25 Apr In Memoriam of our Beloved Friend and Colleague
IN MEMORIAM María Cristina de la Vega Writer, Translator, Interpreter, Entrepreneur June 28, 1952 Havana, Cuba April 18, 2014 Miami, Florida Our beloved friend and colleague, María Cristina, left us on Good Friday, 2014. It was on June 13, 2013, that she revealed...17 Apr Interpreting Then, Now and Beyond
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by GLester
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– by Gio Lester © 2014 Title VI was devised and implemented in the second third of the 20th century. Since then, our world has changed and so has our society. The demands and profiles of the services and tasks targeted by Title VI have also changed....