Ranko Ivancevic

Biba - my dear friend passed away in August 2011

2011-10-28T07:50:00.000-07:00

Biba 1945 - 2011

The Miovic's in Belgrade -August 2011

2011-10-28T07:42:00.000-07:00

2011-03-23T07:53:00.000-07:00

"Life is short, Occasionally Bend the rules, Forgive quickly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile.

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance."

Translation

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"It is commonly assumed that any bilingual individual is able to produce satisfactory or even high quality document translations simply because they are fluent speakers of a second language. However, this is often not the case. Because of the very nature of the different skills that each possesses, bilinguals and translators are not equally prepared to perform document translations. The ability, skill, and even the basic mental processes required for bilingualism are fundamentally different than those required for translation.

Bilingual individuals are able to take their own thoughts and ideas and express them orally in two different languages, their native language, and a second language, sometimes well enough to pass for native speakers in their second language.

Translators must be able to read, understand, and retain, somebody else’s ideas, and then render them accurately, completely, and without exclusion, in a way that conveys the original meaning effectively and without distortion in another language.

In other words, translators must be excellent readers in a source language, for example English their second language, and excellent writers in a target language, for example Spanish, their native language."

(From Wikipedia)

"You Belong to Me" - Dean Martin

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Dean Martin - Take Me In Your Arms (Torna a Surriento)

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Brenda Lee - I'm Sorry

2011-01-14T04:30:00.000-08:00

Elvis Presley Are You Lonesome Tonight, Fantastic Video!

2010-12-28T08:44:00.000-08:00

My favourite song. Always listen to it in special moments. In these last few months I've listened to it several times. However, hopefully I won't leave anyone "lonesome" soon. I'm fighting and have no intention to give in. Stay with me - I need all the support I can get now. I know that my loved ones are with me all the time - this is what keeps me going.

The Beatles | Yesterday

2010-12-28T08:40:00.000-08:00

Christmas 2010

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The family on Christmas day at Marko's and Maja's place. Marvelous lunch - and a lot of fun with Lara.

Lara - Korcula summer 2009

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Lara in one of her constantly good moods.

Lara - Korcula 2009.

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Lara in her constantly good mood.

TRANSLATION

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"Translation is not a matter of words only:
it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture"

Anthony Burgess
British novelist and translator

Doni 1991 -2008

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Don't warm yourself by the fire, be the one to light it.

Unknown

2007-10-05T01:00:00.001-07:00

Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
- Elbert Hubbard

In Korcula 2007

2007-09-17T10:23:00.000-07:00

Phrase of the week

2007-05-17T06:05:00.000-07:00

Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. - Unknown

Thailand - Bangkok New Year's Eve 2006/2007

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Thailand 2007 New Year's Eve

2007-02-04T03:47:00.000-08:00

2006-12-27T03:00:00.000-08:00

"If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?"
- Vince Lombardi

Metak - online dictionary

2006-12-08T01:18:00.000-08:00

Gmail - Fw: On line recnik

Metak online dictionary

Quote of the Day

2006-11-03T05:07:00.000-08:00

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

Margaret Mead

2006-10-13T06:00:00.000-07:00

Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use. - Wendell Johnson

Phrase of the Week - To bite the bullet

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The Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners defines the expression to bite the bullet thus: “to force yourself to do something difficult or unpleasant that you have been avoiding doing”. For example, if you have toothache but have been avoiding going to the dentist because you are scared, the pain might finally become so great that you simply have to overcome your phobia, bite the bullet and visit the dentist. The expression is generally believed to have its origins in the American Civil War when wounded soldiers were operated on in primitive conditions in field hospitals. When more reliable painkillers such as alcohol were not available, the next best thing was to give the unfortunate patient a bullet and tell him to bite on it as the surgeon’s knife went in. The patient was thus faced with a choice: he could die of his injuries or he could bite the bullet and face the excruciating pain of the amputation.

Phrase of the week - To know the ropes

2006-06-06T01:28:00.000-07:00

To know the ropes

The expression knowing the ropes is often applied to the procedures and tasks that relate to a particular occupation. New employees are often told that it will take them a while to get to know the ropes. More experienced colleagues might volunteer to show them the ropes or teach them the ropes. When you know the ropes you understand everything there is to know about the tasks and procedures relating to a job. Like many other phrases, this expression has its origins in the world of sailing. Many of the sailing ships that plied the oceans of the world before the age of the steamship had complex systems of masts and sails that were controlled by ropes. Senior members of the crews of these ships were the ones who knew the ropes and understood how to use them to control the sails. The ambition of any sailor was to know the ropes as quickly as possible.

Mithoo & Myriam - just married! june 2006

2006-05-28T16:18:00.000-07:00

My dear friend Mithoo and his lovely bride Myriam.

Phrase of the Week

2006-05-03T12:15:00.000-07:00

To let the cat out of the bag

This means to reveal a secret, often when it is dangerous or embarrassing to do so, as in “Everything was OK until he opened his big mouth and let the cat out of the bag. Then we were all in big trouble”. The expression appears to originate in medieval England when peasants farming the land were required to give a large part of their income to the lord of the manor. Some tried to avoid declaring all their animals and frequently took them off to sell them illegally at a market or at a butcher’s shop. Young pigs were often sold in this way and were carried in sacks to the market. As the sales were illegal on the part of both buyer and seller, they were often carried out at great speed and sometimes it was possible to sell a cat instead of a much more valuable pig because the buyer did not look in the bag before the sale. If they did, however, and the cat jumped out, the secret was revealed.

onestopenglish.com

2006-04-03T14:26:00.000-07:00

Ganesh

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Ganesh is the Hindu elephant-headed god, Ganesha (or Ganesh) is known (by various names in different parts of India and on different occasions) as the Remover of Obstacles, the god of domestic harmony and of success. He is the most beloved and revered of all the Hindu gods, and is always invoked first in any Hindu ceremony or festival. He is the son of Parvati (the wife of Shiva, the Destroyer, the most powerful of the Hindu trinity of principal gods). There are many stories about how Ganesha got his elephant head, and about his exploits and antics. He was created as an ordinary boy, but was decapitated in battle. Shiva's emissaries were sent into the forest and told to get the head of the first animal they found and to fit that head onto the boy's neck. They found a little elephant, and it worked!
Heroes of epics like the Mahabharata and the Ramayana are immortalized and are still alive in the day-to-day existence of the common people. The gods of Hinduism are at once super-human and human and there is distinct feeling of warmth and familiarity towards them. Rama, the hero of the Ramayana, represents qualities such as honor, courage and valor and is held up as a model of manliness. His wife Sita is the prototypal Indian wife who is carried off by Ravana, the king of Lanka, while Rama and Sita are on exile. Sita's eventual rescue by Rama, his brother Lakshmana, and Rama's faithful monkey-general Hanuman are all woven into this engrossing tale. Stories from this epic have been passed down orally from one generation to the next. Religious fairs, festivals and rituals have kept these legends alive, and there is never an occasion that does not offer an opportunity to retell the old stories.
The stirring verses of the Mahabharata tell the story of the dynastic struggle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, who were close cousins. Lord Krishna plays a very important role in this Great Epic. He is a friend, philosopher and guide to Arjuna, one of the Pandavas, and he helps Arjuna overcome his hesitation to kill his close relatives in the battlefield. The wise philosophy of Krishna and his teachings have been embodied in the Bhagwad Gita. Although the popular image of Krishna is that of a god who steals butter as a child, and who, as a youth, plays the flute and entices cows and cowherd girls alike; in his mature years he is depicted as the wise philosopher with a more serious side to his nature.
There are numerous gods and goddesses worshipped by Hindus all over India. Among these, the most fundamental to Hinduism, is the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva - creator, preserver and destroyer respectively. Brahma has four heads corresponding to the four directions of the compass. He is the creator of life and the entire universe. Vishnu is the preserver who guides the cycle of birth and rebirth. He is also supposed to have taken many incarnations to save the world from evil forces. Both Rama and Krishna are believed to have been incarnations of Vishnu. Shiva, usually seen with a coiled cobra around his neck, destroys all evil and also has many incarnations, not all of which are terrifying.
The invisible deities are represented by a complexity of images and idols symbolizing divine powers. Many of these idols are housed within ornate temples of unparalleled beauty and grandeur. The Hindu gods are very much alive and live in temples, snow-capped peaks, in rivers and oceans and in the very hearts and minds of the Hindus.

Cathedral class A 1963

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The Cathedral boys class B and girls class of 1963

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A tribute to our colleague Narayan Sankaran

And a list of the Boys class Section B sent to me by Mithoo Malani.

Section B Class of 1963

TOP ROW: Standing left to right
Surinder Jain, Pradeep Jhaveri, Mithoo Malani, Jhangoo Byramji, Pheroze Mody, Anand Pandya, Kiran Motwane, Noshir Mehta, Sorab Vatcha, Sarosh Batliwalla

Middle Row: Standing left to right
Bharat Dundh, Eric King-Dayton, Farrokh Suntook, Ravi Nariman, Jamasp Divwalla, Rajkumar Seksaria, Narayan Sankaran, Brian Pasgon, Freddie Nadirshaw, Halellujah Christian

Bottom Row: Seated left to right
Pramod Lad, Kiran Mukerji, RANKO, Mr Joe De'Souza, Rustom Madon, Suresh Lal, Janez Dular

Education and experience

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* 'Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't.'-- Pete Seeger

Happy Valentine's !

2006-02-14T01:50:00.000-08:00

ONLINE DICTIONARIES choice 1

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ONLINE D I C T I O N A R I E S

Hrvatsko engleski i englesko hrvatski online rijecnik.

Hrvatsko-><-engleski rijecnik

H-E rijecnik

Korlex Serbian-English-Serbian Dictionary

EUdict

Srpsko-engleski recnik

VOCABLAND - englesko-srpski online recnik

Lara with grandparents February 2006

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Lara and grandpa

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Some moments are unforgetable!

Egypt

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Egypt 2006

Egypt

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Egypt 2006

Egypt

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January 2006 in Egypt

Egypt

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New Year in Egypt - January 2006

LARA

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - Lara

"Quote of the Day" Tuesday, November 22, 2005

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Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Infoplace Dictionary

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Dictionary

http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/Treasury+bill

Wikipedia

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Wikipedia - try it out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

India - Ashoka emblem

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India - Ashoka

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"All men are my children. I am like a father to them. As every father desires the good and the happiness of his children, I wish that all men should be happy always."

Korcula

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Korcula

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Paradise in the Adriatic!

Ranko Ivancevic

2005-10-02T15:00:00.000-07:00

A warm welcome to all my friends, colleagues and former schoolmates - especially those from the Cathedral in Bombay. If you should have any suggestions, or can offer some friendly advice - please write. I'm still new at this !