If These Walls Could Talk

1. Preamble This paper may be a bit unusual for a formal conference discussion as it concentrates neither on presenting empirical results, nor on developing theoretical explanations, but simply seeks to make the case for more of both of these. As such, it is ‘ work in the early stages of progress’ on which feedback on all aspects of the paper will be welcome. And as befits a primarily qualitative and subjectivist-inclined researcher, I felt it important to put the development of the proposed

5 10 15 20 25 ’Absolutely not,’ Norm said. ’Norm, poor Samantha !’ ’I feel very very sorry for Samantha,’ he said solemnly, ’but I’ll be goddamned if I’m going to lay out my hard-earned money to help that creep Simp.’ ’You wouldn’t be helping Simp. He doesn’t even live there now.’ ’He owns the house, doesn’t he ? It would be different if I thought he’d ever repay it, but from what you say, he’s a loser and a stupid bastard, and I’d never see that money again.’ ’Oh, Norm, what difference does

special thanks to Myriem el-Maizi for her support and help throughout the project including her assistance with Arabic terms in France. I would also like to thank my all my source and target language informants who helped me unravel a difficult text. These included: Myriem el-Maizi, Romain Avril, Carine Cramelet, Tom Dodds, Mary Nicolson and Anne Roberts This translation project is dedicated to my wife Section 1 Source and Target Texts “Traduttore, traditore” – “Translator, traitor”

Introduction This book could have been called Estimating and Planning Agile Projects. Instead, it’s called Agile Estimating and Planning. The difference may appear subtle but it’s not. The title makes it clear that the estimating and planning processes must themselves be agile. Without agile estimating and planning, we cannot have agile projects. The book is mostly about planning, which I view as answering the question of “what should we build and by when?” However, to answer questions about planning

Sheridan Le Fanu's novella Carmilla (1872), and Emily Gerard's Transylvanian travel book The Land beyond the Forest: Facts, Figures, and Fancies from Transylvania, which was published in the late 1880s, right before Stoker wrote his novel. However, while these and other sources have been named as potential inspirations, most modern critics agree that Stoker put his own spin on the vampire myth. In fact, Stoker worked longer and harder on this novel than any of his other works, taking seven years to research

England where George's relatives had provided them with two parishes of which George could be rector. In the eighteenth century, the positions of rectors (ministers) of Anglican churches were determined by the process of granting a "living." The living, that is rectorship of the local church, in a community was essentially the property of someone, usually a major landowner in the area. The owner of the living could then grant or sell the position to a duly ordained clergyman of the Anglican Church

knowledge, there is no justification for asserting that any one race is intellectually superior or inferior to another, if we were, in the end, indirectly to countenance the concept of race by seeming to show that the great ethnic groups constituting human kind as a whole have, as such, made tions vs^ould their own peculiar contributions to the common heritage. Nothing could be further from our intentions, for such a course of action would simply result in an inversion of the racist

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view, and so I have to say they are incredibly powerful images. The photos shock us, have a powerful effect on the viewer and therefore are used by journalists to bring home their point. Journalists try to influence people by showing striking images. If we think of the news on TV, it is clear that little is said but vivid images are shown to shock the audience. That is why I believe this document illustrates the notion of power very well. I would add the accompanying text into this category as well

camera’s eye. One final flurry of keystrokes, and as the land zoomed in to fill the screen he set the keyboard into a special wall receptacle designed to hold it. “This is where Galaxy Commander Corbett has decided to reestablish the Smoke Jaguars, if he can.” The young lieutenant swept his gaze over the assembled lance. “We’re here to kick the supports from under him.” “Asking quite a bit aren’t they?” Dominic Paine shifted uneasily in his chair. “I don’t know about any of you, but personally I’d