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• Bibles Worth Coveting

  
  Thinking Out Loud — Authority: 480
  (Yes, I get the post title contradiction.) I work a few days a week at a Christian bookstore. Some days it’s about retail, but some days I get into some really amazing conversations with people who have little to no faith background, which truly justifies the existence of the place. There are a number of ...
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• Book Review: Maid in Thailand

  
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  Book Review: Maid in Thailand (tri-lingual guide: English-Thai-Burmese)… When Kristen Rossi moved to Thailand she hired a Burmese housekeeper. I’ve never been brave enough – struggling with one Asian language is more than I can handle – so kudos to her! To give instructions on how to cook western food ...
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• Transformations in Geometry

  
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  Overview:  What Are Transformations? Transformations in geometry occur when a figure (the preimage) is moved or changed into another figure (the new image, or image), such that all points in the preimage map onto the image, and all points in the image can be mapped back onto the preimage.  The figures correspond to ...
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• Shadow iffp winner 2013

  
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  We started off in March with sixteen titles, the cream of the fiction in translation published in the UK last year. After a hard month of reading, thinking, discussion and cursing, the list was cut down to six by the offical panel – which is where we parted ways. Having chosen four of the same titles as the ...
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• In Translation: Hamzawy on the Wests double standards

  
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  One of the odd outcomes of the Egyptian uprising is the disenchantment, not to say anger, of part of the secular opposition with the West in general and the US in particular. These have, the idea goes, betrayed democratic ideals by encouraging, even boosting, Muslim Brotherhood rule after the fall of Mubarak. The US ...
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• Proper Japanese Translation of "Handheld Console Comparisons: Lateral Consumer Machines"

  
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  Translation by Takashi Kawano (@aka_obi) with foreword by Yuya Shirakami (@tanikugu). Thank you for your efforts! http://akaobi.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/handheld-console-comparisons-lateral-consumer-machines-as-musical-instruments-by-sebastian-tomczak/
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• Eurovision of books 2013 what to read from the final

  
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  Well tonight sees the 2013 Eurovision competition ,I see this as a good chance to do a Europe wide reading guide suggesting a book I’ve read ,A book I want to read (in some cases just this I ve not read books from all 25 countries ).Our entry is from Bonnie Tyler this year ,some I just remember for a huge hit she ...
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• Making Training Culture Agnostic – How to Localize Economically?

  
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  Research points out that people from different cultures learn differently. So, we just cannot roll out an e-learning course in English language across countries. If we want learning to be effective, we need to customize the course to suit different cultures. Does it mean that we need to make multiple versions of the ...
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• Traveller of the Century, by Andrés Neuman, translated by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia

  
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  Traveller of the Century, of all the books shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, is the most seductive.  At nearly 600 pages it’s a long novel, but from the outset the reader is captivated by two imperatives: will Hans win his lady-love away from the richest man in town?  And will Hans the ...
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• Guest Voz: Chicano history reading more like a bad translation

  
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  Latina Lista: News from the Latino perspective Latina Lista: News from the Latino perspective - News from the Latino perspective . Guest Voz: Chicano history reading more like a bad translation by Marisa Treviño By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista As we distance ourselves from the sixties, more and more ...
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• Nataly Kelly & Jost Zetzsches "Found in Translation": Book Review

  
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  As a contributor to the Huffington Post as well as a court interpreter and market researcher, Nataly Kelly and her co-author, the technically oriented linguist and translator Jost Zetzsche, start off the volume with lively anecdotes and interviews gleaned from political, legal, multicultural, diplomatic and ...
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• Friday Stream of Consciousness – 80

  
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  Here are some things on my mind this Friday morning: Among sporting events, choose a baseball game if you want to spend quality time with someone else. Last night, I took Anna to a game, and it was one of the best father-daughter experiences I’ve ever had. I’m really, really sad for the churches led by the ...
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• New office…coming soon

  
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  We are looking forward to moving into our new office later this month. We won’t have far to go – only across the square from number 20 to number 16! If you find yourself in central Leeds, feel free to stop by and say hello.
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• Woes of the True policeman by Roberto Bolano

  
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  Woes of the true policeman by Robert Bolano Chilean fiction Original title Los sinsabores del verdadero policía Translator Natasha Wimmer Source – Library Well as all of you that  have followed this blog for a time,will  know Bolano is one of my favourite writers and this is the fifth book I have under ...
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• Chinese: The Most Widely Spoken Language in the World

  
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  English has been the dominant global language for a century, and it is still recognized and studied in the majority of the countries worldwide; nevertheless, the most popular language is Chinese. The vast number of native speakers combined with those who use it as a second language , brings it to top the list as ...
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• Fried Fist anyone?

  
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  Mmmm, tasty fried fist As seen on a menu in Dalat, Vietnam. The post Fried Fist anyone? appeared first on AsiaSouthEast.com .
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• Can A Hybrid Handle The Miles?

  
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  Watch as I dissect the auction sheet for this Toyota Prius and see how it has fared over 7 years of driving over 300,000 KM. You know, even though most Japanese people turn up their noses at cars with over 100,000 KM on the clock (leaving a lot of great buying possibilities in the auctions) [...]
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• The Schoolmaster

  
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  Heres my translation of this poem by Rabindranath Tagore on his 152nd birth anniversary. Meanwhile, I wonder what the poor kitten who comes to our house in Hooghly everyday for after-lunch leftovers is doing in the absence of my parents in the house. The Schoolmaster ~Rabindranath Tagore Let’s say ...
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• International Sales: Could Your Book Be Popular Worldwide?

  
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  2013 GradeReading.NET Summer Reading Lists Keep your students reading all summer! The lists for 2nd, 3rd and 4th, include 10 recommended fiction titles and 10 recommended nonfiction titles. Printed double-sided, these one-page flyers are perfect to hand out to students, teachers, or parents. Great for PTA meetings, ...
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• The Delicate Nature of Professional Medical Interpreting and Medical Translation Services

  
  Translation For Lawyers — Authority: 120
  Medical translation and medical interpreting present unique challenges to you when you admit a patient who speaks a different language. Regardless of how severe that patients medical problems are, accurate diagnosis and treatment is absolutely necessary. Its vital for you to be able to communicate adequately with ...
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