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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Antivax nonsense
jeff_duntemann linked to Amy Wallace’s article: An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endangers Us All, an excellent article about the anti-vaccination movement. Continue reading
Einstein wins again
The President wrestles with a pig
Fox News relishes Obama administration scorn
…the White House’s stance also gave extra lift to the network at a time when it is on track to record its best ratings year ever. This year, Fox News has averaged nearly 1.2 million viewers across all its programming, a 16% increase over the same period last year, according to Nielsen. In the two weeks since aides to President Obama took after the coverage, the audience has been 8% larger than the previous two weeks.
If anything, the Obama administration has succeeded in reinforcing Fox News’ identity as a thorn in the side of the establishment — a role the network loves to play.
“We may be No. 1, but there is sort of an insurgent quality to Fox News,” said senior political analyst Brit Hume. “And that’s kind of our attitude: ‘Hoist a Jolly Roger, pull out our daggers and look for more throats to slit.’ This is tremendous fodder for us. My lord, we’ve been living on it.”
Via Ann Althouse
Irish Class–Monday Night, October 26, 2009
Irish Class, October 26, 2009
Rang Gaeilge, an 26ú lá Mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2009
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Listening Exercise — Words or simple phrases: Paraphrase/Explain
Rust removal
Found an old broad hatchet for $7.00. Rather rusty, but it looked like just surface rust:
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Irish Class, October 19, 2009
Irish Class, October 19, 2009
Rang Gaeilge, an 19ú lá Mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2009
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Listening exercise — Paraphrase
Bike ride
The cold and wet weather broke and we had a nice weather this weekend. This afternoon I went out for a bike ride, possibly the last one of the year. I rode north, which is generally uphill, figuring I could coast a lot on the return trip. The trip north was easy. I rode up to Lexington and Tanglewood (6.7 miles), rode a mile or so east, then turned south to go home. At that point I realized why the trip north had been so easy: There was a south wind, hence the warm weather. At that point I knew I had to pay for it. The ride home was long and hard.
Bike ride
The cold and wet weather broke and we had a nice weather this weekend. This afternoon I went out for a bike ride, possibly the last one of the year. I rode north, which is generally uphill, figuring I could coast a lot on the return trip. The trip north was easy. I rode up to Lexington and Tanglewood (6.7 miles), rode a mile or so east, then turned south to go home. At that point I realized why the trip north had been so easy: There was a south wind, hence the warm weather. At that point I knew I had to pay for it. The ride home was long and hard.
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