Irish Class, November 1, 2010
Rang Gaeilge, Rang Gaeilge, 1ú lá Mí na Samhna 2010
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Irish Class, November 1, 2010
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Fadas: áéíóúÁÉÍÓÚ
Dice. Coins. Roulette wheels. Monkeys throwing darts. Slips of paper in a hat. Eenie meenie miney mo. These are all methods of picking alternatives that would outperform the vast majority of political pundits.
More at Beware Our Blind Seers:
John Baez reports on the 2010 Singapore Energy Lecture, given by Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore.
Don’t do anything just because the vendor says it’s a good idea. Here’s why.
Just because your company is paying them thousands of dollars does not mean they are competent. I have seen a quite a few cases like this in my own experience.
Western tourists renewing vows unwittingly receive malediction in Maldives
A foreign couple who believed they were renewing their marriage vows in a quaint, local-style ceremony in the Maldives were in fact being verbally abused by locals for LOLs.
Maldives police to probe foul-mouthed wedding ceremony
Police in the Maldives are to launch an investigation after a foreign couple who thought they were renewing marriage vows were in fact being subjected to a torrent of abuse.
A video has emerged of the unidentified Western couple taking part in the ceremony at the Vilu Reef resort.
Instead of words of blessing, the celebrant calls the couple “swine” and “infidels” in the local language.
Irish Class, October 25, 2010
From Will’s Summary of Comparative forms and
the exercises.
Warm Weather and Melted Ice Are the New Normal
“Return to previous Arctic conditions is unlikely. That’s the understated conclusion from this year’s Arctic Report Card, which found that air temperatures will continue rising and ice will continue melting in the Arctic as global warming continues to take its toll on the region. The annual report was prepared by 69 researchers in eight countries, and was issued by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.