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Hokkien song contest winner who does not speak the dialect
GEORGE TOWN: Lau Wan Yin does not speak Hokkien but she beat 49 others to win an international Taiwanese singing competition that was held using the Chinese dialect.
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:56:32 GMT - (The Star)

Leon Panetta attached to his Italian roots
Leon Panetta, named by the US President-elect Barack Obama to head the CIA, speaks Calabrian dialect, according to his cousin.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:56:45 GMT - (Times Online)

A Malmoite's view
Amy, 29, moved from New York to Malmo five years ago. Like many foreigners in Sweden, she moved to the city for love. She currently works as a copywriter and plans to stay in the city indefinitely.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:47:06 GMT - (CNN)

Now, 'Naga chilly' to scare away wild elephants
SHILLONG: The world's hottest chilly, 'Naga chilly', or 'bhoot jolokia' in Assamese dialect, could be the latest weapon against marauding wild elephants who have wrecked havoc in many parts of Northeast.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:26:14 GMT - (The Times of India)

'Silent Light': In Another Land, By Kurt Loder
"Silent Light," a movie about a Mennonite family in Mexico, has a tidal rhythm that will either fascinate viewers or put them to sleep, says Kurt Loder.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:15:41 GMT - (MTV Music Television)

Denver Center Reveals Casting for World Premieres of 'Inana' and 'Dusty'
Casting has been announced for Denver Center Theatre Company's world-premiere productions of Inana and Dusty and the Big Bad World, the centerpieces of the upcoming Colorado New Play Summit.
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:18:04 GMT - (Playbill via Yahoo! News)

?Naga chilly? to shoo off wild elephants
Shillong: ?Naga chilly,? the world?s hottest, could be the latest weapon against marauding wild elephants that have wreaked havoc in parts of northeastern India. Called bhoot jolokia in the local Assamese dialect, ...
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:44:00 GMT - (The Hindu)

A skirmish over words
Minneapolis writer Dobby Gibson just released a new collection of poetry called "Skirmish." He says it's a reference to the many small battles contained between the covers, including an ongoing battle between himself and his writing.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:36:28 GMT - (Minnesota Public Radio)

Channel your inner James Bond in Aston Martin Vantage
Aston Martin lost its stiff English accent long ago. Ford smothered it in Midwestern twang when it bought the struggling little automaker in the early 1990s, infusing the Aston tweeds with Dearborn dialect and much-needed capital.
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:49:33 GMT - (Dallas Morning News)

Film Review: Silent Light
Stillness and silence are grievously underused commodities in movies these days. Carlos Reygadas? Silent Light jars you into realizing how compulsively busy and noisy most stuff on screen is?and how conditioned we are to expect that.
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:38:49 GMT - (Film Journal)

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Spring Actionscript: IoC Framework based on Spring
Spring Actionscript: IoC Framework based on Spring Posted At : January 7, 2009 2:23 PM | Posted By : Rob Gonda Related Categories: Flex,Flash/ActionScript The extension is written in ActionScript 3 and is targeted at Flex, AIR and Flash developers. The IoC container and its XML dialect is heavily influenced by that of Spring
Posted on 2009-01-07 19:23:00 GMT

blog: Rob Gonda's BlogThe Good, The Bad, The WTF
I am of the opinion that things do not get lost in translation inasmuch as translation is imperfect because of the languages themselves ... then that the Swiss, when translating into English from whatever dialect of German, French, Italian
Posted on 2009-01-07 19:12:15 GMT

blog: Unprofessional FoulSeven Contemporary Italian Poets (3/7)
Marina Pizzi, translated by Laura Modigliani:Four Poemsthe hours excised, ... the wallof gods endured'¦ laughed the beautiful dialect just yesterday laughed when august was spent
Posted on 2009-01-07 17:22:00 GMT

blog: DetaineesI interrupt my regular post schedule (again) to make a post
The holidays are over with the Epiphany celebrated yesterday (the festival commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the Magi.) So my blog was going to return to a normal post schedule of Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.However, I blame my READERS for sticking an idea in my head that will not be quiet enough for me to enjoy my Wednesday
Posted on 2009-01-07 15:55:00 GMT

blog: The Surly WriterCHRISTIANS IN GOA ARE ROBBED. KONKANI.
CHRISTIANS IN GOA ARE ROBBED - KONKANI.It is now becoming increasingly certain almost 22 years after the Official Language Act 1987 was passed with the sly insertion of sec 2© -- Konkani ( means in devanagari script) that it was only the Saraswat Brahmins who have benefited and continue to benefit from this Act
Posted on 2009-01-07 15:50:00 GMT

blog: G O AOff topic ?
I am a music freak, I could never live without. Music helps me when I'm sad, grows my happiness, does a lot of things for me. Sometimes I can just express myself through music. All kind of music, I would say every kind of good music. But what is good music ? Well depends on my mood I guess
Posted on 2009-01-07 15:49:49 GMT

blog: Did you know ?All eyes on 8,700 Chinese voters in KT
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Posted on 2009-01-07 15:10:17 GMT

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Posted on 2009-01-07 12:41:05 GMT

blog: ＳＨＯＷＴＡ．�ん�大好�〜'Naga chilly' to scare away wild elephants
'Naga chilly' to scare away wild elephants Rama Kant Mishra 4 hours ago Region: India 'Naga chilly', or 'bhoot jolokia' in Assamese dialect, is known to be world's hottest chilly and that could be the latest weapon against marauding wild elephants who wrecks havoc in many parts of Northeast
Posted on 2009-01-07 11:02:44 GMT

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