As it is I’ll probably vote for him while holding my nose. As it is the ony reason I can see to vote for him is to get Bush out of the White House as quickly as possible. That may be reason enough, but I’d like to have a reason to vote for Kerry, not just against G.W.
The Honolulu Advertiser, one of Honolulu’s two major daily newspapers, finally has RSS feeds.
Though I can’t say for sure when they came online; I just stumbled across them last night. Unfortunately their category feeds only feature headlines, not even the first paragraph or first few lines of the stories. The “how-to” page does mention Radio as an example of a news reader.
Irish plead for EU gift of the gab.
It looks like Ireland is indeed going to push to have Irish added to the growing list of recognized languages in the EU. It was quite classy for Bertie to not have pushed for it while Ireland held the EU presidency. It does sound as though Ulster MEP Jim Allister could use a hand removing the broomstick from his arse.
UH-Hilo Wins 10 Year Reaccreditation
We’re proud of the WASC report, which cites our campus’ programs for Native Hawaiian students, and the work of our College of Hawaiian Language as “recognized worldwide and is a model for the study of the culture of indigenous people.” The accreditation extension is for a full 10 years, the longest possible.
Mayo Losing Gaeltacht?
The Mayo News reports that the status and funding granted the Gaeltacht regions of Mayo will soon be lost. It brings a new dimension to the old phrase “Use it or lose it.”
I received a disappointing reply from University College Cork regarding my Ph.d. inquiry.
While it seems that pursing a Ph.d. there is possible, they would want me to relocate to Cork for a minimum of two years, not just one. I understand the reasoning, but just don’t think it would be feasible financially, and not sure how the family would handle it, either. It was a nice dream while it lasted.