“Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.” Actually there are some benefits to Guinness and an Irish diet, if only for St. Patrick’s Day.
Hawaiian language enjoying revival in its homeland.
The North County Times has a nice feature on the efforts to revitalize the Hawaiian language, particularly as a medium of education. Our college’s director, Dr. Kalena Silva, is extensively quoted.
Whatever happened to Irish Ireland?
[ From the Irish Independent, registration required ] It seems that Ireland is losing its allure for the English. Paddy’s gone AWOL, it seems, at least according to a recent survery by Tourism Ireland.
Clamor increases to spin off UH-Hilo.
The Advertiser’s Beverly Creamer delves into the movement to spin off UH-Hilo as an independent “Hawai’i State University” and free it from the constraints of the UH system. She lays out the broad community and legislative support for the proposal, at least from our Hawai’i island legislators. A companion article outlines the inequities in funding among the various UH system campus. I had lunch with our chancellor and a number of other staff and faculty, and this issue only mentioned in passing.
Reality TV show to have Irish version.
Irish TV station “TG4” has has agreed to buy the format of a successful Welsh TV show. It is a reality television show which follows celebrities as they start learning Welsh. An language learning system called “suggestopedia”, based on visual imagery and memory techniques, will be used to teach the celebrities the basics of the language.
Thoughts On Podcasting And Hawaiian Music.
My buddy Scott invited me to check out a Yahoo group that includes a number of Hawai’i podcasters, and participate in a discussion of issues involving the use of Hawaiian music in podcasts. A few of them have inquiried with labels and artists, and have largely come away empty-handed. I offer a few thoughts for both artists and podcasters to consider.
Bono to head world bank?
U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said on ABC’s ‘This Week’ that he wouldn’t rule out the possibility of U2’s lead singer as a potential successor to soon-departing World Bank President John Wolfensohn. Makes sense. If the World Bank ever went into the red Bono could bail them out with a personal loan.
Star-Bulletin article on podcasting mentions a few Hawai’i-produced podcasts, including MacHelpMaui.
When I saw the graphic and link on the S-B homepage I was expecting a syndicated piece, but it was done by one of their own writers. Adam Curry gets a lot of love and credit, but Dave is not mentioned anywhere, again. The article also mentioned that Wave Waikiki (a popular nightspot) has introduced “iPod Night” on Sundays. You can plug your iPod into the club’s system to play any four songs you want. Bring your iPod and your friends and get in free. Everyone else must pay $5 to get in.
March Declared Irish-American Heritage Month in U.S.
GW proclaims March 2005 as Irish-American Heritage Month, and calls upon all Americans to observe this month by celebrating the contributions of Irish Americans to our Nation. Scott will likely protest the exclusion of other Celts, such as his own Cornish ancestors and their contributions, like the Cornish Game Hen I’ll be honoring my ancestors with the ritual dispensing of a glass of stout.
Northern Irish eyes won’t be smiling on St.Patrick’s Day.
The White House will not extend invitations to any of Northern Ireland’s political parties because of “”lack of progress in negotiations in the Northern Ireland peace process.” You think he’d take the opportunity to get them all into the same room and maybe do some good, but… oh, forget it.