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Reviewed by: mominco
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Title: hard to find
Date: Mar 08, 2013
my daughter loves owls, i looked all over to find owl birthday supplies. as always birthday express always has what my kids are wanting. the colors are as seen on the compurter.......she loves it.
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Reviewed by: Stephiez
Location: Texas
Title: Super Cute
Date: Feb 16, 2013
These were a hit at a baby shower I threw for a friend. I just wish they were a little less expensive, but as you can see I still bought them and do not regret it. :)
Reviewed by: PinedaMama
Location: San Antonio, TX
Title: Beautiful and durable.
Date: Feb 19, 2012
A great addition to my daughter's owl themed 1st birthday party. I got many compliments!
Reviewed by: lizabee
Location: TX
Title: A Hoot
Date: Jan 18, 2012
These plates are cute. I wish they'd had more purple and not so much pink, as my daughter is older (9yrs), and though she still thinks pink is pretty, she prefers to have other colors,too. The napkins have more purple and were more to her liking.
Reviewed by: CityGirl71
Location: Kansas City, MO
Title: Great Quality
Date: Oct 16, 2011
Loved these Owl plates, so cute and very sturdy. We served ribs at my daughter's birthday party and they held up great!
Reviewed by: hereigo
Location: North Western PA
Title: ok...
Date: Jul 02, 2011
The only reason I give this a 4 overall is because we have not used them yet and EVERY BODY could be cheaper priced...They are very cute and I'm sure they will be fine for our party
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Title: Cute!
Date: Jun 20, 2011
I ordered these plates for my daughter's 4th birthday party. They are SO CUTE!
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I am traveling to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos early next year for 5 months arriving and leaving from Ho Chi Minh. My plan is to go straight up into Cambodia once I arrive in Vietnam and travel round Cambodia for 1 month and then up into Laos for a month and finally go back into Vietnam from Laos and travel down from Hanoi back to Ho Chi Minh city for 3 months. Does this pose a problem for Visas? As I understand it the longest Visa that I can get for Vietnam is a 90 day one. Therefore I plan to get back into Vietnam before my 90 day visa runs out and extend it. Firstly is this possible to extend a 3 month tourist visa for another 3 months? and secondly how do I go about doing so?
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Race Organizer Comments CANCELLED! CLEARWATER HALFATHON TO RUN INSTEAD! Chris Lauber (1/7/06) I am very disappointed to announce the 7th annual Florida Gulf Beaches Marathon on January 22, 2006 is cancelled, due to road construction on Gulf Boulevard, one of the narrowest parts of our 26.2 mile course. This is a temporary situation. I have every intent to continue staging the marathon in 2007 and beyond. CLEARWATER HALF MARATHON TO REPLACE MARATHON 7:30 am, Sunday January 22, 2006 Clearwater, Florida The Inaugural Clearwater Halfathon is being staged this year to replace our Marathon. In the future, we intend to offer both the marathon and this new half marathon on the same January weekend. Our website http://www.ClearwaterHalf.info has all the information you need, includ ... Click here for more
I am very disappointed to announce the 7th annual Florida Gulf Beaches Marathon on January 22, 2006 is cancelled, due to road construction on Gulf Boulevard, one of the narrowest parts of our 26.2 mile course. This is a temporary situation. I have every intent to continue staging the marathon in 2007 and beyond. CLEARWATER HALF MARATHON TO REPLACE MARATHON 7:30 am, Sunday January 22, 2006 Clearwater, Florida The Inaugural Clearwater Halfathon is being staged this year to replace our Marathon. In the future, we intend to offer both the marathon and this new half marathon on the same January weekend. Our website http://www.ClearwaterHalf.info has all the information you need, includ ... Click here for more
It was a great day for a run! Minus the 40-50 MPH wind gusts... they helped for the first half of the run... the second half was not as nice! Few spectators, but the ones who turned out really kept me going with their clapping and shouting! VERY FRIENDLY! Still waiting for my certificate of completion to be sent out and it has been nearly 1 year now since I ran the race! Overall: Great race, beautiful course, friendly people!
In spite of some negative comments posted for previous years, I decided to do this for my 3rd marathon. So glad I did! Thanks for the Early Start group--it was fun being in the lead for just a few miles...The markers were easily visible and encouraging. The course has a really neat variety although that one trail seemed to go on forever. It did begin (mile 15?) with that super park with REAL restrooms and ended with the lovely lake! The traffic directors were plentiful & pleasant. I loved the last part where we ran downtown. My favorite thing was the orange slices--didn't know I liked them that much! Medal is so fun to show people. The no-hands massages aren't necessary and that's the only suggestion I have for this super marathon!
This was my first time running the Gulf Beaches 10K (which is the same morning as the marathon & marathon relay). The course was great, despite the incredible headwind almost the whole way! Organization was OK at the 10K start - needs some improvement. The finish line area for 10K and marathon were topnotch, with great organization, music, food & drink. The 10K awards were very nice, as were the T-shirts. My winning time was slow, but with all that wind, it was inevitable. I hope to improve my time in 2006. Thanks for a great race!
WOW! Great marathon! Information is plentiful and easy to access via the web site. The expo is small but very efficient and the Belleview Biltmore Resort (race HQ and expo site) is very nice. Last year?s comments had me a little concerned. However, this was an AWESOME marathon. Whatever problems they had last year were corrected this year. Chris Lauber did a great job. He had to adjust how the start and finish area were set-up due to the high winds. The water stops were well manned and had plenty of fluids, post-race party had lots of good food, and the volunteers were very courteous and helpful. (Also, the porta-potty lines were not too long.) The first half of the course is very scenic. You cross several bridges, run along the coast, and then cross the inland waterway and head for home. However, if you need crowd support you are out of luck ? especially on Pinellas Trail. Pinellas Trail can be very isolating. For the most part, the only people are other runners, people walking their dogs, and the water stop volunteers. Taylor Park is very pretty with a nicely manicured trail around the lake. Other than the bridges, the is a flat and fast course. Even with the wind, I was able to PR by 5 minutes! The weather was cold and WINDY!!! (I thought I was back in OKC!) The start was in the 50s with a 20 mph wind with 30/40 mph gusts!!!!! The wind was out of the north and west, so the first half the wind was to our backs. However, it was a loop course, so the last 10 miles were directly into the wind. The wind chill was wicked. I was exhausted... It was so cold at the finish, the live band at the post-race party were all bundled up! On a positive note... it did NOT rain (there was a 40% chance), and it was cloudy most of the morning. This was an awesome race. This was the first marathon my family attended. So, I put them to work! They were my crew... had a good time and helped the volunteers while waiting on me at each location. According to them, ?Marathons are NOT a spectator sport!? :) The medal and the t-shirt make it all worthwhile! Chris, thank you for a great marathon! Volunteers, thank you for being there. Without you this marathon would not be possible. And to my family (who drove down from Atlanta, GA just to ?be spectators?)... a big THANK YOU for a great weekend and supporting me! If you have the opportunity to run this marathon ? ?DON'T MISS IT!!?
Chris, Having been former residents of St. Petersburg, it was a joy to visit friends and relatives still living in the area AND run another marathon. My wife and I ran our first marathons in the Tampa Bay area and many years later thought it would be 'fun' to do a circle and come HOME to do a nice flat marathon. Quite different than the Grandfather Mountain marathon I ran in July, 2004, in Boone NC... We were thinking about heat and humidity and got STRONG breezes and cool!!! This was my 12th marathon and thought it was one of the most well organized races I have run. The amenities, such as the packet and the goodies at the end of the race, were outstanding... it seems in the last couple of years the price of the races have increased but not the quality; yours was different and exceptional in this respect. We told all our North Carolina running friends how great the race was (except for the wind!!!) and you may be seeing them next year!! Best to you and your crew in the next marathon... Randy and Sue Mellott
On the January 23rd at 6:30am we stood huddled in a bunch on the memorial causeway on the edge of the Gulf of Mexico; we were absolutely freezing, the wind was ferocious, but when the 'Star Spangled Banner' was sung, the atmosphere was so exciting... I found the spectators great and felt like a hero! It was particularly exciting when they read my singlet and realized I was from Australia... 'Go Ozzie' 'Whoopie... all the way from Ozstrayleeah, good on yooo.' Sheriffs were at every single road intersection and drink stops were regular and very well organized, water on one side, Gatorade on the other, Florida oranges, carbo gel, bandaids and even aspirin and pain relieving gel!! The camaraderie of the marathon is always great. The man in the purple T-shirt was very supportive, he seemed to be running in surges then walking; each time our paths crossed I heard another 'Go Ozzie.' Earlier on in the run I met a local girl who was singing (Julia Roberts style in Pretty Woman) to her headset; we stayed close and supported each other a lot of the way. She wanted to break 4hrs and I thought that would be nice, but just to enjoy and complete the race was my main aim... The day before we had received our race T-shirt. I loved the quote on the back and kept reciting the phrase written on it: 'I had the courage to start(particularly in such rotten conditions, the only downfall of the day, but no one can control that and at least it wasn't raining!) I have the guts to do the distance (it was what I had trained for!!) and the heart to finish'... (I definitely have the heart I thought!) At times I felt so full of emotion. Everyone was just so friendly, the experience was so wonderful and I was really enjoying my run, all that training was panning out, it was such a good feeling after the nervous panic attacks I had been having for the last few weeks. I loved running in miles, there weren't as many to run and the calculations kept my mind busy. At 40k (about 24 miles, I figured), I knew I was almost there, but running into a very strong headwind was tough! It was like one step forward, two steps back! I was so close, now I just wanted to finish, why are finishes always so long and deceiving no matter which part of the world you are in?...3.49 I was happy with that and felt proud to have my gold starfish medal hung around my neck. I absolutely loved my first overseas marathon experience. Thank you so much to the organizers and supporters. I loved the Florida Gulf Beaches Marathon!
This was my first time to run this marathon, but not the last. Except for the wind, and when a race director learns to control the weather, why would he be directing a race... I have no complaints. Not a lot of spectators, but I give 5 stars to all the volunteers; especially the snowbirds with their 'Yankee' accents handing out the 'wadda.' (Reminded me of NYC where on one side of the bridge you get 'wadda' and on the other side 'water.') Clearwater is fortunate to have such a beautiful trail running through the city. You will enjoy this one!
I've run all 6 of these marathons. I've done 59 marathons total, and 3 of my worst times were at Gulf Beaches coming into this year?s race. Warm temps have been a big factor the last few years. Did better the first two years when the race was in January, and glad to see the race back in January again. When I left for the race in the dark, I knew it was going to be a good day, as a full moon was out. Did not see the moon at the start due to cloud cover. According to my chip time, I missed a PR by 5 seconds. Some of the course markers were blown down or not placed accurately?that?s the only complaint I'd have about this year?s race. You can't blame the race director for the blown down signs. I think the mile two marker is always misplaced. I was told by a fellow runner that had a GPS system that the course was long. A lot of the prior comments complained about the wind. The wind was a pleasant relief the second half of the race when compared to the rising heat in the past few Gulf Beaches Marathons. We had the wind at our back the first half, which was a big plus. Wind wasn't as bad as in some races I've run, such as Minot, North Dakota or Cape May, New Jersey (where almost that entire race is usually run into the wind). There was a big improvement in post-race food this year. Plenty of warm black beans and rice on a cold day. Plenty of muffins and brownies from sweet tomatos and ice cream. Porta-potty lines at the start did not seem to be as long as in past years, but the number of runners was down a lot this year. Race will be in late January for the next 5 years, so the race should continue to grow again. The 10k still seems to draw few people. Race director also has a half marathon in December. Race director should consider ditching the 10k and have the half-marathon and marathon on the same day, as I know traffic control is a major cost of these races. Age group awards could be improved. They give out a medal to age groupers.
You did an awesome job on the race! FYI... Chris, You must know the reason I am moving down here. It all started with your notion of putting the race on in the first place back in 2000. That was the reason I came to this part of Florida! You have significantly changed my life for the better! After 160 or so marathons, your marathon will probably be my last of a long & wonderful run. Many thanks to you & yours, Steve Grande
Don't know what else to say... that 'bout says it. I believe a marathon event should be a challenge and with the heavy wind this was a memorable year, though not easy (just glad we had no rain). Spectators are few though supportive, which is quite fine. Seeing the beaches and causeways at daybreak was a fine way to start the day. Chris, you should be proud... you have a great crew and all have done marvelously. Even for this post 5-hour racewalker, fluids and gels were still well stocked - thanks a bunch. Traffic control was terrific, almost unbelievable; salutations to all involved. Post-race food must have been plentiful because there were still hot and cold goodies being served. Again... GREAT JOB! I did miss seeing the 5-hour pace group you had last year... thought that was a good idea. I don't have much to compare your event to, but I still know when I've found a WINNER. I plan to be on the start line again next year: you're part of my training schedule.
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By June of 2015 there's going to be a lot of RINO hand-wringers out there who will say that Christie is just saying what he needs to say to be accepted in a DEEP blue state like New Jersey. Including sucking up to Obama.
I accept that argument...for New Jersey, but national office is a different story.
There should be an electoral college litmus test that says if you can't get the state you're from to support you then forget it...I don't see Jersey going for him over Hillary.
Maybe he'd have a shot against Anthony Weiner though...
Even if I'm wrong and he wins, conservatism loses. Nothing gives liberals more pleasure than to conflate the stink of moderate RINO failure with conservatism.
I'm still pissed at these ideological ostriches for fooling the rest of the (low-information) GOP primary voters into foisting Mitt Romney on us...
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I know this isn't the first time I've used Slimer...but this one is way more appropriate.
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Brilliant! From Earl of Taint.
Definitely a WDITOT (why didn't I think of that) piece!
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You may have noticed the banner at the top with the snarky t-shirts, that's the project that caused me to take a "leave" from TLS for a couple of months. It's also going to be a reason why future posting will be relatively lighter for some time.
CultureCorrect.me aims to be a place to buy creative and humorous stuff with a conservative message. Right now it's only shirts, but I'm working on getting other things into the mix as well.
I'm not just trying to sell stuff, I also have pages on Tumblr (follow me here) and Facebook (like the page here) that post "culturally correct" content that wouldn't be a good fit at TLS.
I'm also using this to focus on original graphics based more on iconography and illustration rather than the Photoshop work and memes normally seen here. I also want to try to create pieces here that will be a bit more timeless conceptually, as most memes tend to be more of a snapshot in time.
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At this point the mask could be any of O's predecessors, even Jimmy Carter.
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Brevity is the soul of wit, and that's the brilliance of memes like this one.
This has been something that frustrates me on a personal level, because for years and year and years we listen to liberals go on about conservative Christians being intolerant, uncaring Bible-thumpers while they brag about being given over to "FREE thinking" atheism (or at a minimum a secular world with religion is neither seen nor heard) where real charity is allowing government to provide healthcare for FREE.
Heh, yeah...FREE
Add a commentThere's a lot of chatter about today's Congressional hearings with HHS Secretary Sebelius on the crappy launch of Obamacare.
It's a waste of time. Democrats don't care that it's a mess, it was designed to be that way. Liberals are already trying to spin it as the conservative compromise (even though not one Republican, even the RINOs voted no) and that single payer is the REAL solution.
That's the endgame, and they've never been shy about hiding it.
The real explanation for why Democrats have failed America on this is a lot simpler and less time consuming than a congressional hearing...
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Biography (Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance)
Article abstract: Reflecting both Renaissance and Reformation ideals in his Christian humanism, Spenser incorporated classical, Continental, and native English poetic traditions to create in his epic The Faerie Queene, the quintessential statement of Elizabethan national and moral consciousness.
Early Life
Little is known about Edmund Spenser's life. He was born about 1552, one of the three children of Elizabeth and John Spenser (a Lancashire gentleman by birth who had settled in London and become a free journeyman of the Merchant Taylors' Company). The family's income must have been limited, because a wealthy Lancashire family assisted with Edmund's education. At the Merchant Taylors' School from 1561-1569, he was influenced by the famous humanist educator Richard Mulcaster, who imparted to Spenser the notion that a man must use his learning in the service of the public good (usually as a courtier advising his prince). During this period, Spenser demonstrated his Reformation sympathies by contributing several verse translations to A Theater for Worldlings (1569), a strongly anti-Catholic work.
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Biography (Critical Survey of Poetry: British, Irish, & Commonwealth Poets)
If allusions in his own poetry can be read autobiographically, Edmund Spenser was born in London around 1552, apparently into a mercantile family of moderate income. In 1561, the Merchant Taylors' School opened with Richard Mulcaster as its first headmaster, and in that same year or shortly afterward, Spenser was enrolled, probably as a scholarship student. From Mulcaster, Spenser learned traditional Latin and Greek and also an awareness of the intricacies and beauties of the English language unusual among both schoolboys and schoolmasters of that time. Later, Spenser as "Colin Clout" paid tribute to Mulcaser as the "olde Shephearde" who had made him "by art more cunning" in the "song and musicks mirth" that fascinated him in his "looser yeares." Even before Spenser went to Cambridge, fourteen of his schoolboy verse translations had been incorporated into the English version of Jan van der Noot's Theatre for Worldlings (1569).
At Pembroke College, Cambridge, Spenser took his B.A. degree in 1573 and his M.A. in 1576; little else is known about his activities during that period except that he made several lifelong friends, among them Gabriel Harvey and Edward Kirke. Both Harvey and Kirke were later among Spenser's prepublication readers and critics, and Kirke today remains the most likely candidate for the role of "E. K.," the commentator whose glosses and arguments interpret enigmatic passages in The Shepheardes...
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Biography (Magill's Survey of World Literature, Revised Edition)
Edmund Spenser achieved recognition during his lifetime as a major English poet; nevertheless, he spent twenty years of his life in Ireland, occupying a variety of positions in the colonial government. His contemporaries described him variously as the English Vergil and as a second Geoffrey Chaucer. Even so, much of what has been written about his life and accepted as biographical fact is elaborated out of Spenser's fictional works or is based on conjecture rather than evidence. Modern scholarship cannot ascertain where and when his works were written, nor can it provide any detailed knowledge of Spenser's patronage connections.
Spenser was born in London, England, around 1552, the son of John and Elizabeth Spenser. He attended the Merchant Taylor's School in London, where the headmaster was Richard Mulcaster, later well known as a humanist educator. On May 20, 1569, Spenser entered Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. He was entered as a sizar, a poor student who acted as a servant to earn his room and board.
Spenser received a B.A. in 1573 and an M.A. in 1576. His university degrees qualified him for a position in the church, a profession that many of his classmates probably chose. He could also have become a schoolmaster, continued at the university while working toward a degree in divinity, or tried to establish himself in the household of a...
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On his tombstone, Edmund Spenser is described as the "prince of poets," high praise indeed for a poet who was born only about ten years before Shakespeare. His The Faerie Queene ranks as one of the most important national epics, and it is one of the best Renaissance efforts to preserve medieval romance while emulating the classical epics.
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Biography (Cyclopedia of World Authors, Fourth Revised Edition)
Edmund Spenser was one of three children born to John and Elizabeth Spenser. He wrote in Prothalamion that London was his birthplace. With his brother he attended the Merchant Taylors' School under the famous progressive educator Richard Mulcaster. Under Mulcaster the principal studies were Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, English, and music; the students also practiced acting, which the master believed to be of considerable educational value.
When Spenser was still in his teens, his first published poetry appeared in A Theatre wherein be represented . . . the miseries & calamities that follow voluptuous Worldlings (1569). In the same year he entered Pembroke College, Cambridge. At college he was apparently a wide reader rather than a profound scholar. Among his favorite classical authors were Plato, Aristotle, and Vergil; his later favorites included Geoffrey Chaucer and Ludovico Ariosto. At Cambridge began his lasting friendship with Gabriel Harvey, the pedantic target of much Elizabethan wit and barbed satire. Also at Cambridge Spenser imbibed Puritan leanings. As both Mulcaster and Harvey were staunch advocates of English composition rather than Latin specialization, Spenser was a worthy protégé of both men. He received his M.A. degree from Cambridge in 1576 after an undistinguished academic career and left to visit some of his...
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Biography (Epics for Students)
Edmund Spenser was born in London in 1552 or 1553. The Spenser household was working class, his father a tailor. Little is known about Spenser's family, although it appears he had a sister and a couple of brothers. As a child, Spenser attended the Merchant Taylor's Free School, where his education focused on the new humanist movement. Spenser received a bachelor's degree from Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1573 and a Master's degree in 1576. While at Cambridge, Spenser was a work study student, earning money to pay for his meals and lodging. After leaving Cambridge, Spenser worked as a secretary for the Bishop of Rochester, John Young. During this period, Spenser composed "The Shepheardes Calendar," which was printed in 1579. Also in 1579, Spenser went to work for the Earl of Leicester, where Spenser became acquainted with Sir Philip Sidney and Sir Edward Dyer, both of whom were part of the artistic circle at court. A year later, Spenser moved to Ireland as a secretary to the newly appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland.
Within the next few years, Spenser changed jobs a few more times, and in the process, acquired some property in Ireland, living there with his sister, Sarah. After Sir Walter Raleigh read through an early draft of The Faerie Queene, Spenser agreed to accompany Raleigh to court, where he was presented to Elizabeth I. At this time, Spenser published the first three books of The Faerie Queene. At this time, Spenser acquired a patron,...
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Listening to extinct languages and dialects is an eerie, but incredible, experience.
By Helen Lewis Published 04 October 2012 12:38The last native speaker of the Cromarty fisherfolk dialect, Bobby Hogg, has died - and with him, a version of our language which had unique words, expressions and character.
"Am fair sconfished wi hayreen; gie's fur brakwast lashins o am and heggs." (I'm so fed up with herring, give me plenty of ham and eggs for breakfast.)
And here's Ned Maddrell, the last native speaker of Manx, the language of the Isle of Man. This was recorded in 1964, and he died in 1974 at the age of 97:
Finally, to illustrate how much living languages change, here is Shakespeare read out in Original Pronunciation. I love how OO-AR this is. (Skip to three minutes if you just want to hear Henry V.)
My favourite dialect of English is that of Tangier, Virginia, where some of the first settlers arrived in the New World. It's also relatively remote, in an island on Chesapeake Bay, and is a wonderful mixture of "goshdarn" Americanisms and archaic English. The clip is from the American Voices documentary.
Thankfully, after years of neglect, there are now several organisations doing their best to capture these languages and dialects before an increasingly interconnected world means they are lost for ever.
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what both of the crystals don't mention is that our Bill was from the West Midlands and so would have had a sort of rural Brummy accent when he acted
O the splendid and unspoilt isolation of Cromarty. It's about 30 minutes from Inverness and rammed with oil platforms going in and out. Must seem wildly exotic to those who have never ventured north of Bedford.
While I regret his passing. If he was the only one who spoke the dialect, does it really matter because he had no one to whom to talk. Isn't it similar to a tree falling in the forest with no one to hear it?
There is something unique about Gaelic influence on English speakers.... The ,ajority of settlers in the SE US were Scots Irish, and to this day, you can tell the linguistic influence. Particularly in people who come from the Appalachian Regions. "Y'on go on don the rode yonder ways a bit, ya hear?" (You go down the road aways, or get out of here....)...just one example.
There is something unique about Gaelic influence on English speakers.... The ,ajority of settlers in the SE US were Scots Irish, and to this day, you can tell the linguistic influence. Particularly in people who come from the Appalachian Regions. "Y'on go on don the rode yonder ways a bit, ya hear?" (You go down the road aways, or get out of here....)...just one example.
Whilst it is sad when dialects are lost, I take great comfort in the fact that human communication, through language, evolves and that new languages & dialects spring forth endlessly.
So I do not think we should get bogged down in the past all the time and embrace our new forms and shape them. Preserve the old forms for posterity not for pomposity.
Amitan may well be Irish Gaelic for fool, but I suggest it would arrive in Cromarty because it is also Scots Gaelic for fool.
I doubt very much that it will die out at all. The vast majority of folk in the NE of Scotland talk in the regional dialect some would say language of Doric in their daily conversations, very similar in sound to the video from the Black Isle. No good speaking it to a tourist or a "white settler" as they wouldn't understand a word of it, therefore we talk English to them "yi kain fit ah mean?.
The place looks some way from the highlands. The dialect seems to be one of English. Modern, mainstream English has been influenced by Norse.
Cromarty is at the NE tip of the Black Isle peninsula. The topography of the immediate surrounding area is not "highland" in character but it is part of the Highland Council area (& formerly part of Ross & Cromarty, a distinctively highland county). Look out from the town and the hills rise just across the water to the north and west.
Thank you - @Qaoileann on Twitter has said the same. It's "'amadán" in Irish Gaelic.
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amitan would come from the Irish, "amadon" eejit ect., will listen ta.
Agreed, Amadáin is a fairly common phrase in Irish Gaelic for fool, so apparent mystery solved quite easily.


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Ato Essandoh of "Copper" and "Elementary" On the Go with Essandoh!
Interview with Kam Williams
Hypnotizing audiences as D'Artagnan, the slave who was mauled to death by dogs in Django Unchained, Ato Essandoh stars as Dr. Matthew Freeman in the second season of BBC America's highest-rated series premiere ever, "Copper." Born in Schenectady, New York on July 29, 1972, Ato also returns as the fan-favorite former carjacker and Watson's (Lucy Liu) possible replacement, Alfredo Llamosa, in CBS' "Elementary."
On the big screen, Ato is widely recognized for his memorable performances in Garden State, Blood Diamond and Hitch, and for equally-stellar work on such TV shows as "Blue Bloods," "Damages," "The Good Wife" and "Law & Order," to name a few. Prior to acting, he studied chemical engineering at Cornell University, where he took a dare to appear in a stage production of "Paper Moon."
Ato immediately fell in love with the stage and with acting, and moved to New York City to study under the tutelage of James Price. He went on to do many Off-Broadway shows, even penning his own play and co-founding the writing/performance group "The Defiant Ones."
Recognizing the importance of a healthy mind and body, Ato is an active yogi, practicing for the past eight years and even recently joining a Capoeira group, the Brazilian martial art combining elements of dance and music. Additionally, he is a vegan and a strong believer in incorporating alternative/holistic medicine into one's lifestyle.
As for hobbies, Ato as been known to bring his guitar to the set where he can be heard playing the blues during downtime. Here, he talks about life, career and the good fortune of currently having two hit TV shows.
Kam Williams: Hi Ato, thanks for the interview.
Ato Essandoh: My pleasure, Kam.
KW: You got a degree in engineering from Cornell, my alma mater. So, how did you end up an actor?
AE: Hah! I was randomly offered a part in a play while at school. I was going to turn it down, but my girlfriend at the time insisted that I do it. It was a singularly thrilling experience. It just stuck with me. I found myself back in New York City a few years after graduation and decided to take some acting classes at night after my consulting job. That was it. I just couldn't shake it.
KW: Congratulations on having two hit TV shows at the same time!
AE: Thanks!
KW: Is it hard shooting one series in Toronto and one in New York?
AE: That would certainly be a "First World Problem," if it were. So I'm going to say no. I love working! I'll take all I can get.
KW: Being American, how did you come to land the role on Copper, a BBC production?
AE: I auditioned. Twice. The second time was in front of Tom Fontana, the show's creator. I didn't think I was going to get it. Months later, on Christmas Eve no less, I got the good news.
KW: Tell me a little about your character, Dr. Matthew Freeman.
AE: Freeman, an ex-slave, is an African-American doctor practicing in the notorious "5 Points" New York City neighborhood. He is brilliant, driven and has a keen desire to help others and leave the world in a better place than he found it. That is his solemn duty. Despite the overwhelming bigotry of the times, Freeman strives to remain an example of African-American achievement.
KW: On "Elementary," you play a very different character, Alfredo Llamosa, a former carjacker. What's he like?
AE: Alfredo is cool. He's lived the proverbial "Hard Knock Life." He's turned things around following a bout with drug addiction and now wants to help others, particularly Sherlock. Like Freeman, Alfredo has the same sense of duty about improving the lives of others. Oh, and he rocks fresh gear!
KW: Do you ever get confused on the set about which guy you're supposed to be playing?
AE: You'd be surprised. Sometimes I get the voices confused. Especially after having just flown in, first thing in the morning from Toronto to shoot "Elementary" in NYC. After some coffee, then I'm like, "Oh yeah, Alfredo is the one who knows what a cell phone is."
KW: Which one is more like the real-life you?
AE: It's close, but I think I lean towards Freeman. But not by much. Yeah, if Freeman and Alfredo had a kid, it would be me.
KW: You were mauled to death in Django Unchained. What was it like being directed by Quentin Tarantino and working opposite Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz?
AE: If you're planning on getting mauled by dogs, this is the most fun you'll ever have. Quentin was absolutely a dream to work for. He's savant level brilliant and savagely funny. Jamie and Christoph were charming and generous. Leo, who I've worked with before on Blood Diamond, is a consummate pro. I repeat: If you are going to get mauled by dogs, this is the most fun you'll ever have.
KW: What is the key to your knack for delivering memorable performances in support roles in movies like Hitch and Blood Diamond?
AE: I just try to help tell the story as best as possible. It helps when you're working for fantastic directors like Andy Tennant and Ed Zwick. I pretty much just do whatever they tell me.
KW: You are also a playwright and a stage actor. Do you prefer theater to film?
AE: Theater! You get to rehearse and explore the story for some months before the crowd sees it. Then there is the crowd itself. Nothing beats performing live. The five minutes before the stage manager calls "Places!" is thrilling, feeling the audience listening, and breathing and responding. Nothing beats it.
KW: Is there any question no one ever asks you, that you wish someone would?
AE: No. But there are questions that people never ask me and I'm glad they don't.
KW: The Tasha Smith question: Are you ever afraid?
AE: Of course. Fear, if handled correctly, tells you where you need to go next and what you need to face.
KW: The Columbus Short question: Are you happy?
AE: Yes, quite, since I realized that happiness is not a destination, but rather a state of being. Happiness is a practice.
KW: The Teri Emerson question: When was the last time you had a good laugh?
AE: Just yesterday. The kind of laugh where your mouth just falls open and you cackle as tears fall. Yeah, that was a good one.
KW: What is your guiltiest pleasure?
AE: I'd say whiskey, but there's no shame in whiskey. As long as it's good whiskey. So, I'll go with cookies. And video games.
KW: The bookworm Troy Johnson question: What was the last book you read?
AE: I just reread Douglas Adams' "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" because it makes me laugh out loud.
KW: The music maven Heather Covington question: What was the last song you listened to?
AE: "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk. Can't get that song out of my head.
KW: What is your favorite dish to cook?
AE: Jellof rice. It's a Ghanaian dish. My favorite of all time! Too bad I still can't make it as good as my mom does.
KW: The Sanaa Lathan question: What excites you?
AE: Virtuosity! Watching someone transcend their art, like a great athlete does in sports. Or like Prince has done in music. Prince has made a career of transcendence.
KW: The Uduak Oduok question: Who is your favorite clothes designer?
AE: John Varvatos.
KW: The Mike Pittman question: What was your best career decision?
AE: Taking acting classes.
KW: When you look in the mirror, what do you see?
AE: Myself, I hope, or this has all been a big mistake.
KW: If you could have one wish instantly granted, what would that be for?
AE: Peace. I know it's corny, but seriously, peace.
KW: The Jamie Foxx question: If you only had 24 hours to live, what would you do? Would you do the bad stuff, you never got a chance to do, or would you do good stuff to make sure you make it into heaven?
AE: I'm not really worried about heaven or hell so, yeah, the bad stuff. As long as nobody got hurt. So, not too bad. And I guess 24 hours is not long enough to start a harem, so... [LOL]
KW: The Kerry Washington question: If you were an animal, what animal would you be?
AE: An otter. Best all around animal ever. It's like a dog and a seal. Only thing missing is wings. Ask Kerry if my otter can have wings. That would be rad.
KW: I'm sure she'd say yes. The Ling-Ju Yen question: What is your earliest childhood memory?
AE: My father teaching me to tie my shoes.
KW: That's my earliest memory, too, but it was my mom who taught me. The Anthony Mackie question: Is there something that you promised to do if you became famous, that you still haven't done yet?
AE: Throw a huge party for all my friends and family who've supported me. I'm talking huge party on a boat or something.
KW: The Melissa Harris-Perry question: How did your first big heartbreak impact who you are as a person?
AE: Hearts mend. That's the good thing about them. They mend and you carry on.
KW: The Viola Davis question: What's the difference between who you are at home as opposed to the person you pretend to be on the red carpet?
AE: I don't think there's much of a difference. I'm usually having so much fun that it's hard to be cool. So I come off as dorky, which is pretty much what I am.
KW: The Anthony Anderson question: If you could have a superpower, which one would you choose?
AE: The power over matter. Like Dr. Manhattan from the Watchmen. I'd do things like go to Mars and visit the Crab Nebula. Dorky right? Told ya! [LOL]
KW: The Judyth Piazza question: What key quality do you believe all successful people share?
AE: Belief. I never thought I couldn't do it.
KW: The Gabby Douglas question: If you had to choose another profession, what would that be?
AE: Teacher.
KW: The Michael Ealy question: If you could meet any historical figure, who would it be?
AE: Jimi Hendrix!
KW: The Harriet Pakula-Teweles question: With so many classic films being redone, is there a remake you'd like to star in?
AE: That's tough, because the classics are so classic. That said, In the Heat of the Night.
KW: What advice do you have for anyone who wants to follow in your footsteps?
AE: Take classes, and write your own material.
KW: Attorney Bernadette Beekman asks: What is your favorite charity?
AE: Scale Africa.
KW: The Tavis Smiley question: How do you want to be remembered?
AE: As a positive influence in people's lives.
KW: Thanks again for the time, Ato, and best of luck with both shows.
AE: Thank you kindly, Kam.
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