And it went like this:
WHEN (signed in LSF)
“the nineteenth” (French mouthing)
Awesome!
And it went like this:
WHEN (signed in LSF)
“the nineteenth” (French mouthing)
Awesome!
I just got back from Berlin this week, there for a gathering of researchers studying and making signing avatars; good stuff. It was my first time in Germany though I don’t think it was long enough to give a great opinion on the place. Here’s a list of pros and cons just the same:
Pros:
Cons:
Guess I’ll have to get back some time and be a real tourist. Maybe in springtime.
Here’s a few pictures from around town: Berlin Jan 2011
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human rights, Belgium minted a special €2 in 2008, as pictured above.
On the obverse of the coin, the country name is written in its three national languages, Dutch, French, and German. However, so as to not offend anyone’s language choice, and thus not impede on anyone’s human rights, the coin designer decided to include a single logo commemorating the anniversary with the English phrase “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”.
How apropos!
The new AA welcome video. I love it!
Ah, yes it’s that time again, when snow falls and nobody is prepared. Take Vannes for example: we’ve had an impressive inch-and-a-half of snow since Sunday and streets and sidewalks are still covered. I even got a cancellation email today because someone is “blocked” by the snow. Seriously?
All this because someone forgot that you put salt down before it snows, rather than gravel down after it snows. Oh well!
The history of Belgium and why it’s in such a rut. This made me laugh out loud. Enjoy
Hat tip to the Language Log.
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Okay, so these certainly aren’t pros, but folks from the area recently celebrated the start of the Tour de France with a few speedy laps around the center of Vannes – fortunately, passing just in front of my house. Here … Continue reading
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Monday was the longest day of the year – with 16 hours from sunrise to sunset in Vannes. France celebrates with a night of music going past midnight. Here are some pics of the most action we’ve seen in a … Continue reading