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<title><![CDATA[Bishops continue to quit after Irish sex probe ]]></title>
<link>http://eideard.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/bishops-continue-to-quit-after-irish-sex-probe/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>eideard</dc:creator>
<guid>http://eideard.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/bishops-continue-to-quit-after-irish-sex-probe/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Two Irish bishops have offered their resignation to the Pope, after a government investigation highl]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fears for Guinness supply after Dublin fire]]></title>
<link>http://gaelico.wordpress.com/2009/12/21/fears-for-guinness-supply-after-dublin-fire/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Eristelle</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gaelico.wordpress.com/2009/12/21/fears-for-guinness-supply-after-dublin-fire/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A fire broke out at the Guinness factory in Dublin shortly after noon local time.  Over nine fire br]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Anthony Adolph, UK Genealogist, includes Irishgenealogy's records in his new book]]></title>
<link>http://irishgenealogyblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/anthony-adolph-uk-genealogist-includes-martin-macallisters-genealogical-records-as-example-of-an-irish-argentine-genealogy/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Anthony Adolph, an well known UK Genealogist, has included the MacAllister&#8217;s genealogical reco]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Anthony Adolph, an well known UK Genealogist, has included the <span style="color:#008000;">MacAllister&#8217;s genealogical records </span>as a sample research project involving Irish-Argentine genealogy. </strong></p>
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<p><strong><strong>Anthony Adolph</strong> is a professional genealogist, writer and broadcaster. He has written many articles for the genealogical press and appeared on the Discovery Channel&#8217;s Ancestor Hunters.</strong></p>
<p><strong>In it&#8217;s CHAPTER TWO (2) , Anthony presents How-to information related to Argentina. The McAllister family was chosen as colateral guide for those facing similar research strategy. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Anthony Adolph also obtained information on how to perform genealogical research in Argentina by contacting <span style="color:#008000;">Dr. Martin McAllister,</span> webmaster and founder of <a href="http://www.IRISHGENEALOGY.COM.AR"><span style="color:#008000;">www.IRISHGENEALOGY.COM.AR</span></a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>BOOK DESCRIPTION: <span style="color:#008000;"><em>TRACING YOUR IRISH ROOTS</em></span></strong></p>
<h3>Product Details</h3>
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<li>Pub. Date: February 2009</li>
<li>Publisher: Firefly Books, Limited</li>
<li>Format: Paperback, 224pp</li>
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<p>In this book, genealogist Anthony Adolph gives insider tips on how best to locate and access specific family information in Ireland, including county archives and libraries, local publications, tax rolls, censuses, religious and civil registers, court and military books, as well as many other more obscure records. He also includes good advice on researching sources in the U.S., Canada, England, Wales, <strong>Argentina</strong>, Australia and New Zealand.</p>
<p>PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS ON THE BOOK</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re willing to do a little digging, genealogist and author Anthony Adolph offers his expertise on how to access information in Ireland&#8230;. The book also includes useful tips on finding resources outside Ireland and on the internet.<br />
- Liz Grogan<em>  Good Times</em>  2009 05</p>
<p>Shows you how to unravel the story of your Irish roots&#8230;. An excellent resource for directing your research and putting it in an authentic historical context.<br />
- <em>  Family Chronicle</em>  2009 08</p>
<p>The basic rules of family history research apply to just about every country&#8230;. But there are many variations on the formula, which is why it&#8217;s important to have a book that is specific to your country of origin&#8230; [This book is] well written and lavishly illustrated, so it&#8217;s possible to find something of interest on almost any page&#8230;. Fun fact from the book: Zorro was Irish.<br />
- Dave Obee<em>  The National Post</em>  2009 08 15</p>
<p>Of all the how-to books I have ever seen, Adolph&#8217;s are the most beautiful&#8230; One can easily learn the basics for researching in Scotland and/or Ireland from Adolph&#8217;s new works but more important, become truly informed on the historical background of these countries and ultimately learn why certain records were created and how they can be accessed. Photographs of ancient ruins as well as the charming countryside make one want to visit one&#8217;s homeland, whether it is Scotland or Ireland!<br />
- Joan Griffis, Illinois Ancestors<em>  The News Gazette (Champaign, IL)</em>  2009 05 01</p>
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<title><![CDATA[British State Collusion Exposed]]></title>
<link>http://bellacaledonia.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/british-state-collusion-exposed/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bellacaledonia</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bellacaledonia.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/british-state-collusion-exposed/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Explosive collusion allegations have been published by a US Congress body as part of its examination]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ireland's anti-abortion law challenged in Court of Human Rights]]></title>
<link>http://eideard.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/irelands-anti-abortion-law-challenged-in-court-of-human-rights/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>eideard</dc:creator>
<guid>http://eideard.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/irelands-anti-abortion-law-challenged-in-court-of-human-rights/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Irish Republic&#8217;s strict abortion law is being challenged in the European Court of Human Ri]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What have we done to deserve the disasters of biblical proportions being visited upon us?]]></title>
<link>http://gaelico.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/what-have-we-done-to-deserve-the-disasters-of-biblical-proportions-being-visited-upon-us/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gaelico</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gaelico.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/what-have-we-done-to-deserve-the-disasters-of-biblical-proportions-being-visited-upon-us/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Is God punishing us? The trials of the Irish people are taking on biblical proportions, with ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gay Irish hurling star Donal Og Cusack's book wins top prize]]></title>
<link>http://gaelico.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/gay-irish-hurling-star-donal-og-cusacks-book-wins-top-prize/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gaelico</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gaelico.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/gay-irish-hurling-star-donal-og-cusacks-book-wins-top-prize/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cork hurling star Donal Og Cusack’s autobiography ‘Come What May’ has won the 2009 Williamhill.com I]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sarrrkasmus]]></title>
<link>http://fearghail.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/sarrrkasmus/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AEF</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fearghail.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/sarrrkasmus/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tak fajn, už jsem nasbírala tři věci, od nichž se distancuju. 1. dělejte si layouty sami 2. obstaráv]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Tak fajn, už jsem nasbírala tři věci, od nichž se distancuju.</p>
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<li>1. dělejte si layouty sami</li>
<li>2. obstarávejte si konverzaci sami</li>
<li>3. můžeš se to naučit sama, mami</li>
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Teď se zase předvedla matka. Vůbec spousta lidí pro mě poslední dobou má ohromný pochopení. Ale ona nejdřív neslyší, co říkám, a já jí to musím několikrát opakovat, což mě vůbec dobře nenaladí, zvlášť po ránu. A pak se vzteká nad tím, jakým tónem jí říkám, jak je to správně (neumí totiž za těch čtrnáct let ani pořádně mluvit, což mě irituje). Jakým tónem jí to asi můžu říkat, když mě vysírá, že se rozčiluje nad tím, že to nemůže pochopit a &#8220;kde se to jako mám naučit&#8221; (co takhle při konverzaci nebo čtení?), a předtím mě ještě nasere, jak na mě několikrát vyjede jenom proto, že slyšela něco úplně jinýho, než jsem řekla? Chápete to?<br />
Já ne. Nemůžu se s ní normálně bavit, protože ona je vždycky tak pevně přesvědčená o svý vlastní pravdě, že jakejkoli argument, kterej to vidí z druhý strany (z tý mý) je pro ni blbost.<br />
A chytám z této situace perfektní záchvaty sarkasmu. Vůči všem. Takže jestli se vám něco nelíbí, doporučuju se o tom ani nezmiňovat, pokud ovšem nemáte v úmyslu se se mnou rozhádat. Tohle je můj blog. <i>Tady</i> si můžu psát, co se líbí mně. Nebo nelíbí.<br />
Jinde mě totiž nejspíš nikdo neposlouchá, natož aby je to zajímalo.<br />
Takže mé hlasivky budou odpočívat v pokoji, stejně jako můj zájem o to, o čem se kdo baví a co kdo neumí. Moje snaha totiž není nikdy oceněna.<br />
Včera jsem si cvičila tanečky <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> . Na waltz jsem stejně pořád nepřišla (jen jsem jednou nebo dvakrát zvládla udělat tu otočku jako chlap, ale v ženský pozici to bylo stejně na nic), jive už se mi dařil mnohem líp, párkrát jsem si vytočila valčík za doprovodu Čajkovského a pak jsem tančila polku (ano, já <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> ) na Loitumu. Bylo to fajn, ale ještě lepší by bylo, kdyby to, co jsem tančila, uměli i kluci, se kterejma budu tančit dneska na tanečních. O čemž však silně pochybuju&#8230; Doufám, že tam dneska bude normální učitel, aby mi konečně vysvětlil, jak je to s tím waltzem, a přinutil kluky, aby se trochu snažili.<br />
No, díky spánkovému deficitu jsem šla spát v jednu a v jednu i vstávala, takže se mi rapidně zkrátil čas na přípravu a případnou návštěvu Lily, ale aspoň jsem se konečně vyspala. Nejspíš zas na tejden dopředu, než začnu opět dospávat, haha.<br />
Z tohoto příspěvku každopádně vyplývá, že moje drahocenná existence je nejspíš na tomhle světě totálně k ničemu. Dřív jsem si myslela, že mám sloužit aspoň jako kamarádka nebo jiná spřízněná duše pro lidi, který smysl mají, ale jak tak na to koukám, ani té pocty se mi nedostalo. Ale ještě pořád z toho nemám depku, což signalizuje buď zlepšenou duševní kondičku, nebo onen ledový základ, na němž od těch krásných posledních tanečních stavím svoje reakce. Pořád lepší, než se hroutit z toho, že jsem na nic. Já přece k něčemu jsem &#8211; zařizuju si vlastní život. I sama můžu žít skvěle. Aspoň mě nikdo nebude v ničem rušit. Stále pozitivní.<br />
Ale Irsko&#8230; Než já se tam stihnu dostat, asi se tam už nevejdu. A Irové se nejspíš brzo sbalej a odtáhnou pryč od těch hald cizinců, co se jim tam nakvartýrovaly. Nemá nejspíš ani cenu tam jezdit. Na každým rohu potkám místo domorodce nějakýho Čecha, Slováka nebo Poláka. Nejspíš mi to akorát zkazí iluze. Takže tam nejedu. Leda na dovču, jestli ovšem někdy budem mít tolik peněz, abychom se mohli jen tak sbalit a jet na dovolenou.<br />
A už vůbec se mě nedotýká, že spousta ostatních lidí si jezdí na dovču k moři každý léto. Kdyby se mě to totiž dotklo, nejspíš by se mi rozbořily i jiný základy ignorace a já bych měla takovou depku, jakou už jsem dlooouho nezažila. Takže je všechno v pořádku.<br />
Prej nezapírat&#8230; aby se nezastavila energie apod., bla bla. Kdybych nezapírala, co bych s tím asi tak měla dělat? Nikdy se mi nic nepodařilo změnit, tak proč bych měla trávit čas tím, že bych se litovala? Jestli je někdo příliš skoupej na to, aby mi fláknul na účet pár melounků, abych si konečně mohla žít aspoň zčásti tak, jak si představuju, je to jeho věc a já ji nebudu řešit. Holt se musím spokojit s tím, co mám. Pohybovat se v tom kanále pěkně podél, abych si nezlámala nohy, až zase spadnu při pokusu pohybovat se směrem vzhůru. Není problém.<br />
No, radši končím. Ještě byste mohli mít dojem, že mi na tom nějak sejde <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Coi piedi e con le mani: le guerre del calcio]]></title>
<link>http://mattiafl.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/coi-piedi-e-con-le-mani-le-guerre-del-calcio/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mattiafl</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mattiafl.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/coi-piedi-e-con-le-mani-le-guerre-del-calcio/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Il calcio risveglia le peggiori passioni&#8221; [Jorge Luis Borges] E&#8217; sorprendente che]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>&#8220;Il calcio risveglia le peggiori passioni&#8221; <span style="font-weight:normal;">[Jorge Luis Borges]</span></strong></p>
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<p><a href="http://mattiafl.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/henry_toccodimano_web-400x300.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2051" src="http://mattiafl.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/henry_toccodimano_web-400x300.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="180" height="135" /></a>E&#8217; sorprendente che finora il calcio abbia provocato solo una guerra, quella del 1969 tra Honduras e El Salvador (<em>ndr</em>:<em> la cosiddetta &#8220;Guerra del Calcio&#8221;, breve conflitto armato scoppiato il 14 luglio 1969 e terminato 6 giorni dopo, a seguito della partita per la qualificazione ai Mondiali di Mexico &#8216;70 tra le due nazionali, per saperne di piu&#8217; <a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerra_del_calcio">clicca qui</a>).</em> L&#8217;orgoglio nazionalistico si infiamma in tempo di Mondiali di calcio, in modo effimero ma pericoloso, e i risultati aggiungono al fuoco la benzina dell&#8217;umiliazione o dell&#8217;ingiustizia, reale o immaginaria che sia. Com&#8217;e&#8217; successo la settimana scorsa all&#8217;ego russo, fragile e aggressivo. Umiliato da uno dei suoi piu&#8217; piccoli ex satelliti dell&#8217;era sovietica. La Slovenia, un paese con 2 milioni di persone, si e&#8217; classificata al Mondiale del 2010 a scapito della Russia, che ha 142 milioni di abitanti.</p>
<p>Gli egiziani invece sentono di aver subito un&#8217;ingiustizia con la fine del sogno dei Mondiali dopo la sconfitta contro l&#8217;Algeria. Non si sa bene perche&#8217; ma in Egitto si sono convinti che c&#8217;e&#8217; stata qualche scorrettezza. L&#8217;ambasciata algerina al Cairo e&#8217; stata assaltata, i due paese hanno ritirato i loro ambasciatori e il presidente egiziano ha dichiarato che &#8220;bisogna colpire in testa chi ci insulta&#8221;.</p>
<div id="attachment_2050" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://mattiafl.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/trapattoni107.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2050" src="http://mattiafl.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/trapattoni107.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="224" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Trapattoni, CT dell&#39;Eire</p></div>
<p>Irlanda e Francia invece sono state molto amiche, unite dalla religione cattolica e dal comune disprezzo per la perfida Albione. Oggi non piu&#8217;. Ecco i fatti: gli Irlandesi di Trapattoni hanno giocato meglio e meritavano di vincere. Ma nell&#8217;istante decisivo della partita il capitano francese, Thierry Henry, ha confuso il calcio con la pallacanestro. Ha toccato due volte il pallone con la mano e l&#8217;ha passato a Gallas, che ha segnato il gol piu&#8217; facile della sua vita. La Francia ha pareggiato e si e&#8217; classificata per i Mondiali eliminando l&#8217;Irlanda. La Fifa ha fatto orecchie da mercante, respingendo la richiesta irlandese di ripetere la partita, percio&#8217; l&#8217;unica possibilita&#8217; di vendetta dipende paradossalmente dal fatto che Henry non e&#8217; un farabutto ma una brava persona. Henry ha ammesso pubblicamente la sua &#8220;vergogna&#8221; e sara&#8217; condannato a un rimorso per la gioia di partecipare ai Mondiali in Sudafrica non cancellera&#8217; mai. Ma c&#8217;e&#8217; qualcos&#8217;altro di cui dovrebbe rammaricarsi. Il poveretto forse non non se n&#8217;e&#8217; reso conto, ma quella sera di fronte all&#8217;Irlanda ha perso un&#8217;opportunita&#8217; di gloria eterna. Se Henry avesse detto subito all&#8217;arbitro &#8220;era fallo di mano, annulli il gol&#8221;, sarebbe passato alla storia non solo come un grande giocatore, ma come uno sportivo immortale.</p>
<p><strong>[articolo di John Carlin, per El Pais -Spagna]</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Accused Fermanagh gunman was in Irish army]]></title>
<link>http://gaelico.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/accused-fermanagh-gunman-was-in-irish-army/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gaelico</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gaelico.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/accused-fermanagh-gunman-was-in-irish-army/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One of the men accused of trying to kill a police officer in County Fermanagh was a reserve soldier ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Floods force 1,500 to leave homes]]></title>
<link>http://gaelico.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/floods-force-1500-to-leave-homes/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gaelico</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gaelico.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/floods-force-1500-to-leave-homes/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It is estimated that over 1,500 people have been forced to leave their homes because of the flooding]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sadie's Sisters]]></title>
<link>http://appellationmountain.net/2009/11/21/sadies-sisters/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>appellationmountain</dc:creator>
<guid>http://appellationmountain.net/2009/11/21/sadies-sisters/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll admit it.  I would never, in a month of Sundays, put Sadie on my daughter&#8217;s birth c]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I&#8217;ll admit it.  I would never, in a month of Sundays, put <strong>Sadie</strong> on my daughter&#8217;s birth certificate.  It would be <strong>Sarah</strong>, thanks very much, just in case she grows up to run for office or take up brain surgery or otherwise wants to sound like a mature, serious adult.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not necessarily in the majority.  And I&#8217;m not necessarily <em>right</em>, either.  Plenty of women named <strong>Julie</strong> and <strong>Jodie</strong> have turned out just fine.  And plenty of Sarah/Sadies are irritated at having to constantly explain that <em>yes</em>, Sadie <strong>is</strong> a nickname for Sarah.</p>
<p>So for your consideration, I&#8217;ve pulled together a list of ends-in-ie-names just <em>might</em> stand on their own.</p>
<p><!--more-->I&#8217;m excluding choices like <strong>Katie</strong> and <strong>Maggie</strong> -  names easily connected to formal versions<strong>, </strong>as well as feminizations like <strong>Billie</strong> and <strong>Charlie</strong>.  And if it more commonly ends in -y, you won&#8217;t find it here &#8211; so no <strong>Mollie</strong>, <strong>Lillie </strong>or <strong>Lucie.</strong></p>
<p>That still leaves bunches of names:</p>
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<li><strong>Arlie</strong> &#8211; <strong>Arline</strong> started out as a well-born child kidnapped by gypsies in a nineteenth century opera, but today she&#8217;s the outdated <strong>Arlene</strong>.  Arlie might be a short form, or she may related to a surname.  Either way, she sounds fresher than the <em>-een</em> ending original.</li>
<li><strong>Birdie</strong> &#8211; Lady Bird was worn in the White House.  Actress Busy Phillips bestowed this avian appellation on her daughter.  While there are more subtle ways to evoke the finely feathered, Birdie isn&#8217;t <em>quite</em> unthinkable.</li>
<li><strong>Bonnie</strong> &#8211; Worn by the ill-fated daughter of Rhett and Scarlett in <em>Gone With the Wind</em> &#8211; who was actually named <strong>Eugenie Victoria</strong>.  She means pretty &#8211; and she is just that.</li>
<li><strong>Callie</strong> &#8211; If <strong>Kelly </strong>and <strong>Kaylee</strong> are independent given names for girls, why not Callie?  She&#8217;s also a possible nickname for classics like <strong>Caroline</strong> and <strong>Charlotte</strong>, as well as the less-expected <strong><a title="Calla" href="http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/22/name-of-the-day-calla/" target="_blank">Calla</a></strong>, <strong><a title="Calista" href="http://appellationmountain.net/2009/03/25/name-of-the-day-calista/" target="_blank">Calista</a></strong> or <a title="Calliope" href="http://appellationmountain.net/2009/04/08/name-of-the-day-calliope/" target="_blank"><strong>Calliope</strong></a>.</li>
<li><strong>Dessie</strong> &#8211; In Ireland, Dessie is a nickname for <a title="Desmond" href="http://appellationmountain.net/2008/09/09/name-of-the-day-desmond/" target="_blank"><strong>Desmond</strong></a> &#8211; and thus, exclusively masculine.  In the US, it sounds more like a riff on <strong>Bessie</strong>.</li>
<li><strong>Dulcie</strong> &#8211; She&#8217;s sweet &#8211; literally, from the Latin <em>dulcis</em>.  Longer form <strong>Dulcinea</strong> conjures up the Judybats, Toad the Wet Sprocket and <em>Don Quixote</em> &#8211; though the literary Dulcinea was actually named <strong>Aldonza</strong>.</li>
<li><strong>Erie</strong> &#8211; <strong>Eir</strong> was a Norse goddess; <strong>Éire</strong>, a Celtic one &#8211; she lent her name to Ireland.  <strong>Eiry</strong> is a Welsh girl&#8217;s name &#8211; related names abound, all meaning snow.  Erie may be linked to any or none of the above, and could rhyme with fairy, or have a totally other pronunciation.</li>
<li><strong>Hattie</strong> &#8211; You might put <strong>Harriet</strong> or <strong>Henrietta</strong> on the birth certificate, but millinery references aside, Hattie has some style.</li>
<li><strong>Hettie</strong> &#8211; Another possibility for Henrietta,  as well as <a title="Hester" href="http://appellationmountain.net/2008/11/27/name-of-the-day-hester/" target="_blank"><strong>Hester</strong></a> or <strong>Hestia</strong>.</li>
<li><strong>Lettie</strong> &#8211; Formal name options include the salad-esque <strong>Lettice</strong>, or the lacy<strong> Letitia</strong>.  If Victorian valentine isn&#8217;t your style, Lettie might appeal.</li>
<li><strong>Lindie</strong> &#8211; Lucky <strong>Lindy</strong> was aviator Charles Lindbergh&#8217;s nickname.  The Lindy Hop was a swing-era dance craze named in his honor.  <strong>Linda</strong> is a Baby Boomer &#8211; as are elaborations like <strong>Melinda</strong> and <strong>Belinda</strong>.  But today, Lindie might work as a nickname for hippie chic tree name <strong>Linden</strong> &#8211; or on her own.</li>
<li><strong>Lottie</strong> &#8211; Charlotte is in the US Top 100 and rising, but it seems as very few Charlottes are answering to this nickname &#8211; so far.</li>
<li><strong>Maisie</strong> &#8211; Like Maggie, she could be a diminutive form of Margaret, via the Scottish <strong>Mairead</strong>.  But if <strong>Daisy</strong> stands on her own, maybe Maisie does, too.</li>
<li><strong>Millie</strong> &#8211; <strong>Mildred</strong> might be too dowdy to ever make a comeback, but Millie is Thoroughly Modern.  She&#8217;s also a spunky nickname for the super-sweet <a title="Millicent" href="http://appellationmountain.net/2008/07/20/name-of-the-day-millicent/" target="_blank"><strong>Millicent</strong></a>.</li>
<li><strong>Minnie</strong> &#8211; Yes, there&#8217;s the mouse.  But there&#8217;s also the actress &#8211; who was actually born <a title="Amelia" href="http://appellationmountain.net/2009/05/08/name-of-the-day-amelia/" target="_blank"><strong>Amelia</strong></a> Fiona Driver.</li>
<li><strong>Tillie</strong> &#8211; <strong>Matilda</strong> is ever so fashion forward.  Short form <strong>Tilda</strong> brings to mind the actress.  Then there&#8217;s <strong>Tillie</strong> &#8211; perhaps a bit too cute, but possibly wearable on her own.</li>
<li><strong>Trudie</strong> &#8211; It&#8217;s hard to imagine naming a daughter <strong>Gertrude</strong>.  But Trudie seems like a logical sister for Sadie &#8211; spunky, retro and not too flimsy to stand on her own.</li>
<li><strong>Zadie</strong> &#8211; If Sadie stands along, why not her zippy cousin?  The z-to-s switch has worked out just fine for novelist Zadie Smith.</li>
<li><strong>Zelie</strong> &#8211; There have definitely been women named Zelie, but her exact origins are unclear, though some link her to the French <strong>Zéline</strong> and she brings to mind the Yiddish <strong>Zelig</strong>.</li>
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<p>I could go on &#8211; there&#8217;s <strong>Winnie</strong> and <strong>Elsie</strong>, <strong>Flossie</strong> and <strong>Roxie</strong>.  But I&#8217;ll stop here and just ask: would you consider a short, ends-in-ie name for a daughter?  And if so, would you put it on her birth certificate or opt for a more formal version?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sudafrica 2010/ Ministro Lagarde: rigiochiamo Francia-Eire]]></title>
<link>http://stauindi.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/sudafrica-2010-ministro-lagarde-rigiochiamo-francia-eire/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>stauindi</dc:creator>
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<p>Sudafrica 2010/ Ministro Lagarde: rigiochiamo Francia-Eire</p>
<p>(Apcom) &#8211; Il ministro francese dell&#8217;Economia, Christine Lagarde, sarebbe favorevole alla ripetizione della partita Francia-Eire, valevole per la qualificazione al mondiale di calcio di Sudafrica 2010, dopo le polemiche sul fallo di mano di Thierry Henry nell&#8217;azione che ha portato&#38;</p>
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<p> Fonte:</p>
<p>http://www.wallstreetitalia.com/articolo.aspx?art_id=819595</p>
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<title><![CDATA[I luv hypocrisie]]></title>
<link>http://alansoto.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/i-luv-hypocrisie/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[11 février dernier. Irlande &#8211; Géorgie. On est la 71eme minute, et les Géorgiens sont en passe ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jeux de mains, jeux de vilains...]]></title>
<link>http://jnpaquet.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/jeux-de-mains-jeux-de-vilains/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>J.N. PAQUET</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jnpaquet.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/jeux-de-mains-jeux-de-vilains/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Ma que cosa !!! Les Francesi se mettent à faire il cinema comme les Italiani !!!&#8221; Bon, ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#8220;Ma que cosa !!! Les Francesi se mettent à faire il cinema comme les Italiani !!!&#8221; Bon, ]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Thierry Henry - the destruction of a legend]]></title>
<link>http://journoseye.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/thierry-henry-the-destruction-of-a-legend/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>journoad</dc:creator>
<guid>http://journoseye.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/thierry-henry-the-destruction-of-a-legend/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Thierry Henry is a gifted footballer, one of the best of all time, but why must such genius always s]]></description>
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<p>Thierry Henry is a gifted footballer, one of the best of all time, but why must such genius always self-destruct. The Frenchman did the most despicable thing in sport last night, he cheated an opponent. What makes it worse is that he cheated them out of the chance to qualify for a tournament that only comes around once every four years.</p>
<p>For some of the Irish players who fell victim to his handball assist which led to an extra-time winning goal for France in the World Cup qualifier second leg, this was their last chance to play in a World Cup finals.</p>
<p>But they have been robbed because a man who should have been able to win fairly, won instead by foul. Fifa often spout off about fair play but if they mean that they will either order a replay or strike France from the World Cup, replacing them with Ireland.</p>
<p>Fair play is nothing if those who fall foul are not punished retrospectively. If you preach fair play without this sanction then people&#8217;s competitive desire to win will take over at times, safe in the knowledge there will be no repercussions.</p>
<p>And as for Thierry Henry, his legacy will forever be tarnished.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Siamo tutti un pò irlandesi]]></title>
<link>http://folius.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/siamo-tutti-un-po-irlandesi/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gennaro Folius</dc:creator>
<guid>http://folius.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/siamo-tutti-un-po-irlandesi/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Che la Francia andasse al mondiale in Sud Africa, prima che iniziassero le qualificazioni non avevam]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-120" title="Trapattoni" src="http://folius.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/trapattoni.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="210" />Che la  Francia andasse al mondiale in Sud Africa, prima che iniziassero le qualificazioni non avevamo dubbi anche se con Domenech in panchina poteva succedere di tutto, ma se mi avessero detto specialmente dopo lo 0-1 di Dublino dell’andata che il buon Trapattoni avrebbe fatto soffrire così tanto i francesi? Vi dico la verità, non so come avrei potuto definire colui che avrebbe pronunciato codeste affermazioni.</p>
<p>Per la cronaca la  Francia andrà al mondiale, ma vedendo ancora, ancora e ancora una volta il goal di Henry mi domando, ma con quale spirito? Si parla così tanto di fair play e poi si vedono queste cose assurde e brutte nel vero senso della parola per il calcio in generale. Trapattoni aveva portato la partita al supplementare, si aspettavano tutti i calci di rigore, stava per fare un altro miracolo,  non ci è riuscito, l’impresa era ad un passo, era a pochi metri, ma gli è stata strappata via da un furto inconcepibile. Spero che tutti quelli che hanno sbagliato paghino, in primis l’arbitro svedese Hansson e il suo guardalinee che dovranno essere sospesi per molto tempo, per non dire per sempre visto che Francia ed Irlanda non si stavano giocando le noccioline e in secundis a pagare dovrà essere Thierry Henry, se l’avrebbe fatto un italiano “apriti cielo” sarebbero cadute squalifiche come delle valanghe, se tutto questo è merito di un francese “è tutto normale” intanto chi paga è la povera l’Irlanda che (forse) si siederà sul divano e (forse) vedrà tutte le partite del mondiale in TV. Peccato davvero per il povero Giovanni Trapattoni, al solo pensare che al posto suo ci sarà quel antipatico di Domenech mi viene da rimettere e quindi in conclusione lasciatemi dire in che in  questo momento</p>
<p>“Siamo tutti un po’ irlandesi”</p>
<p>Ecco il furto a <span style="text-decoration:underline;">mano</span> armata:</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/FqSmTmM7zjE&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/FqSmTmM7zjE&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>La conferenza stampa dei due allenatori:</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Meno male che ci sono gli altri]]></title>
<link>http://commonsenserevenge.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/meno-male-che-ci-sono-gli-altri/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ifilippo82</dc:creator>
<guid>http://commonsenserevenge.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/meno-male-che-ci-sono-gli-altri/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Meno male che ci sono gli altri. Quante volte commentando i mali dell&#8217;Italico paese troviamo s]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignright" src="http://www.striscionistadio.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/striscione-italia-domenech.jpg" alt="" width="216" height="158" />Meno male che ci sono gli altri.</p>
<p>Quante volte commentando i mali dell&#8217;Italico paese troviamo sempre qualcuno pronto a tessere le lodi dei nostri vicini che, al nostro confronto, sembrano sempre abitare i <strong>Giardini dell&#8217;Eden</strong>.</p>
<p>Ma si sa che l&#8217;italiano è popolo strano, l&#8217;unico al mondo che quando va all&#8217;estero prova piacere ad insultare il proprio paese (soprattutto quando al governo c&#8217;è Berlusconi) autorizzando così gli stranieri a fare altrettanto non sentendosi nemmeno in colpa.</p>
<p>Quando si tratta di calcio poi si raggiunge l&#8217;apice dell&#8217;ipocrisia: noi siamo i catenacciari, quelli che pensano a distruggere e non a costruire quelli che &#8220;non c&#8217;è più <strong>il numero 10</strong>&#8221; (che poi Antognoni, Baggio, Del Piero, Totti notoriamente sono di San Marino) noi siamo quelli che simulano, insomma noi siamo i disonesti.</p>
<p>Vedere però i moralizzatori d&#8217;oltralpe per eccellenza, ovvero quei francesi che nella loro storia hanno sempre primeggiato nella specialità della &#8220;<strong>ritirata a passo veloce</strong>&#8220;, qualificarsi ai mondiali del 2010 con un gol in fuorigioco e di mano, fa quantomeno sorridere.<span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/jxw1-Id91lQ&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/jxw1-Id91lQ&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Come fa sorridere che <strong>Trapattoni</strong> l&#8217;alfiere del calcio spezzagambe abbia fatto giocare l&#8217;Irlanda in trasferta in quel di Parigi come il Foggia dei miracoli di <strong>Zeman</strong>.</p>
<p>Insomma da stasera nel mondo dei disonesti per eccellenza ci sentiamo meno soli ed in più, rispetto agli altri, continuiamo ad avere sempre la pizza, gli spaghetti e il mandolino.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dimenticare l'Irlanda]]></title>
<link>http://suibhne.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/dimenticare-lirlanda/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>suibhne</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Dopo l&#8217;adolescenza, superata l&#8217;infatuazione per i Dubliners, i Cranberries e, soprattutt]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Dopo l&#8217;adolescenza, superata l&#8217;infatuazione per i <em>Dubliners</em>, i <em>Cranberries</em> e, soprattutto, <em>Un giorno di pioggia</em> e <em>Il cielo d&#8217;Irlanda</em>, ho perso sostanzialmente ogni interesse per l&#8217;Irlanda. In realtà credo sia stato un fenomeno generazionale: a un periodo in cui si andava in Irlanda, si pensava ai viaggi in Irlanda, (&#8220;Magari affittiamo un pulmino!&#8221; &#8220;Cretino, guidano a sinistra quelli!&#8221;), uscivano film irlandesi (o sull&#8217;Irlanda), Feltrinelli ristampava Bobby Sand eccetera, è succeduto un periodo in cui il <em>folk</em> di cui interessarsi veniva dai Balcani, dove nel frattempo avevano quasi del tutto smesso di ammazzarsi. Quindi <em>good bye</em> Bob Geldof, <span style="text-decoration:line-through;"><em>dobrodošlica</em></span> <em>dobrodošao</em> Goran Bregovic [non si dice così, <a href="http://jadranski.blogspot.com" target="_blank">vero</a>?].</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Poi totale disinteresse per l&#8217;isola, con alcune eccezioni: <strong></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>2002</strong>, una irlandese in Erasmus a Berlino mi racconta che aveva avuto un ragazzo italiano e infatti conosce una frase: &#8220;<strong>Volleeo Kee-avah-ree</strong>&#8220;;<strong><br />
2003</strong>, sulla via di un campeggio pansocialista in Grecia, un sindaco irlandese che mi racconta quanto quel paese sia strambo, dal sistema elettorale a quello dei partiti, della birra e dell&#8217;hurling<strong><br />
2004</strong>, infine, nasce <a href="http://suibhne.ilcannocchiale.it" target="_blank">questo</a> blog, (che poi è <a href="http://suibhne.wordpress.com">questo</a>) che ha un nome irlandese ma mi viene in mente soltanto ora.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ad ogni modo, il gusto provato stasera, quando all&#8217;80° dello spareggio per i mondiali, mi sono reso conto che la Francia stava perdendo uno a zero con l&#8217;Irlanda, condannandola allo <strong>spettro dei supplementari</strong>, mi ha fatto tornare voglia di porte colorate, prati verdi, violini, sanpatrizî eccetera. E non vi dico ai supplementari, come pregustavo l&#8217;ecatombe francese.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Invece è finita come è finita, e posso ringraziarli per il sì a Lisbona e continuare tranquillamente a disinteressarmi di Irlanda.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Des Dalton new president of Republican Sinn Féin]]></title>
<link>http://gaelico.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/des-dalton-new-president-of-republican-sinn-fein/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gaelico</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Republican Sinn Féin today elected a new president to succeed Ruairi O’Bradaigh, who has led the org]]></description>
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