Another book

About the state of Bias in Academia. Should be good the blog is great.

Btw, in lieu of posting, I've changed the epigram, and I've added more links to the list.

Generation Brick

Book.

Dirty dirty English teachers

Are in the classroom ALONE with children.

Seoul-low

Immoral English Teachers are Low-Quality, and vice versa

Eat your Heart Out JohnMark Karr.

Good Daily Strip

Lio.

500th post

What better link than this?

The Hitler Bar

I found this off of cursor.

I'll tell you when I go there--I haven't figured out where it is.

Call me an idiot

But isn't this dude , under house arrest in Pakistan, maybe about a million times more dangerous than Bin Laden or Saddamn Hussein?

I guess I'm an idiot.

Two quick ones about everything

Is google God?

Via my tracker I found out somebody found this page searching google for "danny jackson aurora colorado." My mind sorts of races figuring who that might be. It could be hundreds if not thousands of people. But who? Who who?

Who knows, but If I googlism my name I get this:

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Update: Googlism Poetry! (It's Finnish, too!?)

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Impressive Photography

A lot of teachers here are photographers. Here's one of ems websites-ahhhh.

There's some nice stuff.

Fun and Educational

Get makin' that shoe!

Bonus: Ned Lamont killed JonBenet!

Mega-Bonus M.D.: Bush's iPod!

Macaca Before it was Cool

I'm one to bragg, and this one's straight from the mouth of an Iceberg.

Pagoda is a Persian Word (From Wikipedia)

A
azure (color)
from Medieval Latin azura, from Persian lājaward [1]
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B
babouche
from Persian papoosh (پاپوش), from pa "foot" + poosh "covering." [2]
baksheesh
from Persian bakhshesh (بخشش), lit. "gift," from verb bakhshidan "to give."[3]
ban (title)
"governor of Croatia," from Serbo-Croat. ban "lord, master, ruler," from Persian baan (بان) "prince, lord, chief, governor" [4]
barbican
possibly from Persian (khāneh "house"). [5]
bazaar
from Persian بازار bāzār (="market"), from Middle-Persian bahâ-zâr ("The Place of Prices").[6]
bezoar
from pād-zahr (پادزهر) antidote [7]
borax
from burah [8]
bulbul
from bulbul nightingale (=type of migratory songbird native to Kenya) [9]
buzkashi
from Persian buz "goat" + kashi "dragging" [10]
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C
calabash
possibly from Persian kharabuz, Kharbuzeh (خربزه) melon. [11]
carafe
from Arabic gharafa (قرافه), "to pour"; or from Persian qarabah, (قرابه) "a large flagon"[12]
caravan
from kārawān =("to go")[13]
caviar
from khāviār(خاویار).
cassock
possibly ultimately from Persian kazhagand (كژآكند) "padded coat," from kazh "raw silk" + agand "stuffed."[14]
check
check (n.) from O.Fr. eschequier "a check at chess," from eschec, from V.L. *scaccus, from Persian shah "king," the principal piece in a chess game (see shah). When the king is in check a player's choices are limited. Meaning widened from chess to general sense of "adverse event, sudden stoppage" and by c.1700 to "a token used to check against loss or theft" (surviving in hat check) and "a check against forgery or alteration," which gave the modern financial use of "bank check, money draft" (first recorded 1798), probably influenced by exchequeur. Check-up "careful examination" is 1921, American English, on notion of a checklist of things to be examined. [15]
checkmate
from Middle French eschec mat, from Persian shâh mât (="the King cannot escape") [16]
chess
from Russian Shach, from Persian shah ("the King"), an abbreviation of Shâh-mât (Checkmate).[17]
cinnabar
probably from Persian zanjifrah[18]
cummerbund
from Hindi kamarband (كمربند), from Persian, from kamar (="waist") + band (="band")[19]
[edit]

D
demitasse
from Fr., lit. "half-cup," from demi- + tasse, an O.Fr. borrowing from Arabic tassah, from Pers. tasht "cup, saucer".
dervish
from Darvish[20]
divan
fom Persian dēvān (="place of assembly", "roster"), from Old Persian dipi (="writing, document") + vahanam (="house")[21]
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E
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F
Farsi
the name for Persian in Arabic. Standard Arabic lacks the /p/ phoneme, as a result, the Arabs who invaded Persia slowly began to refer to the language and the people as "Farsi", rather than "Parsi". [22]
Feringhee
from Pers. Farangi: from the word French: a person from France: the first foreigners that significantly influenced the government under the Ghajar dynasty in Iran. [23]
firman
from Persian فرمان farmân ("decree", "order").[24]
[edit]

G
galingale
from Persian خلنجان khalanjan, a plant.[25]
gherkin
possibly ult. from Medieval Gk. angourion "a kind of cucumber," said to possibly be from Pers. angūr, "grape"[26]
giaour
from Pers. gaur, variant of gabr "fire-worshipper" [27][28]
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H
Hindu
from Pers. Hindu "Indian"[29]
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I
India
from Persian Hind.[30]
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J
jackal
from Persian shaghāl, Any of several doglike mammals of the genus Canis of Africa and southern Asia that are mainly foragers feeding on plants, small animals, and occasionally carrion.[31]
jasmine
from yasmin, the name of a climbing plant with fragrant flowers.[32]
julep
from gulab (rose-water).[33]
jungle
from jangal (forest)
[edit]

K
kabob
or kebab, possibly from Persian kabab, or from identical forms in Arabic and Urdu[34]
kaftan
from Persian خفتان khaftân.[35]
khaki
from khaki (="made from soil", "dusty" or "of the colour of soil"), from khak (= "soil")[36]
kiosk
from kushk (="palace, portico, pavilion") or Middle Persian gōšak "corner"[37]
koh-i-noor
from Pers. koh "mountain"." [38]
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L
lemon
possibly from Persian limoo, also possibly from Urdu, Arabic, and Turkish[39]
lilac
from Pers. lilak, variant of nilak "bluish," from nil "indigo"[40]
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M
magic, magical, magician
from magus from Old Persian maguš "mighty one" [41][42]
magus, magi
from magus, from Old Persian maguš "mighty one", Priest of Zoroastrianism[42]
manticore
from O. Pers. word for "man eater," cf. martiya- "man" + root of khvar- "to eat." [43]
Mithra
from the name of the Persian God Mithra.[44]
Mithraeum
from Persian Mithra[45][44]
Mithraism
from Persian Mithra[46][44]
Mogul
from mughul (="Mongolian") [47]
mullah
from Persian Molla[48]
musk
ultimately from Middle Persian musk, from Sanskrit muska (="testicle") from diminutive of mus (="mouse")[49]
Mussulman
from Pers. musulman (adj.), from Arabic Muslim (q.v.) + Persian adj. suffix -an.[50]
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N
Naphtha
via L., from Gk. naphtha "bitumen," perhaps from Pers. naft "oil", "pitch,"
Narcissus
may be from Persian nargis (may also be a Pelasgian word)
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O
Orange
from Milanese narans, from Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang, from Sanskrit nāraṅga, from some Dravidian language, possibly Tamil or Malayalam
[edit]

P
Pagoda
via Portuguese pagode, from a corruption of Pers. butkada, from but "idol" + kada "dwelling."
Pajamas
from Hindi paajaama, from Persian pāë (pāÿ) jāmah, from pAy (="leg") + jAma (="garment")
Pahlavi
from Pahlavi.
Paradise
from Greek paradeisos (=enclosed park"), from Median/Proto-Kurdish pairidaeza (="enclosure, park"), from pairi (="around") + diz (="mold, form"). The word is still used in Kurdish, and is pronounced Pardês.
Parasang
from Old-Persian parasang
Pard
Zie
Parsee
from Pârsi
Parthia
from Latin< title="Persia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persia">Persia derives
Parthian
see Parthia
Pasha
from Pâdshâh
Pashmina
from Pashmineh, made from pashm; pashm (= "wool")
Peach
a corruption of the Latin word "Persicum." Peaches are called in Latin malum Persicum (Persian apple) prunum persicum (Persian plum), or simply persicum (pl. persici). This should not be confused with the more modern Linnaean classification Prunus persica, a neologism describing the peach tree itself (from the Latin prunus, -i which signifies "plum tree").
Peri
from pari
Persepolis
from Pârsa+ Greek polis.
Persia
Persian
Persis
from Pârs
pistachio
from Latin pistācium, from Greek πιστάκιον, from Persian pistah
Popinjay
from O.Fr. papegai (12c.), from Sp. papagayo, from Ar. babagha', from Pers. babgha "parrot,"
Punjab
via Hindi Panjab, from Pers. panj "five" + ab "water."
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R
roc
from Persian rukh (name of a legendary bird)
rook
from Middle English rok, from Middle French roc, from Arabic rukhkh, from Persian رخ rukh (=chess piece)
rose
from Latin rosa, probably from ancient Greek rhodon, possibly ult. from Pers. *varda-. Zie
roxana
from Persian: روشنك Roshanak, meaning "little star" its variants in English are meaning "dawn." Variants include, Roxane and Roxanne. Diminutives are Roxie and Roxy.Rokh-sána meaning "beautiful"
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S
Saffron
Zaferoon
Sapindales
from Persian Spand (اسپند)
Satrap
from Persian Shatrap and Shahrab.
scarlet
from Pers. saqirlat "a type of red cloth"
Scimitar
from Pers. shimshir (Shamshir)
Seersucker
from Hindi sirsakar, E. Indian corruption of Pers. shir o shakkar "striped cloth," lit. "milk and sugar".
Sepoy
from Persian Sipahi via Urdu
Seraglio
from sarây "inn"
Serendipity
from the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip, from Persian Sarandip (="Sri Lanka"),
Shah
from shāh, from Old Persian χšāyaþiya (="king"), from an Old Persian verb meaning "to rule"
Shamshir
from shamshir
Shawl
from shāl, sometimes said to be named for Shaliat, town in India where it was first manufactured.
Sherry
from Jerez in Spain, from Pers Shiraz, from the time of Rustamid empire in Spain
Shisha
from shisha or shisheh or شیشه
Simurgh
from simurgh
Sipahis
from Persian Sipahi via Turkish
Sitar
via Hindi sitar, from Pers. sitar "three-stringed," from si "three" (O.Pers. thri-) + tar "string"
Sowar
from Persian Savâr.
Spinach
from French espinache, from Arabic isfānākh, from Persian from isfānāj, ispānāk, or aspanākh
-Stan
from -istân "place" or "where one stands"
Sugar
Possibly from Persian Shekar
Sumac
possibly from Persian Somagh.
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T
Tabor
probably from Middle Pers. tambūr "lute"
Taffeta
from Pers. taftah "silk or linen cloth,"
Tajikistan
With Persian suffix -stan
Taj Mahal
from Pers., lit. "the best of buildings;" or "the Crown's Place".
Talc
from Pers. talk "talc."
Tambourine
from Middle French tambour (="drum"), possibly from Middle Pers. tambūr "lute"
Tandoori
from Pers. tannur "oven, portable furnace,"
Tapestry
from tâfteh
Tiger
via Greek tigris from an Iranian source
Toque
from O. Pers. taq "veil, shawl."
Tulip
from French tulipe, from Persian dulband
Turan
from Persian توران
Turban
from Persian dulband Band = To close, To tie
Turkmenistan
With Persian suffix -menistan
typhoon
طوفان from Persian Tufân or Greek Typhon; also affected by Cantonese taai-fung
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U
Uzbekistan
With Persian suffix -stan
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V
vizier
وزير etymology disputed; general references often derive it from Arabic wazir, "viceroy", lit. "one who bears (the burden of office)", lit. "porter, carrier", from Arabic wazara, "he carried". However, Jared S. Klein derives it from Middle Persian vichir, from Avestan vicira, "arbitrator, judge".
[edit]

X
Xerxes
Gk. form of O. Pers. Kshayarshan-, lit. "male (i.e. 'hero') among kings," from Kshaya- "king" (cf. shah) + arshan "male, man."
[edit]

Z
Zamindar
meaning "Possessor of real estate" in Persian.
Zarathushtra or Zarathustra
the Persian prophet
Zena
feminine given name from Persian Zan (woman).
Zircon
from Persian zargun, "gold-colored"
Zirconate
zircon + the suffix -ate, from Latin -atus
Zirconia
zircon + the New Latin -ia suffix
Zirconium
zircon + the New Latin suffix -ium
Zoroaster
from Persian Zarathushtra
From Persian Zardoasht or Zartosht.
Some Zoroastrians still practice their ancient faith, practicing annual rituals with their children such as the ceremonial fire dances. Under the Islamic rule in Iran now, spreading of the faith is forbidden so it remains a family affair amongst Iranian adherents.
Zartost or Zarathustrans practiced their faith and had a complex written literature at the time of the building of Persepolis (TahkteJamshid) before Alexander of Macedon came through, allegedly destroying the great library their which held much of the ancient literary and written works of Zarathustrans. Most of that literature was lost at that time, and that whioh remains has been handed down in oral myth form until some was recounted to be written in Persian much later. j b culp, lived in Iran 1957-59
Zoroastrianism

Seattle Pictures

Don't worry, ma, I got a hair cut now.

Drunk businessmen on a Monday night.








Where I buy my books:

An Angry and Sloppy Meditation on Nihilism and Anti-semitism

My two favorite isms (not favortisms) are Nihilism and Anti-semitisms! Why?! Because when I can' t think of any other reason why the world exhists, I can invoke either Nihilism and Anti-semitism! Sometimes it seems like they are both the same things! (Especially when you are a nihilist Jew!) But maybe there needs to be some calm investigation of this matter! Let's take a breath! Let's step back and be a little rational!!!!!!! First of all ANTI-SEMITISM(!!!??!?!?):

First of all, the Semites are Arabic persons(!?!?!?!) But somehow, when you are Anti-semitic, you are suddenly only hateful towards Jews! (Lucky Arabs who are Anti-semitic are not considered Self-hating!) How did things get this way?!? Are not the Jews and Arabs descended from the same genetic stock, and same geographic area--the Arabian Peninsula? Why are the Christians who hate Islamofascists not anti-semitic who also love the Jewslamo-fascists? Am I so silly and ridiculous for thinking this?

And what is a Nihilist? Somebody who doesn't see the opportunities in all the crisises that we make? A naysayer?

Okay, Sarcasmus, cut the strange Sarcasm for a second. For years we heard that to question the reason for Israel's existence, was tantamount to thinking that the Holocaust wasn't so bad. Thankfully, Mel Gibson has made that comparison a little less silly. Everything has gone topsyturvy. In the Joe Lieberman, the Jewish Moral Compass, view of the world, everything was making just TOO much sense. Yes, Joe Lieberman let Bush kiss him, but he never let Bush split his lips and taste his saliva. (Nor did he inhale!) But seriously, now. Is questioning things like this a reason to bring up the Holocaust? Do I need to say it? Two wrongs etc??????!!!!!!!!

Gah...

Who's the real nihilist? The guy who doesn't think that reshaping the Middle East to Exxon's vision can work?

Or this:




UPDATE:

Huh!?

Kafkaesque Meditation in Red, White and Blue

Things must be really bad if the Aol News Service is using the term Kafkaesque.

The Daily Show's New Middle East Correspondent


and, I guess I've become too lazy for titles. My blogging is very lazy. I'm trying to save my word-hoard for my real writing, I suppose.

45%

No, we're not really killing children, are we? It's all smoke and mirrors. Of course.

I'm beginning to think Israel is the California of the world; it is a smaller version of the whole world in the near future.

Angry and Barry.

The knife cuts both ways. Who's to say that this won't happen in the US some day?

Plus Juan Cole and the Lord of the Rings.

Always useful!

Oh...who will stop the windmills in my head?
Who will remove the knives from my heart?
Who will kill my poor children...?
In order that they do not...grow up in the red
furnished apartments..
servants..
catamites..
pimps...
who will kill my poor children?"

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How to create a clear blog personality

Korean, academic study focusing on blog version 2.0.