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Editor for this issue: Richard John Harvey <richardlinguistlist.org>
linguistlist.org>Welcome to FUNd Drive FUN Friday ***Total Raised So Far: $12,706.33*** ***Target: $50,000*** Sit back, relax, and start looking forward to the weekend. We know you're diligent and hard working; we know you deserve a holiday; we also know that you have done so much this week, you have earned a breather. And do we have some fun for you! For a start, Percival The LINGUIST List Cat has been extending his world knowledge. Read all about his travels in the next message. To go with our Food and Cooking theme, we have some classic jokes and puns for you, and we have also printed another recipe from The LINGUIST List Cookbook. Check it out below. But before you move on, let me give you some insider information about some of the good things we have in stall for you: **** The LINGUIST List Publisher Prize Draw **** Yes that's right, we have some great things to give away once the fund drive is over. We are just working out the fine details, but I know that the following prizes will be up for grabs: Cascadilla Press has most generously offered two prizes 1. WCCFL Proceedings 18-21 on CD-ROM - worth $80 - works on Mac or Win 2. Many Morphologies edited by Paul Boucher Thank you Cascadilla! http://www.cascadilla.com Elsevier Science are giving away a years subscription to the whole of ScienceDirect - check out the site at http://www.sciencedirect.com Thanks to the Elsevier crew! MIT Press have offered subscriptions to two of there well respected journals: 1. Linguistic Inquiry 2. Computational Linguistics Thanks MIT! We should be announcing the prize draw for real in the next few days, together with all the fine details etc. Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to thank another of our supporting publishers, John Benjamins. Last week they told us that if we could take the fund drive total over $10,000 by Saturday 15 March, they would give us a very generous $1,500. At the time we were just over $5,000. Well, thanks to many wonderful people out there, we broke through the barrier in record time and Benjamins of course have made good on their pledge. Thank you to all the team there! http://www.benjamins.com/ http://www.benjamins.nl And now, on with FUNd Drive FUN Friday.....Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
linguistlist.org>That pesky delinquent Percival, The LINGUIST List Cat, has sent us another postcard from his travels. Percy is the brains behind LINGUIST, and without him it is mayhem here! Help us get him back so the List can return to normal. Paste this URL into your browser address line and print it off! He may well be in your area: http://linguistlist.org/percy-poster.html Or visit the following page to see the photos: http://linguistlist.org/percy.html ******************************************************* Catalan - A Real Cat Land Hola, �Qu� tal? Percival here. I thought I'd keep you posted about my whereabouts; I'm sure you're dying to know what I've been up to. I'm here in Barcelona, enjoying the good food and the wonderful architecture. After India I decided to head for Europe, so after some serious talking and some cat-burglar like stealth, I landed in Val�ncia. Catalan truly is a land for cats - as I worked my way up the coast of the Balearic I met nothing but the friendliest of felines who rolled over backwards to show me the hospitality of a king. The hike has left me rather exhausted, especially since last night when I arrived here I immediatly made friends with a local bunch who kept me out until the early hours on a howling spree. Did we rumble down la Rambla or what! Anyway, earlier this afternoon I managed to take in the sites at a more sedate pace, enjoying some of the famed Gaud� artwork that makes this city so unique. And of course, befitting a cat of my stature, I sweet-purred my way into the kitchens of Palacio G�ell and I intend to stay here for at least a night. Well, have to go now. I hope everything is running smoothly on LINGUIST without me; I'd like to tell you that I'll be back soon, but I won't. Oh and by the way, you'll have to get up a lot earlier than that if you think that cheapskate private detective you have on my tail is gonna catch me! Ad�u-siau Percy. ******************************************** Help us get Percival back - without him LINGUIST is just falling apart. We have so much work for him to do! Make a donation now to the 'Get Percy Back Fund' at: Http://linguistlist.org/donate.html For detailed information about how to make a donation, read the last message in this issue, or visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation.html Percy, we miss you and we need you!Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
linguistlist.org>Here's a few funnies that might just tickle you into a giggle... ~Waiter, this coffee tastes like mud! I'm not surprised, sir, it was ground only a few minutes ago. ~A Zen Buddhist walks into a pizza parlor and says, "Make me one with everything." ~Some cooks have a shellfish attitude. ~A ham-and-cheese sandwich walks into a bar. The bartender says "Sorry, we don't serve food here." ~Waiter, what's this fly doing in my soup? Looks like the breast-stroke to me, sir. Do you have any more like this? If you do, particularly related to food or to linguistics, or even better both, send them to: richardMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
linguistlist.org>Here's another recipe from our new cookbook. Remember, if you make a donation to our fund drive, we will send you a Cookbook as a gift if you like. Southeast Asian Pork and Pumpkin by Ralph Eccles Ingredients: -2 pork chops cut into 1. bite-size pieces (remove bone and excess fat) -1 t dry mustard -1 T peanut oil -salt and fresh ground black pepper -1/4 cup chopped yellow bell pepper -1/4 cup chopped yellow bell pepper -10 baby carrots quartered lengthwise (thus creating yellow, orange and red slices just over an inch long) -1 celery stalk chopped in 1/4" pieces -1 green onion sliced thinly -1/4 cup sliced canned black olives -1 T .Thai Kitchen. Premium Fish Sauce -1/4 - 1/2 t "A Taste of Thai" garlic chili pepper sauce -1 T .Mirin Sweetened Sake. mixed with 1 t freshly ground ginger -2 t Yellow Thai curry paste -1/2 cup pumpkin pie mix (canned) Directions: 1T marjoram ( 1/2 t if fresh) 2 t soy sauce 3/4 cup coconut milk (Thai) fresh ground pepper Lightly salt the pieces of pork. Roll the pieces of meat in the powdered dry mustard until well covered. Heat oil over fairly high heat, but not enough to smoke. It is best to use a wok and long chop sticks to saut the initial ingredients. Add the meat to the hot oil and stir constantly. Once the meat starts to brown, add the fresh vegetables and olives. Keep stirring for about a minute. Grind plenty of pepper over the sizzling ingredients, then add the fish sauce, chili pepper sauce, sake and ginger and stir for 15 .20 seconds, lower the heat, then cover and simmer for about a minute. Uncover and quickly stir in the curry paste, pumpkin, marjoram and soy sauce. Stir for about thirty seconds on medium heat, then add the coconut milk and stir until smooth. Turn the heat back to low and stir slowly for about a minute or two as the sauce thickens. Serve immediately. Obviously good with rice. If you would like to get the cookbook, our snazzy new apron or one of our other gifts, please make a donation at: http://linguistlist.org/donation.html Thank you for your support.Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
linguistlist.org>This year we hope to raise $50,000 to support the students who work on LINGUIST List and keep the list running. Thank you from all the crew for your support. The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching scheme, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a scheme. HOW TO DONATE You can make a contribution by selecting one of three convenient payment methods: secure credit card form, check, or wire transfer. You can also PLEDGE your support to LINGUIST and pay later, i.e. send in a check. Also, if you do not want to use a credit card, but wish to pay in a currency other than US Dollars, you can donate via our European bank account held in Switzerland. See below for details: SECURE CREDIT CARD FORM: http://linguistlist.org/donate.html CHECK: Please make checks payable to 'The LINGUIST List Editorial Support Fund'. The address is: The LINGUIST Editorial Support Fund Department of English Language and Literature 612 Pray Harrold Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti MI, 48197 U.S.A. WIRE TRANSFER: For details on how to transfer funds by wire, please contact LINGUIST at the address donateMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue