I'd say I did way better the second time through. And now, at least, I know some of the former Soviet republics better.

Although I didn't think that Morocco counted as part of the Middle East.

small world Par, small world

Take the Middle East Geography Quiz!!!

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/just_fun/games/mapgame.html

And then take it again to see if you learnt anything. I'm not convinced of its potential as teaching tool. Let me know if you learn some.

Crazy coincidence of the day: My cousin has befriended a colleague at NAIT - one Ravi Kalluri.

Alright party kids it's Al's random music post!



Woodhands- I wasn't made for fighting

But I'm in town next week! We still have videos in post-production! And there's a new Tales of Symphonia!

Oh, cruel fate! Why, oh why, couldn't we have been making this?!

Ok Tuesday and Wednesday, you get to battle it out for top spot... but not to the death please, I can't afford to lose another.

then again, that's my excuse for everything.

my excuse is I'm a drummer...

Congrats, Beck!

Rear-view mirror:

A traditional rear-view mirror can be tilted to reduce the brightness and glare of lights, mostly for headlights shining directly on the eye level at night. This manual tilt mirror is made of a piece of glass that is wedge-shaped in cross section—its front side and back (silvered) side are not parallel, unlike normal mirror glass. In the default day view, the front side is tilted and the back side (which has a reflective coating, usually with silver like a mirror) is head-on and will give a strong reflection. When the mirror is tilted, its front side is head-on and the back is tilted. This view is actually a reflection off the clear, front piece of the glass rather than the back silver-coated part. Since the front part allows most of the light to go through, only a small amount of light is now reflected into the driver's eyes.