No, I haven't seen anything on the principals involved. Haven't looked either, as I doubt that they will make a difference to the outcome. Although come to think of it, I'm not completely sure. I think, though, that the basic decision has been made some time ago, and when they say that the 'ponencia' (judgement) is not ready, they mean it just isn't yet written up in its final wording.
EC posted the CSJ website a while ago, CV details should be there at some point. It should be possible to find the CSJ site from lib.nmsu.edu
Lurked Stockhouse pkry a few minutes ago and see posted rumours of MO being invited to Caracas on Monday. Well, who knows - those guys speak in riddles and have some kind of parallel underground gossip going.
I doubt that the decision will come Tuesday due to what I heard and posted this morning.
As for learning Spanish - I highly recommend learning a second or third or fourth language, for one thing it gives you some perspective as to any people's place in the world at large, also you'll be impressed by the interlinking of all tongues within the Indo-European family, and by corollary the linking of all humanity on this increasingly tiny planet. If English is your first language, learn German and a Latin-based language - if American, that Latin tongue would logically be espa¤ol, imho.
I do a little teaching of both English and espa¤ol. For Spanish the verbs are the key to the language, and the structure is well shown in the book "501 Spanish Verbs Conjugated In All The Tenses" (there are a lot of tenses -g-) by a Christopher Kendris, published by Barron's Educational Series.
A good diccionario, of course - William's Bantam New College paperback is cheap and effective. For idioms, phrases, expressions, Doubleday's 'Dictionary of Spoken Spanish' is good - it's very useful to mexicanos learning English, as well. The little Berlitz traveller's guides are very useful to start off, but make sure you get the Latin American Spanish one, the other is European Spanish to British English, confusing all on the right side of the pond.
But to really learn Spanish, go to M‚xico, say La Paz BCS. Stay at la Pensi¢n California. Eat the fish tacos at la Taquer¡a Supercalifornia just outside the door, especially at 1300 hrs when the girls from M s get off for lunch. Chat up the girls from M s. Have a beer at La Faena and el Bar Misi¢n in the evening. Don't spend much, don't go home right away. Avoid gringos. You'll learn Spanish -g- |
