blogging in Spanish

Submitted by osg on Sun, 2012/02/05 - 11:46

I started blogging in Spanish to get in some practice with new vocabulary and to review my work after a native speaker has given me high-quality feedback. infobits has been slightly neglected because I have been following Benny from Ireland and Glossika in Taiwan discuss their language-learning journeys. Those two do inspire me in different ways. I am a fairly relaxed language learner and go at a slower speed than Mike over at Glossika, yet it's good to see an example of a successful, non-native speaker of Mandarin.

In a way, I would really like to create some sort of Khan Academy like content that relates to Finnish. All these desires and too little time to realize them all. One must focus deeply in certain areas rather than being the balloon that skirts around the room loosing its air.

HTML entities

Submitted by osg on Tue, 2012/01/10 - 18:43

Source URL: http://www.justwondering.co.nz/special-html-characters

Credit where credit is due: The following list is not mine; please pay the preceding source URL a visit as a thank you.

Special Characters for XHTML

These Symbols should all display if you use charsets ISO 8859-1 or UTF-8:

  • [ " ] quotation mark [name: < &quot;] [number: &#34;]
  • [ & ] ampersand [name: &amp;] [number: &#38;]
  • [ < ] less than [name: &lt;] [number: &#60;]
  • [ > ] greater than [name: &gt;] [number: &#62;]
  • [ ] non-breaking space [name: &nbsp;] [number: &#160;]
  • [ ¡ ] inverted exclamation mark [name: &iexcl;] [number: &#161;]
  • [ ¢ ] cent [name: &cent; ] [number: &#162;]
  • [ £ ] pound [name: &pound;] [number: &#163;]
  • [ ¤ ] currency [name: &curren;] [number: &#164;]
  • [ ¥ ] yen [name: &yen;] [number: &#165;]
  • [ € ] euro sign [name: &euro;] [number: &#8364;]
  • [ ¦ ] broken vertical bar [name: &brvbar;] [number: &#166;]
  • [ § ] section [name: &sect;] [number: &#167;]
  • [ ¨ ] spacing dieresis [name: &uml;] [number: &#168;]
  • [ © ] copyright [name: &copy;] [number: &#169;]
  • [ ª ] feminine ordinal indicator [name: &ordf;] [number:&#170;]
  • [ « ] left angle quotation mark [name: &laquo;] [number: &#171;]
  • [ ¬ ] negation [number: &not;] [number: &#172;]
  • [­] soft hyphen [name: &shy;] [number: &#173;]
  • [ ® ] registered trademark [name: &reg;] [number: &#174;]
  • [ ™ ] trademark [name: &trade;] [number: &#8482;]
  • [ ¯ ] spacing macron [name: &macr;] [number: &#175;]
  • [ ° ] degree – e.g. 45° [name: &deg;] [number: &#176;]
  • [ ± ] plus-or-minus [name: &plusmn;] [number: &#177;]
  • [ ² ] superscript 2 [name: &sup2;] [number: &#178;]
  • [ ³ ] superscript 3 [name: &sup3;] [number: &#179;]
  • [ ´ ] spacing acute [name: &acute;] [number: &#180;]
  • [ µ ] micro [name: &micro;] [number: &#181;]
  • [ ¶ ] paragraph [name: &para;] [number: &#182;]
  • [ · ] middle dot [name: &middot;] [number: &#183;]
  • [ ¸ ] spacing cedilla [name: &cedil;] [number: &#184;]
  • [ ¹ ] superscript 1 [name: &sup1;] [number: &#185;]
  • [ º ] masculine ordinal indicator [name: &ordm;] [number: &#186;]
  • [ » ] right angle quotation mark [name: &raquo;] [number: &#187;]

Fractions

  • [ ½ ] fraction 1/2 [name: &frac12;] [number: &#189;]
  • [⅓] fraction 1/3 [name: &frac13;] [number:&#8531;]
  • [⅔] fraction 2/3 [name: &frac23;] [number:&#8532;]
  • [ ¼ ] fraction 1/4 [name: &frac14;] [number: &#188;]
  • [ ¾ ] fraction 3/4 [name: &frac34;] [number: &#190;]
  • [⅕] Fraction one fifth. [name: &frac15;] [number: &#8533;]
  • [⅖] Fraction two fifths. [name: &frac25;] [number: &#8534;]
  • [⅗] Fraction three fifths.[name: &frac35;] [number: &#8535; ]
  • [⅘] Fraction four fifths. [name: &frac45;] [number: &#8536;]
  • [⅙] Fraction one sixth.[name: &frac16;] [number: &#8537; ]
  • [⅚] Fraction five sixths.[name: &frac56;] [number: &#8538;]
  • [⅛] Fraction one eighth. [name: &frac18;] [number: &#8539;]
  • [⅜] Fraction three eighths. [name: &frac38;] [number: &#8540;]
  • [⅝] Fraction five eighths. [name: &frac58;] [number: &#8541;]
  • [⅞] Fraction seven eighths.[name: &frac78;] [number: &#8542;]

Other

  • [ ¿ ] inverted question mark [name: &iquest;] [number: &#191;]
  • [ × ] multiplication [name: &times;] [number: &#215;]
  • [ ÷ ] division [name: &divide;] [number: &#247;]

Upper case

  • [ À ] capital a, grave accent [name: &Agrave;] [number: &#192;]
  • [ Á ] capital a, acute accent [name: &Aacute;] [number: &#193;]
  • [ Â ] capital a, circumflex accent [name: &Acirc;] [number: &#194;]
  • [ Ã ] capital a, tilde [name: &Atilde;] [number: &#195;]
  • [ Ä ] capital a, umlaut mark [name: &Auml;] [number: &#196;]
  • [ Å ] capital a, ring [name: &Aring;] [number: &#197;]
  • [ Æ ] capital ae [name: &AElig;] [number: &#198;]
  • [ Ç ] capital c, cedilla [name: &Ccedil;] [number: &#199;]
  • [ È ] capital e, grave accent [name: &Egrave;] [number: &#200;]
  • [ É ] capital e, acute accent [name: &Eacute;] [number: &#201;]
  • [ Ê ] capital e, circumflex accent [name: &Ecirc;] [number: &#202;]
  • [ Ë ] capital e, umlaut mark [name: &Euml;] [number: &#203;]
  • [ Ì ] capital i, grave accent [name: &Igrave;] [number: &#204;]
  • [ Í ] capital i, acute accent [name: &Iacute;] [number: &#205;]
  • [ Î ] capital i, circumflex accent [name: &Icirc;] [number: &#206;]
  • [ Ï ] capital i, umlaut mark [name: &Iuml;] [number: &#207;]
  • [ Ð ] capital eth, Icelandic [name: &ETH;] [number: &#208;]
  • [ Ñ ] capital n, tilde [name: &Ntilde;] [number: &#209;]
  • [ Ò ] capital o, grave accent [name: &Ograve;] [number: &#210;]
  • [ Ó ] capital o, acute accent [name: &Oacute;] [number: &#211;]
  • [ Ô ] capital o, circumflex accent [name: &Ocirc;] [number: &#212;]
  • [ Õ ] capital o, tilde [name: &Otilde;] [number: &#213;]
  • [ Ö ] capital o, umlaut mark [name: &Ouml;] [number: &#214;]
  • [ Ø ] capital o, slash [name: &Oslash;] [number: &#216;]
  • [ Ù ] capital u, grave accent [name: &Ugrave;] [number: &#217;]
  • [ Ú ] capital u, acute accent [name: &Uacute;] [number: &#218;]
  • [ Û ] capital u, circumflex accent [name: &Ucirc;] [number: &#219;]
  • [ Ü ] capital u, umlaut mark [name: &Uuml;] [number: &#220;]
  • [ Ý ] capital y, acute accent [name: &Yacute;] [number: &#221;]
  • [ Þ ] capital THORN, Icelandic [name: &THORN;] [number: &#222;]

Lower case

  • [ ß ] small sharp s, German [name: &szlig;] [number: &#223;]
  • [ à ] small a, grave accent [name: &agrave;] [number: &#224;]
  • [ á ] small a, acute accent [name: &aacute;] [number: &#225;]
  • [ â ] small a, circumflex accent [name: &acirc;] [number: &#226;]
  • [ ã ] small a, tilde [name: &atilde;] [number: &#227;]
  • [ ä ] small a, umlaut mark [name: &auml;] [number: &#228;]
  • [ å ] small a, ring [name: &aring;] [number: &#229;]
  • [ æ ] small ae [name: &aelig;] [number: &#230;]
  • [ ç ] small c, cedilla [name: &ccedil;] [number: &#231;]
  • [ è ] small e, grave accent [name: &egrave;] [number: &#232;]
  • [ é ] small e, acute accent [name: &eacute;] [number: &#233;]
  • [ ê ] small e, circumflex accent [name: &ecirc;] [number: &#234;]
  • [ ë ] small e, umlaut mark [name: &euml;] [number: &#235;]
  • [ ì ] small i, grave accent [name: &igrave;] [number: &#236;]
  • [ í ] small i, acute accent [name: &iacute;] [number: &#237;]
  • [ î ] small i, circumflex accent [name: &icirc;] [number: &#238;]
  • [ ï ] small i, umlaut mark [name: &iuml;] [number: &#239;]
  • [ ð ] small eth, Icelandic [name: &eth;] [number: &#240;]
  • [ ñ ] small n, tilde [name: &ntilde;] [number: &#241;]
  • [ ò ] small o, grave accent [name: &ograve;] [number: &#242;]
  • [ ó ] small o, acute accent [name: &oacute;] [number: &#243;]
  • [ ô ] small o, circumflex accent [name: &ocirc;] [number: &#244;]
  • [ õ ] small o, tilde [name: &otilde;] [number: &#245;]
  • [ ö ] small o, umlaut mark [name: &ouml;] [number: &#246;]
  • [ ø ] small o, slash [name: &oslash;] [number: &#248;]
  • [ ù ] small u, grave accent [name: &ugrave;] [number: &#249;]
  • [ ú ] small u, acute accent [name: &uacute;] [number: &#250;]
  • [ û ] small u, circumflex accent [name: &ucirc;] [number: &#251;]
  • [ ü ] small u, umlaut mark [name: &uuml;] [number: &#252;]
  • [ ý ] small y, acute accent [name: &yacute;] [number: &#253;]
  • [ þ ] small thorn, Icelandic [name: &thorn;] [number: &#254;]
  • [ ÿ ] small y, umlaut mark [name: &yuml;] [number: &#255;]
  • [ Œ ] Latin capital ligature [name: &OElig;] [number: &#338;]
  • [ œ ] Latin small ligature [name: &oelig;] [number: &#339;]
  • [ Š ] Latin capital letter S with caron [name: &Scaron;] [number: &#352;]
  • [ š ] Latin small letter s with caron [name: &scaron;] [number: &#353;]
  • [ Ÿ ] Latin capital letter Y with diaeresis [name: &Yuml;] [number: &#376;]
  • [ ˆ ] modifier letter circumflex accent [name: &circ;] [number: &#710;]
  • [ ˜ ] small tilde [name: &tilde;] [number: &#732;]

General Punctuation

  • [ ] en space [name: &ensp;] [number: &#8194;]
  • [ ] em space [name: &emsp;] [number: &#8195;]
  • [ ] thin space [name: &thinsp;] [number: &#8201;]
  • [ ‌ ] zero width non-joiner [name: &zwnj;] [number: &#8204;]
  • [ ‍ ] zero width joiner [name: &zwj;] [number: &#8205;]
  • [ ‎ ] left-to-right mark [name: &lrm;] [number: &#8206;]
  • [ ‏ ] right-to-left mark [name: &rlm;] [number: &#8207;]
  • [ – ] en dash [name: &ndash;] [number: &#8211;]
  • [ — ] em dash [name: &mdash;] [number: &#8212;]
  • [ ‘ ] left single quotation mark [name: &lsquo;] [number: &#8216;]
  • [ ’ ] right single quotation mark [name: &rsquo;] [number: &#8217;]
  • [ ‚ ] single low-9 quotation mark [name: &sbquo;] [number: &#8218;]
  • [ “ ] left double quotation mark [name: &ldquo;] [number: &#8220;]
  • [ ” ] right double quotation mark [name: &rdquo;] [number: &#8221;]
  • [ „ ] double low-9 quotation mark [name: &bdquo;] [number: &#8222;]
  • [ † ] dagger [name: &dagger;] [number: &#8224;]
  • [ ‡ ] double dagger [name: &Dagger;] [number: &#8225;]
  • [ ‰ ] per mille sign [name: &permil;] [number: &#8240;]
  • [ ‹ ] single left-pointing angle quotation mark [name: &lsaquo;] [number: &#8249;]
  • [ › ] single right-pointing angle quotation mark [name: &rsaquo;] [number: &#8250;]
  • [ ƒ ] Latin small f with hook [name: &fnof;] [number: &#402;]
  • [ • ] bullet = black small circle [name: &bull;] [number: &#8226;]
  • [ … ] horizontal ellipsis = three dot leader [name: &hellip;] [number: &#8230;]
  • [ ′ ] prime = minutes = feet [name: &prime;] [number: &#8242;]
  • [ ″ ] double prime = seconds = inches [name: &Prime;] [number: &#8243;]
  • [ ‾ ] overline = spacing overscore [name: &oline;] [number: &#8254;]
  • [ ⁄ ] fraction slash [name: &frasl;] [number: &#8260;]
  • [ ℘ ] script capital P = power set = Weierstrass p [name: &weierp;] [number: &#8472;]
  • [ ℑ ] black-letter capital I = imaginary part [name: &image;] [number: &#8465;]
  • [ ℜ ] black-letter capital R = real part symbol [name: &real;] [number: &#8476;]
  • [ ℵ ] aleph symbol = first transfinite cardinal [name: &alefsym;] [number: &#8501;]
  • [ ← ] leftwards arrow [name: &larr;] [number: &#8592;]
  • [ ↑ ] upwards arrow [name: &uarr;] [number: &#8593;]
  • [ → ] rightwards arrow [name: &rarr;] [number: &#8594;]
  • [ ↓ ] downwards arrow [name: &darr;] [number: &#8595;]
  • [ ↔ ] left right arrow [name: &harr;] [number: &#8596;]
  • [ ↵ ] downwards arrow with corner leftwards = carriage return [name: &crarr;] [number: &#8629;]
  • [ ⇐ ] leftwards double arrow [name: &lArr;] [number: &#8656;]
  • [ ⇑ ] upwards double arrow [name: &uArr;] [number: &#8657;]
  • [ ⇒ ] rightwards double arrow [name: &rArr;] [number: &#8658;]
  • [ ⇓ ] downwards double arrow [name: &dArr;] [number: &#8659;]
  • [ ⇔ ] left right double arrow [name: &hArr;] [number: &#8660;]

Mathematical Operators

  • [ ∀ ] for all [name: &forall;] [number: &#8704;]
  • [ ∂ ] partial differential [name: &part;] [number: &#8706;]
  • [ ∃ ] there exists [name: &exist;] [number: &#8707;]
  • [ ∅ ] empty set = null set = diameter [name: &empty;] [number: &#8709;]
  • [ ∇ ] nabla = backward difference [name: &nabla;] [number: &#8711;]
  • [ ∈ ] element of [name: &isin;] [number: &#8712;]
  • [ ∉ ] not an element of [name: &notin;] [number: &#8713;]
  • [ ∋ ] contains as member [name: &ni;] [number: &#8715;]
  • [ ∏ ] n-array product = product sign [name: &prod;] [number: &#8719;]
  • [ ∑ ] n-array summation [name: &sum;] [number: &#8721;]
  • [ − ] minus sign [name: &minus;] [number: &#8722;]
  • [ ∗ ] asterisk operator [name: &lowast;] [number: &#8727;]
  • [ √ ] square root [name: &radic;] [number: &#8730;]
  • [ ∝ ] proportional to [name: &prop;] [number: &#8733;]
  • [ ∞ ] infinity [name: &infin;] [number: &#8734;]
  • [ ∠ ] angle [name: &ang;] [number: &#8736;]
  • [ ∧ ] logical and = wedge [name: &and;] [number: &#8743;]
  • [ ∨ ] logical or = vee [name: &or;] [number: &#8744;]
  • [ ∩ ] intersection = cap [name: &cap;] [number: &#8745;]
  • [ ∪ ] union = cup [name: &cup;] [number: &#8746;]
  • [ ∫ ] integral [name: &int;] [number: &#8747;]
  • [ ∴ ] therefore [name: &there4;] [number: &#8756;]
  • [ ∼ ] tilde operator = varies with = similar to [name: &sim;] [number: &#8764;]
  • [ ≅ ] approximately equal to [name: &cong;] [number: &#8773;]
  • [ ≈ ] almost equal to = asymptotic to [name: &asymp;] [number: &#8776;]
  • [ ≠ ] not equal to [name: &ne;] [number: &#8800;]
  • [ ≡ ] identical to [name: &equiv;] [number: &#8801;]
  • [ ≤ ] less-than or equal to [name: &le;] [number: &#8804;]
  • [ ≥ ] greater-than or equal to [name: &ge;] [number: &#8805;]
  • [ ⊂ ] subset of [name: &sub;] [number: &#8834;]
  • [ ⊃ ] superset of [name: &sup;] [number: &#8835;]
  • [ ⊄ ] not a subset of [name: &nsub;] [number: &#8836;]
  • [ ⊆ ] subset of or equal to [name: &sube;] [number: &#8838;]
  • [ ⊇ ] superset of or equal to [name: &supe;] [number: &#8839;]
  • [ ⊕ ] circled plus = direct sum [name: &oplus;] [number: &#8853;]
  • [ ⊗ ] circled times = vector product [name: &otimes;] [number: &#8855;]
  • [ ⊥ ] up tack = orthogonal to = perpendicular [name: &perp;] [number: &#8869;]
  • [ ⋅ ] dot operator [name: &sdot;] [number: &#8901;]

Miscellaneous Technical

  • [ ⌈ ] left ceiling = apl upstile [name: &lceil;] [number: &#8968;]
  • [ ⌉ ] right ceiling [name: &rceil;] [number: &#8969;]
  • [ ⌊ ] left floor = apl downstile [name: &lfloor;] [number: &#8970;]
  • [ ⌋ ] right floor [name: &rfloor;] [number: &#8971;]
  • [ 〈 ] left-pointing angle bracket = bra [name: &lang;] [number: &#9001;]
  • [ 〉 ] right-pointing angle bracket = ket [name: &rang;] [number: &#9002;]

Geometric Shapes

  • [ ◊ ] lozenge [name: &loz;] [number: &#9674;]

Expanded Character Entity List: Miscellaneous Symbols

  • [ ℠ ] Service Mark [number: &#8480;]
  • [ ℃ ] Celsius [number: &#8451;]
  • [ ℅ ] care of [number: &#8453;]
  • [ ℉ ] Fahrenheit [number: &#8457;]
  • [ № ] numero symbol - number sign [number: &#8470;]
  • [ ℗ ] Sound Recording Copyright [number: &#8471;]
  • [ ℞ ] Prescription Take pharmaceutical symbol [number: &#8478;]
  • [ Ω ] Ohm [number: &#8486;]
  • [ ℧ ] Inverted Ohm [number: &#8487;]
  • [ ☀ ] sunshine - sun [ number: &#9728;]
  • [ ☁ ] cloudy - cloud [ number: &#9729;]
  • [ ☂ ] raining - rain [ number: &#9730;]
  • [ ☃ ] snow - snowman [ number: &#9731;]
  • [ ☄ ] comet [ number: &#9732;]
  • [ ★ ] star solid [ number: &#9733;]
  • [ ☆ ] star outline [ number: &#9734;]
  • [ ☇ ] lightning [ number: &#9735;]
  • [ ☈ ] thunderstorm [ number: &#9736;]
  • [ ☉ ] sun [ number: [ &#9737;]
  • [ ☊ ] ascending node [ number: &#9738;]
  • [ ☋ ] descending node [ number: &#9739;]
  • [ ☌ ] conjunction [ number: &#9740;]
  • [ ☍ ] opposition [ number: &#9741;]
  • [ ☎ ] phone number - phone service [ number: &#9742;]
  • [ ☏ ] phone symbol outline [ number: &#9743;]
  • [ ☐ ] check box - ballot box [ number: &#9744;]
  • [ ☑ ] ballot box check mark [ number: &#9745;]
  • [ ☒ ] ballot box with X [ number: &#9746;]
  • [ ☓ ] Saltire - St. Andrew's Cross [ number: &#9747;]
  • [ ☚ ] left-pointing index finger [number: &#9754;]
  • [ ☛ ] right-pointing index finger [number: &#9755;]
  • [ ☜ ] left-pointing index finger [number: &#9756;]
  • [ ☝ ] upwards pointing index finger [number: &#9757;]
  • [ ☞ ] right pointing index finger [number: &#9758;]
  • [ ☟ ] downwards pointing index finger [number: &#9759;]
  • [ ☠ ] skull & crossbones [number: &#9760;]
  • [ ☡ ] caution sign [ number: &#9761;]
  • [ ☢ ] radioactive sign [number: &#9762;]
  • [ ☣ ] biohazard sign [number: &#9763;]
  • [ ☤ ] Caduceus or "Kerykeion" [number: &#9764;]
  • [ ☥ ] Ankh [number: &#9765;]
  • [ ☦ ] Eastern Christian Cross [number: &#9766;]
  • [ ☧ ] Chi Rho Cross [number: &#9767;]
  • [ ☨ ] Patriarchal Cross [number: &#9768;]
  • [ ☩ ] Greek Cross [number: &#9769;]
  • [ ☪ ] Crescent Moon & Star [ number: &#9770;]
  • [ ☫ ] Farsi symbol [ number: &#9771;]
  • [ ☬ ] Adi Shakti [ number: &#9772;]
  • [ ☭ ] hammer & sickle [ number: &#9773;]
  • [ ☮ ] peace sign [ number: &#9774;]
  • [ ☯ ] yin & yang [ number: &#9775;]
  • [ ☰ ] trigram Heaven [ number: &#9776;]
  • [ ☱ ] trigram Lake [ number: &#9777;]
  • [ ☲ ] trigram Fire [ number: &#9778;]
  • [ ☳ ] trigram Thunder [ number: &#9779;]
  • [ ☴ ] trigram Wind [ number: &#9780;]
  • [ ☵ ] trigram Water [ number: &#9781;]
  • [ ☶ ] trigram Mountain [ number: &#9782;]
  • [ ☷ ] trigram Heaven [ number: &#9783;]
  • [ ☸ ] Dharma Wheel [number: &#9784;]
  • [ ☹ ] frowning face [number: &#9785;]
  • [ ☺ ] smiley face [number: &#9786;]
  • [ ☻ ] black smiley face [number: &#9787;]
  • [ ☽ ] waxing crescent moon [number: &#9789;]
  • [ ☾ ] waning crescent moon [number: &#9790;]
  • [ ☿ ] Mercury [number: &#9791;]
  • [ ♀ ] Venus - Female symbol [number: &#9792;]
  • [ ♁ ] Earth symbol [number: &#9793;]
  • [ ♂ ] Mars - Male symbol [number: &#9794;]
  • [ ♃ ] Jupiter [number: &#9795;]
  • [ ♄ ] Saturn [number: &#9796;]
  • [ ♅ ] Uranus [number: &#9797;]
  • [ ♆ ] Neptune [number: &#9798;]
  • [ ♇ ] Pluto [number: &#9799;]
  • [ ♈ ] Aries [number: &#9800;]
  • [ ♉ ] Taurus [number: &#9801;]
  • [ ♊ ] Gemini [number: &#9802;]
  • [ ♋ ] Cancer [number: &#9803;]
  • [ ♌ ] Leo [number: &#9804;]
  • [ ♍ ] Virgo [number: &#9805;]
  • [ ♎ ] Libra [number: &#9806;]
  • [ ♏ ] Scorpio [number: &#9807;]
  • [ ♐ ] Sagittarius [number: &#9808;]
  • [ ♑ ] Capricorn [number: &#9809;]
  • [ ♒ ] Aquarius [number: &#9810;]
  • [ ♓ ] Pisces [number: &#9811;]
  • [ ♔ ] White King [number: &#9812;]
  • [ ♕ ] White Queen [number: &#9813;]
  • [ ♖ ] White Rook [number: &#9814;]
  • [ ♗ ] White Bishop [number: &#9815;]
  • [ ♘ ] White Knight [number: &#9816;]
  • [ ♙ ] White Pawn [number: &#9817;]
  • [ ♚ ] Black King [number: &#9818;]
  • [ ♛ ] Black Queen [number: &#9819;]
  • [ ♜ ] Black Rook [number: &#9820;]
  • [ ♝ ] Black Bishop [number: &#9821;]
  • [ ♞ ] Black Knight [number: &#9822;]
  • [ ♟ ] Black Pawn [number: &#9823;]
  • [ ♠ ] black spade suit [name: &spades;] [number: &#9824;]
  • [ ♡ ] red heart suit [number: &#9825;]
  • [ ♢ ] red diamond suit [number: &#9826;]
  • [ ♣ ] black club suit = shamrock [name: &clubs;] [number: &#9827;]
  • [ ♤ ] red spade suit [number: &#9828;]
  • [ ♥ ] black heart suit = valentine [name: &hearts;] [number: &#9829;]
  • [ ♦ ] black diamond suit [name: &diams;] [number: &#9830;]
  • [ ♧ ] red club suit [number: &#9831;]
  • [ ♨ ] hot springs [number: &#9832;]
  • [ ♩ ] musical quarter note [number: &#9833;]
  • [ ♪ ] musical eighth note [number: &#9834;]
  • [ ♫ ] musical single bar note [number: &#9835;]
  • [ ♬ ] musical double bar note [number: &#9836;]
  • [ ♭ ] flat note [number: &#9837;]
  • [ ♮ ] natural note [number: &#9838;]
  • [ ♯ ] sharp note [number: &#9839;]
  • [ ✁ ] cut above [number: &#9985;]
  • [ ✂ ] cut here [number: &#9986;]
  • [ ✃ ] cut below [number: &#9987;]
  • [ ✄ ] scissors [number: &#9988;]
  • [ ✆ ] public pay phone [number: &#9990;]
  • [ ✇ ] film reel - tape spool [number: &#9991;]
  • [ ✈ ] airport jet airplane [number: &#9992;]
  • [ ✉ ] envelope mail email [number: &#9993;]
  • [ ✌ ] victory sign [number: &#9996;]
  • [ ✍ ] signature - sign here [number: &#9997;]
  • [ ✎ ] pencil diagonal down [number: &#9998;]
  • [ ✏ ] pencil [number: &#9999;]
  • [ ✐ ] pencil diagonal up [number: &#1000;]
  • [ ✓ ] check mark [number: &#10003;]
  • [ ✔ ] heavy check mark [number: &#10004;]
  • [ ✕ ] multiplication sign X [number: &#100005;]
  • [ ✖ ] heavy multiplication sign X [number: &#10006;]
  • [ ✗ ] ballot X [number: &#10007;]
  • [ ✘ ] heavy ballot X [number: &#10008;]
  • [ ✝ ] Latin Roman Cross [number: &#10013;]
  • [ ✞ ] Latin Cross 3D shadow [number: &#10014;]
  • [ ✟ ] Latin Cross outline [number: &#10015;]
  • [ ✠ ] Maltese Cross [number: &#10016;]
  • [ ✡ ] Star of David [number: &#10017;]
  • [ ❛ ] quotation mark single turned comma [number: &#10075;]
  • [ ❜ ] quotation mark single comma [number: &#10076;]
  • [ ❝ ] quotation mark double turned comma [number: &#10077;]
  • [ ❞ ] quotation mark double comma [number: &#10078;]

Greek Letters & Symbols Character Entity Reference

  • [ Α ] Greek capital letter alpha [name: &Alpha;] [number: &#913;]
  • [ Β ] Greek capital letter beta [name: &Beta;] [number: &#914;]
  • [ Γ ] Greek capital letter gamma [name: &Gamma;] [number: &#915;]
  • [ Δ ] Greek capital letter delta [name: &Delta;] [number: &#916;]
  • [ Ε ] Greek capital letter epsilon [name: &Epsilon;] [number: &#917;]
  • [ Ζ ] Greek capital letter zeta [name: &Zeta;] [number: &#918;]
  • [ Η ] Greek capital letter eta [name: &Eta;] [number: &#919;]
  • [ Θ ] Greek capital letter theta [name: &Theta;] [number: &#920;]
  • [ Ι ] Greek capital letter iota [name: &Iota;] [number: &#921;]
  • [ Κ ] Greek capital letter kappa [name: &Kappa;] [number: &#922;]
  • [ Λ ] Greek capital letter lambda [name: &Lambda;] [number: &#923;]
  • [ Μ ] Greek capital letter mu [name: &Mu;] [number: &#924;]
  • [ Ν ] Greek capital letter nu [name: &Nu;] [number: &#925;]
  • [ Ξ ] Greek capital letter xi [name: &Xi;] [number: &#926;]
  • [ Ο ] Greek capital letter omicron [name: &Omicron;] [number: &#927;]
  • [ Π ] Greek capital letter pi [name: &Pi;] [number: &#928;]
  • [ Ρ ] Greek capital letter rho [name: &Rho;] [number: &#929;]
  • [ Σ ] Greek capital letter sigma [name: &Sigma;] [number: &#931;]
  • [ Τ ] Greek capital letter tau [name: &Tau;] [number: &#932;]
  • [ Υ ] Greek capital letter upsilon [name: &Upsilon;] [number: &#933;]
  • [ Φ ] Greek capital letter phi [name: &Phi;] [number: &#934;]
  • [ Χ ] Greek capital letter chi [name: &Chi;] [number: &#935;]
  • [ Ψ ] Greek capital letter psi [name: &Psi;] [number: &#936;]
  • [ Ω ] Greek capital letter omega [name: &Omega;] [number: &#937;]
  • [ α ] Greek small letter alpha [name: &alpha;] [number: &#945;]
  • [ β ] Greek small letter beta [name: &beta;] [number: &#946;]
  • [ γ ] Greek small letter gamma [name: &gamma;] [number: &#947;]
  • [ δ ] Greek small letter delta [name: &delta;] [number: &#948;]
  • [ ε ] Greek small letter epsilon [name: &epsilon;] [number: &#949;]
  • [ ζ ] Greek small letter zeta [name: &zeta;] [number: &#950;]
  • [ η ] Greek small letter eta [name: &eta;] [number: &#951;]
  • [ θ ] Greek small letter theta [name: &theta;] [number: &#952;]
  • [ ι ] Greek small letter iota [name: &iota;] [number: &#953;]
  • [ κ ] Greek small letter kappa [name: &kappa;] [number: &#954;]
  • [ λ ] Greek small letter lambda [name: &lambda;] [number: &#955;]
  • [ μ ] Greek small letter mu [name: &mu;] [number: &#956;]
  • [ ν ] Greek small letter nu [name: &nu;] [number: &#957;]
  • [ ξ ] Greek small letter xi [name: &xi;] [number: &#958;]
  • [ ο ] Greek small letter omicron [name: &omicron;] [number: &#959;]
  • [ π ] Greek small letter pi [name: &pi;] [number: &#960;]
  • [ ρ ] Greek small letter rho [name: &rho;] [number: &#961;]
  • [ ς ] Greek small letter final sigma [name: &sigmaf;] [number: &#962;]
  • [ σ ] Greek small letter sigma [name: &sigma;] [number: &#963;]
  • [ τ ] Greek small letter tau [name: &tau;] [number: &#964;]
  • [ υ ] Greek small letter upsilon [name: &upsilon;] [number: &#965;]
  • [ φ ] Greek small letter phi [name: &phi;] [number: &#966;]
  • [ χ ] Greek small letter chi [name: &chi;] [number: &#967;]
  • [ ψ ] Greek small letter psi [name: &psi;] [number: &#968;]
  • [ ω ] Greek small letter omega [name: &omega;] [number: &#969;]
  • [ ϑ ] Greek small letter theta symbol [name: &thetasym;] [number: &#977;]
  • [ ϒ ] Greek upsilon with hook symbol [name: &upsih;] [number: &#978;]
  • [ ϖ ] Greek pi symbol [name: &piv;] [number: &#982;]

whitetip sharks are safer than parakeets

Submitted by osg on Wed, 2011/12/28 - 20:41

As I coaxed the family parakeet to get onto my finger, it did so casually without concern. As I moved it to its banana-eating spot, it started to sink its beak into my left index finger. I quickly convinced it to stop. Had I not, I am pretty sure a really nice chunk of my finger's flesh would be protein folding soon after the chomp.

Later, I snorkelled with whitetip sharks while on three separate dives. They could[n't] care less that I was there above them bubbling away near the surface. I dove down to get a closer look and one "wandered" off. I have all my fingers, toes, and thighs.

kobe beef no existe aquí

Submitted by osg on Fri, 2011/12/23 - 04:17

The farm animals in the pueblos look very skinny to a gringa. However, they freely wander around eating whatever, so it does not appear that they have little to eat. Kinda makes "our" goats seem injected with substances that fatten them up. Then again heat might play a role. It would be worth a study. And for the record, my personal opinion is that kobe beef is borderline if not totally a crime.

a warm hole from volcanic activity

Submitted by osg on Thu, 2011/12/22 - 18:58

Today we ventured out to see the agua calientes in a completely remote area around Calobre, Panamá. We arrived in Calobre, realized that the planned trip was going to be impossible. We started improvising, and in the end we ended up with a detour for lunch before our long walk, a guide, and a chofer for about 5 hours. This included getting back to Santiago where we started, which had been what seemed to have been a 1.5-hour trip by a 12-passenger van. To get to the little holes, we had to drive another 40 minutes or so, and walk 45 minutes each way through the relatively untouched natural forest, and cross the same river about six to eight times on foot. The river water was fresh and clean. I did not smell any odors, only clean water. We finally reach the hot springs and dipped our legs into the warmest one. Admittedly, if it were too much warmer it would have been uncomfortable. I ended up finding a spot in the cool river that was deep enough to submerge myself into and got entirely wet from head to toe, underwear and all. It was such a liberating moment and I was thrilled to have dipped in all the way.

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