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Why was Geronimo - the name of one of the best-known Native Americans- chosen as the code name for the operation to capture the (formerly) Saudi terrorist ? Click on Geronimo's ⇓ portrait below to read the BBC news (U.S.A. & Canada) article - 3 May 2011...
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^^^ was formerly known as "The Manchester Guardian" and founded in 1821. "The Guardian" is told to have the 2nd largest online readership of any English-language newspaper in the world (after the New York Times). On the first page of the May 5, 1821 issue,...
Lire la suiteTEACHERS' LOUNGE "English is big business and languages are dying as never before. Is there a connection ? Is this another manifestation of McDonaldisation – the undesirable face of globalization ? Do we want to lose the variety of languages and all the...
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Do you consider yourselves "Mac", "PC" or "neither" persons ? 'Hunch' used statistics based on more than 80 million responses to "Teach Hunch About You" questions : they were given by about 700,000 users of the website Hunch.com -between March 2009 and...
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Listen to Mary : she'll tell you about who is likely to be the next King -and why... Now you can answer the QUIZ Who will be the future King ? 1) How old must one be to become King/Queen ? Eighteen years old Twenty-one years old There's no age limit Sixteen...
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Focusing on the Royal Wedding : YouTube Royal Channel ⇑ above The Royal Coat of Arms is illustrated by Sodakan & under the CC BY-SA license On the Official Royal Wedding website you can view the formal consent of Her Majesty ⇓ the Queen to William and...
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As Catherine Middleton and Prince William are to marry in 3 days (April 29)... let's view a few pictures of the British royal weddings that not only fascinated the British crowds, but also the rest of the world... throughout the 20th century and now into...
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The Monopoly-like board below displays the main costs of education -other than tuition fees : The infographic below is a bit more comprehensive in showing the various costs pertaining to College : It was designed by Jason Powers
Lire la suiteA new study shows that the Americans remain optimistic about their chances of achieving the American Dream, despite recent tough economic times. NBC's Tom Brokaw shares his thoughts.
Lire la suiteA couple of pencil-outlined birds escape from a little girl´s drawing and lead us through the life she dreams of... (2008) The little girl's dreams are tinged with romance and unveil an ideal world full with clichés... Still, the short animation is quite...
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