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TimeOut provides us with an infographic full with facts and figures about the next Olympics in London : More information & news are yet to come : - article in progress -
Lire la suiteSt. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City NEW YORK -- "It was a sea of green, kilts and bagpipes on Fifth Avenue on Saturday as big crowds gathered under a warm sun for New York City's 251st-annual St. Patrick's Day Parade." "New York has been celebrating...
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Diwali falls on the 15th day of the dark fortnight... In 2010, it means both Diwali and Bonfire Night fall the same day : today :o) Diwali falls in the auspicious Hindu month of Kartik (= October or November in the English calendar). Diwali day 2010 falls...
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HALLOWEEN CRIME DATA & VOCABULARY FACTS & FIGURES The two infographics below show more realistic & sometimes spooky sides of Halloween The first illustration -on the left- points out data and statistics about Hallowe'en crimes. The second one, -on the...
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Can you feel it ?! is coming -it's all close ;) But Hallowe'en's Eve is not tonight... not yet ! Till then, this slide show displays a series of Jack O' Lantern carved pumpkins Scary, creepy, funny, dazzling, weird... all of them are most original. You...
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The Bald Eagle is the bird symbol of the U.S.A. ... but did you know each of the U.S. 50 states also has a symbol ? (1) The Blue crab is the crustacean symbol of Maryland -more specifically, of Chesapeake Bay . As it is both a predator and a prey, it...
Lire la suiteYou have just met the new English assistant ! Go onto the "Wallwisher" below ⇓ Click on "Post a sticky" and post one piece of information you noted - about her - about the place she comes from - about any other information she told you ! Mention your...
Lire la suiteThe 'Pantless Knights' (1) recently used the music of Jay-Z's "What can I say" Before he died, they wrote the lyrics -a tribute to the former Apple C.E.O. This video clip parodies a rap song : "We are all Steve" spoof rap is full with rythm and... vocabulary...
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A few arguments people commonly resort to when it comes to the right to own arms : Each argument favouring the right to keep & bear arms is contradicted by a counter argument. Read them all to check which arguments you agree on, and which ones you disagree...
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