Anyone know what “Poppy Day” is?

Every year about this time, millions of people in Britain wear red paper poppies in recognition of Armistice Day, and in support of their country’s armed forces. This year, the annual November 11th observation, marking the end of World War One, holds special significance. British troops are again in harms way, this time in Afghanistan.
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Obama’s inaugural address

PART I

PART II

TRANSCRIPT OF ADDRESS (as prepared for delivery):
My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.  I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well [...]

Naughty Again

The Big Issue Man – Graham Walker

Writings from Graham Walker, Big Issue seller and weekly columnist in The Big Issue South West. (IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT “BIG ISSUE” IS, CLICK ON THE LOGO BELOW.)
This is an excerpt from Graham’s Blog. 
Notice the two sections in red.
In relation to our recent work on humour and PC [...]

Zapatero announces new economic measures against the crisis

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False New York Times

 The Iraq War is over, according to the fake “The New York Times” ! Yesterday morning (Wednesdy 12th November) a cadre of volunteers fanned out across New York City to pass out a remarkably good, faux-copy of the Times dated July 4, 2009. They’ve even set up an entire website with all of the liberal fantasy [...]

The Speech of Change… Yes, we can!

This is not a political Blog! However I think this historical moment is interesting for all learners of the English language. This is Obama’s speech after winning the 2008 elections. …(You can follow the transcript underneath the videos.)

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things [...]

Will closet racism derail Obama?

Will closet racism derail Obama?

By Laura Smith-Spark
BBC News

Two decades ago, Douglas Wilder watched as a 9% lead in the polls in the race to be Virginia’s governor slipped to just one-tenth of 1% when the ballots were counted.

Are there some people who just cannot bring themselves to vote for an African-American? Yes [...]

One dead, four hurt in Spanish barracks bombing blamed on ETA

A van exploded outside a civil guard barracks in Spain’s northern Basque country yesterdayday, killing one guard and wounding four others in an attack the government blamed on the separatist group ETA.
Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said there were 29 people, including five children, inside the barracks which house guards and their families in the [...]

POLICE CHIEF JAILED IN CORRUPTION SCANDAL

Inquiry reveals underworld links.

What has been described as the biggest case of police corruption in Spain’s history began to unravel in Coslada on the outskirts of Madrid last week, with the arrest of the chief of the Local Police and 25 agents on charges of blackmail, threatening behaviour, complicity with the Rumanian mafia and physical [...]

ANOTHER NATURAL DISASTER HITS THE WORLD.

900 students buried in China earthquake
Article from: NEWS.com.au

UP to 5000 people were killed in one county of China’s Sichuan province alone after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the region, Xinhua news agency said, citing the local government.
As many as 10,000 in Sichuan’s Beichuan county were feared injured, the report said. 
Builldings at five more schools in the southwestern province have collapsed [...]