Glenn Beck: Obama Let America Dumped Israel In Front Of Iran Nuclear
Saturday 4th of September 2010 11:47:32 PM
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| Glenn Beck: Obama Let America Dumped Israel In Front Of Iran Nuclear |
In English Courts: Vandalize Property, Say You Thought They Were Making Weapons for Israel,..
Saturday 4th of September 2010 11:47:32 PM
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| On July 24, the secular press in Britain crackled with news that the Jewish community had been aware of for several weeks: At the end of June, a British senior justice, Judge George Bathurst-Norman, virtually instructed a jury to acquit seven protesters who had broken into and vandalized a Brighton factory, even though there was no question they were the culprits. The damage, committed in January 2009, forced the factory, EDO MBM, to shut down for a week and caused about £200,000 (almost $314,000) in damage. But at trial the defendants denied they were guilty of any crime. They argued... |
Death of the published dictionary: Oxford English Dictionary to exist solely online
Saturday 4th of September 2010 11:47:32 PM
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| It was first published 126 years ago and is respected the world over. But the Oxford English Dictionary will never appear in print again, its owners have announced. Instead, the 80 lexicographers who have been working on the third edition for the past 21 years have been told the fruits of their labour will exist solely online. The OED has been available on the internet for the past ten years and receives two million hits a month from subscribers who pay £205 a year, plus VAT, to access it. Oxford University Press says the dominance of the internet... |
Cops Ordered to Patrol Home of Geno's Owner, Joey Vento
Saturday 4th of September 2010 11:47:32 PM
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| Medford police were ordered to patrol Joey Vento's home and that's kicked up a new controversy for the owner of Geno's Steaks in South Philadelphia. Vento's last controversy -- his "order in English" signs -- landed him on the Glenn Beck show and made national headlines. He's been a huge advocate and long-time supporter of veterans and local police. In fact he donated a Harley-Davidson motorcycle to the Medford police department this year and that seems to be the real rub here. The motorcycle and the fact that Vento doesn't even live in Medford. He lives in the neighboring township... |
Land of 10,000 lakes, and 1 official language?
Saturday 4th of September 2010 11:47:32 PM
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| Gov. Tim Pawlenty waded into the national debate over immigration Tuesday, saying that Minnesota should consider making English its official state language. Such a measure could spare governments translation costs, but impose a new level of difficulty on the state's immigrant population. At a news conference outside the governor's residence, Pawlenty said that as the country becomes more diverse, some people might question which language to use in official documents. He said it might be helpful to clarify that the official language is English. Spokesman Bruce Gordon said Pawlenty made the comments when asked about his support for so-called English-only... |
Globish, Globish everywhere: How English became the world's language
Saturday 4th of September 2010 11:47:32 PM
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| GLOBISH: How the English Language Became the Worlds LanguageBy Robert McCrum Doubleday Canada, 331 pages ($32.95) The word Globish, as Robert McCrum uses it in Globish: How the English Language Became the Worlds Language, refers to English as spoken internationally by people whose first language is something else. The term was invented by Jean-Paul Nerriere, who sees English as the worldwide dialect of the third millennium from his vantage point in international business. (Hes an IBM executive.) English is the language of international trade (a case of follow the money, says McCrum) and is spoken (or partly understood) by perhaps... |




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