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Sunday, April 17, 2016

Vancouver Public Library seeks public input on its future

What should libraries be like in the future?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-public-library-future-1.3538664

Friday, April 8, 2016

Hundreds attend funeral of Joe Medicine Crow, the last war chief of his people, who earned the title during WWII and died at 102

Friday, February 12, 2016

Great announcement by Bernie Sanders.

This is a 37-minute video by Bernie Sanders. Listen to it carefully, there are inversions and a reminiscence of Martin Luther King. Enjoy!

Then visit his website for more information: https://berniesanders.com/about/

Stephen Fry on English Vocabulary.

Interesting article on English vocabulary. Do you agree?
http://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2010/06/counting_words

I will keep the final comment:
"We could go on in this vein for quite a while, but that will do for now. If I had to give a short answer to the question "does English have the biggest vocabulary?," I'd say "Who cares?" English is a rich and beautiful language, not least because England has been conquered by Vikings and Normans, and has happily been open to foreign influence through its history. We know more of its wonderful rare words because English has been written for over a thousand years, and its many dialects are well described. That's good enough for me. We shouldn't need it to have the biggest vocabulary—which can't be defined in any sensible way—to enjoy it."