I was listening to conservative talk radio and the talk show host was angry that there were Spanish emergency instructions given by an airline, right after boarding an airplane. I wondered, what a fricking idiot. He is upset that he has to hear Spanish, even though it might...
Fresh off their controversial immigration bill, Arizona is stirring the pot again, this time over the issue of teachers with accents teaching students English. Some teachers say it doesn't matter if words are pronounced differently." “The Arizona Department of Education...
Opps we are color blind... Sorry " The UK has apologised to Spain after the Royal Navy used a buoy with the Spanish colours for target practice. The exercise took place off the coast of Gibraltar earlier...
created by Babel-Fish | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 225 views | 6 recommendations | 1 comment
This article made me splutter in my coffee at this very moment I would love to be a fly on the wall, when the pope reads this same story. When he is also drinking his early morning jarva at a guess he will spill the coffee. . "The pleasure in your own hands" slogan says it...
created by Babel-Fish | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 791 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
As the days go by I learn more about the nation its history and the people in these beautiful Islands of the Philippines. Until today I thought the West brought literacy to Philippines but that is not so in fact...
opinion by Babel-Fish | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 980 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
Ferula Asafetida, a plant used by the Chinese to protect against the Spanish Flu in 1918 may be effective in fighting the swine flu, or H1N1. The plant is known as Dung of the Devil due to its foul smell. Researchers found that Ferula Asafetida contained more than 230 natural...
Studying abroad is a challenge that over 100,000 U.S. university students annually take on, spending one semester or more studying abroad. I have been among those students, having studied abroad in Chile, Peru, Columbia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Mexico on...
The victory of this year's Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was marred when the wrong anthem was played at the celebration ceremony in Paris today; but, history shows that anthem mishaps in the sports...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1537 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
It has taken a rather long time for the Spanish Catholic Church to acknowledge these unfortunate deaths during Franco´s dictatorship. " Spanish bishops broke decades of silence at the weekend to apologise for...
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Jacqueline sits on the bed, staring up blankly with heavy blue eye shadow surrounding her painted eyes. Twenty-two year old Laura Mesa picks her up, pushing down some of her wiry red hair, and explains that...
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One of the world's most poisonous jellyfish, the Portuguese Man O'War, has been spotted off the coast of Spain for the first time in a decade. This means that they will settle in these waters now, meaning...
created by Amy Judd | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 6340 views | 42 recommendations | 10 comments
The story of US borders patrol using all they can to fight against illegal immigration at the Mexican border is not new. But broadcasting Mexican songs on local radio for free to tell how dangerous it is to cross the border is really surprising. According to Carlos...
opinion by Clara G. | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 325 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Dios mio! Dora's growing up! If you've had children, chances are you're familiar with Dora the Explorer - the 7 year old Latino girl doll that teaches kids Spanish phrases on her Nickelodeon TV series,...
El Paso, Texas - As I toured the Historic Plaza Theatre in El Paso, Texas recently I was struck by the ornate architecture, the use of innovative "atmospherics", like the clouds drifting across the ceiling, the...
opinion by Jennings David L | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1338 views | 52 recommendations | 11 comments
The Spanish custom officials have taken a boat carrying five tonnes of cocaine near the Canary Islands. Officials boarded the Dona Fortuna about 780 nautical miles (1,444 km) north-east of the islands on Thursday and discovered the boat's cargo with a street value of £221m....
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