Witches, spells magic, oh my! The truth about wicca

You don't hear to much about the practice of Wicca in the media. Wicca is, no doubt, one the most misunderstood religions in the world. Wanting to learn more about the practice, I commissioned a Wiccan high...

Afghanistan: under the spell of dollars

“My name is Samiullah. I am from Surkhrud district of Nangrahar province, Afghanistan. We live on Warsak Road in Peshawar. I work with an NGO in central Daikundi province of Afghanistan” the new student introduced himself. “So why did you choose to join this...

Swedish Muslim finds Muhammad in a mango

Personally I think the Divine have better things to do than graffiti our fruit....But who knows ? The Virgin Mary likes to show up on stop signs, or so I have heard. "Rubina Sheikh from Helsingborg in southern Sweden believes she’s received a message from God – in a...

'Simplfy English spellings' says British academic

Finally someone comes along and tells people to get rid of irregular English spelling. What is surprising is that someone is British and a prominent phonetics professor from University College London, one of...

The death of the British pub?

Two dozen pubs are closing every week across Britain as more and more people buy booze from supermarkets and have more 'nights in'. The pub is a British instution and unless something is done soon it will be a...

Whys be Good at Spelling?

Mark Twain once lobbied the Associated Press to use phonetic spelling: "The heart of our trouble is with our foolish alphabet. It doesn't know how to spell, and can't be taught."Maybe since so many people are spelling poorly (I know most of my fellow university students had...

English spelling seen as "truely atrosious"

An academic in the UK has suggested that university professors being accepting variant spellings as legitimate, in light of the fact that spelling errors are growing more and more frequent in university courses. Some misspellings that he's suggested accepting include "ignor",...

Archbishop of Canterbury to spell out new rules for Anglicans

"Archbishop of Canterbury to spell out new rules for Anglicans By George Pitcher and Martin Beckford The Archbishop of Canterbury will today spell out how he hopes a new set of rules can solve "one of...

World's first robotic barman could spell last orders for pub staff

Hey, I've been served by some barmen that could pass for automaton's not in that they were so fast but essentially just went through the motions, and that of course will be the problem with Mr. Asahi - no real...

Euro 2008: Greece 0-1 Russia

"Greece 0-1 Russia Salzburg, 14 June 2008 Euro 2008 day eight as it happened 606 debate | Blog Match report Greece quotes Russia quotes ...

Food prices to stay high for a decade

An FAO summit held in response to the glopbal food crisis has concluded that the era of cheap food for the Earth is over, and that global food prices are likely to remain high for at least the next decade. This...

Thompson finishes playing career

" Thompson finishes playing career Thompson made 551 club appearances in 17 years (Getty) Leeds United club captain Alan Thompson has announced his immediate...

Marques signs new deal with Leeds

" Marques signs new deal with Leeds Marques only played one game under former boss Kevin Blackwell Angolan international defender Rui Marques has agreed a new...

How do pilots spell relief: AMXD

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Where do fighter pilots traveling faster than the speed of sound go when they really need to "go"?...

"Here's My Essay. :) Sorry It's Late. LOL."

A good friend of mine is a professor at the University of Toronto and he is absolutely perplexed by the level of informality in the academic writing submitted by his millenial students. According to him, not...

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