From the youtube: "Local seventh graders spent the day on Harvard's campus exploring how the Gullah language, a primarily oral language, managed to both survive and thrive through generations. Harvard instructor Sunn m'Cheaux says evidence of the language is far more prevalent than many realize. Students were surprised to learn that many of the common phrases they know, are actually rooted in the Gullah language. Probably the most recognizable Gullah word - Kumbayah. The common song sung in churches... Читать дальше...
Neil Cavuto can't get a straight answer out of Keeley Mullen because she has one figure in her head and can't understand that what she is proposing will not work.He gives her all the figures that she should be able to give to him, but she shows that she has absolutely no idea what she is talking about. Some interesting answers here, she has no problem taxing the rich as "the top one percent own everything". Neil suggests that what happens when that money is gone and she cant or won't answer.As can be seen here... Читать дальше...
Somebody threw the washing machine out of window.
If you don't get robbed they (steal you blind.) Etymology below. "To "rob someone blind" means to rob that person as though he or she were blind and thus couldn't detect the robbery. The implication, as medica says in her answer, is that the robbery is likely to be thorough and devastating because the robber has no fear of detection and no need to act in haste. The usage originated in the United States and goes back to the 1890s, though it seems not to have caught on in published writings until the first decade of the twentieth century. Читать дальше...
Metal detector enthusiast Rene Schoen and his student, 13-year-old Luca Malaschnitschenko, were exploring a field near the village of Schaprode on the island of Ruegen in Northern Germany when they came across a circular piece of metal. At first Schoen thought it was a random bit of aluminium. After cleaning off some of the dirt and taking a closer look, he realized it was a coin.
Large and Loud
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love story than twilight
A train's head-on collision with a tractor that was stuck on the track was caught on in the town of Money, Mississippi. The crash happened on March 9, 2018, at approximately at 11 a.m., as two new John Deere tractors were being delivered by a semi-truck pulling a lowboy trailer. The truck had to drive over the tracks to deliver them to their destination, but the trailer got stuck in the middle of the track. When the train arrived, it collided with the bigger tractor head-on. Fortunately, neither... Читать дальше...
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The top EU official in charge of negotiation with Turkey said the country is moving rapidly away from the path of European Union membership on Tuesday. "Our analysis shows that the country (Turkey) continues to take huge strides away from the European Union, in particular in the areas of rule of law and fundamental rights" said European Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn. Erdogan's government has led a continued crackdown on human rights and freedom of expression since the July 2016 attempted coup. Читать дальше...
Trucks crash on slippery road in Norway
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[Press conference release] Police in West Valley announced Tuesday they will be releasing the body camera footage in the controversial shooting of Eljah Smith. The shooting happened Sunday April 8; police say they were chasing Smith as part of a theft investigation when he entered a home and an officer shot him inside. On Saturday protesters rallied for the footage to be released. {{file|t=sv3WL_1523998943}} {{file|t=kR0Gu_1523997966}}
At least one person has died after the engine of a passenger plane exploded in the US. Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 was en route from New York to Dallas when it was forced to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia. Officials say a window and the jet's wings and fuselage were all damaged in the incident. Several people also received medical treatment. It's still unclear what caused the Boeing 737-700's engine to ignite but an investigation has been launched.