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

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

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3525855/Crow-Tribe-war-chief-buried-veterans-cemetery.html#ixzz45J2lxDFO 

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."

God no! Anybody but Trump please!

Perhaps there are some sensible Americans after all!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/daily-news-donald-trump-new-hampshire_us_56baa3d2e4b0c3c5504f627e?

Learning vocabulary.

How do you learn your vocabulary?
What do you think of these techniques?
Do you use any of them?
Are you willing to give them a try?
If you did, did it work?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationadvice/9816185/Foreign-languages-how-to-memorise-vocabulary.html

A sad day in Canada: Saskatchewan Shootings.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/la-loche-community-school-lock-down-jan22-1.3416143

It is pronounced: /səs'kætʃəwən/.

Male Domestic Violence is a Fact!

Women are constantly in the news for being battered. When a man is abused, it is silenced. Men are ashamed to say the are being battered. It is high time battering stopped, don't you think so? It isn't a matter of being a man or a woman or a child; it is a matter of respect for others. It is a matter of not hurting another human being.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-34696595

Harry Potter won't be the same without him.

RIP Alan Rickman.
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/14/entertainment/obit-alan-rickman/

David Bowie has left us.

Do you remember David Bowie? He was one of my teenage icons.
Which was your favourite song?

The Story of The Day The Clown Cried

A Jerry Lewis movie that never came out: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03cnd74

Obama orders weapon control!

In my opinion, it is about time something was done in the U.S. to control weapon purchasing and possession.
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/05/politics/obama-executive-action-gun-control/