Italian sport in shock after death of Simoncelli

SEPANG: Italian sport was in shock on Sunday after Marco Simoncelli died following a crash at the Malaysian MotoGP motorcycle race. He was 24.

This is England

This morning you saw the film 'This is England'. It's out of doubt that it is a violent subject with violent people. Anyway even if it is obvious that things are heading only one way, i.e. towards  violence, I think it was worth watching especially for young people like you.

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What's happening?

What was initially planned as a peaceful "Occupy Rome" protest turned into a violent demonstration in the Italian capital. 

ZERO TOLERANCE

The new policy of a school in Cambridgeshire has sparked controversy. Headmistress Jenkinson-Dix appears, not entirely unlike Dolores Umbridge, set to "raise standards".
A host of new rules have been introduced, as well as zero tolerance for breaking them. A ban on smoking is pretty standard, as is requiring politeness towards teachers. Other rules go much further.

Steve Jobs Apple 'visionary' dies aged 56

Don't settle!


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15193922

Important speeches

1.Randy Pausch  in his "Last Lecture" entitled  "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" (Carnegie Mellon University-September 2007)
http://youtu.be/hgk9ksoyjWw

2. Sen. Barack Obama says it is time for Americans to 'reclaim the American dream' and anything is possible http://youtu.be/OiskE1Jsr6A


What do you think of these two speeches?
What is, in your opinion, the best speech among those you have already read in this blog?

Sep 21 2011 2:30 PM EDT 5,507

R.E.M. Call It Quits                

'We walk away with a great sense of gratitude,' band says Wednesday, bringing to close a 30-year career.

             REM vs Ligabue                                 

After 30 years, 15 studio albums, dozens of iconic music videos and boundary-pushing tours (and just four core members) — not to mention a sphere of influence that extends from the nascent days of college radio to the buzzy blogosphere of today — R.E.M. are calling it quits.