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Showing posts with label economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label economy. Show all posts
30 December 2010

Cartoon : Nest Egg

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Political cartoon by Jimmy Margulies of The Record in New Jersey and published on 27 December 2010. This political cartoon is a spoof ( u...
04 December 2010

Cartoon : Ireland Down On Its Luck

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Political cartoon by Cameron “Cam” Cardow of The Ottowa Citizen in Canada and published on 01 December 2010. If you are down on your luck...
23 November 2010

Vocabulary In the News : The Guardian (Front Page Headline from 23 November 2010)

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Visit the The Guardian : http://www.guardian.co.uk/ A bailout is an economic term that we’ve been hearing a lot these last few years. Th...
10 November 2010

Cartoon : A Class on College Tuition

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Political cartoon by Chuck Asay of The Colorado Springs Gazette published on 06 November 2010. In this conservative leaning political cart...
10 July 2010

Infographic : Disparities of Labor Costs

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Click the image to enlarge Source: Fixr
02 July 2010

Video Of the Moment : Movie – Wall Street “Greed is Good!”

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At the shareholder's meeting, Gekko (Michael Douglas) announces that "greed is good." corpora...
10 March 2010

Cartoon : A non-career job

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to hit a nightclub ( colloquial ) - to go to a ...
09 March 2010

Vocabulary In the News : 08 March 2010 – The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona)

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In Paradise Valley, Arizona’s premiere tourist destination thanks to the 12 resorts located there, special room deals and freebies are th...
06 March 2010

Vocabulary In the News : 05 March 2010 – The Toronto Sun (Canada)

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Canadian Finance Minister James Michael "Jim" Flaherty is the target of a very unflattering image on the front page of the Toronto...
26 November 2009

Thanksgiving in America : Thanksgiving Cartoon Discussion

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Why not practice your written English by leaving a comment. What do you think is the message of the cartoonist in this cartoon?
24 September 2009

Cartoon : Globalization

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See Cartoons by Cartoon by Monte Wolverton - Courtesy of Politicalcartoons.com - Email this Cartoon - If for some unfortunate reason...
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18 September 2009

Cartoon : To See Through Rose-colored Glasses

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See Cartoons by Cartoon by Jimmy Margulies - Courtesy of Politicalcartoons.com - Email this Cartoon Federal Reserve Chairman B...
13 September 2009

Cartoon: Out of the Woods

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See Cartoons by Cartoon by John Darkow - Courtesy of Politicalcartoons.com - Email this Cartoon When you emerge safely ( ou...
10 September 2009

Vocabulary In the News : 9 September 2009 – The Irish Times

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NOTE! I apologize, link to image and PDF became inactive over time. If you’d like a more readable version of this front page (pdf format), g...
08 September 2009

Vocabulary In the News : 7 September 2009 – San Francisco Chronicle

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NOTE! I apologize, link to image and PDF became inactive over time. Let’s try a new way to learn vocabulary by just looking at headlines! ...

Culture Spot : New Polling On How Americans View Labor Unions

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In light of the fact that yesterday was Labor Day, a new Gallup Poll was recently released showing the opinion that Americans have concernin...
15 July 2009

Culture Spot: On This Day …. 15 July 1979 – President Jimmy Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” Speech

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Exactly thirty years ago, President Jimmy Carter gave his famous "Crisis of Confidence” speech, also know as the “Malaise” speech. At t...
19 June 2009

Vocabulary In the News: Unemployment expected to hit 10 percent

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http://www.france24.com/en/20090617-usa-unemployment-rate-barack-obama-jobcuts-financial-crisis Wednesday 17 June 2009 US unempl...
04 May 2009

Vocabulary in the News: Chrysler files for bankruptcy, enters a deal with Fiat

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VOCABULARY to file for bankruptcy – déposer son bilan to enter a deal – conclure un accord...
20 April 2009

Vocabulary In the News: Obama, Regional Leaders Discuss Cuba

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VOA News - Obama, Regional Leaders Discuss Cuba By VOA News 19 April 2009 Cuba has been a dominant theme at the Summit of the ...