They mostly do this with NHL players when the Beeb can be bothered to talk about North American sports.

Because they are English lol. I’ve been to Quebec(I live in Ontario), and they’re English was of pronouncing stuff is different from us Ontario-ans. Who in Canada watches BBC anyways? Everytime I flip the channel to BBC, they are always talking about terrorist and Asians lol.

In a statement released by the White House Monday, President Barack Obama shared his sentiments on Israel’s 62nd anniversary.

“On the 62nd Anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel, I join the American people in congratulating the government and people of Israel on this celebration of their independence,” Obama said.

“Minutes after David Ben-Gurion declared Israel’s independence, realizing the dream of a state for the Jewish people in their historic homeland, the United States became the first country to recognize Israel,” he added.

“To this day, we continue to share a strong, unbreakable bond of friendship between our two nations, anchored by the United States’ enduring commitment to Israel’s security,” Obama stressed.

“Israel remains our important partner and key strategic ally in the Middle East, and I am confident that our special relationship will only be strengthened in the months and years to come,” Obama said in his speech.

“I look forward to continuing our efforts with Israel to achieve comprehensive peace and security in the region, including a two-state solution, and to working together to counter the forces that threaten Israel, the United States, and the world,” Obama underlined.

“On this day, we once again honor the extraordinary achievements of the people of Israel, and their deep and abiding friendship with the American people. I offer my best wishes to President Peres, Prime Minister Netanyahu, and the people of Israel as they celebrate this happy occasion,” he concluded.

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Washington D.C. – House Republican Whip Eric Cantor issued the following statement on Thursday in response to President Obama’s remarks Tuesday, which appeared in the New York Times, that Israel may be “costing us significantly in terms of both blood and treasure.”

“Israel is a democracy that has always made the sacrifices necessary for peace despite living under constant threats to their very existence. The true barrier to ending the Mideast conflict is the widespread Palestinian refusal to accept and to live alongside Israel as a Jewish state.”

He continued, “While Israel continues its search for a reliable partner in peace, Palestinian terrorism is still celebrated in the West Bank and Gaza. Despite this reality, since day one the White House has applied a severe double standard that refuses to hold the Palestinians accountable for their many provocations. It makes one wonder where the responsible adults are in the administration?”

“With each passing day, more Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about the deteriorating state of U.S.-Israel relations. This concern was expressed succinctly by a letter today from World Jewish Congress President Ron Lauder to President Obama, who wrote, ‘Our great country and the tiny State of Israel have long shared the core values of freedom and democracy. It is a bond much treasured by the Jewish people. In that spirit I submit, most respectfully, that it is time to end our public feud with Israel and to confront the real challenges that we face together.’ I couldn’t agree more.

“The American people understand that Israel is a key strategic ally in the Middle East, one that we should stand with in our mutual struggle to prevent the spread of Islamic extremism and a nuclear Iran.”

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It can be serious or amusing!
Any chance of a link to the news story!? Please!

Drunk shuttle astronauts. I guess you would have to be drunk to go up in that thing, I know I would.

Is there something online perhaps a youtube channel or something that covers world news with a minimum spin/bias?

Here is the best option. Just watch or read up on various news websites. Dont stick with just one. Watch Fox, CNN, ABC, and the rest. Take in a little bit of info from all of them and make up your own mind from what you have learned. They all tell truths, they all tell lies. Its just up to us to pick out what is right.
I wish there was a news organization that focused on reporting actual news instead of 90% politics all the time.

“Putting learners at the center – so you can attract them, help them achieve and keep them – is as important as ever.

It’s also harder than ever. Why? You name it. Diverse learners. Economic uncertainty. Increased competition and accountability demands. And while there’s plenty of trial and experimentation, the results are often unclear.

Blackboard Learn™ can help by providing a foundation for engaging and assessing your learners inside and beyond a classroom.” (Excerpt from Blackboard.com)

This is the fundamental statement in today’s learning environment. Teachers need to be able to engage the students in such a way, that they will continuously want to learn. The video I put out a while back about the way students learn today, is so true, and Blackboard is finding the way to our children. I can only imagine that if we are able to take this technology to the point where we can all learn from many teachers around the world, the amount of knowledge gained can change the world.

With China progressing at an astronomical rate, and more people in China than in the USA, How do we compete? We need to give our children every advantage to progress their thinking. We can’t justify the old way of learning nor teaching. Technology is whats going to help fuel our children’s future, as long as the education system changes its thinking. We, as parents, also need to change our thinking, and help our children learn more about technology. If we start at home the schools will have no choice but advance their curriculum.

What is your take on the education system of today? Is it teaching our kids to be thinkers and innovators? Is it leaving our children behind the rest of the world? Let me know your thoughts.

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Hope I helped