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November 19,
A poem, written in despair

If you purport to speak for God,Be careful what you say.Self styled prophet, saviour?You've surely lost your way. For God is in the children.No Devil is within.The Devil's in the money.The Devil's in the sin. The Devil's in the parent,Abandoning their child.The Devil's in the lies,Of the greedy and beguiled. A child is born in […]

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November 9,
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie - I

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie Originally uploaded by waɪ.tiː The idiom "let sleeping dogs lie" means you shouldn't do anything to change a situation because it could result in making things worse. Of course this is a sleeping dog, but it really is best to let him lie, because if you don't, there will be trouble.

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November 7,
Studying Timetables to the nth degree

A tram timetable is being studied as part of an A-level English syllabus. I'm really not sure what you could write about a timetable. Especially without studying the tram or bus involved. Will the tram be on time? Discuss.

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November 6,
Biometric ID Card

Fingerprinting of overseas students will begin this month. Under tougher immigration rules designed to tackle bogus colleges, overseas students coming to the UK will need biometric identity (ID) cards. The first students who will have to give their fingerprints will be those applying for visa extensions from 25 November 2008.

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November 5,
Goodbye Mr Chips

Goodbye Mr Chips Originally uploaded by waɪ.tiː Or should that be "McCain has had his chips". There are lots of idioms to do with chips:- A bargaining chip - something that you can use to make someone do what you want.Be in the chips - if someone is in the chips, they have suddenly got […]

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October 21,
Can't Spell? Teach!

According to an online test taken online by students training for primary and secondary schools, thousands of trainee teachers are struggling to pass literacy tests that require them to spell words such as anxiety, relieved and mathematical. More than 11,000 trainee teachers, just over a quarter of the annual intake, failed to pass the literacy […]

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