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So what is the difference between these sentences?

• I love to listen to people singing christman carols - participle
  I love to listen to people who sing christmas carols - relative pronoun
• I saw a little boy being bitten by the dog - participle
  I saw a little boy who was bitten by the dog - relative pronoun

Rivers of Blood is a speech by Enoch Powell, a Conservative Member of Parliament, who made this speech in 1968. This speech is one of the most controversial ones and it talks about the huge influx of immigrants and its implications to Britain. 

The full text of the speech is found here. Some extracts of the speech…

In 15 or 20 years, on present trends, there will be in this country three and a half million Commonwealth immigrants and their descendants. That is not my figure. That is the official figure given to parliament by the spokesman of the Registrar General’s Office.

There is no comparable official figure for the year 2000, but it must be in the region of five to seven million, approximately one-tenth of the whole population, and approaching that of Greater London. Of course, it will not be evenly distributed from Margate to Aberystwyth and from Penzance to Aberdeen. Whole areas, towns and parts of towns across England will be occupied by sections of the immigrant and immigrant-descended population.

… The natural and rational first question with a nation confronted by such a prospect is to ask: “How can its dimensions be reduced?” 

… The answers to the simple and rational question are equally simple and rational: by stopping, or virtually stopping, further inflow, and by promoting the maximum outflow. Both answers are part of the official policy of the Conservative Party.

Name: Sunflower (French: Tournesols) 
Object: Painting
Artist: Vincent Van Gogh
Date of creation: 1902
Style: Sunflower is a series of still life paintings by Van Gogh. A complete series of his Sunflower paintings can be found here. 

Book Title: Whale Done! The Power of Positive Relationships
Author: Ken Blanchard, Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, Jim Ballard
Year written/published: 2002
Book Source: Google Books, Library
Summary: Making positive relationships with people around us with lessons learnt from the whales!
Some extracts:

• accentuate the positives
• build trust
• when mistakes occur, redirect the energy

Name: The Thinker (French: Le Penseur) 
Object: Sculpture
Artist: Auguste Rodin
Date of creation: 1902
Style: This sculpture depicts a man sitting in deep ponderation. It is often used ot represent Philosophy.
Method: Bronze and Marble
Where to find it: Paris, Musée Rodin

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The human brain is divided into 4 hemispheres…

1. frontal lobe
2. parietal lobe
3. temporal lobe
4. occipital lobe

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Some words to learn…

1. eusocial - iving in a cooperative group in which usually one female and several males are reproductively active and the nonbreeding individuals care for the young or protect and provide for the group. e.g. naked mole rat
2. ubiquitous - existing or being everywhere at the same time 
3. ramifications - A development or consequence growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan, or statement
4. sacralisation - to make sacred
5. combing - To search thoroughly; look through
6. carding - To check the identification of
7. foreshadow - to show, indicate, or suggest in advance
8. lobbyist - a person who tries to influence (an official) to take a desired action
9. accrue - To increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth
10. encroachment - the act of taking another’s possessions or rights gradually or stealthily
11. deficits - Inadequacy or insufficiency
12. fledging - To take care of (a young bird) until it is ready to fly
13. embargo - A prohibition; a ban
14. unanimous - Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

Thomas Bata (1914 - 2008) is the son of the Bata Shoes founder, Tomáš Ba?a (a family of cobblers for generations). He was born in Czech city of Prague, in what is now the Czech Republic.

So what is the difference???

Adapted to means naturally suited for. 

Adapted for means created to be suited for

Adapted from means changed to be suited for

Countries of Middl East includes…

Algeria , Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait,  Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan,  Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Wow! Dubai has been spinning some very interesting Mega Projects:

1. Dubai Waterfront
2. Hydropolis
3. Dubailand
4. The Palm Islands
5. Burj Dubai
6. The World
7. The Lagoons
8. Business Bay
9. Dubai Marina

Appositives are nouns or a group of words used often with modifiers. An appositive phrase usually follows the word it explains or identifies, but it may also precede it.

E.g. My cat, a fluffy white little kitten, is really naughty today
E.g. An advocate of feminism, Carla didn’t want to hear any of his weird views. 

Some links…

• Grammar Girl - for Extra info extra commas are used with appositives
• Owl English at Purdue

Carly Fiorina…

• AT&T (1980-1995) Senior Vice President
• Lucent Technologies (1995-1999) 
• Hewlett-Packard Company (1999-2005) CEO

John Sculley is an American businessman. He was the Vice President and President of Pepsi, before joining Apple as its CEO in 1983. Steve Jobs recruited him to lead marketing strategies for Apple computers. Before recruiting Sculley,  Jobs is reputed to have asked Sculley

Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?

However, in 1985 Jobs quit Apple after sighting apparent differences with the CEO, John Sculley. 

Board of Directors for Google

• Eric Schmidt, Google Inc.
• Sergey Brin, Google Inc.
• Larry Page, Google Inc.
• John Doerr, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
• Ram Shriram, Sherpalo
• John Hennessy, Stanford University
• Arthur Levinson, Genentech
• Paul Otellini, Intel
• Shirley M. Tilghman, Princeton University
• Ann Mather

Edwin Land is the Polaroid inventor. An american scientist and inventor, he has 535 patents under his name and he invented the process of instant photography.

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8 largest cities of New Zealand include:

1. Wellington (capital)
2. Auckland (largest) 
3. Christchurch
4. Hamilton
5. Dunedin
6. Napier-Hastings
7. Palmerston North
8. Tauranga

It’s always great to watch Steve Jobs giving keynote speeches… his style, his minimalist screen, and clear info

The top 5 cities in Australia…

1. Brisbane
2. Perth
3. Melbourne
4. Adelaide
5. Sydney