English stuff, Kiwi stuff, Colombian stuff, lot´s of stuff
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Get all your Colombia news, culture and politics here : Colombia
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Apartamento Independiente - Entire Apartment - Apartamentos en alquiler en Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
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Electric wheelchair tours show Colombian city from new angle
- lost the use of his legs
- he glides through the city’s streets
- up steep hills
- down bike lanes
- learn what it’s like to be in the shoes of someone
- slowly shedding its reputation for drug violence
- a winning proposal
- restrictions imposed by the Colombian government, which were lifted
- latch on to wheelchairs with
- the minimum wage
- an experience that people are not likely to forget
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Thursday, December 3, 2020
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Daily bread 11/28/2020
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- powerlines
- rewilding
- striped legless lizard
- forested overpass
- pond
- pointed out
- ferrets
- to flow out
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Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Daily bread 11/25/2020
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Lockdown has affected your memory – here’s why - BBC Future
- summon up
- friends have bemoaned their worsening memories.
- water cooler conversations
- exchanging tales
- crystal clear
- tales of woe
- letting us down
- inconsequential things
- Worries tax our working memories
- a lack of cues
- to anchor your memories
- you tend to
- atigue, anxiety, a lack of cues, and fewer social interactions
- to cement the memory
- harness your own imagination
- aisles in the actual shop
- op back into your mind
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Daily bread 11/17/2020
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- Cloud computing
- Digital transformation
- Economy
- Learning to Learn
- Science & Technology
- Technology
- Quickly build up new language skills
- Maintain existing language skills
- Required for career advancement
- Classes in school or university
- Face to face training provided by my employer
- Other online platform or Apps
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Job: IT
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Goals for this training: Mantener y mejorar mi fluidez en inglés. Mejorar el uso del lenguaje.
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03/08/2020 17:38c.adams.ext@speexx.com (Charles Adams)Lives in Madrid (since 1992), originally from Valencia. Works in the training centre for the Spanish stock exchange. Training coordinator. Organises classes, but doesn’t deliver training yet (but will do so ‘after coronavirus’). Focuses on ‘learning through technology’. ‘Technical solutions’. Since Feb 2020, involved in e-learning platforms, e.g. Moodle. (They use Adobe Connect!) Why English? A lot of documentation is in English; talks with providers in English – online meetings. Recommend online units, plus ‘Meetings’ skills work.
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Monday, November 16, 2020
Daily bread 11/16/2020
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Coronavirus a blow for consultants, but also an opportunity
- the financial downturn
- have a large impact on
- are unsettled about
- demand for consultants drop sharply
- the mid-term outlook for the consulting market is rosier than
- things would be back on track
- swiftly die down
- on the cusp of
- during a boom
- the expected rebound for consultants
- cost-cutting programmes
- consultants are still in demand.”
- is not stopping them from
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Friday, November 13, 2020
Daily bread 11/13/2020
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SkELL: corpus examples for learning English
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But hold off on the travel plans .
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Insurance Vocabulary & Worksheets - English Current News Lesson Plans
- Beneficiary – the person named in a life insurance policy to receive the proceeds.
- Dismemberment
- Full coverage
- Loss
- Long-term disability
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Thursday, November 12, 2020
Daily bread 11/12/2020
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Address: 35zB4HY2orzXpL54PyS5f46TPp75Du27tv | Blockchain Explorer
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- Andrea works in Trenitalia's (Italy's national railway company) sustainability department.
He's tasked with heading up the Group's sustainability reporting process.
In addition, he's in charge of creating sustainability-related events (for example: going green, energy efficiency, reducing their carbon footprint, reduction in the usage of plastic, etc.).
Doesn't use English much at work, but would like to continue working on his language/speaking skills for self-improvement reasons.
Quote: I love English. Unquote.
Keen on reaching out to and communicating with people internationally.
Born and lives in Rome.
Hobbies: Andrea plays several instruments: piano; has a popular Pink Floyd cover band.04/04/2020 05:39e.dicesare@speexx.com (Elena Di Cesare)Andrea works in Trenitalia's (Italy's national railway company) sustainability department.
He's tasked with heading up the Group's sustainability reporting process.
In addition, he's in charge of creating sustainability-related events (for example: going green, energy efficiency, reducing their carbon footprint, reduction in the usage of plastic, etc.).
Doesn't use English much at work, but would like to continue working on his language/speaking skills for self-improvement reasons.
Quote: I love English. Unquote.
Keen on reaching out to and communicating with people internationally.
Born and lives in Rome.
Hobbies: Andrea plays several instruments. He has a popular Pink Floyd cover band.30/04/2020 16:25b.bertelsen@speexx.com (Beth Bertelsen)Tip for next training session: he gave us some feedback that the phone sessions should have a more specific purpose so please be sure you remember to 1. state the goals of the session clearly (including reviewing concepts in the course unit) and 2. Ask him what he'd like to work on or talk about (this has probably already been done, but just in case). thanks!09/05/2020 13:20m.martel@speexx.com (Michael Martel)live in Rome with wife and 6 and 9 year old children
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Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Daily bread 11/10/2020
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- Lives 15 km to the south of Barcelona, Spain. Also speaks a little German. Has worked for the VW group for 8 years. Is the Sales manager for the Skoda brand in Spain. Closes deals with major partners. Works with the rental car companies on brokering deals. Attends conference calls with German colleagues about once a week. Goes to the German headquarters once a month to have discussions about car rental and strategic direction. Also has many meetings with international sales managers as well. Would like to improve speaking and writing and build knowledge of vocabulary about various topics.
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Saturday, September 19, 2020
Daily bread 09/19/2020
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- escalating the importance of HR’s role within organizations.
- emotional, mental and spiritual health
- The Future of Work Leader
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Monday, September 7, 2020
Saturday, September 5, 2020
Daily bread 09/05/2020
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- uan Carlos Aular Carpio’s bank should have the money by now. It can take around 2 working days to show in their account thoug
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Andy Murray knocked out of US Open by Felix Auger-Aliassime - BBC Sport
- was overpowered
- never threatened
- can take plenty of positives
- this defeat was very one-sided
- dazzling array of shots.
- A complete performance
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Sunday, August 23, 2020
Daily bread 08/23/2020
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Pueblo Bello, otro tesoro turístico para redescrubir | EL PILÓN
- Uraku, Eco Hostal Rural, Hostelería La Helenita, Hotel El Encanto
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Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Daily bread 08/19/2020
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How do I transfer cryptocurrency from the eToro trading platform to my eToro Wallet? - Help Center
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- S capabilities to use the wallet. Two Factor Authentication (2FA) is mandatory for the eToro Wallet.
- You will have to initiate a transfer for each trade you wou
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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
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Monday, July 13, 2020
Daily bread 07/13/2020
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I don’t get on with someone I’m managing. What should I do?
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How to talk about your old company at a job interview
- How to talk about your old company at a job interview
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Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Daily bread 07/08/2020
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Ojo @EmilioJArchila: "Whatever #Colombia's gov't thinks it’s doing, it’s simply not getting the job done. It should spend ... more time providing protection (for social leaders) and, hunting down those who order, carry out and benefit from these murders."
Sunday, July 5, 2020
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Daily bread 06/30/2020
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Colombia's capital may lock down again to prevent healthcare collapse
- on a crash course
- an occupancy rate
- seek to
- urging him
- stepped up pressure
- would generate chaos
- rushed to restart the economy
- expected to peak.
- being decimated by
- oblivious to the alarms
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How hackers extorted $1.14m from University of California, San Francisco - BBC News
- A leading medical-research institution
- paid hackers a $1.14m (£910,000) ransom
- a covert negotiation
- The Netwalker criminal gang
- staff unplugged computers
- malware
- an anonymous tip-off
- the dark web
- ransomware attacks
- At first glance,
- ticking down
- the data they have scrambled
- UCSF was met with the following message
- begged them to accept $780,000
- back-and-forth negotiations
- it had pulled together all available money
- it had procured more money
- serving the public good
- pay some portion of the ransom
- in exchange for
- It would be a mistake to assume that all of the statements and claims made in the negotiations are factually accurate
- a pinky-promise
- a booby-trapped emaiI
- phishing lures
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Monday, June 22, 2020
Daily bread 06/22/2020
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e ready to leave father and mother, and brother and sister, and wife and child and friends, and never see them again — if you have paid your debts, and made your will, and settled all your affairs, and are a free man — then you are ready for a walk.
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Colombia urged to rethink tax-free day after ‘Covid Friday’ | Financial Times
- to scrap
- eye-catching economic policies
- to flout social distancing rules
- Colombians flocked to shopping centres
- pick up bargains.
- long queues
- flooded with images
- people jostling to enter shops
- hauling away
- non-existent
- from March onwards
- to abandon or at least postpone
- shoppers opted to buy online
- struggled to cope with demand.
- enticing them to shop
- a spike in coronavirus numbers.
- rising sharply
- new cases topped 3,000.
- seems to have peaked
- the worst may be yet to come
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Friday, June 19, 2020
Daily bread 06/19/2020
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Ten 10-Year Trends for the Future of Healthcare: Implications for Academic Health Centers
- computer assisted diagnosis
- DNA chip technology
- health plan data
- online clinical research
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Thursday, June 18, 2020
Daily bread 06/18/2020
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"Wh" Questions Flashcards | Quizlet
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Merlin Group 7: w/e 12 June Flashcards | Quizlet
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020
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Friday, March 20, 2020
Daily bread 03/20/2020
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An Update On China's Largest Ghost City - What Ordos Kangbashi Is Like Today
- When we consider that all cities in China have a relatively large amount of vacant apartments — Beijing itself is 25% empty — Kangbashi’s head count isn’t too out of the ordinary for a new city at its stage of development.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
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Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Daily bread 03/03/2020
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Peter Tosh - Legalize It – Official Webpage – Certified Bush Doctor, www.petertosh.com
See you at the Peter Tosh Music Festival 2020, October 15-18, 2020 in Kingston, Jamaica. More info coming soon at https://t.co/BZmUZQhrH9 #PTMF2020 *Photo includes previous performers and is not representative of the talent participating in 2020. #Peter
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Daily bread 02/06/2020
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US backs Uber in dispute with Colombia
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- which began operations in Colombia in 2013 already
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Monday, February 3, 2020
Daily bread 02/03/2020
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The modern phenomenon of the weekend - BBC Worklife
- has also been derided.
- it strikes me that
- a relatively modern phenomenon.
- was a piecemeal and uneven affair
- Saint Monday mimicked the religious Saint Day holidays
- an entirely secular practice
- were keen to instil a more formal holiday in the working week
- cock fighting
- was singled out
- to draw the worker from the public house
- a burgeoning leisure industry
- reduced fares for day-trippers to the countryside
- switched their star entertainment from a Monday to Saturday
- to help forge the modern week
- was beginning to take shape
- took off in the 1890s
- neither swift nor uniform
- an irresistible pull towards
- laid the groundwork for
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Daily bread 01/12/2020
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#ParoNacional From around the country: Leticia, Amazonas https://t.co/YPMeee83LJ
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Saturday, January 4, 2020
Daily bread 01/04/2020
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- The ZIP Code 200003 is a postal code urbano and belongs to the 20 de Marzo, Colegio Loperena, Don Carmelo, El Oasis, El Prado, El Páramo, La Felicidad, La Manuelita, Los Álamos, Mareigua, Nuevo Milenio, Primero de Mayo
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Friday, January 3, 2020
Daily bread 01/03/2020
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Looking forward to it https://t.co/IpljaGsVUb
Looking forward to it https://t.co/IpljaGsVUb
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The Art of Business English: Top three things to know when doing business in Australia
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Daily bread 01/02/2020
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Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
- Web Scraping Shows how to write programs that can automatically download web pages and parse them for information. This is called web scraping.
- Manipulating Images Explains how to programmatically manipulate images such as JPEG or PNG files.
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