Politics, News & Issues > Soccer Reflections on whether Christiano Ronaldo could be the best soccer player in the world

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An internet discussion page recently asked 'Who was the greatest soccer player of all time?'.The usual deserving candidates cropped up - Maradonna, Best, Pele, Puskas, di Stefano, Zidane, &co. But a couple of Manchester United fans nominated Christiano Ronaldo - and, to my mind, that was ridiculous.When Manchester United are ... More..

Arts & Humanities > Citizen Journalism Citizen journalism: English language or American English?

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Today, English youngsters are accused of adopting too many 'Americanisms'. It isn't fair, for Europeans began to adopt New World words from the moment they landed there.The Caribs of Cuba and Haiti showed us boats made out of a single log. They called them 'canoo', and Englishmen spelt it canoe. Gujaratl-speaking 'Indians' tr... More..

Food & Drink > Cuisine & Food (Other) Commentary: Eating is cruelty

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I heard a report yesterday that Paul McCartney has given up eating fish. Apparently, he went fishing, and, upon witnessing the struggles of a fish he'd hooked, concluded that the fish values its life every bit as much as Paul values his own. Well, I'm sure he's right ; Every creature values its own life. That's why it runs aw... More..

Arts & Humanities > History (Other) The last of the deep sea sailing ships

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In 1931, there 29 big deep-sea sailing ships still operating in trade. Twenty Finns and three Swedes operated on the grain run from South Australia to Britain. Five Germans ran nitrates from Chile to Europe. The remaining ship was an American, of which I know nothing.The Finns were owned by Captain Eriksson of Mariehamn. They... More..

Sports & Recreation > Soccer (Other) Famous defeats in soccer history

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Up until the 1950s, England were universally acknowledged as the inventors and masters of the game of soccer. It was customary for the World Cup winners to be awarded the honour of visiting Wembley Stadium for a friedly match later. No foreign side had ever won there, of course (though, contrary to popular belief, a foreign s... More..

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