burn down charts are used in the agile software development scheme. they indicate how much work is left on a project and how much time…
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the resignation of sepp blatter as president of fifa has been reported using several expressions that often come up (are discussed) in my classes. this headline comes from…
after defeating the pachuca gophers 2-0 in the second leg of their semi-final on sunday, the queretaro white cocks have qualified for a mexican football final…
this funny conversation between louis c.k. and conan o’brien has been analyzed previously on richyrocks.com as an excellent example for understanding the idiom take for granted. additionally,…
get over it, a video from the , analyzes a pair of t-shirt slogans associated with ian mckellen. the expression get over it changes slightly (a little) as…
the popular and uplifting (inspirational) netflix series unbreakable kimmy schmidt is not uplifting for everybody. when fredric brandt, a dermatologist with celebrity clients who is considered a “pioneer in the…
is an homage (honor, tribute) to inge lehmann a danish seismologist born on this day in 1887. lehmann is most remembered for her deduction in…
a few months ago i heard and read about an incident a town had to wait a week for the government to come and remove…
yesterday, bill clinton on wednesday conceded that over-incarceration in the united states stems in part from policies passed under his administration. stem from means caused…
it was a weekend of high expectations for long anticipated entertainment events. avengers: age of ultron came out in the u.s., canada and mexico; and the…