Tony Paul The Detroit News Published 2:38 PM EDT Mar 27, 2019 With his prosthetic right leg painted black and gold, Sean English long has taken to jokingly referring to himself as a "living, walking billboard" for Purdue University. On Wednesday, the university he's always wanted to attend honored him as the inaugural winner of the Tyler Trent Courage and Resilience Award. It's a scholarship named after the Purdue superfan who captured the hearts of the nation before he died Jan. 1 at the age of 20 following a long battle with bone cancer. During Wednesday's campus ceremony, attended by English, a Northville native, and his parents, Purdue also named Ross-Ade Stadium's student entrance after Trent. It'll be the Tyler Trent Memorial Gate, include the monicker "T2" and feature a plaque with a picture of Trent that will read, "Forever Our Captain." “I’m stunned and honored to receive an award that bears Tyler’s name,” English said in a statement … [Read more...] about Northville’s Sean English named inaugural winner of Tyler Trent scholarship at Purdue
English through the news
Magazine opens up the world
Viet Nam News Trần Thị Thúy’s world opened up after she read a magazine that was in both Vietnamese and English. It encouraged her to learn English. She then became an English teacher. Her classroom has often been on a computer screen because she wants her students to make friends all over the world. by Mai Khuyên HƯNG YÊN — Teacher Trần Thị Thúy, 32, from Đức Hợp High School in the northern province of Hưng Yên remembered how her dream started, when she got hold of a bilingual magazine in 1999. “That was really an unforgettable moment. A new world opened up and I was inspired, so I pledged to study English as a way to help myself realise my dream,” said Thúy. Her determination empowered her to study and become a teacher of English to help local students connect with thousands of friends around the world by joining MEC (the Microsoft Educator Community). At an English class … [Read more...] about Magazine opens up the world
Review: Joe Jackson takes Bay Area fans on joyride through the decades
US Joe Jackson performs on the stage of the Nice’s Jazz Festival on July 21, 2009 in Nice, southeastern France. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images) US Joe Jackson performs on the stage of the Nice’s Jazz Festival on July 21, 2009 in Nice, southeastern France. AFP PHOTO VALERY HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images) English singer and songwriter Joe Jackson performs behind his piano on the Auditorium Stravinski stage during the 42nd edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 5, 2008 in Montreux. The Montreux Jazz Festival runs from July 4 to July 19. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) English singer and songwriter Joe Jackson performs behind his piano on the Auditorium Stravinski stage during the 42nd edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 5, 2008 in Montreux. The Montreux Jazz Festival runs from July 4 to July 19. AFP PHOTO / … [Read more...] about Review: Joe Jackson takes Bay Area fans on joyride through the decades
German word of the day: Die Blechlawine
You might hear this word when friends are running late and they want to explain why - or even on the radio during the travel news. We all know the feeling when you finish up work, get ready to leave, jump in your car and, well, you don’t go very far. Time's running out to join the Lingoda Language Marathon. Click here to learn German for free! Limited places, offer ends soon. Instead of cruising down the Autobahn listening to Taylor Swift, Helene Fischer or which ever music takes your fancy, you’re stuck, bumper to bumper, with a load of other cars, lorries and vans. You could call it a Stau (traffic jam) and you’d be absolutely right to. But you could also call it a Blechlawine if you wanted to portray a more vivid image. So let's break it down: Blech means metal sheet, while Lawine is the word for an avalanche, something you might find in the Alps. But if you think about it, a large queue of cars filling up Autobahn lanes does kind of … [Read more...] about German word of the day: Die Blechlawine
Social News 20/1
Lao traffickers arrested in Dien Bien Border guards in Dien Bien province have arrested two Lao nationals for illegally smuggling drugs. The suspects were identified as Ly A Sua, 42, and Hua A Cho, 31, residing in Phongsali district, Laos. Accordingly, at 22:00, the police caught them red-handed. These men were in possession of 6,000 pills of synthetic drugs, 3 kg of opium, and other exhibits which has now been seized by the authority. The arrested admitted they transported the drugs from Laos into Vietnam for consumption. Further investigation into the case is underway. Steel flyover helps ease traffic congestion at Tan Son Nhat airport area The final arm of steel flyover at the Nguyen Thai Son-Nguyen Kiem intersection in Go Vap district, HCM City was opened to traffic on January 18. steel flyover helps ease traffic congestion at tan son nhat airport area hinh 0 With a total investment capital of VND504 billion, the steel N-shape bridge is one of the six major traffic … [Read more...] about Social News 20/1