Whether you want to practice your Spanish or compare notes on an illness, the library will put you in touch with the right person.

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Verizon is looking to facilitate awkward, painfully slow conversations between you and the Spanish speaker of your choosing, launching a handful of language tools through its Get It Now service.

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And unless you speak Spanish well, keep your ability to count to ocho and ask where la bibioloteca is to yourself.

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But my dim recollection is that the single most important factor in selecting a stroller, besides price (particularly when you're rushing for the crosstown bus with your kid under your arm, or chasing it down the Spanish Steps), is weight.

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What they want is to clap along to the big cheesy numbers, Jump In My Car, Leave Your Hat On (which persuades a young Spanish fan on to the stage to sit on his knee) and Do The Limbo (which sees about 50 members of the audience up on stage doing the limbo).

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After all this, if you are worrying that British banks don't look as robust as you might like, I would direct your attention to Thursday's publication of how much capital Spanish banks may need to raise, as per the assessment of consultants hired by Spain's government.

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The Moroccan ambassador to Madrid, Yamal Eddin Mechbal, called on his countrymen "to behave like civilised people, containing your rage and ire" in response to the attacks, the Spanish news agency Europa Press reported.

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Through a string of futball references and lovely Spanish cliches, Alvarez clearly had a message: If you work hard and are passionate about your work during this difficult and transitional stage in the development of games, you will make a good product and survive.

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