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Getting aware of those who "make waves"Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action. Shocking facts that are worth considering: 27 November 2006 - Hundreds of people from across Britain march on the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston in Berkshire. They converged in large groups from all directions - by bus, train, bicycle and on foot - determined to carry out the world’s largest ever inspection of a nuclear weapons factory. © Greenpeace / Jiri Rezac Commited lady in the pics section! “Nuclear energy is the most expensive and dangerous means ever devised by human beings to generate electricity. Yet. This draft law supports the nuclear industry in an unprecedented way in the world history. A feed-in-law system is used in other parts of the world for renewable energy, not for nuclear power. Opening the doors to nuclear energy as wide as this proposal demands, will not only end up obliging the Turkish people to pay both expensive electricity prices and taxes for an unsustainable energy but also by leaving them alone and vulnerable to a potential accident in the plant, to the radioactive waste disposal or transportation and to any terrorist or military attacks against the plant. We know that there is no single company insuring the damages of the nuclear disasters, yet the liabilities in the law proposal can cover only a very small portion of possible damages,” said Hilal Atici, Climate and Energy Campaigner for Greenpeace Mediterranean. Eye-opening image of people lying on the floor in the pics section! More info
Gulf of California, Mexico
— A few days after our dive near Espíritu Santo - where we sent a
message to the Mexican government: "Marine Reserves now!" - the decree
was finally signed and the area will now be protected. This marks the
end of a 2.5 year long process, and brings us one small step closer to
our goal: a global network of marine reserves.
Among the many marine
treasures found in the Espiritu Santo Archipelago are a colony of sea
lions, five species of endangered sea turtles, and a migration route of
hammerhead sharks. November 18 Children in need (the UK version of "Un sol para los chicos")The BBC Children in Need telethon has raised £18.3m, topping the amount raised on the night last year by £1m. More info Web site Details and History The song for 2006 "Downtown" Lyrics When you're alone and life is making you lonely You can always go - downtown When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry Seems to help, I know - downtown Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty How can you lose? The lights are much brighter there You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares So go downtown, things'll be great when you're Downtown - no finer place, for sure Downtown - everything's waiting for you Don't hang around and let your problems surround you There are movie shows - downtown Maybe you know some little places to go to Where they never close - downtown Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova You'll be dancing with him too before the night is over Happy again The lights are much brighter there You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares So go downtown, where all the lights are bright Downtown - waiting for you tonight Downtown - you're gonna be all right now ------ instrumental break ------ And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to Guide them along So maybe I'll see you there We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares So go downtown, things'll be great when you're Downtown - don't wait a minute more Downtown - everything's waiting for you Downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown ... powered by ODEO ===> LINK TO THE SONG (sung by Emma Bunton) November 14 Getting to the end of this Academic Term___________________________________ "Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire" William Butler Yeats "Study without thinking and you are blind; think without studying and you are in danger." Confucius "I cannot teach anybody anything; I can only make them think. " Socrates "No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance" Confucius "Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one." Malcolm Forbes "Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself." Chinese Proverb "It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop." Confucius "It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well. René Descartes November 13 Smart carsNo. Nothing to do with Artificial Intelligence. Just a gorgeous car that more than one would like to own _I AM part of that group , of course! More info on Wikipedia The offical Smart site And something else: Guess who is the star in one of the TV ads...Yes! It's him! Wait until the end of the video: IT'S THE REAL ONE! Nice idea! November 03 Guy Fawkes - National HeroGuy Fawkes Night, also known as Bonfire Night and Fireworks Night, is an annual celebration (but not a public holiday) on the evening of the 5th of November primarily in the United Kingdom, but also in New Zealand, South Africa, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada), parts of the British Caribbean, and to some extent by their nationals abroad. Bonfire night was common in Australia until the 1980s. It celebrates the failure of the Gunpowder Plot, in which a group of Catholic conspirators attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London on the evening of 5 November 1605, when the Protestant King James I (James VI of Scotland) was within its walls. The celebrations, which in the United Kingdom take place in towns and villages across the country, involve fireworks displays and the building of bonfires, traditionally on which "guys", or dummies, representing Guy Fawkes,
the most famous of the conspirators are burnt. Before the fifth,
children use the "guys" to beg for money with the chant "Penny for the
guy".
The evening of November 5th is known as Guy Fawkes Night, but the day itself is not known as Guy Fawkes Day. October 21 Brit Oddities: Crack an Egg Month - Oct 2006After decades out of favour with health experts, eggs are now firmly
back on the menu - and this week sees the launch of a campaign to
rehabilitate them as a nutritional superfood, backed by some of
Britain’s top sports heroes. Research published earlier this year in the British Nutrition Foundation’s Nutrition Bulletin[1] suggests that eggs have an emerging role as a food that can help to satisfy appetite. The study unravelled more than 30 years of research to confirm that dietary cholesterol, from foods such as eggs, is not a major cause of high blood cholesterol levels. Read more   British Humour: Q. What do you get when you cross a chicken witha martian? A. An eggs-traterrestrial! Do you want more? Well - It's not all roses with english Humour -we all know it!  But this game is worth a try!  Source October 19 9/11 in comicsThe official report of the 9/11 Commission was that rarest of
government documents - a gripping read that became a bestseller and won
a national book award. Ernie Colon decided to team up with long-time collaborator Sid Jacobson to produce a graphic novel version of the report, which documents intelligence and police failures in the run-up to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. The result is The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation - a 130-page offering that looks like a comic book and reads like a comic book - complete with sound effects like 'BLAMM' when a plane smashes into the Pentagon and 'R-RRUMBLE...' when the massive south tower of the World Trade Center begins its terrifying collapse. Link to the doc October 05 Peter Pan for moreAfter months of waiting, Peter Pan fans can finally get their hands on a copy of the official sequel to the book. "Peter Pan in Scarlet"(the website) Read The name of the sequel Charity is the aim: The Special Trustees of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and Oxford University Press are delighted to announce that Geraldine McCaughrean’s Peter Pan in Scarlet – the only official sequel to Peter Pan - will be published today, Thursday 5 October. It will hit bookshelves simultaneously in 30 countries, in 34 languages, in answer to extraordinary interest around the world. Geraldine Mccaughrean was in charge of the sequel September 09 2b?Ntb? Shakespeare sent by textSome of the world's most famous works of literature have been rewritten as text messages so that students can read them quickly before exams.The service, sent to phones, breaks long books down into a few lines to make them easier to learn.
Amongst the works to get the text treatment are Shakespeare and Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
The scheme's backed by a top English professor who thinks it might encourage young people to read more. SourceIs txting gd for yr English?it looks like using text speak is actually good for you!September 06 Pirates of the Caribbean 3 !!!Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the
edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, and make their final
alliances for one last decisive battle. More info The film had many rumored titles over the course of its production, the most prominent being At World's End (or simply World's End), Calypso's Fury, and Uncharted Waters. Disney remained silent on the issue, even reportedly outright denying At World's End. The question was finally put to rest on August 31, when screenwriter Terry Ressio officially announced the title to be At Worlds End. August 19 "High School Musical Scores Big"Oh Yes , it DOES !!!!! Personally I WAS able to notice it last week when I did something with it in class!! Great videos on this If you happen to have a child in junior high school or younger you already know that the Disney television movie "High School Musical" is a gigantic hit. Since the movie debuted on the Disney Channel this past January, the made-for-cable movie has become a phenomenon with the "tween set," the 9- to 14-year-olds. The movie scores huge ratings every time Disney re-airs it and the show's soundtrack has produced several hit songs. Later this week, the DVD is slated for release and is expected to fly off store shelves. The movie has aired 10 times on the Disney Channel to an audience of 34 million viewers — a phenomenal number for a cable movie. Source "It busts the move" August 16 Latin Festival in London (1 September)Date: 1st Location: Trafalgar Square Summary: This free concert will highlight the growing links between the London and Caracas and with Latin America more generally. The line-up will include London band St Etienne and some of the most popular groups in Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. More info Festival webpage August 13 Balloon Fiesta in BristolThe Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is held during August in Bristol , United Kingdom.
Teams from all over the UK and other parts of the world bring their hot
air balloons to the site and participate in mass ascents where as many
as 100 balloons may launch at a time. The event is one of the largest in Europe and it is common to have crowds of over 100,000 on each of the four days of the festival. It takes place in a large country estate Ashton Court. Balloon launches are attempted twice a day, at 6am and 6pm, subject to weather conditions. One popular attraction is the night glow, when balloons are inflated and glow to music after dark. Another attraction is the large number of special shaped balloons which take off in addition to the regular ones. Weekend events at Fiesta 2006 July 16 Google Earth makes "Pirates" far more real..."Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest" uses Google Earth July 08 El Ratón Pérez, the TOOTH MOUSE or the TOOTH FAIRYBaby tooth, adult tooth and internationally well known stories The Tooth fairy is a giving character in modern Western culture said to give children a small amount of money (or sometimes a present) in exchange for a tooth when it comes out of a child's mouth. "El Ratón Pérez " ( Winter Holidays -Argentina) July 07 One year ago...London bombings (victims remembered) Silence in London Survivors and bereaved relatives at the blast sites were joined by millions in offices, shops, factories and homes across the country to observe a two minute silence. July 06 World Cup and Argentine Team's HIGH PROFILEFor the first time since 1990, the nation was actually proud of its team's World Cup performance. Although coach José Pekerman's side was unable to reach its goal, it made several friends along the way. July 03 This summer ♪♪♪ there won't be a cloud in the sky ♪♪THE HEAT IS ON IN ENGLAND * Scorching temperatures across much of the UK continued today, as the Government issued a health warning over the heatwave. The Department of Health is advising people to take steps to prevent the adverse effects of hot weather such as dehydration - Read * Temperatures are expected to soar in parts of the UK in the next few days, weather experts have warned - Read * Enjoy it ! Typical from the UK : Cream Teas Animated tips : Unmissable June 25 Happy Birthday !The Queen has celebrated her 80th birthday with 2,000 children at a special party at Buckingham Palace. Details on the event The TV showed it Royal Family website June 22 First Night: Evita, Adelphi Theatre, LondonWhat a wonderful show! More reviews The Times said ____________________________ _ What did The Telegraph say? _ It is exactly 28 years since Evita first opened in the West End, ushering in an era when for a dozen years or so, Britain effortlessly dominated musical theatre all over the world. ----------------more | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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