Sunday, September 30, 2007

WELCOME KRISTI !


Our U.S. assistant is coming!
Kristi is in Reims! Here is what she looks like:





We want everybody to welcome her with large smiles and loud "hellos"
...and the desire to learn her language.
Kristi Aceto is a young blond-haired and blue-eyed woman. She comes from Washington D.C.
She's going to be with us until April.

Enjoy speaking English with Kristi!

Jon Stewart:: some fake news anchor!

You can watch the video first and then play it again as you read the transcript
.
http://rawstory.com//news/2007/Jon_Stewart_skewers_leaders_of_mainstream_0929.html

One Lawmaker, Many Votes?

CHESS MATE

New Chess Champion Dominates in Mexico
Viswanathan Anand of India is the new world champion.
Anand, the world’s top-ranked player, won the World Chess Championship in Mexico City that ended yesterday. He dominated the 14-round event, winning four of them and losing none through Round 13.
This is the second time Anand has been world champion. In 2000, he won the World Chess Federation’s championship, held in Tehran and New Delhi. At the time, however, there was a rival claim for the title, and Anand was not universally acknowledged as champion. This time is different. The title was unified last year, and there is only one champion.
In Mexico City, Anand was in deep trouble only once, in Round 13 against Alexander Grischuk of Russia, but he squeaked through. Throughout the tournament, Anand demonstrated superior preparation and resourcefulness compared with his competitors.

By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN The New York Times
Published: September 30, 2007

Friday, September 28, 2007

BUSHISMS

Bushism: (noun) a mistake in content, grammar or syntax made by President G.W.Bush

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Interested in science?

go and listen to the weekly two-minute "Research Matters" spot.
http://researchmatters.ku.edu/

Fighting Anorexia

What is not obvious in that video is the fact that the billboard which represents the anorexic girl is not a poster for a campaign that fights anorexia.... IT IS AN ADVERTISEMENT for a clothing brand... Nolita. What a shame!


http://en.rian.ru/video/20070926/81010386.html

MLK



YOU CAN READ THE SPEECH HERE/
http://www.usconstitution.net/dream.html

Monday, September 24, 2007

Friday, September 21, 2007

Aung San Suu Kyi

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

About immigration in the U.S.

Discovering Angel Island: The Story Behind the Poems

From 1910 to 1940, tens of thousands of immigrants entered the United States through the West Coast's Angel Island Immigration Station. Located in San Francisco's north bay, not far from Alcatraz Island, the buildings were nearly forgotten and their history practically lost, until one day Alexander Weiss, a California State Park Ranger, re-discovered them in 1970. His chance discovery began the long journey to save the Immigration Station, and ultimately, to save the stories hidden within it, and to help us remember its sad, but important role in American history.

...Click on the link below and watch the EXCELLENT VIDEO.



http://www.kqed.org/w/pacificlink/history/angelisland/video/

Monday, September 17, 2007

Pangea

Venice

Shakespeare. Sonnet #38

READ IT ! (Don't worry if you don't understand.)

How can my Muse want subject to invent,
While thou dost breathe, that pour'st into my verse
Thine own sweet argument, too excellent
For every vulgar paper to rehearse?
O, give thyself the thanks, if aught in me
Worthy perusal stand against thy sight;
For who's so dumb that cannot write to thee,
When thou thyself dost give invention light?
Be thou the tenth Muse, ten times more in worth
Than those old nine which rhymers invocate;
And he that calls on thee, let him bring forth
Eternal numbers to outlive long date.
If my slight Muse do please these curious days,
The pain be mine, but thine shall be the praise.

LISTEN TO IT NOW



READ IT AGAIN BUT ALOUD THIS TIME

NOW YOU CAN GO AND SEE ITS EXPLANATION HERE:

http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/xxxviiicomm.htm

Tokio Hotel Speaking English

Thursday, September 13, 2007

JAFAICAN

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=382734&
in_page_id=1770&in_a_source
"The rights we enjoy in the West today, from the basic right to vote in elections to freedom of conscience, were won in a series of hard-fought struggles over five hundred years.
The triumphs and sacrifices of these hard-won victories should make us value these precious rights even more highly, especially in an age when democratic governments under pressure sometimes find it necessary to restrict rights in the name of freedom."

Friday, September 07, 2007

That's some ad!



Who made that ad? Would it be possible in France?

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

A good piece of advice: CARPE DIEM

When you study, study thoroughly.
When you have fun, have good fun!

Good Luck everyone... Seize the day!
Seize all the opportunities to widen your outlook.

Monday, September 03, 2007

Welcome back to Arago

A KINETIC SCULPTOR : THEO JANSEN