Democrats / 2,025 Needed to Clinch
OBAMA 1,512 delegates
CLINTON 1,423 delegates
EDWARDS 26 delegates
And the winner will have to beat the Republican John McCain
Republicans /1,191 Needed to Clinch
MCCAIN 1,205 1,205 delegates
HUCKABEE 231 231 delegates
ROMNEY 149 149 delegates
Internet is a wondrous tool and I use it, (ain't I a fool?)for you dear pupils, who wish to speak the Queen's English. Well, maybe not but at least, if asked whether you speak English or not, don't say: "I do not!"
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Waiting for the results in Ohio & Texas...
A mixed-race democratic president for America, land of the free, home of the brave.
OBAMA! OBAMA !
Bush Clinton Bush Bush Clinton?
OBAMA! OBAMA !
Bush Clinton Bush Bush Clinton?
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Friday, February 29, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
About Prozac
Prozac, used by 40m people, does not work say scientists
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/feb/26/mentalhealth.medicalresearch
The creation of the Prozac myth
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/feb/27/mentalhealth.health1
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/feb/26/mentalhealth.medicalresearch
The creation of the Prozac myth
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/feb/27/mentalhealth.health1
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Barak Obama
Probably the next democratic presidential candidate...
http://election.cbsnews.com/campaign2008/
http://election.cbsnews.com/campaign2008/
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
In French, about a piece of news.
I thought you might be interested in listening to
"Georges Bensoussan, historien et auteur de Histoire de la Shoah"
about our president's latest decision.
http://www.lemonde.fr/web/son/0,54-0@2-823448,63-1012080@51-861150,0.html
Byeee and enjoy your holidays!
Special hello to VivnNyfa!
"Georges Bensoussan, historien et auteur de Histoire de la Shoah"
about our president's latest decision.
http://www.lemonde.fr/web/son/0,54-0@2-823448,63-1012080@51-861150,0.html
Byeee and enjoy your holidays!
Special hello to VivnNyfa!
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Banksy's manifesto
http://www.banksy.co.uk/manifesto/index.html
copy / paste the address in a new window... Blogger doesn't seem to work properly tonight.
copy / paste the address in a new window... Blogger doesn't seem to work properly tonight.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Strange Fruit
In 1937 Abel Meeropol, a Jewish schoolteacher from New York, saw a photograph of the lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith. Meeropol later recalled how the photograph "haunted me for days" and inspired the writing of the poem, Strange Fruit.
Meeropol, a member of the American Communist Party, using the pseudonym, Lewis Allan, published the poem in the New York Teacher and later, the Marxist journal, New Masses.
After seeing Billie Holiday perform at the club, Café Society, in New York, Meeropol showed her the poem. Holiday liked it and after working on it with Sonny White turned the poem into the song, Strange Fruit. The record made it to No. 16 on the charts in July 1939. However, the song was denounced by Time Magazine as "a prime piece of musical propaganda" for the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP).
Meeropol remained active in the American Communist Party and after the execution of Ethel Rosenberg and Julius Rosenberg he adopted their two sons. He taught at the De Witt Clinton High School in the Bronx for 27 years, but continued to write songs, including the Frank Sinatra hit, The House I Live In.
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit
Southern trees bear strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.
Pastoral scene of the gallant south,
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.
Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,
Here is a strange and bitter cry.
Meeropol, a member of the American Communist Party, using the pseudonym, Lewis Allan, published the poem in the New York Teacher and later, the Marxist journal, New Masses.
After seeing Billie Holiday perform at the club, Café Society, in New York, Meeropol showed her the poem. Holiday liked it and after working on it with Sonny White turned the poem into the song, Strange Fruit. The record made it to No. 16 on the charts in July 1939. However, the song was denounced by Time Magazine as "a prime piece of musical propaganda" for the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP).
Meeropol remained active in the American Communist Party and after the execution of Ethel Rosenberg and Julius Rosenberg he adopted their two sons. He taught at the De Witt Clinton High School in the Bronx for 27 years, but continued to write songs, including the Frank Sinatra hit, The House I Live In.
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
Strange Fruit
Southern trees bear strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.
Pastoral scene of the gallant south,
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.
Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,
Here is a strange and bitter cry.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
A QUIZ about MLK
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/quiz/mlkquiz.html
A good comprehension exercise. to answer the questions, you'll visit the web sites whose links are given.
DON'T FORGET the RIGHT CLICK: Open in a new tab
or with a Mac: CMD+click
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Some news!
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/15/national/main3713630.shtml
UFOs on mainstream media... worth mentioning!
Monday, January 14, 2008
A glossary of grammatical terms
http://englishplus.com/grammar/glossary.htm
I guess this will be useful for those who don't see any difference between "their" and "theirs" or between "this" and "his"... :-(
I guess this will be useful for those who don't see any difference between "their" and "theirs" or between "this" and "his"... :-(
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