Merry Christmas

Tommy says Hello!

Leanne and Meagan´s visit

On Tuesday, we received two visitors at our school, one comes from Los Angeles (LA), the other from Ottawa (Canada).
On Wednesday night (October 4) Leanne and Meagan told us a bit about themselves.
They met in Botsawana Africa, a couple of years ago. Leanne was on an exchange program with her university (Pfitzer college near LA) while Meagan was on a prestigious Canadian scholarship in that country.
They have never visited each other in their respective native cities.
They recounted for us (Melissa and Pierre´s class) their experiences in Africa. Meagan did her research there for her master degree in women in sports (she completed the defense of her thesis last week) and Leanne regaled us with stories about her work and experiences with that particular African country and its people.
After graduating, Leanne obtained a very good scholarship ( Fulbright) and went on to teach English in South Korea. Meagan met her there and they traveled together for one month, visiting Asia (China, North Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia).
At 26, Meagan is proud to have visited 26 countries.
They are about to start a South American trek on Monday October 9 which will help Meagan top the 30 countries mark.
After the one hour and a half presentation, we kept on sharing stories while eating a home made GALINHADA.

Are men necessary - Maureen Dowd

Are men necessary?

Maureen Dowd é uma famosa colunista do The New York Times, recebeu um prêmio Pulitzer pela cobertura do caso Clinton-Lewinski em 2004, publicou Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk, depois disso veio seu livro de ensaios, Are Men Necessary?, que provocou muito falatório nos Estados Unidos na época em que foi lançado.

Comentário no RoseLivros por Leila S.

Neste Natal, Faça uma criança sorrir!!!

Neste Natal
Faça uma criança sorrir!!!
Colabore com a ação social....

Campanha de arrecadação de brinquedos e alimentos
O objetivo desta campanha é contribuir com a sociedade ajudando crianças carentes.

Nossa escola estará recolhendo os brinquedos, roupas....até o dia 16/12.

You Gotta Be

Desiree - You Gotta Be

(Dyn2 Unit 11)

Artist: Des'ree

Listen as your day unfolds
Challenge what the future holds
Try and keep your head up to the sky Lovers,
they may cause you tears
Go ahead release your fears
Stand up and be counted
Don't be ashamed to cry
You gotta be You gotta be bad,
you gotta be bold
You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard
You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm
You gotta stay together
All I know, all I know,
love will save the day
Herald what your mother said
Readin' the books your father read
Try to solve the puzzles in your own sweet time
Some may have more cash than you
Others take a different view
My oh my heh, hey
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold
You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard
You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm
You gotta stay together
All I know, all I know, love will save the day
Don't ask no questions, it goes on without you
Leaving you behind if you can't stand the pace
The world keeps on spinning
You can't stop it, if you try to
This time it's danger staring you in the face
Oh oh oh
Remember Listen as your day unfolds
Challenge what the future holds
Try and keep your head up to the sky
Lovers, they may cause you tears
Go ahead release your fears
My oh my heh, hey, hey
You gotta be You gotta be bad,
you gotta be bold You gotta be wiser,
you gotta be hard You gotta be tough,
you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm
You gotta stay together
All I know, all I know, love will save the day
You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold
You gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard
You gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm Y
ou gotta stay together
All I know, all I know, love will save the day

Action over thin models?

An anorexic Brazilian model's died the day before she was due to fly to Paris for a photo shoot. Ana Carolina Reston, 21, weighed just over six stone (40kg). That's the same as the average 12-year-old girl.She was 5ft 6in tall and was admitted to hospital three weeks ago with a kidney malfunction after living on tomatoes and apples. The organisers of the Madrid fashion show in September banned anyone from the catwalk who was too thin. We want to know what you think about skinny models. Should the fashion industry take action? Are they too thin? Is it their fault?

bbc News

Milena CAF4, nossa aluna circense

Happy Birthday, Ramon!!!!

Thanksgiving - It's today!

Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holiday parades and giant balloons.

The History of Thanksgiving
In 1621, after a hard and devastating first year in the New World the Pilgrim's fall harvest was very successful and plentiful. There was corn, fruits, vegetables, along with fish which was packed in salt, and meat that was smoke cured over fires. They found they had enough food to put away for the winter. The Pilgrims had beaten the odds. They built homes in the wilderness, they raised enough crops to keep them alive during the long coming winter, and they were at peace with their Indian neighbors. Their Governor, William Bradford, proclaimed a day of thanksgiving that was to be shared by all the colonists and the neighboring Native American Indians. The custom of an annually celebrated thanksgiving, held after the harvest, continued through the years. During the American Revolution (late 1770's) a day of national thanksgiving was suggested by the Continental Congress. In 1817 New York State adopted Thanksgiving Day as an annual custom. By the middle of the 19th century many other states also celebrated a Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln appointed a national day of thanksgiving. Since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving Day proclamation, usually designating the fourth Thursday of each November as the holiday.

Vocabulary
pilgrim (TRAVELLER) - a person who makes a journey, which is often long and difficult, to a special place for religious reasons pilgrimage noun. A pilgrimage is a special journey made by a pilgrim.

harvest - the time of year when crops are brought in, or the activity of collecting or the crops which are collected the wheat/potato/grape/apple harvest [C]We had a good harvest (of potatoes) this year. [C]

plenty - (the state of having) enough or more than enough, or a large amount
plentiful adjective Strawberries are plentiful (=there are a lot of them) in the summer.
wilderness noun [C usually sing] an area of land that has not been cultivated or had towns and roads built on it, esp. because it is difficult to live in as a result of its extremely cold or hot weather or bad earth.

appoint - to choose (someone) officially for a job or responsibility We've appointed three new teachers this year.

issue - (PRODUCE) to produce or provide (something official) a Local authorities will shortly issue street litter control notices. [T]The office will be issuing permits on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. [T]

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Links:

http://www.theholidayzone.com/thanks/index.html

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/thanksgiving/printables.htm

http://www.history.com/minisites/thanksgiving/

http://www.holidays.net/thanksgiving/story.htm

http://wilstar.com/holidays/thanksgv.htm

Los Angeles and Hollywood

Complementary information for Dyn2 students

The City of Los Angeles, known also as "L.A.," is the most populous city in the state of California and the second-most populous in the United States. It is an alpha world city having a population of approximately 4 million people and spanning 498 square miles. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Los Angeles metropolitan area has a total area of 4,850 square miles and is home to roughly 13 million people.

source wikipedia

More here:

City of Los Angeles

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Hollywood

Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., situated west-northwest of Downtown. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and stars, the word "Hollywood" is often used as a metonym for the American film and television industry. Today much of the movie industry has dispersed into surrounding areas such as Burbank and the Westside, but significant ancillary industries (such as editing, effects, props, post-production, and lighting companies) remain in Hollywood.
Many historic Hollywood theaters are used as venues to premiere major theatrical releases, and host the Academy Awards. It is a popular destination for nightlife and tourism, and home to the Walk of Fame.

More here.

News

Doctor to pay for unwanted baby

There are fears more lawsuits will follow over botched implantsA doctor who carried out a failed contraceptive operation has been ordered by a German court to pay financial support for the child.
The gynaecologist had inserted a patch into the patient's arm, but it failed to prevent pregnancy six months later.
The woman, who had recently qualified as a teacher, had to give up her new job to care for her child.
The highest judicial court has ruled the doctor must pay 600 euros (£400) a month until the child reaches 18.
German gynaecologists now fear a flood of lawsuits, says the BBC's Steve Rosenberg in Berlin.
The decision in Karlsruhe, made on Tuesday, has met with disapproval in the German press.
The conservative Die Welt said the whole idea of damages being paid for the birth of a child was "perverse": "In addition to the highly private inkling that he was not wanted by his parents, he now has official confirmation that he was born by mistake," it said.
The device is meant to protect against pregnancy for up to three years, but six months after the operation, the implant could no longer be found in the woman's body, the court said.
The parents, who had known each other six months at the time of the conception, were no longer together, the court said.
The father will also be compensated for the maintenance he is paying for the child.

Acabou o nosso concurso ....Who is the baby?

YES, this is teacher Patrícia and the winner is Ermelinda, Caf4 and Rafael

Congratulations!!!

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The first person to guess who this baby in the picture is, will receive a T-SHIRT.

Please, leave your answer in the comments, if it is not possible, send an e-mail.

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Visite os blogs dos colegas Number One de outras partes do Brasil:

SW4 - Conceição da Aparecida.

SW4 - Alfenas1

SW4 -Alfenas2

SW4- Alfenas3

SW4 - Alfenas4

Groundhog Day

O feitiço do tempo(Groundhog Day)

Todos os anos, no dia 2 de fevereiro, na cidade de Punxsutawney em Pennsylvannia, acontece o Festival da Marmota (Groundhog Day). Reza a lenda que a marmota hiberna durante todo o inverno, e nesse dia, ela acorda e sai da sua toca pela primeira vez. Se a marmota sair e vir a sua sombra, ela volta a hibernar por mais 6 semanas, num inverno prolongado. Se ela não vê sua sombra, mantendo-se do lado de fora, isso é o sinal de que a primavera vem mais cedo.O Feitiço do Tempo(1993), sob a direção de Harold Ramis, é uma comédia que toma esta tradição com ponto de partida. Phil Connors (Bill Murray) é um apresentador de TV de metereologia, egocêntrico ao extremo, sem amigos, nem amores. Phil é o “homem do tempo”, aquele que prevê o tempo no mundo e que se vê como “o dono” do tempo. Tanto ele como a marmota que também se chama Phil teriam a capacidade de prever o tempo – a duração do inverno. Inicia-se a alegoria.Phil é enviado para Punxsutawney, para uma entrevista chatíssima e insignificante sobre o tal dia da Marmota. Devido a uma nevasca, pernoita na cidade e, após um dia em que tudo dá errado, Phil passa a acordar repetidamente naquele mesmo dia, sem que mais ninguém, além dele, se perceba da situação.No repetir sucessivo dos dias, o protagonista tem tempo suficiente para reavaliar suas respostas ao meio. Aceita ser impossível transformar o que lhe vinha externamente, e gradualmente, passa experienciar o lugar, as pessoas com quem convive, abrindo-se para novas aprendizagens e outras formas de se relacionar, aprofundando-se nelas e em si mesmo. Ao reconhecer que não é capaz de mudar a realidade externa, descobre que pode, sim, mudar seu modo de lidar com esta realidade, modificando suas atitudes. Passa a agir diferentemente, descomprometido com os resultados imediatos de seus atos, não mais tratando o tempo como inimigo, mas como uma contingência inevitável, que passa a usar em seu favor. Aprende, aperfeiçoa-se, doa-se ao outro, adquire a capacidade de se preocupar e descobre-se capaz de amar.O Dia da Marmota, título original do filme, cria uma espécie de vácuo existencial para o protagonista onde um único dia é revivido à exaustão até que este possa perceber que lhe é possível, sim, ser o criador de seu próprio tempo. O filme aponta também para o fato de que é crucial que o tempo vivido, para que seja transformador, precise ser um tempo criado pelo próprio indivíduo.Creio que a idéia central deste filme, é, através de uma história fantástica, denunciar a existência, a cada dia, de pequenas repetições aprisionantes, grilhões invisíveis do cotidiano, que nos tornam prisioneiros do tempo numa escala, a princípio, imperceptível. O roteiro nos convida a questionar não só a capacidade transformadora do homem em relação a seu destino, como também foi capaz de exprimir uma experiência temporal que usualmente não é acessível através das palavras.

O tempo é sucessão ou duração? É finito ou infinito? Aponta em direção à irreversibilidade? Existe independente de nós?Buscamos sempre dar um sentido ao mundo, um senso de existência que nos permita estar inseridos neste e que preserve uma certa continuidade, apesar dos conflitos e choques inevitáveis causado pelas interações com o meio. E dar sentido significa ter de desconstruir e novamente reconstruir os fenômenos e experiências que são trazidos para dentro de nós. Implica em dar nomes, transformar o desconhecido em conhecido, transformar o inexplicável em explicável, em buscar uma causa que justifique um evento, atribuir características de modalidades aos fatos, estabelecer analogias.É uma tarefa de reconstrução simbólica que fica, no entanto, a serviço de dois senhores, por assim dizer:a necessidade de sustentação, característica de todo ser humano, muitas vezes erroneamente buscada no mundo exterior, sob a forma de dogmas, verdades absolutas ou paradigmas a serem seguidos fielmente; e a plasticidade, essência do viver e da experiência criativa, mas que traz em seu bojo o desconforto da mutabilidade.Para Bergson, a vida interior é de natureza temporal, o instante não existe e uma experiência pode ser encurtada ou alongada de acordo com aquilo que é vivido pela consciência. O filme seria um exemplo máximo deste postulado bergsoniano.O minuto que passa não é o minuto pensado, mas o vivido. O tempo do sempre é então o tempo vivido pelo sujeito fora do tempo compartilhado, preso num outro tempo, subjetivo, isolante, terrível. O tempo que é marcado pela não mudança, mas por um tempo que impede a transformação.Como reza uma antiga oração judaica:- “Bendito é o Deus que muda as horas”.

Por Neyza Prochet (Nina) - Almas inquietas

Retirado de RoseLivros

An Inconvenient truth

This past week, Leila and I assisted to a different type of movie. The major actor, our planet Earth, the commentator, the former vice president of the United States, Al Gore.
please check this link out : http://www.climatecrisis.net


Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced.

If that sounds like a recipe for serious gloom and doom -- think again. From director Davis Guggenheim comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, which offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man's fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on a last-ditch, all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. In this eye-opening and poignant portrait of Gore and his "traveling global warming show," Gore also proves himself to be one of the most misunderstood characters in modern American public life. Here he is seen as never before in the media - funny, engaging, open and downright on fire about getting the surprisingly stirring truth about what he calls our "planetary emergency" out to ordinary citizens before it's too late.

With 2005, the worst storm season ever experienced in America just behind us, it seems we may be reaching a tipping point - and Gore pulls no punches in explaining the dire situation. Interspersed with the bracing facts and future predictions is the story of Gore's personal journey: from an idealistic college student who first saw a massive environmental crisis looming; to a young Senator facing a harrowing family tragedy that altered his perspective, to the man who almost became President but instead returned to the most important cause of his life - convinced that there is still time to make a difference.

With wit, smarts and hope, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ultimately brings home Gore's persuasive argument that we can no longer afford to view global warming as a political issue - rather, it is the biggest moral challenges facing our global civilization.

Maria Victoria e Joao

Visite I'm Free e participe das promoções e jogos.

Visite Number One, PLANETA MUSICA, have fun e melhore seu inglês.

Our Halloween party

Raul
Teacher Valquiria and Nicolas
Gabriel

Devil twins - Ketlyn and Karen

Our Halloween - Melissa and Leila

Pumpkins - Georgia - USA - 2002

My first Halloween in the USA - Grand Canyon

Leila

more pictures here

Melissa - Canada

This is me curving a pumpkin , in Montreal, Canada. And next, my host family , the Stopnickis, all dressed up for Halloween.

Melissa

Halloween in Georgia USA - 2002

HALLOWEEN FEVER

JUST A FEW DAYS LEFT BEFORE THE HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS!!!

A bit of history

Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.
To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities.
During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each other's fortunes. When the celebration was over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which they had extinguished earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winter.
By A.D. 43, Romans had conquered the majority of Celtic territory. In the course of the four hundred years that they ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of Roman origin were combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of Samhain.
The first was Feralia, a day in late October when the Romans traditionally commemorated the passing of the dead. The second was a day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple and the incorporation of this celebration into Samhain probably explains the tradition of "bobbing" for apples that is practiced today on Halloween.
By the 800s, the influence of Christianity had spread into Celtic lands. In the seventh century, Pope Boniface IV designated November 1 All Saints' Day, a time to honor saints and martyrs. It is widely believed today that the pope was attempting to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related, but church-sanctioned holiday. The celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints' Day) and the night before it, the night of Samhain, began to be called All-hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween. Even later, in A.D. 1000, the church would make November 2 All Souls' Day, a day to honor the dead. It was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, parades, and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels, and devils. Together, the three celebrations, the eve of All Saints', All Saints', and All Souls', were called Hallowmas.

London

London.

Halloween

Don't miss this event:

Halloween Party

28/10

19 hs

CAF 4

Teacher Pierre com seus alunos:Aline,Fabiana,Sílvia,André,Milena,Andressa,Daniel,Ramon e Ermelinda.

Val and students

Teacher Valquíria com seus alunos Fw2:Raul e Giórgia.

The Little Ones

Teacher Andrea com seus alunos:Gabriela,Luca,Letícia,Manuela,Matheus,Natália e Vinícius.

Mãe é mãe

Politics Texas style

This blog should not normally be used for serious politial debate.
One exception comes to mind though, the campaign for Governor of the great State of Texas.

Texas is unlike any other US states, it pretends to be a country of its own.
It reminds me of a blend of the State of Goias and of the Triangulo Mineiro.
Their politics are usually extremely conservative and the inhabitants quite religious.
They listen to country Music and it is acceptable to walk down the streets wearing jeans, cowboy hat and cowboy boots. Definitely the opposite of New York city.
All in all Texas is a rather strange place.

This year you have a few independent candidates running for the post of Governor of Texas.
The politics are not unlike Brazil´s but in a country where the norm is to have only a candidate from the Republican and another from the Democrat party challenge each other; the candidacy of Kinky as an independent is refreshing.

It is good to challenge the status quo where neither the Republicans nor the Democrats have anything new to say. Kinky will not probably win but he is at least amusing.
His buddy in the above picture is Jesse Ventura, a former wrestler who became governor of the state of Minnesota, so who knows.....

For more information please follow the link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5393522.stm

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Viste: I'm free

Who's that?

That is teacher MELISSA and the Oscar goes to...I mean, the T Shirt goes to RAMON (caf4) and MARIA VICTORIA (D2). Congratulations!
Soon another game.

The first person to guess who this teacher in the picture is, will receive a T-SHIRT.

Obs: Dois alunos já enviaram a resposta certa e todos os dois receberão a camiseta durante a semana. Se alguém mais quiser arriscar pode colocar a resposta nos comentários ou enviar por e-mail. Logo teremos a foto de mais um teacher.

Hello from FW6

Students FW6: Natália, Mariana, Giórgia e Matheus

Teacher's day!

The students of Number One Curitiba Agua Verde join Leila and Pierre to wish our teaching staff a wonderful Teacher´s day. Their dedication, creativity and commitment give us pride in being their colleagues and students.

A escritora Katherine Mansfield nasceu no dia 14/10

Katherine Mansfield (born Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp October 14, 1888 in New Zealand; died January 9, 1923) was a famous author.
Born into a socially prominent Wellington family, Katherine's first published stories were in the High School Reporter, the Wellington Girls' High School magazine, in 1898 and 1899. She moved to London in 1902, where she attended Queen's College, London. A talented cellist, she was not at first attracted to literature, and after finishing her schooling in England, she returned to her New Zealand home in 1906. Weary of the provincial New Zealand lifestyle, Beauchamp returned to London two years later.

Fonte: Wikipedia

FELIZ DIA DAS CRIANÇAS!

HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANNA CAROLINA!