måndag 21 december 2009
måndag 30 november 2009
New York Times about the Swedish X-mas gift
Click on the quotation to get to the article it was taken from!
And another American things we are being stupid buying the nail mat,
"Swedish People Are Stupid Too"
click on the above text for to read more!
fredag 27 november 2009
torsdag 26 november 2009
torsdag 12 november 2009
onsdag 11 november 2009
måndag 9 november 2009
onsdag 4 november 2009
Bonfire Night - Guy Fawkes Night
5 november:
Bonfire Night, Storbritannien
onsdag 16 september 2009
onsdag 9 september 2009
President Obama's speech to students
This is the speech President Obama held yesterday, september 8th, the first day of school this autumn in the USA. Listen and think about what he is saying, it is universal.
onsdag 2 september 2009
måndag 24 augusti 2009
Äntligen skola igen!
måndag 15 juni 2009
Glad Sommar!
lördag 23 maj 2009
You tube är så mycket mer...
Queen Rania av Jordanien har gjort ett fenomenalt jobb för att motarbeta den stereotypa bilden som västerlandet har av mellanöstern. Det finns en hel mängd inslag, om ni klickar på hennes namn här ovan kommer ni dit!
torsdag 23 april 2009
Världsbokdagen 23 april
År 2009 fyller Världsbokdagen 14 år! Det var Unescos generalkonferens 1995 som beslutade att 23 april skulle bli hela världens festdag där man firar böcker, författare, läsning och värnar upphovsrätt och människors fria tillgång till information.
Världsbokdagens historia
Bokens och rosornas dag
I Katalonien i Spanien har man sedan 1900-talets början firat skyddshelgonet St Görans (St Georges) dag den 23 april genom att ge en bok i gåva till dem man tycker om och få en ros tillbaka! En ros mot en bok var själva ursprungsidén!World Book and Copyright Day
Med inspiration från denna tradition föreslog IPA, International Publishers Association en "internationell dag" och Spanien lämnade förslaget till Unesco.Idén om att uppmärksamma boken kompletterades med upphovsrätten och i november 1995 beslöt Unesco - FN:s organisation för utbildning, vetenskap, kultur och media/ kommunikation - att utse den 23 april till the World Book and Copyright Day (Världsbok- och upphovsrättsdagen). Inte bara är den 23 april en katalansk dag, den är också minnesdag för författare som Shakespeare, Cervantes, Nabokov, Manuel Mejia Vellejo, de la Vega, Laxness, Josep Pia, Manuel Mjia Vallejo m.fl.
Upphovsrätt har länge varit en hjärtefråga för Unesco som ser dagen som ett sätt att fokusera bl.a på författarnas möjlighet till ersättning för sitt arbete i en snabbt digitaliserande värld.
Världsbokdagen internationellt
På Unescos webbplats finns information om arrangemang världen över på World Book and Copyright Day.måndag 30 mars 2009
The man behind Pink Floyd's art and other album covers
What are your favourite albums? Do you care about the artwork? Does it add to your enjoyment of the album if you like the artwork?
Why has album artwork been so important in the past? What will happen to it in the future?
torsdag 19 mars 2009
The real Shakespeare?
These are the article activity related questions.
True or false?
Shakespeare no longer looks how we imagined.
In the new portrait, Shakespeare does not have a receding hairline.
Shakespeare’s nose and chin are rounded in the portrait.
The painting was found in an art gallery.
The Cobbe family bought the portrait from the gallery.
Droeshout’s engraving is the title portrait of the First Folio.
The First Folio was published in 1623.
Ben Jonson praised Droeshout’s engraving of Shakespeare.
In Shakespeare’s time, engraving was the only way to mass produce an image.
The lace in the newly-discovered portrait of Shakespeare shows him to be a man of some social standing.
onsdag 11 mars 2009
Check out the applicants!
You can watch all 50 short-listed applicants present themselves here.
Who will get The Best Job in the World? Which one of them is your personal favourite?
torsdag 19 februari 2009
Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
måndag 9 februari 2009
Högskoleprov 2009
onsdag 28 januari 2009
onsdag 21 januari 2009
Barack Obama's speech on Inauguration Day
"My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.
So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans"...
Click on this text to redirect to his complete speech as published in the Washington Post
måndag 19 januari 2009
The best job in the world is in Australia
The Caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef is a newly created position. There are a few minor tasks that need to be taken care of, but the most important duty is to report back to Tourism Queensland (and the world) and let us know what’s taking place on the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef.
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Find out more about the responsibilities of the job, employment benefits, selection criteria, and view the key dates. You can also read about the selection process, research how to apply, and get answers to frequently asked questions.