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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
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March 9 – Today, CNN Student News
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Today, CNN Student News goes global, with a look at stories that are making headlines from Turkey, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Plus, we step into the middle of a controversy sparked by the initial results of a national stepping competition. And we hear why a young Iowan challenged his peers to a Lego contest.
Rising Girl Rapper Reaches for the Stars
Monday, March 8th, 2010Documentary chronicles journey from homelessness to high hip-hop hopes
When Priscilla Star Diaz told her father she wanted to be a performer, he did all he could to help achieve not only his child’s dream, but also his own long-deferred one as well. Their journey is chronicled in a new documentary, “P-Star Rising.” The film highlights the peaks and pitfalls of both the music business and family relationships.
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Source: VOA News
Comment : “Don’t ever let somebody tell you can’t do something… You got a dream, you gotta protect it … if you want something, go get it. Period”. Chris Gardner.
Happy International Women’s Day!
Monday, March 8th, 2010
International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, IWD is a national holiday. The first IWD was run in 1911. Women’s Day was first celebrated in the United States in 1909. Two years later, more than 1 million people attended events in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland during the first International Women’s Day.More
Source : UNESCO
“Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission” – By ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
Who will take Home an Oscar Sunday Night?
Sunday, March 7th, 2010By now, you all know the drill!
We eagerly put the television on to watch the Oscar’s live, and hope to watch an exciting and eventful Oscar’s event. Of course, seeing what the celebrities are wearing is always fun. More often than not, we’re bored to tears, well into the first hour. Ahh, somehow that’s part of the tradition. Every once in awhile, there is a good Awards Ceremony, but this is an annual event that we’re nationally, and internationally hooked on. With Steve Martin and Alex Baldwin hosting, it could be great.
It’s the “Oscar.com’s must-see site content,” so until the live event, select a category to explore, and to enjoy.
Until then, hit the Nominees header link, and you’ll be redirected into a scroll over bar of the pictures and names of all this year’s Oscar nominees. Also, check out the History and Organization of the Academy. Their homepage and other pages are very cool, and also provide a look into cinematic history, as well as an eye to the present, while mindful of the future of the Cinematic Arts.
Make your Oscar predictions, share your picks with friends, and come back again and again to make changes right up until show time. See how you’ve done after every Oscar is won.
Travelin’ local’s always interested in what you think, who won, who should have won, and give us your opinions, or dish the dirt, no matter, it’s all about having an evening of fun.
Nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards
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by Tom Jones at Travelin’ Local
UN Secretary-General Appeals to Hollywood, California Students
Friday, March 5th, 2010United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has met with members of Hollywood’s creative community, to enlist their help in promoting the objectives of the international body. Mr. Ban later spoke with students at the University of California, Los Angeles, on how they can pursue such goals as global development and environmental protection.
Speaking Tuesday at UCLA, the United Nations official said he hoped to promote such global goals as peace and stability, balanced development and the rights of women.
Mr. Ban recalled his own experience as a high school student in 1962, when he won an essay contest sponsored by the Red Cross and got the chance to meet US President John F. Kennedy. He also stayed with a family near San Francisco as an exchange student, and says the experience opened his eyes to the world outside his native South Korea.
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Source: VOA News
Video of the lecture at UCLA here
Source UCLA International Institute
“Go forth to change the world. You are going to be the leaders of society,” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Education Cuts Spark ‘Day of Action’
Friday, March 5th, 2010Budget cuts and tuition hikes in California’s public education system leads to a nation wide protest.
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Poland Celebrates 200th Birthday of a National Icon
Friday, March 5th, 2010This spring marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederic Chopin, who was born and raised in a village just outside Warsaw. His musical legacy forms an integral part of modern Poland’s cultural identity.
For any visitor to Warsaw, it does not take long to realize that Frederic Chopin is everywhere. Schools, streets and even the international airport are named after him. Hundreds of people turn up every summer for free Chopin concerts in a Warsaw park, beneath a towering statue of the man himself.
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Frédéric Chopin-Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4) here
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Polish composer and pianist of the romantic school
The State of the Internet
Friday, March 5th, 2010Individual stats like Facebook passing the 400 million user mark, Twitter hitting 50 million tweets per day, and YouTube viewers watching 1 billion videos per day are impressive on their own, but what if we looked at Internet-related stats collectively? Jesse Thomas did just that in his video State of the Internet.
The video — created and animated by Thomas with data from multiple sources — highlights some remarkable figures and visually depicts the Internet as we know it today. It’s a must-watch video for anyone trying to wrap their minds around just how immersed web technologies have become in our everyday lives.
JESS3 / The State of The Internet from JESS3 on Vimeo.
Source: Mashable
Comment: What do you use for the most?
National Grammar Day
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
March 4th is National Grammar Day—in the USA, at least. To mark the occasion, Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty has put together a great page of grammar-related resources.
- Fun With Grammar
- Free E-card
- Ten Grammar Myths
- Free Teaching Materials
- T-Shirts
- Photos
- A Week of Tips
- Blog Partners
- More grammar resources here,
Thanks to Jeffrey Hill at the English Blog for this great post.