Sunday, December 30, 2007
Thursday, December 27, 2007
The Real Story of Christmas
The middle of winter has long been a time of celebration around the world. Centuries before the arrival of the man called Jesus, early Europeans celebrated light and birth in the darkest days of winter. Many peoples rejoiced during the winter solstice, when the worst of the winter was behind them and they could look forward to longer days and extended hours of sunlight.
In Scandinavia, the Norse celebrated Yule from December 21, the winter solstice, through January. In recognition of the return of the sun, fathers and sons would bring home large logs, which they would set on fire. The people would feast until the log burned out, which could take as many as 12 days. The Norse believed that each spark from the fire represented a new pig or calf that would be born during the coming year.
The end of December was a perfect time for celebration in most areas of Europe. At that time of year, most cattle were slaughtered so they would not have to be fed during the winter. For many, it was the only time of year when they had a supply of fresh meat. In addition, most wine and beer made during the year was finally fermented and ready for drinking.
In Germany, people honored the pagan god Oden during the mid-winter holiday. Germans were terrified of Oden, as they believed he made nocturnal flights through the sky to observe his people, and then decide who would prosper or perish. Because of his presence, many people chose to stay inside.
Saturnalia
In Rome, where winters were not as harsh as those in the far north, Saturnalia—a holiday in honor of Saturn, the god of agriculture—was celebrated. Beginning in the week leading up to the winter solstice and continuing for a full month, Saturnalia was a hedonistic time, when food and drink were plentiful and the normal Roman social order was turned upside down. For a month, slaves would become masters. Peasants were in command of the city. Business and schools were closed so that everyone could join in the fun.
Also around the time of the winter solstice, Romans observed Juvenalia, a feast honoring the children of Rome. In addition, members of the upper classes often celebrated the birthday of Mithra, the god of the unconquerable sun, on December 25. It was believed that Mithra, an infant god, was born of a rock. For some Romans, Mithra's birthday was the most sacred day of the year.
In the early years of Christianity, Easter was the main holiday; the birth of Jesus was not celebrated. In the fourth century, church officials decided to institute the birth of Jesus as a holiday. Unfortunately, the Bible does not mention date for his birth (a fact Puritans later pointed out in order to deny the legitimacy of the celebration). Although some evidence suggests that his birth may have occurred in the spring (why would shepherds be herding in the middle of winter?), Pope Julius I chose December 25. It is commonly believed that the church chose this date in an effort to adopt and absorb the traditions of the pagan Saturnalia festival. First called the Feast of the Nativity, the custom spread to Egypt by 432 and to England by the end of the sixth century. By the end of the eighth century, the celebration of Christmas had spread all the way to Scandinavia. Today, in the Greek and Russian orthodox churches, Christmas is celebrated 13 days after the 25th, which is also referred to as the Epiphany or Three Kings Day. This is the day it is believed that the three wise men finally found Jesus in the manger.
By holding Christmas at the same time as traditional winter solstice festivals, church leaders increased the chances that Christmas would be popularly embraced, but gave up the ability to dictate how it was celebrated. By the Middle Ages, Christianity had, for the most part, replaced pagan religion. On Christmas, believers attended church, then celebrated raucously in a drunken, carnival-like atmosphere similar to today's Mardi Gras. Each year, a beggar or student would be crowned the "lord of misrule" and eager celebrants played the part of his subjects. The poor would go to the houses of the rich and demand their best food and drink. If owners failed to comply, their visitors would most likely terrorize them with mischief. Christmas became the time of year when the upper classes could repay their real or imagined "debt" to society by entertaining less fortunate citizens.
An Outlaw Christmas
The pilgrims, English separatists that came to America in 1620, were even more orthodox in their Puritan beliefs than Cromwell. As a result, Christmas was not a holiday in early America. From 1659 to 1681, the celebration of Christmas was actually outlawed in Boston. Anyone exhibiting the Christmas spirit was fined five shillings. By contrast, in the Jamestown settlement, Captain John Smith reported that Christmas was enjoyed by all and passed without incident.
After the American Revolution, English customs fell out of favor, including Christmas. In fact, Congress was in session on December 25, 1789, the first Christmas under America's new constitution. Christmas wasn't declared a federal holiday until June 26, 1870.
Irving Reinvents Christmas
It wasn't until the 19th century that Americans began to embrace Christmas. Americans re-invented Christmas, and changed it from a raucous carnival holiday into a family-centered day of peace and nostalgia. But what about the 1800s peaked American interest in the holiday?
The early 19th century was a period of class conflict and turmoil. During this time, unemployment was high and gang rioting by the disenchanted classes often occurred during the Christmas season. In 1828, the New York city council instituted the city's first police force in response to a Christmas riot. This catalyzed certain members of the upper classes to begin to change the way Christmas was celebrated in America.
In 1819, best-selling author Washington Irving wrote The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, gent., a series of stories about the celebration of Christmas in an English manor house. The sketches feature a squire who invited the peasants into his home for the holiday. In contrast to the problems faced in American society, the two groups mingled effortlessly. In Irving's mind, Christmas should be a peaceful, warm-hearted holiday bringing groups together across lines of wealth or social status. Irving's fictitious celebrants enjoyed "ancient customs," including the crowning of a Lord of Misrule. Irving's book, however, was not based on any holiday celebration he had attended – in fact, many historians say that Irving's account actually "invented" tradition by implying that it described the true customs of the season.
A Christmas Carol
Also around this time, English author Charles Dickens created the classic holiday tale, A Christmas Carol. The story's message-the importance of charity and good will towards all humankind-struck a powerful chord in the United States and England and showed members of Victorian society the benefits of celebrating the holiday.
The family was also becoming less disciplined and more sensitive to the emotional needs of children during the early 1800s. Christmas provided families with a day when they could lavish attention-and gifts-on their children without appearing to "spoil" them.
As Americans began to embrace Christmas as a perfect family holiday, old customs were unearthed. People looked toward recent immigrants and Catholic and Episcopalian churches to see how the day should be celebrated. In the next 100 years, Americans built a Christmas tradition all their own that included pieces of many other customs, including decorating trees, sending holiday cards, and gift-giving.
Although most families quickly bought into the idea that they were celebrating Christmas how it had been done for centuries, Americans had really re-invented a holiday to fill the cultural needs of a growing nation.
All I want for Christmas is you - Mariah Carey
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I don't want a lot for christmas
There's just one thing I need
I don't care about presents
Underneath the christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true...
All I want for christmas
Is you...(oooooh, ya)
I don't want a lot for christmas
There is just one thing I need
(And I) don't care about presents
Underneath the christmas tree
I don't need to hang my stocking
There upon the fireplace
(Ahhhh)Santa claus won't make me happy
With a toy on christmas day
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for christmas is you...
(You baby)
I won't ask for much this christmas
I won't even wish for snow
(And I)I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
I won't make a list and send it
[All I Want For Christmas Is You lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]
To the north pole for saint nick
I won't even stay awake to
Hear those magic reindeer click
'cause I just want you here tonight
Holding on to me so tight
What more can I do
Baby all I want for christmas is you
(You...baby)
(Ohh)All the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere
And the sound of children's
Laughter fills the air(oh, ya)
And everyone is singing(oh ya)
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa won't you bring me the one I really need -
Won't you please bring my baby to me...
Oh I don't want a lot for christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just want to see my baby
Standing right outside my door
Oh I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Baby all I want for christmas ....is
You! (you, babay)You! (all I want for Christmas is you! You, baby!)
You!(All i want for christmas is you...
Baby...)[ Repeat Till Fades Away ]]
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Naruto Shippuden Narutimate Accel 2
In game also has the characters of the first season of the anime Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura among others.
The game has a very good gameplay is a game that everyone will love especially the fans of anime.
Nothing leaves to be desired the game.
Naruto Narutimate Accel 2 : ts Sasuke VS ts Gaara
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Joss Stone flying dogs back to UK
Joss Stone is flying her beloved pet dogs from the US to the UK for
Christmas.
The 20-year-old soul singer - who is now primarily based in America has returned home to celebrate her grandmother's 80th birthday in Kent and the festive season, but misses her pooches Dusty and Missy so much she has arranged for them to join her.
A source said: "Joss is so sweet. She flew in for her nana's 80th birthday in Kent.
"She's single at the moment but she's not missing a man when she can snuggle up to her adorable dogs."
The Devon-raised star - who has been single since she split from her first love Beau Dozier in 2005 - has previously joked her man woes have caused her to consider becoming a lesbian.
She quipped: "I think I'll have to turn lesbian!
"Every girl my age wants to be in a relationship. I haven't had one in two years and look how that ended."
Friday, December 21, 2007
New life to Adriano
The new player of the São Paulo, Adriano, who was presented in this friday as new reinforcement of the São Paulo for season 2008, said that she does not want to be called Emperor, nickname that received in the Inter of Milan. It said that she is a normal person and that, in the São Paulo club, wants to renew its life. "I conquered this name (Emperor) in the Inter. E would like to be called Adriano here in Brazil, as it was a renewal in my life. I do not want to forget that they call me Emperor, is very good, a great responsibility, but it wanted to ask for, even for vocês, that calls me Adriano. I am a normal person as vocês ", the aggressor said. On the difficulties that passed in Italy in the last years, Adriano said that it is repented of much thing and that it would like to forget certain moments. "I passed a depression moment. After the Pantry of the World, many things had happened, as the loss of my father, but I do not want to remember the past very. I repent myself of many things, but I am not here for thinking about this ", says shirt 10. When questioned on the problems that Robert Mancini had with the technician, of the Inter of Milan, the attacking wait that everything is calm with Muricy Ramalho. "Since when I arrived at the São Paulo it (Muricy) dealt me with much affection. It is difficult to speak, therefore still we do not start to work together, but I believe that we will not have problems. If I will be well I wait to be titular, if I do not go to search my space ", commented Adriano.
Argentina is first
Argentina finishes the year of 2007 as leader world-wide it ranking of elections of the Fifa, to the front it Brazil, after the publication in this monday of the last list of the season. As few departures between countries had been disputed in the last month, it almost did not have changes in ranking since November. The 20 first positions had remained unchanged. The Argentines had lost only three of 16 departures disputed in 2007, being one of them for Brazil, in the end of the America Pantry, in July. But despite this heading, Brazil finished 21 points behind the historical rivals in ranking - that also it considers resulted of the three previous years. Italy, current champion of the world, third is placed, only four points behind Brazil and with a comfortable advantage of 149 points for the Spain, that is in room. It sees the 20 first ones placed in the December list: 1º Argentina 1.523, 2º points Brazil 1.502, 3º Italy 1.498, 4º Spain 1.349, 5º Germany 1.298, 6º República Czech 1.290, 7º France 1.243, 8º Portugal 1.241, 9º Holland 1.170, 10º Croácia 1.129, 11º Greece 1.114, 12º England 1.113, 13º Romênia 1.088, 14º Escócia 990, 15º Mexico 982, 16º Turkey 924, 17º Colombia 907, 18º Bulgaria 881, 19º U.S.A. 876, 20º Nigéria 875
Brasil 2014
In January, the governor of the Bahia, Jaques Wagner, will travel to Rio De Janeiro to invite the architect Niemeyer Oscar, who completed 100 years this month, to sign the project of the new stadium that goes to substitute the New Source. The idea is to have the place as one of the headquarters for the Pantry of the World of 2014, that it will occur in Brazil. The project is bold, therefore the construction of a stadium will not be summarized, but yes of a multipurpose enclosure for bullfighting, with house of spectacle, center of conventions, department stores and conveniences, fast-food with feeding square and parking with minimum capacity for five a thousand vehicles. "In the truth the invitation already was fact, when I bound for congratulating to it for the anniversary. In the occasion I remembered that it does not have no project in the Bahia, and that this would be an excellent chance. In January I go to the Rio de Janeiro to officialize personally this invitation Niemeyer to elaborate the project of the new stadium ", said the governor. Jaques Wagner wants to construct the new enclosure for bullfighting where it is today the Stadium of the New Source. However, it standed out that it still does not know of that forms this will be carried through, with demolition, or reconstruction, that goes to be the position of the companies who go to concur for the public licitation. "I already wise person who this New Source would not be used to advantage to receive games from the World-wide one of 2014, because it is not inside of the standards of the Fifa. The tragedy of day only 25 defined my position not to construct the new enclosure for bullfighting in another place of Salvador ", affirmed. Still in this year the government of the State must publish the Notice with invitation to bid for the act of contract of the companies who will carry through the workmanships of recovery and magnifying of the Metropolitan Stadium of Pituaçu, in the initial stated period of four months, the time of the Bahia to receive, in Salvador, its games for Series B of the Brazilian Championship. The great notice divulged for the governor, is that it will be a much more ample and efficient work of that came being divulged.
Interview with Julio Baptista
To the eves of the Spanish classic between Barcelona and Real Madrid, that will occur in the sunday, the half-camper Júlio Baptista commented on the possible absence of Ronaldinho in the Catalan team. according to player of the Real, if cannot menosprezar a player as Ronaldinho."The people are maken a mistake. If a player cannot never to ignore thus. It already gained the Gold Ball and has much talent. It has an incredible classroom and already he was the best one of the world. It is normal that a player thus has fall in its level ", said Baptista, in interview to the periodical. On the concerns for the departure against Barcelona, the Brazilian believes that she is necessary to have well-taken care of with the camaronês Samuel Eto'o. "For the quality and the power that it (Eto'o) has He is an impressive player and we will have that to have very well-taken care of with it", he completed.
Exit of Edmundo
Direction announces exit of Edmundo of the Palmeiras. The direction of the Palmeiras communicated officially, in this friday, the disconnection of the Edmundo aggressor after meeting in the Academy of Soccer. The soccer director Gilbert Cipullo if showed chateado with the situation, but he detached that the colloquy was "friendly". "It sees the last ones of the Palms" Thinks: you it is in favor of the exit of Edmundo? "It was a friendly colloquy. We well clearly leave all the respect for the Edmundo, that always was a professional compromised to the club. It is a sad situation, therefore one is about a symbol of the Palmeiras ", said Cipullo, to the official site of the Palmeiras. "and the continuity of it in nothing does not have to see with the person of it or the changes techniques, but yes with the philosophy of work of the club", it completed. The contract of Edmundo finishes in day 31 of December of this year and the player used to advantage to declare the team of the Palestra Itália. "I only have that to thank the affection that I received to the long one from these years on the part from the torcedores. They had been inesquecíveis moments, memorable scenes and episodes that mark any human being ", said. "I always had the Palmeiras inside of my heart, since the first day where I stepped on here, in 1993. I learned to like this club and, I confess, would like to have left with plus a heading or, at the very least, the classification for the Pantry Liberating. But the soccer also in the fold these things ", completed. The aggressor praised the structure of the club and all revealed the success for the team in the next season. "It was year of reorganization in the Palmeiras here. Much thing moved for better. I wait that the Palms obtain to be winning in 2008. Of heart, I will continue following and twisting for all ", it affirmed. Moreover, the manager of soccer, Toninho Cecílio, affirmed that the doors always will be opened for the player in the future. "the Palmeiras always will extend the hands and will be of doors opened for the Edmundo, for any thing that it to need. As much the members of the direction how much the torcedores possess an enormous gratitude for everything what it made for the club ", affirmed.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Mexican rock
Natalia Lafourcade
Julieta Venegas
Maná
Cafe Tacuba
Natalia Lafourcade
Natalia Lafourcade - Amarte Duele
Natalia Lafourcade (born Natalia Lafourcade Silva on 26 February 1984 in Mexico City,Mexico) is a Latim Grammy-winning Mexican pop-rock singer and songwriter. Her band's name is Natalia y La Forquetina.
Since she was very young, Natalia had a great interest in music, partly because her parents were musicians. At three years old she began to sing and at four, she realized that she wanted to be an artist.
She attended instituto anglo Español, a Catholic middle school. In her childhood and adolescence she studied painting, flute, theater, music, acting, piano, guitar, saxophone and singing. When she was 10, Natalia sang in a Mariachi group...(MORE)
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Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas - Me Voy
Julieta Venegas, born in Long Beach on November 24, 1970, is a Mexican singer, intrumentalist, and songwriter who performs Spanish-language rock and pop music. Venegas, who grew up in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, began studying music at the age of eight and went on to join several bands, including Tijuana No!, before starting a career on her own. In addition to singing and writing her own songs, she plays numerous instruments including acoustic guitar, accordion, and keyboard. She has won two Latin Grammys and one Grammy.
She fluently speaks both English and Spanish and has a twin sister, Yvonne, who is a photographer...(MORE)
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Maná
MANA - BENDITA
Mana is a traditional term that refers to a concept among the speakers of oceanic languages, including melanesians, polynesians, and Micronesians. It is an impersonal force or quality that resides in people, animals, and inanimate objects and that instills in the appreciative observer a sense of respect or wonder. In ant anthropological discourse, mana as a generalized concept has attained a significant amount of interest; often understood as a precursor to formal religion. It has commonly been interpreted as "the stuff of which magic is formed", as well as the substance of which souls are made.
Modern fantasy fiction, computer and role-playing games, have adopted mana as a term for magic points—an expendable resource out of which magic users form their magical spells.
Mana should not be confused with the Biblical manna (also spelled mana or mannah) which, according to the Bible (Exodus, chapter 16), provided sustenance for the Israelites...(MORE)
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Cafe Tacuba
Cafe Tacvba - El Baile y el Salon
Café Tacuba (often spelled Café Tacvba) is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning musical group from Naucalpan, Mexico. They were founded in 1989, and since then have had the same musical lineup:
Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega: (vocals, guitar)
Emmanuel "Meme" del Real Díaz: (keyboards, acoustic guitar, piano, programming, vocals, melodion)
José Alfredo "Joselo" Rangel Arroyo: (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals)
Enrique 'Quique' Rangel Arroyo: (bass guitar, electric upright bass, vocals)
Mexican folk music player Alejandro Flores is considered the 5th tacubo, as he has played the violin in almost every Café Tacuba concert since 1994. Since the Cuatro Caminos World Tour, Luis "El Children" Ledezma has played the drums in every concert but is not considered an official member of the band.
Previously known as "Alicia Ya No Vive Aquí" (a tribute to Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore), the band took its final name from a coffee shop (el Café de Tacuba) located in downtown Mexico City, which opened in 1912 and had its heyday in the 1940's and 1950's, and was representative of the Pachuco scene from the time, something the band would certainly acknowledge as an influence. The Café de Tacuba is still in operation on Tacuba street, in Mexico City's Historic Center.
In their first shows (prior to the release of their first album), people would scream "¡Pinche Juan!" ("Fucking John!") to Rubén because that's the name of one of the band's first underground hits, so he kept the name for the release of the first album. Two years later he got bored and changed it to "Cosme" (a disused name in Spanish) for the release of "Re". Since then, he has changed his name for every album and world tour.
Formerly graphic design...(more)
Church VS Sony
The Church of England, processing Sony, because the game "Resistence: Fall of a man" show images from inside of the cathedral and the tragic history of Manchester city.
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Speed Racer
Easier to Run - Linkin Park
replacing this pain with something numb
it's so much easier to go
than face all this pain here all alone
something has been taken
from deep inside of me
a secret i've kept locked away
no one can ever see
wounds so deep they never show
they never go away
like moving pictures in my head
for years and years they've played
Refrão
if i could change i would
take back the pain i would
retrace every wrong move that i made i would
if i could
stand up and take the blame i would
if I can take all the shame to the grave i would (2X)
it's easier to run
replacing this pain with something numb
it's so much easier to go
than face all this pain here all alone
sometimes i remember
the darkness of my past
bringing back these memories
i wish i didn't have
sometimes i think of letting go
and never looking back
and never moving forward so
there would never be a past
Refrao
if i could change i would
take back the pain i would
retrace every wrong move that i made i would
if i could
stand up and take the blame i would
if i could take all the shame to the grave i would
(2X)
just washing it aside
all of the helplessness inside
pretending i don't feel so misplaced
is so much simpler than change
it's easier to run
replacing this pain with something numb
it's so much easier to go
than face all this pain here all alone
its easier to run
if i could change i would
take back the pain i would
retrace every wrong move that i made
its easier to go
if i could change i would
take back the pain i would
retrace every wrong move that i made i would
if i could
stand up and take the blame i would
if i could take all the shame to the grave
Picasso stolen from Brazil museum
Thieves in Brazil have stolen two paintings said to be worth $100m (£252m) in a dawn raid on Latin America's most renowned museum. 
Police said Pablo Picasso's Portrait of Suzanne Bloch, and The Coffee Worker by Brazil's Candido Portinari, were taken from the Museum of Art of Sao Paulo.
The operation, which lasted about three minutes, was caught on security cameras, officials said.
Police investigating the theft are due to give a news conference.
Valuable pieces
The theft took place shortly after 0500 (0700 GMT).
The thieves left behind some of their tools, and police have shut down the museum to search for clues, officials said.
The Portrait of Suzanne Bloch, painted in 1904, is among the most valuable pieces in the museum's collection.
The Coffee Worker (O Lavrador de Cafe) was painted in 1939 and is one of Portinari's most famous works.
O Globo newspaper said that the museum's press service had estimated their joint worth at more than $100m.However, museum spokesman Eduardo Cosomano told the Associated Press news agency that it was difficult to judge their exact monetary value.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Present Simple
The present simple is used to talk about actions we see as long term or permanent. It is very common and very important.
In these examples, we are talking about regular actions or events.
- I drive to work every day.
- She doesn't come very often.
- The games usually start at 8.00 in the evening.
- What do you usually have for breakfast?
In these examples, we are talking about facts.
- Water freezes at 0° C or 32° F.
- I have three children.
- What does this word mean?
- I don't have any of my original teeth left.
In these examples, we are talking about future facts, usually found in a timetable or a chart.
- The plane leaves at 5.00 tomorrow morning.
- Christmas Day falls on a Sunday this year.
- Ramadan doesn't begin for another 2 weeks.
- Does the class begin this week or next?
In these examples, we are talking about our thoughts and feelings at the time of speaking. Notice that, although these feelings can be short-term, we use the present simple and not the present continuous.
- I think you are wrong.
- She doesn't want to do it.
- They don't agree with us.
- Do you understand what I am trying to say?
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
I Believe I Can Fly - R.kelly
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I used to think that I could not go on
And life was nothing but an awful song
But now I know the meaning of true love
I'm leaning on the everlasting arms
If I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
See I was on the verge of breaking down
Some times silence can seem so loud
There are miracles in life I must achieve
But first I know it starts inside of me
(Riff-oh oh)
If I can see it, then I can be it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see my running through that open door
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
Oh I believe I can fly
Cause I believe in me
Oh oh oh
If I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see my running through that open door
I believe I can fly
(choir-I can fly)
I believe I can fly
(choir-I can fly)
I believe I can fly
(choir-I can fly)
If i just spread my wings
(choir-I can fly)
I can fly
(choir-I can fly)
i can fly
(choir-I can fly)
I can fly
(choir-I can fly)
If I just spread my wings
(choir-I can fly)
Riff-i can fly
choir
I can fly
I can fly
I can fly
hum
fly!!!!!!
Monday, December 17, 2007
The 4Bs
We quote here the 4Bs, What are the 4 major q influenced the rock bands that are:
Beatles, The
Bob Dylan
Byrds, The
Beache Boys
THE BEATLES
The Beatles were an English Pop music and rock group from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
They are one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music.
United Kingdom, The Beatles released more than 40 differentsingles, albums, and EPs that reached number one. This commercial success was repeated in many other countries: their record company, EMI, estimated that by 1985 they had sold over one billion discs and tapes worldwide. The Beatles are the best-selling musical act , according to the Recording Industry Association of America... (More)
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BOB DYLAN
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, poet and, of late, disc jockey who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. Much of Dylan's most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when he became an informal chronicler and a reluctant figurehead of American unrest. A number of his songs, such as "Blowin'in the wind" and "The times they are a-changin", became anthems of the anti-war and civil rights movents. His most recent studio album, Moderns Times, released on August 29, 2006, entered the U.S. album charts at #1, making him, at age 65, the oldest living person to top those charts. It was later named Album of the Year by Rolling Stones magazine...more
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The Byrds
The Byrds (formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964) were an American Rock band.
Bridging the gap between the Folk Music of Bob Dylan and the hybrid pop of The Beatles, The Byrds were popular and influential through the 1960s and early 1970. Throughout their career, they helped forge such subgenres as Folk rock, space rock, raga rock, psychedelic rock, jangle pop, and – on their 1968 album sweetheart of the rodeo - contry rock. After several line-up changes (with lead singer/guitarist Roger Mcguinn as the only consistent member), they broke up in 1973.
Some of their trademark songs include pop covers of Bob Dylan's " Mr. Tambourine Man" and Pete seeger's" Turn! Turn! Turn!", and the originals "I'll Feel a whole lot better", and " Eight miles high"...(More)
BEACH BOYS
The Beach Boys are an American rock and roll band. Formed in 1961, they gained popularity for their close vacal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California youth culture of surfing, girls and cars. Brian Wilson's growing creative ambitions later transformed them into a more artistically innovative group that earned critical praise and influenced many later musicians.
The group initially comprised singer-musician-composer Brian Wilson, his brothers, Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike love, and friend Al Jardine. This core quintet, along with early member David Marks and later bandmate Bruce Johnston, were inducted into the Rock and roll hall of fame in 1988. The Beach Boys have often been called "America's Band" and have had thirty-six U.S. Top 40 hits (the most of any U.S. rock band), including four number one singles...(more)
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Best of the year
Kaká is the favorite for the election of the Fifa of better player of the world. The winner of the 2007 edition will be announced by return of 17h (of Brasilia) of this monday, in the Swiss city of Zurich. But, exactly that she has its announced name, the stocking-aggressor of the Milan already informed that she does not feel yourself best. For it, Ronaldinho still is in the top, although to cross an bad phase.
Kaká explained in exclusive interview: "Perhaps never it has the ability of it", said craque, that it still answered is given credit the possibility of one day to reach Ronaldinho. "I have that to compensate in other beddings", it defended. Although not to carry through many you dribble and plays of effect in field - characteristic of Ronaldinho -, Kaká is famous for objectivity of its soccer. It was thus that craque lead the Milan to the headings of the Pantry of the Champions and the World-wide one of Clubs of the Fifa in this year. "We have different styles. I always wait to be useful for the teams and for the Brazilian Election ", Kaká summarized, that disputes for the first time the prize of the Fifa, while Ronaldinho, of Barcelona, already invoiced the rank of better of the world in the seasons of 2004 and 2005. Although not to have participated of the conquest of the America Pantry with the Election in this year, since it asked for dismissal to the side of Ronaldinho to rest, Kaká believes that the performances with the green shirt and also turns yellow they had helped. "Clearly that yes, everything contributed", said. After making bitter until bank of reserves under the command of the Dunga technician, Kaká conquered the confidence of all and is currently basic part in the Election, that, beyond games, already disputes the Eliminatory ones for the Pantry of the World of 2010.
The Golden Compass
Action/Adventure
1 hr. 53 mins.
Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Sam Elliott
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Bad Boys - Bob Marley
UH !Bad boys watcha gon,watcha gon,watcha gonna do?
When they sudedongdong come for you?
Let me! Whatcha wanna do? When they come for you?
Bad boys,bad boys whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do?
When they come for you?Bad boys bad boys whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
When you were eight and you had bad dreams you go to school
And that's the golden rule,So why are you acting like a bloody fool
If you get hot then you must get cool!
Bad boys,bad boys whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do?
When they come for you?Bad boys bad boys whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
You chuck it down thas one,
You chuck it down thit one,
You chuck it down ya mother,
And ya chuck it down ya father,
Ya chuck it down a brother,
And ya chuck it down ya sister,
You chuck it down that one and you chuck it down Me!
Bad boys,bad boys whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do?
When they come for you?Bad boys bad boys whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Nobody hit ya over Break,
Pleas stop acting over Break,
No soldier man will give ya a break,
Then Your eyes would give you wits Héhéhé!
Bad boys,bad boys whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do?
When they come for you?Bad boys bad boys whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do when they come for you?(When they come for you?)
Why did you have to act so mean?
Don't you know you're a human being?
Born of a mother with the love of a father,
Reflexion comes and reflexion goes,
I know sometime you wanna let go
hehehe i know sometime you wanna let go
Bad boys,bad boys whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do?
When they come for you?Bad boys bad boys whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
Your too bad,
your too rude,
your too bad,
your too rude,
Bad boys,bad boys whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do?
When they come for you?Bad boys bad boys whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do when they come for you?
You chuck it down that one,
you chuck it down this one,
you chuck it down ya mother,
and you chuck it down your brother and you chuck it down your sister
AND YOU CHUCK IT DOWN ME!!
Illusion
Friday, December 14, 2007
Tenchu Z
Those missions are great, assassinated people to protect Godha's realm and his life.
This game have a online game, you can play with another ninjas to help you in the missions and in the battle if you have beem detected they can help you in the battle.
Name: RikimaruClan: Azuma Ninja(the most dangerous ninja clan in the Godha's realm)
Phrase: If you crossed swords with any Azuma ninja it's the same of suicide
Only avaible to Xbox 360
Graphics: 8.5
Diversion: 9.0
Thursday, December 13, 2007
New car "Supemachine" will be a Ford Mustang
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR goes to carry out refilmagem of the series of years 80. Car will have engine of 540 cv of power and will be able to move of form and color
North American sender NBC announced in this thursday that the car KITT, that will be astro of the refilmagem of the series "Supermáquina" ("Knight Rider"), refilmagem of the series classic of the television in years 80, will be a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR
The new car will have an engine of 540 cv of power and a special technology capable to change the color and the form of its would body. With this, the NBC goes to use three versions of the vehicle: the KITT Hero, that will have to appear more times; the KITT Hero, the KITT Attack, superquick; e the Remote KITT, that could be controlled long-distance.
In the first filming of "Supermachine", car KITT (abbreviation of Knight Industries Three Thousand) was a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, that made partnership with the actor David Hussellhoff, in the paper of Michael Knight. In the new version, astro main will be the actor Justin Bruening, who goes to interpret the son of Michael Knight.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Albums and singles from Kanye West, Avril Lavigne and Gwen Stefani also make the top 10s.
Tuesday , Apple released the lists of iTunes' top 10 most-downloaded albums and songs of 2007 ... and, as it turns out, downloaders are a lot like you (or your parents).
Maroon 5's It Won't Be Soon Before Long was the year's most-downloaded album, followed by Amy Winehouse's Back to Black and Kanye West's Graduation. Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)" was the most-downloaded song, ahead of Gwen Stefani's "Sweet Escape" and the Plain White T's' equally ubiquitous "Hey There Delilah."
The top 10s are perhaps most shocking because they are so similar to the Billboard albums chart and Hot 100 singles chart, both of which measure sales at traditional retailers (as well as online sales). To wit: Billboard ranks Daughtry's self-titled debut, Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight and the "High School Musical 2" soundtrack as three of the best-selling albums of 2007, and they each appear on the iTunes list too. Meanwhile, the most-downloaded songs list features Hot 100 mainstays like Akon, Avril Lavigne and Timbaland.
A spokesperson for Apple told MTV News that the company does not release information about just how many times a specific song or album was downloaded, but did point out that since the iTunes Music Store launched in 2003, more than 3 billion songs have been sold through it.
Earlier this year, reports had placed iTunes as the third-largest music retailer in the U.S., behind Wal-Mart and Best Buy.
The best-selling albums of the year, according to Apple:
1. Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long
2. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
3. Kanye West - Graduation
4. Daughtry - Daughtry
5. Colbie Caillat - Coco
6. Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight
7. Various artists - "High School Musical 2" soundtrack
8. Timbaland - Timbaland Presents: Shock Value
9. John Mayer - Continuum
10. Various artists - "Hairspray" soundtrack
The best-selling songs of the year, according to Apple:
1. Fergie - "Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)"2. Gwen Stefani - "The Sweet Escape"
3. Plain White T's - "Hey There Delilah"
4. Avril Lavigne - "Girlfriend"
5. Fergie - "Glamorous"
6. Kanye West - "Stronger"
7. Maroon 5 - "Makes Me Wonder"
8. Akon - "Don't Matter"
9. Timbaland (featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E.) - "The Way I Are"
10. Shop Boyz - "Party Like a Rock Star"
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Pearls of vestibular
- Lavoisier was guillotine by having invented the oxygen.
- The optico nerve transmits ideas luminous.
- The wind is an immense amount of air.
- The earthquake is a small land movement not cultivated.
- The old Egyptians had developed the funerary art so that the deceased could live better.
- Péricles was the main dictator of the democracy Greek.
- The basic problem of the third world is the superabundance of necessities.
- The oil appeared has many centuries, at a time where the fish if drowned of the water inside.
- The main function of the root is if to embed.
- The church comes losing much clientele.
- The Sun in gives light, heat and tourist to them.
- The birds have in the mouth a called tooth peak.
- The unit of force is Newton, who means the force that if has that to carry through in a meter of the unit of time, in the contrary direction.
- Legend is all narration in chats of a confused subject.
- The harp is a rose that touches.
- The yellow fever was brought of China for Polo Landmark.
- The ruminants if distinguish from the other animals because what they eat, they eat for two times.
- The heart is the only agency that does not leave to function 24 hours per day.
- When an animal irrational does not have water to drink, only survives will have been stuffed.
- The sleeplessness consists of sleeping in contrast.
- The gothic architecture if notabilizou for making vertical buildings.
- The difference between the Romantismo and the Realism is that the romantic ones write romances and the realists in show them as is the situation of the country.
- Chile is a high and very lean country.
- The mummys had a deep knowledge of Anatomy.
- The baptism is a species of detergent of the origin sin.
- In Greece, the democracy functioned very well, because the ones that were not in agreement, if poisoned.
- The crustaceans are of the water breathe as they can.
- The hermaphrodites are born joined for the body.
- The glands salivares only work when people have will of spit.
- The faith is a favour through which can see what we do not see.
- The estuaries and the deltas had been the first inhabitants of the Mesopotâmia.
- The objective of the Anonymous Society is to have many unknown plants.
- The Social welfare assures the right to the collective disease.
- The Ateísmo is an anonymous religion.
- The anaeróbica breath is the breath without air, that does not have to pass of three minutes.
- The heat is the amount of calories stored in a unit of time.
- Before being created Justice, everybody unjust age.
- Secondary sexual characters are the morphologic modifications suffered by an individual after to keep sexual relations.
Mars already was capable to form organic composites, discloses study
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