Le tagliatelle di nonna Pina

Comprensione orale: livello elementareAscoltate la canzone Le tagliatelle di nonna Pina e completate il testo con le parole mancantiLa _____1_____ sta suonandoMa fatela _____2_____Perché di andare a _____3_____Proprio _____4_____ non ne ho.Alzarsi così prestoNon è poi _____5_____Ragazzi prima o poi mi ammalerò.Invece oltre la scuolaCento cose devo farInglese, _____6_____ e perfino

Summer

Looking for some shade in San Giacomo dell Orio...

N.E.R.D. get the plug pulled on them at the Glastonbury Festival (UK)

Summer news. The organisers of Glastonbury Festival pulled the sound on N.E.R.D. The band were an half hour late starting their performance (June 26). But band leader Pharrell Williams told the audiance the band would play the full set. That didn't happend. Read the full story here

N.E.R.D is an American rock, funk and hip hop band of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo. The Glastonbury Festival in the UK is the biggest outdoor festival in the world.

N.E.R.D made a video about the economic crises called Sooner or Later. The sound is so European.

Sooner or later

Grill Up A Romaine Salad!

Want a different take on your salad? Try it grilled! This was new to me, having never done this before, but something I wanted to try for a while. My inspiration came after I saw Lori Lynn grill up some escarole wrapped in prosciutto!

I put a little different twist on mine by using romaine lettuce that was washed and completely dried, I cut it straight down the middle, brushed it with olive oil, salt and black pepper, then sprinkled grated Parmesan all over the top. Next, placed it cut side down on a hot clean grill just for a few minutes until grill marks appear. Carefully move to a platter and let cool.

The dressing was made fresh with a handful of parsley and basil that I snipped from my garden, a zest of one lemon and all the juice, some salt and pepper and finished by drizzling in some good olive oil.

This was surprisingly good, the hubby loved it and so did I, and the grilled tomatoes on the side made it even better! Next time you throw a steak, chicken or chop on your grill think of this as a side.

GARDEN UPDATE

Hubby's green thumb is proving true, everything is lush and green in our garden. The tomato plants are bushy and tall with little tomato's starting to come out all over. Peppers are arriving as well as tiny zucchini and eggplant, as you can see the broccoli is coming along and so is my Swiss chard. I can't wait to cook with all of this! We've already had salads with some greens we planted, and some onions. I'm happy to say I don't have to buy any herbs from the store, I now can walk out and get my own!! Woo Hoo!

Buon Appetito!

Ok, one last pic and I go...

Difficult to leave Venice isn't it? Always something more to do, to discover, to admire, to visit or to photograph... As does this young canadian boy, member of a party of ten or twelve, on the Scalzi bridge, two steps from Santa Chiara train station "Come on guys, just let me one or two minutes more!"

Miss Italia

Comprensione orale: livello medioIndicare le affermazioni vereIl concorso "Miss Italia" nacque nel 1939Il nome originario era "5.000 £ per un sorriso"Lucia Bosè e Gina Lollobrigida arrivarono al cinema passando per Miss ItaliaLucia Bosè ricorda come lei e le altre finaliste di quel 1947 fossero tutte ugualmente braveFu lei a vincere il titolo nel 1947Anche Sophia Loren vincerà il concorso di Miss

Ital food: Eating vegetarian like a Rasta man

In urban city life vegetarian food with a touch of spirituality is seen as food for tree huggers only. But vegetarian Ital food of Rastafarian roughnecks of Jamaica is – of course – a different story.

Since I watched the video of London chef Hassan Defour going back to his Caribbean food roots and meeting Rasta farmer Iral Axum, I am interested in being a little bit green.

So what is Ital food? Is is just health food or more?

Ital is a term used by Rastas, derivated from "vital", who means a natural and sane way of life. One aspect of Ital is the Ital food: because the body is a temple, you should not eat unpure food. Also you must take care of your body, cause it is Jah creation.

Ital is generally a vegan diet, even if some Rastas eat fish. Some prohibit salt, some not.

In all cases, Ital prohibits pork, preservatives, chemical ingredients.
Ingredients have to be the most natural possible.

In Jamaica, Ital cooking is most often inspired from Indian and African cooking. But lot of recipes can be "Italized" if prepared only with vegetables and natural ingredients. (Rasta meal.)

The video

See more videos at UK Itzcarribean.com

In the video Iral made a shake called ‘Live forage’, it's made of:
Raw oats
Peanuts
Sesame seed
Pumpkin seed
Raisins
Molasses
Bananas

(It tastes very sweet!)

To end, some recipes links and comments

Ital on Wikipedia

Earthcultureroots - 24 Ital recipes from a Yard man (Jamaican). But there is much more to see on the site Earth Culture Roots

Rastafarism - More then ital 10 recipes, information about Rastafarism and a dictionary of Rasta slang.

Jamaican Vegetarian Food…Ital! Jamaican-recipes - 5 Ital recipes, some anecdotes and Rasta wisdom from a Jamaican

The Rasta Cookbook: Vegetarian Cuisine Eaten With the Salt of the Earth

The dread library "Ital is Vital"- A long interesting story about Ital food with recipes from The Rasta Cookbook. If you want check out the recipes first, go the last page and scroll up!

The reggae vibe - 1 recipe! Ital stew

Rastaseed – information about the Ital ingredients

Dem belly full: the evolution of ital food - An article about the Ital eating habits of Bob Marley

Where's the Revolution? - A vegetarian food experience in the Caribbean

Subtitles for 69 (2008)

69 - Ungeren Indefra (2008) english subtitles // slovenské titulky



A nice guy from Poland, barbekiu, translated the polish subtitles into english. I have made spelling and timing corrections to the subs and here you have the long awaited english subtitles for Nikolaj Viborgs documentary "69", which tells the story of young people who defended their squatted youth house Ungdomshuset on Jagtvej 69 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Find the movie and the subtitles here:
http://fuckcopyright.blogspot.com/2008/11/69-2008.html

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Dokončil som preklad dlho očakávaných tituliek pre film "69" od Nikolaja Viborga o mladých ľuďoch, ktorí bránili svoj dom Ungdomshuset pred vysťahovaním políciou. Slovenské titulky ako aj film na stiahnutie nájdete tu:
http://fuckcopyright.blogspot.com/2008/11/69-2008.html

Il gatto puzzolone

Comprensione orale: livello elementareAscoltate la canzone Il gatto Puzzolone e completate il testo con le parole mancantiCoro:Miao, miao, miao, miao, miao,Miao, miao, miao, miao, miao.Solista:In fondo al mio cortile, c’è un tipo _____1_____Lo chiaman Puzzolone ma era un bel _____2_____Ha i _____3_____ da tigrotto, lo _____4_____ malandrinoHa i _____5_____ così gialli che sembra un canarino!

Addio a Michael Jackson e a Farrah Fawcett

Genoa Red Zone (2001)

Genoa Red Zone (2001)
"Whatever force necessary"



INFO:
Indymedia production
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-entertainment/echo-entertainment/2002/07/18/genoa-red-zone-the-film-100252-12043555/

(en) A hard-hitting film which presents the real story of those brutal Italian days of protest. Eight months in the making with a cast of thousands this hour-long documentary does not shy from the truth.

In July 2001 leaders from the world's eight most powerful nations (G8) met in the Italian port of Genova. Encircled by a vast steel fence and declared 'off limits' - the city centre became the forum for a brutal and bloody weekend. Despite unprecedented levels of security over 300,000 protesters joined forces to highlight their frustration at increasingly dictatorial, profit-hungry systems of government spearheaded by the G8.

This film does not hide from the truth: Staggering images of violence provide gritty realism yet the beauty of resistance shines through. Despite the repression, a multitude of voices were heard in Genova: Landless Peruvian peasants stood side by side with Sicilian cheese farmers; national boundaries were overturned as an global body of people demanded a world built on social and environmental equality. That flame - it appears - is impossible to extinguish.

Working with over 160 hours of protest-based footage recorded by scores of D.I.Y video teams, an international group of film-makers from Italy, Ireland and the UK set out to unpick the events surrounding those brutal Genova days. This film presents a radical narrative of the build-up to the events, presents the protests at street level and concludes with the long-term struggle for justice in the aftermath of the demonstrations.

(sk) Celistvý dokument mapújuci udalosti v Janove v roku 2001 počas protestov proti zasadaniu štátov G8. Obsahuje zábery a informácie, ktoré v televízii pravdepodobne nebudete vidieť ani počuť.
Brutalita policie, ničenie obchodov a automobilov protestujúcimi…


R.I.P. Carlo Guiliani! - Murdered by police!

Watch online:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6299553514629009376


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NO PASSWORD / ŽIADNE HESLO
Links are interchangeable / Linky môžete kombinovať!
---or---
http://www.uloz.to/9734351/genoa-red-zone-mpg

Torrent:
Not found.

Titulky:
http://aprojekt.informe.com/forum/download.php?id=29&sid=96927c170d625fa3ce7ec71dd33ce748
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http://www.uloz.to/9734352/genoa-redzone-srt

Michael Jackson is dead

Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums -- including "Off the Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad" -- and electrifying stage presence made him one of the most popular artists of all time has died. Michael Jackson, August 29 1958 – June 25 2009, became 50.

Rest in peace and thanks for the music and the memories.

This is my pick too.


Man In The Mirror 2

Dutch commemoration of the abolition of slavery in Amsterdam

On July 1, 2009, the Dutch institute for slavery history, NiNsee, will organise for the eighth consecutive year the National Memorial of the Dutch Slavery Past. On July 1, 1863 slavery was abolished in the former Dutch colonies of Suriname and Netherlands Antilles. Thus ended a period of more than 200 years of slavery in the colonies. This part of Keti Koti (broken chains) includes the formal commemoration at the monument in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam.

This memorial has now developed into a ceremony with speeches by ministers on behalf of the government, the mayor of Amsterdam, representatives of the Ghanaian, Surinamese, Antillean and Aruban governments. The ceremony will begin at 10:45 to 12:30, from 14:30 to 18:30 there will be live performances

Keti Koti program Amsterdam (Dutch)

31 Days of Natural Wine, Day6

A new post every day for a WHOLE MONTH! It can happen...

Please check out Cory's blog Saignee where he is doing a Series of 31 posts on natural wine. Today he is actually featuring the post I did on our February visit to the Joly winery.

Cory comes highly recommended by my DoBianchi (read his guest post here), who was so excited about Saignee that they met at Terroir in San Francisco during the Nous Non Plus California tour.

Tomorrow, the absolutely fabulous Alice Feiring (hi Alice!) will post, so make sure you tune in for that too.

Maybe the Mr. and Mrs. Saignee could come to Austin soon for a little Chablis and Chickens*#t Bingo? As DoBianchi likes to say, that would be blog-o-licious.

Il Maccartismo

Comprensione orale: livello medio
Indicare le affermazioni vere
La Commissione McCarthy per le attività anti-americane si interessò anche agli attori del cinema
La Commissione operò alla fine degli anni '50
La Commissione voleva punire chi si macchiava del reato di non diffondere idee comuniste nel Paese
Tra gli attori interrogati anche Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper non si sbilanciò, né fece nomi,

Palazzo Zenobio

Palazzo Zenobio, in Dorsoduro, one of the most beautiful expressions of the seventeenth century Venice.

Grilled Mini Corn Cobs w/ Cilantro Pistachio Pesto

It's been an interesting few days, the weather here has been crazy! Storms , power outages, no cable, no internet, it's sad how dependent I am on all those things, 1 day without, I can handle, but 3, no way!! and to top it off we discovered a mama raccoon and 4 of her babies living somewhere under an eve on my roof! The hubbby has done a bunch of things to get rid of them, but unfortunately "They're Back!!!" Any clever idea's you might have to get rid of them would be much appreciated! (Thanks for letting me vent!)

Anyway the storms have past and now it's very hot, humid, and sticky. Time for a BBQ! These mini corn cobs are great for a party or BBQ, and much easier to eat than a whole ear of corn, and they fit on your plate perfectly along side all your other food!

Grill your ears of corn whole, they could even be done the night before then placed in a Ziplock bag until ready to use.When you're ready to eat, place the whole cob back on the grill to warm it up a bit, then slice them into one inch disks and place in a bowl.

You can make the pesto the day of, it takes no time at all, I used my food processor and tossed in a handfull of cilanto, 2 scallions, a couple tablespoons of pistachio's, olive oil, salt and pepper. If you're not a cilantro person , of course my beloved basil would work as well. Toss everything together in a bowl making sure you're coating your mini corn cobs with all the pesto, then serve. Four ears of corn makes quite a bit when cut up.


The combination of flavors here along with the smokey grilled corn is terrific!

Give these a try at your next party your guest's will love them!

Buon Appetito!

Last days of class

Last days in June... Summer is there yet. Kind of a holiday atmosphere in the Carmini Cloister, nowdays the Instituto Statale d'Arte di Venezia.

Sade prepares comeback after nine years

Sony records reports that Sade is working on the release to the long-awaited follow-up to 2000s “Lover’s Rock.”

According to Sony Sade is in the studio now, with plans to release an album by the end 2009. A source from the label told Billboard, “She is in the studio and the album will come when it is ready. You don’t wait for years for one and then rush it.”

Sade became famous with the album Diamond Life in 1984. With songs as Smooth Operator, Cherish The Day en Your Love Is King.

In 2002 Sade received the title Officer of the Order of the British Empire, she dedicated the title to all Afro-British woman.


The Sweetest Taboo (Diamond Life, 1984), performed live in 2001.


By your side (Lovers Rock, 2000), performed live in 2001.

Inside Outside - Evolving Graffiti (2005)

Inside Outside - Evolving Graffiti (2005)



INFO:
Andreas Johnsen, Nis Boye Rasmussen, Denmark, 57 min.
http://pingmag.jp/2008/07/28/inside-outside/
http://rosforth.com/
-Buy the DVD-

(en) "Inside Outside" is a film about the energy artists get when working in the street. An energy they're missing when exhibiting in galleries and museums, an energy that brings life to their art and to ...

With just one spot of red paint between the eyes the Parisian artist ZEVS, executes the advertising industry's images of perfect humans. 'People don't think about the force of advertising,' says Zevs and continues, 'But with just one psst I remove the force. No one wants to be identified with a dead person so advertising looses its effect'. ZEVS calls his action 'Visual Attack', and he has executed billboards worth millions around Paris. At the same time, ZEVS is a respected artist who exhibits all around the world. "Inside Outside" follows ZEVS and other so-called street artists from New York, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Sao Paulo. They all make a living off their art, but they also have an urge to exhibit their work illegally in the streets.

(sk) Len jednou bodkou červenej farby medzi očami popravuje parížsky umelec ZEVS portréty dokonalých ľudí reklamného priemyslu. "Ľudia nerozmýšľajú nad silou reklamy," hovorí ZEVS a pokračuje, "ale len s jedným psssst túto silu odstránim. Nikto sa nechce identifikovať s mŕtvou osobou, a tak tá reklama stráca svoj efekt." ZEVS nazýva svoju akciu "Vizuálny útok", a takto popravil po celom Paríži billboardy v hodnote miliónov dolárov. Zároveň je ZEVS rešpektovaným umelcom, ktorý vystavuje svoje umenie po celom svete. "Inside Outside" nasleduje ZEVSa a iných takzvaných "street artists - pouličných umelcov" z New Yorku, Štokholmu, Kodane a Sao Paula. Všetci sa dokážu uživiť svojím umením, ale tiež ich to ťahá vystavovať svoje umenie nelegálne v uliciach.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgOMgeYv5wk
---and---
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBAzieDnfRg

Screen:



Watch online / Pozrite si to online:
http://watchandthink.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/inside-outside-evolving-graffiti/

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Torrent (with english subtitles embedded): (470 MB)
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Torrent:
Inside.Outside.2007.STV.DVDRip.XviD-AMEN (720 MB)
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Subtitles - english:
Inside.Outside.2007.STV.DVDRip.XviD-AMEN
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Titulky: (preklad Raddino a WAFPRESS)
Inside.Outside.2007.STV.DVDRip.XviD-AMEN
http://www.opensubtitles.org/en/subtitles/3666773/inside-outside-sk
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Morning Delivery

Some hours before the Grand Canal becomes the territory of vaporetti and gondolas, of tourists and visitors, it is the domain of all those who set the stage as these delivery men fulfilling each day their early and essential work.

Lo sbarco di Anzio

Comprensione orale: livello medio-avanzato
Indicare le affermazioni vere
Nel gennaio 1944 gli Alleati sbarcarono tra Anzio e Nettuno per prendere alle spalle i tedeschi asserragliati a Roma
La costa di Anzio era indifesa
Lo sbarco avvenne senza colpo ferire
Il comando alleato preferì far permanere la truppe sulla costa invece di marciare su Roma per impedire che i tedeschi ricevessero rinforzi

La piazza del Diamante

Comprensione orale: livello medioIndicare le affermazioni vere:La piazza del Diamante è un capolavoro della letteratura spagnola.Il romanzo è stato ripubblicato in Italia dopo 20 anni.L'opera narra la storia delle sofferenze e degli amori di una donna, sullo sfondo della guerra civile spagnola.Gabriel García Márquez ha definito questo romanzo come il più bello che sia mai stato pubblicato.La

A Spritz with Alain

Friday night... or was-it Saturday morning? At Susana's bar, a cosy and friendly little place on Campo San Giacomo, right near the Rialto.

Volevo un gatto nero

Comprensione orale: livello elementareAscoltate la canzone Volevo un gatto nero e completate il testo con le parole mancantiUn coccodrillo vero, un vero alligatore, ti __________che l'avevo e l' __________ a te.Ma i patti __________ chiari: il coccodrillo a tee tu __________ dare un gatto nero a me! __________ un gatto nero, nero, nero,mi __________ un gatto biancoed io non __________ più!

Reflection on a Canal

As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance of the tranquillity of the waters in which we see it.

Esperanza Spalding on tour in Europe 2009

American Jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding will be touring Europe from July 7th to August 8th 2009. She will be in France (Vannes Jazz Festival), Portugal, The Netherlands (North Sea Jazz), Spain, Italy (Venice Jazz Festival)and Germany (KulturArena).

If “esperanza” is the Spanish word for hope, then bassist, vocalist and composer Esperanza Spalding could not have been given a more fitting name at birth. Blessed with uncanny instrumental chops, a multi-lingual voice that is part angel and part siren, and a natural beauty that borders on the hypnotic, the 23-year-old prodigy-turned-pro might well be the hope for the future of jazz and instrumental music. (The Seattle Times.)

Spalding grew up in the King neighborhood of Portland (USA), Oregon, a neighborhood she herself describes as "ghetto" and "pretty scary." Her mother, who raised her and her brother as a single parent, was an independent, industrious woman. (read more @ wikipedia.org)

Esperanza Spalding Myspace



Esperanza Spalding LIVE at The White House

Ridere fa bene

Comprensione orale: livello avanzatoSegna con una crocetta solo le affermazioni VERE:Ridere fa abbassare la pressione.Ridere riduce lo stress.Ridere rende le persone più sexy.Secondo un signore intervistato ridere ti fa sentire vuoto.Ai musoni un signore consiglia di andare a vedere un film comico.Ridere può far perdere peso.Per perdere peso bisogna ridere almeno 25 minuti al giorno.Ridendo si

The Redentore at Dawn

The Redentore, masterwork signed Palladio and Da Ponte, built between 1577 and 1580, to glorify the Redeemer, after the end of the plague that killed forty thousand Venetians some years before.

African Americans versus Afro-Caribbean and African immigrants

A post about a flick called the 'The Neo African Americans' on the blog Shadow and Act, reminded me of an article about an African-American Harvard graduate who found out that a high percentage of 'blacks' on Harvard where from Africa and the Caribbean.

Since she was also the director of the American Association for Affirmative Action, she wanted to know how black immigrant students would fit in that goal of correcting American racial injustices.

In the story entitled 'Among Black Students, Many Immigrants' African-American students were quoted: " Last month, a Harvard Black Students Association message board asked, "When we use the term 'black community,' who is included in this description?" A lively debate ensued, with some posters complaining that African students were getting an admissions boost without having faced the historical suffering of U.S. blacks."

I think this will always be a problem. When the French NAACP, Le Cran, pushed for an investigation into the racial discrimination in France, immediately the French organisation of the French overseas departments (D’outre-mer) made the distinction that blacks from the French Caribbean Islands were different from blacks from Africa, because of their French status.

Maybe it’s time to look at what binds black people from the different countries. Is it race, skin colour, racism, being studied, music, sports, black experience, black men versus black women, slavery, colonialism, segregation, freedom, immigration, identity, selling out, bleaching, crime, ghetto, poverty, struggle, giving back, diaspora, rising, black history, Africa, Caribbean, US, Europe, dislocation, crises, war, Afro, protest, revolution, being the first … ? To be honest, I don’t know.

The documentary ' The Neo African Americans' shows the different shades of black. In a way, a cliché.

Artwork at San Stae

Fabrice Gygi. Swiss artist born in 1965. He represents Switzerland at the 53rd Venice Biennale. He is the author of artworks made from industrial raw materials as plastics and stainless steel. "Simple structures to ask complex questions"...
I must say that I have observed a little bit of perplexity on the visitors' faces... But it's the function of art to make us cogitate, isn't it? And... It's the Biennale after all!

Ricotta Stuffed Artichokes with Lemon Herb Oil

The other day I found four of the most beautiful artichokes, they were huge and flawless, I was smitten as soon as I saw them and knew exactly how I was going to cook them.

This is a lighter take on the classic stuffed artichoke, no breading here but equally, if not more delicious. Perfect as an appetizer or side dish. Fresh herb and cheese flavored ricotta fills the cavity of your prepared artichokes, baked til golden and set, then while still warm you drizzle your herb olive oil all over and use that as your dipping sauce! Have I convinced you yet?

I told you they were beautiful! Who could resist these babies!

My advice would be to prepare and cook your artichokes the day before by steaming or boiling til tender, let them cool completely in a strainer to drain out any excess water, then gently cut them right down the middle and remove the fuzzy center with a spoon, refrigerate in a container with some paper towels to soak up the moisture, it will be so much easier the next day when you want to eat them.

I used 2 very large artichokes for this recipe. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees, in a bowl combine about a 1 cup of ricotta, a hand full of Parmesan or grated romano cheese, fresh snipped basil, 1 egg, lemon zest, salt and pepper.

Brush the center and cut side of artichokes with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spoon ricotta into the artichoke halves, and then sprinkle more grated cheese on top.

Place in your oven for about 15-20 minutes till golden brown.

The herb olive oil was made by mincing 1/2 of a garlic clove along with fresh basil, parsley, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Place in a small bowl and drizzle in some good olive oil and fresh squeezed lemon juice.

All you artichoke lovers out there, you're gonna love this!

Buon appetito!

L'acqua minerale

Comprensione orale: livello avanzatoSegna con una crocetta solo le affermazioni VERE:Il servizio è stato girato in provincia di Terni.La dottoressa intervistata si chiama Maria Marini.L'acqua minerale si produce naturalmente attraverso la pioggia che cade nel sottosuolo.L'acqua piovana provoca, in questo modo, delle falde acquifere.L'acqua nel sottosuolo, al contatto con le rocce, si arricchisce

Caffe

A little caffe in the Dorsoduro, to order your first cappucinno in the morning while reading il Gazzetinno...

L'espresso

Comprensione orale: livello avanzatoSegna con una crocetta solo le affermazioni VERE:Eduardo De Filippo non sapeva fare il caffè.Secondo un intervistato il buon caffè lo si riconosce dalla velocità di discesa dello zucchero nella tazzina: se lo zucchero scende lentamente il caffè è di buona qualità.Se, invece, lo zucchero scende velocemente, il caffè è di scarsa qualità.Secondo un altro

Why do black urban children in Amsterdam Bijlmer play classical music?

On June 11th black urban kids from the Amsterdam district Bijlmer in The Netherlands performed in the Amsterdam Concert Hall. In a orchestra they played on violins, tuba’s and bassoons. The idea is called the ‘Leerorkest’ (learning orchestra) and it’s a huge success.

Five years ago when the director of the local music school, Brazilian Marco de Sousa, started searching for a violin instructor he was asked: Why do you need a violin teacher in the Bijlmer? He replied, children's enthusiasm for something that they normally would never touch. Not because children are from Africa it means that they are more connected to a djembe then to a bassoon. Sousa:” Children have a different view. They choose for a bassoon because it’s funny and for a tuba because it’s big.”

In the Amsterdam Bijlmer children of three primary schools are getting music lessons on violins, tuba’s and bassoons. De Souza, saw that black children were not coming to the music school, so he decided to take the music school to them.



De Souza: "The number of children that attends the music school is very small. In Amsterdam only 4.5 percent of children attends a music school, in neighbourhoods such as the Bijlmer it’s about 2.7 percent. "De Souza know why:" Music costs money, books should be purchased, and a child must be brought and be picked up. " Many parents don’t want to make that effort.

Five years ago De Souza began a pilot with forty students, now four hundred children in the Bijlmer play a classical music instrument. The lessons are given in primary schools: "Everyone in the class chooses an instrument. Then the children get compulsory music lessons from a professional musician, one hour every week. Four years in school group five to eight." In the Netherlands it’s in the age from 8 to 12years old.


Child and instrument are carefully linked together. "We start with a visit of a rehearsal of Dutch Philharmonic Orchestra," says De Souza. This is followed by a workshop where children can speed date with a few instruments. After four months, the final choice is made.



UK

In 2002 cellist Julian webber wrote in the Telegraph in the an article entitled 'Who says classical music is for whites only' that there will be no improvement in musical education until the myth that classical music is white, middle-class and elitist has been debunked.

Webber: “What chance does a young British black child have of coming to know classical music? In many urban primary schools, they would be lucky to find two sides of a triangle in a back cupboard.

It may seem an obvious question, but how can anyone like any kind of music if they never hear it? White people decided that they liked MOBO - music of black origin - (jazz, rock and roll, r'n'b) because they had easy access to it - and they particularly liked it when it was "legitimised" by one of their own colour. To interest black people in classical music, we need more young black role models like the organist and conductor Wayne Marshall. Our present system is not designed to produce them.”

Germany

The idea of music education in primary schools isn't new. In Germany it's called 'Jedem Kind ein Instrument' (An Instrument for Every Child).

Keeping it real?

You may ask why black children are learning classical music? We have are own music tradition. So why can’t they play Caribbean or African music or just rap. From a black socio political point of view you may even think it looks like an attempt to ‘civilize’ black children with Bach.

In an interview award winning Dutch Black Cellist Steven Bourne was asked why he played chello. “ My parents, who are from Surinam Caribbean origin, just wanted me get to get in touch with other cultures. They listen to Caribbean music, but they also liked classical music. “ Bourne is the 19 year old winner of the Avond van de Jonge musicus (Evening of the young musician) of 2008. His sister is also a talented piano player.

But the real answer came from the young musicians of the Leerorkest. “You just feel terrific when you play contrabass. Because this is biggest instrument of the orchestra. “ And, "I feel the music. And I realise that I can do that."

Classical music is not Hip Hop or pop, but for black kids it’s a way to look beyond of what is perceived to be black. And maybe that's a part of growing up in Europe.

Read the article Daten met een tuba (Dutch)

See Steven en Daniëlle Bourne play sonate for cello and piano of Debussy, lente, sostenuto e molto risoluto.

Artists at San Rocco

San Rocco. Right near the Frari, in the Dorsoduro Sestiere. The Church, on the right of the picture, the Scuola on the left. The scuola was built from 1485, some years after the 1477 plague epidemic. As in many other places in Venice, artists like to gather here to imortalize this perfect venetian Renaissance architecture on their sketchbooks.

La Dittatura dei colonnelli

Comprensione orale: livello medio
Indicare le affermazioni vere:
La dittatura dei colonnelli in Grecia durò tre anni e sette mesi.
Cadde l’8 luglio 1974.
L’esercito greco occupò il potere nell’aprile del 1967.
Il re Costantino fu costretto a esiliarsi in Egitto.
Il colonnello Papadopoulos, capo dei golpisti, fu nominato reggente.
Il generale Zoitakis fu nominato premier.
Nel ’73 alcuni degli

Onda di Calore on Campo San Stin

So hot these days... Summer seems to be here already. Trees are scarce in Venice. And if most of the streets are narrow and shady, to cross a campo, like this Campo San Stin in Sestiere San Polo, lets you feel the heat of the day, strengthen, as if it was'nt enough, by a soft wave of sirocco...

MAY DAY 2009 - Festival Against Racism

MAY DAY 2009 - Festival Against Racism
/ Festival Proti Rasismu



INFO+SUPPORT / PODPOR:
www.antifa.cz
(en) http://antifa.cz/english.php
http://mayday-festival.cz/
http://antifa.cz/246-mzdomova-may-day-video.html

http://www.antifa.cz/234-mzdomova-may-day-predcil-ocekavani.html

http://antifa.cz/240-mzdomova-may-day-obrazem.html

(en) A video from this years May Day: Festival Against Racism in Prague.
After the first year’s success, Antifascist action prepared the festival on the first of May again this year in 2009. The name has been innovated a bit for this year: May Day - Festival Against Racism. The name might have changed, but the idea remains: to manifest that fun and critical, involved approach can be united and to prove that inattention and apathy for the world around us is not a solution.
-- http://antifa.cz/english.php --
-- http://mayday-festival.cz/?cat=14 --

(cz) MAY DAY video
S malým zpožděním, ale přeci, vám přinášíme video z letošního MAY DAY Festivalu proti rasismu, který proběhl na prvního máje v Praze na Císařské louce. Reportáž z festivalu si můžete přečíst v článku MAY DAY předčil očekávání. Fotografie z akce najdete pak v článku MAY DAY obrazem a další přinášíme spolu s videem nyní.

Pokud budete mít zájem umístit video na svůj web a propagovat tak aktivity Antifašistické akce, stačí si z profilu 161 media nakopírovat příslušný kód.

MayDayFestival09

MayDayFestival09 from 161media on Vimeo.

ANTIFA_MAY_DAY_09_Invitation_Pozvánka

ANTIFA_MAY_DAY_09 from 161media on Vimeo.

Když máš co říct, neboj se mluvit

Když máš co říct, neboj se mluvit from 161media on Vimeo.

Still life

Two in the morning, behind la Fenice, in San Marco Sestiere. I' don't feel like coming back home. Venice is amazingly still and silent...

La guerra del Biafra

Comprensione orale: livello medio
Indicare le affermazioni vere
Nel 1970 scoppiò la guerra per il petrolio della Nigeria
La Nigeria nel 1970 era governata da una dittatura militare
La guerra fu vinta dai secessionisti del Biafra
Il comandante delle truppe ribelli fuggì in Costa d'Avorio
La secessione del Biafra era stata proclamata nel 1967
La secessione era stata causata dal comportamento del

Clams on the Grill!

Want something different to cook on the grill? This is a summer favorite, and it's so easy to do! Clams cooked straight on the grill, then tossed in a rich tomatoey sauce spiked with some white wine and crumbled Italian fennel sausage! This would be perfect for Father's Day! Just have some hot crusty garlic bread ready to eat along side this, and you'll give that special man in your life a very memorable meal!!

Come to your table with a big platter of this and you'll be sure to hear lots of Oooh's and Aaah's!

Your tomato sauce can be made ahead of time and heated up while the clams are cooking on the grill. Cook your cleaned and scrubbed fresh clams on medium heat, just until all the shells open up.

The sauce is simply made by removing your favorite Italian sausage from it's casing, it could be either hot or mild, whatever you like. Brown it up, then add lots of coarsely chopped garlic, a good splash of wine, some clam juice and a couple cans of good quality tomatoes that have been drained and chopped up, along with some fresh basil, simmer till done. Of course depending on how many clams you have, adjust accordingly, I had five pounds. When finished, transfer your clams to a platter then spoon your sauce all over and add some fresh chopped parsley.

Now do you see why you need that crusty garlic bread? You have to sop up those juices!

This was so good I still have certain family members talking about this meal, and you will too!

If you're a real clam lover you might also want to try out this recipe too!

Have a great weekend, and Buon appetito!

The Emotional World of Farm Animals (2004)

The Emotional World of Farm Animals (2004)



INFO:
Animal Place, USA, English, 2004, 52 min.
http://www.animalplace.org/
http://www.csfd.cz/film/261499-emotional-world-of-farm-animals-the/
-Buy the DVD-

(en) The Emotional World of Farm Animals is a delightful documentary for viewers of all ages about the thinking and feeling side ofanimals that are all too often just viewed as food.

Jefferey Masson, author of When Elephants Weep and Dogs Never Lie About Love, leads viewers through the personal journey he underwent while writing his latest book, The Pig Who Sang to The Moon. This journey into the sentient, emotional lives of farm animals brings Masson to animal sanctuaries around the country where caregivers and the animals themselves tell their harrowing stories of rescue and escape. Masson delves into the rich ancestry of these curious and intelligent animals and interviews top experts in animal behavior who offer scientific perspectives on these amazing creatures.

(cz) Nádherný dokumentárny film pre divákov každej vekovej kategórie o myslení a cítení zvierat, na ktoré sa až príliš často pozeráme ako na jedlo.

Watch online (english):
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8312987796490958256
with more different subtitles:
http://suprememaster.tv/bbs/board.php?bo_table=featured&wr_id=157&goto_url=&page=9

Pozri si to online (české titulky):
http://blip.tv/file/2217372

Download (English):
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AC0ORBN8

Download (Subtitulos en español):
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PZUOUB53

Download (S českými titulkami-priamo vo videu):
http://www.googleenabled.com/emotional_world_czech.zip

Torrent (English):
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3996596/The_Emotional_World_of_Farm_Animals_-_AP_(2004.DVDRip.XviD)

English script:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/mnizzwzmyqt/The emotional world of farm animals - english script.doc

Subtitles:

russian - http://www.opensubtitles.org/en/subtitles/4104709/the-emotional-world-of-farm-animals-ru

english - http://www.opensubtitles.org/en/subtitles/4104706/the-emotional-world-of-farm-animals-en

Titulky:
Osobitne nemám, ale sú aj v online videu aj vo videu na stiahnutie (české titulky); pozri vyššie.

Derrick Jensen - The Other Side Of Darkness (2004)

Derrick Jensen - The Other Side Of Darkness (2004) (Recorded Live at the Four Winds Survival Project) (Audio CD)



INFO:
3 CD Spoken Word by Derrick Jensen: English
http://www.derrickjensen.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Jensen
http://www.beatingheartspress.com/jensen.html
-BUY THE CDs and support Derrick!-

(en) Professionally recorded audio from some of Derrick's remarkable speaking dates, assembled in beautiful packaging and released by Derrick himself. The first and second CD's are collected recordings from Derrick's A Language Older Than Words and The Culture of Make Believe tours, respectively, where Derrick discusses the ideas and experiences that lead to the books, and reads a few of his favorite passages. He also discusses some ideas and material that went on to be explored in Endgame. The third CD is a 'best of Q&A', where Derrick takes questions and ideas thrown out by the audience and runs with them. All of these recordings are passionate, honest, moving, shocking, funny, and so incredibly important. More than 3 hours of seriously thought-provoking listening.

Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/243358393/The.Other.Side.Of.Darkness.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/243374851/The.Other.Side.Of.Darkness.part2.rar
---or---
http://www.mediafire.com/file/cuhntiezntu/The.Other.Side.Of.Darkness.part1.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/mjyymqhjzzo/The.Other.Side.Of.Darkness.part2.rar
NO PASSWORD / ŽIADNE HESLO
Links are interchangeable / Linky môžete kombinovať!

Torrent:
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/3396258/%5Baudiobook%5D_Derrick_Jensen_-_The_Other_Side_of_Darkness

RiP! - A Remix Manifesto (2009)

RiP! - A Remix Manifesto (2009)



INFO:
Brett Gaylor, USA, English
http://www.opensourcecinema.org/
http://www.ripremix.com/
http://www3.nfb.ca/webextension/rip-a-remix-manifesto/

--->> IF YOU LIKE THIS FILM, DONATE!!!  
http://www.ripremix.com/donate/ <<---- 

(en) RiP: A remix manifesto is an open source documentary about copyright and remix culture. Created over a period of six years, the film features the collaborative remix work of hundreds of people who have contributed to this website, helping to Create the world's first open source documentary.

This film is released under a CC-BY-NC licence. This means anyone can copy, distribute and use the movie for any non-commercial purposes. The movie is made by the Canadian Eye Steel Film.
If you like the film, go to Open Source Cinema's web-pages and contribute! All the source material is freely available!
PS everyone needs to see this film! Bug your friends into seeing it.
If you are inspired by this film and want change, join a civil liberties group so they get more influence in stopping big media.

(cz) Open Source dokumentárny film o copyrighte a kultúre remixu.

Trailer:


Watch online/Pozri si to online:
http://www3.nfb.ca/webextension/rip-a-remix-manifesto/
---or---
http://www.archive.org/details/RipRemixManifesto



Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/231700995/RIP.A.Remix.Manifesto.Xvid.part01.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/231700994/RIP.A.Remix.Manifesto.Xvid.part02.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/231703414/RIP.A.Remix.Manifesto.Xvid.part03.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/231703430/RIP.A.Remix.Manifesto.Xvid.part04.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/231705893/RIP.A.Remix.Manifesto.Xvid.part05.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/231705901/RIP.A.Remix.Manifesto.Xvid.part06.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/231708366/RIP.A.Remix.Manifesto.Xvid.part07.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/231708414/RIP.A.Remix.Manifesto.Xvid.part08.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/231710785/RIP.A.Remix.Manifesto.Xvid.part09.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/231710814/RIP.A.Remix.Manifesto.Xvid.part10.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/231713150/RIP.A.Remix.Manifesto.Xvid.part11.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/231713170/RIP.A.Remix.Manifesto.Xvid.part12.rar
NO PASSWORD / ŽIADNE HESLO / (not my upload)

Torrent:
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4873370/RIP__A_Remix_Manifesto_-_Xvid

Titulky:
Nenašiel som.