Watch the videos and learn more:
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Thursday, May 31, 2007
An Inconvenient Truth
Here is the trailer to the documentary about the truth of Global Warming...
Watch it carefully and think about what we are doing to our planet
James Lovelock says Global Warming is now at point of no return.
Other top climate scientists are more hopeful but say we only have less than 10 years before it's irreversible and time is running out.
Bush Administrations have been accused of asking top climate scientists at NASA to STOP speaking out about the climate crisis and of altering scientific journals reporting on the phenomenon. We all need to speak up NOW or the Human Race will join the MILLIONS of other Species that will be extinct by 2050 from Global Warming.
www.greatemergence.blogspot.com
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Cindy Crawford (Trabalho elaborado por José Carlos Mesquita, 8ºD)
Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford was born on the 20th February 1996 in the state of Illinois and became a North-American model.
When she was dedicating to the corn harvest, a short-time summer work, a photographer noticed her beauty and decided to take photos of Cindy. As a result of the session, her photogenia became noticeable, and that was enough to lead her to start her career as a model.
That summer, and the next she worked as a model for the Chicago’s Elite, but then she dedicated herself in exclusive to university, in the area of Chemical Engineering. Along the way she left her participation in the «Elite Look of the Year», in 1982, where she was one of the strongest candidates to victory. Later, she would leave her studies and go back to the “Fashion World”.
In the beginning of her career, someone suggested (she) her to take a birthmark she had close to her mouth off because it was ugly; she didn’t, and now it’s part of her image.
Cindy worked in Chicago until success took her to New York, where she lived until 1996 when she installed herself in Los Angeles. It only took two years to start to dress clothes of the most well known designers in the world and to occupy the front pages of the most fashionable magazines.
Until today, she has done more than 400 front pages in the world. One of the most famous is the «Vanity Fair» of 1993. There, Cindy appeared with the lesbian singer KD Lang in a pose that shocked the most conservatives.
Her success allowed her to integrate the first group of “super models”, up to the top models, where Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Linda Evangelista belonged.
In 1998, she became the first super model to accept to pose for «Playboy». The experience was very well accepted by the public and allowed her a contract, which lasted for 6 years, to become the presenter of the fashion program «House of Style», of MTV.
She had an inclination for business too: she sold series of calendars and videos with images of her.
In 1995, she was considered by the North-American magazine «Forbes» as the most well paid model of the world. In that year she premiered in the cinema in “Easy Prey”, where she co-acted with William Baldwin, but the success was beneath the expected.
Cindy Crawford dedicated lots of time to charity, especially related with leukaemia, which stole her a brother when they both were children. Half the profits of her calendars are predestined to programs of leukaemia fighting.
Cindy Crawford was born on the 20th February 1996 in the state of Illinois and became a North-American model.
When she was dedicating to the corn harvest, a short-time summer work, a photographer noticed her beauty and decided to take photos of Cindy. As a result of the session, her photogenia became noticeable, and that was enough to lead her to start her career as a model.
That summer, and the next she worked as a model for the Chicago’s Elite, but then she dedicated herself in exclusive to university, in the area of Chemical Engineering. Along the way she left her participation in the «Elite Look of the Year», in 1982, where she was one of the strongest candidates to victory. Later, she would leave her studies and go back to the “Fashion World”.
In the beginning of her career, someone suggested (she) her to take a birthmark she had close to her mouth off because it was ugly; she didn’t, and now it’s part of her image.
Cindy worked in Chicago until success took her to New York, where she lived until 1996 when she installed herself in Los Angeles. It only took two years to start to dress clothes of the most well known designers in the world and to occupy the front pages of the most fashionable magazines.
Until today, she has done more than 400 front pages in the world. One of the most famous is the «Vanity Fair» of 1993. There, Cindy appeared with the lesbian singer KD Lang in a pose that shocked the most conservatives.
Her success allowed her to integrate the first group of “super models”, up to the top models, where Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Linda Evangelista belonged.
In 1998, she became the first super model to accept to pose for «Playboy». The experience was very well accepted by the public and allowed her a contract, which lasted for 6 years, to become the presenter of the fashion program «House of Style», of MTV.
She had an inclination for business too: she sold series of calendars and videos with images of her.
In 1995, she was considered by the North-American magazine «Forbes» as the most well paid model of the world. In that year she premiered in the cinema in “Easy Prey”, where she co-acted with William Baldwin, but the success was beneath the expected.
Cindy Crawford dedicated lots of time to charity, especially related with leukaemia, which stole her a brother when they both were children. Half the profits of her calendars are predestined to programs of leukaemia fighting.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
The British Press
Te first thing you notice when you look at a newspaper is the size!
Traditionally, newspapers have been divided up into tabloids and broadsheets, broadsheets being the larger, more serious papers that you have to fold to read.
The gap between tabloids and broadsheets is a wide one. They look different, they contain different news, they have a different style of writing and they aim to attract different readers. However, the competition for readers is intense, and tabloids and broadsheets may steal tricks off each other in order to win the circulation war (eg) many broadsheet newspapers in Britain run 'Fantasy Football Leagues' which originated as a tabloid tactic. Some UK broadsheets have recently started producing a tabloid edition to further confuse matters.
Here are a few of the main differences:
Tabloids
'Popular' press
Aimed at lower social groupings (C2,D & E)
Bold layout (eg colour on the masthead, very bold typeface, easy to read), with large, dramatic pictures
Shorter articles, more pictures, less 'in-depth' reporting
Puns and jokes in headlines
More focus on human interest stories, celebrity gossip
Use of gimmicks such as bingo games, free travel tickets, phone-in surveys
Broadsheets
'Quality' or 'serious' press
Aimed at higher social groupings (A,B,C1)
Plainer layout (no colour on the frontpage, smaller typeface suggests readers will make more effort to read it), and subtle, possibly smaller, pictures
Longer articles, more detailed
Serious headlines
More focus on politics, international news
Here are some examples of British newspapers:
Friday, April 13, 2007
Fashion Fashion
DOLCE and GABBANA
(Fashion Designers)
"I like their designs because they make clothes for a womanly body," says Madonna about Italian fashion duo Dolce & Gabbana. "Most designers seem to be making clothes for girls with stick bodies who are flat-chested, but I always appreciate my own voluptuousness when I'm wearing their dresses."
Domenico Dolce (born August 13, 1958, in Palermo) and Stefano Gabbana (born November 14, 1962, in Milan) met when they were working for the same fashion designer in Milan. They held their first solo womenswear show in 1986, but it was not until Madonna endorsed one of their shirts – a present from her then beau Warren Beatty – in her movie Truth Or Dare: In Bed With Madonna, that they started to become known to a wider audience.The pair celebrate womanhood like no other designer but, given their Italian heritage, perhaps that is not so surprising. "We don't think only men can be powerful and strong," said Stefano in a 1999 interview. "Behind the heads of the Mafia, the leaders of culture, there are always very strong women. European culture is a matriarchy, especially in the south. The women have a lot of power." No wonder then, that their muses include the Queen of Pop, Victoria Beckham and Italian actress Sophia Loren.
Indeed, it was a visit to Sicily at the end of the Eighties which was instrumental in crystallising their celebration of the curvaceous female form. Prior to that trip their garments had been fluid silhouettes in soft, elasticated fabrics, but a poster featuring a shapely brunette stopped them in their tracks. At that moment they realised that the woman – snapped naked, save for a black shawl, on her sun-drenched Palermo terrace – was who they were meant to be designing for.In addition to their multi-million-dollar women's line, they also market Dolce & Gabbana jeans – launched in 1996 – and design menswear, underwear, shoes and swimwear, plus a range of fragrances for men and women.
Their current diffusion line, D&G, was joined by a unisex diffusion collection called simply "&" in 2001.The pair work in a 19th-century mini-villa in Milan and they have also renovated a house on the French Riviera. While for many years they were celebrated not only for their creative collaborations, but also for their long-running romance, the two decided to split up in early 2005. "On a professional level we are still together," explained Domenico. "We have a very strong love."
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorder or Diet?
The most common element surrounding ALL Eating Disorders is the inherent presence of a low self esteem.
Having an Eating Disorder is much more than just being on a diet. An Eating Disorder is an illness that permiates all aspects of each sufferer's life, is caused by a variety of emotional factors and influences, and has profound effects on the people suffering and their loved ones.
Dieting is about losing a little bit of weight in a healthy way.
- Eating Disorders are about trying to make your whole life better through food and eating (or lack of).
Dieting is about doing something healthy for yourself.
- Eating Disorders are about seeking approval and acceptance from everyone through negative attention.
Dieting is about losing a bit of weight and doing it healthfully.
- Eating Disorders are about how life won't be good until a bit (or a lot) of weight is lost, and there's no concern for what kind of damage you do to yourself to get there.
Dieting is about losing some weight in a healthy way so how you feel on the outside will match how good you already feel on the inside.
- Eating Disorders are about being convinced that your whole self-esteem is hinged on what you weigh and how you look.
Dieting is about attempting to control your weight a bit better.
- Eating Disorders are about attempting to control your life and emotions through food/lack of food -- and are a huge neon sign saying "look how out of control I really feel"
Dieting is about losing some weight.
- Eating Disorders are about everything going on in life -- stress, coping, pain, anger, acceptance, validation, confusion, fear -- cleverly (or not so cleverly) hidden behind phrases like "I'm just on a diet".
Monday, March 05, 2007
written test
Meninos, aqui ficam os objectivos para o próximo teste.
8º E /F/ G
Main Topic: Food and Health
I- Comprehension
- text
- true / false (quote to support)
- synonyms or antonyms
- answering questions
II- Vocabulary
- food
- meals
III- Grammar
- Future (will)
- Future (be going to)
- countable and uncountable nouns
- some, any, no (só para o 8ºF e 8ºG)
IV- Listening exercise
- dictation (para o 8ºE)
- composition (para o 8º F e 8ºG)
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Fast Food Nation: a book and a film
You are what you eat.
But do you really know what you’re eating?
Britain eats more fast food than any other country in Europe. Rates of obesity and food poisoning spiral upwards, but it seems we just can’t get enough of those tasty burgers and fries.
This myth-shattering book tells the story of America and the world’s infatuation with fast food, from its origins in 1950s southern California to the global triumph of a handful of burger and fried chicken chains. In a meticulously researched and powerfully argued account, Eric Schlosser visits the labs where scientists re-create the smell and taste of everything - from cooked meat to fresh strawberries; talks to the workers at abattoirs with some of the worst safety records in the world; explains exactly where the meat comes from and just why the fries taste so good; and looks at the way the fast food industry is transforming not only our diet but our landscape, economy, workforce and culture.
Both funny and terrifying, Fast Food Nation will make you think, but more than that, it might make you realize you don’t want a quick bite after all.
This myth-shattering book tells the story of America and the world’s infatuation with fast food, from its origins in 1950s southern California to the global triumph of a handful of burger and fried chicken chains. In a meticulously researched and powerfully argued account, Eric Schlosser visits the labs where scientists re-create the smell and taste of everything - from cooked meat to fresh strawberries; talks to the workers at abattoirs with some of the worst safety records in the world; explains exactly where the meat comes from and just why the fries taste so good; and looks at the way the fast food industry is transforming not only our diet but our landscape, economy, workforce and culture.
Both funny and terrifying, Fast Food Nation will make you think, but more than that, it might make you realize you don’t want a quick bite after all.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Dia dos Saberes
On the 13th of February there were no classes at our school!
Instead, we enjoyed ourselves with other activities, where we had the chance to learn new things about every subject!
Here are some of the activities which took palce at the "polivalente" (students' common room):
Thursday, February 08, 2007
SKIING (José Carlos Mesquita 8ºD)
SKI
Ski is a winter sport and one of the most important events of the Olympic Winter Games. It consists of the balance on the skis, used to slide on the snow.
For thousands of years, ski was an essential transport on the rigorous winters of Scandinavia, in the north of Russia and Central Asia. Just in the nineteenth century the ski started to be a sport, when the Norwegian skiers’ created the first rules and the first skiing competition in the nineteenth century.
In the 1920’s the global expansion of ski began, with ski becoming one of most important sports of the Olympic Winter Games. At that time, the downhill, the slalom, which put together the Nordic jumping and the race (Langlauf racing), by the ISF (International Ski Federation), responsible for the regulation and supervising of the sport at a global level.
Ski has a strong touristic component. After the 2nd World War, Austria and Switzerland implemented lots of ski resorts to capitalize the growing popularity of the sport, transforming it in one of the great markets of international tourism.
Trabalho elaborado por: José Carlos Mesquita/n.º11/8ºD
Ski is a winter sport and one of the most important events of the Olympic Winter Games. It consists of the balance on the skis, used to slide on the snow.
For thousands of years, ski was an essential transport on the rigorous winters of Scandinavia, in the north of Russia and Central Asia. Just in the nineteenth century the ski started to be a sport, when the Norwegian skiers’ created the first rules and the first skiing competition in the nineteenth century.
In the 1920’s the global expansion of ski began, with ski becoming one of most important sports of the Olympic Winter Games. At that time, the downhill, the slalom, which put together the Nordic jumping and the race (Langlauf racing), by the ISF (International Ski Federation), responsible for the regulation and supervising of the sport at a global level.
Ski has a strong touristic component. After the 2nd World War, Austria and Switzerland implemented lots of ski resorts to capitalize the growing popularity of the sport, transforming it in one of the great markets of international tourism.
Trabalho elaborado por: José Carlos Mesquita/n.º11/8ºD
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
stop smoking now!!
Part one of a French ban on smoking in public places comes into force on Thursday, covering workplaces, schools and hospitals and setting the clock ticking for smoke-filled cafes and bars which have until next January to kick the habit .
Smokers will now have to stub out on the doorstep of shops, sports clubs and entertainment venues that still allowed smoking, while "smokers' corners" in school staff rooms and hospitals will vanish entirely.
From February 1, no one should be forced to breathe other people's smoke," Health Minister Xavier Bertrand said last week.
"I am sure that in future our children will find it inconceivable that we used to smoke in offices or schools."
Unruly smokers will face fines of 68 euros (88 dollars) for lighting up in the wrong place, while business owners will be fined 135 euros.
Esperemos que o mesmo aconteça brevemente no nosso país!!!! 
Leave your comments on this issue
Deixa o teu comentário sobre a proibição de fumar em locais públicos no nosso país, incluindo escolas e hospitais...
Your opinion matters!! A tua opinião importa!!!!
Friday, January 12, 2007
Friday, January 05, 2007
Distant moon may bear similarities to our planet Earth
Lakes of methane have been spotted on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, boosting the theory that this strange, distant world bears similarities to Earth, according to a new study.
Titan has long intrigued space scientists, as it is the only moon in the Solar System to have a dense atmosphere -- and its atmosphere, like Earth's, mainly comprises nitrogen.
Titan's atmosphere is also rich in methane, although the source for this vast store of hydrocarbons is unclear.
Methane, on the geological scale, has a relatively limited life. A molecule of the compound lasts several tens of millions of years before it is broken up by sunlight.
Given that Titan is billions of years old, the question is how this atmospheric methane gets to be renewed. Without replenishment, it should have disappeared long ago.
A popular hypothesis is that it comes from a vast ocean of hydrocarbons.
Do you want to learn more about Space??
Check out this website: www.nasa.gov/
Monday, December 11, 2006
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