http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8300766/Parrots-are-left-handed.html
This is an article from "the Telegraph", an English newspaper.
A very serious study inform us that parrots are ,like humans, left or right handed .Extraordinary, isn't it ?
It seems that their brain is organised as the human brain .
So ,I ask a question: if these intelligent animals, who are able to speak, are left or right handed as us ,when will they replace me at work ? This could change my life!!
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Shame on English Police !!
CPS reviews environmental activists' convictions
Group that planned to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station was infiltrated by undercover police officer Mark Kennedy
- Owen Bowcott
- guardian.co.uk, Friday 28 January 2011 12.10 GMT
- Article history
The convictions of 20 environmental campaigners involved in a protest at Britain's second largest coal-fired power station are to be reviewed less than two weeks after they were sentenced.
The urgent investigation by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) into the safety of the convictions was welcomed by one of the activists, Ben Stewart, a Greenpeace employee who branded the trial a miscarriage of justice.
The CPS decision follows revelations in the Guardian about the role of PC Mark Kennedy, allegedly at the centre of a £250,000-a-year undercover operationwithin the climate change movement. Under the name Mark Stone the former Metropolitan police officer infiltrated environmental groups across Europe.
The demonstrators were convicted of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass at the coal-fired Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottinghamshire.
The CPS said: "We will appoint a QC to consider the safety of the convictions arising from the trial ... This will be a thorough review but conducted as quickly as possible."
The convicted protesters were given a mixture of community orders and conditional discharges this month at Nottingham crown court. Stewart, 36, and Sarah Shoraka, 33, another Greenpeace worker, were among the last to be sentenced for their part in the 2009 climate change action.
The cases against six of their fellow demonstrators collapsed because Kennedy was expected to give evidence on their behalf. The trial led to claims that police withheld significant secretly recorded tapes from the defence and the court.
"This is now the fifth supposedly independent inquiry sparked by the Guardian's revelations about Mark Kennedy," Stewart said. "Crucial evidence was suppressed. There's a recording that Kennedy made of a briefing before the proposed action.
"It would go right to the heart of the case because the jury would have known what was motivating us. The key issue was whether this was an attempt to stop CO2 emissions or whether it was a publicity stunt.
"It was an attempt to stop emissions. It was an attempt to stop 150,000 tonnes of CO2 going into the atmosphere.
"The tape would have been absolutely crucial ... but the police decided not to let the jury have it. They didn't let the judge in the trial have it either.
"We are in an extraordinary position where the DPP is investigating a possible miscarriage of justice only one and a half weeks after our sentences were imposed. The Kennedy affair gets darker and darker.
"There's an Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation into the suppression of the tape. God knows what we will end up with. It could end up with charges for perverting the course of justice and the only people going to jail could be police officers."
The convicted activists are due to start their community service orders in the next few weeks. There has been no announcement on whether they will be suspended pending the CPS review.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Here is an article from an English newspaper: The Guardian.
It's about the story of some environmental campaigners who wanted to stop the exploitation of a coal-fired power plant.They couldn't shut down the power station because their group was infiltrated by Mark Kennedy, a police officer.So they were convicted of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass.
In the court, several procedural irregularities were noticed : the police secretly recorded the defence and the court, and a recording that Kennedy made of a briefing before the proposed action, disappeared.This tape would have proved that environmental campaigners wanted to explain that this kind of energy production was a danger for the planet because it produces a lot of CO2 gas wich increases the global warming.
So justice was clement : the convicted activists have just to do community service orders.However, an Independent Police Complaints Commission investigates for the suppression of the tape.
I agree with the court decision.But whenever ecologists want to defend the environment, they are treated as terrorists. Because of lobbying by major energy, mining and food companies.
It's a shame !!!
Saturday, 15 January 2011
The English language is not any more than it was !
I think the writer's strongest argument is that English is nowadays used as a common language for business and science, but in fact, only a few persons who speak English have learnt it as a mother tongue. Furthermore, some ex-English colonies, like Sri Lanka and Tanzania, have rejected English language.
I agree with the author because, with the evolution of technology, we shall not be any more obliged to speak foreign languages.We shall use more and more computer translation and speech recognition.
But , for travelers ,English will remain the most practical language to have a dialogue.
So ,in conclusion, let us continue to go to Carmenne's English course !
I agree with the author because, with the evolution of technology, we shall not be any more obliged to speak foreign languages.We shall use more and more computer translation and speech recognition.
But , for travelers ,English will remain the most practical language to have a dialogue.
So ,in conclusion, let us continue to go to Carmenne's English course !
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Carmenne's holidays
Miss,
for your vacation,I suggest you a journey to Dublin, the capital of the republic of Ireland.
You will discover a dynamic city and the fantastic welcome of irish people.
Your trip will leave from Grenoble airport on saterday 8 Jan 2011 at 18h00: http://www.ryanair.com/en
You will accommodate in a three stars hotel in the city center,with all servicies : http://www.d4hotels.ie/ballsbridge-inn.html and http://www.d4hotels.ie/map.html
Then, during the day you will visit parks, heritage centers, museums and at night ,why not listening some celtic music in pubs in Temple Bar? http://www.dublintourist.com/directory/places_to_visit/ and http://www.visitdublin.com/travel/maps/dublin.aspx
Traveling in Dublin is very easy and all sites are served by bus or by the DART : http://www.dublin.ie/transport/home.htm and http://www.dublin.ie/transport/dart.htm
From time to time, you will make daily excursions in Dublin district to discover the beautiful countryside with hills covered by bruyere, lakes (lough),old villages and seasides: http://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=173 and http://www.dublinmountains.ie/transport/transport/
It isn't the best season to visit our country but I'm sure you will be sad when you leave Dublin on saterday 22 Jan 2011 .As every irish people says :"if you once come to Ireland ,you will return twice!"
Failte in Ireland !!
P.S: I send on your Gmail account, files in which you will find all prices and some brochures for your travel.
Kind regards
G.CHAPON
| Carmenne holidays in DUBLIN (2 people). | |||
| Shuttle: | 44 € | ||
| Flight: | 600,88 € | ||
| Room: | 1 054,60 € | ||
| Dublin bus (3 days): | 52 € | ||
| X 5 | 260 € | ||
| pub meal (1 day): | 80 € | ||
| X 14 | 1 120 € | ||
| Day trips (see the booklet): | |||
| Boyne Valley (N°5) | 34 € | ||
| Carlingford (N°6) | 47 € | ||
| Kildare (N°13) | 30,40 € | ||
| Trim (N°17) | 28 € | ||
| Wicklow (N°20) | 24,80 € | ||
| Dun Laoghaire (seaside town) | (by Dublin bus) | ||
| Daily tours (see internet sites): | |||
| Glendalough and powerscourt | 46,80 € | ||
| Newgrange | 46,80 € | ||
| Dublin mountains | 10 € | ||
| Dublin visits (see Dublin site): | |||
| Jameson distillery | 24 € | ||
| Trinity college(book of Kells) | 17 € | ||
| Dublinia(Dublin history) | 14 € | ||
| Guiness storehouse | 27 € | ||
| National museum of Ireland | free | ||
| Temple bar (old district) | free | ||
| Merrion Square | free | ||
| St Stephen green (park) | free | ||
| O'connell street | free | ||
| St Patrick cathedral | 11 € | ||
| Christ Church cathedral | 12 € | ||
| Dublin Castle | 9 € | ||
| etc… | |||
| Gifts | 150 € | ||
| Total : | 3 611 € | ||
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Music
Hello everybody,
every week, if I can, I'll introduce you a group of celtic music that I love.
If you enjoy that kind of music,we could discuss about it or about any celtic countries.
I have gone to Scotland, Ireland ,Cornwall or Wales.
See you soon....
P.S: I didn't come today because the tramway was in trouble.
every week, if I can, I'll introduce you a group of celtic music that I love.
If you enjoy that kind of music,we could discuss about it or about any celtic countries.
I have gone to Scotland, Ireland ,Cornwall or Wales.
See you soon....
P.S: I didn't come today because the tramway was in trouble.
Friday, 12 November 2010
Grammatical homework :
Could is used to ask for a permission:
-Could I open the window?
or to tell I was able to do something in the past:
-When I was young I could touch my nose with my foot.
Would is used to express a condition:
-If I was taller, I would try playing basket-ball.
or to ask something in a way more polite than could.
-Please, I would like to rent a car for holidays.
Should is used to give an advice:
-You should come with us! It will be great fun!
-You should listen to the teacher. Or you won’t be able to do your homework!
Is that good? I’m not sure.
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Dying language in Peru
Hello,
it's a story about four students of antropology and linguistics who work in San Antonio, a Peruvian village, to preserve and revitalize an endangered language named Iquito.
This language is only spoken by twenty six people, so the San Antonio community, deceided that Iquito must be preserved and teached to the youngest.
Students created a dictionary and began teaching classes to twenty adults and thirty five youth.
For further informations: http://www.utexas.edu/inside_ut/peru/intro.html
See you soon......
Georges
it's a story about four students of antropology and linguistics who work in San Antonio, a Peruvian village, to preserve and revitalize an endangered language named Iquito.
This language is only spoken by twenty six people, so the San Antonio community, deceided that Iquito must be preserved and teached to the youngest.
Students created a dictionary and began teaching classes to twenty adults and thirty five youth.
For further informations: http://www.utexas.edu/inside_ut/peru/intro.html
See you soon......
Georges
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