In the ancient world, cocoa only existed in its purest form and was known only for its medicinal value. For many centuries this pure form of cocoa was revered by all and trusted for its beneficial use in cases like fever, heart pain, emaciation, fatigue, kidney and bowel complaints. There is historical evidence that points [...]
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On this day, the third of December, twenty-five years ago, at least 3800 people died as a result of a gas leak at a pesticide factory in Bhopal, India. Some believe that as many as 25000 people died in total during the years that followed. Even today, dangerous chemicals are still leaking into the air [...]
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image: http://www.photoeverywhere.co.uk Today (9th November 2009) is the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The wall was constructed in the early 1960s and was intended to stop mass emmigration to the west from East Germany, especially young, skilled workers and scientists (the ‘brain drain’). Important events that led to the fall of [...]
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It’s ironic to note that the British were defeated in a state called ‘Virginia’. This state was named in honour of Queen Elizabeth the first – the ‘virgin queen’. 1781 The decisive victory in the revolutionary war. British troops under Lord Cornwallis surrender to American and French forces at the battle of York town in [...]
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October 15, 1946. In Neurenburg, Germany, former Nazi airforce chief Hermann Goering commits suicide behind bars. Goering takes poison just hours before his scheduled execution as a convicted war criminal for his role during world war two. 1917: During world war one, a French firing squad outside Paris executes the Dutch dancer Mata Hari, convicted [...]
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This photo shows my car loaded with about one stere (1m3) of firewood, which I went to get yesterday from a local farmer. I don’t heat my house or cook with wood, we just like to light a fire sometimes on cold evenings, so this much wood will probably last us all winter. After, we [...]
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Jonathan’s comment on the report: This kind of crime is nothing new. In Britain we call it ‘ram-raiding’ not ‘crash and grab’, although the American term is pretty good. The video gives you a good opportunity to enrich your vocabulary as several similar words are used: Burglary: cambriolage Burglar: cambrioleur To steal: voler Thief : [...]
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The former Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern was famous for keeping his Irish accent, not trying to change it to something more ‘statesmanlike’. Listen to the way he says, ‘thirty-three’ – if you have difficulties pronouncing the ‘th’ sound in English, you are not alone! The singer with the popular Irish boy band has died [...]
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Boomer measures in at three feet tall(90cm) at the shoulders and seven feet long from nose to wagging tail, and that might just make him the world’s tallest living dog. The three-year-old Landseer Newfoundland’s owner says he’s so big he keeps all four paws on the floor when he drinks from the family’s kitchen faucet. [...]
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Try to understand me complaining about the instruction manual for new lawn mower. Lawn : pelouse Grass : herbe ou gazon Lawn mower : tondeuse to mow : tondre (uniquement pour des pelouses, pas les cheveux!) DIY : (do it yourself) Bricolage A DIY store : magasin de bricolage, on peut dire aussi ‘hardware store’ [...]
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This is a praying mantis (mante réligeuse). Its name comes from the fact that it looks like it is praying while waiting to catch other insects to eat. This little creature is far from religious or pious, though, it devours other insects, and the females are know to kill and eat the males after mating! [...]
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Notes: The fab four: surnom pour les Beatles A crash course: une formation rapide Master of Arts(MA): Normallement, bac+5. Ce diplôme doit être pour ceux qui ont déjà ce niveau. To have something ‘under your belt’: an achievement, success. Quand on a réussi à obtenir quelque chose on peut dire, “I’ve got it under my [...]
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