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martes, 7 de enero de 2020

I DON'T LIKE IT AT ALL

I DON'T LIKE IT AT ALL


lunes, 6 de enero de 2020

PEOPLE WHO LIVE A HUNDRED

PEOPLE WHO LIVE A HUNDRED


People who live to a hundred are often asked what their secret is to a long life. Some say it’s love. Some say it's the power of positive thinking. Others say that laughter is the key. Few would say it's being bitten repeatedly by poisonous snakes. 

domingo, 5 de enero de 2020

ACME

ACME

  • The dictionary definition is: "the top", or "the highest point", or just "perfection". 
  • This is straight from Greek. 
  • Apparently some early business school textbooks liked to use Acme as a business name in some of their examples.
  • There's a story that the business school uses is an acronym, standing for "A Company Manufacturing Everything". This is probably false etymology.
  • Sears-Roebuck used Acme as one of their in-house brand names in the early 1900s, 
  • Warner Brothers apparently took the name from Sears and used it for the mail-order company in the cartoons.

Celebrate Epiphany

Celebrate Epiphany

January 6, which is 12 days after Christmas in the Gregorian calendar, marks not only the end of the Christmas holidays but also the start of the Carnival season, which climaxes with Mardi Gras. In some European countries, such as the Czech Republic and Slovakia, children dress as the three kings and visit houses. In their roles as the kings, or wise men, they sing about the Jesus’ birth and pay homage to the “king of kings”. They are rewarded with praise and cookies.

sábado, 4 de enero de 2020

CONSTABLE

CONSTABLE
constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police. Other people may be granted powers of a constable without holding this title.

THE THREE WISE MEN

THE THREE WISE MEN


Legends are told about them and they have been given names. This is how they are often described:
  • Gaspar (or Caspar), who has brown hair and a brown beard (or no beard!) and wears a green cloak and a gold crown with green jewels on it. He is the King of Sheba. Gaspar represents the Frankincense brought to Jesus.
  • Melchior, who has long white hair and a white beard and wears a gold cloak. He is the King of Arabia. Melchior represents the Gold brought to Jesus.
  • Balthazar, who has black skin and a black beard (or no beard!) and wears a purple cloak. He is the King of Tarse and Egypt. Balthazar represents the gift of Myrrh that was brought to Jesus.

miércoles, 1 de enero de 2020

NEW YEAR'S CONCERT


NEW YEAR'S CONCERT

It has long been a Philharmonic tradition at the New Year to present a program consisting of the lively and at the same time nostalgic music from the vast repertoire of the family of Johann Strauss and its contemporaries. These concerts not only delight the audiences in the Musikverein in Vienna, but also enjoy great international popularity through the worldwide television broadcast, which now reaches over 90 countries.