mardi 18 mars 2008
mercredi 16 janvier 2008
Eating clones!
The American FDA (Food & Drugs Administration) has just declared that it is safe to eat meat originating from cloned animals!
To know more, read this article from the BBC or watch their video.
dimanche 16 décembre 2007
samedi 17 novembre 2007
Le 22 novembre, c'est Thanksgiving
La fête de Thanksgiving, ou Action de Grâce, est célébrée aux Etats-Unis le 4ème jeudi de novembre (Au Canada, c'est le 2ème lundi d'octobre).Elle a été illustrée par Norman Rockwell dans son tableau Freedom from Want (1943) que vous retrouverez également en p.91 de votre manuel de 1ère L/ES/S.
La période de Thanksgiving est celle de la fin des récoltes: avec cette fête, les premiers Pélerins ont souhaité remercier Dieu pour la nourriture ainsi obtenue. Mais ils ont aussi voulu rendre hommage aux Indiens, qui les ont aidés à s'installer en leur apprenant des techniques de récolte, de pêche...
Au menu du repas de Thanksgiving figurent traditionnellement la dinde (comme sur le tableau) et la pumpkin pie ou tarte à la citrouille, dont voici la recette:
http://www.cuisineaz.com/Recettes/Pumpkin-pie-(Tarte-au-potiron)-5567.aspx
Pour les plus courageux, voici une version en Anglais:
http://www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/pumpkinpie.php
Cet article de Wikipédia vous en apprendra davantage sur Thanksgiving:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving
http://www.cuisineaz.com/Recettes/Pumpkin-pie-(Tarte-au-potiron)-5567.aspx
Pour les plus courageux, voici une version en Anglais:
http://www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/pumpkinpie.php
Cet article de Wikipédia vous en apprendra davantage sur Thanksgiving:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving
Tourists to South Africa
Voici une liste de questions (véridiques!) envoyées sur le site internet d'un Office de Tourisme sud-africain.
Elles valent le détour... tout comme les réponses!
Q: Does it ever get windy in South Africa ? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow? ( UK )
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.
Q: Will I be able to see elephants in the street? ( USA )
A: Depends how much you've been drinking.
Q: I want to walk from Durban to Cape Town - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden )
A: Sure, it's only two thousand kilometres take lots of water...
Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in South Africa ? ( Sweden )
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.
Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in South Africa ? Can you send me a list of them in JHB, Cape Town , Knysna and Jeffrey's Bay? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?
Q: Can you give me some information about Koala Bear racing in South Africa? (USA )
A: Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the pacific.A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe which does not.... oh forget it.
Sure, the Koala Bear racing is every Tuesday night in Hillbrow. Come naked.
Q: Which direction is north in South Africa ? ( USA )
A: Face south and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.
Q: Can I bring cutlery into South Africa ? ( UK )
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
Q: Do you have perfume in South Africa ? ( France )
A: No, WE don't stink.
Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in South Africa ? ( France )
A: Only at Christmas.
Q: Are there killer bees in South Africa ? ( Germany )
A: Not yet, but for you, we'll import them.
Q: Are there supermarkets in Cape Town and is milk available all year round? (Germany )
A: No, we are a peaceful civilisation of vegetarian hunter- gatherers. Milk is illegal.
Q: Please send a list of all doctors in South Africa who can dispense rattlesnake serum. (USA)
A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca, which is where YOU come from. All South African snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.
Q: Will I be able to see elephants in the street? ( USA )
A: Depends how much you've been drinking.
Q: I want to walk from Durban to Cape Town - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden )
A: Sure, it's only two thousand kilometres take lots of water...
Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in South Africa ? ( Sweden )
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.
Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in South Africa ? Can you send me a list of them in JHB, Cape Town , Knysna and Jeffrey's Bay? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?
Q: Can you give me some information about Koala Bear racing in South Africa? (USA )
A: Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the pacific.A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe which does not.... oh forget it.
Sure, the Koala Bear racing is every Tuesday night in Hillbrow. Come naked.
Q: Which direction is north in South Africa ? ( USA )
A: Face south and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.
Q: Can I bring cutlery into South Africa ? ( UK )
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
Q: Do you have perfume in South Africa ? ( France )
A: No, WE don't stink.
Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in South Africa ? ( France )
A: Only at Christmas.
Q: Are there killer bees in South Africa ? ( Germany )
A: Not yet, but for you, we'll import them.
Q: Are there supermarkets in Cape Town and is milk available all year round? (Germany )
A: No, we are a peaceful civilisation of vegetarian hunter- gatherers. Milk is illegal.
Q: Please send a list of all doctors in South Africa who can dispense rattlesnake serum. (USA)
A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca, which is where YOU come from. All South African snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.
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