Friday ???...... Oh no, It is Wednesday. Easter is coming...!!!

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 Udo Scholottmann

Charming animated short movie by Carla Lutz and Allison Norman, students  at Ringling College of Art and Design,Sarasota, Florida: On The Same Page. Great tempo.

Encantador corto de animación de Carla Lutz y Allison Norman, estudiantes de la Escuela de Arte y Diseño Ringling , en Sarasota, Florida: "En la misma página". Fantástico ritmo.


Have a nice vacation
Felices vacaciones

Holy Week /Passover/Spring Holiday



Holy Week Holiday/Spring Holiday/Passover
Semana santa, Pascua Judía, o "Vacaciones de primavera" como
llaman esta semana en Estados Unidos para sustituir el término
 Pascua o Semana Santa.

Religion in the WorldSin embargo, para aproximadamente el 35% de la población mundial,
 son vacaciones de Semana Santa, última semana de la Pascua.

La Pascua en nuestros días procede de dos tradiciones antiguas:
 una judeo cristiana y otra pagana. Tanto cristianos como
 paganos celebran los temas de la muerte y la resurrección
 desde hace milenios refiriéndose al equinoccio de primavera.
Por lo que parece probable que la Pascua cristiana 
absorbiese gradualmente los símbolos tradicionales de las
celebraciones teutónicas de la primavera.

Modern-day Easter is derived from two ancient traditions: one 
Judeo-Christian and the other Pagan. Both Christians and
 Pagans have celebrated death and resurrection themes following 
the Spring Equinox for millennia. It seems probable that Christian
 Easter gradually absorbed the traditional symbols of the Teutonic
 springtime celebrations.

Moon Phases April 2009El equinoccio ocurre todos los
años los días 20,21 o 22 de
 marzo. Los paganos
celebraban sus festejos la
 víspera o el día 
mismo del equinoccio. Los
 cristianos occidentales
 celebran Pascua el primer
 domingo de, o después de,
 la luna llena del 21 de marzo
(fecha fijada por el Concilio
 de Nicea en el año 325). Este año del 5 al 13 de Abril.
Las iglesias ortodoxas, siguiendo un cálculo distinto celebran
la Pascua semanas después. Este año del 19 al 26 de Abril.
Los judíos celebran la Pascua (pésaj- Fiesta del Paso), para
conmemorar el Éxodo de Egipto y la liberación de los
judíos de la esclavitud (no se sabe si en 1440 ó en 1290 a.C.).
 Dura ocho días, este año del 7 al 15 de Abril.

The equinox occurs each year on March 20, 21 or 22. Pagans usually 
 hold their celebrations on the day or eve of the equinox. Western 
Christians celebrate Easter on the first Sunday on or after the full
 moon of March 21st (date established by the Council of Nicaea in
 325).This year from 5th to 13th April.
The Eastern Orthodox churches following a different calculation,

 celebrate Easter many weeks after. This year from 19th to 26th April.
Jewish people celebrate Passover (Pesach -) commemorating the 

Exodus from Egypt and the liberation of the Israelites from slavery
 (in 1440 or 1290 BC). It lasts eight days, this year from April, 7 to April, 15.

Cross of the Holy WeekPara los cristianos, la Semana Santa
 es la última semana de Cuaresma
 antes de Pascua. Empieza el
Domingo de Ramos y acaba
 el Sábado Santo.
Recuerda y celebra los momentos
 finales de la vida de Jesús de Nazaret.
Los tres últimos días de la Semana
 Santa forman el llamado Triduo 
Pascual en los que se celebra
la Pasión, Muerte y Resurrección de Jesús.

For Christians, Holy Week is the last
 week of Lent and the week before 
 Easter. It begins on Palm Sunday 
and finishes on Holy Saturday.
It remembers and commemorates Jesus of Nazareth's final moments.
The final three days of Holy Week are called Paschal Triduum when

 Jesus' Passion, Death and Resurrection are commemorated.

Entry Into Jerusalem by Fra AngelicoDomingo de ramos
El sexto domingo de Cuaresma celebra la entrada triunfal de
 Jesús en Jerusalén donde iba a asistir a la Pascua judía.
Las ceremonias litúrgicas de ese día incluyen la bendición de las
palmas y ramas de olivo o laurel que llevan en sus manos los fieles.
 El color litúrgico es el rojo.

Palm Sunday
The sixth Sunday of Lent commemorates Jesus' triumphal 

entry into Jerusalem.He went there to celebrate Passover. 
Worship services include blessing of the palms or olive tree branches 
that the worshipers carry. The liturgical colour is red.
Pax cakesfigs
En Gran Bretaña, en algunos sitios después del servicio se
 le da a la congregación unas galletas llamadas "Pax cakes"
(galletas de la paz), símbolo de paz y de buena voluntad,
sobre todo en Hereford y Worcester.
Al Domingo de Ramos también se le llama "Domingo de Higos"
porque, según la tradición, Jesucristo comió esa fruta despúes
 de su entrada a Jerusalén y hubo un tiempo en que se comían higos
  ese día.

In Britain, in some churches small buns called Pax Cakes (symbolic of 
 peace and goodwill) are given to the congregation after a Palm Sunday
 service, especially in Hereford and Worcester.
Palm Sunday is also called 'Fig Sunday' due to the tradition that 

Christ ate figs after his entry into Jerusalem and figs were once 
 traditionally eaten on this day.


False Friends

really useful of FALSE FRIENDS for spanish speakers #voc #ELT:

ST. PATRICK’S DAY


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To be: Past

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Computers: vocabulary

Cartoon: Apple vs the FBI

This cartoon by Chappatte from the International New York Times refers to the ongoing dispute between Apple and the FBI over the former's refusal to help the latter break into the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook.
Fbi cartoon
BACKGROUNDOn February 16th, a federal magistrate in California approved an order (PDF) granting the FBI permission to access to the data on the iPhone 5c belonging to the late terror suspect Syed Rizwan Farook, one of two individuals responsible for a mass shooting in San Bernadino on Dec. 2, 2015 in which 14 people were killed and many others were injured. Apple CEO Tim Cook released a letter to customers last week saying the company will appeal the order, citing customer privacy and security concerns. Read more >>
THE CARTOON
An FBI agent holding a gun in one hand and an iPhone in the other, tells the phone, "FBI! Open the door, Siri!". In the background we can see a magistrate.
EXPLANATION
Siri (short for Speech Interpretation and Recognition Interface) is Apple's intelligent personal assistant that uses speech recognition software to understand and carry out commands. The 'It's the FBI! Open the door!' cliché takes on another meaning here, because the door in question is a back door into the iPhone's operating system (a means of access to a computer program that bypasses security mechanisms). There could also be a play on Siri/Sir.
ALSO SEE
Apple v the FBI - a plain English guide (BBC News)
Facebook, Twitter side with Apple in iPhone fight (USA Today)
Gates breaks ranks over FBI Apple request (FT)

PRESENT PERFECT/ SIMPLE PAST



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 http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/present-perfect

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