What if We Occupied Language?

By SAMY A, The New-York Time, December 21, 2011.

Abstract : Returns to the social movement "occupy" and makes its historical. Explains how language can evolute contingent on the current affairs and cultural events


Extract : "In a very short time, this movement has dramatically changed how we think about occupation. In early September, “occupy” signaled on-going military incursions. Now it signifies progressive political protest. It’s no longer primarily about force of military power; instead it signifies standing up to injustice, inequality and abuse of power. It’s no longer about simply occupying a space; it’s about transforming that space."


Index terms : Occupy / Language / protesters / social movement


Found with : Twitter


Url : http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/21/what-if-we-occupied-language/?scp=5&sq=occupy&st=cse

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Spanish police remove 'indignant' protesters

By LOPEZ, P, Press TV, December 6, 2011.

Abstract : Describes a demonstration that happened in Madrid on December the 6th. Explains the reasons of it and the historic of the "indignant" movement.


Extract : "About 2,000 thousand people demonstrated in downtown Madrid to protest the eviction of the Hotel Madrid that, from October 15, had been occupied by squatters related to the 'indignant' movement and housed several families evicted from their homes for nonpayment. 
After reading a manifesto against the eviction of the Hotel Madrid and confronting the police in several occasions, the anti-capitalist protesters left Sol Square to take to the main streets of the city, where they cut the traffic and did several sit-in."


Index terms : Indignant / Spain / Madrid / Demonstration


Found with : Google Alert


Url : http://www.presstv.ir/detail/214174.html

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Occupy Wall Street occupies Obama's 2012 campaign

By KLEINAT, E, The Washington Post, December 7, 2011.

Abstract : Recounts an electoral speech by Obama. Points up that he include in it some of the "occupy" protesters demand.


"Extract" : "There's much to say about this speech. It is, for instance, Obama's clearest attempt to weave an economic narrative that can carry him through the campaign. But perhaps the most obvious thing to say about it is that this isn't Obama's narrative. It's Occupy Wall Street's narrative. The speech is substantially about inequality."


Index terms : Occupy / US 2012 election / Obama / speech


Found with : Twitter


Url : http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/wonkbook-occupy-wall-street-occupies-obamas-2012-campaign/2011/12/07/gIQAZVN0bO_blog.html
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Occupy protesters block US port

The Telegraph, December 12, 2011.

Abstract : Explains how Occupy protesters blocked United-States port on December 12th. Summaries activities of the occupy movement since its creation last september.

"Extract" : "

It was one of several rallies taking place on Monday as Occupy protesters marched on a number of busy US ports seeking to disrupt cargo traffic.

By trying to hamper port operations, organisers hoped to call attention to US economic inequalities, high unemployment and a financial system they complain is unfairly tilted toward the wealthy.

"


Index terms : Occupy / Port / block


Found with : Twitter


Url : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8952320/Occupy-protesters-block-US-port.html

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Dozens arrested in Occupy D.C. protests

By GOWEN, A, GRAIG, T, The Washington Post, December 7, 2011.

Abstract : Describes the arrest of over 70 "occupy D.C." protesters in Washingtown on December the 7th. Recounts the condition in which the arrest happened: weather, mood of the protester. Explains the escalade of tensions between protesters and the police.


"Extract" : "This week marked the first large-scale escalation of tension between the Occupy D.C. protesters and police at the encampment at McPherson Square, where dozens have been living since early October. On Sunday, 31 protesters were arrested in a day-long standoff with U.S. Park Police after they began erecting a wooden structure in the park that they hoped would be their winter headquarters. The structure has been taken down."


Index terms : Occupy / Washington / arrest / police


Found with : Twitter


Url : http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/at-least-11-arrests-so-far-in-occupy-dc-protests/2011/12/07/gIQAy5f3cO_story.html

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Occupy San Francisco Starts Its Own Credit Union

By MARTHA C.W, Time Magazine, December 2, 2011

Abstract : Recounts the news project of "occupy San Francisco" : create a financial agencement and monetize the "occupy" movement in order to avoid the usual banks, and create new part time job to the city. The news was initially broadcasted on the official Facebook page of "Occupy SF".


Extract : "Occupy protesters as financiers? It’s strange but true: Some Occupy San Francisco members announced plans to create the People’s Reserve Credit Union. Are the occupiers ready to be bankers?"

Index terms : Occupy / San Francisco / Bank / Money 


Found with : twitter


Url : http://moneyland.time.com/2011/12/02/occupy-san-francisco-starts-its-own-credit-union/


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Cinderella [Cendrillon]

By "Royal Opera House".

Thursday, 29 December 2011

Abstract : Presents Opera Room international in London, in England.

For the first time ever, The Royal Opera presents the story of Cinderella as told in Massenet’s opera Cendrillon.

Extract : "The production, new to the Royal Opera House, is by Laurent Pelly, whose previous work here has included the spectacularly successful La Fille du régiment, a heart-warming L’elisir d’amore and last Season’s stylish new Manon. Pelly brings his characteristic lightness of touch, wit and elegance to Massenet’s delightfully tuneful score against sets and costumes of fairytale charm. Joyce DiDonato takes the title role, with Alice Coote – just like the Principal Boy familiar from British pantomime – as her Prince Charming. And there has of course to be a fairy godmother, played by Eglise Gutiérrez, in this version of a tale that gained particular popularity from the published fairytales of Frenchman Charles Perrault. Musical highlights include the fairy godmother’s airy coloratura, the orchestral dances of the ball, the March of the Princesses, and of course rapturous duets between the Prince and Cendrillon. French music specialist Bertrand de Billy is the conductor for an opera of radiance and charm." 

Cast

• Cendrillon Joyce DiDonato
• Prince Charming Alice Coote
• Fairy Godmother Eglise Gutiérrez
• Madam de la Haltère Ewa Podles
• Pandolfe Jean-Philippe Lafont
• Noémie Madeleine Pierard
• Dorothée Kai Rüütel
• The king Jeremy White

Duration: 2 hours 19 minutes

Venue: Royal opera house, 41 Covent Garden PiazzaLondon, WC2E 8RF.

Index terms : Cinderella, Joyce DiDonato, London, operas, Royal opera house.

Found with : Newsletter "Royal opera house"

URL : http://cinema.roh.org.uk/content/cinderella-cendrillon

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Ready for "The France Show 2012" ?

 The France Show 2012 in association with The Daily Telegraph, December 24, 2011.

Abstract : The website of "The French Show" presents an event which takes place in London from 13 to 15 January 2012. On the syllabus, french food and wines, french property and finance, travels and tourism, language and french culture. Come to taste the french cuisine ! You can reserve tickets on http://www.thefranceshow.com/pre-register.aspx.

Quotation : "The France Show is back for 2012, 13 - 15 January, bigger and better than ever with all that even the most ardent Francophile could wish for.
Make sure you put the date in your diary now!"

Index terms : French food and wine, France Show, 2012.

Found with : Google Alert.
URL : http://www.thefranceshow.com/

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Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's Head Of Security Captured In Mexican Drug Cartels Battle

 

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman: Mexico's top drug Lord

Felipe Cabrera, the "head of security" for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman* and  for the Sinaloa drug cartel**, has been arrested by the mexican army on Sunday, 25th of December 2011, discovering, as well, victims of a drug battle: "Separately, Mexican soldiers discovered 13 bodies in an abandoned truck Sunday along with a message that they were killed in a war between rival drug cartels in the eastern state of Veracruz, officials said".

Ten of them were decapited demonstrating the violence of drug cartel's battle.

By this arrest, the army is expecting that it will move them closer to Joaquin Guzman.

• *: Joaquin " El Chapo" Guzman is the Mexico's top drug lord, the most powerful drug lord of the world, and one of the most wanted men, after his escape from prison in 2011, in a laundry truck. "El Chapo" means "the little fat" in spanish.

• **: Sinaloa Drug Cartel: "His cartel controls cocaine trafficking on the Mexican border with California and has moved eastward to the corridor between the Mexican state of Sonora, which borders Arizona"

Index Terms: Joaquin " El Chapo" Guzman, Sinaloa drug cartel, head of security, drug battle

Foud with: Fil RSS du Huffingtonpost, Mexico's drug war

URL: feed://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/mexico-drug-wars/feed/

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Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg, Royal Opera House

By "LondonNet".
Monday, 26 December 2011

Abstract : Presents Opera Room international in London, in England.

The colour, characters and vibrant life of medieval Nuremberg are at the heart of Wagner's glorious opera and Graham Vick's popular production, last staged by The Royal Opera in 2002. 

Extract : "This revival by the Company is an opportunity to hear one of the highlights of the entire opera repertory, with a fine cast and the full forces of the Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House under the direction of Music Director Antonio Pappano. The entire community of Nuremberg is the setting for the story of challenges and triumphs - of art and of the heart - with Eva and Walther at the centre, under the encouragement of Hans Sachs. Wagner's music is in turns dramatic, reflective, energetic and sublime, with a conclusion that is as musically overwhelming as it is emotionally uplifting. Philosophy and art, love and wit: Die Meistersinger creates one of the most complete and satisfying worlds of any opera." 
Venue: Royal opera house, 41 Covent Garden PiazzaLondon, WC2E 8RF.

Index terms : Graham Vick, Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg, London, operas, Royal opera house.

Found with : Newsletter "Londonnet"

URL : http://www.londonnet.co.uk/theatre/die-meistersinger-von-nurnberg-royal-opera-house.html

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High Notes and Low Points for Classical Music

DANIEL J. WAKIN. High Notes and Low Points for Classical Music, The New York Times, December 22, 2011.

Abstract : This holiday season brings a set of gifts for the world of classical music, in the form of the highly uncoveted and arbitrarily granted Special Awards for 2011. It was a year of financial hardship for the arts (what year isn’t?), especially for many opera houses, symphony orchestras, festivals and chamber music organizations, but high points also abounded. The following 10 prizes are bestowed in no particular order.

Extract : "BIGGEST FINANCIAL WOE The competition was intense. The Syracuse and New Mexico symphonies folded. The Louisville Orchestra spent much of the year in bankruptcy proceedings and suspended concerts for the fall. The Utica Symphony also fell silent. Even the storied Philadelphia Orchestra sought bankruptcy protection, unheard of for such a major ensemble. Philadelphia shares the prize with the New York City Opera, which moved out of Lincoln Center to save money, cut its budget by nearly two-thirds and is struggling with its orchestra and chorus over its proposal for a drastic reduction in work. A federal mediator has stepped in."

Index terms : London, Orchestra, 10 prizes,  operas.

Found with : Netvibes " The New York Times "

URL : http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/arts/music/daniel-j-wakin-looks-at-music-in-2011.html?_r=1&ref=opera

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Don Giovanni, Royal Opera House

By "LondonNet".
Monday, 26 December 2011

Abstract : Presents Opera Room international in London, in England.

As part of the Royal Opera House's Olympic Programme, The Royal Opera stages a cycle of all three operas written by Mozart and librettist Lorenzo da Ponte, beginning with the most fiery and flamboyant of them all: Don Giovanni.

Extract : "As part of the Royal Opera House's Olympic Programme, The Royal Opera stages a cycle of all three operas written by Mozart and librettist Lorenzo da Ponte, beginning with the most fiery and flamboyant of them all: Don Giovanni. Pursued by his victims and their outraged relatives, the serial seducer of the title is intent on yet further sexual conquests. But his luck eventually runs out when the statue of a man he murdered invites itself for dinner. The double casting brings some familiar star names back to Covent Garden - Gerald Finley and Erwin Schrott share the title role - and some new ones, all under the musical direction of conductor Constantinos Carydis. Beautiful arias, disarming duets and dramatic ensembles characterize the range of Mozart's score, and irony and wit bring a sharp brilliance to a drama with serious undertones. Francesca Zambello's production teems with energy as Don Giovanni loves, charms, lies and fights his way through life on his way to final retribution. The flames of Hell take truly tangible form in a production with the heat turned right up in the music, the drama and on stage!" 

Venue: Royal opera house, 41 Covent Garden PiazzaLondon, WC2E 8RF.

Index terms : Mozart, librettist Lorenzo da Ponte London, Don Giovanni, operas, Royal opera house.

Found with : Newsletter "Londonnet"

URL : http://www.londonnet.co.uk/theatre/don-giovanni-royal-opera-house.html

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