SOURCE: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2012/04/120416_witn_titanic.shtml

Titanic 100 years on

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16 April 2012

A cruise ship has retraced the Titanic's route across the North Atlantic exactly 100 years after the liner sank there. The passengers and crew held a remembrance ceremony at the spot where 1500 people lost their lives. 

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S.S. Titanic leaves Southampton, England in 1912.

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It's been a blustery voyage at times for the MS Balmoral crossing the Atlantic carrying 1300 passengers.

Some of them relatives of people who travelled the same route on Titanic a century ago; others, just fascinated by the history and mystery of what happened to her.

Now they are all coming together at the very spot where Titanic sank to be led in prayer on the decks overlooking the stern of the cruise ship.

Wreaths of flowers will be thrown into the ocean directly above the wreck site and then this ship's band will play 'Nearer My God To Thee', the hymn said to have been played by Titanic's band as she sank into the cold, dark, icy water exactly 100 years ago.

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Treasure trove of golden oldies

Spain's National Library has hundreds of years' worth of musical compositions in its archives

The institution is celebrating its third century with a series of events and exhibitions

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A baroque songbook in the National Library. In the background, the director of the department, José Carlos Gosálvez. / SAMUEL SÁNCHEZ (EL PAÍS)

The National Library is celebrating its tercentenary this year with a series of events and exhibitions aimed at making the institution better known and encouraging the general public to make better use of its facilities, particularly its vast music and audiovisual collection.

With this in mind the Spanish National Orchestra gave a concert last Saturday at the National Auditorium in Madrid, playing a pot pourri of pieces from scores in the National Library's collection that range from Joaquín Rodrigo's original transcription for his eternally popular Concierto de Aranjuez, first performed in 1940, to madrigals written as illuminated manuscripts dating back to the 12th century.

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Castillo, paisajes y monte el Padrastro de Atienza. Gracias, Marisa

Atienza celebra en 2012 el 850 aniversario de la Caballada escrito por el profesor Manuel Martín Galán. La Sierra Norte de Guadalajara.

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Manuscritos del Mar Muerto digitalizados. The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls

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How did Henry VIII get up in the morning? LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH HISTORY. 05-06-2011. SUGGESTED BY MARISA M. THANKS A LOT FOR SHARING THIS SITE.

Henry VIII court rules.

Title page of the Valor Ecclesiasticus (Church Valuation), 
commissioned by Henry VIII 1536 (E 344/22)

Henry VIII became King of England in 1509, aged 18. He was determined to be a great king, looked up to by everyone. He showed this in lots of ways: his grand portraits, his keenness for French wars and his behaviour towards his court and to other kings.

He also showed it in his control of every detail of his daily life. One measure of greatness at that time was the number of people that surrounded you, the more people, the more important you were. When Henry stayed at Hampton Court he was attended by nearly 1,000 people.

Controlling this number of people was quite a job and in 1526, while he was staying at another of his palaces, at Eltham, a strict and detailed set of rules was drawn up by his closest advisor Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. Here are some extracts from these rules.
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Discover several of the National Film Board of Canada films related to World War II. Experienced by millions, both soldiers and civilians, this war was filmed from many angles at the time and has also been revisited by contemporary filmmakers.

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FRANCIS BACON was an English philosopher and statesman, and a pioneer of modern scientific thought.

Bacon was an English philosopher and statesman, and a pioneer of modern scientific thought.

Francis Bacon was born on 22 January 1561 in London. He was the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, keeper of the great seal for Elizabeth I. Bacon studied at Cambridge University and at Gray's Inn and became a member of parliament in 1584. However, he was unpopular with Elizabeth, and it was only on the accession of James I in 1603 that Bacon's career began to prosper. Knighted that year, he was appointed to a succession of posts culminating, like his father, with keeper of the great seal.

However, Bacon's real interests lay in science. Much of the science of the period was based on the work of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. While many Aristotelian ideas, such as the position of the earth at the centre of the universe, had been overturned, his methodology was still being used. This held that scientific truth could be reached by way of authoritative argument: if sufficiently clever men discussed a subject long enough, the truth would eventually be discovered. Bacon challenged this, arguing that truth required evidence from the real world. He published his ideas, initially in 'Novum Organum' (1620), an account of the correct method of acquiring natural knowledge.

Bacon's political ascent also continued. In 1618 he was appointed lord chancellor, the most powerful position in England, and in 1621 he was created viscount St Albans. Shortly afterwards, he was charged by parliament with accepting bribes, which he admitted. He was fined and imprisoned and then banished from court. Although the king later pardoned him, this was the end of Bacon's public life. He retired to his home at Gorhambury in Hertfordshire, where he continued to write. He died in London on 9 April 1626.

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FROM MARIA JOSE BLOG: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE KING'S SPEECH.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY. 09-02-2011.

ON THIS DAY

February 9

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On Feb. 9, 1943, the World War II battle of Guadalcanal in the southwest Pacific ended with an American victory over Japanese forces.

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On Feb. 9, 1910, Jacques Monod, the French Nobel Prize-winning biologist, was born. Following his death on May 31, 1976, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

1773	William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, was born in Charles City County, Va.
1825	The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes.
1861	The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America elected Jefferson Davis president and Alexander H. Stephens vice president.
1942	Daylight-saving "war time" went into effect in the United States, with clocks turned one hour forward.
1943	The World War II battle of Guadalcanal in the southwest Pacific ended with an American victory over Japanese forces.
1964	The Beatles made their first live American TV appearance, on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
1971	Apollo 14 returned to Earth after man's third landing on the moon.
1984	Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov died less than 15 months after succeeding Leonid Brezhnev.
2002	Britain's Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II, died at age 71.
2009	New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez admitted he took banned substances from 2001 to 2003.

Current Birthdays

Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., turns 65 years old today.

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Texas Rangers designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero turns 36 years old today.

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1928	Roger Mudd, Broadcast journalist, turns 83
1940	J.M. Coetzee, Nobel Prize-winning author, turns 71
1942	Carole King, Singer, songwriter, turns 69
1943	Joe Pesci, Actor, turns 68
1944	Alice Walker, Author ("The Color Purple"), turns 67
1945	Mia Farrow, Actress, turns 66
1949	Judith Light, Actress ("Who's the Boss?"), turns 62
1963	Travis Tritt, Country singer, turns 48
1965	Julie Warner, Actress, turns 46
1979	Ziyi Zhang, Actress ("Memoirs of a Geisha"), turns 32

Historic Birthdays

Jacques Monod2/9/1910 - 5/31/1976French Nobel Prize-winning biologist.Go to obituary »

71	Gasparo Angiolini 2/9/1731 - 2/6/1803 Italian choreographer/composer
78	Luther Martin 2/9/1748 - 7/10/1826 American lawyer
68	William Henry Harrison 2/9/1773 - 4/4/1841 9th President of the United States
72	Samuel Tilden 2/9/1814 - 8/4/1886 American lawyer and governor of New York
75	Mrs. Patrick Campbell 2/9/1865 - 4/9/1940 English actress
51	Amy Lowell 2/9/1874 - 5/12/1925 American critic/lecturer/and poet
67	Ronald Colman 2/9/1891 - 5/19/1958 English-bn. American stage and film actor
85	Dean Rusk 2/9/1909 - 12/20/1994 American secretary of state under Kennedy and Johnson
71	Bill Veeck 2/9/1914 - 1/2/1986 American baseball club owner
41	Brendan Behan 2/9/1923 - 3/20/1964 Irish author/political commentator SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES.

WONDERFUL AND HISTORICAL BOOK: The Jewel Book of the Duchess Anna of Bavaria (1550s). EL LIBRO DE LAS JOYAS DE LA DUQUESA ANA DE BAVIERA. 1550.

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