An Inconvenient Thurth

Hollywood has a thing for Al Gore and his three-alarm film on global warming, “An Inconvenient Truth,” which won an Academy Award for best documentary. So do many environmentalists, who praise him as a visionary, and many scientists, who laud him for raising public awareness of climate change.
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The government of the LugoEngland in a meeting !

Hi Friends of the LugoEngland Kingdom ! . This is the picture I taked on Wednesday !

Pablo

Cursos de Idiomas subvencionados da Xunta !

Hi friends ! , that is the information about the grants ( +GO )
I puted the same information also at the Forum if the link fails
Maria Jose give me this link to go abroad ( +GO )

Pablo

The Spanish Monarchy - Good or Bad?

This week I would like to know your opinions of the Spanish Royal Family. Most of the people I have spoken to here have told me that they think the monarchy are unnecessary and that Spain would be better as a republic.

I have done some reading about Juan Carlos and the preceeding Franco era and I personally think that the King has done some good things for Spain. Please come on Wednesday with your opinions - try to have both GOOD and BAD things to say!!!

A Restaurant from Santiago at the New York Times

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA has been a tourist town for a millennium; it looks like one, too, with its massive central cathedral, huge central squares, and ancient hotel, now a parador. So finding the right restaurant there is about as challenging as it is in Disneyland. But just outside the old part of town is an important huge university and a part of the city geared not to tourists but to students and locals.

Octopus on the plancha (a super-hot griddle) and sprinkled with smoked pimentón.

When I was advised to try a restaurant in that area, O Dezaseis — or 16, as it's widely known — I was a little dubious. It feels like many European tourist traps: subterranean, a little cavelike, an intentionally charming converted stable of brick and stone and wood, probably 300 years old, with wooden tables and chairs, and with farm and cooking implements hanging from walls and ceilings.

On the other hand, it's not bad looking. And once I started eating, reservations fell away with my hunger. You'll see, as you walk in, a huge wheel of empanada with tuna and pimentón (Spanish paprika). Get some — it's spicy and flavorful, as it should be (but so often is not) in Galicia, the home of empanadas.

Galicia is also the world capital of pulpo — octopus — as far as I can tell. At 16, it's cooked until tender, then tossed on the plancha (a super-hot griddle) and sprinkled with smoked pimentón. In a region where every town has several pulperías — restaurants specializing in pulpo — 16's was exceptional.

What I had are tapaslike dishes, but they're raciones, bigger plates and meant to be shared. Still, almost all these dishes were under 10 euros ($13.50 at $1.35 to the euro), and out of a dozen or so there were maybe two losers. The clear winners were the pulpo; razor clams à la plancha, with just lemon; tender boiled veal chuck with nothing more than pimentón and olive oil; and, perhaps best of all, lacón (the local cured and cooked ham) with chorizo and grelos (broccoli rabe, a Galician obsession) — a simply perfect combination.

Even the desserts (3.50 euros) are good: fresh cheese with walnuts and strawberries, and a wonderful cheese flan. And the wine list is astonishing: my table of four had two bottles of a superb albariño, at 10.50 euros each.

I no longer need to find the cheapest place in town, but 16 happens to be among them, making the quality of the food all the more incredible.

O Dezaseis, Rua San Pedro 16, Santiago de Compostela; (34-981) 564-880; www.dezaseis.com.

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Readers’ Opinions

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Denis Doyle for The New York Times
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The Tomb of Jesus? - UPDATED

Hi everyone! I saw this on the BBC site and thought that it was very interesting. James Cameron (the director of Titanic) has made a documentary claiming that he has discovered the Tomb of Jesus. Read the article here and tell me what you think on Wednesday. See you then!

Victoria.

NEW LINK - More information here

Today about seti@home ?

Seti@home ( take more information at Wikipedia ) ( +GO )
Something new for me ( the WOW signal ) ( +GO )
And a Bit of Information about Carl Sagan ( +at Wikipedia)
A bit of Humor ( +Go 1 ) and another ( +Go 2 )

Pablo

Hola a todos !

Hola a todos chicos de Minuetto ! finalmente se ha solucionado satisfacctoriamente el problema que teníamos para poner más Post en el blog de LUGOENGLAND . He migrado todos mis blogs a la nueva versión de blogger. Por lo que para acceder a Lugo England y poner cosas ( Post ) en el os resultará muchisimo más facil . El miércoles os lo cuento en clase de Inglés .
Un saludo

P.

PERLA : A cow that smiles !

The symbol of Lugo England ?

Five Ways To Save The World

On the theme of Global Warming, I´ve found these articles about 5 inventions/ideas that could slow global warming. The BBC has excellent resources on this subject so do browse the site. Use the links to the right of the BBC page for more information on each of the inventions/ideas. See you on Wednesday!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/6298507.stm

English Classes

The English Centre is one of Lugo's longest running language academies with more than 22 years teaching experience at all levels. It is an examination centre for the Trinity and Cambridge exams and also offers classes for children from 5 years old. The English Centre offers flexible hours and with NATIVE SPEAKERS of English. For futher information (in Spanish) go to:

www.englishcentrelugo.com

Or visit us at: Avenida de la Coruña, nº91, entresuelo 27003, Lugo

Tel- 982 - 20 09 30

New Article

I am trying this to see if it works. I have posted a link on the forum site to an article that I thought was interesting:

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If anyone sees any more articles please post the links or email the group. See you on Wednesday.

Best wishes,

V.

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Lugo England Flags !

Meet you at Minuetto !

Vemonos no Minueto os Mércores ás 22:00 horas para falar Ingles ( For Free ! ) con Profesores Nativos !