World Cup Soccer 2010

World Cup Soccer 2010 is the nineteenth edition of the World Cup football and ran from June 11 to July 11, 2010 in South Africa. This is the first finals of World Cup competing on African soil. The host country was selected in May 2004. 

From August 2007 to November 2009, the national teams from 203 countries participate in a qualifying stage, in order to designate the 31 teams competing for the final tournament along with South Africa, qualified automatically as a country organizer. 

This World Cup has been the scene of many firsts, including the elimination of Italy and France, finalists from the previous edition, the first round. In addition, South Africa became the first host of the World Cup does not qualify at the end of the Pool stages. It is also the first time a European country wins outside of its continent. 

In addition, the winner is unusual, since Spain had never won a World Cup until this year. The finish itself is also an unprecedented meeting, as Spain and the Netherlands had never met in the World Cup. Finally, it is also the first time the winning team lost its first game. However, a team went undefeated in the finals since New Zealand, despite its elimination at the group stage, scored three draws

Edmond

Georges St-Pierre

Georges St-Pierre is a Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) artist. He is also known as GSP or Georges “Rush” St-Pierre.

St-Pierre had a difficult childhood, attending a school where others would steal his clothes and money. He started learning Kyokushin karate at age seven from his father and later from a Kyokushin Karate Master to defend himself against a school bully. He took up wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after his karate teacher died and also trained in boxing. Before turning pro as a mixed-martial artist, St-Pierre worked as a bouncer at a Montreal night club in the South Shore called Fuzzy Brossard and as a garbageman for six months to pay for his school fees. 

He is the current Welterweight Champion of the UFC. St-Pierre is ranked as the number #1 Welterweight in the world according to Sherdog. He is also ranked as the #1 "pound for pound" fighter by Yahoo! Sports and the #2 "pound for pound" fighter by Sherdog.

In 2008 and in 2009, he was named the Canadian Athlete of the Year by Rogers Sportsnet, as well as the 2008–2009 Most Outstanding Fighter by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Georges St-Pierre also won the Fighter of the Year award from the 2009 World MMA Awards.

 Oliver Pellouchoud

THE GOSPEL Song

Hi everybody!

So I'll intruduce you to the origins of the gospel. It's something that I really like!

The gospel is a mix between music and religion.  It comes from the expression “God Spell”. It’s the Black African who begin to sing this song when they were in the fields. Because they were slaves, they pray a lot to God.

The subject of the song can be sometimes sadly but it was the reality of the labours and singing to God was the way that they could support their situation.

The gospel was born in the XIXth century; it becomes the equivalent of the Blues.

The style of this, is the African style, the people sing very loud, they strike hands and feet and slam fingers. There is often a soloist (a singer who sings alone) and the choir which answers him/her. In this music the voices allow all what they want. For example someone can improvise and shout and so on.

Now a day the gospel is always to sing to God but we use it more in the church, even when you are Black or White and we can hear concert of it.

Tina R.

David Villa

David Villa was born on December 3rd in Langreo in Asturias (Northwest of Spain). He is a Spanish football player evolving in FC Barcelona as striker. He begins his career in Real Sporting de Gijon. He plays for this team for five years. Then he leaves this club to join Real Saragossa in 2003. He scores 32 goals in two years in championship.

In 2005, David join Valencia for 12 million euros. He's going to make the beautiful day of the club. For his first season with Valencia he scores 25 goals and finished 2nd better striker of the championship. With those performances, he will be selected in Spain's team.

He competes his first match with Spain against San Marino (victory 5-0). He participates in World Cup inn 2006 in Germany and scores 3 goals in four matchs. During the Euro 2008 in Swiss and in Austriahe scores 4 goals and become the best scorer of the Euro. He injures himself and cannot play finale (victory 1-0 Against Germany). He explodes in the Wolrd Cup 2010 in South Africa with 5 purposes.

After that many rich clubs want him and part in Barcelona in 2010 to help Valencia to fill its debts. (A big soul I says it to you)

This year he is nominated for the Golden Ball and has big chances to win that trophy.


Gilles

Schindler's list

"The list, it is the life"

Schindler's list was realized by Steven Spielberg in 1993 and is inspired by the novel of Thomas Keneally. It is a true story.

 

It is the story of a man, Oskar Schindler, a member from the nazi party, who, during the holocaust, saved 1'100 Jews of death of concentration camps by employing them in his company just for protect them. This man risked his own life to save people and it is a legend. When the war was over, the Jews thank him by hiding him from Americans who punished the nazis of the Second World War.

Steven Spielberg asked for no salary by making Schindler's list, because for him thath would have been a blood money.
Schindler's list was rewarded a lot during its release, partially of 7 Oscars.

This movie is one of the best that I saw. First, because it tells real facts and it is a serious subject about it is necessary to be inform. And then because is very beautiful and moving and it is a very good message of solidarity, it is a lesson of life for everyone.

If one day you want to see a wonderfull movie, look at this one. I am sure that you'll love it and you can't hold on crying.

Lola Cudilleiro

DAFINA ZEQIRI

Dafina Zeqiri was born on April 14th 1984 in Varberg in Sweden. Her nickname is Duffy. She is a Swedish, Kosovar and Albanian singer. She became interested in music at a young age, and being inspired by her mother (once a popular Albanian singer in Kosovo) Dafina took the first steps in this subject.Starting as a writer text Dafina has already managed to become one of the most famous singers.

Prior to her singing career within Kosovo, her first release was "Get It On", which never reached the success of her later hits.

When Duffy began her career in Kosovo she won the 1st place in a competition called Polifest 2007 in Prishtina, Kosovo with her song: "Rrall E Permall". In Polifest 2008 she won the 1st place with her song "Adios". Duffy released her first album KnockDown, in July 2008, where there was a great success.

Some of her hits include "La Vida Loca" sung as a duet with Kosovar Singer Blero and the song "Shum Nalt" which is sung with two famous rappers: 2po2 and Capital T. She is known for hip hop dancing. Her later hits range from the 2009 Summer Hit "Shume Larg" and the 2010 hit "Amazing Girl".

She is now in collaboration with singer-song writer Shaneal and has created a new song titled Rock This Club. Today she is one of Kosovo's most famous young performers in the Albanian community. Her style is hip-hop with r&b flavor. As of now she currently resides in Prishtina, Kosovo and Malmö, Sweden.

This singer already came in Switzerland several times but I have not still had the opportunity to see her.I find that she is very original and I find that she has an exceptional voice. I think that it is one more for her to sing in English set apart the Albanian which is her mother tongue.

You can watch one of his videos if you're interested - " Rock this club "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5qsXMtCxcQ

EDINA MUJA

Danakil

Danakil is a french raggae band which was born in 2000 in  a college in Marly-Le-Roi (France, 78) where friends was composing sounds at school. The name "Danakil" comes from a desert in Ethiopia. The group contains 8 members. The most famous is Balik, the singer/song writer.

Balik

The group began his first tour in 2005 in little bars where 1000 demos called "Microclimat" will be sold. Then the band sang in many places in Paris and celebrity came naturally. Teenagers love more and more the way they share their raggae culture and sounds.In 2008 the album named "dialogues de sourds" came out and the success is immediate. They are rewarded with "le meilleur album raggae français 2008" for their hard work. The band don't stop composing sounds and a new album is expected for the end of 2011.

Hope you like it.

Corentin