Marie Curie

Marie Curie

Marie Curie was a Polish scientist who won a Nobel prize in both Chemistry and Physics. She made ground-breaking work in the field of Radioactivity.
During the First World War, Curie developed the practical use of X-Rays; she also discovered two new elements, polonium and radium. Her pioneering scientific work was made more remarkable because of the discrimination which existed against women in science at the time. She was the first female professor at the University of Paris and broke down many barriers for women in science.
She was born on 7 November 1867, Warsaw Poland. She was the youngest of five children and was brought up in a poor but well-educated family. Marya excelled in her studies and won many prizes.

Marya took an interest in Chemistry and Biology and so she went to Paris, where she was able to study at the Sorbonne. It was in Paris that she met Pierre Curie, who was a scientist too. Pierre was smitten with the young Marya and asked her to marry him.

She was known for her modest and frugal lifestyle. During the First World War, she offered her Nobel Prizes to the French Treasury.

Marie Curie died in 1934 from Cancer. It was an unfortunate side effect of her own ground-breaking studies into radiation which were to help so many people.

Joseph Morgan

Joseph Morgan was born on 16 May 1981 is an English actor and director. He is best known for his role as Klaus Mikaelson in The CW show The Vampire Diaries and its spin-off The Originals.
Morgan was born in London, but lived in Swansea for 11 years. He is the oldest child in his family. He was a student at Morriston Comprehensive School and then studied a BTEC Performing Arts course at Gorseinon College, before moving back to London to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama in his late teens.
Morgan played Niklaus Mikaelson in The CW's The Vampire Diaries, and played Lysander in the 2011 film Immortals, alongside Henry Cavill. In January 2013, a back-door pilot for The Originals, a spin-off series of The Vampire Diaries, began airing with Morgan starring as Niklaus Mikaelson.
He met his wife Persia White on the set of The Vampire Diaries. The couple were engaged in 2014 after dating since 2011.They married on 5 July 2014 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. He became the stepfather of White's daughter
I like him because he is very generous and kind with other people, like me. I also like his lifestyle, he is an actor and so he is very busy and popular, I'd like to have a lifestyle like this.

Valentine's cards

A modern day Valentine's card

The first Valentine's cards were sent in the 18th century.
Initially these were handmade efforts, as pre-made cards were not yet available. Lovers would decorate paper with romantic symbols, including flowers and love knots.

Insulting card

It was in Georgian Britain that pre-printed cards first began to appear.
In the 19th century it became easier than ever to mass-produce Valentine's cards, which soon became popular.

A Victorian Valentine's card

Not all Victorian Valentine's cards were so romantic, some cards had insults.

George and the dragon

Once upon a time there was a brave knight called George. 

George had lots of adventures as he travelled by horse across many lands. 

One day he came to a small village and met a man who lived in a cave next to the village. The hermit told the knight about the awful things that were happening there. 

A terrible dragon had come to live in the lake and attacked the village every day.

The villagers didn’t know what to do. 

First, they gave the dragon all their food, but the dragon just took the food and still attacked the village. So then the villagers gave the dragon all the animals from their farms. The dragon took all the animals, but continued to attack the villagers. So then they gave the dragon all their gold and jewels. The dragon took all their money, but still was not satisfied. 

The king sent his army to try and capture the dragon, but the dragon was too strong and the knights of the army were too scared and they ran away. 

With nothing left to give, the king could only think of one thing to help protect his people. He sent his only daughter, the princess, to the lake to wait for the dragon. When George heard this he rode as fast as he could to the lake. 

Just then the dragon jumped out from the lake and was going to eat the princess. George attacked the dragon. He fought very bravely, won the fight and killed the dragon. 

George and the princess returned to the village and everyone was very pleased that they would have no more problems with the dragon. 

Today, the story of George’s bravery is remembered and George is known as the patron saint of many countries.

Angelina Jordan

Angelina Jordan, is a Norwegian singer. At age eight, she won the 2014 season of Norway's Got Talent, singing classic jazz pieces, including "Fly Me to the Moon".

Angelina lives in Oslo with her family which includes a younger sister. She has previously lived in other countries, including the USA. Her Norwegian mother Sara Astar, is the daughter of Iranian artist Mery Zamani. She is a pupil at Oslo Waldorf School and also attends the after-school program Oslo School of Music and Performing Art where she receives vocal training. In addition to singing she plays the piano, violin and flute.

Angelina at Norway's Got Talent

In 2015, Angelina published the book "Mellom to hjerter". The book tells the story of Angelina's meeting with a poor motherless girl in Asia to whom Angelina gives her shoes, reason for always performing barefoot.


In 2016, Angelina launched her own YouTube channel. She also realized a personal ambition by performing, in 2014, ata Nobel Peace Prize concert and she appears in a small guest role in the last episode of the 2014 season of the Netflix series Lilyhammer, playing a girl who sings in a bar.

Christmas story

Bertie

SANTA CLAUS DOES NOT FORGET
Bertie was a very good boy. He was kind, obedient and nice to his little sister. Unfortunately he had one big fault: he had a habit of forgetting!
It was strange how often he forgot. He forgot to do things his mother asked him.
He always said < Oh sorry, I forgot! >.
He forgot to give his grandma a very important message from his mother. He forgot to take a gift to his best friend's birthday party, and he even forgot to do his homework.
< Oh sorry, I forgot! >.
His mother and father were very patient, but no matter what they did, Bertie forgot all the things he wanted to forgot and only remembered the things he wanted to remember. 
After a while his parents decided that something must be done to help their little boy remember to do the things they asked him to do.

The Binoculars Building

Frank Gehry

The Binoculars Building is a commercial building located in Venice, Los Angeles, California, which incorporates the public artwork “Giant Binoculars” and Coosje van Bruggen on its street- facing facade.

It was built between 1991 and 2001 by Los Angeles architect Frank Gehry.

The building is notable for the three different styles used in the main facade.

The Binoculars Building

The entrance to the park is between the lenses of the binoculars.