Of the year

my ward of the year 2009 is "kodomo tennchou"

because seisirou katou is famous for it!!

my person of the year 2009 is "ryou isikawa"

becouse he is so young , but he got the earned prize money king. I think he is genius!!

my event of the year 2009 is "Inauguration Day."

Because black's president was born for the first time.

Marriage statistics

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsline/content/articles/2009/05/19/marriage_statistics_feature.shtml

With the number of marriages which end in divorce rising, are the odds stacked against couples who are about to tie the knot? We asked an expert to crunch the numbers.
From the late 1970s, the number of people getting married in Northern Ireland was in steady decline.
But for the best part of the last decade, the numbers are on the way back up again, so is marriage coming back into fashion, or are we simply waiting longer before committing to one person for the rest of our lives?
Dr David Marshall is a statistician with the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, based in Belfast.
We asked him, among other questions, how the number of people getting married today compares with past generations in Northern Ireland.

北アイルランドの結婚率のグラフについて、学者の人が様々な意見を出しています。

結婚率の減少はとても深刻な問題だと思います。

get marry 　結婚する

decade １０年間

statistician　統計学者

divorce　　　離婚

crunch　　 　砕く

US warned on deadly drone attacks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8329412.stm


US warned on deadly drone attacks

Missile strikes by US drones have often resulted in civilian deaths
The US has been warned that its use of drones to target suspected terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan may violate international law.

UN human rights investigator Philip Alston said the US should explain the legal basis for attacking individuals with the remote-controlled aircraft.

He said the CIA had to show accountability to international laws which ban arbitrary executions.

Drones have killed about 600 people in north-west Pakistan since August 2008.

Mr Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions, told the BBC: "My concern is that these drones, these Predators, are being operated in a framework which may well violate international humanitarian law and international human rights law.

"The onus is really on the government of the United States to reveal more about the ways in which it makes sure that arbitrary executions, extrajudicial executions, are not in fact being carried out through the use of these weapons."

Increased use

Mr Alston raised the issue in a report to the UN General Assembly's human rights committee on Tuesday.

At a news conference afterwards, he said he had become increasingly concerned at the increase in their use since June, particularly in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The US told the UN in June that it has a legal framework to respond to unlawful killings. It also said the UN Human Rights Council and the General Assembly have no role in relation to killings during an armed conflict.

But Mr Alston described that response as "simply untenable".

Mr Alston's warning came as US President Barack Obama reviews US strategy in the Afghan campaign.

The senior US military commander in Afghanistan, Gen Stanley McChrystal, has asked for at least 40,000 more troops there.



米国無人機によるミサイル攻撃によって多くのアフガニスタン、パキスタンの民間人が亡くなったことと、それの使用が国際法に触れるという警告の記事です。


テロリストの駆逐や民間人の安全の確保のための力で民間人が亡くなるというのは皮肉な気がします。


Deadly　　　　　ひどく、恐ろしく

Drone　　　　　　無人機

Individual　　　　個々の

Extrajudicial　　法的に認められていない

Accountability　　責任のあること

Execution　　　　実行、遂行

Conflict　　　　　戦い、争い

About Stevie Wonder

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7605715.stm


Wonderful return for Stevie fans
Stevie Wonder pleased the crowd with 50 years of his classic hits

With a canon of classic songs, unbowed enthusiasm and his musical faculties still sharp, Stevie Wonder has opened his first European tour for a decade.
The US star took fans at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena on a two-hour journey through almost 50 years of songs that helped shape soul and pop.
A sold out crowd of 13,500 saw him play with a 10-strong band and four backing singers, including his daughter Aisha.
Wonder, 58, now visits Manchester and London before other European cities.
With a musical catalogue that few can match, Wonder took a couple of detours but made sure his biggest hits were in the bag.
Breathless medley
They ranged from 1960s Motown standards like Uptight through the groundbreaking 1970s funk of Superstition to his 1980s pop smash I Just Called To Say I Love You.
Wonder's mid-'70s albums will go down as his masterpieces, and he saved their highlights until last.
Wonder performed alongside his daughter Aisha
Superstition merged into Sir Duke, which segued into I Wish before the finale of As - a breathless medley that left the crowd on a high.
But with time running out, the most anticipated songs were also the most rushed.
Dressed all in black, with a growing girth and receding hair, it is now 45 years since Wonder had his first hit as The 12-Year-Old Genius, and 23 since he last reached the top of the charts.
But the massive cheer that greeted Wonder at the start of the night confirmed his status as one of pop's sacred stars.
For the first tune, he reached for the harmonica, coaxing intricate nuances as easily as if it were a grand piano.
His other instruments - and that includes his voice - were played the same way, with sincere, soulful expression, warm passion and jazzy improvisation.
Bizarre turn
His vocal cords and his fingers are in fine condition, and he is one of the most irrepressibly enthusiastic men in pop, brimming with infectious energy.
That was summed up as he sat at his keyboard, with his head up, body swaying and mouth in a wide open grin.
He led lots of audience participation, getting the crowd to chant or sing lines, and told us how much he loved us several times, thanking us for everything we had done for him.
He also revealed how the death of lost his mother in 2006 inspired him to go back on the road after so long.
I Just Called To Say I Love You was a little understated, apologetic even, but nothing was going to stop the crowd singing and swaying along
"I want to take all the pain that I feel and celebrate and turn it around," he told us.
"What a blessing I've had in this life to be able to go places I've never imagined, and meet so many wonderful people, people like yourselves."
But his exuberance did get slightly out of hand. The funky interludes and jams dragged and his monologues had a habit of turning into rambles.
At one point, he launched into a speech about the people who have had visions to bring people together "through all the craziness", about "unity and peace and oneness", and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille.
Then things took a turn for the bizarre with an appearance by Hull City footballer George Boateng.
He presented Wonder with a statue of Arthur Wharton, the UK's first black professional footballer, and in return the singer added his voice to the campaign for Wharton to be more widely recognised.
But during the second half of the show, proceedings got back on track and the hits came thick and fast.
Living For the City was followed by Signed, Sealed, Delivered and Uptight, and the 13,500-strong chorus was in fine voice for My Cherie Amour and For Once In My Life.
I Just Called To Say I Love You was a little understated, apologetic even, but nothing was going to stop the crowd singing and swaying along.
They were more reluctant to join his chants of Barack Obama's name, though, as Wonder launched into Superstition and the finale.
Those last songs summed up Wonder's greatest achievements, weaving a vibrant tapestry of melodic adventure, dynamic arrangements, bubbling soul and indefatigable spirit.



スティービーワンダーの半生と最近に関する記事です。

Sharp　　　鋭い
vibrant　　震える
reluctant　渋って
thick　　　　厚い
reveal　　　明らかにする

彼がどれだけ偉大な歌手なのかがこの記事から容易に想像できます。



今後こういった歌手が現れることはなかなかないのではないのでしょうか？

HOME WORK

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/suffolk/8298446.stm



New unit tackles hi-tech crime
A new £300,000 unit for police to tackle computer crime is to be officially opened in Suffolk later.
The Hi-Tech Crime Unit in Halesworth is staffed by analysts able to retrieve and examine evidence from computers and other digital devices.
They can investigate any type of offence including theft, fraud, and murder as well as internet crimes such as making indecent images of children.
The unit originally opened in Felixstowe in 2001.
It is hoped the new unit will keep officers at the forefront of tackling hi-tech crime.
Chief Constable Simon Ash said: "Technology is present in every aspect of modern life and criminals are exploiting technological advances.
"We have to ensure that police investigatory techniques keep up with these changes in technology."



日々進歩するｺﾝﾋﾟｭｰﾀ犯罪のために警察も多くのﾕﾆｯﾄを配置することになりました。
新しい技術は新しい犯罪を生みます。警察はそれの全てに対応出来なければいけません。




Investigate　　調査する

Officer　　　　　　役人

Analyst　　　　　分析者

Constable　　　警察官

Indecent　　　　品の悪い、淫らな

Ensure　　　　　保証する

Retrieve　　　　取り戻す


あらゆるものがデジタル化している昨今、コンピュータ犯罪は非常に危険な犯罪の一つかもしれません。

ABOUT alan

A.Why did he take his own life ?

B.When did he die?

C.Who is apologised to him?

A.In 1954.

B.he was homosexiual.

C.Britain's prime minister.

Please watch this movie !!!!

We have chosen this movie from YouTube.

We came across this last year and found it very funny.

This movie is a veryfamous movie. So you may have watched it.

This is also used in TV commercial films.

Do you know this movie ?

The title is "the world of golden eggs".

This animation is drawing of various human dramas comically.

Please enjoy it !!!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHEjTts9kFw

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=7911573&page=1


June 23, 2009

Nightline Explores Iran Crisis with Daily Half-Hour Digital Program

As ABC News "Nightline" continues to cover the escalating crisis in Iran, the program is dedicating a daily half-hour digital program entirely to the crisis in the region. In the first installment of "Nightline: Iran in Crisis," which aired today at 11:30 a.m. ET, Cynthia McFadden moderated a conversation with ABC News Senior Foreign Correspondent Jim Scuitto, who has been covering Iran for the network, and Michael Rubin from the American Enterprise Institute, while fielding viewer comments and questions via Twitter.
"Nightline: Iran in Crisis" is broadcast daily at 11:30am ET and available on the Nightline section of ABCNEWS.com and on ABC News NOW, the network's 24-hour digital channel
"Nightline: Iran in Crisis" is an extension of "NightTline," a weekly "Twittercast" hosted by the show's anchors and correspondents that airs Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. ET and also available on ABCNEWS.com and ABC News NOW. The first edition of "NightTline" aired Wednesday May 13, 2009. Last week's edition of "NightTline" was focused on Iran.
On Thursday, June 25, "Nightline" will continue its reporting on the crisis in Iran with a special edition of the program devoted entirely to reporting the latest news from the region. "Nightline" originated thirty years ago from the ABC News special broadcasts, "The Iran Crisis: America Held Hostage," which began November 8, 1979, four days after the American hostages were seized at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran.
The daily digital program, "Nightline: Iran in Crisis" begins airing today on ABCNews.com and ABC News NOW. The special edition of "Nightline" dedicated entirely to the news out of Iran airs Thursday, June 25 at 11:35 p.m. ET/PT.
"Nightline" and its anchors and correspondents currently have more than one million followers on Twitter and can be found at: http://twitter.com/Nightline
ABCNEWS.com is consistently ranked among the top news sites. ABC News NOW is a 24-hour news, information and lifestyle network currently available across broadband, mobile and cable platforms.
"Nightline" is anchored by Cynthia McFadden, Terry Moran and Martin Bashir. James Goldston is the executive producer. "Nightline" airs at 11:35 p.m. (ET/PT) weeknights on the ABC Television Network.

ＡＢＣナイトラインでは、最近のイランの情勢について詳しくリポートして放送してくれる番組があるようです。なお、このニュースはブロードバンド、モバイルなどでも利用可能な便利なサービスです。

Dedicated　捧げる
Airs　発表する
Correspondents　記者
Available　手が空いている
Devoted　献身的な
Region　地域
Embassy　大使館

戦争が終わっても未だ国内の治安や国の情勢などに対する不安は拭えないのが現状です。知らずに不安でいるよりこういう番組を通して知って何かを考える必要があるとおもいます。

seven wonder

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/story?id=8146909&page=1

LONDON, July 23, 2009
Vote for the Seven Wonders of Nature!



The final 28 sites in contention to be one of the Official New7Foundation Wonders of Nature were announced this week in Switzerland. Now it is up to the public to vote on the seven wonders.
The 28 finalists represent a range of natural wonders including rivers, islands, waterfalls and rock formations, and hail from all corners of the Earth. Among the better-known names are the Amazon River, Table Mountain and the Black Forest in Germany. The list, however, also recognizes some less-familiar wonders such as Azerbaijan's Mud Volcanoes, South Korea's Jeju Island and El Yunque in Puerto Rico.
The Grand Canyon has made it through to the final as the sole site located in the continental United States, and Fundy Island in Nova Scotia is Canada's only representation.
The 28 finalists represent a range of natural wonders including rivers, islands, waterfalls and rock formations, and hail from all corners of the Earth. Among the better-known names are the Amazon River, Table Mountain and the Black Forest in Germany. The list, however, also recognizes some less-familiar wonders such as Azerbaijan's Mud Volcanoes, South Korea's Jeju Island and El Yunque in Puerto Rico.
The Grand Canyon has made it through to the final as the sole site located in the continental United States, and Fundy Island in Nova Scotia is Canada's only representation.
Bernard Weber, founder and president of the New 7 Wonders Foundation, has said that the campaign "is an extraordinary achievement and the eyes of the planet will be upon these 28 stunning locations." Over 1 billion people are expected to cast their vote.

アメリカ、アルゼンチン、プエルトリコ、ドイツといった世界の様々な自然を七不思議としてまとめることになりました。今のところ候補は２８あるらしいです。


Contention　主張
Volcanoes　火山
Located　置く場所を示す
appreciate　評価する
extraordinary　並外れた
achievement　業績

どれになるかは一般投票で決まるらしいので興味がある方は一度見てみてはどうでしょうか？

obama

July 23, 2009
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=8153681&page=1
Obama's Comments on Gates Arrest Stir Reaction

President Obama's comments about the arrest of prominent Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates has added further fuel to the fiery story that has dominated headlines and stirred national discussion about race in America.
When asked about the Gates' case at the end of Wednesday night's prime-time news conference that was intended to be chiefly about health care, the president said, "I don't know, not having been there and not seeing all the facts, what role race played in that."
But Obama went on to say, "But I think it's fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty angry; number two, that the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home; and, number three, what I think we know separate and apart from this incident is that there's a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately. That's just a fact."
Obama acknowledged that Gates is a friend and that since he was not there, he cannot know exactly what role race may have played in the incident.
Gates' daughter and attorney said they were pleased by the president's comments.
Charles Ogletree, Gates' attorney and a fellow Harvard professor, told "Good Morning America's" Dan Harris today that Gates "was simply pleased that Barack acknowledged he was a friend and what he had read and heard and understood to have been reported that Professor Gates did not violate the law."
Earlier in the day, before Obama commented on the case, the officer who arrested Gates said he won't apologize for the way he responded, even though the Harvard professor had asked for an apology.
"There will be no apology," Cambridge Police Sgt. Joseph Crowley told Boston's WFXT-TV.
Crowley, who Gates called a "racist cop" after he arrived at the house and asked the Harvard professor for identification and then subsequently handcuffed him, said he was "disappointed" by the attention the story has received nationally.
The Boston Herald reported that Crowley is the same police officer who, 16 years ago, gave basketball player Reggie Lewis mouth-to-mouth resuscitation as the Celtics star suffered a fatal heart attack. The paper said many questioned at that time about whether Crowley did enough to save the black player in the aftermath of the incident.


オバマ大統領の発言に周囲は様々な動きがでているようです。

Arresting　逮捕する
Disproportionately　不釣り合いな
Prime 最も重要な
Dominate 支配する

初の黒人大統領のオバマ氏が今後世界にどのように影響するのか・・興味があります。

Chris Brown

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/CelebrityCafe/story?id=8136118&page=1


２００９ / july,21
Chris Brown Latest Star to Say 'I'm Sorry'


For celebrities, the mea culpa has become almost as common as red carpet affairs and trashy tabloid headlines. Chris Brown is the latest star to make waves with a public apology, saying he's sorry for allegedly beating and bruising his pop star girlfriend Rihanna. The move came almost six months after their pre-Grammy Awards altercation.
In a video posted on his YouTube page Monday, the 20-year-old R&B singer apologizes to his fans, claims to have apologized to 21-year-old Rihanna "countless times," reiterates that he's seeking help and explains why he didn't open up sooner.
"Since February my attorney has advised me not to speak out, even though since the incident I wanted to publicly express my deepest regret and accept full responsibility," Brown begins.
"Although I would do some interviews and answer some questions in the future, I felt it was time you heard directly from me that I am sorry. I have tried to live my life in a way that would make those around me proud of me, and until recently, I think I was doing a pretty good job. I wish I had the chance to live those few moments again, but unfortunately I can't."
"I cannot go into what happened, and most importantly, I'm not going to sit here and make any excuses. I take great pride in me being able to exercise self-control and what I did was inexcusable. I am very sad and very ashamed of what I've done."
Brown, clad in a red jacket and speaking directly to the camera, goes on to add that he's seeking help to ensure "that what occurred in February can never happen again." He concludes the two-minute long video with the assertion, "I intend to live my life so that I am truly worthy of the term 'role model.'"
R＆Bシンガーのクリス・ブラウンがポップスターでありガールフレンドでもある歌手リアーナに対して暴力を振るっていたという事実が発覚し、話題になっています。彼は反省の色を見せているようですが世間はまだ彼をゆるす気はなさそうです。

Seeking 探す　求める
Incident　出来事
Excuses　いいわけ
Attorney　弁護士

女性には無闇に暴力は振るうべきではありませんね。

PANDA

PANDA　BABY


http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AmazingAnimals/popup?id=3351915&contentIndex=1&page=1&start=false



in this photo, a veterinarian carries the offspring female panda Lin Hui at northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai Zoo July 2, 2009. Lin Hui, a panda on loan from China, gave birth in Thailand May 27,2009/07/09,
after she was artificially inseminated with her partner’s sperm for a second time .
The baby panda has appeared on the front pages of Thai newspapers almost every day since her birth , and public competition to name the entries , according to The Associated press. The name will be chosen next month.
(Phichaiyong Mayeruku/Reuters



2009年7月2日にパンダの子供がタイのChiang Mai 動物園に中国からやってきた。
このニュースはタイの新聞の一面に載り、名前の募集では50万人を超える応募があった。
このパンダの名前は来月決まる予定だそうだ。
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Veterinarian 獣医
Offspring 子供
Loan 貸す
Inseminate 受精させる
Sperm 精子
Cub 子
Associate 結びつける

パンダの赤ちゃんに関するニュースは珍しいと思ったので取り挙げてみました。
パンダの名前は近いうちに決まるそうです。パンダだから中国っぽい名前になるのか、タイっぽい名前になるのか・・実際タイっぽい名前なんてタイ人じゃないから想像つきませんね。 とにかく注目です。

Hiroshima University says that they assume that there was thesis appropriation with the brown thrush for the student for the suspension from duty three months a man professor in his/her fifties by the others' thesis appropriation, and made a man associate professor in his/her fifties resignation under instruction.

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors.
It differs from broadcast television in that the signal is not openly transmitted, though it may employ point to point wireless links. CCTV is often used for surveillance in areas that may need monitoring such as banks, casinos, airports, military installations, and convenience stores.
In industrial plants, CCTV equipment may be used to observe parts of a process from a central control room; when, for example, the environment is not suitable for humans. CCTV systems may operate continuously or only as required to monitor a particular event. A more advanced form of CCTV, utilizing Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), provides recording for possibly many years, with a variety of quality and performance options and extra features (such as motion-detection and email alerts).
Surveillance of the public using CCTV is particularly common in the UK, where there are reportedly more cameras per person than in any other country in the world.[1] There and elsewhere, its increasing use has triggered a debate about security versus privacy.

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