Johnny Depp Visits School As Captain Jack Sparrow

Hollywood star Johnny Depp has made an unannounced visit to a London primary school after receiving a letter from one of its pupils.

The actor turned up at the school in Greenwich, south-east London, dressed as his Pirates of the Caribbean alter-ego Captain Jack Sparrow.

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After his arrival, a special school assembly was called and the film star - along with other members of the cast dressed in full costume - walked in.

He said nine-year-old Beatrice had written to Captain Jack, asking him to lead a mutiny against her teachers.

Depp produced Beatrice's letter and performed for the children for 15 minutes.

Johnny Depp meets nine-year-old Meridian Primary School pupil Beatrice Delap

The letter that Beatrice wrote to Johnny Depp

Beatrice Delap

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Out-of-control bus was rampaging through the Russian city of Perm and smashing everything in its path.
As CCTV footage shows, some passers-by escaped death under its wheels thanks only to miracle.

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Aziza Ibragimova (Ukrainian X Factor Audition)

A talented and bright 20-year-old student from Yevpatoria sings at the Ukrainian X Factor 2010 auditions.

Lyrics

Aziza Ibragimova - Love has come (Азиза Ибрагимова - Любовь настала)

Music: Rajmond Pauls

Lyrics: Robert Rozhdestvensky

Cyrillic Как много лет во мне любовь спала. Мне это слово ни о чем не говорило. Любовь таилась в глубине, она ждала — И вот проснулась и глаза свои открыла! Теперь пою не я — любовь поет! И эта песня в мире эхом отдается. Любовь настала так, как утро настает. Она одна во мне и плачет и смеется! Припев:  И вся планета распахнулась для меня! И эта радость, будто солнце, не остынет! Не сможешь ты уйти от этого огня! Не спрячешься, не скроешься — Любовь тебя настигнет! Припев.  Как много лет во мне любовь спала. Мне это слово ни о чем не говорило. Любовь таилась в глубине, она ждала — И вот проснулась и глаза свои открыла! English translation Love Has Come So many years love has slept in me. This word for me has been of no importance. Love hided in the depths, awaited -- And suddenly woke up and opened up the eyes! Now it's not me singing -- the love sings! And in the world this song now echoes. Love came just like a morning comes. Now only love in me is crying and is laughing. Refrain: Entire planet opened up for me. This joy like sun will never fade away! You won't be able to escape this fire. All running, hiding is in vain -- Love will overcome you! Refrain. So many years love has slept in me. This word for me has been of no importance. Love hided in the depths, awaited -- And suddenly woke up and opened up the eyes!

Transliteration Kak mnogo let vo mne ljubov' spala. Mne jeto slovo ni o chem ne govorilo. Ljubov' tailas' v glubine, ona zhdala — I vot prosnulas' i glaza svoi otkryla! Teper' poju ne ja — ljubov' poet! I jeta pesnja v mire jehom otdaetsja. Ljubov' nastala tak, kak utro nastaet. Ona odna vo mne i plachet i smeetsja! Pripev: I vsja planeta raspahnulas' dlja menja! I jeta radost', budto solnce, ne ostynet! Ne smozhesh' ty ujti ot jetogo ognja! Ne sprjachesh'sja, ne skroesh'sja — Ljubov' tebja nastignet! Pripev. Kak mnogo let vo mne ljubov' spala. Mne jeto slovo ni o chem ne govorilo. Ljubov' tailas' v glubine, ona zhdala — I vot prosnulas' i glaza svoi otkryla!

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Nobel Prize for Physics won by Graphene Researchers Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim

Konstantin Novoselov (left) and Andre Geim Photo: PA

Two University of Manchester scientists, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, have won the Nobel Prize for Physics in recognition of their "groundbreaking experiments" with graphene, a two dimensional material.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences regognised Novoselov, who has joint British and Russian citizenship, and Dutch national Geim, for their work which could revolutionise the field of electronics.

Experiments with graphene, which is just one carbon atom thick, could lead to the development of new material and "the manufacture of innovative electronics," the citation said.

"Since it is practically transparent and a good conductor, graphene is suitable for producing transparent touch screens, light panels and maybe even solar cells," the academy said.

Geim, 51, and Novoselov, 36, were both born in Russia and started their careers in physics there.

The pair extracted the super-thin material from a piece of graphite such as that found in ordinary pencils, using adhesive tape to obtain a flake that was only one atom thick.

"Playfulness is one of their hallmarks, one always learns something in the process and, who knows, you may even hit the jackpot," the Nobel committee said.

The academy said that graphene offered physicists the ability to study two-dimensional materials with unique properties and made possible experiments that can give new twists to the phenomena in quantum physics.

"Also a vast variety of practical applications now appear possible including the creation of new materials and the manufacture of innovative electronics," it said.

Mentioning a few possible applications, the academy said graphene transistors were expected to become much faster than today's silicon ones and yield more efficient computers.

The prize of 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.5 million), awarded by the Nobel Committee for Physics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, was the second of this year's Nobel prizes.

Source: telegraph.co.uk

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Switchfoot - Meant to Live

"Meant to Live" is a single by alternative rock band Switchfoot. It peaked at #5 on the US Modern Rock chart, #6 on U.S. Top 40 radio, and #18 on the U.S. Hot 100. It is the first track on the group's 2003 major-label debut album The Beautiful Letdown, and was also featured in a UK version of a Spider-Man 2 "inspired by" album. In April 2005, the song was certified gold in the United States. The single is generally regarded as the song that helped the band achieve mainstream success.



Switchfoot -"Meant to Live" (Spider Man 2 OST)
Songwriters: Foreman, Foreman, Jonathan; Timothy David
Copyright owner: Sony/BMG


Lyrics:
Fumbling his confidence 
And wondering why the world has passed him by
Hoping that he's bent for more than arguments
And failed attempts to fly, fly

[Chorus]
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside
Somewhere we live inside
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside

Dreaming about Providence
And whether mice or men have second tries
Maybe we've been livin with our eyes half open
Maybe we're bent and broken, broken

[Chorus]

We want more than this world's got to offer
We want more than this world's got to offer
We want more than the wars of our fathers
And everything inside screams for second life, yeah

We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
We were meant to live
We were meant to live 

Background

Lyrically this song was inspired by T. S. Eliot's poem "The Hollow Men." About the song, singer/writer Jon Foreman has said, "Maybe the kid in the song is me, hoping that I'm meant for more than arguments and failed attempts to fly. Something deep inside of me yearns for the beautiful, the true. I want more than what I've been sold; I want to live life." According to Foreman, this song was also inspired by U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For."

It also refers to John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men, in the lyric "Dreaming about Providence and whether mice or men have second tries."

Music videos

There were three music videos made for this song. The first video features live performance footage, the second is a concept video depicting the band playing inside a house while the walls and insides are slowly being torn down, and a third video is mixed into clips from Spider-Man 2, and was released exclusively in the UK.

The first two videos featured audio mixed a key higher than the album version.

Chart positions

Chart (2003)	Peak position
AU ARIA	5
US Billboard Hot 100	18
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	5
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	6
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	36
US Billboard Pop 100	5

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