This is a test; I am trying to post a link to YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SncdAhjw5Eg&feature=sub

There was a tornado north of Toronto yesterday. More than 200 houses were destroyed. 
But it is sunny today.

TOKYO (AFP) - A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off southern Japan on Monday, the second strong tremor in one day, and a tsunami advisory was issued for nearby islands, the meteorological agency said.

 
The quake struck at 7:11 pm (1011 GMT) about 140 kilometres (87 miles) southwest of Ishigakijima island at a depth of 10 kilometres, said the agency which added that a 50 centimetre high tsunami wave could be expected.


No major sea level changes were reported within 30 minutes of the quake.

Tom is going to the theatre. (now - present tense)
Tom-san wa eigakan he itte imasu.

Dick left for the theatre. (Expression: "left for"
   - He left his house; we don't know where he is now.)

Harry went to the theatre. (He left the house, and he is at the theatre now.)
Harry-san wa eigankan he ikimashita.

Bob has been to the theatre.
or
Bob has gone to the theatre. (He went to the theatre in the past, and then he came back here.)
Bob-san wa eigakan he itta koto ga arimasu.

traffic light

"Turn left at the traffic light."

or

"Turn right at the traffic light."

On the map of the world, America and Europe are called "the West".

Israel and the Arab countries are called "the Mid-East".

China and Japan are called "the Far East".

A lot of people don't remember the difference between "east" and "west".

If you think of the word "news",
then if you draw a line from the top to the right,
and then to the left and down,
the 4 points are "N-E-W-S".

Downtown Las Vegas is called "The Strip".

Question: Is it raining?

Answer: Yes, it's raining.

Question: Is it letting up?

Answer: Yes, it's letting up. (Expression: "let up" --- The rain is getting weaker.)

or

No, it's not letting up. (The rain is not getting weaker.)

Question: Has it stopped raining yet?

Answer: Yes, it's stopped.

naive

NA I - BU

Gloria, you're always on the run now
Running after somebody
You gotta get him somehow
I think you've got to slow down
Before you start to blow it
I think you're headed for a breakdown
So be careful not to show it

You really don't remember
Was it something that he said
Are the voices in your head
Calling, Gloria

Gloria, don't you think you're fallin'
If everybody wants you
Why isn't anybody callin'
You don't have to answer
Leave them hangin' on the line
Oh-oh-oh, calling Gloria

Gloria (Gloria)
I think they got your number
(Gloria)
I think they got the alias
(Gloria)
That you've been living under
(Gloria)
But you really don't remember
Was it something that they said
Are the voices in your head
Calling, Gloria

A-ha-ha, a-ha-ha
Gloria, how's it gonna go down
Will you meet him on the main line
Or will you catch him on the rebound
Will you marry for the money
Take a lover in the afternoon
Feel your innocence slippin' away
Don't believe it's comin' back soon

And you really don't remember
Was it something that he said
Are the voices in your head
Calling, Gloria

Gloria, don't you think you're fallin'
If everybody wants you
Why isn't anybody callin'
You don't have to answer
Leave them hangin' on the line
Oh-oh-oh, calling Gloria

Gloria
(Gloria)
I think they got your number
(Gloria)
I think they got the alias
(Gloria)
That you've been living under
(Gloria)
But you really don't remember
Was it something that they said
Are the voices in your head
Calling, Gloria

(Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria)

(Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria)

ESL Expression of the Day

"no longer" means that something was true in the past, but it is not true now.

It is similar to another expression: "used to".

Examples:

 I no longer smoke. I used to smoke.

 You no longer have a car. You used to have a car.

 He no longer lives here. He used to live here.

 George Bush is no longer President. He used to be President.


In a very formal style, it can be put at the end of the sentence, like this:

 George Bush is President no longer.

U.S. money