"Make my day !" : now, an IDIOM

CinemA-RT

Par M. Mirza

I have to admit I first watched that Clint Eastwood's movie in French : to me, Dirty Harry's "Vas-y... fais-moi plaisir !" isn't as savoury as the original "Go ahead... make my day !". Click on the headset above ^^^ to hear David Crystal's analysis of...

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Charlie Winston : "In your Hands"

English is MUSIC...

Par M. Mirza

Last year, I put "Like a Hobo" clip on the blog : actually it's the clip graphism that I liked most... though I like Winston's music as well. The clip below shows him singing "In your Hands" : The lyrics , the tune, the rythm and also the scene directed...

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"Resistance" -MUSE

English is MUSIC...

Par M. Mirza

Obama on the oil spill situation -a VIDEO

CLIMATE - the ENVIRONMENT

Par M. Mirza

This morning the President spoke on the news from the Gulf, emphasizing that while there may be good news, the work is not done containing the leak, and will not be until the relief wells are finished and functioning [...] First, you can watch the video...

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Oil spill : Lake Michigan photos

CLIMATE - the ENVIRONMENT

Par M. Mirza

" Crude Awakening" by Jane Fulton Alt To have us figure out the impact of the oil spill on Lake Michigan shores , Jane Fulton Alt coated friends and other volunteers with a non toxic oillike substance before taking pictures of them. She surely aims at...

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History : July 14th -a VIDEO

HISTORY - PAST & PRESENT

Par M. Mirza

Two authors tell about creativity -VIDEOS

LITERATURE

Par M. Mirza

TEACHERS' LOUNGE These videos present two women writers' vision of creativity in writing... Elizabeth GILBERT is an American journalist and writer (a memoirist, a short story writer and novelist). In this TED talk, the author "muses on the impossible...

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Relax... & have fun -holidays at last :o)

ADVERTISING

Par M. Mirza

Here's a bright parody of the Wii... ... you know, the fabulous widget that gets you to do as if you were practising quite any activity... without practising them for real (or should I say IRL ?) :o) ____________________________ IRL = in real life | brightI...

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Early Britons coped with cold

HISTORY - PAST & PRESENT

Par M. Mirza

"A harsh climate did not stop humans moving to northern Europe nearly a million years ago", Miriam Frankel says . Researchers have discovered stone tools in Norfolk : these suggest early humans arrived nearly a million years ago -or even earlier- in Britain....

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A singer's web page targeted !

MEDIA

Par M. Mirza

To be honest, Justin Bieber's music gets on my nerves :-( But variety is the spice of life and... of music too I guess. The singer's "My World Tour" page has become the target of an internet joke : Click here >> BBC news to read the full article The unexpected...

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