Highlights and vocabulary
What is the most British:
The Queen has been on the throne a long time. The Royal family is very British.
Fish and chips, though a survey showed that most British people prefer very spicy curry.
The climate is becoming more French or Continental. England has a unique climate system.
The pace of life is quick/fast/commercial.
In London, she likes the art, theatre and food.
Her stepson is half French.
She’s involved in a choir. She goes to the gym. She’s part of the Lion’s Club.
She eats porridge, made of oats or a fruit smoothie.
I don’t like beer, but I like Guinness, it’s not beer, it’s a stout.
A tea break at 4pm.
She goes to a capital city each year. Perhaps, she’ll come to Paris for a romantic weekend.
The City of London is the financial center of London. Her building is close to Lloyds. You would know it, because it has all the piping on the outside.
She’s an accounts manager for a company who deals with outsourcing to manage insurance companies’ back offices. We run their back office for them. We have operations in India and France and Germany, so we’re quite widespread. I don’t travel; I stick to the City of London. I thrive on having plenty to do. I try to insure that a particular relationship remains stable.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
IE Global: Freeze Events in London and Toronto at Improv Everywhere
IE Global: Freeze Events in London and Toronto at Improv Everywhere
here is London! frozen for just 5 minutes....
here is London! frozen for just 5 minutes....
Frozen Grand Central at Improv Everywhere
Frozen Grand Central at Improv Everywhere:
a quick return to NYC
"On a cold Saturday in New York City, the world’s largest train station came to a sudden halt. Over 200 Improv Everywhere Agents froze in place at the exact same second for five minutes in the Main Concourse of Grand Central Station. Over 500,000 people rush through Grand Central every day, but today, things slowed down just a bit as commuters and tourists alike stopped to notice what was happening around them. Enjoy the video first and then go behind the scenes with our mission report and photos."
a quick return to NYC
"On a cold Saturday in New York City, the world’s largest train station came to a sudden halt. Over 200 Improv Everywhere Agents froze in place at the exact same second for five minutes in the Main Concourse of Grand Central Station. Over 500,000 people rush through Grand Central every day, but today, things slowed down just a bit as commuters and tourists alike stopped to notice what was happening around them. Enjoy the video first and then go behind the scenes with our mission report and photos."
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Doodle: our TGIF intensives
Doodle: our TGIF intensives
here is the doodle.ch site that will help us plan our sessions... please go to the site and edit your entry so we know who'll be there...
next session is Feb 19th.... depending on the numbers we'll either do a full day or a half day...
see you then..
here is the doodle.ch site that will help us plan our sessions... please go to the site and edit your entry so we know who'll be there...
next session is Feb 19th.... depending on the numbers we'll either do a full day or a half day...
see you then..
Monday, January 28, 2008
YouTube - Friends - Going to London
YouTube - Friends - Going to London
sorry that some of our friends aren't making it on our trip to London tomorrow! hopefully you'll be there for the second leg of our trip!
james
sorry that some of our friends aren't making it on our trip to London tomorrow! hopefully you'll be there for the second leg of our trip!
james
Di_and_Ralph.jpg (JPEG Image, 1016x677 pixels)
Di_and_Ralph.jpg (JPEG Image, 1016x677 pixels)
Pearly Kings and Queens
wikipedia...
(feminine form Pearly Queen) is a person dressed in a traditional cockney costume covered in mother-of-pearl buttons. These costumes were treasured heirlooms, hand made and sometime representing much of a family's material worth.
Traffic's Pearly Queen on YouTube
Pearly Kings and Queens
wikipedia...
(feminine form Pearly Queen) is a person dressed in a traditional cockney costume covered in mother-of-pearl buttons. These costumes were treasured heirlooms, hand made and sometime representing much of a family's material worth.
Traffic's Pearly Queen on YouTube
Friday, January 18, 2008
Weekend in Hollywood - The New York Times > Travel > Slide Show > Slide 15 of 15
Weekend in Hollywood - The New York Times > Travel > Slide Show > Slide 15 of 15 Lots of cool pics of the inside of Hollywood.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Marjorie Valbrun - Will They Play the Race Card? - washingtonpost.com
Marjorie Valbrun - Will They Play the Race Card? - washingtonpost.com The article we discussed about Hillary's views on race...
the dhlovelife show | exploring inspirational and cutting-edge developments in green culture and lifestyle
the dhlovelife show | exploring inspirational and cutting-edge developments in green culture and lifestyle We watched Weeks 9, 10 and 12 on the South Central Farm. There are lots of other great podcasts from Darryl Hannah here.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
US political debates -- video & interactive transcripts
Politics on the Internet! Who will be the next president of the US? Judge for yourself...
Also... how online media is different from the traditional print media.
comments??
happy new year.
class next Tuesday Jan 15 9:30 -- 17:00
james
Republican Debate in New Hampshire Jan 5th, 2008 - The New York Times
Democratic Debate in New Hampshire
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Video and interactive transcripts!
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Republican Debate: December 12th -- Iowa
Democratic Debate December 13th, Iowa
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Republican Debate November 28th
Democratic Debate November 15th
Also... how online media is different from the traditional print media.
comments??
happy new year.
class next Tuesday Jan 15 9:30 -- 17:00
james
Republican Debate in New Hampshire Jan 5th, 2008 - The New York Times
Democratic Debate in New Hampshire
-------------------------
Video and interactive transcripts!
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Republican Debate: December 12th -- Iowa
Democratic Debate December 13th, Iowa
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Republican Debate November 28th
Democratic Debate November 15th
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
New York...lyrics Nina Hagen
New York City is the hottest place
For a honeymoon in a hotel room
New York City is my favorite place
'Cause I know so many people with a golden face
Uh-huh
It's always late at night when I wanna go out
And New York City has for sure the horniest crowd
Especially for me, this is true,
I have the best time when you're there too
Honey, after the show, when we are ready to go
We are going disco
But before we hit East 7th Street
We are going to another disco
Disco after disco
And shaking our hair to the disco rap
AMPM, Pyramid, Roxy, Mudd Club, Danceteria
The newest club is opening up (repeat x3)
New York, New York (repeat x4)
Yeah!
New York City is the hottest place
For a honeymoon in a hotel room
Uh-huh
New York City is a place so nice
Everybody says it so they had to name it twice
New York my happy love's you, I love you very much
I could not live without you, so let's always keep in touch
New York City has the fanciest rule
When you want to live in this town you just have to be a fool
After the show when we are ready to go
We are going disco
But before we hit East 7th Street
We are going to another disco
Disco, after disco
And shaking our hair to the disco rap
AMPM, Pyramid, Roxy, Mudd Club, Danceteria
The newest club is opening up (repeat x3)
New York, New York (repeat x8)
Yeah
It's going hop hop hop hop hop hop
Straight up to the top
Hop hop hop hop hop hop
Straight up to the top
Let there be light
'Cause David Bowie's gonna be here tonight in New York
I create ecstacy in my world
I know who I am
And I am willing to declare myself to the world
I am a star!
I
For a honeymoon in a hotel room
New York City is my favorite place
'Cause I know so many people with a golden face
Uh-huh
It's always late at night when I wanna go out
And New York City has for sure the horniest crowd
Especially for me, this is true,
I have the best time when you're there too
Honey, after the show, when we are ready to go
We are going disco
But before we hit East 7th Street
We are going to another disco
Disco after disco
And shaking our hair to the disco rap
AMPM, Pyramid, Roxy, Mudd Club, Danceteria
The newest club is opening up (repeat x3)
New York, New York (repeat x4)
Yeah!
New York City is the hottest place
For a honeymoon in a hotel room
Uh-huh
New York City is a place so nice
Everybody says it so they had to name it twice
New York my happy love's you, I love you very much
I could not live without you, so let's always keep in touch
New York City has the fanciest rule
When you want to live in this town you just have to be a fool
After the show when we are ready to go
We are going disco
But before we hit East 7th Street
We are going to another disco
Disco, after disco
And shaking our hair to the disco rap
AMPM, Pyramid, Roxy, Mudd Club, Danceteria
The newest club is opening up (repeat x3)
New York, New York (repeat x8)
Yeah
It's going hop hop hop hop hop hop
Straight up to the top
Hop hop hop hop hop hop
Straight up to the top
Let there be light
'Cause David Bowie's gonna be here tonight in New York
I create ecstacy in my world
I know who I am
And I am willing to declare myself to the world
I am a star!
I
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
YouTube - Madtv - Apple I-rack
YouTube - Madtv - Apple I-rack
this is an interesting spoof on Steve Jobs and the Apple Ads.. (There's some hidden connection to G Bush's policy in Iraq maybe..... )
this is an interesting spoof on Steve Jobs and the Apple Ads.. (There's some hidden connection to G Bush's policy in Iraq maybe..... )
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs | D5 | AllThingsD
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs | D5 | AllThingsD:
D5 is the WSJ's 5th Executive Conference called "All things digital" that just ended in Carlsbad California.
Lots of online video interviews of leading IT figures... Larry Page of Google, and even Bill and Steve together... with the video and a transcript!
... An interesting interview!! enjoy
james
"To create a new standard, it takes something that’s not just a little bit different, it takes something that’s really new and really captures people’s imagination and the Macintosh, of all the machines I’ve ever seen, is the only one that meets that standard.”
–Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 1984"
D5 is the WSJ's 5th Executive Conference called "All things digital" that just ended in Carlsbad California.
Lots of online video interviews of leading IT figures... Larry Page of Google, and even Bill and Steve together... with the video and a transcript!
... An interesting interview!! enjoy
james
"To create a new standard, it takes something that’s not just a little bit different, it takes something that’s really new and really captures people’s imagination and the Macintosh, of all the machines I’ve ever seen, is the only one that meets that standard.”
–Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 1984"
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Zerofootprint
Zerofootprint: "Zerofootprint is a not-for-profit that combines the best financial engineering, environmental engineering, social networking tools and business intelligence to create products and services that help large corporations, organizations and individuals significantly reduce their environmental footprint."
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Common Craft - Social Design for the Web
Common Craft - Social Design for the Web:
learn about the RSS feeds and other subjects here.....
"We're social design consultants. By helping you get started with online communities, we can make sure you don't miss the punchline"
High demand causes 'Toefl crisis' in South Korea - International Herald Tribune
High demand causes 'Toefl crisis' in South Korea - International Herald Tribune
this is the article we looked at this morning... that we found by following the IHT email alert that james had in his email..
this is the article we looked at this morning... that we found by following the IHT email alert that james had in his email..
AlterNet: MediaCulture: Iran, Blogging Against the Regime
AlterNet: MediaCulture: Iran, Blogging Against the Regime Here is the info on blogging in Iran.
Monday, May 14, 2007
dotSUB.com ~ Any film in any language.
dotSUB.com ~ Any film in any language.:
"We made this video for our friends (and yours) that haven't yet felt the power of our friend the RSS reader. We want to convert people... if you know someone who would love RSS and hasn't yet tried it, point them here for 3.5 minutes of RSS in Plain English. "
trackingtransience.net
trackingtransience.net
If Big Brother wanted proof of your coordinates, why not surveil yourself? After Hasan Elahi was taken for a terrorist, he implanted a GPS-enabled device in his cellphone, art and life merged. Several times a day, the artist inputs his location into the phone and his computer records the data (he hopes to incorporate a live GPS tracker soon).
If Big Brother wanted proof of your coordinates, why not surveil yourself? After Hasan Elahi was taken for a terrorist, he implanted a GPS-enabled device in his cellphone, art and life merged. Several times a day, the artist inputs his location into the phone and his computer records the data (he hopes to incorporate a live GPS tracker soon).
10x10 / 100 Words and Pictures that Define the Time / by Jonathan J. Harris
10x10 / 100 Words and Pictures that Define the Time / by Jonathan J. Harris A myriad of pictures defining the moment.
LOVELINES : From Love to Hate, in Words and Pictures
LOVELINES : From Love to Hate, in Words and Pictures From love to hate in a continuum of heart.
Main Page - Conservapedia
Main Page - Conservapedia
here's some satire! a conservative wikipedia!
tomorrow May 15th is our next intensive session!!
media and the internet!
see you all in D02 at 9:30
james and stacey
here's some satire! a conservative wikipedia!
tomorrow May 15th is our next intensive session!!
media and the internet!
see you all in D02 at 9:30
james and stacey
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
10 Questions For Morgan Spurlock -- Monday, Jul. 24, 2006 -- Printout -- TIME
10 Questions For Morgan Spurlock -- Monday, Jul. 24, 2006 -- Printout -- TIME:
This was one of the examples of reality TV that we watched in our TV session yesterday! (This is about the new show by Mr. "Supersize Me" -- the journalist who ate McDonalds food for a month.)
Sorry that some of you missed yesterday's workshop but hope that everyone is having a great week!
j & s
This was one of the examples of reality TV that we watched in our TV session yesterday! (This is about the new show by Mr. "Supersize Me" -- the journalist who ate McDonalds food for a month.)
Sorry that some of you missed yesterday's workshop but hope that everyone is having a great week!
j & s
"10 Questions For Morgan Spurlock
By Hillary Batchelder, Jeff Chu
He gorged on McDonald's for the 2004 documentary Super Size Me, then went to TV with his nonfiction series 30 Days on FX. Season 2 of Morgan Spurlock's critically acclaimed show--which explores what happens when you spend a month with someone on the opposite side of a controversial issue--premieres this week. TIME's Hillary Batchelder and Jeff Chu spoke with Spurlock, 35, about hamburgers, going to jail and growing up as a dancer in West Virginia.
30 Days dealt with flash-point issues like homophobia last season. What will you tackle this season?
"
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Wavelit.com | The EagleCam and Africam Site
Wavelit.com | The EagleCam and Africam Site Here is the African water hole camera. Watch and see...
Monday, February 12, 2007
Get a First Life: A One Page Satire of Second Life
Get a First Life: A One Page Satire of Second Life
We're hearing more and more about Second Life...
here's an appeal for First Life.
all the best
james
We're hearing more and more about Second Life...
here's an appeal for First Life.
all the best
james
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Human Computation - Google Video
Human Computation - Google Video
This is the video with subtitles :-) that we began looking at together....
This is the video with subtitles :-) that we began looking at together....
Monday, November 20, 2006
word games
see you all tomorrow.... in the meantime here's a nice wordgame!
james and stacey
www.lunchtimers.com/games/letters/letters_720_450.cfm?roomid=room1
james and stacey
www.lunchtimers.com/games/letters/letters_720_450.cfm?roomid=room1
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
DEMO.com : The Premier Launchpad for Emerging Technologies
DEMO.com : The Premier Launchpad for Emerging Technologies
It's fun to watch the DEMO Videos!!
Six-minute Demonstrator Presentations and Profiles -- 2006 DEMO
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
English as a Second Language Podcast Scripts
English as a Second Language Podcast Scripts: "English as a Second Language Podcast Scripts"
Only listen to the last minutes of the recording because they're at normal speed... otherwise you'll fall asleep....
and if you fell asleep that would be a real raw deal... right?
who else has a nice website for our blog????? (hint hint) :-)
Only listen to the last minutes of the recording because they're at normal speed... otherwise you'll fall asleep....
and if you fell asleep that would be a real raw deal... right?
who else has a nice website for our blog????? (hint hint) :-)
Friday, February 03, 2006
English Idioms and slang
: "On the ball."
do you remember these expressions?
have a nice weekend.... remember our next intensive session is February 21st...
james
do you remember these expressions?
have a nice weekend.... remember our next intensive session is February 21st...
james
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Learning�Path - Dokeos
Learning�Path - Dokeos
this is a interesting site and a good example of an online English course... it's all about waste (and other s...t) management (excuse my French)
thank you A.M. for showing us this site...
james
this is a interesting site and a good example of an online English course... it's all about waste (and other s...t) management (excuse my French)
thank you A.M. for showing us this site...
james
[video] A puzzle gone wild | CNET News.com
[video] A puzzle gone wild | CNET News.com:
Rubik's Cube competition brings the quickest solvers in the world to San Francisco
Want to see a Rubik cube solved in 11 seconds????
Interesting website... the Cnet news.com !
Rubik's Cube competition brings the quickest solvers in the world to San Francisco
Want to see a Rubik cube solved in 11 seconds????
Interesting website... the Cnet news.com !
British Library on-line!
Turning the Pages™, the British Library: "
For those of you that have to miss today's intensive session... here are some things to look at and listen to from your office or your home! They even let you examine Leonardo's sketchbooks with a magnifying glass (and to see them the right side around -- they were written in "mirror images").
SKETCHES BY LEONARDO
See the genius's personal notebook
Turn the pages of Mozart's Thematic Catalogue
MOZART'S MUSICAL DIARY
With 75 audio excerpts
Turn the pages of Alice Under Ground
THE ORIGINAL ALICE
Written and illustrated by Lewis Carol"
Turning the Pages™, the British Library: "
You can see the original manuscripts (and a text version) and listen to them being read!
15 books are in the "turn the pages" collection... It takes a while to load but is worth the wait!
Let me know what you think. james
Friday, December 02, 2005
Google Fight : Make this fight with googleFight vacation VS holiday
Google Fight : Make this fight with googleFight vacation VS holiday:
"This site is not affiliated with or sponsored by Google but it is a fun way to see if more people say holiday or vacation...
And who wins the googlefight between England and France, for example!!!
see you soon
james and bruno!
Saturday, November 26, 2005
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Monday, May 09, 2005
CEO Bloggers' Club: Trends & Strategy
CEO Bloggers' Club: Trends & Strategy:
just what you needed to know if you wanted to get financing for your gadget! james
"US VC Insights
Allen Morgan, one of the General Partners of 'Tier 1' west coast firm Mayfield, has just finished his '10 Commandments' series of posts. Any first-time entrepreneur planning to seek VC financing at some point will find worth reading and reflecting on Allen's interesting insights. I always say in such circumstance that no one should take 'VC Do's and Don'ts' literally because each startup and each fund are particular. However Allen's points are often practical, and sometimes candid, and can be applied to many (first timer's) situations. Here they are:
1. Do your homework, and contact the right person
2. Be on time
3. Tease, don't overwhelm
4. Know your audience
5. Create the 'Aha' early
6. Explain the idea by analogy to, or contrast with, older ideas
7. Go with 13 or less slides
8. Know what you don't know -- and admit it
9. Be like Goldilocks, when it comes to competition
10. Control the meeting -- but be smart about it
"
just what you needed to know if you wanted to get financing for your gadget! james
"US VC Insights
Allen Morgan, one of the General Partners of 'Tier 1' west coast firm Mayfield, has just finished his '10 Commandments' series of posts. Any first-time entrepreneur planning to seek VC financing at some point will find worth reading and reflecting on Allen's interesting insights. I always say in such circumstance that no one should take 'VC Do's and Don'ts' literally because each startup and each fund are particular. However Allen's points are often practical, and sometimes candid, and can be applied to many (first timer's) situations. Here they are:
1. Do your homework, and contact the right person
2. Be on time
3. Tease, don't overwhelm
4. Know your audience
5. Create the 'Aha' early
6. Explain the idea by analogy to, or contrast with, older ideas
7. Go with 13 or less slides
8. Know what you don't know -- and admit it
9. Be like Goldilocks, when it comes to competition
10. Control the meeting -- but be smart about it
"
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Wired News: Vive les Blogs!
Wired News: Vive les Blogs!:
interesting... hope to see you soon! james
"Spurred by a culture of popular expression and debate that can be traced back to France's 17th-century salons, the French are embracing weblogs with a greater zeal than anyone on the European continent.
Take a recent Paris warehouse party, which hooked up 200 local bloggers in person for the first time, an illustration of the European web's best-kept secret -- when it comes to blogs, the French can't get enough.
'The French have a long tradition of speaking loudly,' said Lo�c Le Meur, a Frenchman and Six Apart's European vice president. 'We are the people who made the French Revolution, (the national uprising of) May '68 -- and just look at all our strikes! We always want to debate. Perhaps blogs are the ultimate tool for us to express ourselves.'"
interesting... hope to see you soon! james
"Spurred by a culture of popular expression and debate that can be traced back to France's 17th-century salons, the French are embracing weblogs with a greater zeal than anyone on the European continent.
Take a recent Paris warehouse party, which hooked up 200 local bloggers in person for the first time, an illustration of the European web's best-kept secret -- when it comes to blogs, the French can't get enough.
'The French have a long tradition of speaking loudly,' said Lo�c Le Meur, a Frenchman and Six Apart's European vice president. 'We are the people who made the French Revolution, (the national uprising of) May '68 -- and just look at all our strikes! We always want to debate. Perhaps blogs are the ultimate tool for us to express ourselves.'"
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