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quarta-feira, 30 de setembro de 2009
terça-feira, 29 de setembro de 2009
URbaNA LegIUS - DAniel NA COVA dos LEoes
Aquele gosto amargo do teu corpo
Ficou na minha boca por mais tempo
De amargo então salgado ficou doce,
Assim que o teu cheiro forte e lento
Fez casa nos meus braços e ainda leve
Forte, cego e tenso fez saber
Que ainda era muito e muito pouco.
Faço nosso o meu segredo mais sincero
Faço nosso o meu segredo mais sincero
E desafio o instinto dissonante.
A insegurança não me ataca quando erro
E o teu momento passa a ser o meu instante.
E o teu medo de ter medo de ter medo
Não faz da minha força confusão
Teu corpo é meu espelho e em ti navego
E eu sei que a tua correnteza não tem direção.
Mas, tão certo quanto o erro de ser barco a motor
Mas, tão certo quanto o erro de ser barco a motor
e insistir em usar os remos,
É o mal que a água faz quando se afoga
E o salva-vidas não está lá
porqueNão vemos
sábado, 26 de setembro de 2009
PINK floyd / TWo suns in THE sunset
Two Suns in the Sunset (Waters)
In my rear view mirror the sun is going down Sinking behind bridges in the road And I think of all the good things That we have left undone And I suffer premonitions Confirm suspicions Of the holocaust to come. The wire that holds the cork That keeps the anger in Gives way And suddenly it's day again. The sun is in the east Even though the day is done. Two suns in the sunset Hmmmmmmmmmm Could be the human race is run. Like the moment when the brakes lock And you slide towards the big truck "Oh no!" "[scream] Daddy, Daddy!" You stretch the frozen moments with your fear. And you'll never hear their voices And you'll never see their faces You have no recourse to the law anymore. And as the windshield melts My tears evaporate Leaving only charcoal to defend. Finally I understand the feelings of the few. Ashes and diamonds Foe and friend We were all equal in the end.
SEAL - KIss FROm A ROsE
"Kiss From A Rose"
There used to be a graying tower alone on the sea.You became the light on the dark side of me.Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill.But did you know,That when it snows,My eyes become large andThe light that you shine can be seen.Baby,I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.Ooh,The more I get of you,The stranger it feels, yeah.And now that your rose is in bloom.A light hits the gloom on the gray.There is so much a man can tell you,So much he can say.You remain,My power, my pleasure, my pain, babyTo me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny.Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby?But did you know,That when it snows,My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen.Baby,I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.Ooh, the more I get of youThe stranger it feels, yeahNow that your rose is in bloom.A light hits the gloom on the gray,I've been kissed by a rose on the gray,I've been kissed by a roseI've been kissed by a rose on the gray,...And if I should fall along the wayI've been kissed by a rose...been kissed by a rose on the gray.There is so much a man can tell you,So much he can say.You remainMy power, my pleasure, my pain.To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny, yeahWon't you tell me is that healthy, baby.But did you know,That when it snows,My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen.Baby,I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.Ooh, the more I get of youThe stranger it feels, yeahNow that your rose is in bloom,A light hits the gloom on the gray.Yes I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grayOoh, the more I get of youThe stranger it feels, yeahAnd now that your rose is in bloomA light hits the gloom on the grayNow that your rose is in bloom,A light hits the gloom on the gray.
COUNting CRows / Anna BEGINS
My friend assures me "it's all or nothing"I am not worried- I am not overly concerned
My friend implores me " for one time only,make an exception." I am not not worriedWrap her up in a package of liesSend her off to a coconut islandI am not worried - I am not overly concernedwith the status of my emotions"oh", She says, "were changing."But were always changingIt does not bother me to say this isn't loveBecause if you don't want to talk about it then it isn't loveand I guess I'm going to have to live withoutbut, I'm sure there's something in a shade of grayor something in betweenand I can always change my name if that's what you meanMy friend assures me "it's all or nothing`But I am not really worriedI am not overly concernedYou try to tell your self the things you try tell your self to makeyourself forgetto make your self forgetI am not worried"If it's love" she said, "then were gonna have to think about theconsequences"She can't stop shaking and I can t stop touching her and.....This time when kindness falls like rainIt washes her away and Anna begins to change her mind"these seconds when I'm shaking leave me shudderingfor days" she says.And I'm not ready for this sort of thingBut I'm not gonna breakAnd I'm not going to worry about it anymoreI'm not gonna bend. And I'm not gonna break andI'm not gonna worry about it anymoreIt seems like I should say "as long as this is love..."But it's not all that easy so maybe I should justsnap her up in a butterfly net-Pin her down on a photograph albumI am not worriedI've done this sort of thing beforeBut then I start to think about the consequencesBecause I don't get no sleep in a quiet room and...The time when kindness falls like rainIt washes me away and Anna begins change my mindAnd every time she sneezes I believe it's loveand oh lord.... I'm not ready for this sort of thingShe s talking in her sleep it's keeping me awakeAnd Anna begins to toss and turnAnd every word is nonsense but I understand and andoh lord. I m not ready for this sort of thingHer kindness bangs a gongIt's moving me along and Anna begins to fade awayIt s chasing me away. She disappears, and oh lord I'm not ready for this sort of thing
sexta-feira, 25 de setembro de 2009
COUNtinG CRows / AmericaN GIrl
"American Girls"(feat. Sheryl Crow)
She comes out on Fridays every timeStands out in a lineI could have been anyone she'd seenShe waits another week to fall apartShe couldn't make another dayI wish it was anyone but meI could have been anyone you seeShe had something breakable just under her skinAmerican girls are weather and noisePlaying the changes for all of the boysHolding a candle right up to my handsMaking me feel so incredibleShe comes out of closets every nightBut then she locks herself awayWhere she could keep everything from meI could have been anyone you seeShe's nothing but porcelain underneath her skinAmerican girls are weather and noisePlaying the changes for all of the boysHolding a candle right up to my handMaking me feel so incredibleLittle shiver shaking me everydayBut I could get this same thing anywhereSo if she goes awayWell, it's alright and I'm okHey, she said come back again tonightAnd I said, I might, I might, I mightShe said, well that's alrightIf it's alright, it's alright with youIf it's alright, if it's alright with meI waited for an hour last Friday nightShe never came aroundShe took almost everything from meI'm going through my closetsTrying on her clothes, almost everydayI could have been anyone you seeI wish it was anyone but meNothing but pills and ashes under my skinAmerican girls are weather and noisePlaying the changes for all of the boysHolding a candle right up to my handMaking me feel so incredibleIf I make you cry, you tell me whyI'll try again, if you'll let me tryAmerican girls are feathers and creamComing to bed so edibleAmerican girls, ohAmerican girlsAmerican girlsOh, oh, oh, ohAmerican girls, ohAmerican girlsAmerican girlsOh, oh, oh, ohYou made me cryYou made me cryYou made me cryYeah, you made me cryYou made me cryHey, Miss American GirlOh, oh, oh, yeah
quinta-feira, 24 de setembro de 2009
COUnting CRowS - hOLIDay in SPAin
Got no place to go But there's a girl waiting for me down in Mexico She got a bottle of tequila, a bottle of gin And if I bring a little music I could fit right inWe got airplane rides We got California drowning out the window side We've got big black cars And we got stories how we slept with all the Movie stars I may take a holiday in Spain Leave my wings behind me Drink my worries down the drain And fly away to somewhere new Hop on my choo-choo I'll be your engine driver in a bunny suit If you dress me up in pink and white We may be just a little fuzzy 'bout it later tonightShe's my angel She's a little better than the one that used to be with me Cause she liked to scream at me Man, it's a miracle that she's not living up in a treeI may take a holiday in Spain Leave my wings behind me Drive this little girl insane And fly away to someone new Everybody's gone They left the television screaming that the radio's on Someone stole my shoes But there's a couple of bananas And a bottle of booze Oh well, happy new year's baby! We could probably fix it if we clean it up all day Or we could simply pack our bags And catch a plane to Barcelona 'cause this city's a dragI may take a holiday in Spain Leave my wings behind me Flush my worries down the drain And fly away to somewhere new Take a holiday in Spain Leave my wings behind me Drive this little girl insane Fly away to someone new Fly away to someone new Fly away to someone new
quarta-feira, 23 de setembro de 2009
CounTING CRows - mURDER of ONE
Blue morning Blue morning
Wrapped in strands of fist and boneCuriosity, Kitten, doesn't have to mean you're on your ownYour can look outside your windowHe doesn't have to knowWe can talk awhile, babyWe can take it nice and slowAll your life is such a shameAll your love is just a dreamAre you happy where you're sleeping?Does he keep you safe and warm?Does he tell you when you're sorry?Does he tell you when you're wrong?I've been watching you for hoursIt's been years since we were bornWe were perfect when we startedI've been wondering where we've goneAll your life is such a shameAll your love is just a dreamI dreamt I saw you walking up a hillside in the snowCasting shadows on the winter sky as you stood there counting crowsOne for sorrowTwo for joyThree for girls and four for boysFive for silverSix for gold andSeven for a secret never to be toldThere's a bird that nests inside youSleeping underneath your skinWhen you open up your wings to speakI wish you'd let me inAll your life is such a shameAll your love is just a dreamOpen up your eyesYou can see the flamesof your wasted lifeYou should be ashamedYou don't want to waste your lifeI walk along these hillsides in the summer 'neath the sunshineI am feathered by the moonlight falling down on meChange
segunda-feira, 21 de setembro de 2009
NOthinG lasTS Forever by SidenY Sheldon
Nothing Lasts Forever is a 1994 novel by Sidney Sheldon.
This medical thriller tells the story of three female doctors trying to prove themselves in a profession dominated by men. Each of them has their own story, and each of their tales are well connected and intertwined with each other. But suddenly there is chaos, one dies, another is about to get the hospital shut down, and the third faces the death penalty for murder. The novel follows a twisty plot with a typical Sheldon surprise ending.
COUNTings CROWs - The RAIN KInG
When I think of heaven (Deliver me in a black-winged bird)I think of flying down into a sea of pens and feathersand all other instruments of faith and sex and GodIn the belly of a black-winged birdDon't try to feed meI've been here before and I deserve a little moreI belong in the service of the Queen I belong anywhere but in betweenShe's been crying I've been thinking And I am the Rain KingMama, why am I so alone?I can't go outsideI'm scared I might not make it homeI'm alive but I'm sinking inIf there's anyone at home at your placeWhy don't you invite me inDon't try to bleed meI've been there before and I deserve a little moreI belong in the service of the QueenI belong anywhere but in betweenShe's been lyingI've been sinkingAnd I am the Rain KingHey, I only want the same as anyoneHenderson is waiting for the sunOh, it seems night endlessly begins and endsAfter all the dreaming I come home again...When I think of heaven (Deliver me in a black-winged bird)I think of dying Lay me down in a field of flame and heatherRender up my body into the burning heart of God in the belly of a black-winged birdDon't try to bleed meI've been here before and I deserve a little moreI belong in the service of the QueenI belong anywhere but in betweenShe's been dyingI been drinking and I am the Rain King.
StePHen KinG - The DEAd Zone
The Dead Zone is a novel by Stephen King published in 1979. It is about Johnny Smith, who is injured in an accident and enters a coma for nearly five years. When he emerges, he can see horrifying secrets, but he cannot identify all the details of his "dead zone", an area of his brain that suffered permanent damage as the result of his accident.
Much of the book plays against the historical backdrop of the 1970s. It has been suggested that the story might be based on self-proclaimed "psychic" Peter Hurkos, who received a head injury in a fall from a ladder, and afterward claimed to be able to know things about people by touching objects that belonged to them, psychometry.
The Dead Zone was nominated for the Locus Award in 1980
Plot summary
The prologue relates two unconnected episodes in the lives of the principal and subsidiary characters. In January 1953 in Maine, a young boy named Johnny Smith is knocked out cold while ice-skating. As he regains consciousness, he is helped to his feet by Chuck Spier, an older boy, to whom he mumbles, "Don't jump it no more." Chuck pays no mind to this, but a few months later, he is seriously injured when a car battery he's trying to jumpstart explodes. Johnny forgets this incident as time goes on. Two years later, a young Bible salesman named Greg Stillson, suffering emotional issues, kicks an aggressive dog to death outside of a farm in Iowa. As he drives away, he dreams about greater things in his life.The story properly begins in 1970. Johnny is now a high school teacher, and dating a fellow teacher named Sarah Bracknell. A few days before Halloween, Johnny takes Sarah to a county fair, but Sarah gets ill from eating a tainted hot dog. As they leave, Johnny decides to try his luck at a Wheel of Fortune stand. A small crowd gathers around Johnny as he keeps winning. After winning a substantial amount of prize money, Johnny takes Sarah home, and decides to take a taxicab home. As he heads back to his home, the taxicab is hit by two cars that are drag racing. The cab driver is killed in the crash, and Johnny is sent flying through the windshield and into a pond by the side of the road. Johnny then blacks out. A short while later, Johnny's parents, Herb and Vera, receive a phone call from the hospital, and they are informed that Johnny has gone into
Much of the book plays against the historical backdrop of the 1970s. It has been suggested that the story might be based on self-proclaimed "psychic" Peter Hurkos, who received a head injury in a fall from a ladder, and afterward claimed to be able to know things about people by touching objects that belonged to them, psychometry.
The Dead Zone was nominated for the Locus Award in 1980
Plot summary
The prologue relates two unconnected episodes in the lives of the principal and subsidiary characters. In January 1953 in Maine, a young boy named Johnny Smith is knocked out cold while ice-skating. As he regains consciousness, he is helped to his feet by Chuck Spier, an older boy, to whom he mumbles, "Don't jump it no more." Chuck pays no mind to this, but a few months later, he is seriously injured when a car battery he's trying to jumpstart explodes. Johnny forgets this incident as time goes on. Two years later, a young Bible salesman named Greg Stillson, suffering emotional issues, kicks an aggressive dog to death outside of a farm in Iowa. As he drives away, he dreams about greater things in his life.The story properly begins in 1970. Johnny is now a high school teacher, and dating a fellow teacher named Sarah Bracknell. A few days before Halloween, Johnny takes Sarah to a county fair, but Sarah gets ill from eating a tainted hot dog. As they leave, Johnny decides to try his luck at a Wheel of Fortune stand. A small crowd gathers around Johnny as he keeps winning. After winning a substantial amount of prize money, Johnny takes Sarah home, and decides to take a taxicab home. As he heads back to his home, the taxicab is hit by two cars that are drag racing. The cab driver is killed in the crash, and Johnny is sent flying through the windshield and into a pond by the side of the road. Johnny then blacks out. A short while later, Johnny's parents, Herb and Vera, receive a phone call from the hospital, and they are informed that Johnny has gone into
JOhn GRiSham
Wendall Rohr and a legal team have filed suit on behalf of plaintiff Celeste Wood, whose husband died from lung cancer. The trial is to be held in Biloxi, Mississippi, a state thought to have favourable tort laws and sympathetic juries. The defendant is tobacco company Pynex, part of the 'Big Four'. Durwood Cable is lead lawyer for the defense and assigns case management to Rankin Fitch, a ruthless lawyer and jury consultant who has helped to "win" cases like this.
Even before the jury have been sworn, one of them, Nicholas Easter, has begun to quietly conive behind the scenes, in concert with a mysterious woman known only as Marlee.
Fitch has placed a camera in the courtroom, feeding to his office nearby so that the trial can be observed. As the case continues, Fitch is approached by Marlee with a proposal to 'buy' the verdict. In default, she threatenes to 'bump' several jurors. He refuses to pay and several jurors are lost. Easter still quietly works on the jury. As the jury and their attitudes change, the result is no longer predictable.
Easter becomes jury foreman and convinces them to find for the plaintiff and make a large monetary award - two million dollars for compensatory damages, and four hundred million dollars for punitive measures. The defense lawyers and their employers are devastated.
A while after the trial, Marlee contacts Fitch and explains why she engineered the verdict. It emerges that her parents died of smoking-related diseases and she wanted to make sure justice was done. She has also speculated with the bribe money and caused a major fall in tobacco shares. She returns the original money.
Whilst Easter and Marlee are now rich and satisfied that they served justice, Fitch realises that his reputation is gone and that the tobacco companies, once undefeatable, are now vulnerable to lawsuits.
sábado, 19 de setembro de 2009
Pendragon are an English neo-progressive rock band established in 1978 in Stroud, Gloucestershire as Zeus Pendragon by guitarist Nick Barrett. The Zeus was dropped before the band started recording as the members decided it was too long to look good on a t-shirt. There were a few personnel changes in the early days, but since 1986 the lineup has remained stable (apart from two changes on the drummer's stool) and the band is still active as of 2009.
The band were active in the progressive rock revival spearheaded by the likes of Marillion, Pallas, and Twelfth Night in the early 1980s, and indeed (like their peers IQ) often appeared as support acts to Marillion and other major neo-prog bands, both on tours and at the famous Marquee venue which hosted many regular prog evenings. After their debut album, The Jewel, the band pursued a more commercial direction, documented in the Kowtow album and the Red Shoes and Saved By You EPs, but despite these efforts failed to break through to a mainstream audience.
In 1991 the band established their own label, Toff Records, and released the archival release The Rest of Pendragon, a collection of EP tracks, and the studio album The World, in which they returned to a more progressive style that the band would continue to develop over their next three studio albums, The Window of Life, The Masquerade Overture, and Not of This World.
From this point on their fortunes have improved, and whilst they are still relatively obscure in their home country they have a significant following in Europe; in particular, they have managed to develop a strong fanbase in Poland, and have both released at least one compilation specifically for the Polish market and recorded several live albums there.
In 2002 the band released Acoustically Challenged, documenting an "unplugged" session with a number of the band's songs retooled for acoustic instruments, which was originally broadcast on Radio 3 Warsaw. This was considered an unusual move for a prog rock band, since progressive rock tends to focus a lot on the use of electronic synthesisers and electric guitars; however, the melodic qualities of the band's compositions proved to be well-suited to an acoustic context, and the album was reasonably successful. This heralded a new willingness to experiment on the part of the band, following a run of studio albums all broadly in the same vein as "The World". On 2005's Believe they took their music in a somewhat darker direction, causing a certain amount of controversy amongst their fans. 2008's Pure refined the style of Believe and was extremely well received by the progressive rock fandom; on the community website progarchives.com Pure enjoyed the current "most popular album" spot for a period in 2008, and remains in the site's top 10 prog releases of 2008 (as voted by site users).
Recently, Pendragon released a live album and DVD, Concerto Maximo, shot in Katowice, on October 13th, 2008. It was filmed and edited by Metal Mind. It was released in several versions - a 2 CD release, featuring just the audio from the show, a DVD, featuring the full show, and a DVD and 2 CD special edition, which was limited to 1000 copies.
In 1991 the band established their own label, Toff Records, and released the archival release The Rest of Pendragon, a collection of EP tracks, and the studio album The World, in which they returned to a more progressive style that the band would continue to develop over their next three studio albums, The Window of Life, The Masquerade Overture, and Not of This World.
From this point on their fortunes have improved, and whilst they are still relatively obscure in their home country they have a significant following in Europe; in particular, they have managed to develop a strong fanbase in Poland, and have both released at least one compilation specifically for the Polish market and recorded several live albums there.
In 2002 the band released Acoustically Challenged, documenting an "unplugged" session with a number of the band's songs retooled for acoustic instruments, which was originally broadcast on Radio 3 Warsaw. This was considered an unusual move for a prog rock band, since progressive rock tends to focus a lot on the use of electronic synthesisers and electric guitars; however, the melodic qualities of the band's compositions proved to be well-suited to an acoustic context, and the album was reasonably successful. This heralded a new willingness to experiment on the part of the band, following a run of studio albums all broadly in the same vein as "The World". On 2005's Believe they took their music in a somewhat darker direction, causing a certain amount of controversy amongst their fans. 2008's Pure refined the style of Believe and was extremely well received by the progressive rock fandom; on the community website progarchives.com Pure enjoyed the current "most popular album" spot for a period in 2008, and remains in the site's top 10 prog releases of 2008 (as voted by site users).
Recently, Pendragon released a live album and DVD, Concerto Maximo, shot in Katowice, on October 13th, 2008. It was filmed and edited by Metal Mind. It was released in several versions - a 2 CD release, featuring just the audio from the show, a DVD, featuring the full show, and a DVD and 2 CD special edition, which was limited to 1000 copies.
Eloy is a German progressive rock band, whose musical style includes symphonic and space rock, the latter theme being more prevalent on earlier albums. Despite their nationality and time period, the band is not generally considered krautrock because of their sound, which has much more in common with English progressive rock groups such as Pink Floyd, King Crimson and Yes.
Founded in 1969 by guitarist Frank Bornemann, the band has endured several line-up changes, with Bornemann being the only consistent member of the group. In the 1980s, after a series of major splits in the group, Bornemann pursued a more commercial direction. Despite attracting a large following in Germany, the band never gained popularity in the United States. However, in later years, former members of the band re-joined, and in 1998 released the album Ocean 2, a return to the classic symphonic progressive rock genre for which the band was well known.
Bornemann described the origin of the name of the band thus: "The name Eloy is based on the book 'The Time Machine' by H.G. Wells. Wells describes in his book the situation of mankind about 800,000 years later, and 'Eloy' is a human race in his story. The Eloy in Wells' story have made a new start with the help of the time traveler. In a way, it was a new beginning for the human race. German rock bands in the late '60s played mainly covers from other bands instead of playing their own compositions. Record deals for German bands were absolutely rare and German bands generally were considered to be second class bands in their own country. At that time it was a strong effort for a German band to come out with only their own compositions. It was a start into an unknown future, and from this point of view, comparable to the human race in Wells' story. That is why I got the idea to name the band 'Eloy'."[1]
In August 2009, it was announced that Eloy would be reforming for a new album. "The strong feedback from all parts of the world, which has been around for many years, eventually reached the musicians themselves. And so Frank Bornemann, lead singer, guitarist and producer of Eloy, has brought the band together again for a 40th anniversary reunion. After a break of eleven years, they have launched a new album which recaptures the spirit of the early years. The album carries the title 'Visionary' and will be available in shops at the end of 2009.
Furthermore, Eloy fans are awaiting, with the arrival of 'The Legacy Box', a comprehensive retrospective in the form of a double DVD. The first ever official Eloy DVD contains numerous videos and TV recordins from all the band's periods, as well as a comprehensive documentary of the band's history with interviews, a photo gallery and many further features. 'The Legacy Box' will be available in Spring 2010."
Founded in 1969 by guitarist Frank Bornemann, the band has endured several line-up changes, with Bornemann being the only consistent member of the group. In the 1980s, after a series of major splits in the group, Bornemann pursued a more commercial direction. Despite attracting a large following in Germany, the band never gained popularity in the United States. However, in later years, former members of the band re-joined, and in 1998 released the album Ocean 2, a return to the classic symphonic progressive rock genre for which the band was well known.
Bornemann described the origin of the name of the band thus: "The name Eloy is based on the book 'The Time Machine' by H.G. Wells. Wells describes in his book the situation of mankind about 800,000 years later, and 'Eloy' is a human race in his story. The Eloy in Wells' story have made a new start with the help of the time traveler. In a way, it was a new beginning for the human race. German rock bands in the late '60s played mainly covers from other bands instead of playing their own compositions. Record deals for German bands were absolutely rare and German bands generally were considered to be second class bands in their own country. At that time it was a strong effort for a German band to come out with only their own compositions. It was a start into an unknown future, and from this point of view, comparable to the human race in Wells' story. That is why I got the idea to name the band 'Eloy'."[1]
In August 2009, it was announced that Eloy would be reforming for a new album. "The strong feedback from all parts of the world, which has been around for many years, eventually reached the musicians themselves. And so Frank Bornemann, lead singer, guitarist and producer of Eloy, has brought the band together again for a 40th anniversary reunion. After a break of eleven years, they have launched a new album which recaptures the spirit of the early years. The album carries the title 'Visionary' and will be available in shops at the end of 2009.
Furthermore, Eloy fans are awaiting, with the arrival of 'The Legacy Box', a comprehensive retrospective in the form of a double DVD. The first ever official Eloy DVD contains numerous videos and TV recordins from all the band's periods, as well as a comprehensive documentary of the band's history with interviews, a photo gallery and many further features. 'The Legacy Box' will be available in Spring 2010."
WHy LearN EnglisH
Why learn English
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Learning to speak English well may be the best thing you can do to improve your life.
That's right. Do you think it would be fun to have access to information that other people can't get? Talk and write letters to interesting people that others can't communicate with? Impress people around you whenever you opened your mouth? Make big jumps in your career, leaving others miles behind?
You can get all this if you speak English well.
Get access to knowledge
What are you interested in? Is it science? Music? Computers? Health? Business? Sports? Today's media — such as the Internet, television, and the press — give you almost unlimited access to knowledge about your favorite subjects. After all, we live in the information age, don't we?
There's only one problem. Most of this knowledge is in English.
Here are some examples of knowledge you can use if you know English:
Most pages on the Web. That's over a billion (1,000,000,000) pages of information! It's amazing that learning just one language gives you access to almost all knowledge on the Internet.
Books — on any subject, from all over the world. Read books by British or American authors, and books translated from other languages. Whatever you're interested in, you can read about it in English!
The press. Only English-language magazines and newspapers can be bought in every part of the world. You don't have to search for Time, Newsweek, or the International Herald Tribune!
Science. English is the key to the world of science. In 1997, 95% of the articles in the Science Citation Index were written in English. Only about 50% of them were from English-speaking countries like the USA or Britain. (source)
News reports. Watch international television networks, such as CNN International and NBC. They broadcast news much faster, and more professionally, than smaller, national networks. And you can watch them everywhere in the world.
Communicate with people
We like to call English "the language of communication". Why? Because it seems all the people in the world have agreed to use English to talk to each other.
About 1,500,000,000 people in the world speak English. Another 1,000,000,000 are learning it. (source)
75% of the world's letters and postcards are written in English. (source)
Almost all international conferences and competitions are conducted in English. For example, the Olympics and the Miss World contest.
Diplomats and politicians from different countries use English to communicate with each other. English is the main language of organizations like the United Nations, NATO, and the European Free Trade Association.
If you can communicate in English, you can:
Contact people from all over the world. Talk about your ideas and opinions on Internet discussion groups. Send e-mail to interesting people. Learn about their life and culture.
Travel more easily. Communicate with people wherever you go — English is spoken in more than 100 countries (source). Ask directions, have a conversation, or... ask for help. Who knows, maybe English will save your life someday!
Push your career forward
If you want a good job in business, technology, or science, get out of that armchair and start learning English now! (If you already have a good job, start learning before you lose it!)
Knowing English will let you:
Put "excellent knowledge of English" on your CV. Get your dream job, and earn more money.
Gain technical knowledge. English is the language of technology, especially high technology like computer science, genetics, and medicine. If you're going to read about technology, you'll probably have to do it in English.
Learn computer science. Read technical articles without difficulty. Or write your own articles!
Be a world-class businessman (or -woman). It's simple. International business is done in English. And all business today is international. So if you want to play, you have to know English — to contact other businesspeople, go to conferences, read international business newspapers and magazines, etc.
Become a better scientist. Contact scientists from other countries, go to international conferences, visit academic centers abroad. Learn about new scientific discoveries by reading papers, books, and magazines.
Use your computer more effectively. Most computer applications are in English, so you will understand them better — and become a better employee.
Learn new skills for your job. The section "Get access to knowledge" explains how English helps you learn.
Enjoy art like never before
English lets you feel the culture of the world like no other language. With a good knowledge of the English language, you can do wonderful things:
Watch American and British films in the original. Once you try it, you'll never go back to dubbed versions!
Read great books. Every famous book was written in English or it was translated into English. There is an amazing number of titles — from classic plays like Hamlet to modern thrillers like Jurassic Park.
Enjoy English-language music more. Believe us: music is much better if you can understand the words.
English is easy to learn
English is not only the most useful language in the world. It is also one of the easiest languages to learn and to use:
Simple alphabet — no special symbols such as é or ä. Type in sweet, part, film on your computer. Now try süß (German), (Polish), (Russian). Which is easier?
Easy plurals — simply add s to a word. One car, five cars; one telephone, two telephones... There are very few exceptions.
Words are easy to learn. In French, it's la fille and le chien. In German, it's das Mädchen and der Hund. In English, they're just a girl and a dog. And that's all you need to know.
Short words. Most of the basic words are short: run, work, big, go, man. Long words are often shortened: sitcom = situational comedy, fridge = refrigerator, OS = operating system. Speaking English saves you time. :-)
Words don't change. But in many languages, one word has many forms:
English: The man is blind.German: Der Mann ist blind.
English: This is a blind man.German: Das ist ein blinder Mann.
English: I see a blind man.German: Ich sehe einen blinden Mann.
Call everybody "you". You can say "Do you speak English?" to your friend or to your teacher. In other languages, you have to use the right word for the right person. In English, everybody is equal. :-)
English is everywhere. You can easily access English-language television, music, websites, magazines, etc. You don't have to learn from boring textbooks. You can learn and use your English at the same time. Using your English is especially important because it increases your desire to learn.
Get satisfaction
English is not only useful — it gives you a lot of satisfaction:
Making progress feels great. We'll never forget the moment we discovered we could speak with Americans or watch TV in English.
You will enjoy learning English, if you remember that every hour you spend gets you closer to perfection.
Using English is fun, too, because every sentence you speak or write reminds you of your success
© Tomasz P. Szynalski, Antimoon.com
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Learning to speak English well may be the best thing you can do to improve your life.
That's right. Do you think it would be fun to have access to information that other people can't get? Talk and write letters to interesting people that others can't communicate with? Impress people around you whenever you opened your mouth? Make big jumps in your career, leaving others miles behind?
You can get all this if you speak English well.
Get access to knowledge
What are you interested in? Is it science? Music? Computers? Health? Business? Sports? Today's media — such as the Internet, television, and the press — give you almost unlimited access to knowledge about your favorite subjects. After all, we live in the information age, don't we?
There's only one problem. Most of this knowledge is in English.
Here are some examples of knowledge you can use if you know English:
Most pages on the Web. That's over a billion (1,000,000,000) pages of information! It's amazing that learning just one language gives you access to almost all knowledge on the Internet.
Books — on any subject, from all over the world. Read books by British or American authors, and books translated from other languages. Whatever you're interested in, you can read about it in English!
The press. Only English-language magazines and newspapers can be bought in every part of the world. You don't have to search for Time, Newsweek, or the International Herald Tribune!
Science. English is the key to the world of science. In 1997, 95% of the articles in the Science Citation Index were written in English. Only about 50% of them were from English-speaking countries like the USA or Britain. (source)
News reports. Watch international television networks, such as CNN International and NBC. They broadcast news much faster, and more professionally, than smaller, national networks. And you can watch them everywhere in the world.
Communicate with people
We like to call English "the language of communication". Why? Because it seems all the people in the world have agreed to use English to talk to each other.
About 1,500,000,000 people in the world speak English. Another 1,000,000,000 are learning it. (source)
75% of the world's letters and postcards are written in English. (source)
Almost all international conferences and competitions are conducted in English. For example, the Olympics and the Miss World contest.
Diplomats and politicians from different countries use English to communicate with each other. English is the main language of organizations like the United Nations, NATO, and the European Free Trade Association.
If you can communicate in English, you can:
Contact people from all over the world. Talk about your ideas and opinions on Internet discussion groups. Send e-mail to interesting people. Learn about their life and culture.
Travel more easily. Communicate with people wherever you go — English is spoken in more than 100 countries (source). Ask directions, have a conversation, or... ask for help. Who knows, maybe English will save your life someday!
Push your career forward
If you want a good job in business, technology, or science, get out of that armchair and start learning English now! (If you already have a good job, start learning before you lose it!)
Knowing English will let you:
Put "excellent knowledge of English" on your CV. Get your dream job, and earn more money.
Gain technical knowledge. English is the language of technology, especially high technology like computer science, genetics, and medicine. If you're going to read about technology, you'll probably have to do it in English.
Learn computer science. Read technical articles without difficulty. Or write your own articles!
Be a world-class businessman (or -woman). It's simple. International business is done in English. And all business today is international. So if you want to play, you have to know English — to contact other businesspeople, go to conferences, read international business newspapers and magazines, etc.
Become a better scientist. Contact scientists from other countries, go to international conferences, visit academic centers abroad. Learn about new scientific discoveries by reading papers, books, and magazines.
Use your computer more effectively. Most computer applications are in English, so you will understand them better — and become a better employee.
Learn new skills for your job. The section "Get access to knowledge" explains how English helps you learn.
Enjoy art like never before
English lets you feel the culture of the world like no other language. With a good knowledge of the English language, you can do wonderful things:
Watch American and British films in the original. Once you try it, you'll never go back to dubbed versions!
Read great books. Every famous book was written in English or it was translated into English. There is an amazing number of titles — from classic plays like Hamlet to modern thrillers like Jurassic Park.
Enjoy English-language music more. Believe us: music is much better if you can understand the words.
English is easy to learn
English is not only the most useful language in the world. It is also one of the easiest languages to learn and to use:
Simple alphabet — no special symbols such as é or ä. Type in sweet, part, film on your computer. Now try süß (German), (Polish), (Russian). Which is easier?
Easy plurals — simply add s to a word. One car, five cars; one telephone, two telephones... There are very few exceptions.
Words are easy to learn. In French, it's la fille and le chien. In German, it's das Mädchen and der Hund. In English, they're just a girl and a dog. And that's all you need to know.
Short words. Most of the basic words are short: run, work, big, go, man. Long words are often shortened: sitcom = situational comedy, fridge = refrigerator, OS = operating system. Speaking English saves you time. :-)
Words don't change. But in many languages, one word has many forms:
English: The man is blind.German: Der Mann ist blind.
English: This is a blind man.German: Das ist ein blinder Mann.
English: I see a blind man.German: Ich sehe einen blinden Mann.
Call everybody "you". You can say "Do you speak English?" to your friend or to your teacher. In other languages, you have to use the right word for the right person. In English, everybody is equal. :-)
English is everywhere. You can easily access English-language television, music, websites, magazines, etc. You don't have to learn from boring textbooks. You can learn and use your English at the same time. Using your English is especially important because it increases your desire to learn.
Get satisfaction
English is not only useful — it gives you a lot of satisfaction:
Making progress feels great. We'll never forget the moment we discovered we could speak with Americans or watch TV in English.
You will enjoy learning English, if you remember that every hour you spend gets you closer to perfection.
Using English is fun, too, because every sentence you speak or write reminds you of your success
CounTinG Crows - Murder OF ONE
Blue morning blue morning wrapped in strands of fist and boneCuriosity, kitten,Doesnt have to mean youre on your ownYou can look outside your windowHe doesnt have to knowWe can talk awhile, babyWe can take it nice and slowAll your life is such a shame, shame, shameAll your love is just a dream, dream, dreamAre you happy when youre sleeping? Does he keep you safe and warm? Does he tell you when youre sorry? Does he tell you when youre wrong? Ive been watching you for hoursIts been years since we were bornWe were perfect when we startedIve been wondering where weve goneAll your life is such a shameAll your love is just a dreamI dreamt I saw you walking up a hillside in the snowCasting shadows on the winter sky as you stood thereCounting crowsOne for sorrow two for joyThree for girls and four for boysFive for silver six for gold andSeven for a secret never to be toldTheres a bird that nests inside youSleeping underneath your skinWhen you open up your wings to speakI wish youd let me inAll your life is such a shameAll your love is just a dreamOpen up your eyesYou can see the flames of your wasted lifeYou should be ashamedYou dont want to waste your lifeI walk along these hillsides in the summer neath the sunshineI am feathered by the moonlight falling down on meChange, change, change
sexta-feira, 18 de setembro de 2009
quinta-feira, 17 de setembro de 2009
InTerView - DeniSe BalieiRo
Ghemakroyds: Music
DENISE: PEACE
Ghemakroyds: man
DENISE: MINE
Ghemakroyds: love
DENISE: ESSENTIAL
Ghemakroyds: book or film
DENISE: FILM
Ghemakroyds: taste
DENISE: WINE
Ghemakroyds: Saturday night
DENISE: RELAX
Ghemakroyds: Sunday morning
DENISE: MY DAUGHTER
Ghemakroyds: place to go
DENISE: HOME
Ghemakroyds: to be
DENISE: KIND
Ghemakroyds: not to be
DENISE: VIOLENCE
Ghemakroyds: smell
DENISE: FRESH COFFEE IN THE MORNING
Ghemakroyds: English
DENISE: MY SECOND PASSION
quarta-feira, 16 de setembro de 2009
MaRiLLion - Cover my Eyes
Cover my eyesThe light falls on her faceDangerous linesDangerous colours & shapesFerocious designsConnected and ready to playButtoned up tightCrimson and halloween whiteShe's like the girl in the movie when the spitfire fallsLike the girl in the picture that he couldn't affordShe's like the girl with the smile in the hospital wardLike the girl in the novel in the wind on the moorsPain and heavenPain and heavenThe meaning of lifeA hair falls out of placeCover my eyesDangerous colours and shapesAnd when she movesCover my eyesShe's like the girl on the t.v. with the red guitarLike the girl with the dealer at the end of the barShe's like the girl with the smile in the dream in the darkLike the girl overtaking in the open carPain and heavenPain and heavenPain and heavenPain and heavenCover my eyesThe light falls on her faceDangerous linesDangerous colours & shapesFerocious designs
FiSH - MariILLIOn
Ive got a reputation of being a man with a gift of words A romantic poetic type or so they sayBut I find it hard to express the way I feel about you Without getting involved with the old cliches.In the old cliches, its the old cliches.This songs begun so many times but never In a way that you wont consider to be an old cliche.I want to say that I need you, I miss you when youre away.And how it seemed like fate - o here we go - the same old cliches.Its the same old cliches.Its not that Im embarrassed or shy, well, you know me too well But I want to make this song special in a way that you can tell.That its solely for you and nobody else For my best friend, my lover, when I need help - cliche - cliche? Everything I want to say to you is wrapped up in an old cliche Id waited so long to find you, Id been through the heartbreak and pain,But of course you already know that cos youve been throught the same.Thats why Im trying to say with my deepest sincerityThats why Im finding it comes down to the basic simplicities The best way is with an old clicheIts simply the best way is with an old clicheAlways the best way is with an old clicheIll leave it to the best way, its an old clicheI love you.
My SeconD Book - MUrder At 22. GOldsmith AVeNUE
There are many memories flashing in her eyes while she crosses the street.
She stands in the gloom with other passengers.
As she moves along a tall man dressed in brown suit and tough silhouette gets close.
“ Haven’t we met before? “ a thrilling sensation goes down her spine as she hurries toward the next platform.
PHOnetics 1
BACK VOWELS
Now pronounce the sound you make when you say “aw”, as in “AW, come on”. Pronounce the final sound of “too”. For this vowel, the lips are rounded and the back of the tongue is raised to a place near the velum, leaving a little space for the air to flow.
As the back of the tongue is lowered from the / u: / position, it reaches in turn the positions for the three other back vowels = / U / as in pull, / o / as in note, and / O / as in law. And at each of these three positions the rounding of the lips is successively opened, as you can observe in the mirror. The four back vowels, from top to bottom, are illustrated by this series:
fool = / u: /, full = / U /, foal = / o /, fall = / O /
CENTRAL VOWELS
English has three central vowels if you pronounce “fur”, “sir”, “her”, you are uttering, as the final sound, a mid-central r-colored vowels , / «r /.
The second central vowel may be illustrated by the first sound of “up”. It is heard as the pronunciation of the underlined vowels in the following words.
Stressed: / ¿ / sun, done, flood.
Unstressed: / « / sofa, alone, about, around, garbage.
The / « / is a vowel of high frequency in English, especially in unstressed syllables, and is technically called “schwa”.
The third central vowel is the sound you make when the doctor says, “Open your mouth and say a-a-a”. For most Americans this is the vowel of “father”. It’s symbolized by this series.
nurse = / «r /, nut = / ¿ /, not = / a /.
Now pronounce the sound you make when you say “aw”, as in “AW, come on”. Pronounce the final sound of “too”. For this vowel, the lips are rounded and the back of the tongue is raised to a place near the velum, leaving a little space for the air to flow.
As the back of the tongue is lowered from the / u: / position, it reaches in turn the positions for the three other back vowels = / U / as in pull, / o / as in note, and / O / as in law. And at each of these three positions the rounding of the lips is successively opened, as you can observe in the mirror. The four back vowels, from top to bottom, are illustrated by this series:
fool = / u: /, full = / U /, foal = / o /, fall = / O /
CENTRAL VOWELS
English has three central vowels if you pronounce “fur”, “sir”, “her”, you are uttering, as the final sound, a mid-central r-colored vowels , / «r /.
The second central vowel may be illustrated by the first sound of “up”. It is heard as the pronunciation of the underlined vowels in the following words.
Stressed: / ¿ / sun, done, flood.
Unstressed: / « / sofa, alone, about, around, garbage.
The / « / is a vowel of high frequency in English, especially in unstressed syllables, and is technically called “schwa”.
The third central vowel is the sound you make when the doctor says, “Open your mouth and say a-a-a”. For most Americans this is the vowel of “father”. It’s symbolized by this series.
nurse = / «r /, nut = / ¿ /, not = / a /.
INTerview WitH TeachER MarceLO MellO
Gheamakroyds: Music
Marcelo: exotic
Gheamakroyds: woman
Marcelo: middle aged
Gheamakroyds: love
Marcelo: family
Gheamakroyds: sex
Marcelo: in the dark
Gheamakroyds: book or film
Marcelo: film
Gheamakroyds: food
Marcelo: beans
Gheamakroyds: Saturday night
Marcelo: my bed
Gheamakroyds: Sunday morning
Marcelo: church
Gheamakroyds: place to go
Marcelo: mother’s house
Marcelo: exotic
Gheamakroyds: woman
Marcelo: middle aged
Gheamakroyds: love
Marcelo: family
Gheamakroyds: sex
Marcelo: in the dark
Gheamakroyds: book or film
Marcelo: film
Gheamakroyds: food
Marcelo: beans
Gheamakroyds: Saturday night
Marcelo: my bed
Gheamakroyds: Sunday morning
Marcelo: church
Gheamakroyds: place to go
Marcelo: mother’s house
terça-feira, 15 de setembro de 2009
JUdas Preist
Get a grip on the action
Movin' heaven and earth
Gotta get a reaction
Push for all that you're worth
No denyin
we're goin' against the grain
So defiant
they'll never put us down
Rock Hard Ride Free
All day, all night
Rock Hard Ride Free
All your life
Tough as steel
Stop at nothin'
Look at fate in the face
Don't take no for an answer
Grab the lead in the race
Rock hard with a purpose
Got a mind that won't bend
Diehard resolution
That is true to the end
JethRO TuLL
The money won't last forever
rent man called twice today.
I hope some day you'll find me
in the lap of luxury
Searched for a new apartmentbut
they don't grow on trees
Just want to lay my head
in the lap of luxury
Stepped out on a new horizon
felt a new spring in my feet
Found a job, it could set me up dangling
in the lap of luxury
And the gaffer is a man of substance
drives a jag and takes high tea
Lives beyond the industrial wasteland
laughing in the lap of luxury
I need money, now, to soothe my heart!
Buy me a Datsun or Toyota
get the tax man to agree
all expenses I can muster
from the lap of luxury.
IRoN Maiden
I am a man who walks aloneAnd when Im walking a dark roadAt night or strolling through the parkWhen the light begins to changeI sometimes feel a little strangeA little anxious when its darkFear of the dark, fear of the darkI have a constant fear that someones always nearFear of the dark, fear of the darkI have a phobia that someones allways thereHave you run your fingers down the wallAnd have you felt your neck skin crawlWhen youre searching for the light? Sometimes when youre scared to take a lookAt the corner of the roomYouve sensed that somethings watching youHave you ever been alone at nightThought you heard footsteps behindAnd turned around and no ones there? And as you quicken up your paceYou find it hard to look againBecause youre sure theres someone thereWatching horror films the night beforeDebating wiches and folkloreThe unkown troubles on your mindMaybe your mind is playing tricksYou sense and suddenly eyes fixOn dancing shadows from behindFear of the dark, fear of the darkI have a constant fear that someones always nearFear of the dark, fear of the darkI have a phobia that someones allways thereWhen Im walking a dark roadI am a man who walkes alone
segunda-feira, 14 de setembro de 2009
sábado, 12 de setembro de 2009
Jetrho tull - StormWATch
Dark AgesDarlings are you ready for the long winter's fall? Said the lady in her parlor said the butler in the hall. Is there time for another? Cried the drunkard in his sleep. Not likely said the little child. What's done the Lord can keep. And the vicar stands a-praying. And the television dies as the white dot flickers and is gone and no-one stops to cry.
Dark Ages shaking the dead Closed pages better not read Cold rages burn in your head.
The big jet rumbles over runway miles that scar the patchwork green where slick tycoons and rich buffoons have opened up the seam of golden nights and champagne flights ad-man overkill and in the haze consumer crazed we take the sugar pill.
Dark Ages shaking the dead Closed pages better not read Cold rages burn in your head.
Jagged fires mark the picket lines the politicians weep and mealy-mouthed down corridors of power on tip-toe creep. Come and see bureaucracy make its final heave and let the new disorder through while senses take their leave.
Dark Ages shaking the dead Closed pages better not read Cold rages burn in your head.
Families screaming line the streets and put the windows through in corner shops where keepers kept the country's life-blood blue. Take their pick and try the trick with loaves and fishes shared and the vicar shouts as the lights go out, and no-one really cares.
Dark Ages shaking the dead Closed pages better not read Cold rages burn in your head.
Darlings are you ready for the long winter's fall? Said the lady in her parlor said the butler in the hall.
Dark Ages shaking the dead Closed pages better not read Cold rages burn in your head.
Dark Ages shaking the dead Closed pages better not read Cold rages burn in your head.
The big jet rumbles over runway miles that scar the patchwork green where slick tycoons and rich buffoons have opened up the seam of golden nights and champagne flights ad-man overkill and in the haze consumer crazed we take the sugar pill.
Dark Ages shaking the dead Closed pages better not read Cold rages burn in your head.
Jagged fires mark the picket lines the politicians weep and mealy-mouthed down corridors of power on tip-toe creep. Come and see bureaucracy make its final heave and let the new disorder through while senses take their leave.
Dark Ages shaking the dead Closed pages better not read Cold rages burn in your head.
Families screaming line the streets and put the windows through in corner shops where keepers kept the country's life-blood blue. Take their pick and try the trick with loaves and fishes shared and the vicar shouts as the lights go out, and no-one really cares.
Dark Ages shaking the dead Closed pages better not read Cold rages burn in your head.
Darlings are you ready for the long winter's fall? Said the lady in her parlor said the butler in the hall.
Dark Ages shaking the dead Closed pages better not read Cold rages burn in your head.
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