Hi guys! I wanted just to say that the site listed below about the Biltmore has a few pictures of this wonderful place to go and visit. I went there once and it is trully a breathtaking experience.
If you wish to find out more about it, you can ask me anytime or surf the web about it! Hope you like it!!
Have a great one!
sexta-feira, 27 de fevereiro de 2009
quinta-feira, 26 de fevereiro de 2009
STOP! DON'T READ THIS.
Please Don't Read This Poem
Please don't read this poem.
It's only meant for me.
That's it. Just move along now.
There's nothing here to see.
Besides, I'm sure you'd rather
just go outside and play.
So put the poem down now
and slowly back away.
Hey, why are you still reading?
That isn't very nice.
I've asked you once politely.
Don't make me ask you twice.
I'm telling you, it's private.
Do not read one more line.
Hey! That's one more. Now stop it.
This isn't yours; it's mine.
You're not allowed to read this.
You really have to stop.
If you don't quit this instant,
I swear I'll call a cop.
He'll drag you off in handcuffs.
He'll lock you up in jail,
and leave you there forever
until you're old and frail.
Your friends will all forget you.
You won't be even missed.
Your family, too, will likely
forget that you exist.
And all because you read this
instead of having fun.
It's too late now, amigo;
the poem's nearly done.
There's only one solution.
Here's what you'll have to do:
Tell all your friends and family
they shouldn't read it too.
--Kenn Nesbitt
Available on this great website, full of poetry for kids:
http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php
Have fun, innterlectualls kittehs :)
xoxox,
teacher Bel
Please don't read this poem.
It's only meant for me.
That's it. Just move along now.
There's nothing here to see.
Besides, I'm sure you'd rather
just go outside and play.
So put the poem down now
and slowly back away.
Hey, why are you still reading?
That isn't very nice.
I've asked you once politely.
Don't make me ask you twice.
I'm telling you, it's private.
Do not read one more line.
Hey! That's one more. Now stop it.
This isn't yours; it's mine.
You're not allowed to read this.
You really have to stop.
If you don't quit this instant,
I swear I'll call a cop.
He'll drag you off in handcuffs.
He'll lock you up in jail,
and leave you there forever
until you're old and frail.
Your friends will all forget you.
You won't be even missed.
Your family, too, will likely
forget that you exist.
And all because you read this
instead of having fun.
It's too late now, amigo;
the poem's nearly done.
There's only one solution.
Here's what you'll have to do:
Tell all your friends and family
they shouldn't read it too.
--Kenn Nesbitt
Available on this great website, full of poetry for kids:
http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php
Have fun, innterlectualls kittehs :)
xoxox,
teacher Bel
sábado, 21 de fevereiro de 2009
sexta-feira, 20 de fevereiro de 2009
A little of how where I studied started.
Bob Jones Jr, the founder of M&G, began building the art collection in 1948. After Carl Hamilton, an art-expert and friend, suggested the idea to him, Dr. Bob discussed the possibility of a University Art Gallery with the Executive Committee. He pointed out that a collection of sacred art would be an excellent complement to the schools of Fine Arts and Religion. The Executive Committee agreed, established an acquisition fund, and empowered Dr. Bob to begin collecting art for the university. The criteria for collecting were determined, since every collection must establish its boundaries in order to create its own unique and useful niche: it would be limited to western religious art.
Because Baroque art was unpopular with museums and collectors in the 1950s, Dr. Bob was able to purchase a number of fine paintings his first year of collecting at astonishingly low prices. The Gallery’s original collection comprised twenty-five paintings and included works by Botticelli, Botticini, Ghirlandaio, Tintoretto, Veronese, and Ribera. These paintings were displayed for the first time on Thanksgiving Day 1951 in a two-room gallery adjoining the Bowen Collection of Antiquities.
After the Gallery’s inauguration, the collection rapidly grew. Three years later, in 1954, the collection had grown to 40 works. By 1962, it held 211 paintings, and by 1991, the Gallery had over four hundred works on permanent display. In 1963, the Gallery acquired seven important Benjamin West paintings from West’s large series “The Progress of Revealed Religion.” During this time of development, the Gallery also acquired the James Cole Collection of Ecclesiastical Textiles and Vestments, and began acquiring valuable furniture and Russian Icon collections.
To accommodate additional artworks, the Gallery moved twice before 1970—first, in 1956 when the Fine Arts Building was constructed, and later, in 1965, when the University’s dining facility was moved. The second expansion of the Gallery into the former Dining Hall was an event of national importance that included a gala event for museum curators, art collectors, and other special guests from around the world. In 1996, the Gallery expanded further by becoming an independent corporation with tax-exempt status called the BJU Museum & Gallery.
The collection gained national prominence when NBC Television broadcast a number of the Gallery’s paintings in three Project Twenty specials. In recent years, numbers of national and international exhibitions have borrowed from the collection. In addition to these special displays, the Gallery daily offers great art to the public, opening its doors to more than twenty thousand people each year.
Because Baroque art was unpopular with museums and collectors in the 1950s, Dr. Bob was able to purchase a number of fine paintings his first year of collecting at astonishingly low prices. The Gallery’s original collection comprised twenty-five paintings and included works by Botticelli, Botticini, Ghirlandaio, Tintoretto, Veronese, and Ribera. These paintings were displayed for the first time on Thanksgiving Day 1951 in a two-room gallery adjoining the Bowen Collection of Antiquities.
After the Gallery’s inauguration, the collection rapidly grew. Three years later, in 1954, the collection had grown to 40 works. By 1962, it held 211 paintings, and by 1991, the Gallery had over four hundred works on permanent display. In 1963, the Gallery acquired seven important Benjamin West paintings from West’s large series “The Progress of Revealed Religion.” During this time of development, the Gallery also acquired the James Cole Collection of Ecclesiastical Textiles and Vestments, and began acquiring valuable furniture and Russian Icon collections.
To accommodate additional artworks, the Gallery moved twice before 1970—first, in 1956 when the Fine Arts Building was constructed, and later, in 1965, when the University’s dining facility was moved. The second expansion of the Gallery into the former Dining Hall was an event of national importance that included a gala event for museum curators, art collectors, and other special guests from around the world. In 1996, the Gallery expanded further by becoming an independent corporation with tax-exempt status called the BJU Museum & Gallery.
The collection gained national prominence when NBC Television broadcast a number of the Gallery’s paintings in three Project Twenty specials. In recent years, numbers of national and international exhibitions have borrowed from the collection. In addition to these special displays, the Gallery daily offers great art to the public, opening its doors to more than twenty thousand people each year.
quinta-feira, 19 de fevereiro de 2009
Penguin joke
A man was walking along Hietzinger Hauptstrasse near Parkhotel Schönbrunn when he found a penguin walking along the road.
So he picked it up and took it to the local police station.
He said to the policeman "I found this penguin on Hietzinger Hauptstrasse, near Parkhotel Schönbrunn. What should I do with it?"
The policeman looked at the man and said "It's obvious what you should do with it! Take the penguin to Schönbrunn Zoo".
The man said "Of course, I'll take it to the zoo" and he left the police
station with the penguin under his arm.
The next day the policeman was on duty in the city centre when he saw the man walking along the street with the penguin by his side. The policeman stopped the man and said "I thought I told you to take the penguin to the zoo?"
The man replied "Yes, I took it to the zoo yesterday. Today I'm taking it to see the Opera House."
quarta-feira, 18 de fevereiro de 2009
terça-feira, 17 de fevereiro de 2009
domingo, 15 de fevereiro de 2009
Creative Ways to Say "Thank You"
Here are some suggestions for thanking people at work, at home, and in the community.
1. When you say "Thank you" tell the person specifically what it is you appreciate and why you appreciate it. "Thank you for going to the Post Office for me. It saved me a lot of time."
2. Send an e-mail note. When I sent a thank you note to my staff in the Pentagon, the energy level shot up.
3. Send a hand-written thank you note. These are noteworthy because so few of us take time to write and mail them.
4. Place an unexpected phone call just to say "Thank you." Connecting verbally adds warmth to your appreciation even if you reach voice mail.
5. Present a small certificate. Half-page certificates take up less space if displayed and are as meaningful as full sized certificates. They tend to draw attention because they are different.
6. Give a single flower from your garden, flowerpot, or florist, with a verbal "Thank you" or a note.
7. Put a candy bar or piece of fruit on the desk of the person to be thanked, with or without a note.
8. Bake some cookies.
quinta-feira, 12 de fevereiro de 2009
Unique lakes around the world
Hi guys!
I was reading this article called 10 Most Unique Lakes of Our World on Oddee and some of the lakes are so beautiful that I decided to share pictures and information with you. If you like it, don't forget to check the complete article here. Enjoy it!
Plitvice Lakes (Croatia): Sixteen Lakes interconnected by Spectacular Waterfalls
The Plitvice Lakes are a series of sixteen lakes interconnected by spectacular waterfalls, set in a deep woodland and populated by deers, bears, wolves, boars and rare bird species. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the lakes are renowned for their distinctive colours, ranging from azure to green, grey or blue. The colours change constantly depending on the quantity of minerals or organisms in the water and the angle of sunlight.
Five-Flower Lake (China): Beautiful Multi-Coloured Lake with Fallen Tree Trunks
The Wuhua Hai, or Five-Flower Lake, is the signature of the Jiuzhaigon National Park in China. The lake is a shallow multi-coloured lake whose bottom is littered with fallen tree trunks. The water is so clear that you can see the trunks clearly. The water comes in different shares of turquoise, from yellowish to green, to blue. It is located at an elevation of 2472 meters, below Panda Lake and above the Pearl Shoal Waterfall.
Crater Lake (USA): its waters are considered one of the World's Most Clearest
Crater Lake is a caldera lake located in Oregon; due to several unique factors, most prominently that it has no inlets or tributaries, the waters of Crater Lake are considered one of the world's most clearest. The lake partly fills a nearly 4,000 foot (1,220 m) deep caldera that was formed around 5,677 (± 150) BC by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama. Its deepest point has been measured at 1,949 feet (594 m) deep, making it the deepest lake in the United States, and the ninth deepest in the world.
Caspian Sea (Russia): World's Largest Lake
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest lake or largest inland body of water in the world, and accounts for 40 to 44 percent of the total lacustrine waters of the world. With a surface area of 394,299 km² (152,240 mi²), it has a surface area greater than the next six largest lakes combined.
Source: Oddee.com.
I was reading this article called 10 Most Unique Lakes of Our World on Oddee and some of the lakes are so beautiful that I decided to share pictures and information with you. If you like it, don't forget to check the complete article here. Enjoy it!
Plitvice Lakes (Croatia): Sixteen Lakes interconnected by Spectacular Waterfalls
The Plitvice Lakes are a series of sixteen lakes interconnected by spectacular waterfalls, set in a deep woodland and populated by deers, bears, wolves, boars and rare bird species. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the lakes are renowned for their distinctive colours, ranging from azure to green, grey or blue. The colours change constantly depending on the quantity of minerals or organisms in the water and the angle of sunlight.
Five-Flower Lake (China): Beautiful Multi-Coloured Lake with Fallen Tree Trunks
The Wuhua Hai, or Five-Flower Lake, is the signature of the Jiuzhaigon National Park in China. The lake is a shallow multi-coloured lake whose bottom is littered with fallen tree trunks. The water is so clear that you can see the trunks clearly. The water comes in different shares of turquoise, from yellowish to green, to blue. It is located at an elevation of 2472 meters, below Panda Lake and above the Pearl Shoal Waterfall.
Crater Lake (USA): its waters are considered one of the World's Most Clearest
Crater Lake is a caldera lake located in Oregon; due to several unique factors, most prominently that it has no inlets or tributaries, the waters of Crater Lake are considered one of the world's most clearest. The lake partly fills a nearly 4,000 foot (1,220 m) deep caldera that was formed around 5,677 (± 150) BC by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama. Its deepest point has been measured at 1,949 feet (594 m) deep, making it the deepest lake in the United States, and the ninth deepest in the world.
Caspian Sea (Russia): World's Largest Lake
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest lake or largest inland body of water in the world, and accounts for 40 to 44 percent of the total lacustrine waters of the world. With a surface area of 394,299 km² (152,240 mi²), it has a surface area greater than the next six largest lakes combined.
Source: Oddee.com.
domingo, 8 de fevereiro de 2009
Her morning elegance
Guys,
I found on the internet this very creative video clip, and the song is great. The artist name is Oren Lavie. The song is calm and sweet, and de clip is simple but very creative and beautiful. Enjoy it!
Her Morning Elegance by Oren Lavie
Sun been down for days
A pretty flower in a vase
A slipper by the fireplace
A cello lying in it's case
Soon she's down the stairs
Her morning elegance she wears
The sound of water makes her dream
Awoken by a cloud of steam
She pours a daydream in a cup
A spoon of sugar sweetens up
And she fights for her life
As she puts on her coat
And she fights for her life on the train
She looks at the rain
As it pours
And she fights for her life
As she goes in a store
With a thought she has caught
By a thread
She pays for the bread
And she goes...
Nobody knows
Sun been down for days
A winter melody she plays
The thunder makes her contemplate
She hears a noise behind the gate
Perhaps a letter with a dove
Perhaps a stranger she could love
And she fights for her life
As she puts on her coat
And she fights for her life on the train
She looks at the rain
As it pours
And she fights for her life
As she goes in a store
With a thought she has caught
By a thread
She pays for the bread
And she goes...
Nobody knows
And she fights for her life
As she puts on her coat
And she fights for her life on the train
She looks at the rain
As it pours
And she fights for her life
Where people are pleasently strange
And counting the change
And she goes...
Nobody knows
Hope you like it!
I found on the internet this very creative video clip, and the song is great. The artist name is Oren Lavie. The song is calm and sweet, and de clip is simple but very creative and beautiful. Enjoy it!
Her Morning Elegance by Oren Lavie
Sun been down for days
A pretty flower in a vase
A slipper by the fireplace
A cello lying in it's case
Soon she's down the stairs
Her morning elegance she wears
The sound of water makes her dream
Awoken by a cloud of steam
She pours a daydream in a cup
A spoon of sugar sweetens up
And she fights for her life
As she puts on her coat
And she fights for her life on the train
She looks at the rain
As it pours
And she fights for her life
As she goes in a store
With a thought she has caught
By a thread
She pays for the bread
And she goes...
Nobody knows
Sun been down for days
A winter melody she plays
The thunder makes her contemplate
She hears a noise behind the gate
Perhaps a letter with a dove
Perhaps a stranger she could love
And she fights for her life
As she puts on her coat
And she fights for her life on the train
She looks at the rain
As it pours
And she fights for her life
As she goes in a store
With a thought she has caught
By a thread
She pays for the bread
And she goes...
Nobody knows
And she fights for her life
As she puts on her coat
And she fights for her life on the train
She looks at the rain
As it pours
And she fights for her life
Where people are pleasently strange
And counting the change
And she goes...
Nobody knows
Hope you like it!
sábado, 7 de fevereiro de 2009
quinta-feira, 29 de janeiro de 2009
Winks and hiccups
HELLOOOOOOOOOOOO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS!
Is it only me or everyone is back from vacations with a huge burst of energy? New semester, new year, new things to be done and tons of new posts to be put in here.
To start the semester, you're gonna learn now two new verbs with the video of a cute rottweiler puppy I've uploaded here: to wink and to hiccup. Enjoy it!
SOOOOOOO CUTE.
I hope you all have a great semester!
xoxo,
teacher Bel
Is it only me or everyone is back from vacations with a huge burst of energy? New semester, new year, new things to be done and tons of new posts to be put in here.
To start the semester, you're gonna learn now two new verbs with the video of a cute rottweiler puppy I've uploaded here: to wink and to hiccup. Enjoy it!
SOOOOOOO CUTE.
I hope you all have a great semester!
xoxo,
teacher Bel
segunda-feira, 19 de janeiro de 2009
New Year's Resolutions
Início de ano é ótimo para rever o que estamos fazendo de nossas vidas. Normalmente a gente define uma lista de metas a serem cumpridas, em inglês isso se chama New Year’s Resolutions. Isso é muito interessante, pois quem não sabe aonde quer chegar, fica parado no tempo.
Gostaria de propor, uma nova forma de encarar esse “plano de metas”. Vocês já perceberam que costumamos prometer um monte de coisas no início do ano?
- Eu vou aprender inglês;
- Eu vou praticar esportes diariamente;
- Eu vou emagrecer 5 quilos;
- Eu vou parar de fumar;
Só que na hora do “vamo vê” aquela coragem inicial desaparece. Um problema muito comum que afeta quase todo mundo é a “síndrome do estudante”.
O que é isso Alessandro. É uma doença?
Depende do ponto de vista. Ela nada mais é do que aquele costume de sempre adiar o trabalho até o último momento possível. Em bom português, procrastinar. Todos nós caímos na Síndrome do Estudante ocasionalmente. Ela ganhou esse nome pela forma como os estudantes lidam com o dever de casa. Imagine seu professor dizendo que você tem uma prova final em 19 semanas. Ele lhe dá todo o material, o livro, os objetivos que serão testados e a data. Quando você começa a estudar? Na véspera da prova. Por quê? Você tem tempo, é por isso. Outras tarefas pressionam mais e, portanto, você atrasa o início de uma tarefa até o último momento, para lhe dar tempo de completar outro trabalho, muito provavelmente também sendo feito no último momento.
Agora que eu já sei o que é Síndrome do Estudante, como faço para escapar dessa armadilha?
Veja bem, é complicado, porém vou compartilhar o que tem funcionado comigo. Nos anos anteriores percebi que nunca conseguia cumprir o prometido nas resoluções de ano novo. Eu acabava empurrando com a barriga as metas, dando sempre maior prioridade a outras tarefas consideradas urgentes. Acabava o ano e eu via que pouca coisa realmente tinha sido realizada, tomando como base o planejamento inicial.
Já que o ano é um período muito longo, fato que facilita a procrastinação. Resolvi experimentar dividir as metas nos meses: em janeiro vou fazer isso, em fevereiro aquilo, em março… e assim por diante. Melhorou, mas ainda sim eu deixava muita coisa para o final do mês e muitas vezes não conseguia concluí-las.
Tudo mudou quando comecei a trabalhar com metas semanais.
Como assim? Tenho que criar 52 listas com as metas semanais?
Bingo! Exatamente isso. Mas veja só, essa lista deve ser feita sempre na semana anterior. Continue criando o seu plano de metas anual.
Vamos supor que você tenha incluído na lista a meta “aprender inglês”. Inclua em sua agenda semanal, o tempo necessário para realizar uma pequena parte dessa tarefa. Exemplo: estudar 1:30 na terça e 1:30 na quinta. Como você está na semana anterior a probabilidade de isso funcionar é muito alta.
Faça as contas:
180 minutos * 52 semanas = 9.360 minutos
Ou seja, 156 horas de estudo. Nada mal não acha? Sei que isso não é suficiente para se tornar fluente, mas tenho certeza que sua evolução será considerável. Aplique isso para os outros itens do seu plano. Recomendo fortemente a utilização do site Remember The Milk. Ele vai ajudar bastante no seu planejamento semanal.
Depois que adotei esse costume percebi que tenho obtido muito mais sucesso em minha vida. Faça o teste e volte aqui para relatar sua experiência.
http://www.englishexperts.com.br/category/motivacao-e-desmotivacao/
Gostaria de propor, uma nova forma de encarar esse “plano de metas”. Vocês já perceberam que costumamos prometer um monte de coisas no início do ano?
- Eu vou aprender inglês;
- Eu vou praticar esportes diariamente;
- Eu vou emagrecer 5 quilos;
- Eu vou parar de fumar;
Só que na hora do “vamo vê” aquela coragem inicial desaparece. Um problema muito comum que afeta quase todo mundo é a “síndrome do estudante”.
O que é isso Alessandro. É uma doença?
Depende do ponto de vista. Ela nada mais é do que aquele costume de sempre adiar o trabalho até o último momento possível. Em bom português, procrastinar. Todos nós caímos na Síndrome do Estudante ocasionalmente. Ela ganhou esse nome pela forma como os estudantes lidam com o dever de casa. Imagine seu professor dizendo que você tem uma prova final em 19 semanas. Ele lhe dá todo o material, o livro, os objetivos que serão testados e a data. Quando você começa a estudar? Na véspera da prova. Por quê? Você tem tempo, é por isso. Outras tarefas pressionam mais e, portanto, você atrasa o início de uma tarefa até o último momento, para lhe dar tempo de completar outro trabalho, muito provavelmente também sendo feito no último momento.
Agora que eu já sei o que é Síndrome do Estudante, como faço para escapar dessa armadilha?
Veja bem, é complicado, porém vou compartilhar o que tem funcionado comigo. Nos anos anteriores percebi que nunca conseguia cumprir o prometido nas resoluções de ano novo. Eu acabava empurrando com a barriga as metas, dando sempre maior prioridade a outras tarefas consideradas urgentes. Acabava o ano e eu via que pouca coisa realmente tinha sido realizada, tomando como base o planejamento inicial.
Já que o ano é um período muito longo, fato que facilita a procrastinação. Resolvi experimentar dividir as metas nos meses: em janeiro vou fazer isso, em fevereiro aquilo, em março… e assim por diante. Melhorou, mas ainda sim eu deixava muita coisa para o final do mês e muitas vezes não conseguia concluí-las.
Tudo mudou quando comecei a trabalhar com metas semanais.
Como assim? Tenho que criar 52 listas com as metas semanais?
Bingo! Exatamente isso. Mas veja só, essa lista deve ser feita sempre na semana anterior. Continue criando o seu plano de metas anual.
Vamos supor que você tenha incluído na lista a meta “aprender inglês”. Inclua em sua agenda semanal, o tempo necessário para realizar uma pequena parte dessa tarefa. Exemplo: estudar 1:30 na terça e 1:30 na quinta. Como você está na semana anterior a probabilidade de isso funcionar é muito alta.
Faça as contas:
180 minutos * 52 semanas = 9.360 minutos
Ou seja, 156 horas de estudo. Nada mal não acha? Sei que isso não é suficiente para se tornar fluente, mas tenho certeza que sua evolução será considerável. Aplique isso para os outros itens do seu plano. Recomendo fortemente a utilização do site Remember The Milk. Ele vai ajudar bastante no seu planejamento semanal.
Depois que adotei esse costume percebi que tenho obtido muito mais sucesso em minha vida. Faça o teste e volte aqui para relatar sua experiência.
http://www.englishexperts.com.br/category/motivacao-e-desmotivacao/
quinta-feira, 15 de janeiro de 2009
Mi Buenos Aires querido!
Hola, amigos!
Otra vez estamos juntos. Desde hoy volvemos a tener actualizaciones diarias del Blog y ojalá les gusten las novedades que les estamos preparando para el 2009.
Llegué de Buenos Aires hace dos días. Me fui a Argentina para hacer un curso de perfeccionamiento en español. Seguir estudiando es algo muy importante a los que queremos estar siempre al día. Fueron diez días muy interesantes y divertidos. En IBL, la escuela de español de Buenos Aires, conocí muchas personas y entre ellas algunas fueron más especiales. Me refiero a Ronnie y Marcela, nuestras compañeras de clase, y a Claudio y Florencia, nuestros profesores.
Fueron días muy felices.
Bueno, es esto. Chau.
Otra vez estamos juntos. Desde hoy volvemos a tener actualizaciones diarias del Blog y ojalá les gusten las novedades que les estamos preparando para el 2009.
Llegué de Buenos Aires hace dos días. Me fui a Argentina para hacer un curso de perfeccionamiento en español. Seguir estudiando es algo muy importante a los que queremos estar siempre al día. Fueron diez días muy interesantes y divertidos. En IBL, la escuela de español de Buenos Aires, conocí muchas personas y entre ellas algunas fueron más especiales. Me refiero a Ronnie y Marcela, nuestras compañeras de clase, y a Claudio y Florencia, nuestros profesores.
Fueron días muy felices.
Bueno, es esto. Chau.
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