Abolish War - Oldies but goodies

Howard Zinn in May 2006 in Los Angeles.
Born on August 24, 1922 Brooklyn– Died on January 27, 2010


Favourite part is around 7'32' "Governments in history have never been dependable in taking care of the needs of people. After all, governments are not set up for that purpose. Governments are set up to serve certain interests and not the interest of the people."
"Occasionally it can get friendly when there's a great people movement that compels it to be friendly.
So it's really up to us, it is up to the people of the world to abolish war."


In one of his last interviews, Zinn stated that he would like to be remembered "for introducing a different way of thinking about the world, about war, about human rights, about equality," and for getting more people to realize that the power which rests so far in the hands of people with wealth and guns, that the power ultimately rests in people themselves and that they can use it. At certain points in history, they have used it. Black people in the South used it. People in the women's movement used it. People in the anti-war movement used it. People in other countries who have overthrown tyrannies have used it."


https://dai.ly/x2f2xux

United Kingdom: general election

Encyclopedia Britannica tells you what's happening on the 12th of December 2019.
Watch this short and very well crafted video. How I admire the draughtsman
On the eve of this general election, I know what I'd vote. But many people hesitate.
And many won't vote at all. Wait and see...


 And watch the video here:
https://www.britannica.com/video/187571/elections-United-Kingdom

Multicultural London English (MLE) or Jafaican

Brexit or not Brexit

Brexit, that is the question.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-50079385

There will be another vote on Saturday.

Watch the video of Boris Johnson, U.K.'s current Prime Minister who came after Theresa May who  followed David Cameron who arrived after Gordon Brown following Tony Blair, a Labour ... PM after John Major, political son of the previous PM: Margaret Thatcher.
Today is October 17th, 2019.

Place your bets!

Preamble to Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 -- Hear and Read ...

Downton Abbey - "What Is A Weekend?"

Brian Banks and the Innocence Project

"All you can control in life is how you respond to life."

Help shouts out the Earth

Help shouts out the Earth
https://vimeo.com/3582676914

Seven-year-old kids say NOW!
https://vimeo.com/322417595

Caption; " It's a climate emergency.Young people around the world are striking to demand governments take immediate action. Time for the grown ups to grow up."

And if you'd rather watch the latter with subtitles, go here : https://vimeo.com/321767252
Kids are quite tough to understand, aren't they?!

Edward Snowden on FRANCE 24

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

3'40''
 [... But what’s really changed, most dramatically from the world of 2013 to the world of today (9 sept 2019) is everybody is aware that Facebook is up to no good, that Google is up to no good... ]

4’05

[... It’s technology that’s enabling this and making it all possible for the first time. ...]

.......................................... 

Enjoy the whole video that was released on youtube on Sept. 9, 2019.
Time flies but those 6 years have been for the best.
Except for Julian Assange who is in Belmarsh Prison (U.K.)

I'm glad Edward Snowden is able to move more or less freely in Russia. 

Incredible video - explainig scale - from earth to space to human body

Back to school

You've probably heard of Greta Thunberg.
You weren't born when Severn Cullis-Suzuki took a stand in the Rio Summit. 
It took place in 1992. 
And the first international conference on the Human environment also called 'The Earth summit' (Now COP 21, COP 24... Conference Of Parties they call it these days) first took place in 1972 in Sweden.  I was 11 then... 47 years ago!

Severn Cullis-Suzuki is the girl at the beginning of this video that was posted on Vimeo two years ago. You were born then!

Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality | Brian Little

Truth about reality TV

I sure knew Reality shows had to be immoral, very wrong and the like...

I've just watched this video and since it is well subtitled, I thought I'd post it here.

I've not had TV for 40 years. Time flies. The strange skylights never appealed to me.

( The famous French Satirical weekly newspaper has, as long as I can remember, called them: "Les étranges lucarnes")

Ok, ok, I'm a screen addict too, I know, I know. Often wonder what would happen in case of a major blackout or if our governments used the kill switch. Do you? (wonder?!)

So the video below has already obtained 3.293.785 views!

Take good care all.

Whistleblowing is Key- The Iraq war was based on lies. That's a FACT

Beginning of the trailer. And I can't help remembering 

what  some minister of propaganda once said. 

When reality exceeds fiction, again :-)

........................................................................................................................

Tony Blair : - What we know is that Saddam has this material.

Keira Knightley’s character :

We don’t know that, I mean, he just keeps repeating the lie.

Just because you’re the Prime Minister, it doesn’t mean you’re allowed to 

make up your own facts.

...............................................

As Julian Assange said :  "It's not conspiracy when you have proof."

Try to open your minds all and ecosia (I know, google has appeared in language)

Julian Assange. Got it?

James Corden's 2019 Tony Awards Opening Number.

#GreenNewDeal ...about time

https://theintercept.com/2019/04/17/green-new-deal-short-film-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/
https://youtu.be/d9uTH0iprVQ

I can't embed the video. Too bad. Watch it !

#trashtag challenge - Clean and cleaner

Thanks to Nasra for the pictures. Here is one!
M. Tschens, our headmaster is proud of you but was surprised to hear 8 bags had been filled.
WE HAVE TO STOP LITTERING!
Read the comments and leave one. You might be rewarded for it. You never know!
And also, do you see the class keyring? Answer in the comments, thx.

#Trashtag challenge

Don’t be surprised to see 2^nde B students picking up litter and therefore, cleaning Arago High School next Tuesday, April 2nd, from 11 to twelve.

This is OUR school. We want it pristine, we don’t want it dirty.

It’s the #Trashtag challenge. You know, clearing a space from all trash being carelessly thrown away by irresponsible people.

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE

We hope you’ll see the difference and PLEASE, don’t throw away anything anymore on the ground. There are trash bags. Use them ! Don’t be careless anymore.

Our environment matters !

Upside down world map

https://www.flourish.org/upsidedownmap/

Julian Assange's mother's message

Everyone wants "Freedom of the press" and "Freedom of expression"
Julian Assange, a journalist, one of the creators of Wikileaks that has been revealing frightful but valid pieces of information that have never been proven wrong, this gentleman, Julian Assange has been in solitary confinement in the Ecuadorian embassy for more than 6 years, having asked asylum there, in London, when the U.K was about to send him to the U.S. Rafaël Correa, the former president had given him the Ecuadorian nationality. Assange was born Australian.
Now, he's spent nearly a year without the web, he has had very few visits. Doctors and Dentists are unavailable to him.
Yet, the U.N. decided 2 years ago that he should be freed. Go figure.

Migrations

The US and its migration animated map.
Earthlings we are. Wherever we go.

I'd like a similar map for France. Let's see if we can find one.

Ad lib. / repetition / iteration and so on and so forth

For all, ALL my pupils who send me a mail with the different phrases used by TV journalists about the 45th POTUS (President Of The United States) will be given a Christmas Bonus
Only marks of 15/20 will be taken into account. Enjoy the fun :)




Guess what  FLOTUS and SCOTUS refer too and be given another bonus!
Don't forget to write your name and class in the subject of the mail. It will make it much easier for me.

Out of the mouth of babes comes the truth.

 And one more video with Greta Thunberg lonely strike for the climate.

Smartphones and laptops need cobalt.

Apart from refusing to buy anymore laptops, apart from boycotting consumption, what can we do to prevent children from mining?

Paris, Centre Pompidou

 Tourism /ˈtʊərɪz(ə)m/ :-)

California Fires - November 2018

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/10/us/the-california-fires-in-photos.html

David Bowie (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016)

Hunky Dory 1971 album.
Song: "Life on Mars"
Listen to the song and we'll work on the lyrics I hope. 




Lyrics to open in a new window. Listen, read,watch and learn!
http://www.planckmachine.com/life-on-mars-david-bowie-lyrics-meaning/

Denzel Washington's Life Advice.

STRANGE FRUITS

We begin with this with the terminale S:  Strange fruits on the black or is it white board...
Let's see how this works.

Brexit or not, Brexit, that is the question

Learn what you want in 20 hours

The major barrier to skill acquisition isn’t intellectual… It’s emotional

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MgBikgcWnY

Congratulations to all post-secondary graduates!
Félicitations à tous les bacheliers!

READ 1984 BY George Orwell

Remember to read 1984 by George Orwell. You'll know what Orwellian means. This adjective has become French

Read it in English if you can. If you can't, read it in French. 

So! French links here

 A French program on France Culture about the latest French Translation by Josée Kamoun.

https://www.franceculture.fr/emissions/le-temps-des-ecrivains/sur-les-traces-de-georges-orwell-avec-josee-kamoun-et-frederick-lavoie

Another program by Augustin Trappenard interviewing Josée Kamoun on France Inter:

https://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/boomerang/boomerang-25-mai-2018

A follow-up article by 

https://www.ledevoir.com/lire/529253/entrevue-1984-a-l-indicatif-present

France culture:

La novlangue, instrument de destruction intellectuelle

Newspeak, intrument of intellectual destruction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1ZEJWVSiEI

REMEMBER EVERY HIGH SCHOOL PUPIL HAS TO READ 1984.
Or every single human //citizen for that matter.

IKIGAI = the salt of life

A Japanese concept and an English lesson

WRITTEN EXPRESSION (at least key words) & ORAL EXPRESSION

That which you love.
That which you're good at
That which the world needs
That which you can be paid for 

ORAL COMPREHENSION 

What is IKIGAI?

https://www.superfastbusiness.com/business/how-to-find-your-reason-for-being-delving-into-ikigai/

The Japanese story at the basis of the concept:
 1'10'' - 2'40'' .... 1mn and 30 seconds
and another very relevant following minute.

Work well. Just opening the links, and to my students opening this blog is work and it deserves a
GOOD MARK (oui une bonne note!) and if you do some...

ORAL INTERACTION

I mean IF YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT IKIGAI, other good marks may well be given! If you get my drift...

WRITTEN COMPREHENSION

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/08/is-this-japanese-concept-the-secret-to-a-long-life

Everything you do is working when you don't entertain yourself. 
Entertainment.  A key word. But beware of infotainment. Oh, but that's an entirely different subject. Or...Never mind! See you soon enough!

#French
Et puisque même "l' étudiant malin" qui vous le dit!
http://letudiantmalin.com/ikigai-trouver-passion/

Fashion can be INTERESTING

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cameroonian-clothing-brand-gives-us-valuable-lesson-ngongang-amabe

Great article.
Youths, Boost your English ffs! Pardon my French.
Anything to make kids learn.

Jeff Bezos in 1999.

 19 years ago.
Perception of the Web (born late 1994, early 1995)
A Test to credibility...





For more here with Jeff Bezos, Amazon's creator and CEO  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpDUiDQigO8
1’55’’ Listen and find out how many potential investors Jeff Bezos reached. Get 20/20s!
What’s the Internet ? asked the potential investors  That was late 1994, early 1995.
Beginning of the Web. Lucky gal!
 

Look at that dot. That's here, that's home, that's us!

Sexual harassment: Report it to stop it

A French campaign against sexual harassment in the Parisian subway is criticized for showing potential attackers as wild beasts. Here is the British campaign against sexual harassment in the tube.

Why? Why do we want to learn English?

So very British !
A Mister Duncan in England started his channel in March 2008. https://www.youtube.com/user/duncaninchina   
Today, he’s had So ! Speak English With Misterduncan (he still had hair left.) is one of the zillion ways the Internet has to help you learn English. Make good use of your time,
......................................................................................;
 "Why do we need to learn English ?
One of the reasons why we need to speak English nowadays is because the world.is becoming smaller thanks to the Internet and our developing global economy, more and more people are using English as a common way to communicate with each other. »

Learning anything is difficult and English is no exception.
Learning English takes time and patience. Relax and take it easy.

 Vocabulary

       English is part of your body ! Daily practice

      Don’t be afraid of mistakes     Your attitude… No pain, no gain! 

      Practice everyday and be confident !

Repeat ! « I CAN DO IT »"
………………………………………………………………………………..
Here is a comment. Go figure why I picked it !

« I remember having watched these videos of the amazing Mr Duncan teacher almost ten years ago, and in that time I could barely understand a lesson or two... However I kept up with the learning process since then! Watching videos here and there, from him and from different people, subscribed to different channels, listening to audios, participating in live chats, doing lots of readings, writing emails, and so on and so forth! I've faced lots of struggle along my way... But finally, after all that time invested on the process, now I can say my skill level has increased just as my abilities, and I can clearly, not just understand English, but communicate in the language as well! I know I still don't do it perfectly, but definitely way better than I used to do. It's such a joyful and pleasant experience knowing that what teachers like Mr Duncan say sooner or later with commitment and constancy come true! Thank you Mr Duncan for your lessons and for cheering people up to keep learning! Blessings!! »

The Queen's English

It was a royal end of the year in this blog, not that it has been visited much, nor commented,
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain is the longest-reigning monarch in British history. She celebrated 65 years on the throne in February 2017 with her Sapphire Jubilee. No Diana nowhere on a picture or in a word, but in my mind and the minds of so many others, she represents true nobility. What do you think? 
If you don't like christmas carols either, fast forward to 0'48'' and listen at

The British Royal family and broadcasting…                                                                  Always at the forefront of technology.                                                                          3 landmarks : 1932 / 1957 / 2017

(HM means His or Her Majesty)

HM King George V — The first ever Royal Christmas Message (Written by Rudyard Kipling) - 1932

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf30P_PbcZo

To read more about it :

https://www.royal.uk/history-christmas-broadcast?ch=2#bio-section-1

The first televised Christmas Broadcast, 1957

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBRP-o6Q85s

« 25 years ago, my grandfather broadcast the first of these christmas messages. »

The Queen of England also talks about « the subtle corruption of the cynics ».

But the Empire no longer existed then. The Commonwealth replaces it.

The Queen's Christmas Broadcast 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjTBcqpl2kc

Includes an extract from 1957 but doesn’t include reference to her Grandfather radio broadcast. She mentions the Commonwealth games, youth orchestra.

No comment.

Connections : Past and present struggles

Find out what U.S. Sports landmark of the last 50 years is shown in the trailer.

1. President Nixon makes Title IX a reality (1972)

2. Wilma Rudolph wins three gold medals (1960)

3. Women’s soccer wins its second World Cup (1999)

4. Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs (1973)

5. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League forms (1943)

6. The WNBA tips off (1997)

7. Kathrine Switzer becomes first woman to compete in Boston Marathon (1967)

8. Danica Patrick becomes first woman to win IndyCar Race (2008)

9. UConn women’s basketball wins 90 in a row (2008-2010)

Here is a biopic, movie, film... Based on a true story.

Discover engdom.com for your benefit, English learners!

Discover engdom.com
This site is what I'd call a real treasure trove.
Here are some links. 
Visit, explore, use everyday and you'll improve your English!

Here is an example with male and female job words

http://engdom.com/6-minute-vocabulary-male-and-female-job-words/

and another that will help you learn how to ask for and give directions.

http://engdom.com/bbc-how-to-ask-for-and-give-directions/

Thanks to the British Council and to the BBC. Above them all, thank you EngDom

GREEN BUILDINGS IN CHINA

Slavery and civil war.

The U.S. civil war started in 1861 and ended in 1865.
Jim Crow laws followed.
It then took a hundred years to get theCivil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
for colored people to have the same rights. Justice takes time...
Anyway, you can watch this FYI (for your information)

The Square Palme d'Or 2017

Holiday time well spent. Hope you can afford a flick.
Went to see The Square. Here's the official trailer of that movie
running in #Reims this week at the Opera. 
Lucky to have an ...arthouse cinema here in Reims.                                                                  Just learnt a new word! Hope to talk about it with you (the movie is subtitled!) back to school.
Worth a good mark/grade I'm sure. And by the way, where are those comments anyway?

Brexit will be delayed

The independent is a U.K. online newspaper. Used to be a paper version.
Here is what they say. Great video and article

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexil-bill-delayed-eu-withdrawal-vote-commons-revolts-tory-rebels-labour-theresa-may-a8006831.html

CONSENT : Easily understandable with tea instead.

I thought in the midst of the Harvey Weinstein story, posting this video could be appropriate. 
(Voc. brackets: Journalists tend to call what they are working on 'a story'. Judicial courts,deal with cases. In politics, they refer to narratives or story-telling.)

Sure, everybody likes a good story. Here is one.

Copyright ©2015 Emmeline May and Blue Seat Studios


Follow up article; from across the pond. June 10th, 2016... With this very Amercian title:

"The very British video helping Americans understand sexual consent."

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/10/the-very-british-video-helping-americans-understand-sexual-consent/?utm_term=.aac2fec957e0

Very different methods of cleaning

Do you watch TV?

Get ready to talk about reality TV, what you think of it, your experience, etc...

Now watch this French documentary. It's 55 mn long. But it's worth the time.
Watch it, prepare an oral description and make a presentation to the class.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amzLnvfaeJM 
Dreaming is ok, reality beats fiction sometimes.

RIP

Eulalia Duocastella-Plà, ex Poulon was one of our beloved English colleagues of Arago.
She worked as a brilliant and efficient English teacher in our high School for many years. Lately, she taught for 2 hours to the ATS. We mourn with them.
We will miss Eulalia's funny wit and precious friendship. She'd have liked that video.
We remember Madeleine too and love her two other children. We'll always be here for them.

"We all have this one life to live."

Learning languages is a thrill...

You know... I get it.
No one commented on the former post, nor (or so very scarcely) on the others for that matter...
Go and have a look to MY comment below the ex first lady thingy
referring to my first post on the 12th of june 2005... Sunday, June 12, 2005, whatever, 
twelve years ago, oh my, oh my! First post, and in French! To make sure you get it.

Learning foreign languages is a must. Hope you get that!

The Visit- A short film about prejudices

Some people are totally crazy and dangerous. Fortunately, the immense majority are not.


The Visit from Vishwas . on Vimeo.

Movember

MOVEMBER is tweet trending in France! I wandered on the thread and saw TED TV.

If you haven't bookmarked it yet, you've got to discover TED TV. 

It’s a great free TV where people from all over the world come to talk about different issues and experiences. 

One of my favourite speech is this one:

 “My stroke of insight”

https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight

And I also watched this to learn more about Movember which is now trending in France but not in the U.S. #Comey is #1 trend just now… FBI director James Comey.

So anyway, I watched this to know more about Movember… raising money, moustache, prostate cancer,setting up a charity.

https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_garone_healthier_men_one_moustache_at_a_time

Scientific argument.

GET OUT , a horror movie

Related article:
https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/the-current-debate-sharp-politics-in-get-out

Quick Fun and Swearing Monty

GAMING TO PAY THE RENT

http://mashable.com/2014/10/07/gaming-to-pay-the-rent/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfdWVodDk5ZTZlM2toYXhqdCJ9

And thank you for your comments.
See comments post below

Former FLOTUS last May

This video dates back to the beginning of May, 2016.

Appearance on NCIS, the famous series, by First Lady Michelle Obama in Support of “Joining Forces”.

So FLOTUS  aka First Lady Of The United States, Michelle Obama aka #MIChell

 #MIC aka #MilitaryIndustrialComplex IN FULL SWING

SCRIPT EXTRACT:

0’19’’

MIChelle Obama playing the role of the first lady: 

"We should be thanking you. I mean we know the sacrifices our military families are making and it doesn’t go unnoticed. Nor do the sacrifices of our veterans."

Gibbs : Honor serving

"So FLOTUS  aka Michelle Obama aka #MIChell appears on NCIS.

#MIC aka #MilitaryIndustrialComplex IN FULL SWING or I don't know what I'm looking at.

Amazing." 

READ my comment below

Council Against Intolerance

A book that contains this map was under my Christmas tree. What was under yours?
Comment and get a fun good mark. Only on that blog! Easy good grades, don't you love them?

The Powerful 1940 Map That Depicts America as a Nation of Immigrants.

It was produced by the Council Against Intolerance in the lead up to World War II. 

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/map-monday-america-a-nation-of-one-people-from-many-countries

US election TODAY, December 19th

 The US presidential election is ... special, to say the least.
Today, the "Electoral college" is going to decide who the American President is going to be...
Let's see whether it's Donald J. Trump or Hillary who gets the most electoral votes.
During the primaries, Bernie Sanders was not chosen to represent the democratic party.

Life is not perfect but...

Carl Sagan .

"You Are Here on the  Pale Blue Dot ... on our tiny world, that small planet."

                                          This is a famous video by Carl Sagan

"Our posturing, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in this universe are challenged by this pale light, the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known."

Carl Edward Sagan (/ˈseɪɡən/; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist , author, science popularizer, and science communicator. in astronomy and other natural sciences. He is best known for his work as a science popularizer and communicator. 

Learning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9MtAfDswzQ
 Just chose to put a pic instead of the video. It is craftily preventing from allowing me to integrate it! Never mind, justwatch the link! Thanks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9MtAfDswzQ

Randall's esl-lab

This is the site that made me want to create this blog... OMG! 11 years ago.
Randall's site is great, really and as I was trying to tell him a belated thank you, I looked for him on twitter and found, not his twitter account but this video.
And his youtube channel. Here they are:


Thank you so much Randall for your site which is obviously a VERY GOOD WAY for English learners to improve their English skills.
Kuddos for it all and thank you so much for making me want to help my pupils on the web.

Elllo, still free for a few documents.

So as I was checking the blog, I discovered that elllo.org in the Oral comprehension section of the column was not totally for free anymore. I think this is very sad. I wonder if their "business plan" will be successful... I wish they'd asked their users to chip in. Well, I might buy their lessons some day, who knows?
Anyway, for now, we still have some free lessons available so keep on learning English with elllo and with others.

Prince Ea vs The school system

Prince Ea just sued the school system... 
"Richard Williams, aka Prince Ea, is an amazing spoken word artist who helps make people aware of their lives and surroundings. With his videos, he reminds us that we can make a difference. He has a new video about the modern school system and how, in his opinion, it needs to be improved. It shows that the school curriculum may not be as perfect as we thought. Does it need to change? Well, we'll let you watch and decide for yourself."        Boing boing



Hi all, I had not posted anything for a long time. Well, I was sick, still am actually but I'm better so I can post again. Hope to come back to school in 2017.  Time will tell. In the meantime, do learn and prosper, no matter what, no matter how. Sincerely. E.B.

U.S. : How to get a passport

Great map and great 1'53'' video http://uk.businessinsider.com/renew-us-passport-24-hours-new-york-agency-2015-8 about IMMIGRATION in the U.S. The U.S. is a country of immigrants too. "Realizing your passport has expired days or even hours before a flight can be costly, and it can potentially ruin your travel plans. Most people make the mistake of paying expeditors who charge up to $500. The New York Passport Agency, with an average 4.5 star rating on Yelp, can turn your paperwork around the same day for just $170." http://uk.businessinsider.com/baml-immigration-state-map-2015-8?r=US&IR=T

We are citizens of planet Earth

Call to Earth - A Message from the World's Astronauts to COP21

Obama's response to the Paris Attacks.

Extract: "France is our oldest ally." ... "Those who think they can terrorize the people of France, or the values that they stand for are wrong. The American people draw strength from the French people's commitment to Life, Liberty, Pursuit of happiness. We are reminded, in this time of tragedy that the bonds of Liberté, Egalité and fraternité are not only values of the French people I care so deeply about but they are values that we share and those values are going to (gonna) endure far beyond any act of terrorism or the hateful vision of those who perpetrated the crimes this evening." Indeed, Freedom, equality and fraternity are attainable goals.

Undersea cable: From sign language to the web.

"It's strange to think that so much effort on such a large scale is devoted to something the size of a human hair. But optic fiber allows the modern world to talk to itself."

Nice read about "How the first cable was laid across the Atlantic", back in 1858 http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-01/18/transatlantic-cables/viewall For Nerds only: A 35 mn conference about the history of it all. Nerd Nite SF: "20,000 Leagues Under the TCP: The Undersea Internet" by Chris Woodfield https://vimeo.com/29975179

Limitations and creativity

The power of constraints: Phil Hansen at TEDxKC(Kansas City)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgoAFS3xu74&feature=youtu.be

Dismaland

Used to be in the U.K., will be in Calais soon.
Banksy and his artists friends remodeling idea of amusement parks.

Fighting to spread the truth

Harvey Wasserman:  

This man wants you to know the truth about Fukushima

13 minutes in:

"The fact of the matter is that Tepco like ever utility company in the U.S. has no financial liability for any of the damage that they do. 

It is not in the interest of # PG&E or any other corporation that owns a Nuclear power plant to protect the public safety because there is no money in it.”

  

On moveOn.org
http://front.moveon.org/this-man-wants-you-to-know-the-truth-about-fukushima/#.VgLnpPRdsUp

Distracted

From Jonathan Safran Foer's novel

 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Are You There?
 For the 2nd forms and all!!

SHUTDOWN:

 The California-Fukushima Connection - 

BACK TO SCHOOL!

We!lcome new students.
CONTACT ME before the "Rentrée" if you feel like it. I hope yo.u will.
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Doodling : vive le gribouillage!

Baccalauréat 2015

FOR MY PUPILS
Congrats to those who have passed it.
Bon courage à tous ceux qui vont au rattrapage. 
Work well and cheer up!
Following the results closely and wishing you the best!

....... Suite et fin: 

ça y est le 2ème tour est sorti. Je suis tellement heureuse pour ceux qui ont réussi à passer ce cap.

TES :

Bravo à Lorine, Mohamed, Ramzi, Meredith, Onieka et Alexandre.
Peut-être retrouvera-t-on Christophe, Mounia, Alioune et Mamadou l'an prochain?

Un an c’est vite passé…Cheer up!

TSTI

Bravo à Navid, Lisa, Baye Mor.

Désolée pour Manon, Nicolas et Fanny. See you next year in Arago ?

Charleston, South Carolina

The Guardian Dylann Roof: the cold stare of a killer with a history of drug abuse and racism http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/18/dylann-roof-south-carolina-charleston-shooting-suspect

 The Daily Beast  Everything Known About Charleston Church Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/18/everything-known-about-charleston-church-shooting-suspect-dylann-roof.html

CNN: Suboxone: What is the drug  linked to Charleston shooting suspect?

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/19/health/suboxone/index.html

Six things

6 Things Not to Say in an Interview 

 

http://info.theladders.com/career-advice/avoid-these-words-in-job-interviews?utm_source=wednesday_newsletter_email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=interview_chechecklist&utm_content=amanda_article&utm_campaign=wednesday_newsletter

 

 

Football, sponsors and responsibility!

Jon Oliver, comedian, made a promise to Budweiser: "If you pull your support and help get rid of Joseph Blatter, I will put my mouth where my mouth is."
A few days later, after Blatter's resignation, he did!
Don't you have fun with John Oliver?!

Ahead of her Time: Saheela Ibraheem

 She was accepted to Harvard College at age 15!
 https://college.harvard.edu/

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/05/ahead-of-her-time/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hu-twitter-general

INTEGRITY

Richard Feynman
from www.brainpickings.org
http://www.brainpickings.org/2012/06/08/richard-feynman-caltech-cargo-cult-science/
Great minds at your service!

What the lab rat experiment from 16:00 onwards. At least.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=978&v=yvfAtIJbatg

Water is Life.

New ways to see.

That new way to see is just one of many human ways to marvel at the beauty of the world.
We've got to remember that we can all be  _________ blind to something.
It doesn't make the world less fascinating.

UK general elections

http://www.theguardian.com/international

The Conservative party wins this general election.
David Cameron will remain the Prime Minister for 5 more years.
The polls announced his downfall. Polls are often wrong...
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/07/exit-poll-conservatives-win-david-cameron-general-election-labour

I wonder, can a country have Stockholm Syndrome?

Requiem for the American dream

Noam Chomsky is a great thinker, scholar, linguist, writer, you name it!