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Advanced English 1a - Vocabulary - Olympic Games

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KurzweilAI.net--zero gravity

While we are exploring space activity and zero gravity, I thought I would present this article tomorrow. Professor Kurzweil is quite a fascinating person. In fact, I attended one of his lectures that he conducted at the University of Houston a year ago. Seaya...

KurzweilAI.net

Learn German podcast: German slang, funny phrases, colloquial German, idioms and cool sayings

I am a life-long German language learner (and lover) and I know that some of my global English students like German as well and are, in fact, learning it as well as English. In any event, I thought some of you might find this site both helpful and amusing....check it out...

Learn German podcast: German slang, funny phrases, colloquial German, idioms and cool sayings

Cool Global English Class

Wy-li aka Rick aka Wall-e (named by me after Wall-e the adorable little robot in the recent computer-animated cosmic comedy) sent this picture of one of our fun global English classes at Rice University. Thank you, Rick, and I hope you guys are safe and well wherever you are--and-- may the force be with you!

Mozart

Background Music for us in class on Monday!

Swiss man flies over Channel on jet wing - Yahoo! News

Ueber cool! Someday, we will all have jet packs and fly over traffic and anywhere, anytime...

Swiss man flies over Channel on jet wing - Yahoo! News

Stonehenge Dated, Was Healing Centre?

While we are exploring mysteries around the world for our radio station on Friday--check the latest Intel on Stonehenge...fascinating finding, in my view...

Stonehenge Dated, Was Healing Centre?

The United States of Mind - WSJ.com

Interesting study if you like psychology--which I do. I guess I have a mixed personality--because I am from all over the US-- and Europe. So go figure...

The United States of Mind - WSJ.com

CERN: Damage to new collider forces 2-month halt - Yahoo! News

I am sorry for the world's loss and for the Swiss who are hosting this scientific endeavor...wish the super collider could have been in Texas--or at least one of then--as was initially planned and initiated until it lost funding in the early nineties...Not to worry, though--the Swiss et al will have it up and running again as a global marvel and perhaps added to new wonders of the world...seaya...I am on a white wing dove hunting trip in South Texas to escape Htown and the never ending aftermath of Hurricane Ike--and our home which is still off the grid--without power...

CERN: Damage to new collider forces 2-month halt - Yahoo! News

Hi Globalers...hope this finds you faring well on our 6th day of the aftermath following Bad Boy Ike. I know you must be looking forward to some semblance of normalcy, and believe me, I do as well. I sincerely pray you and your family are doing well and I look forward to seeing you and being with you in our English classroom, Monday morning...Shakespeare's play--All's well that ends well--comes to my mind, and I do hope I find that your situation has ended well. If you would like, we will begin class by sharing our Ike stories...If you are tired of it all--as I currently am--in fact, I am exhausted from it all yet glad I am not in a shelter as so many unfortunate people are, we will simply have business as usual--i.e., our typical English class...Take care and seaya

Hurricane Ike Victims Line Up For Ice, Water, Food : NPR

Another slide show...

Hurricane Ike Victims Line Up For Ice, Water, Food : NPR

James Taylor - Fire and Rain

This is apropos for Hurricane Ike--in my view...here in Htown as I drink my red-eye coffee at Starbucks this gorgeous California borrowed weather morning. We are powered up here...I am sitting with complete strangers yet I feel so connected to them and so alive...We are all living here right now and we are happy for now...seaya

CTV.ca | News Photo Gallery - Ike Strikes

As James Taylor sang and still sings, I've seen fire and I've seen rain, and I heard an official on the radio this a.m. who said that, yes, we talk about wars and human acts of violence, but never have I seen such natural devastation as I have seen committed by Hurricane Ike, and I thought I would just link these words with this slide show below--just wish I had James Taylor's music piped in...I'll work on that...seaya


CTV.ca News Photo Gallery - Ike Strikes

Ike Aftermath Update for Rice University Language Program...

I hope all of you received my email or have been able to access the Rice University website. I regret that we will not have classes until next Monday, September 22 due to the devastation around Houston and the coastal areas of Hurricane Ike. We are all sad about the situation and we pray you are well and out of harms way. Take care and I look forward to seeing all of you again and a return to some sort of normalcy for all...seaya http://www.rice.edu

Not in Galveston--this was taken in Coronado, California!

Surf's up! What a blast!
Coronado, California Labor Day Weekend, 2008
Wish we could have class here!
In the meantime, Ike can take a Hike! If I were surfing in Galveston right now, I would be on about 30 feet waves--and crazy!!

The Numbers Guy - WSJ.com

Well, this is disguised as an article about the most frequently used words in the English language. The writer is so right about the word yes--everyone says absolutely now for the affirmative--and, quite frankly, I am tired of hearing it--and, yes, I am tired of catching myself saying it automatically (see Noam Chomsky for the theoretical reason) ---and I don't even like the smug elitist body language one portrays when he or she responds to some interview or even to a regular real-time question with, "Oh, absolutely!" It's as if he or she is all knowing and so optimistic and certain about life--which is at the moment and in many cases--totally unpredictable! Oh well, I guess I have cabin fever already due to Ike--whom I absolutely don't like! LOL. Where is your sense of humor everyone? Okay, I guess I will continue to ride out Ike (no, I am absolutely not in Galveston; however, I am only about 50 miles from there and yet I live in an area where the residence have been ordered to stay home and off the freeways and other roads to make room for the people who are in immediate harms way not to mention the seek and rescue heroes who will be put in harms way to try to save the thrill/kill seekers who absolutely refuse to follow orders that may otherwise ultimately save them and the rescue people. Ike is huge and he is dangerous...What me worry? (see Mad for the source...hehehe)
The Numbers Guy - WSJ.com

Now Ike...what's up with 3 storms in a row?

We--Rice University--will be closed tomorrow due to Hurricane Ike...this is a good time to practice using modals by speculating...e.g. The storm could/might/may--and even probably will cause flooding and loss of life and property pending on the magnitude and force of the winds and rain...Also, as I have said before--be smart--If you must drive in Htown--this flat, hugely spread out cement city--don't drown, turn around. seaya Monday! (maybe...)

Infovell

Okay--this new search engine--to be made public soon--purports to outsource Google and Yahoo...want to try it out? Speaking of Modals, I might try it tonight...

Infovell

Global English goes tubing down the Frio River in Concan, Texas

If you want to have a good time--either white wing dove hunting--or tubing/floating down the Frio River, then I recommend that you drive to Concan, Texas some day soon! Here is my Lab, Ali (the blond one) and her friend, Moe. This is a great way to experience Texas culture-- yet far away from the maddening crowds of the city and the hectic freeways...Ask me about my weekend tomorrow in class!

we're all in the dance

Speaking of friendship--let's sing this Monday morning! seaya!

World's tallest building just got taller - Yahoo! News

Go Dubai! Sorry Taiwan!

World's tallest building just got taller - Yahoo! News

Global English surfs in Coronado, California

Seaya tomorrow in The Daily English Class!

Cool English Class!

What a great class you guys were! I hope you continue to blog here as writing helps you thnk in English...