Visas for entrepreneurs: Where creators are welcome | The Economist

Visas for entrepreneurs: Where creators are welcome | The Economist:

Where creators are welcome
--Australia, Canada and even Chile are more open than America

Hummm... looks like it's hard to get a visa for the States!

have a great summer

james

Jay Walker on the world's English mania | Video on TED.com

Jay Walker on the world's English mania | Video on TED.com:

Jay Walker talks about all kinds of manias! Especially English mania!
Do students of English in China really practice like they show in the video???  I wonder?? Maybe Jiayang can give us more information.

all the best

james

The Road not Taken - Robert Frost (by Alan Bates) - YouTube

The Road not Taken - Robert Frost (by Alan Bates) - YouTube:

one of the poems....  (being used in a commercial!)

Dennis Hopper IF - YouTube

Dennis Hopper IF - YouTube:
Dennis Hopper IF

the Kipling Poem...

A Taste of TED2012 - YouTube

A Taste of TED2012 - YouTube:

Here's a 4-minute video presenting the Ted conferences....

enjoy

james

Words are fun

This is a nice cartoon I found the other day.

Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity | Video on TED.com

Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity | Video on TED.com:

"The author of Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert has thought long and hard about some large topics."

How can you be creative?? How can you be more creative?  How can you "think outside the box"?
Does an engineer need to be creative???
You can watch this with subtitles if you wish... (English subtitles of course!)
What do you think?
please leave a comment.

see you soon
james

Creativity Top 5: April 17, 2012 - Top 5 - Creativity Online

Creativity Top 5: April 17, 2012 - Top 5 - Creativity Online

more adverts and commercials from the same site!  what do you think?  which is your favorite? the button in the Belgian town?

have a good long weekend!
james

Getty Images: From Love to Bingo - Video - Creativity Online

Getty Images: From Love to Bingo - Video - Creativity Online

telling a story with pictures....

Beat your kids

Here is a stand-up comedy that I found pretty funny. It's from a guy named Russell Peters and he has some good shows that you might want to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMLr5tOjF3A&feature=related

A poem like you've never heard

Hello guys!

Today James shared with us a paper with few poems. As I know you would like to read or hear more poems after reading these poems, I decided to share with all of you a poem that a woman read during a ted talks show. It's about war, peace, women, power. In brief, it's full of emotions and I hope that the peace-lovers that you are will like it. Just click on the link below to start enjoying, maybe crying (for the persons who are very sensitives).

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/suheir_hammad_poems_of_war_peace_women_power.html

Have a nice weekend!

hy.. as i promised you, james, i will put the link for the movie Parada. I recomande it to everyone, its in serbian and croatian, but there is subtitle to download.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GQmIRQBdLg
http://torrentz.eu/search?f=parada

have a good weekend :)

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Sorry guys for being so inspired this week but I almost cried seeing this video.... ooooh good infancy!!!!


See you Wednesday!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hFjwbKMlmF4#!

hy :) do u like games???  I like this one really a lot. its fun :)
http://gamestolearnenglish.com/hangman/

Have you ever wondered why?!!?

Hello All,


This 12-year old girl explains why Canada is in debt...
A very good speech....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Bx5Sc3vWefE#!

Have a good weekend!

South Park: Matt and Trey Speak Out, Part 1 - IGN

South Park: Matt and Trey Speak Out, Part 1 - IGN

this is a  bit old but still should be interesting for the South Park fans among us!

have a good long weekend!

james

The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs 1 - EnglishCentral.com

The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs 1 - EnglishCentral.com

Here are some Steve Jobs presentation techniques presented on EnglishCentral.com...

This is a great website for you to practice speaking! It'll record, evaluate and let you compare your intonation and speech with the original.  Try it! it's great fun... and of course there are many videos for you to choose from.

More soon

ZIG ZAG - Portes ouvertes des ateliers d’artistes de Gentilly - 2012

ZIG ZAG - Portes ouvertes des ateliers d’artistes de Gentilly - 2012

Of course my students are invited too... but don't come on Friday! Saturday or Sunday afternoon is fine!  By the way, the 57 bus stops in front of my door... (the "rue d'Arcueil" bus stop) otherwise it's 10 minutes from the back exit of the RER Gentilly.

james

CV Tips | Jobs & Careers Magazine

CV Tips | Jobs & Careers Magazine

There's some good info on this site....  also about what Google is looking for...

Looking forward to hearing Yann and Florent tomorrow...  and hearing more about the books you're reading!

see you tomorrow

james

Indeed it is...

Make It Your Own - YouTube

Make It Your Own - YouTube: A Documentary by Alex Brodsky and Chloe Prasinos



Chloe and I thought you might enjoy watching this little documentary about life in a dorm room at Skidmore!   (And she made it in her freshman year!)

Have a good vacation... read your books!

james

Video of the Week

Hi!!

I found this video really interresting, I hope you will enjoy it.
It may be the new university of ParisTech.

Click here

See you tomorow

Guillaume

Blurb of Last Bys to Woodstock by Colin Dexter

I've just shared the blurb of the book a had read in the semester: Last Bus to Woodstock.

It is an excellent book with an intricate story. I totally recommend it!

(On the right side : Good links -> Book blurbs to share!)

Have a good weekend.

Oussama

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Did you see this yesterday?
Did you have a happy April Fools Day?

james

Sweden moving towards cashless economy

Is the future coming?!?!

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57399610/sweden-moving-towards-cashless-economy/

Have a good weekend!!!