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Saturday, May 8, 2010

diet..... oh! David

Why did you go to New York, David?



the really American lifestyle!
MacDonalds, ... and anything else.




with KFC & BK




lleida-pirineus




aparcar a la rotonda Sta Cecilia+Avinguda tarradelles

(hi ha una passarella de 60 m per passar el riu)
Depres anar pel carrer del riu cap el centre-direció nordest.

total uns 10 minuts a poc a poc.

Caldrà ver com acaba l'obra del nou pont sobre el riu paral.lel a les vies.

Si poseu modus SATELITE al mapa google ja es veu elrelleu i la passarel.la.


Ver Lleida estacio AVE en un mapa más grande

Friday, May 7, 2010

William Blake -poetry

William Blake - Complete Poetry and Prose

101 things to do with a baby

While browsing the considerable bookshelf at my girlfriends house, I noticed this little gem. A charming picture book illustrating 101 amazingly fantastical things that can be done with a Baby.


With sweet, simple illustrations and few words, Jan Ormerod paints a beautiful portrait of a loving family. Big sister learns to help, share, and enjoy her new brother. The illustrations show an affectionate family in realistic, every-day situations; washing up, nap time, jogging with Mother, a visit from Grandma, a Saturday picknick, and more

The book incorporates many positive examples of how a family can integrate and include a new baby into its routine (i.e., the baby does not have to put a damper on the family time, as too many people think). Lots of images of big sister playing with the baby, and a variety of activities. It also includes babywearing, many father-child images, nursing, and an overall positive relationship with each member of the family.










for the wrong reasons... all pictures


PS: a children story from down under

Thursday, May 6, 2010

crumb -a short history of america




12 original pictures (1970)


color ending 15 plates

Jan Sanders. humour and drawings





Jan Sanders fandom


He gained national acclaim for the calendars he made for Sigma Coatings, a painting factory. The pictures he drew for these calendars stand out for their cartoonesk quality and great humorous detail, usually dealing with sailors, and always featuring a paintbucket somewhere in the background




a website

Children of the code: history of English language



Children of the code

7.Casting Spells (video 6:37)
- The printing press standardizes the unstable writing system ..."the accident of the printing press, which in England served to freeze spelling in the fifteenth century so you have these bizarre spellings" -
Dr. Malcolm Richardson, Chair, Department of English, LSU




Though readiness and readiness differentiated instruction reduce the difficulty, working through the code's confusing letter-sound relationships is what most challenges the brains of most struggling readers. There is a direct and causal relationship between the confusion in the code and the 'stutters' heard in the voice of a struggling reader. Obviously, understanding this confusion is critical to understanding the challenges involved in learning to read. As importantly, understanding how the code became so confused is critical to reframing the experience of struggling readers. The more we understand the accidents and negligence that led to the confusion in the English code the more it becomes obvious that it is absurdly negligent to blame and shame children for their struggle with it.

Latin Roots – The clergy begin to write English using the letters/sounds of Latin

French Rules – French displaces English as the official language of England

The King’s English – Henry V resurrects English writing

The Chancery Scribes – The King's scribes forge the roots of modern English

The First Millennium Bug – The fall of phoneticism and rise of confusion

The Great Vowel Shift – Major shifts in pronunciation add further confusion

Casting Spells - The printing press standardizes the unstable writing system



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