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Agregatyblogowe. TUMBLR. Polskie. TECH BLOG AREA. Rekomendacje: filmowe, muzyczne, i literackie, quotes. Educational Apps. 5 Games and Apps That Build Math and English Skills For educators who are interested in using games for learning — specifically towards developing skills as they relate to the Common Core State Standards — here are five games students can enjoy and that we’ve found sync with standards.

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Continue Reading Apps That Challenge Kids to Solve Environmental Issues Environmental education for most adults used to mean learning a little bit about recycling and planting some trees on Arbor Day. Tags. Histoire De Melody Nelson is the great Serge Gainsbourg’s sexy Lolita-esque melodrama told in the form of a funky psychedelic rock opera, an album many (raises hand) consider to be his masterpiece.

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The middle-aged narrator (Gainsbourg, doing that “talk singing” thing he was so good at) tells the tale of hitting a bike-riding British teenager, Melody Nelson (a role sung by his muse, Jane Birkin), with his Rolls Royce, and of their subsequent affair. In the end, Melody meets an untimely death in a plane crash and the despondent narrator sings of cargo cults and waiting for the return of the lost body of the “little animal” he was so in love with. Not to white-wash it, the poetry, while lovely and oh so sad (En France, Gainsbourg is considered the equal of Bob Dylan in the lyrics department) is still describing statutory rape, with characteristic Gainsbourgian provocation (In 1985, he recorded a song called “Lemon Incest” with his then 12-year-old daughter, Charlotte).

Twelfth Annual Weblog Awards: The 2012 Bloggies. This chili sauce tastes great even on chocolate ice cream. I’m always looking for a single, simple ingredient that can doctor up a lackluster meal or a boring vegetable, and this is the best I’ve come across; a loose, peanut oil-based sauce of roasty red chili flakes, whole garlic cloves, salty fermented black beans, and fragrant fresh ginger.

This chili sauce tastes great even on chocolate ice cream

It’s more flavorful than fiery and although the taste is markedly Chinese, the sludge—studded with buttery-soft deep-fried garlic cloves—is great on nearly anything from meat to baked squash to plain white rice, to 420 indulgences like macaroni and cheese (with extra cheese), or nachos piled high with slivered green onions, pickled jalapenos, and Monterey Jack. Even chocolate ice cream. Maurice Cacho .com. There is some ridiculous video out there on the Internet, and then there’s this video of Alexander Polli flying from the sky, and down through a cave.

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This guy must have balls of titanium to be able to pull off this intense daredevil stunt. From Epic TV: Wingsuit / BASE-jump athlete Alexander Polli does the never before done—a tactical flight through a narrow cave on a rugged mountainside. The flight starts with a jump from a hovering helicopter, Alexander reaches speeds of 250 km/h (155 mph) while following a precise trajectory leading to the cave opening, he then fully commits and flies directly through the narrow opening of the “Batman Cave!” Shot in full HD, this extraordinary flight exceeds the level of commitment most fliers would ever consider—there can be no attempting, the only option is success! Why Do Animated Movies Have $180 Million Budgets? « Plankhead. UPDATE FEB 8 2012: I guess this piece got high up in some common Google query, because I’ve had a lot of vicious comments on it over the years.

Why Do Animated Movies Have $180 Million Budgets? « Plankhead

So let me explain: This article is from 2009. I was nineteen when I wrote it. Current Movie Reviews Top Movie Ratings - Cinema Discourse. Marketing Technology Blog.