"We're free"
dimecres, 27 de maig del 2009
La Cenerentola - Aschenputtel
Primer cop a veure una òpera i a Berlin. Que més podem esperar de tenir una amiga culta en una ciutat donada a l'activitat cultural i que facilita la vida als estudiants.
Un experiència única. Especialment destacaré la segona part a tercera fila (ups), on podies entendre perfectament tot el que deien (en italià) i podies veure l'expressió dels cantants... La pell de gallina!
Un ambient d'elegancia, classe, gent culta, poc acollidor pels estudiants. La gent super graciosa amb els prismàtics :D:D
Dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioacchino Rossini
Libretto by Jacopo Ferretti
First performed on 25th January 1817, in Rome
Premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 20th May 2009
In Italien with German surtitels
Un experiència única. Especialment destacaré la segona part a tercera fila (ups), on podies entendre perfectament tot el que deien (en italià) i podies veure l'expressió dels cantants... La pell de gallina!
Un ambient d'elegancia, classe, gent culta, poc acollidor pels estudiants. La gent super graciosa amb els prismàtics :D:D
Dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioacchino Rossini
Libretto by Jacopo Ferretti
First performed on 25th January 1817, in Rome
Premiered at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 20th May 2009
In Italien with German surtitels
diumenge, 24 de maig del 2009
Good Morning, England!
Great movie to end a great WE around TLS with our guest, the well known SM! A great soundtrack!
"Tell us what the secret is" :P
Toulouse, la Cité de rendez-vous!
"Tell us what the secret is" :P
Toulouse, la Cité de rendez-vous!
divendres, 15 de maig del 2009
"Je l'aimais"
Ahir vaig seguir amb la meva intenció de veure cine en francès amb "Je l'aimais", basada en la novela de Anna Galvada.
És molt maca i molt sensiblera, en fi una pel·lícula francesa dramàtica més sobre la realitat de la vida amorosa. Tot i perdrem la meitat de diàlegs i que en alguns moments sembla una copiada de "Lot in Translation" és una peli aconsellable pels amants del cine Verdi! I a mi se'm van passar les dues hores en un moment!
Aquí la cançó inicial "Run & Ride" d'Anna Chalon:
De fet la pel·lícula dóna molt pe reflexionar, rallar-te i casi desesperar-te, jejeje, especialment pels que són romàntics i amorosos com una servidora. Parla d'un tema, per mi, delicat e inevitable avui en dia.
Aquí la cançó inicial "Run & Ride" d'Anna Chalon:
De fet la pel·lícula dóna molt pe reflexionar, rallar-te i casi desesperar-te, jejeje, especialment pels que són romàntics i amorosos com una servidora. Parla d'un tema, per mi, delicat e inevitable avui en dia.
dimarts, 12 de maig del 2009
dilluns, 11 de maig del 2009
Le château de Foix
Començant el dia en un pícnic al parc de l'oficina de turisme mentres esparavem que les portes del castell obrissin.
Les tres maries presents!
dissabte, 9 de maig del 2009
Le Cassoulet
Oh lala! Per fi, he provat la famosa Cassoulet de l'Occitania! :P
La vam disfrutar molt menjant, un pel massa grassosa i forta, però estava bona! I tot s'ha de dir, el sistema digestiu balla i canta durant la resta de la nit, jejeje!
divendres, 8 de maig del 2009
Guppy's Family
The Pregnant Guppy was a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft built in the USA and used for ferrying outsized cargo items, most notably NASA's components of the Apollo moon program. The Pregnant Guppy was the first of the Guppy line of aircraft produced by Aero Spacelines, Inc.
This extraordinary aircraft was the result of a confluence of circumstances, aircraft and people. In 1960, US airlines were disposing of their obsolete piston-engined Boeing 377 Stratocruisers in favour of the newer jet-engined airliners. NASA was finding that barge transport of their increasingly large space program components from manufacturers on the West Coast to test and launch sites on the East Coast was slow and expensive. Aircraft broker Leo Mansdorf was stockpiling surplus Stratocruisers at Van Nuys prior to resale, and ex-USAF pilot John M. Conroy realized the potential of these aircraft to transport the large but relatively light rocket components.
Conroy presented his plans for an extensively modified Stratocruiser to NASA, where an official commented that the bloated aircraft resembled a pregnant guppy. Although NASA was lukewarm on the concept, Conroy mortgaged his house and founded Aero Spacelines International in order to build and operate the concept aircraft.
This extraordinary aircraft was the result of a confluence of circumstances, aircraft and people. In 1960, US airlines were disposing of their obsolete piston-engined Boeing 377 Stratocruisers in favour of the newer jet-engined airliners. NASA was finding that barge transport of their increasingly large space program components from manufacturers on the West Coast to test and launch sites on the East Coast was slow and expensive. Aircraft broker Leo Mansdorf was stockpiling surplus Stratocruisers at Van Nuys prior to resale, and ex-USAF pilot John M. Conroy realized the potential of these aircraft to transport the large but relatively light rocket components.
Conroy presented his plans for an extensively modified Stratocruiser to NASA, where an official commented that the bloated aircraft resembled a pregnant guppy. Although NASA was lukewarm on the concept, Conroy mortgaged his house and founded Aero Spacelines International in order to build and operate the concept aircraft.
The Super Guppy is a large, wide-bodied US cargo aircraft used for ferrying outsized cargo components. It was the successor to the Pregnant Guppy.
In the early 1970s, four Super Guppies were used by Airbus Industrie to transport aeroplane parts from decentralised production facilities to the final assembly plant in Toulouse. The running joke was "Every Airbus is delivered on the wings of a Boeing". The super Guppies have since been replaced by the Airbus Beluga, capable of carrying twice as much cargo.
To Remi and his book!
Rutan Voyager
On December 23, 1986, the Burt Rutan-designed Voyager aircraft landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, completing the first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world by an airplane. Its flight of 26,366 statute miles lasted 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds, piloted by Dick Rutan (Burt’s brother) and Jeanna Yeager.
Burt Rutan made his reputation with innovative designs for homebuilt aircraft, including the VariViggen, VariEze, Long-EZ, and others. He and brother Dick conceived the idea of a non-stop, non-refueled, around-the-world flight in 1980. They predicted the project would take 18 months. It took 6 years.
Construction of the Voyager began in the summer of 1982, with a first flight two years later. The airframe was built without metal components. The main material used was a composite sandwich of paper honeycomb and graphite fiber, molded and oven-cured.
Voyager is, in effect, a flying fuel tank. Its gross takeoff weight for the record flight was 9,694.5 lbs., of which 7,011 lbs. was fuel, carried in 17 tanks. When the flight ended nine days later, only 140 lbs. of fuel remained.
Power comes from two engines, one at each end of the fuselage. The rear engine, a 110-hp air-cooled Teledyne Continental IOL-200 ran for all but 8 minutes of the flight, when a fuel feed problem shut it down. The front engine, a 130-hp, air-cooled Teledyne Continental O-240, provided takeoff and climb power, and backup for the rear engine.
Voyager’s official average speed during the around-the-world flight was 116 mph. Its altitude averaged around 11,000 feet, climbing as high as 20,500 ft. Voyager’s route was set with the help of a team of meteorologists who guided the pilots around storms and into favorable winds.
Burt Rutan made his reputation with innovative designs for homebuilt aircraft, including the VariViggen, VariEze, Long-EZ, and others. He and brother Dick conceived the idea of a non-stop, non-refueled, around-the-world flight in 1980. They predicted the project would take 18 months. It took 6 years.
Construction of the Voyager began in the summer of 1982, with a first flight two years later. The airframe was built without metal components. The main material used was a composite sandwich of paper honeycomb and graphite fiber, molded and oven-cured.
Voyager is, in effect, a flying fuel tank. Its gross takeoff weight for the record flight was 9,694.5 lbs., of which 7,011 lbs. was fuel, carried in 17 tanks. When the flight ended nine days later, only 140 lbs. of fuel remained.
Power comes from two engines, one at each end of the fuselage. The rear engine, a 110-hp air-cooled Teledyne Continental IOL-200 ran for all but 8 minutes of the flight, when a fuel feed problem shut it down. The front engine, a 130-hp, air-cooled Teledyne Continental O-240, provided takeoff and climb power, and backup for the rear engine.
Voyager’s official average speed during the around-the-world flight was 116 mph. Its altitude averaged around 11,000 feet, climbing as high as 20,500 ft. Voyager’s route was set with the help of a team of meteorologists who guided the pilots around storms and into favorable winds.
Voyager’s flight was a stunning triumph, accomplished by Rutan’s project team, a host of volunteers, many small private contributions, and no government sponsorship.
To Remi, intesresting book! :P
dijous, 7 de maig del 2009
dimecres, 6 de maig del 2009
Internacional Lease Finance Corporation
The International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) is an aircraft lessor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It is the world's largest aircraft lessor by value, though ILFC's rival, General Electric's GECAS unit, has more aircraft. It leases Boeing and Airbus aircraft to airlines worldwide, including Air Canada, Air France-KLM, Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa, American Airlines, Air India, Continental Airlines, Mexicana, Emirates Airline, Vietnam Airlines, Vueling Airlines and most recently, Delta Air Lines.
Father and son team Leslie Gonda and Louis L. Gonda founded ILFC in 1973 along with Steven F. Udvar-Hazy. The company was acquired by international insurance giant AIG in 1990, although the unit is still run by Udvar-Hazy.
According to the Wall Street Journal (Tuesday, May 13, 2008, Page C1), in 2007 ILFC earned revenues of $4.73 billion and income of $604 million, with a staff of only 170 people.
Father and son team Leslie Gonda and Louis L. Gonda founded ILFC in 1973 along with Steven F. Udvar-Hazy. The company was acquired by international insurance giant AIG in 1990, although the unit is still run by Udvar-Hazy.
According to the Wall Street Journal (Tuesday, May 13, 2008, Page C1), in 2007 ILFC earned revenues of $4.73 billion and income of $604 million, with a staff of only 170 people.
"The airline industry dodged two bullets this week. The rescue of AIG, once the world’s biggest insurer, also saved its subsidiary, ILFC, a market leader in aircraft-leasing. As a result 900 planes did not fall into the hands of the receivers, which would have caused confusion and disruption to dozens of airlines around the world." According to Economist.com
diumenge, 3 de maig del 2009
Entrée interdite aux chiens et aux juifs
"Voilà, mon histoire. Voilà le sacrifice qu'a fait mon père. C'est le cadeux que j'ai reçu de lui"
"On a mil points!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Très mignon!!!! --> The oscar goes to... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cTR6fk8frs
divendres, 1 de maig del 2009
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