My Favorite Movies

1953: The Glenn Miller Story
1955: Oklahoma!
1956: The Ten Commandments
1965: The Sound of Music
1968: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1990: Awakenings
1993: Jurassic Park
1994: IQ
1997: Dante's Peak
1997: Titanic
1999: Anna and the King
1999: Notting Hill New!
2000: For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
2001: A Beautiful Mind (A+!)
2001: Lagaan
2001: Pearl Harbor
2001: Serendipity New!
2004: National Treasure
2005: Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005: An Unfinished Life New!
2007: National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
2007: Dan in Real Life
2009: Tum Mile
2009: The Blind Side
2011: A Separation
2016: Neerja 

My Favorite Movies

1953: The Glenn Miller Story
1955: Oklahoma!
1956: The Ten Commandments
1965: The Sound of Music
1968: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1990: Awakenings
1993: Jurassic Park
1994: IQ
1997: Dante's Peak
1997: Titanic
1999: Anna and the King
2000: For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
2001: A Beautiful Mind (A+!)
2001: Lagaan
2001: Pearl Harbor
2004: National Treasure
2005: Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2007: National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
2007: Dan in Real Life
2009: Tum Mile
2009: The Blind Side
2011: A Separation
2016: Neerja New!

-Krip

Categories: Video_

My favorite movies

1953: The Glenn Miller Story
1955: Oklahoma!
1956: The Ten Commandments
1965: The Sound of Music
1968: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1990: Awakenings
1993: Jurassic Park
1994: IQ
1997: Dante's Peak
1997: Titanic
1999: Anna and the King
2000: For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
2001: A Beautiful Mind (A+!)
2001: Lagaan
2001: Pearl Harbor
2004: National Treasure
2005: Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2007: National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
2007: Dan in Real Life
2009: Tum Mile
2009: The Blind Side New!
2011: A Separation New!

-Krip

Categories: Video_

Notable pieces at Legion of Honor Museum

1. Cabinet on stand
   France, Paris, ca. 1650
   Pierre Gole
2. Laurent de La Hyre
   Allegory of Geometry, 1649
3. Bartolomeo Bettera
   Still Life with Musical Instruments, ca. 1687-1699
4. The Candlelight Master
   Young Boy Singing, ca. 1620-1640
5. Cabinet on stand
   France, Paris, ca. 1665
   Pierre Gole
6. Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde
   The Singel, Amsterdam, 1697
7. Willem van Aelst
   Flowers in a Silver Vase, 1663
8. Baron Francois Gerard
   Comtesse de Morel-Vinde and Her Daughter (The Music Lesson), 1799
9. William-Adolphe Bouguereau
   The Broken Pitcher, 1891
10. Julien Dupre
    Peasant Girl with Sheep, ca. 1895
11. Jean-Leon Gerome
    The Bath, ca. 1880-1885
12. Konstantin Makovsky
    The Russian Bride's Attire, 1889
13. Thomas Seddon
    The Pyramids at Gizeh, 1855
14. Jose Jimenez y Aranda
    Holy Week in Seville, 1879
15. Jean-Francois Raffaelli
    The Absinthe Drinkers (Les declasses), 1881
16. Vincent van Gogh
    Still Life, ca. 1880-1885
17. Georges Seurat
    Eiffel Tower, ca. 1889
18. Claude Monet
    Waves Breaking, 1881
19. Edgar Degas
    Musicians in the Orchestra, ca. 1870 (Portrait of Desire Dihau)
20. Pierre-Auguste Renoir
    Mother and Child, ca. 1883
21. Jules Bastien-Lepage
    Sarah Bernhardt, 1879
22. Horace Vernet
    Scene of the French Campaign of 1814, 1826
23. Relief from the Tomb of Mentuemhet
    ca. 660 B.C.

My Favourite Movies

1953: The Glenn Miller Story
1955: Oklahoma!
1956: The Ten Commandments
1965: The Sound of Music
1968: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1990: Awakenings New!
1993: Jurassic Park
1994: IQ
1997: Dante's Peak
1997: Titanic
1999: Anna and the King
2000: For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
2001: A Beautiful Mind (A+!)
2001: Lagaan
2001: Pearl Harbor New!
2004: National Treasure
2005: Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2007: National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
2007: Dan in Real Life
2009: Tum Mile

-Krip

Categories: Video_

Notable Paintings at the Old National Gallery

• Crown Prince Fredrick at the Court Ball 1878 - 1895, By Anton von Werner
• A Billet outside Paris - 1894, By Anton von Werner


• Parade on Opernplatz in 1822 - 1824 - 1830, By Franz Kruger


• Parade on Opernplatz in 1822 (2) - 1824 - 1830, By Franz Kruger


• The Isle of the Dead - 1883, By Arnold Bocklin


• The House at Rueil - 1882, By Edouard Manet


• Grace before the meal - 1885, By Fritz von Uhde


• Country House in Hilversum - 1901, By Max Liebemann


• Spring in Oberweimar - 1868, By Karl Buchholz


• Children's Afternoon at Wargemont - 1884, By Auguste Renoir

U.K. English to U.S. English Translation

Yes the U.K. and U.S. really do have different languages! Here's a translation of some common U.K. words and phrases:

Updated 28 September 2009

U.K.	U.S.
A-Level	Advanced Level [during optional final 2 yrs: yrs 12 & 13]
Aluminum	Aluminium
Answer up (New)	Comment
Aubergine	Eggplant
Bangers	Sausages
Bank holiday	(National) holiday
bee's knee's, the	Excellent
Best mate	Best friend
Bin [n., v.]	Trash
Biscuit	Cookie
Blimey	Express surprise
block of flats	Apartment building
Bloke	Guy
Bobby	Policeman
Bonnet	Automobile hood
Boot	Automobile trunk
Brolly	Umbrella
Bungalow	Ranch [single level house]
Butty [e.g. bacon butty]	Sandwich
Car park	Parking lot
Carrier bag (New)	Plastic bag
Certificate 12A (New)	PG or PG-13
Certificate 15 (New)	PG-13 or R
Certificate 18 (New)	R or X
Cheers	Thanks / goodbye
Chemist	Pharmacy
Chips	French fries
Cinema	Movie theater
the city	Square mile financial district in London
Competition (New)	Sweepstakes / contest
Cooker (New)	Stove
Courgette	Zucchini
Cracking	Excellent
Crisps	(Potato) chips
Cross (New)	Mad
CV (New)	Résumé
Daft	Foolish
Eggy bread (New)	French toast
Engineering works (New)	Construction
Equally (New)	At the same time
Estate	Station wagon
Fag [slang]	Cigarette
Farside (lane)	Outside (lane)
Fitted (New)	Installed
Fiver	Five pounds [monetary]
Flat	Apartment
Football	Soccer
Footie (New)	Soccer (slang)
GCSE	Like high school (diploma) yrs 10 & 11, ages 14-16
Gherkins (New)	Pickles
Give way	Yield
Ground floor	First floor
Having a laugh (New)	Joking
Headmaster / headmistress	Principal
Holiday	Vacation
Hoover	Vacuum
Hospital	"the" hospital
Item (New)	Part
Jam	Jam, jelly
Jelly	Jell-o
Knackered	Exhausted
Lads	Boys
Lift	Elevator
Loads (New)	Lots
Loft	Attic
Loo (New)	Bathroom
Lorry	Truck or van
Maplin (New)	Radio Shack
Mash	Mashed (potatoes)
Mate	Friend
Maths	Math
Midday	Noon
Mind the gap (New)	Watch your step
Mobile (phone)	Cell (phone)
MOT	Motor vehicle inspection
Motorway (New)	Highway
MP	Member of Parliament [like senator or congressman]
Mum	Mom
Nan	Grandma
Nappies	Diapers
Naught	Zero
Nearside (lane)	Inside (lane)
Nick	To steal
No worries (New)	No problem
Nutter	insane
Off Licence	Liquor store
PA (New)	Secretary
Palaver	Fiasco
Pants	1. Underpants; underwear 2. Poor quality
Pay rise	(Pay) raise
Petrol	Gas; gasoline
Plaster (New)	Band-aid
Porridge (New)	Oatmeal
Posh (New)	Classy
Profit	Net profit
Pudding	Dessert
Queue [n.]	Line
Quid	Pound [monetary]
Quite (New)	Exactly
Redundant	Laid off
Rough (New)	Under the weather / unwell
Rounders	Baseball (similar)
Row	Dispute
Saloon [auto body style]	Sedan
Solicitor	Attorney
Sorted	Fixed
Starter	Appetizer
Straightaway	Right away
Surgery	Doctor's office
Ta [slang]	Thanks
Takeaway	Takeout
Taking the mickey (New)	Teasing
Tenner	Ten pounds [monetary]
Tick	Check
Till	(Cash) register
Told off (tell off) (New)	Scolded, yelled, disciplined
Tourer [auto body style]	(Station) wagon
Turnover	(Gross) Revenue
Underground	Subway
Uni (New)	College or University
Wellingtons	Rubber boots
What are you like (New)
Whilst	While
Windscreen	Windshield
Yob [slang]	Hooligan
Zimmer frame (New)	Walking frame

 

-Krip

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