Atrapado en el tiempo (Groundhog Day) es una película estadounidense dirigida por Harold Ramis. Es una comedia romántica. Phil Connors es un meteorólogo de una cadena de televisión. Es el dia antes del dia de la marmota, y dos periodistas (Larry y Rita) y Phil van a Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Phil odio la marmota, y su dia, porque todos los años Phil va a Punxsutawney. Pero este año no es el mismo. El día se repite. Phil revive el día de la marmota todas las días. Al principio, hace cosas locas, porque sabe que no hay una mañana, pero Phil se enamora de Rita. Todos los días Phil aprende más sobre Rita. ¿Pero como puede vivir Phil, si Rita no recuerda ayer?

Me gusta Bill Murray (Phil). Creo que es un buen actor, especialmente como Phil. La película es muy bien, hay humor, y un poco de tristeza. Es un poco viejo (1993), pero es un clásico. Usted tiene que verlo.

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HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is basically a language for computers which can tell what you want your website to look like. Using HTML you can decide to move that border a couple of centimeters to the right, or change the colour of that text, or even add images and links. In this post I’ll just be focusing on the image tag (kind of “grammar” needed to put an image on your website) and the anchor tag.

• The anchor tag is called ‘anchor’, because it is used to attach a link to an image or text, i.e. you ‘anchor’ on a link. It is basically for when you click on an image or line of text, a link (which was attached) will open. There are specific details you can change. For example, you can decide if the link will open into a new tab or window, or even on the same page. You can also choose to open it in a new tab/window, depending on what the person clicking has put in his/her settings. In order to say what the link is ‘anchored’ onto, the tag has an open and finish. Here is an example:

 <A HREF="http://fany.savina.net" target="_blank"> This is a link to my website. </A>

HREF indicates what the link is.

Target is whether it will open in a new window, or stay on the same page.

"_blank" means it will open in a new window but will depend on the users settings. Then comes the actual text that will be linked. And then the tag finishes to indicate that only the text within it has a link.

• Next is the image tag. This is pretty simple. It is for adding an image to a document or page. You can decide the size of the image (width, length), if you want a link, what the image is, where it is placed, etc.  Here is an example:

<img src="http://fany.savina.net/favicon.ico" width="100">

src is an abbreviation of 'source'. This is to give the location of your image in your server. If the computer doesn't know where to look for the image, then he won't find it and won't be able to display it.

width="100" is (duh) to define the width of the image. You can also define the length, but you must know what lengths and widths go together for your picture (If your picture is originally a rectangle but you give proportions of a square, such as 100x100, your image will be deformed). The proportions are always in pixels. You can add something to say it is in centimeters or inches, but if nothing is put, the computer assumes it is in pixels. By the way, the image I gave was the file for my little house (the one next to the title of this website up above).

So now you know about these two tags. If you want to use them but with different options, there are plenty of sites which offer all the settings you could possible have and what they do, how to use them etc. Just search something like ‘how to use an anchor tag?’ or ‘how to customise an img tag?’. Thanks for reading and I hope you found this useful! Have fun adding those links and images!

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Ce film est une comédie dirigée par Jean-Marie Poiré. Comte Godefroy de Montmirail était un brave seigneur. En sauvant la vie du roi, il fut récompensé par une épouse, Dame Frénégonde, dont il était amoureux. En passant par la forêt pour rejoindre sa promise, il rencontra une sorcière. Il la captura et comptait bien la faire brûler en arrivant dans son château. Quand son domicile arriva en vue, il ordonna à son escuier, Jacquouille la Fripouille, de l’aider à changer de vêtements. Pendant ce temps, la sorcière mit une potion dans la gourde d’eau. Après que Godefroy ait bu dedans, il vit des formes bizarres. À cause de cette potion, il tua le père de Dame Frénégonde parce qu’il le prit pour un ours. Du coup, il ne se maria pas. Il fallait un magicien pour trouver une solution à ce probleme. Le mage proposa de transporter Godefroy dans le passé, pour revenir au moment où il tua le père de Frénégonde. Lui et Jacquouille burent une potion magique et ils disparurent quand le sorcier eu dit les mots magiques. Après leur disparition, le mage se rendit compte qu’il avait oublié un ingrédient, et Godefroy et Jacquouille se retrouvèrent dans le future. Ils essayent maintenant de trouver une solution pour retourner à leur époque.

J’ai apprécié ce film parce qu’il est très amusant. Il y a beaucoup d’humour et de suspense, quelques effets spéciaux, mais aussi de l’amour et du courage. Il y a eu deux autres films après celui-ci, un étant une suite du premier et l’autre étant un remake du premier film situant la scène à New York. Ce film est très divertissant, et je vous conseille de le voir.

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Weather forecast from television

Mankind has always felt the need to be able to predict the weather. As early as 650 BC, people were already looking up at the skies and stars, and recognised certain events which lead to a certain type of weather. Predicting the weather was useful back then mostly for agricultural purposes. Now, it is useful for all sorts of things. People can use it to plan picnics, weddings, the right day to wash the car, and for other various trips which require a certain weather. But forecasting isn’t just used for everyday planning, it is also for warnings of dangerous weather (hurricane, tsunami), by the military to warn officers what the conditions will be during a war, and even now, forecasting is still used for agriculture.
Weather prediction is done now-a-days by specialists with technical equipment, computers, programs, and satellite images. The forecast made by these specialists is spread using the internet, television, radio, and even by word of mouth. There are different techniques available to predict the weather, some more accurate than others. Note that the further the prediction goes, the less accurate the prediction will be, i.e. the prediction for next week is less accurate than the prediction for tomorrow.

A satellite designed to take pictures of the earth to view cloud movement.

1, Persistence: this is when you observe the weather of today to tell the weather of later on. Example, if it is sunny today with no clouds, you can assume it might be sunny tomorrow.
2, Barometer: a barometer is a scientific apparatus that can measure the atmospheric pressure. High pressure in the air indicates the clouds are way up high, meaning they are much lighter, meaning they are not gauged with rain. Low atmospheric pressure means the clouds are very low and almost always ready to let go of their burden, i.e., rain water. The barometer can measure these different types of pressure and it the pressure noticeably keeps rising, it will most probably be nice, but if the pressure drops rapidly, the rain or bad weather is almost always imminent.
3, Sky Watching: the title says it all. Merely observing the sky is a very indication of weather to come. If you notice a great big grey cloud in the distance and there some wind, it is highly possible it will be cold, drizzle, rain, or  even a thunderstorm could happen.

Satellite image.

4, Forecast Models: these are models used in meteorology (science of weather) to determine what should happen. There are models for a lot of events. Basically, a model is something saying that if this should happen, then that will follow soon after. These are used by experts in weather forecasting.
5, Analog Technique: this is what could be called ‘pattern recognition’. This means remembering an event from the past, and remembering the signs and other events that lead to it, and applying it to current events. If the signs match up, it can be assumed the big event will happen again. This is useful for hurricanes, tornadoes, etc.

Images from: nº 1, nº2, nº3.

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This comedy film directed by John Hughes, is about a seventeen year old boy, Ferris Bueller. Ferris Bueller is the most popular guy in school and can virtually do anything. On this particular day, he decides to fake an illness and get a day off school. His parents, who believe he is an angel, buy it all. His sister Jeannie, however, is jealous because he never gets caught. Ferris gets ready for a day of fun after all the family is at work and school. He calls his best friend, Cameron, a tight, nervous guy, to come and join in on the fun. He and Cameron then later set up a scheme to get Sloane, Ferris’ girlfriend, out of school. Once they are all out of school and ready in the stolen red Ferrari from Cameron’s dad, they head out to the city of chicago to have a day of fun. Of course, they do run into some trouble, for example, the mileage on the Ferrari is now wrong, and going backwards doesn’t take any of the mileage off. Also, Ferris’s sister and the school principal, are both determined to catch Ferris in the act.

I like this movie because it is plain funny. It has friendship and love, and that cheesy family comedy feel to it, which is what makes it such a great weekend afternoon movie. The actors are all great and even the story has intrigue and suspense.

The Ferrari in the movie, was a rare 1961 250 GT California. As only about a hundred of these were made, it was not possible to buy a couple of them to shoot the scenes. However, the director did want a sense of real, so for when the car was simply parked, or when it was in Cameron’s Dad’s garage, it was a real 250 Gt Ferrari. For the other scenes, three replicas were made, but these were detested by the members of the crew because they did not work properly. The license plates of other cars in the movie were made into hommages of other movies made by John Hughes i.e. TBC (The Breakfast Club), MMOM (Mr. Mom), as well as 4FBDO (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off).

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All living things need food. Food provides energy, the raw materials necessary for building and repairing the body, and food is also needed to control the chemical reactions in cells (meaning to control the metabolism). Food is made up of chemical components, which are made up of molecules, which are made up of atoms. There are four major types of molecules when mixed in different proportions create different types of food. Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, and Vitamins are the four major types of molecules found in food.

Carbohydrates: there are three different types of carbohydrates that occur in nature.
1: Monosaccharides: these are more often named as simple sugars. Examples include fructose and glucose (found in fruit). They are called simple sugars because they consist of only one molecule, instead of groups of molecules joined together.
2: Disaccharides: these are a bit more complex than simple sugars (monosaccharides). Instead of one molecule, there are two molecules joined together. Examples are sucrose (cane sugar) and lactose (milk).
3: Polysaccharides: this consist of many molecules joined together. Examples are starch (bread) and cellulose (vegetables).
In respiration (see the 7 characteristics of life), carbohydrates break down and release energy, waste (carbon dioxide) and water. This type of reaction is called a catabolic reaction i.e. a complex molecule broken down into simpler molecules. The opposite, anabolic reaction, means a simple molecule built up into a complex molecule. Plants use this reaction to make their food.

Lipids: these are better known as fats and oils. Fats and oils are basically the same, except one is solid (fats e.g. butter) and the other one is liquid (oils e.g. sunflower oil). Lipids are important storage molecules. They provide insulation by depositing under the skin, and they protect the internal organs. Also, oils secreted from the skin help to waterproof the body.

Proteins: protein molecules are made up of sub-units called amino acids. These can be linked and they can form many different types of protein. Think of these amino acids as letters of the aphabet: when joined together, they form many different words. These amino acids are joined by what is called peptide links or bonds. Proteins can be found in muscle, hair, and nails. Enzymes, which are molecules who control chemical reactions in cells, are made from proteins. Hormones, which control and regulate body functions, are also made from proteins.

Vitamins: there are six different vitamins.
Vitamin A: these promote healthy eyes and eye sight and are mainly found in liver and carrots.
Vitamin B: there are eight sub sections of vitamins within this vitamin group, but they are all for mainly healthy skin and enhancing the immune and nervous systems. They can be found in pulses (beans, lentils), and meat such as liver and tuna.
Vitamin C: this is for good, healthy, strong connective tissue. It is mainly found in citrus fruits, but also in liver.
Vitamin D: this helps the absorption of calcium, which helps the bones and teeth grow. In a way, it indirectly helps the bones and teeth grow. It can be found in dairy products, but the skin also produces it when exposed to sunlight.
Vitamin E: these promote a healthy heart. They can be found in dairy products and in green leafy vegetables (e.g. spinach).
Vitamin K: this vitamin helps the blood to clot properly. It can be found in green leafy vegetables such as spinach, or cabbage.

Sources: New Senior Biology, Wikipedia,

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Heinrich Hertz, the man after which hertz units were named.

Hertz, is a company which rents out cars, but the hertz I will talk about is the unit of frequency. Frequency is defined as a number of cycles per unit time, meaning the number of times an event repeats in a given amount of time. When we say one hertz, we mean that an event was repeated once in one second. The abbreviation for hertz is Hz. We always use one second as the amount of time.
Hertz was named after a German physicist named Heinrich Rudolf Hertz. Heinrich was the first to demonstrate satisfactorily the existence of electromagnetic waves. He did this by building a machine that could produce and detect radio waves. The name was proposed in the late 1920′s by German scientists in honour Heinrich. It replaced the previous name, cycles per second (cps), in 1933.

Hertz is used for many things. It is mostly used for radio and audio waves. It also occurs in alternating current. However, it can also be applied to any event. For example, a clock ticks at one hertz, one cycle per second.

This SI unit (abbreviation for International System of Units) was named after a person. As with all other SI units named after proper nouns, the first letter of the symbol is uppercase (Hz). However, when an SI unit is spelled out, it should always begin in lowercase, unless it begins a sentence or has another grammar rule to force it into uppercase (hertz).

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10 000 BC es una película estadounidense del año 2008. Es dirigida por Roland Emmerich. Transcurre en la prehistoria. D’Leh es el héroe de la historia. Una profecía dice que una niña de ojos azules terminaría el hambre. Cuando esta niña va al pueblo, la gente está contenta. Pero ‘los demonios de cuatro patas’ van al pueblo y capturan a muchas personas, incluyendo a Evolet, la niña de ojos azules. D’Leh, que ama a Evolet, va detrás de su amor. En el camino, se encuentra con otros pueblos que odian a’los demonios’. D’Leh y su nuevo ejército luchan contra los ‘demonios’ por la libertad.

Me gusta esta película porque hay mucha acción. Es una buena historia y no es muy larga. Los efectos especiales son, creo, muy buenos. Hay un poco de magia, y esta historia tiene mucho coraje y amor. Recomiendo esta película.

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First official cover for the book.

Pet Sematary, is a horror novel written by Stephen King in 1983. It got nominated with a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1984, and was then later made into a film. It is the story of the Creed family moving into the countryside from Chicago. Their home appears safe and their only neighbors are elderly, friendly people. The only real threat is the road passing by their new house, with the constant passing of large trucks. Louis Creed, a doctor and the man of the house, had gotten a job at a local university at the infirmary, and on his first day of proper work, he receives a patient who is surely going to die. The road accident victim, Victor Pascow, dies in the arms of Louis and haunts him continually in his dreams. When Church, the family cat, becomes a road kill while Louis’ wife (Rachel), his barely two year old son (Gage), and his five year old daughter (Ellie), are in Chicago visiting relatives, Jud Crandall, the friendly, elderly neighbor, helps him by taking him to beyond the Pet Sematary. The Pet Sematary, built and looked after by the children of the village (hence the misspelling), was built for all the animals who were run over by the dreadful trucks and some animals who died of old age or disease. But what was beyond the Pet Sematary, through the woods which used to belong to Indian tribes? Louis, led by Jud, found another cemetery, this an old Indian one hard to reach. When instructed to bury the cat there, Louis did and the following day, the cat returned alive. Slightly changed, and clumsy and untrusting, but still alive. When Louis’ son, Gage dies in another road accident, and Louis buries him in the Indian cemetery, Gage comes back much changed, in a very evil way.

Movie poster for Pet Sematary

I liked this book because firstly, it was written by Stephen King (who I think is awesome), and secondly because the story contains a lot of intrigue and suspense. Although at times some little plots are so obvious, the ending comes with some surprise. This being said, the ending is more of an open one, letting the reader imagine what they want to complete the story. This is a very frustrating and yet exciting way to read this novel. Frustrating because you do not know if your made up ending is the intended one, and exciting because you feel the author trusts you with his narrative.

This was made into a movie in 1988. It was directed by Mary Lambert, and Stephen King appeared in it as a small role of a priest at a funeral. A sequel movie was also made, Pet Sematary 2, but this movie was met with less critical and financial success. The movie does differ greatly in some very important details, sometimes the details were left out or else completely changed. The end also has an alternative feel to it. It does not have the same unfinished ending the book displays, forcing a definite end on the watcher. But I still think both the movie and the book were good in their own rights. I definitely recommend both of them.

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Camping, une comédie française écrite par Fabien Onteniente, cause de Michel Saint Josse et sa fille, qui partent en vacances en Espagne dans l’hôtel de luxe de Marbella. Étant un chirurgien esthétique, il a les moyens d’aller un Espagne avec sa nouvelle Aston Martin grise, la voiture de James Bond. Mais elle n’est pas fiable et elle tombe en panne juste à côté du Camping des Flots Bleus. Comme c’est le mois d’août, il n’a pas d’autres choix que de rester dans la tente de Patrick Chirac (Franck Dubosc), un campeur régulier au chômage. Les réparations de la voiture de Michel prennent du temps et il se retrouve coincé dans le camping pendant plusieurs jours. Mais il ne sait pas encore que c’est ici qu’il apprendra vraiment ce que sont de vraies vacances. Il apprendra aussi ce que le mot famille veut dire.

Je trouve que ce film est un bon film, mais je ne le regarderais pas deux fois. Il n’y a pas vraiment d’humour, mais plutôt des bétises et c’est ça qui est rigolo. Il y a du suspense, du romantisme et aussi de la tristesse. Je dirais qu’il faut le voir au moins une fois, pour la culture générale.

Jacky Pic est un vieux monsieur qui vient tous les ans avec sa femme au Flots Bleus. Cette année leur emplacement avec leur arbre a été réservé en avance par des Hollandais et il essaye de récupérer son emplacement habituel. Ce rôle avait été originalement écrit pour Jacques Villeret mais il est mort avant que le film commence. L’acteur qui l’a remplacé (Claude Brasseur) avait demandé que le film soit dédié à Jacques Villeret.

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