Something to think about: THE POWER OF ENTHUSIASM

Enthusiasm keeps the inner wrinkles away.The Power of Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm is the will to do something with energy and gusto. It's a key ingredient needed to make success possible.
Sadly, enthusiasm can be lost. Consider this saying (variously attributed to Samuel Ullman, Douglas MacArthur and a Danish proverb): "Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul."
The Scriptures tell us to do what we are doing with all our might (Ecclesiastes 9:10). We can only do that if we really want to--and that requires enthusiasm. It is a mind-set that lets us tackle our problems and solve them. We strengthen this trait when we choose good goals and achieve them. Doing that fires us up with confidence and allows us to look forward to achieving more goals.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“You can move through life seeing nothing as a miracle, or seeing everything as a miracle.”
Albert Einstein (1879-1955);
theoretical physicist, philosopher, Nobel Prize winner

MODAL VERBS - CAN, MAY, MIGHT, COULD

Gramática: Modal verbs: CAN, MAY, MIGHT, COULD
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A: I see it’s raining again.
B: Yes, but it’s still early. It [can] may/might/could clear up later.
A: I was planning to go to the sea.
B: Well, the weather [couldn’t] may not/might not be so bad down there. It’s often better on the coast.
A: Yes. Actually, if I go, could I borrow your new camera?
B: Yes, you [could] can/may. But be careful with it, please.
Obs. os modal entre aspas [--] não é possivel o uso deles nestas declarações.
Expressar permissão
• can ou may são usados para formular um pedido polido ou dar/negar permissão. May é mais formal do que can.
Can/May I open the window, please? – Yes, of course you can/may. / No, I’m sorry, you can’t/may not.
You wanted to borrow my printer. OK, you can/may.

• could pode ser usado em pedidos, mas não é usado para dar/negar permissão.
Could I look at your map, please? – Yes, you can/may (could).
I’m sorry, but you can’t (couldn’t) park here. This is private.
Expressar possibilidade e incerteza
• may/might/could (mas não can) expressam que algo é/será possivelmente o caso.
A: The phone’s ringing.
B: It may/might/could (can) be for me. I’m expecting a call. [Esta ligação pode/poderia ser para mim...]
A: How much will the repair cost?
B: I don’t know. But it may/might/could (can) be quite expensive. [Isso pode/poderá ser bastante caro.]
• may/might not (não can’t/couldn’t) expressa que algo possivelmente não é o caso.
A: The phone is ringing. Aren’t you going to anwer it?
B: It may/might not be for me. Perhaps it’s for you. [= É possível que a ligação não seja para mim.]
• Mas:
A: Look, the postman’s coming with a big parcel. Are you expecting something?
B: No, it can’t/couldn’t be for me. I’m not expecting anything. [= É impossível que o pacote seja para mim.]
RESUMO
• Pedir licença/permissão (“posso?”): can…?, may…?, ou could…?
• Dar e negar uma permissão (“você pode/não pode”): can(‘t), may (not), mas não could (not)
• “isto é possivelmente o caso / é possível”: may, might, could; mas não can
• “isto, possivelmente, não é o caso / é possível que isto não seja o caso”: may not, might not; mas não can’t, couldn’t
Referência: “Grammar – No problem” – Christine House e John Stevens, Disal Editora, 2005.

MOST OF THE UNIVERSE IS MISSING VIDEO topdocumentaryfilms

Most of the Universe is Missing

A fantastic Horizon (one of my favorites) that looks into the research on Dark Matter (with a twist of comedy to it!)… We know what 4% of the Universe is made of. But what about the rest?
There was a time, not so long ago, when science seemed to understand how the universe worked. Everything – us, the Earth, the stars and even exotic-sounding supernova – was made of atoms which were all created at time-zero: the Big Bang. In between the atoms was nothing, a void: quite literally, ’space’.
But recently things have started to unravel. There is, it seems, a lot more to the universe than meets the eye. According to the best estimates, we only really know what about 4% of it is made of.
But if only 4% is made of atoms, what about the rest? The rest is made of mysterious entities about which very little is understood, with equally mysterious names: dark matter and dark energy...... assista o domentário completo no link

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/most-of-the-universe-is-missing/

Assista também um documentário completo sobre O PLANETA TERRA - THE PLANET EARTH-THE COMPLETE BBC SERIES ......http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/planet-earth-the-complete-bbc-series/

Does the planet need saving? - Earth - The Power of the Planet – BBC

Is the planet able to cope with all we throw at it? Are we pumping too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
Our planet is really tough.
And that’s not about to change. In the long run, Earth can cope with anything we throw at it.
We could clear all the jungles, but a jungle can regrow over a thousand years.
We could burn all Earth’s fossil fuels, flooding the atmosphere with carbon dioxide.
But even then, it would take only a million years for the atmosphere to recover...........

traduzindo: Estamos bombardeando muito dióxido de carbono dentro da atmosfera?
Nosso planeta é realmente durão.
E isto não está para mudar. A longo prazo, a Terra pode lidar com qualquer coisa que jogamos nela.
Poderiamos limpar todas as matas, mas a mata pode crescer novamente por um milhão de anos.
Poderiamos queimar todos os combustíveis fósseis da Terra, inundando a atmosfera com dióxido de carbono.
Mas mesmo assim, levaria apenas um milhão de anos para a atmosfera se recuperar......

Do you like to watch documentaries? Are you interested in learning about our planet?
Go to.........www.youtube.com/bbcexplore

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”

—Winnie-the-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
(1882-1956); author

WORD OF THE DAY - mull over

. mull over (phrasal verb)
definition: to think carefully about something over a period of time, pensar cuidadosamente sobre algo por um periodo de tempo geralmente antes de tomar uma decisão
.They´ll need time to mull over the proposals.
.I've been mulling it over, and I've decided to do what you asked.
.I think I'm going to have to mull the idea over carefully.

ERROS QUE VOCE DEVE EVITAR - ASSISTANT

. assistant não é só ASSISTENTE, AJUDANTE, é também AUXILIO, AJUDA.
Good assistant to memory (bom auxilio para a memória)
Assistente é tambem HELPER (ajudante) e SPECTATOR (espectador)