Hi!
I liked this one for unusual captain's announcement :-)
http://yandex.ru/yandsearch?te ...

Mila, congrats with 10 000! :-)

and one zero more :-)

Hooray! To all brushuppers!
We've done it...sloweR but steadily...to the stars "through thorns"...)))
Champaigne and chocs...to MSL....)))

MSL
Re: captain's annoucement
I hope that one should take great care as the "language" is too strong ..)))

A WOMAN'S WEEK AT THE GYM

MONDAY:
Started my day at 6:00 am. Tough to get out of bed, but found it was well worth it when I arrived at the health club to find Christo waiting for me. He is something of a Greek god-- with blond hair, dancing eyes, and a dazzling white smile. Woo Hoo!!

Christo gave me a tour and showed me the machines.. I enjoyed watching the skillful way in which he conducted his aerobics class after my workout today. Very inspiring!

Christo was encouraging as I did my sit-ups, although my gut was already aching from holding it in the whole time he was around.

This is going to be a FANTASTIC week!!

TUESDAY:
I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I finally made it out the door. Christo made me lie on my back and push a heavy iron bar into the air then he put weights on it! My legs were a little wobbly on the treadmill, but I made the full mile. His rewarding smile made it all worthwhile. I feel GREAT! It's a whole new life for me.

WEDNESDAY:
The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying the toothbrush on the counter and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I believe I have a hernia in both pectorals. Driving was OK as long as I didn't try to steer or stop.

Christo was impatient with me, insisting that my screams bothered other club members. His voice is a little too perky for that early in the morning and when he scolds, he gets this nasally whine that is VERY annoying.

My chest hurt when I got on the treadmill, so Christo put me on the stair monster. Why the hell would anyone invent a machine to simulate an activity rendered obsolete by elevators? Christo told me it would help me get in shape and enjoy life. He said some other shit too.

THURSDAY:
Asshole was waiting for me with his vampire-like teeth exposed as his thin, cruel lips were pulled back in a full snarl. I couldn't help being a half an hour late-- it took me that long to tie my shoes.

He took me to work out with dumbbells. When he was not looking, I ran and hid in the toilet.. He sent some skinny bitch to find me.
Then, as punishment, he put me on the rowing machine-- which I sank.

FRIDAY:
I hate that bastard Christo more than any human being has ever hated any other human being in the history of the world. Stupid, skinny, anemic, anorexic, little aerobic instructor. If there was a part of my body I could move without unbearable pain, I would beat him with it.

Christo wanted me to work on my triceps. I don't have any triceps! And if you don't want dents in the floor, don't hand me the damn barbells or anything that weighs more than a Mars Bar.

The treadmill flung me off and I landed on a health and nutrition teacher. Why couldn't it have been someone softer, like the drama coach or the choir director?

SATURDAY:
Satan left a message on my answering machine in his grating, shrilly voice wondering why I did not show up today. Just hearing his voice made me want to smash the machine with my planner; however, I lacked the strength to even use the TV remote and ended up catching eleven straight hours of the Weather Channel..

SUNDAY:
I'm having the Church van pick me up for services today so I can go and thank GOD that this week is over. I will also pray that next year my husband will choose a gift for me that is fun-- like a root canal or a hysterectomy. I still say if God had wanted me to bend over, he would have sprinkled the floor with diamonds!!!

Hello, winter has begun...
Here is the poem "No!" by Thomas Hood

No sun--no moon!
No morn--no noon!
No dawn--no dusk--no proper time of day--
No sky--no earthly view--
No distance looking blue--
No road--no street--no "t'other side this way"--
No end to any Row--
No indications where the Crescents go--
No top to any steeple--
No recognitions of familiar people--
No courtesies for showing 'em--
No knowing 'em!
No traveling at all--no locomotion--
No inkling of the way--no notion--
"No go" by land or ocean--
No mail--no post--
No news from any foreign coast--
No Park, no Ring, no afternoon gentility--
No company--no nobility--
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member--
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds--
November!

Hello everyone!
klg
Good and a bit sad for November...
re:No news from any foreign coast--
There is another joke to cheer everybody up....
Best divorce letter ever...
"Dear Wife,

I'm writing you this letter to tell you that I'm leaving you forever.

I've been a good man to you for 7 years and I have nothing to show for it. These last 2 weeks have been hell. Your boss called to tell me that you quit your job today and that was the last straw.

Last week, you came home and didn't even notice I had a new haircut, had cooked your favourite meal and even wore a brand new pair of silk boxers. You ate in 2 minutes, and went straight to sleep after watching all of your soaps. You don't tell me you love me anymore; you don't want sex or anything that connects us as husband and wife.

Either you're cheating on me or you don't love me anymore; whatever the case, I'm gone.

Your EX-Husband

P.S. Don't try to find me. Your SISTER and I are moving away to Vancouver together! Have a great life!
***************************************************************************************
Dear Ex-Husband,

Nothing has made my day more than receiving your letter.

It's true you and I have been married for 7 years, although a good man is a far cry from what you've been. I watch my soaps so much because they drown out your constant whining and griping. Too bad that doesn't work. I DID notice when you got a hair cut last week, but the first thing that came to mind was “You look just like a girl!'” Since my mother raised me not to say anything if you can't say something nice, I didn't comment.

And when you cooked my favourite meal, you must have gotten me confused with MY SISTER, because I stopped eating pork 7 years ago.

About those new silk boxers: I turned away from you because the $49.99 price tag was still on them, and I prayed it was a coincidence that my SISTER had just borrowed $50 from me that morning. After all of this, I still loved you and felt we could work it out.

So when I hit the lotto for $ 35 million, I quit my job and bought us 2 tickets to Jamaica. But when I got home, you were gone.

Everything happens for a reason, I guess. I hope you have the fulfilling life you always wanted.

My lawyer said that the letter you wrote ensures you won't get a dime from me. So take care.

Signed,
Your Ex-Wife, Rich As Hell & Free!

P.S. I don't know if I ever told you this, but my SISTER Carla was born Carl. I hope that's not a problem.

Halloween or No to Halloween?
http://www.joe-ks.com/archives ...

Another reason for fireworks
http://www.bonfirenight.net/
They are really loud and bright..)))

A bit quiet in here...
Perhaps all who wanted have already brushed up...))))

Hello from Australia..))

"A LITTLE BIT OF AUSSIE CULCHA..."

LOG ON: Adding wood to make the barbie hotter

LOG OFF: Not adding any more wood to the barbie.

MONITOR: Keeping an eye on the barbie.

DOWNLOAD: Getting the firewood off the Ute.

HARD DRIVE: Making the trip back home without any cold tinnies.

KEYBOARD: Where you hang the Ute keys.

WINDOW: What you shut when the weather's cold.

SCREEN: What you shut in the mozzie season.

BYTE: What mozzies do.

MEGABYTE: What Townsville mozzies do.

CHIP: A pub snack.

MICROCHIP: What's left in the bag after you've eaten the chips.

MODEM: What you did to the lawns.

LAPTOP: Where the cat sleeps.

SOFTWARE: Plastic knives & forks you get at Red Rooster.

HARDWARE: Stainless steel knives & forks - from K-Mart.

MOUSE: The small rodent that eats the grain in the shed.

MAINFRAME: What holds the shed up.

WEB: What spiders make.

WEBSITE: Usually in the shed or under the verandah.

SEARCH ENGINE: What you do when the Ute won't go.

CURSOR: What you say when the Ute won't go.

YAHOO: What you say when the Ute does go.

UPGRADE: A steep hill.

SERVER: The person at the pub who serves out the grog.

MAIL SERVER: The bloke at the pub who brings out the counter lunch.

USER: The neighbour who keeps borrowing things.

NETWORK: What you do when you need to repair the fishing net.

INTERNET: Where you want the fish to go.

NETSCAPE: What the fish do when they discover a hole in the net.

ONLINE: Where you hang the washing.

OFFLINE: Where the washing ends up when the pegs aren't strong enough.

technical writeup on Qantas A380:


http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pla ...

boba
nice one..Where did you find it? I can see that the source is from "Aussie Culture".....))))

Actually some friends from Boeing sent me this link. Their mood improves every time they hear bad news from Airbus.

boba
friends in need are true friends, indeed...;-)

The article seems to be aimed mainly on RR rather then on Airbus itself. The last one vice versa deserved respect for its strength.

Agree, as I have been on one and the only thing I can say, it's fantastic, A-380. The reason for concern is its maintenance and an airline responsibility for crew training.

A bit on a school issue:
"The Lollies with the Little Hole - flavoured sweets.
The children began to identify the flavours by their colour:

Red.....................Raspberry
Yellow.................Lemon
Green..................Lime
Orange ...............Orange

Finally the teacher gave them all HONEY lifesavers. None of the children could identify the taste.

The teacher said, “I will give you all a clue. It's what your mother may sometimes call your father.”

One little girl looked up in horror, spat her lifesaver out and yelled, “Oh my God! They're arse holes!”

The teacher had to leave the room!"

When it's time to retire:

http://photofile.ru/users/boba ...

))))))))

Hi to all!
For those who are reading online newspapers there is something about the Wedding
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new ...

In March my son celebrated his 15th birthday, and I got him an iPhone.
He just loved it. Who wouldn't?

I celebrated my birthday in July, and my wife made me very happy when she bought me an iPad.

My daughter's birthday was in August so I got her an iPod Touch.

September came by so for her birthday i got my wife an iRon:


http://photofile.ru/users/boba ...


It was then that the fight started......

How thoughtful of you, men! )))just give your nearest and dearest more household stuff- to make cleaning an enjoyable ever going process... and she will be ever so happy !))))))

Hi Mila.

Please have a look at the following text. I just need to know how it looks like for an experienced teacher like you. Cause for all my friend and me all stuff looks the same, we need a bit of fresh air therefore.

Thanks in advance.


TEXT BEGINS HERE
"
Due to the high complexity of a combustion process, it is not possible to study all aspects of the corresponding low-NOx and low pollutants technologies. Fortunately, many excellent groups are active in the field of low-NOx combustion and gas turbine combustion in general. Most of them have focused on dry-low NOx (DLN) and flameless combustion technology. The part of swirl stabilized low NOx burners has thus far receiving less attention.

Theoretical and experimental aspects of combustion are the key areas of research in the Thermofluids group of the Imperial College London. The general goal of the present study is to contribute in the area of Low NOx combustion technology. The special aim is to investigate and propose new design alternatives in the low NOx burners which can be applied to different combustion devices including gas turbine and jet engines. In particular this thesis aims at:

- Assessing the possibility of flameless combustion to be applied to gas turbine engines
- Proposition of alternative way to lower NOx emission or new design schemes
- Theoretical investigation of the proposed concept using detailed kinetic mechanism
- Experimental investigation of the possibility of application of laser-based measurement techniques to laboratory scale gas turbine burners
- Experimental investigation of new proposed laboratory-scale gas turbine burner using Rayleigh scattering technique

In order to achieve the goals presented in this chapter, the number of additional challenges to be met. These are described in the following.

The fluid mechanical properties of the combustion system must be well known to fully describe the mixing between reactants, burnt products and all transport phenomena occurring in turbulent flames (diffusion, turbulent transport etc). In the case of combustion occurring in a gas turbine engine, the turbulent flow field is characterized by the wide range of time and length scales that cannot be resolved numerically.
"

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Brain blowing stuff, you know. Flameless combustion... is it really possible?

MSL

In lab yes, under special conditions. But in reality... It's highly questionable.

Hi Vyacheslav!
To be honest I am not quite confident with the content of the above paragraph to be able to suggest any changes. As it contains a lot of specific features.
From the point of grammar there are a few bits but they are not that much important.
1.General rule is that most of the description is in Present Tense, describing the process/the machinery etc///
2. Try to avoid Modal verbs too much
3. There is no strict rule regarding article, if only the basic rules are to be flollowd.
4. Verbs in Passive Voice are very functional and appropriate as well.
Examples
yours -The main goal
suggested- The main objective

The special aim is to investigate
It aims specifically at/ to ...

Due to the high ...
Due to high...or the highest...

many excellent groups
a lot of other advanced groups

research in the Thermofluids group of the Imperial College London.
in Thermofluids research group at Imperial Colllege London

etc...
Honestly there are some other bits which I am sure you will be able to improve yourself.
Otherwise I will have to charge you....))))))

Mila Love

Thanks Mila. I just wanted to know an overall impression.

My pleasure))))
If you are trying to write in good English the best thing to do is to read publications/articles of your tutors/group leadres...))))

Woke up this night as started feeling rather cold...and here we are with the latest...)))
http://www.heart.co.uk/dorset/ ...

Ha-ha!

http://ru.fishki.net/picsw/122 ...

lovely speech and accent!))))))

Initiate the appropriate engine failure non-normal checklist followed by the After
Takeoff checklists when the flaps are up

Question: What shall I do firstly engine failure non-normal checklist or After
Takeoff checklists ??? Thanks.

2 Имя

1. appropriate engine failure non-normal checklist
then:
2. After Take-off checklist

I’m sorry for my entering here but my little experiment, probably, will be useful.
I think, my English is not too bad and I want to share my experiments with you.

Поступаю на Государственные Курсы иностранных языков на английский язык. Учусь, конечно, заочно. Раз в месяц надо было отсылать выполненное задание, 15 числа. Я конечно, 30 дней учиться не мог. Силы воли не хватало. Хватало меня лишь на 15 дней. За это время я успевал всё успешно закончить, и Людочка меня проверяла. Вообще, я оказался способным. Когда моя мама уезжала в Египет к папе, она вложила в меня почти всю школьную программу за один месяц, и я учебники вообще не открывал до её приезда через два года.
В Архангельск, к Людиным коллегам часто приезжали англо-говорящие и практическое применение было.

В начале июня приехал мой Голландский приятель Эдвин со своей подругой Эльзой в Ленинград. Я с ним познакомился ещё год назад в Питере, совершенно случайно и вот спустя год он мне сообщает о своём прибытии. Эдвин – историк и до сих пор изучает и пишет книги о Русско-Голландских отношениях эпохи Петра I. Я приглашал его в Архангельск, но именно в это время курс доллара стал повышаться и за один доллар стали давать 6 рублей. Эдвин вначале обрадовался, билет до Архангельска стоил 20 рублей или 3,3 доллара, а потом огорчился, узнав, что билет стоит на самом деле 50 долларов и решил не лететь. В это время я пришёл в управление ГА.
Начальником нашего управления был Борис Иванович З. Я рассказал ему суть проблемы и что решать её надо в течение 1-2 дней. На что Борис Иванович мне отвечает, что времени совсем нет и, помолчав чуть-чуть, добавил: “Что ты не знаешь, как это делать?“ Я, конечно, всё понял и сделал всё как надо.
Прилетели мы в Питер раньше на 15-20 минут, чем я просил Эдвина и Эльзу быть, но они раньше приехали и я только и сказал им, что у них всего 5 минут на принятие решения, а вещи и документы ребята привезут вечером. В Пулково я знал все лазейки и протащить Эдвина и Эльзу не представляло большого труда. Вечером, Саше Чернову были переданы вещи и документы, когда он прилетел в Ленинград.
Я показал гостям весь Архангельск, музеи и то место, где Иван Рябов Шведскую эскадру на мель посадил. А ящик водки из Баку у нас на кухне под столом стоял.
Легко они и обратно улетели. Потом Эдвин говорил, что всю Европу автостопом проехал, а в России ещё и авиастопом!
I was in Amsterdam in 1994 on Merry Christmas. That was described in my book (in russian).

По весне, я, испытывая свой английский, познакомился со Скоттом из Соединённых Штатов, с которым позже соединили меня узы искренней дружбы.

This is from “10600 or third Newtons law” which was written after my writing off from flight work in 2004.
By the way, I probably was a single Russian on the Centennial of the First flight. This text was translated and even corrected by Lucy from B.A. (the former Captain B-777) I published it on
http://www.proza.ru/2010/12/15/1275


Having a terrible illness I decide to visit Stalingrad. It’s published on http://www.proza.ru/2010/05/08/1021 I called it” My Stalingrad”

I opened American Montessori School in 1994. It was written in my book and in Russian on
http://www.proza.ru/2010/01/16/681

My friend had a good experiments in SAS as engendering. I told him to tell you about it.
Study English!

Hi to all!
Nice to see a new reader/writer!
However,I do apologise,Алексей Анатольевич, but I can't quite get it.. The point of your post is to learn English, that's no doubt. We all undestand it and that's why we are here! You really need to say/to write everything in English, no matter how hard it might be.
Please make sure that your next post is English only, OK?..))))

Since more and more Seniors are texting and tweeting, there appears to be a need for a STC (Senior Texting Code). Enjoy the laugh!

ATD: At The Doctor's

BFF: Best Friend Farted

BTW: Bring The Wheelchair

BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth

CBM: Covered By Medicare

CUATSC: See You At The Senior Center

DWI: Driving While Incontinent

FWB: Friend With Beta Blockers

FWIW: Forgot Where I Was

FYI: Found Your Insulin

GGPBL: Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low!

GHA: Got Heartburn Again

HGBM: Had Good Bowel Movement

IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On?

LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out

LOL: Living On Lipitor

LWO: Lawrence Welk's On

OMMR: On My Massage Recliner

OMSG: Oh My! Sorry, Gas.

ROFL... CGU: Rolling On The Floor Laughing... And Can't Get Up

SGGP: Sorry, Gotta Go Poop

TTYL: Talk To You Louder

WAITT: Who Am I Talking To?

WTFA: Wet The Furniture Again

WTP: Where's The Prunes?

WWNO: Walker Wheels Need Oil

spledid, boba...))))

Mila Love thank you. I only wanted to show the results of studding and to show people it.
I’ll write only in English in the future.

Hi again!
That's very thoughtful of you, Alexei Anatoljevich,if you wanted to show the results to other people!..
And we will be looking forward to your new posts in English in future...))))

Mila Love!
The results have been shown. There is no idea if my friend write about himself. (extremely interesting fate) As for me I am crossing the finishing line. But the rest should know that before if never use future time. (Передайте,. что англичане никогда ружья кирпичом не чистят.)
I wish you the best!

A very good point, AA in your "If + NO future" example.
However, in the first part of your sentence something rather important needs to be corrected:
"There is no idea if my friend write ?"
My best wishes to you too and I will certainly pass your message to the rest of the world ;)

A man in Scotland calls his son in London the day before Christmas Eve and says, "I hate to ruin your day but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is enough".

"Dad, what are you talking about?'" the son screams.

"We can't stand the sight of each other any longer", the father says.
"We're sick of each other and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Leeds and tell her".

Frantically, the son calls his sister, who explodes on the phone, "Like hell they're getting divorced", she shouts, "I'll take care of this".

She calls Scotland immediately and screams at her father, "You are NOT getting divorced. Don't do a single thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother back and we'll both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU HEAR ME?"and hangs up.

The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife.
"Done! They're coming for Christmas - and they're paying their own way."

Happy Holidays to English Club!


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TCAS says there won't be gifts... :-)
http://www.funnychill.com/medi ...

Hi to you all!
Let it be:
Merry Christmas!
Happy New Year!
and if you have already taken perfect measurements everything should be just fine!:)))))
http://s012.radikal.ru/i321/10 ...

Merry Christmas and Happy 2011 Year!
Hope Santa brings only good things to all of us!

...and takes away all bad stuff instead!))))

Hello to all brushuppers!
Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...
Let it be:
Happy
Prosperous
Fruitful
Full of joy and only good friends to share with
and Lots of Love
.... coming Year!
Mila