Cloverfield

Well, it is very interesting idea to advertise the movies or the music(Nine Inch Nails-Year Zero) using the interent to make an alternate reality game(ARG). The filmmakers of the movie "Cloverfield" use internet to advertise and describe some parts of the movie's stioryline. Web-sites, news in different world languages(including Russian!) and blogs of the move heroes on Myspace.com. Now, after movie I've read the history of the events from the movie, but still it is unknown, where the monster came from. It is all about Targuato, the mega corporation from Japan, it's brand Slusho, TIDOware- the environmental organization, which is against Targuato's pulluting and harmful activity. Also, it is about some substance called "Sea Nectar". This substance is deeply frozen in the deep ocean bottom. And the soft drink Slusho made of this "Sea Nectar" and it has a strange effect on human. That's why this drug drink is so popular. Targuato had a platform ih the Atlantic Ocean not far from New York that is used to extract Sea Nectar.

Once, this platform is attaked and destroyed! This accident was shown in news. So, as we can see, the film is just a part of the big story, which is far away from the end.

News: http://youtube.com/watch?v=NfTWm1nCgLc&feature=related

Related links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield

http://www.1-18-08.com/

http://www.slusho.jp/

http://www.cloverfieldmovie.com/

Favourite Books.

What books do you like the most? What is your opinion about the literature? Do you prefer classic or something new, modern and unusual? As for me I like reading a lot. It is one of my biggest hobbies since quite early childhood. I used ro read Russian fairy tales, when I was approximately 7 years old. Now I like fantasy, sci-fi, cyberpunk, classic and many more. recently I've read "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows". Last book about Harry Potter. I started reading Harry Potter books in 2002, and now after five years that's it. And now my favoutite Harry potter book is "Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire". Last book was capturing and interesting because all the magic secrets was revealed and because of the battle between Harry and Vol-De-Mort. But the real failure is the film "Harry Potter and the Order ofd the Phoenix". This is very weak film for Harry Potter universe. The shortest film, which is based upon the longest Harry potter Novel, many interesting moments from the book was cut from the film. That's why it is boring.

First and New

Well, the New Year had come and the vacation is over.To be honest, I didn't feel pessimistic after the vacation and wanted them to continue; by the way, when I studied at the school, we had much shorter winter vacation. Now, it's time to learn English again, and I expected, that EAP 3 will be totally different, than EAP 2 and will be REALLY 0_O hard!=)

Actually, it is hard, but there are many similatities with Fall semester. Many things, we have to do, like lectures or speaking journals are pretty simiar. We do have new kinds of assignments, like term papers or book projects, but they remind to reaing projects of EAP 2. And of course, course grades are stricter, but I think, it is good for stimulating hard work.

Our teachers told us about one intresting and I've been thinking about that. And what's the real scoop is that now we are not only learning mechanics and grammar of English, but mostly we are leazrning how to apply and use English in our University experience. We are practising a lot, we are surrounded by English, we are watching movies, TV shows(I don't like to watch TV shows often, but whatever=D) . We are applying our English almost everywhere in opur casual life, and that is one of the factors, that our second language experince is increasing. Our EAP courses with lovely and funny teachers Scott and Murray are just awesome. And we are using things, that we are learning to speak, write, entertain and so on in English atmosphere.

I think, that's the best way to learn new language.

What's going on-the classes.

Music-No music now.

Study hard/ study much

Speaking journals, blogging, lectures, project and final presentation. That's it. So much things to do, not so much time for this. And even now, I had not been to second attending lecure yet 0_o!
But on the other hand, some of this activities are not as difficult, complicated and scary as we think. For example, Reading Project. Now I am doing it and I hope to finish it soon. Once we start to work, it is not so hard. And what do you think? How are you planning your time management? And what assignments are the most difficult in your opinion?

Aria-kings of Russian heavy metal(p2)

Blood for Blood

Playing with Fire

Hello all! ok, we have stopped at the album "The speedway hero", which was released in 1987. In 1988 Aria films their first videoclip "Street of the roses" and goes tho the tour to Bulgary and Germany. At the fall the recording of the new album starts, and at that period the producer and director of Aria Viktor Vekshtein leaves them. Next year, the vinyl with new album "Playing with fire" was released. Drumer Maks Udalov leaves our band, Alexander Manyakin becomes a new drumer. This album was a bit minimalistic but the songs were vary(as always=))), Paganini's mystery, battles, opposition agains wars and violence. That is the album's themes. Next year Aria celebrates it's 5 year anniversary! In 1991 our band spend in recording studio quite much time and the new album "Krov' za Krov'"(Blood for Blood) was released. This album is just amasing, like "Speedway hero" it contains not many songs but all these songs are totally different, but at the same time they are a part of one conception: mystique, strange, dark. This album combines hard guitar solos and heavy riffs with melodic and charming ballads. Mu favourite songs from this album are: "Farewell, Northfolk!", "Zombie"," All, that was" and "Follow me". Probably, I will try to translate them in English.

In 1993 Aria record new song "Angel's dust" one of version of this song was recorded and perfomed without Kipelov, the songer. His place for a very short period of time took Alexei Bulgakov. But later Kipelov returned to the band. The good times are coming, because Aria signed the contract with label MOROZ records, soon all the albums were re-released on CDs.

In 1995, Sergey Mavrin, one of the best guitarists in Russia leave the band. And Sergey Terentev became a band member as a guitarist. In 1995 "Night is shorter than day" were released. As for me I did like just some songs of this album, Aria had changed, this CD sounds very different, than the previous ones. An an year later, during the supporting tour of the new album, Aria release their first Live-album "Made in Russia". Then Aria splits into two different projects. Vitaliy Dubinin and Vladimir Holstinin release funny album Avaria, with classical songs, but in blues and easy-listening versions. Valery Kipelov and our old friend Serget Mavrin record "The Dark Ages" hard-n-heavy side project. History is going on...

Aria-kings of Russian metal!

Megalomania
Who are you with?
Hero of the asphalt

One of my favoutite rock-bands ever, and one of the first i have ever heard is Aria(Ария) heavy

metal band, which have been founded in 1985 by guitrist Vladimir Hostinin and bassist Alik Granovsky. The first album "Mania Velichia"(Megalomania) was released in October 31, 1985. This line-up at that time was: Valery Kipelov-vokal, Vladimir Holstinin-guitar, Alik Granovsky-bass guitar, Kiril Pokrovsky-keyboards and Alexandr Lvov-drums. Viktor Vekshtain became the director of the new formed band. Before this, Valery Kipelov was one of the singers in "Singin' Hearts" ensemble. This albym was quite successful and many compositions were look like a bit songs of Iron Maiden, British heavy-metal band. The band had started the tour and

after this began to record the second album "S Kem Ty?"(Who are you with?). The line-up changed Pokrovsky and Lvov had left the band,and new members Andrey Bolshakov and Igor Molchanov joined. Andrey Bolshakov was inspired by Judas Priest band, and this album was a bit different, then the previous one. And songs from this album had became so popular, that they occupied first positions in many Soviet charts. And at this time Aria is splitting in two bands. Andrey Bolshakov, Alik Granovsky and Igor Molchanov leave the band to found their own thrash-metal band Master(we will talk about this later;=))). Of course new musicians apeear: Vitaly Dubinin(I wrote a paragraph in Writing class, remember?), guitarist Sergey Mavrin and drumer Maks Udalov. It is time for raising legend! In 1987 brand new cult legendary album "Hero of the asphalt" also known in English as "Speedway hero". This is the realy amazing album! Aesthetics of bikers, mustique and patriotism is in 6mezmerizing and outstanding tracks! This tracks are: "Serving to the evil", " Hero of the asphalt", "Dead zone", "1100", "Street of the roses" and "Ballad about ancient russian warrior". This was the first part of this essay. I will write more later, and now some photos. To be continued...

Hello all!

I have not posted here for a long time. Ok, now i am sitting and playing some music on the MIDI-keyboard=)). Hope to write some good tracks. Few days ago i found out that our winter holydays lasts from December 17 till January 14. Cool! So much time to have rest from our hard work and creative studying. And then we will start the next level. Our english is getting more and more andvanced, so i think that EAPP is necessary thing for us. What is your opinion about that, dear students? ~_+ ;)) @.@