Each session of Microsoft Windows administration is like visiting Wonderland: even funny if not too often. The guys included a feature for shrinking/extension partitions starting with NT 6.0 (Vista), but the shrinking is of little use, except if used on a new installation, for they seem to have forgotten to supply any tool for consolidation of free space on a used partition.
What I figured out is the following procedure:
There is an interesting re-cutting and English re-synchronization (1992) of the great Ukrainian animated film «Остров сокровищ» (1988). This English version (not to be confused with the full translation into English and other languages and titled in English as Treasure Island) is titled The Return to Treasure Island.
For whatever reason a character, in all dictionaries known as Dr Livesey /ˈlɪvsɪ/—or /ˈlɪvzɪ/ at worst,—introduces himself as /ˈlaɪvsɪ/ ~ @11:00. Any ideas?
Послушай, я из среды, а ты из вторника, что же касается ракеты, то я допускаю, что она, так сказать, слоистая, то есть местами в ней вторник, местами среда, а кое-где, возможно, есть даже немного четверга.
Станислав Лем. Звездные дневники Ийона Тихого (пер. Д. Брускина)
О, домик новый построили, подъедем поближе, посмотрим...
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I was constantly urged not to be too lenient, not to be too sentimental, not to be too charitable. Be firm! Be hard! they cautioned me. F——— that! I said to myself, I'll be generous, pliant, forgiving, tolerant, tender. In the beginning I heard every man to the end; if I couldn't give him a job I gave him money, and if I had no money I gave him cigarettes or I gave him courage. But I gave! ... I had the secret in my hand: it was to be generous, to be kind, to be patient.
Henry Miller. Tropic of Capricorn
Обновил отчет о специализации «Письменный английский для учебных целей» по итогам последнего курса.
Продолжал немного заниматься историей и теорией, в частности, прошел целых четыре курса:
Мамлеев — Алексиевич — Спивак — Пелевин
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Today is the centenary of Georgy Sviridov's birth.
