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On 4/22/2016 at 6:10 PM, economist_med said:

there is a state-owned company Tamiz Shahar (Clean City), they make some social projects for cleaning the nature and recycling.

That is useful, thank you for sharing, Eco. It is good when you feel your own capacity to do something meaningful for the sake of environment.

Hello, Zvezda, thanks, yourself? :) The wind has become even stronger since Saturday. Brr, freezing.

Вы имеете в виду сцену в конце, где девушка выяснила кое-что? Да, это они не учли, вроде единственная неувязка в сюжете, или?

12 hours ago, Snake catcher said:

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Видела только трейлер "Qayıdış"-а, который не зацепил ни темой, ни ее подачей. О других соц.драмах не проинформирована, увы.
Знаю что Ваhид Мустафаев является режиссером как минимум двух хороших фильмов, обязательных к просмотру - "Xoca" 2012 и "Qanlı Yanvar" 2015. 

Несколько часов назад состоялась премьера социальной драмы «Pərdə» (Emil Quliyev, 2016). Еще при просмотре трейлера чувствовалась колоссальная разница между этим фильмом и, например, отечественными сериалами, которые тоже рассказывают о соцальных проблемах. Сегодня же можно окончательно убедиться в качественной постановке съемочного процесса. Во первых, режиссеру удалось раскрыть талант актеров - они держались непринужденно, реалистично, никакой наигранности (!), даже особо сложные эпизоды были сняты эффектно. Мы переживали события вместе с персонажами, тем больше, чем ближе к концу. Во вторых, он постарался вложить идею в каждый кадр, максимально воспользоваться отведенным временем. Сюжет довольно непредсказуем, было интересно наблюдать за ходом его мыслей. Были там и забавные моменты, все в меру. И еще один большой плюс за дикцию азербайджанского языка. О минусах говорить не буду, их было немного, и сравниваем мы его не с мировым кинематографом.

Все же когда речь идет о хорошем отечественном кино, смотреть и обсуждать по особому приятно. Так давайте потратим почти 2 часа (только сейчас узнала, 110 минут прошли незаметно) нашего драгоценного времени, чтобы у этой прекрасной команды были и желание и средства на создание очередной, будем надеяться не менее занимательной, картины.
 

10 Cloverfield Lane - чтобы фильм показался более захватывающим, лучше смотреть на большом экране и без предварительного ознакомления со спойлером трейлером (Cюжет: "Проснувшись после автомобильной аварии, девушка оказывается в подвале человека, утверждающего, что он спас ей жизнь от химической атаки, которая сделала мир за пределами бункера непригодным для жизни"). Местами затянули, конец вообще испортили, но в целом сумели создать атмосферу таинственности, где не сразу отличишь правду от лжи. 

Exactly, Eco, taking so many things for granted harms not only one human being but whole humanity, sooner or later it will be much more obvious.
But why our people usually stay indifferent while these kinda actions take place?! You see a child throwing juice box on the ground in front of his mother who doesn’t care, and none of the witnesses react. However, in foreign countries it may cause a wide social response, sometimes kind, sometimes not)
Each of us should start from himself.

Meanwhile, have you heard about “Təbiəti qoruyaq” project created by several organizations? It is recycling of the paper.

I mean, even the promotion is weak, I couldn’t find a webpage with detailed information regarding mentioned activity.

Also, would like to compare different styles of impact on social behavior via posters. Are the funny ones really efficient?))
      

@eva_j Yeah, good but sad)

What an interview are you talking about btw? 

Hello everyone, how are you all doing?
Due to last events we all were connected both mentally and emotionally to the frontier events. Fortunately we do have enough brave, honored, sensible citizens in various fields of activity...
As for now, the situation is more calmed. And since we haven’t organized a meeting for tomorrow, maybe we can discuss any useful topic here? I mean, it can be related to ANYthing, within reasonable limits of course.

P.S. Watch the video below, please. It will not change you life, but become an important reminder - save the environment, always and everywhere! And please, teach kids to not waste water, electricity, food, paper, etc. We should try to not stand by idly while impermissible actions take place. 
 

Nope, I just prefer gifs instead of smileys)

 

Speaking of the movies, have you guys heard about Emil Guliyev's "Pərdə", social drama, date of release April 21st? This movie seems very qualitative, well, at first sight. No need to compare it with several local TV-shows, although some actors are known due-to them. It is totally other level, where proficient person, i.e. director, controls several processes in a right way. And of course it helps actors, who used to play in kindergarten-style, to reveal their talent.
Also, guess you all remember "Oğlan evi"? So many positive feedback was given. From my side of view, it is more convenient to deal with comedy, than drama. Cry, fury, fight, or other hard-playable scenes - they should not seem false. Just watch the trailer to decide for yourself. Glad to have at least 2 interesting projects out of local cinema-industry.

P.S. Pronunciation of the native language - 1 huge point for this!

17 hours ago, nuclear_god said:

now each of us will tell what he likes/ likes not?... 

Depends on a person) Sharing your preferences while choosing a movie is more fascinating, than simple voting. For instance, your comment about 3D-movies and cinema visits might be helpful for someone)
Also, I'm okay with collective decision, so let's wait for others who care.

On 3/26/2016 at 0:57 PM, Такая как есть said:

не подавали воздух. Люди засыпали. Со соседнего кресла явно слышался нехилый такой храп.

Если бы речь шла о другом фильме, я бы подумала о влиянии флэймтауэрсовских "спецэффектов" на зрителя)) В любом случае, для меня кино-история Бэтмена завершилась, когда Ноланом был снят последний дубль на эту тему)
Спасибо за отзыв.

Good evening.

In order to choose something different from fantasy or sci-fi (which does not mean an antipathy to these genres); i.e. a movie that won't amaze us only with visual effects - that is how I stumbled upon "London has fallen" and watched the trailer. Thankfully I just remembered why it's revolting for the fictional story to be closely related to modern politics. Stereotypical fake, nothing else... Anyway, I've gone too far) Let's return to our cutie ogres)))

To be honest, none of listed above is interesting to me. Also, "Warcraft" and "X-Men: Apocalypse" will be released on May, and "the Jungle Book" is better to watch with little princess, you know what I mean Nuclear)
 

Has anyone seen "10 Cloverfield Lane"-s trailer? Just watch out please, high dose of thrill is guaranteed!)

Artist Turns Words Into Logos With Hidden Meanings (20+ Pics)
Word as Image by Ji Lee

Above shown titles speak for themselves - an interesting set of pictures created by talented person. Talented with the ability to use his special imagination in the right place at the right time) 

2 hours ago, A_12 said:

 

Hello A_12 :)
Oh, exactly! I had totally forgot him being involved into pretty woman's story) Haven't heard about Mr. George Costanza, but these two characters are really sneaky ones. That is why he doesn't inspire confidence even being a simple barista with romantic nature)))

Nuclear, regarding your last posted video - funny) It's hard to not look silly while trying to impress someone, especially if this someone is incredibly attractive))) I've remembered the male actor BTW, he had played in Shallow Hal, that we all have seen many times, I guess))

Eco. thanks, same to you!
March... A month full of contrasts)
 

Eco, Eva, I guess we need to achieve next level to activate this option.

Have you noticed how many people walk around locked onto their smartphones? Sure you have. And one of the worse sides is the non-compliance with safety rules and wrong behavior in a public place! 

Most of us have read a book or seen a movie about distant future with it's automation, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, etc. We thought of a science-fiction-ideas as something possible, but did not perceive it as a part of our future life. I don't think we realized how fast technologies will evolve.
As for nowadays, yes, we don't have flying cars or skateboards, personal robots, tours to other planets, and all the typical futuristic stuff. But! Our lifestyle has become more dependent on machines. Almost every single person has at least one smart device - some use it for work, some of necessity, and some are inseparable 24/7. Devices become smarter, humans degrade while supposedly improving...  
Easier access to the global net gives us the opportunity to get acquainted with huge database about any topic of interest. Kind of a window to the Universe. However, this resource is spent mostly for creation, prosperity and promotion of our own little world of social networks (I'm talking about the majority, while not denying the existence of other groups, differ between themselves too). The process of time consuming, addiction to commercialized lifestyles, making us dependent on other people's opinions. What is trendy and cool begin to seem right and necessary.
Becoming part of the zombie masses, which is easy to operate by pressing the necessary buttons.

Reminded me of people from Wall-E:

@eva_j, @nuclear_god (Thanks to Eva I realized the possibility of this function)

So you both wanna try? I mean, aren't you afraid to start a game that can't be dropped, unless it's finished? ;))

Also, what are we going to do tomorrow? Any achievements during last week? From my side everything is prepared, just some pics need to be attached to the text.

 

Guys, I've found the game we can play in anti-café while waiting everyone to come:

Oh, I see now. If you begin to think about where to put an(?) articles, they seem too many. 

Quality of expression - that is the main thing, regardless of size, as we all know ;)) 
Also, you have a pretty good rating for the one who has 89 posts, which means the mentioned feeling is not because of people's response) 
In any case, it won't be a great loss to leave this page for something worthwhile, since we have enough time-wasters in our life. Many thanks for your very interesting input here and for kindly correcting us. Wish you the same, plus a huge amount of patience. Join us anytime you feel the urge to correct somebody)))

Seems like you're interested in psycology. We might underestimate the importance of details, but usually, as You wrote above, they tell a lot about person. However, recognizing the valuable ones requires an experience.
Reminded me an interesting article I had read a while ago. Writing it in simple terms, the author advised something like "if you are good with numbers, it will be helpful for you to learn new language" and many other examples. 

Agree, at some level you automatically stop thinking that hard, and speak the way it sounds more right.  

Would like to type more, but time is up for now)

 
P.S. Guys, where are you? Let us select some topic for discussion :) 

2 hours ago, A_12 said:

 

Well, it's a pleasure to read commendable reply, thank you! :) But there is a skeleton in a closet actually, since I also have a native-speaker-influence periodically, still not as much as in your case, I suppose))

My main problem for now is the difficulty in finding certain words to express myself in the most accurate way during the conversation. Usually I know the word, but can't use mind palaces in a right manner)

2 hours ago, A_12 said:

You are absolutely right that our misunderstandings (as well as understanding of thing) are related to charachter traits. Our biases, and stereotypes affect perception, perception colors comprehention. Comprehention, if it is not mistaken creates knowledge, and if it is mistaken leads to an attitude, which in turn comes up with new biases and stereotype. And all through this process everything is influenced by the deep qualities of our soul. Neveretheless, we can always try to be peacefull and polite, which requires only willpower.

Interesting thoughts. We definitely need to strengthen the willpower, especially when it seems the least possible.

Many thanks. Feel free to correct me, please. As I've mentioned before, a unit of time spent in order to help, is a very precious thing to not be grateful for. 
I just have one question regarding following sentence "pointing out a mistake followed by a proof is helpful for me" - could you please advise why +ing? I thought it should be in present simple...

2 hours ago, A_12 said:

Native english speakers don't like redundancy.

Fewer words make more sense, I see))

It's interesting how same text might be understood in various ways depending on readers character,  I'm not trying to determine all the rights and wrongs by typing that, just do not want such kind of a slight misunderstandings become a trigger to start the controversy.
Reminded me a famous quote, see below please.
 

Eco, Eva, Middleman, Nuclear, are you all going to join the meeting tomorrow? :)

9 hours ago, A_12 said:

Hello, first let me say - you are doing a great job. Learning the language yourself and helping others.

but.... there are so many mistakes you guys are making and I don't know if you will mind if someone knowing English fluently corrects you. You are getting corrections from others but there are mistakes in the corrections too, I am sorry to say. And also, correction without explanation is useless.

And by the way your knowledge of English is excellent except for some minor things.

First of all welcome to this topic.
I appreciate your time and effort spent on grammar explanations, in other words, point out a mistake followed by a proof is helpful for me, thank you.

May I ask about the origin of such knowledge? Is the reason in many hours of self-improvement (this one is mandatory anyway) or lifestyle that is somehow connected with native speakers?)

Dreamgoth,

Welcome, will be glad for one more participant.

• We usually post it 3-4 days before the event, however this time I also don't know. Eco will clarify tomorrow.
• Approximately from 18h30 to 20h30
• Next to the second exit of "m.28may", behind Tesla's monument, we'll meet you there.
• Usually a day before, for upcoming meeting never mind though.

Maybe the reason is disbelief in finding the fifth element?

With or without Oscar, he plays really great) And I guess his fans desired this statue for him more than Leonardo himself))

Nothing special, I just like the shape of this sign)  
 

5 hours ago, economist_med said:

In Korea I guess they have compact practical home, they can fold/unfold it with one button and can enlarge or reduce the size of the flat

Are you talking about below one? ;) Or is it kinda tent?

Also, the latest event in history of leap years:

On 2/24/2016 at 1:19 PM, nuclear_god said:

did U knew about these, Eco?)

So the selfie stick once started as a weird Japanese gadget? What would be next pandemia - hug/leg pillows?)

They are indeed creative people. Despite unnecessary stuff, some of these items might be useful, for instance whole-body-covering umbrella against impatient drivers rather than weather difficulties.

5 hours ago, Middleman said:

Gloria Jeans, and adrenaline from visiting Astral Labyrinth mixed up with caffeine...

Sounds like an advertising))  Caffeine plus irrational fear is recipe for crucial ideas, huh)