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The Napoleonic Wars (1805-09) | History made Easy

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9 Oct 2019

The Napoleonic Wars (1803 – 1815) brought upheaval and destruction to Europe on an unprecedented scale. This is the story of the first half of those wars, when Napoleon Bonaparte, self-crowned Emperor of the French, ruled supreme on the battlefield and international stage – the greatest man of his age. But in the midst of victory, the seeds of his eventual downfall were sown.

Primary sources:
📖The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier by Jakob Walter https://geni.us/hN3r
📖Memoirs of an Aide de Camp of Napoleon by General Count Philippe de Ségur https://geni.us/qdA9
📖Chasseur Barres by Jean-Baptiste Barres https://geni.us/qLj1
📖Memoirs of General Count Rapp https://geni.us/DF757
📖Imperial Glory: The Bulletins of Napoleon’s Grande Armée 1805 – 1814 by J.David Markham https://geni.us/Fauq
📖Napoleon on Napoleon Somerset de Chair (ed.) https://geni.us/AmdFA2

Secondary sources:
📖Napoleon’s Wars: An International History by Charles Esdaile https://geni.us/NBrP
📖Napoleon the Great by Andrew Roberts https://geni.us/NqMW
📖The Illustrated Napoleon by David G. Chandler
📖On the Napoleonic Wars by David G. Chandler https://geni.us/bFxG
📖The Peninsular War: A New History by Charles Esdaile https://geni.us/xAac
📖The Napoleonic Wars by Todd Fisher http://geni.us/R5ZI9c
📖La Grande Armée by Georges Blond https://geni.us/EZm9c
📖Tactics & The Experience of Battle in the Age of Napoleon by Rory Muir https://geni.us/mKAYz
📖Weapons & Equipment of the Napoleonic Wars by Philip Haythornthwaite https://geni.us/Qq7IBnt

From the Osprey Campaign series: (https://ospreypublishing.com)
📖Austerlitz 1805 by Ian Castle https://geni.us/DlxI
📖Jena 1806 by David G. Chandler https://geni.us/C8ieSe
📖Corunna 1809 by Philip Haythornthwaite https://geni.us/IHLD
📖Talavera 1809 by René Chartrand https://geni.us/bK3AfvP
📖Eggmühl 1809 by Ian Castle https://geni.us/mRvuG
📖Aspern & Wagram 1809 by Ian Castle https://geni.us/4wewlr
📖Salamanca 1812 by Ian Fletcher https://geni.us/h0Ha

Napoleon’s Masterpiece: Austerlitz 1805

28 Jun 2018

High-heeled men dancers, disco dancing !

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Well heeled dancers Yanis Marshall, Arnaud and Mehdi

The boys in stilettos strut there stuff in the semi-final. Will the public fall head over heels for their performance?

Yanis Marshall, a Britain’s Got Talent 2014 finalist, is currently touring the world teaching and performing in countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Russia, England, Spain, France, and the United States. He appeared on the French version of Dancing with the Stars as an artistic coach, choreographed for Ukraine’s So You Think You Can Dance, and is now the new choreographer of Cirque du Soleil’s “Zumanity” show in Las Vegas. Yanis is known for his intricate and fun heels choreography, which can be seen in his viral videos that have even been shared by artists such as Beyonce, Ciara, Natalia Kills, and Ariana Grande.

Music video by Kazaky performing Love © 2011 Kazaky “The Hills Chronicles” album available on iTunes http://itun.es/us/3UJbI

ESL & ELT Activity | Watching, Writing & Speaking

Look at their dressing code, what is it like? (describe it)

Is there anything un-usual?

What do they want to communicate ?

What about their dancing?  Do you like it ?

Is this art ?  Why/Why not?  What type?

Do you find men in high-heels disruptive ?  Why? Why not?

How do you feel when watching each of the videos?  Use adjectives of feelings & emotions (excited, fascinated, bored, enthuthiastic, disappointed, cross, delighted, amazed, amused, etc)

FBI agent gives tips on body language | effective communication

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we are always transmitting information 🙂

Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro breaks down the various ways we communicate non-verbally. What does it mean when we fold our arms? Why do we interlace our fingers? Can a poker player actually hide their body language?

Check out Joe’s book “The Dictionary of Body Language” https://www.jnforensics.com/

Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. Here you can find your favorite WIRED shows and new episodes of our latest hit series Masterminds.

Fasting bolsters brain power | Neuroscience & brain health

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strengthen your brain

Mark Mattson is the current Chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging. He is also a professor of Neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University.

Mattson is one of the foremost researchers in the area of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Try saying these tongue twisters ! | pronunciation

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70 People Try 70 Tongue-Twisters From 70 Countries

More than 70 people try to say 70 tongue twisters from 70 countries. In this tongue twisters challenge, citizens from all around the world attempt funny tongue twisters in different languages.

Most English speakers know about Sally selling seashells at the seashore and Peter Piper picked a peck of peppers, but what about the best tongue twister in Japanese, Spanish, Finnish, Polish, Chinese, German, and dozens more different languages?

Penn & Teller fooled by a great card magic trick | mentalism, magic & entertainment

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MAD Penn and Teller FOOLED by the BEST CARD TRICK OF ALL TIME !! On Fool Us

Jul 14, 2015

Jul 28, 2017

Want to learn the secret… I developed a way to be able to walk up to someone – without any set-up – 100% impromptu – and be able to tell them what they are thinking of.

Want to learn how ? There are a range of different methods you could use to do this, but The Revelation Effect beats them ALL hands down.

It’s the cleanest, fairest and easiest way to read someone’s mind.

Perform it anywhere at anytime to anyone – it can’t get any better than that!

Wait, here’s the cool thing: It’s super easy no trick gimmicks and can be learned within 15 minutes.

Aug 26, 2019

Shin Lim, the champion of champions is truly a great magician! His appearances on famous TV shows like Penn & Teller: Fool Us and his wins on America’s Got Talent during its 13th season and on America’s Got Talent: The Champions led to his international fame.

Known for his amazing card manipulation tricks and sleight of hand, he has set the world on fire with tricks which are almost impossible to figure out. He is self-taught, having learned most of his skills from watching YouTube videos.

So, be it his amazing card from mouth trick, or bringing a deck of cards from nowhere, in this video, we are gonna unlock the top secrets behind Shin Lim’s greatest card magic tricks of all time