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Downloading difficulty

I have been trying for most of today, to download Lessons from Romania, and can only get to about 6% done, before it stops. I am on broadband, and don't usually have difficulties downloading. Any clues please? I want to use this tomorrow morning, in

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Judging people

“I know all about people”, the professor says. I teach psychology, and I have studied people for many years. This one is fat. He eats too much. This one is sick. I can tell by his face. I see boys and girls, men and women all day. I know about people

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Waves!

These incredible images of waves were taken by the number one photographer of surf: Clark Little.He has dedicated his life to photographing the waves and has published a selection of the the best images of his career.He captures magical moments insid

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jokes about dumb people

A terrible flood hit a small town, sending the rescue units out. It just so happened that a devoutly religious woman lived in this town when the flood hit, and she sat down to wait for God to save her._______________________________________________A

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How to Handle People Who Are Angry at You

It can happen virtually anywhere with anyone, at work with your boss, at home with your mother-in-law or in traffic with that mad taxi driver. People start shouting at you or won't talk with you for a while, make offensive gestures, threaten to beat

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Games, riddles, quizzes

Today I am starting a new discussion. I hope you will like it. It is for those who like riddles, quizzes, logical problems, etc. Here is one of them.Who goes fishing?In this riddle you must assort the information given in order to find out who goes f

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How to Be Yourself

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. — Oscar WildeBeing yourself is celebrating you, as an individual - learning to express yourself and be happy with who you are. For some people, it's learning to love yourself, for others, it's not hiding

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Blind Photographers!

Pete Eckert, Charlie by the Portal"I'm a very visual person" says photographer Pete Eckert, "I just can't see." Based in Sacramento, California, Eckert began to pursue photography only after going completely blind in 1980. To him, blindness gives him

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Egg on Roof of Barn

A rooster lays an egg on the roof of a barn. Each side of the roof has a 90 degree angle and windspeed is approxiamately 15 mph blowing in an eastern direction. The egg is layed at the front part of the roof, which has been caved in due to weather. B

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English idioms and Phrasal Verbs

Here are a few phrasal verbs and exersises for you. If you like this discussion I will go on with it.The particle up is used in many phrasal verbs, and one of its uses is to say that something has been done thoroughly or completely:The building burne

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Christian the Lion

This video shows love of a lion whose name is Christian to his owners.Many many years ago, his owners took him from an animal shelter and brought him into London. Christian grew up but he was so big to live in London. Then, his owners decided to br

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