[107] Buzzwords of 2007

Date: January 25th, 2008 | Comments : none | Categories: General News.

Have you heard the words gorno or lolcat? How about the terms exploding arm or colony collapse disease?

New words and phrases are coined every year. Many of them become widely used, and others are quickly forgotten.

Click here to read more about last year’s buzzwords.

 

 

[106] Learn about grammar the fun way!

Date: January 25th, 2008 | Comments : none | Categories: General News.

This is a classic educational cartoon that I saw many MANY times when I was in elementary school.

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[105] Improve your vocabulary!

Date: January 23rd, 2008 | Comments : none | Categories: General News, Interesting Websites, Language Learning.

Would you like to be able to:

  • Formulate your ideas better
  • Write better papers, emails and business letters
  • Speak more precisely and persuasively
  • Comprehend more of what you read
  • Read faster because you comprehend better
  • Get better grades in high school, college and graduate school
  • Score higher on tests like the SAT, GRE, LSAT and GMAT
  • Perform better at job interviews and conferences
  • Sell yourself, your services, and your products better
  • Be more effective and successful at your job

In addition to the above, would you like to help reduce world hunger??

 

[104] What will be the happiest day of 2008?

Date: January 23rd, 2008 | Comments : none | Categories: General News.

You probably didn’t notice it, but we have already passes the most depressing day of the year. According to Dr. Cliff Arnall, a psychologist from Cardiff University in Wales, January 21th was the most depressing day of 2008 for most people. Dr. Arnall has devised a formula to calculate the most depressing day and the happiest day.

To calculate YOUR saddest and happiest day of 2008 and to read more about his research, read this article.

 

[99] Unique Segway Tour

Date: September 21st, 2007 | Comments : none | Categories: General News, Hawaiiana.

Have you ever wanted to try the wacky but incredibly expensive Segway?

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Well, next time you are  in Hawai’i, you can combine site seeing and a Segway.  Segway of Hawaii based in Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa in Waikiki offers tours of Waikiki.

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Looks like fun doesn’t it?

 

[96] Fashionable USB Keychain?

Date: September 20th, 2007 | Comments : none | Categories: General News.

Yanko Design will be introducing this interesting memory keychain. If you need more memory, just attach another one. Apparently, you can connect as many together as you’d like. I wonder if these will become popular. The idea seems good…

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[93] Slightly used castle for sale!

Date: September 13th, 2007 | Comments : none | Categories: General News.

For only 41 million yen - not much more than a typical condominium in Tokyo, you can buy this 15 year-old castle in Toyama. It has been on the market for over a year so I am sure that you can negotiate an excellent price!

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Click here to read more…

 

[91] Have a beer - for your health!

Date: September 7th, 2007 | Comments : none | Categories: General News.

A pint of stout beer each day may work as well as an aspirin to prevent heart clots.  Unfortunately, lager does not have the same health benefits…

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Click here to read more…

 

[90] Guest appearance!

Date: September 6th, 2007 | Comments : none | Categories: General News.

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Listen to me chat with Bob from the Bob and Rob Show about exotic pets.

 

[88] World’s largest sand castle?

Date: September 5th, 2007 | Comments : none | Categories: General News.

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Over the last two months, more than 1,000 people worked on building this sand castle.  It is 31.7 feet tall. Guinness Book of Records will determine if this is the world’s largest sand castle.

 


 

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