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Dogsled Racer Blazes Trail for Visually Impaired Readers and Cyclists

loisnewslane wrote 1 day ago: Dogsled Racer Blazes Trail for Visually Impaired Readers and Cyclists Rachael Scdoris, a 28-year-old … more →

Tags: Lifestyles, Education, audio and braille, Rachael Scdoris, dogsled racing, Talking-Books, Distinct Shapes, Iditarod, Library Of Congress

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman

johanna wrote 1 day ago: I’ve passed this book before. It’s one of those intellectual best-sellers that sits on t … more →

Tags: The Spirt Catches You and You Fall Down, Anne Fadiman, nonfiction, Hmong, book

duyguaktug wrote 6 days ago: Returning an item … more →

duyguaktug wrote 6 days ago: Asking for Directions … more →

duyguaktug wrote 6 days ago: albert_einstein … more →

Lean In by Sheryl Sandburg

johanna wrote 6 days ago: Sheryl Sandberg is one of those women who has an intimidating veneer of coolness. I sort of have thi … more →

Tags: Feminism, Feminist Text, gender stereotypes, lean in, Shery Sandberg, Thoughts, Working Women

Family Dinner

yesyesenglish wrote 6 days ago: family-dinner … more →

NEW YEAR'S EVE

aysegulay wrote 1 week ago: New Year’s Eve, also called Old Year’s Night, is celebrated on December 31st, the final … more →

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

johanna wrote 1 week ago: In Cold Blood is one of those books that you read not so much for the story, but to be a spectator o … more →

COMMENT OF THE DAY: Sunken pirate ship? Well, she does have a lotta booty…1 comment

gruesomegreg wrote 3 weeks ago: From: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-gwyneth-paltrow-worlds-most-beautiful-wom … more →

Tags: In The News, Comment/Post of the Day, Kim Kardashian, Celebrities, Gwyneth Paltrow, people magazine, worlds most beautiful woman, entertainment gossip

ozgealbayrak wrote 4 weeks ago: HEROES reading plan … more →

FRENCH WORD OF THE DAY: Juron

gruesomegreg wrote 1 month ago: Juron: A curse, a swear or a naughty word, often with religious connotations (ie blasphemy). As seen … more →

Tags: In The News, L'autre solitude, french word of the day, LaPresse, Castor Benjamin, Flammarion, La rivière sans retour, Tabernacle, Naughty Word

Women’s Health magazine calls cake decoration a whore; controversy ensues…

gruesomegreg wrote 1 month ago: As recently revealed in the British press, the publishing industry is full of sexist, chauvinist pig … more →

Tags: In The News, Eating Materials, Food, Alex Bilmes, British press, Women's Health, caramelised pear and buckwheat pudding cake, Women’s Health picture caption, sponge cake

COMMENT OF THE DAY: Asking One Direction about the deficit? Isn’t that akin to printing Dennis Rodman’s views on world peace?1 comment

gruesomegreg wrote 2 months ago: From: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/women-are-objects-like-cars-british-esquire … more →

Tags: In The News, Comment/Post of the Day, Current Events, Women, One Direction, Esquire objectifies women, Alex Bilmes, Alex Bilmes rant, u.s. deficit

Wikipedia not fit for attribution? Jane Goodall almost begs to differ…

gruesomegreg wrote 2 months ago: If you give a million monkeys a computer, eventually one of them will log on to Wikipedia, steal a b … more →

Tags: In The News, coors light, Wikipedia, Current Events, Science, Nature, Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall plagiarism, Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder From the World of Plan

On Benighted

Orrin Grey wrote 2 months ago: James Whale’s 1932 film The Old Dark House is one of my favorite movies of all time, full stop … more →

Tags: News

Winter survival2 comments

Fran wrote 2 months ago: Cirque de Gavarnie Late February ended as it had begun: another week of snowstorms and sunshine with … more →

Tags: Outdoor Adventures, Hiver ▲ Winter, Saisons ▲ Seasons, Raquettes ▲ Snowshoeing, neige.., snow, snowshoeing, winter, Sunshine

materials

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Tags: listening materials, Writing & Materials

Flashcards

gmz3589 wrote 2 months ago: trial … more →

Tags: Useful links for young learners, listening materials


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