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  1. From the discussion What's the need....?

    Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:17:28 -0000

    Some wines can go with Indian food. You’d have to stick with very crisp white wines (like a pinot grigio, sauvignon blanc).

    Zwitten, I am a big wine drinker. It is pretty much the only alcoholic beverage I drink. I would say I enjoy it because finding a good wine is like hunting. There are so many out there and no two are alike. It provides constant entertainment because of this. Not only are there different wine regions (France, Italy, USA…even Canada!), but you need to navigate different grape varieties, different blends, different years… It really is a lot to learn which adds to the pleasure.

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    1. zwitten said – Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:04:10 -0000

      In Indian general societies, drinking wine is supposed to be an addiction. According to our culture, we are told not to drink wine by our parents/elders. Same thing is taught to us in our schools also.

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  2. From the trivia question Gefilte fish, a traditional fish dish that Jews eat on many holidays, literally means:

    Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:58:21 -0000

    Charred and leftover fish doesn’t sound like a likely good holiday dish…

  3. From the discussion Protecting your photos

    Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:14:03 -0000

    If you upload your photos to sites like Flickr, you can specify a license under which users can use/not use your photos. Check out the Creative Commons community. for more info.

    LearnHub allows you to attribute these same licenses to any content you contribute to learning communities.

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  4. From the lesson The Current US Financial Crisis

    Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:05:11 -0000

    Let’s not forget the whole sub-prime mortgage mess. People who had bad credit got loans because the institutions lending them the money packaged and sold off the debt to other institutions meaning they didn’t care if it was a good loan… That is how all the bad debt got collected.

    I’m all for de-regulation as a general rule. However, when the financial system gets so complex that the market (ie the people who buy investments) can’t tell what is going on, you can’t rely on a laissez faire system.

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  5. From the discussion Palin-Champion of Women?

    Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:32:52 -0000

    I am not impressed by McCain’s choice and I think it is pandering. It is also a huge strike against McCain’s judgement. I think the Economist put it best.

    Palin is not fit to be Vice President as she does not have the experience. Does ANYONE really think she could be president? This is a question voters have to ask themselves much more so than with Joe Biden. McCain is OLD, and as Tina Faye said it, she is a heart-beat away from the presidency. An old, sickly heart-beat away.

    The part that bugs me most is that she has eroded the strides made by Hillary Clinton. Hillary was qualified, and never used cliches like “hockey mom” to win sympathy votes. She did it all on competence. I sincerely hope the media exposes Palin for the inadequate candidate she is…

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  6. From the discussion Should inactive communities be shut after a certain period?

    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:33:14 -0000

    You do raise a good point though. What about EMPTY inactive communities? I think those should be deleted after communicating with the owner. Even though communities with more activity “bubble to the top”, users might find coming across empty inactive communities discouraging.

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  7. From the lesson My 73 Wow Ideas - Would it not be great if ....? idea 25

    Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:25:46 -0000

    There are several sites that let you review service providers. When I lived in San Francisco I used Yelp religiously. I picked my dentist, my doctor, my hair dresser on Yelp.

    Comparison shopping for services can be a little tricky though since not all services are equal like say a product is. You can compare the price of a 47 inch Sony TV very easily. Not so easy for say a pedicure. Is the pedicure an hour? 30 minutes? Does it include a massage? Exfoliation? A few too many permutations to make comparison easy.

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    1. Poshmonkey said – Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:22:41 -0000

      That’s interesting, I didn’t know that…. Thanks a lot Malgosia. It’s good to know that someone is reading my stuff…. Well, I agree fully with you in terms of the difficulty in comparing various services and price changes might also occur more often than for a product I guess …..

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  8. From the lesson Caring for an Orchid

    Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:31:46 -0000

    I put my orchid by the window and completely ignored it (no water) for 2 months and now it has 4 flowers!

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    1. acrosstheuniverse said – Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:21:55 -0000

      They’re very finicky plants! My mom’s plant did the exact same thing. After loosing all of its initial blooms, she left it for a while and this season it sprung 4 new blooms! Now the question will be when to decide to water it again if it’s doing so well now!

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  9. From the trivia question 6. Sentence Completion: Fill in the blank(s) by choosing the best word or set of words that fits within the context of the whole sentence.

    The judge finally concluded that the accused would be ____________.

    Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:34:03 -0000

    Unusual how? To absolve is to declare free of blame, guilt, or responsibility. It is most commonly used to mean “to set free” in a legal context.

  10. From the lesson "The" and "A/an"

    Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:07:22 -0000

    Do you use ‘an’ before an acronym, or ‘a’? Example: I am considering doing an MBA…or I am considering doing a MBA.

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    1. chandra_avinash said – Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:56:53 -0000

      I believe that’s dictated by the first letter of the acronym. It’s “an MBA” since the pronunciation is “em-bee-A” – starts with an “E”, a vowel.

      Also, we never say “I was hit by AN LASER beam”. It’s always – I was hit by a LASER beam.

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  11. From the discussion The Winter Olympics are more entertaining than the Summer Olympics

    Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:04:17 -0000

    I like the summer games because more countries participate. The winter games more or less require that you have a winter in your country… Also, more people watch the summer games, which makes it more fun.

    In terms of attending the games – who wants to stand out in the cold for hours?

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  12. From the discussion What's the best Summer Olympics event?

    Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:00:53 -0000

    I like platform diving, women’s and men’s gymnastics, and swimming.

    I’ll never forget the Barcelona summer games because of the diving. It looked so amazing!

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  13. From the lesson The 10 worst things to do in a meeting

    Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:26:17 -0000

    One thing I found very surprising is that in India, everyone keeps their cell phones on during meetings. Not just one-on-one meetings, but full boardroom meetings. Not only do they let them ring, but they answer them too…and have conversations without leaving the room.

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    1. Poshmonkey said – Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:31:08 -0000

      Thanks for this information Malgosia. I always appreciate it getting comments which show other countries’ customs, especially when they are based on personal experiences. The important thing is always to be aware what is appropriate in that particular country.

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  14. From the discussion Would you hire a job-hopper?

    Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:09:15 -0000

    Although job hopping is a red flag, it isn’t a deal breaker. In these situations I carefully investigate the reason for the job hopping with the candidate by asking questions and checking at least 4-5 references in depth.

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  15. From the lesson 10 Great Reasons to Study Engineering

    Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:05:32 -0000

    Engineering also provides you with job mobility down the road. It leaves the door open to change. As an engineer you can easily move into marketing or business…but not the other way around. More than half my engineering class works in finance, product design, marketing, or as entrepreneurs. Several went on to law and medical school.

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  16. From the trivia question You are the International Sales Manager of XYZ Corp. You have almost landed the biggest sale your company has ever made. However, your contact in the foreign nation is pressing you for a kickback - a traditional way of doing business in that country. What do you do?

    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:51:58 -0000

    I attended a conference this spring and the speaker suggested you should have your representative in the country you’re doing business with (if you have one) take care of all the “bribes”. You cannot know that the bribes are taking place. As a citizen of another country where bribes are illegal (ie Canada) you can be prosecuted by the that government for giving bribes in another country.

    Sort of like don’t ask, don’t tell…

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    1. riteshworld_002 said – Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:14:10 -0000

      hi i want to join u my email is riteshworld_002@yahoo.co.in

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    2. riteshworld_002 said – Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:14:10 -0000

      hi i want to join u my email is riteshworld_002@yahoo.co.in

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  17. From the trivia question How many time zones exist in Canada?

    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:48:08 -0000

    What are the 6? Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, and Newfoundland? What is the 6th?

  18. From the trivia question what is the real name of harry poter

    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:45:02 -0000

    What do you mean by real name?

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    1. zwitten said – Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:59:17 -0000

      Real name in the sense the name of a person who played the character of Harry Potter in the movies?

      Reading the question firstly I also got bewildered….but looking at choices I did it!

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  19. From the discussion Where are some nice public gardens in your neighborhood?

    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:59:08 -0000

    Not really a garden… but I really like the Humber Bay Park (east). It has an amazing view of the city, and a butterfly habitat meaning there is a wide variety of native flowers. It is just south-west of the Palace Pier condos and High Park.

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  20. From the discussion Dead men give no hints.

    Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:46:00 -0000

    Did the 3 men arrive to the cabin at the same time?

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    1. ameliorator said – Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:46:26 -0000

      Possibly.

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