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My Date with the English Language: A First-Hand Account

Throughout my school education, the medium of instruction was the vernacular slang. English as a subject came in the 5th standard. However, I began to bunk leave the class, as I couldn’t understand the language and was extremely uncomfortable. One day, my class teacher noticed my absence and discovered me eating ice cream at the store next to the school.…

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The success rate of Russian-American marriages

Despite all the potential dangers and cultural differences, the vast majority of Russian-American marriages are successful. Exact statistics are difficult to collect for a number of reasons. First, most census reports do not keep statistics using the categories of Russian women and American men. Second, Russian-American marriages are a recent phenomenon for the most part. Most of them have only…

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Twenty Time Killers You Must Kill

Time is a gift from God given to men in an unrepeatable way. It is the measurable period of time in which things happen. Everything you are today and everything you become tomorrow will be determined by the way you think and the way you use your time. Jesus answered: Are there not twelve hours in the day?..¦John 11:9 Time…

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How good is free legal advice?

Legal advice is expensive. Lawyers earn a law degree and practical training course and then gain experience as they help clients. They also attend professional development courses. Your advice is your product. His income is obtained by giving advice to people in exchange for money. When a person wants free legal advice, he wants the lawyer to give him his…

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Using the "cabling" short reporter

(The following article was originally published in the Milwaukee Law Journal in 2002. Following are innovative changes in technology and process since the original publication.) The introduction of computers to the court reporting industry in the mid-1970s opened the door to many new reporting products and services and is ultimately creating greater capacity for litigants. Computer-assisted transcription (CAT), the process…

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Dating For Guys – How To Get The Girl By Being The Girl – 2

Welcome to another empowering and insightful article on the Tao of Dating. Let’s describe a scenario here (disclaimer: any similarity to what happened to me two nights ago is purely coincidental). Let’s say you’re going to a social event: a gathering of young professionals. When you get there, you see a beautiful young woman out of the corner of your…

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Gold and Religion

In all of human recorded history, gold occupies a lofty position. It is found in the economy as a carrier of value, in art as a symbol of greatness, and in social interactions as a sign of elevated status. Religions around the world reinforce this key place for gold, using it literally, in contexts linked to divinity, or metaphorically, as…

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