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Am in the midst of doing my German homework now but I can’t help but say this:
I cannot, for the life of me, pronounce the German “r” – not without feeling that I might spit all over the table. It’s a harsh letter, rather like the French “r” (I think). To make things easier for [...]
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Tight, tight schedule for the next couple of weeks:
To Florence on Thursday for a wedding.
Back again on Sunday.
Finalise details to do with my German course, writing course, etc… all admin-related things.
To Frankfurt/Hamburg (undecided) on Friday to meet up with the folks (oh yes, I do mean The Folks – mine). If I survive this one, [...]
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Contest
Who’s the King of Obvious?
1. Slow Down, Brave Multitasker, and Don’t Read This in Traffic
“Multitasking is going to slow you down, increasing the chances of mistakes,” said David E. Mayer, a cognitive scientist and director of the Brain, Cognition and Action Laboratory at the University of Michigan. “Disruptions and interruptions are a bad deal from [...]
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Beautiful portraits from George Lange (a video slideshow).
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