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inmyopinion @inmyopinion (213) 28 Sep 12

So yesterday I was in a part of town which is considered by most to be a no go zone for people of my ethnicity. I actually spend quite a lot of time there due to the work that I do with the children that come from that area....

cope without mobile phones

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inmyopinion @inmyopinion (213) 21 Sep 12

I am currently trying to learn another language - xhosa. It is a very difficult African language with a lot of different sounds including clicks and lisps. The hardest part of the language though is not the different sounds but...

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inmyopinion I also have a friend that learns languages very fast. She already speaks 3 languages fluently and she seems to pick up new ones without even trying that hard - she has one of those memories that just absorbs information. Never mind, I will just keep plugging...

25 Sep 12

inmyopinion @inmyopinion (213) 21 Sep 12

I am currently trying to learn another language - xhosa. It is a very difficult African language with a lot of different sounds including clicks and lisps. The hardest part of the language though is not the different sounds but...

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inmyopinion Yes, I think it would be easy for me to give up because I am also quite busy, but I think consistency is the key. If I can just keep learning a few words and phrases every week then eventually I will be able to speak enough to be able to communicate on a basic...

25 Sep 12

inmyopinion @inmyopinion (213) 21 Sep 12

I am currently trying to learn another language - xhosa. It is a very difficult African language with a lot of different sounds including clicks and lisps. The hardest part of the language though is not the different sounds but...

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inmyopinion Yes quite a number of people have been asking why I chose that language and the fact is that in Cape town, it is the majority spoken language. Most adults speak quite good english but many of the children, which is who I am working with, don't speak very good...

25 Sep 12

inmyopinion @inmyopinion (213) 21 Sep 12

I am currently trying to learn another language - xhosa. It is a very difficult African language with a lot of different sounds including clicks and lisps. The hardest part of the language though is not the different sounds but...

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inmyopinion I am living in South Africa - Cape Town and working with a lot of children in disadvantaged Xhosa communities. Many of the children do not speak english or at least very well. Also it is a great way to connect with parents and the community in general if you...

25 Sep 12

inmyopinion @inmyopinion (213) 18 Sep 12

It seems every time the season is changing, I get quite sick. The worst is the change between winter and spring, obviously because of all the pollen in the air. But it is not just spring that does it to me. I also get sick going...

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inmyopinion I must admit that I have not tried to boost my immune at these specific times. I think it might be a good idea to be proactive and take some extra vitamin supplements or even just make sure my sleep and eating is good during these times to try and make sure I...

24 Sep 12

inmyopinion @inmyopinion (213) 24 Sep 12

So I have a couple - 4 actually - students are very disruptive and disobedient in the class room. It is at the point where it is difficult to run a lesson in the class because of these students. I am starting to really lose my...

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besweet @besweet (9859) • Ireland 23 Sep 12

We're called to take decisions every day and we always decide what we think it's better for us. I used to take all my decisions based on instinct, I was 100% sure for what I wanted and all my choices we driven from my instinct and...

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inmyopinion I think you definitely need a mixture of skill and instinct to make god decisions. The fact is that as you go through life you learn lessons that you can use in future decision making processes. But there is a risk associated with always making decisions based...

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inmyopinion @inmyopinion (213) 21 Sep 12

It is a daily occurrence that I sit down at the computer to quickly do one or two things online, such as check a few emails or quickly look something up online. 2 hours later I find myself still sitting there, quite often not yet...

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inmyopinion That is quite interesting. Where did you get this toolbar. Is it one of the types of programs that puts pop up adds on your computer all the time, because I have heard that this can really slow down your computer. But there is another aspect to what you are...

24 Sep 12

inmyopinion @inmyopinion (213) 21 Sep 12

It is a daily occurrence that I sit down at the computer to quickly do one or two things online, such as check a few emails or quickly look something up online. 2 hours later I find myself still sitting there, quite often not yet...

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inmyopinion You have touched on another issue that comes with spending all of our lives on the internet or in front of the tv. Apart from the fact that it is a complete waste of time - time that we never get back and can only live once, but it is also very unhealthy,...

24 Sep 12

inmyopinion @inmyopinion (213) 21 Sep 12

It is a daily occurrence that I sit down at the computer to quickly do one or two things online, such as check a few emails or quickly look something up online. 2 hours later I find myself still sitting there, quite often not yet...

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inmyopinion Your right. We cannot just blame the technology for our inability to control and manage our own time. But the fact is that the technology makes it easier and more appealing to waste our own time. You go to a community where they do not have electricity and the...

24 Sep 12

inmyopinion @inmyopinion (213) 21 Sep 12

I am currently trying to learn another language - xhosa. It is a very difficult African language with a lot of different sounds including clicks and lisps. The hardest part of the language though is not the different sounds but...

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Yanzalong @yanzalong (18987) • Indonesia 21 Sep 12

For serious writing work, a laptop does much better than an ipad. The ipad is only suitable for reading our work or when we present the work to others. At home, I use my laptop to write reports or articles. When I go out I copy...

ipad

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inmyopinion The ipad is not a work machine I don't think. It is for games and for watching movies, looking at photos and other such things. A virtual keypad is never going to be as good as a conventional keypad for doing a lot of typing. You cant tell when you have...

21 Sep 12

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dcunni2990 @dcunni2990 (120) • United States 21 Sep 12

I researched, wrote, edited, cited and submitted my 2nd article for Helium on Wed. night, but...I learned the next day that they didn't accept it! They said it was cited a lot in the paragraphs and @ the end, but it wasn't cited...

proper citations

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inmyopinion It sounds like it is quite complicated and difficult to write for Helium. I tried to write for suite 101 a while ago and just found that they were so picky that I couldn't be bothered with them. And it is not like they pay so much more than other sites like...

21 Sep 12

inmyopinion @inmyopinion (213) 21 Sep 12

It is a daily occurrence that I sit down at the computer to quickly do one or two things online, such as check a few emails or quickly look something up online. 2 hours later I find myself still sitting there, quite often not yet...

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inmyopinion @inmyopinion (213) 18 Sep 12

It seems every time the season is changing, I get quite sick. The worst is the change between winter and spring, obviously because of all the pollen in the air. But it is not just spring that does it to me. I also get sick going...

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inmyopinion @inmyopinion (213) 16 Sep 12

So vaguely remember my father, when I was growing up, walking through the garden and picking up randome leaves and flowers and saying "you know you can eat these" and then shoving them in his mouth and chewing away. I cannot...

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inmyopinion WOW, you really know your plants. Is this just a hobby for you or is it your job. I imagine that you spend a lot of time in the garden - either that or you spend a lot of time reading. Either way, thank you very much for the information. According to the link...

18 Sep 12

inmyopinion @inmyopinion (213) 16 Sep 12

So vaguely remember my father, when I was growing up, walking through the garden and picking up randome leaves and flowers and saying "you know you can eat these" and then shoving them in his mouth and chewing away. I cannot...

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inmyopinion I have heard of people drinking dandelion tea but I must admit that I have never heard of it being used in a salad. What does it taste like. There is one thing for a plant to be edible and not make you sick but then it is another thing for the plant to...

18 Sep 12

Yanzalong @yanzalong (18987) • Indonesia 17 Sep 12

I think most men are easy to fall in love. When ever they meet beautiful women, they say this is the girl I want, etc, etc. I don't know if this also happens to women. Do women find themselves so easy to love men they meet? Who...

love

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inmyopinion Falling in lust is very easy - falling in love is not so easy. Love the long term commitment type love is more of a decision I think then a feeling. That is not to say that you don't have feelings that accompany it, but you have to make the decision at some...

17 Sep 12

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prashu @prashu228 (37521) • India 16 Sep 12

Hello friends, Once of my cousin recently got married, he loves his sister very much. They both have same kind of taste , he knows what his sister likes and dislikes very much. The problem arised after marriage. His wife is not...

siblings

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inmyopinion It does change all of your relationships in some way. Before you are married, you ar the most important person in your life and your family second. Now all of a sudden your spouse is the most important person in your life - at least they should be - and...

17 Sep 12

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