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  • December 26, 2006 at 7:42 pm in reply to: Language courses in college #7624
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    Thats only what I have heard. I dont have any personal experiance with the program.

    December 26, 2006 at 7:41 pm in reply to: Who invented time? #7651
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    Thats what I was thinking. Also didnt the Jews only go by lunar months, thus only having 360 days in a year?

    December 26, 2006 at 8:47 am in reply to: Language courses in college #7622
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    What about learning on your own? I hear the rosseta stone courses are excellent.

    December 26, 2006 at 8:43 am in reply to: today in history #5744
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    On this day in 1606, William Shakespeare's play King Lear is performed at the court of King James I of England. Lear is one of the later works penned by the playwright.

    December 25, 2006 at 8:26 am in reply to: Dump off your extra shekels in the bank #6731
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    Wasnt the guy who sold junk bonds put in prison? 🙄  I'm just asking…

    December 25, 2006 at 8:24 am in reply to: today in history #5743
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    1914 : Enemies exchange Christmas greetingsOn and around Christmas Day 1914, the sounds of rifles firing and shells exploding fade in a number of places along the Western Front in favor of holiday celebrations in the trenches and gestures of goodwill between enemies. Starting on Christmas Eve, many German and British troops sang Christmas carols to each other across the lines, and at certain points the Allied soldiers even heard brass bands joining the Germans in their joyous singing. At the first light of dawn on Christmas Day, some German soldiers emerged from their trenches and approached the Allied lines across no-man's-land, calling out “Merry Christmas” in their enemies' native tongues. At first, the Allied soldiers feared it was a trick, but seeing the Germans unarmed they climbed out of their trenches and shook hands with the enemy soldiers. The men exchanged presents of cigarettes and plum puddings and sang carols and songs. There was even a documented case of soldiers from opposing sides playing a good-natured game of soccer. Some soldiers used this short-lived ceasefire for a more somber task: the retrieval of the bodies of fellow combatants who had fallen within the no-man?s land between the lines. The so-called Christmas Truce of 1914 came only five months after the outbreak of war in Europe and was one of the last examples of the outdated notion of chivalry between enemies in warfare. It was never repeated?future attempts at holiday ceasefires were quashed by officers? threats of disciplinary action?but it served as heartening proof, however brief, that beneath the brutal clash of weapons, the soldiers? essential humanity endured.

    December 25, 2006 at 8:11 am in reply to: Merging topics #7254
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    I agree it is sad to see a board neglected, but still think you should look at how someone will view the forum upon their first look (first impressions.)

    December 25, 2006 at 5:57 am in reply to: History repeating? #7606
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    Really, and unfortunatly, all that can be done is let him talk. Until there is proof that he is going to do something, or already has, then you have to let him talk. But that is a two way street.

    December 25, 2006 at 5:54 am in reply to: When Christmas was outlawed in England #7465
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    No, they did not celebrate Christmas for the above stated reasons as well as the fact that they could not pin down the date of Christs birth.

    December 25, 2006 at 5:45 am in reply to: I noticed this over at American History Forums #7526
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    I couldnt remember. When I went back to look, I looked under 'American Civil War' not 'civil war' which is where I must have found it in the first place.

    December 25, 2006 at 5:43 am in reply to: Language courses in college #7620
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    Are you going to take the langauge courses after you join? It takes a while to get fluent (or even moderatly proficient) and thats reaaly what they want.

    December 25, 2006 at 5:37 am in reply to: Merging topics #7252
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    Sounds good. I know this could be considered with in their own time periods, but what about one dedicated to the science of archeology/anthropology, maybe a historical pictures/maps gallery, historical arts and literature? I'm just concerned that the smaller the board becomes then the less interesting it will seem to potential members.

    December 25, 2006 at 5:08 am in reply to: OswaldtheOsprey #7628
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    Phid, just Google him, and you will find.

    December 25, 2006 at 5:04 am in reply to: Dump off your extra shekels in the bank #6730
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    I remember those days. The lap of luxery, then I boguht in to Enron…er… I mean Junk bonds, and it all went the way of the wind.

    December 23, 2006 at 12:38 pm in reply to: History repeating? #7603
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    His stand on issues, including the Holocaust, should send up red flags for everyone. Theres no reason for anyone to be naive here.

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