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ParticipantThats only what I have heard. I dont have any personal experiance with the program.
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ParticipantThats what I was thinking. Also didnt the Jews only go by lunar months, thus only having 360 days in a year?
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ParticipantWhat about learning on your own? I hear the rosseta stone courses are excellent.
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ParticipantOn 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.
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ParticipantWasnt the guy who sold junk bonds put in prison? 🙄 I'm just asking…
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Participant1914 : 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Truce of 1914 came only five months after the outbreak of war in Europe and was one of the last examples of the outdated notion of chivalry between enemies in warfare.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.
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ParticipantI 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.)
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ParticipantReally, 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.
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ParticipantNo, 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.
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ParticipantI 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.
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ParticipantAre 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.
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ParticipantSounds 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.
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ParticipantPhid, just Google him, and you will find.
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ParticipantI 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.
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ParticipantHis 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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