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Hobbies & Games > Board Games Unusual but valuable chess openings: 2 of 2
Two openings for white which may be considered somewhat unusual but are nevertheless solid openings are the King's Indian Attack and the Ponziani Opening. An opening which can be used by black is the Pirc Defence. The King's Indian Attack for white is simply the reverse of the King's Indian Defence for black. Here is how whit... More..
Arts & Humanities > Asian Languages The difficulties of learning Hindi: 2 of 2
Although Hindi is classified as an Indo-European language, it isn't necessarily an easy language for speakers of European languages to learn. Unlike the Austronesian languages such as Indonesian and Tagalog, or Japanese, it has a very large number of consonants and also a relatively large number of vowels. This means that the... More..
Travel > Canada A guide to Vancouver's festivals and special events: 2 of 2
Vancouver has a number of festivals and special events which run throughout the year. Let me tell you about a few of them.Vancouver has a large Chinese population, so Chinese New Year is a popular celebration. Vancouver's Chinatown always has a very lively parade with fireworks and costumes. During the year of the dragon, sev... More..
Arts & Humanities > Playwrights & Plays Assessing Henrik Ibsen's work: 2 of 2
I love the plays of the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Four which I particularly recommend are 'A Doll's House', 'The Wild Duck', 'Hedda Gabler' and 'Peer Gynt'. The play 'A Doll's House' has very strong characters. Nora appears to be a doll, a weak woman, at least in her husband's eyes, but he eventually learns he has co... More..
Arts & Humanities > Languages (Other) Swedish language tips: 2 of 2
Swedish is not a widely-spoken or particularly popular language for learners, but it offers language learners several advantages. First of all, it has a relatively simple grammar. For example, verbs are the same in all persons. I was, you were, he/she was, we were, you were and they were are: jag var, du var, han/hon var, vi ... More..
Food & Drink > Soup & Stew Recipes Recipes: Carbonnade: 2 of 2
I want to share a recipe for a delicious Belgian dish called 'carbonnade'. The ingredients are:2 onions50 grams butter900 grams beef, finely slicedsaltpeppercorianderthyme1 litre dark beer2 tablespoons flour1 tablespoon mustardFry the onion. Add the beef. Season. Pour the beer. Take out the meat. Slowly add the flour to the s... More..