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Arts & Humanities > Language Learning Tips The best techniques for learning languages
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Long gone (thank goodness) are the days when a language course consisted of a book packed with dry grammar exercises, perhaps a few stilted reading passages, and very little else. It is widely recognized now that a crucial element in successful language learning is variety. A good language course will provide a variety of mat... More..

Pets & Animals > Cat Care & Health Tips for choosing cat food
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Scruffy likes cheese. He used to like any cheese. However, in his latter years he's become somewhat more discerning, and a mouldy old lump of Cheddar will no longer do. A piece of Stilton isn't bad, but really what he prefers is a little finely-grated Parmesan. Failing cheese, fish is acceptable lightly defrosted in the micro... More..

Pets & Animals > Cat Psychology Feline superiority complex
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Zena's Greek. She was with me throughout my three-year stay in Greece. Effortlessly taking total control of my small flat, she used to spend hours languidly surveying her world from the sun-drenched vantage point of its third-floor balcony. On returning to the UK, I couldn't bear to leave her behind, so, after a flight and si... More..

Arts & Humanities > Ancient History What made the Trojan Horse such a success
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The Trojan Horse, possibly one of the best-known episodes of the Trojan War,heralded the end of ten long years of fighting between Greeks and Trojans, allowingthe Greek army to finally enter and sack the Trojan citadel. So why did it succeedwhere battles and heroism could not? If you read Virgil's version of the story, itcome... More..

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