Category Archives: Topics

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Buy Reach Gentle Gum Care Woven Dental Floss Online

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Medora Trevilian

Sometimes we become accustomed to finding a personal hygiene product at our local drugstore or grocery store. Then one day it disappears. Did they stop making it, we wonder? Or has this particular store just stopped carrying it for some … Continue reading →

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Is violence the answer?

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Rosie

Greetings and Salutations! Is violence the answer? is a new pub about violent video games, television shows and movies. My thesis is that an excessive amount of intake of violence is unhealthy, unwarranted, and unecessary not to mention damaging to … Continue reading →

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An interesting blog about punctuation marks and their histories ……

Posted on August 17, 2012 by KateGladstone

Here is an exceedingly interesting blog about marks of punctuation and their often odd histories, where you are all but guaranteed to learn far more about the subject than you could ever have imagined … http://www.shadycharacters.co.uk/ A sample excerpt: ” … Continue reading →

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Article Directories: No Rules, Many Rules or Few Rules?

Posted on August 15, 2012 by admin

[This article was originally published on Excerptz on July 29, 2011, but I have been notified that the site is closing down, so I am republishing here.] On February 24, 2011 quite a few article directories were subjected to a … Continue reading →

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Traveling with Cabeza de Vaca: Introduction

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Aya Katz

This is going to be a recurring feature of PubWages, a column about the writings and travels and life of Cabeza de Vaca. Continue reading →

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Cycling Indoors for the Winter

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Tom Rubenoff

I was convinced by a surprise pot hole. For well over a decade I have commuted by bicycle to and from work at least three days a week even in winter.  Of course, in the winter, the sun rises later … Continue reading →

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What To Do When You’re Bored

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Peppergum01

When you’re bored there are many things that you can do but it usually feels like there’s nothing to do. Well here are a list of things to do when you’re bored: ●Write a pub ● Watch TV ● Play … Continue reading →

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Using French Cuisine to Teach French: Crème brûlée Recipe

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Aya Katz

The very best way to learn a new language is by total immersion. When someone is forced to conduct all business and all pleasure in the new language, it is much more likely to sink in and be absorbed at … Continue reading →

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Covenant Between the Pieces

Posted on August 17, 2011 by crocodil

Crocodil:   Covenant Between the Pieces   Look up toward the heavens And count  the stars: Six million too many.   And lo, a smoking furnace…   (Genesis 15,5;  17)     L’Alliance d’Abraham   Leve les yeux au ciel … Continue reading →

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Spain, tourism, and flamenco

Posted on August 16, 2011 by John Moore

Spain often is marketed as the land of passion, bullfights, flamenco, sun, and sand.  Blurring significant regional diversity, an almost comic-book version of its southern region, Andalucía, has been promoted as the public face of Spain – it has all … Continue reading →

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