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Does someone know a good spot for climbing indoor and oudoor in or close to Changchun?

Or is there any interested climber?

Thanks though :-D

Clemens

Most of the world drives on the right side of the road, but a minority of countries drive on the left. How do countries decide which side they’ll drive on

The answer varies from country to country, but in most cases, the side a country drives on comes down to history and economics. In feudal Europe, people would travel on the left side of the road because most people were right-handed and wanted the arm that they used for their sword (or other weapon) between them and anyone…

RIP Dick ...

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/american-bandstand-host-dick-clark-died-195633657.html

4 GOALS for Messi and 1 for Ronaldo on Saturday 6th May has almost finished the race between the 2 players. That's Messi on 50 goals in the Spanish league and Ronaldo has 44. What a contest!!!

But the golden boot will be Messi's once again. That's Messi's 8th time he has scored 3 or more times in a game. He has broken so many records this year and he;s still 23.…

......British people tend to give this question due reverence – as, indeed, do our kindred in the Anglopshere, from Bombay to Bermuda. I've found, though, that the only EU states where you can rely on decent tea are those which, at one time or another, were under the Crown: Ireland, Malta and Cyprus. Elsewhere in Europe, tea means half a cup of lukewarm water with the teabag, still wrapped in paper, on the saucer.......

Some of the comments are great! here are one or two of…

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2012/04/14/sp-canada-us-womens-hockey-championship-final.html

Oh Dear!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2129385/Exhausted-man-flees-night-stand-demands-sex.html

I love the bit at the end where it states:

If that wasn't enough, when officers arrived she even tried to lure them into her den.  

Bubba Watson finally wins one....

http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/news;_ylt=AtwrgBh4TIHgyKC7mB7VTWk5nYcB?slug=dw-wetzel_bubba_watson_wins_masters_040812

I was with my old mate Pierre the other night at Granma's havin a quiet brew, and we got to talking about national anthems. We both agreed that the Russian National Anthem is the best. Really powerful stuff. I also added in that the French, although somewhat violent in its lyrics, is a crackerjack anthem.

What do think?

Pick one, but not your own nations anthem, and the first country to reach, lets say, 10 hits will be the winner. I start the ball rolling at The…

This is just a quick appeal to the notably generous choonie community. A mate of mine lost his iphone today and is looking for a replacement phone. Not an iphone. Just an old secondhand simple one. We're happy to buy him a cheap new one but would rather ask everyone else first. Happy to pay too.

Back in oz i had about 3 old phones lying around and have lost about 10 in my…

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/world-happiness-report-ranks-canada-fifth-happiest-nation-164148262.html

http://air.fresh-ideas.cc/en/

here is an updated version of the famous Sgt pepers album done by the same artist peter Bllake. Who has been added?…

Some amazing photos of London life at the lower end in the 1870's

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2123212/Black-white-pictures-capture-lives-Londoners-1800s.html

I don't really count the Aussies as they just shorten perfectly good words such as barbeque to barbie

With the aim of avoiding such fraught linguistic ambiguities, I have produced, below, a list of the British words  along with their American equivalents. God save the Queen!

Wellies: Rubber boots

Newsagent: Newsdealer

Candy floss: Cotton candy

Flat: Apartment

Bum bag: Fanny pack

Holiday: Vacation

Victoria sponge: Sponge…

LOL! This is funny

I love the way that Batman shakes all the police officers hands!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/9177439/Batman-and-his-Batmobile-pulled-over-by-police.html

On March 31, 2012 from 8:30p.m. to 9:30p.m. Any ideas how to spend this time? Maybe we get together somewhere and make a candle party?

Hey every one, I am thinking about spending upcoming holidays in Shenyang, but since I never been there I was wondering if somebody could recommend me some good places to visit, some exiting things to do and last, but not least a cheap and decent hotel, for less than 150 a night. 

Can anyone help me ?!?

Definite "food for thought". An ongoing debate. The comments after the article are interesting.

http://www.echinacities.com/expat-corner/the-sinister-side-of-the-english-teaching-industry-in-china.html