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Comment · 9 years ago
ghshepard, true. The article focused on seawalls and surges, but still managed to get the damage correct: 600,000 residents effected, $100 Billion in damage, 145 mph winds. Regardless, knowing the effects of the storm -shown through the simulation - there could have been a plan for the ensuing catastrophe, e.g. evacuating the city, relief efforts; which seem ad hoc.
Comment · 9 years ago
There is a deep fallacy in his argument. The academic learning of a language teaches almost nothing. The true challenge is not foreign vocabulary it is the reluctance to engage another culture, which is the prerequisite to learning any language. The author does not make this distinction possibly because he was stationed in a German-speaking country and assumes each language learner can mimic his learning process without his experience.

Often, one won't even attempt to learn a language unless you appreciate - or at least think you appreciate - the culture.

Comment · 12 years ago
Most definitely. Thanks for the good critique
Comment · 12 years ago
No music for me.

Are concerts on the ipod graphic available for play (I can't get the concerts to play). I just get a Soundcloud icon to pop up but no sound.

Briefly explain the requirements to play the music (e.g. do I need to download Google Play if I'm on a laptop?)

Comment · 12 years ago
Color choice is a great addition.

Actually you could make it to where people write and it looks like a letter. I think it is a worth while venture. I would just make a page that simulated a typewriter.

And give the option to delete a page you created. I know it will take MySQL coding but I think it is also worth the effort.

Add the basic tweet, email, send, ...

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