Friday, April 25, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Kissing
Last December when I was on the train way to ... the name of a little village attracted my attention, so I took the picture!
Kissing is a municipality in the Aichach-Friedberg district, in Bavaria, Germany.
It is located just 10 km south of Augsburg and has about 11.500 inhabitants (2003).
Kissing was first mentioned in a document in 1050 as Chissingin, it was a minor regional centre of rule and jurisdiction called a Hofmark (German article).
In even earlier times, around 500, there was a thing hill nearby, which was later swept away by the floods of the river Lech.
The surname Kissinger (as in Henry Kissinger) means inhabitant of Kissingen.
See also
Place names considered unusual
Kicking, Austria
Fucking, Austria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissing,_Bavaria
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
If you find your mind going blank in the exam, or you are having trouble concentrating, try this:
Look at something in the exam room, eg, a chair or a clock. Study it in minute detail; look at the colour, texture, shape and particular markings. Do this for approximately 3-5 minutes, and then return to your exam.
Test the validity of your thoughts. For example, if you feel ‘I cannot think straight’, or ‘I cannot understand a single thing’, test the validity of this. Read one sentence and write a brief summary. You will discover you can actually understand it.
Write down anything related to the question and look for links. Paraphrase the question in your own words.
Leave a difficult question and go onto one you know better.