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How to Plan a Long Weekend in Dublin, Ireland (3 Day Itinerary)

With something for everyone, Dublin, the cosmopolitan capital of Ireland, will enchant you and lure you back again and again. This compact city blends the old with the new. Whether you are into history, literature, nature, music, clubbing, politics, food, or shopping, Dublin delivers…big time! If you have a long weekend in Dublin you can hit the highlights and even get out to the countryside.   Dublin’s size makes it easy to explore this wonderfully walkable city. On our most recent visit to the Emerald Isle, we spent two days in the city center and one on a whirlwind day trip to the countryside and Belfast. Follow this three-day Dublin itinerary to launch your trip to Ireland. If you are looking...

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Here Are Some Insightful Truths You Can Learn About These Three Types of People

  It’s amazing what you learn by watching how someone walks, dresses, reads, and eats. If you’ve ever looked at someone and wondered what they are like, how their homes look like, what they do for work, and what they love, then you’re in luck. In my line of work, I interact with all sorts of people, and experience has harnessed my ability to profile them. And not to toot my own horn, but in nearly all cases, I’ve managed to nail them to a t. Below I will profile three types of ordinary, everyday individuals you see on the streets. The images show how they look. But the juice is in the article — breaking down everything you’ve ever...

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40% Off for 48 Hours! Winter Snowman Addition and Subtraction Clip Cards Bundle

Just Published and 40% Off for 48 Hours! Are you a primary teacher looking for resources to review, reinforce, and remediate addition and subtraction? This Winter Themed Addition and Subtraction Clip Card Bundle has TWO different sets of Addition and Subtraction Winter Snowman Themed Clip Card Centers and is perfect for small groups, centers, tutoring, homework, and center seat work, so much more! Click Here to Download this Addition and Subtraction Winter Snowman Themed Clip Card Math Center Bundle Today! There are so many ways to use these Clip Cards that the possibilities are endless. You can dedicate one of your math centers, math workstations, as an addition and subtraction center. Click Here to Download this Addition and Subtraction Winter Snowman Themed Clip Card Math Center Bundle Today! For...

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Yusef Komunyakaa on the Genius and Contradictions of Etheridge Knight

The collection of poems The Lost Etheridge edited by Norman Minnick seems perfectly timed. Etheridge Knight, the toastmaster—the man and the poet—is certainly hard to pin down. He would have been the first among us to stand up and say, “I’m not perfect.” And at that moment the mask would have shifted slightly askance. Then, half-smiling, he would have said, “I wish I were a blues singer. “Continuation Blues” Well I / woke / up this morning — Lord, and I don’t know south from north, Lying here looking / out / my window, Lord — And I don’t know south from north — Just watching the Fall wind blowing The dead leaves back and forth. There’s a little red...

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Why I Didn’t Love the Blue Lagoon in Iceland: An Honest Review

Chances are if you’ve met anyone that has gone to Iceland, they’ve gone to the Blue Lagoon. It is THE place that all tourists have heard of and visit, whether it is on a short layover or a longer stay. And if you read Blue Lagoon Iceland reviews, most of them are pretty positive. After all, it does seem like a pretty mystical place with steam rising from its milky blue water in a setting surrounded by volcanic rocks. You may have seen pictures of tourists covered in white silica mud masks relaxing in the naturally warm waters while sipping a cold beverage. It seems like the ideal place to relax, unwind and enjoy Iceland’s geothermally heated waters. Other Blue...

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