Top Ten Contract Mistakes People Make

by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME, EMT
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving, Inc.

你好我的朋友!

That means, “What’s up my friend!” in Chinese.

I am a contracts and entertainment law CLE (continuing legal education) instructor at Attorney Credits, and I recently taught a class of the same name. … Read More

Wise Words from KFC.

by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME, EMT
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving, Inc.

I was eating lunch at KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) the other day, and the placemat had a bunch of ‘brain games’.  Naturally, I figured they were kids games that wouldn’t challenge me at all.… Read More

大熊猫奇遇记 (Memories of a Happy Encounter With a Giant Panda)

by Claire Hanbing Lu in Canada
Chinese Fluency Project Program Assistant, Break Diving, Inc.

(If you need help understanding, use an online translator tool, or use Pleco’s Live Character Reader)

                                                  大熊猫奇遇记 

我最喜欢的动物,就是大熊猫了。熊猫既是珍稀动物,也是中国的国宝。

 熊猫刚出生只有150克左右重。相当于妈妈体重的千分之一。但是,过了一个月以后,熊猫的体重可达2公斤,过三个月后,体重可达56公斤重了。等小熊猫四、五个月大时,熊猫妈妈就会教小熊猫爬树、洗澡、游泳剥食等本领。长大成年以后每天要吃20公斤的箭竹,有时它们也会捕捉竹林里的竹鼠美餐一顿哦!我第一次见到熊猫时,它们因四肢较短所以行动缓慢。但毛茸茸的面孔上却嵌着一对乌黑发亮的眼睛。那两个黑眼圈,近看就像蘸足了墨汁写的一个字;远看又像戴了一副墨镜,再加上一身墨墨黑黑的毛,更显得美丽可爱,使我从此抵抗不了它们的魅力。

 它们之中有些是馋嘴鬼,有些是懒家伙,有些是乖孩子,还有些是小调皮。它们有时两腿一蹬翻了个身;有时憨态可掬的走起路来;有时又笨拙的吃着美味的竹子,模样十分惹人喜爱。管理员叔叔阿姨们一来,那些馋嘴鬼们便争先恐后地扑了上去,争夺那些美味的竹纤维营养饼。有些人被大熊猫们搂着腿寸步难行,还有些人更是被大熊猫们扑倒在地上,引起大家一片笑声。

 许多人都不知道大熊猫是生物界的活化石,其实它们在地球上至少生存了八百万年!特别有意思的是以前大熊猫主要是以吃肉为生的,因为生存环境的关系,它们迫不得已改变了饮食习惯,改吃草木植物为主。

 并且,半个世纪以来,熊猫外交都是中国外交的独特方式之一。1972年,大熊猫玲玲兴兴被赠送给美国,引起巨大的轰动。动物园开放首日就有两万多人前来参观,可谓是空前的景象。2015年,习近平主席访问美国时,夫人彭丽媛和奥巴马总统夫人米歇尔共同为新生的大熊猫幼崽取名为贝贝。大熊猫是我们的好朋友。为了保护这一标志性物种,我们必须开展有效的防范措施、并处理新出现的威胁。


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Español / Spanish Language Resources

Compiled & recommended by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME, EMT
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving’s Fluency Project

Estoy estudiando español y espero que estos recursos te ayuden!

An ever growing list of hand-picked tools tested and approved by Fluency Project founder Monroe Mann:

APPS/aplicaciones

BOOKS/libros

  • Assimil Spanish (I ADORE THIS SERIES, FOR EVERY LANGUAGE)
  • Living Language Spanish (beginner to advanced)
  • Collins Easy Learning Spanish Conversation
  • Collins Easy Learning Spanish Grammar
  • Collins Easy Learning Spanish Vocabulary

WEBSITES/sitios web

  • Yabla Spanish at Yabla.com
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Deutsch / German Language Resources

Compiled & recommended by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME, EMT
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving’s Fluency Project

Ich studiere Deutsch und ich hoffe diese Ressourcen helfen Ihnen!

An ever growing list of hand-picked tools tested and approved by Fluency Project founder Monroe Mann:

APPS/applications

BOOKS/livres

  • Assimil German (I ADORE THIS SERIES, FOR EVERY LANGUAGE)
  • Living Language German (beginner to advanced)
  • Collins Easy Learning German Conversation
  • Collins Easy Learning German Grammar
  • Collins Easy Learning German Vocabulary

WEBSITES/sites

  • Yabla German at Yabla.com
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Best Halloween Costume Ever

Shot by Claire Hanbing Lu
Break Diving Member and Volunteer in Canada

(c) 2017 by Claire Hanbing Lu, used with permission via a perpetual non-exclusive license to Break Diving, Inc. for any and all legal purposes.


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Français / French Language Resources

Compiled & recommended by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME, EMT
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving’s Fluency Project

Je suis un étudiant de français et j’espère que ces ressources vous aideront.

An ever growing list of hand-picked tools tested and approved by Fluency Project founder Monroe Mann:

APPS/applications

  • Larousse French Dictionary
  • Trivia Crack (Intermediate to Advanced)
  • Living Language French (Beginner to Advanced)
  • Memrise
  • Brainscape
  • Audible French Audiobooks
  • Radios France
  • News in Slow French
  • Radio France
  • Busuu
  • Duolingo (good to get you started)
  • Larousse Dictons
  • Plango
  • Larousse Citations
  • Collins En-Fr
  • Le Journal – Le Figaro
  • 7 Jours Sur La Planète  (AWESOME — Intermediate to Advanced)
  • Setting Up Anki for Foreign Language Vocabulary Fluency – The Fluency Project Way

BOOKS/livres

  • Assimil French (I ADORE THIS SERIES, FOR EVERY LANGUAGE)
  • Living Language French (beginner to advanced)
  • Collins Easy Learning French Conversation
  • Collins Easy Learning French Grammar
  • Collins Easy Learning French Vocabulary
  • Speaking Better French by Rosenthal
  • Any books by Frédéric Lenoir (Advanced)
  • Anything by CLE International

WEBSITES/sites

  • Yabla French at Yabla.com
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Italiano/Italian Language Resources

Compiled & recommended by Dr. Monroe Mann, PhD, Esq, MBA, LLM, ME, EMT
Founder & Executive Director, Break Diving’s Fluency Project

Sono uno studente d’italiano e spero che troviate questi strumenti utili.

An ever growing list of hand-picked tools tested and approved by Fluency Project founder Monroe Mann:

APPS/applicazioni

BOOKS/libri

  • Assimil Italian (I ADORE THIS SERIES, FOR EVERY LANGUAGE)
  • Living Language Italian (beginner to advanced)

WEBSITES/siti

  • Yabla Italian at Yabla.com
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