where to buy foreign language textbooks online?

InfinityTr

I want to buy a textbook that can teach my mother, who speak both mandarin and chinese to learn english. If anybody is wonderin', then all i can say is that my sisters and I are moving away from them to go to school, and for her business to remain successful, we have to get her to learn english fast. Hopefully two year at most.

The real question: where online can i order a textbook from China that can teach their own native people english? I can't seem to find any in the mainlands.
the textbook must have a set of audio... basically a whole package made for individual learning.
If anybody is able to find me a website as to where to order it, then I would be really thankful.

Note: Telling me any method of learning english such as reading a book, watching tv and the like wouldn't help. They don't have that kind of luxury.

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Have you tried these two sites, they are in Asia as I know:

http://www.yesasia.com/global/en/home.html
http://www.cp1897.com.hk/

Many textbooks can be found here as well:
http://www.amazon.com/New-Used-Textbooks-Books/b/?_encoding=UTF8&node=465600&tag=lmbsim-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957

Hope this is the information you want.

Call of duty: black ops, whats the best gun in zombies mode?

Liz

I like automatic guns, so no semi-automatic guns please... and i already no the thunder gun is amazing..
so in your opinion what is the best automatic gun in zombies mode for call of duty black ops?
.. Also what gun do you think is the best upgraded with Pack-o-Punch?
Thanks in advance, just trying to improve my game play by knowing what guns i should and shouldn't buy =)

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Personally, i think the raygun sucks on black ops (even upgraded, it only holds more ammo in the clip) in later rounds it takes to many shots to kill, but its ok for a while.
I always have best of luck with deployable guns such as galil, rpk, hk45 i think is what its called (the HK is prob my fav.)
i like the mp40 for the 1st 8 rounds or so, (go through the top open 2 doors and leave 3rd door closed, and camp there for decent camp area)
then i like any deployables.
the only shotgun i like is the spaz.
i havent used it yet but i hear the upgraded crossbow is great, it attracts like a monkey bomb.
the upgraded starting colt m1911 turns into duals that shoot rockets(mustang and sally)
and the dual pistols out of the box are really good as well, before and after upgrades.
thats pretty much all i can suggest to you. other than my other fav camping site. open all downstairs doors until you get to the last door (the 1st door when you start, up stairs) camp with 3 or 4 people, one at the window, one at balcony, and 2 watching the small hallway leading to the staircase. if things get bad there is an electric fence you can pull. its not bad, 4 of us made it to round 23 there.
well, good luck!

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Where can I go camping in Dorset?

j89000

Well me and a few friends want to end our school holiday by going camping. But the thing is we're a bunch of friends that are between the ages of 16-17 and many camp sites will not accept us as they imagine us as a bunch of "ruffians". Now this is not the case. But still we cannot prove that to the campsites. So I was wondering if anyone knows of any camp sites that would accept us. We just want to go camping, you know roast marshmallows and things of that nature. We plan on going for 3 nights at some point in the end of August. If there are no campsites would we be able to go in the forest, perhaps the New Forest or somewhere near Brockenhurst? Thanks for the help.

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Ring up the Dorset Tourist Board.

Things to do in weymouth, dorset.?

Chels Flet

Me and my girls are going to Weymouth Monday till Friday, and we don't have a clue what there is to do down there. dose anyone know any good clubs, things to do, places to visit off little sea camp site? :)
by girls i mean friends not daughter! and NO i am not a chav im far from one thankyou very much!

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When you say you and your girls I take it you don't mean daughters?

Weymouth is the pits, full of homeless bums and tacky pubs. As you are staying at Littlesea caravan park I take it you must be a chav so you'll fit right in.

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How to choose a camping tent?

Adela

I am planing my first camping trip. I want to know how to choose a suitable camping tent. I will go camping with my family. There are four of us altogether.

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I go camping a lot, often with a group, and see most people using tents that are far too large and difficult to setup for their needs. They get a huge cabin tent for eight or more people, tall enough to stand upright and walk around, and then only put 4 people inside.

When they get to camp it takes 2 people almost an hour to get the tent set-up and all their gear arranged inside. Once this is done they spend all their awake time on outdoors activities or sitting around the campfire, and just go inside to sleep. All that space, time and effort is wasted, because you're never inside a tent unless you're ready to sleep. Even if its raining or snowing, I'd rather be outside with my family or friends under a tarp or ez-up gazebo so I can see the outdoors than stare at the blank walls inside a tent.

I prefer to take the smallest size tent I can comfortably use. There's enough room for the appropriate number of sleeping bags with a little space leftover to stack our bags. Headspace isn't a concern, I don't need to pace circles inside my tent. As long as I can sit-up on the ground without hitting my head on the ceiling I'm good.

So priorities for me are a) Weather resistance, including wind and rain; b) ventilation, to avoid a build-up of humidity that leads to condensation and for cooling on hot nights; c) adequate floor space for sleeping bags and minimal gear, with the rest stowed in the vehicle; d) easy setup and pack-up. I prefer a tent with a full rain fly for weather protection and a vestibule to stow muddy boots outside but under shelter.

Determining adequate floor space can be a challenge. Most manufacturers allow 24x78" of floor space per person, which I feel is inadequate. I prefer to use 30"x80" per person, plus allow for one additional person's worth of space for minimal gear storage. By this measure a 10'x9' tent (120"x108") allows four people to sleep side-by-side with enough space at the head of each sleeping space for a bag containing clean clothing and toiletries. According to most manufacturer's specifications, this would indicate a 6-person tent would be the best selection.

On the lower-price end of the scale, the Coleman Sundome 6 fits the bill, though I'm not much impressed with the rain fly and lack of vestibules. But its hard to find fault with its $99 price tag, as long as you're not expecting bad weather.

The Coleman Instant-Tent 6 is a popular model because of it's quick and easy setup. This cabin tent also provides stand-up interior height. Unfortunately it has no rain fly whatsoever, so one would need to bring an extra tarp for rain protection if bad weather was forecast. And, of course, with no rain fly it also has no vestibule. The Instant-Tent 6 can also be a packing nightmare with its 48" long packed size, so make sure it will fit into your vehicle.

The Kelty Buttress 6 looks to me to be the perfect tent, with adequate floor space, a good fly and vestibule setup and reasonable price. If I was going to buy a tent today to sleep a family of 4, this would likely be my top choice.

If money is no object and you want the ultimate family tent that is still weather proof, easy to setup and reasonably compact to pack, look at the REI Kingdom 6 with the optional Connect Tech Vestibule or Garage. But be prepared to spend over $500 on the complete setup.

Tent Question #3: Common Tent Setup and Maintenance Mistakes?

Mark M

I've done a lot of scout camping in my younger days, was our pack's campmaster for 15+ years, and continue to do a lot of camping every year, sometimes with larger groups of family and friends. I often hear stories about how this or that model tent stinks, but upon listening further, I realize that the problem primarily is due to the user not setting-up the tent properly or not preparing/maintaining the tent properly.

So what are some of the tent setup and maintenance mistakes you've seen, and how do you prevent them from happening. For example:

Do "modern, high-quality" tents need to have their seams sealed before use? Exactly which seams need to be sealed? Do you apply sealant to the inside or outside? Do the seams need to be periodically resealed? What about tape?

With heavy-duty, sealed, waterproof, bathtub floor designs, is a ground sheet still a necessity, and if so, what kind? Is a larger ground sheet better than a short one?

Orienting your tent versus ground features, the sun and wind?

Protecting against water, animal and overhead dangers?

Anything else you've experienced.
So far some great answers. I like to make my own ground sheets as well, but they do need to be shorter than the floor of your tent, or tuck the excess under, to avoid rain from running down the tent walls, collecting on the ground sheet and then possibly pooling between it and the tent floor.

Making a nice layer of dried leaves, leaf duff, pine needles or dry grass not only protects the floor of the tent, it adds insulation and padding while crawling around on your knees. I don't trench; on hard ground I think it's too disruptive, and on loose or sandy ground it's generally unnecessary. But I will take advantage of existing trenches if aligned conveniently.

I'll admit the rolling vs. stuffing argument is new to me. I've seen a few fathers stuff their tents back in the bag, but always chalked it up to laziness. I've always been anally-retentive enough to try and roll my tent as neatly and compactly as possible. Maybe it's why my tents have lasted so long?

Haven't seen anything
... about cheap or incorrect type of stakes. Are they all the same?

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I've seen more tent damage from mis-use, carelessness than anything else, here are some off the top of my head (Scout Leader)

#1) Tent not fully dried when packed. Mold will destroy a tent fast.
#2) Not fully opening zippered doors prior to entry/exit. My little twits can not get out of the habit of opening the fly with the double zipper juuuuusssst enough to step through. At best this puts a lot of stress on the zipper and eventually they will no longer close the zipper coils. Worse, though, the little buggers overestimate their grace and frequently trip on the small opening, causing a tear.
#3) Along the lines of grace, tripping over guy lines.
#4) Tent pole jousting (rolls eyes and sighs)
#5) Food in tents (including other objects that smell like food to animals). Ever see what a determined squirrel can do to a tent? I hope to never see what a Bear would do after seeing a tent destroyed by a small furry mammal.
#6) Failure to pin and guy the tent. I've been in the middle of a 50 mile long lake when a tent went rolling by. I was impressed with it's ability to shed water, but never did locate the owner. My Scouts frequently are running after tents, but have never lost one...yet.

We do use ground tarps cut from large sheets of plastic, seems a good practice.
I have read, but am unable to locate the source, about a test between high end and cheap tents pitched in direct sunlight. The gist was that both were functionally destroyed within 150 days.

Seam sealer, if it is not broke, don't fix it. About every other year we gently hand wash the tents and re-apply nickwax as per the instructions. We only seam seal if there is a leak noticed as we begin the wash process.

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Camping in the Bay Area!?

Kevin T

im turning 21 in mid june and im looking for a campsite that a bunch of my friends and i can go and hang out at. im looking for a place near water whether that be a lake, river, or ocean. also this is a place to pitch a tent. not an rv park please. i live in san jose so within an hour or two would be preferable. ANY IDEAS? please help!

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Coyote Lake park, just East of Gilroy has day use and overnight campsites. Technically, it is a lakeside campground, but, with the drought, the water level may be low enough that you'd have to hike a couple of hundred yards to the water. It's a county park.

The next nearest campground with water is probably New Brighton Beach, South of Santa Cruz, before Watosonville. The campgrounds won't be ON the beach, but on the bluffs above the beach. Francis Beach State Park is at Half Moon Bay, between Santa Cruz and San Francisco. These two beaches absolutely require advanced reservations for campsites.

On the North Coast, there are a couple of beachside campgrounds at and near Bodega Bay, West of Petaluma and North of San Francisco, about an hour.

NOT near any water, there is a campground at Mt. Madonna, in the coastal hills West of Gilroy. Nice grounds, and, while not near the water, it is located at the summit, so a short walk can take you to an ocean view.

Overnight music Camp in the Bay Area?

Me

Hello!
I was wondering if anyone knows of an overnight music camp for teenagers. I'm 15 years old and I sing and play the drums, along with teaching myself the guitar. I would love to go to a "rock band music camp" this summer and I am allowed to as long as I find one in time.
I'd like to stay from 2 weeks to 6 weeks overnight, preferably in the bay area of California.
It can be at a college or a privately run camp. Price range up to $4,500 +/- (depending on how long the camp is).
Thank you very much!
Arya

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Wow, pretty musical. I found one place in the bay.

In Santa Cruz on the University of California Santa Cruz; the camp itself isn't very long (about 5 days)
http://www.rockcamp.org/Pages/campinfo.html

There are some other places but they they aren't overnight. If you're still interested in it anyways...

http://bayareagirlsrockcamp.org/
under "camper and student info", scroll down, there is some summer camp info

Good Luck!!!

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What's your favorite camping place in or close to oregon?

Q. where is your favorite place to go camping in oregon? What makes it so great for you? Is there tent camping, rvs, cabins? Are dogs welcome?

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Nehalem Bay State Park, on the Oregon coast has great camping. You can pitch a tent, or bring an RV. Dogs are allowed, and there are nice bathrooms/showers. It's close to Manzanita, and Cannon Beach, which are nice towns.

good places for FREE camping in Oregon?

Steffanie

I'm planning a trip to Oregon this summer and we are not really intersted in spending a ton of money to just pitch a tent and camp out. We'll be driving through and visiting Portland and exploring the coast. So I was hoping maybe some locals could give me the names of some nice places to just camp out where we aren't gonna get fined or chased off. Any help is appreciated we've never been there before so we're kind of blindly adventuring.

Thanks

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Almost all the BLM land in eastern Oregon has free camping. Sometimes BLM campgrounds have pit toilets, but mostly you have to bring a shovel and water to make a patch of BLM land a campsite.

I don't know of any free campsites west of the Cascades, except for bicyclists.

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What are good camping places near Stratford Ontario?

Red Wings

there would be 4 kids and 2 adults
with swimming
and fishing
and bike trails if possible

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This link might help
http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/index.html

what are the best places to camp in Ontario Canada?

Emma Tucke

My boyfriend and I are hoping to go camping on a vacation to Canada. What are the best campgrounds and what are their rates. If you have links to websites for them that would be great as well.

Also what is the drinking age there? I overheard someone saying that if you are an american you must abide by the american laws.

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Any of the multitude of provincial parks offer good camping. Pick the place you want to visit and then find a park nearby. Campsites run about $14 to $40 per night depending on what facilities there are in the park or your campsite. For instance electricity or access to showers will be more expensive than one that has no perks at all. Each park has a variety of different priced campsites. Some are just canoeing campsites and others have most of the comforts of home.

If you intend to drink you can't do it at a provincial campsite. They have a strict no alcohol policy, no loud noise too so leave the misic at home or bring headphones.

If you leave the park to drink you must be 19 in Ontario. In other provinces it is either 18 or 19. Your laws mean nothing in Canada. In Canada you follow our laws and drinking and driving will get you in a lot of trouble so don't do it.

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Big Sur Campsites.... Which campsite is the nicest?

G~Bell

is there showers? nice views, rivers, more private, less crowded, etc. Thank you.

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Definitely check out this website:

http://www.bigsurcalifornia.org/camping.html

I used it to find a campsite in Big Sur, last time I went. It gives a good overview of all the places and lets you book online. You should know that Big Sur is a hugely popular place to camp, especially in the spring. Some of the best places are fully booked for months in advance. So, start planning now! It is also a little pricier to camp there for this reason..but, definitely worth it!

I have stayed at Riverside Campground, which is close to most of the restaurants. So, if you get tired of hot dogs, you can walk over for a glass of wine/beer or a nicer meal. Riverside Campground and Big Sur Campground and Cabins right next door are both situated on the Big Sur river underneath large beautiful redwoods. So, they are really beautifula and you are close to many hiking trails and beaches. They both seemed nice and the showers are hot. The tent sites are a little close together.

I have heard that Ventana campgrounds are the best if you want beauty(they are in a box canyon full of redwoods) and some comforts of home. If you want to go nicer, try Treebones which is rustic yurts over the Pacific(but, very expensive).

You can't really go wrong in Big Sur. It is such a magical place! Be sure and have a drink while watching the sunset at Nepenthe Restaurant's deck.

Enjoy your trip and hope this helps!

-Kango Traveler

Best Big Sur camping spot (quiet, nice views, secluded)?

tey123

Taking a road trip to northern California in early june and was deciding on camping in Big Sur for two nights. Have never camped here and looking at all the websites and reviews has me a bit overwhelmed. Does any one have any good experiences with a quiet secluded, and beautiful site? We will not be on the weekend, so i think they should be less crowded, but we definitely want a camping experience. Was looking at Limekiln state park but the website says its currently closed to the public! also thinking of Bottchers Gap... thoughts??

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I've enjoyed Julia Pfeiffer Burns and Pfeiffer Big Sur State Parks in the past but just like everywhere else in the area they get washed out pretty good in the winter and it takes awhile for all the trails to reopen.

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Camping in South East Texas?

K**** R***

I am driving from San Marcos, TX to New Orleans, LA and need a GREAT place to camp that is about half way between these two places because 9 hours is too long to drive. Please let me know if you know where some good camping is. Thank You

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It appears you have a few choices along your route. The first is village Creek State Park near the Louisiana Texas border on the Texas side. General info is at http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/village_creek/ and reservations at http://www.reserveamerica.com/campgroundDetails.do?subTabIndex=0&contractCode=tx&parkCode=vill Your next option is a KOA campground in the Houston Metro area, it is not quite as rugged as Village Creek but is farther from your destination, details at http://www.koa.com/where/tx/43194/. Finally the Sam Houston Jones State Park Campground on the Texas Louisiana border, but on the Louisiana side http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/ishjones.aspx

I'm looking for a place to go camping in East or Southeast texas.?

Renee

I want to go camping for my birthday, and I'm looking for a place that has no restrictions on how many people I can have, and no drinking restrictions. It doesn't have to be a state park or anything like that..but does anyone know a good place for this?

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Enjoy.

http://www.greatoutdoors.com/published/top-50-campsites-in-texas

Also try texasoutside.com

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Good free places to camp in Oregon?

Gabrielle

I'm planning on taking a camping trip soon (it will just be me and my loved one) and I'm trying to find a good free place to camp. Just somewhere there won't be many people, preferably not an actual campground would be nice. I'm wondering if anybody has any places they enjoy going to? I do enjoy Bagby hot springs and the ape caves by St. Helens, are there any good spots around those places? Thanks(:

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A few years ago when we were still allowed to camp there, Molalla River Corridor was an amazing secluded place to camp. I havenât been up there is a few years because they started banning overnight camping but I am not sure if they still enforce that. Other than that I do know of some other places where I have camped before that are in the middle of the boonies but my friends and I found them by chance and so I canât give you directions on how to go there. I know you said free but Detroit Lake is a nice place to camp. Itâs not extremely private but itâs safe and right by the lake.

is an oregon summer snowboarding camp the best place to learn?

cinnamon

i was watching mtv's truelife, and there were these teenagers who went to snowboarding summer camp in oregon. it looked really fun. it would be great to get out of arizona's 120 degrees summer tempetures. would it smart to go to a snowboarding summercamp to learn how to snowboard, and if youve seen this episode of truelife, will you tell me the name of the camp? im very familer with oregon, but never geard of that camp, help would be greatly appreciated!!! thnx

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The Oregon snowboard camps are probably the best way to learn, but they also are VERY expensive ($1500-2000 for an 8 day session). The one on MTV I think was Windells. Another one is High Cascade. Both are great, fun summer camps and they are both in Mt. Hood, Oregon. Request brochures from both camps at their websites. If you don't want to spend that much (and assuming you live in Arizona year round) you could try to take a trip to Utah or Colorado in the winter and take lessons at a mountain resort, which would cost less than a summer camp. Hope this helps!

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