Graphic designer Karoliina Korhonen's new English-language comic strip Finnish Nightmares gained more than 70,000 fans around the world in a very short time. Her comic highlights Finnish etiquette and plays on perceived Finnish awkwardness. One of Korhonen's...
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I remember the first time my credit card was declined because I hadn’t called the bank in advance to notify them of my travels. I was traveling alone to Belgrade, Serbia, and I’d just found an ATM machine at the airport to get cash so I could pay for...
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“A Place, Not a Conveyance” The design, power, and cockpit foot heaters that make the 747 feel like home to pilots. Mark Vanhoenacker in the cockpit of a Boeing 747-400 . Mark Vanhoenacker will be sharing stories about piloting and planes excerpted from...
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For the first time, more American women than men have bachelor´s degrees. (Doug Mills/The New York Times). For the first time in American history, more women than men hold Bachelor’s degrees. While women were traditionally discouraged from seeking higher...
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As I was returning home from an errand a couple of days ago, I glanced out my car windows as I rolled slowly down our small town streets. I couldn’t help but notice several high-school age kids walking down the windy street, the guys punching each other...
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Like some few friends, I´ve decided to drink no-alcohol, because it´s better, also it´s stupid to lose my small salary as buying (regularly) alcohol... JJHM. “ Do not get drunk on wine [oinos]”… (Ephesians 5:18).
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This month we caught up with fashion blogger Caroline, who’s here to tell us all about life as a blogger! Let’s get straight to it, over to you Caroline… How long have you been blogging? I started my blog on 30th September 2011. I started writing to share...
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