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Service for Passengers.
Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:55 AM EST
Punctuality, along with quality of service, is no longer a byword for German railways.
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A Waste of Breath.
Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:50 AM EST
The Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s national railway company, has been accused of many things over the years but seldom of doing anything which protects either the rights of its passengers or workforce.
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More than just a Leap Year.
Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:28 PM EST
The Germans have a saying which seems to fit many criminals almost perfectly: dumber than the police allow. A thirty-three year old African is the latest to have earned this accolade after trying to use a fake bus ticket.
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Did zu Guttenberg Cheat?
Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:25 PM EST
Any scandal is popular with the press, but one involving a high ranking Minister in the German government will always find a place on the front pages.
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Let the Judge Decide.
Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:21 PM EST
The Germans are not quite so keen on bringing court cases before judge and jury as we Americans but some of the cases which come before the courts could just as easily be staged in New York, Kansas or Florida and not be out of place.
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Facebook and Relationships.
Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:46 PM EST
Theoretically, Facebook is designed for real people – that is, flesh and blood people who are either alive or, through a specially arranged memorial page, have recently died – to meet up with and communicate with their friends.
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Finding Trained Specialists.
Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:43 PM EST
It’s a problem that many of the industrialized nations are facing; a lack of appropriately educated and trained personnel applying for technical job positions in some of the most important trade branches.
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Paying to use the Smallest Room.
Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:16 AM EST
The Germans, we are told, are sticklers for paperwork, administration, red tape and having everything in the right place at the right time.
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The Apothecary.
Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:13 AM EST
The building is over one hundred and twenty years old but, despite its age, still in excellent condition and, for anyone interested in an original Apothecary, a bargain at only one hundred and fifty thousand Euro.
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Is what Wikileaks does, journalism?
Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:27 AM EST
The Internet platform Wikileaks was founded by a group of anonymous users in 2006 with the sole purpose of practicing Freedom of Speech and furthering Freedom of Information but has only recently managed to gain press and media attention with the various accusations against its …
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Why Most Blogs Fail.
Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:25 AM EST
The idea is amazingly simple, a software program which allows anyone with access to the Internet to write, to air their thoughts and opinions, to share.
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The dark side of PayPal.
Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:23 AM EST
For many, especially those taking part in international business transactions through such platforms as eBay, payment through PayPal for items won at auction is a commonplace and almost unavoidable practice.
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A Tasteful Guide to Lesbian Sex for the Newly Out.
Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:22 AM EST
It is said that sex between two consenting adults is one of the greatest pleasures in life, and is probably the most intimate way two people can find to spend time together.
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Is Email Etiquette Dead?
Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:20 AM EST
For many in our hectic, no time to spare world, the advent of email was a massive advance when compared to the alternatives of letter writing and telephone conversations.
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How to get more comments on your Blog.
Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:18 AM EST
As a new Blogger - or even an established one - you’ve spent a great deal of time installing, designing, perfecting your Blog.
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I'm Gay - Is That Okay?
Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:16 AM EST
For many men and women, confronted with their true sexuality for the first time, realization that they are Gay can be something of a heart-stopper.
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The Freemason's Handshake.
Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:14 AM EST
The handshake, two people stretching out their right hand and grasping that of the other, has been accepted as a welcome, as a sign of trust, for centuries.
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Blogging Tips for Teens - What to Write About.
Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:12 AM EST
The days of the personal diary, of a journal kept with our most secret thoughts, fears and wishes, were numbered from the very first moment someone discovered that the Internet could be an ideal forum for personal writing, that it didn't just have to be a mass of universities wi …
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How to use StumbleUpon to promote your website.
Sat Feb 12, 2011 4:10 PM EST
Anyone who writes a Blog knows how important publicity is: a Blog without an audience, without readers and feedback quickly becomes boring for the creator and defeats the object of writing in the first place.
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