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Art or Vandalism?
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
Graffiti has existed since the days of ancient civilizations like Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, but it wasn't only the Greeks and Romans that produced graffiti. The Mayan site of Tikal in Guatemala also contains ancient examples, not to mention Viking graffiti that survives in Rome, Ireland, and Istanbul. There is also evidence of Chinese graffiti on the Great Wall of China.
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¿Arte o vandalismo?
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
El grafiti ha existido desde los tiempos de las antiguas civilizaciones como la griega y romana. Pero no fueron sólo los griegos y romanos los que produjeron grafitis. El yacimiento Maya en Tikal, Guatemala, también contiene ejemplos antiguos, por no mencionar los grafitis vikingos que perduran en Roma, Irlanda y Estambul. También hay restos de grafitis chinos en La Gran Muralla China.
Medical Errors
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
Quite a long time ago, my mom went into the hospital for routine surgery. It didn’t end up being routine at all and her health has never been the same as it was before the operation. So what happened?
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Errores médicos
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
Hace tiempo mi madre fue al hospital para una operación rutinaria. Acabó no siendo rutinaria, y tras la intervención, su salud nunca fue la misma. ¿Qué sucedió?
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One Cold Hand
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
An art student develops a successful website for lost gloves in Pittsburgh.
Saint Valentine's Day
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
Michelle talks about Valentine's Day traditions...
Flocke
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
In this Weekly Letter Michelle visits the Berlin Zoo to tell us about a very special resident with a very cold name.
Birthdays
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
Birthdays. My birthday. Only a few days away now and I can affix another year onto my steadily-increasing age. I’m going to be 37. Nothing special about 37, except that it falls somewhere between 30 and 40, or more accurately between 35 and 40.
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Leap Year
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
2008 is a leap year, but what exactly does that mean?
Korean Air
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
Cho Yang-Ho turns a disastrous airline into a soaring success ...
Lorry Drivers on Strike
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
Tens of thousands of Spanish lorry drivers have begun an indefinite strike against the soaring price of diesel, which has risen by 20% this year.
Back on Track
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
A Japanese railway company was losing money, but now it is back on track thanks to the popularity of a stray cat.
A man auctions his life on eBay
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
After auctioning off his entire life on eBay for A$399,300, Ian Usher says he is "a little bit disappointed" at the final selling price.
Casual Fridays
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
'Casual Friday' began in the late 1950s originally as an attempt to raise worker morale in the new white-collar office environment.
Office Gossip
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
What's the difference between telling others something interesting about someone else ... and gossip? When is conversation one of concern for another, and when does it cross the line into gossip?
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Ingrid Betancourt Freed at last!
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages flew to freedom in a helicopter after rebels holding them were tricked into handing them over.
IKEA offers “pay-as-you-go”
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
The furniture retailer says that its new pay-as-you-go mobile service for loyal customers is Britain's cheapest by 25%.
Sister Italy
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
An Italian priest said he is organising the world's first online beauty contest for nuns to give them more visibility within the Catholic Church and to erase the stereotype that they are all old and dour.
Four-day Work Week
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
The Governor of Utah, Jon Huntsman, is making the change to a four-day work week to reduce the state's carbon footprint, increase energy efficiency, improve customer service and provide workers with more flexibility.
Olympic Lip Synching
Enviado por Michelle Kathleen Beckett
China has made an extraordinary effort to make sure the Games were picture-perfect. Images of the fireworks exploding across China's capital during the ceremony were digitally inserted into television coverage. And the little girl who sang the anthem …
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