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For The Emperor's Teacher, scroll down (↓) to "Topics." It's the management book that will rock the world (and break the vase, as you will see). Click or paste the following link for a recent profile of the project: http://magazine.beloit.edu/?story_id=240813&issue_id=240610

A new post appears every day at 12:05* (CDT). There's more, though. Take a look at the right-hand side of the page for over four years of material (2,000 posts and growing) from Seinfeld and country music to every single day of the Chinese lunar calendar...translated. Look here ↓ and explore a little. It will take you all the way down the page...from round to square (and back again).
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Showing posts with label Europe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Europe. Show all posts

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Lederhosen Pug—Bavariable Climate

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One year ago on Round and Square (10 May 2012)—Flowers Bloom: Bloom's Republic II
Two years ago on Round and Square (10 May 2011)—Endings: Around the World in Eighty Days

[a] Lederpug RF
                         What is the use of running when you are on the wrong road?
                                                                             —Bavarian Proverb
No worries, though—my name is Lederhosen Pug, and I know the way (知道). 

And that way has been pretty chilly the last few days. We've had a summer cold spell the last few days, and the 14C (57F) drizzle has soaked into my little pug-bones.

The first website I checked regarding Bavaria's climate (I just wanted to know that of which we boast) notes that we have four distinct seasons, and mild summer weather. This is, of course, generally true.

          For a big part of the year – between May and September – skies are 
          mostly sunny and temperatures are pleasantly warm. This is the best 
          time for outdoor activities such as hiking, water sports or cycling, for 
          visiting outdoor festivals or meeting friends in a park or beer garden. 
          Expect average daytime temperatures around 20 to 30 degrees Celsius 
          (68 – 86° F) during this period... [Weather And Climate: Study in Bavaria]

But my, oh my. This has been cold (and unusual). Almost as strange as beating Brazil 7-1...or in the World Cup Final.

Pug Chill.
[c] Good times RF
[Originally posted on July 10, 2014]

Friday, May 30, 2014

Newsprint Nonpareil—Escaping to Europe

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On this date in Round and Square History
30 May 2013—China's Lunar Calendar 2013 05-30
30 May 2012—The Accidental Ethnographer: The Isle That is Called Patmos
30 May 2011—Le Tour de la France: The Attentions of Mère Etienne
Meine Flucht nach Europa
My Escape to Europe

This week's Die Zeit cover has the exclusive story of a reporter who made a dangerous trip across the Mediterranean with Syrian refugees. This is a little bit of a twist on Die Zeit covers, and a welcome one. 
[b] Welcome RF

We have seen a large number of historical retrospective stories (Shakespeare, World War I, selfless givers) and current-culture pieces (business life, animal rights, and gendered life). 

This is the first cover in some time to have absolutely current reporting of something other than a major news event. 

Good stuff, as always. The paper actually came out on Wednesday, since Thursday is a holiday here in Germany. And how did I spend my holiday? 

Well, reading the story, of course.
[c] Nach Europa RF