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Much has been said about the current economic downturn. For Americans, it seems that the days of financial growth and comfort have come to an end. In times like these, we become introspective in our day-to-day lives. Distracted from the world around us, we focus on the state of the economy as "our" problem. However, the nightly news is apt to point out that the USA is far from being the only country in economic turmoil. Iceland's economy has been devastated, and Japan is admitting to financial distress as well. Looking at the bigger picture, it's easy to see that we are part of a much larger global economy—and it's bad everywhere. So what can we do to get the world financial system back on track? (Click here to read the full article)
Winner Winner Winner! Our loyal readers are TOO smart...maybe we should hire YOU as proofreaders! :-) March winners in our FIND THE TYPO contest are Jennifer Hill of ERI Safety Videos, Judy Hays of Smith & Nephew, Inc. and Lorie Chavez of Minka Group. Finding typos is not always easy, because each person's brain tends to want to read what it thinks should be there and not always what is actually there. If you want to get in on the fun, we have hidden another typo in this month's newsletter.* Find it and be among the first to tell us by email (ink@translators.com), and you'll win a Starbucks® gift card! * items in the LOST IN TRANSLATION feature are not part of this contest (hey, they're in that feature for a reason!)
How do YOU love? "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." Elizabeth Barrett Browning's famous words in 1845 were probably directed at her future husband, Robert, but they could easily have been an intro to an interesting idiosyncrasy in the Greek language. Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love...but which one?! (Click here to read the full article)
Must See to Believe It's often said that a picture is worth a 1000 words, but a picture's worth much more (how about 1000 laughs?) when the words in the picture aren't the right ones. Enjoy these funnies! (Click here to read the full article)
Endurance TRAIN-ing There's nothing like having the endurance to complete something that takes a while. Sitting in a train car for 6+ days may not sound like your idea of fun, but the reward your mind and eyes get in return for a trip on the world's longest railway more than makes up for it. The Trans-Siberian Railway runs from Moscow to Vladivostok and crosses 8 time zones (Click here to read the full article)
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