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 First and foremost, to all the ladies, I hope you had a wonderful Women's Day :) While this holiday is just like any other day in America (we don't celebrate it in America) I would like to share a published poem from my book The Portrait of a Shy Lady's Love as a gift and a token of my appreciation for us ladies and for all ( Read more... )

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 Tonight, I posted an entry in my own blog that had to do with an old, potential killer bacteria known as Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaire's Disease (a severe form of pneumonia which gives its victims a 30% chance of receiving a visit from the Angel of Death). I wrote about Legionella's symptoms, ( Read more... )

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 I had mentioned some time ago on my own blog that I'll take a glimpse at the "writer's block" question whenever I log onto LJ and, if it's a good one, I'll put in my two cents' worth of comments. Well, today's question asked what "age" does one consider to be that of adulthood and I immediately thought of how America stacks ( Read more... )

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 Today I stumbled across an article posted the other day on MSN news which talked about the current state of the manufacturing sector of the US economy, especially where it stands not only with the world, but also where it stands compared to where it was 20+ years ago. I have to admit that I both like and dislike these kinds ( Read more... )

В большинстве случаев мы очень любим праздники. Россияне отмечают как русские так и праздники, пришедшие из-за границы. Некоторые даже пытаются отмечать Thanksgiving Day. А что, неплохой праздник, приучает людей не просто есть от пуза, но и благодарить. Слышала разные мнения россиян относительно Дня Святого Валентина, тем не менее, все-равно ( Read more... )

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 First and foremost, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of you who are visiting my new community The Russian-American Axis, started by me and my LiveJournal friend marianna_f . Tonight I would like to kick off the start of our community by telling you all a bit about the American customs that go with February 14th, ( Read more... )