If you are trying to seal a deal or come to an agreement with a partner in another country, it often comes down to relationship and culture. A great relationship with your partners or associates will be very important, but if there is a lack of chemistry between you, then you need to impress them with your knowledge about their culture. What better way to do this then talking about soccer.
America’s First Lady Michelle Obama is turning 50 on January 17th. A poised, intelligent and charismatic First Lady, “Rebellious yet Conservative” as Andrea Koehler from the Neue Zuericher Zeitung (NZZ), the leading Swiss newspaper, calls her in his article “Fünfzig und fabelhaft” on January 14, 2014. A leading U.S. newspaper would have probably chosen different attributes to describe Mrs. Obama, all is relative to the culture and environment of the writer.
A very Happy New Year to everybody.
The New Year started with temperatures dropping to very low levels in the United States. This recent winter freeze closed schools and offices and many employees worked from home. Water pipes burst, trees fell on power lines and people were left without power for several days. Even Niagara Falls was partially frozen.