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76Favorite Scandinavian Films
Not your usual Ingmar Bergman films: The Man without a Past (Finnish); Noi the Albino (Icelandic); Monsterthursday (Norwegian); Den Osynlige (The Invisible, Swedish); Slim Susie (Swedish). One of the most wonderful things about having a subscription to films by mail is that it permits me to explore other cultures from my living room. Join me in visiting Scandinavia.
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61Classic running films
It's that time of year when my running mileage drops a little bit and I start thinking about next years' races. I like to daydream about running a faster 5K and maybe even tackling a 20K or a half marathon,...
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79Hojoki: more than a storage shed
When we lived in Alaska, we had a storage shed in our backyard which was built to resemble a small barn, complete with a barn door. The previous owner had even installed a phone jack with a line separate...
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68Strange jobs: Casting too wide a net?
Where do we go from here? When I first started writing for Hubpages, I was hoping that I would be able to generate enough income to soften some of the effects of having been unemployed since last December....
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72What to do when your car gets stolen
How am I going to buy groceries? How can I get to work? I was running a little late this morning. Tad and I had to be somewhere by 11 am. We ate breakfast, looking out the window by our front door at our...
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81Strategies for solving math story problems
The first step is to choose your time and place. The second step is to get all your math gear in one place. The third step is to write your name on a piece of good paper. The fourth step is to read the problem out loud. Then, on a piece of scratch paper, write down what the variables are, what the given numbers are. Next, draw a picture.
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68Do you exercise regularly? Why or why not? And if you do, what do you do to stay in shape?
I exercise regularly, probably 6 or 7 days a week. Why? Mostly because I enjoy it, but also because I tend to put weight (gain fat) on easily and lose muscle quickly. For most people, the primary components...
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66Training for the Seattle Half Marathon: Week 10
Week 10 seems like an easy week. I'm supposed to run three times for a total of 14 miles. On one hand, it already doesn't seem like enough--I feel like I should be running 23 or 24 miles this week, instead of...
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85How to lower triglycerides naturally
What are triglycerides? They are fats with a structure consisting of three fatty acids that are bound to a glycerol molecule with a covalent bond. Triglycerides can be elevated for a number of...
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6710 Women Who Are Famous Because Of Science, Part II
Virginia Apgar (1909-1974). An excellent physician who developed the Apgar score (appearance, pulse, grimace, activity and respiration) to help assess neonates or newborn babies. The Apgar score helps...
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