(Eugenio Battaglia, Italy, 03/20/19 4:09 am)
Captivating points from Ángel Viñas (March 19th) and excellent comments by JE.
I have, however, some doubts as to whether Ángel will have the last laugh, as according to wel
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(John Heelan, UK, 03/20/19 3:14 am)
Enrique Torner (17 March) mentioned Jerome Mintz's book on carnival culture in Cádiz. As part of my researching the culture of Andalusia, I became fascinated with Carnaval as
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(Tor Guimaraes, USA, 03/19/19 10:45 am)
After Eugenio Battaglia mentioned the "Deep State of corporations, various agencies, the arms industry, big oil companies, and lobbies which rule," John Eipper (March 17th) asked about the m
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(David Duggan, USA, 03/19/19 4:34 am)
I've neither lectured in nor engaged in untoward activities in a sauna, preferring the extra humidity of a steam bath (I could tell some stories but they are probably not WAISworthy). But if you&#
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(John Eipper, USA, 03/19/19 4:15 am)
Gary Moore writes:
The very effective nations-compared WAIS thread on Finland
(begun, I think, by Tor Guimaraes and others, then wonderfully
expanded by Cameron Sawy
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(Angel Vinas, Belgium, 03/19/19 3:49 am)
With regard to the discussion on Mussolini and his role in the greatness or smallness of Italy I would like to add a point. (See Luciano Dondero and Eugenio Battaglia, 17-18 March.)
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(Leo Goldberger, USA, 03/18/19 12:22 pm)
Perhaps a little-known feature of Finland is the unexpected popularity of the Tango (see link for an upcoming tango festival there):
http://www.maail
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(John Eipper, USA, 03/18/19 11:49 am)
Ric Mauricio writes:
On the subject of Finns, congratulations to Valtteri Bottas for winning the Australian GP yesterday, the first race of the season. My favorite driver, Kimi Raikko
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(John Heelan, UK, 03/18/19 4:30 am)
John E asked about my experience of lecturing in a Finnish sauna.
The dress code was a towel strategically placed to maintain modesty. However, I had problems using flip charts as they soon got
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(Cameron Sawyer, Russia, 03/18/19 4:18 am)
A good introduction to Finnish sauna culture is here:
https://www.visitfinland.com/article/10-sauna-tips-for-beginners
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