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That holiday feeling

NETHERLANDS: It's summer, and everyone is off enjoying their holidays. Right? Well, maybe not. According to a new study, holidays don't make us happy — not for long, anyway.

Breaking through the pain barrier

The best learning situation is when you are forced to use the target language because you share no other common language.

INTERNET: Are you going on holiday soon? Most likely, you’ve told your "friends“ on Facebook or Twitter all about your plans — where you’re going and how long you’ll be away. That information is very interesting to thieves, too.

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Sharing time

When there is a medical emergency in the family, it's good to have colleagues who can provide emotional support. At some US firms, employees can help out in a far more practical way: they can give each other their paid time off.

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A disappointing change

Along with handball, holiday planning and tax avoidance, one of Germany's national sports is checking one's pay slip to see whether your net pay has gone up or down. Millions of German will have been disappointed at the end of January.

Steuerhinterziehung

Lohn-, Gehaltsabrechnung

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A little good news

BRITAIN: A British tour operator is offering unemployed people 10 per cent off the price of adventure holidays. Dragoman, a tour company in Suffolk, specializes in trips to Africa, Asia and South America.

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einen Nachlass in Höhe von 10% bei

Skills: Hotel problems

Business or holiday travel does not always go smoothly. There may be times when you need help.

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Getting back to work

Many employees make a simple mistake when they return to work after a holiday: they let people know they are back. "You have to lie," says Randy Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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