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President of the world
This morning has been noticeably warmed by the collective sigh of relief breathed by the world. Over breakfast, as I stretched to catch snippeted Yes-We-Cans on the radio, my wife tried to calm me down by arguing that Barack Obama isn't our president. Except that he so is. In Europe, we have become used to being investors. A while back we were passively watching our banks collapse. Now we are now proud public owners of our own houses of cards. We now sense that, having watched America for the...
from : jackstilgoe
5th November 2008
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Homeland Security data tool
Homeland Security data tool
from : petebradwell
18th April 2007
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The cultural origins of anti-Americanism
An article that raises some interesting points about the cultural roots of old world attitudes to the new world.
from : samjones
12th April 2007
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Bismarck, Geertz, Bradwell ... and Sam Jones (from Sex and the City)
As You Like It has been reviewed by Salon.com. ''Any essay on the globalization of the English language that includes references to Otto von Bismarck, open-source advocate Eric Raymond, U.K. reality TV star Shilpa Shetty, Clifford Geertz, "Sex and the City" and Chinua Achebe is an essay that one should pay attention to'.
from : samjones
29th March 2007
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Where's the ambiguity in this sentence?
“This agreement shall be effective from the date it is made and shall continue in force for a period of five (5) years from the date it is made, and thereafter for successive five (5) year terms, unless and until terminated by one year prior notice in writing by either party.”
from : samjones
5th January 2007
