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Korea’s weak currency strategy
Korea’s weak currency strategy By John Burton The value of the Korean won continues to fall and is soon likely to breach the threshold of 1,200 to the U.S. dollar. Hail to the almighty weak won. @hail: to describe someone or something as being very go...
Date2012.07.16 CategoryArticles Views6946
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Small Is So Beautiful
Small Is So Beautiful By GAIL COLLINS Published: July 11, 2012 Our subject for today is the care and feeding of small businesses. “I love you guys,” Mitt Romney told a teleconference hosted by the National Federation of Independent Business. “I love t...
Date2012.07.13 CategoryArticles Views18059
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Cold War Shadows
Cold War Shadows By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS ― Shadows of the Cold War returned to the U.N. during the recent elections for President of the General Assembly where a previously agreed to candidate from Lithuania was challenged, and subsequently ...
Date2012.07.13 CategoryArticles Views10536
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Is Philosophy Literature?
Is Philosophy Literature? By JIM HOLT Today, analytic philosophy has a broader scope than it used to. (Many of its qualities were examined in a previous post in this series by Gary Gutting, “Bridging the Analytic-Continental Divide.”) It’s less obsess...
Date2012.07.12 CategoryArticles Views63651
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Life after Darwin
Life after Darwin By Didier Raoult MARSEILLE ― Many Greek philosophers perceived the world to be in perpetual motion ― a process of constant evolution. In Charles Darwin’s world, however, creationism set the rules for science. So, underpinning his the...
Date2012.07.12 CategoryArticles Views66706
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Ending lawmakers perks
Ending lawmakers’ perks @perk: special benefit Self-reform plans must not be just lip service Political parties are nothing if they don’t compete with one another in almost everything. Yet voters are rather bewildered with the ongoing competition amo...
Date2012.06.26 CategoryArticles Views18352
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Diabetes Linked to Memory Problems in Older Adults
Diabetes Linked to Memory Problems in Older Adults By ANAHAD O'CONNOR JUNE 19, 2012, 12:16 PM50 Comments A new study adds to growing evidence that the complications of diabetes may extend to the brain, causing declines in memory, attention and other c...
Date2012.06.26 CategoryArticles Views21195
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The coming conflict
The coming conflict China and the United States seem to be heading toward a course of conflict. These two mega-powers of the world have now become global rivals. Their relations are tense; their interests are in conflict; and they face tougher times a...
Date2012.06.26 CategoryArticles Views19379
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Fakes and status in China
Fakes and status in China China is known for “malinvestment”. Its consumption habits are also pretty dodgy Jun 23rd 2012 | from the print edition @dodgy = dishonest, unreliable MOST shop windows proudly showcase what can be bought inside. The window o...
Date2012.06.26 CategoryArticles Views56790
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The High Price of Loneliness
The High Price of Loneliness (By JUDITH GRAHAM) Loneliness stings at any age. But in older people, it can have serious health consequences, raising the risks of an earlier-than-expected death and the loss of physical functioning, according to a study ...
Date2012.06.21 CategoryArticles Views8962
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NCsoft braces for massive restructuring
NCsoft braces for massive restructuring Computer games giant NCsoft is undergoing a major operations overhaul, shaving costs and terminating a slew of money-losing projects. => NCsoft is dieting. @brace: a device attached to a part of a person’s body ...
Date2012.06.21 CategoryArticles Views9387
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