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Dry Clean Only
The labels on the bags come from a U.S. supplier. Apparently, the reference was originally to the president of the company, but has been interpreted to mean th…
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NY Times March to War--Update
My friend Kwaku Andoh points me to Daniel Okrent's piece in the Times on Sunday on the subject of the Times' disturbing reporting pre-Iraq War. Okrent…
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Read French portion of label in laptop bag made for overseas customers
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Another Live-Aid?
Bob Geldof denies rumors that he and Bono are putting together a Live-Aid II. The 1985 original event raised 60 million pounds with simultaneous concerts in Br…
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Chocolate Good for You
Recall the Woody Allen film Sleeper when he wakes up in a future where they have discovered that sweets are good for you. We may be entering that future today.…
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Bush Improves C Average
David Brooks discusses a recent National Journal piece in which economists grade the President. The President receives the following grades: a B-plus for shor…
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Blogging Outsourcing
CNET news has introduced a blog by Charles Cooper on the subject of offshore outsourcing. Worth following.…
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Did furor over outsourcing accelerate trend?
The recent Forrester report suggests that the publicity attending the furor over offshore outsourcing caused executives to consider the option more seriously, a…
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Mapping the Information Environment PDF
“Mapping the Information Environment: Legal Aspects of Modularization and Digitalization,” Dan Wielsch's new article in the Yale Journal of Law & Techno…
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The Next Nobel in Economics
My friend Jack Ayer points me to one site where folks are voting for their favored economist for the big prize. Paul Krugman is at the top, but that's prob…
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Beyond "Goodnight Moon"
What are your favorite toddler picture books? I like "Good night, Gorilla," written and illustrated by Peggy Rathmann (1994) (a nice coincidence, &qu…
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Linus Torvalds Asks Contributors to Sign Their Work
Open Source Development Labs, the organization for which Torvalds currently works, will henceforth require contributors to Linux to certify their contributions.…