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POPSWe Are Doomed Nicholas Ostler, in Empires of the Word, puts it down to the great and terrible plague that ravaged Europe in the mid-sixth century. The English areas, and the Celts living under English overlords, were less affected, he argues, for social and economic reasons (e.g. fewer trade links with southern Europe). Now here’s F. W. Brownlow of Mt. Holyoke College, writing in the current (February) issue my favorite papo-paleo-con magazine, Chronicles. Philologists have scratched their heads over this problem, and the best explanation they can come up with is that English, for some reason, is a “killer” language, which is to say that wherever it goes, it drives out other languages. There is no apparent reason why the Anglo-Saxons " who, like the Vikings in Normandy, were a relatively small group of warriors who married the female kin of the resident proprietors whom they dispossessed " should not have adopted the language of their wives, tenants, children .....
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POPSConventional wisdom treats knowledge as if it were a kind of substance: frm training 2 learning in a wired world
While re-reading the article--and especially the part highlighted below--From Training to Learning in the New Economy, I was reminded of the White Paper I had read yesterday by David Snowden. The Paper is called: Complex Acts of Knowing: Paradox and Descriptive Self Awareness. What triggered the association was the phrase, "Conventional wisdom treats knowledge as if it were a kind of substance". In the white paper, Dave Snowden explains how knowledge is both a "thing" and a "flow". And it is our tendency to perceive knowledge as something static, "capturable", measurable and quantifiable that leads to teaching being seen as the transfer of these knowledge packets from one brain to another... If we understood the complexities of "knowledge", the social and the cultural contexts, the symbols, the evolution, the constant shifts, we would be less inclined to fall prey to the notions of knowledge transfer or knowledge management. This then begs some the following questions: What
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POPSWars sending U.S. into ruin. Obama’s Afghan “surge” of 30,000 new troops will cost an additional $33 billion — more than Germany’s total defence budget. Military and intelligence spending relentlessly increase as unemployment heads over 10% and the economy bleeds red ink. America has become the Sick Man of the Western Hemisphere, an economic cripple like the defunct Ottoman Empire. The Pentagon now accounts for half of total world military spending. Add America’s rich NATO allies and Japan, and the figure reaches 75%. China and Russia combined spend only a paltry 10% of what the U.S. spends on defence. There are 750 U.S. military bases in 50 nations and 255,000 service members stationed abroad, 116,000 in Europe, nearly 100,000 in Japan and South Korea. Military spending gobbles up 19% of federal spending and at least 44% of tax revenues. During the Bush administration, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars — funded by borrowing — cost each American family more than $25,000.
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POPSTwitter Haiku in watching movies an offspring of witch and troll a hall of the slain (my first haiku - feel free to add your own.)
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POPSEffort to Destroy Climategate Leakers Continues As always with the totalitarian left, the effort to destroy (and apparently imprison) anyone who leaked the emails from East Anglia continues. Absolutely nothing on the fraudsters who hope to have the West destroy their entire economy based on fraud.
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POPSHELEN's EPHIPHANY. When you call the reporter the night before you know damn well what they are going to ask to control you,” Thomas said. “I’m not saying there has never been managed news before, but this is carried to fare-thee-well--for the town halls, for the press conferences,” she said. “It’s blatant. They don’t give a damn if you know it or not. They ought to be hanging their heads in shame.” During today’s briefing, Thomas interrupted a back-and-forth between Gibbs and Chip Reid, the White House correspondent for CBS News, when Reid was questioning Gibbs about who was going to decide what questions would be asked of President Obama in a townhall meeting that was scheduled to take place in Annandale, Va., today.
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POPSAll planets experience climate change All planets experience climate change. Nasa scientists recorded Mars warming by 0.5C since the 1970s, which is similar to the warming experienced on Earth over the same period. In the Red Planet's case, strong winds are thought to have stirred up giant dust storms, trapping heat and raising Mars' temperature.
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POPSSomeone is Lying About the Detroit Underwear Bomber Eric Holder, in writing, says he did. Someone is lying -- and an immediate investigation is needed. Eric Holder needs to be put under oath and questioned extensively about his side of this bizarre story. The safety of innocent Americans -- men, women and children -- hangs in the balance. more ..... Hat tip: Commenter Brian. Someone is Lying About the Detroit Underwear Bomber http://bit.ly/bxkOu2 http://directorblue.blogspot.com
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POPS Inspector General: TARP Has Created a Looming Disaster
--- will have been for naught if we do nothing to correct the fundamental problems in our financial system and end up in a similar or even greater crisis in two, or five, or ten years’ time. It is hard to see how any of the fundamental problems in the system have been addressed to date. * To the extent that huge, interconnected, “too big to fail” institutions contributed to the crisis, those institutions are now even larger, in part because of the substantial subsidies provided by TARP and other bailout programs. * To the extent that institutions were previously incentivized to take reckless risks through a “heads, I win; tails, the Government will bail me out” mentality, the market is more convinced than ever that the Government will step in as necessary to save systemically significant institutions. This perception was reinforced when TARP was extended until October 3, 2010, thus permitting Treasury to maintain a war chest of potential rescue funding ....
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POPSUnexplained Mysteries - Curse of the Hexham Heads “It was 1972, and at the Robson family home in Hexham, only ten minutes walk away from where the legendary Wolf of Allendale had roamed the woods, the two young Robson brothers dug up two small, carved stone heads whilst they were tending the garden. Several nights after the discovery of the stone
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POPSThe 912 March on DC - Commemorative Artwork No doubt that the 912 March on DC was a phenominal and historical event, especially for all of those in attendance. The lack of 'lamestream' media coverage further reinforces that their heads are, well...., where they should not be! I am no mathematician, however, I can count and I have attended enough 500,000+ person events at the Ft Lauderdale Air and Sea Shows in days gone by, several 70,000+ person Professional Football games and many 100,000+ person Rock Concerts to know that the sea of people that Marched on Washington DC on 912 was far greater than 70,000, or even hundreds of thousands, it was a million plus, and plus more. I put the number at about 2.6m, that is 2,600,000 live breathing tax paying patriots! And, if you count the masses that protested all across the country that day, and, those that were stuck on the highways leading into DC well the number swells even more.
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POPSDo Conservatives Have What It Takes? After 20 years of Progressivism, it is likely we are going to have a Conservative resurgence. The current situation is what we get for ignoring 8 years of Bush progressive policies. It is time for Conservatives to not be shouted down anymore. The ideas of Conservatives and Libertarians are vastly superior. They always work when tried. Time to stand up, Republicans. Get the progressives out of your party!
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POPSVintage Cherub Long Sleeve Kids T-Shirt Cutie and Patootie offers hundreds of carefully-selected children's fashions from the world's top designers including Tallulah Moon, Trumpette. We also offer a collection of Baby Clothes, Cool Kids Clothes, Baby Gifts, Cool Baby Clothes and more. Please visit: http://www.cutieandpatootie.com
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POPSLion King Long Sleeve Kids T-Shirt Cutie and Patootie offers hundreds of carefully-selected children's fashions from the world's top designers including Tallulah Moon, Trumpette. We also offer a collection of Baby Clothes, Cool Kids Clothes, Baby Gifts, Cool Baby Clothes and more. Please visit: http://www.cutieandpatootie.com
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POPSPhilips Norelco arcitec 1050 Men Shaver Offering a 360 degree swiveling shaving head and a state-of-the art sleek design, arcitec is the most advanced Philips Norelco shaver yet. Compared to other Philips Norelco shavers, arcitec offers new flex & pivot technology, a more aerodynamic design, and an advanced tube trimmer. Source : Philips Norelco
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POPSPhilips Norelco SpeedXL 8240XL The new Philips Norelco Speed-XL 8240 features 50% more shaving surface for a fast close shave. The new Contour Following System follows the contours of the face catching each hair with one stroke. The shaver simply rinses clean for easy maintenance. The Precision Cutting System features ultra thin heads with slots to shave long hairs and holes to shave the shortest stubble. Super Lift and Cut Technology ensures a close shave with a dual blade system designed to lift hairs to cut comfortably below skin level. Source : Philips Norelco
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POPSPhilips Norelco 7310 Men's Shaving System The new 7310 showcases the core technology from Philips Norelco. Cleaning is simple with the 7310 as it is completely washable. The Patented Reflex Action System automatically adjusts to every curve on your face for flexible, smoother shaving. Comfort shaving heads provide smooth skin contact for a comfortable shave. Super Lift and Cut technology features a dual blade system that lifts hairs to cut comfortably below skin level. Source : Philips Norelco
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POPSSnake Eyes Long Sleeve Kids T-Shirt Cutie and Patootie offers hundreds of carefully-selected children's fashions from the world's top designers including Tallulah Moon, Trumpette. We also offer a collection of Baby Clothes, Cool Kids Clothes, Baby Gifts, Cool Baby Clothes and more. Please visit: http://www.cutieandpatootie.com
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