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View from our lounge this morning And the same view from upstairs It has been snowing since last Wednesday. And we and the neighbours are starting to run out of places to put the snow we’ve cleared. Since I took these pictures, it has continued to snow, and snow is forecast . . . → Read More: Running out of space for the snow Mervyn King, the Governor of the Bank of England, gave a speech at the University of Exeter this week. He uses an example of “Sudoku for Economists” (pdf file, 47 kB) to illustrate why the mess the world economy is in is unlikely to get any better. He produces a small 9-celled “sudoku table”, . . . → Read More: Mervyn King: Sudoku for Economists I noticed an article in the Daily Mail today about what Spanish air traffic controllers earn (here). I thought that must be typical exaggeration by the popular press, but decided to see if I find out what they “really” earn. It turns out that the figures are probably accurate – here’s an article in . . . → Read More: Very well paid An interesting video by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety showing a crash test where a 1959 Chevrolet is crashed into a 2009 Chevy. It shows the massive advance in occupant-safety over 50 years. I would not want to be the driver in the older car. (via Boing Boing) . . . → Read More: How car safety has improved in 50 years The British government wants to offer the chance to all school children to learn Mandarin and Arabic: The schools secretary, Ed Balls, said UK plc increasingly needed children to learn the languages of countries where Britain had “very important business contacts”. All secondary schools should offer lessons in Mandarin, he said, citing a poll . . . → Read More: Did you ever hear anything so ridiculous? |
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