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"Raiders of the Lost Ark" Archaeology
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What makes a polka dot different from other dots?
"The word polka is a borrowing from Czech, where it means 'a Polish woman'; it is the feminine of Polák 'a Pole'. Despite the Polish reference, the polka itself was of Bohemian origin. Introduced into Prague in 1831, the dance was named in tribute to the (unsuccessful) Polish rebellion against the Russians in 1830.
The polka dot is a dot repeated regularly to form a pattern. It was so named not because of any Polish origin, or even because of any popularity of the pattern among polka dancers, but because of the popularity of the dance itself. The polka was such a hit in mid-nineteenth century England that the word polka was attached to various commercial products without any real connection to the dance: "The polka was so popular," wrote a historian in 1898, "that it absorbed every other dance for a time. Articles of food, of clothing and of ornament, were named after it.""
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No one saw the financial crash except for...
"I think the fall-out from the US sub-prime market has a considerable way to go. It is not yet entirely clear who is holding all of the risk on these defaults. There will be different financial institutions around the world which will identify losses and in the interim financial institutions as between themselves are restricting credit or driving the price up. That is going to put a lot of pressure on the international economy. It is possible if this continues in the United States that it will work its way out into the real economy. The US economy may well turn down."
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
I love this photo so much
80% less nuclear weapons - a good start
The missile shield is the most immoral weapon since Genghis Khan invented the testicle crusher. It is sold as a defensive system, but in truth it's useful only as part of an offensive strategy.
Think about it, if it was intended only for defensive purposes, the greatest missile shield imaginable would not cope with an attack of enemy missiles each with multiple warheads and their own countermeasures.
But as part of an offensive strategy, where the aggressor attempts to crush the enemy with a first strike, a missile shield makes sense. After devastating the enemy with hundreds of missiles (fired from submarines only a few miles from the coast), the missile shield would be useful in mopping up the odd one or two retaliatory missiles the attacked country could fire off.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Ragnar Benson: author
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