The value of speech

Economist.com | The European Union In central Europe, as in much of the world, knowledge of English has become a basic skill of modern life comparable with the ability to drive a car or use a personal computer. It would be too easy to say how this phenomenon is bad. After all, we have the … Continue reading The value of speech

How many left?

From Laurence Simon in his Command Post persona, we have Palestinian gives himself up after bomb goes off in Nablus HAARETZ: Palestinian gives himself up after bomb goes off in Nablus A bomb exploded in the Ras al Ayin neighborhood of Nablus in the West Bank on Sunday afternoon. Security sources said they believe the … Continue reading How many left?

Ew.

Seen in White Rose: One German start-up has created an alternative to RFID that is likely to get under consumers’ skin. Ident Technologies has dreamt up Skinplex – which could be used in all the same ways as RFID and Bluetooth – but uses a different transmitter: human skin. Yeesh.

Welcome home!

Local boy does good and comes home alive. Welcome home, Sgt.! Church gives hero’s welcome to hurt soldier UNION TWP. – It was an ovation befitting a king, the church erupting for more than a minute as Staff Sgt. Paul Brondhaver limped to the podium. The noise didn’t stop until the injured soldier cut it … Continue reading Welcome home!