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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Why Academics’ Writing Stinks
Via Arts and Letters Daily and The Chronicle of Higher Education: Why should a profession that trades in words and dedicates itself to the transmission of knowledge so often turn out prose that is turgid, soggy, wooden, bloated, clumsy, obscure, unpleasant to read,...
Religion and war
Via Arts and Letters Daily and The Spectator: On the whole, though, for a millennium in which religion has loomed so large, as a motive for actual war it seems to have been rather secondary. What then explains this obstinate modern conviction that religion is the...
Hezbollah drone may have been sent to monitor Israel’s nuclear facility at Dimona
Via McClatchy: “This was a crude device, but it was a drone with all the capabilities that unmanned aerial crafts offer, and for that reason it is worrying,” an Israeli military official told McClatchy under the condition that he not be identified because he was not...
Must-Have Clauses in Your Freelance Contracts
Via The Next Web: While all freelancers should use a contract, how it works in their business and the reasons why they should use a contract vary. The reason to use a contract in your freelancing often boils down to the need to protect yourself, your work, and your...
Must-Have Clauses in Your Freelance Contracts
Via The Next Web: While all freelancers should use a contract, how it works in their business and the reasons why they should use a contract vary. The reason to use a contract in your freelancing often boils down to the need to protect yourself, your work, and your...
The Tale Of TiVo And Why Great Brands Fall From Grace
Via The Browser: Why is it that some brands launch like meteors, captivating our imaginations and our wallets, only to fall spectacularly into marketing oblivion? And perhaps more importantly for marketers today: How can this fate be avoided? The Tale Of TiVo And Why...
The Tale Of TiVo And Why Great Brands Fall From Grace
Via The Browser: Why is it that some brands launch like meteors, captivating our imaginations and our wallets, only to fall spectacularly into marketing oblivion? And perhaps more importantly for marketers today: How can this fate be avoided? The Tale Of TiVo And Why...
Western defense budget cuts may be unstoppable
Via MSN: If the budget cuts go through as planned, more than 1 million jobs could be lost at U.S. weapons plants and in the surrounding communities, according to some estimates. Western defense budget cuts may be unstoppable | NBC News Points: “… few see the United...