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Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
Two things about the state of Utah always amaze me - the National Parks and the Mormons.
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Marie Laforêt, born Maïténa Doumenach to Armenian parents on 5 October 1939 in Soulac-sur-Mer, is a French singer and actress ( Read more... ) -
Paul Krugman on Charlie Rose, October 23rd, 2008
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John Jansen's Algebra
The German government rescue plan includes guarantees and capital injections totalled 470 billion euros. That would equate to about $2.7 trillion if one compares the relative GDP size of the US and Germany. In dollars the 470 billion Euros is $635 billion. The US GDP is about 4.3 times that of the German GDP. Do the simple extension of 4.3 times $ ( Read more... ) -
Does it weaken morality to lessen the lesson of loss?
У юзера zt развернулась очень полезная дискуссия о том как удачнее перевести на русский термин moral hazard. Строго-академический смысл этого термина означает недостаток стимулов для индивидуальных усилий одной из взаимодействующих сторон (например сторон, заключающих контракт купли-продажи), когда интенсивность этих усилий неочевидна другой ( Read more... ) -
U.S. law vs. International law
Medellin v. Texas
The Medellin case tests whether U.S. courts must follow international law specifying that foreign nationals are entitled to consular consultation before they are tried and convicted of a crime.
The Medellín case grew from a conflict between the Supreme Court and the International Court of Justice over death-row inmates in the ( Read more... ) -
Obedient Sons' Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 Collecitons: Shorts all year round
Гарантирую что к середине октября в Москве появятся дюды, фланирующие по городу в этих смешных шортиках. Да-да, в шортиках, несмотря на дубак....
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