In a speech at the Manhattan Institute in New York, President George W. Bush urged leaders of the world’s biggest economies not to abandon free- market capitalism as they seek an escape from the financial crisis, calling it the “best system” for delivering growth.
Jaarlijkse archieven: 2008
Werk en Wonen
Het is zover. De zeven magere jaren lijken voorbij. Het einde van een lange zoektocht is eindelijk in zicht. Volgende week maandag begint mijn eerste werkdag bij een nieuw bedrijf, en zaterdag tekenen we het huurcontract van ons nieuwe appartement.
Eerste foto’s van planeten rond andere sterren
Astronomen maakten met behulp van de Hubble Space Telescope de allereerste directe foto’s van planeten buiten ons eigen zonnestelsel, “including a visible-light snapshot of a single-planet system and an infrared picture of a multiple-planet system.” This 2006 Hubble Space Telescope optical image shows the belt of dust and debris (bright oval) surrounding the star Fomalhaut …
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How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You
From the people who brought us “9 Reasons NOT to Date A Tyrannosaurus Rex” comes a new quiz: How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You. 1. Kneading on you. You may think this is a sign of affection, but your cat is actually checking your internal organs for weaknesses.
New York Times, Special Edition
Communters in New York were surprised today by a free edition of The New York Times. Something was up, because it was a lot thinner than normal. Another clue is that it’s dated July 4, 2009, and full of articles talking about a future where Gitmo is closing, oil companies are nationalized, and the National …