Smoking and Atomic Bombs Kill?

The only difference is how much energy is used to equal mass multiplied by the speed of light squared. It was relativity easy to give up using atomic bombs. However, quitting smoking for this blogger continues to be a real beach...



The Day After Trinity (DVD)

Libyan Rebels offer $1,000,000s for Ka-Da-Fee?

The World Press Battles Spell Checker

If you've been following the latest news reports out of Libya, you may have noticed that the media has been using different variations of the former dictator's last name:

   CBS News - Qaddafi
   AP & CNN International - Gadhafi
   BBC & Time Magazine - Gaddafi
   The Guardian (U.K.) - Gadafy
   U.S. News & World Report - Qadhafi
   The Boston Globe - Khadafy
 

Confused? According to NPR (National Public Radio), back in 1986, a Minnesota's school teacher's 2nd grade class wrote a letter to the Libyan leader. He actually wrote back and signed his name Gad-ha-fi. Until recently, that letter was the Rosetta Stone for spelling his name.


However, over the years, the Libyan Embassy in London has issued press releases with the spelling Qadaffi. So, who is right? Well, don't ask the French or the Italians. The AFP (Agence France-Presse) uses Kadhafi and AGI (Agenzia Italia) spells it Gheddafi.

Libya: From Colony to Independence (Paperback)

Why is it that even when everybody speaks English, everything I say still gets "Lost in Translation"?

Wall Street Journal
New cognitive research suggests that language profoundly influences the way people see the world
by Lera Boroditsky
July 23, 2011


"It turns out that if you change how people talk, that changes how they think. If people learn another language, they inadvertently also learn a new way of looking at the world."
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Last year, my wife finally retired her "I'm with STUPID" T-Shirt.