France loves to strike where you least expect

Got to love this. Pôle Emploi, the agency in charge of dealing with the unemployed (currently riding at 9.7% in France) is going on strike. Not enough resources to go around they claim, and now they are planning job cuts for 2011. Pole Emploi will, in effect, add to...

Coincidence or Purposeful Juxtaposition?

Sometimes, you do have to wonder if IT is on purpose.  I opened the Herald Tribune yesterday (Sept 15, 2010) and, as is my wont, turned to the world news section (page 4).  Below is the spread of the top of the page. Take a look and see if you see what I saw! Hint #1:...

Op-Ed Columnist – Islam and the Two Americas

In this Opinion article in the nytimes.com, Ross Douthat provides a very balanced view on the burning question of the building of a Mosque a couple of blocks from Ground Zero. How to enable and reconcile religious freedom along with cultural integration? Certainly,...

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