Posts tagged with ‘America’

Time to end uncivil and nasty politics

Sunday, 8 November 2020

George W. Bush has congratulated Joe Biden on winning the US presidential election, and called him a “good man” and the election “fundamentally fair”. Many of us were not particularly impressed with Bush when he was president, but then we could never have imagined anyone as awful as Donald Trump holding that office. Bush’s statement […]

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Charge Americans for visas!

Saturday, 7 August 2010

Today it was announced that the US is going to start charging £9 for an ESTA travel form. So what’s the difference between a visa and a visa waiver? When tourists from western countries visit even a country such as China, the visa application process is fairly simple and can be completed by post. The […]

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eBay item info only in imperial units!

Sunday, 15 March 2009

I was recently browsing SLR camera lenses on eBay, and noticed that there is a box providing detailed information about the item for sale. As well as more technical data, it provides important figures such as the physical size and weight of the lens: important if you are going to carry it around. Unfortunately, eBay […]

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The price J. P. Morgan couldn’t afford

Monday, 9 February 2009

Until yesterday, I’d never heard of the person called J.P. Morgan, but then two references came along at once. Of course, I’d heard the names of financial companies such as JPMorgan Asset Management. But who was it named after? Yesterday I was watching an old ’70s episode of Columbo, as I’m currently working my way through […]

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America’s 44th white president

Wednesday, 5 November 2008

News sources everywhere are proclaiming that Barack Obama has been elected the first black president of the United States. Yet as Mr Obama is of mixed African-European heritage, one can state just as validly that he is the 44th white president. A similar thing is true for Lewis Hamilton, said to be the first black […]

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A tale of two Birminghams

Saturday, 16 August 2008

The City Council in Birmingham, England, recently sent out leaflets to all households congratulating them for meeting targets by recycling their rubbish. The leaflets cost £15,000 to produce. Under the headline “Thank You Birmingham!”, the leaflet showed a picture of the Birmingham skyline. Unfortunately for the council, the photo was of Birmingham in Alabama, and […]

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