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A Case Study In Mendacity: The TSA, Part Two
Suckers Being Suckered (More) Good lord. Witness this from The Washington Post: Obama administration officials spent the weekend sharing different comments on airport security, the latest example of the president and Cabinet secretaries sending mixed messages on policy or politics to the American public. John S. Pistole, head of Transportation Security Administration acknowledged Sunday that…
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When The Banker’s Bank Forecloses
Last Resort, Here We Come So it seems there really was something to the story that the European Central Bank was not just shutting down new loans to Irish banks, but the recalling of existing ECB loans that, short of a bailout, which is now set to be accepted, would have absolutely guaranteed the failure…
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Your Treasury Bond Is Your Word
Your Word Is Your Bond… Right? Well, the phrase works the other way around, too. Your Treasury bond is your word. To break this word makes you a liar. This is the context behind the talk of haircuts relating to the government debt in countries like Ireland. When Germany began raising a lot of noise…
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English: Food Services Industry Exercise
Review & Deepening This presumes you have followed along with the first two posts of this series, here and here. — [Audio clip: view full post to listen]download In the food services industry, workers provide food related service to customers at different kinds of stores. Some are simply grocery stores where food is served, especially…
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English Pronunciation: Food Services Industry, Pt. 2
More Food for Thought This is a simple recording demonstrating the pronunciation of ten additional words from a list of food services industry vocabulary intended for English learning that I have acquired. I hope this provides a little free listening material. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]download Training Employees Items Store Order Cooks Customers…
