2005 29
What to do if Al Qaeda drops an Atomic Bomb in Manhattan
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The attacks of 9/11 reminded us of humans’ seemingly inexhaustible imagination and capacity to kill innocent lives. What was unthinkable one day, became reality the next. Today, in the back of everyone’s mind lies the irrepressible fear that one day, terrorists will orchestrate an attack that would make 9/11 look like a Saturday night brawl. What would happen if Al Qaeda dropped a nuclear warhead on Chicago or New York City and kill a million people? How would the US retaliate?
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2005 27
Personal Assistant
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I am looking for a Personal Assistant. Ideally a bright, bilingual college graduate taking a two year break between college and graduate school interested in spending time in Spain. This formula has worked for me in the past. Please send me your CV at .
Watching TV makes you smarter, argues Steven Johnson in this article in the New York Time Magazine.
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2005 24
Gay Hotel
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The other day I was giving a master class at Instituto de Empresa and after I was done, a student came over to me and told me that he wanted to start a gay hotel in Madrid and asked me if I thought it was a good idea.
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2005 21
6 Days a Week
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My father, a Harvard trained astrophysicist, who died in 1983 ,had many brilliant ideas. One of them was the six day week. The six day week is one of those simple, brilliant changes that we could institute in society, in order to gain four extra days of rest per month without causing any changes in GDP. How? By saving fixed assets namely schools, roads, offices, factories, clinics, etc.
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2005 20
New European Party
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Google ”Immigrant Party” and see what you get. You get ANTI-immigrant party.
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2005 20
Is Writing Dead?
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Text sucks. I use it, but I am very disenchanted by it.
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2005 20
Why Can´t Americans agree on how they Greet Each Other?
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Last night I saw Garden City. A romantic comedy for the 00s. Many times when I watch movies, my mind wonders. In this case I focused on this: why is it that Americans can´t agree on how to greet each other? Is it a kiss, a hug, a wave of a hand, a hand shake? Watch an American movie and you will see all the combinations.
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