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US population was 15% foreign born in late 19th century – may approach that rate again in 2020-5… which may be neccesary to support current welfare benefits for an ageing population
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Portnoy Zheng is one of my heroes – an amazing Taiwanese bridge blogger. He talks about his motivations and about the birth of GV’s Lingua translation project
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International investors are shorting the rand, due to fear that Eskom will not improve the electricity situation and concerns about a Jacob Zuma presidency. It looks very ugly – economically, for South Africa just now
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Brilliant announces five areas of focus for google.org with a strong emphasis on environmental issues, less than might be expected on global health