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US law curiously states that the air above our heads is public above 500 feet and that individuals own the air space above their homes up to 83 feet. So who owns the space between the 83 feet and the 500 feet? The Federal Aviation Administration is currently regulating it in the cause of public …
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A woman has been spotted reading a book while driving down a British motorway at 70mph. Builder Andy Stonham was heading home on the M1 in Leicestershire when he saw the woman sitting at the wheel of her Nissan Micra with her book open in front of her. He says he followed for ten miles, …
Ring, ring; click. ‘Hi, you’ve reached X. Please don’t leave a message, but text me…”. And just like that, I’m subtly put in my place; my time deemed less valuable than that of the person whose mobile I called. It’s me who must stop, ring off, type out a message so that they needn’t waste …
“As a child my family’s menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it”. (Buddy Hackett) How often have you heard little children whining, “I don’t like “bits” in orange juice”, or “I don’t like cabbage/onions/ blueberries” etc. etc? Fill in the blanks. Ad infinitum. I know one person who apparently ate only Heinz …
Can-do, hard work, dedication are the cornerstones of the America myth of success. There is much hand-wringing about the decline of social mobility. But recent studies show that, the situation has not become worse in the last 30 or forty years. In fact, US social mobility has been relatively stable, and more rigid, than most …
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