links for 2007-05-17

• Was Osama Right?
  So the answer is to have a heavier hand?
  (tags: terrorism)
• Joseph Schumpeter | In praise of entrepreneurs | Economist.com
  A must read…
  (tags: biography capitalism economics economist history innovation book review)
• Marginal Revolution: Why does America have tipping?
  (tags: business economics psychology u.s.a. tipping via:errepece)
• Under Construction: 1863 | Shorpy
  Back when Washington DC was a small and rural town
  (tags: history photography)
• El Independent: El desafío de las “sectas”
  (tags: sects Alvaro Vargas Llosa religion Pope Brazil)
• BBC Mundo | América Latina | Castigo por “mal comportamiento”
  I agree that treaties with Colombia and Peru should be ratified, but not renewing the Bolivian and Ecuadorean ATPDEA is a mistake, it only hurts poor people on those countries.
  (tags: Latin America Senate ATPDEA)
• 10 Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
  Very handy…
  (tags: dictionary email english language Reference resources writing grammar)
• Lemon Sale – WSJ.com
  Seems that germans are good making deals..at least they are not sinking together.
  (tags: daimler Chrisler)
• Boing Boing: New land speed record set for sofas (92 mph)
  This is the real couch potatoe Formula 1, I am willing to run this one.
  (tags: couch potatoes Formula1 funny)
• Day Seventy Six | Wii Weight Loss Plan
  Fun way to loose weight.
  (tags: games health video weightloss wii)
• Boing Boing: Woman survives internal decapitation
  This is creepy…at least she is alive.
  (tags: injuries decapitation creepy)

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