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“… Intoxication Of The Senses”?

Posted: 2004-02-08 – Leave a Comment

Dillard’s had a big ad in today’s paper. With Valentine’s Day approaching, they are pushing make-up and perfume. One of the products was “a new fantasy in fragrance” named “Estée Lauder beyond paradíse.” The first line of the copy made me stop right there: “A fascinating blend of … [Read more...] about “… Intoxication Of The Senses”?

Catgerories: Rants

Global Warming

Posted: 2004-01-30 – Leave a Comment

It was –2°F when I got up this morning and the garage door was frozen to the ground. The good news is that it will warm up to a whopping 12°F. Now, for students at the Arctic College in Iqaluit, which I mentioned earlier here and here, this may be balmy, but where I live there … [Read more...] about Global Warming

Catgerories: Rants

Matratze’n

Posted: 2004-01-29 – 1 Comment

Alle Jahre wieder erscheinen einschlägige Artikel über den falschen bis sinnlosen Einsatz des Apostrophs im Deutschen – so auch jetzt im SPIEGEL unter dem Titel „Deutschland, deine Apostroph’s“. Schon einmal, im Juni 2000, nahm sich das Nachrichtenmagazin dieses Themas unter dem … [Read more...] about Matratze’n

Catgerories: Language Stuff, Rants

Genmanipulierte Lebensmittel

Posted: 2003-07-13 – Leave a Comment

Nach dem EU-Genfood-Moratorium von 1998 ist die US-Maisausfuhr nach Europa von 1,5 Millionen Tonnen auf magere 23.000 Tonnen geschrumpft. „Ausradiert“, sagt Hayden Milberg, Sprecher der National Corn Growers Association in St. Louis, die über 33.000 Maisbauern vertritt. Dies ist … [Read more...] about Genmanipulierte Lebensmittel

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