That's Interesting
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The Ghan – 17hr broadcast
29th January, 2018“Cruelly tasked with sitting through Australia’s first foray into ‘slow TV’, Naaman Zhou finds The Ghan both mesmerising and rewarding”
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TED Blog Article: 40 Idioms That Can’t Be Translated Literally
28th December, 2017Potentially useful when travelling. Funny to read.
Our favourite:
The idiom: Tomaten auf den Augen haben.
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Art Dealer, Ray Hughes does ‘Sunday Brunch’ with Simon Marnie
28th December, 2017Ray Hughes died earlier this month, aged 72.
“Listen to Ray’s life and career as he does Sunday Brunch with Simon Marnie”.
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Boston Fed Paper: Credit Card Utilization and Consumption over the Life Cycle and Business Cycle
28th December, 2017Nearly 80 percent of U.S. adults have a credit card, and more than half of them revolve their debt from month to month. Using a large sample of credit bureau data, this paper documents a tight link between available credit (the limit) and credit card debt, and then it offers a model-based interpretation of this linkage.
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IMF Working Paper – ‘Resolving China’s Zombies: Tackling Debt and Raising Productivity’
07th December, 2017Nonviable “zombie” firms have become a key concern in China. Using novel firm-level industrial survey data, this paper illustrates the central role of zombies and their strong linkages with stateowned enterprises (SOEs) in contributing to debt vulnerabilities and low productivity.
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Laika the Space Dog
07th December, 2017The Russian street dog was the first living creature to orbit the Earth. She was sent into space in November 1957. She died after orbiting the Earth four times. Professor Victor Yazdovsky was nine years old when his father brought Laika back from the laboratory to play with him. He has been speaking to Olga Smirnova for Witness.
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Build Your Dreams – Electric Cars
07th December, 2017Chinese Electric Carmaker Aims To Become A Global Brand
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Buzkashi
07th December, 2017In buzkashi, Afghanistan’s violent and ancient national pastime, riders battle for control of an animal corpse that they carry toward a goal. Sixteen years after the U.S.-led invasion that ousted the Taliban, the sport is dominated by rival warlords who will do anything to maintain power in a turbulent country that once again is up for grabs.
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