Norwegian, Swedish and Danish are mutually intelligible to a high degree.

What is surprising is that the government's control mechanisms have been largely effective.

These account for some of the differences in vocabulary between Indonesian and Malay.

Two themes that people consider crucial are a stronger European economy (more jobs and more growth) and greater security (reducing cross border crime).

European countries are heavily reliant on each other in addressing these issues.

He adds, The odds are heavily against them ... but it's important for them to try.

The human health toll taken by global warming will depend to a large extent on us.

To a large extent, economic recovery will depend on a much clearer sense of the direction of future economic change.

Indeed, the currency of any country that is significantly dependent on commodity exports has suffered.

What happens if an apparently minor system such as social media sparks a major geopolitical crisis?

The Solidarity movement of the 1980 s and the peaceful overthrow of communism was, in large measure, the work of their generation.

Of course, the other G8 leaders might be less enamored of some of Russia s other approaches to addressing budget problems.

To a large extent, Germany has become a second France in Europe, at a time when France is more French than ever.

To a large extent, the US crisis was actually made by the Fed, helped by the wishful thinking of the Bush administration. One main culprit was none other than Alan Greenspan, who left the current Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, with a terrible situation.

To a large extent, the US crisis was actually made by the Fed, helped by the wishful thinking of the Bush administration.

That is why the disastrous free for all in trade policy during the 1930 s greatly aggravated the Great Depression.

Internationally accredited degrees.

, in what way?

The Great Disconnect

Impossibly big.

Grand Canyon

Big Picture

It's big!

The market is big.

You are big.

Is it too big?

Tom is big.

Is Tom big?

Is Tom big?

The house was big.

The house is big.

The bear is big.

The world is big.

Is it big?

In the last 25 years, we have moved from a world dominated by two superpowers to one dominated by one, and now to a leaderless, multi polar world. While we may talk about the G 7, or G 8, or G 20, the more apt description is G 0.

While we may talk about the G 7, or G 8, or G 20, the more apt description is G 0.

Deadly serious.

To some extent, the answer is yes.

Two Degrees of Misrepresentation

It's unbelievable.

London I.B.

The accession countries are already highly integrated with the EU economy, with pronounced cyclical convergence between the accession countries and the EMU countries.

In the service sector, the decline is even worse than in manufacturing, because services are heavily regulated and partially closed to foreign competition.

This is good. I like LOLcats as much as the next guy, maybe a little more even, but this is also a largely solved problem.

One Big Union