Archive for November 11th, 2008
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# In the financial sector, leaders should act quickly, strengthening and coordinating the emergency measures to staunch the bleeding; in the real sector, they should use fiscal stimulus to get the patient’s heart pumping again;
# They should act immediately to strengthen the ability of the IMF and other existing institutions to deal with the crisis in emerging markets;
# They should start thinking outside the box about longer term financial and monetary reforms; and
# Do no harm. -
Professors' salaries are a big part of budgets but are not the big driver of tuition increases
A Public Service Announcement for Lars B. Goldschmidt
Generally, the 1930s were the age of musical films. The silent age ended in 1929.
Tracking Christensen
Perhaps a little to my surprise, I’ve learnt that it’s a bit odd that I grew up in Copenhagen and now live in Odense. The reason? Well, in Denmark the Christensens are most frequent in Vendsyssel while the old industrial towns of Randers and Ålborg house the highest number of people who share my surname.
The real surprise (to me) is that a) Western and South Western Jutland aren’t more prominent on the map1 and b) that the regional variations from the 18th and 19th Century can still be seen in the distribution of surnames in Denmark.2
But what if I (like many children born today) had my mother’s maiden name?
As it is, we can see that a) the Lassens are a much rarer breed compared with the Christensens and b) they are scattered in parts of Jutland as well as South Jutland. My mother will be pleased to learn that her maiden name actually places her in her place of birth.
HT: Blogbogstaver.