LLMs deal essentially with language but seems amenable to graphics as well. To such an extent that one may wonder…
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NUCLEAR RESTARTED IN JAPAN, by Asami Sato
Guest post. Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell
On Saturday the 16th June, the Prefecture of Fukui (in the West of Japan) officially gave its consent to the Prime Minister for two reactors at the Ohi nuclear power station to be restarted. The dates are set for the 8th July for reactor […]
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THE MANIPULATION OF THE LIBOR
Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell
In my Friday morning video (in French), I said that when a pirate (Rupert Murdoch) does business with a ship wrecker (the City of London), it tends to weaken the entire system, and I went on to add that this is particularly the case when […]
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THIS SYSTEM IS ITS OWN WORST ENEMY, by François Leclerc
Guest post. Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell
In the little game of who won and who lost, what conclusions can be drawn from the recent European council? Interpretations differ widely: some highlight the German Government’s about-turn, who themselves retort that the essence of their position has been preserved intact; others congratulate […]
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THE WINDOWS MUST REMAIN CLOSED, by François Leclerc
Guest post. Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell
By rejecting the quartet’s plan, (which has, moreover, already been watered-down) before the summit has even been held, the German deputy foreign affairs minister, Michael Link has placed himself in the avant-garde of all those opposing any attempt at a compromise. The “iron chancellor’s” […]
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“KANT WAS RIGHT!”
Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell
A female reader of my blog asked me to give her some tips for her upcoming business school exam. This is how I replied.
It seems important to me to focus on the possibility that any measures proposed can be generalized. It was Martin Wolf who […]
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STICKING TO ONE’S PRINCIPLES…, by François Leclerc
Guest post. Translated from the French by Tim Gupwell
What was the plan being drawn up last week in Rome which Merkel refused to sign up to? The other three participants, Mario Monti, Mariano Rajoy and François Hollande advocated using the EFSF, and in the near future the ESM, directly, to bail-out the […]
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