just another persons waste of time
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others,
are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Douglas Adams
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08 November 2009
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How a blunder finished off the Wall - BBC
When the Berlin Wall opened on 9 November 1989 Brian Hanrahan was the
BBC News reporter on the ground. This year he's been back to talk to
some of those whose decisions made this key moment in 20th Century
history possible. 
From the safe distance of 20 years, the opening of the Berlin Wall can
be seen as inevitable - the natural consequence of changes that were
reshaping Europe. But for most of 1989 it was unthinkable.
read on ...
Capitalism flawed, says poll - BBC News
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new BBC poll has found
widespread dissatisfaction with free-market capitalism.
read on ...
Technology doesn't isolate people: US study - Reuters‎
Contrary to popular belief, the Internet and mobile phones are not
isolating people but enhancing their social worlds, according to a US
survey.
read on ...
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Posted by: Peter - 11:48 AM MST | Updated: 08 November 2009 6:44 PM MST
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