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A farmer who had a quarrelsome family called his sons and told them to lay a bunch of sticks before read more
A farmer who had a quarrelsome family called his sons and told them to lay a bunch of sticks before him. Then, after laying the sticks parallel to one another and binding them, he challenged his sons, one after one, to pick up the bundle and break it. They all tried, but in vain. Then, untying the bundle, he gave them the sticks to break one by one. This they did with the greatest ease. Then said the father, Thus, my sons, as long as you remain united, you are a match for anything, but differ and separate, and you are undone.
It was always on the cards and they can justify it on the grounds that the new president will want read more
It was always on the cards and they can justify it on the grounds that the new president will want his own people on the ground. But it sends all the wrong signals.
It's always been a dream of mine to be involved in the America's Cup. I remember when I was a read more
It's always been a dream of mine to be involved in the America's Cup. I remember when I was a kid sailing Optimists down in Cornwall and there was a British America's Cup challenge that was training in Falmouth,
It reminds me of PIO, or pilot induced oscillation, a lag in the plane's response to a pilot moving the read more
It reminds me of PIO, or pilot induced oscillation, a lag in the plane's response to a pilot moving the stick, ... You push the stick down and the plane doesn't go down right away, so you push it down more, and then it really starts to fall. The same thing happens in monetary policy if you have gradualism in interest rates.
Imagine the worst stomach pain you've ever had. I have that 24 hours a day.
Imagine the worst stomach pain you've ever had. I have that 24 hours a day.
He's a tough kid. He wrestles a whole match. He doesn't stop wrestling. If you take a second off with read more
He's a tough kid. He wrestles a whole match. He doesn't stop wrestling. If you take a second off with that kid -- obviously that's the result your going to get. But we're going to prepare for him because we're definitely going to see him again.
The actual shelters are being run very well, with thousands of very big-hearted, generous volunteers,
The actual shelters are being run very well, with thousands of very big-hearted, generous volunteers,
I think the kids get pumped up to play against other competition.
I think the kids get pumped up to play against other competition.
