Month: October 2014
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job
The word job has a big job in our language. Primary school teachers reinforce their pupils with “Good job!” stickers on homework assignments. When we meet somebody new, jobs are among our first questions. And monthly jobs reports have the power to shift political landscapes. We land first jobs, which are often summer jobs. Told not quit our day jobs,…
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quarantine
As Ebola rages on, you may be hearing a lot of numbers in the news: 1976, marking the year when the virus was first identified Over 7,000, registering the total number of cases documented Over 3,000, the number of lives the outbreak has claimed 21 days, indicating the disease’s incubation period But one number you…
Mashed Radish 