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Lonely Planet “Thank You’s”

July 29, 2010
By Emile Phaneuf

For those who enjoy using Lonely Planet travel guides from time to time when traveling internationally, you may enjoy this like I did. When I’m abroad and realize that bus routes, for example, have changed from the last print of the book I always email Lonely Planet the updates. Lonely Planet nicely mentions names of...
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Unsustainable promises

March 22, 2010
By Emile Phaneuf

Thomas Jefferson put in the United States Declaration of Independence that we (Americans) are entitled to “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. In a 1944 television broadcast, Franklin Delano Roosevelt proposed his Second Bill of Rights which was an attempt to guarantee happiness...
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Ordinal numerals in Portuguese and Spanish

January 5, 2010
By Emile Phaneuf

When we typically think of numbers and counting, we think in terms of cardinal numerals (one, two, three, etc). Ordinal numerals, however, are numbers used to express a level of degree or quality (first, second third). After searching the internet for some time time...
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International Relations vocabulary in Portuguese and Spanish

December 31, 2009
By Emile Phaneuf

When I studied at a Brazilian university I often found myself looking for lists of international relations terms in Portuguese along with English translations. I wanted to memorize such...
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Game theory, prisoners’ dilemma, and Nash equilibrium

December 22, 2009
By Emile Phaneuf

These collections of videos explain game theory – a game in which you can strategize your best move for a desired outcome. This two or more person game also...
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How to deal with a nuclear Iran: Military action vs. deterrence

October 9, 2009
By Emile Phaneuf

Much of the West argue the best way to deter Iran from gaining the capability of building a nuclear weapon. The fact that Iran’s President, Mahmūd Ahmadinejâd, denies the...
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