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Goo-goo put-down should go-go, The Swamp 17/2/2009

by Frank James

On his “Change of Subject” blog, Eric Zorn suggests Illinoisans, and presumably Americans beyond the Land of Lincoln, stop snickering at good-government activists as “goo-goos, a put-down meant to suggest that they’re idealistic, head-in-the-clouds dreamers.

UC Davis Students Push To Make ‘Hella’ Really Mean Something: Ten To The Twenty-Seventh, Chicago Tribune 2/3/2010

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Ben Deci -FOX40 News

March 2, 2010So here’s the equation: You take some home-grown California slang, multiply it by some pretty smart UC Davis students, and put all of that over the internet. You come out with one, ‘Hella’ big number

It’s not exactly rocket science.

7 ΘΑΝΑΣΙΜΟΙ ΜΥΘΟΙ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΠΝΕΥΜΑΤΙΚΑ ΔΙΚΑΙΩΜΑΤΑ ΣΤΟ ΔΙΑΔΙΚΤΥΟ

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Συνεχίζοντας την προσπάθεια για δημιουργία κειμένων που θα μπορούσατε να χρησιμοποιήσετε στη δημουργία ενός δίγλωσσου σώματος κειμένων, σας δίνω τη μετάφραση ενός πολύ κατατοπιστικού άρθρου σχετικά με τους μύθους για τα πνευματικά δικαιώματα. Μπορείτε να δείτε το αγγλικό εδώ. Η μετάφραση έγινε από τον συνάδελφο, Αλέξανδρο Τσαντίλα.

Οι 7 θανάσιμοι μύθοι για τα πνευματικά δικαιώματα στο διαδίκτυο

Referees Study Curses In Preparation For U.S.-England, Chicago Tribune 10/6/2010

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RUSTENBURG, South Africa — The Brazilian referee and his assistants who will work the England-United States match at the World Cup have been studying English-language obscenities the players might use.

Carlos Simon will referee Saturday’s match in Rustenburg, assisted by Roberto Braatz and Altemir Hausmann. They want to ensure players can’t get away with abuse.

Dan Dennett – Dangerous memes, Subbed June 2010

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As a member of the TED’s Open Translation Project, I subbed the following Dan Dennett presentation:

Dan Dennett on dangerous memes
“Starting with the simple tale of an ant, philosopher Dan Dennett unleashes a devastating salvo of ideas, making a powerful case for the existence of memes: concepts that are literally alive.”

There are two spelling mistakes that were overlooked during the review process but we are hoping to regain access to the text and correct them.

You can also get the .srt file that contains the bilingual text by clicking here. All comments are most welcomed!

UPDATE: