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Comment Lingua Franca (Score 2) 578

"English becoming the defacto global lingua franca"

That sentence suggests why. The English language is proven very adapt at including words and phrases from a whole host of other Languages.

e.g
German: Blitz, Bratwurst, Delicatessen, Ersatz, Flak, Frankfurter, Larger, kaput, Muesli, Spritzer, Zeitgeist,
French: au-fait, belle, blase, brunette, cafe, critique, de-rigueur, deja-vue.
Spanish: Amigo, banana, barbecue, breeze, cannibal, cargo.
Japanese: Bonsai, haiku, karaoke, origami, manga, satsuma, tycoon.
Chinese: char, chow, Ketchup

Comment South Korean Reactors (Score 2) 360

If the US an Ally, South Korea perhaps, are responsible this is more likely to be a result of the North started targeting Nuclear reactors in the South yesterday, than anything to do with Sony.

The irony here, is that it that it looks like hacktivists were responsible for the initial Sony attacks, not the DPRK.

Comment Wrong (Score 1) 130

The Mash is boiled to produce Wort which is fermented to produce Beer. It is at that stage that pasteurised beer is boiled to kill the yeast and kegged. Whilst live ale is casked and undergoes a secondary fermentation.

Despite outwardly similar appearances a keg and a cask are not the same thing. A Keg has a single opening on top into a throat or spear (a tube from top to bottom). While a Cast has two openings and no throat.

Comment Guinness (Score 1) 130

Unfortunately most Guinness is pasteurised, the unpasteurised Guinness is said to not 'travel well' however if you can get it is vastly superior.

This is a pity because with modern logistics it should be possible to distribute it to most of the UK while it is still fresh.

Comment Pasteurisation is the problem (Score 2) 130

Pasteurisation denatures the proteins in the keg Beer which why the head on keg beer don't last and that allows the C02 escape in the glass and that is why Keg beer has the metallic smell. The gas added to keg is also a mix of nitrogen and C02 to try and minimise that metallic smell.

The naturally produced C02 of cask is retained by the head and also includes aromas from the Beer particularly the hops.

Comment Gini Coefficient well proven (Score 1) 545

I find it surprising that many ardent self identified capitalist have such a poor grasp of economics. They object to economic equality despite the fact the Gini Coefficient is well proven and demonstrates that increasing economic equality promotes increased economic growth and supports a larger over all GDP.

Comment Land Rover (Score 1) 195

Land Rovers are like Meccano for grown men.

Chassis come in 90,110,127 inchs. Engines in V8 Petrol, TDI, Drive/Transmission in 4x4, 6x6 and even tracked varients.

Bodies include Utility, Pickup, Van, Station Wagon, Double Cab, Hicap, Light Weights and Forward Control, Trybacks.

Special Vehicle varients as Ambulances, Fire Tenders and Pumps, Armoured, Recovery Truck, Fire Tenders, amphibious and breaching vehicles to name a few.

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