http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/994 Latest News on DDTC, BIS, OFAC, and other export law matters Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:06:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/994/comment-page-1#comment-92008 Hillbilly Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:06:43 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/?p=994#comment-92008 Long long ago, when I was but a simple farmboy doing graduate work at SAIS and working on the Hill for a neighbor of mine, I gave a background interview about new legislation to a very friendly journalist from back home. Not only was I misquoted, but I was quoted by name - a glaring violation of protocol. Ever since then I have realized that reporters write at an eighth grade level not because that is the average education level of their readers, but because that is the average effective education and maturity level of most folks with a degree in journalism. Long long ago, when I was but a simple farmboy doing graduate work at SAIS and working on the Hill for a neighbor of mine, I gave a background interview about new legislation to a very friendly journalist from back home. Not only was I misquoted, but I was quoted by name – a glaring violation of protocol. Ever since then I have realized that reporters write at an eighth grade level not because that is the average education level of their readers, but because that is the average effective education and maturity level of most folks with a degree in journalism.

]]> http://www.exportlawblog.com/archives/994/comment-page-1#comment-92006 mike Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:56:48 +0000 http://www.exportlawblog.com/?p=994#comment-92006 Just this blog cliff. Just this one, my friend. My blog is littered with lies and misquotes. Just this blog cliff. Just this one, my friend. My blog is littered with lies and misquotes.

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