US bans timed-honored typeface from diplomatic correspondence

WASHINGTON (AFP) - In a sign that no matter is too small to affect international
diplomacy, the US State Department has issued an edict banning its longtime
standard typeface from all official correspondence and replacing it with a "more
modern" font.

In an internal memorandum distributed on Wednesday, the department declared
"Courier New 12" -- the font and size decreed for US diplomatic documents for
years -- to be obsolete and unacceptable after February 1.

"In response to many requests and with a view to making our written work easier
to read, we are moving to a new standard font: 'Times New Roman 14'," said the
memorandum, a copy of which was obtained by AFP on Thursday.

The new font "takes up almost exactly the same area on the page as Courier New 12,
while offering a crisper, cleaner, more modern look," it said, adding that after
February 1 "only Times New Roman 14 will be accepted."

"This applies to diplomatic notes," the memorandum said tersely.

There are only three exceptions to the draconian new typographical rules: telegrams,
treaty materials prepared by the State Department's legal affairs office and
documents drawn up for the president's signature, it said.

The memorandum offered no explanation for the exceptions, leaving foreign service
officers to speculate as to whether the White House, US treaty partners and
telegram readers are not yet able to handle the change.



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Also, You heard it here first.

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Interesting Read

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Please tell me that's robin Benbow's brother/sister/whatevertheheckitis.

in other curling news... we've captured the Rossland cup and am now only 5 games victory away from the Summit Subaru trophy.

Also I was going to the hill today, but some @#$4 got my car towed and now I don't know where it is... the hunt is on!

Stupid Stupid Pam- locking her keys in her car - at least a cute guy tried to help her out- but stupid stupid Pam - And she got to miss class because of it- actually she still could have made it- only being 10 mins late- but it's a great excuse for not going to the worst class in the world- Stupis Stupid Pam.

so apparently my weekend isn't as free as I thought it would be.

no big fish this week either. :(
I'm worried I'll never get to see it now...
even reading week is full of stuff. ARGHH!

Sorry for those who were interested.
it's only playing at the expensive theatres and City Centre though anyway
does south Edmonton Common have affordable matinees?
it'd still be cheaper to go to City Centre..
hmm... maybe after my exams
does Friday the 13th work for anyone?
in the middle of the day, not evening

I figured it out... my formated html (avec line returns) gets messed up by the auto add line break text box.

Feb. 8, 8:00pm on Sheet 6Shawn Benbow vs. Angela Misner This is the last game on the schedule!!!

From Forbes.com...





Rank	Name	Age	Net Worth (billions)	Country
1	William H Gates III	47	40.7	United States
2	Warren E Buffett	72	30.5	United States
3	Karl & Theo Albrecht	--	25.6	Germany
4	Paul G Allen	50	20.1	United States
5	Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud	46	17.7	Saudi Arabia
6	Lawrence J Ellison	58	16.6	United States
7	Alice L Walton	54	16.5	United States
7	Helen R Walton	83	16.5	United States
7	Jim C Walton	55	16.5	United States
7	John T Walton	57	16.5	United States
7	S Robson Walton	59	16.5	United States
12	Liliane Bettencourt	80	14.5	France
13	Kenneth Thomson & family	79	14.0	Canada
14	Ingvar Kamprad	76	13.0	Sweden
15	Birgit Rausing & family	--	12.9	Sweden

This next post is being posted despite the fact that I think something is messed up on here...