Columbia University as he received the award 20 years after he fled war-torn Yugoslavia. When he arrived in New York in 1992 he could not speak English and spent the next five years learning the language. His role as a cleaner at the prestigious Ivy League university meant he qualified for free study hours and …
Euro Officials Confirm — and Then Deny — Planning a Greek Exit
Source: Minyanville As expected, Moody’s downgraded 16 Spanish banks, including Banco Santander (STD) and its UK-domiciled subsidiary. Toxic debt held by Spanish banks rose to a 17-year high of 147.97 billion euros, or 8.37% of all loans held in March. Non-performing loans are 10 times more prevalent than they were in 2007. Spanish bond yields …
View full postHouse Passes Stealth Legislation
The House bill basically provides Israel with a blank check drawn on the U.S. taxpayer to maintain its “qualitative military edge” over all of its neighbors combined. It requires the White House to prepare an annual report on how that superiority is being maintained. The resolution passed on May 9 by a vote of 411–2 …
View full postEuro survival in question as Spain’s banks hit by downgrades
Source: Portfolio Adviser Rating agency Moody’s downgraded the debt of 16 Spanish banks last night as it questioned the government’s ability to support its lenders in the face of its own escalating borrowing costs. The exposure of the banks to bad real estate loans was another reason cited for the re-ratings, which saw the long-term …
View full postNew School of the Americas For Dictators
A year ago this month, Bolivian President Evo Morales inaugurated the College for Defense of the Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas (ALBA) with a speech in which he called for the expulsion of U.S. intelligence agencies, a new military doctrine based on “asymmetrical war” against “imperialism” and the “abolition” of the U.N. Security Council. He …
View full postThailand’s national ID database crash attributed to ‘server problem’
Source: Phucket News The system crash of Thailand’s Department of Provincial Administration central database in Bangkok, affecting Phuket and the rest of the country yesterday and this morning, has been attributed to a “server problem”. Phuket City Municipality was informed yesterday by the Region 8 Bureau of Registration Administration in Surat Thani of the problem, …
View full postLawyers Guild claims NATO activists "disappeared" without warrant or charges
Source: Examiner According to an interview with National Lawyers Guild (NLG) spokesman Kris Hermes, Chicago police officers raided a Bridgeport apartment complex on Wednesday evening without a valid warrant and detained up to nine people without cause. The NLG is working in Chicago this week sending monitors to protests at the NATO Summit 2012 to …
View full postBig Risk: $1.2 Quadrillion Derivatives Market Dwarfs World GDP
Source: AOL Daily Finance One of the biggest risks to the world’s financial health is the $1.2 quadrillion derivatives market. It’s complex, it’s unregulated, and it ought to be of concern to world leaders that its notional value is 20 times the size of the world economy. But traders rule the roost — and as …
View full postNanny state knows best: Parents to be sent emails and texts telling them how to bring up their kids courtesy of UK Govt
PARENTS will be sent emails and texts from the government telling them how to bring up their children. Prime Minister David Cameron is ignoring Tory anger at the growing number of “nanny state” Coalition policies to unveil a new NHS website for mums and dads to sign up for advice on pregnancy and childcare. The …
View full postUnrestrained Stimulus and Draconian Austerity: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Source: Washington’s Blog Liberal economists and financial wonks say that we need to stimulate more to avoid falling back into an economic abyss. Conservative economists and financial gurus say that we need to tighten our belts and live within our means, or the tsunami of debt will wipe out our prosperity, and that of our …
View full postApple Sends Siri to Re-Education Camp Over Double Plus Ungood Statements
Source: BBC The debate over “what is the best smartphone ever?” took an unexpected twist after Apple’s voice-activated assistant Siri appeared to favour the iPhone’s rival. Over the weekend, users of Siri were told the answer was Nokia’s Lumia 900. But Siri now responds to the same question with a jovial: “Wait… there are other …
View full postVIDEO: TED posts income inequality talk following media outcry
Source: RawStory TED Talks, a group that promotes some of the world’s greatest thinkers in a traveling presentation series, recently refused to publish a “controversial” examination of income inequality in societies, even though the group featured a relatively similar speech several months before the “Occupy Wall Street” protests flared up in 2011. TED Talks curator …
View full postThe Curious Case of Crime in the Media
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View full postSenators to Unveil the ‘Ex-Patriot Act’ to Respond to Facebook’s Saverin’s Tax ‘Scheme’
Source: ABC News Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has a status update for Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin: Stop attempting to dodge your taxes by renouncing your U.S. citizenship or never come to back to the U.S. again. In September 2011, Saverin relinquished his U.S. citizenship before the company announced its planned initial public offering of stock, …
View full postEU becoming unhinged: Italy deploys 20,000 to protect sensitive targets
Source: AJC ROME — Italy increased security Thursday at 14,000 sites, and assigned bodyguards to protect 550 individuals after a nuclear energy company official was shot and letter bombs directed to the tax collection agency. Under the enhanced measures, Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri deployed 20,000 law enforcement officers to protect individuals and sensitive sites. …
View full postGreece downgraded deeper into junk
The credit rating on Greece’s government debt was downgraded deeper into junk bond territory on Thursday. Fitch Ratings cited the increased risk that Greece, operating now with a caretaker government, could be forced to leave the eurozone following more elections next month. An exit from the eurozone would be “probable” if the elections fail to …
View full postICELAND. No news from Iceland?… why?
How come we hear everything that happens in Egypt but no news about what’s happening in Iceland: … In Iceland, the people has made the government resign, the primary banks have been nationalized, it was decided to not pay the debt that these created with Great Britain and Holland due to their bad financial politics …
View full postMilitary Detention Law Blocked by New York Judge
Source: Bloomberg Opponents of a U.S. law they claim may subject them to indefinite military detention for activities including news reporting and political activism persuaded a federal judge to temporarily block the measure. U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan yesterday ruled in favor of a group of writers and activists who sued President Barack Obama, Defense …
View full postDEA Rampage in Honduras Leaves Civilians Dead
The death toll is listed as four; two men and two pregnant women. I guess the AP leaves it up to the reader to decide if the babies that the murdered women were carrying should be counted. Via: AP: People in Honduras’ predominantly Indian Mosquito coast region burned down government offices and demanded that U.S. …
View full post‘Vulture funds’ circle as Greece fears grow
Kenneth Dart, the Michigan-born heir to a disposable cups fortune, was handed an estimated €400m (£320m) cheque from Greece this week, after successfully calling the country’s bluff and refusing to take part in the restructuring of government debt that saved Greece from default in the spring. Amid alarming reports of depositors withdrawing their cash from …
View full postNationalized Spanish Bank Plummets On News Of Bank Run
The problem with bank runs is that once they start, they don’t stop. And while the world was conveniently distracted by events in Greece, debating whether or not people were withdrawing money in droves (they were), the real bank run happened elsewhere, namely in Spain, where just nationalized bank Bankia moments ago plunged 30% and …
View full postMay 19
Pilot lands chopper on beach for ice creams
ice creams . The airmen were spotted emerging from the chopper on the sand at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, The Sun reported Saturday. Concerned beachgoers watched as the crew disembarked and then strolled to the nearby Winterton Dunes Beach Cafe. When the cafe assistant asked what was up, one of the crew members said: “We’re all entitled …
May 19
A twist on the GIF boom
When it’s done correctly, the effect can be striking, funny, or occasionally creepy. Flixel isn’t the first or only cinemagraph app ‘ Printer FriendlyArticle source: http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?rid=205955501&cat=76fb320dcacdad95
May 19
Ohio woman charged with murder in bizarre stabbing
Police say an Ohio woman has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of her friend, who tried to drive away afterward and fatally struck the accused woman’s 2-year-old daughter. Printer FriendlyArticle source: http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?rid=205958086&cat=76fb320dcacdad95
May 19
Blockupy Frankfurt rally held in Germany
The peaceful rally on Saturday was organized by the anti-capitalist movement known as “Blockupy Frankfurt.” Police said people marched through the city center to protest against the dominance of banks and “untamed capitalism.” Roland Suess, a spokesman for the organizers, said the turnout has already reached 25,000. Organizers have told authorities that they expect between …
May 19
Three relatives of dissident republican Colin Duffy appear in court over terrorism charges
Two brothers and a cousin of prominent dissident republican Colin Duffy have appeared in court in Northern Ireland charged with terrorism offences including conspiracy to murder. Printer FriendlyArticle source: http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?rid=205955683&cat=aba4168066a10b8d
May 19
Ireland’s Taylor retains world title
In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, Katie Taylor, left, of Ireland clashes with Sofya Ochigava of Russia during the women’s 60-kilogram final at the Women’s World Boxing Championship in Qinhuangdao, China, Saturday, May 19, 2012. Taylor won a fourth consecutive title in the category. AP/Xinhua, Yang Shiyao QINHUANGDAO, China–Ireland’s boxing queen Katie …
May 19
Teenage girl shot dead in Northern Ireland village
A teenage girl has been shot dead and her sister seriously injured in a gun attack in a small village in Northern Ireland.Police said they were attending the scene at a house at William Court in Bellaghy, near Magherafelt, Co Derry.It is believed the dead girl was 18 years old and celebrated her birthday just …
May 19
Keane fitness boost for Ireland
Ireland skipper Robbie Keane is expected to join up with his team-mates on Sunday ahead of Euro 2012 after an injury scare.A report revealed the 31-year-old was nursing a hamstring strain and there were fears he may not have been able to train with Giovanni Trapattoni’s squad in Malahide this week. However, a scan has …
May 19
Haircut kid scores free Spurs tickets
and showered his No. 1 fan with Spurs gifts , including tickets for Thursday night’s Game 2 of the Spurs-Clippers Western Conference semifinal series. Bonner amusingly called the situation ‘;hairgate,’; and said on Thursday: Printer FriendlyArticle source: http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?rid=205947003&cat=76fb320dcacdad95
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