Poland: Interview with Adam Dobrzynski, GV Translator and Heavy Metal Musician
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An interview with Adam Dobrzynski, a member of the heavy metal band Wanderer and a translator for GV Poland.
Il Calcio explains the Eurozone crisis
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From Gazzetta dello Sport’s Serie A scores page on Sunday evening.
South West MEP makes final shortlist for an MEP Award #mepawards2012
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South West Conservative MEP Julie Girling has been announced on a shortlist of three in contention for an MEP Award 2012. She has been nominated by EU policy stakeholders for making an excellent contribution in the domain of animal welfare.Mrs Girlin...
Verwerfungen und Orientierungslosigkeit in Deutschland wegen Griechenland?
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Was mit Griechenland in den kommenden Monaten geschieht, weiß niemand – weder in groben Zügen noch im Detail. Wie es mit der Bundesregierung in diesem Zeitraum aussehen wird, kann aber auch kaum jemand voraussehen. Das Wochenende jedenfalls z...
Martin Amis’s Heavy Water
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This evening I finished a collection of Martin Amis short stories (thanks to John B. for the tip), published in 1998 under the title Heavy Water. Something of a mixed bag, the stories themselves were, variously, published in1976, 1978, 1981, 1986, 19...
Operation Transparency Bulletin #5
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Dear readers, this new report summarizes the most important developments regarding the election process in Venezuela during the third week of August (Wednesday 15th – Wednesday 22nd). Enjoy the reading ! You can also visit the blog of the Venezuel...
FTfm on AV
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Some highlights from Monday’s FTfm.Emerging markets face harder climbJohn Plender asks whether the recent growth in emerging markets is the exception not the rule. Expectations,...
‘New Left Project’ on Syria
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Critical friend of ‘Shiraz’, Roger, writes: “IMO this article deserves a shout out and link to – even if (or, perhaps, especially because) it’s from a site that can say ‘people one would have expected to know be...
‘New Left Project’ on Syria
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Critical friend of ‘Shiraz’, Roger, writes: “IMO this article deserves a shout out and link to – even if (or, perhaps, especially because) it’s from a site that can say ‘people one would have expected to know be...
Now comes TPP, the Son of ACTA, old predictions about the Internet, EFF guide against DDoS attacks, Top 10 uTorrent Alternatives…
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LEAKED! TPP: the Son of ACTA will oblige America and other countries to throw out privacy, free speech and due process for easier copyright enforcement from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow What Is Wrong With the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) fr...
Neil Armstrong: He was a gentle, witty, good man, uncomfortable with his status as an icon
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R.I.P. Neil Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012), he was the first person to walk on the Moon. Questions: 1. What is the legacy of Neil Armstrong for the space exploration? 2. What would be the best way how to honor his legacy if we are tal...
Neil Armstrong: He was a gentle, witty, good man, uncomfortable with his status as an icon
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R.I.P. Neil Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012), he was the first person to walk on the Moon. Questions: 1. What is the legacy of Neil Armstrong for the space exploration? 2. What would be the best way how to honor his legacy if we are tal...
Activities With My Ice Cream Maker
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If you enjoy ice cream you will adore having an electric ice cream maker. These appliances are easy to use and are an enjoyable way to make custom freezing treat flavors in the convenience of your own home. The two most popular types of electric best...
72% of French people want referendum on Permanent Austerity Treaty-poll.
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72% of French people want a referendum on the Fiscal Compact treaty, according to a poll. The CSA poll, conducted for l’Humanité newspaper, comes as the radical Left Front renewed demands for the decision to be made by this method a popular...
My participation at the Conference: United we Stand?
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Restablishing the connection on my blog, that hasn’t been updated in the last months due to the work with my thesis, I would like to comment a few lines about my experience in a Conference I participated in late June … Continue reading →...
They gambled, the banks won, the citizens lost
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By Joan Pere Enciso i Rodriguez One of the main neoliberal economic policies implemented over the past decades has been liberalizing the domestic and international financial system. One of the key planks of this policy was less regulation and less c...
Russia: Senator Wants 15 Years in Prison for Hackers
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In the aftermath of a hacker attack on the court that convicted Pussy Riot's 3 members, Kremlin youth group organizer and Senator Ruslan Gattarov [ru] has proposed [ru] making criminal penalties stricter for those who target government websites...
ENDING DISCARDS: WE CAN DO IT!
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Number of View: 106 The Skagerrak Stopping the wasteful practice of discarding edible fish is one of the key elements of the reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy. The Skagerrak In June, EU fisheries Ministers have moved a step forward by subsc...
Tighter European Union
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If EU citzens continue to lose faith in intergovernmental crisis management, what more do the EU's own Standard Eurobarometer 77 Spring 2012: Public opinion in the European Union (First results) (EB77) and the Annex (Tables of results) tell us about...
The problem is the false consensus propagated by the chattering classes that the ruling government elite knows best what is good for France
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Guy Sorman is an oddity—some might say a walking contradiction quips Matthew Kaminski in the Wall Street Journal. The French economist and writer has for decades championed free markets in the birthplace of dirigisme. He is a man of the right who...
Interview with Sven Biscop
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In the second of European Geostrategy’s interview series, James Rogers speaks to Sven Biscop about European ‘grand strategy’ in light of the Euro crisis, British-French military co-operation and the overthrow of regimes in Northern Africa.
Extending the targets of the Greek bailout programme
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The Greek Parliament It is well known that the Greek coalition government led by the conservative prime minister, Mr. Antonis Samaras, will seek to renegotiate, within the context of its memorandum of understanding with its trio of lenders (EU-ECB-IM...
New Horizons review: “Love” by Michael Haneke (2012)
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The winner of the 13. edition of the International Film Festival New Horizons that took place in Wroclaw between 19th and 29th July is “From Thursday till Sunday” by Dominga Sotomayor Castillo. My personal highlight from the festival is, however,...
France: An Epic Flight from Paris to Beirut - via Damascus
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An Air France flight from Paris to Beirut on August 15, turned into a 20-hour nightmare for its passengers, including the French Ambassador to Lebanon. After diverting to Damascus, Syria, for fuel and security reasons, the crew then had to ask around...
Istanbul news roundup. FSM bridge repair ends, The weather is still hot and humid (!)
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FSM bridge repair ends in İstanbul from Hurriyet Daily News Maintenance work on Istanbul’s cross-continental Fatih Sultan Mehmet (FSM) Bridge.. Istanbul’s migration profile lesser-educated Hurriyet Daily News Development Minister Cevdet Yıl...
How will history judge Angela Merkel?
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Angela Merkel has for a second year in a row been chosen as the world’s most powerful woman by the Forbes magazine. Surely then, being Angela Merkel would be every woman’s dream. Yet, the reality would not be further away. Despite all...
