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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Barack Obama, Al Gore and the Chicago Climate Exchange...
Good news to know that the truth will always out--even when you’re Barack Obama.
“Obama Years Ago Helped Fund Carbon Program He Is Now Pushing Through Congress” is a FOXNews story by Ed Barnes. In short, “While on the board of a Chicago-based charity, Barack Obama helped fund a carbon trading exchange that will likely play a critical role in the cap-and-trade carbon reduction program he is now trying to push through Congress as president.”
“Obama Years Ago Helped Fund Carbon Program He Is Now Pushing Through Congress” is a FOXNews story by Ed Barnes. In short, “While on the board of a Chicago-based charity, Barack Obama helped fund a carbon trading exchange that will likely play a critical role in the cap-and-trade carbon reduction program he is now trying to push through Congress as president.”
The charity was the Joyce Foundation on whose board of directors Obama served and which gave nearly $1.1 million in two separate grants that were “instrumental in developing and launching the privately-owned Chicago Climate Exchange, which now calls itself “North America’s only cap and trade system for all six greenhouse gases, with global affiliates and projects worldwide.”
And that’s only the beginning of this tawdry tale, Mr. Barnes. More...
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How Al Gore celebrated Earth Hour...
As most of you know, just over two years ago, my organization, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, found that the knuckleheaded leader of the global warming alarmism movement, Al Gore, consumes 20 times more electricity in his home than the average American household.
Since Earth Hour was recognized today, Saturday, March 28 from 8:30-9:30pm, I thought I’d see how the hypocritical, fear-mongering former Veep was celebrating at his home.
Since Earth Hour was recognized today, Saturday, March 28 from 8:30-9:30pm, I thought I’d see how the hypocritical, fear-mongering former Veep was celebrating at his home.
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The kicker, though, were the dozen or so floodlights grandly highlighting several trees and illuminating the driveway entrance of Gore’s mansion.
I [kid] you not, my friends, the savior of the environment couldn’t be bothered to turn off the gaudy lights that show off his goofy trees. Full story...
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Kissing woman bites off boyfriend's tongue!!!
A woman who bit off her boyfriend's tongue during a kiss on his birthday will be sentenced today.
Tracy Davies, 40, severed the first third of Mark Coghill's tongue after asking him for a "smoochy kiss".
The pair, who met through a lonely hearts column, had been celebrating Mr Coghill's 45th birthday, and had drunk two bottles of vodka before the attack. More...
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Naomi Campbell va devenir actrice ... à Bollywood!!!
La tigresse des podiums aujourd'hui âgée de 38 ans pourrait bien faire ses débuts en tant qu'actrice à Bollywood.
En effet, Naomi Campbell, qui défilait la semaine dernière à Bombay dans le cadre de la Fashion For Relief fundraiser, a été approchée à l'issue d'un défilé par deux grands producteurs de films indiens qui souhaiteraient l'auditionner pour un rôle important.
Flattée par la proposition et désireuse aussi de donner une autre direction à sa carrière qui se résume surtout à accompagner son milliardaire de fiancé à travers le monde, et qui est marié avec une femme qui ne veut pas lâcher l'affaire, Naomi a accepté de revenir prochainement à Bombay pour y passer des auditions.
Espérons qu'il ne s'agisse pas d'une comédie musicale - genre très fréquent en Inde -, car Naomi qui s'était essayée à la chanson en 1995 avec l'album Baby Woman a connu un véritable bide.
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Politicians in India are promising gold and cost-free weddings to get elected!!!
Instead of the usual chant of Govinda Govinda in this temple town, candidates in the fray from Tirupati assembly constituency are chanting "goldinda goldinda" (here's gold, here's gold) to woo the over 2.3 lakh electorate — over 50% of them being women — by playing on divine sentiment to the hilt.
Moving away from doling out traditional gifts like saris, rings and nose pins to women voters, the candidates are now offering gold dollars of Lord Balaji, free cellar darshan tickets and Kalyanamastu-type free marriages. Sources said the contestants are keen to cash in on the Lord of riches by showering celestial gifts to women.
Moving away from doling out traditional gifts like saris, rings and nose pins to women voters, the candidates are now offering gold dollars of Lord Balaji, free cellar darshan tickets and Kalyanamastu-type free marriages. Sources said the contestants are keen to cash in on the Lord of riches by showering celestial gifts to women.
A candidate, on condition of anonymity, said: 'We know that women voters love saris, nose pins and rings. But this time, we have decided to woo them by distributing 2gm gold coated dollar emblems of Lord Balaji. Each dollar costs Rs 3,000. Nothing sells like the divine sentiment among the voters," the candidate added. More...
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"The king of kings of Africa", Moammar Gadhafi, throws a tantrum at Arab summit...
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi stormed out of an Arab summit on Monday after denouncing the Saudi king and declaring himself "the dean of Arab rulers."
Gadhafi disrupted the opening Arab League summit in Qatar by taking a microphone and criticizing Saudi's King Abdullah, calling him a "British product and American ally."
When the Qatari emir tried to quiet him, the Libyan leader and current Africa Union chairman insisted he be allowed to speak.
Gadhafi disrupted the opening Arab League summit in Qatar by taking a microphone and criticizing Saudi's King Abdullah, calling him a "British product and American ally."
When the Qatari emir tried to quiet him, the Libyan leader and current Africa Union chairman insisted he be allowed to speak.
"I am an international leader, the dean of the Arab rulers, the king of kings of Africa and the imam (leader) of Muslims, and my international status does not allow me to descend to a lower level," Gadhafi said. More...
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In Thailand, they buy votes ... with Viagra!!!
Vote-buying is an old practice in Thai politics, but one candidate in December's Thai elections has reportedly come up with a new tactic - handing out Viagra instead of cash.
The allegation, made Thursday by a campaign worker against a rival party, comes as rules about handing out favors to voters have become stricter than ever, barring even the distribution of free T-shirts and soft drinks.
The allegation, made Thursday by a campaign worker against a rival party, comes as rules about handing out favors to voters have become stricter than ever, barring even the distribution of free T-shirts and soft drinks.
Sayan Nopcha, a campaigner for the People's Power Party in Pathum Thai province just north of Bangkok, said the drug used to treat sexual dysfunction in men was being distributed to elderly male voters at social functions. More...
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Mexico's drug war (in pictures)
In December of 2006, Mexico's new President Felipe Calderón declared war on the drug cartels, reversing earlier government passiveness. Since then, the government has made some gains, but at a heavy price - gun battles, assasinations, kidnappings, fights between rival cartels, and reprisals have resulted in over 9,500 deaths since December 2006 - over 5,300 killed last year alone. President Barack Obama recently announced extra agents were being deployed to the border and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to Mexico today to pursue a broad diplomatic agenda - overshadowed now by spiraling drug violence and fears of greater cross-border spillover. Officials on both sides of the border are committed to stopping the violence, and stemming the flow of drugs heading north and guns and cash heading south. (34 photos total)
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Jacques Attali invite les artistes à se prendre en main contre Hadopi...
Face à la révolution numérique, les anciens schémas n’ont plus cours ; plutôt que de subir les changements, mieux vaut s’y préparer, les anticiper et s’y adapter : c’est le message que l’économiste et analyste Jacques Attali vient d’adresser aux artistes, juste avant la reprise des débats sur la loi Hadopi à l’Assemblée nationale.
Et il ne mâche pas ses mots, dans cet entretien accordé à iPol : une loi « stupide, inapplicable, liberticide », une « alliance tout à fait absurde de quelques entreprises, quelques artistes et quelques politiques ». Et de se prononcer, une fois de plus, pour une licence globale en invitant les artistes à se prendre par la main. Car pour lui, les majors vont vite se rendre compte que la loi Hadopi ne marche pas, et, de façon inévitable, se tourneront vers cette licence globale, se répartissant les gains entre majors et fournisseurs d’accès. Et les artistes devront se partager des miettes. Suite + vidéo...
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Les Tamouls victimes d’une holocauste au Sri Lanka...
L’article 2 de la Convention sur la Prévention et la Répression du Crime de Génocide, rédigée en 1948 définit le génocide comme :
« Tout acte commis avec l’intention de détruire, totalement ou partiellement, un groupe national, ethnique, racial ou religieux, comme : le meurtre de membres du groupe, l’atteinte à l’intégrité physique ou mentale de membres du groupe, la soumission intentionnelle du groupe à des conditions d’existence visant à entraîner sa destruction physique totale ou partielle, l’imposition de mesures visant à empêcher les naissances au sein du groupe,… le transfert forcé d’enfants du groupe dans un autre groupe. »
Dans une récente déclaration, le président du Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaske affirmait sur un ton jubilatoire : « Cette victoire peut être reliée à l’histoire qui a été écrite dans "Mahawamsa" (mythe cinghalais racontant l’histoire des Cinghalais au Sri Lanka) et à la victoire d’un roi cinghalais, Thudakaimunu, contre le roi tamoul Ellalan. »
« Tout acte commis avec l’intention de détruire, totalement ou partiellement, un groupe national, ethnique, racial ou religieux, comme : le meurtre de membres du groupe, l’atteinte à l’intégrité physique ou mentale de membres du groupe, la soumission intentionnelle du groupe à des conditions d’existence visant à entraîner sa destruction physique totale ou partielle, l’imposition de mesures visant à empêcher les naissances au sein du groupe,… le transfert forcé d’enfants du groupe dans un autre groupe. »
Dans une récente déclaration, le président du Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaske affirmait sur un ton jubilatoire : « Cette victoire peut être reliée à l’histoire qui a été écrite dans "Mahawamsa" (mythe cinghalais racontant l’histoire des Cinghalais au Sri Lanka) et à la victoire d’un roi cinghalais, Thudakaimunu, contre le roi tamoul Ellalan. »
Son frère, Ministre de la Défense, a déclaré à ses forces armées : « Les jeunes filles tamoules qui arrivent dans les zones de sécurité, puis dans les camps, sont un festin pour vous, et les jeunes hommes peuvent être utilisés pour rendre rouge l’océan indien. » Suite...
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Israeli Railways sacks Israeli Arab workers...
State-owned Israel Railways says it has fired around 40 Israeli Arabs after deciding only military veterans could do their jobs.
The railways says its security department changed the criteria. But it also says it is interested in providing veterans work in this tight economy.
The workers acted as lookouts at crossings to prevent trains and vehicles from colliding.
Israel's Arab minority has long suffered from discrimination in the job market. However, the railway denied Monday that it was discriminating against its workers.
The railways says its security department changed the criteria. But it also says it is interested in providing veterans work in this tight economy.
The workers acted as lookouts at crossings to prevent trains and vehicles from colliding.
Israel's Arab minority has long suffered from discrimination in the job market. However, the railway denied Monday that it was discriminating against its workers.
It says the new job criteria would also apply to Israeli Jews who were disqualified from the military or chose not to serve for religious reasons. Most Israeli Arabs are not required to serve in the military.
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"On est étonnés par le climat de peur dans les médias français"
La productrice Anne-Frédérique Widmann est un peu éberluée quand elle évoque les relations des journalistes français avec l'Elysée, sujet qu'elle connaît bien pour avoir réalisé une enquête sur la libération des infirmières bulgares aux conclusions très éloignées du bruit médiatique français.
Comme Rue89, la Télévision suisse TSR (« Romande » vient de disparaître de son nom officiel) est partenaire du Figra, et y fêtait cette année les quarante ans de sa célèbre émission d'investigation « Temps présent ».
Comme Rue89, la Télévision suisse TSR (« Romande » vient de disparaître de son nom officiel) est partenaire du Figra, et y fêtait cette année les quarante ans de sa célèbre émission d'investigation « Temps présent ».
Elle s'est faite connaître en Suisse par ses enquêtes sur des pollutions industrielles, les fonds juifs en déshérence dans des banques locales, l'infiltration d'Attac par une entreprise de sécurité payée par Nestlé... Suite...
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Rise of sea levels is 'the greatest lie ever told...'
If one thing more than any other is used to justify proposals that the world must spend tens of trillions of dollars on combating global warming, it is the belief that we face a disastrous rise in sea levels. The Antarctic and Greenland ice caps will melt, we are told, warming oceans will expand, and the result will be catastrophe.
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But if there is one scientist who knows more about sea levels than anyone else in the world it is the Swedish geologist and physicist Nils-Axel Mörner, formerly chairman of the INQUA International Commission on Sea Level Change. And the uncompromising verdict of Dr Mörner, who for 35 years has been using every known scientific method to study sea levels all over the globe, is that all this talk about the sea rising is nothing but a colossal scare story. Full story...
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Voiceless in Mexico: the dead women of Juárez...
Claudia Ivette González might still be alive if her employers had not turned her away. The 20-year-old resident of Ciudad Juárez–the Mexican city abutting El Paso, Texas–arrived at her assembly plant job four minutes late one day in October 2001. After management refused to let her into the factory, she started home on foot. A month later her corpse was discovered buried in a field near a busy Juárez intersection. Next to her lay the bodies of seven other young women.
A few months later, María Luisa Carsoli Berumen, a 32-year-old mother of four and the secretary at a battered women's shelter in Juárez, was standing by the shelter entrance when her husband approached. He had a history of domestic violence, and although Carsoli Berumen had reported him to authorities, they had released him. Now, as bystanders watched, he stabbed his wife twice, killing her. Carsoli Berumen became another statistic in a decade-long surge of murders committed against women in this gritty border city. More...
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Comment je suis devenu terroriste...
Tout s'est passé très vite, sans que je m'en rende compte. C'était ce samedi soir, vers 20H30. Je ramassais tranquillement les couverts après un repas frugal mais équilibré : pas trop sucré, pas trop salé, pas trop gras, avec des fruits, des légumes, pas trop de viande rouge et des féculents, Mangibougisme oblige. Bref, rien de bien fabuleux, et tout bien en accord avec toutes les règles sanitaires et écologiques en vigueur. Et, d'un coup, ma vie a basculé : j'ai oublié d'éteindre la lumière, de me jeter sur le disjoncteur pour couper l'alimentation générale. A 20h31, ce 28 mars, je suis devenu un terroriste.
Je vais avoir du mal à dormir lorsque toutes les implications de mon geste seront claires dans mon esprit, mais je sais déjà que je vais devoir subir les regards courroucés de mes voisins, ainsi qu'une sévère amende lors de la prochaine visite à mon domicile de la Brigade Anti-Gaspillage... Suite...
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Des films X au frais du contribuable britannique!!!
Jacqui Smith,la ministre britannique de l’Intérieur, a de nouveau embarrassé son patron, Gordon Brown, en se faisant rembourser des frais de location de films pour adultes sur une chaîne payante. La Home Secretary, qui assure que la note télé avait été adjointe par erreur à celle de sa ligne Internet, a dû s’excuser et remboursé la somme. En fait, c’est son mari qui avait regardé ces films «pour adultes» alors qu’elle était en voyage en avril 2008. La ministre avait déjà été critiquée en février après avoir reçu un important défraiement pour son logement.
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
China's role in the Sri Lankan war...
Sri Lanka, the once self-trumpeted "island of paradise," turned into the island of bloodshed more than a quarter-century ago. But even by its long, gory record, the bloodletting since last year is unprecedented. The United Nations estimates that some 1,200 noncombatants are getting killed each month in a civil war that continues to evoke a muted international response even as hundreds of thousands of minority Tamils have fled their homes or remain trapped behind the front line.
With the world preoccupied by pressing challenges, President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother, Defense Minister Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, a naturalized U.S. citizen, press on with their brutal military campaign with impunity. The offensive bears a distinct family imprint, with another brother the president's top adviser.
With the world preoccupied by pressing challenges, President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother, Defense Minister Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, a naturalized U.S. citizen, press on with their brutal military campaign with impunity. The offensive bears a distinct family imprint, with another brother the president's top adviser.
Chinese military and financial support — as in Sudan, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Uzbekistan, North Korea, Burma and elsewhere — has directly aided government excesses and human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. More...
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Jewish writer creates outrage with "tolerant" Iran report...
A row has broken out over allegations of antisemitism at the New York Times, America's most vaunted name in journalism and a newspaper with a large Jewish readership.
The storm centres on a column about Jews in Iran written by New York Times journalist Roger Cohen and a cartoon attacking the recent war in Gaza.
The storm centres on a column about Jews in Iran written by New York Times journalist Roger Cohen and a cartoon attacking the recent war in Gaza.
The newspaper, and Cohen in particular, has been accused of being too critical of Israel and an apologist for Iran and its leader, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Cohen's column was written from Iran about the country's small Jewish minority. His piece acknowledged the difficulties the group experienced and portrayed them as part of an Iranian society that he said was more tolerant, democratic and sophisticated than many American critics allowed. More...
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Des Fritzl partout ! Un père incestueux arrêté en Colombie…
Un quinquagénaire colombien accusé d'avoir sexuellement abusé de sa fille pendant des années a été arrêté samedi, provoquant une vague d'indignation et un début de polémique sur la protection de l'enfance en Colombie.
Huit enfants seraient nés des viols répétés d'Alba Nidia par son père, Arcebio Alvarez, 58 ans. Aujourd'hui âgés de un à dix-neuf ans, ils ont été confiés aux services sociaux.
L'homme a protesté de son innocence, affirmant que son accusatrice n'était pas sa fille biologique et qu'elle avait consenti à cette relation. Après avoir été entendu par un juge il a été transféré en garde à vue sous protection armée pour tenir la foule à distance.
Huit enfants seraient nés des viols répétés d'Alba Nidia par son père, Arcebio Alvarez, 58 ans. Aujourd'hui âgés de un à dix-neuf ans, ils ont été confiés aux services sociaux.
L'homme a protesté de son innocence, affirmant que son accusatrice n'était pas sa fille biologique et qu'elle avait consenti à cette relation. Après avoir été entendu par un juge il a été transféré en garde à vue sous protection armée pour tenir la foule à distance.
Cette nouvelle affaire d'inceste renvoie au cas de Josef Fritzl, un Autrichien condamné ce mois-ci à la réclusion à perpétuité pour avoir violé et séquestré sa fille pendant 24 ans. Sept enfants étaient nés de cet inceste. Suite...
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- Un Fritzl italien arrêté pour avoir séquestré sa fille pendant 25 ans...
- Un homme en Inde violait ses filles … pour devenir riche et prospère !!!
- La prison à vie pour Josef Fritzl...
- Pologne: violée et séquestrée pendant 6 ans par son père?
- " Le silence des autres", le livre de Lydia Gouardo, sort aujourd'hui...
Fritzl's everywhere: incest father arrested in Colombia...
A Colombian man has appeared in court accused of imprisoning his daughter and fathering 11 children with her.
Arcedio Alvarez is said to have abused his daughter, now in her 30s, since she was nine years old.
The case has shocked Colombia, and the 59-year-old needed police and army protection for his court appearance.
Arcedio Alvarez is said to have abused his daughter, now in her 30s, since she was nine years old.
The case has shocked Colombia, and the 59-year-old needed police and army protection for his court appearance.
Mr Alvarez, who the press have dubbed the "monster of Mariquita" after the area he comes from, denies incest and rape, saying his daughter was adopted. More + BBC video...
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English-only Sri Lankan postmaster loses job...
A postmaster from Nottingham who refused to serve customers who could not speak English says he feels "let down" after losing his job.
Sri Lankan-born Deva Kumarasiri worked at the sub post office on Sneinton Boulevard before being moved to another branch in Netherfield.
He claimed non-English speakers made it difficult to do his job properly.
Sri Lankan-born Deva Kumarasiri worked at the sub post office on Sneinton Boulevard before being moved to another branch in Netherfield.
He claimed non-English speakers made it difficult to do his job properly.
On Thursday, Mr Kumarasiri was told by the agency that employed him that his contract would not be renewed. More...
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Honour killings and honour suicides in Turkey...
When Elif's father told her she had to kill herself in order to spare him from a prison sentence for her murder, she considered it long and hard. "I loved my father so much, I was ready to commit suicide for him even though I hadn't done anything wrong," the 18-year-old said. "But I just couldn't go through with it. I love life too much."
All Elif had done was simply decline the offer of an arranged marriage with an older man, telling her parents she wanted to continue her education. That act of disobedience was seen as bringing dishonour on her whole family – a crime punishable by death. "I managed to escape. When I was at school, a few girls I knew were killed by their families in the name of honour – one of them for simply receiving a text message from a boy," Elif said. More...
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The twin in India who did his brother's job for 30 years!!!
An identical twin who worked for 30 years in a job originally won by his brother lost an Indian court battle to avoid paying back £11,000 of his wages.
In 1974, Rattan Singh's brother Prem cleared the Union Public Service Commission examination, one of India's toughest tests, to get a civil servant's job with the central excise department.
Prem also sailed through a Punjab government exam to land a well-paid job in weights and measures. Unnoticed, Rattan pretended to be his brother and took his place.
Together, the twins from Anandpur Sahib enjoyed the success of their scam until Rattan Singh asked for voluntary retirement and demanded the release of his pension in 2002.
Rattan Singh finally lost his job in 2005 and both twins were charged with fraud and are still on bail awaiting trial.
In 1974, Rattan Singh's brother Prem cleared the Union Public Service Commission examination, one of India's toughest tests, to get a civil servant's job with the central excise department.
Prem also sailed through a Punjab government exam to land a well-paid job in weights and measures. Unnoticed, Rattan pretended to be his brother and took his place.
Together, the twins from Anandpur Sahib enjoyed the success of their scam until Rattan Singh asked for voluntary retirement and demanded the release of his pension in 2002.
Rattan Singh finally lost his job in 2005 and both twins were charged with fraud and are still on bail awaiting trial.
Rattan Singh has since gone to the high court seeking a stay on recovery of £11,100. But a judge dismissed his plea.
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Kadhafi veut s'inviter en Suisse!!!
Dégel en vue dans la crise entre la Libye et la Suisse. Le colonel Mouammar Kadhafi a donné des ordres à son nouveau ministre des Affaires étrangères en vue de règler le différend avec Berne. La raison ? Le roi des rois d'Afrique, qui préside cette année l'Union africaine, entend participer à la conférence Durban II sur le racisme, du 20 au 24 avril à Genève.
Les relations entre Berne et Tripoli sont glaciales depuis l'arrestation en juillet de son fils Hannibal par la police genevoise (le quatrième fils de Mouammar Kadhafi était accusé par deux de ses employés de maison de les avoir frappés). Suite...
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UN adopts anti free speech resolution...
The U.N.'s top human-rights body approved a proposal by Muslims nations Thursday urging passage of laws around the world to protect religion from criticism.
The proposal put forward by Pakistan on behalf of Islamic countries - with the backing of Belarus and Venezuela - had drawn strong criticism from free-speech campaigners and liberal democracies.
A simple majority of 23 members of the 47-nation Human Rights Council voted in favor of the resolution. Eleven nations, mostly Western, opposed the resolution, and 13 countries abstained.
The proposal put forward by Pakistan on behalf of Islamic countries - with the backing of Belarus and Venezuela - had drawn strong criticism from free-speech campaigners and liberal democracies.
A simple majority of 23 members of the 47-nation Human Rights Council voted in favor of the resolution. Eleven nations, mostly Western, opposed the resolution, and 13 countries abstained.
The resolution urges states to provide "protection against acts of hatred, discrimination, intimidation and coercion resulting from defamation of religions and incitement to religious hatred in general." More...
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
PETA slaughters 95% of adoptable pets?
Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) published documents online showing that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) killed 95 percent of the adoptable pets in its care during 2008. Despite years of public outrage over its euthanasia program, the animal rights group kills an average of 5.8 pets every day at its Norfolk, VA headquarters.
According to public records from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, PETA killed 2,124 pets last year and placed only seven in adoptive homes. Since 1998, a total of 21,339 dogs and cats have died at the hands of PETA workers. More...
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George Carlin was right! Of course, he was...
George Carlin was right: this country was bought and paid for a long time ago and it’s run by the banks and the state. I knew this but I’m not sure I understood it until recently.
I recently took a new job in Milwaukee, Wi. In preparation for my relocation I called my creditors in an effort to responsibly manage my finances and see if for the month or two that I would be financially overburdened with the move if I could defer my payments. That small sum of money would be immeasurable in helping us shoulder the costs of relocation. My new company is reimbursing me, of course, but I still have to incur the costs up front. My creditors were more than willing to help except for Bank of America. I was in good standing with BOA and didn’t think it would be a problem. More...
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Brazil's Lula slams Western leaders over global crisis...
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday at a summit in Chile told off representatives of the United States, Britain and Spain for causing the global economic crisis.
"My dear Gordon Brown, my dear Biden, my dear Zapatero, unfortunately you are more responsible (for the downturn)," he said, addressing them directly.
"My dear Gordon Brown, my dear Biden, my dear Zapatero, unfortunately you are more responsible (for the downturn)," he said, addressing them directly.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, US Vice President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero were attending the Progressive Leaders' Summit in the Chilean seaside resort town of Vina del Mar along with other world leaders. More...
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Et la démocratie, bordel !
Comme tous les matins, Watusi, très matinal et pétant la forme, s’approprie le sachet de thé commun pour se faire son petit-déjeuner. Nafle, gros dormeur fatigué en sera pour ses frais. C’est ainsi que commence cette pièce d’Oscar Castro et c’est ainsi qu’elle se terminera : le monde tourne en rond à défaut de tourner rond.
Watusi et Nafle sont deux clochards qui vivent de la récupération du vieux papier et de la ferraille. Pour transporter leurs trésors, ils utilisent une carriole qu’ils appellent la «Douloureuse». Pour sa part Sonajeras, le clochard étranger, passe son temps à mettre au point un système qui transformera la «Douloureuse» en machine volante. C’est à ce titre que les deux chiffonniers lui prêtent parfois leur «véhicule d’entreprise». Suite...
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Obama isn't just disappointing me, he's scaring the SHIT out of me ...
Okay okay, I admit it, Obama isn’t really disappointing me, because I listened to him very closely before-hand, while ignoring his hypnotic use of “hope” and “change,” so I saw him for what he was and knew all of this was coming. He was actually never very dishonest about it. All you had to do was listen to what he was saying to folks like AIPAC.
Anyways, as you may be aware, the so-called “withdrawal” from Iraq leaves 50,000 troops in country and has more to do with re-naming ‘combat’ troops (“They will be called advisory and assistance brigades,” said Gates. “They won’t be called combat brigades”). More...
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Insensitive police return man's suicide rope to widow...
A police force has apologised to a widow after they returned to her the rope her husband used to hang himself.
Angie Gerrelli found the blood-stained yellow tow rope in a sack of items returned after her estranged 50-year-old partner John Gilmore killed himself in a park in Barry, South Wales.
Ms Gerrelli, 52, from Amersham, Buckinghamshire, has hit out at the insensitivity shown by South Wales Police in the incident.
Angie Gerrelli found the blood-stained yellow tow rope in a sack of items returned after her estranged 50-year-old partner John Gilmore killed himself in a park in Barry, South Wales.
Ms Gerrelli, 52, from Amersham, Buckinghamshire, has hit out at the insensitivity shown by South Wales Police in the incident.
Officers from the force have now been spoken to by superiors about their conduct in the matter. More...
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Texte anti-piratage: des artistes et créateurs affichent leur soutien...
Des artistes et des créateurs des mondes de la musique et du cinéma vont afficher ensemble leur soutien au projet de loi contre le piratage en ligne, lors d'une rencontre avec la presse à Paris lundi, jour de la reprise de l'examen par les députés de ce texte controversé.
"Parce que l'avenir de la création passe aussi par internet, parce que les créateurs veulent pouvoir continuer à imaginer et à créer de nouvelles oeuvres qui seront lues, vues et écoutées, les artistes et créateurs soutiennent la loi Création et Internet", déclare l'invitation de la SACD et de la Sacem. Suite...
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Suisse: Migros veut abandonner l'étiquetage du prix sur les produits...
Migros abandonne aussi l'étiquetage des prix à même le produit. D'ici deux ans, les prix ne figureront plus que sur les rayons, comme cela se fait dans les autres commerces de détail.
Par 84 voix contre 10, les délégués de la Fédération des coopératives Migros réunis à Zurich ont donné leur feu vert au changement de pratique. Ils ont estimé que l'affichage sur le rayon permet de repérer et comparer plus rapidement les prix des articles sans avoir à les prendre en main.
Par 84 voix contre 10, les délégués de la Fédération des coopératives Migros réunis à Zurich ont donné leur feu vert au changement de pratique. Ils ont estimé que l'affichage sur le rayon permet de repérer et comparer plus rapidement les prix des articles sans avoir à les prendre en main.
La présidente de l'assemblée, Ursula Nold, souligne que Migros pourra réduire ses coûts et faire profiter ses clients des économies réalisées. Ecologiquement parlant, le nouveau système évitera que des emballages soient détruits en raison de changements de prix, ajoute-t-elle. Suite...
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China's hi-tech 'death van' where criminals are executed and then their organs are sold...
Death will come soon for Jiang Yong. A corrupt local planning official with a taste for the high life, Yong solicited money from businessmen eager to expand in China's economic boom.
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But there will be nothing ordinary about Yong's death by lethal injection. Unless he wins an appeal, he will draw his final breath strapped inside a vehicle that has been specially developed to make executions more cost-effective and efficient.
In chilling echoes of the 'gas-wagon' project pioneered by the Nazis to slaughter criminals, the mentally ill and Jews, this former member of the China People's Party will be handcuffed to a so-called 'humane' bed and executed inside a gleaming new, hi-tech, mobile 'death van.' Full story...
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California may ban black cars!!! What next? Banning black people?
In a move that will likely get California's consumers in a huff, impending legislation may soon restrict the paint color options for Golden State residents looking for their next new vehicle. The specific colors that are currently on the chopping block are all dark hues, with the worst offender seemingly the most innocuous color you could think of: Black. What could California possibly have against these colors, you ask? Apparently, the California Air Resources Board figures that the climate control systems of dark colored cars need to work harder than their lighter siblings – especially after sitting in the sun for a few hours. Anyone living in a hot, sunny climate will tell you that this assumption is accurate, of course. In fact, legislation already exists for buildings that has proven successful at reducing the energy consumption of skyscrapers. More...
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Runnnig with the bulls in Spain! Just crazy...
Courir avec les taureaux en Espagne, ça vous tente ?
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Un blogger africain pas comme les autres...
Vous plaignez-vous souvent des fonctionnalités sur Facebook, Twitter ou autre... ? Peut être qu’il y a des choses qui vous dérangent. Et bien, arrêtez de vous plaindre et regardez comment travaillent les bloggeurs africains. Enfin, un bloggeur africain à Monrovia, au Libéria, Alfred Sirleaf.On l’appelle aussi « bloggeur analogue », parce que toutes ses new du jour, il les écrit sur un tableau noir. Il emploie des gens pour qu’ils lui transmettent les news de la ville et du pays. Pour des gens illettrés il utilise des symboles. Il y a même de la place pour la pub et en plus il y a des gens qui payent pour ça. Le prix de la pub est situé entre 5 et 15 dollars, ça dépend de l’emplacement sur le tableau. Alfred Sirleaf a comme projet de faire les mêmes tableaux dans d’autres parties de la capitale et ainsi apporter les infos à ceux qui ne peuvent pas aller sur internet, se payer une télé ou acheter des journaux. Voir les images ici...
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Une nouvelle greffe du visage réalisée en France...
Une nouvelle greffe du visage, la 3e en France et la 5e au monde, a été réalisée à l'hôpital Henri-Mondor de Créteil (Val-de-Marne) par un pionnier de cette transplantation, le professeur Laurent Lantiéri, sur un homme de 28 ans . «Le patient avait été défiguré par un coup de fusil», a indiqué à le chirurgien qui avait déjà réalisé une greffe de la face en janvier 2007.
L'opération, entamée jeudi pour s'achever vendredi au matin, a duré une quinzaine d'heures. «Le patient est réveillé et va bien», a expliqué le professeur Lantiéri. «Il est beaucoup trop tôt pour en dire plus sur la prise de de la greffe», a précisé le chirurgien. «Dans les 48 premières heures, il y a une période aiguë critique liée aux éventuels incidents purement chirurgicaux (caillots...). Ensuite, la 3e ou 4e semaine, on a la phase de phénomène de rejet, mais on dispose de moyens pour le maîtriser», a développé le Pr Lantiéri. Suite...
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La police évacue les étudiants grévistes de l'université de Strasbourg...
Les étudiants en grève qui occupaient depuis plus d'un mois le bâtiment des sciences humaines de l'université de Strasbourg ont été contraints par la police de quitter les lieux dans la nuit de vendredi à samedi. L'évacuation de la quarantaine d étudiants s'est déroulée dans le calme vers 5 heures et il n'y a eu aucune interpellation, ont précisé la police et l'université.
Le président de l'Université, Alain Beretz, après un avis favorable du conseil d'administration, avait lui-même sollicité l'intervention des forces de l'ordre pour libérer le campus, qui ferme pendant une semaine en raison de la tenue à Strasbourg les 3 et 4 avril du sommet de l'Otan.
Le président de l'Université, Alain Beretz, après un avis favorable du conseil d'administration, avait lui-même sollicité l'intervention des forces de l'ordre pour libérer le campus, qui ferme pendant une semaine en raison de la tenue à Strasbourg les 3 et 4 avril du sommet de l'Otan.
La préfecture avait fait valoir aux responsables de l'université que la sécurité ne pourrait être garantie si des manifestants opposés à l'Alliance atlantique, attendus en nombre à Strasbourg, décidaient d'occuper des bâtiments universitaires.
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Rape victim in India wants to marry rapist to escape social stigma...
A rape victim has told a city court that she wants to marry her violator. Almost four years after Sheila was allegedly raped by Ali (both names changed), she has converted to Islam and is ready to accept him as her husband.
She told the court that her marriage to Ali was necessary to end the social stigma she faced since 2005.
She told the court that her marriage to Ali was necessary to end the social stigma she faced since 2005.
The drama unfolded on Thursday in the court of Additional Sessions Judge V.K. Khanna during the hearing of the bail plea of Ali. More...
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Smokers worse than cows shitting, says Malaysian spiritual leader!!!
The spiritual leader of Malaysia's hardline Islamic party has slammed Muslim smokers as being worse than defecating cows, a news report said Friday.
Smoking is banned in Islam because it is hazardous to one's health, said Nik Aziz Nik Mat, the respected chief minister of the northern state of Kelantan and spiritual leader of the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia.
Smoking is banned in Islam because it is hazardous to one's health, said Nik Aziz Nik Mat, the respected chief minister of the northern state of Kelantan and spiritual leader of the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia.
'A cow which defecates in the middle of the road, [we] cannot take legal action against it because it has no brain and cannot think,' Nik Aziz was quoted as saying by the official Bernama news agency. More...
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Friday, March 27, 2009
Iraq after six years, the numbers tell a scary tale...
Dear Friends,
I pride myself in being a scientist and a researcher. I built my academic career on theories and numbers. As a teacher, I teach my students that everything is based in science - everything has reason. For this reason, I am always frustrated with myself when I find I am overwhelmed with feelings on specific topics.
One such topic is the occupation of my country, Iraq. On this subject I find that I cannot always be dispassionate. I cannot be the researcher and observer and discuss it without feeling or emotion as I am sometimes expected to do. I find myself doing research on the damages caused by the war and occupation, and my head buzzes with anger, my eyes burn with tears of desperation at the state of my country.
Six years after the attack and the pain is as fresh and cutting as it was in March 2003. This year, I decided, I would view it as a scientist. I would not attack the subject with emotion. I would let the numbers speak for themselves. This year I will sit back and play the part of the analyst- the researcher- on this topic that is closest to my heart.
I pride myself in being a scientist and a researcher. I built my academic career on theories and numbers. As a teacher, I teach my students that everything is based in science - everything has reason. For this reason, I am always frustrated with myself when I find I am overwhelmed with feelings on specific topics.
One such topic is the occupation of my country, Iraq. On this subject I find that I cannot always be dispassionate. I cannot be the researcher and observer and discuss it without feeling or emotion as I am sometimes expected to do. I find myself doing research on the damages caused by the war and occupation, and my head buzzes with anger, my eyes burn with tears of desperation at the state of my country.
Six years after the attack and the pain is as fresh and cutting as it was in March 2003. This year, I decided, I would view it as a scientist. I would not attack the subject with emotion. I would let the numbers speak for themselves. This year I will sit back and play the part of the analyst- the researcher- on this topic that is closest to my heart.
Six years into the occupation… More...
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Psychics get State funding to teach about communicating with the dead...
Two psychics from Wales have been awarded £4,500 of government funding to teach people how to 'communicate with the dead'.
Paul and Deborah Rees, who are both self-styled mediums, have been awarded the cash under the Government's Want2Work job creation scheme.
The couple, from Bridgend, south Wales, will use it to instruct people on how to contact friends and relatives "on the other side". More...
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Photographs of ghosts: real or fake?
Scientists have been stumped by a series of ghost photographs after appealing for members of the public to send in their most spooky images.
Psychologist Richard Wiseman and his team received 250 images which showed mysterious-looking orbs, mists, figures and faces.
While they say many can be explained by camera flash reflecting off dust, condensed breath in front of the lens or people selecting the wrong exposure length, others have left them scratching their heads.
Psychologist Richard Wiseman and his team received 250 images which showed mysterious-looking orbs, mists, figures and faces.
While they say many can be explained by camera flash reflecting off dust, condensed breath in front of the lens or people selecting the wrong exposure length, others have left them scratching their heads.
A public vote of over 250,000 people - part of Edinburgh International Science Festival - picked the five most spooky ghost photographs which are shown here...
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4000 more troops for Afghanistan! This is change you promised, Mr.Obama?
President Obama, saying "the terrorists who planned and supported the 9/11 attacks are in Pakistan and Afghanistan," announced a new strategy Friday to confront the growing threat in the two countries.
He announced plans for 4,000 more troops in Afghanistan, new legislation that would help the economies in Pakistan and Afghanistan, more training to bolster Afghan security forces and an increase in civilian expertise to help develop Afghanistan's economic, social and governmental institutions.
The president said that the "situation is increasingly perilous" in the region, and that 2008 was the deadliest year for U.S. forces in the fight against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan. More...
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Fritzl's everywhere: an Italian and his son arrested...
Police have arrested a man and his son on suspicion of raping their daughters in the northern Italian city of Turin.
The son was allegedly encouraged to imitate his father, who reportedly kept his daughter captive in a dark room for 25 years, sexually abusing her.
Italian media say the first victim, given the pseudonym "Laura", is now 34 and is having psychological treatment.
Laura alerted the police, who now believe that the 63-year-old man's son also raped his own four daughters.
Laura's abuse is believed to have started when she was nine years old.
Italian media say the case echoes that of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man jailed for life on 19 March for having kept his daughter as a sex slave in a cellar for 24 years and fathered her seven children.
The son was allegedly encouraged to imitate his father, who reportedly kept his daughter captive in a dark room for 25 years, sexually abusing her.
Italian media say the first victim, given the pseudonym "Laura", is now 34 and is having psychological treatment.
Laura alerted the police, who now believe that the 63-year-old man's son also raped his own four daughters.
Laura's abuse is believed to have started when she was nine years old.
Italian media say the case echoes that of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man jailed for life on 19 March for having kept his daughter as a sex slave in a cellar for 24 years and fathered her seven children.
Italian police announced the arrest of the 63-year-old man, an itinerant trader, and his 40-year-old son on Friday.
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- A man in Mumbai rapes his daughters to attain prosperity!!!
- Fritzl's everywhere; Malaysian girls raped by their step-father for four years...
- Josef Fritzl sentenced to die in prison...
- British man jailed for rape of children, granddaughter...
- Fritzl-like case in Poland: man accused of raping his daughter and holding her captive for 6 years..
- Maria Monaco: family keeps her prisoner for 18 years...
Un Fritzl italien arrêté pour avoir séquestré sa fille pendant 25 ans...
Un père de famille de Turin (nord) a été arrêté pour avoir violé et séquestré sa fille pendant 25 ans, et avoir incité son fils, lui aussi écroué, à se livrer aux mêmes abus sexuels sur ses propres filles, a-t-on appris vendredi auprès de la préfecture de police.
La fille de 34 ans, était violée régulièrement depuis l'âge de 9 ans par son père, un marchand ambulant de 63 ans, selon les enquêteurs, cités par le quotidien La Repubblica.
La fille de 34 ans, était violée régulièrement depuis l'âge de 9 ans par son père, un marchand ambulant de 63 ans, selon les enquêteurs, cités par le quotidien La Repubblica.
La jeune femme, qui ne pouvait pas sortir de chez elle sans être accompagnée par son père, était enfermée dans une pièce sans lumière et n'a plus été scolarisée depuis la classe de cinquième (environ 13 ans), selon la même source. Suite...
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- Un homme en Inde violait ses filles … pour devenir riche et prospère !!!
- La prison à vie pour Josef Fritzl...
- Amstetten: le cachot de Josef Fritzl...
- Un homme retient sa famille en captivité pendant trois ans dans un mobile home...
- Maria Monaco, séquestrée pendant dix-huit ans par sa propre famille...
- " Le silence des autres", le livre de Lydia Gouardo, sort aujourd'hui...
Besoin d'argent? Pourquoi pas vendre votre culotte sale et odorante???
Environ 300 euros par mois, « 80 euros les bonnes semaines ». C’est ce que gagne Nikita P, 21 ans, en vendant ses petites culottes portées, par Internet exclusivement. « Je suis étudiante, je perçois une bourse d'étude mais je ne rechigne pas contre ces 300 euros supplémentaires, en particulier car j'ai mon propre appartement. »
Elle a commencé il y a moins de trois mois, par hasard, un soir où elle s’ennuyait, après des remarques excitantes de son petit ami sur l’odeur de ses culottes en fin de journée : Suite...
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Biometric passport controversy in Switzerland...
The campaign over the introduction of electronic passports for Swiss citizens next year is gathering pace ahead of a nationwide vote on May 17.
The justice ministry argues that documents containing biometric details help prevent abuses and facilitate travel abroad. But opponents are critical of the planned central database and want citizens to have a choice between new-style and conventional passports.
The justice ministry argues that documents containing biometric details help prevent abuses and facilitate travel abroad. But opponents are critical of the planned central database and want citizens to have a choice between new-style and conventional passports.
The biometric passports include an electronic chip that stores two fingerprints and an image of the holder's face, and these details will be kept in a central database. More...
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Man in India seeks elephant's blessing, gets trampled to death...
A 70-year-old man in Chhattisgarh was trampled to death by a rampaging wild elephant after he ignored the appeals of villagers and tried to touch the animal's feet to seek its blessings, forest officials said on Thursday.
The incident took place late on Wednesday in the forested village of Balpur, about 150 km from here.
"The wild elephant probably sneaked into the village from neighbouring Orissa and created terror in the Sarsiwa forested area, which includes Balpur. People ran into their houses to avoid the rampaging jumbo but Bhakla Satnami went near it," Anil Soni, divisional forest officer, Raipur, said. More...
The incident took place late on Wednesday in the forested village of Balpur, about 150 km from here.
"The wild elephant probably sneaked into the village from neighbouring Orissa and created terror in the Sarsiwa forested area, which includes Balpur. People ran into their houses to avoid the rampaging jumbo but Bhakla Satnami went near it," Anil Soni, divisional forest officer, Raipur, said. More...
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Shigeaki Hinohara, 97-years-old and still going strong...
At the age of 97 years and 4 months, Shigeaki Hinohara is one of the world's longest-serving physicians and educators. Hinohara's magic touch is legendary: Since 1941 he has been healing patients at St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo and teaching at St. Luke's College of Nursing. After World War II, he envisioned a world-class hospital and college springing from the ruins of Tokyo; thanks to his pioneering spirit and business savvy, the doctor turned these institutions into the nation's top medical facility and nursing school. Today he serves as chairman of the board of trustees at both organizations. Always willing to try new things, he has published around 150 books since his 75th birthday, including one "Living Long, Living Good" that has sold more than 1.2 million copies. As the founder of the New Elderly Movement, Hinohara encourages others to live a long and happy life, a quest in which no role model is better than the doctor himself. More...
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Kids in a French school foil kidnapping by attacking the kidnapper!!!
A seven-year-old French schoolgirl has been pulled from the clutches of a kidnapper by her classmates who kicked and punched the intruder until he fled, police say.
An unknown man accosted the child last Friday after slipping into the school playground in Plaisir west of Paris, offering the girl sweets to follow him.
When she refused, he tried to drag her into his car, but an eight-year-old classmate ran up and started kicking and punching the assailant, and tried to trip him up, local police inspector Heloise Gresy said on Thursday.
"There was lots of shouting, and a dozen other kids from the class came over and sent him fleeing," she said.
An unknown man accosted the child last Friday after slipping into the school playground in Plaisir west of Paris, offering the girl sweets to follow him.
When she refused, he tried to drag her into his car, but an eight-year-old classmate ran up and started kicking and punching the assailant, and tried to trip him up, local police inspector Heloise Gresy said on Thursday.
"There was lots of shouting, and a dozen other kids from the class came over and sent him fleeing," she said.
Police, who have issued a search warrant, described the man as white with grey hair, a small beard and a white hat, driving a dark convertible car.
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Lula: Crisis was created by "white people with blue eyes..."
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva demanded Thursday that industrialized countries take responsibility in the efforts to overcome the current global financial crisis, which he said was created by "white people with blue eyes."
In a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Brasilia, Lula again stressed that it is necessary to regulate the international financial system.
In a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Brasilia, Lula again stressed that it is necessary to regulate the international financial system.
"It cannot be that, in a society where a person is filmed and is always under surveillance when they go into a shopping centre or an airport, the financial system is not watched and is not regulated," he said. More...
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Chaos in Turkish store that bargained off its electronic goods...
Chaos dans un magasin turc qui avait soldé ses articles électroniques…
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Thousands of civilians under attack as fighting intensifies in Sri Lanka...
Tens of thousands of people, trapped in "safe zones" in the north eastern Wanni region, are at increased risk from the escalation in attacks by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, Amnesty International said today in a briefing on the conflict.
As the fighting intensifies and the number of casualties goes up, Amnesty International called for an immediate humanitarian truce, in order to allow aid to reach trapped civilians and ensure the safe passage for all those that wish to leave. The human rights organization also called on the United Nations and international donors to put pressure on Sri Lanka to ensure unimpeded humanitarian access to camps for the displaced people in the region.
As the fighting intensifies and the number of casualties goes up, Amnesty International called for an immediate humanitarian truce, in order to allow aid to reach trapped civilians and ensure the safe passage for all those that wish to leave. The human rights organization also called on the United Nations and international donors to put pressure on Sri Lanka to ensure unimpeded humanitarian access to camps for the displaced people in the region.
"The deliberate firing on civilians by either side constitutes a war crime," said Sam Zarifi, director of the Asia Pacific region at Amnesty International. "We cannot stress enough the importance of an immediate pause to allow the displaced to leave before thousands more are killed. The U.N. and international donors must put pressure on both parties to end this major humanitarian catastrophe." More...
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14-year-old girl arrested for posting nude photos of herself...
A 14-year-old New Jersey girl has been accused of distributing child pornography after posting nearly 30 explicit nude pictures of herself on MySpace.com — charges that could force her to register as a sex offender if convicted.
The case comes as prosecutors nationwide pursue child pornography cases resulting from kids sending nude photos to one another over cell phones and e-mail.
The case comes as prosecutors nationwide pursue child pornography cases resulting from kids sending nude photos to one another over cell phones and e-mail.
MySpace would not comment on the New Jersey investigation, but the company has a team that reviews its network for inappropriate images. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tipped off a state task force, which alerted the Passaic County Sheriff's Office. More...
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10.000 personnes en Inde assistent au mariage de deux singes…
Le mariage de deux singes qui apportaient la chance aux propriétaires a été célébrée dans un temple dans un village d’Orissa.
Les rites ont eu lieu mardi dans un temple au village de Maitapur dans le district de Balasore, quelques 200 km de la capitale Bhubaneswar. D’après le quotidien Suryaprabha, beaucoup de femmes, enfants et des indigènes ont assisté au mariage.
Le marié Ramu, un singe de 3ans, a été amené dans une procession aux lieux de mariage où il a épousé Champabati, une femelle de 2ans, pendant que les prêtres chantaient.
Le propriétaire du singe, Brundabana Parida, dit qu’il a trouvé le singe abandonné dans une forêt il y a une année et il l’avait amené chez lui. Parida le traitait comme son fils et le singe était devenu une source de chance pour lui.
C’était mon devoir de lui trouver une compagnonne et je suis heureux de l’avoir fait, a-t’il déclaré.
Le jour de mariage, Ramu a voyagé dans une charrette décorée des fleurs accompagnée par des danses, la musique et des pétards, raconte un témoin, Kanhu Charan Singh à l’agence de presse IANS.
Il rajoute que plus de 10.000 personnes ont assisté au mariage qui était organisé par les maitres du couple.
(Comme quoi les singes en Inde ne connaissent pas la crise !!! Après tout, le dieu-singe Hanuman est vénéré par les hindous comme un symbole de la force…)
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In Egypt, SMS messages can kill!!!
The Egyptian Government has sought to dispel rumours that a mobile phone text message "from unknown foreign quarters" is spreading around the country and killing those who receive it.
The extraordinary move by Egypt's health and interior ministries follows press reports that an SMS containing a special combination of numbers killed a man in the town of Mallawi south of Cairo.
"He died vomiting blood, followed by stroke, shortly after he received a message from an unknown phone number," the Egyptian Gazette reported.
The extraordinary move by Egypt's health and interior ministries follows press reports that an SMS containing a special combination of numbers killed a man in the town of Mallawi south of Cairo.
"He died vomiting blood, followed by stroke, shortly after he received a message from an unknown phone number," the Egyptian Gazette reported.
"The number begins with the symbol (+) and ends with (111)," it said. More...
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Eating spicy curry in outer space? Indian scientists are working on it...
As part of India's efforts to send a human into space by 2015, a team of military scientists has been set a particularly tricky mission: to develop a curry fit to broach the final frontier.
India wants to supply its astronauts with familiar foods, but faces several hurdles in making its national dishes suitable for orbit, according to A.S. Bawa, the director of the Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), which is tackling the task. “Curry tends to be spicy, high in fat content and uses many ingredients; all these factors present significant challenges,” he told The Times. “We can not afford the stomach of an astronaut to be strained”. More...
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En Egypt les SMS peuvent tuer!!!
Les autorités égyptiennes cherchent à faire taire une rumeur qui affole actuellement les esprits dans le pays. Selon des informations parues dans la presse, un texto d'origine "étrangère inconnue" tue ceux qui le reçoivent sur leur téléphone mobile.
Ces mesures sans précédent des ministères de la Santé et de l'Intérieur font suite à des informations parues dans les journaux locaux stipulant qu'un texto comportant une certaine séquence de chiffres a tué un homme à Mallawi, au sud du Caire.
Ces mesures sans précédent des ministères de la Santé et de l'Intérieur font suite à des informations parues dans les journaux locaux stipulant qu'un texto comportant une certaine séquence de chiffres a tué un homme à Mallawi, au sud du Caire.
"Il est mort en vomissant du sang, après une attaque cérébrale, peu après avoir reçu un texto émanant d'un numéro inconnu", a rapporté le "Egyptian Gazette". "Le numéro commence par le symbole (+) et se termine par (111)", ajoute le journal. Suite...
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Dieudonné à Saint-Josse : salle comble mais pas d'incident...
Il y avait du monde mercredi soir, dans les rues de Saint-Josse : beaucoup de policiers et une cinquantaine de manifestants, membres de la communauté juive. "Le négationnisme n'est pas un spectacle" était inscrit sur une pancarte. L'Union des étudiants juifs de Belgique a déclaré qu'elle protestait contre les idées défendues par Dieudonné dans ses spectacles et lors de ses apparitions à la télévision, et plus particulièrement ses propos "négationnistes". Elle critique également les "liens d'amitié" qu'entretient l'humoriste avec Jean-Marie Le Pen et le militant négationniste Robert Faurisson. Suite...
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Piratage: les eurodéputés contre les privations punitives d'accès à internet...
Les gouvernements ou sociétés privées qui coupent à titre punitif l'accès à internet violent le droit d'accès à l'éducation des personnes, a estimé jeudi le Parlement européen, s'opposant du même coup à un projet de loi discuté en France.
Dans un rapport consacré au "renforcement de la sécurité et des libertés fondamentales sur internet", les eurodéputés considèrent que "garantir l'accès de tous les citoyens à internet équivaut à garantir l'accès de tous les citoyens à l'éducation".
Dans un rapport consacré au "renforcement de la sécurité et des libertés fondamentales sur internet", les eurodéputés considèrent que "garantir l'accès de tous les citoyens à internet équivaut à garantir l'accès de tous les citoyens à l'éducation".
Par conséquent, "un tel accès ne devrait pas être refusé comme une sanction par des gouvernements ou des sociétés privées". Suite...
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90 days jail for sex with a ... vacuum cleaner???
A man police caught performing a sex act with a vacuum cleaner in a public car wash has been sentenced to 90 days in prison.
Jason Leroy Savage must also submit to drug testing.
The 29-year-old from Michigan, was sentenced on Wednesday at Saginaw County Circuit Court. Savage pleaded no contest to indecent exposure last month.
Police say Savage was arrested after a resident called officers early on October 16 to report suspicious activity at a car wash in Thomas Township, about 145km northwest of Detroit.
Jason Leroy Savage must also submit to drug testing.
The 29-year-old from Michigan, was sentenced on Wednesday at Saginaw County Circuit Court. Savage pleaded no contest to indecent exposure last month.
Police say Savage was arrested after a resident called officers early on October 16 to report suspicious activity at a car wash in Thomas Township, about 145km northwest of Detroit.
Savage's attorney, Philip Sturtz, didn't immediately return a message seeking comment.
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Une fillette de 7 ans échappe à un enlèvement grâce à ses camarades de classe...
Sauvée par ses camarades de classe, une fillette de 7 ans a échappé vendredi dernier de justesse à un enlèvement dans son école, le groupe scolaire de la Haise, à Plaisir, dans les Yvelines. L'enfant, abordée par un homme qui lui proposait de le suivre en échange de bonbons, a refusé, mais celui-ci a tenté de la traîner de force vers son véhicule. C'est alors qu'un de ses camarades, âgé de 8 ans, est accouru, donnant "des coups de pieds et de poings" à l'agresseur et lui faisant "un croche-pied". "Tout cela s'est déroulé avec des cris, une douzaine d'autres enfants de la classe sont alors arrivés et ont mis en fuite l'individu", a expliqué la commissaire de Plaisir, Héloïse Gresy, confirmant une information du Parisien/Aujourd'hui en France . "Il est parti dans un cabriolet foncé, c'est tout ce que l'on sait", a-t-elle précisé. Suite...
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Dubai : exode des étrangers...
3000 voitures ont été abondonées à l'aéroport de Dubaï. Les expatriés, dont des anglais et des américains, s'enfuient et retournent à leurs pays respectifs en catastrophe car ils ne peuvent plus payer leur loyer.
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Avec une population résidente composée à 80% d'expatriés, la ville risque de se vider très vite. La population a déjà baissé de 8%. Avec la crise, ils ont perdu leurs jobs, et il y a une chute de 60% dans la valeur des maisons qu'ils occupaient. En plus, ils risquaient la prison pour insolvabilité... Article complet...
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10,000 people attend monkey wedding in India...
A marriage of two monkeys that had brought luck to their caretakers was solemnised and attended by at least 10,000 people in a temple in an Orissa village, a media report said Wednesday.
The rituals were performed Tuesday in a temple at Maitapur village in the coastal district of Balasore, about 200 km from state capital Bhubaneswar. Many women, children and local people attended the wedding, Oriya daily Suryaprabha reported.
The rituals were performed Tuesday in a temple at Maitapur village in the coastal district of Balasore, about 200 km from state capital Bhubaneswar. Many women, children and local people attended the wedding, Oriya daily Suryaprabha reported.
'The groom Ramu, a three-year-old monkey, was brought in a procession to the marriage venue where it married Champabati, a two-year-old female monkey, as the priests chanted hymns,' it said. More...
Watch the video (in French) here...
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Dead parents, snakes, and salvation rites! India, of course...
A man conducted religious rites for the salvation of his parents' souls in the presence of two snakes in Bihar's Gaya town after his neighbour dreamt that the snakes were his parents.
Suresh Singh, a resident of Jhansi in Madhya Pradesh, and his neighbour Devaki offered 'Pindadan' (salvation rituals) with a male and female snake in tow at the Dev Ghat in Gaya, about 100 km from Patna, said Sanjay Lal, a Hindu priest, who conducted the rituals for them.
Devaki and Singh, both in their 40s, reached Gaya with two snakes in bamboo baskets on Monday and approached priests to offer 'pindadan' for Singh's parents who were killed in an accident a few years ago. More...
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La France gardée à vue...
Jean L. tient à garder l'anonymat. Mardi 1er avril 2008, ce polytechnicien de 56 ans résidant dans le 16e arrondissement de Paris, consultant en management, va chercher sa fille âgée de 9 ans à la sortie de l'école, en voiture. Il s'engage dans une rue bouchée par un camion. Se rendant compte qu'il ne sera pas à l'heure, il empoigne alors son téléphone portable pour prévenir sa mère. "J'avais bien vu qu'il y avait une escouade de policiers en train de verbaliser des voitures mal garées, raconte-t-il. Mais j'étais arrêté et une policière m'a sauté dessus en hurlant".
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En 2008, 577 816 personnes, résidantes en France et âgées de plus de 13 ans, ont ainsi entendu un officier de police judiciaire leur notifier leurs droits : "Vous êtes en garde à vue. Vous pouvez appeler un membre de votre famille et demander à voir un avocat." Le nombre des gardés à vue ne cesse de croître. Il a enregistré une hausse de près de 55 % en huit ans. Au cours des douze derniers mois, c'est 1 % de la population qui a été placée sous ce régime de contrainte, pour lequel les policiers répondent d'objectifs de performance chiffrés. Article complet...
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- Jugée car je photographie les arrestations de sans-papiers...
- Un préfet et un policier limogés : les caprices d’un prince irascible...
- France: Tollé après l'interpellation musclée d'un journaliste de Libération...
- "Casse toi pov'con" : amende avec sursis confirmée en appel...
- Collégiens frappés par des CRS: "Ils ne mangent plus, ne dorment plus"
Google! Attention! Danger...
C’est quand même étonnant. Voilà un seul opérateur qui contrôle, en France, près de 60 % du trafic Internet. C’est-à-dire que d’un seul clic il peut couper 60 % de l’audimat de n’importe quel média, y compris Betapolitique.
Voilà un opérateur qui classe les sites en fonction de critères connus de lui seul, et dont on a tout lieu de penser qu’ils ne sont pas sans relation avec les recettes publicitaires que lui versent les médias en question.
Voilà un opérateur qui prend des images satellites du monde entier, et des photos des rues et des facades, et les expose et les triture avec de grands détails sans aucun droit ni contrôle
Voilà un opérateur qui classe les sites en fonction de critères connus de lui seul, et dont on a tout lieu de penser qu’ils ne sont pas sans relation avec les recettes publicitaires que lui versent les médias en question.
Voilà un opérateur qui prend des images satellites du monde entier, et des photos des rues et des facades, et les expose et les triture avec de grands détails sans aucun droit ni contrôle
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Quant au gouvernement, il a trop à faire à pourchasser les "pirates" du net pour s’occuper de Gengis Khan...
Alors tout le monde se tait, et Google se prépare une copie du monde sur son disque dur. Article complet...
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American Dream? No thanks, say young Indians...
For decades, the United States beckoned as the land of opportunity for bright, young Indians, lured by the prospect of prestigious university degrees followed by jobs on Wall Street or in Silicon Valley.
Indians have since 2001 been the largest foreign student population on American campuses, comprising around 15 percent of all international students at colleges and universities in the United States, according to the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.
Indians have since 2001 been the largest foreign student population on American campuses, comprising around 15 percent of all international students at colleges and universities in the United States, according to the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.
But now, the economic crisis that has sent the U.S. economy into its worst recession in decades, has tarnished the sheen of the 'American Dream' for many Indians who are opting for university studies and career opportunities at home. More...
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Cops vs demonstrators in San Francisco...
Des policiers contre les manifestants à San Francisco...
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More evidence of Israeli war crimes in Gaza...
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On March 19, in the first of a series of articles, Haaretz headlined: "IDF killed civilians in Gaza under loose rules of engagement." Military correspondent Amos Harel revealed Israeli soldier and pilot ("dirty secret") testimonies of being ordered to kill unarmed civilians and destroy their property - accounts at variance with official claims that only military targets were attacked and that "Israeli troops observed a high level of moral behavior during the operation." Defense Minister Ehud Barak calls the IDF "the most moral army in the world."
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On March 21, the London Independent's Donald Macintyre wrote: "Israelis (were) told to fight a 'holy war' in Gaza....a religious war" against Arabs, according to a soldier citing "the martial role of military rabbis during the operation." In rabbinate literature distributed to the troops, the message was: "We are the Jewish people, we came to this land by a miracle, God brought us back to this land, and now we need to fight to expel the Gentiles who are interfering with our conquest of this holy land." Full story...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
TED goes to India...
Inspired speakers and game-changing ideas, evocative locations and transporting entertainment: TEDIndia offers a vision of the future that's rich with invention, entrepreneurship, cross-disciplinary problem-solving, unexpected solutions and sensory delight. Hosted in a country that’s reinventing itself – and reshaping the world …
At a time of enormous economic uncertainty, one thing remains clear. There's been an unmistakable shift of influence to the east. It's not just about low-cost jobs, or IT outsourcing. Increasingly India, China and the rest of Asia are making their presence felt globally in new technologies, design brilliance and countless instances of cultural and economic innovation. And so, our conference theme: "The Future Beckons." More...
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Indian police beating up Kashmiri youths...
Des policiers en Inde tabassent les jeunes Kashmiris…
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Tibet video is a lie, says China...
China says video footage that purportedly shows Chinese security personnel violently beating Tibetans last year is "a lie".
The video apparently shows protesters being beaten with sticks, and kicked and choked by China's security forces.
The Tibetan government-in-exile says the footage shows China's "brutality".
But a Chinese government official said many of the images and voices in the video had been pieced together from different sources.
The video apparently shows protesters being beaten with sticks, and kicked and choked by China's security forces.
The Tibetan government-in-exile says the footage shows China's "brutality".
But a Chinese government official said many of the images and voices in the video had been pieced together from different sources.
The video-sharing site YouTube has recently been blocked in China, which could be because the site had been carrying the contentious video. More...
Watch the video here...
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I hate Facebook...
I hate Facebook. There. I said it. And it feels damned good. I know it won't make me popular. In fact, I'll probably be cyberflogged over it. I'm sorry, but I just don't get it. Any of it. Oh sure, it's fun once in a blue moon when one of my childhood pals miraculously unearths a 40-year-old photo and "tags" me, but then that fascination quickly turns to horror as I realize my embarrassing pre-pubescent shot is now online for all to see. Couldn't it just simply be scanned and emailed to me the way technogeeks did things back in the olden days, ya know, the late 90's?
Oh, Facebook. You cyberland of rampant narcissism and wasted time. What started out as a social networking site for college kids has somehow turned into a cesspool of self-absorbed way-too-old-to-be-fucking-around-on-Facebook adults who think that the rest of us actually give a shit about what they're drinking, eating, thinking, reading, watching, and/or are listening to every five minutes. They post their top 5 records, movies and TV shows. They post "25 Random Things About Me" lists. And they tell us constantly what they're "fans of." One person is a fan of "grilled cheese." I kid you not. What have we come to when grilled cheese has its own Facebook page? Someone clearly has way too much time on their hands. More...
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Leaving PCs on overnight costs companies $2.8B a year...
Even during an economic meltdown, when companies are scrambling to cut costs, businesses are wasting billions of dollars by leaving their PCs on at night.
U.S. organizations squander $2.8 billion a year to power unused machines, emitting about 20 million tons of carbon dioxide — roughly the equivalent of 4 million cars — according to a report to be released Wednesday.
U.S. organizations squander $2.8 billion a year to power unused machines, emitting about 20 million tons of carbon dioxide — roughly the equivalent of 4 million cars — according to a report to be released Wednesday.
About half of 108 million office PCs in the USA are not properly shut down at night, says the 2009 PC Energy Report, produced by 1E, an energy-management software company, and the non-profit Alliance to Save Energy. The report analyzed workplace PC power consumption in the USA, United Kingdom and Germany. More...
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In Afghanistan, acting is a dangerous occupation for women...
Afghan actress Parwin Mushthal's passion for her job has exacted a heavy toll - resulting in the murder of her husband and forcing her to live in hiding with her two children.
Ms Mushthal's career choice appears to have upset the Taleban and their supporters.
She has received threatening telephone calls and abuse in the streets from people telling her to stop acting.
She told the BBC that she believes her continued defiance of those threats resulted in the shooting by unknown gunmen of her 39-year-old husband, a taxi driver, in Kabul in December.
Ms Mushthal's career choice appears to have upset the Taleban and their supporters.
She has received threatening telephone calls and abuse in the streets from people telling her to stop acting.
She told the BBC that she believes her continued defiance of those threats resulted in the shooting by unknown gunmen of her 39-year-old husband, a taxi driver, in Kabul in December.
Since then her life has been turned upside down. More...
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Sri Lanka: les bureaux du journal Uthayan une nouvelle fois attaqués...
Reporters sans frontières est indignée par la nouvelle attaque dont le quotidien en tamoul, Uthayan, a été victime le 24 mars 2009 à Jaffna. Vers 23 heures, une grenade a été lancée au rez-de-chaussée des bureaux du journal, blessant un policier et causant des dégâts importants.
"C’est une nouvelle tentative visant à mettre fin à la diffusion de Uthayan. Elle survient moins d’un mois après l’arrestation de N. Vithyatharan, rédacteur en chef du quotidien tamoul Sudar Oli, publication du groupe de presse Uthayan. Les violences et les intimidations faites à l’encontre des rédactions de Sudar Oli et de Uthayan sont absolument inacceptables. Nous demandons aux autorités sri lankaises l’ouverture d’une enquête sérieuse et approfondie afin d’arrêter et de juger les responsables", a déclaré l’organisation. Suite...
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Le Pen continue à minimiser les chambres à gaz...
A quelques mois des élections européennes, il fallait une sortie fracassante pour lancer la campagne du Front National . C'est chose faite : Jean-Marie Le Pen a choisi mercredi d'évoquer les chambres à gaz devant le Parlement européen.
Accusé par le président de groupe socialiste, mardi, d'être un «vieux fasciste» et un «négationniste de l'Holocauste», Jean-Marie Le Pen a profité de sa réponse pour placer : «Je me suis borné à dire que les chambres à gaz étaient un détail de l'Histoire de la guerre mondiale, ce qui est une évidence». Des propos pour lesquels il a été condamné par la justice française, mais qui ne manqueront pas de créer une polémique sur laquelle pourra surfer le leader vieillissant du Front National. Suite...
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Big Brother targets Facebook...
Millions of Britons who use social networking sites such as Facebook could soon have their every move monitored by the Government and saved on a "Big Brother" database.
Ministers faced a civil liberties outcry last night over the plans, with accusations of excessive snooping on the private lives of law-abiding citizens.
Ministers faced a civil liberties outcry last night over the plans, with accusations of excessive snooping on the private lives of law-abiding citizens.
The idea to police MySpace, Bebo and Facebook comes on top of plans to store information about every phone call, email and internet visit made by everyone in the United Kingdom. Almost half the British population – some 25 million people – are thought to use social networking sites. There are already proposals under a European Union directive – dating back to after the 7 July 2005 bombs – for emails and internet usage to be monitored and added to a planned database to track terror plots. More...
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Téléchargement: Obama dans les traces de Bush. Yes we can!
Déception en vue pour les défenseurs du P2P aux Etats-Unis avec un nouveau procès retentissant outre-Atlantique. L'administration Obama, comme celle de Bush avant elle, serait du côté de la Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) dans une affaire de téléchargement illégal contre une personne privée. Suite...
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China calls for new global currency...
The head of the Chinese central bank has called for a new global currency controlled by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying such a move would give governments particularly in the developing world the ability to manage their economies more efficiently.
In an online essay Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, said the global financial crisis had exposed the danger of relying on one nation's currency for international payments.
In an online essay Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, said the global financial crisis had exposed the danger of relying on one nation's currency for international payments.
The essay, released on the bank's website late on Monday, did not mention the US dollar by name, but the vast majority of international finance is carried out in dollars. More...
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Indonesia wants to halt vaccinations...
Indonesia's health minister wants to end vaccinating children against meningitis, mumps and some other diseases because she fears drug companies are using the country as a testing ground.
Siti Fadillah Supari - who first drew widespread attention by boycotting the World Health Organisation's 50-year-old virus sharing system in 2007 - said she wanted "scientific proof" that shots for illnesses like pneumonia, chicken pox, the flu, rubella and typhoid were "beneficial".
"If not, they have to be stopped. We don't want our country to be a testing place for drugs, as has been the case in Africa," she said.
Siti Fadillah Supari - who first drew widespread attention by boycotting the World Health Organisation's 50-year-old virus sharing system in 2007 - said she wanted "scientific proof" that shots for illnesses like pneumonia, chicken pox, the flu, rubella and typhoid were "beneficial".
"If not, they have to be stopped. We don't want our country to be a testing place for drugs, as has been the case in Africa," she said.
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Affaire du "Sarkozy off" : Rue89 convoqué par la police...
Pour convoquer Pierre Haski, directeur de la publication de Rue89, et Augustin Scalbert, journaliste, dans l'affaire de la « vidéo de Sarkozy off » sur France 3, la police judiciaire a choisi la date du 1er avril. Mais pour le coup, ce n'est pas une farce.
La plainte initiée il y a quelques mois par France3, sur pression de l'Elysée, continue donc de cheminer. Et la convocation de nos deux journalistes « en vu d'être entendus dans une affaire qui les concerne » est un nouveau coup porté à Rue89 et à l'information.
La plainte initiée il y a quelques mois par France3, sur pression de l'Elysée, continue donc de cheminer. Et la convocation de nos deux journalistes « en vu d'être entendus dans une affaire qui les concerne » est un nouveau coup porté à Rue89 et à l'information.
Vous vous souvenez sans doute de cette vidéo que Rue89 avait diffusée le 30 juin dernier : on y voyait Nicolas Sarkozy enervé, pendant les quelques minutes qui précédaient son interview sur un plateau du 19/20 de France3, le même jour. Suite...
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Tollé autour d'un parachute doré...
Le "parachute doré" de 3,26 millions d'euros octroyé à l'ex-Pdg de l'équipementier automobile en difficultés Valeo, Thierry Morin, a déclenché une nouvelle polémique sur la rémunération des dirigeants, gouvernement et patronat exigeant la restitution de cette indemnité.
M. Morin, qui a démissionné vendredi en raison de divergences avec ses actionnaires, a obtenu lundi une indemnité de 3,26 millions d'euros correspondant à deux ans de rémunérations calculées sur la moyenne des trois derniers exercices, a indiqué mardi Valeo.
M. Morin, qui a démissionné vendredi en raison de divergences avec ses actionnaires, a obtenu lundi une indemnité de 3,26 millions d'euros correspondant à deux ans de rémunérations calculées sur la moyenne des trois derniers exercices, a indiqué mardi Valeo.
L'ancien patron de Valeo, qui affichait 20 ans d'ancienneté, aurait dû toucher seulement 70% des indemnités prévues, n'ayant atteint que trois des cinq critères de performance fixés par le conseil d'administration. Suite...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Woman uses fake ID to get fake breasts!!!
Police are seeking a woman they said used a false identity to get breast implants and liposuction, then skipped town. Huntington Beach police said Monday that a 30-year-old woman opened a line of credit in someone else's name in September 2008 and had the procedures worth more than $12,000 performed at the Pacific Center For Plastic Surgery.
Employees said she never returned for follow-up visits.
Police said the woman faces charges of commercial burglary, grand theft and identity theft.
Employees said she never returned for follow-up visits.
Police said the woman faces charges of commercial burglary, grand theft and identity theft.
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Willie the Parrot screams "Mama,baby" and saves toddler's life!!!
A parrot that alerted his owner about a baby who was choking was recognized as a hero by the Red Cross.
Willie the parrot was given the Animal Lifesaver Award during the "Breakfast of Champions" event attended by Gov. Bill Ritter and Mayor John Hickenlooper.
Willie received the award Friday for his actions in November, when he and owner Megan Howard were baby-sitting a toddler. Willie repeatedly yelled "Mama, baby" when Howard went to the bathroom and the toddler started to choke on her breakfast.
Willie the parrot was given the Animal Lifesaver Award during the "Breakfast of Champions" event attended by Gov. Bill Ritter and Mayor John Hickenlooper.
Willie received the award Friday for his actions in November, when he and owner Megan Howard were baby-sitting a toddler. Willie repeatedly yelled "Mama, baby" when Howard went to the bathroom and the toddler started to choke on her breakfast.
Howard saved the baby by performing the Heimlich maneuver but she said Willie "is the real hero."
Un millier de manifestants à Saint-Quentin contre la venue de Sarkozy...
Un millier de personnes ont manifesté mardi à Saint-Quentin (Aisne) contre la venue de Nicolas Sarkozy, qui y a prononcé dans la soirée un discours destiné à expliquer sa politique face à la crise. Rassemblés en fin d'après-midi sur la place de la Bourse du travail à l'appel des syndicats et de partis de gauche, les manifestants se sont dispersés vers 18 heures, faute de pouvoir défiler dans la ville, quadrillée par un millier de policiers et CRS.
Quelques dizaines de manifestants ont néanmoins tenté de s'approcher du palais des sports, situé à environ un kilomètre, où Nicolas Sarkozy a pris la parole à partir de 19 heures devant 3 000 à 4 000 personnes. Ils ont été repoussés par un premier cordon de CRS puis encerclés et rapidement dispersés. Le chef de l'Etat a choisi la ville où est élu Xavier Bertrand, numéro un de l'UMP et ancien ministre du travail, pour "mettre en perspective toute sa politique des derniers mois" face à la crise.
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Home-schooling, the quiet revolution...
Friends at college don’t always know what to think when they ask Chris Byrd where he went to high school.
“Really? You were home-schooled? Why aren’t you a freak?”
In Oklahoma, by some estimates, 33,000 children are facing that kind of question. If home schools were a district of their own, it would be twice the size of Broken Arrow Public Schools, and three times the size of Jenks.
“They expect you to be so socially awkward that you can’t function away from home,”
“Really? You were home-schooled? Why aren’t you a freak?”
In Oklahoma, by some estimates, 33,000 children are facing that kind of question. If home schools were a district of their own, it would be twice the size of Broken Arrow Public Schools, and three times the size of Jenks.
“They expect you to be so socially awkward that you can’t function away from home,”
Byrd says. “And some home-school kids are like that.” More...
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Foreign aid is ruining Africa...
A month ago I visited Kibera, the largest slum in Africa. This suburb of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is home to more than one million people, who eke out a living in an area of about one square mile -- roughly 75% the size of New York's Central Park. It is a sea of aluminum and cardboard shacks that forgotten families call home. The idea of a slum conjures up an image of children playing amidst piles of garbage, with no running water and the rank, rife stench of sewage. Kibera does not disappoint.
What is incredibly disappointing is the fact that just a few yards from Kibera stands the headquarters of the United Nations' agency for human settlements which, with an annual budget of millions of dollars, is mandated to "promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all." Kibera festers in Kenya, a country that has one of the highest ratios of development workers per capita. This is also the country where in 2004, British envoy Sir Edward Clay apologized for underestimating the scale of government corruption and failing to speak out earlier. More...
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- Stopping the albino massacre in Tanzania...
- Zimbabwe: currency abandoned, cholera rampant; can it get any worse?
- Secret plot to let in 50 million African workers into Europe???
- Kenya: From rubbish dump to cabbage patch!!!
- Thomas Sankara, the upright man of Burkina Faso...
- Is too much aid the cause of Africa's poverty and corruption?
Romanian student sells her virginity online!!! Oh boy, here we go again...
Alina Percea, 18, from Caracal in Olt county, has posted her ad on German site www.gesext.de which specialises in dating and erotic auctions.
In her ad, she says: "I am a 108lbs, 5.67 ft tall, brown-eyed Romanian girl. I don't smoke and own a certificate from a gynaecologist which says I am a virgin. I want my first time to be special and not very abrupt.
"The winning bidder can spend a whole weekend with me provided he will cover all the expenses in case I need to travel or stay at a hotel."
Miss Percea says she decided to go ahead with the auction to raise enough money to pay for her studies - but she also hopes the winner might become her husband.
She says she is hoping to raise 50,000 euros but, with three days to go until the auction closes, bidding stands at 5,000 euros.
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Spanish man is pregnant ... with twins!!!
A Spanish transsexual is to become the first man in the world to give birth to twins, it has emerged.
Ruben Noe Coronado is expecting the two boys at the end of September.
The 25-year-old, born a woman called Estefania, will bring them up with his partner Esperanza Ruiz, 43.
The pair plan to marry before they become parents.
Thomas Beattie made headlines round the world when he birth to daughter Susan Juliette in America last June.
The 35-year-old, born Tracy Lagondino, is expecting a second child with wife Nancy this summer.
Mr Noe Coronado became pregnant after a course of fertility treatment. More...
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"Casse toi pov'con" : amende avec sursis confirmée en appel...
La cour d'appel d'Angers a confirmé mardi 24 mars la peine de 30 euros d'amende avec sursis pour "offense au chef de l'Etat" contre le militant de gauche Hervé Eon qui avait brandi une affichette portant l'inscription "Casse toi pov'con" devant la voiture de Nicolas Sarkozy à Laval.
La cour d'appel a confirmé le délit d'offense en soulignant que Hervé Eon avait préparé son acte et délibérément brandi son affichette au passage du cortège présidentiel le 28 août dernier à Laval. "Son engagement politique et la nature même des propos employés, parfaitement prémédités, exclut définitivement toute notion de bonne foi", indique l'arrêt de la cour. Suite...
La cour d'appel a confirmé le délit d'offense en soulignant que Hervé Eon avait préparé son acte et délibérément brandi son affichette au passage du cortège présidentiel le 28 août dernier à Laval. "Son engagement politique et la nature même des propos employés, parfaitement prémédités, exclut définitivement toute notion de bonne foi", indique l'arrêt de la cour. Suite...
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Saudi clerics want women to be banned from TV and the media!!!
Hardline Saudi clerics have called on the government to ban women from appearing on television and to prohibit their images in print media, which they called a sign of growing "deviant thought."
In a letter to new Information Minister Abdul Aziz al-Khoja that appeared on websites this week, the 35 Islamic clerics also condemned the increase of music and dancing on television, as well as images of women in popular newspapers and magazines that they labelled "obscene."
In a letter to new Information Minister Abdul Aziz al-Khoja that appeared on websites this week, the 35 Islamic clerics also condemned the increase of music and dancing on television, as well as images of women in popular newspapers and magazines that they labelled "obscene."
"Our faith in you is great to carry out media reform, for we have seen how perversity is rooted in the ministry of information and culture, on television, radio, in the press, literary clubs, and book fairs," the letter said. More...
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US, China and the war in Sri Lanka...
Diplomatic skirmishing in the UN Security Council between the US and China over the war in Sri Lanka underscores their growing rivalry in every corner of the globe. Both powers are intent on staking out their claims in Colombo as the 25-year conflict on the island reaches its climax.
Last week UN Security Council members Austria, Mexico and Costa Rica, backed by the US and Britain, called for an informal briefing on the humanitarian crisis facing tens of thousands of people trapped by the war in northern Sri Lanka. China, supported by Russia, blocked the move declaring that it was "an internal matter" for Sri Lanka and was not a threat to international security. More...
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Song of the Grass-Mud Horse (Cao Ni Ma) or how Chinese bloggers mock State censorship...
Read the New York Times article here...
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La peine de mort en 2008 ou le hit parade des exécutions...
En 2008, à la connaissance d’Amnesty International, 25 États du globe ont procédé à pas moins de 2 390 exécutions et 52 pays ont prononcé au moins 8 864 condamnations à mort.
Comme les années précédentes, les cinq pays ayant exécuté le plus grand nombre de prisonniers en 2008 étaient la Chine, l’Iran, l’Arabie saoudite, le Pakistan et les États-Unis (Fig. 1). Ces cinq pays ont totalisé 93 pour cent de toutes les exécutions recensées en 2008. Ils constituent les principaux écueils sur la voie de l’abolition universelle de la peine de mort. Reportage d'Amnesty International...
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Comment des internautes chinois provoquent l'Etat en contournant la censure...
Le clip vidéo d'une chanson enfantine sur l'air musical des schtroumpfs et parlant à première vue de la vie des alpagas, une race de lama, fait actuellement le buzz en Chine.
Le clip raconte l'histoire d'alpagas qui vivaient tranquillement dans le désert de Male-Gobi jusqu'à ce que des crabes d'eau douce viennent mettre en danger leurs terres ; c'est alors qu'ils se sont opposés à eux jusqu'à leur disparition : Suite...
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Singapore's tough laws to become tougher...
Singapore, which already has tough restrictions on freedom of assembly, plans to tighten them further ahead of a major Asia-Pacific summit in the city-state.
The Public Order Bill, introduced in parliament on Monday before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November, was needed to "squarely address gaps in the current framework to enhance the ability of the police to ensure security during major events," the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
The Public Order Bill, introduced in parliament on Monday before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November, was needed to "squarely address gaps in the current framework to enhance the ability of the police to ensure security during major events," the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
Under the proposed law, police could prevent activists from leaving home if they knew they were going to a political rally. It would also allow police to order a person to leave an area if they determine he is about to break the law. More...
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Monday, March 23, 2009
New Zealand says no to "three strikes and you're out" internet law...
New Zealand's government today dealt a major blow to the "graduated response" bill championed by the music and movie industries by saying that it would scrap the hugely controversial plan and rewrite it from the ground up.
"Allowing section 92A to come into force in its current format would not be appropriate given the level of uncertainty around its operation," said Commerce Minister Simon Power in a statement. "These discussions have exposed some aspects of section 92A which require further consideration. While the government remains intent on tackling this problem, the legislation itself needs to be re-examined and reworked to address concerns held by stakeholders and the government." More...
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Dalai Lama not welcome in South Africa...
South Africa has refused the Dalai Lama a visa to attend an international peace conference in Johannesburg this week, a presidential spokesman said.
The Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel Laureate did not receive a visa because it was not in South Africa's interest for him to attend, said Thabo Masebe.
South Africa thinks that, if the Dalai Lama attended the conference, the focus would shift away from the 2010 World Cup -- the global soccer championship it will host next year.
"We cannot allow focus to shift to China and Tibet," Masebe said, adding that South Africa has gained much from its trading relationship with China. More...
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Rockefeller: Internet is “Number One National Hazard” (For whom?)
According to the great-grandson of John D. Rockefeller, nephew of banker David Rockefeller, and former Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller the internet represents a serious threat to national security. Rockefeller is not alone in this assessment. His belief that the internet is the “number one national hazard” to national security is shared by the former Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell and Obama’s current director Admiral Dennis C. Blair.
“It really almost makes you ask the question would it have been better if we had never invented the internet,” Rockefeller mused during the confirmation hearing of Gary Locke (see video), Obama’s choice for Commerce Secretary. He then cites a dubious figure of three million cyber “attacks” launched against the Department of Defense every day. “Everybody is attacked, anybody can do it. People say, well it’s China and Russia, but there could be some kid in Latvia doing the same thing.” More...
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La Nouvelle-Zélande fait machine arrière concernant sa loi Hadopi...
Pendant que l'Australie tente de mettre en place avec plus ou moins de succès un dispositif de filtrage du Net, son plus proche voisin, la Nouvelle-Zélande, comme la Grande-Bretagne ou l'Allemagne il y a quelques semaines, recule dans le projet similaire à la loi Création et Internet, dite Hadopi, défendue par le gouvernement français.
La "Section 92A" du "Copyright Amendement Act" de 1992 qui prévoyait – à l'identique de la loi Hadopi – qu'un fournisseur d'accès à Internet (FAI) "doit adopter et raisonnablement mettre en œuvre une politique qui prévoit la résiliation, dans des circonstances appropriées, de l'abonnement d'un contrevenant multirécidiviste" vient donc de passer à la trappe. Suite...
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Le dalaï-lama persona non grata en Afrique du Sud...
Une étonnante guerre des symboles fait rage entre l'Afrique du Sud, le dalaï-lama et le comité Nobel. Le comité du prestigieux prix a en effet annoncé lundi qu'il renoncerait à participer à une conférence en Afrique du Sud - qui doit se tenir vendredi - si ce pays ne revenait pas sur son refus d'accorder un visa au dalaï-lama, prix Nobel de la paix en 1989. Une décision prise "au nom de l'intérêt national", affirme Pretoria. "Le monde prête attention à l'Afrique du Sud parce que nous allons accueillir la Coupe du Monde 2010 (de football), et nous ne voulons rien qui puisse perturber ce message", a estimé un porte-parole de la présidence sud-africaine, Thabo Masebe. Suite...
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Rock band tells India's youth "to shut up and vote..."
Thermal and a Quarter (TAAQ) has been roped in to stir the urban youth to vote by Tata Tea-sponsored 'Jaago Re (Wake up)! One Billion Votes' campaign and Bangalore-based NGO Janaagraha.
The rock-band campaign to 'wake up' the youth is called Shut Up and Vote.
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'It's interesting how some good folks in the blogosphere are already dishing out their cynicism and quasi-intellectual gibber about the campaign and its effectiveness,' the band says in its blog TAAQin.
'They yap about India and China, about the economy and their parsimony, about the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games, about Padma Shris and Padma Laxmi. But hey, just for a minute, get off that high horse and do something people.' Full story...
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