Macedonia: Graffiti Art in “Times of Revived Antiquity”
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A short documentary on the Macedonian graffiti scene within the context of the state-sponsored art/construction boom, made by two female scientists and bloggers, has been shown at the renowned archeological conference Buffalo TAG 2012. Filip Stojanov...
Chelsea…
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Of course we watched and enjoyed it – Chelsea’s ‘dramatic’ 4-3 penalty win over Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, that is. Who could not feel for the indomitable Ashley Cole, who missed out on this prize with Arsenal in 200...
Online Tools for my Students. Part I- the 3rd Edition.
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TweetShare via email Well, it was time again to update a list of online tools I rely on. The second part will not be edited again as it was a collection of tools links I have found during my never ending web surfs and did not actually try most of t...
The gentle art of protest
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SaturdayHIKMET HADJY-ZADEH is well-known in Azerbaijan as a member of the opposition Musavat party and political analyst. On the day we meet, at the ramshackle offices of his think-tank across the road from one of Baku's biggest mosques, he tells me...
Stopping British declinism – before it starts again
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British power is too frequently under-estimated. According to current projections – economic and demographic – the United Kingdom will be the most populous and productive European power by mid-century. How can Britain capitalise on its long-term...
Respect -v- Labour debate
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Exclusive report from Bruce Robinson: About 100 people attended Wednesday’s debate between Clive Searle of Respect and Lucy Powell, Labour PPC for the Manchester Central by-election. Unfortunately there was only an hour for debate which followe...
Respect -v- Labour debate
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Exclusive report from Bruce Robinson: About 100 people attended Wednesday’s debate between Clive Searle of Respect and Lucy Powell, Labour PPC for the Manchester Central by-election. Unfortunately there was only an hour for debate which followe...
Baku in her finest
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FridayIT IS nine years since I was last in Baku, and the city centre has transformed from, in my hazy memory, a pile of dusty rocks to a shimmering basket of jewels. It is 3am and the road from the airport and city centre are lined with new buildings...
In the mean time, “Turkey Ranks First in Violations in between 1959-2011″ at ECHR…EFD Rights Watch
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TweetShare via email Turkey Ranks First in Violations in between 1959-2011 from Bianet :: English Turkey ranks first among the number of countries convicted for rights violations by the European Court of Human Rights in between 1959-2011. Will...
The Death Of Credit Drove Biotechnology, Small Cap Shares, Home Builders, Real Estate, And Dividend Payers Lower This Week
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Financial Market Report for the week ending May 18, 2012; this is the seventh week of entry into the Second Great Depression A bonfire ignited in the world’s banks this week on fears of sovereign insolvency and banking insolvency in the Euro zo...
Dünkü yağmurlu günden İstanbul manzaraları. Halil İbrahim İzgi derledi..
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TweetShare via email [View the story "#İstanbul'da #yağmur " on Storify] TweetShare via emailRelated posts: Halil İbrahim İzgi: Saraybosna, Mayıs, Kar Halil İbrahim İzgi: Turkish Foreign Affairs had an interactive Twitter session…...
BIG GOVERNMENT JUNKIES, Y U NO WANT REFORM?
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Some time ago while trying to get to the bottom of how big the Greek public sector really is, I made the point that electorates will only tolerate larger public sectors if they are efficient. This is not a political point: it's a statement about...
MSNBC: Scenes from protests at NATO summit in Chicago
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TweetShare via email [View the story "Scenes from protests at NATO summit in Chicago" on Storify] TweetShare via emailRelated posts: Here comes the Nato Summit; the key issues and more… It looks like Turkey gives in (in the NATO summit&#...
ECMI Caucasus launches Roma integration project in Georgia
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European Centre for Minority Issues Caucasus starts a new project on Roma issues. The project will last for eight months, beginning in May. Continue reading →...
‘Angela Is Right!’
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Angela Merkel's position on austerity gets some support ahead of the Group of Eight summit.
Education in Spain: Teachers and students’ organizations vs govt
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Education and healthcare the 2 major items statebudgets, and are influenced have to do, when to significantly reduce spending. The School Board of Spain considers that the budgetary restructuring efforts are not suitable for everybody, including the...
Never Again? Ireland and the EU Fiscal Treaty
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An interesting time to be in Ireland last week with the referendum on the EU Fiscal Treaty on 31 May.All the traditional parties (Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Labour) are campaigning for a Yes vote with Declan Ganley and Libertas and Sinn Fein (describ...
To gain the support of the young, and keep the support of the old, Sweden’s social democrat leader Stefan Löfven must tread carefully between reassuring the electorate and engaging with controversial issues.
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In Sweden, new social democrat leader Stefan Löfven has steadied the ship and reassured older voters. Katrine Kielos argues that he now needs to stem the flow of younger voters turning their backs on the party. Swedish politics has gone … Cont...
Lets call it a ‘Grexit’
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The euro zone coverage has a new favourite term: ‘Grexit’. As the speculation on a Greek exit of the euro zone intensifies, the media need a smooth word to jazz up their headlines. ...
Water pollution by hazardous chemicals
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Directive 76/464/EEC was adopted in 1976 to regulate the discharge of hazardous chemicals into the aquatic environment. These substances were defined as Toxic to living organisms Persistent (meaning not quickly degradable) Liable to bioaccumulation F...
Deniz Ergürel: iPhone mu Android mi?
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TweetShare via emailiPhone mu Android mi? by Deniz Ergürel Akıllı telefon almak istiyorsunuz ve milyonlarca kişinin sorduğu şu soruya bir türlü cevap bulamıyorsunuz: iPhone mu, Android mi? Bir tarafta Apple’ın efsanevi telefonu iPhone, d...
China, America, the EU, Energy, the Environment, Dumping, Antidumping, Protective Tariffs, Quality of Manufacture, Capitalism, Socialism
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One can not escape the feeling that a lot of people in the United States government, and elsewhere, do not understand modern environmental needs and issues, especially as regards energy. Gas-guzzling vehicles. Apathy about the environment. No sens...
Who's Bluffing?
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Henry Farrell has some wise words about the high-stakes poker game being played out over Greece:It’s plausible that Greece is relatively indifferent to breakdown at this point – years of grinding austerity inside EMU seem barely preferable to the...
Turkish authorities continue to be silent on the Uludere/Roboski massacre..
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TweetShare via email Why does silence prevail on the Uludere massacre? from Hurriyet Daily News You must have read it. A story in the American daily Wall Street Journal has annoyed all of us. The topic is about the Uludere massacre .. The Uludere sha...
Project Europe is Angela Merkel’s to save, the writer says
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As she was in the beginning (Angela Merkel) What is the nitty gritty of what precisely is happening with the European Union — the Europe project — in these days? An answer to that puzzle is set out clearly, shortly and sweetly by Irishm...
Dump the pump: could peak oil be voluntary?
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“A small number of analysts forecast that oil production will start to fall by 2020 – not because we are running out, but because we just won’t need it. They argue that the world will wean itself off oil voluntarily, through major advances in v...
Problems with European Banking
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Nicolas Véron looks at what needs to be done to make European banks healthier.
