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SaintessHeart · 2013-01-07, 19:54

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Originally Posted by Lightning_Wing

No, it was an awful idea. And it's incredibly sickening how the president of the paper refuses to admit that, and instead she says that journalists should be able to "take criticism" and tries to make herself and employees look like victims over her own mistake. Stupidity.

Wonder how will the guards defend her from a sniper attack. A round from a .30 hunting rifle should be able to hit her from half-a-click.

I don't know what does "taking criticism" mean from her perspective when she is trampling on other people's right of privacy.

sa547 · 2013-01-07, 20:21

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Originally Posted by ganbaru

Hagel likely to be nominated for Defense Secretary next week
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2...next-week?lite
The guy is a Republican than isn't a pro-Israel, right ?

I'll expect him to find heavy opposition, as most defense industries consider the IDF a very profitable customer.

ganbaru · 2013-01-07, 20:32

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Originally Posted by sa547

I'll expect him to find heavy opposition, as most defense industries consider the IDF a very profitable customer.

Hagel nomination unnerves some in Israel
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...01-07-16-55-56

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Hagel's positions on Israel's two most pressing foreign policy issues - Iran's nuclear program and relations with the Palestinians - appear to be at odds with the Israeli government, and critics here fear the appointment could increase pressure on the Jewish state to make unwanted concessions. The appointment could also signal further strains in what is already a cool relationship between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is expected to win re-election later this month.

Xellos-_^ · 2013-01-07, 20:34

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Originally Posted by ganbaru

Hagel nomination unnerves some in Israel
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...01-07-16-55-56

how much colder can Obama and Netanyahu's relationship get? Netanyahu all but endorse Rommy in the 2012 election.

DonQuigleone · 2013-01-08, 09:10

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Originally Posted by Vexx

Agreed. My first response was - lets have all the personal data of the newspaper employees published. names, addresses, gps locations. They have a powerful weapon called a newspaper, they should be publicly accessible, right?

Feels good being so exposed, doesn't it? Oh, it doesn't?

To be fair, a lot of the info they posted is available off the electoral register etc., except the fact that they own guns.

Still an invasion of privacy though...

ganbaru · 2013-01-08, 09:15

In India, questions over decision to treat rape victim overseas
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...90705Q20130108

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The decision to fly the victim of a gang rape that outraged India for treatment in Singapore made little medical sense as the woman was so severely injured that her death was all but inevitable, doctors say.

The government, on the back foot after furious street protests and stinging criticism of authorities over the December 16 rape in the capital, New Delhi, has struggled to defend its decision to send the 23-year-old physiotherapy student overseas. She died 48 hours later.

AnimeFan188 · 2013-01-08, 13:03

China positioning unmanned J-6 fighters near Taiwan:

"Kanwa Defense Review reports that a large number of PLAAF J-6 fighters have
been converted into unmanned drones and stationed at Liancheng Air Base in
Fujian province, near Taiwan."

See:

http://alert5.com/2013/01/08/china-p...s-near-taiwan/

http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNe...D=201301070015

KiraYamatoFan · 2013-01-08, 16:37

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Originally Posted by AnimeFan188

China positioning unmanned J-6 fighters near Taiwan:

"Kanwa Defense Review reports that a large number of PLAAF J-6 fighters have
been converted into unmanned drones and stationed at Liancheng Air Base in
Fujian province, near Taiwan."

See:

http://alert5.com/2013/01/08/china-p...s-near-taiwan/

http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNe...D=201301070015

The PLAAF are still using those antiques (MiG-19s) instead of scrapping them?

ganbaru · 2013-01-08, 16:40

Not really ''news'' but here is the best place to post thoses:
It’s Official: 2012 Was Hottest Year Ever in U.S.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/sc...ver-in-us.html

Congress Less Popular than Cockroaches, Traffic Jams
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/p...tl_010813_.pdf

RRW · 2013-01-09, 06:18

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A Swiss court has wiped the slate clean for a farmer and his family, relieving them of an annual debt to a Catholic church dating back to 1357, Swiss public broadcaster RTS reported Tuesday.
The court in the northeastern canton of Glarus ruled that the farmer and his family no longer needed to pay some 70 Swiss francs (€58) a year to keep the sanctuary lamp of the Naefels Catholic church burning.

http://www.thejournal.ie/swiss-court...45912-Jan2013/

ganbaru · 2013-01-09, 08:04

Lawmakers outraged after AIG announces potential suit against US over bailout
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...#ixzz2HTnFrG4l
Do they have no shames or no brains, unless it's both.

SaintessHeart · 2013-01-09, 08:11

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Originally Posted by ganbaru

Lawmakers outraged after AIG announces potential suit against US over bailout
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...#ixzz2HTnFrG4l
Do they have no shames or no brains, unless it's both.

I posted it in the Silly News thread yesterday.

Yes. Utter garbage. Though I must admit that 14.5 percent interest rate is unusually high, but certainly it is better for the American people than a fine.

ganbaru · 2013-01-09, 09:05

Freed Iranian hostages arrive at hotel in Damascus
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...9080EH20130109

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Forty eight Iranians released by Syrian rebels in exchange for the release of more than 2,000 civilian prisoners held by the Syrian government arrived at the Sheraton hotel in central Damascus on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said.

And what thoses iranian were doing in Syria ?

GDB · 2013-01-09, 11:54

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Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

I posted it in the Silly News thread yesterday.

Yes. Utter garbage. Though I must admit that 14.5 percent interest rate is unusually high, but certainly it is better for the American people than a fine.

They need to get the fuck over themselves. 14.5% too high? Average citizen's interest rate is over 19%. God damn crooks.

DonQuigleone · 2013-01-09, 12:19

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Originally Posted by GDB

They need to get the fuck over themselves. 14.5% too high? Average citizen's interest rate is over 19%. God damn crooks.

You'd have to be pretty uninformed (or just stupid) to take a 19% interest loan. That thing would double every 4 years.

Average mortgage rate in Europe is about 4%, and on non-mortgage loans 6%.

You might get those kind of interest rates on a credit card, but not building up credit card debt is one of the most clichéd bits of financial advice out there.

GDB · 2013-01-09, 12:45

Talking more about credit cards than loans, but still. These are companies that would've died without the loans, and they accepted. They knew full well what they were getting into.

kyp275 · 2013-01-09, 13:13

the practicality of the idea aside, there's just something funny about making a $1 trillion coin

http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/09/news...P_LN&hpt=hp_t3

Imagine if you find one in your pocket

Ithekro · 2013-01-09, 13:16

"What has it gots in its pockets, precious?"

Zakoo · 2013-01-09, 13:17

Next time I will take a chuppa chups and write 10E^15€, I will see if I can buy a city with it.

Xellos-_^ · 2013-01-09, 13:32

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Originally Posted by Zakoo

Next time I will take a chuppa chups and write 10E^15€, I will see if I can buy a city with it.

buy Vegas,

2013-01-08, 16:40	Link #25629
ganbaru books-eater youkai Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Betweem wisdom and insanity	Not really ''news'' but here is the best place to post thoses: It’s Official: 2012 Was Hottest Year Ever in U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/sc...ver-in-us.html Congress Less Popular than Cockroaches, Traffic Jams http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/p...tl_010813_.pdf __________________

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ganbaru books-eater youkai Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Betweem wisdom and insanity	Lawmakers outraged after AIG announces potential suit against US over bailout http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...#ixzz2HTnFrG4l Do they have no shames or no brains, unless it's both. __________________

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kyp275 ZA ZOMBIE!!! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Somewhere in the EVE cluster...	$1 trillion coin the practicality of the idea aside, there's just something funny about making a $1 trillion coin http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/09/news...P_LN&hpt=hp_t3 Imagine if you find one in your pocket

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Ithekro Space Battleship Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 35	"What has it gots in its pockets, precious?" __________________

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AnimeFan188 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008	China positioning unmanned J-6 fighters near Taiwan: "Kanwa Defense Review reports that a large number of PLAAF J-6 fighters have been converted into unmanned drones and stationed at Liancheng Air Base in Fujian province, near Taiwan." See: http://alert5.com/2013/01/08/china-p...s-near-taiwan/ http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNe...D=201301070015

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GDB Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Age: 27	Talking more about credit cards than loans, but still. These are companies that would've died without the loans, and they accepted. They knew full well what they were getting into.

2013-01-09, 13:17	Link #25639
Zakoo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gensokyo	Next time I will take a chuppa chups and write 10E^15€, I will see if I can buy a city with it.