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Farmer gouged to death by pet hippo Humphrey who was 'like a son to him'
Post Date: 2011-11-14 22:45:29 by A K A Stone
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A South African farmer has been killed by the pet hippopotamus he raised from the age of five months, and which he once described as being 'like a son' to him. Humphrey the Hippo gouged owner Marius Els, 41, to death by repeatedly biting him in a vicious attack on Saturday night. The farmer's mutilated body was discovered submerged in a river running through his 400-acre farm in rural South Africa. Only earlier this year Mr Els, who was married, was pictured happily riding on his 1,200kg pet bull hippo's back. 'Humphrey's like a son to me, he's just like a human,' he said at the time. 'There's a relationship between me and Humphrey and ...
Economic Collapse? We’re Soaking In It!
Post Date: 2011-11-14 20:02:32 by Capitalist Eric
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This article has been contributed by Brandom Smith of Alt Market, an organization that facilitates networking, local community action, and the exchange of knowledge and ideas and promotes decentralization, localism, and the de-globalization of human economic systems. A rather unobservant or at the very least “unlucky” man strolls across a faulty bridge; weathered, termite ridden, and over-traveled. He hops and skips and jumps about like a brain damaged orangutan without a care in the world. He does this not only because he is oblivious to the fundamental physics behind the workings of the bridge, and the structural signs of a bridge that is on the verge of collapse, but ...
Europe’s Economic Crash Landing
Post Date: 2011-11-14 19:59:39 by Capitalist Eric
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“Italy is now mathematically beyond the point of no return.” –Barclays Capital November 11, 2011 -- The situation in Europe gets more depressing by the day. Policymakers have waited too long and now events are beyond their control. The only way to avert a disorderly breakup and another Great Depression is by deploying the European Central Bank (ECB) to backstop the debt of the individual countries, and even that might not work. New ECB chief Mario Draghi must announce his intention to keep interest rates down regardless of the cost. Blanket guarantees are the only way to stop the bleeding. But acting as lender of last resort will not stop the contagion; it will merely ...
Euro-Zone: Up the Creek without a Helicopter and Paralyzed By Hyper-Inflation Phobia
Post Date: 2011-11-14 19:58:52 by Capitalist Eric
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don’t know why but when I watch the drama of the Euro crisis unfold my mind wanders to a scene in “Nashville” about a “country girl” who got a gig to jump out of a cake at a function, and didn’t quite understand what was supposed to happen next. I can’t help thinking that at some point in this whole sad scenario someone will have to stand naked. Almost everybody agrees that the only way to resolve the Euro-Zone debt crisis in an orderly fashion is for the central bank to print somewhere between One and Two trillion Euros so as to allow Italy and probably France, plus any little piggy’s who promise to be good, to roll over their sovereign debt, plus ...
Europe’s Debt Crisis Spirals out of Control Towards Economic Collapse
Post Date: 2011-11-14 19:55:13 by Capitalist Eric
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As Chancellor Merkel and PM Sarkozy search for a solution that doesn’t exist they continue to lose credibility. Nothing of substance has been agreed upon that is legal and can be implemented. At the IMF Christina LeGarde is frantically waving her arms like a cheerleader telling anyone that will listen that if the six sovereigns in financial trouble are not aided the euro will fail and peace in Europe will disappear. The elitists are frantic because they cannot find a solution. LeGarde says without help there will be ten years of depression. She obviously hasn’t done her homework. Try 30 or more years. Sarkozy, Merkel and Jans Weidmann council member of the ECB has said the ECB ...
#3189 - Hamas Leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar: Western Civilization "Will Not Be Able to Withstand the Great and Glorious Islam"
Post Date: 2011-11-14 18:59:57 by A K A Stone
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Following are excerpts from a public address delivered by Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar, which aired on Al-Quds TV on October 28, 2011: Mahmoud Al-Zahhar: America is leaving Iraq and Afghanistan, and Allah willing, it will leave Palestine, along with its allies. It will leave in humiliation and disgrace. Our people and our enterprise, on the other hand, will move forward. Today, we emphasize that our plan is not confined to the liberation of Palestine. The Islamic nation in its entirety will bring a smile to the faces of all the people in the world, and will wipe the tears from the eyes of all human beings. Our plan is the cure for all the maladies of this Western civilization, which ...
Militants in Gaza: Allah's Teachings Are the Fire with Which "We Harvest the Skulls of the Jews"..
Post Date: 2011-11-14 18:56:42 by A K A Stone
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#3190 - Islamic Militants in Gaza: Allah's Teachings Are the Fire with Which "We Harvest the Skulls of the Jews"; "We Move Closer to Allah through Blood, Body Parts, and Martyrs" Following are excerpts from statements made at a rally of the Palestinian Al-Ahrar movement in Gaza, a pro-Hamas group that split from Fatah, which aired on Al-Aqsa TV on November 3, 2011: Rally organizer: Praise be to you, our Lord. You have made our killing of the Jews an act of worship, through which we come closer to you. […] Allah's prayers upon you, our beloved Prophet [Muhammad]. You have made your teachings into constitutions for us – the light with which we ...
Iran admits to facing attack by new 'Duqu' computer virus
Post Date: 2011-11-14 17:58:53 by A K A Stone
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Head of Iranian civil defense says organizations, corporations supplied with software to help them defend themselves from new virus; earlier this year Tehran admitted the Stuxnet computer worm targeted its nuclear program.
For the first time, Iran admitted on Sunday that it had been on the receiving end of a new cyber attack by the Duqu computer virus that allegedly targeted computers of firms in the Islamic Republic.
Speaking with the official IRNA news agency, head of Iranian civil defense Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali said that Tehran had developed a software to thwart attacks by the Duqu virus, adding that the "software to control the [Duqu] virus has been developed and made ...
Israel launches new missile that can reach New York and Tokyo
Post Date: 2011-11-14 17:53:31 by A K A Stone
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Israeli military men conducted a successful launch of Jericho-3 intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday. The test was carried out at the Palmahim air base, the Irish Times said. At the same time, officials with Israel Defense Forces said that they had conducted the tests of a new missile engine in the morning of November 2. The launch of the missile could be seen from Ashkelon to Tel Aviv, Newsru Israel said. According to publications in the media, the three-stage missile is capable of delivering a 750-kilo warhead to a distance of more than 10,000 kilometers. If the reports about the range of Jericho-3 are true to fact, then it means that the missile can reach such cities as Tokyo ...
Commemorative Steve Jobs Android Tablet Is Sure To Catch The Attention of Apple!
Post Date: 2011-11-13 21:17:35 by A K A Stone
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Living in China and reporting on gadgets, we get to see our fair share of unofficial merchandise from Chinese manufacturers. These ‘knock-offs’ can range from fake iPad 2 smart covers, to complete replicas of iPhones of even Macbooks! Sometimes though a Chinese made gadget crops up which combines the ancient Chinese art of the knock off with a complete lack of consideration for the law and copyright infringements, and this ‘Commemorative’ Steve Jobs Android tablet is a perfect example! Not only have Shenzhen Lingyun, the company behind this 7-inch Android tablet, made a tablet which resembles the look of the iPhone 4 and 4S, but they have gone the whole hog and place ...
Who's who in the Syrian rebellion
Post Date: 2011-11-13 19:03:55 by A K A Stone
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A couple of recent articles from Reuters and Al Jazeera offer some analysis on the major players in the Syrian rebellion. First, From Reuters: President Bashar al-Assad Assad has played on fears that without him Syria could slide into civil war, Islamic militancy or Iraq-style sectarian carnage, causing what he has called a regional "earthquake." Nadim Shehadi, of London's Chatham House think-tank, said Assad had already lost power, in the sense of legitimacy, but argued that the outside world had effectively propped him up with unheeded calls for reform and dialogue. The opposition "The people who are protesting in Syria seem to have crossed the barrier of fear, ...
SATAN SPREADING: Islamists Take Over Egypt
Post Date: 2011-11-13 08:53:28 by A K A Stone
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Library of Alexandria to Be Burned Again; Food for Half-Price The Royal Library of Alexandria in Egypt, the largest and most significant library of the ancient world, is now being targeted by radical Muslims who seek to replace it with a mosque. Radical Islamic groups claim that the library's art programs, which include music and ballet dancing, spread "depravity" in Egyptian society. » If you like this article, please subscribe to our daily newsletter Library_of_Alexandria_great_hallThe Islamist campaign against the library is taking place under the looking eyes of Egypt's military dictators, who are burying their heads in the sand and refusing to see the danger, ...
German music radio host says ‘Holocaust invented as PR’
Post Date: 2011-11-12 20:41:55 by A K A Stone
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Radio program heads reject anti-Semitism charge, reinstate DJ; in separate comment, Ken Jebsen says 9/11 was a "warm demolition." BERLIN – A popular German radio host is slated to return to his program on Sunday, after being temporarily pulled from his post for writing an email denying the Holocaust and spreading conspiracy theories against the US to a listener earlier this month. Ken Jebsen, who is a host at the publicly funded “Jugendwelle” music program aired by Radio Fritz, wrote, “I know who invented the Holocaust as PR.” RELATED: German-Iranian business forum sparks outrage EU trip to Iran canceled amid international criticism In his crude ...
United States denies asylum to gay Saudi diplomat
Post Date: 2011-11-12 20:38:00 by A K A Stone
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Man could face execution under Islamic rule; Saudi Arabia canceled the diplomat's passport after his sexual orientation was revealed. Talkbacks (2) BERLIN – The United States government denied political asylum to Ali Ahmad Asseri, the former first secretary of the Saudi consulate in Los Angeles, last week to avoid disrupting US-Saudi relations, according to a Saudi-American blogger and journalist based in Brazil. Asseri argued that if he returned to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia he would face execution because the country’s radically fundamental form of Islam mandates the death penalty for same-sex relations. The Saudi-American journalist and blogger, Rasheed Abou-Alsamh, ...
Israel refuses to tell US its Iran intentions
Post Date: 2011-11-12 20:35:51 by A K A Stone
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Israel has refused to reassure President Barack Obama that it would warn him in advance of any pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear capabilities, raising fears that it may be planning a go-it-alone attack as early as next summer. The US leader was rebuffed last month when he demanded private guarantees that no strike would go ahead without White House notification, suggesting Israel no longer plans to "seek Washington's permission", sources said. The disclosure, made by insiders briefed on a top-secret meeting between America's most senior defence chief and Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's hawkish prime minister, comes amid concerns that Iran's continuing progress ...
Report: Nigerian Jihadist Group Boko Haram Killed 130 Christians During Raid On Town, “Any Christian Who Couldn’t Recite Islamic Creed Was Shot”…
Post Date: 2011-11-12 19:16:38 by A K A Stone
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DAMATURU, Nigeria, November 11 (CDN) — They stormed this town in Yobe state, northern Nigeria like a swarm of bees, and at the end of their four-hour rampage, some 150 people had been killed — at least 130 of them Christians, according to church sources. Hundreds of people are still missing, and the destruction included the bombing of at least 10 church buildings. More than 200 members of the Islamic extremist Boko Haram sect stormed the Yobe state capital, Damaturu, at 5 p.m. on Nov. 4, and soon the terrorists had blocked all four major highways leading into town. Some of them charged the police headquarters, commando style, killing all officers on duty, while the rest broke ...
Chinese Wage Hikes Cast Shadow Over Electronics Biz
Post Date: 2011-11-11 21:33:44 by A K A Stone
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On January 1, the minimum wage will rise as much as 20 per cent in China’s Guangdong province, a move that could affect the region’s status as a hotbed for low-cost manufacturing — or even raise the prices of the world’s electronics. Harold Sirkin, an analyst at Boston Consulting Group, tells Wired that wages have been rising in China at a rate of 15 to 20 percent a year, echoing a story on the Guandong minimum wage hike from GlobalPost. For electronics, “Made in China” typically means “Made in Guangdong”. China has long concentrated manufacturing in particular regions to make the most of local resources and lower shipping costs for foreigns ...
Google releases satellite images of Iranian facilities which UN says may be used to develop nuclear weapons
Post Date: 2011-11-11 20:24:31 by A K A Stone
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International Atomic Energy Agency expresses 'serious concerns' about Iran Agency denied access to Iranian facilities Report claims Iran could be developing intermediate-range warhead capable of reaching Israel These are the satellite images being used by the UN to claim that facilities at two Iranian cities may be used to develop nuclear weapons. Satellite images of Arak and Natanz show changes to the facilities in the areas when compared with images taken in October 2010. The overhead pictures were released by Google following a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which expressed 'serious concerns regarding possible military dimensions to Iran's ...
Report: Polled Americans prefer Israel PM to Obama
Post Date: 2011-11-11 19:53:42 by A K A Stone
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President Obama's hot-miked conversation with French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested that he is frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- but Americans might be more frustrated with Obama than they are irritated by Netanyahu. "A poll conducted by the group Greenberg Quinlan Rosner found that 52.3 percent of Americans rate Netanyahu positively, compared to 51.5 percent for Obama," reports Israel Today Magazine. "The results of the poll were enthusiastically discussed on Israel's Channel 10 News on Thursday." The Washington Examiner called the polling firm to confirm and request the full data, including margin of error, but hasn't heard ...
Herman Cain unwittingly takes lie detector test and PASSES... after private investigator examines his speech with $15,000 software
Post Date: 2011-11-11 07:37:15 by A K A Stone
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Herman Cain may not have to take a lie detector test because, as one investigator claims, he already did - and passed with flying colours.
The sexual harassment scandal has shaken Cain’s campaign but has showed few signs of derailing it, as he spoke at Wednesday night's Republican debate to loud applause.
In the face of the accusations, Cain said earlier this week that he was willing to take a lie detector test, but only 'if I have to.'
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Crowd-pleaser: Herman Cain has said he would take a lie detector test in the face of several sexual harassment allegations, but one private investigator says he may not have to
Lie detector: TJ Ward, a private ...
Are Markets Finally Heading In the Right Direction?
Post Date: 2011-11-10 19:06:53 by Capitalist Eric
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11/10/11 Paris, France – Security was unusually heavy at the Eurostar terminal in Paris yesterday. Police roamed the halls and corridors. Long lines formed as baggage and passports were inspected. In the executive lounge, plain-clothed cops eyed packages…and studied travelers.
Then, in London…on our way to the office we passed a melee of striking cab drivers and electricians. A scuffle had broken out. A man was on the ground, surrounded by Bobbies in phosphorescent green jackets.
Europe is on edge.
“While Rome burns the eurozone fiddles” says the headline in today’s Daily Telegraph.
At least, things are starting to go in the right direction; the Dow fell 389 points ...
France and Germany Discuss Euro-zone Breakup Scenarios and Logistics of Denial
Post Date: 2011-11-10 18:54:20 by Capitalist Eric
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Realization the Eurozone is no longer tenable is at long last at hand. In fact, "intense discussions" have been underway for months but are just now admitted to by senior EU officials. Bloomberg reports U.S. Stocks Extend Declines on Concern Nations May Exit Euro U.S. stocks extended declines following a report that German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party wants to make it possible for European nations to exit the euro area. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union party wants to make it possible for European Union members to exit the euro area, Handelsblatt reported in a preview of an article to be published tomorrow, citing unnamed participants in the discussion. A ...
Growth outlook for eurozone worsens
Post Date: 2011-11-10 18:52:38 by Capitalist Eric
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High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b29b0da-0b85-11e1-9861-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz1dLjOAc2w The scale of the economic challenge facing the eurozone was underlined on Thursday by a new report predicting slower growth and higher levels of debt in the 17-country trading area. As the political elites in Greece and Italy struggled to agree new governments under intense pressure from capital markets, the Brussels-based European Commission lowered ...
Rugby player 'woke up gay' after stroke
Post Date: 2011-11-10 10:54:23 by lucysmom
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A Welsh rugby player who suffered a stroke ditched his fiancee after claiming he woke up gay. Chris Birch (26), has since slimmed down from 19 stone to a lithe 11 stone, retrained as a hairdresser and moved in with a teenage boyfriend. He now works at J’s Hair Salon in Ystrad Mynach, south Wales, after giving up his job in a bank. He was injured during a rugby training session when he attempted a back flip, broke his neck and suffered a stroke. His parents and girlfriend endured an anxious bedside vigil waiting to discover whether he would recover. The man who eventually emerged was different in almost every way and found he hated sport and was no longer interested in women. Plans ...
Iran Worries Spark Fears Of $200-A-Barrel Oil
Post Date: 2011-11-09 12:05:58 by Brian S
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The oil market has rediscovered an old foe: Iran. The price of Brent crude, the global benchmark, has rallied to almost $115 a barrel as the war of words between Israel and Washington, on one side, and Tehran over its nuclear programme escalates. Oil traders are used to brinkmanship between western countries and Iran. But three elements make the latest standoff more dangerous than at any point over the past three years. One, the market is already battling with supply disruptions in Libya, Yemen and Syria; two, crude oil inventories, particularly in Europe, are sharply lower; and three, the starting point for a price rally is much higher than in the past. This combination of tight ...
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