Tag: 2013
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USA busdriver did save live “jumping woman” !
http://edition.cnn.com/video/standard.html?/video/bestoftv/2013/10/29/dnt-bus-driver-saves-woman-from-jumping-off-ledge.wivb&video_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F98tY58cymX
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Sinterklaas feest wellicht verboden ?
Staat de intocht van Sinterklaas op de tocht? De bezwaarschriftencommissie van de gemeente Amsterdam buigt zich over twee weken tijdens een openbare hoorzitting over ruim twintig bezwaren die zijn binnengekomen tegen het afgeven van een vergunning voor het evenement op 17 november. De kritiek richt zich op de aanwezigheid van Zwarte Piet.. Het is de […]
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Syria: nearly half rebel fighters are jihadists or hardline Islamists, says IHS Jane’s report
Opposition forces have fragmented into as many as 1,000 bands Photo: Rex Features By Ben Farmer, Defence Correspondent, and Ruth Sherlock in Beirut 7:17PM BST 15 Sep 2013 Opposition forces battling Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria now number around 100,000 fighters, but after more than two years of fighting they are fragmented into as many […]
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Aia child of war in Syria
Die Situation Seit mehr als zwei Jahren befindet sich Syrien im Ausnahmezustand und eine friedliche Lösung ist nicht in Sicht. Bereits sind 6,8 Millionen Menschen auf der Flucht, 1,8 Millionen haben sich über die Grenze in Sicherheit gebracht – davon sind eine Million Kinder: 639’982 in den Libanon, 505’347 nach Jordanien, 428’246 in die Türkei, […]
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President Obama Awards the Medal of Honor
President awards Staff Sergeant Ty M. Carter, U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving as a cavalry scout with Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, during combat operations in Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan on October 3, 2009. Staff Sergeant Carter is […]
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George Soros: Why We Need To Rethink Economics
Published on Jun 26, 2013 In this short interview, Institute for New Economic Thinking co-founder George Soros tackles the question at the heart of the Institute’s mission: What’s wrong with economics and what can we do to change it? “Economic theory needs to be rethought from the ground-up,” Soros says. He specifically criticizes economists who […]
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Quote Lee Iacocca
I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you’re trying to accomplish and what you’re willing to sacrifice to accomplish it. Lee Iacocca
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De economische crises: de overheid is het probleem, niet de oplossing
Interessant betoog Manders, grotendeels mee eens .
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Rutte2 c.q.Plasterk handen af van Friesland !
‘Plasterk hat lak oan miening boargers’ Frijbûtser fan febrewaris no online Nynke Beetstra ‘Minister Plasterk fan Ynlânske Saken ropt op (Volkskrant 24 jan 2013) om op te hâlden mei synisme oer lânsdielen en supergemeenten. Hy giet der fan út dat de boarger mar ien ding wol: in effektyf bestjoer. Begripen as tichtby de boarger, identiteit […]