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Norwegian employers’ demands for a freeze on wages this year has been met by a corresponding call for an executive wage freeze by trade unions.
http://www.newsinenglish.no/2011/02/07/unions-counter-wage-freeze-demand
Norwegian colleges and universities are reporting an increased application rate from foreign students, as Norway has become the only country in Europe to continue offering tuition-free higher education to all, regardless of country of origin.
http://www.newsinenglish.no/2011/02/09/students-flock-to-free-universities
There has been some debate in Norway over proposals to finally impose tuition charges on students, not least to help fund needed expansion and improvements at university campuses around the country. Around 5,000 undergraduates were turned away last year because of space shortages.
Newspaper Aftenposten reported last fall that the Conservative Party is open to proposals calling for tuition charges of, for example, NOK 30,000 a year (USD 5,000, and modest by US standards), but Aasland rejected the idea. Her party prides itself on support for education, and no tuition will be imposed “as long as this government is sitting” she said.
Cuba welcomes new internet cable link with Venezuela
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12411845
The new connection will make download speeds 3,000 times faster - at least for the small minority of Cubans who have internet access.
It should also make international phone calls much cheaper.
The 1,600km (1,000 mile) cable from Venezuela was financed by the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (Alba) - a left-wing regional grouping founded by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Cuban Information and Communications Minister Medardo Diaz said it "reinforced Cuba's sovereignty" and "opened a breach" in the US economic blockade.
Cuba's communist government has always blamed its poor communications links with the outside world on the decades-old US trade embargo, which has prevented the installation of a fibre optic cable to Florida, just 144km away.
The Winter of Our Political Discontent or How and Why You Only have TWO Choices, Two Parties
- Len Hart
A ‘progressive’ is a Democrat who does not want or dare to admit that he/she is a Democrat! This deplorable situation has resulted because a critical mass of ‘Dems’ committed what in politics is the unpardonable sin: they allowed the opposition [GOP] to define them!
Bottom line: ‘progressive’ does not mean a thing and will not result in a net gain of votes! The word owes is very existence to the fact that ‘liberals’ let the GOP get away with branding the word ‘liberal’. Liberal is a perfectly good word! It means FREE! Again –LIBERAL means free! Anyone who runs away from ‘freedom’ deserves to lose an election and until progressives regain the courage of their convictions, they will continue to get ‘ass whuppins’ at the hands of ruthless and well-financed right wing nuts!
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Our Republican President
The Chamber of Commerce spent more than $32 million on campaign ads in 2010, 93% of which went toward Republican candidates. Since the Citizens United decision in January 2010, this is a perfectly legal way for corporations to dump money into the hands of the candidates they want to buy, without suffering any repercussions for exercising their “First Amendment rights.” They openly advocate for the outsourcing of jobs. And they do this all while maintaining an air of legitimacy that comes, in part, from their proximity to the White House.
Obama has done nothing but bend over backwards for businesses and large corporations when it comes to pushing policy. The stimulus bill passed early on in his presidency contained about $10 billion in tax cuts and incentives for businesses. If you believe that the renewal of the Bush tax cuts for the rich equals business owners investing more in the economy – which I don’t, but most Republicans do – then there’s another win.
Now, in a gesture eerily reminiscent of the speech he gave to the big bank CEOs after the passing of the financial reform bill, he has decided to bow down to the right again. While giving lip service to the plight of the American worker, his real message is clear: Republicans, I’m here for you; please tell me what I can do to make you happy.
U.S. Thanks and Encourages Spain to Prosecute Bush Officials
Center for Constitutional Rights have already submitted proof to the Spanish courts that our government is not taking action under international law and treaties
( Spain has been on this like a dog on a bone...and given up twice before I believe. Rick B. at Ten Percent put me onto one case. The reasons for those failures are deliberately not obvious. From the Topical Index for 'Law' note
Bilateral Immunity Agreements [ BIAs ]
Image by mikesoron via Flickr2002 American Service Members Protection Act
Image by mikesoron via Flickr2006 Miltary Commissions Act )
Rove and Wallenberg Are At Heart Of Assange Case
A federal grand jury in California is considering evidence against a group of activist hackers that supports the efforts of WikiLeaks to expose official wrongdoing by release of secret documents.Anonymous Operation Want (AOW) was the target of a multi-state FBI raid on January 27, reports Bloomberg. The group has responded with a video that spotlights the role of GOP political strategist Karl Rove and the wealthy Wallenberg family of Sweden as key players in an effort to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on sex-related charges in Europe.
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The phrase 'new world order' traces back at least as far as 1940, when author H.G. Wells used it as the title of a book about a socialist, unified, one-world government. The phrase has also been linked to American presidents, including Woodrow Wilson, whose work on establishing the League of Nations pioneered the concept of international government bodies, and to the first President Bush, who used it in a 1989 speech.
"A new partnership of nations has begun, and we stand today at a unique and extraordinary moment," said Bush before a joint session of Congress. "Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective – a new world order – can emerge: A new era … in which the nations of the world, east and west, north and south, can prosper and live in harmony."
The phrase "New World Order" causes alarm for many Americans, particularly those concerned about an international governing body trumping U.S. sovereignty or those that interpret biblical prophecy to foretell the establishment of a one-world government as key to the rise of the Antichrist. Conspiracy theorists, too, have latched on to the phrase, concerned that powerful financial or government figures are secretly plotting to rule the world.
Kissinger's ties to government and international powers – as well as his use of the phrase – have made him suspect in the eyes of many who are wary of what "new world order" might actually mean.- China online photo campaign aims at rescue of kidnapped children forced …
www.reuters.comNEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters Legal) - Kenneth Feinberg, the formerly freewheeling administrator of BP Plc's fund to compensate victims of last year's oil spill, could be forced to revamp dramatically howwww.bridgethegulfproject.orgBy Ada McMahon and Liana Lopez, videos by Bryan Parras. Alarming levels of toxic chemicals from the BP disaster have entered the blood of some Gulf Coast citizens, who are showing symptoms like internal bleeding, kidney infection, muscle atrophy, pain, headaches, and bleeding from the ears. At aethegulfproject.orgCrossposted from Justice Roars. Since the loss of many of its manufacturing jobs since the 1960s, New Orleans has become synonymous with low-wage work in the service industry.New paralegal training provides ray of hope for formerly incarcerated people in New Orleans | Bridgewww.bridgethegulfproject.orgDrive down this short stretch of St. Bernard Avenue, and you will see signs of a struggling neighborhood in despair. Bars, blighted homes, metal-grated storefronts, and the still-shuttered Circle Food Store tell the story of this strip. Here in New Orleans’ 7th ward, hope and sustenance have been d
louisianajusticeinstitute.blogspot.com www.bridgethegulfproject.orgCommunity Condemns Intimidation of Community Leaders During Prayer Vigil. Demand to Gusman: Guarantee Sheriff’s officers will not retaliate against Day Laborers Exercising their First Amendment Rights. Crossposted from Louisiana Justice Institute, originally posted by the New Orleans Workers’ Centwww.bridgethegulfproject.orgWhen I first saw Paul Doomm at a health forum of Gulf residents in New Orleans, he was flat on his back, gasping for air from a seizure that had suddenly overcome him. His mother, father and 11-year old brother were at his side consoling him in the meeting hall of the First Unitarian Church, tryingwww.huffingtonpost.comConsumers used to worry about ordering seafood fried, instead of the healthier broiled-or-stewed option, but since the BP spill they're unsure about whether to eat it at all.The foam in these picture are from 3 different beaches,all across from Horn and Round island the Barrier Islands that are loaded with oil.All of the beaches are lined with tar balls.In which jackson county says the is no oil on any of the beaches.The water... use to be clean and the beaches were all loaded with white sand,And now they are are nasty mess.We in all the Gulf states know that this is not normal foam and it not normal to have our beaches a ugly orange and brown looks to the sand and this black oil looking stuff at the shore line.The barge in these phots is what is working on our islands which in the past were protected from all machine.the rangers were alound to have a 4 wheeler to ride the shore lines to check to make sure people were respecting the island in the way the it was intended.Now they have there own laws that BP has made,Rape and and cover the mess they have made. See Morewww.bridgethegulfproject.orgFor more than 30 years, Sarah and her daugher Annette Rigaud owned one of the most popular eateries on Grand Isle, LA. Sarah’s Restaurant is a cozy place filled with mementoes of sun-splashed beach vacations and fishing trips. It was a prosperous business, part of a proud family lineage that dates bwww.gulfcoastclaimsfacility.com The Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) is the official way for Individuals and Businesses to file claims for costs and damages caused by the oil spill resulting from the Deepwater Horizon Incident of April 20, 2010. The GCCF is administered by Kenneth R. Feinberg.Location: First Unitarian Universalist ChurchTime: 3:00PM Saturday, February 5thFeinberg denies meeting with local citizens made ill from oil disaster, despite promises | Bridge Thwww.bridgethegulfproject.orgAlthough Gulf Coast Claims Facility administrator Kenneth Feinberg had agreed to meet with a coalition of local citizens on two occasions during meetings held by the facility in South Louisiana, the presidential appointee has not responded to repeated attempts to facilitate the gathering. A forum twww.bridgethegulfproject.org“My name is Sharon Hanshaw… I’m a native of Biloxi, Mississippi. I was a cosmetologist for twenty-one years… and Hurricane Katrina hit. Hurricane Katrina just sped my life into this whirlwind of activism. I had no choice but to step up, and try to make sure that our voices were heard in the recovwww.bridgethegulfproject.orgIn the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, communities across the Gulf Coast began to meet, share experiences, and work together across previous geographic and racial divides. Now facing new and ongoing challenges like the BP oil disaster, hurricane "recovery" efforts, and coastal land loss,Bad News For Gulf Seafood: Bioaccumulating Chemicals Found | BPs Oil Drilling Disaster in the Gulf ohealthygulf.orgBioaccumulate is just a big word that scientists use to mean “stores up”. Â Some chemicals flush out of our bodies very easily while others stick around for a long time. Â These chemicals withwww.bridgethegulfproject.orgMore than a 100 residents from across the state filled the hearing room at the [Mississippi] State Capitol as the discussion devoted to airing longstanding grievances over deadly chemical wastes – particularly creosote – left for decades in unsuspecting residential neighborhoods by large manwww.truth-out.orgRobert Naiman: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak addressed Egyptians today, but despite expectations he planned to announce his resignation - expectations created by statements of Egyptian government officials - Mubarak insisted he would not step down. Instead, he said he was transferring powers to V...www.truth-out.orgFor the past seven months, Army Private First Class Manning has been held in solitary confinement in the Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Virginia. Twenty-five thousand other Americans are also in prolonged solitary confinement, but the conditions of Manning’s pre-trial detention have been sufficientl...www.reuters.comWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in two Vermont towns on Tuesday approved a measure that would instruct police to arrest President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for crimes against our Constitution,healthland.time.comHow about a refreshing Canna Cola? A company based in Soquel, Calif., has created a new line of soda pot — or, marijuana soda — that it plans to launch in Colorado in February.www.truth-out.orgIn spite of our own interests, Americans and the US government are supplying the boots that rest on the necks of citizens of Egypt and dictatorships around the world. Meanwhile, we remain silent as the impending reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act threatens to speed the momentum of repression in our ...( Nonsense. Americans contemplate no such thing. The political machine, OTOH... )
www.trust.orgStudy shows illicit outflows from Africa 1970-2008 may be as high as $1.8 trillion.www.truth-out.orgOn January 12, 2011, the investment world thrilled to the announcement that ITT Corporation, one of the top ten US military contractors, will disengage from its "defense" business as part of a planned split into three new companies. The move points to ITT as a possible canary in the coal mine for mi...www.digitaltrends.comPublic advocacy group Consumer Watchdog says Google ads are helping mortgage relief fraudsters trick desperate homeowners, and has contacted the...www.truth-out.orgCommon wisdom is that the 20-year-old peace process has been edging towards a two-state solution, based on a formula that half the world can recite verbatim: borders following the pre-1967-war armistice line with minor and mutual adjustments, a Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem and a land bridge...www.truth-out.orgEgypt’s armed forces on Thursday announced that they had begun to take "necessary measures to protect the nation and support the legitimate demands of the people,” a step that suggested the military intends to take a commanding role in administering the strife-torn nation.www.msnbc.msn.comA massive explosion destroyed a row home, injured several area residents and spurred the evacuation of a two-block area in the center of Allentown at late Wednesday night.www.youtube.comWhen the NEW WORLD ORDER elites have now lost Mubarak their man in Egypt, & truth is standing on the horizon is it surprising that the USA is now claiming that Egypt has weapons of mass destruction warranting an anglo-american invasion of Egypt?articles.mercola.comLearn about the alleged Federal Reserve scam, which cost taxpayers some USD 12.3 trillion.UK: Propaganda Alert! Counter-terrorist training exercise days before 7/7 was 'entirely a coincidencwww.sott.netPolice completed a terror training exercise which envisaged an attack on London's transport network just days before the 7/7 atrocity, an inquest heard today. During the 'table top' drill, officers were asked to respond to imaginary bombings at Waterl...www.sott.netAaron Barr believed he had penetrated Anonymous. The loose hacker collective had been responsible for everything from anti-Scientology protests to pro-Wikileaks attacks on MasterCard and Visa, and the FBI was now after them. But matching their online ...eiriu-eolas.orgOfficial Site of the Éiriú Eolas Stress-control, Healing, Detoxing and Rejuvenation Programwww.commondreams.orgThere is a war going on in this country and I am not referring to the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan. I am referring to the war waged by the wealthiest people in America on the disappearing and shrinking middle class of our country. The nation’s billionaires are on the warpath. They want more, more, mowww.truth-out.orgI know I should be immune to this by now, but I still find myself awestruck by the incredibly detailed, insulated fantasy world that the American conservative "movement" has created for themselves. No lie is too big to be told, no fact is too firm to be bent around ideology, no myth is too absurd t...humanewatch.infoThroughout 2010, an impostor has been using Facebook to gain the confidence of activists, journalists, authors, members of Congress, and prominent members of public interest groups. HWI has obtained evidence that suggests CCF is behind it.www.truth-out.orgRobert Scheer: After a good start, the Obama administration's response to the democratic revolution in Egypt has begun to exude the odor of betrayal. Now distancing itself from the essential demand of the protesters that the dictator must go, the administration has fallen back on the sordid option o...Unmanned drones, controlled by Air National Guard from Hancock Airfield, will fly over the Adirondacwww.syracuse.comTraining mission's military drones are among the first over U.S. soil.www.truth-out.orgYesterday, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, put out a statement as he released his 2011 National Military Strategy. In it, he spoke words that have been rarely uttered by any high-ranking military or civilian member of the Department of Defense (DoD). He said that the "na...www.rawstory.comThe purchase of the Huffington Post by AOL left many of the progressive writers and readers that made the site into a powerhouse looking for a new home.www.truth-out.orgAs part of his odd and demeaning determination to hug up America's avaricious corporate powers, President Obama walked across Lafayette Square on Feb. 7 to enter the imperial gates of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and show deference to the business establishment.www.truth-out.orgIn Tom Tomorrow's latest editorial cartoon "Conservabot" discusses the Egpytian uprising.www.spiked-online.comWalking solemnly up to a cluster of microphones outside Belmarsh Magistrates’ Court in London on Monday, flanked by glamorous socialites, incessant camera flashes lighting up the grey February morning, Julian Assange paused for effect and then pronounced: ‘A black box has been applied to my life andwww.truth-out.orgIn a preview of the epic budget fight that will kick off in earnest next week, the Obama administration on Monday proposed a $53 billion plan for high-speed rail, and Republicans who control the purse strings said not so fast.www.youtube.comThere's something very odd going on in space - something that shouldn't be possible. It is as though vast swathes of the universe are being hoovered up by a vast and unseen celestial vacuum cleaner. Sasha Kaslinsky, the scientist who discovered the phenomenon, is understandably nervous: 'It left uswww.sott.netSugar-free fizzy drinks could lead to a greater risk of a heart attack or stroke, research revealed today. The study of more than 2,500 people found that those who consumed diet drinks every day had a 61 per cent higher chance of experiencing vascular...Comments from Left Fieldwww.commondreams.orgWASHINGTON — The new Republican-led House is showing no appetite for making federal taxpayers help state and local governments cope with widespread budget problems. Even some Democrats are wary, underscoring the impact of Washington's crushing budget deficits.readersupportednews.orgInternet activist and Google executive, 30-year-old Wael Ghonim, spoke with DreamTV's Mona El Shazly in his first interview after his release from 12 days of secret detention, on February 8, 2011.…source: Earth Changes and the Pole Shiftlink: Full Article...www.readersupportednews.org'Here's another sign that the tide might be turning against the Wingnuts - Glenn Beck's TV ratings are down 50 percent and major market radio stations are dropping him.' John Avlon, The Daily Beastwww.smirkingchimp.com
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