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transatlantic daily NEWS "International Stuff" [introduction]
Obama’s Prague Speech ▪ Sarkozy’s Warning ▪ China & North Korea ▪ Earthquake
Obama’s Turkey Speech ▪ Antarctic ▪ Flawed Cosmology ▪ Twitter ▪ Goop
Iraq Trip ▪ Turkism ▪ FDIC Guarantee ▪ Gwyneth Paltrow ▪ Fire & Clay
Horses & Boiselle Photography ▪ Country Gastronomy Eulenmühle ▪ Car Warranties
Boiselle & Eulenmuehle ▪ Changed Consumer Habits ▪ Global Slideshow
Peter Schiff’s Crisis Counseling ▪ Debating Online News ▪ Cultural Presentations
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
News and Blogs: Arianna Huffington’s Online Media Debate
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The discussion about the aggregation and distribution of content on the web heated up this week when the Associated Press announced plans to "launch an industry initiative" designed "to protect news content" online.
The announcement -- characterized by the New York Times' Saul Hansell as a "war on search engines and aggregators" -- drew considerable fire, including blasts from Google, BusinessWeek, the Online Journalism Review, TechCrunch, and this classic broadside from Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Land.
The conversation continued last night when Charlie Rose invited me to discuss the issue with Tom Curley, AP's president and CEO… More at Huffington Post with embeded (17 min.) video
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The discussion about the aggregation and distribution of content on the web heated up this week when the Associated Press announced plans to "launch an industry initiative" designed "to protect news content" online.
The announcement -- characterized by the New York Times' Saul Hansell as a "war on search engines and aggregators" -- drew considerable fire, including blasts from Google, BusinessWeek, the Online Journalism Review, TechCrunch, and this classic broadside from Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Land.
The conversation continued last night when Charlie Rose invited me to discuss the issue with Tom Curley, AP's president and CEO… More at Huffington Post with embeded (17 min.) video
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Sunday, April 5, 2009
Multicultural Blogs - update
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transatlantic daily NEWS "International Stuff" [introduction]
Investigative Fund ▪ GM Scrutiny ▪ Planned Obama’s NATO & G20 Attendance
Emulation ▪ Replacement Currency ▪ Retro ▪ Kenema Benefit ▪ Religulous
Queen & Obamas ▪ G20 Reception ▪ US & Russian Presidents Renewing
Tougher Financial Regulations ▪ Curbing Abuses ▪ Stopping Chaos ▪ Parlance
Global Solutions ▪ European NATO Summit ▪ Ships & Music ▪ Chenin ▪ Cuteness
NATO Summit - Baden-Baden & Strasbourg ▪ Youth Pitch ▪ Rising Stocks
NATO’s 60th Anniversary ▪ Obama’s Success ▪ Merchandising ▪ Vanguard Art
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transatlantic daily NEWS "International Stuff" [introduction]
Investigative Fund ▪ GM Scrutiny ▪ Planned Obama’s NATO & G20 Attendance
Emulation ▪ Replacement Currency ▪ Retro ▪ Kenema Benefit ▪ Religulous
Queen & Obamas ▪ G20 Reception ▪ US & Russian Presidents Renewing
Tougher Financial Regulations ▪ Curbing Abuses ▪ Stopping Chaos ▪ Parlance
Global Solutions ▪ European NATO Summit ▪ Ships & Music ▪ Chenin ▪ Cuteness
NATO Summit - Baden-Baden & Strasbourg ▪ Youth Pitch ▪ Rising Stocks
NATO’s 60th Anniversary ▪ Obama’s Success ▪ Merchandising ▪ Vanguard Art
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NATO Summit Backed Obama’s Afghanistan Plan
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Baden-Baden (Germany) & Strasbourg (France)
The promises, at a two-day summit marking NATO's 60th anniversary, constituted a sweeping demonstration of support for the new administration's leadership in what has become the alliance's main mission of the moment. But they dramatized once again that European leaders are unwilling to follow Obama's lead in making major new commitments of troops to fight and perhaps die in a faraway war that is widely unpopular among their voters.
At a closing news conference, Obama portrayed the outcome as a success for his maiden encounter with NATO summitry, suggesting that trainers and civilians can be just as valuable as fighters. The 28-nation alliance, he added, had come together in unanimous agreement that Afghanistan must be a strategic priority, even though it is thousands of miles from the European nations that the North Atlantic Alliance was conceived to protect. In addition, more European troop deployments could come in the months ahead, he suggested.
"These commitments of troops, trainers and civilians represent a strong down payment on the future of our mission in Afghanistan and the future of NATO," he declared, adding: "This was not a pledging conference."
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who co-hosted the summit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said the alliance was quick to endorse Obama's new strategy because it responded "point by point" to a long-standing European desire to put less emphasis on military attacks against the Taliban and more on building Afghanistan's army and civilian institutions. … The Washington Post
Baden-Baden (Germany) & Strasbourg (France)
The promises, at a two-day summit marking NATO's 60th anniversary, constituted a sweeping demonstration of support for the new administration's leadership in what has become the alliance's main mission of the moment. But they dramatized once again that European leaders are unwilling to follow Obama's lead in making major new commitments of troops to fight and perhaps die in a faraway war that is widely unpopular among their voters.
At a closing news conference, Obama portrayed the outcome as a success for his maiden encounter with NATO summitry, suggesting that trainers and civilians can be just as valuable as fighters. The 28-nation alliance, he added, had come together in unanimous agreement that Afghanistan must be a strategic priority, even though it is thousands of miles from the European nations that the North Atlantic Alliance was conceived to protect. In addition, more European troop deployments could come in the months ahead, he suggested.
"These commitments of troops, trainers and civilians represent a strong down payment on the future of our mission in Afghanistan and the future of NATO," he declared, adding: "This was not a pledging conference."
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who co-hosted the summit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said the alliance was quick to endorse Obama's new strategy because it responded "point by point" to a long-standing European desire to put less emphasis on military attacks against the Taliban and more on building Afghanistan's army and civilian institutions. … The Washington Post
Another article with embedded (1:45) video.
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Friday, April 3, 2009
G20 Agreed Economy Boosting Package in London
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Global problems require global solutions
At their summit in London, G20 leaders have agreed on a plan to save the world’s finances.
They will pump an additional one trillion dollars into the troubled global economy through extra funding for groups like the International Monetary Fund.
Summit host Britain’s Gordon Brown revealed action to “clean up” the banks – with new rules on pay and bonuses. He also announced a crackdown on international tax cheats: “We have agreed that there will be an end to tax havens that do not transfer information on request... The banking secrecy of the past must come to end.”
Brown talked about a new world order and managing the process of globalisation... Euronews with embedded video (1 min.)
Supplementary: Reform der internationalen Finanzmärkte
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Global problems require global solutions
At their summit in London, G20 leaders have agreed on a plan to save the world’s finances.
They will pump an additional one trillion dollars into the troubled global economy through extra funding for groups like the International Monetary Fund.
Summit host Britain’s Gordon Brown revealed action to “clean up” the banks – with new rules on pay and bonuses. He also announced a crackdown on international tax cheats: “We have agreed that there will be an end to tax havens that do not transfer information on request... The banking secrecy of the past must come to end.”
Brown talked about a new world order and managing the process of globalisation... Euronews with embedded video (1 min.)
Supplementary: Reform der internationalen Finanzmärkte
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Multicultural Blogs - update
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transatlantic daily NEWS "International Stuff" [introduction]
Huckabee’s TV Program ▪ Coconut Throwing ▪ Joyful Ray Nagin Encounter
Recovery Czar ▪ Stigma ▪ Glamour ▪ French Quarter Parade ▪ Oyster Po Boy
New Orleans Seafood ▪ Accessories ▪ Larry Summers ▪ Obama’s Economic Team
USA & Mexico ▪ Urging Economic Consensus ▪ Innovator’s Dilemma ▪ Tableau
Money Pumping ▪ Representing Criminals ▪ Brainstorming Blitz ▪ AIDA ▪ Transatlanticism
Communication ▪ Afghanistan Strategy ▪ US Cities Drain ▪ Camouflaged Journal
London Protests (G20) ▪ Health Care Industry ▪ Tax Havens ▪ Chattiness
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transatlantic daily NEWS "International Stuff" [introduction]
Huckabee’s TV Program ▪ Coconut Throwing ▪ Joyful Ray Nagin Encounter
Recovery Czar ▪ Stigma ▪ Glamour ▪ French Quarter Parade ▪ Oyster Po Boy
New Orleans Seafood ▪ Accessories ▪ Larry Summers ▪ Obama’s Economic Team
USA & Mexico ▪ Urging Economic Consensus ▪ Innovator’s Dilemma ▪ Tableau
Money Pumping ▪ Representing Criminals ▪ Brainstorming Blitz ▪ AIDA ▪ Transatlanticism
Communication ▪ Afghanistan Strategy ▪ US Cities Drain ▪ Camouflaged Journal
London Protests (G20) ▪ Health Care Industry ▪ Tax Havens ▪ Chattiness
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
US Banks to Replace Bailout Money Avoiding Attached Strings
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said, March 29, the government will have about $135 billion left after banks give back some bailout money and declined to say whether he will ask Congress for more. Treasury expects the banks this year to return about $25 billion of money that they received from the government, because they were able to replace it with private capital or decided that they do not want money with strings attached. The Washington Post / Reuters
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said, March 29, the government will have about $135 billion left after banks give back some bailout money and declined to say whether he will ask Congress for more. Treasury expects the banks this year to return about $25 billion of money that they received from the government, because they were able to replace it with private capital or decided that they do not want money with strings attached. The Washington Post / Reuters
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