Newstalgia World Week - May 3-8, 2010
This was a busy week in the world. Riots in Greece with the added dimension of innocent deaths, the passing of a President in Nigeria and the swearing in of a new one. The concept of The Hung Parliament to get used to in Britain, and the ever-present oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.
(BP - trying to dig out of a hole, one fathom at a time)
From the CBC Radio One program The Current on May 5th, the ongoing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and the PR campaign BP has been working on to get out from under a searing light. The promise of "we'll pay for everything" seems to be missing the point. But then, in the "never-never land" of big business, all things return to normal at the sign of a fat check, or so it would be hoped.
(A street in Athens this week - anger of Hellenic proportions, but then it turned pointless)
Via the BBC World Service Newshour for May 5th. The riots in Greece took an ugly turn with the deaths of three innocent bank employees, one a pregnant woman, when the bank they were working in was torched by rioters on this Wednesday. The anger turned to revulsion but the crisis continued.
(The late President Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria - genuinely liked everywhere)
It had been eluded to for some time, but Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua had been stricken with Cancer for a while and had not been seen in public for months. When Nigerian Radio broke the news of his passing it sent a wave of sadness and resigned shock throughout Africa, as was reported on May 6th by this special edition of Africa Today from the BBC Africa Service.
(Newly sworn in Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan - even the name is optimistic)
Within hours of Yar'Adua's passing, Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as the new President of Nigeria, at least for the next six months before the official elections begin. BBC World Service Global News for May 6th reported on the swearing in and the future for Nigeria. Also in the broadcast are reports of new tunnel activity in the Gaza region. The Middle East is never too far away from new drama.
(Britain's answer to Joe The Plumber - A Pullet Surprise)
And finally, as the General election in Britain ended with a Hung Parliament, pundits and crystal ball gazers on both sides of the Atlantic are twisting like pretzels to figure out what it all means. As this BBC Five Live Story Of The Day from May 7th illustrates, the arduous task of coalition building and negotiation now takes place . . well, until the next election in six months time. And by then the world may have spun further off its axis.
And so went this week. Even though you may have slept through it there's still next week to consider. Or not.
"with the deaths of three innocent bank employees, one a pregnant woman, when the bank they were working in was torched by rioters on this Wednesday."
So fecking pointless. They are burning there own streets.
Bite my shiny metal ass.
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does that mean the 5% of costs when all is said and done and approved by the S.C.?
If you guys dont even fact check your pictures, why should I trust anything meaningful you have to say?
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That picture of Athens is from 2 years ago, not this week. An honest mistake, but still shows poor judgement and researching. Christ.
I'll worry if the pie charts add up to 165% like on Fux.
And... A hung Parliament ain't so bad. It means they gotta make deals with other parties, thus they can't cram an agenda down anyone's throat too quickly and must make concessions to "lesser" parties.
The news over here is all about how the Cheonan (navy ship) was sunk near North Korean waters, and because it's taking so long rumours abound. Attack or cover up? Hawks/Doves stuff.
far left loon >.<
Arrghhh!!! So much for interns! I asked, they assured me, they lied. I guess I've got to do everything myself.
But didn't the previous admin get some bill passed that caps the amount big oil has to pay? In such incidents like this one, or Valdez. I think they already took care of such things like fines, penalties and maybe a cap on clean up costs to.
As I said, correct me if I'm wrong. t/y
What is your conceptual, continuity?
"It means they gotta make deals with other parties"
Lol, i like to see that, 35 years ago it resulted in a new election.
Bite my shiny metal ass.
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http://www.historicalpictures.info/wp-content...
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
Yeah, we got that. pfftt
Bite my shiny metal ass.
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So maybe we can come up with some clever ways to use:
http://www.psywarrior.com/VNNapalmGirl.jpg
Or
http://dancull.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/ab...
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
Sure, but i would add an mp-7 to it.
Bite my shiny metal ass.
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If not for the national news media being so focused(rightly so) on the Gulf disaster, there might have been a little more attention paid to the Federally-determined disaster in Middle Tennessee. As a Tennessean who lives less than ten miles from the Cumberland River, I can tell you that the catestrophic flooding all over the Mid-state has caused billions of dollars of damage to countless private homes and many, many MAJOR businesses. Opryland Hotel, Titans stadium and many other Nashville locations were flooded and the national media has largely ignored the devastation.
In my city many businesses were flooded next to the Cumberland and Red rivers. Large numbers of businesses are still trying to clean up and determine the viability of their future business prospects at this moment. Many more cannot even begin cleaning up yet because of the water still present. Makeshift shelters are housing many people currently who lost pretty much every single thing they owned.
I know there's been a lot of 'sexier' news out there but I expected a little more from C&L.
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