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Best on the Net: Italy expose Income of All!

Thu, 01 May 2008 19:43:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Tax evasion is rife in Italy and both Silvio Berlusconi, the incoming PM, and the man he succeeds, Romano Prodi, pledged to tackle tax cheats. Prodi's finance ministry described the move as a bid to shine a light on people's murky tax returns.

The tax minister, Vincenzo Visco, was quoted in Italy's Corriere della Sera saying: "It's all about transparency and democracy. I don't see the problem."

But the timing of the release of the information has been viewed with scepticism. It was one of the last acts of Prodi's centre-left government before it leaves office next week, sparking accusations the move was motivated by spite.

... Guardian

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Every Italian's income posted on internet

The incomes of every Italian citizen were published on the web without any prior warning by the government, just days before it was due to leave power

Claiming it was part of a crackdown on tax evasion, the finance ministry yesterday put details of the declared taxable income of every citizen on the country's tax website

The site proved hugely popular. Surprised Italians, delighted at the chance to find out how much their neighbours, colleagues, and high-profile celebrities were earning, bombarded the site within hours of it going live

Critics condemned the publication, however, saying it was an outrageous breach of privacy as the government did not have consent to make the information public

"It's a clear violation of privacy law," ADOC, the Italian consumer group, told Reuters. "There is a danger for an increase in crime and violence as the data are an irresistible source for criminals."

The treasury finally suspended the website last night

Tags: italy, money, corruption, eu

CRUCIFIXES Banned. Irish Heads Wailing under Attack by Settler.

Thu, 01 May 2008 19:33:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian and Methodist all get shabby treatment from the Zionists. Banned from wearing their crucifixes by a Nazi settler.

"After seven or eight minutes, Dr Younan said Archbishop of Armagh Cardinal Seán Brady decided that he could not risk a confrontation with the settler." ...RTE

Why are we waiting? For one disgruntled settler. Smacks of setup to me

Clip Source: www.ireland.com

Irish church leaders turned away from Wailing Wall

Ireland’s most senior Catholic cleric this evening sought to play down an incident which saw the country’s church leaders refused access to Judaism’s holiest site.

Leaders of Ireland's four main churches yesterday visit the wall built by Israel to annex Palestinian land

The heads of the Catholic, Church of Ireland, Methodist and Presbyterian churches are on a four-day visit to the Holy Land to call for peace in the area

Clip Source: www.rte.ie

one Israeli cabinet minister, Isaac Herzog, called this morning's 'mishap', when the delegation was turned away from Judaism's holiest site because they were wearing crucifixes

The minister also apologised for any embarrassment caused during this morning's unscheduled attempt to visit the wall and to place a prayer for peace there

Younan, told RTÉ News when the Israeli security official agreed they could wear their crucifixes going through the Western Wall's checkpoint, a settler threatened to confront them

Tags: irish, religion, israel, settlements, sectarism

Identity 'at risk' on Facebook

Thu, 01 May 2008 19:31:12 GMT

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clipper's remarks: ...and that's yet another reason why I refuse to get onto the 'Social Networking' bandwagon!

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Identity 'at risk' on Facebook

Personal details of Facebook users could potentially be stolen, the BBC technology programme Click has found.

The popular social networking site allows users to add a variety of applications to their profile.

But a malicious program, masquerading as a harmless application, could potentially harvest personal data.

Facebook says users should exercise caution when adding applications. Any programs which violate their terms will be removed, the network said.

We have discovered a way to steal the personal details of you and all your Facebook friends without you knowing.

We made up the fictitious profile of Bob Smith. He keeps most of his details on his profile private from non-friends.

While we could not get all details, what we did get, included his name, hometown, school, interests and photograph, would certainly help us to steal someone's identity.

So how did we do it?

Tags: facebook, privacy, identity

How is it for you? Lesbian Family in Ireland

Thu, 01 May 2008 18:56:08 GMT

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Clip Source: www.ireland.com

Lesbian couple with child 'a de facto family'

THE HIGH Court has ruled that a lesbian couple living together in a long-term committed relationship with a child can be regarded as a de facto family enjoying rights under the European Convention on Human Rights

In a judgment that will have an impact on the debate about legislating for same-sex couples, Mr Justice John Hedigan has said that the best interests of a child lay in remaining with his mother and her female partner, denying guardianship and access rights to the child's biological father, who donated the sperm to the mother

The father, a gay friend of the couple, yesterday lost his High Court bid for guardianship and access rights

Mr Justice Hedigan said there was nothing in Irish law to suggest that a family of two women and a child "has any lesser right to be recognised as a de facto family than a family composed of a man and a woman unmarried to each other"

Legislation to protect the rights of cohabiting couples

to be published

soon

Tags: irish, marriage, gay, children, eu, court

Great Depression: the bleakness of Black Thursday

Thu, 01 May 2008 18:16:05 GMT

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Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The front page of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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Brokerage house customers wait at the entrance to the New York stock exchange after the stock market crashes

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Panicked stock traders crowd outside the New York stock exchange on the day of the market crash

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huge crowd outside the London stock exchange discussing the sensational collapse of the Hatry group stocks. The total capital of the group, which was controlled by Clarence E Hatry, was said to be about $60m. The drop in value of the stock amounted to $40m and many small investors were wiped out by the crash

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England: A young telephone operator at St Phalle Limited writes share values on a blackboard as he hears them straight from New York via a headset

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ca. 1930, US: Men eating in a soup kitchen

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1930, London, England: The March of the Unemployed from the Thames Embankment to County Hall

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Notorious gangster Al Capone attempts to help unemployed men with his soup kitchen, Big Al's Kitchen for the Needy

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Jarrow Marchers

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"lie down" protest

London

Tags: economics, history, politics, usa

Reagan Mythology Rewritten To Serve The Neocon Needs

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:55:10 GMT

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clipper's remarks: At least he did look good in a cowboy hat.

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Are You Hawkish on Iran? Pick Your City!

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:48:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Heed well this wisdom.

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Colombian drug lord killed by security forces

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:47:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The brothers' empire evolved amid a murky nexus between Colombia's narco-trafficking mafias and right-wing militia groups, which were battling left-wing guerrillas. The militias supposedly disbanded under a peace deal with the government, but the Mejias remained fugitives
... Guardian

Opportune 'success' given the scandals of late in the right-wing Columbian governments.

Clip Source: www.ireland.com

Colombian drug lord killed by security forces

COLOMBIA'S MOST wanted cocaine trafficker has been killed in a shootout with the country's security forces at a remote ranch

Victor Mejia

, who was wanted by the US with a $5 million bounty on his head, was gunned down in the northwestern state of Antioquia

The authorities initially confused him with his twin brother, Miguel Angel, who is also wanted in the US. Fingerprints later revealed the correct identity.

"At the time he was shot by the police Victor Mejia was carrying documents of his twin," said a police statement. "This was a strategy they often used to confuse even the members of their own security teams." His brother remained at large

The twins led a gang which, from the 1990s, allegedly smuggled huge quantities of cocaine from South America's top producer to the US

The brothers' empire evolved amid a murky nexus between Colombia's narco-trafficking mafias and right-wing militia groups, which were battling left-wing guerrillas

Guardian

Tags: latinamerica, columbia, drugs, politics

The YANKS Deserved THANKS.

Thu, 01 May 2008 06:37:23 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A prosperous Ireland provides the model of how peace should be done without invasion or regime change.

What worked. Essentially your stick was bigger than the UK stick. Clinton's assertion that Northern Ireland could no longer be treated as internal only and so achieved justice and civil right for ALL in the North and not just the privileged that controlled the apartheid statelet.

We Irish don't do bullshit. Those words of out PM were meant, truly. Thanks America on behalf of the 40 million Irish-Americans and the millions back here.

Clip Source: www.ireland.com

"Our prayer has been answered. Our faith has been rewarded. After so many decades of conflict, I am so proud, Madam Speaker, to be the first Irish leader to inform the United States Congress: Ireland is at peace."

THE TAOISEACH was given a standing ovation during an historic address to a joint meeting of the United States Congress in Washington yesterday

"Our dream, and the dream of all of the friends of Ireland in America and across the world, has come true. To you, to your predecessors and to all of the American leaders from both sides of the aisle who have travelled with us, we offer our heartfelt gratitude

"We also recognise the steadfast support of President Bush, of President Clinton, their administrations, their envoys and of their predecessors and for us the great Senator George Mitchell,"

"When we needed true champions of peace, when we needed true friends, when we needed inspiration, we found them here. We found them among you."

Tags: irish, history, usa, politics

Any Interest in SEX? Or TITillation?

Thu, 01 May 2008 06:10:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Q.1 How has sex research evolved over the past several decades and how has sexual understanding changed as a result?

Q.2 Much of the first few chapters are about the female orgasm and the persistent myth of the vaginal orgasm. Does the myth still persist? Do men still cling to it?

Q.3 What about the G-Spot or as you say "that other erogenous zone?" Is there research about that, and what should the lovers of women know about it?

Q.4 You state that erections are all about blood and that impotence has moved from the realm of the psychological to the physical. What is your take on the psychological vs. the physical in terms of sexual dysfunction?

Q.5 The belt and suspenders approach.

Q.6 There's a new study out that suggests that sex takes from 3 to 13 minutes. It treats sex pretty mechanically. Of course 3 to 13 minutes is a lot longer than some monkeys take time to orgasm

Many more questions and all the answers at source.

Clip Source: www.alternet.org

Amazing Things About Sex

You are titillated, you learn hundreds of new fascinating, and sometimes ludicrous things about sex and human behavior, and you often laugh your butt off

It turns out there is quite a bit of variability in the distance between the clitoris and the vagina

Princess Marie Bonaparte -- great grandniece of Napoleon and an accomplished amateur scientist -- discovered this tidbit of information in her doomed quest for the elusive vaginal orgasm. Bonaparte measured the genitals of 243 women and concluded that women with a shorter span between their clitoris and vagina were more likely to orgasm during sex

hilarious overview of sex research

British study that found 351 terms for penis

only three for the clitoris, which

doubles in size when stimulated and is far more erogenous than the penis

rhesus monkeys climax within five seconds of entering their partner, giving new meaning to the term quickie

women

have risky affairs when their hormones are peaking

homosexuals

better lovers

Tags: sex, book, gay, education, female, male