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President Barack Obama vowed to reduce deployed nuclear weapons by up to a third and revive negotiations with Russia to "move beyond Cold War nuclear postures".
Barack Obama urges Russia to cut nuclear arms by up to third in Berlin speechBarack Obama urges Russia to cut nuclear arms by up to third in Berlin speech Posted June 20, 2013 01:03:04 United States president Barack Obama wants to reduce deployed nuclear weapons by up to a third and revive negotiations with Russia to "move beyond Cold War nuclear postures".
Hamid Karzai.
US Taliban move prompts Afghan ire19 June 2013 Last updated at 11:56 GMT Afghanistan suspends talks after US-Taliban move The row centres on the new Taliban office, which opened in Qatar's capital Doha on Tuesday Afghanistan has suspended talks with the US to discuss the nature of US military presence after foreign troops withdraw in 2014.
Karzai to boycott Taliban talks19 June 2013 Last updated at 17:06 GMT Afghan President Karzai to boycott talks with Taliban Mr Karzai feels his government is being excluded The Afghan government will not take part in peace talks with the Taliban unless the process is "Afghan-led", President Hamid Karzai has said.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday broke off crucial security talks with the United States, angry over the name given to a new Taliban office in Qatar that is meant to facilitate peace negotiations.
Kabul suspends US talksAfghan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday broke off crucial security talks with the United States, angry over the name given to a new Taliban office in Qatar that is meant to facilitate peace negotiations.
Karzai backs away from Taliban peace talksAfghanistan's president said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that killed four Americans.
Karzai, US row over Taliban talksExpand Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Barack Obama defends US surveillance program amid concern in Europe Updated June 20, 2013 00:06:36 United States president Barack Obama has again defended US internet and phone surveillance programs which sparked alarm in Europe, saying American spies were not "rifling" through the emails of German and French citizens.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 16:12 GMT One in nine US bridges 'structurally deficient' No-one was killed in a recent bridge collapse in Washington state (seen here), but a 2007 collapse in Minnesota left 13 dead One in nine US bridges - more than 66,000 in total - are structurally deficient, a report has found.
Expand US President Barack Obama in Berlin, Germany.
Since that call for a joint US-European bid to "remake the world" by battling terrorism, global warming, Middle East violence and poverty, Obama has learned the power of the status quo at home and abroad to thwart change.
Barack Obama: has NSA surveillance made you think less of him?
Barack Obama gestures during a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany.
Obama renews call to cut nuclear stockpilesAppealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, U.S. President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called "the global threat of our time.
"After a comprehensive review I have determined that we can ensure the security of America and our allies, and maintain a strong and credible strategic deterrent, while reducing our deployed strategic nuclear weapons by up to one third," he said.
The Taliban on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an overnight attack in Afghanistan that killed four US troops, just hours after Washington said its officials would meet the insurgents for talks.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 12:42 GMT Models for possible Syria intervention Western states have been edging towards more direct support for President Bashar al-Assad's opponents, with the US now saying it will provide military aid to rebels.
The sudden set-back is a bitter blow to hopes that the 12-year war was now entering a decisive final phase, as Afghan forces took full responsibility for security and peace talks resumed.
Hamid Karzai plunges Taliban peace talks into doubtThe setback is a blow to hopes that the 12-year war was now entering a decisive final phase, as Afghan forces take full responsibility for security and peace talks resumed.
Ongoing protests in Brazil and Royal Ascot: the best news photographs of the day The Guardian's award-winning picture team rounds up the most eye-catching images of the day
US President Barack Obama has arrived in Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Obama To Renew Call To Reduce Nuclear WeaponsPresident Obama met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday before giving a speech at Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate.
Security is tight as Berlin prepares for ObamaWhat a difference 5 years makes.
As World Refugee Day looms, hundreds of Syrian children forced to flee the fighting in their country have decorated kites with messages for world leaders.
The Afghan government has backed out of talks with the U.S., hours after the Taliban opened an office for peace talks in Doha.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is celebrating a bitter-sweet one year anniversary at the Ecuador embassy in London.
Around 50,000 flooded the streets of Sao Paulo for another night of protests in Brazil.
Brazilian football stars have voiced support for huge protests that have swept across the Latin American country since the start of the Confederations Cup, and that have taken issue with the billions the government has spent on organising the upcoming 2014 World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympics.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 01:40 GMT Lancet call for independent Guantanamo medical care President Obama vowed to close Guantanamo Bay in January 2009 An open letter published in the Lancet medical journal calls for hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainees to receive independent medical care.
US force-feeding 'hurts detainees'19 June 2013 Last updated at 16:15 GMT Guantanamo detainee describes 'ordeal' of force feeding President Obama vowed to close Guantanamo Bay in January 2009 A prisoner currently on hunger strike in Guantanamo Bay has described the pain and discomfort of the force feeding regime at the jail.
A furious Afghan government has signalled to the Americans that they can no longer take for granted, the positioning of U.S. forces in the country after the withdrawal of NATO forces in 2014.
FBI director Robert Mueller said: 'It is worthy of debate and legislation down the road.
FBI 'uses surveillance drones in US'19 June 2013 Last updated at 17:31 GMT Mueller: FBI uses drones for surveillance over US soil Robert Mueller said the FBI used drones for surveillance in "particular incidents" The FBI has used drones for surveillance in limited cases over US soil, FBI Director Robert Mueller has told a US Senate committee.
Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail for tax evasion The fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana have been found guilty by an Italian court of tax evasion on an epic scale and each sentenced to 20 months in prison.
Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail19 June 2013 Last updated at 16:35 GMT Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail for tax evasion The designers denied all the charges against them Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been sentenced to jail in Italy for one year and eight months for tax evasion.
First Lady Michelle Obama and her two daughters had lunch with U2 frontman Bono in Dublin.
If the young people of Brazil are in the street, it is no longer just to play football there, contrary to the popular image of a country fixated with 'futebol' to the point of obsession.
A Milan court has convicted fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion.
The deadly attack by the insurgent group left four American troops dead on a day when the Afghan forces took over security from NATO.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on protests in Turkey has sparked condemnation in the EU and US.
Speaking in Israel, the former prime minister acknowledged the "predominant emotion" in the West was to stay out of Syria, where rebels are battling to oust Bashar Assad and his regime, and avoid becoming embroiled in the politics of the region.
Malia and Sasha in Ireland After departing the G8 summit in Northern Ireland the spotlight turns to Barack Obama's daughters Sasha and Malia as they take an educational tour across Dublin and Glendalough and then go on to Berlin with Michelle Obama
By the end of 2012, the world had 15.4 million refugees, 937,000 asylum seekers and 28.8 million people who had been forced to flee within the borders of their own countries, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said.
Brazil will deploy a special police force to help provide security for the Confederations Cup tournament following mass protests against government spending, the state news agency said.
Brazil sends force to quell protestsBrazil will deploy a special police force to help provide security for the Confederations Cup tournament following mass protests against government spending, the state news agency said.
Four foreign security staff have died in the first major assault on the United Nations in Somalia in years.
Afghan national forces will lead all military operations in the country from 19 June, President Hamid Karzai has said.
Expand The G8 summit has set out an agreed blueprint for the future of Syria.
Michael Hastings reported from Afghanistan and Iraq.
An average of 23,000 people were forced to leave their homes and seek protection every day in 2012.
Iran's newly elected president is signaling he might take a more pragmatic, moderate approach to nuclear negotiations with major world powers.
Syria's opposition insists that it needs arms from the international community.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 00:50 GMT US surveillance foiled 50 plots, says spy chief Alexander It was the NSA chief's second visit to Congress since the snooping programmes emerged The head of America's electronic spying agency has told Congress surveillance programmes leaked by Edward Snowden helped thwart 50 attacks since 2001.
What started as small protests in a few cities against an increase in bus and subway fares quickly ballooned into a national movement after police fired rubber bullets at protesters in Sao Paulo last week in clashes that injured more than 100 people.
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff vows to listen as protesters march nationwide Updated June 19, 2013 12:16:00 Brazil's president Dilma Rousseff has sought to defuse massive protests sweeping the country over the rising costs of living, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive government.
New Focus International , an online news website run by North Korean defectors, published a report stating that, to mark his birthday on January 8, the North Korean dictator presented officials "ranked departmental director and above in the National Defence Committee" with copies of Hitler's manifesto.
The Syrian civil war contributed to push the numbers of refugees and those displaced by conflict within their own nation to an 18-year high of 45.2 million worldwide by the end of 2012, the UN refugee agency said Wednesday.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 08:37 GMT Speaker Bercow: MPs will vote before UK arms Syrian rebels Many MPs are against arming Syrian opposition forces MPs will get a vote on whether the UK should arm Syrian rebel forces before such a decision is implemented, Commons speaker John Bercow has said.
In or around 1978, America's character changed.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 04:43 GMT More than seven million refugees displaced in 2012 - UN Please turn on JavaScript.
"We are marching against the corrupt Brazil that we are living in," said one protester.
North Korean threatens to kill authors of report claiming Kim Jong-un handed out copies of Hitler's Mein Kampf Updated June 19, 2013 16:55:49 North Korea has threatened to kill the authors of a report claiming Kim Jong-un used Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf as a leadership guide.
N Korea condemns Hitler report19 June 2013 Last updated at 08:04 GMT North Korea condemns Hitler Mein Kampf report The report said Kim Jong-un believed North Korea should draw lessons from the Third Reich North Korea has blasted a report that its leader, Kim Jong-un, gave out copies of Adolf Hitler's memoir Mein Kampf to officials on his birthday.
Iran is ready to suspend production of the most sensitive part of its nuclear program, according to Russia, which called on the world to respond to any breakthrough by cutting sanctions.
Editorial: Moderate's win raises hopes of new dawn in IranExpand Hassan Rowhani.
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of several Brazilian cities on Tuesday for a second night of largely peaceful protests over poor public services, high prices and corruption.
Warning to Britons in BrazilRiot police confronted more than 50,000 people marching through Sao Paulo yesterday, as frustration about poor public services, police violence and government corruption, spilled out onto the streets, while demonstrations have taken place in Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre and Belo Horizonte.
Angelina Jolie talks to to Syrian refugees in a camp on the Jordan-Syria border.
UNHCR 2012 refugee statistics: full data21,300 individual asylum applications were lodged by unaccompanied or separated children in 2012, the highest number on record according to the UNHCR.
India monsoon death toll rises to more than 130 By South Asia correspondent Michael Edwards, wires Updated June 19, 2013 19:30:08 Flooding has killed more than 130 people in northern India with the death toll expected to rise.
Civil suits from showbiz industry alleging phone hacking a blow to Murdoch heartland.
The bill passed by the Republican-controlled chamber to become a law needs to get the nod from the Senate and signed by the U.S. President.
Yahoo is the latest company to disclose how many requests for user data it has received from U.S. government agencies, putting the number between 12,000 and 13,000 in the six months that ended on May 31.
Al-Qaida-linked militants detonated at least one bomb blast and were engaged in ongoing battles with security forces in an attempt to breach the main U.N. compound in Mogadishu, officials said on Wednesday.
Al-Qaeda bombs UN compound in Somalia, killing 15It took Somali government troops, African Union peacekeepers and UN security close to 90 minutes to halt the assault and regain control of the office complex, which is ringed by high walls, wire and security measures.
There were 1.1 million new refugees around the world in 2012, the highest rise in new refugee numbers since 1999, statistics published by the United Nations on Wednesday show.
Al-Qaida-linked militants detonated multiple bomb blasts and breached the main U.N. compound in Mogadishu on Wednesday, sparking gun battles with security forces that killed at least 12 people.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 12:08 GMT UK City of Culture 2017 shortlist of four announced Dundee, Hull, Swansea and Leicester will find out the winner in November Dundee, Hull, Leicester and Swansea Bay have made the shortlist to become the UK's second City of Culture in 2017.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 17:01 GMT Naked mole-rat gives cancer clues By Helen Briggs BBC News Naked mole-rat: It lives to 30 or more and doesn't get cancer A rodent that never gets cancer could hold the key to preventing or treating malignant tumours, say scientists.
A year ago, Julian Assange skipped out on a date with Swedish justice.
Neither bored nor ill, says AssangeJulian Assange marked the first anniversary of his stay in the Ecuadorean embassy here trying to sound cheerful and defiant as he insisted that he was prepared for the long haul.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 12:12 GMT Somali UN compound attacked in Mogadishu The security forces arrived with minutes of the vehicle exploding at the UN office A gun-battle has lasted for more than an hour inside a UN office in the Somali capital, witnesses say.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 14:28 GMT Street Spice food poisoning blamed on curry leaves Curry leaves were used raw in chutney served up at the food festival in Newcastle A food poisoning outbreak that affected hundreds of people in Newcastle was caused by uncooked curry leaves, an investigation has found.
Due to this troubling disclosure that Google is providing user data to the NSA, I will cease using Google Mail, and use non-tracked search tools like duckduckgo.
Turkey's deputy prime minister on Wednesday gave a nod of approval to a new form of peaceful resistance that is spreading through Turkey as police were questioning dozens of people rounded up in police raids.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 14:52 GMT Mexico arrests US man on FBI's 10 Most Wanted list Walter Lee Williams was arrested in Playa del Carmen, Mexico Mexican officials have arrested a former US university professor who is on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 04:22 GMT Newspaper review: PM's 'bid to spark Syria coup' The message on Syria from the G8 summit in Enniskillen is clear to many of the headline writers.
The case gained international notoriety after online videos and pictures were circulated showing friends of the attackers posing with the unconscious girl and watching and joking about the sexual attack.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 11:29 GMT Brazil sends national security force to quell protests Riot police tried to quell protests in the city of Sao Paulo on Tuesday Brazil's government says it will deploy a national security force to five major cities after a wave of protests which has seen almost a quarter of a million people demand better public services.
A tourist bus stand empty and idle as Turkish people stand on the flashpoint Taksim square in Istanbul on June 18.
Australia has more than 1500 troops in Afghanistan but most are set to come home by year's end, with the closure of the main base at Tarin Kowt and transfer of security responsibility to Afghanistan Forces.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 03:02 GMT War crimes-accused Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin 'will clear name' By Divya Talwar BBC Asian Network Mr Mueen-Uddin played a role in setting up the Muslim Council of Britain A British Muslim leader from London who has been indicted in Bangladesh for war crimes has said he is willing to face a fair trial to clear his name.
The Australian Defence Force is continuing its investigation into two Facebook pages that demean women.
Some 97,000 international troops remain in the country.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 10:43 GMT Prisoner voting: MPs seek compromise on ban Prisoners in the UK are currently banned from taking part in elections Parliament will never back votes for all prisoners so a compromise will have to be found to comply with European law, a senior MP has said.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 06:53 GMT Gloucester mosque arson attack: Second man arrested Gloucestershire Police said the door of the mosque was left with "light fire damage" A second man has been arrested in connection with an arson attack on a mosque in Gloucester.
The triumphant Socceroos have celebrated booking a place in next year's World Cup in Brazil with hundreds of fans in Sydney on Wednesday.
Socceroos celebrate with Sydney fansThe triumphant Socceroos have celebrated booking a place in next year's World Cup in Brazil with hundreds of fans in Sydney on Wednesday.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 02:38 GMT 'Hoff' yeti crab hitched ride on ocean super-highway By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News website The crab was named after the frequently bare-chested actor David Hasselhoff A hairy crab named after David Hasselhoff hitched a ride on an ocean "super-highway" to cross from the Pacific to the Atlantic millions of years ago.
Kirk Redpath was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2007.
The White House says the United States will arm Syrian rebels, but a new poll shows most Americans don't like the idea.
A member of the Afghan Local Police shot dead five of his colleagues on Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, officials said.
"Shimon, you are the world's social Einstein.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 07:00 GMT Japanese exports rise by most since 2010 The weaker yen has boosted exports but also made imports more expensive Japanese exports rose in May at the fastest annual rate since 2010 as the yen weakened, providing a boost to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to revive the economy.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 00:52 GMT Iraq damages cases: Supreme Court judges to rule The case was brought by relatives of Pte Phillip Hewett, Pte Lee Ellis and Lance Cpl Kirk Redpath Supreme Court judges will rule later on whether relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq can sue the government for damages under the Human Rights Act.
Families win Iraq deaths damages bid19 June 2013 Last updated at 12:42 GMT Iraq damages cases: Supreme Court rules families can sue Please turn on JavaScript.
The supreme court's ruling will be greeted with dismay at the MoD | Joshua RozenbergAn armoured Land Rover deployed with British forces in Afghanistan.
Legal relief for kin of U.K. soldiers killed in IraqIn a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that families of British soldiers killed in Iraq could sue the government for damages under the European Convention of Human Rights, potentially opening the door to claims running into millions of pounds.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 15:44 GMT BT Boss goes in to bat For Britain He's the latest big name from the corporate world to make the journey into politics - so what does BT's Ian Livingston bring to his new job and how will he fare?
The Afghan government suspended talks with the United States about the US troop presence after 2014 when the NATO-led coalition ends its combat mission in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 07:07 GMT Obama 'to call for' US-Russia nuclear weapons cuts Please turn on JavaScript.
Barack Obama has returned to Berlin for the first time as president of the United States, but the euphoria that greeted him as a presidential candidate in 2008 has long gone.
Thousands of demonstrators flooded into a square in Brazil's economic hub, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday for the latest in a historic wave of protests against the shoddy state of public transit, schools and other public services in this booming South American giant.
Brazil clashes after Rousseff praise19 June 2013 Last updated at 04:37 GMT Brazil clashes after President Rousseff praises protests Please turn on JavaScript.
BRAZIL: Brazil's president praises protest as unrest continuesDemonstrations continued in several Brazilian cities, including Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, on Tuesday; with thousands rallying to express anger over a rise in bus fares and the cost of living in the South American nation that is preparing to host the World Cup next year.
Islamist militants carried out their first major assault for years on a U.N. compound in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, dealing a blow to fragile security gains that have allowed a slow return of foreign aid workers and diplomats.
Michael Hastings, journalist who cost top US General Stanley McChrystal his job, killed in Los Angeles car crash Updated June 19, 2013 13:07:59 The journalist whose Rolling Stone interview with General Stanley McChrystal led to the top NATO general in Afghanistan losing his job has been killed in a car crash.
Michael Hastings, The Runaway General journalist, dies in car crashMichael Hastings, who wrote The Runaway General, has died in a car crash.
Trent Franks, the Republican who first proposed the bill to jail doctors for abortions after 20 weeks.
US House passes abortion-limits bill19 June 2013 Last updated at 03:22 GMT US House Republicans pass abortion-limits bill Arizona Republican Trent Franks was the bill's sponsor The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would introduce strict abortion limits.
An online petition has urged the game developers, Avalanche Studios, to hire an Australian actor and local computing sites compared the use of a "generic" accent to recasting James Bond as an American playboy.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 11:30 GMT Doncaster Council appoints private firm to run children's services The department will be run by Eleanor Brazil, who was brought into Haringey Council after the Baby P scandal A private consultancy firm has been chosen to run Doncaster's troubled children's services department.
Once again, the powerful organs of U.S. state security have gone to war.
American Medical Association recognises obesity as a disease Updated June 19, 2013 15:37:35 The American Medical Association (AMA) has voted to recognise obesity as a disease, describing it as an "epidemic" gripping the US.
Obesity called a disease by U.S. doctors groupIn order to fight what it described as an "obesity epidemic," the American Medical Association voted to recognize obesity as a disease and recommended a number of measures to fight it.
The announcement comes one day after Mr Applebaum, who was brought in only a few months ago to clean up city hall, was arrested along with two former city councilors and charged with fraud, collusion, breach of trust and corruption.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 02:20 GMT Job centres: MPs say criteria for measuring success are 'flawed' Job centres are judged on the number of people claiming benefits The criteria used to assess the success of Jobcentre Plus in helping people find work are "flawed", MPs have said.
Palm Island is one of the 19 Queensland communities covered by the alcohol management plans.
FA Cup final to be played after league season has finished The FA Cup final will return to the end of the domestic season for the first time since 2010 from next year.
Street preachers in Adelaide's Rundle Mall have been silenced by the high court upholding a council by-law.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 05:30 GMT Japanese firm to announce jobs boost in Northern Ireland Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, First Minster Peter Robinson and Tourism Minister Arlene Foster at Titanic Belfast A Japanese company is expected to announce new jobs in Northern Ireland later.
Expand Protestors stand in a silent protest at Taksim Square, Istanbul.
The recent arrest of 21 Congolese students by police in Jalandhar, a city in northwestern India, has angered the black African community in the state of Punjab.
WPP chief Sir Martin Sorrell has said the NSA Prism revelations are a game changer when it comes to online privacy.
While critics have blasted the surveillance as government overreach without enough independent oversight, the proposed legislative remedies discussed so far have focused on tightening the rules for independent contractors and making the secret court that approves warrants for surveillance more transparent.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 12:35 GMT How do you prepare for a lifetime of renting?
19 June 2013 Last updated at 09:01 GMT Cyprus leader Anastasiades attacks bank bailout terms Bank employees joined protests in April against the bailout conditions Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has urged eurozone leaders to revise the terms of his country's bank bailout, in a highly critical letter.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 15:33 GMT Tour de Congo cycling event begins in Matadi Cycling has been a popular sport in DR Congo despite years of instability The first cycling tour of the Democratic Republic of Congo has begun in the west of the country in Matadi, a port city on the Congo River.
Hastings, whose profile of McChrystal quoted the four-star general as criticising President Barack Obama and his senior advisers, died in Los Angeles.
Expand Pakistanis carry the casket of a victim of a suicide bombing in Mardan, Pakistan.
Amateur video from mobile phones recorded numerous blasts at a military depot in southern Russia where up to 13 million shells were said to have been stored.
These are troubled times to be putting on a festival celebrating a culture that is, on several levels and in different regions of its rich geography, tearing itself apart.
Employees work in a Jatropha nursery field in Dimbokro, Ivory Coast.
'I believe when there are so many forces pulling our society apart, we need more commitment to marriage, not less,' Murkowski said.
More than 240,000 people rallied in major Brazilian cities against corruption and the huge costs of hosting the 2014 World Cup.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 03:34 GMT Australian Adrian Bayley jailed for Jill Meagher murder Jill Meagher was originally from Drogheda, County Louth Australian Adrian Bayley has been jailed for the rape and murder of Irish woman Jill Meagher.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 09:30 GMT Japanese firm Terumo BCT announces 416 new jobs in Larne Ministers visited the Terumo factory in Larne for the announcement that 416 jobs were being created A factory in Larne, County Antrim, that makes medical devices is creating 416 new jobs.
French president Francois Hollande leaves a cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace on 19 June.
A lone, silent vigil by a man in Istanbul has inspired copycat protests in the latest demonstrations against Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan.
Waste for compost in a green bin.
Champions Trophy: England beat South Africa to reach final By Sam Sheringham BBC Sport at The Oval Champions Trophy semi-final, The Oval England 179-3 (37.3 overs) beat South Africa 175 (38.4 overs) by seven wickets Match scorecard England powered into the final of the Champions Trophy with a seven-wicket victory over a South Africa side who once again underperformed in a major semi-final.
Nothing but life in jail will suffice for Adrian Ernest Bayley's savage rape and murder of Jill Meagher, a judge says.
Adrian Bayley jailed for life for murder of Jill MeagherAdrian Bayley has been sentenced to life in prison, with a 35-year non-parole period, for the rape and murder of Jill Meagher.
Meagher's killer jailed for lifeNothing but life in jail will suffice for Adrian Ernest Bayley's savage rape and murder of Jill Meagher, a judge says.
No rage, just sadness: Meagher's familyWhen Jill Meagher "crossed paths with evil" her future was snatched away.
Rapist and murderer gets lifeExpand A missing poster for Jill Meagher is taped to a lamppost in Melbourne.
"I think the team will reduce the cruelty somewhat, but mostly on the surface," she said, adding: "We have seen animals beaten just before being cooked ... the more we inspect, the more cruelty we discover.
A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti, under the command of Brazilian forces, in a long-delayed mission that has been kept inexplicably low on the political radar.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 04:12 GMT Call for resuscitation clarity after 'disturbing' death By Jane Dreaper Health correspondent, BBC News Jean Robson died in what a coroner called a "disturbing case" Five organisations have received coroner's letters highlighting the "disturbing" death of a woman after paramedics were called to a care home.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 11:18 GMT G8 summit in Fermanagh most secure ever - Matt Baggott Officers from other UK forces who aided the police operation return home Chief Constable Matt Baggott has said the G8 summit in Enniskillen was "the most peaceful and secure" in history.
With its promise of action and romance, not to mention a stellar cast led by the British actor Henry Cavill and a slick marketing campaign, the new Superman film was always expected to be a box office hit.
US mega churches embrace Jesus Christ SupermanExpand Marketing has drawn parallels between Superman and Jesus Christ.
Singapore smog levels set new record soaring towards 'hazardous' level Updated June 20, 2013 00:37:41 Smog levels in Singapore have hit the highest level on record with the air pollutant index approaching the "hazardous" level.
Italian judges suggest man jailed for death linked to sex game did not act alone Nick Squires.
Tweeting in the social-networking sense has become so pervasive that the Oxford English Dictionary has broken one of its own rules to add new meanings for "tweet" as both a noun and a verb.
Lions 2013: George North passed fit for first Test Australia v Lions Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Date: Saturday, 22 June Kick-off: 11:05 BST (20:05 local) Coverage: Live text commentary on BBC Sport website British and Irish Lions wing George North has been passed fit for the first Test against Australia on Saturday.
Armed bandits have killed 48 Nigerian villagers in an apparent reprisal attack on vigilantes trying to stop cattle rustlers.
Nigeria motorbike raiders 'kill 48'19 June 2013 Last updated at 11:49 GMT Nigeria's Zamfara state violence 'kills 48' Gunmen have killed 48 people in an attack on a village in Nigeria's Zamfara state, an official says.
"To start the show, events staff emptied the contents of the cans into the pool where there were about 30 young people, pouring the liquid into the water, which apparently reacted with the water, causing a large gas cloud," one witness told journalists in Mexico.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 10:23 GMT Too soon to call time on Abenomics After the market euphoria which followed his election, it was inevitable that Shinzo Abe would hit a rough patch.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 00:04 GMT Clapping reveals applause is a 'social contagion' By Rebecca Morelle Science reporter, BBC World Service Researchers found that it takes one or two people to start - and end - a round of applause The quality of a performance does not drive the amount of applause an audience gives, a study suggests.
The Cancer Council said people need to take more advantage of the government's screening program..
19 June 2013 Last updated at 10:34 GMT Young need to save for 14 years for a home, says Shelter Saving for a new home can now take many years, according to Shelter The average single person in their twenties will now have to save for over 14 years before they can buy a home, says the housing charity Shelter.
India's prime minister said Wednesday that the death toll from flooding this week in the northern state of Uttrakhand had surpassed 100 and could rise substantially.
"I have supported the struggle against Apartheid South Africa and now I cannot be a proponent of what I have witnessed in Israel, and that is, a replication of Apartheid!
Expand Jill Meagher, who was raped and murdered in Melbourne in September 2012.
Police in Canada say a man was driving 112 MPH on a highway south of Black Diamond, Alberta.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 01:14 GMT Glimmers of hope in Detroit Despite decades of decline and mismanagement, there are signs of life in Detroit as private sector companies try to rebuild the city.
Jimmy Hoffa search near Detroit called off by FBIThe excavation of a rural field in suburban Detroit has failed to turn up the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, the FBI announced Wednesday, adding another unsuccessful chapter to a nearly 40-year-old mystery.
Nijan Drobnjak had been on the run after fleeing Germany , where he had been sentenced to a seven and a half year prison term for armed robbery and kidnapping.
The price of oil rose on Wednesday, before the conclusion of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 06:46 GMT North India floods: Army leads rescue operations Thousands of pilgrims are stranded after roads caved in Military helicopters are leading rescue operations in India's flood-hit northern states, where 130 people are now known to have died.
Tom Brady congratulates tight end Aaron Hernandez on a touchdown.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 11:44 GMT Shed ban for drug grower Simon Redclift of Dinas Powys Simon Redclift admitted producing cannabis and possession with intent to supply A former cannabis user is dismantling the garden shed where he used to grow his drugs after being banned from going inside it by a judge.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 12:08 GMT Jeremy Forrest trial: Accused teacher 'will not give evidence' Jeremy Forrest denies abducting the schoolgirl A teacher accused of abducting a schoolgirl and taking her to France will not give evidence in his defence, a jury has been told.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 00:00 GMT God vow dropped from Girlguiding UK promise The reference to God has been part of the Girlguiding Promise since the organisation was founded Girls will no longer have to pledge their devotion to God when they join the Guides and Brownies in the UK.
People smuggling and counter-terrorism will be discussed when Prime Minister Julia Gillard meets Indonesia's president next month.
Japan finds highly toxic strontium in Fukushima groundwater Updated June 19, 2013 16:53:24 High levels of a toxic substance called strontium-90 have been found in groundwater at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.
Toxic substance in Fukushima water19 June 2013 Last updated at 09:32 GMT Fukushima nuclear plant: Toxic isotope found in groundwater Radioactive water was found to be leaking from a storage tank at the plant last month High levels of a toxic radioactive isotope have been found in groundwater at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator says.
High radioactivity found in Fukushima groundwaterTEPCO, the operator of the damaged Japanese nuclear plant, reports strontium-90 levels at about 30 times the legal limit.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 00:36 GMT Ballet dancer David Wall dies aged 67 David Wall, pictured with Princess Margaret after the Royal Ballet premiere of Mayerling in 1978, was awarded the CBE Ballet dancer David Wall, who became the youngest male principal in the history of the Royal Ballet at the age of 21, has died of cancer.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 04:01 GMT Healthcare regulator CQC 'may have covered up failings' Investigations have focused on maternal and infant deaths at Furness General Hospital in Barrow The healthcare regulator in England may have "deliberately" covered up knowledge of its own failings, according to a report due out later.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 16:54 GMT Egg thief threatens Crimdon colony of little terns Little terns are among the UK's rarest sea birds Conservationists fear a colony of endangered sea birds on the North East coast could be wiped out after eggs from breeding pairs were stolen.
NASA called on backyard astronomers and other citizen-scientists on Tuesday to help track asteroids that could create havoc on Earth.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 12:08 GMT Peevski protests force U-Bulgaria PM Oresharski's U-turn Big street protests followed the appointment by the PM Bulgaria's Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski has apologised for a political appointment that plunged his three-week-old government into crisis.
Mr Combet said preselection was a gift of any political party and not a personal right.
Premier League fixtures: Man Utd, Chelsea, Man City openers Manchester United manager David Moyes has been handed a first match in charge at Swansea as the full 2013-14 football fixtures are announced.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 00:23 GMT Nigeria militants kill school children in Maiduguri Young vigilantes in Maiduguri have been targeting suspected militants Suspected Islamist militants in north-east Nigeria have killed at least nine school children, the second targeted attack on students in recent days.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 08:24 GMT Commission backs Lloyds as first privatisation If George Osborne and Treasury agree with the Banking Commission's economic analysis, there is a clear implication for the two big semi-nationalised banks.
The martini: international drink of mystery?
Expand Singapore's worst air pollution in 16 years - well into the "unhealthy" classification - is caused by illegal fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island.
Coles and Woolworths supermarket chains accused of bullying tactics as they hog 80 per cent of market.
Expand File photo / Thinkstock For the second time in as many months, a Muslim civil rights group in the U.S. is pursuing criminal charges on behalf of a taxicab driver who was subjected to an anti-Islamic rant caught on tape.
An accidental explosion at a military depot outside the northwestern coastal city of Latakia has left six people slightly injured, according to the Syrian state television.
A man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them in his home and raping them over a decade was given a late summer trial date Wednesday.
A 70-year-old woman was killed Wednesday as a result of flooding that forced the closure of the main sanctuary at Lourdes , a Catholic pilgrimage destination in south-western France.
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19 June 2013 Last updated at 11:36 GMT CBI chief warns over poor careers advice By Katherine Sellgren BBC News education reporter Youngsters face slow economic growth and a rapidly changing labour market, says Mr Cridland Careers advice is on "life support" in many schools in England with teenagers having little knowledge of the workplace, the head of the CBI claims.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 12:04 GMT Sally Gardner novel Maggot Moon wins Carnegie Medal By Tim Masters Entertainment and arts correspondent, BBC News Sally Gardner was diagnosed as severely dyslexic at the age of 12 Sally Gardner, a dyslexic author once branded "unteachable" at school, has won the prestigious Carnegie Medal for her book Maggot Moon.
People relax on deck chairs at a cafe terrace near the Alexandre III bridge on the left bank of the river Seine in Paris.
Rebels in north Mali have signed a peace deal with the government to hold presidential elections on July 28 and pave the way for billions of dollars of western aid to rebuild the war-torn west African nation.
Bono leaves Finnegan's Pub in Dalkey (PA) Outside the whitewashed pub, the streets of Dalkey were lined with well-wishers waving American flags.
The troops were backed by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters.
Watch the trailer for Watchmen director Zack Snyder's Superman origins story Link to video: Man of Steel: watch the trailer for the new Superman film Hollywood studio Warner Bros is targeting Christian audiences in the US with a campaign for its superhero blockbuster Man of Steel that explicitly compares Superman to Jesus .
19 June 2013 Last updated at 12:42 GMT Tory leader Ruth Davidson knocked back by barman Ms Davidson is Scotland's youngest political leader The leader of the Scottish Conservatives was refused alcohol at a Bruce Springsteen concert - because the barman did not believe she was over 18.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 15:30 GMT Slim Whitman, US country singer, dies at 90 He reached number one in the UK singles chart with the 1955 track Rose Marie Slim Whitman, the American country singer known for his yodelling abilities, has died at the age of 90.
Yodelling country singer Slim Whitman dies at 90Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy Mars Attacks!, died Wednesday at a Florida hospital.
Slim Whitman dies aged 89But Whitman was a talented musician and a significant influence on early rock.
Expand Anup Kumar, 4, is treated for encephalitis at a hospital in Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh state, India.
Christine Milne has welcomed the added scrutiny for the coal seam gas industry.
Stephen Milne has been placed on leave by St Kilda.
Saints suspend Milne from AFLSt Kilda have suspended Stephen Milne after the AFL player was charged with four counts of rape.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 12:47 GMT BT complains to Ofcom about Sky Sports TV supply The sports rivalry between Sky and BT is becoming increasingly bitter UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is to launch an investigation into BSkyB over the supply of its sports channels to rival broadcasters.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 01:04 GMT University offers: Social background ignored By Judith Burns BBC News education reporter Passion for the subject and good written English vital to gaining university place, say researchers Many UK universities do not consider candidates' backgrounds when offering places, research suggests.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 12:11 GMT Freddie Starr rebailed over alleged sexual offences Freddie Starr was arrested in November and re-arrested in April Entertainer Freddie Starr has been rebailed for two months by officers investigating alleged sex offences.
Being buried alive is usually near the top of any worst-ways-to-die list.
Nigerian cook survives two days under sea in shipwreck air bubbleBeing buried alive is usually near the top of any worst-ways-to-die list.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 10:04 GMT Daniel Radcliffe's Cripple of Inishmaan enchants critics Daniel Radcliffe (Billy) and Sarah Greene (Helen McCormick) in The Cripple of Inishmaan Daniel Radcliffe has impressed critics with his "understated" performance as a disabled orphan in The Cripple of Inishmaan.
Industrial tension in Spain against a background of chronically high unemployment came to a head in the Basque country with the forced eviction of 70 workers from their factory near Bilbao.
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19 June 2013 Last updated at 03:11 GMT Alaa Jarban: One of Yemen's first openly gay men Alaa Jarban's "I'm Queer" post has provoked a backlash The issue of homosexuality is widely taboo in the Middle East, including Yemen where the penalty for being gay can be severe.
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19 June 2013 Last updated at 17:56 GMT 'Naked rambler' Stephen Gough jailed for flouting Asbo Stephen Gough denied behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress A "naked rambler" has been jailed for flouting an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) banning him from being naked in public.
Expand File photo / Thinkstock A 4-year-old Bolivian girl who was unconscious for nearly three weeks after being mauled in the face and body by a Rottweiler is awake and ready to fly to Boston for reconstructive surgery, a doctor said Tuesday.
Yunupingu, an Aboriginal elder, educator and 1992 Australian of the Year, died aged 56 at his home in the small town of Yirrkala on June 2.
One of the world's coldest regions, the state of Alaska has seen temperatures brushing 95F (35C) in some areas, with at least five cities reporting all-time record highs.
Laura Robson, Heather Watson & Elena Baltacha lose in Eastbourne By Piers Newbery BBC Sport in Eastbourne Aegon International Venue: Devonshire Park, Eastbourne Date: 16-23 June Coverage: Live on BBC TV, HD, BBC Sport website, Connected TVs, mobile devices, the BBC Sport app and online Caroline Wozniacki beat British number one Laura Robson for the second time in three weeks as the British women's challenge ended in Eastbourne.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 11:41 GMT Corstorphine Hill body: Murder appeal to appear on BBC Crimewatch The body was found by a cyclist on Corstorphine Hill in Edinburgh The murder of a woman whose remains were discovered on Corstorphine Hill in Edinburgh a fortnight ago will be featured on BBC's Crimewatch programme.
Some Telstra contractors have been found to have participated only in basic asbestos awareness and competency training, the telco says.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 13:04 GMT RHS 'sheep-eating' plant about to bloom in Surrey The RHS Puya chilensis is expected to be in bloom in the glasshouse for about a week A South American plant with a 10ft (3m) tall flower spike is about to bloom in a Surrey glasshouse for the first time since it was planted 15 years ago.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 09:50 GMT Telegram Era ends Stop By Magazine Monitor A collection of cultural artefacts Next month, the last telegram in the world will be sent when India's state-owned telecom company shuts its telegraph service.
Scientists inferred the presence of oxygen in the atmosphere by comparing Martian meteorites with data from rocks examined by Nasa's Spirit Mars rover.
The Miami Heat forced an already absorbing NBA Finals to a deciding Game Seven after a thrilling 103-100 overtime victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday tied the series at 3-3.
They seek a mixture of "authenticity and relaxedness", expect smiling and friendly staff" and appreciate "architecture, traditional gastronomy and the need for a playful (approach to culture).
Michelle de Kretser has been named winner of the 2013 Miles Franklin literary award for her fourth novel, Questions of Travel, at a ceremony in Canberra on Wednesday lunchtime.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 06:44 GMT Breast cancer scientists say less invasive surgery possible It is hoped the study's findings will mean less women needing surgery Some breast cancer sufferers could be treated with radiotherapy instead of more invasive surgery after a Europe-wide study.
The 17 member jury of the Asturias Award for sport has named golfer Jose Maria Olazabal as this years winner.
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19 June 2013 Last updated at 11:59 GMT Scapa Flow: Bodies of missing divers found in Orkney The bodies of two missing divers have been found in Scapa Flow in Orkney.
Giuseppe Orsi is accused by prosecutors of making bribery part of the company culture and on trial for his alleged role in the payment of bribes to secure a deal to supply choppers to India.
Police in Chang Mai, in northern Thailand, said they had detained two monks for procuring a 14-year-old boy to perform sexual acts with an abbot.
SPL fixtures 2013-14: Celtic to open against Ross County Scottish Premier League champions Celtic will kick off next season at home to Ross County on 3 August.
The papal Twitter account in Latin has attracted more than 100,000 followers in six months, far exceeding expectations.
In director Pavel Parkhomenko's new film, the cosmonaut (played by Yaroslav Zhalnin) is shown as a flawless character, a portrayal that has attracted criticism.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 11:23 GMT Yemen market suicide bomber kills two in Saada A suicide bomber has struck a market in the northern Yemen town of Saada, killing at least two other people.
Babakiueria, a short film addressing racism in Australia.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 14:51 GMT Moors Murderer Ian Brady 'chronically psychotic' Ian Brady wants to be moved from hospital to prison Moors Murderer Ian Brady remains "chronically psychotic", the expert in charge of his case at the high-security Ashworth Hospital has said.
Pope Francis has given a 17-year-old boy with Down Syndrome the ride of his life.
Nadal could face Murray, Djokovic or Federer in Wimbledon last eight By Piers Newbery BBC Sport Rafael Nadal could face Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer as early as the quarter-finals at Wimbledon after being confirmed as the fifth seed.
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Pictures of the day: 19 June 2013A playful grey seal pup nibbles underwater photographer Jack Perks's camera off the coast of Northumberland Picture: Jack Perks / Rex Features
The Great Barrier Reef we stand to loseUpper house Swiss parliamentarians sought to protect national banks from huge fines on Wednesday by renewing their support for a tax deal with the US.
CAMERON: 'He led the charge on tax avoidance' Caroline Crampton, web editor at the New Statesman and former staff writer at Total Politics David Cameron really rolled his sleeves up (both metaphorically and literally) and got stuck in this week at the G8.
Shares in New News Corp, which owns Rupert Murdoch's Australian newspapers and pay TV assets, have fallen after debuting on the local share market.
New News Corp fails to impress on debutRupert Murdoch's new News Corp publishing business failed to impress investors in its stock market debut, losing three per cent of its value.
The recommendation in today's Banking Commission report that reckless bankers should face jail sentences in future was designed to grab the headlines.
New economic forecasts show global growth is slow, but there are bright spots in the outlook.
16.55 The jitters ahead of Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's statement later this evening have continued into the close, with the FTSE 100 finishing down 25.39 points, or 0.4pc, at 6,348.82.
A World Bank report has warned that ongoing global warming could trap millions of people in poverty.
World's poorest will feel brunt of climate change, warns World BankPakistan says the 2010 floods has affected about 20 million people, many of whom lost homes or livelihoods.
The New Zealand dollar was almost unchanged in local trading as traders await the outcome from the Federal Reserve's monetary policy review and whether the US central bank plans to start unwinding its asset purchase programme.
The British government will implement the recommendations of the banking review speedily, a minister said.
NSW Government hoping to rush through Newcastle Port sale bill By state political reporter Sarah Gerathy Updated June 19, 2013 19:33:19 The New South Wales Government is hoping that legislation to privatise Newcastle Port can be rushed through the Lower House tonight.
( BRUSSELS ) - European Union experts held a second round of talks at Britain's behest Wednesday on whether to add the military wing of Lebanon's Hezbollah to its list of international terrorist groups, diplomatic sources told AFP.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 17, 2013 in New York City.
Labour Party finance spokesman David Parker is throwing his support behind legislation enshrining parliamentary privilege, saying he doesn't want government officials threatened with defamation suits from deep-pocketed people when offering advice to ministers.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Greek coalition parties back in talks to end TV crisis; state broadcaster remains off air By: Derek Gatopoulos, The Associated Press Posted: 7:12 AM | Comments: 0 ATHENS, Greece - Greece's governing coalition parties are to meet for a second time in three days to try and end a political crisis triggered by the closure of state broadcaster ERT.
US auto giant General Motors (GM) has announced massive investments in China to wrest the grip of German carmakers BMW and Audi on the country's luxury car market.
This is because the Fed's enormous asset purchase programme, second only to Japan's in relation to its GDP, 1) sends lots of liquidity into the markets and 2) drives demand for sovereign bonds, these being the asset of choice.
British bankers could soon be facing harsher penalties for behaving badly.
WASHINGTON - There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress.
A British parliamentary commission has completed its work on the overhaul of the domestic banking sector.
Writing in an IMF publication this month, Ms Lagarde reiterated that women bring a better balance of risk and reward in business and finance.
G8 leaders and EU delegates at the summit in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, which has produced a communique on tax evasion.
The supreme court president, Lord Neuberger, said there had been no point in the supreme court seeing the closed judgment.
Job ads on the internet rose 0.2 per cent in May, according to new figures from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
The Reserve Bank is looking at ways to bring regulatory oversight to the country's payment systems, in what is an otherwise sound financial system, the bank's head of prudential supervision Toby Fiennes says.
It's a message busy New Yorkers hate to get: the low-battery message on your mobile phone when there's no charger in sight.
It will mark the end of five years for Mr Livingston at the top of BT.
BT's Livingston to be trade minister19 June 2013 Last updated at 13:03 GMT Ian Livingston to leave BT to become trade minister Ian Livingston, chief executive of BT Group, appeared on the BBC's Bottom Line last year BT chief executive Ian Livingston is to step down in September to become a UK government trade minister.
BT chief executive exits to become trade ministerBT's Ian Livingston joins the government.
Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the commission, said: "Recent scandals, not least the fixing of the Libor rate that prompted Parliament to establish this commission, have exposed shocking and widespread malpractice.
High-quality managers are needed to help Africa meet its growth opportunities, says the Africa Management Initiative.
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WASHINGTON - Worry and speculation have consumed investors since Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to Congress last month about the Federal Reserve's drive to keep long-term interest rates at record lows.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Price of oil rises near $99 as traders await comments by US central bank chief Ben Bernanke By: Pamela Sampson, The Associated Press Posted: 5:22 AM | Comments: 0 BANGKOK - The price of oil rose Wednesday, before the conclusion of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
Standard Chartered hired Deloitte in 2004 to review anti-money laundering controls at the bank, according to the regulator.
Other recommendations from the Conservative Women's Forum include urging companies to formalise career break and 'return to work' schemes as well as train managers on how to avoid 'unconscious bias' against women when promoting workers, a group of female MPs will warn today.
As markets trod water ahead of the US Federal Reserve's latest announcement, water companies sprung a leak.
TRENTON, N.J. - If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, more-expensive treatments, researchers conclude.
Sitting near showrooms of two other British luxury car brands, Bentley and Lotus, Morgan's showroom, which opened on Tuesday around the Workers' Stadium in Beijing, is the century-old car manufacturer's first retail outlet for the Chinese market, according to Jim James, managing director of the Beijing dealership.
( SEOUL ) - South Korea will buy European bunker-busting missiles as the United States refused to sell the same kind of weapons to the country, the state procurement agency said Wednesday.
Investors have snapped up all of the $65 million worth of shares being sought by intelligence software-maker Wynyard Group, but at the low end of the $1.10 to $1.65 range nominated by joint lead managers UBS and Forsyth Barr.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings, 33, dies in car accident By: Shaya Tayefe Mohajer, The Associated Press Posted: 06/18/2013 7:52 PM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 06/18/2013 11:01 PM LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top U.S. army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.
Berkeley said housing activity outside the south-east had not recovered since the 2008 downturn.
Berkeley profits from expensive London land"I am confident that Berkeley can meet its objectives for delivering returns to shareholders, but mindful of the risks that geopolitical events, regulation, increases in taxation alongside an uncertain future tax policy and even anti-competitive rhetoric can have on the business and the wider housing market," he said.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Bombardier wins US$297 million aircraft order from Nigerian carrier Arik Air By: The Canadian Press Posted: 11:57 AM | Comments: 0 PARIS - Bombardier says it has won an order from Nigerian carrier Arik Air for seven commercial aircraft valued at US$297 million.
It was three years into the madness of the Cultural Revolution when Wang Jianlin, a 15-year-old from a poor family in Sichuan, enlisted in the People's Liberation Army.
Hatfields & McCoys: the Kevin Costner drama was produced by Thinkfactory Media, which has been acquired by ITV.
ITV buys Emmy-award winning US production company Thinkfactory MediaThinkfactory Media was founded in 1992 by Hollywood producer Leslie Greif.
Economists say the Federal Reserve is almost certain to keep buying 85 billion dollars worth of bonds each month to stimulate the US economy and to bring down the unemployment rate.
The London company, whose Candy Crush Saga is the most popular game on Facebook, has appointed JP Morgan, Credit Suisse and Bank of America as advisers.
Energy Mad, whose shares have dropped 21 percent this year after it failed to meet earnings forecasts, sold its 20 percent stake in its Chinese joint venture factory for $1.7 million.
AMP Capital Investors (New Zealand), the local unit of the Australian wealth manager, posted a 34 percent jump in fee income last year as it benefited from funds taken over from Axa Asia Pacific and improving market values.
Canada's growth outlook appears to be stronger than previously thought, thanks to an improving trade picture and the strength of corporate balance sheets, economists at the Royal Bank of Canada said Wednesday.
Conventional markets could cure capital concern Is the Co-op Bank at risk of losing its co-operative status or are external investments a viable solution to financial woe?
Sun Junwei, an economist at HSBC, said the squeeze was likely to continue until the beginning of July, when maturing PBOC bills and government bonds injected cash into the market.
Spain may to return to the path of economic growth in 2013, ending almost half a decade of recession, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
IMF entering university market19 June 2013 Last updated at 10:13 GMT IMF launching courses on online university By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent The IMF wants to raise public understanding of economic problems facing governments around the world The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to join an online university network and will run finance courses which will be available free to students around the world.
( THE HAGUE ) - The Dutch government is planning additional budget cuts amounting to six billion euros ($8 bn) next year in its battle to get its deficit back on track, Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Wednesday.
Power station operator condemns strike threat Posted June 19, 2013 10:42:20 The operator of the Yallourn power station, Energy Australia, has labelled planned industrial action as reckless and disappointing.
Origin stops door-to-door salesOrigin stops door-to-door sales Updated June 19, 2013 16:53:24 Another major energy retailer has announced it will abandon the practice of door-to-door sales.
Ed Balls, shadow chancellor After the global financial crisis and the banking scandals that followed we need cultural change and radical reform to protect taxpayers, rebuild public confidence in the banks and ensure that in future they work to support the wider economy.
Nationally, it found that couples who start a family in their 20s could be saving for a deposit for 12 years - nearly double the time faced by childless couples.
2013 Lions: Welsh chief Lewis wants to discuss profits split Welsh Rugby Union chief Roger Lewis says the home nations need to look at how the money made from the British and Irish Lions tours is divided up.
( BRUSSELS ) - The European Commission opened an in-depth probe on Wednesday to see if state aid given to Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) by Sweden and Denmark conformed to EU rules.
AstraZeneca has suffered another drug trial setback.
( BRUSSELS ) - The European Union does not expect to make any changes to Cyprus's controversial debt bailout despite an appeal by the country's president for an easing of the terms, an EU source said Wednesday.
Cyprus not seeking to renegotiate bailout: government( NICOSIA ) - Cyprus denied on Wednesday that it is trying to wriggle out of bailout commitments after President Nicos Anastasiades wrote a letter to international lenders criticising the terms of the deal.
The rupee recovered by 15 paise to 58.62 against the dollar in early trade today at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on increased selling of the US currency by exporters.
Rio Tinto cuts iron ore staff Updated June 19, 2013 19:22:25 Rio Tinto has restructured its Western Australian iron ore division as the global miner seeks to cut costs from its business.
Rio Tinto rises after Australian job cuts as markets await BernankeAs market nerves grow ahead of the US Federal Reserve announcement later, Rio Tinto has moved higher after job cuts and a broker recommendation.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Japan watchdog formally OKs new safety requirements at nuke plants, paves way for resumption By: The Associated Press Posted: 12:37 AM | Comments: 0 TOKYO - Japan's nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster.
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have denied the charges.
Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasionA Milan court has convicted fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion.
"G8: progress in the fight against tax evasion sums up French business daily Les Echos , at the close of the June 17-18 summit, which saw world leaders reach a very broad consensus on the issue.
Share market rallies ahead of US Fed Reserve decision on stimulus By Justine Parker Posted June 19, 2013 18:22:19 The share market has rallied as investors watch for news on whether the US Federal Reserve will keep printing money to boost the US economy.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION IMF says Spain making progress but calls for urgent action to slash unemployment By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:36 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 7:06 AM MADRID - The International Monetary Fund says recession-wracked Spain is making progress but is urging policymakers both within the country and in Europe to take "urgent action" to slash the country's crippling 27 per cent unemployment rate.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION China's Wanda buys luxury British yacht maker Sunseeker, to develop London hotel project By: The Associated Press Posted: 06/18/2013 11:33 PM | Comments: 0 BEIJING, China - Chinese property and cinema conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group says it is buying British yacht maker Sunseeker and will develop an upmarket London hotel, expanding into the luxury market as part of the latest foray abroad by a major Chinese firm.
Chinese firm to buy British yacht maker SunseekerSunseeker yachts moored in Poole.
Chinese buy UK yacht maker, plan luxury London hotelChinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group is betting big on the British luxury market.
"Today's ballot result shows we have resounding support for all the union's policies.
96 per cent of Royal Mail staff vote 'no' to privatisationThe row threatens to derail the Government's plans for an early flotation of Royal Mail.
Postal workers reject privatisation19 June 2013 Last updated at 16:39 GMT Royal Mail workers vote against privatisation Royal Mail's parcel delivery business has provided a much-needed boost to the company's profits Royal Mail workers have voted strongly against the government's proposals to privatise the postal group.
Fearful of a backlash over surveillance, Facebook, Google and other tech companies deny giving the NSA access to their servers.
Users of the RBI-backed payment network can now use it on select websites for e-commerce The RBI-backed payment network, RuPay, which is widely seen as a domestic alternative to MasterCard and Visa, has been quietly rolled out for e-commerce use by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
( BRUSSELS ) - The European Commission said Wednesday it had raided several companies on suspicion of price fixing on rail cargo services in south-eastern Europe.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Toronto stock market to open little changed ahead of Fed policy statement By: Malcolm Morrison, The Canadian Press Posted: 7:19 AM | Comments: 0 TORONTO - The Toronto stock market headed for a flat open Wednesday as traders hoped the U.S. Federal Reserve will shed some light on what it intends to do about curbing some of its economic stimulus.
Ocado may be in the sights of a number of retail businesses, according to new reports.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Oil filter issue prompts United Airlines 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:44 AM | Comments: 0 SEATTLE - A Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo diverted to Seattle because of an oil filter issue, a United Airlines spokeswoman said.
Reversing early losses, the S&P BSE benchmark Sensex on Wednesday closed 22 points higher on fag-end buying in bluechips including Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank and RIL amid investors awaiting the outcome of the two-day Federal Reserve meeting in the US.
Japan extended a string of trade deficits in May, official data shows, as the country's import costs rose on the weak yen, but shipments to the United States and China soared.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Asia markets mostly down as investors await Fed meeting's results By: Youkyung Lee, The Associated Press Posted: 12:04 AM | Comments: 0 SEOUL, South Korea - Asian markets were mostly lower Wednesday as investors waited for an update on the U.S. economy from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Twitter chat: Why Africa's a brighter light than the BRICs By Ivana Kottasova, Irene Chapple and Lauren Said-Moorhouse , CNN June 19, 2013 -- Updated 1041 GMT (1841 HKT) Part of complete coverage on April 22, 2013 -- Updated 0647 GMT (1447 HKT) Twitter resumes -- or "twesumes" -- have been touted as the best way for social media-savvy types to snag a dream job.
To develop a Rs.600-crore standalone container handling facility Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), Mumbai, on Wednesday, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nhava Sheva Gateway Terminal, a subsidiary of Dubai-based DP World, to develop a Rs.600-crore standalone container handling facility on a 27-hectare plot at JN Port container terminal.
The BSE benchmark Sensex on Wednesday fell for the second straight day by losing nearly 62 points in early trade on sustained selling by funds amid a mixed trend in other Asian markets.
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The Bank of England governor, Sir Mervyn King.
BoE votes 6-3 against stimulus move19 June 2013 Last updated at 10:25 GMT Bank of England votes 6-3 against increasing QE Sir Mervyn has voted at every meeting of the MPC since it was set up in 1997 Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King was outvoted again at his final meeting of the Bank's rate-setting committee, minutes show.
New York-based GateGuru offers users airport restaurant and store tips, gate locations and weather forecasts, as well as estimates of security waiting times and real-time flight information.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION From Canada to the Netherlands: A look at Netflix's international expansion By: The Associated Press Posted: 06/18/2013 11:05 PM | Comments: 0 Netflix Inc. got its start renting DVDs through the mail in the U.S. during the late 1990s and added Internet video streaming in 2007.
Netflix to expand to Netherlands, its 41st country, later this year.The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Netflix to expand to Netherlands, its 41st country, later this year.
Trying to reverse years of losses, Alcatel-Lucent has unveiled another survival plan.
Niger delta residents pass a burning Shell oil pipeline as they evacuate their homes by boat in December 2005.
New Zealand shares fell after an online rival to Sky Network Television emerged with the rights to English football and network operator Chorus led a decline in companies sold down by offshore investors.
Australian share market rises By Pat McGrath Updated June 19, 2013 15:02:17 Gains in resources stocks have helped the Australian share market to stay in positive territory today, but trade has been mixed among the banks.
GrainCorp suitor quizzed on past Updated June 19, 2013 18:05:47 The US agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland has been forced to confront a history of alleged price-fixing and market-rigging as its seeks to win regulatory approval for its controversial takeover of GrainCorp ADM has encountered intense questioning from a Senate estimates committee amid concerns that the $3 billion deal would put a foreign stranglehold on grain storage and infrastructure.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION AP President Pruitt accuses DOJ of rule violations in phone records case; source intimidation By: Jennifer C. Kerr, The Associated Press Posted: 12:25 PM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 12:55 PM WASHINGTON - The Justice Department violated its own rules when it secretly seized records for thousands of phone calls to and from journalists for The Associated Press as part of a leak investigation, the head of the company said Wednesday.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India has declined by six per cent to USD 5.47 billion during January-March quarter of the current calendar year even as government is making efforts to promote the country as an investment destination.
"Development of profitability" remains a "work in progress", added JD Sports.
A spokeswoman said: "Typically younger drivers will purchase a lower value car and in the past would have insured this under a third party policy as this used to be the cheapest option.
PNG under strain to tackle drug resistant tuberculosis Kate Arnott Updated June 19, 2013 23:08:25 Drug resistant tuberculosis is placing a significant strain on Papua New Guinea's poorly resourced health system.
( BRUSSELS ) - The EU executive on Wednesday imposed a fine of 93.8 million euros on Danish pharma firm Lundbeck for colluding with generics producers a decade ago to delay the sale of a cheap version of a popular anti-depressant.
EU fines drugmakers over 'pay-for-delay'Nine drugmakers have been fined by EU competition regulators for blocking a cheaper anti-depressant medicine from coming to the market.
European aerospace and defense group EADS is considering selling parts of its defense activities under efforts to boost profitability, CEO Tom Enders has said.
'Dangerous' prank disrupts pilots' radio frequency at Broken Hill Airport By Jack Marx and Cherie McDonald Updated June 19, 2013 12:51:26 Pilots say radio hooligans are jeopardising aircraft safety around Broken Hill airport.
Last week, a report revealed that female graduates 'expect to earn less than men', prompting concerns they are 'less ambitious'.
Millions spent as revival of Muja power station stalls Posted June 19, 2013 15:02:17 The State Opposition is calling on the government to explain why it has spent $250 million on a failed attempt to revive the mothballed Muja power station.
Canada's largest grocer is trying out a new discount small-store format in a bid to attract more customers in urban areas.
Gold prices fell by Rs 80 to Rs 28,400 per ten grams here on Wednesday due to slackened demand amid a weak global trend.
( BUCHAREST ) - Romania will sell a 10 percent stake in Nuclearelectrica, the company that operates a nuclear power plant in Cernavoda, the government said Wednesday.
Telstra review prompts overhaul of asbestos training program for pit workers Updated June 19, 2013 20:38:24 Telstra has released damning findings from a review of its contractors who remove asbestos from its telecommunications pits.
The vehicle is priced at Rs.3.06 cr ex-showroom Maharashtra To commemorate its 50th anniversary, Italian super sports car manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini launched a limited edition of its model Gallardo LP550-2 in India with an ex-showroom Maharashtra price of Rs.3.06 crore.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Ugandan businessman Andrew Rugasira is the founder of Good African Coffee The company roasts, packs and markets coffee for local and international supermarkets It splits profits 50:50 with its network of thousands of farmers Rugasira's message is that the future of Africa lies in trade, not aid (CNN) -- Tired of seeing developed nations take the lion's share of profits from his countrymen's coffee crop, Ugandan businessman Andrew Rugasira decided back in 2003 that it was time for a new business arrangement.
Critics described the letter as a pledge of allegiance and is reported to have been written during the 2007 French Presidential campaign, when she held a relatively minor post.
BT already offers Sky Sports 1 and 2 to its 800,000 BT Vision customers.
BSkyB investigated over BT claim it is withholding Sky Sports packageBT has complained that BSkyB is withholding its Sky Sports package, which includes live Premier League games.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Statoil assessing offshore oil discovery 500 km northeast of St. John's, N.L.
Compulsory third party premiums set to fall Updated June 19, 2013 16:28:33 Canberra motorists may soon have cheaper compulsory third party premiums as three more insurers enter the ACT market.
BAE Systems is climbing higher on optimism at the Paris air show and talk of a renewed tie-up with EADS.
The MP said that regulators, particularly the Financial Conduct Authority, needed to do more to prevent senior executives who had failed at one bank taking jobs at another.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Porsche, GMC top survey of vehicle quality; overall scores hit by glitches with tech features By: The Associated Press Posted: 12:02 PM | Comments: 0 DETROIT - Porsche is the top performer in an annual survey of new vehicle quality.
Imperial Oil is closing its refinery in Dartmouth and converting it into a marine terminal.
Inflation rose to 2.7% in May , meaning savers face a struggle to protect the value of their money from being eroded.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Time to heal business confidence, consumers have done their part, says Poloz By: The Canadian Press Posted: 11:33 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 1:46 PM BURLINGTON, Ont.
If you impress a customer by resolving their complaint, they are likely to reward you with loyalty.
The rupee recovered 6 paise against the dollar on Wednesday ahead of a decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve on continuing its stimulus package to prop up economy.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint; path open for Softbank takeover of wireless carrier By: The Associated Press Posted: 06/18/2013 8:13 PM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 06/18/2013 11:56 PM ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's Softbank.
Dish abandons bid for Sprint Nextel19 June 2013 Last updated at 07:59 GMT Dish Network abandons bid for Sprint Nextel Dish said it would now focus efforts on its bid for Clearwire, another wireless network operator US satellite TV operator Dish Network has said it will not submit a revised bid for Sprint Nextel, the third-largest mobile provider in the US.
Softbank sole bidder for Sprint after Dish pulls outSoftBank's Tokyo-listed shares closed 4.2pc higher at 5,460 yen on Wednesday.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Bold moves have made Tina Brown one of the most influential magazine editors of a generation She ended print-run of Newsweek, making it an all digital magazine alongside news website The Daily Beast Can she continue her magazine success in a digital media world?
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Barclays bank HQ in Canary Wharf, London.
'If Eco continues unabated, householders up and down the country could face higher prices in order to finance this well-intentioned but flawed scheme.
Embattled entrepreneur Nathan Tinkler has sold about half of his stake in miner Whitehaven Coal.
Tinkler sells down Whitehaven Coal stakeNathan Tinkler sells down stake in Whitehaven Coal By Pat McGrath Updated June 19, 2013 15:50:15 Former mining billionaire Nathan Tinkler is selling his stake in Whitehaven Coal less than a year after abandoning a takeover bid for the company.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION FedEx 4Q profit down, international customers choose cheaper service amid low-growth economy By: David Koenig, The Associated Press Posted: 7:10 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 7:51 AM DALLAS - FedEx Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit fell 45 per cent as international customers traded down to less-expensive delivery options.
Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant operator TEPCO says "very high" levels of radioactive strontium-90 have been found in groundwater, two years after reactor meltdowns.
Clive Palmer's nickel firm drops Townsville basketball sponsorship By Natalie Poyhonen Updated June 19, 2013 15:15:46 The Townsville Fire basketball team says it is urgently seeking a major sponsor after losing the support of Clive Palmer's business, Queensland Nickel.
Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION Consumers buy new, cheaper cameras instead of fixing existing ones By: Murray McNeill Posted: 1:00 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 7:07 AM | Updates KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Enlarge Image Precision Camera Repair owner Victor Martens is closing his shop because people would sooner buy a new camera than fix an old one.
Prairie Pulp & Paper gets foothold in U.S.Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION Prairie Pulp & Paper gets foothold in U.S. By: Martin Cash Posted: 1:00 AM | Comments: 0 SUBMITTED PHOTO Enlarge Image Actor Woody Harrelson (left) and Jeff Golfman are partners in Prairie Pulp & Paper Inc. of Winnipeg.
Automobile major Tata Motors, on Wednesday, unveiled its new customer-focused strategy to put its passenger vehicle business back on track.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Aerolia selects Mirabel airport as site to build its fuselage plant By: The Canadian Press Posted: 11:47 AM | Comments: 0 MONTREAL - Aerolia has selected the industrial park at Mirabel airport as the site for a fuselage aerostructures plant that will do work for some of Bombardier's business jets.
Mirabel to house new $9.5M fuselage assembly plantAerolia has selected the industrial park at Mirabel airport as the site for a fuselage aerostructures plant that will assemble parts for some of Bombardier's business jets.
The Hindu India's Rupee plunged an all time low of Rs.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Top performing models in 2013 auto quality survey By: The Associated Press Posted: 12:46 PM | Comments: 0 J.D.
Brand rankings in 2013 quality surveyThe Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Brand rankings in 2013 quality survey By: The Associated Press Posted: 12:49 PM | Comments: 0 J.D.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Southern Calif.-based burger chain Johnny Rockets sold to private equity firm By: The Associated Press Posted: 06/18/2013 10:56 PM | Comments: 0 ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - Johnny Rockets, the Southern California-based burger chain with 1950s flair, has been sold to a private equity firm that targets underperforming and specialty companies.
A measure of future economic growth has improved because of a rise in company profits and share prices in the early part of thia year.
Bharti Airtel, on Wednesday, said it would invest an additional $125 million in African country Gabon.
Chinese telecom giant Huawei vows to catch up with its more popular rivals Apple and Samsung, unveiling its newest phone for the first time.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Consumers' demands changing media and entertainment companies: global survey By: LuAnn LaSalle, The Canadian Press Posted: 6:26 AM | Comments: 0 MONTREAL - Consumer use of technology is transforming media and entertainment companies with almost 60 per cent of their revenues expected to come from digital sources by 2015, a new global survey says.
Orascom Telecom Holding announced Wednesday that it is pulling back its application to acquire full control of Wind Mobile Canada, in which it already held a partial interest.
Adelaide clothing retailer Trims goes into liquidation Updated June 19, 2013 14:18:41 Adelaide clothing retailer Trims has gone into liquidation, after being in business since 1937.
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), on Wednesday, proposed to allow insurers to hedge their interest rate risks with long-term financial derivative instruments, including forward rate agreements and interest rate swaps.
Practical half-day courses from the Guardian on sustainability communications, brand, collaboration and leadership.
US president Barack Obama has formally announced the beginning of negotiations with the Taliban aimed at achieving a lasting peace in Afghanistan.
Karzai suspends crucial security talks with US in row over new Taliban office Posted June 19, 2013 21:42:36 Afghanistan's government has suspended negotiations with the US over a bilateral security deal, a day after America announced it will hold talks with the Taliban.
Barack Obama meets Angela Merkel in Berlin Posted June 19, 2013 23:03:39 US president Barack Obama and German chancellor Angela Merkel give a joint press conference on June 19, 2013 at the Chancellery in Berlin.
Julian Assange, left, and Ecuador's foreign minister Ricardo Patino inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London this week.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fears US arrest, may stay in Ecuadorian embassyWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fears US arrest, may stay in Ecuadorian embassy Posted June 19, 2013 20:44:53 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorian embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault claims against him because he fears arrest on the order of the United States.
An average of 23,000 people were forced to leave their homes and seek protection every day in 2012.
New refugees numbers rising: UNHCRAn average of 23,000 people were forced to leave their homes and seek protection every day in 2012.
Letter of Support for Demonstrators in Turkey by CUPE 3903 The Executive Committee of Local 3903 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3903) declares ourselves in solidarity with the demonstrators throughout the Republic of Turkey.
Partial Summary When will David Speers (Sky News 19 June 2013) stop giving a partial summary of question time in the House of Representatives.
Court told street preachers' dispute with Adelaide City Council settled Updated June 19, 2013 13:23:58 A lengthy legal dispute appears to have been settled between Adelaide City Council and a group of street preachers.
30 May 2013 | Over the last several decades longitudinal household panel surveys have become essential elements of the social science infrastructure in Europe, the UK, North America, Asia and Australia.
19 June 2013 | Abstract: Despite the signing of a comprehensive free trade agreement between New Zealand and China and significantly deepening trade relations, there exists a discernable lag in the investment relationship between the two countries.
South Australian courts cutting back regional circuits to save money Updated June 19, 2013 15:01:02 There are to be cutbacks on court circuits for regional South Australia to save money.
19 June 2013 | This study finds that the availability of labour for housing construction is not a contributor to poor housing affordability in Victoria or Queensland.
Luke McGreevy is the winner of the Lowy Institute's undergraduate op-ed competition.
This week saw the US and EU agree to launch talks on what has been described as potentially the 'biggest bilateral trade deal in history .
The triumphant Socceroos have celebrated booking a place in next year's World Cup in Brazil with hundreds of fans in Sydney on Wednesday.
Clive Palmer reveals South Australian candidates for federal election Updated June 19, 2013 14:46:10 Clive Palmer has visited Adelaide to announce the South Australian candidates for his Palmer United Party for the coming federal election.
The Australian Defence Force is continuing its investigation into two Facebook pages that demean women.
This symposium will discuss the ideas and concepts raised in the book Locating Television: Zones of Consumption (2013) by Anna Cristina Pertierra and Graeme Turner.
Treasurer Wayne Swan says the G8's commitment to tax information exchange will support fairer tax regimes around the world.
When visitors come to the Turner from the Tate exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, the experience is to travel through time and space to early 19th century Britain.
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Coal & Coal Seam Gas 'Water Trigger' amendment passes both Australian Houses of Parliament despite Coalition attempts to cripple itNorth Coast Voices Comments Policy When making comment defamatory statements, racist remarks, hate speech, incitement to violence, gratuitous insults, obscenities and active matters before the courts should be avoided.
Melanesian Spearhead Group annual meeting gets underway Updated June 19, 2013 16:35:19 The independence movement in Indonesia's Papua province is still hopeful Melanesian Spearhead Group leaders will support bid for membership when they meet today.
Job ads on the internet rose 0.2 per cent in May, according to new figures from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
Peter Reith has a must-read piece on the local government referendum.
Find More Stories 19 June 2013 A night in Istanbul: democracy is under threat Be first to comment Lisa Morrow As the unrest continues in Turkey, Lisa Morrow provides an update of the situation in Istanbul.
Writing recently for the online news and entertainment website Salon, the American left-wing public commentator Michael Lind asked a question that has left political commentators abuzz.
The Reserve Bank is looking at ways to bring regulatory oversight to the country's payment systems, in what is an otherwise sound financial system, the bank's head of prudential supervision Toby Fiennes says.
Debate shut down on referral of Greg Pearce to ICAC By state political reporter Sarah Gerathy Updated June 19, 2013 18:39:05 The New South Wales Government has used its numbers to shut down debate on whether parliament should refer the Finance Minister Greg Pearce to the ICAC.
The issue of abortion roared back into the national debate with Julia Gillard warning that, in a Tony Abbott-led Australia, abortion would "again become the political plaything of men who think they know better".
Torture, not treatment: Guantanamo Bay detainees have been force fed using this kit.
New data suggests the Australian economy will be growing at an above trend pace heading into 2014, building on its outperformance of leading economies.
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New coal seam gas or large coal projects that could affect water supplies will be subjected to stricter checks, under new federal laws.
19 June 2013 | Abstract: Although there are already a range of energy monitoring and automation systems available in the market that target residential homes, mostly with the aim of reducing their total energy consumption, very few of these systems are directly concerned with how those energy savings are actually made.
Reader Peter Frank recommends this Spiegel analysis of the proposed US-EU free trade agreement, which contains estimates that such a deal would cost Australia 52,000 jobs and result in 7.4% decline in Australia's per capita income.
Seat profile by Jan Bowman 19 June 2013 From the well-to-do apartment blocks of Kangaroo Point and the entertainment and culture hub of South Brisbane to the tin and timber Queenslanders of East Brisbane, Coorparoo and Greenslopes, Griffith is a diverse inner city electorate with a sitting member who may have the highest profile of any election candidate.
I have a comment awaiting moderation for Catallaxy, where Julie Novak has attempted to answer the question "why are there no libertarian countries": * Julie may well have read of this article elsewhere (it was getting a lot of publicity in the US), but I was the first to raise it at Catallaxy in an open thread some days ago.
18 June 2013 | The Australasian Consumer Fraud Task Force has conducted a range of fraud prevention and awareness raising activities since 2006.
The Drum Wednesday 19 June Posted June 19, 2013 22:33:22 On The Drum, will the Government's 457 visa laws make it through Parliament?
Find More Stories 19 June 2013 What it says about us when we leave bodies in the sea Be first to comment Michael Jensen We can receive insight into the living by looking at how they treat the dead.
Australian Lehman Brothers creditors may face long wait for cash Updated June 19, 2013 15:57:22 Australian councils, charities and churches that lost hundreds of millions of dollars through products marketed by the local subsidiary of failed US investment bank Lehman Brothers may have to wait up to two more years to get their money back.
For the first time this week, a new weekly post compiling for you the latest aid and development links from around the world.
Speculation over who will lead Labor to the September federal election is expected to continue.
AMP Capital Investors (New Zealand), the local unit of the Australian wealth manager, posted a 34 percent jump in fee income last year as it benefited from funds taken over from Axa Asia Pacific and improving market values.
Yesterday at the rally outside Parlaiment House superbly hosted by Alan Jones some 150 or so attendees listened for three hours (a sign of the times is that GetUp managed to recruit 700 Canberra sheep mainly public servants to rally in favour of wind farms).
Businesses are closing in Australia at a record rate, with more than one going to the wall every hour of the day, the Liberal Party says.
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Australia has more than 1500 troops in Afghanistan but most are set to come home by year's end, with the closure of the main base at Tarin Kowt and transfer of security responsibility to Afghanistan Forces.
Smith spells out post-2013 Afghan missionAustralia has more than 1500 troops in Afghanistan but most are set to come home by year's end, with the closure of the main base at Tarin Kowt and transfer of security responsibility to Afghanistan Forces.
Commissioner calls for end to alcohol advertising during live sport Updated June 19, 2013 16:28:33 The West Australian Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan has launched an attack on the liquor industry at a forum in Canberra today.
Adrian Bayley has begun his life prison sentence for the rape and murder of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher.
Australia as Poster Child for the New Market Monetarism?
Tasmanian former politician Michael Hodgman has died aged 74.
Hodgman remembered as political giantTasmanian former politician Michael Hodgman has died aged 74.
31 December 2012 | Developers of this report worked with government departments, academic experts, and funding agencies and representatives from all four nations in the UK to examine the best procedures and mechanisms to make administrative data available for research safely.
The world economy explained with two cows SOCIALISM You have 2 cows.
The federal government has backed continued financial support for the car industry as Holden grapples with cutting $40 million in annual costs to keep its Australian operations afloat.
Patients will remain in the dark about whether their treating doctors receive payments from pharmaceutical companies that could influence prescribing habits, after a bill aimed at increasing transparency ground to a halt on Monday.
Coal seam gas and large coal developments will face greater scrutiny under federal laws designed to ensure new mining projects don't put water reservoirs at risk.
Find More Stories 19 June 2013 Lessons for Rudd from the Great Gatsby Be first to comment Paul Karp Kevin Rudd's quest for redemption could fail for the same reason as Jay Gatsby's does; he asks for too much, a restoration so total as to be impossible, writes Paul Karp.
Dougal Robinson is a Lowy Institute defence intern.
When Jill Meagher "crossed paths with evil" her future was snatched away.
No outrage, just sadness: Meagher's familyWhen Jill Meagher "crossed paths with evil" her future was snatched away.
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has denied more public sector job cuts.
Boring is the new sexy: NSW treasurerNSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has denied more public sector job cuts.
19 April 2013 | Abstract: Gleaning, when adopted as an attitude and an action, is useful in seeing and utilising the value in what has been cast aside.
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TV rights for the next two Summer Olympic Games are likely be sold as a bundle, Nine's boss says.
One of the great, untapped natural resources for creating renewable energy is from the tides.
Former WA premier Brian Burke and stockbroker to stand trial on insider trading charges Updated June 19, 2013 14:36:50 Former Western Australian premier Brian Burke has been committed to stand trial on insider trading charges.
Ex-WA premier faces insider trading trialBrian Burke was back in court on Wednesday, pleading not guilty to insider trading charges that were laid after the CCC tapped his phone.
A violent attack by someone who is mentally ill quickly grabs the headlines.
People smuggling and counter-terrorism will be discussed when Prime Minister Julia Gillard meets Indonesia's president next month.
Mr Combet said preselection was a gift of any political party and not a personal right.
Labor needs renewing: CombetMr Combet said preselection was a gift of any political party and not a personal right.
19 June 2013 | Abstract: This thesis seeks to explore how information technology is being used to engage people in social movements, which may both have a diverse support base and be spontaneous, to rally active supporters around a set of shared goals.
Scientists want to identify what makes up the odour of rotting corpses to help train sniffer dogs.
Nothing but life in jail will suffice for Adrian Ernest Bayley's savage rape and murder of Jill Meagher, a judge says.
Bayley gets life, family says justice doneNothing can bring Jill Meagher back, but her family can say justice has been done.
Justice done in Bayley sentence: familyNothing can bring Jill Meagher back, but her family can say justice has been done.
A federal government plan to give councils an extra $150 million in infrastructure funding supports the case for constitutional recognition of local government, the sector says.
A man has been charged over the racially motivated assault of a 22-year-old man at Ballarat in Victoria earlier this month.
Of course, confirming that the Labor politicians who are still fighting the war for a Rudd return are not quite right in the head, Doug Cameron and Kim Carr have lined up to pretty directly condemn Gillard for seeing that Crossin loses her job.
The voice is an important tool which we use to communicate and express ourselves.
We live in a world where digital information is exploding.
In the past few days, a great deal of media attention has been paid to Leanne Rowe , a Tasmanian woman who has lived eight years with a French accent she acquired after a car accident.
About Virtual Quilter I am a quilter who designs many more quilts than I will ever make, and I am sharing one quilt design every day in Virtual Quilter.
States gearing up against local government referendum | FreedomwatchAbout Virtual Quilter I am a quilter who designs many more quilts than I will ever make, and I am sharing one quilt design every day in Virtual Quilter.
Abetz on equal funding for the local government referendum | FreedomwatchAbout Virtual Quilter I am a quilter who designs many more quilts than I will ever make, and I am sharing one quilt design every day in Virtual Quilter.
Scott Morrison MP, Federal Member for Cook.About Virtual Quilter I am a quilter who designs many more quilts than I will ever make, and I am sharing one quilt design every day in Virtual Quilter.
Common property issues on the Yangtze I posted recently on the environmental problems at Yueyang and Dongting Lake.
The Egyptian asylum seeker Sayed Abdellatif has commented publicly for the first time since he found himself at the centre of a political storm about national security, in an exclusive statement to Guardian Australia.
Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York; So.
18 June 2013 | This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre's (AUSTRAC) arrangements for processing financial intelligence, to assist domestic partner agencies and international counterparts in their operations and investigations.
The Australian Greens have slammed the design and management of the recent $45 million Tasmanian forest contractor exit program after the release today of a Senate inquiry report into the program.
Cow cocky 'unbecoming' says NT politician Updated June 19, 2013 15:44:22 Maybe it was a misunderstanding, or is the term "cow cocky" too rude for parliament?
The challenge for those who write for The Australian is to find new ways to criticise the Federal Labor Government and Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, expressed his disappointment at the Labor and Liberal parties blocking debate in the Federal Parliament on enhancing the Bass Strait Freight Equalisation Scheme.
28 May 2013 | Abstract: Authentic education is presented in this paper from a multidisciplinary perspective; it is viewed and discussed mainly from the perspectives of psychology, pedagogy, neuroscience and machine learning.
Kieran Loveridge, 19, was charged with murder after he fatally king hit Mr Kelly in Sydney's King's Cross last year, but was allowed to plead guilty to the lesser charge on Tuesday.
DPP called on to explain Kelly downgradeThe DPP is being called on to explain why it allowed the man who killed Thomas Kelly in Kings Cross to plead guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter.
By Dick Gross , University of Melbourne ; Maurizio Toscano , University of Melbourne , and Paul Carter , University of Melbourne The old-fashioned approach to recycling in which consumers pay a redeemable deposit on drink containers is popular among all kinds of people, from Greenpeace members to traditional Coalition voters.
Yunupingu, an Aboriginal elder, educator and 1992 Australian of the Year, died aged 56 at his home in the small town of Yirrkala on June 2.
Authorities are investigating whether a recent legionnaires' disease outbreak at a major Brisbane hospital is linked to a 2011 death.
Legionnaires' probe looks at fourth caseAuthorities are investigating whether a recent legionnaires' disease outbreak at a major Brisbane hospital is linked to a 2011 death.
Legionnaires' probe looks at past caseAuthorities are investigating whether a recent legionnaires' disease outbreak at a major Brisbane hospital is linked to a 2011 death.
This week Greens Senator Larissa Waters proposed significant amendments to the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.
Michelle de Kretser (AAP) This year's Miles Franklin award-winning novel, Michelle de Kretser's Questions of Travel, is hailed as a "rich and ambitious work" that explores many of Australia's big political and cultural issues.
Miles Franklin winner 'rich and ambitious'Michelle de Kretser (AAP) This year's Miles Franklin award-winning novel, Michelle de Kretser's Questions of Travel, is hailed as a "rich and ambitious work" that explores many of Australia's big political and cultural issues.
Miles Franklin winner's work 'rich and ambitious'Michelle de Kretser (AAP) This year's Miles Franklin award-winning novel, Michelle de Kretser's Questions of Travel, is hailed as a "rich and ambitious work" that explores many of Australia's big political and cultural issues.
Some Telstra contractors have been found to have participated only in basic asbestos awareness and competency training, the telco says.
19 June 2013 | This paper reviews the sequence of events leading up to terrorist attacks, in particular, the tasks that must be undertaken, being target selection, weapons acquisition, surveillance and implementation.
Impressive June 19, 2013 by blue milk Always amazes me those parents who use their precious Facebook time in the evenings to post on the school Facebook page.
Independent senator Nick Xenophon says an investigation should be launched into the emergency landing of a Virgin flight at Mildura.
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19 June 2013 | In 1984, George Orwell imagined a world in which surveillance technology was used only by dictators.
Serena Williams: this is so many shades of wrong.
Readers may be aware that one of my major activities is my role as Chair of Australia21 , an independent non-profit organisation whose core purpose is multidisciplinary research and inquiry on issues of strategic importance to Australia in the 21st century.
27 May 2013 | This project seeks to understand the type of experiences people have, and the extent and nature of material that people experience that is racist or vilifying.
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Video Security Detail Handed Over in Afghanistan Ex-Microsoft Exec Plans Marijuana Brand Latest Drone Strike: Top Taliban Figure Killed?
Despite the seemingly permanent state of partisan rancour that has permeated the precinct for the last few weeks, an eleventh hour outpouring of all-party agreement allowed MPs to speed through the last few items of legislative business on the government's agenda in record time before heading home for the summer a full three days before the parliamentary calendar officially ran out.
If you accept that talking is better than shooting, then it should be good news that leaders of the G8 counties agreed in Ireland to press for talks to end the Syrian conflict.
One week after defeating Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's attempt to open MPs' expenses to public scrutiny, the NDP has won approval for a proposal of its own.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Greek coalition parties back in talks to end TV crisis; state broadcaster remains off air By: Derek Gatopoulos, The Associated Press Posted: 7:12 AM | Comments: 0 ATHENS, Greece - Greece's governing coalition parties are to meet for a second time in three days to try and end a political crisis triggered by the closure of state broadcaster ERT.
WASHINGTON - There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Price of oil rises near $99 as traders await comments by US central bank chief Ben Bernanke By: Pamela Sampson, The Associated Press Posted: 5:22 AM | Comments: 0 BANGKOK - The price of oil rose Wednesday, before the conclusion of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
A flurry of sudden deal-making has sprung MPs from a grumpy House of Commons a few days early.
TRENTON, N.J. - If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, more-expensive treatments, researchers conclude.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION IMF says Spain making progress but calls for urgent action to slash unemployment By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:36 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 7:06 AM MADRID - The International Monetary Fund says recession-wracked Spain is making progress but is urging policymakers both within the country and in Europe to take "urgent action" to slash the country's crippling 27 per cent unemployment rate.
Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION Canada helped U.S. spy on other countries: documents By: Staff Writer Posted: 1:00 AM | Comments: 0 OTTAWA -- Leaked documents suggest Canada helped the United States and Britain spy on participants at the London G20 summit four years ago.
All but lost amid last night's flurry of last-minute legislative fast tracking was the government's tacit admission that it has officially abandoned its attempt to strip the citizenship of dual nationals convicted of acts of terrorism -- at least, for now.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings, 33, dies in car accident By: Shaya Tayefe Mohajer, The Associated Press Posted: 06/18/2013 7:52 PM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 06/18/2013 11:01 PM LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top U.S. army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Bombardier wins US$297 million aircraft order from Nigerian carrier Arik Air By: The Canadian Press Posted: 11:57 AM | Comments: 0 PARIS - Bombardier says it has won an order from Nigerian carrier Arik Air for seven commercial aircraft valued at US$297 million.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION China's Wanda buys luxury British yacht maker Sunseeker, to develop London hotel project By: The Associated Press Posted: 06/18/2013 11:33 PM | Comments: 0 BEIJING, China - Chinese property and cinema conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group says it is buying British yacht maker Sunseeker and will develop an upmarket London hotel, expanding into the luxury market as part of the latest foray abroad by a major Chinese firm.
A bill that would ban the wearing of masks during a riot or unlawful assembly and carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence with a conviction of the offence is scheduled to become law today.
Video Australian Begins Cuba-US Swim, Braving Sharks Sentence Goes on for Foreign Detainees in Bagram America's toughest sheriff Video scandal: what we saw For almost two years as he sat in a Havana prison awaiting trial on corruption charges, North York businessman Sarkis Yacoubian held out hope that by collaborating with the Cuban authorities and fingering a wide web of foreign and domestic corporate intrigue, he would get some leniency.
Half of status First Nations children in Canada live in poverty, a troubling figure that jumps to nearly two-thirds in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, says a newly released report.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Japan watchdog formally OKs new safety requirements at nuke plants, paves way for resumption By: The Associated Press Posted: 12:37 AM | Comments: 0 TOKYO - Japan's nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster.
MONTREAL -- Montreal has had its second scandal-provoked mayoral resignation in less than a year, with an arrest and criminal charges leading to the departure Tuesday of its interim city-hall boss.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Oil filter issue prompts United Airlines 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:44 AM | Comments: 0 SEATTLE - A Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo diverted to Seattle because of an oil filter issue, a United Airlines spokeswoman said.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Asia markets mostly down as investors await Fed meeting's results By: Youkyung Lee, The Associated Press Posted: 12:04 AM | Comments: 0 SEOUL, South Korea - Asian markets were mostly lower Wednesday as investors waited for an update on the U.S. economy from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION RBC takes more optimistic view of Canadian economy, raises growth forecast By: David Paddon, The Canadian Press Posted: 7:13 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 7:49 AM TORONTO - Canada's growth outlook appears to be stronger than previously thought, thanks to an improving trade picture and the strength of corporate balance sheets, economists at the Royal Bank of Canada said Wednesday.
Less than a week after Tories attacked NDP Leader Tom Mulcair for failing to stop for the RCMP on Parliament Hill, Conservative MP Eve Adams was caught and fined by security for talking on her cellphone as she drove through a checkpoint.
Maybe you need some demographic information before you start a small business.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION From Canada to the Netherlands: A look at Netflix's international expansion By: The Associated Press Posted: 06/18/2013 11:05 PM | Comments: 0 Netflix Inc. got its start renting DVDs through the mail in the U.S. during the late 1990s and added Internet video streaming in 2007.
Netflix to expand to Netherlands, its 41st country, later this year.The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Netflix to expand to Netherlands, its 41st country, later this year.
Here at Maclean's, we appreciate the written word.
30,000 people homeless on a given night, first-ever national tally suggestsThe Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION 30,000 people homeless on a given night, first-ever national tally suggests By: Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press Posted: 9:02 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 9:16 AM OTTAWA - Homelessness in Canada affects about 200,000 people every year and comes with a $7 billion price tag, the first-ever national report on the issue has found.
WASHINGTON - Worry and speculation have consumed investors since Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to Congress last month about the Federal Reserve's drive to keep long-term interest rates at record lows.
Toronto stock market to open little changed ahead of Fed policy statementThe Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Toronto stock market to open little changed ahead of Fed policy statement By: Malcolm Morrison, The Canadian Press Posted: 7:19 AM | Comments: 0 TORONTO - The Toronto stock market headed for a flat open Wednesday as traders hoped the U.S. Federal Reserve will shed some light on what it intends to do about curbing some of its economic stimulus.
Bob Rae, who served as interim Liberal leader following the party's disastrous showing in the 2011 election, is stepping down as an MP, CBC News has learned.
Toronto MP, former Liberal leader Bob Rae resigning House of Commons seatThe Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Toronto MP, former Liberal leader Bob Rae resigning House of Commons seat By: Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press Posted: 10:00 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 11:08 AM OTTAWA - Bob Rae, a fixture on Canada's political scene for more than three decades, is giving up his seat in the House of Commons in order to devote himself to work on behalf of First Nations in northern Ontario.
MPs take stock as they wrap up Commons' spring sittingThe NDP and Liberals held their final caucus meetings this morning before leaving Ottawa for the summer after MPs voted unanimously last night to wrap up the spring sitting of Parliament.
Bob Rae resigns as MP: Key events in his life and careerOTTAWA - Former Liberal interim leader Bob Rae is leaving politics in order to devote himself to work on behalf of First Nations in northern Ontario.
The central bank will keep its focus trained squarely on keeping inflation in check, Stephen Poloz said in his first public remarks since being named governor of the Bank of Canada.
Time to heal business confidence, consumers have done their part, says PolozThe Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Time to heal business confidence, consumers have done their part, says Poloz By: The Canadian Press Posted: 11:33 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 1:46 PM BURLINGTON, Ont.
Time to heal business confidence, consumers have done their part, says PolozThe Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Time to heal business confidence, consumers have done their part, says Poloz By: The Canadian Press Posted: 11:33 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 1:46 PM BURLINGTON, Ont.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION AP President Pruitt accuses DOJ of rule violations in phone records case; source intimidation By: Jennifer C. Kerr, The Associated Press Posted: 12:25 PM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 12:55 PM WASHINGTON - The Justice Department violated its own rules when it secretly seized records for thousands of phone calls to and from journalists for The Associated Press as part of a leak investigation, the head of the company said Wednesday.
High praise for the Barrie Advance Here at Maclean's, we appreciate the written word.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Quebec pro-independence party Option Nationale loses its founder, leader By: The Canadian Press Posted: 10:20 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 10:58 AM MONTREAL - Quebec's upstart pro-independence party has lost its founding leader.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Porsche, GMC top survey of vehicle quality; overall scores hit by glitches with tech features By: The Associated Press Posted: 12:02 PM | Comments: 0 DETROIT - Porsche is the top performer in an annual survey of new vehicle quality.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Ashley Smith's self-strangulation not always dangerous, manager tells inquest By: Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press Posted: 11:49 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 1:21 PM TORONTO - Senior managers agreed that intervening every time a teen inmate tied a ligature around her neck was unnecessary because she was not always in immediate danger, an inquest into her death heard Wednesday.
Video Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and Councillor Doug Ford arrive at CFRB 1010 for radio show Guns, cash seized in Project Traveller Ford brushes off journalists with 'thick skulls' Massive Police raid in Toronto Premier Kathleen Wynne has not spoken to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford since his crack video scandal erupted last month and she is worried about strained relations between the province and the city.
Indiegogo defends campaign for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's alleged crack videoThe Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Indiegogo defends campaign for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's alleged crack video By: Michael Oliveira, The Canadian Press Posted: 7:12 AM | Comments: 0 TORONTO - A campaign that raised $200,000 dollars to purchase an alleged video appearing to show Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack was a "beautiful example" of the fundraising power of the Internet, says the website that hosted the controversial crusade.
With two helicopter sling rescues in the last week, officials in Banff National Park are reminding people to be prepared when they are heading into the wilderness.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Hungary accuses ex-Canadian citizen, 98, of Nazi-era war crimes against Jews By: Pablo Gorondi, The Associated Press Posted: 06/18/2013 3:20 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 06/18/2013 8:31 PM Enlarge Image FILE - In this Wednesday, July 18, 2012 file photo, alleged Hungarian war criminal Laszlo Csatary sits in a car as he leaves the Budapest Prosecutor's Office after he was questioned by detectives on charges of war crimes during WWII and prosecutors ordered his house arrest in Budapest, Hungary.
Video New Raptors GM happy to be home Blue Jays 4, Rays 3 Why Wushu should be in the Olympics Why Inline Speed Skating should be in the Olympics Esmil Rogers is an easygoing guy.
Video Ford Tuesday Mayor Rob Ford speaks Kathleen Wynne on Rob Ford crack allegations Lawyer for Dellen Millard says truth will emerge Nathalie Morin is a Canadian woman who fell in love with a Saudi Arabian man.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Statoil assessing offshore oil discovery 500 km northeast of St. John's, N.L.
Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION Brothers' testimony to be considered jointly Judge's decision a win for prosecution in priest sex trial By: Steve Lambert Posted: 1:00 AM | Comments: 0 Two brothers who say they were sexually abused by an Orthodox priest will have their testimony considered jointly, a Manitoba judge ruled Tuesday.
Prairie Pulp & Paper gets foothold in U.S.Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION Prairie Pulp & Paper gets foothold in U.S. By: Martin Cash Posted: 1:00 AM | Comments: 0 SUBMITTED PHOTO Enlarge Image Actor Woody Harrelson (left) and Jeff Golfman are partners in Prairie Pulp & Paper Inc. of Winnipeg.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION FedEx 4Q profit down, international customers choose cheaper service amid low-growth economy By: David Koenig, The Associated Press Posted: 7:10 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 7:51 AM DALLAS - FedEx Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit fell 45 per cent as international customers traded down to less-expensive delivery options.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Border agency warns of telephone scam, says it doesn't make calls By: The Canadian Press Posted: 7:30 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 8:07 AM OTTAWA - The Canada Border Services Agency is warning of a possible telephone scam.
Eric Davies said the chainsaws were on site and the big trees were coming down.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Top performing models in 2013 auto quality survey By: The Associated Press Posted: 12:46 PM | Comments: 0 J.D.
Brand rankings in 2013 quality surveyThe Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Brand rankings in 2013 quality survey By: The Associated Press Posted: 12:49 PM | Comments: 0 J.D.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Southern Calif.-based burger chain Johnny Rockets sold to private equity firm By: The Associated Press Posted: 06/18/2013 10:56 PM | Comments: 0 ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - Johnny Rockets, the Southern California-based burger chain with 1950s flair, has been sold to a private equity firm that targets underperforming and specialty companies.
Wind Mobile backer withdraws application to get control Orascom interested in working with government on another approach Here at Maclean's, we appreciate the written word.
Wind Mobile backer withdraws application to get controlThe Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Wind Mobile backer withdraws application to get control By: LuAnn LaSalle, The Canadian Press Posted: 9:25 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 10:32 AM MONTREAL - Orascom Telecom Holding says it's withdrawing an application to acquire control of Wind Mobile Canada, one of the smaller wireless carriers that's seeking to grow into a stronger rival for the country's three main cellphone companies.
Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION Sobey clan to alter city market By: Editorial Posted: 1:00 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 7:15 AM | Updates Winnipeg shoppers are likely to see subtle, gradual changes as their Safeway stores become Sobeys stores.
We seem very quick to judgement the days, especially if the person accused is conservative.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Possible return of missing bell of Batoche tarnished by thieves: Metis leader By: The Canadian Press Posted: 11:31 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 1:25 PM WINNIPEG - Buzz around the possible return of a significant Metis artifact has Manitoba's Metis leader fuming.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Consumers' demands changing media and entertainment companies: global survey By: LuAnn LaSalle, The Canadian Press Posted: 6:26 AM | Comments: 0 MONTREAL - Consumer use of technology is transforming media and entertainment companies with almost 60 per cent of their revenues expected to come from digital sources by 2015, a new global survey says.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Aerolia selects Mirabel airport as site to build its fuselage plant By: The Canadian Press Posted: 11:47 AM | Comments: 0 MONTREAL - Aerolia has selected the industrial park at Mirabel airport as the site for a fuselage aerostructures plant that will do work for some of Bombardier's business jets.
Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION Consumers buy new, cheaper cameras instead of fixing existing ones By: Murray McNeill Posted: 1:00 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 7:07 AM | Updates KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Enlarge Image Precision Camera Repair owner Victor Martens is closing his shop because people would sooner buy a new camera than fix an old one.
The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint; path open for Softbank takeover of wireless carrier By: The Associated Press Posted: 06/18/2013 8:13 PM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 06/18/2013 11:56 PM ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's Softbank.
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Putin Alone at G8 by Stephen Lendman On June 17, G8 leaders began two days of talks in Northern Ireland.
Two recent newspaper editorials illustrate the double-mindedness some feel about President Obama's decision to provide small arms and ammunition to Syrian rebels.
by AWR Hawkins 19 Jun 2013, 2:26 AM PDT post a comment President Obama could not come to an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Syria when the two leaders met on June 17.
Transcript for President Obama Makes Historic Speech in Germany This is this special report from NBC news.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghanistan's president says he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations and the militant group stops its violent attacks on the ground.
President Obama is in Berlin Wednesday after encountering a mixed reception among his peers at the G-8 global summit in Northern Ireland this week.
My fears that we were facing a summer without top-class futbol have proven unfounded.
On the Death of Michael Hastings by Joel B. Pollak 19 Jun 2013, 5:01 AM PDT Share This: The death of Michael Hastings early yesterday morning leaves me rather shaken.
BERLIN (AP) -- President Barack Obama says lives have been saved by sweeping surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency.
by Meredith Dake 19 Jun 2013, 2:32 AM PDT post a comment State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said she was "not sure" whether the Taliban is designated as a terrorist organization when a reporter pressed her on negotiations between the United States and the Islamist group during Tuesday's press briefing.
"There were some 200,000 Germans at President Obama's last speech there, and 6000 in attendance at this recent one " well, that could also be because back then he reminded people more of hitler so the attendance went up, and now, he just reminds people of stalin and the germans never really cared much for ol' joe.
BERLIN -- President Obama today defended his administration's "narrow" phone and Internet surveillance, saying that "lives have been saved" because of the programs.
by John J. Xenakis 19 Jun 2013, 2:07 AM PDT post a comment This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. announces direct talks with Afghan Taliban to end war Taliban prepares for return of 'Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan' U.S. dropped some pre-conditions for talks with Taliban Afghan insurgents kill U.S. soldiers at Bagram base U.S. announces direct talks with Afghan Taliban to end war Taliban press conference in Doha on Tuesday (Reuters) The White House announced Tuesday that U.S. representatives will open direct talks with Taliban representatives within the next few days, aimed at finding a political solution to the Afghan war.
Afghanistan calls off talks with U.S. on security agreement Typical Obama foreign policy, one step forward, two steps back.
[Content note: Misogyny, gun culture, homophobia] Wednesday News Spurts: An Ohio anti-choice group is getting all pro-life (HA!
by Meredith Dake 19 Jun 2013, 2:49 AM PDT post a comment State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Tuesday that talks between the United States and the Taliban for a "political solution" to the security of Afghanistan will result in concessions from both sides.
Taliban Insurgency: A Timeline Updated: 4:44pm UK, Tuesday 18 June 2013 As Afghan forces take control of national security, marking a major milestone for the withdrawal of US-led combat troops, here is a timeline of the 12 years of Taliban insurgency in the country.
Obama's glass box heats up on Twitter President Obama delivered a speech in front of Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany.
Americans alternate in their pretended opposition to mass-murder, depending on the brand name attached to their president.
That's our POTUS.
When U.S. President Barack Obama pays his respects to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin this week, he will encounter a Germany that no sitting American president has encountered in many decades.
James Rosen of Fox News reported last night that State Department officials might have committed perjury: Two top officials at the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service (DS) -- the federal law enforcement agency that protects American diplomats and investigates allegations of criminal misconduct by State Department employees -- gave sworn testimony earlier this year that appears to be evasive at best, and untrue at worst, according to evidence obtained by Fox News.
(Credit: Shutterstock) Earlier this month, the Obama Administration dropped its fight to restrict over-the-counter emergency contraception for young women.
Curious Goods Remember the advertisements in the back of comic books promising bulging muscles in no time, potato-shooting guns and other unlikely attractions?
NPR's Grade Inflation for Obama's Berlin Address by Joel B. Pollak 19 Jun 2013, 8:26 AM PDT View Discussion Share This: I'm laughing as I listen to NPR fawn over President Barack Obama's speech at the Brandenburg Gate today.
BERLIN | Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:21am EDT BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday that government monitoring of Internet communications needed to remain within proper limits.
This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin wearing Google Glass.
House Speaker John Boehner further complicated an already arduous path for immigration reform Tuesday by threatening to dismiss any legislation in his chamber that lacks backing from the bulk of his conference.
Today, speaking at the Brandenburg Gate, President Obama paid appropriate tribute to the brave East Germans who rebelled 60 years ago against Communist dictatorship: "Today, 60 years after they rose up against oppression, we remember the East German heroes of June 17th.
SAO PAULO (AP) - Tens of thousands of Brazilians again flooded the streets of the country's biggest city to raise a collective cry against a longstanding lament - people are weighed down by high taxes and high prices but get low-quality public services and a system of government infected with corruption.
This policy discussion will focus on past experiences of national reconciliation in Bulgaria, Iraq, Morocco, and South Africa, offering best practices, success stories, and lessons learned for the Arab Spring countries.
by John Nolte 19 Jun 2013, 8:08 AM PDT post a comment MSNBC's number one Obama fanboy, Chris Matthews, was obviously disappointed with President Obama's letdown of a speech in Germany Tuesday.
Rarely has an American president displayed the capacity to carve memorable phrases out of the oak wood of the English language.
Conservative radio host Glenn Beck told Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) on Tuesday that immigrant activists have the "same ideology" as the Ku Klux Klan but they "are just changing their hood.
Posted On 6.18, 2013 Bill Ayers discusses Obama's presidency with Tom Bevan and Charlie Stone.
With Jonathan Topaz CONGRESS TAKES AIM AT F-35: SAC-D is meeting at 9:30 a.m. to discuss the budget for the F-35 Lightning II with a number of high-profile witnesses including Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Frank Kendall, Program Executive Officer Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh.
When Regal Entertainment Group ( RGC ) in April blamed ObamaCare for the fact that it was cutting some of its workers' hours, backers of the law mounted a furious backlash against the theater chain, among other things filling its Facebook page with boycott threats.
The State Department whistleblower who revealed alleged cover-ups of misconduct under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has paid a price for her honesty, according to her attorney.
American Betrayal: How Enemies Within Harm the U.S.
Investigators plan to execute a search warrant on an Enterprise rental car registered to New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez today, ABC News has learned.
As a Republican, I believe the states often understand the significance of some issues long before Washington does.
Mashable As Americans obsess over NSA spying, abuse by the IRS and other assaults on our freedom, John Stossel can't get his mind off the thousand other ways politicians abuse us.
House Intelligence Committee Although the witnesses at yesterday's House Intelligence Committee hearing could not cite a single case where the NSA's phone record database was crucial in preventing a terrorist attack, they did describe a few cases where they said plots were uncovered based on information obtained by monitoring the communications of foreign targets under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Scant evidence exists that the favored liberal gun control measures have any impact on crime whatsoever.
I felt like having a ramble recently about the way our "centrist" leaders in the Democratic Party explain their policy agenda, so I wrote this .
High Level Opposition to Escalating Syria's Conflict by Stephen Lendman Dozens of responsible world leaders oppose Washington's war on Syria.
A major first-of-its kind study , just released by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, finds significant discrimination against gay couples in the rental housing market.
A search at Google News on "households food stamps record" done at 9 p.m.
Very sad and tragic news on Michael Hastings passing : BuzzFeed is saddened to report that Michael Hastings died in a car accident early this morning in Los Angeles.
Being There: Without Teleprompter, Matthews Declares Obama "Really Struggling With the Text" By the way, Matthews declares the big takeaway from Obama's struggling-with-the-text on surveillance to be "balance.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Apparently, Men's Wearhouse Inc. doesn't like the way its founder looks anymore.
Capitol Hill Police Attempt to Block the Tea Party From Attending an Pro-Immigration Rally The Tea Party has gathered in DC for an anti-IRS-targeting rally.
Republicans Need Immigration Reform By Jonathan Chait , New York Magazine - June 18, 2013
Sahil Kapur June 19, 2013, 12:50 PM After Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) warned Tuesday that going nuclear on filibuster reform for nominations would lead to the end of the 60-vote threshold for all matters, Democrats quickly pointed out that McConnell had supported a similar proposal during the 2005 filibuster battles.
Cheers and Jeers for Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Note: I think the next justice on the Supreme Court should be a child.
As Americans obsess over NSA spying, abuse by the IRS and other assaults on our freedom, I can't get my mind off the thousand other ways politicians abuse us.
The War on Drugs Is Worse Than NSA SpyingAs Americans obsess over NSA spying, abuse by the IRS and other assaults on our freedom, I can't get my mind off the thousand other ways politicians abuse us.
I think it's reasonable to suspect that a Facebook post about a kid going hungry would generate a substantial amount of attention on a social networking site, and that some of said attention would get back to the school, and that it would be disruptive, unless you think angry calls from parents concerning an incident that didn't involve their kid isn't disruptive.
Credit: VOA/wikimedia Islamists fighting against the Assad regime in Syria are increasingly sidelining other rebels, who in many cases are not as well equipped or as funded as jihadists like Jabhat al-Nusra.
As Washington decides what to do about potential nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran, Newt Gingrich returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to point out what he called an equally grave danger: an electromagnetic pulse.
Even as scientists asserted an incontrovertible consensus on climate change, a funny thing has happened over the last 15 years: Global warming has slowed down.
A beautiful video by Mike Oblinski of a rotating supercell thunderstorm down in Texas.
As the Senate immigration bill enters its second week of floor negotiations and the House begins marking up its bill , much of the debate will center on how border security can be further expanded and better enforced.
There is almost no good news for President Barack Obama in the CNN/ORC poll that was released earlier this week.
Rick Perry stars in an ad out Wednesday that coincides with his swing across the Northeast to lure jobs to Texas.
The Regulated States of America By Niall Ferguson , Wall Street Journal - June 18, 2013
In January, the Supreme Court heard the case of an Alabama county that wanted to change the venerable 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Michael Hastings, Remembered By Marc Ambinder , The Week - June 18, 2013
Investigators searched the North Attleborough home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez today following the killing of a man police call an "associate" of Hernandez, ABC News has learned.
Most Americans say illegal immigrants should be allowed to remain in the country, but the public divides evenly on whether citizenship should be linked to stiff progress in securing the border, as many Senate Republicans are demanding, the latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll has found.
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If you were to read in your morning news today that Congress was working to pass legislation to raise gas prices, you would be outraged.
Immigration Bill Will Allow Homeland Security to Use Drones for Surveillance Share This: During a Senate Oversight Hearing on the FBI today, Director Mueller was asked by Senator Grassley if domestic drones were used on American soil.
Bike Bomber: FBI Releases Video of 2008 Times Square Bombing Suspect by John Sexton 19 Jun 2013, 8:34 AM PDT Share This: Yesterday the FBI releases surveillance video of the March 6, 2008 bombing in Times Square.
In Berlin, Obama's Shrinking Crowds by John Sexton 19 Jun 2013, 9:48 AM PDT post a comment Share This: In 2008 Senator Obama spoke in Berlin to an estimated 200,000 people.
If anyone has questions about why Edward Snowden chose not to go through the proper channels to try to get something done about the NSA datamining, it seems likely Snowden saw what happened to these former NSA whistleblowers and decided it would be a complete waste of time.
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There is lots of talk, these days, about privacy: about cyber surveillance; about intrusive government; about whether we can feel secure on the telephone and on line.
The article on New Focus International said Kim handed out translations of the German dictator's manifesto to select officials at the time of his birthday in January.
Another heartwarming Bank of America story.
Jun 19, 2013 8:21am One small step for immigration in the Senate, one giant leap backward in the House?
Johnny Cook drove a bus for the Haralson County, Georgia, school system, and he got upset when a middle school student told him he didn't get to eat because his lunch card was 40 cents short.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, victim of gun violence by John Hayward 19 Jun 2013, 9:59 AM PDT Share This: New York mayor Michael Bloomberg's "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" movement held a demonstration in Concord, New Hampshire on Tuesday.
That year, under the wrong circumstances, could have been enough.
On Wednesday morning at 9:28 am Capitol Hill Police Officer Sandra Brown left a voice message for Kevin Mooneyhan, Deputy Executive Director of the Tea Party Patriots, the group holding a rally at noon Wednesday on the West Lawn of the Capitol.
Paul is also aggressively trying to forge at least a cordial relationship with GOP establishment interests that have been suspicious of him or even outright hostile in the past.
Terry Moran, co-host of the liberal Nightline , will be leaving the show this summer, according to TV Newser.
by Christian Toto 19 Jun 2013, 7:57 AM PDT post a comment The Chinese bloggers featured in the new documentary High Tech, Low Life insist they are not breaking any laws.
In the fall of last year I traveled to Pakistan.
It was a good and bad day for immigration overhaul.
Jun 19, 2013 1:22pm Image credit: Beth Hall/AP Photo Josh Duggar, who is known as a pro-life activist, fundamentalist Christian, reality show star and the eldest of 19 children, is adding another title to his public persona.
Democrats fell far short of winning the House in 2012, an otherwise banner year for the party, and many are privately glum about taking back the chamber in 2014.
The House may not be able to finish work on the farm bill by Thursday as leaders of the Agriculture Committee had hoped before debate on the massive measure began Tuesday, largely because of a pileup of amendments that could require as many as 50 roll-call votes in two days.
BERLIN - Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats.
Transcript for Obama to Make Big Speech from Historic Brandenburg Gate To the latest stop on president obama's european tour, set to make a speech this morning at the historic brandenburg gate in berlin.
Taegan D. Goddard is the founder of Political Wire , one of the earliest and most influential political web sites.
by William Bigelow 19 Jun 2013, 8:10 AM PDT post a comment Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told reporters Tuesday that he encouraged his Democratic cohorts in the Gang of Eight to push ahead with comprehensive immigration reform so that Speaker of the House John Boehner will be forced to play along.
New Media panel: An after-report posted at 10:01 am on June 19, 2013 by Ed Morrissey Earlier today, I spoke at the Presidential Conference, Tomorrow 2013 , as part of a panel on New Media and its impact on traditional news outlets.
Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis speaks about education reform at a City Club of Chicago luncheon.
IRS About to Pay $70M in Union-Mandated Bonuses by Elizabeth Sheld 19 Jun 2013, 3:06 AM PDT Share This: Despite a directive from the Obama administration, the Internal Revenue Service will pay ou t $70M in bonuses, according to Senator Chuck Grassley.
by AWR Hawkins 19 Jun 2013, 8:40 AM PDT post a comment At a June 18 gun control rally in New Hampshire sponsored by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns group, the name of Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was read aloud as a recent victim of gun violence.
In "Democracy in America," published in 1833, Alexis de Tocqueville marveled at the way Americans preferred voluntary association to government regulation.
This article is co-authored by Ben Jealous One of our most important rights as Americans is the freedom to express ourselves.
Good morning, Dan.
The journalist Michael Hastings, best known for a Rolling Stone story that led to the resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, died early Tuesday in a car crash in Los Angeles, his employer said.
Contrary to the claims of some politicians and others who should know better, Edward Snowden did not commit treason.
The Heritage Foundation issued a preliminary response to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) report on the costs of the Senate Immigration bill late Tuesday, noting that the CBO and JCT report confirms several financial concerns about an amnesty plan.
Republicans signaled late Tuesday that the House farm bill debate is likely to spill into next week as the leadership copes with scores of amendment requests and unrelated changes in the floor schedule.
Congressional Republicans, who have been more receptive to immigration reform since last November, now appear increasingly unlikely to widely back the Senate immigration bill unless they can extract significant concessions from Democrats.
Sen. Paul: Legalization Before Border Security The "Fatal Flaw" Of Gang Of 8 Bill SARA EISEN: As this debate heats up among your colleagues on the floor of the Senate, what has been the reception to some of your proposed amendments?
Isaac Chotiner interviews two of the co-founders of Politico for The New Republic, and it is exactly as nauseating as you'd imagine it to be, as two privileged dudes navel-gaze about the importance of their inside barfball publication that passes off political gossip and scandal as news and yawns in the face of anything that affects anyone beyond the borders of Cities That Matter.
I am so tired of the same ancient, wrinkled BS arguments against every single inch of progress we try to make as a nation.
An amendment to the FY14 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), if it remains in the bill and is signed into law, would give gays serving in the military permission to openly mock and denigrate Christians.
The divide in pay between top executives and regular workers is out of control.
Only in the insane world of the Senate would something like this even be considered a possible tactic.
Only 23 percent of Americans have confidence in newspapers, according to Gallup.
Killazontherun | 6.19.13 @ 11:05AM | # Also worth remembering that the only reason his ass isn't rotting in jail is for the fact his dad was the head of the Illinois energy utility monopoly and closely connected to the state's political establishment.
If you want to understand why American has a violence problem, you need go no further than this video of Daniel Musso, a proud defender of the Second Amendment bullying and heckling the father of a girl shot to death by her husband, then assaulting the police and being tasered in response.
Cornel Rasor, who chairs the Idaho Republican Party's resolutions committee, says that he pushed for a resolution to void all local ordinances banning discrimination against LGBT people because he wants to be able to fire any gay man who "comes into work in a tutu.
Daily Kos Radio's Kagro in the Morning show podcasts are now available through iTunes.
Media outlets lately have emphasized the challenge of enticing healthy young adults to sign up for ObamaCare, "exactly the type of person insurance plans, states and the federal government are counting on to make health reform work," as the L.A. Times put it.
Here are the 10 newest registered users on dKos.
If members of the U.S. House of Representatives have their way, low-income families who own a modest car or have a few thousand dollars in the bank will soon no longer be eligible for the public benefits they need to feed their children.
James Taranto at The Wall Street Journal is harkening back to the hubbub last fall over "Obama phones" handed out to poor voters last fall.
Mueller: FBI Uses Drones for Domestic Surveillance Share This: During a Senate Oversight Hearing on the FBI today, Director Mueller was asked by Senator Grassley if domestic drones were used on American soil.
Via OccupyWallSt : Liberate Space - July 4th - Cities Everywhere - Be Daring In a few weeks, on July 4th we call on all individuals to blockade, disrupt and disobey the architecture of repression in their own cities.
In recent essays at Public Discourse , Mark Regnerus argued that same-sex marriage would harm marriage for everyone, and John Smoot argued that it would be bad for children in particular.
Who was Morning Joe protecting: the sensitive ears of its viewers, or Hillary Clinton?
By Oliver Holmes and Alexander Dziadosz ALEPPO, Syria | Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:10am EDT ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - As the Syrian civil war got under way, a former electrician who calls himself Sheikh Omar built up a brigade of rebel fighters.
"He needs to put his tackle away, get rid of the bait and tie his boat to the dock, the fishing expedition is a complete failure.
Delaware is on the verge of protecting transgender residents under its anti-discrimination and hate crimes laws.
French actor Gerard Depardieu made international headlines earlier this year when he left France due to that country's exorbitantly high tax rates.
Rick Perry: Texas Is Spread Wide Open, Eagerly Awaits Your Throbbing Business by Alex Ruthrauff Texas drug-eater Rick Perry denies that he is gay , but Texas?
Despite a declaration that "the days of Rambo are over," Special Operations Command has concerns about how women will fit into its elite units as the military makes the transition to having women in combat by January 2016.
If a nation were judged by how well it cares for its weakest and most vulnerable citizens, the United States would not get high marks.
by AWR Hawkins 19 Jun 2013, 10:30 AM PDT post a comment While Texas Governor Rick Perry (R) was meeting with gun manufacturers in Connecticut on June 17, Connecticut Gov.
There will be 6 jurors chosen and 4 alternates.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.
by John Nolte 19 Jun 2013, 9:48 AM PDT post a comment If you want to know why Fox News insists on always describing Politico as " the left-wing Politico ," here is a perfect example.
Mass. Senate: Ed Markey Flops in Final Debateby John Nolte 19 Jun 2013, 9:57 AM PDT post a comment Though the national media are covering the story up , the video tape shows that Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Ed Markey made a fool of himself at least twice Tuesday night during his final debate with Republican Gabriel Gomez.
Earlier this year, the Republican National Committee released a 100-page report detailing how the GOP needed to retrofit its agenda and soften its tone.
Odds are that the ultraliberal, Occupy movement-supporting crowd in Portland, Oregon, which includes its mayor, who told the Los Angeles Times in late 2011 that "I support a lot of what the movement stands for, as a political leader" -- are already trying to figure out how to stop what they surely see as a dangerous idea which has sprung up about 10 miles to the south: fed-up citizens arming themselves.
As the six-month half-anniversary of Newtown was observed, some families of the victims are renewing their push for more gun control measures and liberal scribes in the media are on board, hoping to help the cause by lambasting gun rights advocates in print.
News reports from the final debate between Democrat Ed Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez conclude that Gomez, a first-time candidate and self-styled "new kind of Republican," delivered a strong performance .
Not sure what happened to my first post, so here it is again.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Producer: "One or more ordnance explosions outside the aircraft caused the crash" The documentary, "TWA Flight 800," will premiere July 17 It makes its debut on the anniversary of the crash All 230 people aboard died when the plane exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean (CNN) -- [Breaking News Update: 8:30 a.m.] A coming documentary on the 1996 TWA Flight 800 disaster offers "solid proof that there was an external detonation," Tom Stalcup, a co-producer of the documentary, told CNN's "New Day" on Wednesday.
Film: TWA 800 crash 'was no accident'...STORY HIGHLIGHTS Producer: "One or more ordnance explosions outside the aircraft caused the crash" The documentary, "TWA Flight 800," will premiere July 17 It makes its debut on the anniversary of the crash All 230 people aboard died when the plane exploded and crashed into the Atlantic (CNN) -- A documentary on the 1996 explosion that brought down TWA Flight 800 offers "solid proof that there was an external detonation," its co-producer said Wednesday.
Congress is trying to fool you.
#30 made me laugh.
"[James Clapper] said they were not collecting any data on American citizens, and it turns out they're collecting millions of data on phone calls every day.
Part of an ongoing series on analyzing the American psyche In my interview with San Francisco Jungian psychoanalyst Thomas Singer, M.D., editor of Spring Journal Books' series on Analytical Psychology & Contemporary Culture and The Cultural Complex, he addresses America's "money complex": Its corrosive effects on our national character, and the nugget of real gold it conceals.
If you want to understand the massive gulf between Democrats and Republicans on climate change, look no further than the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator.
CBS: Dr. Mitchell Roslin, Chief of Obesity Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, joins UTTM to discuss the American Medical Association officially recognizing obesity as a disease.
California Restaurant Requires Women To Wear Heels by Jon David Kahn 18 Jun 2013 Share This: A new Southern California restaurant is making news with a strict dress code that requires women customers to wear heels.
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (R) became the third sitting Republican senator to support marriage equality on Wednesday, just days before the Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases that could expand marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples.
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Arizona's misguided effort to set its own voter registration requirements for federal elections.
By Ben White WELCOME TO FED DAY: HOW DOVISH WILL BERNANKE BE?
Apparently stung by the Democratic pushback against House Republican dreams of slashing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by $21 billion over 10 years, Rep. Steve Stockman is lashing out.
"One time Quinoa thought she had accidentally squashed a bug, but what she had really squashed was all the predictable style rules society has tried to place on her.
James Pawlak said... You forgot to include the alternative: Yes, I am always armed with a gun.
by Ben Shapiro 19 Jun 2013, 10:26 AM PDT post a comment On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted 11-1 to fight the scourge of plastic bags at grocery stores.
Less than two weeks after news broke that the government has been secretly seizing millions of phone and Internet records, polls show about half of the public approves of the vacuum-cleaner approach to keeping them safe from terrorism.
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If you were wondering how the NSA and FBI felt about the very friendly hearing the House Intelligence Committee invited them to today, a hot mic has your answer.
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by Wynton Hall 19 Jun 2013, 7:48 AM PDT post a comment The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent responsible for giving confidential conservative and Tea Party tax documents to the left-leaning journalism group ProPublica was never put on leave.
A rather confusing poll from PEW and USA Today about Edward Snowden and his various NSA leaks.
Bill O'Reilly obviously feels that he is entitled to his own opinions which frequently take the form of offensive race baiting.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) says Speaker John Boehner should be ousted if he rams through an immigration bill without majority Republican support.
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June 19, 2013 10:02 AM Will CBO Save Immigration Reform?
Paul Caron notes data gathered by Robert Anderson showing that lawyers working for various federal agencies were far more likely to contribute to Democrats than to Republicans in the 2012 election cycle.
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) said Monday that abortion should be banned as early as 15 weeks after conception because he has witnessed male fetuses masturbate at that stage.
By today's standards my political views are considered liberal, perhaps even far to the left of center.
Bradley Manning is currently standing trial for having leaked classified material to the website WikiLeaks, and an all-star cast of celebrities has put together a video in support of the Army soldier.
Scandal: A D.C.-based supervisor in the IRS's tax-exempt status division has indicated during interviews with congressional investigators that the targeting was deliberate and not run by rogue agents in Cincinnati.
Normally when I open the door in the morning to let the dogs back in for breakfast after their morning constitutional, they are waiting at the door.
Sentenced: Man Received $3.6 Million From Medicare Running Bogus Ambulance Companies by Jon David Kahn 19 Jun 2013, 7:57 AM PDT Share This: HOUSTON -- According to federal prosecutors, a Houston man has landed a six year prison sentence for operating several fake ambulance companies that fraudulently collected $3.6 million in Medicare payments.
With another of those airline mergers in the works, there is a possibility that flights from Washington's Reagan National Airport to some smaller cities out in the interior may be cancelled to the inconvenience of members of Congress who need to get home regularly and hang with their constituents.
Washington has an Edward Snowden problem Jun 19, 2013 by JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief Imagine a heaping plate of spaghetti teetering on the edge of a table.
You can try to put "conservative" lipstick on the lawless amnesty mob.
You know how sometimes different people remember the same event slightly differently?
... to potentially be the most interesting of any of the current or recent Trials of the Century du Jour , because as far as the defendant James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger, Jr. is concerned, and despite local folklore, there's no evidence that whatever he's alleged to have done was ever for the overall betterment of anyone other than Whitey Bulger.
Posted by William A. Jacobson Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 9:51pm Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?
Rep. Randy Weber (R-AZ) gives a pretty good example of the flavor of things today at the Steve King press conference/rally against immigration reform: Mr. President.
To the complete surprise of no Wonketeers anywhere, the House of Representatives yesterday passed their bill aimed at alienating women everywhere outlawing abortions after 20 weeks.
Hey, southcentral PA is beautiful and prosperous, with smart people.
To the growing list of publications trying to get in on the Washington action, add one more: Cosmopolitan magazine.
Sahil Kapur June 19, 2013, 10:20 AM Six Democrats and six Republicans broke with their respective parties late Tuesday on House GOP legislation to ban nearly all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven - or a tropical paradise.
Apparently we here in West Palm Beach Florida aren't the only ones watching the Republicans in disarray.
Ann Althouse said... "Hotahmighty" does not appear elsewhere on the internet, according to Google, so apparently Parker also likes to make up expletives to pop out of Jeb's head.
Getty Images Fox Business Network has terminated the contract of contributor Tobin Smith, who was paid $50,000 to tout the stock of Petrosonic Energy, a network spokesperson told Business Insider.
The Mexican mayoral candidate Morris the cat.
As the clock ticks down toward the doubling of some student-loan interest rates, a group of senators has been scrambling to come to an agreement to solve the problem.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would win Florida against both Sen. Marco Rubio and former Gov.
In his dissent last week in the case of Maryland v. King , Justice Antonin Scalia argued that the Fourth Amendment is violated when police take warrantless DNA samples from individuals arrested for serious crimes.
Whatever Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says now is temporary because it looks like he'll be leaving his post, billionaire investor Kenneth Langone told CNBC on Wednesday.
Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado is a prominent gun control advocate (who apparently is quite confused about how guns work), as well as the co-chair of the "Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus.
Among the contentious food issues to be addressed by public policy this year is obesity, which affects Americans of all ages.
Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 06/19/2013 Jun 19, 2013 12:00 PM EDT TheWashingtonPost Eric Holder: Echoes of other Washington officials?
Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, the mother of the men accused of bombing the Boston Marathon in April, isn't winning any fans among the victims of her sons' crimes.
MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James saved a championship reign, canceled a celebration.
As the nation heads pell-mell down the road toward implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2014, the number of warning signs over its impact are also sliding by, at a faster pace.
Magic Johnson played in some of the greatest NBA games of all time, but he is not sure he has ever seen a game as great as the back-and-forth NBA Finals Game 6 between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs that the Heat eventually won to force a Game 7 Thursday.
As has become customary in recent years, this summer will see hundreds of thousands of small children in Gaza enroll in summer camps organized by terrorist groups.
Outrage as Serena Williams says 16-year-old rape victim was 'lucky' and 'shouldn't have put herself in that position' Tennis Number 1 made the astonishing indictment of the 16-year-old victim in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine Williams said: 'I'm not blaming the girl, but if you're a 16-year-old and you're drunk like that...' High school football players Trent Mays and Ma'Lik Richmond were each sentenced to a year in juvenile jail in March for rape Remarks angered fans who took to Twitter to blast Williams as a role model By Helen Pow PUBLISHED: 01:03 GMT, 19 June 2013 | UPDATED: 11:21 GMT, 19 June 2013 Serena Williams has sparked an intense backlash after she suggested the 16-year-old victim in the Steubenville, Ohio, rape case was asking to be assaulted .
In its second term the Obama administration continues to do great harm to the land of the free and the home of the brave, nowhere more so than in the preservation of Obamacare.
Lisa Murkowski endorsed the right of gay couples to marry on Tuesday, joining Rob Portman and Mark Kirk as the third Republican senator to do so.
The Young Won't Buy ObamaCare By Holman Jenkins , Wall Street Journal - June 18, 2013
Cummings, who released partial transcripts from the interview last week, posted the full documents online despite warnings against the move by the committee chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.).
'Anti-Pervert' Hairy Leggings Catch Fire Among Chinese Girls by Jon David Kahn 18 Jun 2013 In an attempt to keep unwanted male attention at bay, girls in China have embraced hairy leggings ...or leggings covered in hair...or hirsute stockings.
(Click to enlarge) I find the NSA Prism program -- what I know about it, anyway -- to be problematic.
I sometimes wonder what would happen to Hollywood if their political inclinations were actually put into practice.
Imagine that you sustain an injury, sending you to the hospital.
Editor's Note: This article is paired with another that disagrees.
The Spurs were six seconds from the NBA title until Chris Bosh grabbed an offensive rebound and got the ball to Ray Allen for a three-pointer to force overtime at 95-95.
Hooray!
Sebastien De La Cruz, Bigots and the American Dream Jun 19, 2013 by JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief Yes, it is possible.
Strange enough to see a photograph of a Kennedy firing a rifle, one with a telescopic sight no less, as the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination approaches.
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) report on the Senate's immigration bill predicts that the legislation would drive down the wages of American workers and make it difficult for Americans to find jobs in an already-damaged economy.
News Hounds' Brian has written many times about Bulls & Bears' Tobin Smith - a reliable conservative mouthpiece if ever there was one.
Facial recognition prevention goggles have arrived.
Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus got pretty flustered during a recent lunch with Vice President Joe Biden.
Mead live there with her sister and her sister's wife, the cartoonist William Steig.
Nonapod said... Has sexual addiction been defined by the AMA as a "disease" yet?
In Virginia, just one of two states with off-year gubernatorial elections this year, child advocates have just kicked off an effort to bring children's issues to the fore of the campaign, releasing results of a new Mason-Dixon poll at a number of different events across the state.
My friend Walt showed up, and we were just talking and I asked him what he wanted to watch, and he said True Blood.
PRESTON, MN -- A Minnesota mother and her 18-year-old son are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty.
Paul Feig, the creator of Freaks & Geeks, director of Bridesmaids (as well as the upcoming Melissa McCarthy-Sandra Bullock vehicle The Heat, and author of the hilarious memoir Kick Me, is reportedly developing "a female spy movie titled "Susan Cooper" that he hopes will become a franchise for 20th Century Fox.
Down by 5 with 28 seconds left, the Miami Heat accomplished an amazing comeback to force overtime and defeated the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 in game 6 of the NBA Finals.
While male politicians have always strutted their stuff as a demonstration of virility and strength, most women until recently have had no such comparable public measures.
Got home from a town planning commission at eight and started to cook a late dinner, turned the boob tube on, and just spent the last three hours watching a really excellent documentary on the Eagles.
Title: Bourbon in Kentucky Dierks Bentley is readying the fall release of his next album, Riser, on Capitol Records Nashville.
When last we heard from Sean Hannity, he was for data mining before he was against it.
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2013 protests in Brazil: March for Brazil - NZ Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 4:34 pm Press Release: Marcha Pelo Brasil-NZ There is an event coming up this Saturday (June 22) at 2pm on Albert Park, Auckland Central.
For the past 70 years, New Zealand has pursued a foreign policy based around human rights and international law.
Red Cross Marks World Refugee Day with a Call For Volunteers Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 4:19 pm Press Release: NZ Red Cross Red Cross Marks World Refugee Day with a Call For Volunteers Every minute, eight people around the world are forced to flee their homes to escape conflict or persecution.
June 19th, 2013 at 2:00 pm by David Farrar Luke Malpass at the NZ Initiative writes: If someone asked you how much of New Zealand was built upon, what would your guess be?
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United Future: Electoral Commission changes rules over physical proofExpand Peter Dunne.
The People's Choice Endorse Lianne Dalziel For Mayor Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:35 pm Press Release: The People's Choice The People's Choice Endorse Lianne Dalziel For Mayor The largest local body grouping in Christchurch, the People's Choice, is giving Lianne Dalziel's Mayoral bid their full endorsement.
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Christchurch mayoralty: Parker ready for challengeExpand Christchurch mayor Bob Parker.
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Drop in Abortion numbers a step in the right direction Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 12:19 pm Press Release: Prolife NZ Media Statement 19 June 2013 Drop in Abortion numbers a step in the right direction - ProLife NZ ProLife NZ is welcoming the news that there has been a significant drop in the number of abortions which took place in NZ in 2012, compared with 2011.
So Lianne Dalziel has finally declared that yes, she is running for mayor.
Fresh Breath of Farm AirSo the worse-kept secret in Christchurch is out, and Lianne Dalziel is officially running for mayor .
NZ POLITICS DAILY: June 19The easiest way for subscribers to stay logged in is to click the "Remember Me" option on the Member Log In box on the top right of this page.
More good news for manufacturingAn eclectic mix of some of the finer things in life - politics, sport, music, humour and God.
Since the LIBOR scandal, the UK's Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards has been grappling with how to make bankers behave responsibly and not destroy the economy with their scams.
The New Zealand dollar was almost unchanged in local trading as traders await the outcome from the Federal Reserve's monetary policy review and whether the US central bank plans to start unwinding its asset purchase programme.
Bridges: Plenary Session, International Labour Conference Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 5:10 pm Speech: New Zealand Government Simon Bridges 19 June, 2013 Address to the Plenary Session, 102nd International Labour Conference, Geneva Tena koutou, Tena koutou katoa (Greetings to you, greetings to you all).
Subscribe to NBR Print or NBR ONLINE paid content and be in to win the all-new BMW 320i xDrive Touring valued at $83,800 For the first time in New Zealand, the BMW 3 Series Touring is now available with BMW xDrive, the world's most sophisticated all-wheel drive system.
Labour Party finance spokesman David Parker is throwing his support behind legislation enshrining parliamentary privilege, saying he doesn't want government officials threatened with defamation suits from deep-pocketed people when offering advice to ministers.
UnitedFuture in limbo KATE CHAPMAN UnitedFuture has failed in its bid to be re-registered with the Electoral Commission.
International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 6:26 pm Press Release: Church of Scientology International Day Against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking In support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) International Day against drugs, the Church of Scientology's Drug Free Ambassadors in conjunction with the Mangere Maori Wardens are holding a seminar at the South Auckland Income Planning Services, 12-16 High Street (above the library) Otahuhu, on Wednesday 26th of June from 10am to 3pm.
Exclusive: Taekwando rep says his family friendship with accused man aroused police suspicions.
Warning on overuse of hillbilly heroin BRONWYN TORRIE Alarming prescription rates for an addictive painkiller known as "hillbilly heroin" have prompted a nationwide call for doctors to curb its use.
Jill Meagher killer jailed for 35 years MARK RUSSELL Fairfax Australia Australian man convicted of the rape and murder of Jill Meagher will be kept behind bars until he's at least 76.
The Reserve Bank is looking at ways to bring regulatory oversight to the country's payment systems, in what is an otherwise sound financial system, the bank's head of prudential supervision Toby Fiennes says.
Expand Greens co-leader was already establishing his credentials as a highly credible economic spokesman before coming up with the money-printing policy.
Expand Mana Party leader Hone Harawira.
Mana Party policy aims to get more Maori into home ownershipExpand Mana Party leader Hone Harawira.
Youth Parliament 2013 is an exciting opportunity where young New Zealanders represent their local communities in Parliament, on key issues facing Kiwis today.
When approaching Market Place from Fanshawe St coming off the bridge, the bus lane ends and there is a "left lane, left turn into Market Place only" sign.
As reported last week, Jami-Lee Ross has a bill which will remove the prohibition on temporary labour during a strike or lockout.
Facebook crashes, no injuries MICHAEL FIELD Facebook, the world's most popular social network, appeared to temporarily crash globally this afternoon.
New EPL service offers big savings for fans SIMON PLUMB It launches on August 1, costs $150 a season and you can stream any English Premier League game live through your TV, computer or mobile device.
Investors have snapped up all of the $65 million worth of shares being sought by intelligence software-maker Wynyard Group, but at the low end of the $1.10 to $1.65 range nominated by joint lead managers UBS and Forsyth Barr.
Expand File photo / AP The Ministry for Primary Industries will move to strengthen import processes after part of an animal limb was found in a shipment of cattle food from overseas.
Snow is falling in Southland this afternoon as officials make final preparations for the polar blast that could cause chaos for many regions.
Waikato and Massey universities ranked among new breed of global institutions.
Lobbyists taught state coal miner how to thwart MPs', media questions, says Labour.
Arrests made after maiming at bar Police have arrested four Auckland men after an assault that left one man missing an eye and another with a deep cut to his scalp.
Four arrested after man loses eyesight in assaultExpand File photo / NZ Herald Four men have been arrested over an assault at a North Shore pub that left a person blind in one eye and another with a deep cut to his scalp.
Expand File photo / NZ Herald A New Zealand man was found dead on the patio of a central Queensland home today after he slept outside in what were described as freezing conditions.
Kiwi dies of cold in QueenslandKiwi dies of cold in Queensland CHRIS BARCLAY A New Zealand man has died while sleeping on the patio of a Queensland property in freezing temperatures.
Energy Mad, whose shares have dropped 21 percent this year after it failed to meet earnings forecasts, sold its 20 percent stake in its Chinese joint venture factory for $1.7 million.
Saint Michael the Archangel , defend us in day of battle.
Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council Chair appointed Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 5:00 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Judith Collins Minister for ACC 19 June 2013 Media Statement Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council Chair appointed ACC Minister Judith Collins has announced Mr Mark Gilbert as Chair of the Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council (MSAC).
AMP Capital Investors (New Zealand), the local unit of the Australian wealth manager, posted a 34 percent jump in fee income last year as it benefited from funds taken over from Axa Asia Pacific and improving market values.
Expand Off-target changes to DNA can have unintended consequences, with random effects and cell-death at the extreme end of possibilities.
NZCPR-Weekly A Two-Tier Society Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:40 pm Press Release: NZCPR Dear Reader, This week we look at the inexorable build up of race-based privilege within New Zealand's institutions, our NZCPR Guest Commentator Michael Coote exposes the racial bias in the Draft Auckland Unitary Plan, and our poll asks whether local authority plans should give iwi Maori special rights over all other residents and ratepayers.
Expand Greens co-leader Russel Norman.
Greens want first-home loopholeExpand Greens co-leader Russel Norman.
New Zealand shares fell after an online rival to Sky Network Television emerged with the rights to English football and network operator Chorus led a decline in companies sold down by offshore investors.
Expand Labour last night welcomed the Greens' u-turn.
Norman reversal won't win finance job: ShearerExpand Labour last night welcomed the Greens' u-turn.
Expand Peter Dunne.
Dunne slams 'rogue elephant' over tough line on party's fateExpand Peter Dunne.
by Russel Norman The Greens are committed to pragmatic steps to get the dollar down and stabilise the exchange rate so that our exporters and local businesses have a level playing field against international competitors.
Greens launch new bill to make Reserve Bank more transparentGreens launch new bill to make Reserve Bank more transparent Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 2:01 pm Press Release: Green Party 19 May 2013 Green Party launches new bill to make Reserve Bank more transparent The Green Party today launched an exposure draft of new legislation to bring the Reserve Bank into the twenty-first century.
TVNZ part of deal for football TV rights SIMON PLUMB, LAURA WALTERS AND TOM PULLAR-STRECKER Fairfax NZ TVNZ in Premier League sport rights deal with Coliseum Sports Media.
Man of Steel indeed SARAH MACKENZIE National Guard Henry Cavill shows off his ripped physique in one fitness video you don't want to miss.
UnitedFuture fails at re-registration TRACY WATKINS UnitedFuture has failed in its bid to fast-track its re-registration as a political party.
Communities have more say on alcohol sales Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 1:55 pm Press Release: New Zealand National Party Scott Simpson MP For Coromandel 19 June 2013 Communities have more say on alcohol sales New laws which come into force this week give local communities a greater say on the availability of alcohol in their neighbourhoods.
Expand Don Clark's boot, on display at the New Zealand Rugby Museum in Palmerston North.
June 19th, 2013 at 4:00 pm by David Farrar I can relate to the be thankful for 3G tethering!
Expand Photo / File Finding a 10-year-old girl in the back seat of a car driven by a woman who recorded a breath-alcohol level nearly three times the limit has dismayed and disappointed Dunedin police.
The Dom Post editorial : The dream is over, for the time being anyway.
Kiwi's first baseball game goes wrong OLIVIA CARVILLE I am anything but a sports fan.
Death-row dogs in pound break-out DEIDRE MUSSEN Supplied ON THE LOOSE: Bull mastiff Nui and German Shepherd Ben were both broken out of the Greymouth dog pound.
Two 'death row' dogs on the looseExpand The door to the Greymouth dog pound was missing after the facility was broken into.
COWs boosting patient safety Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:51 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Tony Ryall Minister of Health 19 June 2013 Media Statement COWs boosting patient safety Doctors and nurses are using a COW (computer on wheels) to make medicines safer for patients.
Anti-pervert hairy leg stockings are designed to repel males ogling young ladies' legs and are growing in popularity in China.
Expand The West Coast DHB has apologised after two pages of a woman's medical file were sent to the wrong patient.
Coliseum Sports Media has gone public with its plan to offer all 380 2013-14 season games of the English Premier League soccer via the internet for $149.
Posties deliver more mailbox woe KERRY MCBRIDE Porirua residents are complaining of a nanny state as more mailboxes deemed "hazardous" by New Zealand Post come to light.
Serious assault hospitalises man KATHRYN KING Murray Wilson/Fairfax NZ SCENE: Police at the scene of the serious assault.
Caregiver raises alarm after Levin man assaultedExpand File photo / NZ Herald A caregiver raised the alarm after finding a 53-year-old injured in a serious assault in his Levin home this morning.
Yesterday the Maori Party's Te Ururoa Flavell explained his contentment with National gutting his Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Bill by saying that they would be announcing some reforms today.
I phoned talkback tonight for the first time in years.
Coordinated winter resilience programme rolled out Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:52 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Gerry Brownlee Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery 19 June 2013 Media Statement Coordinated winter resilience programme rolled out Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says a group of companies and agencies involved in the recovery have combined to share knowledge and create a winter resilience campaign, ensuring all parties know what each is doing and promising to refer those who need help on to their partners as required.
Expand Lianne Dalziel.
Cosgrove tipped to contest byelectionExpand Lianne Dalziel.
Expand Leva-i-Fangalupe Fono leaving the courthouse.
Pair admit guilt in Otaki dog attack The owners of two dogs that savagely mauled two women at Otaki Beach have pleaded guilty to three serious charges.
Report on Puhoi-to-Wellsford highway warns of massive amounts of soil to be moved.
Expand File photo / NZ Herald A German driver was getting ready to eat spaghetti at the wheel when his stationwagon crashed head-on with a ute, killing him and a fellow tourist, an inquest has found.
Spaghetti-eating driver in fatal crashSpaghetti-eating driver in fatal crash A German tourist crashed his car after being distracted as he was about to eat spaghetti, killing him and a Frenchman, a coroner has found.
Sportspeople stand out as most trusted Kiwis OLIVIA WANNAN TRUSTWORTHY: All Blacks legend John Kirwan has topped the latest list of most-trusted Kiwis.
Gifted Awareness Week Posted by Chris Hipkins on June 19th, 2013 Our education system should be focused on ensuring that all New Zealanders, no matter where they are from or what their background, have the opportunity to fulfill their potential in life.
Expand File photo / Duncan Brown Gambling trusts will have to return more pokie machine proceeds to the community under law changes announced by Government today.
Govt announces gambling reformsExpand File photo / Duncan Brown Gambling trusts will have to return more pokie machine proceeds to the community under law changes announced by Government today.
Rangiuru School said their roll had dropped in the past year because of the effect Psa had had on kiwifruit orchards.
Crown defending expert Lundy witness JIMMY ELLINGHAM The Crown is defending its expert witness who identified a physical link between convicted double-murderer Mark Lundy and the bloody scene of his wife and daughter's deaths.
Crown defends 'shonky science' in Lundy caseCrown defends 'shonky science' in Lundy case JIMMY ELLINGHAM The Crown is defending its expert witness who identified a physical link between convicted double-murderer Mark Lundy and the bloody scene of his wife and daughter's death.
Hearing for mum charged with baby death A 21-year-old woman charged over the murder of her newborn baby in Lower Hutt is to have a hearing to determine if she is able to stand trial.
Young guns set to debut for the All Blacks LIAM NAPIER Of the five starting changes to the All Blacks to play France in New Plymouth on Saturday, Rene Ranger's promotion on the left wing will spark most interest.
Little Harm Reduction Evident In Gambling Bill Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:32 pm Press Release: Salvation Army Little Harm Reduction Evident In Gambling Bill The weakening of the Gambling Harm Reduction Bill is the latest signal that politicians support the interests of the gambling industry and its vested interests over the wellbeing of local communities.
Court of Appeal Judge appointed Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 3:53 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Christopher Finlayson Attorney-General 19 June 2013 Media Statement Court of Appeal Judge appointed Justice Forrest Miller has been appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal, Attorney General Christopher Finlayson announced today.
Join Auckland Libraries as they question, challenge and celebrate sex and sexuality on the page, stage and screen with a special series of thought-provoking events for over-18s.
Photo / Colin Krippner / WeatherWatch.co.nz A tornado reportedly touched down in Waikato for about 10 minutes this afternoon, with a local farmer sending a photograph to forecaster WeatherWatch.co.nz.
Goff, Mallard in testy committee exchange TRACY WATKINS National MP Jacqui Dean has confirmed lodging a privileges complaint with Parliament's Speaker over the behaviour of two senior Labour MPs.
Expand Jovaan Graham's body was left outside a Matamata hospital.
Woman knocked out after attack at rural propertyExpand File photo / NZ Herald A woman was knocked out after she disturbed two people on her Bay of Plenty property early today.
Crime spree suspect remanded in custodyExpand Photo / NZ Herald A 25-year-old Bellevue man accused of a major crime wave involving the theft of thousands of dollars worth of items from cars in Tauranga remains behind bars.
Expand Missing Rawene woman Barbara Ann Moka.
The most powerful thing you'll see today CLEM BASTOW Everyday Sexism EVERYDAY SEXISM: Social media has started a movement of women opening up about the day-to-day harassment they used to feel compelled to keep quiet about.
Teen kills sister with WWE moves A 13-year-old boy in the US has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old half-sister after investigators said he told them he repeatedly struck her with wrestling moves imitated from TV.
Father battling denial in schools, stadiums and homes to get action on sports drug use which took his son.
Expand File photo / NZ Herald A decision to allow a mental health patient to decline a potentially life-saving procedure has been slammed by a coroner.
I've recently blogged about the forthcoming Jobseeker Support Benefit which from July 15, will support the largest number of beneficiaries.
Package of reforms planned for Class 4 gambling Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 12:10 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Chris Tremain Minister of Internal Affairs 19 June 2013 Package of reforms planned for Class 4 gambling Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain today announced a balanced package of reforms in the Class 4 (non-casino) gaming sector.
Expand Photo / Thinkstock Sentencing for a drink-driver who ran over two young girls in Ohope in May has been put off so he can meet with his victims' families.
Expand Donna Gibb is shocked and angry about the theft but relieved her daughter was unharmed.
Ball-goers keep up with Kardashians JO MOIR Teenage girls are getting their ball-season inspiration from reality television programmes - and paying celebrity sums as a result.
Expand A married pair of counsellors at Melville High School claimed they developed PTSD after a series of student suicides and allege that the school failed to provide a safe workplace.
Expand Photo / NZ Herald A spate of break-ins at homes and businesses around Kerikeri has been halted by the arrest of three teenage boys, police say.
Drunk antics page 'just negative stereotyping' WILMA MCCORKINDALE A web page celebrating drunken antics of Dunedin students is being deplored by Otago University Students Association, which says it highlights all the negative aspects of university life.
Community Internship Programme applications open Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 1:21 pm Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Jo Goodhew Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector 19 June 2013 Community Internship Programme applications open Applications for the Community Internship Programme are now being accepted, says Community and Voluntary Sector Minister Jo Goodhew.
Jacob (4), Tori and Benjamin (6) Foster had all their firewood stolen while on holiday in Fiji.
File photo / Martin Sykes Police are searching for a man suspected of setting alight a house on the Kapiti coast.
Game of Thrones and Corbett: Winter is coming LET'S HOPE THIS DUDE DOESN'T SHOW: A White Walker from Game of Thrones.
Expand MacDonald was fired after squirting the high-pressure hot water hose in his colleague's face during an argument.
Expand File photo / NZ Herald The Armed Offenders Squad has been called out to an incident at Kamo in Northland this afternoon.
Strapped in an orange suit in his spaceship, Yuri Gagarin smiles as the rockets roar and chirpily tells mission control: "Let's go!
YouTube has become the primary music service among young adults, finds a new study by Aalto University.
A new peer reviewed open access data paper offers a comprehensive synthesis of the 36451 specimens preserved in the Herbarium of the University of Extremadura (UNEX Herbarium).
Computational photography is the use of clever light-gathering tricks and sophisticated algorithms to extract more information from the visual environment than traditional cameras can.
Cheap, color, holographic video: Better holographic video displaysToday in the journal Nature , researchers at MIT's Media Lab report a new approach to generating holograms that could lead to color holographic-video displays that are much cheaper to manufacture than today's experimental, monochromatic displays.
Islamic astronomy enjoyed a golden age from the ninth to the sixteenth century AD .
United Technologies Corp. says a federal court ordering it to pay $473 million plus interest to compensate for alleged fraud in its sale of fighter jet engines will cut revenue and profit.
As data dragnets and information breaches dominate the news, states are scrambling to cash in on a rapidly expanding business sector by offering tax incentives to firms that protect sensitive information from outside attacks.
This story was originally published by Inside Science News Service .
People who are considered unattractive are more likely to be belittled and bullied in the workplace, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by a Michigan State University business scholar.
The D-Wave quantum computer processor is 3,600 times faster than classical computers at some tasks.
Alexander Polyakov receives the 2013 Fundamental Physics Prize from actor Morgan Freeman at a ceremony modelled on the Oscars.
Diving mammals ranging from water shrews, beavers and seals to ancient whales (pictured clockwise from top left) share adaptations in the protein that stores oxygen in muscles.
Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet [Excerpt, Part 2] Software filters required that spammers get devious.
Most people in the United States could soon know someone whose genome is held in a research database.
Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants on Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster in a move critics charged was too hasty.
It is likely some of the most widespread and oldest art in the United States.
A new, invasive species of slug found recently in South Texas serves as a good reminder to thoroughly wash fruits and vegetables before eating them, according to an expert with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
Australians are taking a big bite out of the multi-billion dollar mobile and tablet applications industry, a media researcher says.
Channel Surfing: Are Dry Ice Sleds Carving the Surface of Mars?
Telecommunications equipment manufacturer Alcatel-Lucent launched a major effort Wednesday to boost its fortunes by shedding businesses and jobs as part of a deep cost cutting program.
The number of people living in earthquake zones is rising year on year, making the mitigation of seismic risk more important than ever.
Singapore's smog problem from forest fires in Indonesia worsened Wednesday as air pollutant levels reached a 16-year high.
Indonesia to use rain-making technology to stop firesIndonesia plans to use weather changing technology to try to unleash torrents of rain and extinguish raging fires on Sumatra island that have cloaked neighbouring Singapore in thick haze, an official said Wednesday.
A positron emission tomography scan could predict whether a patient with depression will be more likely to respond to drugs or to cognitive behavioural therapy.
No dishonour in depressionComedian and writer Ruby Wax, a regular on British television, has clinical depression.
Material scientists expect the new multifunctional properties of hybrid nanostructures will transform the development of high-performance devices, including batteries, high-sensitivity sensors and solar cells.
The IRIS telescope will zoom in on the chromosphere, pictured here by the Solar Dynamics Observatory.
It all starts with a single octahedron structure, then after four iterations there are already 625 of them.
Taking inspiration from trees, scientists have developed a battery made from a sliver of wood coated with tin that shows promise for becoming a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmentally friendly energy source.
Alan Turing: His Work and Impact Edited by S. Barry Cooper and Jan van Leeuwen Elsevier (2013) The new testament of computer science has come, 101 years after the birth of founding prophet Alan Turing.
A new variety of canary seeds bred specifically for human consumption qualifies as a gluten-free cereal that would be ideal for people with celiac disease (CD), scientists have confirmed in a study published in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry .
Why Are Wetlands So Important to Preserve?
Travel ratings website TripAdvisor said Wednesday it has acquired US start-up GateGuru, a mobile app focused on flight and airport information.
Women are not under-represented across all learned academies in Australia (see Nature 497 , 7 and Nature 497 , 439 ; 2013 ).
If confirmed, the dark gap in space debris will challenge astronomers' theories By Andrew Grant Web edition: June 19, 2013 Enlarge A dark ring appears about halfway through the dusty disk surrounding the star TW Hydrae in this Hubble Space Telescope image.
More data are being created, consumed, and transported than ever before, and in all areas of society, including business, government, health care, and science.
Access to phone records is all over the news at the moment, following media revelations of massive snooping by US intelligence agencies.
A newly published study paints a grim outlook for the future of certain mammals and birds, suggesting that the average growing nation should expect at least 3.3 percent more threatened species in the next decade and an increase of 10.8 percent species threatened with extinction by 2050.
Outlook is grim for mammals and birds as human population grows, study saysThe ongoing global growth in the human population will inevitably crowd out mammals and birds and has the potential to threaten hundreds of species with extinction within 40 years, new research shows.
In late February, a thief or thieves cracked into Evernote's digital vault filled with log-ins, passwords and email addresses belonging to 50 million users.
Simulation of the electric field distribution in a two-dimensional standing surface wave field.
The production of recently discovered offshore oil in Brazil has reached 300,000 barrels a day, and is expected to rise to 2.1 million barrels a day by 2020.
Brazil: Save Caatinga from drought disasterBrazil's semi-arid Caatinga scrub forest is experiencing its worst drought in 30 years, with more than 300 settlements in the northeast at the point of collapse (see go.nature.com/pngjfq ).
Our internal circadian clock regulates daily life processes and is synchronized by external cues, the so-called Zeitgebers.
America's economy will hum along its path of moderate growth, adding 4.7 million jobs through the end of next year, say University of Michigan economists.
How to Quickly Add the Integers From 1 to n?
JAMES BROWN/FROM J TO B In a darkened room in Pavia, Italy, a jumble of stubby arrows spreads out across a large screen like a swarm of ants on the march.
Convection in the Earth's mantle (orange ring around the yellow outer core) may not depend on water's presence for a lubricating effect, contrary to what geophysicists have assumed.
Colin Macilwain argues that the United States would not need to spend US $ 3 billion annually on a programme to encourage young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) if market forces were right ( Nature 497 , 289 ; 2013 ).
Education: Science literacy benefits allColin Macilwain wields too wide a brush in painting US federal funding of STEM education (for promoting 'science, technology, engineering and mathematics') as having the sole purpose of bolstering the workforce ( Nature 497 , 289 ; 2013 ).
Minute insects, from the Australian National Insect Collection, have been super sized by up to forty times using a novel 3D scanning system and printed using a state of the art 3D printer.
Reindeer herding practices and their effect on vegetation in northern Scandinavia may influence when snow melts in spring.
On behalf of the Data-Enabled Life Sciences Alliance (DELSA Global), we applaud the significant, timely steps Nature is taking to ensure reproducibility and transparency in life-sciences articles ( Nature 496 , 398 ; 2013 and go.nature.com/oloeip ).
California Set to Lift Restrictions on Egg Donation Passage is expected for a bill that would help the market for research eggs to grow along with payments to donors By Charlotte Schubert and Nature magazine California is set to pass a bill that would allow payments over and above 'direct expenses' to be made to women who donate eggs for research.
Research carried out at Victoria University challenges criticism of internal assessment in schools and shows the assessment method plays an important role in helping students to think critically.
Particle Containing 4 Quarks Is Confirmed for First Time The quark quartet opens a fresh vista on matter By Devin Powell and Nature magazine Physicists have resurrected a particle that may have existed in the first hot moments after the Big Bang.
Many proteins work like Swiss Army knives, fitting multiple functions into their elaborately folded structures.
Research led by Lawrence Stanton and Prasanna Kolatkar of the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore has provided valuable insight into embryonic development.
Bacteria, for the most part, thrive in extreme temperatures and in arid conditions.
The origins of a young animal might have a significant impact on its behavior later on in life.
Images taken from space have indicated that some of the world's unmonitored volcanoes may not be as peaceful as we might like to think.
Group Finds Big Feet Fine A rural Indonesian cultural group bucks the trend and judges women with large feet to be more attractive than those with small feet.
Concerns that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling favorable to gay marriage might produce a backlash that would impede efforts to achieve equality are unfounded, according to a study by researchers at University of California campuses in Riverside and Irvine, University of Connecticut and Princeton University.
Sea stars may use their arms to keep their central cores cool when high temperatures threaten their survival.
A 'sandwich' of three iron alloy layers could help to create computer hard drives that can store more data than ever before.
China is currently managing to feed its people ( F. Zhang et al .
Out of the bowels of space they came, the myriad ships of the greatest exploratory force the galaxy had ever seen, their sleek hulls glinting in the furtive starlight.
How nails regenerate lost fingertipsDigit tips, including bone, can regenerate by 5 weeks after amputation in normal mice (top).
Cloning debate: Stem-cell researchers must stay engagedOne bionic ear, fresh off the printer.
Saltwater incursions into coastal wetlands can increase the release of ammonium into the ocean, complicating coastal management in the face of human development, climate change and rising sea levels.
Climate records captured in Siberian caves suggest 1.5 degrees of warming is enough to trigger thawing of permafrost, according to a paper to be given at the Geological Society of London on 27 June.
Light from five super-luminous supernovae has revealed an unusual power source behind these cosmic explosions, which were 5 to 100 times brighter than regular supernovae.
Using clouds of ultra-cold atoms and a pair of lasers operating at optical wavelengths, researchers have reached a quantum network milestone: entangling light with an optical atomic coherence composed of interacting atoms in two different states.
Apple on Wednesday added HBO GO and WatchESPN to the line-up of programming available on its Apple TV devices that stream shows from the Internet to living room screens.
Accelerated evolution of an artificial enzyme improved its activity several-thousand fold, owing to unexpectedly extreme remodelling of its active site.
Replacing traditional rigid silicon wafers with semiconductors made from flexible polymers would herald an age of advanced, 'wearable' electronics.
A hardy intercellular matrix may be the key to the naked mole rat's ability to skirt cancer.
Study finds chemical behind cancer resistance in naked mole ratsTwo researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered the chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof.
Cell biologists believe that gene expression in eukaryotic cells is partly controlled by the uneven distribution of DNA in the nucleus.
DNA constructs antenna for solar energyResearchers at Chalmers University of Technology have found an effective solution for collecting sunlight for artificial photosynthesis.
Air pollution is related to forest decline and also appears to attack the protecting wax on tree leaves and needles.
At the recent Harvard IT Summit, Anne Margulies, vice president and University chief information officer, mentioned how Harvard had been at the forefront of information technology since its inception, even to the point of naming the burgeoning field.
Custom 3D Printer Prints Lithium-Ion MicrobatteriesFor the first time, a research team from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign demonstrated the ability to 3D-print a battery.
Boosting levels of a hormone in tomato plants ( Solanum lycopersicum ) causes them to make tubers, like their sibling species the potato ( Solanum tuberosum ).
I wish to clarify your perspective on David Shanks's failure to replicate our 'intelligence priming' results (see Nature 497 , 16 ; 2013 ; and clarification at go.nature.com/8ep3nc ).
"Not only does this comment on how salt perception may occur in many animals throughout the animal kingdom," says Craig Montell, "but if we can fully understand how aversive and attractive sensory signals work in fruit flies, there may be future potential for controlling insect pests.
Dust particles spotted around a young star support an idea about how planets are born.
Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's Softbank.
August, 2011, saw the dazzling appearance of the closest and brightest Type Ia supernova since Type Ia's were established as "standard candles" for measuring the expansion of the universe.
SNfactory Collects Data on Supernova 2011fe Just Hours After It ExplodesSupernova 2011fe was discovered just hours after it exploded in the Big Dipper.
The discovery of a gene that regulates the effects of the plant hormone jasmonic acid might lead to ways to increase pest resistance in crops, without hindering their growth.
Sometimes in the morning, a single gull would cry, after the mortar shells had rained all night and spilt blood trickled down the alley walls into the sunbaked asphalt.
The development of chicken penises is cut short by signals that prompt cell death, a finding that could help to explain why 97 % of bird species have little or no phallus despite reproducing by internal fertilization.
Palaeontology: Early animals' revealing tracksFossilized trails left in 560-million-year-old Canadian rocks may be some of the earliest evidence of squirming animals.
Biology: A fluorescent protein from eelsMuscle fibres of the Japanese freshwater eel ( Anguilla japonica ) produce a fluorescent protein, the first to be identified in a vertebrate.
Young scientists: Public engagement should start earlyPublic scepticism about science, compounded by poor communication, is standing in the way of implementing sustainable technologies that could solve pressing global issues, such as the provision of sufficient clean energy, water and food (see go.nature.com/6rs2ih and go.nature.com/yvzaht ).
A process known as ethanol steam reforming is creating opportunities for fuel cell researchers, thanks to the recent rise of the bioethanol industry.
Even corals that have spent generations in acidic waters have failed to adapt completely to these harsh conditions.
A giant, plant-eating lizard successfully competed with mammals about 40 million to 36 million years ago.
Humans are dumping far more litter in the ocean than was once thought.
The mystery of how pearls form into the most perfectly spherical large objects in nature may have an unlikely explanation, scientists are proposing in a new study.
Cold-blooded turtles move towards the most comfortable climes, even while they are still embryos.
A sensor developed in Norway gives microphones hyper-acute hearing and a sense of direction.
Experimental therapies that unleash the immune system to fight cancer, by blocking 'checkpoint inhibitors', continue to show promise in early clinical trials.
Access to phone records is all over the news at the moment, following media revelations of massive snooping by US intelligence agencies.
Russia promises legal action over NSA surveillance scandal Published time: June 19, 2013 13:06 Edited time: June 19, 2013 13:39 The scandal over illegal data interception by US security services questions the correlation between the US and international law, and senior Russian officials are calling for an urgent update in Russian legislation in response.
Russia needs to reclaim its 'digital sovereignty' from US, says MPAn internet cafe in Moscow.
When pressed by the House Intelligence Committee today, National Security Agency head General Keith Alexander revealed that surveillance programs that have recently come to light helped stop over 10 domestic terrorist plots and more than 50 worldwide since 9/11.
Daniel_Stuckey writes with an article marking the one year anniversary of Julian Assange seeking asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy .
I had occasion recently to look at the makeup of the Lords Science and Technology Select committee.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin wearing Google Glass.
Boot up: Google Glass privacy, Facebook video ads, iOS 7 apps threat, Kazam smartphones and morePoliticians want to know more about the privacy implications of Google Glass.
European Commission and others question Google about Glass privacy issuesThe European Commission and officials in several countries are asking Google executive Eric Schmidt whether Google is equipped to deal with the privacy implications of its Glass heads-up display.
Sony has released a video on YouTube today showing new aspects of the PlayStation 4 interface and some of the practical use-cases for its next-gen video sharing and social features.
FBI Director Robert Mueller said today the bureau was surveilling the United States with drones.
Google's David Drummond said: 'I'm not sure I can say this more clearly: we're not in cahoots with the NSA.
Twitter has signed a deal to begin delivering social video ads built around Viacom's most popular TV shows.
Months after Hurricane Sandy left New York scrambling for power, the city is unveiling 25 solar powered charging stations in parks and public spaces throughout the five boroughs, starting today.
Sony has temporarily taken down the version 4.45 PS3 system update that was supposed to provide "improved system stability" after a number of users reported the new firmware was bricking their systems.
Rdio surprised almost everyone last month when it launched Vdio , a new service for buying or renting digital copies of movies and TV shows.
Rdio's Vdio service now open to everyone in U.S., U.K.(Credit: Rdio) Vdio , the online movie and television service from the makers of Rdio , is now open to anyone in the U.S. and U.K. Rdio announced the news on its blog Wednesday, saying Vdio is no longer available solely to those people who have Rdio subscriptions.
Rdio opens Vdio mvie srvice to evryoneRdio , that lover of social streaming and sworn enemy of the vowel, is finally opening up its new TV and movie service to all users in the US and UK.
A changing of the guard at UK carrier BT : the company has announced that it will be appointing Gavin Patterson as its new CEO effective September, to replace Ian Livingston, who is taking up a role in the UK government as the Minister of State for Trade and Investment.
BT chief steps down to take UK government role as Sky Sports battle intensifiesIan Livingston, the chief executive of BT, is stepping down from his role at the head of the company to take up the position of Minister of State for Trade and Investment in the UK.
BT CEO Ian Livingston to leave in September, accept government roleGavin Patterson to be appointed chief executive of BT Group BT announces today that Gavin Patterson will succeed Ian Livingston as chief executive of BT Group plc.
Disclaimer: Not an MBA, never attended even a Biz 101.
I've heard that Steve was pretty amazing with analogies that would help you understand what he's saying... this sure is a good example of that.
I hope you are all enjoying the glorious summer sunshine.
Netflix To Launch In The Netherlands In Late 2013 Dutch To Get TV Shows And Films Anytime, Anywhere, On Any Device For One Low Monthly Price From Netflix LOS GATOS, Calif., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), today announced it will expand into the Netherlands later this year, offering a wide-range of great TV shows and films for one low monthly price.
Netflix announces it will launch in the Netherlands in late 2013Netflix , the massive film and television streaming service, has announced that it will launch in the Netherlands later this year.
Islamic astronomy enjoyed a golden age from the ninth to the sixteenth century AD .
Since surveillance culture is at the top of the news agenda , this new invention from Japan's National Institute of Informatics couldn't be more timely.
By Nathaniel Mott On June 19, 2013 No one has ever died because Seamless crashed just as they were about to place an order.
Looking to save some coin on your tech purchases?
It is already a well-established fact that a mobile revolution is taking place across the world, as people access the Internet via their smartphones and tablets first, abandoning the desktop experience in the process.
Ooyala Sets Up R&D Center In Singapore To Chase Mobile Audiences In AsiaVideo services provider Ooyala is setting up an R&D operations in Singapore, and is hiring researchers and data scientists for the facility.
Is that small team working on a video service for Instagram?
This story was originally published by Inside Science News Service .
Planned to turn on your PS3 for some The Last of Us action tonight?
Dan Hou was a director at a digital agency called Huge where he worked with clients like Google and HBO when he noticed his team was spending more time on sites like Reddit than the corporate intranet.
A newly published study paints a grim outlook for the future of certain mammals and birds, suggesting that the average growing nation should expect at least 3.3 percent more threatened species in the next decade and an increase of 10.8 percent species threatened with extinction by 2050.
We thought that the winners and losers in mobile were already clear.
(Credit: Sharon Vaknin/CNET) The dulcet tones of Apple's Siri and Google Now are getting high marks from most users, but Siri's enticing them to more tasks more often, according to a survey by market research firm Parks Associates.
Simulation of the electric field distribution in a two-dimensional standing surface wave field.
Apple TV users can finally watch HBO and ESPN without resorting to troublesome workarounds.
Apple TV Finally Gets HBO GO And WatchESPN, iTunes Shoppers Now Buying 800K TV Shows Per DayApple has added two major new content sources to Apple TV today , via HBO GO and WatchESPN integration.
Apple TV gets HBO GO, ESPN, Sky News, Crunchyroll and Qello, as iTunes passes 1bn TV show downloadsApple TV has been updated today with direct acess to content from HBO GO and WatchESPN , as well as Sky News , anime and Asian drama streaming service Crunchyroll and Qello .
Facebook is currently suffering an apparent disruption that is preventing many of its users from accessing the social network.
Facebook storms past 1 million active advertisers markFacebook announced today that it has reached one million active advertisers amid growing adoption among small businesses and as bigger global brands also add Facebook ads to their mix.
Facebook has 1m advertisers, but they'll have to wait for video adsFacebook's advertising revenues are growing sharply.
Splitting up by SMS: the new way to end a relationship?
William Hill is taking bets from smartphones as well as shops in 2013.
Diving mammals ranging from water shrews, beavers and seals to ancient whales (pictured clockwise from top left) share adaptations in the protein that stores oxygen in muscles.
Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet [Excerpt, Part 2] Software filters required that spammers get devious.
Public Outcry In Taiwan Kills Their Version Of SOPA from the like-that-wasn't-predictable dept At the end of May, we wrote about the Taiwanese government's bizarre proposal to create a copyright bill that was like SOPA, but even worse .
Most people in the United States could soon know someone whose genome is held in a research database.
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The Telex machine is kept so clean and it types to a waking world.
An anonymous reader writes "The MariaDB blog is reporting a small change to the license covering the man pages to MySQL .
... while in its current form it is slow and in need to be tethered, I see no reason for that to stay that way as technology advances.
Tweeting in the social-networking sense has become so pervasive that the Oxford English Dictionary has broken one of its own rules to add new meanings for "tweet" as both a noun and a verb.
Scanadu clearly knows to tap into our collective Star Trek dreams, as the company just reached $1 million in funding for its Scout tricorder .
(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Windows 8 and RT users can now check out their favorite artists and music videos via the new Vevo app.
Vevo music video app comes to Windows 8Although Vevo has a presence on seemingly every platform , it hasn't done much of anything special on the desktop: so far, it's been either the web or nothing.
Alexander Polyakov receives the 2013 Fundamental Physics Prize from actor Morgan Freeman at a ceremony modelled on the Oscars.
Today Microsoft has announced three new bounty programs to both drive engagement with the security community, and work more proactively to amend its software to avoid exploitable flaws.
Last month, I introduced you to Felix Winkelmann, creator of one of my favorite programming languages: CHICKEN Scheme , a mature, high-performance implemention of Scheme that compiles to C code.
These days, America has one dominant search engine, one dominant social-networking site, and four phone companies.
Maybe you need some demographic information before you start a small business.
Last month, Ivan met David Vaux at the 3 rd World Conference on Research Integrity in Montreal.
There are tons of raw video footage out there: Videos taken on vacation or school trips, videos of friends and family, videos taken to show off new restaurants and boutiques.
For years now, companies have been vying for attention on social streams controlled by the likes of Facebook and Twitter.
Part of what makes SeatGeek amazing are the performer images which help turn it from something I would make as a developer (a database frontend) into a beautiful site.
Although the police sometimes thought Cacophony Society members like John Law, left, were up to no good, Law and his fellow Santas were usually just trying to help people enjoy life more.
Channel Surfing: Are Dry Ice Sleds Carving the Surface of Mars?
Ben Barreth liquidated his retirement account to buy the Homes for Hackers house to encourage startups to move to Kansas City for Google Fiber.
Taco Cowboy writes "Most of the younger /.
Video games could be an effective method of getting younger people interested in science.
Spectators got a good view of the underside of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner as it flew over the Paris Air Show.
(Credit: Steve Guttenberg/CNET) I guess it's safe to assume Adele and Coldplay are making decent livings in the music business, but I wanted to talk with an average band to see how they were doing.
Feedly Cloud is Now Available to All Users Seneca once said, "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Feedly updated with Cloud sync and app support ahead of Google Reader shutdownWith less than two weeks until Google shuts down Reader , Feedly has completed the rollout of its Cloud sync service, transitioning all users over to its servers.
Passing 12M users, Feedly launches cloud platform and Web version with one-click migration from Google ReaderFeedly, the company offering products and services positioned as the best alternatives to Google Reader, today launched Feedly Cloud , a scalable infrastructure that serves as the backbone to Feedly as well as multiple reading applications.
Feedly upgrades site to prep for Google Reader's demise(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Feedly has completed its next wave of Web site upgrades designed to serve as a spiffy, new welcome mat for users of Google Reader, which is shutting down.
In I, Robot, intelligent machines attempt to overthrow humanity.
The number of people living in earthquake zones is rising year on year, making the mitigation of seismic risk more important than ever.
Peppa Pig World Facebook page: the hacking upset parents Parents have complained after a hacker took over a Facebook page dedicated to popular cartoon character Peppa Pig.
Peppa Pig World's Facebook page hijacked by abusive hackerMummy Pig, George, Peppa Pig and Daddy Pig in Peppa Pig's house, Peppa Pig World at Paultons Park, Hampshire.
Belinda Carlisle: links to rip the singer's tracks from YouTube videos are available on the ClipDJ website.
A positron emission tomography scan could predict whether a patient with depression will be more likely to respond to drugs or to cognitive behavioural therapy.
No dishonour in depressionComedian and writer Ruby Wax, a regular on British television, has clinical depression.
Verizon's DroidLanding account (Twitter) has shaken back to life.
The IRIS telescope will zoom in on the chromosphere, pictured here by the Solar Dynamics Observatory.
Design-focused e-commerce service Fab.com is now valued at more than $1 billion after it announced a $150 million Series D round of investment led by Chinese Internet giant Tencent .
The MetaC Language The MetaC language extends C in a 100% backward compatible way with reflective features and techniques for refactoring, reconfiguring and modifying arbitrary C source code.
Sean Parker and his wife Alexandra Lenas cancelled their honeymoon to address the wedding fallout.
Take off with the LG Optimus F7 Boost Mobile announced today that it will begin offering the 4.7-inch, LG Optimus F7 on June 27 for $299.99.
Alan Turing: His Work and Impact Edited by S. Barry Cooper and Jan van Leeuwen Elsevier (2013) The new testament of computer science has come, 101 years after the birth of founding prophet Alan Turing.
Apple is bolstering the streaming video lineup for its Apple TV set-top box with the launch of new channels from HBO , ESN, Sky News, Crunchyroll and Qello.
Ever since the news hit about the NSA PRISM surveillance program in the United States, many people have become much more concerned about what exactly search engines are tracking about them.
NSA fears spark traffic surge on DuckDuckGo search engineDuckDuckGo pitches itself as a privacy-respecting alternative to Google's search engine Media coverage of the US National Security Agency's Prism electronic surveillance program, as well as wider publicity for online privacy issues, is sending traffic soaring at search-engine DuckDuckGo .
The D-Wave quantum computer processor is 3,600 times faster than classical computers at some tasks.
Travel portal TripAdvisor continues to push ahead with its mobile and social acquisitions: today the company announced that it has acquired GateGuru , a mobile app that provides real-time information on airports, weather, and flights.
TripAdvisor acquires GateGuru, a mobile app for real-time info on airports, flight times and moreTripAdvisor has continued its acquisition spree today by snapping up GateGuru , a mobile app that displays all of the information that a user might need on their day of travel.
As part of Late Night 's "Video Game Week," Jimmy Fallon has had the opportunity to play with both the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4.
PlayStation update freezing consoles19 June 2013 Last updated at 11:03 GMT PlayStation 3 update causing console fault, Sony confirms Sony will soon launch its next-generation Playstation 4 console Sony has pulled an upgrade to its PlayStation 3 after it caused some users' machines to stop working.
Earlier than expected (and a little pricier than we'd hoped), the BlackBerry Q5 will go on sale tomorrow in the UAE.
Why Are Wetlands So Important to Preserve?
The production of recently discovered offshore oil in Brazil has reached 300,000 barrels a day, and is expected to rise to 2.1 million barrels a day by 2020.
Brazil: Save Caatinga from drought disasterBrazil's semi-arid Caatinga scrub forest is experiencing its worst drought in 30 years, with more than 300 settlements in the northeast at the point of collapse (see go.nature.com/pngjfq ).
Education plays a crucial role in the perception of technology as an appealing career for girls as well as boys.
Women are not under-represented across all learned academies in Australia (see Nature 497 , 7 and Nature 497 , 439 ; 2013 ).
Every student in the LA school district is due to get an iPad.
Apple signs $30 million iPad deal with LA Unified School DistrictApple today announced signing a significant deal with the Los Angeles School Board of Education that will bring $30 million worth of iPads to the school district in its initial roll out.
Until now, saving attachments from a Gmail account to Evernote has meant either forwarding them to a special email address or dragging them into an open Evernote client.
Evernote updates Web clipper for Chrome to add Gmail clippingsEvernote is showing no signs of slowing down as it continues to update its services.
Evernote Web Clipper's new Gmail function saves copies of emails and attachmentsKeeping your Gmail account organized isn't that hard when you can tag and Star emails.
If you ask Bing about the coming Xbox One console, it has a pretty simple take.
The largest association of doctors in the US has voted to change its definition of obesity, in a move that could catalyze major changes in insurance coverage, research funding, and public perception of the condition.
To use NVIDIA's graphics technology, you've typically had to buy gadgets using NVIDIA chips -- good for the company's bottom line , but not for influencing the industry as a whole.
NVIDIA to License Kepler and Future GPU IP to 3rd PartiesEarlier today NVIDIA announced that it would begin licensing its Kepler GPU architecture to 3rd parties.
NVIDIA To License Its GPU TechThe ONLY company on this planet with an interest in very high-end desktop class GPU technology for their own use is Intel.
Nvidia throws open the licensing doors on its Kepler GPU technologyOn Tuesday Nvidia announced that it would make its GPU technology widely available to device manufacturers looking to license it, starting with the company's current Kepler architecture .
The strange tale of John McAfee keeps getting stranger.
An anonymous reader writes "A German computer scientist is taking a fresh look at the 46-year old Amdahl's law , which took a first look at limitations in parallel computing with respect to serial computing.
Sequoia Supercomputer Tops Graph500 Rankings Again Top500 is the best-known list that ranks the supercomputers of the world, but what if there was another way to rate and review these mighty machines?
BIG DATA costs big bucks.
By Michael Carney On June 19, 2013 One month ago, the founders of online haberdashery Combat Gent uprooted their young Los Angeles-based startup and and moved to Las Vegas .
4K televisions are all the rage right now, but they're still dogged by a slight problem: where's the content?
The E3 and WWDC news surges have finally calmed, so now we're back into the normal weekly groove.
Technology and art are ancient bedfellows.
How to Quickly Add the Integers From 1 to n?
JAMES BROWN/FROM J TO B In a darkened room in Pavia, Italy, a jumble of stubby arrows spreads out across a large screen like a swarm of ants on the march.
Something went awfully wrong, and a rogue process is eating up all of the resources on one of your servers.
Kivra , the Swedish company that really wants you to get rid of your old fashioned postal mailbox, has just acquired its local competitor Brevo .
Convection in the Earth's mantle (orange ring around the yellow outer core) may not depend on water's presence for a lubricating effect, contrary to what geophysicists have assumed.
Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston has taken to Reddit for an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session .
Anyone who's tried to tether to their iPhone or iPad will recall how iOS manages to craft its own passwords when used as a personal hotspot.
How's about this for a coincidence?
Microsoft, Qualcomm to team up on next round of Surface RTs -- report(Credit: CNET) Microsoft and Qualcomm will work together on the next generation of Surface RT devices, a new report claims.
A teacher in Windsor, Ont., is teaching her first and second grade students to tweet, blog and Skype as part of the elementary curriculum.
Colin Macilwain argues that the United States would not need to spend US $ 3 billion annually on a programme to encourage young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) if market forces were right ( Nature 497 , 289 ; 2013 ).
Education: Science literacy benefits allColin Macilwain wields too wide a brush in painting US federal funding of STEM education (for promoting 'science, technology, engineering and mathematics') as having the sole purpose of bolstering the workforce ( Nature 497 , 289 ; 2013 ).
Featured Videos Trustworthy Computing's Mike Reavey, Jonathan Ness, and Katie Moussouris introduce new bounty programs for security researchers.
It's long been observed that many kids with autism have a hard time communicating and socializing with others.
Chatterbox: WednesdayChatterbox: Wednesday The place to talk about games and other things that matter
Ethology: Primatological derring-doThe cheetah crouches in the undergrowth.
Cumulus Releases GNU/Linux For Datacenter RoutersReindeer herding practices and their effect on vegetation in northern Scandinavia may influence when snow melts in spring.
On behalf of the Data-Enabled Life Sciences Alliance (DELSA Global), we applaud the significant, timely steps Nature is taking to ensure reproducibility and transparency in life-sciences articles ( Nature 496 , 398 ; 2013 and go.nature.com/oloeip ).
California Set to Lift Restrictions on Egg Donation Passage is expected for a bill that would help the market for research eggs to grow along with payments to donors By Charlotte Schubert and Nature magazine California is set to pass a bill that would allow payments over and above 'direct expenses' to be made to women who donate eggs for research.
Rockmelt brought its social news browsing to iOS back in 2012, with promises that the Android version was on the way.
Tesla is recalling some Model S vehicles manufactured between May 10th and June 8th 2013.
Tesla Motors recalls Model S cars built in May and June 2013 due to weakened mounting bracketTesla Motors has announced a partial recall for some of its Model S vehicles due to a weakened mounting bracket for the left-hand latch of the rear seats.
Tesla Recalling 1,300 Model S SedansTesla is all grown up now, and that means the occasional manufacturing issue.
MoboTap has redesigned its Dolphin Browser for Android smartphones and tablets today, adding an all-new Web app store and streamlined navigation along the way.
After 80M Installs, MoboTap Updates Its Dolphin Browser To Highlight HTML5 AppsLong-time Android fans (fandroids?
Particle Containing 4 Quarks Is Confirmed for First Time The quark quartet opens a fresh vista on matter By Devin Powell and Nature magazine Physicists have resurrected a particle that may have existed in the first hot moments after the Big Bang.
An anonymous reader writes "With the focus from Ubuntu on phones , seven carriers have signed onto their Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group including Deutsche Telekom, Everything Everywhere, Telecom Italia, Korea Telecom, LG UPlus, Portugal Telecom, and SK Telecom.
Aurich Lawson The Wi-Fi Alliance has begun certifying network hardware, chips, smartphones, PCs, and tablets for the new "Gigabit Wi-Fi" standard.
Wi-Fi Alliance launches 802.11ac certification programThe new 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard can't get more official than this.
WHEN Matthias Henze needed to let off some steam in the early days of his start-up, he would pop outside the farmhouse he shared with his two co-founders, Fridtjof Detzner and Christian Springub, and chop some wood.
A group of whistleblowers, including a number of aviation experts, have come forward in a new documentary to claim that the official explanation for the crash of TWA Flight 800 was wrong and a gas tank explosion did not bring down the flight off the coast of Long Island 17 years ago.
Public scepticism about science, compounded by poor communication, is standing in the way of implementing sustainable technologies that could solve pressing global issues, such as the provision of sufficient clean energy, water and food (see go.nature.com/6rs2ih and go.nature.com/yvzaht ).
Been there, done that.
In 1994, before his return to Apple, Steve Jobs expected to be forgotten.
Group Finds Big Feet Fine A rural Indonesian cultural group bucks the trend and judges women with large feet to be more attractive than those with small feet.
An anonymous reader writes "As reported earlier on Slashdot it appeared the license covering the MySQL man pages was changed from the GPL to something less good .
Seven years in the making, but developer Bungie is only just beginning to reveal some the shape and detail of its forthcoming blockbuster Destiny.
A hardy intercellular matrix may be the key to the naked mole rat's ability to skirt cancer.
Aurich Lawson Apple has issued a press release this morning announcing that both HBO Go and WatchESPN are now available on Apple TVs.
ESPN, HBO come to Apple TV(Credit: Screenshot by Matthew Moskovciak/CNET) Apple TV is getting live sports and "Game of Thrones" beamed straight to its box, as Apple announces Time Warner's HBO Go and Disney's WatchESPN apps are now available.
Most of your AB-tests will fail Jun 19 2013 A/B testing is overhyped.
Design-focused commerce company Fab has raised that round of funding we scooped a few months ago.
Designer product site Fab now worth $1 billion(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Fab is now worth a cool $1 billion.
Adobe Systems CEO Shantanu Narayen (Credit: Adobe Systems) Shantanu Narayen, chief executive of Adobe Systems, just took a big step through a difficult transition.
Remember LG's EA93 , that eye-catching 29-inch 21:9 "ultrawidescreen" monitor we played with at IFA last year?
He was nominated to replace Julius Genachowski as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission a mere six weeks ago, and before he's even got the job, Tom Wheeler's making headlines.
Sea stars may use their arms to keep their central cores cool when high temperatures threaten their survival.
China is currently managing to feed its people ( F. Zhang et al .
CMU's Zoe Robot Resumes Search for Life on Earth Earth.
Saltwater incursions into coastal wetlands can increase the release of ammonium into the ocean, complicating coastal management in the face of human development, climate change and rising sea levels.
Light from five super-luminous supernovae has revealed an unusual power source behind these cosmic explosions, which were 5 to 100 times brighter than regular supernovae.
Nintendo will launch its first game with a free-to-play business model later this year.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 12:59 GMT Geak Ring and Sensoria socks add to range of wearable tech Heapsylon says its Sensoria socks could prevent running injuries and other foot-related problems Smart socks and rings are among the latest wearable tech to be announced.
Or just moaning?
Samsung Galaxy and Ativ event: Join CNET on Thursday (live blog)Samsung's invite to its conference on Thursday (Credit: Samsung) Samsung is set to unveil its latest addition to its Ativ range and talk more about its new Galaxy S4 phones on Thursday, and we'll be there to bring you all the latest news.
No need to envy your iPhone- and iPad-toting friends anymore just because they can catch the latest episodes of Bates Motel or Dance Moms on the go.
The Snapdragon 800 seems to represent a new level of speed for mobile processors.
Samsung's 8-inch Galaxy Note is the exception, not the rule.
Accelerated evolution of an artificial enzyme improved its activity several-thousand fold, owing to unexpectedly extreme remodelling of its active site.
darthcamaro writes "Remember back in the day when we all used CVS?
Supernova 2011fe was discovered just hours after it exploded in the Big Dipper.
After a careful examination, we have concluded that some Model S vehicles manufactured between May 10, 2013 and June 8, 2013 may contain a defect.
Many partygoers want to keep their alcohol in check, but we don't know many who want to lug around a dedicated breathalyzer, no matter how small it may be .
The mind behind BioShock 's Big Daddies and BioShock Infinite 's Songbird is apparently also getting behind the script for a Logan's Run film remake.
Just when it was looking like Dish would never let Sprint go , it has.
Back when Rockmelt killed off its social-centric desktop browser to focus on mobile, they promised that an Android version was on the way.
(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Apple's opening up iOS 7 like nothing before it, allowing and even encouraging the use of game controller hardware that will finally bring physical buttons to iPhones, iPods and iPads.
8 iPhone game styles that would rock with a controller(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Editor's note: This is an abridged version of "49 iPhone games that would rock with a controller.
This example demonstrates a genetic algorithm that is designed to solve the problem introduced by this xkcd comic .
Boosting levels of a hormone in tomato plants ( Solanum lycopersicum ) causes them to make tubers, like their sibling species the potato ( Solanum tuberosum ).
I wish to clarify your perspective on David Shanks's failure to replicate our 'intelligence priming' results (see Nature 497 , 16 ; 2013 ; and clarification at go.nature.com/8ep3nc ).
They may not be stylin', but they are a privacy enhancement.
"Not only does this comment on how salt perception may occur in many animals throughout the animal kingdom," says Craig Montell, "but if we can fully understand how aversive and attractive sensory signals work in fruit flies, there may be future potential for controlling insect pests.
Dust particles spotted around a young star support an idea about how planets are born.
The BC Search and Rescue Association is raising concerns about a set of free, high-resolution topographical backcountry maps released by the provincial government on Tuesday.
HTC's just pulled back the proverbial curtains on the Butterfly s at its Taiwan launch event .
HTC's new 5-inch Butterfly S phone takes wingHTC has unveiled the Butterfly S at a press conference close to Taipei.
Jelly Bean has been making its way to ever cheaper phones in recent months, and that's very conspicuous with the launch of Virgin Mobile's new Samsung Galaxy Ring.
It's been a while since we've heard anything out of the gTar camp -- nearly half a year in fact, when the company announced pre-orders the week of CES.
The bicycle helmet has massively reduced the risk of death from cycling.
The discovery of a gene that regulates the effects of the plant hormone jasmonic acid might lead to ways to increase pest resistance in crops, without hindering their growth.
AeroFS (S10) is building a private-cloud file syncing and collaboration tool.
Fossilized trails left in 560-million-year-old Canadian rocks may be some of the earliest evidence of squirming animals.
Sometimes in the morning, a single gull would cry, after the mortar shells had rained all night and spilt blood trickled down the alley walls into the sunbaked asphalt.
Digit tips, including bone, can regenerate by 5 weeks after amputation in normal mice (top).
A Sony Music Unlimited subscription normally costs $119.99.
The Pocket Tripod can hold your iPhone vertically or horizontally.
Warner Bros. has just released the first trailer for the The Lego Movie , an upcoming film based on the popular building blocks.
Even corals that have spent generations in acidic waters have failed to adapt completely to these harsh conditions.
When I start up the PS3 Slim today, it reported that it required to update to 4.45 (the version that allows you to disable trophy notification during game play).
A giant, plant-eating lizard successfully competed with mammals about 40 million to 36 million years ago.
Microsoft is planning to refresh its Surface RT with a Qualcomm processor.
Humans are dumping far more litter in the ocean than was once thought.
Muscle fibres of the Japanese freshwater eel ( Anguilla japonica ) produce a fluorescent protein, the first to be identified in a vertebrate.
We often hear about the coming nanobot revolution, but just how are scientists planning on powering these future marvels?
Cold-blooded turtles move towards the most comfortable climes, even while they are still embryos.
If Vine still leaves you pining for the choppiness of GIFs , Microsoft's got you covered -- on Windows Phone 8, at least.
For the first time, a research team from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign demonstrated the ability to 3D-print a battery.
Costume designer Mel Hoppe as Japanese manga character Sailor Moon.
Out of the bowels of space they came, the myriad ships of the greatest exploratory force the galaxy had ever seen, their sleek hulls glinting in the furtive starlight.
The development of chicken penises is cut short by signals that prompt cell death, a finding that could help to explain why 97 % of bird species have little or no phallus despite reproducing by internal fertilization.
Dolphins' relentless smiles aren't smiles at all.
Maybe the first thing the patent office should ask is "why"?
Experimental therapies that unleash the immune system to fight cancer, by blocking 'checkpoint inhibitors', continue to show promise in early clinical trials.
As the US presidential election day has arrived, the ESRC Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)'s series of US election analyses offers insights into key election issues.
Top news: U.S. diplomats seeking a political settlement with the Taliban ahead of NATO's 2014 withdrawal from Afghanistan achieved a diplomatic breakthrough Tuesday with the opening of a Taliban office in Qatar and the announcement that negotiations would begin Thursday, reviving a peace process that has been stalled for the past 18 months.
President Barack Obama gave these remarks in Berlin on June 19, 2013.
Behind closed doors but with language and intonation that ensured his remarks would be heard around the world, Bill Clinton last week said that U.S. President Barack Obama risks looking like a "wuss" and a "fool" by letting politics and a search for ideal solutions keep him from taking action to stop the slaughter in Syria.
Syria: the view from Lebanon Go to the Middle East and North Africa programme's page This essay forms part of ECFR's "Syria: Views from the Region" project, exploring the regional responses and ramifications of the Syrian uprising and civil war.
Tuesday marked a milestone for the 12-year-old war in Afghanistan, with NATO forces officially handing over responsibility for the country's security to Afghan government forces.
What happens when policy goals in one area collide with goals in another?
Peterson Perspectives Interviews on Current Issues A New US-China Relationship?
China is already the leading global investor in renewable energy infrastructure and Chinese companies are increasing their overseas investments in renewable energy.
The Balkans region in southern Europe has been unsettled since the dismantling of Ottoman dominance there in the late nineteenth century.
Curious Goods Remember the advertisements in the back of comic books promising bulging muscles in no time, potato-shooting guns and other unlikely attractions?
When life spans increase, people become more concerned with their rights, pushing societies towards democracy, argues Tim Dyson of the London School of Economics.
As the protests in Turkey enter their third week, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains defiant, claiming during his weekly speech to the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) parliamentary group meeting that law enforcement acted with "common sense" when it responded violently to anti-government protests and that he would " expand the powers of the police.
Revolt of the technocrats Does the launch of a new Eurosceptic party in Germany suggest there is fertile ground for a real alternative ahead of elections later this year, despite Merkel's refusal to countenance change?
The dispensing of mood-altering drugs to older people in Northern Ireland increase after they move into care homes, according to research at the Centre of Excellence for Public Health Northern Ireland, co-funded by the ESRC.
This policy discussion will focus on past experiences of national reconciliation in Bulgaria, Iraq, Morocco, and South Africa, offering best practices, success stories, and lessons learned for the Arab Spring countries.
The austerity cuts in public spending have brought pressure on protected areas such as international aid.
Research fellow Tony Lodge heads debate on rail franchising, Monday 22 April 2013.
American Betrayal: How Enemies Within Harm the U.S.
The Google Data Analytics Social Science Research initiative will explore how publicly accessible online data, analytical and presentational tools can answer pressing social science questions.
Faith in Values: Purity Police Miss the Point SOURCE: AP/Alessandra Tarantino Pope Francis waves as he leaves St. Peter's Square at the Vatican after his weekly general audience on Wednesday, June 12, 2013.
House Intelligence Committee Although the witnesses at yesterday's House Intelligence Committee hearing could not cite a single case where the NSA's phone record database was crucial in preventing a terrorist attack, they did describe a few cases where they said plots were uncovered based on information obtained by monitoring the communications of foreign targets under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
As Americans obsess over NSA spying, abuse by the IRS and other assaults on our freedom, I can't get my mind off the thousand other ways politicians abuse us.
John Stossel on Why the War on Drugs Is Worse Than NSA SpyingMashable As Americans obsess over NSA spying, abuse by the IRS and other assaults on our freedom, John Stossel can't get his mind off the thousand other ways politicians abuse us.
The new Centre for Creativity, Regulation, Enterprise and Technology (CREATe), part-funded by the ESRC, has been launched to examine the need for new business models and the changing nature of copyright in a web-based business environment.
The official launch of the Tax Administration Research Centre is taking place on Tuesday 12 February at Church House Conference Centre in Westminster.
The challenges of food security, global food systems and our dependence on food imports is explored in a new report based on an ESRC Public Policy Seminar.
Understanding how crowds behave is crucial for safety and security at big events.
Schools, local councils and professionals need better guidance and training to work with migrant families from Eastern Europe and their children, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
What will it take put the UK back on the path of sustained economic growth?
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 6th Floor Dining Room Luncheon Keynote Mary Ellen Stanton, USAID's senior maternal health adviser, will provide opening remarks to the conference.
As we enter Climate Week, poll results have revealed that public concern about environmental issues and climate change has sunk to a 20-year low since the beginning of the global financial crisis.
Credit: VOA/wikimedia Islamists fighting against the Assad regime in Syria are increasingly sidelining other rebels, who in many cases are not as well equipped or as funded as jihadists like Jabhat al-Nusra.
Cultural differences between the West and East are well documented, but a study shows that concrete differences also exist in how British and Chinese people recognise people and the world around them according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 06 February 2012 Cultural differences between the West and East are well documented, but a study shows that concrete differences also exist in how British and Chinese people recognise people and the world around them.
More pressure at work, increased job insecurity and less trust in political institutions are some of the impacts of the recession, according to a new report from the European Social Survey.
The Peterson Institute released a new Policy Brief, Preserving the Open Global Economic System: A Strategic Blueprint for China and the United States, by Arvind Subramanian, the Institute's Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow, on June 11, 2013.
Lewis Brown answers Does the Conservative Party need to adopt a more Thatcherite approach to leadership?
Feeling comfortable and confident in sport, health, or PE can be very difficult for some young people who can be seen as a 'risk' of becoming obese.
I think it's reasonable to suspect that a Facebook post about a kid going hungry would generate a substantial amount of attention on a social networking site, and that some of said attention would get back to the school, and that it would be disruptive, unless you think angry calls from parents concerning an incident that didn't involve their kid isn't disruptive.
Leave the Driving to UsJohnny Cook drove a bus for the Haralson County, Georgia, school system, and he got upset when a middle school student told him he didn't get to eat because his lunch card was 40 cents short.
More government borrowing and public sector job cuts, as tax rises are on the horizon, warns the IFS Green Budget.
Modern day soldiers who mutilate enemy corpses or take body-parts as trophies are usually thought to be suffering from the extreme stresses of battle according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 21 May 2012 Modern day soldiers who mutilate enemy corpses or take body-parts as trophies are usually thought to be suffering from the extreme stresses of battle.
Researchers from the UK and Hong Kong will be researching themes that arise in our everyday lives including parenting styles, education and management practices as well as global issues including sustainability and migration.
Shorter summer holidays? Spending more time in the schools failing our children will not helpTom Burkard is a Visiting Professor of Education Policy at the University of Derby.
Becoming an Avon cosmetics Sales Representative is helping some poor South African women escape poverty as well as inspiring many with self-confidence and hope according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
The Threat of Self-Insured Plans Among Small Businesses SOURCE: AP/Jacquelyn Martin President Barack Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act in the East Room of the White House, May 10, 2013.
New research on mummies challenges the conventional belief that fatty arteries are caused by unhealthy lifestyles.
The current model for supplying pig meat to UK consumers is ineffective and beset by a 'trader mentality' from leading supermarkets, and would benefit from more integrated ownership where companies have a vested interest throughout the supply chain, concludes a report from the ESRC-funded Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change.
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) and Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) are launching the results of a benchmarking review of human geography today 5 March 2013 The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) and Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) are launching the results of a benchmarking review of human geography today.
Britain in 2013 - the nation in focus, showcases the diversity of ESRC-funded research on the state of the nation.
Many homeless people with complex needs do not receive the support they need from agencies, a recently completed research project suggests.
A report from ScotCen Social Research and the Electoral Reform Society used data from the ESRC-supported Scottish Social Attitudes Survey to find out ordinary citizens' attitudes to further devolution.
Introducing abstinence education into UK schools could be a less effective substitute for comprehensive Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) aimed at children and young adults, say a research team led by Sheffield Hallam University.
The Great British Public Toilet Map has been developed as part of an ESRC-funded research project Tackling Ageing Continence through Theory Tools and Technology (TACT3), automatically tracking councils' open data on public toilet facilities and displaying the information online.
In the developing world minority social movements who oppose projects they regard as inappropriate and exploitative can be effective.
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Local Government Navigator Team.
Over one third of UK equity trading volume being generated through high-speed computer-automated trading, with little to no human involvement.
David Willetts, the Minister for Universities and Science, has appointed Mr Martin Rosenbaum as a new council member to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Preparing to act in a particular way can improve the way we process information, and this has potential implications for those with learning disabilities according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 16 January 2012 Preparing to act in a particular way can improve the way we process information, and this has potential implications for those with learning disabilities.
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is holding a major two-day conference in Edinburgh today and Friday (May 2-3) tackling issues around the independence referendum.
How can you capture the meaning of 'social sciences' and 'society today' in a single picture?
Both NATO and the European Union have launched initiatives to help their members maintain and enhance military capabilities during an era of defence cuts.
One of the challenges we face is how to best design and change cities into smart intelligent and sustainable environments.
According to latest research, social scientists with PhDs working in central government make valuable contributions to policy, and report that holding a PhD can enhance their credibility with senior officials.
This article is an excerpt from our Growth Bulletin, authored by Ryan Bourne and Tim Knox.
The Centre for Policy Studies' Tim Knox has joined together with five other centre-right think-tank chiefs to call for an end to ring-fencing, ahead of the Coalition Government's upcoming spending review.
CPS Deputy Director Jenny Nicholson writes about attending Lady Thatcher's funeral and her memories of meeting the former Prime Minister.
CPS remembers Lady ThatcherCPS remembers co-founder Lady Thatcher: Date added: Friday 12th April 2013
Forget Oscars, now you can have a Maggie on your mantelpiece: New political award in memory of Lady Thatcher to be bestowed on high achieving politicians (Mail Online)New political award in memory of Lady Thatcher administered by the Centre for Policy Studies.
Both insurance buyers and insurance sellers frequently fail to assess risks accurately, according to new research.
The Contributions of Immigrants and Their Children to the American Workforce and Jobs of the Future SOURCE: AP/Jacquelyn Martin Edwin Munoz, who is originally from El Salvador, holds his daughter, Jocelyn, 5 months, up for a portrait at the end of the "Rally for Citizenship," a rally in support of immigration reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2013.
Sixty years ago, over 300 people died, 24,000 people were evacuated and 32,000 houses were damaged in the 1953 East Coast flood.
Sam Coates and Michael Savage report in The Times that David Cameron is considering a share giveaway reprivatisation of RBS, as proposed by the CPS in " Give Us Our Fair Shares ".
With reports of abuse in care settings rising, it has never been more vital that staff are trained to provide the highest standards of care to vulnerable people.
Regulations controlling air pollution from ships might be ineffective, suggests ESRC-funded research.
Professor Carol Propper of the ESRC Centre for Market and Public Organisation assesses the impact of competition between suppliers on the healthcare system 21 March 2012 By Carol Propper Governments faced with rising costs and growing demand are constantly searching for methods of delivering higher productivity in healthcare, or, more simply, ways of getting higher quality without increasing expenditure.
Opinion: On the benefits of competition in healthcareProfessor Carol Propper: Research evidence suggests that more competition and patient choice has the power to improve outcomes for patients.
Teaching and learning in the 21st century needs to be 'turbo-charged' by educational technology rather than using technologies designed for other purposes, according to a new TEL report.
In The Lord of the Rings , Boromir, heir to the forces of the ancient land of Gondor, urges his allies to use the One Ring to smite the evil Sauron.
The sixth Workplace Employment Relations Study, co-funded by the ESRC, reveals that the tough economic climate has led to pronounced increases in workload and working hours for many employees in Britain.
People on low incomes who find it impossible to secure affordable loans can now access finance more readily following a successful Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project jointly funded by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 23 October 2012 People on low incomes who find it impossible to secure affordable loans can now access finance more readily following a successful Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project jointly funded by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
Muslim ethnic minority communities have been integrating into British and German cities for some time, according to research presented at the NORFACE Migration Conference at University College London this week.
New research into the different ways that English and Polish people use language in everyday family situations can help members of each community to understand each other better and avoid cultural misunderstandings.
Outdoor play and learning can make an important contribution to helping children make the transition from early years education into primary school, an innovative research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has concluded.
The remarkable rise of continental Euroscepticism Trust in the EU has plummeted across the continent.
Additive manufacturing, or '3D printing', is set to change the face of manufacturing.
Research looking at how banks and other financial firms have begun to address the problems of risk culture has found that change is underway, with new programmes and experiments in risk management.
For a European Republic The European heads of state and governments are sitting in a burning house haggling over the total sum they will have to rustle up for the water damages from putting out the fire.
European research probing European issuesAs the impacts of the economic crisis continue to reverberate across European society, it is more important than ever before that European social scientists work together to investigate urgent economic and social issues and expand our understanding of complex social processes and individual behaviour.
Congressional Testimony: European Union Economic Relations: Crisis and OpportunityCongressional Testimony European Union Economic Relations: Crisis and Opportunity by Douglas A. Rediker , Peterson Institute for International Economics Testimony before the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on "European Union Economic Relations: Crisis and Opportunity.
Building relationships, raising the profile of social science research and identifying opportunities for collaboration will be the main focus of a new Retail Knowledge Navigator Team.
The Government's White Paper on care and support, published Wednesday, presents a number of 'key actions' to meet care needs for the elderly over the next decade.
Powerful new partnerships with the common aim of achieving a more environmentally and economically sustainable future can be forged by community action groups and local authorities - which often regard each other with mutual suspicion and mistrust according to social scientists 10 August 2012 Powerful new partnerships with the common aim of achieving a more environmentally and economically sustainable future can be forged by community action groups and local authorities - which often regard each other with mutual suspicion and mistrust according to social scientists.
A new UK-India PhD Partnering Initiative in the Social Sciences has been launched with funding from the UK's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI), and the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) 12 March 2013 A new UK-India PhD Partnering Initiative in the Social Sciences has been launched with funding from the UK's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI), and the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).
First Indian-European Social Sciences Research Networking projects launchedThe Indian Council of Social Science Research, in association with the Economic and Social Research Council, the Agence Nationale de la Recherche, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, has launched the first set of projects for networking and social science research cooperation between researchers in India and the four European countries.
Vast differences in cycling cultures have been found in UK cities; for some cycling is a traditional transport accessible to all while for others it is a new edgy, urban subculture according to recent findings from a research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
The United Nations (UN) global carbon market requires substantial reform because it too often fails to support the projects and people it is meant to help, according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 15 March 2012 The United Nations (UN) global carbon market requires substantial reform because it too often fails to support the projects and people it is meant to help, according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Reinhard Brandl (Christian Social Union), Agniezska Brugger (Greens), Viola von Cramon (Greens), Bijan Djir-Sarai (Free Democratic Party), Roderich Kiesewetter (Christian Democratic Union), Lars Klingbeil (Social Democratic Party), and Stefan Liebich (Left Party) 1 Despite all the political differences between us, we consider it necessary to highlight certain common views that are essential for shaping German foreign policy beyond the current parliamentary term.
Pound Foolish Federal Community-Resilience Investments Swamped by Disaster Damages SOURCE: AP/Julio Cortez Brian Hajeski of Brick, New Jersey, reacts as he looks at debris of a home that washed up onto the Mantoloking Bridge the morning after Superstorm Sandy made landfall in October 2012.
The Visualisation and Other Methods of Expression project, part of the ESRC-supported Ensuring Privacy and Consent programme, has designed a set of design principles to help online service providers respond to the privacy, consent and information needs of web users.
Staying safe onlineThe Visualisation and Other Methods of Expression (VOME) project developed new methods to raise public awareness about internet security, an issue highlighted with today's celebration of Safer Internet Day.
Warwick and Aston Universities have been chosen to host a new Enterprise Research Centre that will help develop understanding of the factors affecting business investment, performance and growth.
Multi-millionaire rockers such as Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Cliff Richard are set to benefit from recent changes to EU copyright legislation that extend the duration of copyright protection 5 November 2012 Multi-millionaire rockers such as Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Cliff Richard are set to benefit from recent changes to EU copyright legislation that extend the duration of copyright protection.
Professor David Newberry argues that public investment in the right areas will fuel UK economic growth - with the short-term impact of giving work to domestic private companies who will create jobs.
A new online Autism-Research-Policy-Practice Hub aims to connect researchers, practitioners, policymakers and carers by creating a network of expertise, an online infrastructure and a set of communication packages.
The use of technology in the classroom is nothing new, but Topcliffe Primary School in Birmingham is breaking new ground by using technology to help pupils with autism communicate more effectively in a project jointly funded by the ESRC and the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) 29 November 2012 The use of technology in the classroom is nothing new, but Topcliffe Primary School in Birmingham is breaking new ground by using technology to help pupils with autism communicate more effectively.
Older people feel that their health problems pose a challenge to their sense of independence, dignity and identity and sometimes the health care they are given makes things worse 03 February 2012 Older people feel that their health problems pose a challenge to their sense of independence, dignity and identity and sometimes the health care they are given makes things worse.
Killazontherun | 6.19.13 @ 11:05AM | # Also worth remembering that the only reason his ass isn't rotting in jail is for the fact his dad was the head of the Illinois energy utility monopoly and closely connected to the state's political establishment.
A BBC online test uses research from the ESRC-funded Emotion Regulation of Others and Self network to explore how people handle tasks under stress.
Building on waves 1 and 2 of the main Understanding Society survey, the first release of health assessment data is now available.
On 28 January 2013 Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme Director Philip Lowe was awarded the Bertebos Prize for his significant contributions to sustainable rural development and land use management.
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Making cities pedestrian-friendlyThe PARC study, funded through the ESRC-supported National Prevention Research Initiative, has analysed the effect and 'walkability' of pedestrian-friendly spaces in East Belfast.
After the storm: dealing with natural disastersCommunities hit by natural disasters are faced with a major challenge when it comes to recovering, but experiences from previous events can help us find the most effective response.
Re-evaluating Reinhart and RogoffThis extended blog post was jointly authored by Ryan Bourne and Vuk Vokovic.
Myths of man-hating feminists make feminism unpopularNew research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) suggests that, in rejecting feminism, women are often seeking to position themselves within conventional norms of femininity and heterosexuality 7 March 2013 Feminism was one of the most influential political movements in 20th century Western Europe.
Unique software supports behavioural intervention programmesThe internet offers users a cost-effective way of accessing information and advice on any health problem, 24-hours a day.
Our nuanced attitude to warOur nuanced attitude to war In the first major survey of foreign policy attitudes in Britain, researchers have found that most people did not simply support or oppose the use of force on principle, but instead made a judgment based on various aspects of the situation.
Urban landscape's power to hurt or healResearch shows that street furniture, barriers, parks, public spaces and neighbourhood architecture can stir up powerful emotions in local residents.
Attitudes towards immigration: hardening, but nuancedA new survey shows that Brits have become less tolerant of immigration in general, but discerning between types of immigrants - corroborating findings from ESRC-funded research on public attitudes.
Making the right noises: the language of female executivesLinguistic studies show that women in senior management think hard about what they say and how they say it.
Children, brain development and the criminal lawThe legal system needs to take greater account of new discoveries in neuroscience that show how a difficult childhood can affect the development of a young person's brain which can increase the risk adolescent crimes, according to researchers.
Teaching complex language through storytellingA pioneering ESRC study by linguistics researchers has shown that 'story time' in primary schools can be used as a subtle way to introduce complex language structures to young children.
Tracing the lives of missing personsA new ESRC-funded project chronicles the stories of those who choose to disappear and become a missing person.
More giving with more incomeThe amount that people give to charity is highly dependent on income, according to ESRC-supported research.
Invest in skills, infrastructure and innovation, says growth commissionInvesting in human capital, improving the national infrastructure, improving finance provision for private investment and innovation, and the creation of an independent National Growth Council are key recommendations in the final report from the LSE Growth Commission.
Massive pensions shortfall looming for unaware over-50sA report launched today by the Institute for Fiscal Studies and co-funded by the ESRC reveals that a third of those approaching retirement report that they find it impossible even to guess how much income they will receive from their private pensions.
Gove GCSE reforms mean pupils will no longer be working to make politicians look goodTom Burkard is an education expert, CPS author, Visiting Professor of Education Policy at the University of Derby and co-founder of the Phoenix Free School .
The economic legacy of Mrs ThatcherThe economic legacy of Mrs Thatcher Nicholas Crafts, Professor of Economics and Economic History at the University of Warwick and Director of the ESRC Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy, examines how the economic policies of the Thatcher era affected the UK economy.
How to spot the good and bad of gamblingAn economic stimulus or financial disaster?
New online tool for language researchersThe new Instruments for Research into Second Language Learning (IRIS) database allows any language researcher to upload and download materials free of charge.
How can we prepare better for emergencies?Well designed and planned exercises are essential to ensure that the UK can respond effectively to emergencies of all kinds, according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Daily Corruption News: 12 June 2013The Westminster Faith debates, organised by the AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Programme, concluded with a debate between former Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, and the former Daily Telegraph editor Charles Moore.
Where was I? The business cost of interruptionsInterruptions are a common phenomenon in the workplace, with office workers frequently distracted by the conversations of their chatty neighbours.
Daily Corruption News: 19 June 2013More than a quarter of young people are growing up in families that face multiple challenges - with potentially damaging effects on children's development.
Infographic: Immigrants and Their Children in the Future American WorkforcePeople, Spaces, Deliberation
Indonesia: Military tribunals being used to shield human rights violatorsThe trial of 12 Kopassus (Special Forces Command) soldiers accused of the extrajudicial execution of four detainees is likely to be little more than a sham warned Amnesty International as the military hearing opens on Thursday.
Iraq Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number Two, Dissolution of EntitiesThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its cost estimate and economic impact documents for S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, today.
With concerns often expressed about youth crime and violence in the UK, researchers have been investigating what young people really think about living in an inner-city neighbourhood that has high levels of deprivation, crime and gang activity.
World experts in social, biological and medical science will today (Monday 25 June 2012) in Edinburgh to discuss how they can cooperate to improve our understanding of the way behaviours and life experiences influence how our genetic inheritance is expressed (epigenetics) 25 June 2012 World experts from the fields of social, biological and medical science will today (Monday 25 June 2012) gather in Edinburgh to discuss how they can cooperate to improve our understanding of the way behaviours and life experiences can influence how our genetic inheritance is expressed (epigenetics).
The new political appetite for 'localism' in town planning has triggered anxiety within local communities and amongst those charged with making it work, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
The Home Office has launched a consultation on measures to reduce alcohol consumption.
Congress is trying to fool you.
The health benefits of 'water clubs' in care homes for the elderly owe as least as much to the social nature of the activity as to the value of drinking water itself, an investigation by psychologists and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has shown 7 December 2012 The health benefits of 'water clubs' in care homes for the elderly, where residents gather together regularly to drink water, owe as least as much to the social nature of the activity as to the value of drinking water itself, an investigation by psychologists has shown.
Fieldwork is beginning in a unique study which puts social scientists at the heart of disease prevention.
Stable, nurturing relationships may help you stay fit and healthy, according to new ESRC-funded research.
After the storm of a life lived in the heat of political controversy, there is a great calm.
By Alexa van Sickle , Assistant editor It was, several older colleagues told me, one of the most thought-provoking discussions they had heard at the institute.
Following the riots of 2011, the idea of a new Free School staffed entirely by former military personnel was mooted by Tom Burkard and Affan Burki in a report they wrote for the Centre for Policy Studies .
THE MAGGIES: a new political award for Parliamentarians and the media A new award will be launched by the Centre for Policy Studies (the think tank co-founded by Margaret Thatcher) to honour the work of those Parliamentarians and journalists who have done most to build on the great achievements of Margaret Thatcher.
Learning about surviving disasters has resulted in a unique bank of research data which provides insights into what makes an effective community response at this critical time.
The British Sign Language Corpus Project has collected the first recorded 'corpus' of BSL and is expected to lead to improved services for deaf people.
Photographs of faces may not be adequate proof of a person's identity and this could have serious implications for the accuracy of passport photographs in determining identity according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 9 July 2012 Photographs of faces may not be adequate proof of a person's identity and this could have serious implications for the accuracy of passport photographs in determining identity.
More to facial perception than meets the eyePeople make complex judgements about a person from looking at their face that are based on a range of factors beyond simply their race and gender, according to findings of new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
A House of Lords inquiry examining the pressures facing the health service drew heavily on research evidence from the ESRC-supported Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Revolutionary fighters from the Libyan uprising are distrustful of the National Army leadership, and have established the National Shield, a national army-in-waiting, in order to safeguard the 'ideals of the revolution'.
Far from processing every word we read or hear, our brains often do not even notice key words that can change the whole meaning of a sentence, according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
How can we stlil raed words wehn teh lettres are jmbuled up?Researchers in the UK have taken an important step towards understanding how the human brain 'decodes' letters on a page to read a word according to work funded by the Economic and Social Research Council 15 March 2013 Researchers in the UK have taken an important step towards understanding how the human brain 'decodes' letters on a page to read a word.
CPS Chairman Lord Saatchi, one of the creative minds behind the famous election poster "Labour isn't working", looks at why Mrs Thatcher won an historic three elections in a row.
The recession has had a profound impact on Britain's workplaces - but findings from the Workplace Employment Relations Study show that parts of working life have actually improved since the survey was last conducted in 2004.
The government and police efforts to tackle financial crime - from business fraud to tax evasion - are hampered by a lack of accurate data about the nature and extent of offending, according to new research.
'Women talk, men bottle things up' is a popular stereotype.
The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards has published its report on how to make bankers act less irresponsibly .
Putting bankers in jail cannot prevent mistakesThe Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards has published its report on how to make bankers act less irresponsibly .
Age and social class both matter when it comes to poverty, says Claire Turner, as she looks at trends from the latest poverty statistics.
People with depression often feel their life is out of control.
With a new football season coming up, environmental concerns may not be the first thing fans will be thinking of.
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), in partnership with Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the British Academy, are delighted to announce twenty new and innovative projects that aim to develop skills using quantitative methods (QM) 12 January 2012 The demand from employers for employees with skills and confidence in using quantitative methods (QM) is high and growing.
The Integrated Transport and Health Impact Model, developed at the ESRC-supported Centre for Diet and Activity Research, enables transport planners to predict how different patterns of transport use impact on health.
The second full set of data from the Understanding Society survey has been released, marking a milestone in the extensive longitudinal research project covering 30,500 households.
A unique approach to early literacy work with families where children develop their language skills and their ability to read and write from an early age has had a huge success.
Funeral directors need to be aware of the needs of non-religious people.
Many boys say they would prefer a male befriender according to early findings, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
New research has established a definite link between the physical condition synaesthesia and the capacity for feeling empathy.
Steep rises in taxes on alcohol do not necessarily reduce consumption, according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) into the history of intoxicants in 16th and 17th England.
In some areas of England, one in four adults has the maths skills of a seven to nine-year-old or below, according to new Skills for Life survey figures.
According to the latest Workplace Employment Relations Study, the recession has had a profound impact on Britain's workplaces.
Despite much focus on how people donate to charitable causes, there has been much less research on fundraisers and how their personal skills affect the performance.
People with dementia can still make decisions in their everyday lives, and with support from partners can continue to do so as their condition advances, research from the ESRC suggests.
CPS research fellow Kathy Gyngell questions nursery care in the Mail Online.
It may not be altruism, but fear that encourages co-operation, findings show.
This article is an excerpt from our Growth Bulletin, authored by Ryan Bourne and Tim Knox.
CPS Chairman Lord Saatchi appeared on BBC Radio 4's Today programme to remember Baroness Thatcher.
Insomnia sufferers in England could have greater access to successful treatment, thanks to a training programme developed as part of trials of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi), funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
The emerging field of 'service design' can be crucial in order to attract customers and business.
Large hotel chains are quick to adopt and adapt innovations developed in other industries, while smaller hotels make almost continual incremental changes in response to customers' needs.
Servant lives a century ago consisted of backbreaking work, long hours, low pay and often complete segregation from their superiors, says Dr Pamela Cox, Director of the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre at Essex University and presenter of a new BBC series.
People remain negative about hydrocarbons and controversial 'fracking' extraction, and do not see shale gas or other forms of unconventional fossil fuel as the solution to either energy security or climate change.
If approached in the right way, citizens are willing to change their behaviour and do more to help themselves and others, according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Teenagers who turn their backs on a healthy lifestyle and turn to drink, cigarettes and junk food are significantly unhappier than their healthier peers.
Having a financial background can greatly enhance the career prospects of women in business - helping them to converse in the 'language of business' and prove their credibility, according to a new study.
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Wednesday, Congress will dedicate a statue of Frederick Douglass in the Capitol Rotunda.
Financial problems, marital difficulties, job loss and personal illness can trigger episodes of bipolar depression and mania, according to new research findings.
Fiscal consolidation is taking longer than planned.
Cut costs says Lord NeubergerFiscal consolidation is taking longer than planned.
Do more to improve ethnic diversity, says Supreme Court presidentFiscal consolidation is taking longer than planned.
FOR RELEASE Wednesday June 19, 2013 First Report on Antiretroviral Drugs for HIV Prevention to Bring Science Together with the Wisdom of Communities To make an impact on new HIV infections globally, antiretroviral (ARV)-based HIV prevention strategies need to be closely tailored to local contexts and cultures, according to a new report released today by RAND Europe and AIDS Foundation of Chicago.
Following the implementation of new legislation equalities policy, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is now an aspect of staff training in local government according to research at the Universities of Newcastle and Huddersfield.
An ESRC-funded study investigating the long-term outcomes of babies being fed on schedule versus on demand has revealed that babies who are fed on demand perform academically better during childhood than their schedule-fed peers.
The downturn in the housing market in the last three years has left the UK a nation of frustrated, unfulfilled house-movers, according to the latest data from Understanding Society, a study of 40,000 UK households funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
UK is a nation of supportive partnersPartners provide a vital source of positive emotional support for the vast majority of people in the UK.
The ACS Global Summit, supported by the ESRC, has provided the opportunity to encourage debate and knowledge exchange between leading practitioners and social scientists within the retail sector.
The Heseltine review which is published today looks at ways of making the UK economy more competitive, including how research can boost business.
George Trefgarne's CPS Publication Metroboom was quoted by Martin Vander Weyer in The Spectator on 20 April 2013.
A comparison of Bangladeshi women living in Cardiff and in Bangladesh shows poorer health among those living in Cardiff, with considerably more obesity.
In his dissent last week in the case of Maryland v. King , Justice Antonin Scalia argued that the Fourth Amendment is violated when police take warrantless DNA samples from individuals arrested for serious crimes.
Obesity is not to blame for poor educational performance, according to early findings from research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Thirty per cent of apprentices in England are over 45 years old, due to the practice of 'converting' existing employees into apprentices.
Do your parents know where you are at night?
A new Government report on mortgage arrears and repossessions, building on research from the ESRC-supported Spatial Economics Research Centre, suggests that the outlook for the next three years is less bleak than predicted.
A new report by the all-party Parliamentary group on social mobility has identified seven 'key truths' about social mobility, drawing on ESRC-funded research.
ESRC's winning KTP partnership, with KTP Associate Harriet Knowles, was among the eight finalist Best Partnership teams at today's KTP Awards 2012 event.
Research from the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy shows that life satisfaction actually is reduced when a country's Gross Domestic Product increases beyond a certain level.
Africa Notes: Why Chad?
New ESRC- funded research shows that if you live in an isolated rural area you are likely to concentrate better than if you live in a city.
Recent research into how we learn is set to help people in their efforts to read a second or foreign language (SFL) more effectively.
An evaluation of home-working showed a dramatic increase in employee performance and reduction in staff turnover, according to findings from a team including Professor Nicholas Bloom from ESRC's Centre for Economic Performance.
Politicians will find it hard to persuade voters to trust them more because there's a big gap between the kinds of behaviour the two camps think of as unethical, according to new research.
Schools and college maths courses are paying little attention to preparing students to use maths in other areas of study according to a project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
The queuing and bulk-buying of petrol is not 'panic buying' but logical, given people's reasonable beliefs about others' behaviour and mistrust of the authorities, argues Dr John Drury, researching crowd psychology in emergencies.
As international criminal gangs increasingly target online dating and social networking sites, as a means of extorting money from unwary victims, research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) suggests that new strategies are needed for tackling the crime and supporting its victims.
CPS Board Member Niall Ferguson writes for the Financial Times on the respect Baroness Thatcher commanded abroad.
Research Fellow Kathy Gyngell speaks on the disadvantages of nurseries on ITV's This Morning.
ESRC-funded research has found that young football players can be at different stages of mental development, affecting their decision-making - with implications for football coaching methods.
Connected Localism Posted by Jonathan Carr-West on June 19, 2013 Local government stands at a crossroads.
Russia promises legal action over NSA surveillance scandal Published time: June 19, 2013 13:06 Edited time: June 19, 2013 13:39 The scandal over illegal data interception by US security services questions the correlation between the US and international law, and senior Russian officials are calling for an urgent update in Russian legislation in response.
FBI Director Robert Mueller said today the bureau was surveilling the United States with drones.
I've heard that Steve was pretty amazing with analogies that would help you understand what he's saying... this sure is a good example of that.
I hope you are all enjoying the glorious summer sunshine.
Ever since the news hit about the NSA PRISM surveillance program in the United States, many people have become much more concerned about what exactly search engines are tracking about them.
These days, America has one dominant search engine, one dominant social-networking site, and four phone companies.
Last month, Ivan met David Vaux at the 3 rd World Conference on Research Integrity in Montreal.
There are tons of raw video footage out there: Videos taken on vacation or school trips, videos of friends and family, videos taken to show off new restaurants and boutiques.
Author here, To be honest my first thought wasn't that different when I first saw Persona announced - especially after really bad experiences with OpenID.
Well, let's have a try: data structures and algorithms: Donald Knuth sent him a reward check.
Public Outcry In Taiwan Kills Their Version Of SOPA from the like-that-wasn't-predictable dept At the end of May, we wrote about the Taiwanese government's bizarre proposal to create a copyright bill that was like SOPA, but even worse .
Last month, I introduced you to Felix Winkelmann, creator of one of my favorite programming languages: CHICKEN Scheme , a mature, high-performance implemention of Scheme that compiles to C code.
Part of what makes SeatGeek amazing are the performer images which help turn it from something I would make as a developer (a database frontend) into a beautiful site.
The MetaC Language The MetaC language extends C in a 100% backward compatible way with reflective features and techniques for refactoring, reconfiguring and modifying arbitrary C source code.
Something went awfully wrong, and a rogue process is eating up all of the resources on one of your servers.
Featured Videos Trustworthy Computing's Mike Reavey, Jonathan Ness, and Katie Moussouris introduce new bounty programs for security researchers.
WHEN Matthias Henze needed to let off some steam in the early days of his start-up, he would pop outside the farmhouse he shared with his two co-founders, Fridtjof Detzner and Christian Springub, and chop some wood.
A group of whistleblowers, including a number of aviation experts, have come forward in a new documentary to claim that the official explanation for the crash of TWA Flight 800 was wrong and a gas tank explosion did not bring down the flight off the coast of Long Island 17 years ago.
Most of your AB-tests will fail Jun 19 2013 A/B testing is overhyped.
I am reading Hanna M. Wallach's paper Rethinking LDA: Why Priors Matter and get puzzled over the interpretation on the asymmetric Dirichlet prior in section 3.1.
After a careful examination, we have concluded that some Model S vehicles manufactured between May 10, 2013 and June 8, 2013 may contain a defect.
I think that some struct initializers will break, since you're suddenly assigning the same thing multiple times (this may be compiler specific.
This example demonstrates a genetic algorithm that is designed to solve the problem introduced by this xkcd comic .
AeroFS (S10) is building a private-cloud file syncing and collaboration tool.
When I start up the PS3 Slim today, it reported that it required to update to 4.45 (the version that allows you to disable trophy notification during game play).
Things that are not, can't BE.
Realm of Racket is finally outThis video was on proggit last week or so...
C Data Types with examples - fresh2refresh.com - This C tutorial clearly explains c data types with simple example programs.Thanks a lot for your reminder.
Ned Batchelder: Explaining descriptorsThis is amazing, thank you for sharing.
On ScalaKeeps crashing and the console outputing error messages.
Python Descriptors DemystifiedThis is the first time I've understood descriptors.
Step by Step: Search Development in Microsoft SharePoint 2013 (Channel 9)In a wide-ranging speech that enumerated a litany of challenges facing the world, Obama said he wanted to reignite the spirit that Berlin displayed when it fought to reunite itself during the Cold War.
US officials have said talks with the Taliban would begin in Doha, capital of Qatar, on Thursday, raising hopes for a negotiated peace in Afghanistan after 12 years of bloody and costly war between American-led forces and the insurgents.
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, as investors awaited an on US energy stockpiles, and for clues on when the Federal Reserve may begin scaling back its massive stimulus programme Oil prices rose on Wednesday, as investors awaited an update on US energy stockpiles, and for clues on when the Federal Reserve may begin scaling back its massive stimulus programme.
US issues SA crime warning 2013-06-19 09:11 Us An old fashioned story by Mary Louisa Molesworth (1836-1921).
"In respect of the revenue outlook in relation to the current economic growth that we are experiencing, ... we are today facing more difficulties than anticipated ... [This is] partly because of the very uncertain and volatile environment that we are experiencing globally, which could become worse when the chair of the Federal Reserve of the US addresses us," Gordhan told the National Assembly on Tuesday during a debate on the 2013 Appropriation Bill.
Afghans say U.S. assures Taliban office is not recognition Reuters | 2013-06-19 18:58:10.0 Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai Image by: OMAR SOBHANI / REUTERS The United States has given Afghanistan written assurance that the new Taliban office in Qatar does not constitute political recognition for the Islamist group, senior Afghan officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim.
Mostly peaceful protests in at least eight big cities drew large crowds, and local news media estimated that at least 240000 people took part in the demonstrations nationwide.
Party leader Theunis Botha said in a statement the "eavesdropping" which reportedly took place in 2009 should make government aware of its foreign policy.
The Bank Mellat case and 50 more like it pending at the European Union's General Court have cast a cloud over the future of EU sanctions and alarmed Washington, which relies on European support to throttle Iran's links to the global economy in hopes of getting it to curb its disputed pursuit of nuclear power.
Wed Jun 19 15:00:44 SAST 2013 Facebook, Microsoft reveal US data requests Microsoft says it received between 6,000 and 7,000 criminal and national security requests from US authorities in the second half of last year related to 31,000 to 32,000 customer accounts.
Britain's Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed government sanctions that had been imposed on Bank Mellat, Iran's largest private bank, due to its alleged links to Tehran's disputed nuclear programme.
Wed Jun 19 09:15:54 SAST 2013 British surveillance a wake up call: CDP The reported surveillance of South African and Turkish delegations during the G20 summit in Britain should serve as a wake up call to government, the Christian Democratic Party said.
British spying 'a wake-up call' - CDPBritish spying 'a wake-up call' - CDP 2013-06-19 10:25 Johannesburg - The reported surveillance of South African and Turkish delegations during the G20 summit in Britain should serve as a wake up call to government, the Christian Democratic Party said on Wednesday.
EFF: Govt failed to redistribute land 2013-06-19 12:02 Johannesburg - Government has failed to redistribute land to previously disadvantaged groups, the so-called Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said on Wednesday.
Government has failed to redistribute land: Shivambu"[The] government of South Africa has failed to use almost 20 years of democratic dispensation to address and redress the land question," said spokesman Floyd Shivambu.
The presidential order has lifted the immunity of Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor and Minister of Finance Kosti Manibe, powerful leaders of the young nation.
Two South Africans are believed to be amongst the dead in the Mogadishu attack by Alshabaab.
US fishing ring fined R300m Sapa | 2013-06-19 00:25:40.0 Fishing boats Image by: SUPPLIED An illegal US fishing syndicate has been ordered to pay South Africa nearly R300-million by a New York court.
Kyenge, Italy's first black minister, said the country is on the path towards greater protection of the rights of children born to immigrant parents.
The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, established by the government after the Libor rate-rigging scandal last year, made the recommendations in a final report that amounted to a blunt indictment of malpractice.
The Transport Department also wants to ban the sale of parts taken from scrapped vehicles and regulate driving instructors.
South African Denel workers killed in Somalia Sapa | 2013-06-19 17:28:50.0 Explosion.
Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito were initially found guilty of killing the 21-year-old Leeds University student in 2007 during what was described as a drug-fuelled sexual assault, but both were cleared on appeal in 2011.
Google's plans to beam the Internet from giant balloons sent to the stratosphere could boost small businesses in rural parts of Asia.
SA tight-lipped on spying spat with UK Graeme Hosken | 2013-06-19 00:25:35.0 Clayson Monyela.
Wed Jun 19 15:08:41 SAST 2013 Strong demand for property from Nigeria says SA property broker With the Rand hovering around the R10 to the US Dollar, property in South Africa has become a real bargain.
Wed Jun 19 15:00:17 SAST 2013 No back door pipeline: BlackBerry There was no "back door pipeline" to BlackBerry SA's platform, the company said on Tuesday following reports that the United Kingdom government had been monitoring e-mails and phone calls.
South Africa's current account deficit unexpectedly narrowed in the first quarter of the year, helped by increased external demand while a depreciation in the rand boosted local exports.
Tshwane cannot be held in contempt of court for not re-installing old street name signs, the city said on Wednesday.
Tshwane not in contempt of court: CityTshwane not in contempt of court: City Sapa | 2013-06-19 18:39:45.0 Image by: Gallo Images/Thinkstock Tshwane cannot be held in contempt of court for not re-installing old street name signs, the city said on Wednesday.
By Manqoba Nxumalo With elections lurking, developments in the political scene have created a political conundrum for the poor and disenfranchised: do they vote on loyalty or for change?
Zenani visits Mandela in hospital Sapa | 2013-06-19 17:44:40.0 Zenani Mandela (L), daughter of former South African President Nelson Mandela, arrives with Mandela's granddaughters Zoleka Mandela (2nd R) and Zaziwe Manaway (R), at a Pretoria hospital where he is being treated June 19, 2013.
12th day in hospital for Mandela 2013-06-19 13:59 Pretoria - Former president Nelson Mandela 's family arrived at the Pretoria hospital where the elderly statesman was spending a 12th day on Wednesday.
Tabloid newspapers this week published photos of the incident, which happened June 9 in a London restaurant.
Antoinette Muller The lunacy of cricket 2013-06-19 10:29 Sport24 columnist Antoinette Muller (File) "I'm watching this climax with a non-cricket fan.
Two survivors of a dinghy tragedy that killed 63 migrants in the Mediterranean lodged fresh legal complaints today in Paris and Madrid, accusing the French and Spanish military of failing to come to the aid of people in danger.
It is correct that in December 2006, the United States Treasury listed Farhad Dockrat and Junaid Dockrat on its list of persons associated with terrorism who would be the subject of certain sanctions.
Daily Maverick retracts 'Al-Qaeda in SA' storyThe story claimed that al-Qaeda was alive and well in South Africa and implicated cousins Farhad and Junaid Dockrat in setting up military training camps for the terrorist group in the country.
Paper retracts story implicating South Africans in alleged al Qaeda-related activities"After an exhaustive internal process, we now can acknowledge that there were inaccuracies in relation to Farhad and Junaid Dockrat in the article and we wish to set the record straight," it said in an apology posted on its website.
The annual festival, scheduled to take place on Friday in Guangxi province, sees dogs packed into cages before being killed, skinned and cooked -- but has met with increasing opposition from activists, highlighting China's growing animal rights movement.
The Follow-on African Consortium for Tenofovir Studies (FACTS) trial, which is testing the use of antiretroviral vaginal gel on 2900 local women, will be discussed at the South African Aids conference in Durban ,which started yesterday.
World Bank warns of climate woes Sapa-AFP | 2013-06-19 10:31:01.0 The World Bank warned that severe hardships from global warming could be felt within a generation, with new study detailing devastating impacts in Africa and Asia.
Location Settings News24 allows you to edit the display of certain components based on a location.
Man's body found in SowetoLocation Settings News24 allows you to edit the display of certain components based on a location.
SA couple in Yemen 'not taken by al-Qaeda'Location Settings News24 allows you to edit the display of certain components based on a location.
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Malema's allies shun new party - reportLocation Settings News24 allows you to edit the display of certain components based on a location.
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Limpopo cop case postponedLocation Settings News24 allows you to edit the display of certain components based on a location.
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Less activity at Mandela hospital 2013-06-19 10:25 Video 2013-06-19 08:19 Watch a group of elderly well-wishers arrive at the Pretoria hospital where former South African president Nelson Mandela was spending his 11th day on Tuesday.
Family at Mandela's hospitalFamily at Mandela's hospital Sapa | 2013-06-19 12:03:11.0 A police officer is being photographed with a cell phone as he pastes a 'GET WELL' message outside the hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria.
We still need you, Madiba, say the elderly Sapa | 2013-06-19 00:25:34.0 A man makes his way to work in Qunu, former president Nelson Mandela's home village in the Eastern Cape Image by: REUTERS An assortment of get-well gifts continue to flood into the Medi-clinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria, where Nelson Mandela is today spending his 12th day.
Wed Jun 19 09:15:59 SAST 2013 Trial of killer mechanic dad continues A probation officer's report will probably be presented to the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday, in the sentencing of a man who beat to death his three-year-old son with a pick-axe handle.
Wed Jun 19 09:16:03 SAST 2013 Ramphele questions election processes The soon-to-be-launched political party, Agang SA, has concerns about the independence of elections, its leader Mamphela Ramphele said.
ANC: Evaluate land redistribution 2013-06-19 15:11 Johannesburg - The centenary of the 1913 Natives Land Act provides an opportunity for South Africa to evaluate progress made in land redistribution, the ANC said on Wednesday.
Evaluate land redistribution, says ANC"The centenary... provides an opportune moment to evaluate how far we have come in our quest to realise the aspiration of the landless and dispossessed majority," African National Congress spokesman Jackson Mthembu said.
Crocodile kills pregnant woman in Indonesia Sapa-dpa | 2013-06-19 11:16:46.0 Crocodile.
Court rejects appeal by Kruger Park trespasser Sapa | 2013-06-19 14:47:37.0 A man shows off a piece of rhino horn.
Sekunjalo to reveal details of consortium, funding partners Sekunjalo Independent Media (SIM), which is buying Independent News and Media (INM), will reveal details of its consortium tomorrow, chairperson Iqbal Surve told e-News Channel Africa (eNCA).
Strontium-90 is a by-product of the fission of uranium and plutonium in nuclear reactors as well as nuclear weapons, according to the website of the US Environmental Protection Agency.
DA moots urgent Labour Bill amendments Sapa | 2013-06-19 15:45:49.0 DA logo Image by: SABC The Democratic Alliance will propose urgent amendments to the Labour Relations Amendment Bill in a bid to reopen debate on provisions that appear to be concessions to Cosatu, it said on Wednesday.
'The Amazing Spider-Man' sequels to be released 2014, 2016, 2018 AFP Relaxnews | 2013-06-19 11:29:19.0 Actor Andrew Garfield is seen on the set of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" on May 28, 2013 in New York City.
Potty-mouthed MPs are an insult to democratic debate The Times Editorial | 2013-06-19 00:25:18.0 The Times Editorial: Freedom of speech, which is protected in our law books, seems to have been disrespected in our parliament.
FBI Ten Most-Wanted fugitive detained on beach resort Reuters | 2013-06-19 08:27:44.0 Walter Lee Williams, a former university professor seen here in a 2011 handout photo released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has become the 500th person to be named to the Ten Most Wanted list, according to an FBI statement.
The Mthatha depot does not have any supplies of Lopinavir-Ritonavir, a drug taken orally, which is an essential part of first-line antiretroviral therapy for infants.
The Western Cape High Court made the interim interdict final on Tuesday.
City granted final interdict on toiletsCity granted final interdict on toilets 2013-06-19 18:34 Cape Town - The City of Cape Town has been granted a final interdict against those who interfere with servicing of toilets, Mayor Patricia de Lille said on Wednesday.
The attack, in a region that is a stronghold of the Islamist rebel group Boko Haram, happened on Monday in the Jajeri suburb of the city, they said.
The elderly woman being spoken to has waited for years for her land claim to be settled.
Dad who killed son 'not aggressive' 2013-06-19 17:05 Pretoria - A mechanic found guilty of killing his 3-year-old son with a pick-axe handle is not an aggressive person, the North Gauteng High Court heard on Wednesday.
ANC suspends North West mayor 2013-06-19 18:35 Johannesburg - Ramotshere Moiloa local municipality mayor Afrika Thale has been suspended from the ANC for three years, the party's North West provincial disciplinary committee (PDC) said on Wednesday.
And ANC MP John Jeffrey has been ordered to apologise to the DA's Lindiwe Mazibuko for comments on her weight.
DA plans new motion of no confidence against Cassel Mathale Cassel Mathale.
DA plans new motion of no confidence against Limpopo premier"Tomorrow [Thursday], the DA will make a formal appeal to the speaker, Rudolph Phala, to review his refusal to allow a DA motion of no confidence against premier Mathale to be debated," said Democratic Alliance Limpopo legislature caucus leader Desiree van der Walt in a statement.
DA plans new motion against MathaleThe DA plans to file another motion of no confidence against Limpopo premier Cassel Mathale.
DA plans new motion against MathaleDA plans new motion against Mathale 2013-06-19 13:59 The Da Vinci Method Break Out & Express Your Fire.
'Mpumalanga killers driven by money' Sapa | 2013-06-19 17:21:35.0 Image by: Gallo Images/Thinkstock The killers of an Ehlanzeni district ANC leader stood to make large sums of money, the High Court sitting in the Nelspruit Magistrate's Court heard on Wednesday.
Tanzanian cops arrest opposition MPs for 'illegal assembly' Sapa-AFP | 2013-06-19 07:23:39.0 Handcuffs.
Sterkspruit protests condemned 2013-06-19 17:05 Johannesburg - The Eastern Cape executive council has condemned service delivery protests in Sterkspruit.
Davies formally opened the process that will end in the appointment of the third National Lottery operator in Cape Town yesterday.
SAHRC spokesman should work for the ANCYL: de Lille Sapa | 2013-06-19 07:46:26.0 Patricia de Lille.
How fortunate for him that it took place in a posh restaurant, where everyone was too polite to intervene.
'I understand I did wrong', says mechanic who killed toddler son Sapa | 2013-06-19 14:31:03.0 Image by: Gallo Images/Thinkstock A mechanic who killed his three-year-old son asked a judge of the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday to be lenient when sentencing him.
Dad gets 12 years for killing son with axeDad gets 12 years for killing son with axe 2013-06-19 18:34 Pretoria - A mechanic was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday for killing his 3-year-old son with a pick-axe handle.
Wed Jun 19 09:15:53 SAST 2013 Mathale spends thousands on Heli trips: Report Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale allegedly spent thousands of rands flying "short" distances in a chartered helicopter, The Star reported.
Basic Educaiton Minister Angie Motshekga on Tuesday accused Equal Education of being disingenuous.
SAHRC must intervene on SAA cadets: Solidarity Sapa | 2013-06-19 12:39:01.0 South African Airways Image by: Business Day Solidarity has asked the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to facilitate a meeting between it and SA Airways (SAA) concerning the airline's cadet pilot programme, the union said.
'SAHRC must intervene in SAA cadets'Wed Jun 19 15:08:38 SAST 2013 'SAHRC must intervene in SAA cadets' Solidarity has asked the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to facilitate a meeting between it and SA Airways (SAA) concerning the airline's cadet pilot programme, the union said.
Textile workers agree to pay deal CLOTHING trade union Sactwu has struck a pay deal with the Southern African Footwear and Leather Industries Association (Saflia), the union said yesterday.
Graeme Joffe The moral decay of SA sport 2013-06-19 10:02 Sport24 columnist Graeme Joffe (File) South African sport is in massive trouble as millions of rands continue to get wasted by selfish, gravy train administrators.
Mugabe seeks to delay Zimbabwe elections: minister Sapa-AFP | 2013-06-19 13:36:21.0 President Robert Mugabe arrives at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre in Maputo, Mozambique, to attend the extraordinary SADC summit on the crisis in Zimbabwe Image by: SIMPHIWE NKWALI Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has filed an urgent application with the country's top court to push back crucial elections by two weeks, his justice minister said Wednesday.
Numbers from the National Credit Regulator show that, in the past three months, the number of consumers with impaired records increased by 189000 to 9.53million.
Wed Jun 19 09:15:43 SAST 2013 No chances taken with lotto licence The National Lotteries Board (NLB) will ensure the awarding of a new National Lottery operating licence is above board, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said.
South Africans have a selfish need for Mandela Lebohang Nthongoa | 2013-06-19 11:00:31.0 Anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela (C, L) and his wife Winnie raise fists upon Mandela's release from Victor Verster prison on February 11, 1990 in Paarl.
British Girl Guides go godless, but still swear to queen Sapa-AFP | 2013-06-19 11:48:31.0 Girl guides.
Sisulu hits snag with Sadtu 2013-06-19 13:59 Cape Town - Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu will meet teacher union Sadtu this week regarding teachers' pay, MPs heard on Wednesday.
Lindiwe Sisulu hits snag with SadtuLindiwe Sisulu hits snag with Sadtu Minister of Public Service and Administration Lindiwe Sisulu.
Single police force 'would be chaotic' 2013-06-19 12:02 Police A 'behind the scenes' look at how the emergency services work.
IFP bleeds as top officials defect to ANC MHLABUNZIMA MEMELA | 2013-06-19 00:25:41.0 Former IFP provincial legislator and health spokesman Usha Roopnarain is welcomed on her defection to the ANC by the ruling party's KwaZulu-Natal chairman, Senzo Mchunu, and provincial secretary Sihle Zikalala Image by: TEBOGO LETSIE With the general election due next year, the IFP has suffered three important defections.
Millions of unwelcome guests swarm Madrid Sapa-AFP | 2013-06-19 00:25:36.0 Silver Y (Autographa gamma), an owlet moth of the genus Noctuidae, one of the types of moth that have engulfed Madrid in a population explosion blamed on spring rains Image by: Alamy Millions of moths have engulfed the Spanish capital Madrid in a population explosion that has been blamed on spring rains, a sudden blast of summer heat and winds that have wafted them in as unwelcome guests.
De Lille slams rights body Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille has slammed the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) over its independent probe of the toilet saga, the Cape Times reported.
The Presidential Remuneration Commission - announced by President Jacob Zuma in his state-of-the-nation address - was meant to review the pay and working conditions of public servants, starting with teachers.
Malema party 'tantamount to prostitution': Eastern Cape ANCYL Julius Malema.
A total of 20 women aged between 18 and 26 have been carefully selected from Algeria's main cities to line up for the beauty pageant, co-organiser and jury member Hamza Ameziane told AFP on Wednesday.
FF Plus: Criminals show no fear 2013-06-19 07:29 Police A 'behind the scenes' look at how the emergency services work.
Wed Jun 19 09:15:52 SAST 2013 Shop owners 'ran out of pangas and axes' A MARIKANA shop owner ran out of pangas and axes after demand for the items increased during unrest in the area in August last year.
FBI dig up field for Hoffa Sapa-AP | 2013-06-19 00:25:36.0 A federal agent stretches yellow crime tape across a field which investigators are prepared to dig up for the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa in Oakland Township, Michigan June 17, 2013.
Gauteng police chief Mzwandile Petros offered R100 000 rewards on Wednesday for anyone who can assist the police with information regarding the killing of Maj-Gen Tirhani Simon Maswanganyi.
Let e-toll decide votes: iLIVE Erwin Schwentzek, by e-mail | 2013-06-19 00:25:15.0 An e-toll gantry on the N1 highway in Johannesburg, South Africa on March 6, 2012.
The semi-naked and bludgeoned body of Major-General Tirhani Maswanganyi was found by members of the Pretoria dog unit in Hammanskraal early yesterday morning.
Township e-tolls a symptom of greater ills I see her every Saturday or any other day I visit home in the township.
In its quarterly bulletin released on Wednesday, the SARB said economic activity lost traction in the first quarter as GDP registered growth of just 0.9%.
The Mali government and Tuareg rebels signed a ceasefire accord Tuesday paving the way for presidential elections in the troubled west African state next month.
Wed Jun 19 09:16:02 SAST 2013 Congolese teacher admits killing elephants for Ivory: WWF A Congolese teacher has confessed to killing eight elephants for their ivory and was arrested in possession of 25 kilogrammes (55 pounds) of ivory, conservation group WWF.
Reward for info on top cop's death 2013-06-19 13:59 Johannesburg - Police were offering a reward of up to R100 000 for information about Johannesburg cluster commander Major General Tirhani Maswanganyi's death, Gauteng commissioner Lieutenant General Mzwandile Petros said on Wednesday.
Police offer reward for info on cop's deathPolice offer reward for info on cop's death Sapa | 2013-06-19 12:10:40.0 Gauteng police commissioner Mzwandile Petros.
2 held for killing Chinese shopkeeper 2013-06-19 17:05 Durban in a Word Thirty writers, thirsty views of Durban.
KZN roads claim 53 lives At least 53 people died on KwaZulu-Natal's roads over the long weekend, transport MEC Willies Mchunu said.
Mother speaks of border kidnap horror GRAEME HOSKEN | 2013-06-19 00:25:36.0 File photo Image by: SUPPLIED Held for days in a tiny room in a house south of Johannesburg, a Zimbabwean mother and her two-month-old infant watched helplessly as men and women were relentlessly beaten.
Chile 'turning into a desert' Sapa-AFP | 2013-06-19 00:25:34.0 The Atacama desert in the Andes mountain range outside of Antofagasta, Chile Image by: STAFF / REUTERS Two-thirds of Chile's territory is facing desertification, with the bone-dry The Atacama desert in the Andes mountain range outside of Antofagasta, Chile growing by more than a metre a day.
Silly election season upon us: iLIVE Thabile Mange, by e-mail | 2013-06-19 00:25:15.0 Image by: Reuben Goldberg National elections are drawing closer.
"Starting Thursday, June 20, 2013, actions will be taken to weaken the logistics of those who make Mozambicans suffer," Renamo's information chief, Jeronimo Malagueta told reporters in Maputo.
Police can't speculate about cop's death, says Petros Sapa | 2013-06-19 10:55:53.0 Lieutenant General Mzwandile Petros.
We're looking for commenters who have been active on world news stories, such as the protests in Turkey.
As the US presidential election day has arrived, the ESRC Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)'s series of US election analyses offers insights into key election issues.
The Taliban has repeatedly refused to meet Afghan peace envoys Photo: REUTERS You don't need to know much about Afghanistan, the nature of extremist movements or world affairs in general to understand one important principle: Never mind what they say, what are they doing?
The Taliban must prove they are serious about peaceTaliban fighters.
The Taliban's Qatar office is a positive step, but not a prologue to peace | Michael SempleThe Afghan Taliban opened an office in Qatar on Tuesday to help restart talks on ending the 12-year-old war.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 08:14 GMT David Cameron to update MPs over G8 summit David Cameron says the G8 summit made real progress on the issue of Syria David Cameron is to face questions from MPs over the agreements reached at the G8 summit over the crisis in Syria and international tax-dodging.
PMQs: David Cameron grilled on the economy, NHS and Syria: as it happened12.46 Miliband says the answer to the crisis in Syria is a "political solution".
Syria: MPs might not get a vote before any military intervention,says David CameronBut Mr Cameron told the Commons that in certain cases the Government had to reserve the ability to intervene in Syria without coming to Parliament.
It's not the abandoned vehicles along the roads or the bombed-out houses that provide the starkest reminder of just how far the conflict in Syria has escalated, but the groups of refugees that continue to pour across the borders.
But he gave a clear hint that he wanted tax inspectors to go after firms that were avoiding tax aggressively, saying: "If you want a low-tax economy, you have to collect the taxes that are owed.
What are we doing here, again?
Barack Obama has sought to justify the controversial Prism spying programme insisting it was necessary, targeted and had disrupted at least 50 terrorist plots.
Look I know everyone hates bankers.
President Obama's aggregated approval rating is the lowest it's been since last November's election.
How long ago did we acquire the right to privacy?
The cost paid by the West for not getting involved in the conflict in Syria could be higher than that of intervening in the civil war, Tony Blair has warned.
Blair warns against Syria inaction19 June 2013 Last updated at 16:41 GMT Tony Blair warns governments against Syria inaction Tony Blair said Western countries had to be prepared to defend their values Tony Blair has stated his support for intervention in Syria, warning countries that do not get involved could end up paying a "higher price".
Awareness has not necessarily translated into more investment in good governance or poverty-reduction programmes.
BLOG Iraq War, 10 Years On: my speech to Parliament 19 June 2013 I led a debate in Parliament last week to mark the 10th anniversary of the decision to go to war in Iraq.
The leaders of the G8 stand for a family group shot during the summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.
MPs are to debate the importance of arts and creative industries on Wednesday 19 June 2013 in the House of Commons.
March 13th, 2013 David Cameron questioned over alcohol pricing, leadership plots and taxes Sketch: 'Oh God, Balls has fallen in the fermentation tank' March 6th, 2013 Ed Miliband attacks David Cameron over bankers' bonuses Sketch: A taxing time for slogan suppliers February 13th, 2013: Blog: David Cameron faced a grilling over the continuing horse meat scandal Sketch: Ed Miliband, working-class hero January 30th, 2013: Blog: David Cameron criticised over gloomy economic forecasts Sketch: Another fine mess at PMQs January 23rd, 2013: Blog: Ed Miliband presses David Cameron on his EU referendum position Sketch: Two deaf men fighting over an iPod January 16th, 2013: Blog: David Cameron grilled on Europe in the Commons Sketch: Keith Vaz, sugar daddy January 9th, 2013: Blog: David Cameron faces grilling over health of Coalition Sketch: No10's credibility is at varnishing point
Reckless misconduct proposals will be in banking reform bill, says PMDavid Cameron said he wanted to introduce strong legislation to underpin the recommendations of the 'excellent' banking commission, Photograph: PA The government will amend a parliamentary bill to introduce the central recommendation of the banking commission to allow bankers to be jailed for reckless misconduct, David Cameron has told MPs.
Barack Obama signs the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in Washington on 21 July 2010.
When life spans increase, people become more concerned with their rights, pushing societies towards democracy, argues Tim Dyson of the London School of Economics.
Most of Mervyn King's duties as Bank of England Chief are now over, save for a dinner at the Mansion House this Wednesday where the Chancellor will give King a suitably compliment laden send-off, "thanks for doing a bloody fine job, old chap" and so on.
The FSA has recently estimated that over the past decade around 30 per cent of pension pots have gone in charges.
'Full-leg-of-hair stockings' as featured on China's Weibo microblogging site What would make women feel safer?
It seems the world is out on the street, protesting for change.
PMQs: what about the big issues?
PMQs sketch: In which Labour join the coalitionEd Miliband and Ed Balls in PMQs this afternoon This was a card-shredder of a performance by Ed Miliband.
But they probably recognise this already.
Tory members trust David Cameron on the EU. Here's the poll that proves itBut they probably recognise this already.
Our nuanced attitude to war In the first major survey of foreign policy attitudes in Britain, researchers have found that most people did not simply support or oppose the use of force on principle, but instead made a judgment based on various aspects of the situation.
The dispensing of mood-altering drugs to older people in Northern Ireland increase after they move into care homes, according to research at the Centre of Excellence for Public Health Northern Ireland, co-funded by the ESRC.
Brazilian demonstrators in Sao Paolo protest against price increases of public transport and government spending on this year's football Confederations Cup and World Cup next year.
Confronting disorder in BrazilP rotestors march in Brazil, June 2013.
Public reaction to the Putin divorce has been universally sympathetic in the media both at home in Russia and abroad.
Interruptions are a common phenomenon in the workplace, with office workers frequently distracted by the conversations of their chatty neighbours.
The austerity cuts in public spending have brought pressure on protected areas such as international aid.
During the 2009 Icelandic Kitchenware Revolution.
Research fellow Tony Lodge heads debate on rail franchising, Monday 22 April 2013.
The Google Data Analytics Social Science Research initiative will explore how publicly accessible online data, analytical and presentational tools can answer pressing social science questions.
The ten must-read comment pieces from this morning's papers.
The UK Government has pledged to publish a series of Scotland Analysis papers in the run-up to the referendum on separation for Scotland in September 2014.
Michael Moore's BBC webcast on Scottish IndependenceSecretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore has done a special half hour webcast to make the case for Scotland staying in the UK.
This is from the Telegraph Politics Evening Briefing email, available to anyone who signs up here.
The new Centre for Creativity, Regulation, Enterprise and Technology (CREATe), part-funded by the ESRC, has been launched to examine the need for new business models and the changing nature of copyright in a web-based business environment.
The official launch of the Tax Administration Research Centre is taking place on Tuesday 12 February at Church House Conference Centre in Westminster.
Jeremy Hunt's team have been trying to sign up loyal MPs to tweet nice things about him.
The challenges of food security, global food systems and our dependence on food imports is explored in a new report based on an ESRC Public Policy Seminar.
Research looking at how banks and other financial firms have begun to address the problems of risk culture has found that change is underway, with new programmes and experiments in risk management.
Understanding how crowds behave is crucial for safety and security at big events.
Are you interested in finding out how you can have your say on a proposed law progressing through Parliament?
Schools, local councils and professionals need better guidance and training to work with migrant families from Eastern Europe and their children, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
I have had complaints from several West End residents about the operation of the temporary traffic lights just south of Tayside House where Riverside Drive currently meets South Marketgait - see right .
What will it take put the UK back on the path of sustained economic growth?
Almost 100 crimes in Dartford were committed using weapons in the past year, News Shopper can reveal.
As we enter Climate Week, poll results have revealed that public concern about environmental issues and climate change has sunk to a 20-year low since the beginning of the global financial crisis.
by Helen Mirfin-Boukouris As a Labour candidate currently campaigning in the OMOV process, the matter of UKIP and how we confront their performance in the polls and recent by-elections frequently comes up.
Linguistic studies show that women in senior management think hard about what they say and how they say it.
Cultural differences between the West and East are well documented, but a study shows that concrete differences also exist in how British and Chinese people recognise people and the world around them according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 06 February 2012 Cultural differences between the West and East are well documented, but a study shows that concrete differences also exist in how British and Chinese people recognise people and the world around them.
More pressure at work, increased job insecurity and less trust in political institutions are some of the impacts of the recession, according to a new report from the European Social Survey.
Ignazio Marino, the newly elected Mayor of Rome, addresses the public in Piazza del Campidoglio.
Lewis Brown answers Does the Conservative Party need to adopt a more Thatcherite approach to leadership?
Feeling comfortable and confident in sport, health, or PE can be very difficult for some young people who can be seen as a 'risk' of becoming obese.
Professor Carol Propper: Research evidence suggests that more competition and patient choice has the power to improve outcomes for patients.
William Hague told the Commons that every intercept had to be personally signed by him.
David Cameron has rejected calls for The Sun newspaper to be banned from parliament.
More government borrowing and public sector job cuts, as tax rises are on the horizon, warns the IFS Green Budget.
Modern day soldiers who mutilate enemy corpses or take body-parts as trophies are usually thought to be suffering from the extreme stresses of battle according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 21 May 2012 Modern day soldiers who mutilate enemy corpses or take body-parts as trophies are usually thought to be suffering from the extreme stresses of battle.
Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, is to make a statement on the University College Hospital Morecambe Bay in the House of Commons on 19 June 2013.
For a while anyway, selling is golden Not a lot to be bullish about I spent much of yesterday evening writing a long email about philosophical physics, and then the rest of it wrestling with the anti-matter that is gold behaviour.
Researchers from the UK and Hong Kong will be researching themes that arise in our everyday lives including parenting styles, education and management practices as well as global issues including sustainability and migration.
Shorter summer holidays? Spending more time in the schools failing our children will not helpTom Burkard is a Visiting Professor of Education Policy at the University of Derby.
New research on mummies challenges the conventional belief that fatty arteries are caused by unhealthy lifestyles.
The supreme court president, Lord Neuberger, said there had been no point in the supreme court seeing the closed judgment.
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) and Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) are launching the results of a benchmarking review of human geography today 5 March 2013 The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) and Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) are launching the results of a benchmarking review of human geography today.
Trade minister Lord Green, who was chairman of HSBC at the time the bank was accused of facilitating money laundering for drug king pins, rogue states and terrorists, is to step down from the government.
Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the commission, said: "Recent scandals, not least the fixing of the Libor rate that prompted Parliament to establish this commission, have exposed shocking and widespread malpractice.
The original rape and sexual assaults are alleged to have taken place in Pendleton between July 2009 and March 2013.
Britain in 2013 - the nation in focus, showcases the diversity of ESRC-funded research on the state of the nation.
There is one scheduled meeting at Blyth Town Council next week Thursday 27th June, 6:30 Staff Committee , at Arms Evertyne House, Blyth Given the nature of the items on the agenda, this is likely to be largely, if not totally, in "Part II"
When I gave up my job in 2009 at Lib Dem HQ, I headed back to my house in the North East of England to grow my own food and become self-sufficient.
Bangladeshi women take part in a rally in Dhaka to campaign for women's rights.
Many homeless people with complex needs do not receive the support they need from agencies, a recently completed research project suggests.
A report from ScotCen Social Research and the Electoral Reform Society used data from the ESRC-supported Scottish Social Attitudes Survey to find out ordinary citizens' attitudes to further devolution.
Introducing abstinence education into UK schools could be a less effective substitute for comprehensive Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) aimed at children and young adults, say a research team led by Sheffield Hallam University.
The Great British Public Toilet Map has been developed as part of an ESRC-funded research project Tackling Ageing Continence through Theory Tools and Technology (TACT3), automatically tracking councils' open data on public toilet facilities and displaying the information online.
Welcome to You Tell Us, the thread on which you can share your ideas for topics we should be covering on Comment is free.
The ballot for Private Members's Bills for the 2013-14 session took place on Thursday 16 May 2013.
BT's Ian Livingston joins the government.
David Cameron calls in BT boss Ian Livingston to be a trade ministerLord Popat, another Conservative donor who was given a peerage in 2010, also became a government whip.
Ian Livingston's government career may be short-livedPeers leave the House of Lords in 2012.
In the developing world minority social movements who oppose projects they regard as inappropriate and exploitative can be effective.
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Local Government Navigator Team.
Over one third of UK equity trading volume being generated through high-speed computer-automated trading, with little to no human involvement.
The PARC study, funded through the ESRC-supported National Prevention Research Initiative, has analysed the effect and 'walkability' of pedestrian-friendly spaces in East Belfast.
Instead, increases tracked the retail prices index (RPI).
The ONS says a higher proportion of women than men reported suffering from anxiety or depression.
David Willetts, the Minister for Universities and Science, has appointed Mr Martin Rosenbaum as a new council member to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
By Pete Moore On June 19th, 2013 The great and the good were all agreed that Something Must Be Done on Libya.
This week's window on the Middle East - June 19, 2013Libyans say no to militias One day in Gezi Park Western Sahara: the inconvenient uprising nobody wants to talk (or hear) about Fitna at the gates Should I stay or should I go?
It is always rather a dangerous business appealing to the Luddites.
I agree with the general consensus that Road to Referendum has been an excellent series that has hopefully presaged the broadcast media upping their game in covering the referendum.
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is holding a major two-day conference in Edinburgh today and Friday (May 2-3) tackling issues around the independence referendum.
The five things you need to know on Wednesday 19 June 2013... 1) LOCK 'EM UP Senior bankers should be personally responsible for malpractice, with a new criminal offence of reckless misconduct in the management of a bank that carries a custodial sentence, the parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards has said today.
How can you capture the meaning of 'social sciences' and 'society today' in a single picture?
Simon Wren-Lewis, professor of economics at Merton College, Oxford, blogs to the effect that there was no real problem of overspending under the last government ; the idea that there was is largely a media lie propagated by people such as yours truly, he suggests, though obviously he doesn't get down, dirty and quite as directly personal as that.
Both NATO and the European Union have launched initiatives to help their members maintain and enhance military capabilities during an era of defence cuts.
One of the challenges we face is how to best design and change cities into smart intelligent and sustainable environments.
Conservative Twickenham councillor Sam Salvoni recently posted on Facebook that she and her family had moved to Cornwall full time.
The amount that people give to charity is highly dependent on income, according to ESRC-supported research.
According to latest research, social scientists with PhDs working in central government make valuable contributions to policy, and report that holding a PhD can enhance their credibility with senior officials.
The fire at the Somali Bravanese Centre on Coppetts Road two weeks ago has been shocking for the whole community.
Meeting the Somali Bravanese communityThe fire at the Somali Bravanese Centre on Coppetts Road two weeks ago has been shocking for the whole community.
This article is an excerpt from our Growth Bulletin, authored by Ryan Bourne and Tim Knox.
This is the moment Nigel Farage was targeted by a fountain of fizzy coke by a Ukip protester as he visited Aberdeen on Tuesday.
Nigel Farage targets Scotland with boast of success in European electionsNigel Farage seems serious about muscling his way in to Scotland's relatively crowded political landscape.
The Centre for Policy Studies' Tim Knox has joined together with five other centre-right think-tank chiefs to call for an end to ring-fencing, ahead of the Coalition Government's upcoming spending review.
American Muslims at an anti-Islamophobia rally in New York.
Both insurance buyers and insurance sellers frequently fail to assess risks accurately, according to new research.
Whatever happens, the gubbinmint will ensure that we are screwed, I am sure.
Across the industrial north, it is striking how old pit villages and industrial towns are proving far less willing to embrace renewable energy than the noisier, more polluting fossil fuels and industries which shaped their identity.
Sixty years ago, over 300 people died, 24,000 people were evacuated and 32,000 houses were damaged in the 1953 East Coast flood.
Philip Pearson BIS is due to publish another in its series of 11 industrial strategies, this one for the Offshore Wind Industry.
Sam Coates and Michael Savage report in The Times that David Cameron is considering a share giveaway reprivatisation of RBS, as proposed by the CPS in " Give Us Our Fair Shares ".
With reports of abuse in care settings rising, it has never been more vital that staff are trained to provide the highest standards of care to vulnerable people.
Richard Darlington is a former special adviser at the Department for International Development and is now head of news at IPPR Has anyone else woken up this morning with a G8 hang-over?
Regulations controlling air pollution from ships might be ineffective, suggests ESRC-funded research.
Teaching and learning in the 21st century needs to be 'turbo-charged' by educational technology rather than using technologies designed for other purposes, according to a new TEL report.
The legal system needs to take greater account of new discoveries in neuroscience that show how a difficult childhood can affect the development of a young person's brain which can increase the risk adolescent crimes, according to researchers.
THE MAGGIES: a new political award for Parliamentarians and the media A new award will be launched by the Centre for Policy Studies (the think tank co-founded by Margaret Thatcher) to honour the work of those Parliamentarians and journalists who have done most to build on the great achievements of Margaret Thatcher.
Forget Oscars, now you can have a Maggie on your mantelpiece: New political award in memory of Lady Thatcher to be bestowed on high achieving politicians (Mail Online)New political award in memory of Lady Thatcher administered by the Centre for Policy Studies.
The sixth Workplace Employment Relations Study, co-funded by the ESRC, reveals that the tough economic climate has led to pronounced increases in workload and working hours for many employees in Britain.
People on low incomes who find it impossible to secure affordable loans can now access finance more readily following a successful Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project jointly funded by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 23 October 2012 People on low incomes who find it impossible to secure affordable loans can now access finance more readily following a successful Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project jointly funded by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
Muslim ethnic minority communities have been integrating into British and German cities for some time, according to research presented at the NORFACE Migration Conference at University College London this week.
The legal system of the United Kingdom has for years, been the envy of the world.
Link to video: NHS regulator apologises after report accuses CQC of cover-up The head of the Care Quality Commission has admitted the organisation was "not fit for purpose" after an independent report highlighted key failures in its inspections at a maternity unit where police are investigating the death of a newborn baby.
"Cover-up over 16 baby deaths"Health bosses are today accused of covering up their failure to investigate the destruction of a report looking into failings at a hospital where there was no enquiry into why no report was published on why 16 babies died through neglect.
New research into the different ways that English and Polish people use language in everyday family situations can help members of each community to understand each other better and avoid cultural misunderstandings.
Speaking at an event in Parliament, Mrs Soubry, an ex-smoker herself, said she realised this was the right description for smokers after her daughter delivered her the stinging rebuke five years ago.
Outdoor play and learning can make an important contribution to helping children make the transition from early years education into primary school, an innovative research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has concluded.
A pioneering ESRC study by linguistics researchers has shown that 'story time' in primary schools can be used as a subtle way to introduce complex language structures to young children.
Additive manufacturing, or '3D printing', is set to change the face of manufacturing.
If I could predict the future of my health, would I change my behaviour?
Philip Hammond, who said the ruling 'throws open a wide range of military decisions to the uncertainty of litigation'.
An economic stimulus or financial disaster?
Steve Webb has come under a bit of fire for comments that his triple lock, which guarantees a state pension rise by the higher of earnings, inflation or 2.5%.
Tim Yeo, chair of the energy and climate change committee, was caught on film apparently boasting of helping a business colleague prepare for an appearance before his committee.
Building relationships, raising the profile of social science research and identifying opportunities for collaboration will be the main focus of a new Retail Knowledge Navigator Team.
Powerful new partnerships with the common aim of achieving a more environmentally and economically sustainable future can be forged by community action groups and local authorities - which often regard each other with mutual suspicion and mistrust according to social scientists 10 August 2012 Powerful new partnerships with the common aim of achieving a more environmentally and economically sustainable future can be forged by community action groups and local authorities - which often regard each other with mutual suspicion and mistrust according to social scientists.
A new UK-India PhD Partnering Initiative in the Social Sciences has been launched with funding from the UK's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI), and the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) 12 March 2013 A new UK-India PhD Partnering Initiative in the Social Sciences has been launched with funding from the UK's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI), and the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).
First Indian-European Social Sciences Research Networking projects launchedThe Indian Council of Social Science Research, in association with the Economic and Social Research Council, the Agence Nationale de la Recherche, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, has launched the first set of projects for networking and social science research cooperation between researchers in India and the four European countries.
"...A lot of Scottish people feel that with sole ownership of their oil fields they will manage very well without the rest of the UK.
Vast differences in cycling cultures have been found in UK cities; for some cycling is a traditional transport accessible to all while for others it is a new edgy, urban subculture according to recent findings from a research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
James Titcombe, whose baby son, Joshua, died when he was just nine days old after staff failed to treat a simple infection, said: "It is an anonymous report.
New research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) suggests that, in rejecting feminism, women are often seeking to position themselves within conventional norms of femininity and heterosexuality 7 March 2013 Feminism was one of the most influential political movements in 20th century Western Europe.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 10:09 GMT Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans in indecent assault arrest Nigel Evans has been an MP since 1992 Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans has been arrested on suspicion of three counts of indecent assault.
Nigel Evans arrested on suspicion of three further counts of indecent assaultNigel Evans, MP for Ribble Valley, outside the Houses of Parliament.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 01:09 GMT Poor pupil cash 'plugging holes in school budgets' By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter Some children need catch up help in later primary.
The United Nations (UN) global carbon market requires substantial reform because it too often fails to support the projects and people it is meant to help, according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 15 March 2012 The United Nations (UN) global carbon market requires substantial reform because it too often fails to support the projects and people it is meant to help, according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Abstract Region and Country Profiles provides a source of essential statistics for the regions of England and the constituent countries of the UK (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Region and Country Profiles - Directory of TablesAbstract Region and Country Profiles provides a source of essential statistics for the regions of England and the constituent countries of the UK (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).
19 June 2013 Last updated at 17:28 GMT Children to be warned about porn in computer lessons There is growing concern about children accessing explicit material The government has rejected Labour calls for specially-trained teachers to be brought in to educate children about the dangers of internet pornography.
The Visualisation and Other Methods of Expression (VOME) project developed new methods to raise public awareness about internet security, an issue highlighted with today's celebration of Safer Internet Day.
Senior bankers should be jailed for reckless misconduct whilst managing banks, a parliamentary commission has concluded.
Parliamentary commission on banking standards: reaction in fullA major report from the parliamentary commission on banking standards calls for a new law to jail bankers for reckless misconduct, the deferral of bonuses and more measures to foster competition.
Commission backs Lloyds as first privatisation19 June 2013 Last updated at 08:24 GMT Commission backs Lloyds as first privatisation If George Osborne and Treasury agree with the Banking Commission's economic analysis, there is a clear implication for the two big semi-nationalised banks.
Osborne set to outline bank plans19 June 2013 Last updated at 12:21 GMT George Osborne set to outline Lloyds and RBS plans Chancellor George Osborne is expected to reveal his thinking on Lloyds and RBS The Chancellor, George Osborne, is expected to outline the government's plans for the future of Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland during his speech at the Mansion House later.
Warwick and Aston Universities have been chosen to host a new Enterprise Research Centre that will help develop understanding of the factors affecting business investment, performance and growth.
Communities hit by natural disasters are faced with a major challenge when it comes to recovering, but experiences from previous events can help us find the most effective response.
Multi-millionaire rockers such as Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Cliff Richard are set to benefit from recent changes to EU copyright legislation that extend the duration of copyright protection 5 November 2012 Multi-millionaire rockers such as Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Cliff Richard are set to benefit from recent changes to EU copyright legislation that extend the duration of copyright protection.
Professor David Newberry argues that public investment in the right areas will fuel UK economic growth - with the short-term impact of giving work to domestic private companies who will create jobs.
A new survey shows that Brits have become less tolerant of immigration in general, but discerning between types of immigrants - corroborating findings from ESRC-funded research on public attitudes.
A new online Autism-Research-Policy-Practice Hub aims to connect researchers, practitioners, policymakers and carers by creating a network of expertise, an online infrastructure and a set of communication packages.
The use of technology in the classroom is nothing new, but Topcliffe Primary School in Birmingham is breaking new ground by using technology to help pupils with autism communicate more effectively in a project jointly funded by the ESRC and the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) 29 November 2012 The use of technology in the classroom is nothing new, but Topcliffe Primary School in Birmingham is breaking new ground by using technology to help pupils with autism communicate more effectively.
Sue Smith, 51, said her fight goes on after the Supreme Court victory because she still wants answers over how and who her son died.
Older people feel that their health problems pose a challenge to their sense of independence, dignity and identity and sometimes the health care they are given makes things worse 03 February 2012 Older people feel that their health problems pose a challenge to their sense of independence, dignity and identity and sometimes the health care they are given makes things worse.
A BBC online test uses research from the ESRC-funded Emotion Regulation of Others and Self network to explore how people handle tasks under stress.
Building on waves 1 and 2 of the main Understanding Society survey, the first release of health assessment data is now available.
The Conservative party have seen a surge in support from young people under the leadership of David Cameron , in part due to their unrelenting pursuit welfare reforms, a new poll has shown.
Generation Y gives Tories some long term hopeYounger adults are more idealistic than the elderly.
On 28 January 2013 Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme Director Philip Lowe was awarded the Bertebos Prize for his significant contributions to sustainable rural development and land use management.
The theme of violence against sexual minorities in Russia took another turn in early May with the vicious murder in Volgograd of 23-year old Vladislav Tornovoy.
CPS Deputy Director Jenny Nicholson writes about attending Lady Thatcher's funeral and her memories of meeting the former Prime Minister.
CPS remembers Lady ThatcherCPS remembers co-founder Lady Thatcher: Date added: Friday 12th April 2013
Bishop of London Richard Chartres' address at Lady Thatcher's funeral (full text)After the storm of a life lived in the heat of political controversy, there is a great calm.
Investing in human capital, improving the national infrastructure, improving finance provision for private investment and innovation, and the creation of an independent National Growth Council are key recommendations in the final report from the LSE Growth Commission.
With concerns often expressed about youth crime and violence in the UK, researchers have been investigating what young people really think about living in an inner-city neighbourhood that has high levels of deprivation, crime and gang activity.
Mr Swinney was questioned about the massive deficit at a conference hosted by ICAS yesterday but could provide no definite promises other than seek talks with the UK Government.
World experts in social, biological and medical science will today (Monday 25 June 2012) in Edinburgh to discuss how they can cooperate to improve our understanding of the way behaviours and life experiences influence how our genetic inheritance is expressed (epigenetics) 25 June 2012 World experts from the fields of social, biological and medical science will today (Monday 25 June 2012) gather in Edinburgh to discuss how they can cooperate to improve our understanding of the way behaviours and life experiences can influence how our genetic inheritance is expressed (epigenetics).
The new political appetite for 'localism' in town planning has triggered anxiety within local communities and amongst those charged with making it work, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
The Home Office has launched a consultation on measures to reduce alcohol consumption.
The Visualisation and Other Methods of Expression project, part of the ESRC-supported Ensuring Privacy and Consent programme, has designed a set of design principles to help online service providers respond to the privacy, consent and information needs of web users.
Nobody ever goes near a court without there being severe stress involved.
The health benefits of 'water clubs' in care homes for the elderly owe as least as much to the social nature of the activity as to the value of drinking water itself, an investigation by psychologists and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has shown 7 December 2012 The health benefits of 'water clubs' in care homes for the elderly, where residents gather together regularly to drink water, owe as least as much to the social nature of the activity as to the value of drinking water itself, an investigation by psychologists has shown.
Fieldwork is beginning in a unique study which puts social scientists at the heart of disease prevention.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 02:25 GMT Civil service: MPs warn of risk of 'pay exodus' Ministers have said the civil service needs to become more agile and commercially-minded The Civil Service faces an exodus of its most "talented and marketable" staff because of growing unhappiness with their pay, a new report claims.
The EU referendum Bill is published today: here's what happens nextAnd they're off.
Piso ym Mhabell y BlaidYr wyf, yn wleidyddol, yn genedlaetholwr Cymreig yr wyf wedi bod yn gefnogol i'r Genedl ers dydd fy ngeni.
NHS loses its HaloI will give you an example of one of the root problems.
Greece, ABC and Putin :The Mini Roast - videoI once worked in a call centre where a few of the interviewers would be regularly rostered to do phone surveys about female incontinence products.
Steve Bell's If ... on the Cameron-Putin G8 face-offDo you have an idea for an assignment you think should run on GuardianWitness?
Freedom News: Banking Commission: Bankers should face threat of jail and loss of bonusesA few weeks back Guido reported in his Sun column that James Wharton was playing hardball with the Tories over the EU referendum bill, well his tactics have paid off.
UKIP 'Nazi salute' candidate cleared19 June 2013 Last updated at 08:26 GMT UKIP 'Nazi salute' candidate Alex Wood cleared by police Alex Wood: "Racist, homophobic, fascist views absolutely disgust me" A UK Independence Party election candidate from Somerset has said a police investigation has cleared him of making racist comments.
Hertfordshire is Seeking Big Hearted People to Help ChildrenThe ACS Global Summit, supported by the ESRC, has provided the opportunity to encourage debate and knowledge exchange between leading practitioners and social scientists within the retail sector.
House of Lords Select Committee - Olympic and Paralympic Legacy CommitteeBecoming an Avon cosmetics Sales Representative is helping some poor South African women escape poverty as well as inspiring many with self-confidence and hope according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Getting pig meat to the marketThe current model for supplying pig meat to UK consumers is ineffective and beset by a 'trader mentality' from leading supermarkets, and would benefit from more integrated ownership where companies have a vested interest throughout the supply chain, concludes a report from the ESRC-funded Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change.
The future of social careThe Government's White Paper on care and support, published Wednesday, presents a number of 'key actions' to meet care needs for the elderly over the next decade.
Data on financial crime is not credibleThe government and police efforts to tackle financial crime - from business fraud to tax evasion - are hampered by a lack of accurate data about the nature and extent of offending, according to new research.
House of Lords Select Committee - Soft Power and the UK's InfluencePeople remain negative about hydrocarbons and controversial 'fracking' extraction, and do not see shale gas or other forms of unconventional fossil fuel as the solution to either energy security or climate change.
The banker-bashing report is the financial equivalent of the Dangerous Dogs ActIt's a sort of mashup of Wall Street and the end of the third series of Game of Thrones The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards has this morning published its long-awaited report on, well, banking standards.
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Open Thread Mid-WeekStable, nurturing relationships may help you stay fit and healthy, according to new ESRC-funded research.
LORDS Lords question Lord Coe and British sports organisations 19 June 2013 Former Chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) Lord Coe will be questioned by the Lords Committee charged with investigating the legacy of the London 2012 games on Wednesday 19 June as part of their inquiry.
By Alexa van Sickle , Assistant editor It was, several older colleagues told me, one of the most thought-provoking discussions they had heard at the institute.
Following the riots of 2011, the idea of a new Free School staffed entirely by former military personnel was mooted by Tom Burkard and Affan Burki in a report they wrote for the Centre for Policy Studies .
Learning about surviving disasters has resulted in a unique bank of research data which provides insights into what makes an effective community response at this critical time.
Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act revealed that Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust recorded 923 incidents of face-down restraint and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust 810 in 2011/12, according to the charity's figures.
People make complex judgements about a person from looking at their face that are based on a range of factors beyond simply their race and gender, according to findings of new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
The British Sign Language Corpus Project has collected the first recorded 'corpus' of BSL and is expected to lead to improved services for deaf people.
A House of Lords inquiry examining the pressures facing the health service drew heavily on research evidence from the ESRC-supported Institute for Fiscal Studies.
The Banking Commission's report Changing Banking for Good has finally arrived.
Revolutionary fighters from the Libyan uprising are distrustful of the National Army leadership, and have established the National Shield, a national army-in-waiting, in order to safeguard the 'ideals of the revolution'.
I'm not sure this is published anywhere else so I thought I'd publish here the structure of the Liberal Democrat shadow cabinet following the County Council elections in May and elections within the group to the Shadow Cabinet itself.
The Lib Dem team called on every house in Frances Street, Cheadle last Tuesday and spoke to lots of Frances Street residents.
Times of hope and despair: lessons of democracy from Gezi resistanceSecurity forces arrest a doctor in Turkey.
First Capital Connect was one of the lowest-scoring operators for overall satisfaction in the Passenger Focus survey.
CPS Chairman Lord Saatchi, one of the creative minds behind the famous election poster "Labour isn't working", looks at why Mrs Thatcher won an historic three elections in a row.
The NAO report into senior civil service capability shows high departmental churn and dissatisfaction with pay.
Interview Interviewing Dylan Jones 19 Jun 2013 at 12:11 Last Friday I interviewed GQ editor Dylan Jones about his new book THE EIGHTIES : ONE DAY , ONE DECADE and also his work as long standing editor of the most excellent GQ MAGAZINE .
Although the Scottish Government already has a strategy for tackling the problem, the report said there had been little change in unintended pregnancies among the under-16s.
The recession has had a profound impact on Britain's workplaces - but findings from the Workplace Employment Relations Study show that parts of working life have actually improved since the survey was last conducted in 2004.
Insomnia sufferers in England could have greater access to successful treatment, thanks to a training programme developed as part of trials of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi), funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Taking nothing at face valuePhotographs of faces may not be adequate proof of a person's identity and this could have serious implications for the accuracy of passport photographs in determining identity according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 9 July 2012 Photographs of faces may not be adequate proof of a person's identity and this could have serious implications for the accuracy of passport photographs in determining identity.
Technology boost for maths skillsThe Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), in partnership with Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the British Academy, are delighted to announce twenty new and innovative projects that aim to develop skills using quantitative methods (QM) 12 January 2012 The demand from employers for employees with skills and confidence in using quantitative methods (QM) is high and growing.
Obese kids as bright as thinner peersObesity is not to blame for poor educational performance, according to early findings from research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Nudge or Think: What works best for our society?If approached in the right way, citizens are willing to change their behaviour and do more to help themselves and others, according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
UK children need more volunteer male befriendersMany boys say they would prefer a male befriender according to early findings, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
How can we prepare better for emergencies?Well designed and planned exercises are essential to ensure that the UK can respond effectively to emergencies of all kinds, according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Planned actions improve the way we process informationPreparing to act in a particular way can improve the way we process information, and this has potential implications for those with learning disabilities according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 16 January 2012 Preparing to act in a particular way can improve the way we process information, and this has potential implications for those with learning disabilities.
He also said Labour would reverse measures introduced by Mr Gove which let academies and free schools hire staff that do not have teaching qualifications.
'Women talk, men bottle things up' is a popular stereotype.
Age and social class both matter when it comes to poverty, says Claire Turner, as she looks at trends from the latest poverty statistics.
People with depression often feel their life is out of control.
'this test and the DWP are both simply brilliant; both make me feel so much better about myself'" question, may have influenced that just slightly.
With a new football season coming up, environmental concerns may not be the first thing fans will be thinking of.
The Integrated Transport and Health Impact Model, developed at the ESRC-supported Centre for Diet and Activity Research, enables transport planners to predict how different patterns of transport use impact on health.
Tom Burkard is an education expert, CPS author, Visiting Professor of Education Policy at the University of Derby and co-founder of the Phoenix Free School .
The Health Minister needs to take immediate steps to tackle the bed blocking crisis in the NHS after figures released yesterday showed that the number of patients experiencing a delayed transfer of care increased by 6.8% Bed blocking occurs when a patient is waiting to be moved to different part of the NHS but it forced to wait due to the lack of beds being available for them to be transferred.
The second full set of data from the Understanding Society survey has been released, marking a milestone in the extensive longitudinal research project covering 30,500 households.
So we have a run of cold winters and wet summers, which are the complete opposite of the predictions from climate modelling, which suggested mild winters and dry summers.
A unique approach to early literacy work with families where children develop their language skills and their ability to read and write from an early age has had a huge success.
Funeral directors need to be aware of the needs of non-religious people.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 09:14 GMT Roads likely to become dangerously potholed, say councils Councils repaired 2.2 million potholes last year, the Local Government Association says Much of England's road network faces becoming "dangerously strewn with potholes or collapsing completely" if funding cuts are not reversed, councils have warned.
More than a quarter of young people are growing up in families that face multiple challenges - with potentially damaging effects on children's development.
New research has established a definite link between the physical condition synaesthesia and the capacity for feeling empathy.
Liberal Democrat County Councillor Stephen Giles-Medhurst has uncovered yet more problems with the County Council which is failing to deal with street light problems.
Winchester Liberal Democrats select Jackie Porter as PPC for 2015 electionFrom the Winchester Liberal Democrats website : Winchester Liberal Democrats have elected popular Hampshire County Councillor Jackie Porter to be their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) to fight the next General Election.
Steep rises in taxes on alcohol do not necessarily reduce consumption, according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) into the history of intoxicants in 16th and 17th England.
I know its not relevant , but still .. {illegal} Aliens - politicians style.
But on Twitter today, he is revelling in a new honour: Mr Goldsmith, the honourable member for Richmond Park, is also an accomplished parliamentarian.
In some areas of England, one in four adults has the maths skills of a seven to nine-year-old or below, according to new Skills for Life survey figures.
According to the latest Workplace Employment Relations Study, the recession has had a profound impact on Britain's workplaces.
Professor Carol Propper of the ESRC Centre for Market and Public Organisation assesses the impact of competition between suppliers on the healthcare system 21 March 2012 By Carol Propper Governments faced with rising costs and growing demand are constantly searching for methods of delivering higher productivity in healthcare, or, more simply, ways of getting higher quality without increasing expenditure.
David Halpern, director of the government's Behavioural Insights Team (nudge unit).
Parliamentary business for Thursday 20 June 2013 Time Business 11.30am & 2pm Finance Bill Committee Subject: to consider the Bill Location: Committee Room 10, Palace of Westminster 11.30am & 2pm Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill Committee Subject: to consider the Bill Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House Future Parliamentary business is provisional and is subject to change.
House of Commons General Committee - Finance Bill CommitteeParliamentary business for Tuesday 18 June 2013 Time Business 8.55am & 2pm Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill Committee Subject: to consider the Bill Location: The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House 9.10am & 2pm Finance Bill Committee Subject: to consider the Bill Location: Committee Room 10, Palace of Westminster 2.30pm First Delegated Legislation Committee Subject: Motion in the name of Secretary Vince Cable relating to Financial Assistance to Industry in respect of early stage venture capital funds investing in small and medium sized enterprises.
Despite much focus on how people donate to charitable causes, there has been much less research on fundraisers and how their personal skills affect the performance.
People with dementia can still make decisions in their everyday lives, and with support from partners can continue to do so as their condition advances, research from the ESRC suggests.
CPS research fellow Kathy Gyngell questions nursery care in the Mail Online.
It may not be altruism, but fear that encourages co-operation, findings show.
The internet offers users a cost-effective way of accessing information and advice on any health problem, 24-hours a day.
This article is an excerpt from our Growth Bulletin, authored by Ryan Bourne and Tim Knox.
A new ESRC-funded project chronicles the stories of those who choose to disappear and become a missing person.
So God is no longer part of the Girl Guides.
CPS Chairman Lord Saatchi appeared on BBC Radio 4's Today programme to remember Baroness Thatcher.
Far from processing every word we read or hear, our brains often do not even notice key words that can change the whole meaning of a sentence, according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
How can we stlil raed words wehn teh lettres are jmbuled up?Researchers in the UK have taken an important step towards understanding how the human brain 'decodes' letters on a page to read a word according to work funded by the Economic and Social Research Council 15 March 2013 Researchers in the UK have taken an important step towards understanding how the human brain 'decodes' letters on a page to read a word.
Romantic delusions allow online dating scams to flourishAs international criminal gangs increasingly target online dating and social networking sites, as a means of extorting money from unwary victims, research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) suggests that new strategies are needed for tackling the crime and supporting its victims.
The emerging field of 'service design' can be crucial in order to attract customers and business.
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Large hotel chains are quick to adopt and adapt innovations developed in other industries, while smaller hotels make almost continual incremental changes in response to customers' needs.
Servant lives a century ago consisted of backbreaking work, long hours, low pay and often complete segregation from their superiors, says Dr Pamela Cox, Director of the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre at Essex University and presenter of a new BBC series.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 10:19 GMT Fund bids to improve job prospects of deprived Scots communities The programme promises to help boost jobs in deprived areas Scots businesses are being given the chance to receive cash from a multi-million pound fund aimed at improving job prospects in deprived communities.
Having a financial background can greatly enhance the career prospects of women in business - helping them to converse in the 'language of business' and prove their credibility, according to a new study.
As the impacts of the economic crisis continue to reverberate across European society, it is more important than ever before that European social scientists work together to investigate urgent economic and social issues and expand our understanding of complex social processes and individual behaviour.
Financial problems, marital difficulties, job loss and personal illness can trigger episodes of bipolar depression and mania, according to new research findings.
Fiscal consolidation is taking longer than planned.
Cut costs says Lord NeubergerFiscal consolidation is taking longer than planned.
Do more to improve ethnic diversity, says Supreme Court presidentFiscal consolidation is taking longer than planned.
The downturn in the housing market in the last three years has left the UK a nation of frustrated, unfulfilled house-movers, according to the latest data from Understanding Society, a study of 40,000 UK households funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
A healthy teenager is a happy teenagerTeenagers who turn their backs on a healthy lifestyle and turn to drink, cigarettes and junk food are significantly unhappier than their healthier peers.
Does your mother know?Do your parents know where you are at night?
Parliamentary business for Thursday 11 July 2013 Time Business 2pm Legislation Energy Bill - Committee stage (Day 4) - Baroness Verma Future Parliamentary business is provisional and is subject to change.
House of Lords Grand Committee - Legislation - Baroness VermaParliamentary business for Tuesday 9 July 2013 Time Business 3.30pm Legislation Energy Bill - Committee stage (Day 3) - Baroness Verma Future Parliamentary business is provisional and is subject to change.
House of Lords Grand Committee - Estimated Rising TimeParliamentary business for Wednesday 19 June 2013 Time Business 3.45pm Legislation Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL] - Committee stage (Day 2) - Baroness Hanham 7.45pm Estimated Rising Time Future Parliamentary business is provisional and is subject to change.
House of Lords Grand Committee - Estimated Rising TimeParliamentary business for Tuesday 18 June 2013 Time Business 3.30pm Legislation Intellectual Property Bill [HL] - Committee stage (Day 3) - Viscount Younger of Leckie 7.30pm Estimated Rising Time Parliamentary Calendar Parliamentary Calendar allows you to find out what's on in Parliament.
Following the implementation of new legislation equalities policy, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is now an aspect of staff training in local government according to research at the Universities of Newcastle and Huddersfield.
An ESRC-funded study investigating the long-term outcomes of babies being fed on schedule versus on demand has revealed that babies who are fed on demand perform academically better during childhood than their schedule-fed peers.
Research shows that street furniture, barriers, parks, public spaces and neighbourhood architecture can stir up powerful emotions in local residents.
If only Russell Brand could use his cleverness for more than humiliationRussell Brand's appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe show was a car crash all right, but you could see the collision coming a long way off.
The Westminster Faith debates, organised by the AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Programme, concluded with a debate between former Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, and the former Daily Telegraph editor Charles Moore.
This was my view of Cameron at his press conference, yesterday.
Duncan Weldon Yesterday I noted that, by duration, the current 40 month long (and ongoing) squeeze in real wages is the longest since the 1870s .
Parliamentary business for Monday 17 June 2013 Time Business 4.30pm European Committee B Subject: European Union Documents No.
Parliamentary business for Tuesday 16 July 2013 Time Business 2.30pm Oral Questions Developing and specifying aid effectiveness indicators - Lord Chidgey Rents being charged by private landlords and their impact on housing benefit - Baroness Turner of Camden Progress of NHS Trusts becoming NHS Foundation Trusts - Lord Warner Future Parliamentary business is provisional and is subject to change.
House of Lords Main Chamber - Oral Questions - Lord HyltonParliamentary business for Thursday 4 July 2013 Time Business 11am Oral Questions Impact on the well-being of foreign domestic workers of the introduction in April 2012 of the one-employer visa regime - Lord Hylton Effect of the Comprehensive Spending Review on the delivery of devolved services in Wales - Lord Wigley Ensuring that women are represented on the Advisory Board of Public Health England - Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town Short Debate Social and economic impact on families of recent changes to immigration rules - Baroness Hamwee/Lord Taylor of Holbeach Future Parliamentary business is provisional and is subject to change.
House of Lords Grand Committee - Short Debate - Baroness Young of Hornsey/Lord Gardiner of KimbleParliamentary business for Thursday 20 June 2013 Time Business 2pm Short Debate Social mobility - Baroness Tyler/Lord Wallace of Saltaire Short Debate Support for the contribution of the financial services sector to the economy - Lord Dykes/Lord Deighton Short Debate Commemoration of WW1 and the contribution of people from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean - Baroness Young of Hornsey/Lord Gardiner of Kimble Future Parliamentary business is provisional and is subject to change.
The Heseltine review which is published today looks at ways of making the UK economy more competitive, including how research can boost business.
George Trefgarne's CPS Publication Metroboom was quoted by Martin Vander Weyer in The Spectator on 20 April 2013.
A comparison of Bangladeshi women living in Cardiff and in Bangladesh shows poorer health among those living in Cardiff, with considerably more obesity.
Partners provide a vital source of positive emotional support for the vast majority of people in the UK.
Thirty per cent of apprentices in England are over 45 years old, due to the practice of 'converting' existing employees into apprentices.
A new Government report on mortgage arrears and repossessions, building on research from the ESRC-supported Spatial Economics Research Centre, suggests that the outlook for the next three years is less bleak than predicted.
A new report by the all-party Parliamentary group on social mobility has identified seven 'key truths' about social mobility, drawing on ESRC-funded research.
ESRC's winning KTP partnership, with KTP Associate Harriet Knowles, was among the eight finalist Best Partnership teams at today's KTP Awards 2012 event.
Research from the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy shows that life satisfaction actually is reduced when a country's Gross Domestic Product increases beyond a certain level.
I recently found this article , which I wrote in 2007 for an Internet project capturing diverse views of Englishness.
A report launched today by the Institute for Fiscal Studies and co-funded by the ESRC reveals that a third of those approaching retirement report that they find it impossible even to guess how much income they will receive from their private pensions.
New ESRC- funded research shows that if you live in an isolated rural area you are likely to concentrate better than if you live in a city.
Recent research into how we learn is set to help people in their efforts to read a second or foreign language (SFL) more effectively.
The Evening Standard has been accused of running the third pro-Saatchi piece in three days regarding his assault on Nigella Lawson.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 06:07 GMT Charity shop rate relief: Nearly 20% could close in Wales, says charities group There are claims that charity shops have an unfair advantage over independent traders Nearly a fifth of Wales' charity shops could close if the Welsh government implements proposed changes to business rate relief, a charities group says.
Parliamentary business for Monday 8 July 2013 Time Business 3.30pm Orders and Regulations Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Registrar of Public Lending Right) Order 2013 - Lord Gardiner of Kimble Orders and Regulations Draft Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements) (England) Order 2013 - Lord Nash Future Parliamentary business is provisional and is subject to change.
House of Lords Grand Committee - Orders and Regulations - Earl HoweParliamentary business for Wednesday 10 July 2013 Time Business 3.45pm Orders and Regulations Draft Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) (Amendment) Order 2013 - Earl Attlee Orders and Regulations Draft Highway and Railway (Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project) Order 2013 - Earl Attlee Orders and Regulations Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of BRB (Residuary) Limited) Order 2013 - Earl Attlee Orders and Regulations Draft Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 - Lord Newby Orders and Regulations Draft Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2013 - Lord McNally Orders and Regulations Draft Offender Management Act 2007 (Commencement No.
Huddersfield, 2017 Whither the weather?
Domestic violence has the highest repeat victimisation of any crime.
WITH LEGAL MP: bullying Charles Saatchi needs helpDomestic violence has the highest repeat victimisation of any crime.
An evaluation of home-working showed a dramatic increase in employee performance and reduction in staff turnover, according to findings from a team including Professor Nicholas Bloom from ESRC's Centre for Economic Performance.
Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans said he continues "to refute all allegations" after he was arrested on suspicion of three further offences of indecent assault by Lancashire Police today.
Politicians will find it hard to persuade voters to trust them more because there's a big gap between the kinds of behaviour the two camps think of as unethical, according to new research.
We've had complaints from several L19 residents about the apparent lack of weed spraying down our way.
British capitalism is dysfunctional, and policy-makers have done little since the crisis began to repair it.
Things started to escalate out of control when Ayden suggested he might be gay, and that he liked another boy.
Schools and college maths courses are paying little attention to preparing students to use maths in other areas of study according to a project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Van Badham asks: Did anyone attend the live performance of Mikala Dwyer's Goldene Bender at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art the other day?
The queuing and bulk-buying of petrol is not 'panic buying' but logical, given people's reasonable beliefs about others' behaviour and mistrust of the authorities, argues Dr John Drury, researching crowd psychology in emergencies.
Parliamentary business for Wednesday 19 June 2013 Time Business 8.55am Third Delegated Legislation Committee Subject: Draft Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013 Location: Committee Room 9, Palace of Westminster 8.55am Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee Subject: Draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Referral Fees) Regulations 2013 Location: Committee Room 11, Palace of Westminster 8.55am Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee Subject: Draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order Location: Committee Room 12, Palace of Westminster 2.30pm Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee Subject: Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 Location: Committee Room 9, Palace of Westminster 2.30pm Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee Subject: Draft Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements for Second Key stage) (England) Order 2013 Location: Committee Room 11, Palace of Westminster Future Parliamentary business is provisional and is subject to change.
This Saturday sees Garston Fun Day take place on Garston Park.
By Pete Moore On June 19th, 2013 We probably remember this one.
The BBC carries one of those pieces today on excuses that always gives one cause to pause.
Last night, I had the pleasure of being guest speaker at the Annual General Meeting of Starter Packs Dundee , which took place at Meadowside St Paul's Church in the Nethergate.
CPS Board Member Niall Ferguson writes for the Financial Times on the respect Baroness Thatcher commanded abroad.
The economic legacy of Mrs Thatcher Nicholas Crafts, Professor of Economics and Economic History at the University of Warwick and Director of the ESRC Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy, examines how the economic policies of the Thatcher era affected the UK economy.
Parliamentary business for Tuesday 25 June 2013 Time Business 9.30am - 11am Performance of the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust - Priti Patel 11am - 11.30am Bats and churches and the effect of the Habitats Directive - Sir Tony Baldry 2.30pm - 4pm Privatisation of Royal Mail - Katy Clark 4pm - 4.30pm New techniques for preventing mitochondrial disease - Chi Onwurah 4.30pm - 5pm Pollution levels in Horn Lane, Acton - Angie Bray Future Parliamentary business is provisional and is subject to change.
House of Commons Westminster Hall - Richard BurdenParliamentary business for Wednesday 26 June 2013 Time Business 9.30am - 11am Future funding of the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester - Debbie Abrahams 11am - 11.30am Cost of non-geographic telephone numbers used by Government - Richard Burden 2.30pm - 4pm All-Party Parliamentary Group for Beef and Lamb report on the carbon footprint of the beef cattle and sheep sector - Neil Parish 4pm - 4.30pm Legal aid in rural Wales - Mr Mark Williams 4.30pm - 5pm Accident and emergency services at Kettering General Hospital - Andy Sawford Future Parliamentary business is provisional and is subject to change.
Parliamentary business for Monday 17 June 2013 Time Business 3.30pm Legislation Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL] - Committee stage - Baroness Hanham 7.30pm Estimated Rising Time Parliamentary Calendar Parliamentary Calendar allows you to find out what's on in Parliament.
Research Fellow Kathy Gyngell speaks on the disadvantages of nurseries on ITV's This Morning.
This extended blog post was jointly authored by Ryan Bourne and Vuk Vokovic.
ESRC-funded research has found that young football players can be at different stages of mental development, affecting their decision-making - with implications for football coaching methods.
The Girl Guides and Brownies have decided to revise their oath, omitting any reference to God but including a promise " to serve the Queen ".
Grimes on the beach PHOTO: Aldeburgh Music/Robert Workman Well it happened, more or less as planned.
The final part of Road to Referendum by Iain Macwhirter was broadcast on STV last night.
Connected Localism Posted by Jonathan Carr-West on June 19, 2013 Local government stands at a crossroads.
We are the prime target for politicians struggling to restore the public finances.
The new Instruments for Research into Second Language Learning (IRIS) database allows any language researcher to upload and download materials free of charge.
Barack Obama will Wednesday propose major cuts in US and Russian nuclear stocks, making a pitch for his own place in history in an evocative open-air speech during his first visit as president to Berlin.
Obama at the Brandenburg Gate.
As World Refugee Day looms, hundreds of Syrian children forced to flee the fighting in their country have decorated kites with messages for world leaders.
Barack Obama and Angela Merkel, who said they had discussed the NSA scandal 'at length and in great depth'.
Around 50,000 flooded the streets of Sao Paulo for another night of protests in Brazil.
BRUSSELS - The G8 summit in Northern Ireland concluded with mixed results, as leaders pledged to clamp down on tax dodgers and to improve corporate transparency but did not agree to put in place binding rules.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is celebrating a bitter-sweet one year anniversary at the Ecuador embassy in London.
Mark Spelman is Vice Chairman, American Chamber of Commerce Executive Council , member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Europe and is Global Managing Director at Accenture.
Stratfor is a Texas-based global intelligence company.
Syria: the view from Lebanon Go to the Middle East and North Africa programme's page This essay forms part of ECFR's "Syria: Views from the Region" project, exploring the regional responses and ramifications of the Syrian uprising and civil war.
BRUSSELS - EU institutions aim to revive an anti-snooping clause in their data protection bill, even though it would do nothing to stop a US-type operation.
Ticker Merkel's party says Turkey would 'overburden' EU Today @ 08:50 By EUOBSERVER "We reject full membership for Turkey....
European Commission Press release Brussels, 19 June 2013 Commission calls for a new consensus to get the economy growing again Youth Employment and Financing SMEs on the table for the next European Council At the end of the weekly meeting of the Commission which was largely focused on the end June European Council meeting, President Barroso said, "Europe is doing a lot to work its way out of the crisis.
Midday Express of 2013-06-19EXME 13 / 19.06 DAILY NEWS 19 / 06 / 13 Commission calls for a new consensus on growth The European Commission has called for the next European Council to agree on practical measures to get Europe growing again, focused on youth employment and financing for SMEs.
EU wide car registrations were 5.9% lower in May 2013 compared with May 2013; and 6.8% down during the first five months of the year; Germany, France and Italy did worse than the EU average, while sales held up in the UK; EU car sales drop to 20 year low Car sales are often a reliable bellwether of the economy, so the news of a 20 year low in EU-wide car registrations is not reassuring.
[Ticker] EU car sales at 20-year lowTicker EU car sales at 20-year low Today @ 08:44 By EUOBSERVER New car sales have hit a 20-year low throughout Europe, reports the BBC.
BRUSSELS - Violence against Muslims in Europe is on the rise among the handful of member states that officially record such incidents.
For a European Republic The European heads of state and governments are sitting in a burning house haggling over the total sum they will have to rustle up for the water damages from putting out the fire.
Use of climate-unfriendly fluorinated gases should be banned in new air-conditioning appliances and refrigerators by 2020, according to a vote on draft legislation in the Environment Committee on Wednesday.
The number of people who have been forcibly displaced by war and other crises worldwide has risen to its highest level for almost two decades, hitting 45.2 million, according to the UN's refugee agency.
"G8: progress in the fight against tax evasion sums up French business daily Les Echos , at the close of the June 17-18 summit, which saw world leaders reach a very broad consensus on the issue.
Revolt of the technocrats Does the launch of a new Eurosceptic party in Germany suggest there is fertile ground for a real alternative ahead of elections later this year, despite Merkel's refusal to countenance change?
A member of the Mujahaddin with a Stinger missile above Khost, Afghanistan in 1984.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 14:20 GMT IMF: Spain making strong progress but jobs boost needed The IMF expects the Spanish economy to start to grow later this year Spain has made strong progress towards fixing its economy, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
19 June 2013 Last updated at 10:15 GMT Switzerland profile A landlocked, mountainous country, Switzerland's geographical position in central Europe and studious neutrality have given it the access and political stability to become one of the world's wealthiest countries, largely through its banking industry.
( BRUSSELS ) - European Union experts held a second round of talks at Britain's behest Wednesday on whether to add the military wing of Lebanon's Hezbollah to its list of international terrorist groups, diplomatic sources told AFP.
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 19 June 2013 Antitrust: Commission confirms inspections in the sector of cargo train transport services The European Commission can confirm that on 18 June 2013 Commission officials carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of several companies active in the sector of cargo train transport services to South Eastern Europe.
The US PRISM internet surveillance case highlights the urgent need to pass legislation to protect EU citizens' personal data, most MEPs agreed in Wednesday's Civil Liberties Committee debate with Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding.
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 19 June 2013 Statement by the Commission, ECB and IMF on the Greek review mission A mission from the EC, ECB, and IMF that has been reviewing the government's economic programme has made important progress.
Ticker EU to propose EU public prosecutor office in summer Today @ 15:54 By EUOBSERVER The European Commission is set to put forward a proposal for an European Public Prosecutor's office during the summer.
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 19 June 2013 Preparation of Economic and Finance Ministers Council, Luxembourg, 21 June The EU's Council of Economic and Finance Ministers will take place in Luxembourg on Friday, 21 June at 11.00.
Civil Liberties Committee recommendations to Hungary and the European Commission on how to remedy any breaches of key EU values promptly and avoid double standards are set out in a report voted on Wednesday.
Press release - Ensuring fair trials: clearer EU-wide rules on access to a lawyer - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home AffairsSuspects or accused persons will be entitled to access to a lawyer before the start of any questioning by the police and throughout criminal proceedings wherever they are in the EU, under a deal struck by Parliament and Council negotiators on 28 May and endorsed by the Civil Liberties Committee on Wednesday.
US President Barack Obama has renewed his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles during a speech in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and visiting US President Barack Obama have spoken to the press in Berlin.
US internet snooping ends Germany's love for ObamaBarack Obama has returned to Berlin for the first time as president of the United States, but the euphoria that greeted him as a presidential candidate in 2008 has long gone.
Security is tight as Berlin prepares for ObamaWhat a difference 5 years makes.
Obama vows to 'listen' to European critics on Internet snoopingBerlin - "Welcome among friends," German Chancellor Angela Merkel told US President Barack Obama in front of the Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday (19 June), where a few thousand people defied the scorching sun.
Four foreign security staff have died in the first major assault on the United Nations in Somalia in years.
An Italian court Wednesday sentenced fashion house duo Dolce & Gabbana to one year and eight months in prison for tax evasion of around one billion euros ($1.33 billion), according to media reports.
Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton to co-chair the final EU Employment and Social Policy Council of Irish Presidency Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, will tomorrow (Thursday) co-chair a meeting of the EU's Employment and Social Policy Council in Luxembourg with Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD.
John Higgins is director-general of Digital Europe, a federation representing large and small technology companies.
Chima Oxumbor, who says he claimed asylum in Germany after his father was killed in Nigeria and he feared the same fate Germany takes in more refugees than any other rich country.
Ticker MEPs urge EU countries to punish Hungary Today @ 17:20 By EUOBSERVER MEPs on the civil liberties committee have said EU countries should suspend Hungary's voting rights in the EU Council unless it reverses political curbs on judges and media.
Before You Go is a new short film produced by the homelessness organisation The Passage that urges Poles to think carefully before coming to Britain because they may end up living on the streets.
Ticker Secret banking centres top EU rich list Today @ 17:41 By EUOBSERVER Secretive banking centres Luxembourg and Austria are the richest EU states in GDP/capita terms - on 271% and 131%, respectively, of the EU average - new statistics show.
Agreement reached on stricter control of legal substances used in narcotics trade 19.06.2013, 16:50 GMT Existing legislation improved and re-enforced by new agreement The Irish Presidency secured agreement today (19/06/13) with the European Parliament on amending Regulation (EC) 273/2004 on Drug Precursors.
Thousands of people are now expressing their anger with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan by standing silent and motionless in streets and squares - a new tactic that they hope will deter police violence.
( SEOUL ) - South Korea will buy European bunker-busting missiles as the United States refused to sell the same kind of weapons to the country, the state procurement agency said Wednesday.
( NICOSIA ) - Cyprus denied on Wednesday that it is trying to wriggle out of bailout commitments after President Nicos Anastasiades wrote a letter to international lenders criticising the terms of the deal.
Cypriot president seeks help from creditors for Bank of Cyprusenet.gr EnetEnglish.gr, 19:31 Wednesday 19 June 2013 Cypriot president seeks help from creditors for Bank of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades says bank is facing cash crunch In a letter obtained by the Associated Press, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades asks the EU, ECB and IMF to ease the liquidity strain on the Bank of Cyprus, which is facing a cash crunch after absorbing parts of Laiki Bank Cyprus' president is asking international creditors to ease the liquidity strain on the country's largest bank following the country's 23bn euro bailout.
19 June 2013 Last updated at 07:56 GMT Faberge eggs become symbols of power in new Russia By Stephen Smith BBC Newsnight Please turn on JavaScript.
enet.gr EnetEnglish.gr, 10:48 Wednesday 19 June 2013 Tense meeting ahead for coalition party leaders Confusion reigns after court president denies issuing clarification to ministers on ERT's reopening Updated At: 14:54 Wednesday 19 June 2013 Antonis Samaras, Evangelos Venizelos and Fotis Kouvelis are expected to meet at 6pm to resume their attempts to heal the rift over the ERT debacle that continues to threaten the viability of the government Will Evangelos Venizelos, Antonis Samaras and Fotis Kouvelis be able to agree?
Back home, they've run out of options.
Ticker Austria in banknote printing scandal Today @ 09:02 By EUOBSERVER The Austrian National Bank Tuesday sus