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N. Korea Says Dictator, Kim Jong-il, Dies. Playing with fire: Obama's threat to China. Cat Senate Campaign Has More Facebook Fans Than Human Rival. Sopa and Pipa bills postponed in US Congress. 20 January 2012Last updated at 17:38 Protesters say the passage of the anti-online piracy bills would threaten the openness of the internet The US Congress has halted debate on two contested anti-online piracy bills.

Sopa and Pipa bills postponed in US Congress

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid delayed a vote on the Protect IP Act (Pipa) scheduled for Tuesday. The Protester - Person of the Year 2011. Tunisian town marks anniversary of revolution - Africa. Egypt Lifts State of Emergency After 31 Years. This is a community post, untouched by our editors.

Egypt Lifts State of Emergency After 31 Years

12 décembre 2011- Situation des droits de l'Homme en Syrie Remarques à la presse de M. Gérard Araud, représentant permanent de la France auprès des Nations unies, en présence des représentants permanents du Royaume-uni, de l'Allemagne, du Portugal et des. Mme Pillay vient de nous faire une présentation sur la situation des droits de l’Homme en Syrie Comme l’a dit un de nos collègues, c’est le rapport le plus épouvantable que nous ayons entendu devant ce Conseil depuis au moins 2 ans.

12 décembre 2011- Situation des droits de l'Homme en Syrie Remarques à la presse de M. Gérard Araud, représentant permanent de la France auprès des Nations unies, en présence des représentants permanents du Royaume-uni, de l'Allemagne, du Portugal et des

Rien n’y manque : la violation des droits de l’Homme de manière systématique, la torture, le viol, 300 enfants tués. La situation en Syrie est à l’évidence épouvantable, elle est effroyable. Ce sont les autorités syriennes qui en sont responsables, ce sont les autorités syriennes qui ont donné pour instruction aux soldats de torturer et de tuer. C’est la raison pour laquelle la France et d’autres membres du Conseil de sécurité considèrent que le silence du Conseil de sécurité est un scandale. Le Conseil de sécurité est moralement responsable de ce qui se passe aujourd’hui en Syrie, des souffrances du peuple syrien. Сегодняшний митинг с вертолета (еще фото тут: Where is the outrage in the world community? #Bahrain #HumanRights · iain2008. Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs. When the history books are written about Goldman Sachs, they may reflect that the current chief executive officer, , and the president, Gary D.

Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs

Cohn, lost hold of the firm’s culture on their watch. I truly believe that this decline in the firm’s moral fiber represents the single most serious threat to its long-run survival. Over the course of my career I have had the privilege of advising two of the largest hedge funds on the planet, five of the largest asset managers in the , and three of the most prominent in the and . My clients have a total asset base of more than a trillion dollars. I have always taken a lot of pride in advising my clients to do what I believe is right for them, even if it means less money for the firm. Moody's Cuts Credit Ratings of 15 Big Banks. Emmanuel Dunand/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesBig banks like Morgan Stanley have been under review by Moody’s since February. 10:33 p.m. | Updated Already grappling with weak profits and global economic turmoil, 15 major banks were hit with credit downgrades on Thursday that could do more damage to their bottom lines and further unsettle equity markets.

Moody's Cuts Credit Ratings of 15 Big Banks

The credit agency, Moody’s Investors Service, which warned banks in February that a downgrade was possible, cut the credit scores of banks to new lows to reflect new risks that the industry has encountered since the financial crisis. “The risks of this industry became apparent in the financial crisis,” said Robert Young, a managing director at Moody’s. “These new ratings capture those risks.” New World Order: Out Of Many, One – And Trans-National. This is a community post, untouched by our editors.

New World Order: Out Of Many, One – And Trans-National

The mechanism that controls the flow of blood controls the entire organism. Finance seems to be rising in influence and dictating the course of politics more than anything else. It could represent a subtle but fundamental change in how society is set up, signifying the greatest game changer since the French revolution, in the exact opposite direction than most people were hoping for. Markets currently operate round the global clock. They do so in plain view for us to see and marvel, becoming an institution that is proving to be increasingly more influential, important, and cared for than humans themselves. New World Order: The Evolving Agency Of Markets. This is a community post, untouched by our editors.

New World Order: The Evolving Agency Of Markets

Classic Alien. Source: Flickr/Roby-one. New World Order: Beware Of Banks Bearing Gifts. This is a community post, untouched by our editors.

New World Order: Beware Of Banks Bearing Gifts

This is article 3 in the series. See ‘The Evolving Agency of Markets“, and ‘Out Of Many, One – And Trans-National‘. 75 days of the Occupy Movement. Social media allows people to voice their opinions and spread their ideas to an audience on a scale that was unimaginable a few years ago.

75 days of the Occupy Movement

An idea propagated on social media by multiple sources can gain momentum, reach critical mass, and culminate in real world change. Energy saving light bulbs 'contain cancer causing chemicals' Propanolol reduces implicit negative racial bias. Who Run The World? Girls. This is a community post, untouched by our editors.

Who Run The World? Girls