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New law 'shuts door' on squatters
"This new legislation will require the police to determine 'reasonable suspicion' in order to move quickly and remove a squatter. If this cannot be clarified, the landlord will have no choice than to go through the often lengthy process of seeking a possession order though the courts."
Eurozone needs a German sovereign wealth fund
The Eurosystem’s intermediation of large private sector savings surpluses is not necessarily abnormal. On the contrary, there are few countries in which large external surpluses are intermediated for long periods exclusively by the private sector....
The way forward in the Assange case
As signatories to the European Convention on Human Rights, neither Britain nor Sweden can extradite a suspect to a country where he could face the death penalty or “inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,” something Bradley Manning is already undergoing in the U.S. for his alleged involvement in the leaks. ...
Stili muzikor i politikës
Po del se tallavaja politike tashmë na është bërë pjesë e jetës sonë të përditshme dhe me frikë shikoj sesi kolektivisht po e pranojmë këtë diskurs primitiv, pa u përpjekur aspak ta luftojmë. ...
WikiLeaks dhe liria e fjalës
Pse autoritetet suedeze refuzojnë ta pyesin z. Assange në Londër? Dhe pse nuk marrin zotimin qeveritar që z. Assange nuk do të ekstradohet në SHBA? Qytetarët e Britanisë dhe Suedisë kanë një shans të madh të bëjnë një hap të për lirinë e fjalës që do t'i shërbente mbarë globit....
Police reveal Assange arrest plans
A police officer has accidentally revealed plans to seize Julian Assange "under all circumstances" if he steps outside the Ecuadorian embassy....
Tweets and twits
There can be no argument against taking down material that can incite violence, and some of the targeted content rightly needed to be blocked....
Britain's jobs market is broken
Britain’s problem is not job creation, as such. Employment has risen by 510,000 since the election, but most of this is attributable to foreign-born workers. They are still coming to our flatlining economy and finding work at the rate of 500 people a day......
Poezia dhe fati i saj në kohët moderne
Askush më shumë se poetët mund ta meritojë fjalën filozof, pasi poezia është filozofia më e vërtetë e mendimit. Por poetët kanë edhe një tipar tjetër, pasi janë edhe filozofë të ndjenjave dhe qënia dy herë filozof i rendit ata mes njerëzve më të shquar të historisë së njerëzimit. ...
Dion
Who leads them on?--The anxious people see Long-exiled Dion marching at their head... ...
Assange could go to international court
The legal team has also requested that a Swedish prosecutor come to London to interview Mr Assange in Ecuador's embassy. ...
Working class pupils 'too polite'
Middle-class children are more likely to put their hands up in the classroom and ask questions than peers from working class homes, research suggests. ...
Living with the reality of virtual threats
Cyber Crime is the third kind of threat, and the most familiar. While this also has military and political implications, it affects the lives of ordinary Internet users more closely....
Winning the mind game
That is the essence of the crisis: false text messages, real fears and eroded governmental credibility provoked thousands of people from the northeast to flee the dynamic cities that gave them jobs and hope of a better life, back to the safety of their homes in distant places. ...
Architecture: The in and out club
When Julian Assange addressed his public from a balcony, he chose a platform employed to effect by popes, politicans and pop stars......
Censorship in the internet age
In the penultimate Edinburgh World Writers' Conference lecture, Patrick Ness argues that in 2012, the censorship we need to beware of is the subtle variety we impose on ourselves....
Assange gives thanks 'for justice'
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has thanked the nation of Ecuador for taking a "stand for justice" in giving him political asylum. ...
Sun is too round, say scientists
Sub-surface solar forces, such as magnetism and turbulence, may be having a more powerful influence on the Sun's shape than was previously thought, said the scientists. ...
Wikileaks: US dismisses calls for 'diplomatic asylum' for Julian Assange
The United States said Friday that it did not believe in "diplomatic asylum" after Ecuador offered to let Wikileaks founder Julian Assange stay indefinitely in its embassy in London. ...
How the brain cleans itself
Fluids coursing through the nervous system could help clear the brain of toxic detritus that leads to Alzheimer's and Huntington's disorders. ...
Dilemat e bukura
Në plazh, në male, buzë liqenit apo lumit, në Theth, Dhërmi, Ulqin, Grykë të Valbonës, Gjirokastër, Sarandë, Strugë, Rugovë, Brezovicë, Prizren, Dubrovnik: pa marrë parasysh ku shkoni në pushime, mos harroni kremin për diell – dhe disa libra....
Assange granted asylum by Ecuador
The attempt by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to avoid extradition from the UK has taken a dramatic turn as he was granted political asylum by the government of Ecuador....
Scientists prove extinction theory
Scientists have previously put forward this theory, but a University of Exeter team has now carried out the first experiment to prove it. ...
Science in the Sahara: Man of the desert
Stefan Kröpelin has carved out a career where few dare to tread — in the heart of the Sahara. ...
Ndahet nga jeta Arbën Xhaferri
Arbën Xhaferi u lind në Tetovë me 24 Janar 1948. Shkollën fillore dhe të mesme e ka kryer në Tetovë, ndërsa studimet filozofike në Beograd. Deri në 1990 ka punuar në Radio televizionin e Prishtinës si redaktor përgjegjës për programin kulturor......
Goodbye, homo economicus!
Debatet dhe propozimet për një ekonomist me profil të ri, simbol i problematikës dhe zhvillimeve të shekullit XXI, duket se po shkojnë nga “njeriu i sjelljes racionale dhe fitimit maksimal” drejt një “qenie më emocionale, etike e multidimensionale”....
Pasurimi i fjalorit politik
Pos përdorimit të termeve juridike të së drejtës ndërkombëtare, qeveritarët duket të mos kenë ndonjë ide më të qartë se si do t’i qasen situatës në veri pas heqjes së mbikëqyrjes së pavarësisë......
“Albania” e Konicës nën vëzhgimin e Policisë belge
Në fakt, kjo kërkesë e misionit diplomatik austro-hungarez në Bruksel për Albania-n ishte e çuditshme. Sepse dihej se Faik Konica kishte kërkuar ndihmë dhe ishte mbështetur materialisht nga Vjena për botimin e revistës “Albania”. ...
The power of architecture
Dean Gardens is a variation on the theme of Citizen Kane's Xanadu, or its real life inspiration, William Randolph Hearst's Hearst Castle. Like them, it is a compendium of lootings across history and geography. Its architecture reaches across millenniums and continents to assemble a microcosm......
Big data is watching you
Information from mobile devices is not just changing the way the western world lives . ...
London 2012...
The director of the London 2012 closing ceremony has promised an extravaganza of singing, dancing and silliness at the 'biggest Olympics closing show ever'. ...
Pikëpyetje të frikshme
Mund të kemi dhe pandehma të tjera për kohën e zgjedhur, që lidhen me situatën rajonale, me raportet e Shqipërisë në rajon apo në botë, me zhvillime vendore, siç është viti i fundit i zgjedhjeve, por dhe kaq mjafton për t’i bërë të frikshme pikëpyetjet për të cilat flet Ambasada Amerikane....
Universities, ours and theirs
The only commonly understood purpose that the system of higher education serves is to alleviate — and keep under tolerable levels of discomfort — what the British economist, Ronald Dore, has called the ‘Diploma Disease’ in his 1976 classic on education in developing economies. ...
Permanent job growth slows again in July
The labour market has so far been surprisingly resilient, with the number of unemployed falling between March and May despite an economy in recession. ...
Ideja e referendumit dhe çështja e modelit
Pra s’duhet të ketë asnjë kompleks për të mbrojtur një model funksionimi të shtetit, një model kushtetues tërësisht në linjë me Kushtetutën tonë. ...
New Zealand volcano erupts
Mt Tongariro on the North Island erupts for first time in 115 years, blanketing wide area with ash but causing no injuries ...
London 2012 Olympics...
Team GB will be looking to continue their golden vein of form with both Sir Chris Hoy and ‘Queen’ Victoria Pendleton competing at the velodrome this afternoon....
10 faqet më të shtrenjta
Për të mos u ngatërruar me kompaninë e sigurimit të makinave, Diamond.com thjesht shet stoli diamanti. U ble nga shitësi i argjentarive në internet ice.com. ...
Lost Time
Hidden in the heart of things thou art nourishing seeds into sprouts, buds into blossoms, and ripening flowers into fruitfulness. ...
The backlash against the rich has gone global
Political sensitivities about the gap between the wealthy and the rest are not confined to the west. The lifestyles of the rich and powerful is now the most sensitive and dangerous topic in Chinese politics....
America’s gun psychosis
In the wake of the Denver massacre, both President Barack Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney showed a remarkable unwillingness to deal with the issue head-on. Their lack of leadership will, tragically, ensure the deaths of thousands of their fellow Americans year after year. ...
Tweddle wins record bronze
Beth Tweddle won Britain’s first ever Olympic medal in individual women’s gymnastics, but missed out on gold as she brought her hugely successful international career to a close....
World on alert for massive solar storm
Experts say the sun is reaching a peak in its 10-year activity cycle, putting the Earth at greater risk from solar storms. ...
Rover ready for Mars landing
A one-ton rover as big as a Mini Cooper will land on Mars this morning to start an investigation into the presence of water and signs of life on the planet. ...
All in it together
Recent economic news reports are hardly flattering. China posted its lowest growth in three years. ...
We have to prepare for the coming European storm
The greatest risk to the UK is the domino effect if any eurozone country exits or defaults on its debts ...
Kush tjetër e kundërshton globalizimin?
Në nën tjetër ekziston po ashtu një korpus tjetër mendimtarësh, politologësh, sociologësh etj. të cilët mendojnë se shpikja për antiglobalizëm ka për qëllim të vetin të fshehë qëllimin e vërtetë të globalizmit....
DNA clue found to female longevity
Mutations in the mitochondria - rod-like bodies in cells that generate energy - cause men to die early, scientists believe. The evidence emerged from studies of male and female fruit flies. ...
Rage and reformation
Bloom points up many of the contradictions of the revolutionary mind, but spends too little time on that which seems most basic: deep hatred of the state, while at the same time demanding more of it....
Punaluʻu Beach
Punaluʻu Beach is a beach between Pāhala and Nāʻālehu on the Big Island of the U.S. state of Hawaii. ...
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The pictures on the walls seemed no longer to represent the aspiration of the artist; they were mementos of the models who had posed and flirted and talked scandal within his walls. ...
Satellites watch stellar death throes
Scientists record signal as distant black hole consumes star....
Global healthcare gets a better platform
The environmentalists claim that it goes no farther than the commitment made at the original Earth Summit 20 years earlier. Developing nations and advocates for an equitable global economy and access to health argue that in Rio leaders lacked the political will to solve its most pressing problems. ...
Vigjilencë për negociatat mbi kufijtë detarë
Në kushtet kur përballë Shqipërisë është një negociator i ashpër si Greqia, brenda të drejtës së vet për të marrë sa më shumë nga një marrëveshje mbi ujërat, duhet shmangur rruga e negociatave direkte. Duhet shkuar te një zgjidhje e ndërmjetësuar ndërkombëtare....
Nasa wants your infographics
So the lab collaborated with CalTech to start JPL Infographics, a crowd-sourced data-visualisation challenge. They'll supply the info, you create the graphic. ...
The fog of war in Syria
The principle of national interest has two aspects: the forces of history argument and hard national interest. It is best when the two converge as they do in the Syrian case....
Theorists feast on Higgs data
The latest data seem to rule out some of the more left-field possibilities. The very existence of the Higgs knocks out a Higgs-free version of the standard model known as Technicolor, for example...
A new university hierarchy?
New admissions rules mean better places at Clearing this year, says Wellington College's Head of Sixth Form, but could also create a more hierarchical university system. ...Author info