Topic: MUSIK - on August 5, 2010 at 12:08:00 PM CEST
IRS Hits Wyclef With $2.1 Million In Tax Liens - Presumed Haitian presidential candidate owes for 1040 returns
Wyclef Jean, who appears ready to announce his candidacy for Haiti’s presidency, owes the Internal Revenue Service more than $2.1 million, according to federal tax liens filed against the musician, The Smoking Gun has learned.
In May, the IRS filed a $724,332 tax lien against Jean. Last July, the agency filed a $599,167 lien against the performer. And a $792,269 lien was lodged against Jean in July 2007. The liens cover taxes due on Jean’s individual 1040 returns for 2006, 2007 and 2008. Copies of the liens, which were filed at the Bergen County clerk’s office in New Jersey, can be viewed at left.
thesmokinggun.com Wyclef's full interview on his presidential ambitions Wyclef Jean on his presidential ambitions
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Topic: ART - on August 2, 2010 at 11:10:00 AM CEST
Generates political statements on the fly and immediately prints them on any flat surface
The txtBOMBER is a one-hand-guerillia-tool - a machine not much bigger than a pressing iron - that generates political statements on the fly and immidiately prints them on any flat surface. If you feel you are part of our modern viewless generation, the txtBOMBER is the perfect tool for you! Just switch it on, it's powered by a strong battery. And move it along a wall. It's that easy to show your?its?someones? opinion of something?someone?! Hell! You should reconsider if you are keen enough to use it!
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Topic: BP - on August 2, 2010 at 11:09:00 AM CEST
Italien will BP-Bohrung im Mittelmeer stoppen
BPs Bohrpläne im Mittelmeer alarmieren Europas Politiker. Der Energieriese will vor der libyschen Küste noch tiefer bohren als im Golf von Mexiko. Jetzt fordert Italiens Umweltministerin ein vorübergehendes Tiefseeförderverbot in der Region - und bekommt Schützenhilfe von EU-Kommissar Oettinger.
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Topic: JOEOEOEORG - on August 2, 2010 at 10:43:00 AM CEST
Haider soll 45 Millionen Euro nach Liechtenstein geschleust haben
Haiders zwölf Briefkästen: Der verstorbene Kärntner Landeshauptmann soll 45 Millionen Euro aus dunklen Kanälen nach Liechtenstein geschleust haben. Bei Kontoöffnungen stießen die Behörden auf ein dichtes Netz an Treuhandkonstruktionen.
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Topic: MUSIK - on July 30, 2010 at 4:09:00 PM CEST
Punk-Hymne "Ça Plane Pour Moi" Schwindel um One-Hit-Wonder?
1977 galt französische Popmusik als denkbar uncool - doch dann kam "Ça Plane Pour Moi", einer der kommerziell erfolgreichsten Songs der Punk-Ära und der größte Hit des Belgiers Plastic Bertrand. Aber hat er das Lied überhaupt selbst gesungen? Darüber tobt gerade ein heftiger Streit.
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Topic: MUSIK - on July 30, 2010 at 4:05:00 PM CEST
Plastic Bertrand did not sing hit record, court hears
Musician and songwriter Plastic Bertrand did not sing on his hit single Ca Plane Pour Moi, an expert linguist has told a court in Belgium.
He spent three months comparing the 1977 punk hit to a 2006 cover version by producer Lou Deprijck - and decided it was the same voice on both.
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Topic: EU - on July 30, 2010 at 4:04:00 PM CEST
EU erlaubt fünf neue Genmais-Sorten
Viele Mitgliedstaaten haben Bedenken - doch die EU-Kommission genehmigt die Einfuhr von fünf neuen Sorten Genmais. Bald könnten die EU-Länder jedoch selbst über diese Frage entscheiden.
Fünf neue Sorten von Genmais dürfen künftig nach Europa eingeführt werden. Das hat die EU-Kommission am Mittwoch in Brüssel entschieden. Der genetisch veränderte Mais darf somit in der EU verzehrt, verarbeitet oder verfüttert, aber nicht angebaut werden.
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Topic: BP - on July 30, 2010 at 4:02:00 PM CEST
Photoshop of Horrors: Wired Readers Show BP How It’s Done
We asked you last week to help us show BP that when hiring unethical photographers (or photo editors) in the future, they should look for Photoshop proficiency on their resumes.
In response, you put the company’s pathetic photo-doctoring of oil-cleanup press photos to shame. Your work was not only more skilled, it was far more imaginative. Why just remove the ground beneath a parked helicopter when you could put that chopper on the moon instead?
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Topic: ART - on July 28, 2010 at 12:10:00 PM CEST
A tribute to Escher
This is a fully CG generated panorama scene, a tribute to Escher.
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Topic: PHOTO - on July 28, 2010 at 12:05:00 PM CEST
Ansel Adams Glass Negatives Sold At Garage Sale For $45 Worth $200 Million!
Talk about an awesome garage sale find! Artist Rick Norsigian purchased a series of glass negatives of Ansel Adams pictures that he purchased for 45 dollars ten years ago that have been valued at 200 million dollars!
Can Man Who Found Long Lost Ansel Adams Glass Negatives Sell Prints?
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Topic: SECURITY - on July 28, 2010 at 12:00:00 PM CEST
Why WikiLeaks Is The Pirate Bay of Political Intelligence
WikiLeaks is currently in the news because its Afghan War logs comprise one of the largest and most controversial intelligence leaks to date. But while WikiLeaks is relatively new to the public, it is actually a product of a long-established culture. That culture has already had a banner-bearer; a quintessential exemplification of its values — The Pirate Bay. WikiLeaks is akin to The Pirate Bay, but for another purpose.
WikiLeaks disregards the letter of the law and grants political analysts and citizens new information, then defends that choice with an argument for a higher virtue: Freedom of information and knowledge. The founding figures behind WikiLeaks and The Pirate Bay each claim to place that value above all others — that, and a little bit of anti-establishment zeal.
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Topic: BP - on July 28, 2010 at 11:58:00 AM CEST
BP gets "wake-up call" and $32 billion in spill charges
BP Plc's newly named chief executive on Tuesday called the Gulf oil spill a "wake-up call" for the entire industry as the company tallied up its losses and disclosed two U.S. investigations.
Bob Dudley, who will replace gaffe-prone Tony Hayward as chief executive on October 1, said safety would be among his highest priorities as the first American to lead BP tries to refurbish the British oil company's battered reputation.
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