Topic: weiss nicht - on January 11, 2017 at 5:33:00 PM CET
Watch How Casually False Claims are Published: New York Times and Nicholas Lemann Edition
Like most people, I’ve long known that factual falsehoods are routinely published in major media outlets. But as I’ve pointed out before, nothing makes you internalize just how often it really happens, how completely their editorial standards so often fail, like being personally involved in a story that receives substantial media coverage. I cannot count how many times I’ve read or heard claims from major media outlets about the Snowden story that I knew, from first-hand knowledge, were a total fabrication. We have a perfect example of how this happens from the New York Times today, in a book review by Nicholas Lemann, the Pulitzer-Moore professor of journalism at Columbia University as well as a long-time staff writer for The New Yorker. Lemann is reviewing a new book by Edward J. Epstein – the long-time neocon, right-wing Cold Warrior, WSJ op-ed page writer and Breitbart contributor – which basically claims Snowden is a Russian spy.
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Topic: weiss nicht - on December 22, 2016 at 4:50:00 PM CET
Norwegians are about to lose their FM radio and they’re not happy about it
In just a matter of weeks, Norway will tune out FM radio for good and become the world's first country to switch over to digital-only transmissions. Norway's government has decided that the nation's FM airwaves will fall silent from January 11, 2017, starting in Nordland and gradually moving south.
After nearly a century of the analogue system, which revolutionised music listening with high-fidelity stereo sound compared to mono AM transmissions, the changeover to Digital Audio Broadcasting's advanced version (DAB+) will render the country's almost eight million radio sets obsolete.
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Topic: weiss nicht - on August 11, 2016 at 4:43:00 PM CEST
WikiLeaks Offers $20K Reward for Information in Murder of DNC Staffer
WikiLeaks is offering a reward for information in the murder of a Democratic National Committee staffer. WikiLeaks said in a tweet Tuesday that the group is issuing a $20,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in the death of Seth Conrad Rich.
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Topic: weiss nicht - on July 17, 2016 at 1:37:00 PM CEST
Dances of the Planets
The planets in the heavens move in exquisite orbital patterns, dancing to the Music of the Cosmos. There is more mathematical and geometric harmony than we realize. The idea for this article is from a book Larry Pesavento shared with me. The book, 'A Little Book of Coincidence' by John Martineau, illustrates the orbital patterns and several of their geometrical relationships. . Take the orbits of any two planets and draw a line between the two planet positions every few days. Because the inner planet orbits faster than the outer planet, interesting patterns evolve. Each planetary pairing has its own unique dance rhythm. For example, the Earth-Venus dance returns to the original starting position after eight Earth years. Eight Earth years equals thirteen Venus years. Note that 8 and 13 are members of the Fibonacci number series. Earth: 8 years * 365.256 days/year = 2,922.05 days Venus: 13 years * 224.701 days/year = 2,921.11 days (ie. 99.9%) Watching the Earth-Venus dance for eight years creates this beautiful five-petal flower with the Sun at the center. (5 is another Fibonacci number.)
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Topic: weiss nicht - on July 7, 2016 at 4:02:00 PM CEST
Deutsche Bank: World's most dangerous bank?
Deutsche Bank shares hit a new record low today. Its value has halved since the beginning of the year. So is it now the most dangerous bank in the world? According to the International Monetary Fund - yes. Last week, the IMF said that, of the banks big enough to bring the financial system crashing down, Deutsche Bank was the riskiest. Not only that, Deutsche Bank's US unit was one of only two of 33 big banks to fail tests of financial strength set by the US central bank earlier this year. It's not hard to get scared when you look at a few numbers. Bear with me.
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Topic: weiss nicht - on July 5, 2016 at 4:15:00 PM CEST
Kamikaze Taube
Ein Mann steht vor Gericht, weil er mutmasslich mit Gift beschmierte Tiere in die Luft schickte, um Wanderfalken zu töten. Der Fall gibt erstmals Einblick in eine dubiose Szene von Taubenzüchtern.
Das Video sorgte für Aufsehen: Ein Wanderfalken-Weibchen fliegt mit einer erbeuteten Taube in sein Brutnest auf den Hochkamin der Kehrichtverbrennungsanlage Josefstrasse in Zürich. Es beginnt die Taube zu fressen, wankt dann während Minuten auf der Taube sitzend und kippt schliesslich tot um. Nachdem sich im vergangenen Frühling zwei ähnliche Vorfälle ereignet hatten, publizierte der Schweizer Vogelschutz (SVS) das 2011 aufgenommene Video. Zudem setzte der SVS eine Belohnung von 10 000 Franken für Hinweise auf mögliche Täter aus.
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Topic: weiss nicht - on July 5, 2016 at 4:10:00 PM CEST
Journalistic Standards at the Guardian
Perhaps they will be able to induce individuals to give £10 a month, £120 will buy Polly Toynbee one lunch at the Ivy. But apart from the ethics of asking ordinary people to fund some of the most overpaid people in the country, there are questions about the claims which Viner makes. She talks of Guardian journalism as “well-sourced”, “calm”, “intelligent”, “in-depth”, “thoughtful” and “well-resourced.”
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Topic: weiss nicht - on July 5, 2016 at 9:55:00 AM CEST
Secret bankers be warned: "Panama Papers" were the first shots of a "Helvetian War."
Here's a long one -- a major posting about the coming war that no one seems to have on their scopes or horizons. Although this scenario was loosely described in fiction, it may take the world's powers by surprise. And it will not need their permission. A few small nations could decide on this desperate course, tomorrow. Let's start with last month's headlines -- and hence "old news." The spill of confidential records from a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca & Co., was called “the Wikileaks of the mega-rich.” Despite revealing only the tip of a very-dirty iceberg, the Panama Papers shine light upon a vast network of powerful people around the world who use shell corporations and secret, offshore accounts to dodge taxes, or evade sanctions, or to launder money. Mossack Fonseca is one of the leading creators of shell companies, according to the Center for Public Integrity. Released files include data on 214,488 "offshore entities" involving individuals in 200 countries and territories.
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Topic: weiss nicht - on May 9, 2014 at 4:02:00 PM CEST
Motorcyclists should always wear a helmet
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Topic: weiss nicht - on October 2, 2013 at 2:30:00 PM CEST
Hausgeburt
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Topic: weiss nicht - on June 23, 2012 at 10:24:00 AM CEST
Venezuela to Germany: Give Us Back Our 35-Ton Rock
Venezuela is demanding that Germany hands back a 35-ton rock regarded as a "grandmother" by a tribe of South American Indians that claims its removal from their native land has precipitated a series of natural disasters.
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Topic: weiss nicht - on June 23, 2012 at 10:23:00 AM CEST
Indianer fordern Felsbrocken von Deutschland zurück
In Caracas haben venezolanische Ureinwohner vor der Deutschen Botschaft demonstriert. Sie fordern die Rückgabe eines 35 Tonnen schweren Steins. Der Felsbrocken liegt seit mehr als einem Jahrzehnt als Kunstobjekt im Berliner Tiergarten.
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