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Merkel Says "Cyprus is a Special Case" (So was Greece); Is Spain the Next "Special Case"? Portugal? Merkel Guarantees German…
March 18, 2013 0

Merkel Says "Cyprus is a Special Case" (So was Greece); Is Spain the Next "Special Case"? Portugal? Merkel Guarantees German…

By News Desk

The pertinent question for today is “How many lies will people believe?” I ask that because a German government spokesman says The compulsory levy to pay the depositors in Cyprus, was a special case as Merkel guarantees German deposits for the first time since 2008. The compulsory levy to pay the depositors in Cyprus, is a “special case”, says the Chancellor.

Cyprus Bailout Math; Can Depositors Be Left Whole?
March 18, 2013 0

Cyprus Bailout Math; Can Depositors Be Left Whole?

By News Desk

Inquiring minds are wondering about the terms of the bailouts imposed upon citizens of Cyprus. I am one of them. In Cyprus Details: Blackmail, Bulldozer Threats, Bank Holiday to Tuesday; Reflections on Arrogance and Idiocy , I made the claim that Cyprus depositors need not be liable for any of this

A Night in Doolin
March 17, 2013 0

A Night in Doolin

By News Desk

Eli Rabett Eli Rabett Eli Rabett is a not quite failed professorial techno-bunny, a chair election from retirement, at a wanna be research university that has a lot to be proud of but has swallowed the Kool-Aid. The students are naive but great and the administrators vary day-to-day between homicidal and delusional.

The First User Experience
March 17, 2013 0

The First User Experience

By News Desk

Hank Roberts said… how far we’ve come: "We describe Dispute Finder, a browser extension that alerts a user when information they read online is disputed by a source that they might trust. Dispute Finder examines the text on the page that the user is browsing and highlights any phrases that resemble known disputed claims.