Yanukovych declares victory in Ukrainian vote – Yahoo! News

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in general, democracy, Exit Polls, Foe, Narrow Lead, Opponent, Opposition Leader, Orange Revolution, Presidential Runoff, Prime Minister, Protesters, Protests, Russian Opposition, Ukraine, Ukrainian News, Victory, Viktor Yanukovych, Vote, Yahoo, Yahoo News, Yulia Tymoshenko

Pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych declared victory in Ukraine’s presidential runoff but his opponent rejected the claim, saying the vote was too close to call.
Exit polls showed Yanukovych — the main foe of protesters in Ukraine’s 2004 Orange Revolution — with a narrow lead in Sunday’s vote over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, a key figure [...]

The Muslim Brotherhood: Islam, Anti-Semitism and Totalitarianism (Part One of Four)

Posted by Matt in December 13th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Islam, Anti-Semitism, Family Security, Minarets, Muslim Brotherhood, Muslim Brotherhood Islam, Muslim Islam, Muslims, National Referendum, Petition, Population, Posters, racism, Security Matters, Svp, Swiss Constitution, Swiss Law, Swiss People, Switzerland, Totalitarianism, Vote

On November 29, 2009, news broke that Switzerland’s controversial referendum on banning minarets had been passed. Against all the expectations of psephologists, 57 percent of the vote had gone to changing the Swiss constitution to ban further construction of minarets. Only four minarets exist in the country, which has a population of more than 300,000 [...]

Russian Politics | United Russia | Moscow Elections

Posted by Matt in October 11th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Authorities, Dominance, Elections, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Manipulation, Moscow City Duma, Parliament, Populace, Profile Test, Russia Moscow, Russian Politics, United, Unprecedented Degree, Vote

The vote for the Moscow City Duma, or parliament, is the most high-profile test of United Russia — the party that overwhelmingly rules Russia — since the financial crisis hit last year. That has not been lost on the authorities: Parties challenging United Russia’s dominance have complained of an unprecedented degree of pressure and manipulation [...]

Blogger: America ‘Less Safe’ Without More F-22s | Danger Room | Wired.com

Posted by Matt in July 21st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Military, Military Tech, U.S., American Air Power, Armed Conflict, Barack Obama, Blogged, Blogger, Budget Program, Capitulation, China, Danger Room, Death Knell, Decline, Defense Expert, Flock Browser, Raptors, Russia, Safe Room, Senate, Vote, Waste Of Money

President Barack Obama, who had threatened to veto any budget continuing the F-22, celebrated the no vote, calling extra Raptors an “inexcusable waste of money.” But to Goldfarb and other Raptor boosters, the Senate decision is the death knell of American air power — and a sort of premature capitulation, in the face of inevitable [...]

The great bailout – Europe’s best-kept secret

Posted by Matt in June 6th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Economy, Europe, Financial, Bailout, Baltic State, Best Kept Secret, Centenary Celebrations, Confluence, Credit Crunch, democracy, Devastation, Economic Crises, Europe, European Election, Freedom, German People, Heart, Isaiah Berlin, Jewish Philosopher, Perfect Storm, Secret Germany, Vote

Germany is at the heart of a huge plan to prop up crippled EU economies – not that the German people would ever know
I will not vote in today’s European election. Instead, I am doing something much more interesting and relevant to the future of Europe and Britain. I am travelling to Riga to speak [...]

50 Best Websites for 2008

Posted by Matt in April 17th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in general, Amp, Array, Best Websites, Browser Windows, Buzz Phrase, California Santa Barbara, Charitable Donations, Cnn, Colourlovers, Development News, Entertainment Photos, Fashionistas, Foodie, Gps Device, Interior Design Ideas, Internet Time, Inventions, Kiva, Limited Edition Sneakers, Net A Porter, Online Dating Sites, Peer To Peer Lending, Pet Adoption, Photos People, Science Entertainment, Shoppers, Shower Time, Similar Pages, Source Food, Style Statements, Time Int, Time Internet, Time Issue, Time Specials, Tiny Space, University Of California Santa Barbara, Urban Style, Vote, Wikisky, Window Shopping, World Business

CarbonRally Vie to go green by making it a competition. CarbonRally posts challenges, like cutting your shower time by two minutes or line-drying your laundry for a …
COLOURlovers What color is your palette? Take a break from the wordy Web and peruse COLOURlovers to find out. Although the site caters to design professionals who want [...]

Europe’s trance of unreality

Posted by Matt in June 24th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Europe, E.U., European Union, Fatal Blow, Foretaste, Global States, India, Ireland, Irish Referendum, Ivan Krastev, Lisbon, Logical Outcome, Nationalism, Old Continent, Political Crisis, Prospects, Reforming The European Union, Trance, Two Speeds, Universalism, Unreality, Vote

The old continent could once offer itself as the model for a new world. No longer: the EU’s universalism is crashing against rising global states (China, India) and forces (religion, nationalism). The response to Ireland’s referendum is a foretaste of serious political crisis to come, says Ivan Krastev.
There is something unreal and profoundly disturbing about [...]