Thursday, June 28, 2012

Bolivia in turmoil with police on sixth day of strike and indigenous people preparing to march on the capital | Mail Online

Bolivia in turmoil with police on sixth day of strike and indigenous people preparing to march on the capital | Mail Online: Bolivia is in turmoil with hundreds of police now on the sixth day of a strike and 1,000 indigenous protesters preparing to march on the capital.

The government is struggling to reach a deal with the police and has portrayed the action as a budding 'coup d'etat'.

Uniformed officers today continued to demonstrate in front of the gates of the heavily-guarded palace, while public workers showed their support for president Evo Morales at a rally in a square on the outskirts of La Paz.

Mirror, mirror... everywhere! How the world's biggest salt flat turns into giant reflective surface | Mail Online

Mirror, mirror... everywhere! How the world's biggest salt flat turns into giant reflective surface | Mail Online: A spot of reflection is always good for the soul. And judging by these pictures, there's plenty of room for that.

For this is the world's largest natural mirror, created when a thin film of water gathers on a vast plain of salt deposits.

So magnificent is the dream-like sight that the salt pans in the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia have been dubbed 'heaven on earth'.

Photographer Takaki Watanabe captured a series of pictures of spellbound travellers as they took in natural wonder and played around with their reflections.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Soak Fish in Milk for Odor-Free Cooking

Soak Fish in Milk for Odor-Free Cooking: When you're buying fish, it's important to make sure your fish smells like the sea, and not, well, like fish. That's one indicator of freshness. However, after the fish has come home, gone into the fridge, or been frozen and thawed, even your freshly bought fish may start to take on a fishy smell. The solution is easy: A quick soak in a bowl of milk, and that fishy smell is all gone.

Is Turkey Going Rogue? :: Daniel Pipes

Is Turkey Going Rogue? :: Daniel Pipes: In a Middle East wracked by coups d'�tat and civil insurrections, the Republic of Turkey credibly offers itself as a model thanks to its impressive economic growth, democratic system, political control of the military, and secular order.

But, in reality, Turkey may be, along with Iran, the most dangerous state of the region.

German Court Declares Judaism A Crime | Via Meadia

German Court Declares Judaism A Crime | Via Meadia: Hard to believe, but that’s what the decision handed down by the regional court in Cologne, Germany means: circumcising a child under the age of consent is a crime, notwithstanding the religious beliefs of the parents.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

The Last Days of Jews in the Islamicized Europe | FrontPage Magazine

The Last Days of Jews in the Islamicized Europe | FrontPage Magazine: Anti-Semitism raises again its head in estern Europe. During the Holocaust, Europe dispatched its Jews to the gas chambers. Seventy years later, in the welfarist, multicultural and semi-Islamicized Europe, Jews have again come under attack. Enclaves of ultra-Orthodox Jews will likely survive in the main cities, but Jewish life as such has no future in Europe.

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Oh No You Didn't: Mossad Agents Claim Obama Lying About Stuxnet

Oh No You Didn't: Mossad Agents Claim Obama Lying About Stuxnet: Israeli officials who were placed at risk by the Obama administration's leaks about the Stuxnet virus are disputing American claims that the cyber-weapon was jointly developed by the U.S. and Israel. Rather, they say, Israeli intelligence first started developing cyberspace warfare against Iran, only convincing the U.S.--with some difficulty--to join in. The Israelis allege that President Barack Obama claimed credit for Stuxnet to boost his re-election campaign.