Istanbul Boosts Options For Ferry Travel, Its Most Beautiful and Relaxing Way to Commute
January 2, 2011 No Comment
Istanbul residents living along the Bosphorus will soon find it easier to commute by ferry. Photo: Jennifer Hattam . Every time I’m on a bus inching its way along the shore road beside Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait , a street often so packed with traffic that it’s faster to walk than ride, I ask myself the same thing: Why the heck doesn’t the city run ferry services on this route? Now,
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Additional six-month wait imposed on Israeli-Palestinian couples. MK Zahalka: Law inhumane
Continue reading …Kindra Arnesen: This Isn’t Just About The Gulf, It’s About The Whole Planet
January 2, 2011 No CommentFrom Project Gulf Impact, a disturbing interview with Kindra Arnesen: Activist, mother, and voice of the Gulf people, Kindra Arnesen sat down with the Project Gulf Impact team, Matt Smith, Heather Rally, and Gavin Garrison recently to reveal shocking new information about the BP oil disaster and why the whole world should be paying attention to the Gulf. A must watch for anyone wanting new information on the Gulf of Mexico, she reveals shocking new information sure to send waves through the country. She describes the health problems experienced by the people exposed to the cleanup chemicals, and says the cleanup operations stopped when the camera crews went away. Heartbreaking.
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Watch out Bill; you might have some competition. A handshake encounter between U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has occurred at the inauguration of Brazil’s new president. It was reportedly amicable. —JCL The BBC: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have shaken hands in an apparently amicable encounter at a time of tension between the two countries. They chatted and smiled at the inauguration of Brazil’s new president. Last week, Venezuela refused to accept the nomination of the new US ambassador to Caracas because of comments he made against the country. Read more
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The toxicity of SB1070 has leaked across Arizona’s borders, as several copy-cat states have prepped to introduce at least a half dozen different bills similar to the notorious anti-immigration law. —JCL The New York Times: Legislative leaders in at least half a dozen states say they will propose bills similar to a controversial law to fight illegal immigration that was adopted by Arizona last spring, even though a federal court has suspended central provisions of that statute. The efforts, led by Republicans, are part of a wave of state measures coming this year aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration. Legislators have also announced measures to limit access to public colleges and other benefits for illegal immigrants and to punish employers who hire them. Read more
Continue reading …Two investigations are set to follow a New Year’s Day prison riot in Britain after inmates doth protested as a clampdown on “illegal drinking” led to $4.5 million in damages and a reconsideration of prison conditions in the U.K. The riot also comes after a little-covered prison strike across ten different prisons last month over correctional conditions in Georgia. —JCL The Guardian: Two separate investigations will be held into the New Year’s Day riot at Ford open prison where balaclava-clad inmates torched buildings in protest at a clampdown on illegal drinking. The prisons minister, Crispin Blunt, confirmed today there would be an internal Prison Service inquiry and a police inquiry into the violence, which is estimated to have caused about £3m damage. Twenty-three inmates have been dispersed to secure prisons across the country after accommodation blocks, a gymnasium, a mail room and recreation room with 10 newly installed pool tables were destroyed in the blaze. Read more
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New Year’s Day saw one of Europe’s strictest anti-smoking measures take effect in Spain. The new law will create a haven for non-smokers as tobacco use has been prohibited in bars, restaurants and most public spaces. —JCL The BBC: A tough anti-smoking law has taken effect in Spain. The ban—one of the strictest in Europe—outlaws smoking in all bars and restaurants. Smokers will also be prohibited on television broadcasts, near hospitals or in school playgrounds. The law tightens anti-smoking restrictions introduced in 2006. Read more
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Writer organizing protest says ‘racial dictatorship’ overtaking Israel will annul its right to exist
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Continue reading the main story Ivory Coast crisis No rush to military intervention Guide to key players Ouattara’s besieged hotel Q&A: Ivory Coast election crisis UN peacekeepers have been instructed to do all they can to investigate sites of alleged human rights violations, following November’s disputed election. The UN says it had tried to go to the site of one reported mass grave, but was blocked by security forces loyal to incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo. Human rights groups claim allies of Mr Gbagbo have been abducting opponents. Meanwhile, regional group Ecowas and the African Union are due to meet to Mr Gbagbo for more talks on Monday. So far Mr Gbagbo has refused demands from the…
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s transport oversight agency on Sunday ordered the country’s airlines to stop using Tu-154B planes until the cause of a passenger jet fire and explosion that killed three people is determined. A spokesman for the agency, Sergei Romanchev, said airlines must obey the order. The state news agency RIA…
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