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The REAL Maverick: Present Economy worse than Depression (5)
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PBS NEWS HOUR Interview with Nassim Nicholas Taleb, famous economist and author of “The Black Swan” and Dr. Mandelbrot, professor of Mathematics. Both say that the present economy more serious than the Great Depression, and the economy during the American Revolution. 10/21/08:Contribute comment -
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onLate Wednesday night, Mumbai, India found itself the target of a ferocious terrorist attack, and the situation remains unresolved even now, three days later. According to reports, upwards of 60 young men entered Mumbai in small inflatable boats on Wednesday night, carrying bags filled with weapons and ammunition, and spread out to nine locations to begin their attacks. Lobbing grenades and firing their weapons, they entered hotels, a railway station and several other buildings, killing ...Shared by Aaron (0) abhi (0) Abhi (0) Abhishek (1) Adam (0) Adam Fuhrer (1) Adi wong (0) Aditya Wirayudha (1) Alberto (21) Albie (2) Alex Murray (1) Allen Sentance (7) Allen Sentance (9) Amit (0) André R. Hood (0) Andrew (0) Andy (0) Angelo (0) Anton Kast (0) Antonio (6) Argonath (2) ariel (0) Arijit Mitra (0) Ash Laws (0) Atul Arora (28) Avinash (15) Babychen Mathew (11) Bastien Labelle (1) Ben (2) Benjamin (0) bnoise (0) Brendon Wadey (9) Bud (0) Burad (1) Carren (0) CatCubed (0) catt avery (0) Chad Vegas (0) Chance Clay (4) Chanux (0) Chetan Thaker (13) Chris Heath (0) Chris Olson (0) Chris Pugh (6) Chris Shearer (0) Chris Stamas (1) christopher (0) clarke thomas (5) daniel (0) dare (0) Dave (0) Dave Gilbert (0) David (0) David Fendley (0) David McDonald (0) David Peacock (0) db (14) deletedsoul (7) Désiré (1) Dileepa (0) Dmitry Lomov (0) docbaily (1) donlbe (1) Dre (0) Eddie Codel (0) EggHe/\D (0) eMich (0) Emilio (0) Engin (0) erick (0) evgeny (0) Fabian (0) Francis Yap (0) Fredrik Broman (0) Garrett Camp (12) Genaro Geneta (0) GilesVG (6) Greg Hinch (0) guy (23) handir (10) hanzahar (0) Harrison (1) Hemanshu (0) Herman Elgueta (0) Ian Kaumeyer (0) Ian Kaumeyer (0) Ian Rathbone (0) illu (2) Indigo (0) Irv (0) Ivo Mortani (1) J.D. Rucker (31) Jack (0) Jake (0) Jamie McGibbon (0) Jamieasp (0) Jeethu (0) Jeff (5) Jeff Harris (1) Jeff P. Henderson (1) Jeremiah (0) Jeremy (3) Jeroen (0) Jeroen (0) JiM (0) Joe Dawson (6) John (2) John Holzer (0) JohnTP (2) jokerulez (8) Jon Totton (0) Jonas (0) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (0) Joshua (0) Julian Schrader (0) Junwei (0) Justin Doub (0) Justin Laramée (0) Justin LL. (0) Justin Thorp (6) Kate (0) Keith Chapman (0) Kevin O'Neill (0) Kevin Rose (0) Kevin Rose (0) Kimme Utsi (2) Koka Sexton (2) Kyle Murphey (2) laialla (0) Lance (27) Larry Huffman (2) Laughing Squid (1) Leena (67) Lindsay (0) llorch (0) LoTarr (0) macgeekpro (0) Maki (0) Marc van Waardenburg (0) Marcelo (0) Marcus Puchmayer (0) Mario (0) Marissa (4) Markus Kniebes (0) Martin O. (0) Massimiliano Balestrieri (1) Matt (2) Matt Hoult (0) Matthew (1) Mauro Fuentes (1) Meenakshi (21) miasarmento (6) Mike (0) Mike Fruchter (16) Mo (0) Mo (0) Mr. BabyMan (22) Murali (0) Nancy Martira (0) Nate Eisner (1) Neal (0) Nick (0) Nick Cobb (1) Nick Moorman (0) Nikole (2) noel (2) NOLFXceptMe (0) NomadRip (0) Occasional Headbanger (0) Omar Abid (0) Patrick (1) Paulo Pereira (0) Peety (0) Philip Campbell (0) Philip J Beyer (3) phillip (0) philos (4) Preshit (0) QM (0) Raj (0) Rajeev Edmonds (7) Rajinder Singh (0) Rami Taibah (0) Ramkarthik (10) rampantheart (21) ravi karandeekar (0) reemixx (3) Riaz (0) Rick (1) RJO (3) rmaspero (0) Rob Villeneuve (0) Robert Anthony Provost (0) robert steburg (2) Robert Wheeler (0) Rolf Schewe (13) rorroaguilar (0) Roustem Karimov (0) Ryan (0) Ryan Jackson (1) Ryan Svoboda (0) samantha (6) Scott Plummer (0) Sean McBride (5) Semaho (0) SengMing (1) Sharjeel Sayed (2) Shawn (0) Sid Yadav (0) Simon (1) slax (0) Steve (0) Steven Perez (12) Sunil Garg (0) Suraj Chandrakar (0) sushaantu (0) syck (1) Tal Siach (8) Tanath (2) Thaddeus Clark (1) Thomas Stromberg (0) Tim (0) Tim (0) Tim McAlpine (0) Tina (0) TiTi (14) Tom Osting (0) Tomi (0) Torsten Eckert (0) Trent Lloyd (0) trygve (1) Tucker W. (0) Ubqtous (0) V (0) vesa (1) Victor Barrera (62) Vineet Bhatia (0) Vinny Carpenter (0) waye (4) Wiep (0) Will (3) Yatin Vadhia (22) Yorkali (8) zach (0) Zak M. (57) Ziv Meltzer (0) ZlatkoGR (0)Explore read 14 notes
- RJO said: Be careful with the warning pictures - they are particularly rough - even for The Big Picture.
- Rolf Schewe said: Best Mumbai photos I have seen so far.
- trygve said: There are some very disturbing images in The Big Picture this week.
- Jake said: Seriously, WTF?
- NOLFXceptMe said: Brilliant photos
- Mauro Fuentes said: Increíble la de la explosión del hotel TajMajal, lagunas fotos son fuertes pero las han puesto censura previa
- Dre said: These attacks just seem so senseless. :(
- Mo said: some of image r really graphic.. prayin for peace
- David McDonald said: As usual The Big Picture has collected some poignant pics of the Mumbai incident
- Herman Elgueta said: horrible
- Thomas Stromberg said: Some seriously scary imagery.
- syck said: OMG. Sok, sokkolo foto..
- David Peacock said: Powerful, moving, and graphic photos of the tragic events in Mumbai.
- philos said: Είναι άξιο προσοχής ότι όπου υπάρχουν ανατριχιαστικές φωτογραφίες με πτώματα ή αίματα δεν τις δείχνει άμεσα, αλλά δίνει στον αναγνώστη την επιλογή να τις δει!!! Εγώ πάντως δεν πάτησα να τις δω...
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On 15/11 Let's Manga held a forty-minute class at the KULeuven's annual Children's University, on the topic of 'what you can learn about Japan from reading manga'. The audience consisted of some seventy-five very, very enthusiastic eight- to twelve-year-olds, and a marvelous time was had by all. Here's some snapshots of the class. More and bigger pictures to be found here at the Children's University main page (in Dutch).read moreShared by phillip (0)Contribute comment
