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US and Israel Prepare to Declare WWIII Against Iran, China and Russia

October 11, 2012 2:41 pm | Leave a Comment |

Obama and Netanyahu are currently deciding how to best strike Iran’s nuclear power facility in Natanz. There are talks of using drones and bomber jets so that the attack would only take a day or two. It is certain that US involvement is necessary for a success in Iran.
The Zionist regime has a long history of falsely claiming that Iran has a nuclear weapon. However, this is an old game they are playing and the American public’s memory may be too short to recall how many times this lie has been perpetrated. In the past, there have been several claims by Israeli Prime Minister and globalist puppet Benjamin Netanyahu and other supporters of the lie that Iran was on the precipice of having a nuclear weapon.

In 1992, Netanyahu predicts that Iran was “3 to 5 years” from having a nuclear weapon.
In 1992, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres predicts an Iranian nuclear warhead by 1999 to French TV.
In 1995, New York Times reports US and Israel claim Iran would have the bomb by 2000.
In 1998, speaking before Congress Donald Rumsfeld proclaims Iran could have an intercontinental ballistic missile that could hit the US by 2003.

The reality is that between 1985 and 2002 the Israeli Ministry of Defense used shell corporations to smuggle nuclear triggers from the US. One of the operatives, Richard Kelly Smith, met with Netanyahu who worked for one of the shell corporations called Heli Trading Company and was an integral part of the smuggling ring.
Writing in Foreign Policy magazine, David Rothkopf, who is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said plans for a series of ‘surgical strikes’ on Iran’s nuclear facilities had been drawn up. Rothkopf is advocating how “politically palatable” a strike on Iran would be. He explains that this strategy would have a “transformative outcome: saving Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, reanimating the peace process, securing the Gulf, sending an unequivocal message to Russia and China, and assuring American ascendancy in the region for a decade to come.”
Covert operations are in the works which will involve air strikes on Natanz and other sites “that could impact Iranian civilian populations.”
Israeli propaganda media is reporting findings that the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) has decried about Iranian nuclear procurement.
Israeli Defense Officials continue to say that Iran is enriching uranium for the purposes of acquiring a nuclear weapon.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian President, said there is a “possibility of a strike against Iran.”
Definite plans on striking Iran have been leaked. The document reveals that the Zionist regime has a coordinated scheme to attack Iranina power plant facilities as well as “internet, telephones, radio and television, communications satellites, and fiber optic cables leading to and from critical installations – including underground missile bases at Khorramabad and Isfahan – will be taken out of action.”
Israeli targets in Iran include:
• The nation’s electrical grid
• Internet access
• Mobile phone network
• Emergency communications for firemen and police officers
In response to the Zionist regime’s preparations for war with Iran, Russia and China are combining forces to support Iran. Obama and Netanyahu thwart diplomatic efforts while Ahmadinejad continues to say publicly that there is an ever-present threat of military strike.
Iran has involved Syria in their military exercises with China and Russia to prepare an estimated 90,000 troops, 400 aircraft and 1,000 tanks in joint maneuvers along the Syrian coast line. It was also reported that Russian “atomic submarines and warships, aircraft carriers and mine-clearing destroyers as well as Iranian battleships and submarines will also arrive in Syria.”

As part of the WW III scenario, NATO forces are proclaiming their alliance with Turkey against Syria in a direct threat designed to incite an escalation of tensions in the region.
Turkey has been involved in the proxy war in Syria by allowing the CIA to utilize al-Qaeda and train members of the Free Syrian Army on a base in their country.
The Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has been very vocal about his belief that NATO and Turkish forces will bring down Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Having international support against Syria has empowered Turkey.
Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary-General, prior to a talk in Brussels with NATO explained that: “Obviously Turkey can rely on NATO solidarity. We have all necessary plans in place to protect and defend Turkey if necessary.”
The Diyarbakir Air Base in Turkey has received 25 extra F-18 fighter jets from an undisclosed military source. The continued show of force in Turkey against Syria is fully supported by NATO. This implies that the US is expected to join in, after having devastated the region with their terrorist faction, the Free Syrian Army. To further invoke the use of technocratically-controlled countries, British and French Special Forces are collaborating with the CIA and MI6 to assist the Free Syrian Army inside Syria.
Dimitry Rogozin, Russian representative for the envoy to NATO, asserts that: “NATO is planning a military campaign against Syria to help overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad with a long-reaching goal of preparing a beachhead for an attack on Iran.”

Last week it was discovered that the Free Syrian Army are being armed by Saudi Arabia. The attack in Aleppo was actually funded with ammunition and weaponry from the US-aligned Middle Eastern nation. The Free Syrian Army deny knowledge of how they came to obtain thisshippment from Saudi Arabia; however it is fairly obvious that the Salafi extremists in their country are supporting the US-backed terrorist faction. Saudi officials have also declined comment thinking that refusal to speak will correspond with their ignorance. Yet, Saudi ammunition has been used since the inception of the CIA-trained “rebels” paid for my “foreign aid” from the US and British governments.
This subversive supplying of weapons to terrorists has resulted in the use of IEDs and car bombs to destroy the intelligence headquarters of the Syrian government in Damascus.
Terrorist plots carried out by CIA-trained men on behalf of the Zionist regime are murdering untold numbers of Syrians. This devastation coincides with the preparations for military strike against Iran. Ultimately, the Zionists are setting the stage for a massive depopulation scheme with the manipulation of super-powers and their allies.

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‘Mop vs Broom’: Boris steals show, upstages Cameron

October 10, 2012 1:39 pm | Leave a Comment |

http://www.youtube.com/v/sxzdMtsbUn0?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata From -  ‘Mop vs Broom’: Boris steals show, upstages Cameron

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Live Blog: 2012 Nobel Prize announcements

October 10, 2012 8:50 am | Leave a Comment |

The winners of the 2012 Nobel Prizes are being announced this week in Stockholm. The Local brings you all the latest news, reactions, and details surrounding the winners and why they won.Nobel’s last will and testament: a background (8 Oct 12)
Nobel in medicine goes to stem cell researchers (8 Oct 12)
Wednesday, October 10th: Chemistry PrizeDavid Landes, 12.15.pm
Just had a look at the website of the Lefkowitz lab and was surprised to find sections for “Lab Halloween Party 2010″ as well as a funny video titled “Why we are pursuing careers in science and not performing arts….”. Who says scientists don’t know how to have fun?David Landes, 12.15.pm
So, three down, three to go for this year’s Nobel Prize announcements. I wasn’t able to follow the whole explanation, but I couldn’t help laugh when the Academy member giving the talk paused, grabbed a cup of coffee, took a sip, and sighed.”Ahh, Thanks to these G-proteincoupled receptors I can really enjoy this cup of coffee,” she remarked.I know that’s what I think every time I down a cup o’ java.Rebecca Martin, 12.09pm via TwitterRebecca Martin, 12.07pm via Twitter
“I didn’t go to sleep last night expecting this call.” Lefkowitz live on the phone from the US. #NobelRebecca Martin, 12.05pm via Twitter
Finally a question on the research… and half of the gathered press, including myself, look a bit lost again. #nobelDavid Landes, 11.58am
They now have Lefkowitz on the phone at the press conference. It’s 6am where he is in the US and this is what he said.”I’m feeling very, very excited.”I was fast asleep and the phone rang but I did not hear it. I must share with you that I wear ear plugs.”My wife gave me an elbow and said ‘phone for you’. And there it was. A total shock and surprise.”I’m thinking it’s going to be a very, very hectic day. I was going to get a haircut…but I’m afraid that will probably have to be postponed.”David Landes, 11.46am
The woman explaining the science involved with G-proteincoupled receptors compared them to a telephone operator switchboard.David Landes, 11.46amWINNERS ANNOUNCED: And the prize goes to:
Robert J. Lefkowitz, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA, and Brian K. Kobilka, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA for studies of G-proteincoupled receptors. Congratulations!Oliver Gee, 11.42am
Speaking of chemistry humour…should I tell you a joke about sodium? Na…………………………………David Landes, 11.40am
Hah! Rebecca, you’ve got my sides splitting…just like an atom! Oh wait…I think that might be a physics joke. Darn. Best to leave the humour to the experts.Rebecca Martin, 11.39am via Twitter
I want to apologize about the rubbish chemistry jokes I have been telling…but all the good ones Argon. :) #nobelDavid Landes, 11.38am
Yikes! Only minutes away…I can feel the anticipation from here at TL HQ. According to the folks at Thomson Reuters Science Watch, quantum dots may take home the prize.Rebecca Martin, 11.35am via Twitter
Again, just like yesterday, the announcement will be read by Prof Staffan Normark, permanent secretary of the RSAS. Oliver Gee, 11.30am
15 minutes until the announcement… time for a fun fact:2011′s winner, Dan Shechtman, is the fourth Israeli to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Prize in under a decade. He discovered the iconsahedral phase, which opened the new field of quasiperiodic crystals.Oliver Gee, 11.00am
Two of our interns just took to the streets of Stockholm to ask people which of the Nobel prizes was their favourite… and why. Chemistry did not get a mention:Click here to read Stockholmers’ favourite Nobel prizesRebecca Martin, 10.50am via Twitter
On my way to see who gets this year’s Nobel prize for chemistry. Any last minute bets or guesses? Is it difficult or…elementary? #NobelDavid Landes, 10.40am
With an hour or so to go before we know this year’s Nobel Laureate in chemistry, a quick look at what the experts at the ChemBark chemistry blog have to say reveals that research in “Nuclear Hormone Signaling” has the best chance of winning, at 6-1 odds.The question is…what exactly is nuclear hormone signaling?Oliver Gee, 10.20am
While you’re no doubt sitting with bated breath, waiting for the announcement, here is some trivia for you:Frederick Sanger, a British biochemist, is the only one out of the 160 Nobel Laureates between 1901 and 2011 who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice.Oliver Gee, 10.01am
Wednesday marks the third Nobel Prize announcement for 2012 with the winners for Chemistry being announced later in the morning. Be sure to check in on Twitter with Rebecca Martin who will be at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and giving us the low down as it happens.Tuesday, October 9th: Physics PrizeDavid Landes, 2.40pm
I realize the excitement of today’s announcement may be starting to wear off, but for those of you out there who just can’t get enough (and fancy yourselves scientifically oriented), check out this thrilling read provided by the Royal Academy as “scientific background” on this year’s Nobel in physics:MEASURING AND MANIPULATING INDIVIDUAL QUANTUM SYSTEMSDoesn’t get much more exciting than that, eh?Oliver Gee, 1.10pm
I am back in the office again and catching my breath after a whirlwind morning at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. That’s enough tweeting from me, but we’ll be updating this blog with a few more nuggets this afternoon, and then back in force again tomorrow for the Nobel Chemistry Prize.David Landes, 1.03pm
Have updated our main article about the physics prize with a few additional nuggets from L’Huillier. Check it out here.Rebecca Martin, 12.51pm
Maybe it will soon be clearer – just received word that The Local’s Oliver Gee snagged a chat with Anne L’Huillier from the Nobel panel. Her answers on The Local soon! David Landes, 12.31pm
I don’t know about you, but I’m having a hard time getting my head around the research recognized with this year’s Nobel in physics.Of course, we’re journalists, not scientists. At least we managed to spell the winners’ names correctly. As Rebecca pointed out below, David Wineland’s name gave some journalists a headache or two.Indeed, his co-winner Serge Haroche also had his name misspelled a few times…as Harrosche.Oliver Gee, 12.25pm via TwitterRebecca Martin, 12.22pm
There seems to have been some confusion in the Swedish media as to how to spell Wineland’s family name. Both Vineland and Weinland were spotted before everyone finally got it right. Rebecca Martin, 12.21pm
Did you know that both Wineland and Haroche were born in 1944, although in different parts of the world?Oliver Gee, 12.11am via Twitter
“Tried not to expect too much, and it was a wonderful surprise. There are many people who deserve this award.” Haroche live from Paris.Rebecca Martin, 12.10pm
When Swedish national broadcaster SVT managed to get French winner Haroche on the phone – unfortunately on a rather bad line – he said that he would phone his kids to tell them at once. And then he was going to celebrate with a glass of Champagne. Oliver Gee, 11.54am via Twitter
Now we get the details about the two winners and their research. Deep insights into quantum physics. A lot of confused faces here right now.Oliver Gee, 11.51am via Twitter
… For ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems.Oliver Gee, 11.48am via TwitterWINNERS ANNOUNCED:This year’s prize goes to Serge Haroche and Prof David J WinelandOliver Gee, 11.41am via Twitter
Official announcement to say that the official announcement will occur on time.David Landes, 11.38am
The 2012 Nobel prize winner in Physics will be announced by Professor Staffan Normark, Permanent Secretary at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS) and 7 minutes have been allotted for questions from the gathered press. Rebecca Martin, 11.29am
Did you know that of the 191 individuals awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics since the start, only two are women; Marie Curie in 1903 and Maria Goeppert-Mayer 1963. Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize twice, once in Physics and once in Chemistry 1911.Oliver Gee, 11.20am via TwitterRebecca Martin, 11.17am
Also, John Bardeen is the only person who has received the Nobel Prize in Physics twice; once in 1956 and then again in 1972. Rebecca Martin, 11.10am
Did you know the very first Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded in 1901, was awarded to Wilhelm Conrad Rntgen? On November 8th, 1895, he produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as X-rays.Oliver Gee, 11.06am via TwitterOliver Gee, 10.50am via Twitter
The average age of a #Nobel Physics prize winner is 54. That is, incidentally, the number of minutes until this years winner is announced.Oliver Gee, 10.44am via Twitter
On my train to the the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for the #Nobel physics announcement. Any guesses for the winner?Oliver Gee, 10.05pm
In the lead up to the Nobel Prizes, the list of winners is a closely guarded secret (even the winners dont know in advance) – but that doesnt mean you cant speculate. Many have pointed to the Higgs boson discovery as the surefire favourite to win the physics prize today but with so many people involved in the discovery, and only a maximum of three winners allowed, which name(s) will be announced if this is the case?Ill be there at the announcement, be sure to follow me on Twitter for live tweets, pictures, and maybe an interview or two.Rebecca Martin, 9.44am
Did you know that the average age for all the Physics Laureates between 1901 and 2011 – when awarded the prize – is 54?In fact, the most frequent age bracket for Physics Laureates is 45-49 and only one has been under 30 years when getting the award. Lawrence Bragg, who was awarded the Nobel Prize with his father in 1915, was only 25 years old at the time.David Landes, 9.07am
Good morning again and welcome to day 2 of The Local’s Nobel Prize announcement week.Today we’re getting ready to learn who will receive the prize in physics. The announcement is set to be announced at 11.45am local times at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.Interesting fact (courtesy of www.nobelprize.org), the physics prize was the first one mentioned in Alfred Nobel’s will.Also, so far only two of the 191 Nobel Laureates in physics have been women. Monday, October 8th: Medicine PrizeDavid Landes, 5.47pm
Well, that’s a wrap for today. Feel free to scroll through the blog postings below to get a taste of what went down during day one of Nobel Prize announcement week.And tune back in tomorrow (Tuesday) for more Nobel excitement with the announcement of the 2012 Nobel Prize for Physics, scheduled to take place around midday.Rebecca Martin, 5.41pm
The choice of winners this year is certainly going to ruffle some feathers. The choice has already been called “controversial” due to the research still being in its early stages. However, according to the Karolinska Institute, there was a “lack of candidates” for the 2012 year’s prize. David Landes, 5.19pm
In Japan, Shinya Yamanaka, co-winner of the 2012 Nobel in medicine, held a press conference at his university in Kyoto, telling reporters he’d received a congratulatory call from Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda which made him a little nervous.He also stressed that it would be some time before his discoveries would result in practical treatments for patients.”For many illnesses, another five to ten years worth of research is needed,” he said, according to Japanese TV channel NHK.David Landes, 4.53pm
Newly named Nobel Laureate John Gurdon managed came late to the morning meeting at his lab on Monday…apparently a very unusual occurrence. Even though he’d just been told he won the 2012 Nobel Prize, he managed to keep the news a secret from his colleagues until the announcement was made official in Stockholm.”They couldn’t believe their ears,” Tony Kouzarides of the Gurdon Institute told reporters of his colleauges’ reaction, according to Sweden’s TT news agency.Oliver Gee, 2.53pm
Check out this quick video of The Local’s David Landes interviewing Gran Hansson, Secretary General of the Nobel Committee at Karolinska Institutet, following Monday’s announcement:David Landes, 12.23pm via Twitter
#Nobel committee member Jonas Frisen told me 2012 medicine prize discovery is like finding the ‘master keys’ for cell biology. David Landes, 12.20pm via Twitter
Just spoke to Nobel committee head Gran Hansson about 2012 medicine winners’ reactions when he called to tell them the news. Rebecca Martin, 12.05pm
Last year’s Nobel laureates were awarded 10 million kronor ($1.5 million). This year’s winners will get 8 million. In the summer, the Nobel Foundation announced that it would lower the prize money for the first time in over 60 years. The decrease was motivated by the financial crisis and the European recession. Rebecca Martin, 11.58am
That may have been all from Karolinska but we’ll continue to report on the background and the reactions to the award announcement here.David Landes, 11.53am via Twitter
Well, that’s a wrap from the first Nobel Prize announcement of 2012. Stay tuned to @TheLocalSweden for more #Nobel news this weekRebecca Martin, 11.53am
More information on the winnersOliver Gee, 11:45am
Gran K. Hansson, Secretary of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, who announced the winner and is taking questions, explained that he has spoken to the two winners and said they are equally happy and excited about coming to Stockholm.Oliver Gee, 11:32amWINNERS ANNOUNCED The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for research into stem cells for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripoint.David Landes, 11.23am via Twitter
Journalists have been kicked out of auditorium for a sound check…or maybe they’ve lost the paper with the winner(s) Rebecca Martin, 11.20am
So far – only 10 women have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine, last time was in 2009 when Elizabeth H. Blackburn was given the prize for her discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase. Find the full list of women laureates here.David Landes, 11.14am via Twitter
Auditorium is filling up, but far from overflowing yet…you can feel the anticipation in the room…Rebecca Martin, 11.10am
For a background on the last will and testament of Nobel, make sure to check out this.Oliver Gee, 11:07am
Students take the opportunity to use the Nobel Prize as a platform to protest, holding up banners stating: Research suffers when students are homeless and Student housing a national interest.Rebecca Martin, 11.04am
Did you know that the Nobel Foundation has decreed that a maximum of three people can share most prizes (although the Peace Prize can go to groups)? So, the question is will today’s prize got to one scientist, to two, or to three?David Landes, 10.55am via Twitter
Dagens Nyheter science writer ‏Karin Bojs predicts the Nobel Prize in medicine will be awarded for stem cell research.David Landes, 10.21am
OK…leaving The Local headquarters and heading off to Karolinska. Be sure to keep checking back for updates and live tweets from today’s upcoming announcement.David Landes, 10.01am
In less than two hours, the first 2012 Nobel Prize winner (winners?) will be announced. First up in what will be a week filled with Nobel news will be the prize for Physiology or Medicine, awarded by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet.Last year, three researchers were awarded the prize for discoveries related to the immune system.This year, some experts are speculating that the prize will go to researchers in Japan for 2007 discoveries related to stem cells.Interested in more background on the Nobel Prizes? Check out this past feature from The Local archives about how the man who invented dynamite became a champion for peace. … Read More

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Physics Nobel shared for quantum optics research

October 9, 2012 9:52 am | Leave a Comment |

The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland for their “groundbreaking” experimentation in quantum optics.Live Blog: 2012 Nobel Prize announcements (10 Oct 12)
Nobel’s last will and testament: a background (8 Oct 12)
Nobel in medicine goes to stem cell researchers (8 Oct 12)

“Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland have independently invented and developed methods for measuring and manipulating individual particles while preserving their quantum-mechanical nature, in ways that were previously thought unattainable,” Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in a statement.The Academy cited the pair’s “ingenious laboratory methods” which allowed them to measure fragile quantum states previously thought to be impossible to observe.According to the Academy, their work “opened the door to a new era of experimentation with quantum physics by demonstrating the direct observation of individual quantum systems without destroying them”.Speaking via telephone from France, Haroche said the Nobel win was “fantastic”.”The first thing I did was call my children,” he said.He then notified colleagues, added that he planned to celebrate with Champagne.The innovations pioneered by Haroche and Wineland allow the particles to be examined, controlled, and counted in ways never before thought possible.While Wineland traps electrically charged atoms, or ions, and then uses light, or photons, to control and measure them, Haroche takes the opposite approach by first measuring trapped photons, or particles of light, by sending atoms through a trap.Practical applications for the work of Haroche and Wineland include the construction of super-precise ion clocks.Many also hope their research will lead to super-fast quantum computers. While still only a theoretical possibility at this point, should quantum computers be built, as the Nobel Laureates’ work suggests is possible, it would launch a new computing revolution that would “change our lives in the same radical way as the classical computer transformed life in the last century”.When asked how the discoveries affect people’s daily lives, Anne LHuillier, atomic physicist and member of the Nobel Committee for physics, explained that the Laureates’ work so far has been applied to “basic science”, but pointed toward the ion clock as one aspect which can affect people’s lives directly.The part of the discovery which is closest to affecting our daily life is actually the optical ion clock. This will change our time standard from the cesium clock to an ion clock and this will happen very, very soon, she told The Local.LHuillier said that ion clocks would likely be built within two years.It will change our standard for determining time, she added.Haroche, of the Collge de France and Ecole Normale Suprieure in Paris, France, is a French citizen born 1944 in Morocco and received his PhD in 1971 from Universit Pierre et Marie Curie.In 2009, he received France’ highest scientific honour, the CNRS Gold Medal.Wineland works at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States and at the University of Colorado Boulder. He was also born in 1944, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and received his PhD from Harvard University in 1971.The LocalFollow The Local on Twitter … Read More

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IMF hails Sweden’s crisis management skills

October 9, 2012 6:48 am | Leave a Comment |

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised Sweden’s handling of the financial crisis in a new report, while at the same time lowering its growth forecast for the global economy.Sweden budget bill sparks heated debate (20 Sep 12)
Swedish economy fails to meet growth forecast (14 Sep 12)
‘Free markets to thank for Swedish model success’ (10 Sep 12)

“At a time of record public debt-to-GDP ratios among advanced economies, Sweden is noteworthy for its strong public finances,” the IMF wrote in the latest edition of its Fiscal Monitor newsletter.In a subsection entitled “Lessons from Sweden”, the IMF details several aspects of how Sweden has managed its public finances since the 2009 recession that could be useful for other countries struggling to find their way out of fiscal trouble.Specifically, the IMF lauds Sweden for “building up fiscal buffers” during better economic times. Prior to the onset of the economic crisis which developed following the collapse of the 2008 Lehman Brothers bank in the United States, Sweden had a budget surplus of 3.5 percent of GDP.”When the recession hit (with real GDP contracting by 5 percent in 2009, compared to an average decline of 3.5 percent across advanced economies), the government had enough fiscal space … to implement stimulus measures without jeopardizing fiscal sustainability,” the IMF wrote.The IMF also noted the credibility of Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, in allowing for a more aggressive use of monetary policy, as well as the flexibility of the krona exchange rate.Sweden’s decisive action in propping up ailing banks in 2008-2009, was also cited as a contributing factor to how the country managed the crisis.”The authorities took fast action to calm depositors and interbank markets, including a doubling and extension of the deposit guarantee and introduction of new bank recapitalization and debt guarantee schemes,” the IMF wrote.The report comes as the IMF published its latest World Economic Outlook in which it predicts global economic growth will only reach 3.3 percent in 2012 and 3.6 percent in 2013.”Low growth and uncertainty in advanced economies are affecting emerging market and developing economies through both trade and financial channels, adding to homegrown weaknesses, said IMF Chief Economist Olivier Blanchard in a statement.For Sweden, the IMF predicts economic growth of 1.2 percent this year and 2.2 percent in 2013. The Riksbank, meanwhile, forecast Swedish economic growth of 1.5 percent in 2012 and 1.9 percent in 2013, while Finance Minister Anders Borg’s budget bill includes a forecast of 1.6 percent this year and 2.7 percent in 2013.The IMF and Borg, however, were in agreement in their forecasts for unemployment in Sweden in 2013, predicting it will fall slightly to 7.5 percent.David Landes/TTFollow David Landes on Twitter … Read More

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Sixth grader gets third eye in school picture

October 9, 2012 6:03 am | Leave a Comment |

When Swedish sixth grader Tilde Nrgaard opened her recently-delivered school class photo album, she was shocked to discover her picture showed with one eye too many.Parents outraged over school photo ‘retouching’ (5 Oct 12)
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First everyone was laughing, Tilde too, because we thought it was funny, Tildes sister Anna told The Local.But then we noticed it made her sad and we realized it was actually quite bad that they never noticed the mistake.The photo-fixing foul-up was discovered following the distribution two weeks ago of the annual photo album for students at Mneskld school in Lidkping in central Sweden.According to Tilde, there was nothing unusual at the actual picture-taking session, during which the photographer took several snaps of each class at the school.But during the processing of the pics, something went wrong, resulting in a third eye placed in the middle of Tilde’s forehead.Speaking with the local Nya Lidkpings-Tidningen (NLT), Tilde explained the obvious mix up left her “a little angry”.The photography company responsible for the catalogue, Skolfoto Norden, had “no good explanation” for the apparent case of wayward digital manipulation took place.”When we went back and looked at the original picture no one had their eyes closed. There wasn’t anything that might need correcting,” head of photography David Nabb told The Local.He explained that when students in school pictures have their eyes closed, the company “in emergency situations” sometimes retouches the images by digitally cutting and pasting an eye from another student in the picture.Despite being unable to explain how Tilde received a third eye in her school photo, the company nevertheless offered her 1,500 kronor ($225) in cash as compensation for the mistake.She will probably just go shopping with the money, Tilde’s sister Anna speculated when asked what her sister might do with the money.In addition, Skolfoto Norden plans to send out a corrected version of the catalogue in which hopefully all eyes, arms, and ears will be found in the right place. “Things like this just can’t happen. But in this case it did. It’s really embarrassing for us. I’m just happy that Tilde seemed to have taken the whole thing well,” said Nabb.Sanne Schim van der LoeffFollow The Local on Twitter … Read More

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Ship to Gaza Sweden vessel sets sail again

October 7, 2012 11:05 am | Leave a Comment |

A Swedish ship with rights activists from several countries aboard sailed from Naples on Saturday in the latest bid to break Israel’s blockade against Gaza.Sweden ‘not ready’ to recognize Palestine: Bildt (17 Jan 12)
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A crowd of well-wishers saw off the sailing vessel Estelle as it left the Italian port as part of the “Freedom Flotilla” movement. “We think it will take around two weeks to get to Gaza, but it will obviously also depend on the weather conditions,” spokeswoman Ann Ighe told the AFP news agency.The Estelle, whose voyage was organized by an international pro-Palestinian coalition, is carrying humanitarian goods to the Gaza Strip.The 17 activists from around the world on board include passengers and crew from Sweden, Norway, Canada, the United States and Israel.Israel says the blockade against Gaza is necessary to prevent weapons from entering the coastal territory, which is run by the Islamist movement Hamas.The Free Gaza movement landed in hot water last month after its founder, Greta Berlin, tweeted that “Zionists operated the concentration camps and helped murder millions of innocent Jews.”The tweet linked to a video of Eustace Mullins, a conspiracy theorist, claiming that the word Nazi combines the words National Socialist and Zionist.The organization Ship to Gaza Sweden quickly issued a statement:”This movie link and its content have since been connected to Ship to Gaza Sweden and this years Freedom Flotilla mission. Lets make it clear that our action is not anti-Semitic, and furthermore is not organised in co-operation with the Free Gaza Movement,” the organization said. The first Freedom Flotilla in May 2010 ended in tragedy when nine Turkish nationals were killed after Israeli commandos boarded the Turkish-flagged Mavi Marmara, the lead ship, as it tried to break through the blockade.”When people think of flotillas, they think of the Mavi Marmara. But the Estelle is very different, she was chosen to change the perception of the campaign, to show that it’s a non-violent campaign,” spokeswoman Ighe said.At just 53 metres (173 feet) long, the Estelle is much smaller than the Marmara ferry, and has sails as well as an engine.”It is a vessel that has travelled for Greenpeace protests and on fair-trade missions. The Estelle is a peaceful ship,” Ighe said.Naples mayor Luigi de Magistris said Friday on visiting the Estelle: “This is not an initiative in favour of Hamas but in favour of Palestine, of the Palestinians who live in Gaza, and in favour of two states living as neighbours in peace and security.”The Estelle set off originally from Stockholm and arrived in the Gulf of Naples on Thursday after a tour of Europe, including Finland, France and Spain. The crew will now attempt to reach and enter Gaza.AFP/The Local/nrFollow The Local on Twitter … Read More

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