19-Year-Old Lifecaster Commits Suicide on Justin.TV
19-Year-Old Lifecaster Commits Suicide on Justin.TV
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In the 1960s, regional carriers used sexy stews in hot pants to lure passengers aboard. This one appears to be rolling a joint, although she probably isn’t. (via Air Hostesses of Yesteryear)
Estonian Spy Scandal Shakes NATO and EU
For years an Estonian government official has apparently been collecting the most intimate secrets of NATO and the EU — and passing them on to the Russians. The case is a disaster for Brussels.
“ I realize that my place and position in history is that I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade.
Kanye West, in an interview with the Associated Press. (via crumbler)
þskj. 186 mál: A vextir og verðtrygging frv.
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Við 3. gr. laganna bætist nýr málsliður, svohljóðandi: Verðtryggt lánsfé skv. 14. gr. skal ekki bera hærri vexti en 2%.
“ Perhaps, given the recent turn of events, it was unwise for the failed internet bank Icesave to pin its hopes on a hedgehog. Before it crashed, the bank featured a little quilled creature curled up in the corner of its advertising, and this delightful compendium of all things small and prickly includes a splendid piece of corporate hogwash from one of the bank’s marketing officials: “We liked the image of the hedgehog because it communicates that with our interest-rate guarantee you can safely put your savings into hibernation.” Or, in other words, give us your money and we’ll freeze your assets before going belly up and curling into a ball.
Review: A Prickly Affair by Hugh Warwick | Books | The Guardian
“ His special adviser had called me out of the blue in March. She had heard I was writing a story about fears the government was not strong enough to underwrite the banks if they ran into trouble. Would I like to speak to the prime minister about it? I would. In the interview, he seemed perplexed about the stratospheric cost of insuring against a default by Iceland’s banks on their debts. “If you’re worried about not being repaid, which is what the creditworthiness is about, you shouldn’t be worried when it comes to the Icelandic banks, let alone the Icelandic government,” he said. But would the government be capable of supporting the banks, given that their foreign currency liabilities dwarfed the country’s ability to generate cash? He didn’t give a clear answer. It was an odd episode, and highlights the other, deeper problem at the heart of Iceland’s banking system. How did the prime minister’s office know that a junior journalist in London was writing a story about Iceland? Presumably because someone from one of the banks told them. If so, why are they in such close contact? Because the whole system is run by a small group of men who go back a long way and, in the words of one businessman, “sit in the same hot tub three times a week”.
FT.com / Weekend / Reportage - Letter from Iceland
Greiðslujöfnun vegna verðtryggðra fasteignalána
Sérstök athygli skal vakin á því að greiðslujöfnun mun í raun leiða til aukins kostnaðar fyrir lántaka þegar upp er staðið í formi vaxta og verðbóta. Því er ekki sjálfgefið að lánshafar kjósi eða hafi hag af greiðslujöfnuninni þótt hún létti vissulega greiðslubyrði af láni tímabundið í niðursveiflu og geti þannig létt á efnahag heimilanna í landinu og þá einkum þar sem staðan er þröng fyrir.
Rolling Stone hearts Chinese Democracy
To the tune of four stars: “a convulsive single disc of supershred guitars, orchestral fanfares, hip-hop electronics, metallic tabernacle choirs and Axl Rose’s still-virile, rusted-siren singing.”
“ „Ég veit ekki hvernig á þessu stendur. Það hlýtur að vera eitthvert innanhússkerfi hjá þeim sem stjórnar því hvað plögg ganga hratt til stjórnarinnar,” segir Geir H. Haarde.
Er ekki hægt að fá aðstoðarmann Bjarna Harðar til að dreifa þessu? Vísir - Segir erindi Íslands ekki hafa borist IMF