via S.P.O.N. – Im Zweifel links: Die halbe Merkel
Normalerweise verlinke ich nicht so gerne Artikel auf Leitmedien, schließlich sollen sich meine Leser nicht “leiten” lassen sondern sich ihre eigene Meinung bilden. Aber dieses Mal lohnt es sich. Jakob Augstein thematisiert einmal mehr in seiner wöchentlichen Spiegel-Kolumne das Phänomen Merkel. Er beschreibt es aufschlußreich ohne der Person Angela Merkel, dem Phantom, je näher zu kommen. Das schafft niemand. Auch das ist ein Phänomen.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition sights the Great Falls of the Missouri River and the Pacific Ocean. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“I could but esteem this moment of my departure as among the most happy of my life.”
May 14, 1804: The Lewis and Clark expedition departed from St. Louis, Missouri, 209 years ago today.
via The Economist: Apple’s bond issue – Pity the taxpayer
This is an interesting piece on “creative financing” by big multinational companies. Apple issued recently corporate bonds (debt) worth 17 billion dollars while sitting on a cash pile of 145 billion dollars. Why? Well, what looks like a contradiction makes perfect sense and is common practice. It is an effective way to dodge the taxman, subsidized by ordinary taxpayers. It is a good read if you can bear it.
Enrico Mentana, Direttore del Tg La 7, parla durante questa grande intervista di Fabio Fazio sul Partito Democartico (PD) e sul nuovo secretario Guglielmo Epifani, sul futuro delle Sinistra in generale, sull´Imu, sulla manifestazione del PdL di ieri a Brescia, sul paragone di Silvio Berlusconi con Enzo Tortora e i suoi motivi di lasciare Twitter. Questi 18 minuti sono davvero interessanti!
English: at (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.”
May 11, 1918: A theoretical physicist who made his work accessible and appealing, Richard Feynman was born in New York City, 95 years ago today. He won a Nobel Prize, worked on the Manhattan Project, and authored a series of irreverent science books.
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