Daily Archives: 27. April 2013


27.04.2013 - 23:57 [ Russia Today ]

Massive explosion rocks Detroit refinery

Marathon, based in Findlay, Ohio, has 7 refineries.

“Police have blocked Fort Street off by I-75 south … oh my goodness … there’s an ambulance out here, a fireman standing outside, you know, it doesn’t look like they are trying to get close. They are not trying to go in there,” one listener told the local radio station

27.04.2013 - 23:29 [ Russia Today ]

The FBI is allowed to operate in Canada

Speaking to the Canadian Senate Committee on National Security and Defense last May, Oliver testified that Canucks are being led with “baby steps” to accept the growing presence of American authorities, adding, „We recognized early that this approach would raise concerns about sovereignty, of privacy, and civil liberties of Canadians.”

27.04.2013 - 20:03 [ Radio Utopie ]

Die Russen kamen

ALS UNS die große Einwanderungswelle um 1990 aus der Sowjetunion erreichte, waren wir froh.

27.04.2013 - 18:12 [ Greek Reporter ]

Eurozone Sets 2.8B Euros Loan For Greece

As the Greek Parliament readied for a debate on April 28 whether to pass another list of reforms demanded by international lenders in return for rescue aid, Eurozone officials were to meet the next day and expected to release a pending installment of 2.8 billion euros, some $3.65 billion – if the Greek lawmakers keep up their end of the bargain.

27.04.2013 - 16:01 [ Mary Kouyoumdjian ]

Composer

MARY KOUYOUMDJIAN is dedicated to composing music that pushes the boundaries of expectation and musical tradition. As a first generation Armenian-American and having come from a family directly affected by the Lebanese Civil War and Armenian Genocide, she uses a sonic pallet that draws on her heritage, interest in folk music, and background in experimental composition to progressively blend the old with the new.

27.04.2013 - 15:56 [ Kronos Quartet ]

Kronos: Under 30 Project

The Kronos Quartet / Kronos Performing Arts Association is pleased to announce the recipient of the fifth Kronos: Under 30 Project commission: Mary Kouyoumdjian. A New York City resident, Kouyoumdjian was chosen from a call for composers that yielded nearly 400 applicants in 43 countries on five continents, the largest response in the program’s history. Launched in 2003, the Under 30 Project is designed to help nurture the careers of young artists, while enabling Kronos to forge stronger connections with the next creative generation.

27.04.2013 - 14:51 [ Felipe Perez Santiago ]

Composer/Sound Artist

The music of Felipe Perez Santiago has been commisioned and played in more than 30 countries including concert halls such as the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, the Theatre de la Ville in Paris, the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico, the Sydney Opera House, Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, the Staatstheater of Munich and the Carnegie Hall in New York.

27.04.2013 - 09:31 [ techdirt ]

Celebrate The Right To Share On ‚World Intellectual Property Day‘

The folks at the human rights organization Article 19, who are focused on protecting free speech around the globe (as per Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights), are using today — which is technically „World Intellectual Property Day“ — to set forth their Principles on Freedom of Expression and Copyright, also known as The Right To Share.