Posts tagged Strikes

Gitmo Nation Roundtable
Hungary Hungary Hippos
Tuesday October 12, 2010

The Roundtable reconvenes to discuss the FBI’s retrieval of the tracking device, medical marijuana in New Jersey, the PA settlement regarding school laptop spying, politics in the Netherlands, the lack of a government in Belgium, Lil Wayne’s tribulations in prison, the fall-out from the Tyler Clementi suicide, the toxic disaster in Hungary, tanker accidents near France and the Netherlands, a strange case of murder in Belgium, failed stimulus payments in the US, and continued striking in Europe. Brian Masi, RadioNed, Robin Police, and Kami no Kodomo discuss these stories and their picks of the week.

Listen to Episode 64: Hungary Hungary Hippos

Follow-Up
FBI Gets Caught Tracking Man’s Car, Wants Its GPS Device Back
Caught Spying on Student, FBI Demands GPS Tracker Back
NJ: Medical marijuana to be available by July
PA School Laptop Spying Case Settled
Dutch queen approves coalition backed by anti-Islam party
Christian Democrat dissidents back coalition but remain anti-Wilders
New cabinet sworn in next week, ministries divided up (update)
Nederlandse formateur Rutte wil kabinet donderdag voorstellen aan koningin | English: Dutch formateur Rutte wants Cabinet proposals Thursday to Queen
Powerful women angry at ‘Middle Ages’ cabinet
Half the population positive about new cabinet, but don’t expect it to last
Opinion: Two responses to every Belgian question
Insurmountable deadlock looms in state reform and government formation
Verduidelijken wordt tijdverlies – Voor N-VA is situatie helder: de MR moet erbij | English: Clarify is a waste of time
“King did not prohibit talks with liberals”
De Wever wacht met Reynders | English:  De Wever wait with Reynders
Elio Di Rupo doet plan B uit de doeken | English: Elio Di Rupo reveals plan B
Le domaine “elections2011.be” déjà réservé par le cdH | English: The domain “elections2011.be” already reserved by the cdH

This Week’s News
Lil Wayne Lulz
Lil Wayne Busted for MP3 Player
Lil Wayne Won’t Serve More Time Because Of MP3 Player
Jailed Lil Wayne put in solitary confinement
iTunes Chart Watch: Lil Wayne has #1 Album From Jail, Eric Clapton’s Clapton Makes Chart Debut

Homo-A-No-Go 2.0
Sen. Frank Lautenberg calls for anti-bully law after suicide
Gays Not Fit to Teach (Cartoon)
Jim DeMint criticized for comments on gay and sexually active single teachers
Preacher calls for gov’t to regulate gay sex
Paladino Laces Speech with Anti-Gay Remarks
Judge Orders Military to Stop ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Hungary: or, Toxic Europe Parts 1, 2, and 3
Hungarian officials fear toxic spill could reach Danube
Hungary eases fears over Danube toxic sludge contamination
Hungary asks EU for help with toxic decontamination
Hungarians fear second wave of toxic flood
Hungary: Toxic spill factory chief executive arrested
Hungarian toxic spill: wall of reservoir will collapse, environment minister says
CRIMSON TIDE (Picture Lulz)

Chemical tanker in trouble off French coast
Chemical tanker being towed toward French coast
Tanker met 6.000 ton giftig chemisch goedje kantelt in Kanaal | English: Tanker with 6,000 tonnes of toxic chemical substance tilts in Channel
Rescuers save crew after tanker collision off French coast

Tanker and container ship collide off Dutch coast
Tanker botst op containerschip | English: Container ship collides with tanker

Murder and Intrigue in Belgium
‘Jury heeft geen harde bewijzen nodig’ | English: Jury has no hard proofs necessary
Woman skydiver on trial for murdering love rival
Belgian Woman Stands Trial for Cutting Love Rival’s Parachute Strings
kanaal Parachutemoord | English: Parachute Murder
Moeder Clottemans: ‘Mijn dochter kán geen moord plegen’ | English: Clottemans Mother: “My daughter can not commit murder ‘
‘Aanwijzingen’ nemen toe – Proces parachutemoord is over de helft | English: Indications increase
‘Wie liegt, heeft iets te verbergen’ | English: ‘ Who is lying, has something to hide ‘
‘Somers heeft moord aangekondigd’ | English: ‘Somers has announced the murder’
“Sabotage valscherm Van Doren in paraclub Zwartberg nagenoeg onmogelijk” | English: “Sabotage parachute Van Doren in para club Black Mountain virtually impossible”
Sabotage was fluitje van een cent | English: Sabotage was piece of cake
‘Ook echtgenoot en minnaar hebben motief’ | English: Even husband and lover have motive

Stimulus
72,000 stimulus payments went to dead people

Striking in Europe
France faces major disruption as workers threaten open-ended strikes
Grève générale en France: des perturbations à prévoir | English: General Strike in France: disruption expected
Grève des TEC et des sous-traitants privés bien suivie | English: Strike “historic” in TEC: virtually 100% of bus depot
Social unrest among Belgian rail employees
Grève SNCB: perturbations dans quelques gares wallonnes | English: Strike SNCB/NMBS: delays, cancellations and traffic jams
Spooracties kunnen treinverkeer verstoren | English: Actions can disrupt rail traffic
Antwerpse haven verliest half miljoen euro door acties spoor | English: Antwerp port loses half million euro by action track
Rail traffic disrupted all day
Rail strike on 18 October
Meer spoorchaos op komst | English: More rail chaos is coming
Veroordeelden krijgen geen enkelband door staking | English: Convicts do not get ankle strap by strike

Picks of the Week
Brian’s Pick

RadioNed’s Pick
LCK – Louie Ep 9 – “Bully”
http://www.avclub.com/articles/bully,44174/
Brooklyn Space Program

Robin Police’s Pick
A radical pessimist’s guide to the next 10 years

Kami’s Pick
Dr. Bill: The Computer Curmudgeon: His podcast is back.