Playing a far more active role in UN peacekeeping than ever before, 1,809 Chinese troops, police, military observers, and others are deployed worldwide. The majority – 1,273 – are here in Africa, building roads, setting up clinics, patrolling troubled villages – and generally trying to show that China wants to be considered part of the international community when it comes to doing the right thing by this continent.
» America Is Not Indonesia
Paul Krugman 20. 3. 2010 11:57
The situation is quite similar, except for the fact that it's totally different.
» Nina Osenar – fotografije skozi leta
had 20. 3. 2010 07:19
Nina Osenar je bila včasih dokaj redna “tema” na blogu, zadnje čase pa sem jo “zanemarjal”. Sedaj, ko naj bi bila po poročanju medijev spet samska, sem se odločil, da jo potegnem iz naftalina in objavim njene fotogra..
» Michael Tomasky: The history-making weekend
Comment is free: Michael Tomasky's blog | guardian.co.uk 19. 3. 2010 20:29
I refer of course to West Virginia's march through the NCAA tournament, commenced in nice fashion Friday with a 77-50 thrashing of outmanned Morgan St. OK. I don't refer to that. I refer to you-know-what. By my count, as of 4 pm Friday aft..
» Michael Tomasky: New definition of chutzpah
Comment is free: Michael Tomasky's blog | guardian.co.uk 19. 3. 2010 17:52
The classic definition of chutzpah is killing your parents then throwing yourself on the mercy of the court because you're an orphan. Josh Marshall makes the interesting and little-noted point that the Senate Republicans are about to offer..
» Odprti dostop – analiza stroškov in koristi
LiLoLe 19. 3. 2010 17:44
Britanska agencija JISC je v avtorstvu A. Swan pripravila stroškovni model informacijske organiziranosti za univerze ( Modelling Scholarly Communication Options: Costs and Benefits for Universities ). Pri tem je poseben poudarek namenjen p..
» Telma Libre
Resno, a sproščeno 19. 3. 2010 16:07
Foto: Yuro Design: Raidel “I'm Free!!!” nam je včeraj prijateljem na Facebooku napisala Telmary, kubanska raperka, ki že nekaj let živi v Kanadi. Telma, kot jo kličemo, je dobila kanadsko državljanstvo in zdaj lahko mirno začne..
» Michael Tomasky: Off-topic semi-diss of Eurostar
Comment is free: Michael Tomasky's blog | guardian.co.uk 19. 3. 2010 14:40
So of course it's great to get on a train in central London and be in central Paris two hours and twenty minutes later. St. Pancras is fantastic, and the whole set up is quite user-friendly. But I just have to say: it's a pretty uncomforta..
» Michael Tomasky: Would anyone willingly pay more taxes?
Comment is free: Michael Tomasky's blog | guardian.co.uk 19. 3. 2010 14:10
A non-healthcare post here. As I've mentioned here and there, I also edit a quarterly journal called Democracy: A Journal of Ideas , which if I may say so is an excellent small magazine that's very serious and high-minded, with no Monty Py..
» TEDTalks : Shekhar Kapur: We are the stories we tell ourselves - Shekhar Kapur (2009)
TEDTalks (video) 19. 3. 2010 13:33
Where does creative inspiration spring from? At TEDIndia, Hollywood/Bollywood director Shekhar Kapur ("Elizabeth," "Mr. India") pinpoints his source of creativity: sheer, utter panic. He shares a powerful way to unleash your inner storytell..
» Top 10
Tržišno rešenje 19. 3. 2010 13:19
Evo da se i ja pridruzim Slavisi i ostalima. Kao i oni, naglasavam da se radi o knjigama koje su na mene uticale, a ne obavezno onima koje smatram najboljim, pa cu ih zbog toga postaviti hronoloski. 1. Skot Pek, Put kojim se redje ide. Da, ..
» Who Woulda Punk'd It?
Paul Krugman 19. 3. 2010 12:26
Boehner and the bankers.
» Kaj je za vas užitek? Zame je užitek življenje samo!
had 19. 3. 2010 11:57
Inspiracija za ta zapis je nastala ob natečaju za Maxim – Napišimo Knjigo užitkov! Kaj je zame užitek? življenje, ki ga živim! zgodnja jutra, ko se narava šele prebuja in tišino moti le ptičje žvrgolenje sprehod po sveže zapadlem sneg..
» Steve Roach Goes Batty
Paul Krugman 19. 3. 2010 11:55
Yuan me, together again.
» Michael Tomasky: So, what did I miss?
Comment is free: Michael Tomasky's blog | guardian.co.uk 19. 3. 2010 10:56
Well, the Democrats are running around scared and directionless, and the Republicans are totally out of their minds. I guess I didn't miss anything. This morning's media reports seem to assume that the Democrats have the votes and it's all..
» Lista knjiga
Tržišno rešenje 19. 3. 2010 09:42
Među blogerima je ovih dana popularno nabrajanje knjiga koje su najviše uticale na njih. Tyler Cowen je nabrojao svojih deset, usledili su ostali, a evo sada i moje liste. Ja sada daleko više čitam akademske članke nego knjige, a razne pol..
» A Warning about CBO Scoring
Greg Mankiw's Blog 20. 3. 2010 11:22
There has been a lot of talk lately about the CBO scoring of the health bill. Here is one thing people should understand about their numbers: When they estimate the budget impact of a bill like this, they assume the path of GDP is unc..
» Comments on Alan Greenspan's "The Crisis"
Greg Mankiw's Blog 20. 3. 2010 01:24
I just returned from the spring meeting of the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity , where I was a discussant for Alan Greenspan's new paper on " The Crisis ," which has gotten a bit of media attention. I thought blog readers m..
» Mrtvi tek
Drugi dom 19. 3. 2010 21:17
Glede na število uničenih medijev in kulturnih ustanov je med Markom Crnkovičem in Bojanom Požarjem mrtvi tek. (prvi je skoraj sesul cankarjev dom, ugonobil razglede, splavil expres in je na dobri poti, da uniči dnevnik, slednji je evtanaz..
» Slovenska inovativnost – Facebook črv
Drugi dom 19. 3. 2010 20:00
Pred tednom dni smo poročali o črvu, ki se širi preko facebook omrežja. O dogodku so poročali tudi nekateri tuji in slovenski mediji, ki so ugotavljali, da napad morda izvira iz Hrvaške. Naša analiza je pokazala, da napad izvira kar doma. ..
» Friday Foxies CLXVII
SLEEPING WITH PENGOVSKY 19. 3. 2010 15:38
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» Kaj nam o krizi sporočajo mladoekonomisti?
Drugi dom 19. 3. 2010 15:21
V kolikor malo bolj podrobno spremljate, kaj je na temo gospodarske krize doslej pridelal cvet slovenske mladoekonomistične pameti, ste lahko priča vrhunski predstavi čistega sprenevedanja in potlačitve krivde. V vseh tekstih, ki so jih do..
» Z blokiranjem oglasov uničujete spletne strani
Hapax Legomena 19. 3. 2010 10:53
Stran Spletne novice je te dni začela opozarjati na nevarnost dodatkov, ki preprečujejo prikazovanje in nalaganje spletnih oglasov . Poleg članka so pošiljali tudi sporočilo za javnost. Torej gre res za resno zadevo. Ali ste vedeli, da upo..
» Informatizacija javne uprave 2010
L I B E R T A R E C 18. 3. 2010 19:36
Pri Slo-Techu imajo graf alokacije stroškov informatizacije javne uprave . Iz alokacije je razvidno, da država bodisi poslovnih informacijskih sistemov ne vodi v proračunih informatike, ali pa bo večina denarja porabljena za zelo osnovne n..
» Treme
Drugi dom 18. 3. 2010 18:46
David Simon (The Wire) ima novo serijo, ki štarta na HBO-ju 11. aprila. Treme , 10 delov, New Orleans tri mesece po Katrini. Uvodni 80-minutni del je režirala Agnieszka Holland . “Do You Wanna” Clip Trailer: Day
» Prioritete skozi besede in dejanja
Drugi dom 18. 3. 2010 18:20
Predsednik SDS Janez Janša je na današnji novinarski konferenci spregovoril o neaktivnosti vlade pri reševanju gospodarske krize… Spletna stran SDS istega dne:
» A Friend In Need
SLEEPING WITH PENGOVSKY 18. 3. 2010 13:38
OK people, this has got to stop. Seriously. I can't leave this country alone for five minutes without shit happening. To cut a long story short, last week agents of the newly minted National Bureau of Investigation (yes, think FBI) detaine..
» Suggested Readings from Harvard Profs
Greg Mankiw's Blog 18. 3. 2010 10:09
Via The Harvard Crimson .
