If Capone was Russian, this is what he would have done: Build a 1.2-Mile pipeline to run spirits across the border. The Russian and Estonian gang smuggled 1,638 gallons of vodka before getting......

AIG may be the most unpopular bailout ever. With Wall Street. With Main Street. With the people. Probably even with the President. Yet it is absolutely essential. Here is why. AIG created a ton of what I call Confederate Money. They insured crap that was then called gold. When the gold turned back i...

It sounds like an easy question to answer, but sometimes even I have a hard time remembering where Blake is half the time (Don't even get me started on what time zone he lives in).  I can only imagine what casual readers might think.  In the past three years we've both lived in a combined total of...

Family Holidays 1 Swap Corfu for ... Korcula A long-time family favourite, Corfu offers an ideal mix of bustling resorts, long sandy beaches and stunning Venetian architecture in Corfu town. The Croatian island of Korcula, however, can match it on almost every front - wooded hills, unspoilt beaches ...

Here is a recent story about how the internet could have possibly stopped Hitler had it been around in the 1930's/1940's: STOCKHOLM, Sweden - The spread of information on the Internet has given the world a new tool to forestall conflicts, Nobel literature prize winner Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio sa...

Slovenia Snow shoe Don your thickest old Christmas socks, strap on a pair of snowshoes and get ready to explore the landscape around iconic Lake Bled, a section of the Julian Alps with some of Europe's loveliest terrain. From the highest point at Mount Triglav, limestone peaks zigzag outwards. Exodu...

On Wednesday a new museum will open in the Estonian capital,Tallinn, Postimees reports. Eesti Juudi Muuseum is devoted to the history of Estonia's Jewish minority, which dates back to the early 19th century. The museum has four sections -- a permanent exhibition, an archive, a reading room and a vir...

While I’m huddled in my little archipelago awaiting the presidential elections for 2010, I can’t help but read news about how Estonia will be voting for their president using mobile phones, apart from online key in systems. It’s not the technology I’m amazed at - it’s t...

Instant democracy is getting closer. In 2011, Estonians will be able to elect their representatives using cellphones. How would it work and, more importantly, will it actually work? Raul Kaidro, who......

Din cand in cand tot imi promit ca o sa ma abonez la diverse feed-uri prin RSS, cum ar fi la ziare din Romania dar tot timpul uit si tot timpul imi blestem zilele cand vad cate stiri se aduna dupa doua zile de necitit. La Evenimentul Zilei nu ma abonasem dar via zoso, prin ‘Paradoxul Educatiei...