Radical Reform: Dutch iPad Schools Seek to Transform Education

Plenty of schools use iPads. But what if the entire education experience were offered via tablet computer? That is what several new schools in the Netherlands plan to do. There will be no blackboards or schedules. Is this the end of the classroom?

Think different. It was more than an advertising slogan. It was a manifesto, and with it, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs upended the computer industry, the music industry and the world of mobile phones. The digital visionary's next plan was to bring radical change to schools and textbook publishers, but he died of cancer before he could do it.

Λίστα Ελλήνων καταθετών στο Λουξεμβούργο στέλνει ο Γιούνκερ

Oλα τα διαθέσιμα στοιχεία για τις καταθέσεις Eλλήνων φορολογουμένων, φυσικών και νομικών προσώπων, στο Λουξεμβούργο ζήτησε ο Ελληνας υπουργός Οικονομικών Γιάνης Στουρνάρας από τον από τον υπουργό Οικονομικών του Λουξεμβούργου Λικ Φρίντεν.

Ενώ οι Γερμανοί εξασφαλίζουν αποζημιώσεις από τη Gazprom, εμείς καθόμαστε και τους κοιτάμε

Σύμφωνα με τη Goldman Sachs, ο γερμανικός κολοσσός RWE ανακοίνωσε  ότι κέρδισε δικαστικά την αναπροσαρμογή τιμών σε σχέση με μακροπρόθεσμο συμβόλαιο προμήθειας από τη Gazprom.

‘Germany pressures Serbia over Kosovo’

Danas, 28 June 2013

On June 27, the German parliament endorsed a declaration proposed by the ruling majority, recommending “negotiations on Serbia’s accession to the EU should begin in January 2014”, if there is a consensus at the European Council meeting in December 2013 that “Belgrade has ‘fully and permanently’ fulfilled its obligations with regard to the normalisation agreement with Pristina”, reportsDanas.

The NSA Has Processed 1 TRILLION Pieces Of Internet Metadata — And That's Just The Start

which collects Internet metadata in bulk, has processed 1 trillion pieces of that data — and the premier covert intelligence gathering organization is getting better at it by the day.

On Thursday we pointed out that the newest reports Glenn Greenwald and Spencer Ackerman of The Guardian corroborate claims made by NSA whistleblower William Binney.

Οι Κούρδοι προκαλούν τον Ταγίπ Ερντογάν και διοργανώνουν μεγάλες διαδηλώσεις

June 29, 2013   ΚΟΥΡΔΟΙ, Πρώτο Θέμα, Τουρκία

Ενώ ο υπουργός Επικοινωνίας της Τουρκίας Μπιναλί Γιλντιρίμ επέκρινε το ρόλο που διαδραματίζουν οι ιστότοποι κοινωνικής δικτύωσης στις αντικυβερνητικές διαδηλώσεις των τελευταίων εβδομάδων, το κύριο φιλοκουρδικό κόμμα της Τουρκίας ζήτησε να πραγματοποιηθούν πορείες το σαββατοκύριακο σε τρεις μεγάλες πόλεις ξεκινώντας έτσι τις διαμαρτυρίες που έχουν στόχο να αυξηθεί η πίεση στην κυβέρνηση για να εφαρμόσει μεταρρυθμίσεις στο πλαίσιο της ειρηνευτικής διαδικασίας με τους κούρδους αντάρτες.

Saudi America Will Overtake Saudi Arabia As The World's Top Oil Producer Within A Decade

There's still some debate about whether America's shale oil boom is  merely an overnight sensation or a true-blue gamechanger — we've featured both sides here.

In a new study published by Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, former oil company executive Leonardo Maugeri predicts that for America's three largest shale oil plays — the Bakken in North Dakota and the Eagle Ford and Permian Basin in Texas — the boom should last at least another decade.

ΟΗΕ: Φόβοι για τις συνεχιζόμενες «εξαφανίσεις» πυρηνικών και ραδιενεργών υλικών

Πυρηνικά και ραδιενεργά υλικά εξακολουθούν να «εξαφανίζονται» και η υπηρεσία ατομικής ενέργειας των Ηνωμένων Εθνών συνεχίζει να λαμβάνει στοιχεία για τέτοιου είδους περιστατικά, δήλωσε ανώτερος αξιωματούχος του ΟΗΕ.

Σύμφωνα με το πρακτορείο Ρόιτερς, οποιαδήποτε απώλεια ή κλοπή εμπλουτισμένου ουρανίου, πλουτωνίου ή διαφόρων τύπων ραδιενεργών υλικών αποτελούν ιδιαίτερα σοβαρά περιστατικά, καθώς τα μέλη οργανώσεων, όπως η Αλ Κάιντα, θα μπορούσαν να προσπαθήσουν να τα χρησιμοποιήσουν για τη δημιουργία πυρηνικής βόμβας, ισχυρίζονται οι ειδικοί.

Russia After Putin: Inherent Leadership Struggles

Editor's Note: This is the first part of a three-part series on Russia's leadership after President Vladimir Putin eventually leaves office. Part 1 revisits Putin's rise to power; Part 2 will examine Russia's demographics, energy sector and Putin's political changes; and Part 3 will explore whether the political systems Putin has built will survive him.

Russia has undergone a series of fundamental changes over the past year, with more changes on the horizon. Russia's economic model based on energy is being tested, the country's social and demographic make-up is shifting, and its political elites are aging. All this has led the Kremlin to begin asking how the country should be led once its unifying leader, Vladimir Putin, is gone. Already, a restructuring of the political elite is taking place, and hints of succession plans have emerged. Historically, Russia has been plagued by the dilemma of trying to create a succession plan following a strong and autocratic leader. The question now is whether Putin can set a system in place for his own passing out of the Russian leadership (whenever the time may be) without destabilizing the system as a whole.

China's Space Program Tries to Catch Up

China's strategic focus on space is less about national pride than about the importance of space for both the military and economic progress of the country. The Chinese space program has developed rapidly over the past decade, illustrating the importance of the program to Beijing. 

Shenzhou 10, a 15-day mission that began June 11 and returned to Earth the morning of June 26 marked China's fifth manned mission to space. An increasing, ongoing presence in space is essential for civilian and military communications. Satellites' functions include navigation systems such as GPS, weather data and communications relays. But the significance of space goes beyond satellites. Technological advancement and development is required for countries such as China that want to participate in future resource development in space.