| "WAVE"
No.21
July 2008
Editorial
Topic of the Issue
Austria - "a paradise for war criminals"?
The Sun enters the Nazi's lair
I
looked into the ice-blue eyes of one of the world's most wanted Nazis and was
chilled by the piercing stare of a man who has evaded justice for more than 60
years. And yesterday wartime Croatian police chief Milivoj Asner sensationally
declared he is ready to face trial. The Sun caught up with the world's fourth-most
hunted Nazi as he mingled with Euro 2008 football fans in his adopted home town
of Klagenfurt, Austria... >>
Right-wing extremism
Germany
battles neo-Nazi violence
Two
months ago, Horst Köhler, Germany's president, congratulated Israel on its 60th
birthday in a statement reiterating that Germany was aware of its responsibility
for the Holocaust and remained committed to combating racism and anti-Semitism.
But Germany's Jewish community has complained Berlin is not doing enough to stop
frequent incidents of neo-Nazi violence against Jewish sites and ethnic minorities,
which include the country's three million Muslims. We bring you a part of the
article that was published in The National Newspaper on May 8
Tyrant's
Head being reattached asap
Hitler
Will Return, Vows Berlin Madame Tussauds
The
wax doll of Adolf Hitler beheaded by a protester at the opening of Madame Tussauds
in Berlin on Saturday is being repaired and will be returned to the exhibition
as soon as possible, said Madame Tussauds, defying criticism that it shouldn't
have included the Nazi leader in the first place
Politics
Referendum on Lisbon
Treaty
The
Irish "No"
This result seems somewhat
irrational, having in mind that Ireland is the country which has benefited most
from its EU membership. It has endured great change - from the small and poor
country it was in 1973 it turned into the "tiger" it is today. Now Ireland
takes the second place on GDP per capita - 146 compared to 100 for EU average
according to Eurostat. A recent survey of Eurobarometer shows that 82% of the
Irish think that the EU membership is beneficial for their country... >>
New surveillance programme
Swedish
'Big Brother' Law
Possible
implications aren't clear yet, but Peter Fleischer, Google's spokesman is announcing
withdrawal from the Swedish market, valuating new law as one to be compared with
government eavesdropping measures in China, Saudi Arabia and USA. Media in Sweden
will have to face problem of protecting their sources from being identified as
they're exploring possibilities of communication other than through emails and
phones. European Federation of Journalists is arguing that new law is stepping
out of the frame of international and European legal standards... >>
Society
International
Press Institute (IPI) World Congress
Crisis
of investigative journalism
One
of the most interesting discussions was on the subject of the possibility of journalists'
international cooperation and their mutual work on investigative stories. Analytic
journalism is jeopardised by pressure and the scarcity of money, is this session's
conclusion, which implies the lack of money and understanding. Such projects reveal
human trafficking, drugs trafficking and other forms of criminal activities, so
that the journalists themselves wonder what the possibilities, and especially
the effects of their explorations are... >>
European
Youth Week in Novi Sad - eYouWiNS 2008
"People,
Let's Talk!"
The main goals
of eYouWiNS are very similar to the other youth festivals in Europe, and that
means giving opportunity to young people to connect, to meet each other and to
discuss about the actual phenomenon, the stimulus to learn about the world around
them through new knowledge, and to change that world with their creativity and
new ideas. The festival should motivate and encourage young people from Serbia
and Europe to take part in all aspects of social life, to promote communication
through different forms of informal education, to promote accepting differences,
tolerance and dialogue, mutual respect and understanding... >>
Personal view: about headscarves
Who
is writing the scenario in Turkey?
For
those who support this illicit, scarves are not like it seems to be. It is a sign
of a political thinking and wearing it may threaten our freedom, or we might even
be forbidden to go to universities. It's also a threat for the secular Turkish
republic. At the other hand, if women are forced to take off their scarves during
classes it seems like violation of human rights. We have to be free to wear whatever
we want... >>
Culture & Arts
WAVE
magazine researching the future of the Serbian scene (1): who is teaching
actors?
Arts on
the Market
All
academies of arts work for prestige and good reputation, because everything is
about business today, and the competition is very fierce. Numerous students are
happy and sad at the same time, because of the fact there are more artistic high
schools and because, allegedly, that offers them a bigger "spot under the
sun". The real actors rely upon their talent, quality and hard work, the
recommendation of their professors, casting partners and stars. Many ambitious
young people are founding their own bands after graduation. The worthy don't sit
at home, they are practicing their skills by appearing in ads or as TV speakers
and presenters, and usually being underevaluated for that... >>
Science & Tech
Bill Gates retirement
Does
it really change anything for Microsoft?
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in 1975. Their first product was a
BASIC interpreter for Altair 8800. By that time, Gates had the goal of putting
a computer in every desk and every home. Indeed, as pointed in the blog Ars Technica,
"In the West, at least, we have a computer on every desktop (and in every
home, and I suspect before too long in every bedroom), and that wouldn't have
happened without Bill Gates and Microsoft"... >>
Neuromarketing
- "customers' brainwashing"
Who
controls your mind?
Do
we buy things because we really need them, or is it just reaction to some well
created campaign? Maybe you are just following someone else's signals, and you
don't even know that? Is the main goal of gigantic companies' and scientists'
to satisfy our needs or to manipulate us?... >>
Sport
Wimbledon
2008 (June 23 - July 6)
A
Clash of Titans
Rafael Nadal is only the second Spaniard,
after Manolo Santana in 1966, to become Wimbledon's champion. Also, he is the
first male since Bjorn Borg in 1980 to have achieved winning the French Open and
Wimbledon back-to-back. But five straight titles in London, record made by Bjorn
Borg between 1976-80, still remains intact... >>
Euro
2008 - the most valuable players
Football
Lesson by Big Three
Arshavin
is, no doubt, the best player of Russian football ship at the moment, but Yuri
Zhirkov is its decisive commander. Podolski - in milimeters precise assistant.
He brought his guys into the big final and dispersed all doubts on his football
quality. Too long Spaniards have been waiting for the European Champions title.
Villa has opened the door and the strawberry on the top of the cake was put by
never-tired Markos Antonio Senna... >>
Euro
2008 - coaches: Aragones vs Bilic
The
ways of Turtle and Rock Star
First
one was born in 1938, the other one 30 years later. Spaniard was the oldest coach
on the last European Championship, Croat was the youngest. Aragones brought European
title back to Spain after 44 years, and Bilic, although Croatians missed the semifinal
chance only in few seconds, brought his country back to the winners football stage...
>>
and
much more in all sections... explore!
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