Daily Archives: October 5, 2013

Streets of Basel paved with gold: 15 TONS of five cent coins are dumped on city’s streets as protesters demand a basic minimum income for every Swiss household

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For years it’s long been regarded as one of Europe’s richest countries.

As Europe continues to struggle with financial turbulence and unemployment, activists in Switzerland have decided to take a stand and demand a basic income to each citizen on a monthly basis.

Activists piled 8 Mio five-centime pieces, one representing each citizen in Switzerland, in the safe room of the ‘Basler Volksbank’ bank building, in Basel, Switzerland.

Then the team from ‘Generation Basic Income Initiative’ dumped the 15 tons of money in front of the parliament building in Bern, the capital of Switzerland.

The initiative aims to have a minimum monthly disposal household income of CHF 2,500 (US$ 2,700) given by the government to every citizen living in Switzerland.

The organisation presented 130,000 signatures to Parliament urging them to pass a law guaranteeing a basic income of CHF 2,500 for all Swiss nationals.

The Swiss Parliament must address or hold a referendum over any issue which has gathered more than 100,000 signatures.

According to Schmidt the Swiss government is angry ‘because now they have to look into this initiative’.

According to The Richest, Switzerland does not have a minimum wage written into law.

 

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Step aside Pele: Non-league footballer Rene Steer becomes internet sensation after unleashing 40-yard wonder-strike

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A non-league footballer who was released by Arsenal as a youngster has become an internet sensation after hitting a stunning 40-yard thunderbolt goal in the FA Cup.

 

More than 250,000 people have already tuned in to YouTube to see defender Rene Steer unleash his lethal left foot strike, which stunned fans at non-league St Neots Town on Tuesday night.

 

When the great Pele made a similarly audacious attempt in the 1970 World Cup against Czechezlovakia, the man widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all saw his effort go just wide.

 

The wonder-goal has already been tipped to be goal of the season, and Ladbrookes has given it a 50/1 chance.

 

Rene, 23, a football coach, said: ‘I remember seeing the ball and I just thought “Why not?”

 

‘I tried it in training last week and I hit one out of the astro. I didn’t realise how far it was, if I did I wouldn’t have hit it.

 

‘I can’t remember the flight or how I hit it, I just remember it hitting the cross bar and then I got ambushed.’

 

But his 71st minute strike was not good enough to win the game, and St Neots lost the second qualifying round replay 2-1.

 

 

 

Mini-skirt ban at Hungary university prompts female students to turn up in knickers only

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Students took off their clothes-hungary universityStudents took off their clothes in class in a protest against a new strict dress code at a Hungary university.

They were angered by the new strict rules introduced by the University of Kaposvar’s president.

Even a professor at the arts school took part to protest the code which bans dresses showing too much cleavage and miniskirts.

The target list also excessive makeup and flip-flops as well as unkempt hair and fingernails.

Some of the students undressed down to their underwear, while other seemed to be naked in a video of the protest posted online by a local news site.

Students said they plan to continue their protest and attend classes in flip-flops and beach towels on Monday.

The new dress code was revealed to students in a letter that detailed when attending classes male students need to wear dark suits and shoes, while women must wear a jacket, blouse and trousers.

The rector did make an allowance for lighter clothing during warm summer days, prompting some students to make the underwear protest.

‘We were appropriately dressed but the class room was so warm we removed some clothing as is permitted,’ said one student.