Archive for February 2009
23rd February 2009 Short-time working, bankruptcies, bailouts - we somehow put at ease in a crisis, perhaps even in a world. And that always seems to draw larger circles, there is, at least. But who says that? And what role that plays for me as an individual? How you behave now the best? What is appropriate, what counter-productive?
First lie of depression (as indeed the same disease), based on actual release, here it is the bursting of the bubble, which inevitably affects the real economy, which must absorb the crash. The latter is now suffering from the devaluation of currencies, the loss of confidence and a prevailing lack of money, for example, due to lower consumer purchasing power. This has been reported a lot, including in the current zeitgeist-issue 1-2009 in the article "From the credit crunch 'Kreditismus'" .
The ailing economy is not the main problem. of this entry »
20th February 2009 
Vaclav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic courageous
One who keeps his mind off its wares, even with no official events, is Czech President Vaclav Klaus. Just yesterday, he criticized the European Parliament, the Lisbon Treaty that widen the gap between citizens and the EU and made it even questioned the role of the European Parliament. He spoke of "democracy deficit, not by elected decision, but by the elect, bureaucratization of decision-making" and called to mind, "that one or another institutional arrangement of the European Union is not an end to an end in itself but a means to achieve real goals." Due to the non-existence of a European nation, according to Klaus continued, would "result in even greater sense of alienation of the citizens of the EU institutions," a strengthening of the European Parliament to meet. As on the website of the European Parliament is to read dungeons, at this point many MPs to protest the Chamber. read more of this entry »
18th February 2009 Despite further access problems to the Bundestag, the server is already extended offer period expired yesterday - nearly 53 000 have the basic income-petition signed online yet! As the archive logs basic income can continue to be drawn on by postcard or fax, not by mail. And for about three weeks, during the entire duration of the parliamentary review process. An exact end date is not determined. The archive provides basic income corresponding templates ready.
The number of simultaneous recording plays but - contrary to reports stating that speak of an automatic entry into the Bundestag or the like - not really matter. It is true that the petition committee (composed of 25 members of parliament) to impose its procedural principles, those petitions, which should be reached within the first three weeks after publication 50,000 "electronic signatures" and in any case to public hearing. This was not achieved, however. Moreover, a veto right of this entry »
16th February 2009 More than 150 tons of radioactive material (not 150 million tons, as the Süddeutsche certainly inadvertently, online subtitled ) seem to have come to Germany from India - in the form of stainless steel products, for example, when fitting industry facilities. The Federal Environmental Agency appeased immediately, there is no danger for the population. How do they know that so fast? read more of this entry »
12th February 2009 
Young, dynamic, ...: Karl-Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (press photo)
In-depth research is becoming a rarity, even for strong employee publishers or agents. Even the dpa makes apparently no longer bother to check their sources and information. Could only happen there, that was claimed by the largest German news agency, said the evening newspaper , the new Economy Minister Guttenberg lead by a medium-sized enterprises (he actually managed but only with a three-person company's own family fortune). The duck was promptly taken over by dpa customers more of this entry »
11th February 2009 The deadline for the co-signature of the basic income-petition, which I here reported already had been extended till 17.02.2009. The reasons given are to the petition page called:
"Dear users and internal users,
because of technical difficulties, which demonstrated the system at the weekend, the deadline for co-signing the petition "Unconditional Basic Income" is extended by one week. This gives the opportunity to petition mitzuzeichen even those who have not succeeded because of the difficulties over the weekend. Regardless of the extension of Mitzeichnungsmöglichkeit is the forum for the petition, "Unconditional Basic Income" deadline closed on 10.02.2009.
Sincerely,
Your team of moderators "
In fact it seems to be totally unsuitable and not to be parked on the requirements of software architecture, which is not only complicated to handle, but moreover having several vulnerabilities of this entry »
Third February 2009 As I read today WELT ONLINE, then follow the Gulf states, the "success of the euro" . Because they want to detach themselves from the U.S. dollar is losing its role as a reserve currency on? How is it with the dollar (and U.S.) continue? read this post »
