At 9 am on an overcast morning in paradise, hundreds of protesters gathered in traditional Hawaiian chant and prayer. Upon hearing the sound of the conch shell, known here as Pū, the protesters followed a group of women towards Monsanto’s grounds.
Daily Archives: 12. April 2013
Sterben für Palmöl? Nein Danke!
Auch die EU hat RSPO als Zertifizierungssystem für nachhaltig produzierten Biosprit anerkannt.
Antiatom-Infotour geht weiter
Die Antiatom-Infotour in Schleswig Holstein ging heute mit Stationen in Neumünster und Rendsburg weiter. Die AktivistInnen verteilten Informationen über die Atomkraft und den Protest dagegen, insbesondere über die Demonstration vom 21. April beim AKW Brockdorf
Hier sind ein paar Bilder des heutigen Tages.
Exposed: Monsanto‘s Chemical War Against Indigenous Hawaiians
“A’ole GMO,” cried the mothers as they marched alongside Monsanto’s cornfields, located only feet from their homes on Molokai, one of the smallest of Hawaii’s main islands. In a tiny, tropical corner of the Pacific that has warded off tourism and development, Monsanto’s fields are one of only a few corporate entities that separates the bare terrain of the mountains and oceans.
Occupy Wall Street activist hired to lobby for Syrian opposition
Syrian rebel fighters have found a friend in a well-known Occupy Wall Street activist. Carne Ross and his advisory firm Independent Diplomat, Inc. have been retained to lobby on behalf of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces.
Vorbereitung auf Anschläge: Brasilien kauft deutsche Panzer für Fußball-WM
Zur Sicherung der Veranstaltungen kauft das südamerikanische Land von Deutschland 34 gebrauchte Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer vom Typ „Gepard 1A2“ kaufen.
Auslandspresse bekommt Plätze im NSU-Prozess
Schlappe für das Oberlandesgericht München: Die türkische Tageszeitung „Sabah“ hat mit ihrem Eilantrag beim Bundesverfassungsgericht Erfolg. Das OLG muss beim NSU-Prozess eine angemessene Zahl von Sitzplätzen an Vertreter ausländischer Medien vergeben. Vorgeschlagen werden drei zusätzliche Plätze – oder aber ein neues Verfahren der Sitzplatzvergabe.
5 Star President of the Republic #iorivotoilmiopresidente
Yesterday’s vote for the President of the Republic was subjected to a hacker attack. In the presence of the certifying agency, an external intrusion was discovered during the voting and we managed to determine the way that the attack was brought about. Thus we decided to annul yesterday’s vote and repeat it today with new levels of security. We apologise for the inconvenience and we are asking you to repeat the voting. Thanks for your patience.
The conditions for voting are the same as they were yesterday.
‚Wise men‘ say conflict-of-interest law needed
The issue is a contentious one in Italy as many have argued ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi‘s political role is incompatible with him owning a massive business empire.
Wise men call for maximum of 10 parliamentary commissions
The panel of consultants dubbed the 10 ‚wise men‘ appointed by President Giorgio Napolitano said on Friday that parliamentary commissions should be cut from 22 to a maximum of 10.
Presidents‘ ‚wise men‘ urge fast refinancing of social net
Those exceptional programs include assistance for migrants and the unemployed.
Ireland, Portugal get seven-year bailout loan extension
European Union finance ministers agreed on Friday to extend the maturities of emergency loans extended to Ireland and Portugal by the European Union by seven years
Seven-year extension agreed on Irish loans
He said that the agreement would have to be signed-off on by finance ministers from the 27-nation EU, which occurred later in the afternoon.
European finance ministers reach agreement on Irish loans
Seven year extension of bailout a ‚significant step‘ on full return to markets – Noonan
California governor has 20 days to fix overcrowded prisons or be put on trial
A panel of federal judges gave Gov. Jerry Brown and the state’s top corrections officials an ultimatum this week, ordering they come up with solution to the rampant overcrowding epidemic that has caused critics to condemn the treatment endured by prisoners as “cruel and unusual” — or else face the consequences.
Portugal plans new spending cuts to win more time on loans
Portugal‘s constitutional court last week rejected up to 1.3 billion euros in this year‘s government austerity measures, forcing Lisbon to put together alternative plans for spending cuts to honor the terms of its 78-billion euro bailout deal.
Spanish banks repossessed 30,000 family homes in 2012
Study by College of Registrars shows dation in payment more common practice than believed
Catalonia says no to austerity in standoff with government
Spending cuts ‚impossible‘, says Catalan economy minister, as region stalls for time ahead of expected easing of deficit targets from Brussels
Andalusia housing chief calls for national evictions summit
She also hoped the conference would give the Andalusian regional government the opportunity to explain in detail the new decree on social housing it approved on Tuesday, under which it plans to seize the homes of the needyiestfamilies subject to eviction for up to three years.
Es wird heiß für BepiColombo
Das Engineering-Modell des BepiColombo Merkur-Transfermoduls hat einen zwölftägigen Sonnensimulationstest im Large Space Simulator des niederländischen ESA-Testzentrums erfolgreich absolviert. Dort erhielt BepiColombo einen Vorgeschmack auf die extreme Sonnenhitze, der es 2022 in der Umlaufbahn des sonnennächsten Planeten ausgesetzt sein wird.
Jay-Z‘s Open Letter on Cuba trip kicks a brick out of a cold war wall
ay-Z‘s rap struck a chord because America is ready to drop the Cuba embargo. Let‘s hope President Obama is listening
JAY Z „Open Letter“
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French Politician Wants To Limit How Cheaply Companies Can Sell Goods Online Compared to Physical Shop Prices
A couple of weeks ago, Techdirt wrote about a store that was trying to charge customers $5 for „just looking“, because it felt that many people were merely inspecting goods there before then buying them online. Guillaume Champeau points us to a French politician who is also worried about the same problem, and has proposed modifying the law governing commerce to deal with it (original in French). Here‘s the politician‘s explanation in the preamble of why it is needed:
„Hartz-IV-Mord“ in Berlin
Kurz nach einer Zwangsräumung verstirbt die Betroffene in der Wärmestube der Berliner Kälte-Nothilfe
“Rund um uns wütet der Sturm…”
„RUND UM uns wütet der Sturm/ Aber unser Haupt wird sich nicht beugen…“ sangen wir, als wir jung waren, bevor der Staat Israel geboren wurde.
Medienecho zu Anti-Euro-Partei: „Unmittelbare Bedrohung für Angela Merkel“
Die Gründung einer deutschen Anti-Euro-Partei stößt auf reges Interesse in der europäischen Presse
Bernd Lucke interview: ‚Why Germany has had enough of the euro‘
The founder of Germany‘s first eurosceptic party tells The Telegraph why it is time to break up the euro – and why he is confident of dethroning Angela Merkel.
New Report Exposes Extreme ALEC Agenda in Arizona
„ALEC is a secretive but powerful force in Arizona politics,“ said Lisa Graves, CMD‘s Executive Director. „This report exposes how corporations and Arizona legislators, have worked together to keep citizens in the dark about ALEC‘s extreme agenda.“
Boris Johnson says police are prepared to deal with ‚riot or affray‘ in Margaret Thatcher protests
When asked about the possibility of a celebration of Margaret Thatcher‘s death in London this weekend the mayor said: “We live in a democracy where people are entitled to protest, where they are entitled to have fun and do what they want”.
Wahlkampf-Bündnis mit der SPD
Ralph Boes lässt die Katze aus dem Sack: Hartz IV-Sanktions-„Heilung“ gemeinsam mit Rechtsanwältin Dr. Franziska Drohsel, SPD
Miguel David: Geht hin und schmeisst die Politiker raus
Presse- und Bürgerportal Radio Utopie: Ein Artikel von Miguel David, Maschinenbauingenieur.
Anastasiades Wants More EU Aid For Cyprus
Now Anastasiades says Cyprus needs more than the combined 23 billion euros ($30.2 billion), but didn’t specify what form it could be.
BBC chief to decide on Ding Dong after Thatcher press storm
The new BBC director general, Tony Hall, will have the final say on whether Radio 1 will play Ding Dong the Witch is Dead, the Wizard of Oz song being pushed up the charts by anti-Thatcher protesters, on its chart show on Sunday.