Die Rede von Dieter Reicherter, Richter a. D., auf der heutigen 169. Stuttgarter Montagsdemo der Bürgerbewegung gegen das urbane Umbauprogramm “Stuttgart 21″ (S21).
Daily Archives: 22. April 2013
Green spaces boosts wellbeing of urban dwellers – study
„These kinds of comparisons are important for policymakers when trying to decide how to invest scarce public resources, such as for park development or upkeep, and figuring out what bang they‘ll get for their buck,“
EU eases Syria oil embargo to help opposition
European companies will now be able to import crude oil and petroleum products from opposition-held areas.
U.S. FDA says Zithromax can cause fatal irregular heart rhythm
Last May, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine compared the risk of cardiovascular death in patients who took Zithromax with those who took several other antibiotics, including amoxicillin. It found that patients who took Zithromax, made by Pfizer Inc, had higher rates of fatal heart rhythms.
Silk Road countries accelerate work on single simplified visa system
She added that UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai advocates for the introduction of such a visa. „It is unknown when the introduction of the visa system will be,“ he said. „Negotiations are underway.“
UK blocks Shell paying Iran oil debt in food, medicine
Britain has blocked efforts by oil major Royal Dutch Shell to settle a $2.3 billion debt it owes Iran by paying in kind with grains or pharmaceuticals, industry sources said, Reuters reported.
Shell has been trying for months to find a way to work around international sanctions that prevent it paying in currency for crude it bought from the National Iranian Oil Company before a European Union embargo on Iran that started last July.
‚It‘s us or them now‘ says Grillo on return of Napolitano
„It‘s us or them now; the choice is simple,“ he wrote Monday. „Those who are now appointed to the command of the nation are responsible for its destruction“. Grillo may be joined in his opposition by the PD‘s left wing, which could refuse to back this new government amid strong grass-root anger at leadership bungling and wider public disaffection with a discredited political class.
Napolitano praises M5S members for their ‚commitment‘: Re-elected Italian president calls for greater political unity
And he called on Italy to meet its European obligations on debt and finances, while working to „advance the united Europe..“
Second term ‚for as long as necessary‘ says Napolitano
There has been speculation Napolitano may step down after the work of a broad-based reform government has been completed, in a year or so.
President stresses keeping EU commitments at swearing-in
„We must promote a united Europe,“ said the newly re-elected head of state,
Napolitano wiretaps destroyed: Mafia investigators ‚went too far‘ in recording president
Mancino was charged along with 11 other people in July in relation to alleged negotiations to stop a series of Cosa Nostra bomb attacks in the early 1990s that claimed the lives of anti-Mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino in 1992, among other people.
Mancino is accused of perjury for saying he did not know about the negotiations.
Napolitano sworn in for second term
Giorgio Napolitano was on Monday sworn in for his second straight stint as Italian president
Putin zur Weltrezession: Russland hat genug Stabilitätsreserve – MEHR
Zudem habe Russland „seriöse Goldreserven“, während die Reservefonds ein „sicheres Polster“ bilden würden. „Auch ist wichtig, dass die Realeinkommen der Bürger – Gott sei Dank – nicht sinken, sondern kontinuierlich wachsen“.
Tone Avenstroup – musikk
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Lesereihe ‚Zum blauen Affen‘ Do., 25.04.2013 um 21 Uhr
Tone Avenstroup
„durch blanke landschaften“
(Videopräsentation mit Texten aus intermedialen Produktionen)
Eintritt 3 Euro
(Marc Schweska in Zusammenarbeit mit der Staatsgalerie Prenzlauer Berg.)
Will a Legal Defender of Terror Suspects Die of Cancer in Prison?
Lynne Stewart, in the vindictive and hysterical world of the war on terror, is one of its martyrs. A 73-year-old lawyer who spent her life defending the poor, the marginalized and the despised, including blind cleric Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, she fell afoul of the state apparatus because she dared to demand justice rather than acquiesce to state sponsored witch hunts.
Turkish Central Bank reserves reach record $130 billion
The Turkish Central Bank’s reserves surpassed $130 billion, marking a record, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced.
The need for a Plan B: a return to the Cyprus pound
One of these alternatives is a return to the good old Cyprus pound, with its history of strength and resilience in adversity and well managed by the Republic of Cyprus.
Cypriot MEP threatens EU withdrawal over bail-out deal
A Cypriot MEP has warned his country could be ready to say „a big good bye“ to the EU once the current crisis is over.
Cyprus: production index in construction drops by 27%
The Cyprus‘ Production Index in Construction for the fourth quarter of 2012 reached 57,8 units (base year 2005=100,0), recording a decrease of 27% over the fourth quarter of 2011,
Insurance firms and charities in Cyprus will suffer deposits haircut, says central bank
The central bank said insurance companies, charities and private educational institutions would take a 27.5 percent impairment on their savings in Bank of Cyprus. Under a previous arrangement, they would have been excluded.
Cyprus: EU Speakers Conference to be held in Nicosia
The Conference will be attended by the presidents and vice-presidents of Parliaments of EU member states, as well as the President of the European Parliament.
SEL ´will oppose left-right govt´
The key ally of the riven centre-left Democratic Party (PD), Left Ecology and Freedom (SEL), said Monday it would join the opposition if the PD teamed up with centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi‘s People of Freedom (PdL) party in a left-right administration to break Italy‘s 55-day post-election stalemate.
Merkel To Europe: ‚Prepare To Cede Sovereignty‘
So… just give up national practices sometimes. And yes, Merkel is of course ready to head the asset-stripmined continent. The question is who else in Europe is willing to hand over their liberties to the next iteration of the German Reich?
Berlin praises President Napolitano after re-election
Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said that the German government held Napolitano in high consideration for his personal profile and for his work in the international arena.
Piraeus Bank confirms deal to acquire Greek unit of Portugal‘s Millennium BCP
Piraeus Bank will pay 1.0 million euros to buy Millennium Bank-Greece. Millennium BCP will recapitalise the Greek unit with 400 million euros before the sale.
UPDATE 2-Piraeus Bank secures funds to stay private via BCP deal
Greece‘s Piraeus Bank has clinched a deal with a Portuguese bank allowing Piraeus to meet fundraising targets and stay out of state hands.
TransPacific Partnership Will Undermine Democracy, Empower Transnational Corporations
Our country‘s democratic values could be under threat if President Obama fast tracks the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
On critical issues, the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) being negotiated in secret by the Obama administration will undermine democracy in the United States and around the world and further empower transnational corporations.
Energy: ENI wins bid for Egyptian offshore block 9
Italian energy giant, pumping oil in Egypt since 1954
Somewhere Everywhere, Big Brother Is Smiling: Congress Sells Your Privacy For A Cool $84 Million
[A] new coalition of special interests, which include America‘s two largest cellular service providers AT&T, Inc. and Verizon Wireless — jointly owned by Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group Plc. — as well as two of the nation‘s largest software firms Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp., came together to create a similar data grab bill (Microsoft has since renounced its support). Security firms like Symantec Corp. also backed the bill.
Pushing the bill through was $84M USD in funding from special interest backers.
US Supreme Court Strikes Down Warrantless DUI Blood Draw
America‘s top court does not want cops forcibly extracting blood from motorists without a warrant. The Supreme Court on Wednesday found Tyler McNeely‘s constitutional rights were violated when he was taken to a hospital for a blood draw after a Missouri state patrolman accused him of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) in October 2010.
‚Jordan opens skies for IAF drones flying to Syria‘
Jordan has opened two corridors of its airspace to Israeli Air Force drones seeking to monitor the ongoing conflict in Syria, French daily Le Figaro reported on Sunday, citing a Western military source in the Middle East.
Kilez More – Rapvolution
„Rapvolution“ Single als mp3
Eyewitness Boston Suspect was run over by police SUV , no bombs
Eyewitness: Suspect was run over by police SUV , no bombs
Linda calls WE97.3FM to describe the scene on Dexter St in Watertown
She saw the first suspect run over by a police SUV and shot at multiple times , the suspect wasn‘t holding any pipe bomb or suicide vest.
Bomb suspect wakes up: He is conscious and answering FBI questions in writing after ‚shooting himself through mouth on boat‘
Police sources told MailOnline that…
Qatar denies involvement in death of Tunisian opposition figure
(07.04.) Faouzi Ben Mrad, former head of a team of lawyers investigating Belaid’s death, died on Saturday from a heart attack near Tunis, according to official TAP press agency.
With Belaid’s killers still at loose, an increasing number of Tunisian parties and activists are protesting against what they consider as the government’s inertia in carrying out investigations.
Tunisia: pro-union demonstrators burn Qatari flags
People chanted slogans against Qatar, its rulers, and what they say is their undue influence in Tunisia.
LAW ON TERROR
(01.12.2006) Anti-Terrordatei: Bereits 1.4 Millionen Verdächtige / Bundestag nickt “Ermächtigungsgesetz” ab / Wiefelspütz bestätigt öffentlich die Verwendung von Informationen aus Folter
Antiterrordatei
Die Antiterrordatei ist eine gemeinsame Datenbank von 38 verschiedenen deutschen Sicherheitsbehörden, die bisher prinzipiell nicht zusammenarbeiten. (…)
Im Juli/August 2006 wurde seitens des Bundesministeriums des Innern (BMI) unter Wolfgang Schäuble ein Gesetzentwurf verfasst. Die Einführung der Datei wurde am 1. Dezember 2006 mit den Stimmen der Großen Koalition (CDU/CSU und SPD) beschlossen.
Urteilsverkündung in Sachen „Antiterrordatei“
Der Erste Senat des Bundesverfassungsgerichts wird auf der Grundlage der
mündlichen Verhandlung vom 6. November 2012 (siehe Pressemitteilungen
Nr. 60/2012 vom 2. August 2012 und Nr. 74/2012 vom 25. Oktober 2012) am
Mittwoch, 24. April 2013, 10.00 Uhr,
im Sitzungssaal des Bundesverfassungsgerichts,
Amtssitz „Waldstadt“,
Rintheimer Querallee 11, 76131 Karlsruhe
sein Urteil verkünden.
Mündliche Verhandlung im Hauptsacheverfahren ESM/EZB
Der Zweite Senat des Bundesverfassungsgerichts verhandelt am
Dienstag, 11. Juni 2013, 10.00 Uhr und
Mittwoch, 12. Juni 2013, 10.00 Uhr
im Sitzungssaal des Bundesverfassungsgerichts,
Amtssitz „Waldstadt“, Rintheimer Querallee 11, 76131 Karlsruhe
im Hauptsacheverfahren ESM/EZB.
Die Verhandlungsgliederung ist dieser Pressemitteilung als Anlage
beigefügt.
Eilantrag von NSU-Opfer-Anwalt: Karlsruhe prüft Videoübertragung von NSU-Prozess
Das Bundesverfassungsgericht will noch vor Beginn des Münchner NSU-Prozesses am 6. Mai entscheiden, ob das Verfahren wegen des großen öffentlichen Interesses per Video übertragen werden muss.
Saudi-Arabien: Riad errichtet eine Mauer an Grenze zu Jemen
Die Präsidentschaftswahl in dem Land mit seiner strategischen Schlüsselposition steht vor der Tür bei der sich wieder alles nur mit der Gewaltspirale dreht: Macht, Einfluss und Geld.
20 Erdbeerpflücker in Griechland angeschossen
Wegen eines Lohndisputs sind 20 Erdbeerpflücker aus Bangladesch in Griechenland angeschossen und verwundet worden, nachdem der griechische Vorarbeiter das Feuer auf sie eröffnete. Die Schiesserei ereignete sich im Dorf von Manolada am ionischen Meer, rund 260 Km westlich von Athen. 200 Landarbeiter protestierten weil sie schon seit sechs Monaten keinen Lohn bekommen haben.
VERFASSUNG GEGEN DIE KOALITION: In einer Ausnahmesituation katastrophischen Ausmaßes
Längst ist das Parlament von einer großen Dauerkoalition aus CDU-SPD-FDP-GRÜNEN beherrscht. Oberhalb der Koalition regiert die Eurokratie. Und die wiederum findet ihr Herrschafts-Ende an den Türen der Banken. Das Volk ist längst zur lästigen Ausnahme geraten. Das wird es sein: Gegen diese Katastrophe der Demokratie will der zweite Senat des Bundesverfassungsgerichtes die Armee einsetzen wollen.
ECB should limit amount of liquidity in the eurozone, says Wolfgang Schaeuble
„There is much money in the market, in my view too much money,“ Schaeuble said in an interview for the German economic weekly Wirtschaftswoche on Friday.
Deficit-cutting is European, not German policy: Schaeuble
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble insisted Saturday that Germany‘s European partners agreed with deficit reduction, as pressure grew on Berlin to back a less austere, more growth-friendly economic crisis approach.
G20 meeting urges Europe to aid economy more
For another year, the annual spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund ended with a single, strong message aimed at Europe: Do more.
Schaeuble Says ‘Limited’ Treaty Change Enough for Banking Union
Germany’s Constitutional Court is strict about monitoring the legality of transfers of power away from the government and parliament, said Schaeuble. That could be a resolved by “limited treaty change” that wouldn’t require referendums across Europe as possible, he said.
Schritt zwei von Schäubles Masterplan: Schäuble sagt an, dass das jetzt der Normalfall ist, dass Bankkunden für die Rettung ihrer Banken zahlen sollen.
Mit anderen Worten ruft er zum Bank Run auf.
Berlusconi master-minds right-left agreement in support of President Napolitano’s re-election
Grillo‘s movement backed Stefano Rodota, a leftist academic, while Napolitano was elected by Silvio Berlusconi‘s centre-right bloc, outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti‘s centrist movement, and the badly divided centre-left Democratic Party (PD).
Berlusconi sex trial suspended till May 13
Judges in Milan on Monday suspended until May 13 the trial into allegations ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with an underage prostitute as they wait for the supreme court to rule on whether the case should be transferred.
Investors cheer Italy after president elected
Napolitano, elected after days of squabbling thanks to a broad agreement between some of Italy‘s main political groups, had earlier made clear that he favoured a new government over potentially destabilising new elections.
S. Korean FM cancels trip to Japan over Tokyo war shrine
South Korean foreign minister Yun Byung-se has canceled his trip to Japan this week in diplomatic protest against a series of visits by Japan‘s cabinet members to a controversial war shrine, a Seoul official said Monday.
Rassisten genießen Artenschutz in Deutschland
„There is an elephant in the room“, wie man in England zu sagen pflegt. Und nach schlechter Tradition im faschistischen, im postfaschistischen – und bald wieder im präfaschistischen? – Deutschland, wird er erst gesehen, wenn er alles im Laden vorhandene Porzellan zerschlagen hat.