Archive for June, 2009

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Monday, June 15th, 2009

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Galina Toktalieva for die Wiener Nachrichten

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Whenever I go to Main Square with idea to make good photo of a horse, the blinders – leather flaps of bridle to keep horse from seeing anything on both sides – abash me. They say horses need those blinders to drag carriage with tourists forward. They also say about folks who are not able to accept reality: people have their blinders on. However, to move steadily forward, one virtually needs to concentrate at target and ignore anything else around – to put blinders on. Photographers experimenting with image know that any occasional element included in frames suddenly gets quality of wholeness. Frames draw attention to detail retrieved from blurred zone of our perception. Can we really believe our eyes, if consider that eagles, cats or flies see the world differently? (more…)

Population of snow leopards rises in Kyrgyzstan

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

.jpg The snow leopard is a beautiful and charismatic animal, found in the remote mountainous regions of Central Asia. Protected by thick, smoky-grey fur, and capable of leaping thirty feet and taking prey three times its own weight, it is well adapted to the cold, harsh landscape. Solitary, shy and well camouflaged, the snow leopard is very rarely seen. Although not at all aggressive to humans, it continues to suffer at their hands
24.kg –Population of snow leopards rises on the territory of Sarychat-Ertash nature reserve, Kyrgyzstan, National Academy of Science informed. There are reportedly seven animals listed in Kyrgyz Red Data Book of endangered species, two of them are leopardesses with cubs. “Growth of snow leopard population should continue up to restoration of it initial number on the territory- 17-20 animals,” the National Academy of Science said.
Sarychat-Ertash nature reserve is situated at junction of Internal and Central Tien Shan, in valleys of Sarychat, Ertash, Uchkul rivers. Its total area is 135 thousand hectares.

Aryan Strache und far-rights in Austria

Friday, June 5th, 2009

fpoe_urban_loritz.jpg Galina Toktalieva for die Wiener Nachrichten

Far-rights in Austria: hard times bring chauvinistic core of many to the surface

(VIENNA) – The far-rights in Austria may get strong gains when the nation goes to the polls on Sunday to elect its 17 members of the European Parliament.
The FPOe – with xenophobic slogans such as “The Western lands are in the hands of Christians” – may effectively divert the electorate attention for its own populist and highly nationalistic agenda.
With only a few days to go before the vote, the FPOe and its handsome blue-eyed Aryan leader dentist Heinz Christian Strache, 39, looks probable to win 14-17 percent of the vote, three times more than in 2004. At the same time, the Social Democrats SPOe and the conservative OeVP parties are expected to receive a defeat, after running dull election campaigns. I talked to a few supporters of FPÖ in Graz and Vienna, who declared the main reason of their vote for Strache is deep dissatisfaction with present economic situation in the country, passiveness of SPÖ, overall conservatism of ÖVP, and lack of efficiency of Greens and also decline of KPÖ popularity in Graz. One can see on Internet photos of Graz teenagers tossing their arms in Nazi Salut  as their FPÖ blue-eyed  idol once did. The overall opposition to present state of things in economics, politics and media supports tentative sympathies of many adult Austrians for nationalists.

Verursache der aktuellen Krise

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

comparty_graben.jpg WIEN-Abschluss-Pressekonferenz der KPÖ zur Europaparlaments-Wahl 2009. Günther Hopfgartner, Spitzenkandidat der KPÖ-Europäische Linke zur EU-Parlamentswahl und Melina Klaus, Bundessprecherin der KPÖ trafen sich heute vormittag zum Roulett-Spiel am Wiener Graben vor der Erste Bank.
Günther Hopfgartner: “Heute steht auf der Tagesordnung das Casino zu schließen,” der Casinokapitalismus, seine Banken und Versicherungen mit ihren Pyramidenspielen, sind die Verursacher der aktuellen Krise. Bezahlen sollen, geht es nach den Regierungen, die Menschen, die sie nicht verursacht haben. Daher sollen, vor allem solche Banken, die Geld aus dem Bankenrettungspaket genommen haben vergesellschaftet werden. “Es geht darum, die gesellschaftliche Kontrolle über die Finanzmärkte zu erringen. Normalerweise schafft an, wer zahlt – es war ein deutliches Versäumnis der Bundesregierung, sich an diesen Stehsatz vorbeizumogeln.” KPÖ

Eurozone unemployment rate
(AFP) Unemployment in the 16-nation eurozone rose to 9.2 percent of the workforce in April, the highest level this decade. A total of 396,000 jobs were lost during the month in the nations using the euro currency, pushing unemployment past the nine-percent barrier and up to its highest level since September 1999, the European Union’s Eurostat data agency said.

Opels Zukunft in Russland?

Monday, June 1st, 2009

opel_russia.jpg Werner Braun für Die Wiener Nachrichten

Nun ist der Deal perfekt! Opel hat sich von seiner Muttergesellschaft GM gelöst und ist in Deutschland sozusagen auf den Markt geworfen worden. Es hat lange und zähe Verhandlungen gegeben, in welchen sich schließlich Frank Stronachs Unternehmen Magna durchgesetzt hat.

Der Verkauf eines derartigen Unternehmens ist aber keineswegs eine einfache Sache. Auf der Verkäuferseite gilt es, die – durchaus unterschiedlichen – Interessen mehrerer Gruppen zu wahren, und auch der Käufer muss mehrere Geldgeber unter einen Hut bringen, dabei die Interessen der Verkäufer wahren und zudem noch seinen Mit-Financiers klare Vorteile aus dem Kauf bieten.
Magna ist kein kleines Unternehmen – immerhin der weltweit drittgrößte Zulieferer der Autoindustrie. Aber dieser Deal brachte auch Frank Stronachs Unternehmen an die Grenze seiner Möglichkeiten. Und es ist noch keineswegs ausgestanden, denn auch Magna wurde – verständlicherweise – von seinen Kunden tief in die Krise mit hineingezogen. (more…)

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