spazz Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 8 hours ago, elijah said: WW2 Dearest WW3 started since 2011 already in Syria under the leadership of US and NATO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijah Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 1 hour ago, spazz said: Dearest WW3 started since 2011 already in Syria under the leadership of US and NATO. I hope it didn't start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 What a long and weir world war it is being. At this path it will be the Hundred Years War Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaron Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I love this picture. German presidential election has confirmed why Germany is coolest place on earth at the moment. #diversity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 On 12/02/2017 at 1:55 PM, spazz said: Dearest WW3 started since 2011 already in Syria under the leadership of US and NATO. Sadly that is true and many times it seems to go totally lost in public perception The so called Arab Spring was in fact a Western orchestrated scheme to leverage fundamentalism in creating huge structural voids on purpose for geopolitical gain. George Soros will soon rot in hell. It was no spring at all, except for weaponry manufacturers and lying politicians and their corporate media counterparts. Tunisia, Egypt and Libya even more importantly, all key sub steps towards Syria and the ultimate Holy Grail of Iran while we keep feeding and excusing the political and cultural monster of Saudi Arabia without batting an eye lid Project For A New American Century proceeding at full speed. Thank you Henry Kissinger & Co Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 There's one thing to have a long term war in an area in the planet and another to call it a World War. WW I and II were with Japan, USA, Europe, Africa... We are not living WW3 at all. If we were, i'm sure population in American continent, European Continent and Asia would notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudet Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 1 hour ago, karbatal said: There's one thing to have a long term war in an area in the planet and another to call it a World War. WW I and II were with Japan, USA, Europe, Africa... We are not living WW3 at all. If we were, i'm sure population in American continent, European Continent and Asia would notice. Precisely. Thank you However We are not living WW3 at all. ... not yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudet Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 Cardiovascular disease, Europe's biggest killer Death rates from cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes are falling but still cost the EU economy an estimated €210 billion a year, according to new figures. Despite overall success in maintaining a fall in mortality rates, inequality between different parts of Europe persists, with central and Eastern Europe lagging behind. An annual study by the European Heart Network - an alliance of heart foundations and NGOs in 25 countries - shows that cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the biggest killer of men in all but 12 countries in the region, and the main cause of death in women in all except two. CVD includes several conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels, including coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease and aortic disease. Published on Valentine’s Day, the fifth edition of the European Cardiovascular Disease Statistics reported that more than 85 million people in the 53 countries of the European region - as defined by the WHO - live with CVD. Within the EU countries, where around 49 million people have some form of CVD, research showed a total annual cost of €210 billion to the economy in 2015. More than a quarter of the cost is attributed to lost productivity, and a further 21% to the “opportunity cost” of informal care, which is a measure of the amount of money that carers forgo to provide unpaid care for relatives or friends suffering from CVD. Chief executive of the British Heart Foundation and president of the EHN, Simon Gillespie, said despite the advances made in preventing and treating heart conditions, the analysis was a “powerful reminder that cardiovascular disease remains Europe's biggest killer”. Lifestyle factors Lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet, physical activity and alcohol consumption are contributors to heart disease, which is largely preventable. With its ability to raise blood pressure, increase the risk of blood clots and inflame the arteries, smoking is a key risk and still a “key public health issue in Europe”, said the report. Smoking has been decreasing across Europe over the last four decades but the pace has slowed and, in some cases, is flattening out or even rising, especially among women - for example in Slovenia, Latvia and the Netherlands. In almost every country, the prevalence of smoking remains higher among men than women, but the gap is closing and women in EU countries are more likely to smoke than those in non-EU states. In four former Soviet countries - Georgia, Moldova, Latvia and Russia - more than half of men aged over 15 are smokers. In Western and Northern Europe, the smoking rate among males was found to be less than 30%, with the exception of France, at 33%. Increasingly sedentary lifestyles are a further risk factor, and researchers found that few adults took the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommended amount of physical activity of at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week, at least 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity, or a combination of both. Nearly half of all deaths Of EU residents surveyed on sport or non-sporting exercise like walking, dancing or gardening, 42% said they never participated in these activities. In eight countries, mainly in Southern Europe, more than half of respondents reported never exercising. Conditions such as obesity and diabetes, which increase the risk of heart disease, are on the rise, with diabetes rocketing by more than 50% over the last decade in some European countries. Gillespie added: "Nearly half (45%) of all deaths in Europe in 2015 were caused by cardiovascular diseases. This shows the urgent need to fund more research towards faster, more accurate diagnosis and treatments, alongside work to help prevent people developing heart and circulatory diseases in the first place.” https://euobserver.com/health/136891 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 4 hours ago, karbatal said: There's one thing to have a long term war in an area in the planet and another to call it a World War. WW I and II were with Japan, USA, Europe, Africa... We are not living WW3 at all. If we were, i'm sure population in American continent, European Continent and Asia would notice. Preliminary stages History repeating itself Financial speculations 1929 Collapse Protectionism Nationalism Fostering of all sorts of division in the population Imperialistic tendencies You substitute 1929 with 2008 and you have the same exact social, economic and politcal scenarios of the 1920s and 1930s which led up to 1939 Plus 9/11 of course which gave the élite the New Pearl Harbour they so craved in order to justify wading into the Middle East with the utmost unaccountable brutality they can master and get away with. Never mind the West de facto created AlQaeda and funnelled money into Gaddafi and Saddam's pockets For decades Sirya and Iran are the reason why there's going to be a West vs China/Russia conflict to begin with. That is the actual goal. Not to mention that the US Dollar is considerably threatened as global reserve currency and has been for over a decade now. If these aren't the obvious ingredients for WW3 then I don't know which ones are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Yes, but no. There were many tensions during the 60s too, and the 80s. On the verge of a nuclear catastrophe. And it didn't happen. The world is bad enough. Let's not exaggerate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudet Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 France’s Marine Le Pen quietly pledges to end same-sex marriage Far-right French Presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen has quietly pledged to close off same-sex marriage. Front National leader Marine Le Pen is currently leading in first-round polls ahead of France’s Presidential election. Le Pen’s party previously maintained strong ties to the anti-LGBT lobby, though it has recently made inroads with conservative gay voters, purporting to have “ But despite any “reforms”, Le Pen has now quietly confirmed plans to end same-sex marriage in the country, burying the policy announcement in a list of 144 pledges released last week. Buried midway through the lengthy document at number 87, Le Pen promises to create an “improved” form of civil unions in the country to “replace” the equal marriage law passed under the current Socialist government in 2013. The policy plan specifies that the changes would “not be retroactive”, sparing Le Pen the legal headache of trying to unpick or downgrade thousands of existing same-sex marriages, but the replacement plan would close same-sex marriage to new couples – meaning gays would once again only be able to enter civil partnerships. It would be a return to the former status quo for France, which only permitted same-sex couples to enter a contractual form of civil union (PACS) from 1999 until 2013. Le Pen’s policy document does not specify exactly what “improvements” would be made to the PACS system. As well as plans to tamper with equality laws, Le Pen also outlines plans to restrict fertility services, ending assistance for gay couples wanting to have children. Ironically, the plans were snuck out under a sub-heading claiming FN would “allow everyone to find their place” in French society. The policy shift is surprising given the FN’s recently attempts to court gay voters, playing down reports of homophobia and taking advantage of fears over homophobic Islamic extremists. Though she leads in the first-round poll, Le Pen is not expected to succeed in May’s run-off election, where she will likely face either centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron or Republicans right-winger Francois Fillon. Macron, the only supporter of LGBT rights among the top candidates, has faced ‘gay’ smears in recent weeks from Russian state media outlets. http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/02/14/frances-marine-le-pen-quietly-pledges-to-end-same-sex-marriage/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaron Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 It will be the BOMB in Europe and in France if she wins the election. This could start a wind of momentum through the continent that right wings could gain many votes in the elections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I'm quietly confident that my French comrades, of the Auld Alliance no less, will join us in telling right-wing cunt Le Pen to go fuck herself come May! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijah Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 PUTA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Bidet toilet merde! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudet Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 Euro-Area Economic Recovery Broadens as France Outpaces Germany 21 February 2017 The euro area’s unexpectedly upbeat economic data on Tuesday might have come with more than one positive message. A gauge for economic activity rose to the highest level in almost six years in February, following previous signals that the region’s frail recovery is finally taking shape. National gauges showed France outpacing Germany for the first time since 2012 -- a development that could signal growth in the 19-nation region is becoming more broad-based. “France’s revival represents a much-needed broadening out of the region’s recovery and bodes well for the euro zone’s upturn to become more self-sustaining,” said Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHS Markit. A composite Purchasing Managers’ Index for the euro area climbed to 56.0 from 54.4 in January, putting the region on track for quarterly growth of 0.6 percent, IHS Markit said on Tuesday. Economists predicted the gauge would slip to 54.3. Inflows of new orders and surging optimism among firms point to a potentially stronger expansion in the coming months, the London-based company said. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has repeatedly argued that stimulus is still necessary to ensure the economic recovery becomes self-sustained and reaches beyond the region’s top performers. Even though a swath of data -- including inflation -- has signaled that momentum may be stronger than expected, stoking calls for an exit from unconventional policy, the institution has committed to continue asset purchases until at least the end of the year amid political risks. “The ECB will be cheered by the signs of stronger growth and further upturn in price pressures, though will no doubt remain concerned that elections and Brexit could disrupt the business environment this year,” Williamson said. Reports published earlier in the day showed the French economy expanding by the most since 2011, propelled mainly by strength in its services sector. Output in Germany accelerated slightly less than in France, but still posted the strongest reading in three years. While the region’s two largest economies are on track for growth of 0.6 percent to 0.7 percent in the first quarter, IHS Markit noted a key difference between the recoveries: prices. Input costs rose by the most since mid-2011 in France and Germany. Firms in the former didn’t pass these gains on to customers, while output prices in the latter showed the largest monthly increase in more than five years. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-21/euro-area-economic-recovery-broadens-as-france-outpaces-germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudet Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 Three injured as man drives car into pedestrian area in Germany Three people are injured, one seriously, before police track down the suspect and shoot him after a brief stand-off. A man has driven a car into people in a central square in the German city of Heidelberg, police said. Three people were injured and the man was shot after being tracked down by officers. The suspect's motives were not immediately clear but a police spokesman, Norbert Schaetzle, said a terrorist background is not suspected and he appeared to have acted alone. He fled the scene but was later found by a police patrol and shot after a brief stand-off. He was taken to a hospital. One of the three people struck outside a bakery was in a serious condition, police said. Germany has been on high alert since last December, when a lorry ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin killing 12 people. http://news.sky.com/story/three-injured-as-man-drives-car-into-pedestrian-area-in-germany-10781995 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genevieve Vavance Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 On 13.2.2017 at 11:19 PM, jaron said: I love this picture. German presidential election has confirmed why Germany is coolest place on earth at the moment. #diversity Olivia Jones !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudet Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 Head of the AfD Frauke Petry meets with Russian officials in Moscow The head of Germany's populist party AfD has met with high-level Russian politicians in a secretive meeting in Moscow. Petry's office refused to clarify who else attended the talks. Frauke Petry, the prominent co-chair of Germany's nationalist AfD party, met with senior Russian politicians in Moscow at the weekend. In a statement issued on Monday, the office of the populist politician said she traveled to Moscow to discuss cooperation between German and Russian regional assemblies. She also met "on the sidelines" with Duma speaker and Putin confidant Vyacheslav Volodin as well as deputy speaker Pyotr Tolstoy. Volodin, President Vladmir Putin's former chief of staff, is widely seen as one of Russia's most influential officials, helping direct parliament's work and engineering elections. Tolstoy is well known for hosting a number of political talk shows on Russia's state-owned Channel One. The great-great-grandson of novelist Leo Tolstoy holds pro-Kremlin views and has been criticized by the country's opposition for airing misinformation and propaganda on his programs, particularly about Ukraine and the West. A statement released by the Duma said the delegation traveled to Russia at the invitation of Moscow. "During the meeting they discussed issues of cooperation between regional parliaments, inter-party cooperation, as well as the development of contacts for youth organizations," the Duma statement said. The Duma said the meeting was attended by Tolstoy, the vice speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament Vladimir Zhirinovsky, chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky, and Paul Zavalny, the chairman of the State Duma Energy Committee and the coordinator of the parliamentary group for relations with the Parliament of Germany. Zhirinovsky is a flamboyant ultranationalist leader of the pro-Kremlin Liberal Democratic Party of Russia known for populist, nationalist rhetoric. The AfD and Moscow Petry's office did not confirm who else took part in the delegation but according to party travel information seen by German press agency dpa, Julian Flak, chair of the AfD's "Bundeskonvent," an executive committee dealing with organizational, policy and financial strategy, also went to Moscow. There is no evidence that Russia financially supports AfD, unlike France's far-right National Front, but the AfD and other populist groups forged closer ties with Moscow in recent months and its politicians are often cited by Russian media outlets such as Russia Today (RT), the Kremlin-backed TV channel which has operated a German website for the past two years. A leaked report by Germany's secret services into potential Russian subversion of Germany's democracy found little evidence that the Kremlin was directly trying to manipulate the country's public opinion. But the report suggested that indirect methods may be at work finding "possible Russian influence attempts" being made towards the AfD. The AfD enjoyed an upswing of support in recent state elections and expects considerable support in September's federal elections, although it has been hit with political infighting in recent months. http://www.dw.com/en/head-of-the-afd-frauke-petry-meets-with-russian-officials-in-moscow/a-37643188 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Putin is pushing buttons like Gaga plays the piano: clumsy and noisy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijah Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 26 minutes ago, karbatal said: Putin is pushing buttons like Gaga plays the piano: clumsy and noisy. But they have succeeded sofar: Brexit, Trump, eventually (and god forbid) Le Pen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Yes but because of the real situation in the country. Not because Putin is a magician. What I mean is that good old secret services did their job better and you never knew when they were working. If we know all this means they want us to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijah Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 21 hours ago, karbatal said: Yes but because of the real situation in the country. Not because Putin is a magician. What I mean is that good old secret services did their job better and you never knew when they were working. If we know all this means they want us to know. The so called facts that Emanuel Macron is gay and leads a double life magically appeared in a Russian site when he was overtaking Le Pen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Exactly. It's so obviously and laughable sometimes hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilt Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 War without blood A Russian general is working on digital battle plans; hackers are attacking Germany's federal government; and a man in the Crimea wants to plunge Germany into chaos with fake news. http://www.zeit.de/digital/internet/2017-02/bundestag-elections-fake-news-manipulation-russia-hacker-cyberwar/komplettansicht Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 2 hours ago, Kilt said: War without blood A Russian general is working on digital battle plans; hackers are attacking Germany's federal government; and a man in the Crimea wants to plunge Germany into chaos with fake news. http://www.zeit.de/digital/internet/2017-02/bundestag-elections-fake-news-manipulation-russia-hacker-cyberwar/komplettansicht it looks like a movie, but it may be true.Fake news at least, is not something new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 German Government has alerted about it since last summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilt Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 European Parliament votes to end visa-free travel for Americans http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/europe-visa-free-travel-americans-european-parliament-vote-a7609406.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Were they visa free in all the EU??? European countries were never visa free to travel there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijah Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 2 minutes ago, karbatal said: Were they visa free in all the EU??? European countries were never visa free to travel there. Obviously most Europeans were traveling to there visa free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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