Sunday, March 30, 2008

Political Offers and Expectations in the United States

e-glob, Washington (DC) - But there's always things they don't think through or they think it through and then when they win they have to back down because it costs too much.

If they had given the government the money they needed to go after those bond brokers who used the bad mortgages to back their securities with several layers of masquerade - just like Enron which Bush promised would never happen again and supposedly passed legislation for.

If they had given the authorities more money in terms of enforcement and fraud, it wouldn't have happened.

There’s enough regulation - if nothing else downright common every day fraud laws - that they could have used to prevent it.

If you don't give cops enough money you can't get the job done.

It's not that we need more regulations but we need to stand tough on what we have and let the crooks know we are watching and there are repercussions. Supplements with Obama YouTube video clips

Monday, March 24, 2008

Frank Kalder’s Former Bavarian Hometown: LINDAU (Bodensee)

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Lindau (Bodensee)
Germany’s Austrian & Swiss Border
- Lake Constance -




More slides

Isle view (enlarged) with Upper Rhine Valley (Austrian/Swiss), and SÄNTIS mountain


Harbor - Bavarian Lion & New Lighthouse - Vorarlberg mountains (Austria)
Harbor illumination
Harbor with ‘Old Lighthouse' (Mangturm)
Harbor with Magnolias


Maximilian Street - from the west
- from the east (with 'Zum Sünfzen' sign)
- from the east (wider view)


Further Background

Although I did not live on the isle, of course, our family’s residence has been situated only a few ‘walking’ minutes away, within the surrounding county, i.e., on the “Schneeberghalde” - adjacent to the castle “Schloss Moos”.

Here’re a few more details (with photos).
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Friday, March 14, 2008

Dollar Rebounds From Record Versus Euro on Intervention Concern

The dollar rose from a record low against the euro and traded above 100 yen as securities firms speculated central banks will intervene for the first time in 13 years to shore up the U.S. currency.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley said coordinated action by policy makers to stem the currency's slide is increasingly likely. The gains limited the dollar's losses in a week when it fell to the lowest in 12 years against the yen, approached parity with the Swiss franc and traded above $2 per U.K. pound… Bloomberg.com

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Hillary Clinton is back in the US Democratic fight

THE COMEBACK CANDIDATE

Hillary Clinton has accomplished the unexpected. With victories in Texas and Ohio, she's back in the running for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. And she's back in the ring with Obama -- in a fight which may continue until the nomination convention in August.

Hillary Clinton's aides put a lot of thought and care into selecting the location for her victory celebration. Columbus' Athenaeum is a proud building with a mighty coffered ceiling. As befits its victory, the Clinton party is being held in the Olympian Ballroom…
SPIEGEL INTERNATIONAL & 17 photos

Saturday, March 1, 2008

German Doctors Confessed to Medical Malpractice

Mistakes ~ NOT "GODS IN WHITE"

Surgical scissors left in stomachs, operations on the wrong knee, prescriptions of uppers instead of downers -- medical error is not just the stuff of fiction. Now a group of German doctors has decided to break a taboo and talk openly about their slip-ups.


The myth of the doctor who will make everything better is not just popular with patients but also useful for doctors. Now, for the first time, a group of German doctors wants to dispel it. The German Coalition for Patient Safety, a non-profit association of health care professionals, institutions and patient organizations, has published a brochure that explains the frequency and range of medical malpractice in Germany… SPIEGEL INTERNATIONAL