the unbalanced evolution of homo sapiens

Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση Ραδιοτηλεόρασης 12 Αυγούστου 2014 Προς κ. Αντώνιο Σαμαρά Πρωθυπουργό Ελλάδα Θέμα: Διορισμός εποπτικού συμβουλίου ΝΕΡΙΤ, τροποποιήσεις στον Νόμο 4173/2013 Aγαπητέ κύριε Πρωθυπουργέ, Όπως ίσως γνωρίζετε, η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση Ραδιοτηλεόρασης (EBU) έδειξε πολύ ενεργό ενδιαφέρον στην περσινή πρωτοβουλία για τη μεταρρύθμιση της δομής των δημόσιων ΜΜΕ στην Ελλάδα, και με τις ενέργειές της από τότε, η EBU έχει αποδείξει περίτρανα την υποστήριξή της σε αυτή την πρωτοβουλία, αν και είχε προκαλέσει τη διάλυση ενός από τα ιδρυτικά της μέλη, της ΕΡΤ. Ωστόσο, από τα τραυματικά γεγονότα του Ιουνίου του 2011 έχουμε αγωνιστεί να υποστηρίξουμε τη ΝΕΡΙΤ, όπως ωριμάζει, με την ελπίδα ότι θα γίνει ένα απολύτως κατάλληλο υποψήφιο μέλος της ΕBU αργότερα φέτος. Mε βαθιά ανησυχία λοιπόν για το μέλλον της δημόσιας ραδιοτηλεόρασης στην Ελλάδα, μάθαμε για τη νέα διαδικασία διορισμού του Εποπτικού Συμβουλίου της ΝΕΡΙΤ, το οποίο υιοθετήθηκε/επικυρώθηκε από το...

24 hour reports by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Due to the dramatic escalation in violence over the past few days and the massive assault on Gaza, UNRWA has declared an emergency in all five areas of the Gaza Strip. It is closely monitoring the situation and stands ready to mount an emergency response should that become necessary. The priority for the Agency has now shifted to emergency operations, providing assistance to those who have been displaced and sought shelter in UNRWA schools, while attempting to continue regular operations. Urgent funding needs persist and are increasing Key parts: “ IDP numbers on the rise. Currently 292,959 IDPs in 85 UNRWA schools. Average IDP population per UNRWA school is 3,482. The total number of IDPs staying in shelters supported by UNRWA is 327,118 (including 34,159 IDPs in 7 government shelters).” “ Israeli news reports last night that a rocket was launched from an UNRWA school were false....

του Πάνου Χαρίτου Ο ήχος των μαχητικών αεροσκαφών, των μη επανδρωμένων κατασκοπευτικών, ο ήχος των βομβών, των εκρήξεων, τα χαλάσματα, ο καπνός και η σκόνη που ακολουθεί την συνάντηση του εδάφους με τις ρουκέτες, οι σειρήνες των ασθενοφόρων, οι φωνές των τραυματιών, των γειτόνων που σπεύδουν σε βοήθεια, η μυρωδιά του θανάτου, οι λίστες με αριθμούς και ονόματα που αυξάνονται καθημερινά και η φράση που ξορκίζει το κακό μετά από κάθε χτύπημα, «Ο Αλλάχ είναι μεγάλος», είναι τα στοιχεία που συνθέτουν την καθημερινότητα της Γάζας. Μετρώντας επτά εβδομάδες πολέμου, η Γάζα και το Ισραήλ επιμένουν σε μια αδιέξοδη πολεμική αναμέτρηση. Επιδιώκοντας να αποφύγει την απευθείας συμφωνία σε ένα ειρηνευτικό σχέδιο που διαπραγματεύτηκε μέσω Αιγύπτου με τη Χαμάς, ο Μ. Νετανιάχου, φέρεται να έχει συμφωνήσει στη διαμεσολάβηση των Ημωμένων Εθνών (Η.Ε.), για το τέλος του πολέμου. Την πρόταση που δεν διαφέρει στο ελάχιστο από τα όσα συζητήθηκαν στο Κάιρο, μετέφερε ήδη στα Η.Ε. η...

Total number of people killed during the first three years probably underestimated “ An updated analysis carried out by data specialists on behalf of the UN Human Rights Office has led to the compilation of a list of 191,369 cases of individuals reported killed in Syria between March 2011 and the end of April 2014 , UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay announced Friday.” “ 'With additional killings reported from earlier periods, in addition to the new killings that have taken place, the total is more than double the number documented a year ago. Nevertheless, as the report explains, tragically it is probably an underestimate of the real total number of people killed during the first three years of this murderous conflict ,' Pillay said.” “ The statistical analysts who produced all three UN reports stressed that: ' The enumeration is not the complete number of conflict-related killings in Syria. ' The report says that, despite...

24 hour reports by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Due to the dramatic escalation in violence over the past few days and the massive assault on Gaza, UNRWA has declared an emergency in all five areas of the Gaza Strip. It is closely monitoring the situation and stands ready to mount an emergency response should that become necessary. The priority for the Agency has now shifted to emergency operations, providing assistance to those who have been displaced and sought shelter in UNRWA schools, while attempting to continue regular operations. Urgent funding needs persist and are increasing Key parts: “ Another unprecedented IDP record tonight: 292,489 IDPs sheltered in 84 UNRWA schools. The number of IDPs in 84 UNRWA schools is close to the population size of Cincinnati (296,942) and Bonn (309,869, former capital of Germany), and more than double the population of Berne, the capital of Switzerland (127,515). The total number of IDPs suppor...

People desperately try to escape from war zones, poverty and diseases globinfo freexchange A wooden boat with approximately 200 people onboard sank off the coast of Tripoli, Libya. At least 170 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are missing. So far the country's port services have rescued 16 people and found 15 bodies. The Libyan coast guard does not have the necessary means for such operations. The search and rescue operation carried out by only one boat. Most of the migrants came from Somalia and Eritrea . Source: http://www.tvxs.gr/news/kosmos/toylaxiston-170-metanastes-agnooyntai-stin-mesogeio “ ... a recent report by Amnesty International stressed how the European Union and its member states have constructed an increasingly impenetrable fortress to keep the migrants out, regardless of the desperate measures that many of them are prepared to take to reach Europe.” “ The UNHCR says 500 migrants and refugee seekers have died ...

“ An array of Nobel economists have launched a blistering attack on the eurozone’s economic strategy, warning that contractionary policies risk years of depression and a fresh eruption of the debt crisis.” “ 'Historians are going to tar and feather Europe’s central bankers,' said Professor Peter Diamond, the world’s leading expert on unemployment.” “ 'Young people in Spain and Italy who hit the job market in this recession are going to be affected for decades. It is a terrible outcome, and it is surprising how little uproar there has been over policies that are so stunningly destructive,' he told The Telegraph at a gathering of Nobel laureates at Lake Constance.” “ Professor Joseph Stiglitz said austerity policies had been a 'disastrous failure' and are directly responsible for the failed recovery over the first half of this year, with Italy falling into a triple-dip recession, France registering zero growth and even Germany contra...

του system failure Όλα δείχνουν ότι οι ΗΠΑ και οι σύμμαχοί τους απέτυχαν, για άλλη μια φορά, να βάλουν σε τάξη τη Μέση Ανατολή και να εδραιώσουν ένα ασφαλές περιβάλλον για τις Δυτικές πετρελαϊκές εταιρίες. Είτε το ISIS είναι ένα Δυτικό (και Σαουδαραβικό) κατασκεύασμα, όπως πολλοί ισχυρίζονται, είτε όχι, το χάος που κληροδότησε η κυβέρνηση Μπους στο Ιράκ μοιάζει να μην έχει τέλος. Καθώς οι τζιχαντιστές του ISIS επεκτείνονται με ταχύτητα και στρατολογούν συνεχώς καινούργια μέλη, ακόμα και από Δυτικές χώρες, όλοι άρχισαν να κατανοούν ότι αποτελούν μεγαλύτερο κίνδυνο απ'ότι αρχικά είχε εκτιμηθεί. Τα νεοσυντηρητικά "γεράκια" της Ουάσιγκτον κατανοούν τώρα ότι πρέπει να επικεντρωθούν στο πρόβλημα του ISIS και να εγκαταλείψουν, έστω και προσωρινά, τα σχιζοφρενικά τους σχέδια για τη Ρωσία ( http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2014/06/20_22.html ), έτσι ώστε να αντιμετωπίσουν αποτελεσματικά την απειλή του αποκαλούμενου Ισλαμικού Κράτους. Παρά τις κυρώσεις κατά της...

24 hour reports by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Due to the dramatic escalation in violence over the past few days and the massive assault on Gaza, UNRWA has declared an emergency in all five areas of the Gaza Strip. It is closely monitoring the situation and stands ready to mount an emergency response should that become necessary. The priority for the Agency has now shifted to emergency operations, providing assistance to those who have been displaced and sought shelter in UNRWA schools, while attempting to continue regular operations. Urgent funding needs persist and are increasing Key parts: “ The number of IDPs seeking refuge in UNRWA schools is unprecedented: 279,389 IDPs in 83 UNRWA schools . UNRWA is providing assistance to almost 314,000 IDPs staying in UNRWA schools and in 7 government shelters in the North.” “ The Palestinian civilian death toll continues to rise and is reaching unacceptable proportions. Since the nigh...

by system failure All indications point to the fact that the US and their allies failed, for one more time, to put under control the Middle East and establish a safe environment for the Western oil companies. Whether ISIS is a Western creation, as many believe, or not, the chaos bequeathed by the Bush administration in Iraq tends to grow. As the ISIS appears to expand and recruit new members, even from the Western countries, everyone realizes that the danger is much greater than initially estimated. The neocon hawks understand that they must focus on the ISIS problem dropping their plans for Russia at least for the moment ( http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2014/06/cold-war-20-dangerous-games-from_23.html ), in order to eliminate the threat of the so-called Islamic State. Despite sanctions against Russia, the Western allies showed some signs of a 180 degree turn, lately. Obama in his recent statement has pointed the contribution of Russia and China to the destructi...