Aug, 2009

Wolf & Schwein

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Total cool, aber ich will nicht wissen, wie viel Arbeit das gewesen ist.

Ökonomen verlangen von Arbeitnehmern Lohnverzicht

Weekend Work

Kurzarbeit rockt!??

Wieder mal schlechte Presse für meinen Berufsstand: Ökonomen verlangen von Arbeitnehmern Lohnverzicht:
Weniger Geld für mehr Jobs: Im Kampf gegen den Anstieg der Arbeitslosigkeit fordern Wirtschaftsexperten finanzielle Zugeständnisse der Beschäftigten. Sie sollen auf einen Teil ihres Gehalts verzichten und so kriselnde Unternehmen stützen.
Das zentrale Wort, was bald in jedem Kommentar verschwunden sein wird ist kriselnde. Sicher ist es logisch, auf Lohn zu verzichten, um das eigenene Unternehmen zu retten, das wird auch jeder Arbeitnehmer einsehen, aber wenn in ein paar Tagen generell Lohnverzicht verlangt wird, damit die Gewinnmargen erhalten bleiben, sieht das wahrscheinlich schon wieder ganz anders aus.

Neues Handy

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Das Samsung i8910 rockt!
By tnkgrl,
used under cc license

Unsere neuen Handys sind da! Und was für feine Geräte! Jetzt hab ich endlich wieder einen Grund, das Handy mit mir rumzutragen, d.h. man kann mich in Zukunft auch wieder außerhalb von Büro und zu Hause erreichen. Die neuen Nummern schicke ich die Tage zu!

Big Trouble in Little Africa

Vom Toronto Star:
GUANGZHOU, China: … At a busy intersection in the heart of this southern city recently, angry Africans carried a bleeding black man, held aloft, across eight lanes of heavy traffic to deposit him smack at a police station’s door. Almost immediately hundreds of other Africans converged on the station – shouting for the police to come out and take responsibility…Trapped in a police raid on illegal immigrants that afternoon, Okoro chose to leap from the second floor of a shopping mall rather than be arrested.He landed on his head.Now, as he lay unconscious on the station’s doorstep, angry protestors fanned out into the street – blocking traffic, ripping up plants, waving tree limbs and denouncing the police.It took six hours to restore order. No serious injuries were reported.

Wer ist Schuld?

Ojukwu Emma, president of the Association of the Nigerian Community in China, who has lived and worked here for more than 10 years, says China is a huge magnet for African traders, and it pulls in more every day. … He doesn’t blame the Chinese for that. He says his people – Nigerians – need to take responsibility: they need to understand and respect Chinese law. “China is a communist country,” he says. “They’re not like us, a democratic country. They have their own laws and regulations that we have to respect. “You can’t blame the Chinese law for people carrying fake passports,” he stresses. “We have big problems … and it’s making (Chinese) people change their minds. “At first, they welcomed us.” He worries that Nigerians, in particular, have worn out their welcome. “We have to rebuild our image,” he says. … “It’s time we put our own house in order,” says Emma. “Shutting down traffic was wrong. I don’t support that kind of activity.”

Wie immer sind die Dinge nicht so einfach wie sie zunächst scheinen:

Ishmail, a trader from Nigeria’s economic capital of Lagos who owns two shops in that city, says the situation on the ground in Guangzhou is more complicated. … “Plus the pressure and the tension associated with these raids is insufferable,” he adds. “People are being detained for three, four, six months at a time before they can pay their 5,000 yuan fines (about $800). Then if they’re released they face the cost of a $2,000 (U.S.) air ticket home. No one can afford that.”But isn’t China just doing what any country would to ensure visitors’ visas are in compliance with the law, he’s asked? “In Nigeria we are free,” Ishmail implores. “We have two Chinatowns in Lagos. The government set aside land for them. No one in Nigeria asks Chinese people to show their visas. Here they can stop you on the street for no reason. And there are more Chinese in Africa than there are Africans in China,” he says. “Plus, they are welcomed in Nigeria.”

Video

The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony

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Ein Freund in Liebesnöten hat mich an dieses Lied erinnert. In solchen Situationen passt der Song wirklich wie die Faust aufs Auge, auch wenn es sich wohl gar nicht um ein Liebeslied handelt. In jedem Fall drücke ich die Daumen, dass bald wieder aufmunternde Klänge gespielt werden können.

‘Cause it’s a bittersweet symphony, this life
Trying to make ends meet
You’re a slave to money then you die
I’ll take you down the only road I’ve ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
where all the veins meet yeah

No change, I can’t change
I can’t change, I can’t change
But I’m here in my mind
I am here in my mind
But I’m a million different people
from one day to the next
I can’t change my mind
No, no, no, no, no, no, no,no,no,no,no,no(fading away)

Well I never pray
But tonight I’m on my knees yeah
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me, yeah
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
But the airways are clean and there’s nobody singing to me now

No change, I can’t change
I can’t change, I can’t change
But I’m here in my mind
I am here in my mind
And I’m a million different people
from one day to the next
I can’t change my mind
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
I can’t change
I can’t change it

‘Cause it’s a bittersweet symphony, this life
Trying to make ends meet
Trying to find some money then you die
I’ll take you down the only road I’ve ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
where all the veins meet yeah

You know I can’t change, I can’t change
I can’t change, I can’t change
But I’m here in my mind
I am here in my mind
And I’m a million different people
from one day to the next
I can’t change my mind
No, no, no, no, no
I can’t change my mind
no, no, no, no, no,
I can’t change
Can’t change my body,
no, no, no

I’ll take you down the only road I’ve ever been down
I’ll take you down the only road I’ve ever been down
Been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
Ever been down
That you’ve ever been down
That you’ve ever been down

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