Germans hand Chancellor Angela Merkel a historic fourth term

Edit North Jersey 25 Sep 2017
Her main challenger, the Social Democrats' Martin Schulz, conceded shortly after the polls closed ... "But the music is in the smaller parties." ... Martin Schulz (3rd R), leader of Germany's social democratic SPD party and candidate for Chancellor, and his wife Inge Schulz (2nd L) cast their ballots at a polling station in Wuerselen near Aachen, GermanySascha Schuermann, AFP/Getty Images ...   Sascha Schuermann, AFP/Getty Images ... ....

A petition to demand accountability from the NSA

Edit Boing Boing 24 Sep 2017
So we came up with this petition. The petition is hosted by a member of Sascha Meinrath's cross-party Civil Liberties Coalition we are working with in Washington DC, backing the cross-party anti-surveillance Caucus in Congress on a grassroots level." ... ....

No trivial bullets: Shooting Herzog

Edit Arkansas Online 24 Sep 2017
"I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony but chaos, hostility and murder.". -- Werner Herzog, narrating his 2005 documentary Grizzly Man. Someone shot Werner Herzog. Of course they did ... "In Germany I've somehow left the paved road," Herzog says ... (Animator Sascha Ciezata made a short film about the incident around Herzog's telling of the story, which Phoenix corroborated in an interview with The Guardian ... ... 5....

'The Captain': Film Review | TIFF 2017

Edit The Hollywood Reporter 21 Sep 2017
Director Robert Schwentke ('The Time Traveler’s Wife,' 'RED,' 'Insurgent') returns to his native Germany with this black-and-white film about a German deserter during the last days of the Third Reich ... The door has been opened and he takes the first step ... Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, Frederick Lau, Bernd Holscher, Waldemar Kobus, Alexander Fehling, Britta Hammelstein, Sascha Alexander Gersak, Samuel Finzi, Wolfram Koch, Marko Dyrlich ... ....

Genesis Alpha One Interview: Survival By Cloning

Edit GamingBolt 21 Sep 2017
Charting a new home for humanity isn’t easy, especially in Radiation Blue’s upcoming Genesis Alpha One. Heading into space, players are tasked with navigating the far reaches of space in their vessel, upgrading and defending it as time goes by ... GamingBolt spoke to creative director Sascha Jungnickel about Genesis Alpha One, what to expect and the challenges faced ... How did the idea first come about? ... to choose from? ... ....

How safe is your tuna? It’s vital to know where it was caught

Edit The Jordan Times 20 Sep 2017
The researchers tracked concentrations of toxins in tuna around the world and found that the location of fish, as much as its species, can affect how safe it is to eat. “The pollutant levels in seafood — and tuna in our case — can be heavily determined by the location where it was caught,” said lead author Sascha Nicklisch, a postdoctoral researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego....

UTRUST Raises $3.5 Million for Blockchain Payments Platform, Public ICO in October

Edit Market Watch 20 Sep 2017
ZUG, Switzerland, Sept. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- UTRUST is pleased to announce it has so far raised $3.5 million USD in total, for the world's first Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments platform with consumer protections ... The full recorded live stream can be viewed here ... About UTRUST ... UTRUST's diverse advisory team includes Francisco Maia, Francisco Cruz, Joao Paulo, Sergio Viana, Marc Howland, David Dryan, Daniel Pierce and Sascha Benz....

AudioEye and CivicPlus Enter Strategic Partnership to Streamline Web Accessibility to Local Governments

Edit Market Watch 20 Sep 2017
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AudioEye, Inc. (otcqb.AEYE) ("AudioEye" or the "Company") today announced a strategic partnership with CivicPlus, the premier integrated technology platform dedicated to serving local governments ... Sascha Ohler, CivicPlus Vice President of Research and Development, was instrumental in aligning the companies. Having fully assessed the end-to-end AudioEye solution, Mr ... Ohler....

Baby trial begins: Developer Jordan Schnitzer fights to remain sole parent

Edit The Oregonian 19 Sep 2017
The fight over whether Portland real estate developer Jordan Schnitzer must share his son with ex-girlfriend Cory Sause has dragged on for nearly as long as toddler has been alive. Monday marked the first day of a scheduled eight-day trial that aims to settle the question once and for all. Does Sause have the right to be a part of the boy’s life? ... Multnomah County Circuit Judge Amy Holmes Hehn is presiding over the case ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5....

UTRUST Predicts Blockchains Will Provide US $3.7 Trillion Boost to Economic Growth in Emerging Markets

Edit Coin Idol 18 Sep 2017
UTRUST’s completed pre-ICO and upcoming fundraising aims to build a global payments platform with extensive cryptocurrency support, ensuring merchants and people in developed and emerging markets have a secure and transparent platform to carry out transactions ... Nuno Correia, CEO ... UTRUST’s diverse advisory team includes Francisco Maia, Francisco Cruz, Joao Paulo, Sergio Viana, Marc Howland, David Dryan, Daniel Pierce and Sascha Benz ... ....

UTRUST Blockchains to Provide $3.7 Trillion Economic Boost to Emerging Markets

Edit Cryptocoin News 15 Sep 2017
With 2.5 billion unbanked people in emerging markets who can benefit from financial inclusion, blockchain technology has the potential to create nearly 95 million new jobs across all sectors in unbanked nations ... Potential Gains Exciting ... UTRUST CEO ... ICO Coming Sept. 20 ... 20, 2017 at 2 p.m. GMT ... The advisory team includes Francisco Maia, Francisco Cruz, Joao Paulo, Sergio Viana, Marc Howland, David Dryan, Daniel Pierce and Sascha Benz ...  ....

Hartnett: Red Bulls Brace For Grind Of 4 Matches In 11 Days

Edit CBS Sports 15 Sep 2017
By Sean Hartnett. » More Columns. Four matches over the span of 11 days will test the Red Bulls’ depth and resolve. On Sunday, they will host the Philadelphia Union. Three days later, they will have the chance to deliver long-awaited silverware in a U.S ... 27 ... Captain Sascha Kljestan, star striker Bradley Wright-Phillips, defender Damien Perrinelle and ironman goalkeeper Luis Robles are among the most experienced players on the roster ... ....

Why culture competitions and 'artwashing' drive urban inequality

Edit Open Democracy 14 Sep 2017
From Los Angeles to Liverpool to the new London competition, 'creative cities' policies are designed to soften gentrification's hard edges, never asking 'culture for who ?' Image. Sascha Pohflepp/Flickr, Creative Commons. This summer, London's mayor Sadiq Khan launched the 'London Borough of Culture Competition ' ... It’s been a kernel of urban development discourse, one that uses ‘creativity’ and ‘culture’ as tools of economic growth....
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