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Unpublished WW1 novel shares secrets of the past with a new generation

By Guest PostNovember 6, 2013Culture, Politicsa romance, acts of courage, analysis, dcm, distinguished conduct medal, egalitarian belief, first world war, forest of dean, frederick william harvey, gloucestershire regiment, gloucestershire soldier, grant repshire, herbert howells, ivor gurney, new generation, poetry, prisoner of war, roger deeks, semi autobiographical novel, severnvale, soldier, university of exeter, unpublished ww1 novel, will harvey, world war

A heroic World War One soldier’s previously unknown semi-autobiographical novel has come to light following the completion of a project to archive and make public the manuscripts, poems and correspondence of Frederick William Harvey.

F W Harvey’s papers are now available to the public thanks to a major collaborative project between the University of Exeter and the Gloucestershire Archives.

The Gloucestershire soldier became well known nationally for his poetry and his acts of courage. Despite having trained as a solicitor, he enlisted in the ranks and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal before being made an officer. Found among Harvey’s papers was an unpublished novel titled ‘Will Harvey – A Romance’, which is a fictional, but semi-autobiographical, novel which covers the early lives and school-days of two brothers. The story then follows them into the trenches of WWI, where Eric is killed (as was F W Harvey’s brother in real life) and Will is captured (again as in real life). There were several attempts to have it published however it seems that the post-WWI public was no longer interested in reading about the war. (more…)

Wie gefährlich ist die Polizei?

By Guest PostNovember 4, 2013Media, Politicsbern, bremsen, christof moser, elite polizist, emrk, gewalt gegen buerger, infosperber, justiz, kkjpd, peter york, polizei, polizeidirektoren, rundschau, schockvideo, schweiz, skmr, staatsanwaltschaft, st gallen, telezueri mikrofon, tv magazin, velo richtung markthalle, winterthur, zuerich

Weil sie kaum etwas zu befürchten haben, machen manche Polizisten, was sie wollen – mit Billigung der Bevölkerung.

Ende August, Basler Viaduktstrasse: Peter York* hat sich zum fünften Hochzeitstag mit seiner Frau zum Essen verabredet und fährt mit seinem Velo Richtung Markthalle. Als er eine Polizeikontrolle erblickt, macht er kehrt: sein Velo (ein so genanntes Fixie) hat keine Bremsen. Er will eine Busse vermeiden.

Die Polizei nimmt die Verfolgung auf und schneidet ihm den Weg ab. Einer der Beamten sprüht dem 31-jährigen Engländer, der in Basel als Architekt arbeitet, Pfefferspray ins Gesicht. Ein anderer, so beschreibt York bei «20 Minuten» die Auseinandersetzung, reisst ihm die Arme auf den Rücken. York, immer noch auf dem Velo, fällt zu Boden, verliert einen Zahn. Er wird auf den Asphalt gedrückt, ein Beamter schlägt ihm ins Gesicht. Im Spital wird ihm ein Telefongespräch verweigert. York beschwert sich. Daraufhin entfernen die Polizisten ihre Namensschilder. York erhält für dieses Verhalten nie eine Entschuldigung, im Gegenteil: Die Polizei reicht gegen ihn Strafanzeige ein. Der Fall ist hängig, die Schuldfrage für die Eskalation ungeklärt. (more…)

U.S. policy should encourage highly skilled, foreign Ph.D. students to stay, CU-led study finds

By Guest PostNovember 4, 2013Politicscreation of knowledge, economic growth, entrepreneurial investment, foreign students, innovative inputs, innovative research

Attracting more talented foreign students to study at U.S. universities and encouraging them to launch entrepreneurial ventures here could help “revitalize innovation and economic growth” in this country, a trio of economists led by University of Colorado Boulder Professor Keith Maskus concludes. (more…)

Fact checking politicians gets results

By Guest PostOctober 26, 2013Politicsamerican politicians, democratic accountability, fact checkers, fact checking politicians

New research indicates that American politicians are affected by the practice of fact-checking, thereby reducing the risk of misinformation and strengthening democratic accountability. (more…)

‘Zeitarbeitsfirma’ (temporary employment agency): The ‘other side’ of Germany’s labour market

By Guest PostOctober 20, 2013Economy, General, Jobs, Media, Politicsaaron, anonymous, central storage facility, construction works, der Spiegel, desert, euro, European Union, everyday life, exploitation, fictional, german authorities, german government, Germany, international labor organisation, justice, kuendigung machen, labour market, landsberg, leased worker, leipzig, leipzig airport, lieharbeiter, lost, manuel, mariam, nightshift, poland, polish colleagues, rail lines, rossmann, temporary employment agency, the mirror, zeitarbeiter, zeitarbeitsfirma, zentrallager

There are hundreds of ‘Zeitarbeitsfirma’ or ‘temporary employment agency’ dominating the current German labour market. These agencies lease workers mostly on short-term basis to different industries, supermarkets and other business enterprises. Leased workers (In German: Lieharbeiter or Zeitarbeiter) are normally low-paid and forced to do the heaviest works at their work places. Often they have to accept or bow down to inhuman demands of the ‘Zeitarbeitsfirma’.

Summarized here are few cases from different sources who experienced the hardship under the so-called ‘Zeitarbeitsfirma’: (more…)

Klimaschutz und Energiewende in Koalitionsverhandlungen priorisieren

By Guest PostOctober 19, 2013Environment, Politicsbruessel, deutschland, energiewende, eu ambitionierte ziele, ganz europa, germanwatch, Greenpeace, internationale klimapolitik, klaus milke, klaus seitz, klimaschutz, koalitionsverhandlung, martin kaiser, misereor, oekosysteme, regine guenther, vereinten nationen, welt, weltklima, wwf

Umwelt- und Entwicklungsverbände fordern Klimaschutzgesetz, höhere EU-Klimaziele und zukunftsweisende Investitionen

Die fünf Entwicklungs- und Umweltverbände Brot für die Welt, Germanwatch, Greenpeace, MISEREOR und WWF rufen dazu auf, die Koalitionsverhandlungen nicht allein auf Mindestlohn und Steuern zu verengen. Alle Parteien müssten sich daran messen lassen, ob sie jetzt die richtigen Weichenstellungen vornehmen, um Deutschland für die Bewältigung der globalen Zukunftsfragen aufzustellen.

Die Menschen wollten wissen, welche konkreten Antworten die künftige Regierung auf den Klimawandel mit seinen dramatischen Folgen für die menschliche Entwicklung, die Überwindung der Armut sowie die planetaren Ökosysteme gibt. Die nachhaltige Befriedigung der wachsenden globalen Nachfrage nach Energie, Nahrungsmitteln und Ressourcen stehe auf dem Spiel. (more…)

Study: Nearly 500,000 perished in Iraq war

By Guest PostOctober 16, 2013Politicsamy hagopian, armed conflict, birth, death, gilbert burnham, human costs, iraq war, johns hopkins university, mustansiriya university, plos medicine, pre war rate, simon fraser university, university of washington, war, war related deaths

Researchers from four universities, including the University of Washington, estimate that nearly a half-million people died from causes attributable to the war in Iraq from 2003 through 2011.

The results, from the first population-based survey since 2006 to estimate war-related deaths in Iraq and the first covering the conflict’s full timespan, are published Oct. 15 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine. (more…)

Steel drum band

By Guest PostOctober 15, 2013Politicsgalilee region, music conservatory, music project, peace, steel drum, value neutral instrument

UD’s Price uses music to unite children of different backgrounds

Turmoil has long existed in the Middle East. Now, one University of Delaware faculty member is doing his part to help bring about peace as part of an intrepid music project. (more…)

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