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sc4k
United Kingdom5454 Posts
On November 24 2016 03:49 Sent. wrote: In the early 90s we had the Polish Beer-Lovers' Party. They started as a satirical party but they made it to the parliament so you can say there was something serious about them. This is absolutely hilarious :D | ||
zatic
Zurich15361 Posts
I know that's why I wrote that. | ||
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WhiteDog
France8650 Posts
You think he can win ? | ||
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Yurie
12010 Posts
On November 24 2016 17:34 RvB wrote: 10% of the government budget for NATO countries? Most of the rich western governments spend 40-50% of GDP. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_budget 5% of budget, ~1.9% of GDP (based on worldbank source in previous post). http://www.regeringen.se/artiklar/2015/09/statens-budget-2016-i-siffror/ Sweden also uses 5% of budget but it translates to 1.1% of GDP. Meaning the available amount of GDP varies a lot depending on the country. Or they use different ways to measure things. Your point is excellent though, I just did a quick check on Sweden previously. Checking a site like: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/sweden/military-expenditure says it is 22% for Sweden which is factually false when checking the actual government budgets. So I guess to actually use figures one would need to decide on one source to actually use instead of comparing different ones as I did. Then hope it is equally wrong for everybody.  | ||
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zatic
Zurich15361 Posts
No, I don't think he has any chance. But it is not unlikely that one year from now we will again have a CDU/CSU-SPD coalition government headed by Merkel. And should that happen it would mean a Martin Schulz as either foreign minister or minister for the economy. That is projecting far far into a very uncertain future of course: But in any case, German politics will get a whole lot of Martin Schulz until Sep 2017. | ||
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mahrgell
Germany3943 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
 A tiny lander that crashed on Mars last month flew into the red planet at 540km/h (335mph) instead of gently gliding to a stop, after a computer misjudged its altitude, the European Space Agency has said. Schiaparelli was on a test-run for a future rover meant to seek out evidence of life, past or present, but it fell silent seconds before its scheduled touchdown on 19 October. After trawling through vast amounts of data, the ESA said on Wednesday that while much of the mission went according to plan, a computer that measured the rotation of the lander hit a maximum reading, knocking other calculations off track. That led the navigation system to think the lander was much lower than it was, causing its parachute and braking thrusters to be deployed prematurely. “The erroneous information generated an estimated altitude that was negative – that is, below ground level,” the ESA said in a statement. “This in turn successively triggered a premature release of the parachute and the backshell [heat shield], a brief firing of the braking thrusters and finally activation of the on-ground systems as if Schiaparelli had already landed. In reality, the vehicle was still at an altitude of around 3.7km (2.3 miles).” The €230m ($251m) Schiaparelli had spent seven months travelling 496m kilometres (308m miles) onboard the so-called Trace Gas Orbiter to within a million kilometres of Mars when it set off on its own mission to reach the surface. After a scorching, supersonic dash through Mars’s thin atmosphere, it was supposed to glide gently towards the planet’s surface. For a safe landing, Schiaparelli had to slow from 21,000km/h (13,000mph) to zero, and survive temperatures of more than 1,500C (2,730F) generated by atmospheric drag. It was equipped with a discardable, heat-protective shell, a parachute and nine thrusters to decelerate, and a crushable structure in its belly to cushion the final impact. The crash was Europe’s second failed attempt to reach the surface of Mars. Source | ||
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corumjhaelen
France6884 Posts
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Dan HH
Romania9167 Posts
On November 25 2016 02:05 corumjhaelen wrote: "A computer misjudged his altitude". Lol, someone has ruined his carrier with that you mean. It was one of our guys according to the Italian press. Dumitru Popescu's Arca Space was contracted by ESA to test reentry into the atmosphere, this test's location was near Crimea and was cancelled after Russia invaded it. The mission went ahead without that test and one of the computers tilted during entry and that caused the crash. http://www.repubblica.it/scienze/2016/11/20/news/popescu_il_teologo_a_cui_l_esa_affido_la_sonda_schiaparelli-152393310/ | ||
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Toadesstern
Germany16350 Posts
On November 24 2016 22:17 zatic wrote: No, I don't think he has any chance. But it is not unlikely that one year from now we will again have a CDU/CSU-SPD coalition government headed by Merkel. And should that happen it would mean a Martin Schulz as either foreign minister or minister for the economy. That is projecting far far into a very uncertain future of course: But in any case, German politics will get a whole lot of Martin Schulz until Sep 2017. it's getting quite complicated to get anything that isn't SPD+CDU atm... we basicly have 20% noone wants to work with on a national level (10% AFD, 10% Left according to Wiki). So CDU (36%) + Greens (10%) + FDP (5%), again all according to Wiki, would technically be possible... but that has more if's involved than I can count to barely get 51% between 3 parties lol | ||
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
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Dan HH
Romania9167 Posts
On November 25 2016 03:17 LegalLord wrote: Wait, I'm genuinely curious, how does a civilian space program test and the Crimea situation have any connection? The module was supposed to be retrieved from the Black Sea by the navy, other than that and what's in the article I don't know any details. | ||
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
On November 25 2016 02:05 corumjhaelen wrote: "A computer misjudged his altitude". Lol, someone has ruined his carrier with that you mean. No, the project leader should have gone over this and made sure that things would work out correctly | ||
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Dan HH
Romania9167 Posts
On November 25 2016 03:44 LegalLord wrote: I guess the Russian navy that was there before the entire Crimea situation suddenly became more dangerous to a civilian space program because now Crimea is under Russia's direct control? I really can't guess as to the logic here, it seems pretty weird. That's the least weird thing about this, I can see why our navy would want to avoid Russia's after they just annexed a piece of our neighbour, of course that when you do that you become suddenly more dangerous. What's weird is that Arca didn't move the test elsewhere, or do it with a private company instead of the navy, or rescheduled it after things calmed down a bit, there were almost 2 years between then and the launch. That company is sketchy enough for me to consider that this was an excuse, but I simply don't know enough about what happened to grab my pitchfork. | ||
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xM(Z
Romania5298 Posts
At a meeting on Wednesday, November 23, members of the European Parliament voted on a resolution to combat the Russian media, the most dangerous of which were determined to be the Sputnik news agency and RT television network. countering russian media can go from various sanctions(fines, temporary suspensions) to revoking licenses of russian media outlets or kicking out russian journalists from EU(by cancelling residence permits). Out of 691 deputies who voted, 304 supported the document. In the resolution, initiated by the deputy from Poland, Anna Fotyga, it is argued that Russia provides financial support to opposition political parties and organizations in EU member-states. The Sputnik news agency, RT television network, Russkiy Mir Foundation and the Federal Agency Rossotrudnichestvo were named as the main informational threats to the EU and its partners in Eastern Europe. It has been argued that Moscow is conducting hostile propaganda against the European Union. Authors of the resolution have equated countering Russia to the fight against the so-called Islamic State. The resolution is advisory in nature, and its execution by EU member-states is not obligatory. | ||
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
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xM(Z
Romania5298 Posts
Out of 691 deputies who voted, 304 supported the document is newsworthy | ||
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RvB
Netherlands6262 Posts
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Friday to unleash a new wave of migrants on Europe after lawmakers there voted for a temporary halt to Turkey's EU membership negotiations, but behind the fighting talk, neither side wants a collapse in ties. Europe's deteriorating relations with Turkey, a buffer against the conflicts in Syria and Iraq, are endangering a deal which has helped to significantly reduce a migrant influx which saw more than 1.3 million people arrive in Europe last year. "You clamored when 50,000 refugees came to Kapikule, and started wondering what would happen if the border gates were opened," Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul, referring to a Bulgarian border checkpoint where migrants massed last year. "If you go any further, these border gates will be opened. Neither I nor my people will be affected by these empty threats," he told a women's conference, dismissing Thursday's vote in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. "Don't forget, the West needs Turkey." The agreement struck in March with Ankara, under which it helps control migration in return for the promise of accelerated EU membership talks and aid, has reduced the influx via Turkey to a trickle. But its neighbors are still struggling to cope. Clashes broke out at a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos after a fire killed a woman and a 6-year old child late on Thursday, while Bulgaria said it would extradite hundreds of asylum seekers to their native Afghanistan next month after they clashed with riot police. The vote by the European Parliament in favor of freezing Turkey's EU accession talks was non-binding and Germany, France and most other EU states back continued engagement, despite their concerns about Turkey's human rights record. European leaders fear putting at risk Erdogan's cooperation on migration at a time when far-right and anti-immigrant parties have seen their popularity rise, particularly with elections next year in France, Germany and Holland. Sensing Europe's weakness, Erdogan has repeatedly threatened in recent days that Turkey could "cut its own umbilical cord" and sever ties with the EU, playing migration as his trump card. But Turkey also needs Europe. The EU is Turkey's largest trading partner and its 11-year membership negotiations, though long stalled, served in their early years as an important anchor for pro-market reforms and investor confidence. "Cutting off membership talks would harm both sides. We are aware of this," said Yasin Aktay, a spokesman for the ruling AK Party, which was founded by Erdogan. "We support the continuing of relations, we know this will benefit us and them. But if there is a negative step from the other side, we will not be held responsible for the consequences," he said. www.reuters.com | ||
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a_flayer
Netherlands2826 Posts
On November 25 2016 15:27 xM(Z wrote: is newsworthy So typical voting distributions are newsworthy now? It might also be important to note that about 200 of them abstained or whatever its called. They didn't vote for or against this advisory resolution. Personally, I'm a little disturbed by any form of attempts at censorship, but it comes as no surprise after everything surrounding the American elections. I just hope that between this kind of thing and censorship on Twitter/Facebook/etc it is not going to get out of hand somehow in the future. | ||
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