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Dollars on roll vs. euro but for just how long? 04-01-05 (USA Today) BRUSSELS — The U.S. dollar appears poised for its best three-month show against Europe's main currency in three years. The dollar hovered just off a six-week high on Tuesday, despite new figures showing U.S. consumer confidence fell for the second month in a row, largely in response to higher gas prices.

GDP, Inflation Mix Erode Treasury Prices 04-01-05 (Yahoo) NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt prices slipped in hesitant trade on Wednesday after revisions to last quarter's GDP data failed to show an expected gain in growth, but did reveal an uptick in inflation.

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Goldman Sachs: Oil Could Spike to $105 04-01-05 (Yahoo) LONDON (Reuters) - Oil markets have entered a "super-spike" period that could see 1970's-style price surges as high as $105 a barrel, investment bank Goldman Sachs said in a research report.

Oil prices up over petrol worries 04-01-05 (BBC) Oil prices moved back above $54 a barrel on Thursday as concern about tightening gasoline stockpiles in the US drove prices higher.

Oil Surges $2 on Super-Spike Prediction 04-01-05 (Yahoo) LONDON (Reuters) - Oil hurtled back up to $56 a barrel on Thursday as Goldman Sachs bank, the biggest trader of energy derivatives, said prices could ultimately surge all the way above $100.

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03-27-05 Alexander: <<<To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance >>>

mach ma

viel Spaß

03-27-05 Cheetah: 24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do. The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy. Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you. Not because they are nice, but because you are. I would like to believe when I die that I have given myself away like a tree that sows seed every spring and never counts the loss, because it is not loss, it is adding to future life It is the tree's way of being. Strongly rooted perhaps, but spilling out its treasure on the wind. Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. While we are postponing, life speeds by. A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies. Everything in excess! 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Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.When you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your sparks. Maybe this world is another planet's Hell. I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher. A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea. But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near. While we are postponing, life speeds by. 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There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against that power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand. A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship. You can widen your life by yourself, but to deepen it you need a friend. Reality is an illusion that occurs due to lack of alcohol. But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near. The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows. If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me. In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is. A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies. When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk, they're sober. The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows. Books are the shoes with which we tread the footsteps of great minds. When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. I've had a wonderful time, but this wasn't it. The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth. Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense. Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go. Love is the energy of the soul. Love is what heals the personality. There is nothing that cannot be healed by love. There is nothing but love. What lies behind us and what lies before us, are only small matters compared to what lies within us. Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world. Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours. I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves. We all agree that your theory is crazy, but is it crazy enough? The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves. Facts are the enemy of truth. Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake. To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance

03-27-05 Alexander: <<<Der Fall Deiner Mutter ist aber insofern anders gelagert, als dass sie noch bewußt Schmerz, Hunger etc. wahrnimmt.>>>

stimmt, aber es wird schwächer, ist auf jedenfall ein Riesenunterschied, ob man schon 82 oder erst 41 ist....

ich weiß nicht, aber z.B. in Holland ist es echt schlimm mit diesen plötzlichen Todesfällen in Heimen etc.

Und da sind so manche Ärzte mit verantwortlich.

Beweisen kann man natürlich nix, von wegen Knast

03-27-05 Patient-Trader: Alex, es ist verständlich, dass Du die Schiavo Geschichte aus einer anderen Perspektive siehst. Der Fall Deiner Mutter ist aber insofern anders gelagert, als dass sie noch bewußt Schmerz, Hunger etc. wahrnimmt.

Ärzte haben sicherlich eine andere Einstellung zum Tod und sehen das etwas unsentimentaler. Letztendlich halte ich es nicht für sinnvoll diese Grenzfälle alle gesetzlich zu regeln. Es ist besser das in der Grauzohne zu lassen, damit die Ärzte voll in der Verantwortung stehen. Die nehmen ja schließlich auf Ihre Kappe, notfalls in den Knast zu wandern.

03-27-05 Alexander: URL dieses Artikels: http://www.netzeitung.de/deutschlan...

Kirchen kritisieren Sterbehilfe im Fall Schiavo 27. Mär 10:01, ergänzt 10:15

Die beiden großen Kirchen in Deutschland haben dazu aufgerufen, Leben zu schützen. Kardinal Lehmann warnte vor Sterbehilfe als «verführerischer Idee».

Die Repräsentanten von katholischer und evangelischer Kirche in Deutschland haben das Schicksal der US-amerikanischen Wachkoma-Patientin Terri Schiavo in den Mittelpunkt ihrer Osterpredigten gestellt. Der Vorsitzende der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz, Kardinal Karl Lehmann, sagte im Mainzer Dom, es sei keine Lösung, Menschen etwa durch Verhungern schneller in den Tod zu befördern. Der sterbende Mensch dürfe nicht zum Objekt degradiert werden.

Mit Blick auf den Fall der US-Amerikanerin Terri Schiavo warnte Lehmann vor Sterbehilfe als «verführerischer Idee». Er mahnte, Menschen an ihrem Lebensende zu begleiten gehöre zu den sieben Werken der Barmherzigkeit. «Der Arzt darf das kreatürliche und solidarische Fundament des Menschseins, das Arzt und Patient miteinander elementar verbindet, nicht auflösen», so Lehmann. Die Segnungen der Medizin würden zur Bürde, wenn die Verlängerung des lebens für die Beteiligten zur Qual werde.

Huber für Patientenverfügungen

Ähnlich äußerte sich der Ratsvorsitzende der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (EKD), Bischof Wolfgang Huber. In seiner Predigt im Berliner Dom sagte er, das Leben sei in seiner Begrenztheit ein kostbares Geschenk aus Gottes Hand, über das «weder an seinem Beginn noch an seinem Ende» willkürlich verfügt werden dürfe. «Deshalb wenden wir uns auch jetzt gegen jede Vorstellung davon, dass die aktive Sterbehilfe, der bewusst herbeigeführte Tod ins Kalkül gezogen wird», so Huber. Andere Wege seien nötig und möglich.

Der EKD-Ratsvorsitzende sprach sich ausdrücklich für Patientenverfügungen aus. Damit werde die Fürsorge von anderen nicht außer Kraft gesetzt, sondern ihr werde die Richtung gewiesen. «Wie gut wäre es gewesen, wenn Terri Schiavo sich mit solcher Klarheit hätte äußern können», sagte Huber. «Wenn Menschen im Vorhinein beschreiben, wann für sie diese Zeit gekommen sein wird, dann ist dies zu respektieren.»

«Sterbephase»

Für Patientenverfügungen plädiert auch der Trierer Bischof Reinhard Marx. Im Deutschlandfunk betonte er aber, dass diese erst greifen dürften, wenn die «Sterbephase» eingetreten sei. Ein Wachkoma wie im Fall der US-Amerikanerin Terri Schiavo sei keine Sterbephase. Marx räumte ein, dass es Diskussionen über deren Beginn geben könne. Wichtig sei aber, dass man unmissverständlich wisse, was der Patient gewollt habe.

Aktive Sterbehilfe lehnt Bischof Marx strikt ab. Kein Mensch habe ein Recht, seinen eigenen Tod zu bestimmen, so wie er auch nicht das Recht habe, sich selber ins Leben zu bringen, sagte er. Passive Sterbehilfe könne es zwar geben. Für Christen sei das menschliche Leben aber dennoch in jeder Phase unantastbar. (nz)

03-27-05 Alexander: die Unterschiede sind zu groß und die Philosophien zu verschieden...

mal sehen was Schleswig Holstein bringt

03-27-05 spaldo: Jetzt die Große Koalition?
von Wolfram Weimer
http://www.cicero.de/97.php?ress_id...

03-27-05 Alexander: <why do <they> want to kill her then, if she doesn't exist? > ??

can't follow here

03-27-05 ozymiani: <Alexander>

<Terri Sciavo isn't my sister>: happy you. That's probably the only legal headache bigger than argentina investors'.

<I don't have a sister anyhow>: why do <they> want to kill her then, if she doesn't exist?

03-27-05 Alexander: Posted on Sat, Mar. 26, 2005

Schiavo's parents urge Gov. Bush to take action after another legal loss

BY SANDY BAUERS
Knight Ridder Newspapers

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - (KRT) - As Terri Schiavo entered her ninth day without food or water, her parents lost another court battle Saturday and abandoned their quest for a federal court review.

Saturday night, through a spokesman, Bob and Mary Schindler asked Gov. Jeb Bush to take Schiavo into protective custody in a last-ditch effort to save her life.

"Gov. Bush, you do have the authority to stop the killing of Terri Schiavo," said Brother Paul O'Donnell, a Schindler family spokesman. "... We beg you to have courage and take action."

Other appeals to have the severely brain-damaged woman's feeding tube reinserted are pending before state courts, but as the day wore on the Schindlers' hopes seemed to slip away.

O'Donnell said at about 9 p.m. EST that Terri "is really showing signs of starvation and dehydration. ... Tonight, we begin the holy celebration of Easter. The family would request that everyone go home. Be with your children. Hold them close. And cherish every moment you have with them.

"Tomorrow, as we celebrate Easter, they pray that you gather in the churches of your own denominations and if you would, offer a prayer for their daughter Terri."

He said the family would give no more interviews.

Earlier in the day, after a visit with his daughter, Bob Schindler said she was "fighting like hell to stay alive," and that he wanted "the powers that be to know that. It's not too late to save her."

"She's not throwing in the towel," he said. "She doesn't want to die."

Schiavo has been in what doctors have termed a "persistent vegetative state" since collapsing in 1990.

Michael Schiavo has said his wife would not want to be kept alive artificially, and has fought the Schindlers' efforts to have a feeding tube re-inserted. George Felos, Michael Schiavo's attorney, contended Saturday that "any fair observer of this situation would say the legal struggle is over here," and that "any further legal action is going to be futile."

He also said he felt neither Bush nor legislators would step in.

"There's a real perceptible shift in public opinion here. I think the politicians have backed off this case," he said. "I think the politicians here realize they made an erroneous judgment as to what might be in their interests."

He said he could understand the parents' "desperate efforts in this case, but I would hope that at some point before Terri's death they would leave that behind and begin to try to cope with this more on a personal level."

As before, there were conflicting reports about how she looked.

Felos said he had been to see Terri earlier that day, and she was "calm, peaceful, resting comfortably." In fact, he said, she looked "beautiful" and that in the eight years he has been working on the case, he had never seen her have such "a look of peace and beauty."

Terri's brother, Bobby Schindler, however, lashed out later, saying Felos' comments were "the most absurd thing I have ever heard. ... They mischaracterized her condition today, just as they mischaracterized it for five years. It is sick, it is heinous."

He said he was suggesting that his parents not go visit Terri any more.

Felos said it was "obvious that those opposed to carrying out Terri's wishes, lacking a legal case, have tried to stir up emotions and get people angry and to have people believe that something wrong is occurring here. And it's just simply not the case."

On the day before Easter, the families also sparred over whether Terri, a Roman Catholic, could be given communion.

Felos said that the court had ordered that the sacraments could be administered twice. A family friend, Msgr. Thaddeus Malanowski, administered last rites shortly before Terri's feeding tube was taken out on March 18. The priest said he used an eye dropper to put a small amount of wine into the tube.

Felos said the timing of the last communion would be up to Michael Schiavo and Terri's health care providers.

It was a somber day outside the Woodside Hospice, with demonstrators shushing the crowd when the Schindlers appeared and calling after them as they left, "God Bless You."

News photographers have previously jostled each other and surrounded the family as they made their way across the street to the hospice from a small store where they have secluded themselves; Saturday, they formed a more orderly cordon and the Schindlers walked through unimpeded.

By late afternoon, the crowd of demonstrators had swollen to nearly 300 people, all but about three or four in favor of reinserting Terri's feeding tube. More than 100 stood praying and singing "Ave Maria" as Msgr. Malanowski performed mass at an impromptu altar made from a folding table.

A single demonstrator was arrested for trespassing, bringing the total to 31, including six juveniles, the youngest of whom is ten, said Pinellas Park Police Capt. Sanfield Forseth.

He said demonstrators had been alerting the police when they saw potential problems. "They want a peaceful event," Forseth said. "They don't want anyone to mess it up."

When Felos spoke outside his office, four law enforcement officers stood nearby. Security has been tight for those involved in the case; Pinellas Circuit Judge George Greer and Michael Schiavo have received death threats.

Greer's ruling Saturday was another setback for the Schindlers. Greer rejected the family's claim that she tried to say "I want to live" hours before her tube was removed. The family appealed that ruling, but late Saturday the Florida Supreme Court rejected their appeal.

In addition, Bush and the state have two appeals pending in their fight to support the Schindlers; those appeals are before the state's 2nd District Court of Appeal.

Bush has already tried to take Schiavo into protective custody, but was denied by a Pinellas Circuit judge. On Thursday, Bush said his powers "are not as expansive as people would want them to be. ... I cannot go beyond what my powers are and I'm not going to do it."

If medical estimates that Terri Schiavo's death could take place 10 to 14 days after her feeding tube is removed are correct, she could die within days.

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03-27-05 Alexander: <<<< in jedem Falle sollte die die Entscheidungen den Ärzten überlassen - die machen das hundertfach in ihrem Leben. >>>>

ich habe ja einen ähnlichen Fall, meine Mutter (82) ist zuhause in ihrer WOhnung in Frankfurt und hat kompletten Alzheimer.

Sie wird von 2 poln. Krankenschwestern gepflegt und es kommt ein Pflegedienst.

Wir haben seit 6 Monaten eine Magensonde für die Ernährung und der Zustand ist STABIL.

Ich kenne eine Menge Fälle da sind wesentlich gesündere Bekannte (Heimbewohner) plötzlich gestorben....

Also.....den Ärzten trau ich keine 2cm

NICHT weil sie böswillig, sondern weil sie überlastet sind und jeden der alt & genrechlich ist nicht wirklich Ernst nehmen.

Wir tun wirklich das MAXIMUM, mehr geht nicht !!!!

03-27-05 Patient-Trader: Alex, Was für Erbschaft ? Die Frau hat nix mehr. In jedem Falle behagt mir der Gedanke, dass die Frau nun verhungert, auch nicht besonders. Man kann nur hoffen, dass sie davon nichts mitbekommt. Das ganze kann natürlich auch dazu führen, dass sie sich entscheidet, mal wieder was in der Küche zu arbeiten und aufwacht :-) Aber Scherz beiseite, in jedem Falle sollte die die Entscheidungen den Ärzten überlassen - die machen das hundertfach in ihrem Leben.

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