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Paradise Lost

Journal Entry: Tue Dec 15, 2009, 7:07 AM







Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band formed in 1988 in Halifax, England. While the band's earlier albums are classified as death/doom metal, they later began to incorporate several different styles of rock into their recordings and are now mainly considered a gothic metal band.

On June 18, 2009, Paradise Lost officially announced Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us as the title of their upcoming new album, to be released on Century Media Records on September 25, 2009 in Germany

Here are some pictures from the concert.



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Samael

Journal Entry: Mon Dec 14, 2009, 1:58 PM







For everyone who don´t know them, Samael is a heavy metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland.



Although much of their music from the mid-1990s onwards has incorporated electronic sounds which would best define their genre as industrial metal, they are an early 2nd Wave black metal band and an innovator for post-black metal styles.

Samael released several demos, including an extremely rare demo titled Medieval Prophesy. Their first demos presented a slow, doomy style of thrash metal with raw vocals, similar to that of Celtic Frost. Some of the songs would be included on Worship Him (1991) and Blood Ritual (1992).

Around the time of Ceremony of Opposites (1994), the band started using industrial-styled song techniques, employed by the use of keyboards and (minimalist) acoustic percussion. By this time, they had also left French record label Osmose Productions and signed with Century Media Records.

Their album Passage (1996) saw them gather a larger audience, with the music video for the song "Jupiterian Vibe" getting airplay on MTV's Headbanger's Ball.

After the release of Eternal (1999), Samael would not renew their contract with Century Media. In 2004, Reign of Light was released through independent label Galactical Records.

In 2006, their album Era One was released on Century Media Records. It includes a bonus disc, "Lesson in Magic #1," which is entirely instrumental and done solely by keyboardist Xy. The album itself was recorded in 2001, and the bonus disc a year later. Both were rearranged and remixed in 2005.

In June 2007 they released the album Solar Soul, which summed up and combined many of the styles of their previous albums since Passage.
On March 6, 2009, Samael released Above, a full-length album described as a tribute to Samael's roots.

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Gegen ein Verbot von Action-Computerspielen

Journal Entry: Mon Jul 13, 2009, 11:04 PM







[Zitat]
Der Deutsche Bundestag möge sich gegen den Beschluss der Innenmisterkonferrenz vom 5. Juni 2009 entscheiden, der ein "Herstellungs- und Verbreitungsverbot" von Action-Computerspielen vorsieht.

Aktueller Anlass ist der am 5. Juni 2009 erfolgte Beschluss der Innenministerkonferenz der Länder,
der ein "Herstellungs- und Verbreitungsverbot" von Action-Computerspielen vorsieht.
Dieser Beschluss ist eine Reaktion auf den entsetzlichen Amoklauf eines 17-jährigen Jugendlichen im
baden-württembergischen Winnenden, der die Diskussion um die Wirkung von Computer- und
Videospielen neu entfacht hat. (Vor-)schnelle Verbotsforderungen werden den vielschichtigen
Aspekten solcher Ereignisse nicht gerecht, wirken im Gegenteil eher verharmlosend und
verhindern so eine gründliche Aufarbeitung. Mit Bedauern stelle ich fest, dass die
Debatte von Unkenntnis, Polemik, Unsachlichkeit und Vorurteilen geprägt ist, gerade aus den Reihen
der Politik.
"Gewaltverherrlichende" Medien hingegen sind aus gutem Grund verboten. Doch ein prinzipielles
Herstellungs- und Vertriebsverbot von Filmen und Computerspielen für Erwachsene steht aus meiner
Sicht im Widerspruch zu Artikel 5
unseres Grundgesetzes ("Eine Zensur findet nicht statt").
Vielmehr gilt es, Kinder und Jugendliche vor Inhalten zu schützen, die nicht für ihr jeweiliges
Alter freigegeben sind. In Deutschland gelten schon jetzt die europaweit strengsten Gesetze; Mitte
2008 wurde das Jugendschutzgesetz auf Initiative von Bundesfamilienministerin Ursula von der
Leyen noch einmal erweitert. Seit 1. April 2003 versieht die USK (Unterhaltungssoftware
Selbstkontrolle) Computer- und Videospiele - analog zu Spielfilmen - mit eindeutigen,
auffälligen Alterskennzeichnungen; fünf Prozent der im Jahre 2008 geprüften Spiele sind auf ein
erwachsenes Publikum zugeschnitten und werden daher mit "Keine Jugendfreigabe" eingestuft.
Diese Kennzeichnung ist ein hoheitlicher Verwaltungsakt durch die Obersten Landesjugendbehörden.
Produkte, die den strengen Kriterien nicht genügen, werden nicht gekennzeichnet und können
demnach von der Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien (BPjM) indiziert werden.
Als volljähriger Bürger und Wahlberechtigter bitte ich Sie nachdrücklich, ...
• den irreführenden und diskriminierenden Begriff "Killerspiele" aus der politischen Diskussion
zu nehmen.
• das Vertrauen der Öffentlichkeit in die bestehenden staatlichen Jugendschutzmechanismen
zu stärken.
• den Vollzug bestehender Gesetze zu verbessern und zu gewährleisten, dass Kindern und
Jugendlichen nur Computer- und Videospiele entsprechend der USK-Jugendfreigabe zugänglich
gemacht werden.
• Eltern, Pädagogen sowie erzieherisch verantwortliche Personen bei der Förderung der
Medienkompetenz zu unterstützen.
• die Computer- und Videospiele-Branche in Deutschland und insbesondere die Ausbildung in
diesen zukunftsträchtigen Berufen zu fördern.



Wenn ihr auch gegen die Zensur seid, zeichnet folgende E-Petition:
[link]

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European open internet is under imminent threat

Journal Entry: Sun Apr 26, 2009, 11:38 AM






BTW in germany we allready have a censored internet since 15.04.2009 as you can see here: [link]


(copied text)

URGENT - VOTING IN EU PARLIAMENT 5th of MAY 2009
Don't let the EU parliament lock up the Internet! There will be no way back!


Act now!
Internet access is not conditional

Everyone who owns a website has an interest in defending the free use of Internet... so has everyone who uses Google or Skype... everyone who expresses their opinions freely, does research of any kind, whether for personal health problems or academic study ... everyone who shops online...who dates online...socialises online... listens to music...watches video...

Millions of Europeans now depend on the Internet, directly or indirectly, for their livelihood. Taking it away, chopping it up, ‘restricting it', ‘limiting it' and placing conditions on our use of it, will have a direct impact on people's earnings. And in the current financial climate, that can't be good.

The internet as we know it is at risk because of proposed new EU rules going through end of April. Under the proposed new rules, broadband providers will be legally able to limit the number of websites you can look
at, and to tell you whether or not you are allowed to use particular services. It will be dressed up as ‘new consumer options' which people can choose from. People will be offered TV-like packages - with a limited
number of options for you to access.

It means that the Internet will be packaged up and your ability to access and to put up content could be severely restricted. It will create boxes of Internet accessibility, which don't fit with the way we use it today. This is because internet is now permitting exchanges between persons which cannot be controlled or "facilitated" by any middlemen (the state or a corporation) and this possibility improves the citizen's life but force the industry to lose power and control. that's why they are pushing governments to act those changes.

The excuse is to control the flow of music, films and entertainment content against the alleged piracy by downloading for free, using P2P file-sharing. However, the real victims of this plan will be all Internet users and the democratic and independent access to information, culture goods.

Think about how you use the Internet! What would it mean to you if free access to the Internet was taken away?
These days, the Internet is about life and freedom. It's about shopping, booking theatre tickets ... holidays, learning, job-seeking, banking, and trade. It's also about the fun things - dating, chatting, invitations, music, entertainment, joking and even a Second Life. It is a tool to express ourselves, to collaborate, innovate, share, stimulate new business ideas, reach new markets - thrive without middlemen..

Just think - what's your web address? Unless people have that address in their "package" of regular websites - they won't be able to find you. That means they can't buy, or book, or register, or even view you online. Your business won't be able to find niche suppliers of goods - and compare prices. If you get any money at all from advertising on your site, it will diminish. Yes, Amazon and a select few will be OK, they will be the included in the package. But your advertising on Google or any other website, will be increasingly worthless. Skype could be blocked. (As it is in Germany in the use from iPhone, already). Small businesses could literally disappear, especially specialist, niche or artisan businesses.

If we don't do something now - we could lose free and open use of the internet. Our freedom (of choice in information, market, culture, pleasure) will be curtailed. The EU proposals hold an enormous risk for our future. They are about to become Law - and will be virtually impossible to reverse. People (even the members of the European Parliament who are voting on it) don't really seem to understand the full implications and the legal changes are wrapped up in something called "Telecoms Package" which lulls people into thinking it is just about industry.

However, in reality, hiding from public view, the amendments are about the way the Internet will operate in future! Text that expresses your rights to access and distribute content, services and applications, is being crossed out. And the text that is being brought in, says that broadband providers must inform you of any limitations, or restrictions to your broadband service. Alternative versions use the word ‘conditions' - and it is seriously being proposed that you will be told the conditions of use of Internet services. This is made to sound good - it is dressed up as ‘transparency' - except that of course it means that the broadband providerwill have the legal right restrict your access or impose conditions,otherwise why would they need tell you? If the Telecoms Package amendmentsare voted in, the changes will not be reversible.

We all have a stake in the Internet! You need to act now to save it!
What can you do about it?
Tell the European Parliament to vote against conditional access to the Internet! Remind them that they need your vote in June and that internet still give us the tools to be watching and judging what they are doing! (link a la quadrature du net) You must know you are not alone: hundreds of organizations are working on that and thousands of people have already contact their parliamentarians about this issue.


Got to: [link]

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Bundestagswahl (German only) 

39%
37 deviants said Die Piraten
15%
14 deviants said Grüne
7%
7 deviants said CDU
7%
7 deviants said Linke
7%
7 deviants said Andere
5%
5 deviants said FDP
5%
5 deviants said Ich wähle nicht und schenke meine Stimme irgend einer Partei
5%
5 deviants said Ich mache meine Stimme ungültig
4%
4 deviants said SPD
3%
3 deviants said CSU

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