Das Leben eines Teilzeit-Berliner

German international football goalkeeper Robert Enke died in the early evening on Tuesday. Enke had been crossing a railway and was killed by a train. It was a suicide. He left a suicide note at home. The death of the 32-year-old football player from Hannover 96 has shocked the football world.

His daughter died in 2006 when she just two years old. The enormous personal drama eventually led to Enke's suicide.

I hope he'll find peace. And i hope his young wife and their adopted little daughter will somehow to manage to go through this....

Is it me or has this not been one of the shittiest falls weather wise? It has been raining everyday for WEEKS now! I truly can't remember a sunny day. I need sunshine real bad!

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/11/11/mtl-children-vaccine-busses.html?ref=rss

Quebec health officials say they are close to setting up a system to bus schoolchildren to vaccination centers.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/11/11/cae-quarterly-earnings.html?ref=rss

Slumping demand in the civil aviation industry ate into CAE Inc.'s profits in the second quarter, the Montreal-based flight simulator firm said Wednesday.

( 375 per month, nothing included )

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/11/11/montreal-police-prince.html?ref=rss

The Montreal Police department is defending its handling of a protest during a Tuesday visit to the city by Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/11/11/taillon-leadership-tories.html?ref=rss

One day after announcing his resignation, Action Démocratique du Québec Leader Gilles Taillon says he was the victim of a putsch organized by the former "owners" of the party, including former leader Mario Dumont, other influential members of the ADQ and the federal Conservative Party.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/11/11/que-h1n1-resistance-tamiflu.html?ref=rss

Doctors should be cautious when prescribing the antiviral drug Tamiflu to prevent illness in people exposed to the H1N1 virus, said an expert who analyzed North America's first reported case of a Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 virus.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/11/11/cdp-rebound.html?ref=rss

Canada's largest pension fund manager rejected criticism Wednesday that it's lagging behind the rest of the country because it missed out on the strong stock-market rebound.

This is what happens when states run out of your money.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In Arizona, the budget has grown so gloomy that lawmakers are considering mortgaging Capitol buildings. In Michigan, state officials dealing with the nation's highest unemployment rate are slashing spending on schools and health care.

(Emphasis mine.)

Aren't you glad your turned over your rights and responsibilities to the government?

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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/11/11/nurses-bolduc-h1n1.html?ref=rss

The union federation representing most nurses in Quebec is demanding an apology from Health Minister Yves Bolduc after he threatened disciplinary action against nurses who help people jump the queue to get their flu vaccination.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/11/11/quebec-gun-registry-poll.html?ref=rss

A poll suggests Quebecers are alone in wanting to save the long-gun registry, with most Canadians outside the province appearing content to abolish it.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/11/11/canadian-film.html?ref=rss

Canadian films lost ground at theatres across the country last year for the third year in a row.

Losing my current job as of December 18. Not entirely unexpected or unwelcome, although the uncertainty of the unknown makes me a bit more unsure. 5 un-prefixes in one sentence!

More later...with more prefixes and suffixes.

I am trying to type out a letter to someone who speaks mainly German with minimal English. It is very important that they understand the contents of this letter so Im trying to translate it before I send it. I was wondering if anyone in this comm would be willing to help me with the translation? I speak almost no German. This is not a school assignment and I am not trying to cheat. I would be willing to compensate whoever is willing to help in the form of some paid account time, if anyone is interested. thank you.

ETA : Got the help I needed. Thanks guys, you're awesome!

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/11/11/quebec-remembrance-valcartier.html?ref=rss

Thousands of Quebecers marked Remembrance Day at ceremonies across the province, including a moving memorial in Montreal that drew generations of veterans.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/11/11/celine-dion.html?ref=rss

Canadian pop singer Céline Dion's pregnancy attempt has failed, her publicist says.

I hope this doesn't seem crude, but how do you poop in German? None of the Wörterbücher I've consulted has the answer. Not even the two-volume yellow one.

Can someone please help me with this? It's urgent.

Yesterday evening (Brasil time), a power failure of monstrous proportions at Itaipu caused a huge power blackout affecting shockingly large parts of the country, and leaving tens of millions of people stranded as underground railways, traffic lights, street lights and electric gates were hit. There've been all kinds of versions, some of the probable explanations were bad weather (after it had been ruled out as a possible reason, huh!?) The president denied allegations that the problem occurred due to lack of investments in the infrastructure. The worst thing is, this enormous incident is putting a shadow of doubt on Brasil's ability to organise the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics...

Whats for sure is, the residents of the entire southern section of Brasil, plus the whole of Paraguay, but especially in the two largest cities, Sampa and Rio, spent nearly 3 hours in chaos and confusion because of the disruptions.

Now they're awaiting answers.

...And i'm trembling with anxiety, cos i'm supposed to go back there in less than 3 weeks!