2012-01-16

RIO+20 - ZERO DRAFT - excerpts on Water

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The paragraph below is an excerpt from the landmark ZERO DRAFT declaration for the RIO+20 summit, to be held later this year in Rio. Beauty ...
2011-12-29

2012 - "I got out of bed for this?"

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copyright @Wacondah - photo taken in Dakar, Senegal, December 2011 "I got out of bed for this?" Serendipity. a field visit to a ...
2011-12-12

Field Visit to Senegal: we can't facebook our way out of the statusquo (N.Stephenson)

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  Back from a field visit to Dakar, Senegal. It is where you meet the woman who carry water. The girls in the slums, the daily chores. Where...
2011-12-06

A new Hope?

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author Neal Stephenson nails it (once again) When he was asked, toward the end of lunch, where he thought computing might be headed, he paus...
2011-12-02

Speaking in Forked Tongues

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De betogingen van vandaag zijn een schande, de vakbonden brengen het land ter rande. Wil men echt de toekomst veilig stellen, dat zullen zij...
2011-11-28

number crunching

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Reading: Spartan Viewing: Shutter Island Listening to: Max Richter Thinking: Belgian national debt= 360bn€: 1% increase in interest rate for...
2011-11-24

Du Contrat Social

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We naderen de limieten van groei, beschaving, democratie, demografie en ecologische voetprint. We stellen met afgrijzen vast hoe onze leidin...
2011-11-21

The Days are long, but the years are short

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I enjoyed this 1-minute movie very much, http://www.theyearsareshort.com/landing.html it makes you stop for a while and reflect that... damn...
2011-10-06

Memento Mori

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Even in Death, Steve Jobs remains inspirational. What would you do if today "is" your last day? Optimism is a moral imperative. To...
2011-10-04

"thou art fucked"

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"thou art fucked" , a photo by wacondah on Flickr. Reading: Reamde - Neil Stephenson Viewing: Hereafter, by Clint Eastwood Listen...
2011-09-28

Hooverphonic brings "Unfinished Sympathy" - probably the best song in the world

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2011-09-06

Where were you on 9/11?

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Hard to imagine how quickly this decade has gone by. I highly recommend Philip Stephens article from the Financial Times. What we are left w...
2011-03-24

Unions take Brussels Hostage today - soundtrack

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Battle Without Honor or Humanity" by Tomoyasu Hotei
2011-03-13

Nuclear Spin

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Horrifying news from Japan's 3 "shaken" nuclear reactors is god-given amunition for the anti-nuke lobby worldwide who are star...
2011-02-28

#NoToilet; #Nobride vs #Nogov; #Nosex

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In Belgium: over 250days with #NOGOV in the meantime in India; the sanitation crisis keeps on raging, but innovative solutions and proposals...
2011-02-16

#noGov

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On Feb.17, 2011, the Belgian governmental formation discussions following the landslide elections of 2010 will beat the worldrecord "go...
2011-01-25

Rainstorm Parabel (Coelhoe)

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“Today a heavy rainstorm caught me by surprise when I was walking down the street “Thank God I had my umbrella and raincoat. Except that the...
2011-01-11

‘t Is hier niet meer om te lachen / ce n’est plus drôle

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‘t Is hier niet meer om te lachen / ce n’est plus drôle Baron Buysse deze ochtend op Radio1 had het bij het rechte eind. De vadsige luihuid ...
2011-01-04

The Zaragoza Pledge

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Reading: Confucius Viewing: The Life of Brian Listening to: Hall & Oates "You make my dreams" Thinking: Et si omnes, ego non T...
2010-12-23

The Zaragoza pledge

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In the run-up to WorldwaterDay 2011- to be organized by UNWATER in Cape Town next 22 March 2010, I hereby solemnly pledge to: - a part from ...