2003-05-15
Strikes in France
everything that works on rails has been dead for the last 3 days, massive social movements as they are called, gridlock the French capital and forced us to buy .... (no not a gatling gun to blow the smithereens out of reluctant metro workers), but a Bike....
Reporting LIVE & Mobile from the bowels of the city, and laughing as hundreds of auto-stuck "drivers" get irritated at each other while we slalom over Concorde and Etoile in a major traffic limbos....
Peace through superior poetry_firepower
everything that works on rails has been dead for the last 3 days, massive social movements as they are called, gridlock the French capital and forced us to buy .... (no not a gatling gun to blow the smithereens out of reluctant metro workers), but a Bike....
Reporting LIVE & Mobile from the bowels of the city, and laughing as hundreds of auto-stuck "drivers" get irritated at each other while we slalom over Concorde and Etoile in a major traffic limbos....
Peace through superior poetry_firepower
Great Tactics 101
in Pakistan, 18 Shell gasoline stations were bombed: guys on bikes drove from one filling hole to the next, shooting at trash cans in which the explosives were stashed...
Simple, effective, designed to perfection, planned accordingly, impactful and major press coverage. What more can you expect after Gulf War II? These guys are learning their lessons the hard way....
More and more, word's on the street that the USofA have opened Pandora's Box in the Middle East, and thus all over the world. The Domino-theory that states that the rogues nations will be toppled one after another without a single shot fired, doesn't hold up. People were already betting that NKoreo would surrender after witnessing supreme american firepower do away with Saddam. Then you read that these same so-called terrorists with ABC capacity are shining the latest bright laser-weapons, illuminating US Black & unmarked helicopters... (ex China technology...) and that small scale attacks are happening on Western interests worlwide....
How long did you expect it would take for retaliation by some clever-ideologic minds who're activating sleeper cells the world over...
After 9/11 everything has changed. Not because the world has become a less safer place and that terror reaches the "homeland"...
No - because the US is projecting a very sour, revengeful and aggressive strategy over the world, disguised as protection for mankind...including "pre-emptive strike doctrine" and the disrespect of all "other" dissenting voices, including their former allies in Europe
Okay, so they had their revenge, they invaded 2 countries without a good reason, planting in our minds the so-called "raison d'état" that 2 big criminals were all behind this, nothing more.... Enough is enough. We do not need a "world police man", we need world peace, and with the US effectively boycotting all major institutions and agreements, after that fateful day in Sept. 01, we're farther away then ever from where we should be going.
As the Matrix Reloaded was screened in Cannes,
Keanu Reeves gave an interview to the press, describing the gruelling hours of kung-fu training he was subdued to...
"At the end of the day - Ice is your best friend" (he took baths of ice, to calm down)
In the famous Gibson novel "Neuromancer", I.C.E. stands for Intrusion Countermeasure Electronics....
Quote of the week:
"Any information system of sufficient complexity will inevitably become infected with viruses - viruses generated from within itself" (Neil Stephenson - Snow Crash - p.371...)
Proust Questionnaire
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Which living person do you most admire?
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
What is your greatest extravagance?
What is your favorite journey?
On what occasion do you lie?
Which living person do you most despise?
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
When and where were you happiest?
Which talent would you most like to have?
What is your current state of mind?
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
What is your most treasured possession?
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
What is your favorite occupation?
What is the quality you most like in a man?
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Who are your favorite writers?
What is your motto?
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US general 'war crimes' case filed BBC Link
Belgium vs the USA.... part1: are we gonna get nuked in Brussels?
A lawsuit accusing the commander of US troops in Iraq of war crimes has been filed in a Belgian court - but has come under immediate attack from the Belgian authorities.
Foreign Minister Louis Michel described the move as an "abuse of the law", adding that Brussels had "no pretensions to judge the United States".
Earlier US Joint Chiefs Chairman Richard Myers said the situation was being viewed "very seriously" by the US Government, and that it may stop US officials taking part in meetings at Nato HQ in Brussels.
The plaintiffs, mostly Iraqis, filed the suit against General Tommy Franks under Belgium's "universal competence" law, which allows charges to be brought regardless of where crimes are alleged to have been committed.
It is thought unlikely that the case will succeed.
Washington has already warned that Belgium's status as an international hub could be affected unless the "universal competence" law is restricted.
The action against General Franks is likely to be a test of recent revisions to the law following high profile cases brought against the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the former US President George Bush senior.
Judges can now pass war crimes cases onto other countries or reject them if they are not brought by Belgian citizens.
The plaintiffs in the latest case comprise 17 Iraqis and two Jordanians - the widow and father of Tareq Ayub, a Jordanian correspondent for Arabic broadcaster al-Jazeera, killed on 8 April when a US tank shell hit a Baghdad hotel.
Mr Fermon told reporters: "General Franks is responsible as commander in chief for the way some of his men acted on the ground. For instance, the use of cluster bombs on civilian areas is a war crime."
The suit also names Marine Lieutenant-Colonel Brian MacCoy, who is accused of categorising the ambulances as "legitimate targets" because he suspected them of harbouring gunmen, AFP said.
in Pakistan, 18 Shell gasoline stations were bombed: guys on bikes drove from one filling hole to the next, shooting at trash cans in which the explosives were stashed...
Simple, effective, designed to perfection, planned accordingly, impactful and major press coverage. What more can you expect after Gulf War II? These guys are learning their lessons the hard way....
More and more, word's on the street that the USofA have opened Pandora's Box in the Middle East, and thus all over the world. The Domino-theory that states that the rogues nations will be toppled one after another without a single shot fired, doesn't hold up. People were already betting that NKoreo would surrender after witnessing supreme american firepower do away with Saddam. Then you read that these same so-called terrorists with ABC capacity are shining the latest bright laser-weapons, illuminating US Black & unmarked helicopters... (ex China technology...) and that small scale attacks are happening on Western interests worlwide....
How long did you expect it would take for retaliation by some clever-ideologic minds who're activating sleeper cells the world over...
After 9/11 everything has changed. Not because the world has become a less safer place and that terror reaches the "homeland"...
No - because the US is projecting a very sour, revengeful and aggressive strategy over the world, disguised as protection for mankind...including "pre-emptive strike doctrine" and the disrespect of all "other" dissenting voices, including their former allies in Europe
Okay, so they had their revenge, they invaded 2 countries without a good reason, planting in our minds the so-called "raison d'état" that 2 big criminals were all behind this, nothing more.... Enough is enough. We do not need a "world police man", we need world peace, and with the US effectively boycotting all major institutions and agreements, after that fateful day in Sept. 01, we're farther away then ever from where we should be going.
As the Matrix Reloaded was screened in Cannes,
Keanu Reeves gave an interview to the press, describing the gruelling hours of kung-fu training he was subdued to...
"At the end of the day - Ice is your best friend" (he took baths of ice, to calm down)
In the famous Gibson novel "Neuromancer", I.C.E. stands for Intrusion Countermeasure Electronics....
Quote of the week:
"Any information system of sufficient complexity will inevitably become infected with viruses - viruses generated from within itself" (Neil Stephenson - Snow Crash - p.371...)
Proust Questionnaire
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Which living person do you most admire?
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
What is your greatest extravagance?
What is your favorite journey?
On what occasion do you lie?
Which living person do you most despise?
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
When and where were you happiest?
Which talent would you most like to have?
What is your current state of mind?
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
What is your most treasured possession?
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
What is your favorite occupation?
What is the quality you most like in a man?
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Who are your favorite writers?
What is your motto?
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US general 'war crimes' case filed BBC Link
Belgium vs the USA.... part1: are we gonna get nuked in Brussels?
A lawsuit accusing the commander of US troops in Iraq of war crimes has been filed in a Belgian court - but has come under immediate attack from the Belgian authorities.
Foreign Minister Louis Michel described the move as an "abuse of the law", adding that Brussels had "no pretensions to judge the United States".
Earlier US Joint Chiefs Chairman Richard Myers said the situation was being viewed "very seriously" by the US Government, and that it may stop US officials taking part in meetings at Nato HQ in Brussels.
The plaintiffs, mostly Iraqis, filed the suit against General Tommy Franks under Belgium's "universal competence" law, which allows charges to be brought regardless of where crimes are alleged to have been committed.
It is thought unlikely that the case will succeed.
Washington has already warned that Belgium's status as an international hub could be affected unless the "universal competence" law is restricted.
The action against General Franks is likely to be a test of recent revisions to the law following high profile cases brought against the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the former US President George Bush senior.
Judges can now pass war crimes cases onto other countries or reject them if they are not brought by Belgian citizens.
The plaintiffs in the latest case comprise 17 Iraqis and two Jordanians - the widow and father of Tareq Ayub, a Jordanian correspondent for Arabic broadcaster al-Jazeera, killed on 8 April when a US tank shell hit a Baghdad hotel.
Mr Fermon told reporters: "General Franks is responsible as commander in chief for the way some of his men acted on the ground. For instance, the use of cluster bombs on civilian areas is a war crime."
The suit also names Marine Lieutenant-Colonel Brian MacCoy, who is accused of categorising the ambulances as "legitimate targets" because he suspected them of harbouring gunmen, AFP said.
2003-05-13
Attention! The Queen Elisabeth Competition for Piano: starting this week: check out @ website
The previous edition was won by the Grand Maestro VITALY SAMOSHKO
The previous edition was won by the Grand Maestro VITALY SAMOSHKO
The X-Files of Govt't in the USA: September 11th part 2: the training continues, it is all run by a commercial company
http://www.topoff2media.net/pressroom.htm
So-called real-life simulation exercises, controlled by the Gov't, try to engage in massive catastrophy contingency plans designed to counter a possible new wave of terrorist attacks in the UsofA.... Designed to measure the response time of gov.agencies, the outcome of the exercise is victorious, just like the 2000 version of it...
After it's all over, US citizens can go back to their happy lives and ignore the profound and deep causes of the present anti-american feelings.
US Media completely fail to educate their public audience. Take a look, on any given day, at the major newswires and paper-journalism: where is the Reason, the Critique, the hard-boiled analysis?
http://www.topoff2media.net/pressroom.htm
So-called real-life simulation exercises, controlled by the Gov't, try to engage in massive catastrophy contingency plans designed to counter a possible new wave of terrorist attacks in the UsofA.... Designed to measure the response time of gov.agencies, the outcome of the exercise is victorious, just like the 2000 version of it...
After it's all over, US citizens can go back to their happy lives and ignore the profound and deep causes of the present anti-american feelings.
US Media completely fail to educate their public audience. Take a look, on any given day, at the major newswires and paper-journalism: where is the Reason, the Critique, the hard-boiled analysis?
2003-05-12
Countdown: After 9 years: only 26 days and 47 days to go...
FridayFive.org
1. Would you consider yourself an organized person? Why or why not?
Yes, vital to being sharp, on the edge, where you gotta be. Not always easy to stay organised...
2. Do you keep some type of planner, organizer, calendar, etc. with you, and do you use it regularly?
Yes, Palm M515, mark IV grade ultra-nuclear, top classified MJ12+ - all the time
3. Would you say that your desk is organized right now?
Work Desk: absolutely trimmed down to the bare essentials (it took 1 whole year...)
Home Desk: swamped with the stuff cleared from Work Desk (judging by the lack of the time critical components of the heap, it will take another light year or so to clean up)
4. Do you alphabetize CDs, books, and DVDs, or does it not matter?
No, absolutely not: classified by language, theme, preference, incomprehensible librarian tactics...
5. What's the hardest thing you've ever had to organize?
Own subspace consciousness, plus a trip to South Africa. Major pain in the butt organisation-wise: getting a fax installed in a Japanese hotel... (see archives from March 03)
FridayFive.org
1. Would you consider yourself an organized person? Why or why not?
Yes, vital to being sharp, on the edge, where you gotta be. Not always easy to stay organised...
2. Do you keep some type of planner, organizer, calendar, etc. with you, and do you use it regularly?
Yes, Palm M515, mark IV grade ultra-nuclear, top classified MJ12+ - all the time
3. Would you say that your desk is organized right now?
Work Desk: absolutely trimmed down to the bare essentials (it took 1 whole year...)
Home Desk: swamped with the stuff cleared from Work Desk (judging by the lack of the time critical components of the heap, it will take another light year or so to clean up)
4. Do you alphabetize CDs, books, and DVDs, or does it not matter?
No, absolutely not: classified by language, theme, preference, incomprehensible librarian tactics...
5. What's the hardest thing you've ever had to organize?
Own subspace consciousness, plus a trip to South Africa. Major pain in the butt organisation-wise: getting a fax installed in a Japanese hotel... (see archives from March 03)
Apen schrijven geen Shakespeare (uit De Standaard 12052003)
Geef een oneindig aantal apen een oneindig aantal tikmachines en als je lang genoeg wacht, zullen ze het werk van Shakespeare schrijven. Althans, zo luidt de theorie. Geef zes apen voor een maand een computer en ze bakken er niets van.
Onderzoekers van de Universiteit van Plymouth in Engeland zijn tot de verbazingwekkende vaststelling gekomen dat apen geen literatuur produceren als je hen een computer geeft. ,,Als je apen alleen laat met een computer, vallen ze die aan. Maar ze produceren geen zinnig woord'', zegt Mike Phillips, die het onderzoek leidt.
Medewerkers en studenten van de vakgroep Media lieten een computer achter in de apenkooi van de Paignton Zoo in zuidwest Engeland. Daarna keken ze toe en wachtten gespannen.
,,Toen we de pc in de kooi droegen, begon de leider met een steen op het toestel te slaan'', zegt Phillips. ,,Later stelden we vast dat de apen graag op het toetsenbord urineerden.''
Na een hele poos gebruikte een vijftal apen het toetsenbord zoals het hoort. Samen schreven ze vijf pagina's waarop heel weinig te lezen was. ,,Ze hebben vooral veel op de s gedrukt '', zegt een onderzoeker. ,,Na een tijdje doken ook de letters a, j, k, l en m op. Maar hoogstaande literatuur kwam er niet.'' Phillips kan ermee leven, want het project was eerder bedoeld als performance art dan als een wetenschappelijk experiment.
De voorkeur voor bepaalde letters bewijst wel dat de apen niet zomaar op het toetsenbord tikken. ,,Ze zitten complexer ineen'', zegt Phillips. ,,Het scherm boeide hen. Ze zagen dat er iets mee gebeurde toen ze op een toets drukten.''
De theorie dat typende apen na een tijd literatuur produceren, wordt toegeschreven aan Thomas Huxley. Deze wetenschapper uit de negentiende eeuw was een aanhanger van Charles Darwin en zijn evolutietheorie. Want hij eigenlijk wou hij met de stelling aantonen dat de kans dat er uit het menselijk ras een auteur van het kaliber van Shakespeare geboren wordt, heel klein is. Even klein als de kans dat er uit het apenras een Shakespeare opduikt.
Het experiment van de Universiteit van Plymouth kostte 2.000 pond (2.800 euro) en maakt deel uit van het Vivaria-project. Dat wil in alle Europese dierentuinen computers installeren om de verschillen tussen dierlijk en artificieel leven te bestuderen.
Geef een oneindig aantal apen een oneindig aantal tikmachines en als je lang genoeg wacht, zullen ze het werk van Shakespeare schrijven. Althans, zo luidt de theorie. Geef zes apen voor een maand een computer en ze bakken er niets van.
Onderzoekers van de Universiteit van Plymouth in Engeland zijn tot de verbazingwekkende vaststelling gekomen dat apen geen literatuur produceren als je hen een computer geeft. ,,Als je apen alleen laat met een computer, vallen ze die aan. Maar ze produceren geen zinnig woord'', zegt Mike Phillips, die het onderzoek leidt.
Medewerkers en studenten van de vakgroep Media lieten een computer achter in de apenkooi van de Paignton Zoo in zuidwest Engeland. Daarna keken ze toe en wachtten gespannen.
,,Toen we de pc in de kooi droegen, begon de leider met een steen op het toestel te slaan'', zegt Phillips. ,,Later stelden we vast dat de apen graag op het toetsenbord urineerden.''
Na een hele poos gebruikte een vijftal apen het toetsenbord zoals het hoort. Samen schreven ze vijf pagina's waarop heel weinig te lezen was. ,,Ze hebben vooral veel op de s gedrukt '', zegt een onderzoeker. ,,Na een tijdje doken ook de letters a, j, k, l en m op. Maar hoogstaande literatuur kwam er niet.'' Phillips kan ermee leven, want het project was eerder bedoeld als performance art dan als een wetenschappelijk experiment.
De voorkeur voor bepaalde letters bewijst wel dat de apen niet zomaar op het toetsenbord tikken. ,,Ze zitten complexer ineen'', zegt Phillips. ,,Het scherm boeide hen. Ze zagen dat er iets mee gebeurde toen ze op een toets drukten.''
De theorie dat typende apen na een tijd literatuur produceren, wordt toegeschreven aan Thomas Huxley. Deze wetenschapper uit de negentiende eeuw was een aanhanger van Charles Darwin en zijn evolutietheorie. Want hij eigenlijk wou hij met de stelling aantonen dat de kans dat er uit het menselijk ras een auteur van het kaliber van Shakespeare geboren wordt, heel klein is. Even klein als de kans dat er uit het apenras een Shakespeare opduikt.
Het experiment van de Universiteit van Plymouth kostte 2.000 pond (2.800 euro) en maakt deel uit van het Vivaria-project. Dat wil in alle Europese dierentuinen computers installeren om de verschillen tussen dierlijk en artificieel leven te bestuderen.
2003-05-05
sites 'o the week:
Remembering World War I:
http://www.inflandersfields.be
Alternative Travel Destination Selector:
http://www.igougo.com/
2003-04-30
Links for this week:
Whoah: the Summum of Desinformation & the true Hero of Gulf War II
A new Kind of Science, does it make kinder science? Stephen Wolfram: very controversial but unique approaches to the mysteries that surround us.
You don't need eyes to see, you need vision: counting down, 16 days to go to release of Matrix Revolutions Worldwide, will also open Cannes. Paris is full of advertising for one of the most expected movies of modern filmmaking. It's amazing to see huge and mysterious posters all over the buses and metro-entrances....
Tomorrow is May 1st; a major holiday in France: tradition wants you to get out of your bed and by "Muguets", small beautiful flowers. You'd think it's some sort of ancient tradition honoring spring and female beauty...
You're mistaken: invented by the Communist party to finance its ever-deepening deficits, it's now the crooks, the drunks, the beggars, bastards and illegal scoundrels of this society who will try to rip you off...
Whoah: the Summum of Desinformation & the true Hero of Gulf War II
A new Kind of Science, does it make kinder science? Stephen Wolfram: very controversial but unique approaches to the mysteries that surround us.
You don't need eyes to see, you need vision: counting down, 16 days to go to release of Matrix Revolutions Worldwide, will also open Cannes. Paris is full of advertising for one of the most expected movies of modern filmmaking. It's amazing to see huge and mysterious posters all over the buses and metro-entrances....
Tomorrow is May 1st; a major holiday in France: tradition wants you to get out of your bed and by "Muguets", small beautiful flowers. You'd think it's some sort of ancient tradition honoring spring and female beauty...
You're mistaken: invented by the Communist party to finance its ever-deepening deficits, it's now the crooks, the drunks, the beggars, bastards and illegal scoundrels of this society who will try to rip you off...
2003-04-25
Friday Five (second one for this week, have some catching up to do…)
1. What was the last TV show you watched?
I can hardly remember, it’s been such a long time & ain't watching the 67 channels and there's nothing on. Let’s keep it at “Les guignols de l’info” on C+, 9 months ago. Some news, and a couple of B-grade movies.
2. What was the last thing you complained about and what was the problem?
Broken showerhead... and water supply cut off for some reason... while in the midst of a shower.
A colleague displaying continuous unreasonable behaviour
3. Who was the last person you complimented and what did you say?
A colleague for his outstanding work on a specific subject (and I meant it)
4. What was the last thing you threw away?
A part from the trash, … old underwear…
5. What was the last website (besides this one) that you visited?
http://poseur.4x4.org/scourge.html#2wd
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.05/matrix2.html
1. What was the last TV show you watched?
I can hardly remember, it’s been such a long time & ain't watching the 67 channels and there's nothing on. Let’s keep it at “Les guignols de l’info” on C+, 9 months ago. Some news, and a couple of B-grade movies.
2. What was the last thing you complained about and what was the problem?
Broken showerhead... and water supply cut off for some reason... while in the midst of a shower.
A colleague displaying continuous unreasonable behaviour
3. Who was the last person you complimented and what did you say?
A colleague for his outstanding work on a specific subject (and I meant it)
4. What was the last thing you threw away?
A part from the trash, … old underwear…
5. What was the last website (besides this one) that you visited?
http://poseur.4x4.org/scourge.html#2wd
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.05/matrix2.html
2003-04-24
1. Al Pacino & the Wachowski Bros
2. Michael Wacko Jackson
3. Mick Jagger, Prince, Willem Dafoe
4. No, would not want to be famous: why: that's obvious, not willing to compromise and be under public scrutiny all the time.
5. Yet again, difficult to trade places, if choice must be made, writers-directors of The Matrix
http://fridayfive.org/
2. Michael Wacko Jackson
3. Mick Jagger, Prince, Willem Dafoe
4. No, would not want to be famous: why: that's obvious, not willing to compromise and be under public scrutiny all the time.
5. Yet again, difficult to trade places, if choice must be made, writers-directors of The Matrix
http://fridayfive.org/
What Monty Python character are you?
Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who!
What Monty Python Character are you?
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Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who!
What Monty Python Character are you?
brought to you by Quizilla
2003-04-23
Googlism = Poetry
"Who is Wacondah"
Poetry in motion, transforming raw data in verses of non-connected, non-linear, almost transcendent lines and verses...
"Who is Wacondah"
Poetry in motion, transforming raw data in verses of non-connected, non-linear, almost transcendent lines and verses...
R.I.P *Nina*
One of the great jazz vocalists of our time passed away on April 21st.
We'll all remember her "My baby just cares for me..."
One of the great jazz vocalists of our time passed away on April 21st.
We'll all remember her "My baby just cares for me..."
2003-04-22
2003-04-18
"From the Barrel of the Gun"
So that's it, the war is, like... over. I placed a bet it would start before the beginning of April,
Gulf II is over before the end of April - who would have guessed?
Apart from the sadness and terrifying aspects of *war*,
the international community has to take into account some new facts:
- world peace seems farther away than ever, considering unilateral "police"ing Inc. by the US & the UK
- a deeper continental divide? It appears even more clearer that the Island of the UK is closer to the North American shelf than to the Old Continent
- a weakened European position, illustrating yet again that the EU union has not achieved political unity, let alone united foreign policy
- corporate intrests are already set on fire, frantic is the race to "rebuild Iraq".... Bechtel just secured a multi-millions dollar contract to "repair" damaged electrical grids, and other little handyworks...
- what about the Muslim Voices? Where were the big demonstrations?
- and ... Who's Next? Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, North Corea, Liechtenstein, Switzerland?
The spectre of the American military tactics and "global firepower, to police the World" is indeed frightening... the US military doctrine presents some interesting points to cast a haunting view of the future:
1. strike first, ask questions later, and if they're not cheering by the time we "liberate" them, shoot them again
2. diplomacy as a smokescreen, and a
3 Pre-emptive strike capacity now finds a deeper application: once suspected of possessing ABC weapons, or harbouring so-called dictators-who-once-were-close-allies-and-friends-it-was-fun-while-it-lasted, the so called "rogue nations" might find themselves nuked before you can pronounce "Alice in Wonderland"
4. If you compare British and American Forces' tactics to kindle friendship fires in the hearts of "formerly oppressed, yet now liberated", it is sad to note, as some do: that all those decades of "fighting urban guerilla warfare" in Ireland has thaught the Royal Marines better psy-ops... Ouch, what a compliment.... You see, dear Members of Parliament, we practive for almost a hundred years, and then we are allowed to assist the US....
5. one more note on doctrine: the US doctrine to win dual-conflicts in dual-theatre operations, enables the US Defense industry to secure high orders in a slacking conjuncture, and the largest Budget of the world (US Defense equals or > all other global military spending)...
6. "Embedded media" & so-called real-time frontline reporting clearly loose against the Web and the Free Blog Movement. Numerous journalists were trying to b=publish personal accounts, and were shut down by their corporate watchdogs: "war reporting is a full-time activity"... Hell yeah, these guys just sit around all day, waiting for the military briefings to feed them cookies...
A sad, yet true comparison
"Liberated from a dictator", it is almost as sad as saying:
"hell, yeah, you do not have access to clean drinking water and sanitation systems, causing millions to die, but rest in peace, o you poor and underdevelopped populations of the world, at least you are not being subdued by private corporations reaping massive profits - and do not worry, your so called democracy (note: or "rogue state"= a country not part of the "coalition of the willing") will take care of you...." - Quote overheard in Kyoto at the Thrid World Water Forum by some NGO tourists. Note: This is an outrageous lie: when will the nations of the world finally commit real budgets to development programs for water and sanitation? Imagine: with all the monney spent in over the past decades, bribing Iraq, buying expensive and limited and non-replacable natural resources from them (i.e. OIL), while all the while, R&D budgets to come up with clean energy solutions were also slashed, ... could have helped all poor countries world wide to install proper water distribution networks.... What a dream, what a goal, what peace and prosperity that would have brought....
No, i'm being carried away here.... World Peace by World War, in the name of what/whom???
So that's it, the war is, like... over. I placed a bet it would start before the beginning of April,
Gulf II is over before the end of April - who would have guessed?
Apart from the sadness and terrifying aspects of *war*,
the international community has to take into account some new facts:
- world peace seems farther away than ever, considering unilateral "police"ing Inc. by the US & the UK
- a deeper continental divide? It appears even more clearer that the Island of the UK is closer to the North American shelf than to the Old Continent
- a weakened European position, illustrating yet again that the EU union has not achieved political unity, let alone united foreign policy
- corporate intrests are already set on fire, frantic is the race to "rebuild Iraq".... Bechtel just secured a multi-millions dollar contract to "repair" damaged electrical grids, and other little handyworks...
- what about the Muslim Voices? Where were the big demonstrations?
- and ... Who's Next? Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, North Corea, Liechtenstein, Switzerland?
The spectre of the American military tactics and "global firepower, to police the World" is indeed frightening... the US military doctrine presents some interesting points to cast a haunting view of the future:
1. strike first, ask questions later, and if they're not cheering by the time we "liberate" them, shoot them again
2. diplomacy as a smokescreen, and a
3 Pre-emptive strike capacity now finds a deeper application: once suspected of possessing ABC weapons, or harbouring so-called dictators-who-once-were-close-allies-and-friends-it-was-fun-while-it-lasted, the so called "rogue nations" might find themselves nuked before you can pronounce "Alice in Wonderland"
4. If you compare British and American Forces' tactics to kindle friendship fires in the hearts of "formerly oppressed, yet now liberated", it is sad to note, as some do: that all those decades of "fighting urban guerilla warfare" in Ireland has thaught the Royal Marines better psy-ops... Ouch, what a compliment.... You see, dear Members of Parliament, we practive for almost a hundred years, and then we are allowed to assist the US....
5. one more note on doctrine: the US doctrine to win dual-conflicts in dual-theatre operations, enables the US Defense industry to secure high orders in a slacking conjuncture, and the largest Budget of the world (US Defense equals or > all other global military spending)...
6. "Embedded media" & so-called real-time frontline reporting clearly loose against the Web and the Free Blog Movement. Numerous journalists were trying to b=publish personal accounts, and were shut down by their corporate watchdogs: "war reporting is a full-time activity"... Hell yeah, these guys just sit around all day, waiting for the military briefings to feed them cookies...
A sad, yet true comparison
"Liberated from a dictator", it is almost as sad as saying:
"hell, yeah, you do not have access to clean drinking water and sanitation systems, causing millions to die, but rest in peace, o you poor and underdevelopped populations of the world, at least you are not being subdued by private corporations reaping massive profits - and do not worry, your so called democracy (note: or "rogue state"= a country not part of the "coalition of the willing") will take care of you...." - Quote overheard in Kyoto at the Thrid World Water Forum by some NGO tourists. Note: This is an outrageous lie: when will the nations of the world finally commit real budgets to development programs for water and sanitation? Imagine: with all the monney spent in over the past decades, bribing Iraq, buying expensive and limited and non-replacable natural resources from them (i.e. OIL), while all the while, R&D budgets to come up with clean energy solutions were also slashed, ... could have helped all poor countries world wide to install proper water distribution networks.... What a dream, what a goal, what peace and prosperity that would have brought....
No, i'm being carried away here.... World Peace by World War, in the name of what/whom???
2003-03-15
NICE – Taxi Strike @ Carnaval - earlier this month
Mission to Nice, where Carnaval was in full swing and the taxis on strike. Going home, managed to snatch a cab unofficially at the trainstation for the airport. The guy was pissed off at the taxi synicate so he offered me a ride to the airport for 25 euros.
He showed me his real taxi sign in the trunk of his brandnew Mercedes and off we went, while his 2 year old kid was sleeping at my side.
Before we realized what went on, a real chase set off as taxidrivers on strike noticed how one of their colleagues was braking through their strike. They pursued us through the small streets and tried to set up roadblocks, while all of them at once started trying to raise the guy on his cellular and CB-set.
What followed was great rage, panic and fear. The guy spilled his guts to me and continued racing to the airport.
He proposed to drop me off, for no charge at a gas station, but insisted that I talked to him as a good friend and shake his hand before taking my leave.
I agreed, fearful to miss my flight, Air France was on strike too that day. Shaking his hand, a gang of taxistrikers showed up and starting roughing the guy up. I spoke up and talked to them telling them I was on a visit with my good friend.
“since when do you have English friends…” Paf!
“I’m Belgian: vous avez quelque chose contre les belges… ? »
Laconically : YES !
I grabbed my bags and sped off towards the airport….
Mission to Nice, where Carnaval was in full swing and the taxis on strike. Going home, managed to snatch a cab unofficially at the trainstation for the airport. The guy was pissed off at the taxi synicate so he offered me a ride to the airport for 25 euros.
He showed me his real taxi sign in the trunk of his brandnew Mercedes and off we went, while his 2 year old kid was sleeping at my side.
Before we realized what went on, a real chase set off as taxidrivers on strike noticed how one of their colleagues was braking through their strike. They pursued us through the small streets and tried to set up roadblocks, while all of them at once started trying to raise the guy on his cellular and CB-set.
What followed was great rage, panic and fear. The guy spilled his guts to me and continued racing to the airport.
He proposed to drop me off, for no charge at a gas station, but insisted that I talked to him as a good friend and shake his hand before taking my leave.
I agreed, fearful to miss my flight, Air France was on strike too that day. Shaking his hand, a gang of taxistrikers showed up and starting roughing the guy up. I spoke up and talked to them telling them I was on a visit with my good friend.
“since when do you have English friends…” Paf!
“I’m Belgian: vous avez quelque chose contre les belges… ? »
Laconically : YES !
I grabbed my bags and sped off towards the airport….
2003-02-20
Metro encounters
Vanmorgen op de metro:
een accordeon speler massacreert "Besame Mucho" - een evergreen uit de latijnse cultuur,
2 stations verder stapt er een andere accordeon speler aan boord.
Wat volgde was onbeschrijvelijk: een verbale vechtpartij in een Oost-europese taal, waarna ze elkaar te lijf gingen met hun instrumenten.
De stuivers vlogen in het rond, en er werden serieuze kletsen uitgedeeld.
Ik veranderde van wagon, waar prompt een andere straatventer zijn vodden probeerde te verslijten, dan opnieuw afdroop en bij het buitengaan de crowd toeriep
"vous ne savez pas ce que c'est d'avoir faim...", - ook al zag hij er enorm goed doorvoed uit...
Waren de territoriale grenzen overschreden,
was het een intern conflict of een poging van één misdadig netwerk om de vijandige filière een lucratieve lijn af te snoepen.
In elk geval staat vast dat, wanneer je lang genoeg in een stad hetzelfde patroon volgt, je steeds dezelfde bedelaars en aftrochelaars tegenkomt.
Vanmorgen op de metro:
een accordeon speler massacreert "Besame Mucho" - een evergreen uit de latijnse cultuur,
2 stations verder stapt er een andere accordeon speler aan boord.
Wat volgde was onbeschrijvelijk: een verbale vechtpartij in een Oost-europese taal, waarna ze elkaar te lijf gingen met hun instrumenten.
De stuivers vlogen in het rond, en er werden serieuze kletsen uitgedeeld.
Ik veranderde van wagon, waar prompt een andere straatventer zijn vodden probeerde te verslijten, dan opnieuw afdroop en bij het buitengaan de crowd toeriep
"vous ne savez pas ce que c'est d'avoir faim...", - ook al zag hij er enorm goed doorvoed uit...
Waren de territoriale grenzen overschreden,
was het een intern conflict of een poging van één misdadig netwerk om de vijandige filière een lucratieve lijn af te snoepen.
In elk geval staat vast dat, wanneer je lang genoeg in een stad hetzelfde patroon volgt, je steeds dezelfde bedelaars en aftrochelaars tegenkomt.
2003-02-18
William Gibson Online
By the way, the BLOGGER company: PYRA Labs has been acquired by Google... for an undisclosed amount.
By the way, the BLOGGER company: PYRA Labs has been acquired by Google... for an undisclosed amount.
2003-02-13
New William Gibson novel!
As defined by Gibson in "Pattern Recognition," apophenia is "the spontaneous perception of connections and meaningfulness in unrelated things." In other words: Recognizing patterns that aren't actually there.
Listening to: Massive Attack: 100th Window
As defined by Gibson in "Pattern Recognition," apophenia is "the spontaneous perception of connections and meaningfulness in unrelated things." In other words: Recognizing patterns that aren't actually there.
Listening to: Massive Attack: 100th Window
2003-02-12
2003-02-11
The U.S. Air Force likes to begin its bombing campaigns on moonless nights, and in Iraq, for about two weeks in early March, the moon will remain below the horizon until at least 4 a.m.
Time is up.., the USA became a war-monger.
Time is up.., the USA became a war-monger.
2003-02-07
2003-02-06
Maagdelijke onbevlekte ontvanging: het bestaat dan toch?
Een vrouwelijke donkere tijgerpython in Artis, de dierentuin van Amsterdam, heeft zichzelf gekloond.
De DNA-profielen van haar embryo's zijn identiek aan die van haarzelf.
Volgens onderzoekers is er bij de python sprake van een variant op de parthenogenese of maagdelijke voortplanting.
Bij deze wijze van voortplanting zijn de embryo's echter per definitie van het mannelijk geslacht.
De python in Artis krijgt dochters die identiek zijn aan haarzelf.
Parthenogenese was bekend bij diverse slangensoorten, maar niet bij pythons.
Een vrouwelijke donkere tijgerpython in Artis, de dierentuin van Amsterdam, heeft zichzelf gekloond.
De DNA-profielen van haar embryo's zijn identiek aan die van haarzelf.
Volgens onderzoekers is er bij de python sprake van een variant op de parthenogenese of maagdelijke voortplanting.
Bij deze wijze van voortplanting zijn de embryo's echter per definitie van het mannelijk geslacht.
De python in Artis krijgt dochters die identiek zijn aan haarzelf.
Parthenogenese was bekend bij diverse slangensoorten, maar niet bij pythons.
the 25 Rules (check Dr.Maffioso)
1- Even the Boss must get his fingernails dirty.
Don't make the people under you do things you have not done or are not willing to do. Once in a while, I'll go out into the field with a trusted capo of mine to send a message to my crew. If you are a leader, then lead by example. How can any subordinate argue with you then?
2- A handful of luck is better than a mountain of wisdom.
Okay, this one isn't Sal's or mine for that matter, but it is still an important rule. As smart as you can be, there are always intangibles in life you have to be prepared for. Even a wise man can slip on ice. Don't underestimate the power of being at the right place at the right time.
3- For every one word you say, let your enemies say ten.
Sort of like Rule 1, but I like to emphasize this point by saying that the more you reveal to your enemy, the more weapons he has to hurt you with. Let your enemy talk because information is power, and information can destroy.
4- Cash is cash, even if it comes from an elephant's stomach.
When you have greenbacks in your hands, there are no maybes, no ifs, no credit checks, no anything. A check can always bounce, a credit card is for suckers, cash is always cash (which is why my establishments only accept hard currency).
Don't tell anyone everything...
5- Never reveal 100% of anything to anyone.
If you have a great idea on how to become a millionaire, or how to convince the IRS that you really did only make $18,542 as a dental surgeon, never tell anyone all the details of your plan. Always hold something back, reveal only 75% or 90% of the plan if you have to. It protects you (especially if that last 10% is illegal), and it keeps your great idea yours.
6- Never make a decision when you are angry.
Smart, careful men realize they must have a clear head to think. When you are angry, it is your boiling bloodlines that speak for you, not your logic. Control your emotions. This is one of the most important rules there is. When you are angry, you make threats you often can't deliver on, or decisions you come to regret. Don't say I didn't warn you.
7- A man is nothing without his word.
One of the few things even a poor man has is his word. Your word should never be broken. Always keep your promises (you should never make promises, but I know how some of you clowns can't stop yourselves). The minute someone doesn't trust you is the minute you lose them.
8- Keep your mouth shut. If you have to lie, keep it short and simple.
If you don't have anything smart to say, don't say anything at all. Even if you have something to say, don't say it, you just end up revealing something to the other person, giving them more ammo to shoot you with. If your mouth stays shut, mistakes go the way of the dinosaurs.
If you lie, there is no use in you coming up with some conspiracy theory. A short and sweet lie is easier to defend (and remember) than some elaborate story about how some transvestite got lipstick on your tie.
9- The best way to dodge an enemy's bullet is by never being in a position where he can hit you.
Don't put yourself in a position where you can get in trouble. Avoid being put between a rock and a hard place. Never be in the same room with your enemy and he'll never have a clear shot at your head.
10- When you can't win a war by playing fair, bend the rules. Better yet, break them.
Unless you are some salame who is as motivated as a slug, you always want to win. Winning doesn't mean you have to play by the rules. It means winning. If you want to get ahead in life, you have to learn the rules of the side game. Those who run this country learned this rule a long time ago.
11- Never forgive betrayal.
Never.
Betrayal is an awful thing. It can destroy an organization or a person, so it's important you understand when it is happening to you so that you can take appropriate action. Capisce? Betrayal involves anything in which someone you trusted broke that trust. Let's go over the different ways they can do that.
· They rat on you, they go to cops, the Feds, IRS, INS, whatever. They betray their vow of silence and secrecy to you.
· They have rackets on the side that take away earnings from your organization, either by being in competition with your business or by working on those side businesses while they are on your payroll (if I send Johnny to collect for me, he better be banging down doors for me not for his side shylock business).
· They steal from you or skim from your rackets.
· They help an enemy of yours.
· They purposely deceive you into making a decision you otherwise wouldn't.
· They sleep with your wife, mistress or girlfriend without your permission.
· They are two-faced, insult your good name behind your back, or disrespect you.
· They humiliate you in private or public -- in front of you or not.
What should you prefer; fear or respect?
12. Whenever you're in doubt about whether an enemy should respect or fear you, always choose fear.
Respect is great, fear is better. Machiavelli made this one famous. Fear is a better deterrent than respect; fear will stop an enemy in his tracks more than respect will.
13. A woman's anger can always be subdued with a diamond ring (and a man's with a romp in the sack).
Is this a sexist rule? Who gives a damn? If a woman gets a diamond, she should shut up and be happy (it worked for our grandfathers, it should work for us). As long as my wife doesn't change, this rule will always apply with me. For men, I always tell my crew: A good night with a mistress will clear many ailments.
14- Behind every great man is a great woman.
Just because I tell you to follow Rule 13, doesn't mean that you should disrespect your wife. You need the stability of a great woman to be great. A man without a family can never be a complete man. A mediocre wife will always stop you from fulfilling your potential.
15- Nothing lasts forever.
Whether it is love, good fortune, success in business, your looks, or your hair, nothing lasts forever. This one is self-explanatory.
16- Never give a tip to someone who isn't looking.
Whether you are in a bar being served by a hot waitress, or giving a stock tip to someone at your office, don't give a big tip if -- a) the waitress is not even looking at you or going to know it is from you; or, b) the idiot you are giving the hot stock tip to doesn't even have an investment account or a clue as to what Nasdaq is.
17- If you go to war, always strike first. Strike hard, and hope it is the only strike you need.
When a conflict or a fight is inevitable, always strike the first blow. You will knock your enemy off-balance, and if your blow was strong enough, you could knock your enemy out completely.
18- Peace is only a prelude to war.
Never be complacent. Just because everything is going great in your life now, doesn't mean it always will. Always be ready for the worst, even if you don't live day to day as if the worst is happening to you.
Call a priest and prepare to die...
19- Have a priest on call if you choose to be a careless man.
If you are not careful, or at least cautious in your actions or words, you are doomed to make your wife a widow or torpedo your career.
20- When in doubt, follow your gut.
Instincts were given to us so that we can make a decision when all the elements in a decision-making process are not evident. Listen to your gut, it will save you more often than it will hurt you.
21- Man appoints, God disappoints.
I never quite understood what this meant. Sal used to say it all the time, and I would just nod my head even if I didn't know what he was trying to say. I don't even think Sal knew what it meant. Still, it sounds good.
22- Keep your friends close, your enemies closer.
People always misunderstand this saying. It doesn't mean you have to be best friends with your enemy, it just means you should do everything in your power to keep tabs on your enemy. Have someone you trust in his organization, or as his confidant. Know his moves, predict his thoughts, and capitalize on his weaknesses.
23- Overestimate the time something takes, and underestimate its rewards.
Even the best-laid plans sometimes don't come to fruition (yeah, big word, I know). Most of the time, we have to work to get something, and that means being patient. Overestimating the work and underestimating the reward will never leave you disappointed.
24- To make money, you have to spend money.
I hate greasing all these corrupt politicians, but most of the time, I makes me ten times more money as a result. Don't be afraid to spend money if it will bring you more. Take a loan at the bank if you have a great idea for a business. Pay a good employee a decent salary. Pay for expert advice. If you are a smart businessman, you will always come out on top.
25- Lucky is the man who suffers humiliation in front of others, for his revenge will be sweeter.
If someone ever embarrasses you, make sure he gets a good laugh; make sure people see this embarrassment because the memory will eat at you until you get your revenge. Too often, people don't retaliate when they are humiliated. Raise the stakes, and you'll have no choice but to return with a vengeance.
1- Even the Boss must get his fingernails dirty.
Don't make the people under you do things you have not done or are not willing to do. Once in a while, I'll go out into the field with a trusted capo of mine to send a message to my crew. If you are a leader, then lead by example. How can any subordinate argue with you then?
2- A handful of luck is better than a mountain of wisdom.
Okay, this one isn't Sal's or mine for that matter, but it is still an important rule. As smart as you can be, there are always intangibles in life you have to be prepared for. Even a wise man can slip on ice. Don't underestimate the power of being at the right place at the right time.
3- For every one word you say, let your enemies say ten.
Sort of like Rule 1, but I like to emphasize this point by saying that the more you reveal to your enemy, the more weapons he has to hurt you with. Let your enemy talk because information is power, and information can destroy.
4- Cash is cash, even if it comes from an elephant's stomach.
When you have greenbacks in your hands, there are no maybes, no ifs, no credit checks, no anything. A check can always bounce, a credit card is for suckers, cash is always cash (which is why my establishments only accept hard currency).
Don't tell anyone everything...
5- Never reveal 100% of anything to anyone.
If you have a great idea on how to become a millionaire, or how to convince the IRS that you really did only make $18,542 as a dental surgeon, never tell anyone all the details of your plan. Always hold something back, reveal only 75% or 90% of the plan if you have to. It protects you (especially if that last 10% is illegal), and it keeps your great idea yours.
6- Never make a decision when you are angry.
Smart, careful men realize they must have a clear head to think. When you are angry, it is your boiling bloodlines that speak for you, not your logic. Control your emotions. This is one of the most important rules there is. When you are angry, you make threats you often can't deliver on, or decisions you come to regret. Don't say I didn't warn you.
7- A man is nothing without his word.
One of the few things even a poor man has is his word. Your word should never be broken. Always keep your promises (you should never make promises, but I know how some of you clowns can't stop yourselves). The minute someone doesn't trust you is the minute you lose them.
8- Keep your mouth shut. If you have to lie, keep it short and simple.
If you don't have anything smart to say, don't say anything at all. Even if you have something to say, don't say it, you just end up revealing something to the other person, giving them more ammo to shoot you with. If your mouth stays shut, mistakes go the way of the dinosaurs.
If you lie, there is no use in you coming up with some conspiracy theory. A short and sweet lie is easier to defend (and remember) than some elaborate story about how some transvestite got lipstick on your tie.
9- The best way to dodge an enemy's bullet is by never being in a position where he can hit you.
Don't put yourself in a position where you can get in trouble. Avoid being put between a rock and a hard place. Never be in the same room with your enemy and he'll never have a clear shot at your head.
10- When you can't win a war by playing fair, bend the rules. Better yet, break them.
Unless you are some salame who is as motivated as a slug, you always want to win. Winning doesn't mean you have to play by the rules. It means winning. If you want to get ahead in life, you have to learn the rules of the side game. Those who run this country learned this rule a long time ago.
11- Never forgive betrayal.
Never.
Betrayal is an awful thing. It can destroy an organization or a person, so it's important you understand when it is happening to you so that you can take appropriate action. Capisce? Betrayal involves anything in which someone you trusted broke that trust. Let's go over the different ways they can do that.
· They rat on you, they go to cops, the Feds, IRS, INS, whatever. They betray their vow of silence and secrecy to you.
· They have rackets on the side that take away earnings from your organization, either by being in competition with your business or by working on those side businesses while they are on your payroll (if I send Johnny to collect for me, he better be banging down doors for me not for his side shylock business).
· They steal from you or skim from your rackets.
· They help an enemy of yours.
· They purposely deceive you into making a decision you otherwise wouldn't.
· They sleep with your wife, mistress or girlfriend without your permission.
· They are two-faced, insult your good name behind your back, or disrespect you.
· They humiliate you in private or public -- in front of you or not.
What should you prefer; fear or respect?
12. Whenever you're in doubt about whether an enemy should respect or fear you, always choose fear.
Respect is great, fear is better. Machiavelli made this one famous. Fear is a better deterrent than respect; fear will stop an enemy in his tracks more than respect will.
13. A woman's anger can always be subdued with a diamond ring (and a man's with a romp in the sack).
Is this a sexist rule? Who gives a damn? If a woman gets a diamond, she should shut up and be happy (it worked for our grandfathers, it should work for us). As long as my wife doesn't change, this rule will always apply with me. For men, I always tell my crew: A good night with a mistress will clear many ailments.
14- Behind every great man is a great woman.
Just because I tell you to follow Rule 13, doesn't mean that you should disrespect your wife. You need the stability of a great woman to be great. A man without a family can never be a complete man. A mediocre wife will always stop you from fulfilling your potential.
15- Nothing lasts forever.
Whether it is love, good fortune, success in business, your looks, or your hair, nothing lasts forever. This one is self-explanatory.
16- Never give a tip to someone who isn't looking.
Whether you are in a bar being served by a hot waitress, or giving a stock tip to someone at your office, don't give a big tip if -- a) the waitress is not even looking at you or going to know it is from you; or, b) the idiot you are giving the hot stock tip to doesn't even have an investment account or a clue as to what Nasdaq is.
17- If you go to war, always strike first. Strike hard, and hope it is the only strike you need.
When a conflict or a fight is inevitable, always strike the first blow. You will knock your enemy off-balance, and if your blow was strong enough, you could knock your enemy out completely.
18- Peace is only a prelude to war.
Never be complacent. Just because everything is going great in your life now, doesn't mean it always will. Always be ready for the worst, even if you don't live day to day as if the worst is happening to you.
Call a priest and prepare to die...
19- Have a priest on call if you choose to be a careless man.
If you are not careful, or at least cautious in your actions or words, you are doomed to make your wife a widow or torpedo your career.
20- When in doubt, follow your gut.
Instincts were given to us so that we can make a decision when all the elements in a decision-making process are not evident. Listen to your gut, it will save you more often than it will hurt you.
21- Man appoints, God disappoints.
I never quite understood what this meant. Sal used to say it all the time, and I would just nod my head even if I didn't know what he was trying to say. I don't even think Sal knew what it meant. Still, it sounds good.
22- Keep your friends close, your enemies closer.
People always misunderstand this saying. It doesn't mean you have to be best friends with your enemy, it just means you should do everything in your power to keep tabs on your enemy. Have someone you trust in his organization, or as his confidant. Know his moves, predict his thoughts, and capitalize on his weaknesses.
23- Overestimate the time something takes, and underestimate its rewards.
Even the best-laid plans sometimes don't come to fruition (yeah, big word, I know). Most of the time, we have to work to get something, and that means being patient. Overestimating the work and underestimating the reward will never leave you disappointed.
24- To make money, you have to spend money.
I hate greasing all these corrupt politicians, but most of the time, I makes me ten times more money as a result. Don't be afraid to spend money if it will bring you more. Take a loan at the bank if you have a great idea for a business. Pay a good employee a decent salary. Pay for expert advice. If you are a smart businessman, you will always come out on top.
25- Lucky is the man who suffers humiliation in front of others, for his revenge will be sweeter.
If someone ever embarrasses you, make sure he gets a good laugh; make sure people see this embarrassment because the memory will eat at you until you get your revenge. Too often, people don't retaliate when they are humiliated. Raise the stakes, and you'll have no choice but to return with a vengeance.
2003-02-05
What's the difference between
- an astronaut
- a cosmonaut
... Citizenship... USA vs Russia...
Check out the brave guys up there, after the docking of a Russian spaceship with supplies and energy.
After the incident last week, horrible as it may have been, we simply must continue to realize that travelling out of the atmosphere ain't a trip to Disney.... We can leave that to M.Jackson, who confessed that he "sleeps with children". Get that guy out of the ether-sphere....
- an astronaut
- a cosmonaut
... Citizenship... USA vs Russia...
Check out the brave guys up there, after the docking of a Russian spaceship with supplies and energy.
After the incident last week, horrible as it may have been, we simply must continue to realize that travelling out of the atmosphere ain't a trip to Disney.... We can leave that to M.Jackson, who confessed that he "sleeps with children". Get that guy out of the ether-sphere....
2003-02-04
Pentagon Budget Increase demanded by GW Bush: 2002: +11%, 2003: +4,5%: total military spending to protect the homeland will reach 400 Billion Dollars (13,5% of US Total Budget) - without calculating cost of eventual, yet still hypothetical war in Iraq.
Peace Operations Decrease: - 24%
Aid to the poorest countries slashed by 53%: total amounts to 1,3 Billion Dollars.
NO COMMENT!
Tomorrow Bush's Stooge ex-General C.Powell provides the unrefutable PROOF that WAR is necessary to...
To what?
We've lost it here...
Peace Operations Decrease: - 24%
Aid to the poorest countries slashed by 53%: total amounts to 1,3 Billion Dollars.
NO COMMENT!
Tomorrow Bush's Stooge ex-General C.Powell provides the unrefutable PROOF that WAR is necessary to...
To what?
We've lost it here...
2003-02-03
2003 = The year of the Matrix: RELOADED & REVOLUTIONS:
countdown: 101 days...
¤ Major Kick Ass Screensaver to be downloaded
¤ Article in Newsweek (oeee, mainstream media....$$$)
countdown: 101 days...
¤ Major Kick Ass Screensaver to be downloaded
¤ Article in Newsweek (oeee, mainstream media....$$$)
2003-01-30
BRABO is back.... en eigenlijk nooit weggeweest
Ongelooflijk, de kerels van nu doen het werk van vroeger,
http://www.chez.com/brabo/
En als kriek op de taart de poster van hun Galabal... dat doorgaat op 28 februari in Château Bayard...
Ze zijn wel nog op zoek naar de statuten en naar meer info omtrent de mysterieuze "Ordre du Valet". Waarvan acte, en misschien dat ze langs hier meer info vinden...
Vrienden, de 13e generatie groet U!
Ongelooflijk, de kerels van nu doen het werk van vroeger,
http://www.chez.com/brabo/
En als kriek op de taart de poster van hun Galabal... dat doorgaat op 28 februari in Château Bayard...
Ze zijn wel nog op zoek naar de statuten en naar meer info omtrent de mysterieuze "Ordre du Valet". Waarvan acte, en misschien dat ze langs hier meer info vinden...
Vrienden, de 13e generatie groet U!
Jean-Jacques Rosa, Professor of economics and Sciences Po MBA (Paris) :
"Terrorism, the war of small groups against states, has been on the rise since the end of the Cold War and the collapse of communism. (...) The decentralized terrorist challenge has replaced the monopolistic Soviet challenge". (WSJ-Europe – 30.01.03)
"Terrorism, the war of small groups against states, has been on the rise since the end of the Cold War and the collapse of communism. (...) The decentralized terrorist challenge has replaced the monopolistic Soviet challenge". (WSJ-Europe – 30.01.03)
The MATRIX II & III are approaching:
here's a French, quite comlete review
Quotes of the week:
"As he would learn all his life, nearly everything seems a letdown after a writer has finished writing something..." (GARP, page 164)
"It is only the vividness of memory that keeps the dead alive forever; a writer's job is to imagine everything so personally that the fiction is as vivid as our personal memories" (GARP, page 163)
here's a French, quite comlete review
Quotes of the week:
"As he would learn all his life, nearly everything seems a letdown after a writer has finished writing something..." (GARP, page 164)
"It is only the vividness of memory that keeps the dead alive forever; a writer's job is to imagine everything so personally that the fiction is as vivid as our personal memories" (GARP, page 163)
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Wacondah.com listed as a noteworthy blog on
Chez Lubacov
Belgian BlaBla
with an incredible review: a big how-how....
Wacondah.com listed as a noteworthy blog on
Chez Lubacov
Belgian BlaBla
with an incredible review: a big how-how....
Reading:
"The World according to Garp" by John Irving
Travelling:
- Bru-Paris: as usual
- Marseille
- Kyoto, Shiga & Osaka: 3rd World Water Forum
Photo-graphing:
Paris - Gare du Nord
Pont Marie
"The World according to Garp" by John Irving
Travelling:
- Bru-Paris: as usual
- Marseille
- Kyoto, Shiga & Osaka: 3rd World Water Forum
Photo-graphing:
Paris - Gare du Nord
Pont Marie
Site of the week & Music of the Moment:
Massive Attack's 4th or 5th (if you take into account the Mad Professor album): Album and Tour:100th window
Massive Attack Lyrics
The great band is back, and here to stay...
Concert in Zenith Paris on April 25, sold out, but We are going....
Massive Attack's 4th or 5th (if you take into account the Mad Professor album): Album and Tour:100th window
Massive Attack Lyrics
The great band is back, and here to stay...
Concert in Zenith Paris on April 25, sold out, but We are going....
Whoah, gym-trained bodies, plastic surgery and shining teeth; a nation obsessed with an obsolete and westernized (as in Cinema Westerns) goes to war...
(CNN) -- In a nation obsessed with sparkling teeth and minty-fresh breath, the lowly toothbrush is the king of inventions.
(CNN) -- In a nation obsessed with sparkling teeth and minty-fresh breath, the lowly toothbrush is the king of inventions.
IRAQ: the series:
* The BBC looks into the future: the Camp David meeting with Tony the Pony and Dubya...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2702393.stm
1/ they will declare war
2/ they will decide how they'll use the oil
3/ they'll once again baffle the whole wide world with mysterious explainifications....
* Can - or rather - Will the evil Dictator strike back? Answer: yes. And can we do something about it? Answer: No.... This indepth analysis of what really happened at 9/11 shows us that there is no turning point, and that the keys to the conflict are not limited to oil: http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/. The answer lies in the nearer Middle East, in Palestina and Jerusalem.
Extract from Email:
Analyze this... and get yer war on with Iraq....!
Someone should get rid of this Puppet Master that's being puppeteered...
Extracts from his State of the Union adress.
Next meeting: February 5th, where C.Powell will provide "evidence".....
Anyone up for bets: War is on, within 3 months from now (1 €uro betting entrance fee...)
Read the last sentence of this paragraph....
To date, we've arrested or otherwise dealt with many key commanders of al Qaeda. They include a man who directed logistics and funding for the September the 11th attacks; the chief of al Qaeda operations in the Persian Gulf, who planned the bombings of our embassies in East Africa and the USS Cole; an al Qaeda operations chief from Southeast Asia; a former director of al Qaeda's training camps in Afghanistan; a key al Qaeda operative in Europe; a major al Qaeda leader in Yemen. All told, more than 3,000 suspected terrorists have been arrested in many countries. Many others have met a different fate. Let's put it this way -- they are no longer a problem to the United States and our friends and allies. (Applause.) We do like the "Applause" comment inserted here
And read Bush mis-pronounciation legal-- illegal... What does he mean?
The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. America will not accept a serious and mounting threat to our country, and our friends and our allies. The United States will ask the U.N. Security Council to convene on February the 5th to consider the facts of Iraq's ongoing defiance of the world. Secretary of State Powell will present information and intelligence about Iraqi's legal -- Iraq's illegal weapons programs, its attempt to hide those weapons from inspectors, and its links to terrorist groups.
* The BBC looks into the future: the Camp David meeting with Tony the Pony and Dubya...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2702393.stm
1/ they will declare war
2/ they will decide how they'll use the oil
3/ they'll once again baffle the whole wide world with mysterious explainifications....
* Can - or rather - Will the evil Dictator strike back? Answer: yes. And can we do something about it? Answer: No.... This indepth analysis of what really happened at 9/11 shows us that there is no turning point, and that the keys to the conflict are not limited to oil: http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/. The answer lies in the nearer Middle East, in Palestina and Jerusalem.
Extract from Email:
Analyze this... and get yer war on with Iraq....!
Someone should get rid of this Puppet Master that's being puppeteered...
Extracts from his State of the Union adress.
Next meeting: February 5th, where C.Powell will provide "evidence".....
Anyone up for bets: War is on, within 3 months from now (1 €uro betting entrance fee...)
Read the last sentence of this paragraph....
To date, we've arrested or otherwise dealt with many key commanders of al Qaeda. They include a man who directed logistics and funding for the September the 11th attacks; the chief of al Qaeda operations in the Persian Gulf, who planned the bombings of our embassies in East Africa and the USS Cole; an al Qaeda operations chief from Southeast Asia; a former director of al Qaeda's training camps in Afghanistan; a key al Qaeda operative in Europe; a major al Qaeda leader in Yemen. All told, more than 3,000 suspected terrorists have been arrested in many countries. Many others have met a different fate. Let's put it this way -- they are no longer a problem to the United States and our friends and allies. (Applause.) We do like the "Applause" comment inserted here
And read Bush mis-pronounciation legal-- illegal... What does he mean?
The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. America will not accept a serious and mounting threat to our country, and our friends and our allies. The United States will ask the U.N. Security Council to convene on February the 5th to consider the facts of Iraq's ongoing defiance of the world. Secretary of State Powell will present information and intelligence about Iraqi's legal -- Iraq's illegal weapons programs, its attempt to hide those weapons from inspectors, and its links to terrorist groups.
2003-01-14
Did the Chinese discover the Americas before Columbus?
controversy reigns, but see for yourself: http://www.1421.tv/
controversy reigns, but see for yourself: http://www.1421.tv/
"Just as we cannot focus on both our eyes simultaneously when we look into the miror, we can only imagine the way that someone else is looking at us" p13
"How can one look at a painting, and NOT consider the look of those who have gazed at it before.." p 15
Reading: Stealing the Mona Lisa - What art stops us from seeing < Darian Leader
Listening to:
"The rising" < Bruce Springsteen
Site of the Month
"Hagakuré - the complete book"
"How can one look at a painting, and NOT consider the look of those who have gazed at it before.." p 15
Reading: Stealing the Mona Lisa - What art stops us from seeing < Darian Leader
Listening to:
"The rising" < Bruce Springsteen
Site of the Month
"Hagakuré - the complete book"
2003-01-07
It has begun, today @ 18 PM ECT (+1)
strong rhetorics after the discovery of a poisoning-plot in London link the Al Qaeda network to an Iraqi based terrorist organisation...
And that on the day that massive military mobilisations are taking place...
Coincidence?
Free your mind... and think again
Read the full post at the BBC.
strong rhetorics after the discovery of a poisoning-plot in London link the Al Qaeda network to an Iraqi based terrorist organisation...
And that on the day that massive military mobilisations are taking place...
Coincidence?
Free your mind... and think again
Read the full post at the BBC.
The Xmas and New Year's Parties are over: one common denominator: neckties still pose a threat to our mental sanity... And we had a lot of fun practicing new styles with cousins and friends... So here is the final guide....
Neckties became commonplace as the 19th Century English Coach drivers were starting to develop techniques to guard their scarves around their necks while travelling through the icy countryside
Here are some links for the more stylish underprivileged that have yet to learn to choose their favourite among the wide array of necktie-knotting techniques...
Cambridge College Scientific analysis of 85 ways tot tie a tie...
and the book that goes along with it...
Scouting historical review of ties
Our favourite is definetely the Shelby or take a closer look here (Shelby2) with a silk tie and a sexy knot that stays up all day long...
Neckties became commonplace as the 19th Century English Coach drivers were starting to develop techniques to guard their scarves around their necks while travelling through the icy countryside
Here are some links for the more stylish underprivileged that have yet to learn to choose their favourite among the wide array of necktie-knotting techniques...
Cambridge College Scientific analysis of 85 ways tot tie a tie...
and the book that goes along with it...
Scouting historical review of ties
Our favourite is definetely the Shelby or take a closer look here (Shelby2) with a silk tie and a sexy knot that stays up all day long...
2003-01-03
PART VII: MENTAL ACUITY
It will be more important in 2003 than ever to know the differences between (name any 3 sets):
2) The nations grouped under the name of Benelux
It's outrageous how we in the Low Countries get singled out for preposterous mocking behaviour. Most of you surely know what a "Belgian Dentist" behaves like. And you were also keen to notice that the Belgian outpost in the Iraqi desert was the first to be blown apart by invading aliens...
Here was another example in Time magazine, preparing a so-called funny quiz...
It will be more important in 2003 than ever to know the differences between (name any 3 sets):
2) The nations grouped under the name of Benelux
It's outrageous how we in the Low Countries get singled out for preposterous mocking behaviour. Most of you surely know what a "Belgian Dentist" behaves like. And you were also keen to notice that the Belgian outpost in the Iraqi desert was the first to be blown apart by invading aliens...
Here was another example in Time magazine, preparing a so-called funny quiz...
2002-12-31
2002-12-18
To be a spiritual warrior means to develop a special kind of courage, one that is innately intelligent, gentle, and fearless. Spiritual warriors can still be frightened, but even so they are courageous enough to taste suffering, to relate clearly to their fundamental fear, and to draw out without evasion the lessons from difficulties.
Don’t we know, only too well, that protection from pain doesn’t work, and that when we try to defend ourselves from suffering, we only suffer more and don’t learn what we can from the experience? As Rilke wrote, the protected heart that is “never exposed to loss, innocent and secure, cannot know tenderness; only the won-back heart can ever be satisfied: free, through all it has given up, to rejoice in its mastery. free to love at last...”
Don’t we know, only too well, that protection from pain doesn’t work, and that when we try to defend ourselves from suffering, we only suffer more and don’t learn what we can from the experience? As Rilke wrote, the protected heart that is “never exposed to loss, innocent and secure, cannot know tenderness; only the won-back heart can ever be satisfied: free, through all it has given up, to rejoice in its mastery. free to love at last...”
2002-12-12
The obsession of contemporary society with beauty ideals:
http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/2002/08/19/facelift/index2.html
in this article a 52-year old self-proclaimed "hippie chick" (because she protested against cafetarias not serving vegetarian food in the sixties...) retells the story of her "facelift" internal debate and the impact it has on her life.... Particularly interesting is the way she talks about the "trophy wives of oil company executives"....
For more information, consider: http://www.surgery.org/ to check out some "real", or at least "endorsed by the association of american plastic surgeons" examples of before and after...
For more typical Western paranoia, check out the special feature in the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/bigbrother/privacy/
It sure is a crazy world out there...
Thank you Prince & NPG, for your first live triple album, that you sent out yesterday, recalling the "One Nite Alone with..." tour 2002, we were there in D.C. on the 31st of March, so you can hear us scream on the first track.... (we were also in Antwerp and Paris... génial...)
Site of the week:
One Word: write in 60 seconds about 1 word...
http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/2002/08/19/facelift/index2.html
in this article a 52-year old self-proclaimed "hippie chick" (because she protested against cafetarias not serving vegetarian food in the sixties...) retells the story of her "facelift" internal debate and the impact it has on her life.... Particularly interesting is the way she talks about the "trophy wives of oil company executives"....
For more information, consider: http://www.surgery.org/ to check out some "real", or at least "endorsed by the association of american plastic surgeons" examples of before and after...
For more typical Western paranoia, check out the special feature in the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/bigbrother/privacy/
It sure is a crazy world out there...
Thank you Prince & NPG, for your first live triple album, that you sent out yesterday, recalling the "One Nite Alone with..." tour 2002, we were there in D.C. on the 31st of March, so you can hear us scream on the first track.... (we were also in Antwerp and Paris... génial...)
Site of the week:
One Word: write in 60 seconds about 1 word...
2002-12-11
Citations de Bernard Kouchner, fondateur de Médecins sans Frontières et Médecins du Monde, Prix Nobel de la Paix 2001
" les gens des ONG détestent qu'on leur pique leurs pauvres et leurs malades..."
"Au Kosovo, il y avait 547 agences humanitaires qui avaient une charactéristique en commun: ils se détestaient tous mutuellement. parmi ces 547, il y en avait peut-être une petite vingtaine qui travaillait vraiment, le reste ils ne faisaient que du tourisme humanitaire
" il y a beaucoup trop de tourisme humanitaire, je dirai même, il n'y a QUE du tourisme humanitaire..."
" il faut être naïf, toujours, et avoir les yeux plus grands que l'âme, le ventre et le coeur"
" on ne fournit pas d'idéal aux jeunes, c'est pour cela qu'ils se droguent"
" le grand problème du développement, c'est qu'il n'y a pas assez de fric. Premièrement, les gouvernements ne se tiennent pas aux engagements de dépenser 0,70% du PIB à l'aide au développement. Deuxièment, et plus important encore, pour vraiment solutionner les problèmes dans le tiers monde, il faut accroître exponentiellement les fonds qu'on met à leur disposition. Or ceci implique impérativement une hausse des impôts, et ça les égoïstes que nous sommes tous, nous le refusons catégoriquement... Personne ne veut dépenser plus, mais on aimerait bien voir que notre voisin le fasse..."
" Chaque combat se fait au dépens de soi-même, or il faut poursuivre le progrès, et donc il faut se battre contre les idées reçues. Dans la majorité des cas, on se casse la figure, et ce n'est que rarement qu'on obtienne de maigres succès. Or... il faut se casser la figure, et encore et encore..."
" il est illusoire de penser qu'on atteigne les objectifs du millénaire (l'eau pour tous d'ici 2015: 1,1 milliards de personnes...) sans le nucléaire. Les gens qui pensent que l'on va résoudre tout avec des éoliennes, sont des menteurs... Il faut de l'énergie pour tous rapidement, et le nucléaire est la moins polluante de ces activités.
" Il faut oser parler démographie, et regarder la réalité en face: les gens vont crever en Chine, en Inde et en Afrique, de faim, de soif et du Sida... et on ne fait RIEN, depuis 20 ans on ne fait strictement RIEN pour aider ces gens... toutes les aides au développement des pays pauvres reviennent par le biais des sociétés de coopération et par le biais des exportations de produits payés trop bon marché, dans le Nord"
" Les pauvres doivent s'entre-aider et arrêter de se faire exploiter par les riches..."
"Le problème des pauvres, c'est qu'ils se volent entre eux... et c'est pour ça que les riches viennent leur exploiter..."
Les 3 mots clé de la communication:
sélectionner - > simplifier -> exagérer....
" les gens des ONG détestent qu'on leur pique leurs pauvres et leurs malades..."
"Au Kosovo, il y avait 547 agences humanitaires qui avaient une charactéristique en commun: ils se détestaient tous mutuellement. parmi ces 547, il y en avait peut-être une petite vingtaine qui travaillait vraiment, le reste ils ne faisaient que du tourisme humanitaire
" il y a beaucoup trop de tourisme humanitaire, je dirai même, il n'y a QUE du tourisme humanitaire..."
" il faut être naïf, toujours, et avoir les yeux plus grands que l'âme, le ventre et le coeur"
" on ne fournit pas d'idéal aux jeunes, c'est pour cela qu'ils se droguent"
" le grand problème du développement, c'est qu'il n'y a pas assez de fric. Premièrement, les gouvernements ne se tiennent pas aux engagements de dépenser 0,70% du PIB à l'aide au développement. Deuxièment, et plus important encore, pour vraiment solutionner les problèmes dans le tiers monde, il faut accroître exponentiellement les fonds qu'on met à leur disposition. Or ceci implique impérativement une hausse des impôts, et ça les égoïstes que nous sommes tous, nous le refusons catégoriquement... Personne ne veut dépenser plus, mais on aimerait bien voir que notre voisin le fasse..."
" Chaque combat se fait au dépens de soi-même, or il faut poursuivre le progrès, et donc il faut se battre contre les idées reçues. Dans la majorité des cas, on se casse la figure, et ce n'est que rarement qu'on obtienne de maigres succès. Or... il faut se casser la figure, et encore et encore..."
" il est illusoire de penser qu'on atteigne les objectifs du millénaire (l'eau pour tous d'ici 2015: 1,1 milliards de personnes...) sans le nucléaire. Les gens qui pensent que l'on va résoudre tout avec des éoliennes, sont des menteurs... Il faut de l'énergie pour tous rapidement, et le nucléaire est la moins polluante de ces activités.
" Il faut oser parler démographie, et regarder la réalité en face: les gens vont crever en Chine, en Inde et en Afrique, de faim, de soif et du Sida... et on ne fait RIEN, depuis 20 ans on ne fait strictement RIEN pour aider ces gens... toutes les aides au développement des pays pauvres reviennent par le biais des sociétés de coopération et par le biais des exportations de produits payés trop bon marché, dans le Nord"
" Les pauvres doivent s'entre-aider et arrêter de se faire exploiter par les riches..."
"Le problème des pauvres, c'est qu'ils se volent entre eux... et c'est pour ça que les riches viennent leur exploiter..."
Les 3 mots clé de la communication:
sélectionner - > simplifier -> exagérer....
2002-11-07
Matrix Reloaded release date 15th of May 2003
"Rien n'entrave la marche vengeresse des idées reçues..."
Reading:
¤ Houellebecq, "Extension du domaine de la lutte"
¤ Fiennes, "The White Geese"
¤ Elroy, "The Cold Six Thousand"
¤ P.Coelho: "L'alchimiste"
Listening to:
* Prince: The Rainbow Children
* U2: Best of 1990-2000
Last concerts:
* Prince: One nite alone with... (Antwerp & Paris) - thnx Q!, love E! (Last December)
Last movies:
* Caro Diario & La stanza del figlio (N.Moretti)
* Signs (M.Night Shamalyan)
* Bowling for Columbine (M.Moore)
* The Thomas Crown Affair
* Play Time (J.Tati @ Flagey!)
Quote of the month, to stay in a familiar sector:
"Il ne faut pas vouloir le beurre ET l'argent du beurre"
"Rien n'entrave la marche vengeresse des idées reçues..."
Reading:
¤ Houellebecq, "Extension du domaine de la lutte"
¤ Fiennes, "The White Geese"
¤ Elroy, "The Cold Six Thousand"
¤ P.Coelho: "L'alchimiste"
Listening to:
* Prince: The Rainbow Children
* U2: Best of 1990-2000
Last concerts:
* Prince: One nite alone with... (Antwerp & Paris) - thnx Q!, love E! (Last December)
Last movies:
* Caro Diario & La stanza del figlio (N.Moretti)
* Signs (M.Night Shamalyan)
* Bowling for Columbine (M.Moore)
* The Thomas Crown Affair
* Play Time (J.Tati @ Flagey!)
Quote of the month, to stay in a familiar sector:
"Il ne faut pas vouloir le beurre ET l'argent du beurre"
2002-10-21
Observation: Paris does something with your shopping instincts... It's crazy to observe all these frantic people running around, hunting for the latest bargain, victims of the consu-man society.
Then, you smile, and straighten up, walk in the sun and enjoy a few raindrops. Life is great...
Because you know....that I know you know....
"Ge moet uwen hemel op aarde pakken. Als er gene meer komt, hebt ge hem al gehad, zoniet, dan hebt ge d'er van 2 genoten..." (PVDR)
Wise wise words indeed...
"Si l'on n'a pas le droit, on prend celui d'à gauche"
De Franse taal leent zich ook tot leuke onverwachte woordspelingen
reading: the Matrix and Philosophy
listening to: the echoes of the Prince concert in A'pen, great company, great music, lousy lousy crowds...(you should check out the slowest McDonald's in the world at the exit of Merksem...
last movies: PlayTime (J.Tati: truly fantastic....) in Flagey, Caro Diario, La Stanza del Figlio
site of the week: Abbie Hoffman, Yippie underground culture...
latest campaign: Larvenvreter: more developments are coming... SOON
Then, you smile, and straighten up, walk in the sun and enjoy a few raindrops. Life is great...
Because you know....that I know you know....
"Ge moet uwen hemel op aarde pakken. Als er gene meer komt, hebt ge hem al gehad, zoniet, dan hebt ge d'er van 2 genoten..." (PVDR)
Wise wise words indeed...
"Si l'on n'a pas le droit, on prend celui d'à gauche"
De Franse taal leent zich ook tot leuke onverwachte woordspelingen
reading: the Matrix and Philosophy
listening to: the echoes of the Prince concert in A'pen, great company, great music, lousy lousy crowds...(you should check out the slowest McDonald's in the world at the exit of Merksem...
last movies: PlayTime (J.Tati: truly fantastic....) in Flagey, Caro Diario, La Stanza del Figlio
site of the week: Abbie Hoffman, Yippie underground culture...
latest campaign: Larvenvreter: more developments are coming... SOON
2002-10-15
Every day in France: 21 deaths & >420 injured in traffic related accidents. Think about THAT for a second and FASTEN your seatbelt
Nissan Pick-up advertisement: a wolf in wolf's clothing...
site of the week
http://www.oneliners-and-proverbs.com
Nissan Pick-up advertisement: a wolf in wolf's clothing...
site of the week
http://www.oneliners-and-proverbs.com
2002-10-09
2002-09-19
2002-09-16
The World Summit on Sustainable Development: no strong outcome?
the least we can say is that some concerns have been raised and challenges put forth!
A declaration by some Nobel Prize Winners and mayors of big cities:
a call for serious action
the least we can say is that some concerns have been raised and challenges put forth!
A declaration by some Nobel Prize Winners and mayors of big cities:
a call for serious action
2002-09-06
After 2 weeks South Africa, back in France, where september is calling for automn, and the media is preparing for a big 11/9 commemoration.
Read a great analysis of the double-tongued speak of the American Administration : able to forge a coalition to chase the Taliban in 1 month, now preparing to drive off the Iraqi’s and « protect » the world’s oil resources, and yet so absent of the World Summit on Sustainable development…
We, as normal citizens of the world, should just sit still and applaud this total disrespect for our institutions and international law and order ?
Why didn't Bush come to Johannesburg to face the reality on 5 pressing issues: water, energy, health, agriculture an biodiversity? Beecause he was going to be the target for all the activists? Fear? The most powerful man of the world does not want to face the 191 heads of State and Government, his peers?
Before we get to cynical, let us remember that 11/9 was a terrible day, may it never happen again, let the decision makers wisen up to prevent this from happening again. Let’s just not remember the course of actions that created the enabling circumstances for this horrible event.
May the wise lead with wisdom, and may we all have the wisdom to look through the smokescreens, and the fake reality that’s sometimes being pulled over our eyes.
The reality – for today alone - is that another 20.000 persons are going to die from the lack of water and sanitation and food. Half of them are children and never heard about NY…
Johannesburg was a step on the road, it's up to every one of our Governments to implement the decisions made there and in Rio...
Read a great analysis of the double-tongued speak of the American Administration : able to forge a coalition to chase the Taliban in 1 month, now preparing to drive off the Iraqi’s and « protect » the world’s oil resources, and yet so absent of the World Summit on Sustainable development…
We, as normal citizens of the world, should just sit still and applaud this total disrespect for our institutions and international law and order ?
Why didn't Bush come to Johannesburg to face the reality on 5 pressing issues: water, energy, health, agriculture an biodiversity? Beecause he was going to be the target for all the activists? Fear? The most powerful man of the world does not want to face the 191 heads of State and Government, his peers?
Before we get to cynical, let us remember that 11/9 was a terrible day, may it never happen again, let the decision makers wisen up to prevent this from happening again. Let’s just not remember the course of actions that created the enabling circumstances for this horrible event.
May the wise lead with wisdom, and may we all have the wisdom to look through the smokescreens, and the fake reality that’s sometimes being pulled over our eyes.
The reality – for today alone - is that another 20.000 persons are going to die from the lack of water and sanitation and food. Half of them are children and never heard about NY…
Johannesburg was a step on the road, it's up to every one of our Governments to implement the decisions made there and in Rio...
Back in the old continent:
posting an old report here:
de stad/ the most dangerous place on earth... you do not walk in this city/ not even for 10 meters
mixed feelings zijn voelbaar hier, nog veel verborgen en ook open woede (verklaart de hoge criminaliteit), maar toch fantastisch om te zien dat na 8 jaar apartheid dit land veel potentieel heeft...
onze blanke collega's hebben angst, schrik om in dit systeem te blijven werken, maar sommigen zijn hoopvoller gestemd... ze zijn met weinig, die sommigen, maar het is een uitdaging om in deze omstandigheden te wonen en te werken.
voor ons zijn die omstandigheden nog moeilijker, omdat we met een hoofd vol ideeen afkomen... die niet per se op de realiteit ge-ent zijn. jullie kunnen jullie niet voorstellen hoe johannesburg er nu bijligt, een puinhoop vol veiligheidstroepen, en daartussen 60000 delegates die verloren lopen....
MBEki had het daarjuist over: to fight global apartheid, nogal sterke termen, die duidelijk maken hoe de situatie er voor staat, en voor je het weet krijg je Zimbabwe toestanden....
een paar quotes:
'the african continent is now taking back what the white people abused off for so long'
'the hunger crisis in zimbabwe is the sole responsibility of Mugabe, because he ordered the white farmers to stop farming 2 years ago: the result: no more crops are being produced...'
'in 5 years from SA will be a dictatorship...'
'this country has great potential...'
no comment, en no judgement: we kunnen niet zo maar met authoriteit spreken over wat hier allemaal gebeurd....
wat betreft de VN top; c'est une veritable RUCHE, een bijen - of liever - wespen nest...
wat betreft onze aanwezigheid hier: in RIO kreeg de prive sector de commentaar dat ze er niet waren, in Jo'Burg zouden ze te sterk aanwezig zijn... any which way you turn it... maar het weze duidelijk dat het nu maar eens gedaan moet zijn met ideologische idiote discussies, de rol van de prive sector in duurzame ontwikkeling is hier bevestigd door zowel Kofi, als de rest van de VN instellingen, als door civil society en de gematigde NGO. wij zijn hier om mee te werken aan een constructief proces, waar oplossingen getoond worden, en die oplossingen zijn er, zowel van de prive, als de NGO, als van de wereldbank of grass roots movements.
iedereen verwacht te veel van deze top en vergeet dat dit een stap is in een lang lang en lang proces. van politic hoef je niet te verwachten dat ze op 3 dagen een magische oplossing naar boven toveren, en daarvoor moeten ze in feite niet naar hier komen. de bedoeling van deze top, die lichtjes in de schaduw staat is eigenlijk dat staatshoofden hier zouden komen tonen wat ze sinds rio gedaan hebben en welke budgetten en acties ze concreet te werk gaan stellen in de komende jaren. iedereen is in feite akkoord over de urgentie van de zaak, nu moeten er concrete engagementen komen. en dat ze nu maar eens stoppen dat het altijd de fout van de prive sector is, die hier overigens overtuigende bewijzen levert dat er wel degelijk duurzame oplossingen bestaan (SUEZ connecteerde de laatste 5 jaar 7 miljoen mensen die onder de armoede grens lleen aan water...., op een duurzame manier, niet gratis, maar duurzaam en volgens de prijs die contractueel door HUN overheid zerd vastgelegd)....er zijn nu eenmaal mensen die tegen de vooruitgang zijn, zij zullen de wererldwijde dorst en honger problematiek niet oplossen met. het is aan de OVERHEDEN om hun verantwoordelijkheid te nemen, en Mugab-isten helpen geen zier aan duurzame ontwikkeling.
eerlijk gezegd vraag ik me af waarom de belgen hier met een officiele delegatie van meer dan 75 man zijn..., van de commitment om X aantal percent (0;3 percent.. please) van het staatsbudget aan ontwikkeling te besteden, is nog niks in huis gekomen, we zouden ons moeten schamen, want die engagementen zijn al meer dan 25 jaar geleden genomen. Ik zat in een restaurant waar Vera Dua en haar Waalse collega 'jolly old networks' qqn het entertainen waren...
daarom is het goed dat alle stakeholders hier vorige week zo gediscuteerd hebben; grote vooruitgang: de stellingname dat in de millenium declaration van de VN er een objectief voor 'sanitation' zordt opgenomen: een goal om die uitzonderlijke gevaarlijke situatie aan te pakken, 3 ;miljard mensen zonder toilet....
En SUEZ, samen met de hele business community heeft daarin een belangrijke rol gespeeld... nu is het aan de politiek.., die samen met alle partners moet werken...
de hard-liner anti-alles-ers, die overigens slechts maar met een kleine 1500 man zijn, zijn slecht georganiseerd, zitten op de NASREC site, en proberen zich met geweld toegang te verschaffen, terwijl de mensen die echt willen praten er enkel maar geirriteerd door worden. de tijd van de oppositie is voorbij, er wordt gepraat tussen civil society en business (die trouwens heel duurzaam geworden is sinds rio), tussen vrouwen en alle andere 9 major groups (indigenous, farmers, scientists, youth...) , en diegenen die dat proces verzwakken door slaan en schoppen zouden moeten ter verantwoording worden geroepen....zij hinderen dat er echte beslissingen worden genomen en leiden de aandacht onnoodzakelijk af van de essentie: het gaat hier niet meer over wie of wat de dienst verleent, maar DAT er iets gebeurd... met alle mogelijke middelen in concertatie met iedereen
gisteren zaten er 4 ministers, 2 van Jordanie, 2 van Israel collegiaal naast elkaar aan tafel en sloten ze een akkoord... het IS mogelijk...
wat jullie in de pers te horen krijgen is gefilterd door vermoeide, slech geinformeerde, luie journalisten, die gedesinformeerd worden. je moet er voorzichtig mee omspringen, de realiteit hier is veel complexer dan wat ik of zij in een paar regels op papier of scherm krijgen,
kortom: met veel a priori's vertrokken, angstig voor de criminaliteit, en na een week als een vis in het water (ik run hier o.q.q een taxi business voor onze delegatie), en aangenaam verrast door de positieve vibes die er ondanks de bakken kritiek (en de BAR SLECHTE ORGANISATIE) toch zijn. het is een overweldigende gebeurtenis, een fantastische persoonlijke ervaring, die jullie allemaal eens zouden moeten meemaken.
veel te weinig slaap, en een hele roedel opperhoofden die ons achter de vodden zitten, gisteren was onze CEO hier (dus je kan je voorstellen wat voor een hectische heksenketel het was).
net voorbij halfweg, doodop en een paar zakken van wallen onder de ogen (gemiddelde nacht hier is 3 tot 4 uur, als ze je niet opbellen 's nacht om een of ander probleem op te lossen, zoals verloren gelopen directeurs, die meegesleurd werden door kwaadgezinde taxichauffeurs).
la gestion.... des EGO's et des CEO's
l'intelligence de la situation...
en open-minded observeren en vooral... participeren
en af en toe goed verschieten als er weer een troep ZULU's op trommels begint te kloppen...
no matter what the outcome... een ongelooflijke fantastische gebeurtenis
baai veel groeten vanuit het zuiden, waar de carpaccio van springbok heerlijk smaakt met een kaaps wijntje, die sonne scijnt hier en er wordt hier ondanks de stress en de vermoeidheid fantastisch gelachen
posting an old report here:
de stad/ the most dangerous place on earth... you do not walk in this city/ not even for 10 meters
mixed feelings zijn voelbaar hier, nog veel verborgen en ook open woede (verklaart de hoge criminaliteit), maar toch fantastisch om te zien dat na 8 jaar apartheid dit land veel potentieel heeft...
onze blanke collega's hebben angst, schrik om in dit systeem te blijven werken, maar sommigen zijn hoopvoller gestemd... ze zijn met weinig, die sommigen, maar het is een uitdaging om in deze omstandigheden te wonen en te werken.
voor ons zijn die omstandigheden nog moeilijker, omdat we met een hoofd vol ideeen afkomen... die niet per se op de realiteit ge-ent zijn. jullie kunnen jullie niet voorstellen hoe johannesburg er nu bijligt, een puinhoop vol veiligheidstroepen, en daartussen 60000 delegates die verloren lopen....
MBEki had het daarjuist over: to fight global apartheid, nogal sterke termen, die duidelijk maken hoe de situatie er voor staat, en voor je het weet krijg je Zimbabwe toestanden....
een paar quotes:
'the african continent is now taking back what the white people abused off for so long'
'the hunger crisis in zimbabwe is the sole responsibility of Mugabe, because he ordered the white farmers to stop farming 2 years ago: the result: no more crops are being produced...'
'in 5 years from SA will be a dictatorship...'
'this country has great potential...'
no comment, en no judgement: we kunnen niet zo maar met authoriteit spreken over wat hier allemaal gebeurd....
wat betreft de VN top; c'est une veritable RUCHE, een bijen - of liever - wespen nest...
wat betreft onze aanwezigheid hier: in RIO kreeg de prive sector de commentaar dat ze er niet waren, in Jo'Burg zouden ze te sterk aanwezig zijn... any which way you turn it... maar het weze duidelijk dat het nu maar eens gedaan moet zijn met ideologische idiote discussies, de rol van de prive sector in duurzame ontwikkeling is hier bevestigd door zowel Kofi, als de rest van de VN instellingen, als door civil society en de gematigde NGO. wij zijn hier om mee te werken aan een constructief proces, waar oplossingen getoond worden, en die oplossingen zijn er, zowel van de prive, als de NGO, als van de wereldbank of grass roots movements.
iedereen verwacht te veel van deze top en vergeet dat dit een stap is in een lang lang en lang proces. van politic hoef je niet te verwachten dat ze op 3 dagen een magische oplossing naar boven toveren, en daarvoor moeten ze in feite niet naar hier komen. de bedoeling van deze top, die lichtjes in de schaduw staat is eigenlijk dat staatshoofden hier zouden komen tonen wat ze sinds rio gedaan hebben en welke budgetten en acties ze concreet te werk gaan stellen in de komende jaren. iedereen is in feite akkoord over de urgentie van de zaak, nu moeten er concrete engagementen komen. en dat ze nu maar eens stoppen dat het altijd de fout van de prive sector is, die hier overigens overtuigende bewijzen levert dat er wel degelijk duurzame oplossingen bestaan (SUEZ connecteerde de laatste 5 jaar 7 miljoen mensen die onder de armoede grens lleen aan water...., op een duurzame manier, niet gratis, maar duurzaam en volgens de prijs die contractueel door HUN overheid zerd vastgelegd)....er zijn nu eenmaal mensen die tegen de vooruitgang zijn, zij zullen de wererldwijde dorst en honger problematiek niet oplossen met. het is aan de OVERHEDEN om hun verantwoordelijkheid te nemen, en Mugab-isten helpen geen zier aan duurzame ontwikkeling.
eerlijk gezegd vraag ik me af waarom de belgen hier met een officiele delegatie van meer dan 75 man zijn..., van de commitment om X aantal percent (0;3 percent.. please) van het staatsbudget aan ontwikkeling te besteden, is nog niks in huis gekomen, we zouden ons moeten schamen, want die engagementen zijn al meer dan 25 jaar geleden genomen. Ik zat in een restaurant waar Vera Dua en haar Waalse collega 'jolly old networks' qqn het entertainen waren...
daarom is het goed dat alle stakeholders hier vorige week zo gediscuteerd hebben; grote vooruitgang: de stellingname dat in de millenium declaration van de VN er een objectief voor 'sanitation' zordt opgenomen: een goal om die uitzonderlijke gevaarlijke situatie aan te pakken, 3 ;miljard mensen zonder toilet....
En SUEZ, samen met de hele business community heeft daarin een belangrijke rol gespeeld... nu is het aan de politiek.., die samen met alle partners moet werken...
de hard-liner anti-alles-ers, die overigens slechts maar met een kleine 1500 man zijn, zijn slecht georganiseerd, zitten op de NASREC site, en proberen zich met geweld toegang te verschaffen, terwijl de mensen die echt willen praten er enkel maar geirriteerd door worden. de tijd van de oppositie is voorbij, er wordt gepraat tussen civil society en business (die trouwens heel duurzaam geworden is sinds rio), tussen vrouwen en alle andere 9 major groups (indigenous, farmers, scientists, youth...) , en diegenen die dat proces verzwakken door slaan en schoppen zouden moeten ter verantwoording worden geroepen....zij hinderen dat er echte beslissingen worden genomen en leiden de aandacht onnoodzakelijk af van de essentie: het gaat hier niet meer over wie of wat de dienst verleent, maar DAT er iets gebeurd... met alle mogelijke middelen in concertatie met iedereen
gisteren zaten er 4 ministers, 2 van Jordanie, 2 van Israel collegiaal naast elkaar aan tafel en sloten ze een akkoord... het IS mogelijk...
wat jullie in de pers te horen krijgen is gefilterd door vermoeide, slech geinformeerde, luie journalisten, die gedesinformeerd worden. je moet er voorzichtig mee omspringen, de realiteit hier is veel complexer dan wat ik of zij in een paar regels op papier of scherm krijgen,
kortom: met veel a priori's vertrokken, angstig voor de criminaliteit, en na een week als een vis in het water (ik run hier o.q.q een taxi business voor onze delegatie), en aangenaam verrast door de positieve vibes die er ondanks de bakken kritiek (en de BAR SLECHTE ORGANISATIE) toch zijn. het is een overweldigende gebeurtenis, een fantastische persoonlijke ervaring, die jullie allemaal eens zouden moeten meemaken.
veel te weinig slaap, en een hele roedel opperhoofden die ons achter de vodden zitten, gisteren was onze CEO hier (dus je kan je voorstellen wat voor een hectische heksenketel het was).
net voorbij halfweg, doodop en een paar zakken van wallen onder de ogen (gemiddelde nacht hier is 3 tot 4 uur, als ze je niet opbellen 's nacht om een of ander probleem op te lossen, zoals verloren gelopen directeurs, die meegesleurd werden door kwaadgezinde taxichauffeurs).
la gestion.... des EGO's et des CEO's
l'intelligence de la situation...
en open-minded observeren en vooral... participeren
en af en toe goed verschieten als er weer een troep ZULU's op trommels begint te kloppen...
no matter what the outcome... een ongelooflijke fantastische gebeurtenis
baai veel groeten vanuit het zuiden, waar de carpaccio van springbok heerlijk smaakt met een kaaps wijntje, die sonne scijnt hier en er wordt hier ondanks de stress en de vermoeidheid fantastisch gelachen
2002-08-27
reporting from South Africa/
welcome to WSSD where the streets are cleared every night and where the UN is picking up momentum...
Exciting times for the more than 60.000 delegates from all over the world/
most interesting stand of the day/
the inuit people/
www.itk.ca
reporting live from a busy beehive...
welcome to WSSD where the streets are cleared every night and where the UN is picking up momentum...
Exciting times for the more than 60.000 delegates from all over the world/
most interesting stand of the day/
the inuit people/
www.itk.ca
reporting live from a busy beehive...
2002-08-14
"You don't choose your destiny,
it chooses you..."
Minority report
reporting from Sweden: climate change appears to quite a tricky issue: there is no clear set of data that enables to predict or assess the present niño-niña panic...
you never know if or when the GULF Stream decides to move south...and then we all end up as refugees in North Africa...
more info: www.siwi.org
it chooses you..."
Minority report
reporting from Sweden: climate change appears to quite a tricky issue: there is no clear set of data that enables to predict or assess the present niño-niña panic...
you never know if or when the GULF Stream decides to move south...and then we all end up as refugees in North Africa...
more info: www.siwi.org
2002-08-06
"The usual rejoinder to someone who says "They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Galileo" is to say "But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown."
-- Carl Sagan
and a list of skeptical quotations: www.skepp.be
some of them are quite funny
Blessed are those that run around in circles for they shall be known as wheels. --
-- Carl Sagan
and a list of skeptical quotations: www.skepp.be
some of them are quite funny
Blessed are those that run around in circles for they shall be known as wheels. --
friday five
1. lineage: thoroughbred brabant draft horses? no: root directory in East Flanders, combined with very fine brabantian genetic influences (toss in some Limburgian and WestFlandrian influences). And not to forget the whole range of invading populaces (Romans, Franks & Celts, Huns, Spaniards, Dutchmen, Frenchmen, Vikings, Germans, Austrians, Burgundians, etcetera²)
2 & 3. who's talking countries in n°1? this is the Europe of the Regions... most unlikely to go to... well, we used to say the lowest priority continent was Africa, and in fact, first trip this year was there, as is the next trip (dep. 24th of august). So, you never know....
4. we feast the whole time during the year (burgundy influence), yet officially we have the 11th and 21st of july
5. the first ancestors to move to present country? well, statistically you could trace back everybody in Europe to Charlemagne or Julius Caesar. Let's just say: undisclosed mystery wrapped up in the storms of time
1. lineage: thoroughbred brabant draft horses? no: root directory in East Flanders, combined with very fine brabantian genetic influences (toss in some Limburgian and WestFlandrian influences). And not to forget the whole range of invading populaces (Romans, Franks & Celts, Huns, Spaniards, Dutchmen, Frenchmen, Vikings, Germans, Austrians, Burgundians, etcetera²)
2 & 3. who's talking countries in n°1? this is the Europe of the Regions... most unlikely to go to... well, we used to say the lowest priority continent was Africa, and in fact, first trip this year was there, as is the next trip (dep. 24th of august). So, you never know....
4. we feast the whole time during the year (burgundy influence), yet officially we have the 11th and 21st of july
5. the first ancestors to move to present country? well, statistically you could trace back everybody in Europe to Charlemagne or Julius Caesar. Let's just say: undisclosed mystery wrapped up in the storms of time
2002-08-04
2002-07-30
SIMULACRA: a work by Baudrillard or here
reference to Neuromancer by William Gibson, mix it into cleancut kungfu style fighting and an ominous soundtrack, put in some cool names such as Thomas Anders-son and Morpheus or Trinity, and get some young inexperienced yet determined directors to film the epic of their lives... and you have (or don't) the Matrix...
reference to Neuromancer by William Gibson, mix it into cleancut kungfu style fighting and an ominous soundtrack, put in some cool names such as Thomas Anders-son and Morpheus or Trinity, and get some young inexperienced yet determined directors to film the epic of their lives... and you have (or don't) the Matrix...
2002-07-29
reading: Alain Finkielkraut: "L'imparfait du présent" - a journal for 2001...
"Aucun petit caillou dans la chaussure n'entrave la marche vengeresse des idées reçues..."
"Etre poli, ce n'est pas faire valoir ses titres, c'est se reconnaître obligé. Ce n'est pas s'affirmer, c'est s'amoindrire.Ce n'est pas se poser, c'est s'incliner." (AF, p.54)
AF se bat contre cette société de consumérisme, d'autonomie absolue de l'individu qui finit par se désintéresser pour tout. Il s'oppose à l'autocensure de la presse, à la "fuite en avant" du "bien penser" (politically correct speaking) qui empêche radicalement toute idée capable de renverser l'ordre préétabli par les lois "vertueux" des marchés et les "dictats" de l'ordre politico-socio-moral international; fruit de la marchandisation de la vie et de la créativité humaine, voire de l'âme de l'Homme.
Ignorance is bliss...Knowledge is power. Be creative or disappear.
"Aucun petit caillou dans la chaussure n'entrave la marche vengeresse des idées reçues..."
"Etre poli, ce n'est pas faire valoir ses titres, c'est se reconnaître obligé. Ce n'est pas s'affirmer, c'est s'amoindrire.Ce n'est pas se poser, c'est s'incliner." (AF, p.54)
AF se bat contre cette société de consumérisme, d'autonomie absolue de l'individu qui finit par se désintéresser pour tout. Il s'oppose à l'autocensure de la presse, à la "fuite en avant" du "bien penser" (politically correct speaking) qui empêche radicalement toute idée capable de renverser l'ordre préétabli par les lois "vertueux" des marchés et les "dictats" de l'ordre politico-socio-moral international; fruit de la marchandisation de la vie et de la créativité humaine, voire de l'âme de l'Homme.
Ignorance is bliss...Knowledge is power. Be creative or disappear.
friday five:
1. weblog presence: since april 4th 2001.
2. first post: initially supposed to adress launching of new site, postponed it, then tested it, and first real blogging in september: reference to sept.11th
3. off site first @ nautilus.blogspot.com, then integrated into new domain in september. Name changed from NiC to Wacondah.com
4. no CMS, except randomized mental categories:
5. rather read weblogs than online journals
1. weblog presence: since april 4th 2001.
2. first post: initially supposed to adress launching of new site, postponed it, then tested it, and first real blogging in september: reference to sept.11th
3. off site first @ nautilus.blogspot.com, then integrated into new domain in september. Name changed from NiC to Wacondah.com
4. no CMS, except randomized mental categories:
5. rather read weblogs than online journals
2002-07-24
0,06 on the PALERMO scale: that's pretty close to MAYAN certainty, is it not?
Whoah, since you only have left 'till the 1st of February 2019, check out the world's coolest places to live...
Belgium ranks on n°4... Can you believe it? Who would have thought that the country that's usually one of the first to be invaded (WWI & WWI) or blown up by aliens (check Independance Day, ID4, the movie...), presents such a great vantage point to the beautiful spectacle of mankind ruining this planet....Here's the threat list...
note: the Maya calendar in fact ends in 2012
Whoah, since you only have left 'till the 1st of February 2019, check out the world's coolest places to live...
Belgium ranks on n°4... Can you believe it? Who would have thought that the country that's usually one of the first to be invaded (WWI & WWI) or blown up by aliens (check Independance Day, ID4, the movie...), presents such a great vantage point to the beautiful spectacle of mankind ruining this planet....Here's the threat list...
note: the Maya calendar in fact ends in 2012
The end is near... Or why the Mayan calendar stops in 2019...
Just absolutely f*cking great... this flash traffic is just in: ... believe it or not, all the best scientists in the world can NOT determine whether a 2K-large rock will impact the earth or not in 2019... Why have we wasted so much monney in deep space astronomy, if we can't simply calculate the trajectory of a simple piece of rock? And what about all the armements races.... The rock was discovered on july the 4th... independance day... So get out there, enjoy life, you've got 17 years left and counting...
-> BBC.CO.UK - article
-> Asteroïde raakt mogelijk Aarde in 2019
LONDEN -- Astronomen hebben enkele weken geleden een asteroïde ontdekt, die in 2019 de Aarde wel eens zou kunnen raken. De enorme steenklomp is volgens wetenschappers momenteel het meest bedreigende object in de ruimte. Dat meldde de Britse zender BBC vandaag.
Volgens berekeningen zou de asteroïde 2002 NT7 op 1 februari 2019 met de Aarde kunnen botsen. Maar er bestaan nog veel onzekerheden over deze voorspelling. Het brokstuk is ongeveer twee kilometer groot, genoeg om een heel werelddeel mee te verwoesten. Ook zou de inslag voor wereldwijde klimaatveranderingen kunnen zorgen.
Onderzoekers in de Amerikaanse staat New Mexico signaleerden het hemellichaam voor het eerst op 5 juli. Sindsdien houden astronomen uit de hele wereld de asteroïde nauwlettend in de gaten, iets wat wordt vergemakkelijkt door het feit dat ze de komende achttien maanden gemakkelijk observeerbaar is.
Volgens de Nasa zou nader onderzoek kunnen uitwijzen dat 2002 NT7 de Aarde toch niet zal raken. Er is immers nog te weinig over het hemellichaam geweten.
NT7 daait in 837 dagen rondom de Zon. Indien de steenklomp met de Aarde zou bosten, zou dat met een snelheid van 28 km per seconde zijn.
Just absolutely f*cking great... this flash traffic is just in: ... believe it or not, all the best scientists in the world can NOT determine whether a 2K-large rock will impact the earth or not in 2019... Why have we wasted so much monney in deep space astronomy, if we can't simply calculate the trajectory of a simple piece of rock? And what about all the armements races.... The rock was discovered on july the 4th... independance day... So get out there, enjoy life, you've got 17 years left and counting...
-> BBC.CO.UK - article
-> Asteroïde raakt mogelijk Aarde in 2019
LONDEN -- Astronomen hebben enkele weken geleden een asteroïde ontdekt, die in 2019 de Aarde wel eens zou kunnen raken. De enorme steenklomp is volgens wetenschappers momenteel het meest bedreigende object in de ruimte. Dat meldde de Britse zender BBC vandaag.
Volgens berekeningen zou de asteroïde 2002 NT7 op 1 februari 2019 met de Aarde kunnen botsen. Maar er bestaan nog veel onzekerheden over deze voorspelling. Het brokstuk is ongeveer twee kilometer groot, genoeg om een heel werelddeel mee te verwoesten. Ook zou de inslag voor wereldwijde klimaatveranderingen kunnen zorgen.
Onderzoekers in de Amerikaanse staat New Mexico signaleerden het hemellichaam voor het eerst op 5 juli. Sindsdien houden astronomen uit de hele wereld de asteroïde nauwlettend in de gaten, iets wat wordt vergemakkelijkt door het feit dat ze de komende achttien maanden gemakkelijk observeerbaar is.
Volgens de Nasa zou nader onderzoek kunnen uitwijzen dat 2002 NT7 de Aarde toch niet zal raken. Er is immers nog te weinig over het hemellichaam geweten.
NT7 daait in 837 dagen rondom de Zon. Indien de steenklomp met de Aarde zou bosten, zou dat met een snelheid van 28 km per seconde zijn.
it's HEAT time again, one of the best movies ever to hit the screens..., along with the Matrix...
"I keep my angst here, I preserve it because I need it. It keeps me sharp, on the edge, where I gotta be." (Vincent Hanna aka A. Pacino)
"I keep my angst here, I preserve it because I need it. It keeps me sharp, on the edge, where I gotta be." (Vincent Hanna aka A. Pacino)
2002-07-22
to start off the week: some interesting links, after all this is a weblog
2nd law of Thermodynamics (ever increasing entropy) has been broken:
read the article
An introduction to Buddhism
and some interesting teachings forwarded by a friend
The Internet MARK II: THE GRID
Considering the amount of desinformation that's poisoning are level-headed minds, read the 17 techniques of Truth Suppression: the truth shall set you free. Knowledge indeed is power
And for some fun, look up the geographical situation of your family...Absolutely ridiculous...
2nd law of Thermodynamics (ever increasing entropy) has been broken:
read the article
An introduction to Buddhism
and some interesting teachings forwarded by a friend
The Internet MARK II: THE GRID
Considering the amount of desinformation that's poisoning are level-headed minds, read the 17 techniques of Truth Suppression: the truth shall set you free. Knowledge indeed is power
And for some fun, look up the geographical situation of your family...Absolutely ridiculous...
2002-07-19
Friday Five!
1. Brussels, B
2. Since commuting between Bxl and some major other city to the south that's connected by one of the most interesting railway tracks, don't feel like moving either place permanently right now. For the time being, both place present serious advantages. In the long run, will obviously move back there.
3. Safest? home is where the heart belongs, that's were we feel safest (practically, that could be anywhere, - for safety some basic services need to be available: water, food, oxygen, shelter and ... the heart. Otherwise, atomic shelters, underwater in nuclear submarines, in a sensory depriviation tank balanced in a salt-like solution.
4. Do you feel well-travelled? Well, sort of, in the limits of a certain geography, and then again: time-space continuum as we experience it inhibits us from going places. Just in case travelling without moving counts also: the power of the mind enables fantastic voyages...
5. Most interesting place... Jago's lookout (BE), Montania (PY), Chiloé Island (CH), Alhambra Granada, CORRUBEDO Faro, Valluga (AU)
1. Brussels, B
2. Since commuting between Bxl and some major other city to the south that's connected by one of the most interesting railway tracks, don't feel like moving either place permanently right now. For the time being, both place present serious advantages. In the long run, will obviously move back there.
3. Safest? home is where the heart belongs, that's were we feel safest (practically, that could be anywhere, - for safety some basic services need to be available: water, food, oxygen, shelter and ... the heart. Otherwise, atomic shelters, underwater in nuclear submarines, in a sensory depriviation tank balanced in a salt-like solution.
4. Do you feel well-travelled? Well, sort of, in the limits of a certain geography, and then again: time-space continuum as we experience it inhibits us from going places. Just in case travelling without moving counts also: the power of the mind enables fantastic voyages...
5. Most interesting place... Jago's lookout (BE), Montania (PY), Chiloé Island (CH), Alhambra Granada, CORRUBEDO Faro, Valluga (AU)
Defaced web sites inventory: in case you need to see who's been hackked... http://defaced.alldas.org/ (Copy 'n' paste into navbar, since the administrators demand that we don't link)
the new PACINO movie: http://www.s1m0ne.com, starring a digital superstar...
http://entropy8zuper.org/; one of the great, the few, the proud, ...
the new PACINO movie: http://www.s1m0ne.com, starring a digital superstar...
http://entropy8zuper.org/; one of the great, the few, the proud, ...
The World Will go NUCLEAR
B. Richter (Nobel laureate in physics, director emeritus of Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, member of the US Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee) about climate instability : "If people don't change their fossil-fuel-burning ways in a big way and soon, surface temperatures around the globe will rise by 3.5 to 6 degrees Celsius by 2100. (...) We must act soon and nuclear power is the only carbon-free power ready for large-scale deployment now". (WSJ-Europe – 19/21.07.02)
B. Richter (Nobel laureate in physics, director emeritus of Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, member of the US Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee) about climate instability : "If people don't change their fossil-fuel-burning ways in a big way and soon, surface temperatures around the globe will rise by 3.5 to 6 degrees Celsius by 2100. (...) We must act soon and nuclear power is the only carbon-free power ready for large-scale deployment now". (WSJ-Europe – 19/21.07.02)
2002-07-16
reading: Noreena HERTZ: The Silent Takeover & La Bruyère: Les Caractères
listening to: David Bowie: Heathen ->track 11...
viewing options: The Ice Age vs L'Auberge Espagnole vs Minority Report vs The Bourne Identity vs Spiderman (definitely NOT)
state of the world: the usual incomprehensible mix of seamingly non-connected atrocities: state of siege declared in Paraguay, assassination attempt on J.Chirac (cf. The Eagle has landed), masacres in India & Pakistan, a catfight between Morocco and Spain over a few ha of deserted island, drought, famine, and holiday traffic jams.
listening to: David Bowie: Heathen ->track 11...
viewing options: The Ice Age vs L'Auberge Espagnole vs Minority Report vs The Bourne Identity vs Spiderman (definitely NOT)
state of the world: the usual incomprehensible mix of seamingly non-connected atrocities: state of siege declared in Paraguay, assassination attempt on J.Chirac (cf. The Eagle has landed), masacres in India & Pakistan, a catfight between Morocco and Spain over a few ha of deserted island, drought, famine, and holiday traffic jams.
1. destabilisation & dollar/euro parity: a randomized reflection
For the first time in years, the weak dollar has reached euro-parity, reached... well plummeted through the artificial ceiling. Looking at a distance to the spectacle of the markets, and the larger-spreading panic reaction of the stocks, you wonder if the real goal of september 11th was reached: destabilisation of the so called western democracies. Is it too much to consider the reopening of the trading floors in september and the heroic efforts "not to let the terrorists win".
Worldwide confidence is at an all-time low. Seemingly random events appear to be connected, and the horrendous truth is lurking around the corner and no soul dares to speak it... Corportations worldwide profit from the 9/11 aftermath to clean out the dead bodies that they have been accumulating. Enronitis, Worldcomitis, ...
2. het witte kinderbos verdwijnt!!!
they are going to cut down all the trees planted in memory of the missing children: what can of politicians have we elected? sad but true, some of the heroes of the dutroux era are now cutting down a forest to connect the railway systems... miserable decision, for the commemorative trees... It's like the old URBANUS adagio all over again: in Belgium when we have a forest, we construct a highway trhough it, that way, we create 2 forests...
3. resistance is futile: ontological shock
http://www.playskins.com/ is just one of the applications developped to counter mass male_dominated computergame culture...
read the article (in Dutch)
For the first time in years, the weak dollar has reached euro-parity, reached... well plummeted through the artificial ceiling. Looking at a distance to the spectacle of the markets, and the larger-spreading panic reaction of the stocks, you wonder if the real goal of september 11th was reached: destabilisation of the so called western democracies. Is it too much to consider the reopening of the trading floors in september and the heroic efforts "not to let the terrorists win".
Worldwide confidence is at an all-time low. Seemingly random events appear to be connected, and the horrendous truth is lurking around the corner and no soul dares to speak it... Corportations worldwide profit from the 9/11 aftermath to clean out the dead bodies that they have been accumulating. Enronitis, Worldcomitis, ...
2. het witte kinderbos verdwijnt!!!
they are going to cut down all the trees planted in memory of the missing children: what can of politicians have we elected? sad but true, some of the heroes of the dutroux era are now cutting down a forest to connect the railway systems... miserable decision, for the commemorative trees... It's like the old URBANUS adagio all over again: in Belgium when we have a forest, we construct a highway trhough it, that way, we create 2 forests...
3. resistance is futile: ontological shock
http://www.playskins.com/ is just one of the applications developped to counter mass male_dominated computergame culture...
read the article (in Dutch)
2002-07-12
Getting Mom on the Internet, a hilarious account of what a lot of people are going through...
Crossing the digital divide. The language is different, the peripherals have abstract names ("MOUSE!"). People just have a lot of trouble mastering this whole new range of techniques, technologies and content. And most of all, it's bloody scary! All these crazy messages, windows and warnings... Everything that possibly can go wrong, will go wrong. Or better: it will go wrong, even it is supposed not to...
A big "HOW HOW" for those that muster the courage to tackle these issues.
Note to self:
"Blogging" is not the same as keeping an online diary, it's more or less the work of an abstract online persona/identity that guides visitors through the world wide wait (WWW) and Jungle...
Bon, on a la pêche quoi. Thnk Gd ts Frd Friday Five is not up yet, maybe later, maybe not.
And if you're too stressed and scared, check out Zen Stories to tell your Neighboors
Crossing the digital divide. The language is different, the peripherals have abstract names ("MOUSE!"). People just have a lot of trouble mastering this whole new range of techniques, technologies and content. And most of all, it's bloody scary! All these crazy messages, windows and warnings... Everything that possibly can go wrong, will go wrong. Or better: it will go wrong, even it is supposed not to...
A big "HOW HOW" for those that muster the courage to tackle these issues.
Note to self:
"Blogging" is not the same as keeping an online diary, it's more or less the work of an abstract online persona/identity that guides visitors through the world wide wait (WWW) and Jungle...
Bon, on a la pêche quoi. Thnk Gd ts Frd Friday Five is not up yet, maybe later, maybe not.
And if you're too stressed and scared, check out Zen Stories to tell your Neighboors
2002-07-11
Just in... Some transcript from some presidential adress...Demagogy for the masses...
President Bush Admits He Saw the FIRST Plane Hit the World Trade Center ... Statement Raises Many Questions
THE PRESIDENT:
I was in Florida. And my Chief of Staff, Andy Card -- actually, I was in a classroom talking about a reading program that works. I was sitting outside the classroom waiting to go in, and I saw an airplane hit the tower -- the TV was obviously on. And I used to fly, myself, and I said, well, there's one terrible pilot. I said, it must have been a horrible accident. . . . But I was whisked off there, I didn't have much time to think about it. And I was sitting in the classroom, and Andy Card, my Chief of Staff, who is sitting over here, walked in and said, "A second plane has hit the tower, America is under attack."
[Hagerty comment: Since there was no news broadcast of the first plane hitting the Trade Center, what private channel was Bush watching ... and why was he watching a picture of the Twin Towers on television if he didn't know something was about to happen? ... The link is to the White House website .... better check it before they make this item disappear.
posted by Hagerty 7:07 PM
No comment...
But if you do check out the page read one of the last paragraphs by Mr. Bush, answering a young kid's remarks:
"it all starts with a great wife, you know..." (applause)
President Bush Admits He Saw the FIRST Plane Hit the World Trade Center ... Statement Raises Many Questions
THE PRESIDENT:
I was in Florida. And my Chief of Staff, Andy Card -- actually, I was in a classroom talking about a reading program that works. I was sitting outside the classroom waiting to go in, and I saw an airplane hit the tower -- the TV was obviously on. And I used to fly, myself, and I said, well, there's one terrible pilot. I said, it must have been a horrible accident. . . . But I was whisked off there, I didn't have much time to think about it. And I was sitting in the classroom, and Andy Card, my Chief of Staff, who is sitting over here, walked in and said, "A second plane has hit the tower, America is under attack."
[Hagerty comment: Since there was no news broadcast of the first plane hitting the Trade Center, what private channel was Bush watching ... and why was he watching a picture of the Twin Towers on television if he didn't know something was about to happen? ... The link is to the White House website .... better check it before they make this item disappear.
posted by Hagerty 7:07 PM
No comment...
But if you do check out the page read one of the last paragraphs by Mr. Bush, answering a young kid's remarks:
"it all starts with a great wife, you know..." (applause)
Miscellanious stuff
A big breakthrough by Belgian Doctors: memory storage and allocation in the brain: the last mystery resolved?
The site that belongs to the book: MichaelMoore.com
Feest van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap vandaag: haal uw vendels maar boven... of uw Goedendag...
When is the last time you saw a real pig, a real cow?
Emergency on planet earth. The latest "Living Planet Report" by the WWF... Read this and think about it, then think again. YOU can make a difference! Start today, not tomorrow...
*** Notice to our visitors ***
We regret to inform you that the proposed deadline for the update of wacondah.com has been crossed. Due to a collusion of unforeseable circumstances, we were unable to develop the necessary time-space continuum that would have enabled us to post our new version. We do apologize.
However, we are seriously reconsidering the scope and aim and range and intent of this site. If you do have any suggestions, please contact us
One of our new chapters will be called "la ciénaga - the swamp". Paul R. and his whooping adventures will be back in force, "Travelling without moving" will continue and the usual, crazy and enhanced linking system will bring joy to the world.
On a more metaphysical level, Wacondah.com will continue to bring you the Frogg's view of the world...
After all, right now, you're in the getting entertained by us business...
Oh and by the by: the Second Matrix film is set to be released May 15th 2003, that's one day earlier...
"I know you're out there, I can feel you now ...
I'm gonna show a world without you, without borders or boundaries...
A world where anything is possible"
We are looking forward to see Hugo Weaving morph into characters again. Dodge this!
A big breakthrough by Belgian Doctors: memory storage and allocation in the brain: the last mystery resolved?
The site that belongs to the book: MichaelMoore.com
Feest van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap vandaag: haal uw vendels maar boven... of uw Goedendag...
When is the last time you saw a real pig, a real cow?
Emergency on planet earth. The latest "Living Planet Report" by the WWF... Read this and think about it, then think again. YOU can make a difference! Start today, not tomorrow...
*** Notice to our visitors ***
We regret to inform you that the proposed deadline for the update of wacondah.com has been crossed. Due to a collusion of unforeseable circumstances, we were unable to develop the necessary time-space continuum that would have enabled us to post our new version. We do apologize.
However, we are seriously reconsidering the scope and aim and range and intent of this site. If you do have any suggestions, please contact us
One of our new chapters will be called "la ciénaga - the swamp". Paul R. and his whooping adventures will be back in force, "Travelling without moving" will continue and the usual, crazy and enhanced linking system will bring joy to the world.
On a more metaphysical level, Wacondah.com will continue to bring you the Frogg's view of the world...
After all, right now, you're in the getting entertained by us business...
Oh and by the by: the Second Matrix film is set to be released May 15th 2003, that's one day earlier...
"I know you're out there, I can feel you now ...
I'm gonna show a world without you, without borders or boundaries...
A world where anything is possible"
We are looking forward to see Hugo Weaving morph into characters again. Dodge this!
2002-07-08
listening to: Nusrath Fateh Ali Kahn & Michael Brook: Remixed (realword!)
reading:
Alain de Botton: The Art of Travel (writer of these great books: "The Consolations of Philosphy", "On Love" and "How Proust can change your life"
Conversations with Umberto Eco, on the subject of "time"
viewing: Mulholland Drive (David Lynch)
bar of the Month: "Belga" at Flagey, Brussels
last vista-visita: Herentals: where the living is easy, the woods green & the people real friendly
last concert: Wawadadakwa
last piece of action: "SS" by Josse de Pauw, our allready legendary actor-playwright
idiot of the week: the guy that got caught this morning, descending from the Thalys from A'dam, dressed in unwashed army fatigues. We don't understand why these low-life drug runners don't travel in Frist Class, dressed up in clean and cheap C&A suits. They would be able to make a sh*tload more monney
reading:
Alain de Botton: The Art of Travel (writer of these great books: "The Consolations of Philosphy", "On Love" and "How Proust can change your life"
Conversations with Umberto Eco, on the subject of "time"
viewing: Mulholland Drive (David Lynch)
bar of the Month: "Belga" at Flagey, Brussels
last vista-visita: Herentals: where the living is easy, the woods green & the people real friendly
last concert: Wawadadakwa
last piece of action: "SS" by Josse de Pauw, our allready legendary actor-playwright
idiot of the week: the guy that got caught this morning, descending from the Thalys from A'dam, dressed in unwashed army fatigues. We don't understand why these low-life drug runners don't travel in Frist Class, dressed up in clean and cheap C&A suits. They would be able to make a sh*tload more monney
2002-07-05
it's that the day of the week again....
Friday Five
1. Where are you right now? in reality: sitting @ desk in office between Opéra and Madeleine (Paris/France/Earth/Solar System/...), virtually: arriving at Bxl's South station, on time, the moment right before you meet the One.
2. What have you lost recently? myself, in some labyrinthic area of Paris,
3. What was the first CD you ever purchased? Does that embarass you? Aerosmith "Toys in the Attic" - still a fine record, and kept in pristine shape, no embarassment whatsoever.
4. What is your favourite kind of writing pen? MontBlanc ballistic of course, but more generally any kind that comes with the real stuff, with real ink that smothers your hands when you attempt to fill it. Otherwise, anything available that "writes".
5. Favourite ice cream flavour? Wittamer's framboise with a "coulis" of fresh red fruits
Friday Five
1. Where are you right now? in reality: sitting @ desk in office between Opéra and Madeleine (Paris/France/Earth/Solar System/...), virtually: arriving at Bxl's South station, on time, the moment right before you meet the One.
2. What have you lost recently? myself, in some labyrinthic area of Paris,
3. What was the first CD you ever purchased? Does that embarass you? Aerosmith "Toys in the Attic" - still a fine record, and kept in pristine shape, no embarassment whatsoever.
4. What is your favourite kind of writing pen? MontBlanc ballistic of course, but more generally any kind that comes with the real stuff, with real ink that smothers your hands when you attempt to fill it. Otherwise, anything available that "writes".
5. Favourite ice cream flavour? Wittamer's framboise with a "coulis" of fresh red fruits
2002-07-04
2002-07-03
A l'agenda:
WSSD: Rio +10 World Summit on Sustainable Development, Aug/Sept 2002 - Johannesbourg - South Africa
Défini en 1987 dans le rapport Bruntland,
le développement durable a pour objectif de
"satisfaire les besoins actuels sans compromettre l'aptitude des générations futures à satisfaire leurs propres besoins".
3WWF: 3rdWorld Water Forum: Osaka, Kyoto & Shiga, Japan: 16 - 23 march 2003
WSSD: Rio +10 World Summit on Sustainable Development, Aug/Sept 2002 - Johannesbourg - South Africa
Défini en 1987 dans le rapport Bruntland,
le développement durable a pour objectif de
"satisfaire les besoins actuels sans compromettre l'aptitude des générations futures à satisfaire leurs propres besoins".
3WWF: 3rdWorld Water Forum: Osaka, Kyoto & Shiga, Japan: 16 - 23 march 2003
2002-07-02
Nieuw Stamcafé te Brussel
Found THE bar last Saturday::
Café Belga @ FLAGEY...
fashionable and popular at the same time, they serve their drinks over the largest "zinc" (counter) in the world. Brandnew, opened barely 10 days ago, and without publicity, 2000 people flocked together...
Flagey Bar is on a corner of the Flagey building, next to the "étangs d'Ixelles". The neighbourhood looks a bit run-down, but sooner or later it'll be incredibly fashionable, à la place St Géry. The same designer as Mapamundo, Roi des Belges & Bonsoir Clara, took care of the interior, quite retro, but respectful of the architectural heritage. Sooner or later we'll have our own "costes" tradition in Brussels
Flagey will be opening the last week of September. Be there...
Found THE bar last Saturday::
Café Belga @ FLAGEY...
fashionable and popular at the same time, they serve their drinks over the largest "zinc" (counter) in the world. Brandnew, opened barely 10 days ago, and without publicity, 2000 people flocked together...
Flagey Bar is on a corner of the Flagey building, next to the "étangs d'Ixelles". The neighbourhood looks a bit run-down, but sooner or later it'll be incredibly fashionable, à la place St Géry. The same designer as Mapamundo, Roi des Belges & Bonsoir Clara, took care of the interior, quite retro, but respectful of the architectural heritage. Sooner or later we'll have our own "costes" tradition in Brussels
Flagey will be opening the last week of September. Be there...
News of the Day in France:
a corporate raider falls in disgrace, and is ousted by the north-american shareholders (Bronfman family), backed by Mr. Bébéar, éminence grise of the french bizniz establishment.
News of the Day in Belgium:
upbeat Mr. Anciaux, minister of culture resigns "because no one is interested in my politics anymore". Sniff,
we will miss you in the cultural sphere, especially since you increased the alloted budget by 50 percent. You wonder why he's getting the sack...
As a result, the Flemish regional governement is no longer legitimate, because a "bruxellois" (well, sort of...) is required for the legal composition. It's going to be a long hot summer. Yiehaa, a little AMOK in the usually dead months of the year.
Site of the Day for today: www.engrish.com, for fun with the japanese...speaking English...
a corporate raider falls in disgrace, and is ousted by the north-american shareholders (Bronfman family), backed by Mr. Bébéar, éminence grise of the french bizniz establishment.
News of the Day in Belgium:
upbeat Mr. Anciaux, minister of culture resigns "because no one is interested in my politics anymore". Sniff,
we will miss you in the cultural sphere, especially since you increased the alloted budget by 50 percent. You wonder why he's getting the sack...
As a result, the Flemish regional governement is no longer legitimate, because a "bruxellois" (well, sort of...) is required for the legal composition. It's going to be a long hot summer. Yiehaa, a little AMOK in the usually dead months of the year.
Site of the Day for today: www.engrish.com, for fun with the japanese...speaking English...
Reading:
Michael Moore: "Stupid White Man... and other excuses for the sorry state of the Nation"
Listening to:
Nusrath Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook, a real world produced encounter of the Sufi Singer with the Canadian Composer
Travelling: without moving...
Link of the week: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Chapter 7: The end of a men: a hilarious account of how nature will eventually eradicate the men of the face of the earth. Not only have men been rendered obsolete by the advancements in science. Men are also by far the biggest threat to the earth's ecosystem....
It's meant to be funny, but underneath the surface, a sharp reality will bite you in the face.
As the saying goes:
"The planet doesn't care whether rainforests live or die, ...
Only humans do..."
Michael Moore: "Stupid White Man... and other excuses for the sorry state of the Nation"
Listening to:
Nusrath Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook, a real world produced encounter of the Sufi Singer with the Canadian Composer
Travelling: without moving...
Link of the week: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Chapter 7: The end of a men: a hilarious account of how nature will eventually eradicate the men of the face of the earth. Not only have men been rendered obsolete by the advancements in science. Men are also by far the biggest threat to the earth's ecosystem....
It's meant to be funny, but underneath the surface, a sharp reality will bite you in the face.
As the saying goes:
"The planet doesn't care whether rainforests live or die, ...
Only humans do..."
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