Sitting Bull Hunkpapa Sioux

"I am a red man. If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place. He put in your heart certain wishes and plans, in my heart he put other and different desires. Each man is good in his sight. It is not necessary for Eagles to be Crows. We are poor..but we are free. No white man controls our footsteps. If we must die...we die defending our rights."

In my country they call me 'luddite'

Click to listen or download "The Lydiot" by George Russell and his orchestra (NYC, 1960)

They said Ned Ludd was an idiot boy
That all he could do was wreck and destroy, and
He turned to his workmates and said: Death to Machines
They tread on our future and they
stamp on our dreams.

"El perseguidor" por Julio Cortázar (1914 - 1984)

Click to listen or download "A Night in Tunisia" by Charlie Parker (NYC, 1952)

La obra del escritor argentino JULIO CORTÁZAR, que llegó a su plenitud en la década de los 50 del pasado siglo, significó un profundo impulso renovador para la literatura latinoamericana. Rechazando las formas tradicionales de la novela, buscó el autor, a través de nuevas fórmulas, reflejar en ella la fragmentación e incoherencia de la vida contemporánea. Tanto sus obras de mayor aliento -especialmente Rayuela- como sus relatos cortos han ejercido en escritores posteriores una profunda influencia. En El perseguidor, Johnny Carter, el saxofonista drogadicto y bohemio, logra encontrar en su genio musical el sentido último de la existencia.

In Memoriam Ch. P.

Sé fiel hasta la muerte.

Apocalipsis, 2, 10.

O make me a mask.

Dylan Thomas.

Copyright ---> Herederos de Julio Cortázar, 1976

Madagascar: A Year of Crisis

Click to listen or download "Ketjak Dance" (excerpt) by The Ramayana Monkey Chant. Recorded in Bali by David Lewiston (1967)

Antananarivo — Madagascar's political deadlock masks an increasingly fragile humanitarian situation that will keep deteriorating if no solution to the ongoing crisis is found.

A year after former President Marc Ravalomanana was forced from power by current President Andry Rajoelina and part of the army, the country is still without an internationally recognized government.

 The African Union (AU) is set to announce what action it will take against Rajoelina and his administration, known as the Higher Transitional Authority (HAT), should they fail to implement agreed power-sharing measures - signed in 2009 with the leaders of Madagascar's three other main political parties - by March 17, exactly a year after the coup-style change of leadership.

Amid the political turmoil and economic decline, aid organizations are worried about a worsening humanitarian situation and diminishing capacity to respond to emergencies on the disaster-prone island - in the most recent calamity, tropical storm Hubert struck Madagascar's east coast on 10 March, killing at least 36 people and leaving some 37,000 homeless.

Dramatic cuts in public spending by a government struggling to deal with the combined economic impacts of a domestic political crisis and the global financial crisis has meant that basic commitments in sectors like health and education cannot be met.

"The one thing that ... [everyone] should be able to agree upon is that the longer the crisis drags on, the worse the economic situation becomes for the Malagasy people," said John Davis, Madagascar country director of CARE International, which works to reduce poverty.

"What has been difficult over the last year is that food security issues in the south have become more severe, and we have seen tropical storms and flooding affect some areas. As a result, we are seeing signs of declining livelihoods, but it is hard for outsiders to understand these various distinct and recurrent humanitarian crises and separate them from the political situation," he told IRIN.

Economic hardship

It's been a tough year. The World Bank noted in its February Programme Update that "the existing political situation and the global financial crisis are exacting a heavy toll on Madagascar's economy, leading to a decline in economic growth and job losses."

Falling demand for Madagascar's main export products, including vanilla, cloves, coffee and shrimps, has reflected the downturn in global trade. As a direct result of the political crisis, international donors cut non-essential humanitarian aid, which previously accounted for up 70 percent of government spending, the International Monetary Fund noted.

The World Bank put job losses at 228,000, mainly in urban areas and largely as a result of a sharp decline in tourism and the suspension of a preferential trade agreement with the US, on which Madagascar's textile industry had relied heavily. Up to 50,000 jobs are at risk as textile factories that can no longer afford to export to the US start closing.

According to the Bank, economic growth in Madagascar collapsed to just 0.6 percent in 2009, from 7 percent in 2008. The figures suggest that public investment is down by around 30 percent, construction by 40 percent, imports by 22 percent, and energy consumption by 15 percent.

Tax collection was down about a quarter in 2009, and a February brief by the Bank's Lead Madagascar economist concluded that "authorities need to get more out of each dollar they spend. The local economy has certainly been in recession since the second quarter of 2009 and perspectives are even more sombre for 2010."

Social hardship

Nearly 70 percent of Malagasy live below the poverty line, according to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). "In this context ... ensuring the basic rights of the population remains crucial," UNICEF said in a report released in February. "The situation presents a risk of increasing vulnerability levels, particularly of children and women."

With social investment estimated to have shrunk by around US$200 million, the corresponding cut in the health budget has brought the provision of basic services into question, in particular common inoculations like measles, tetanus, polio and BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin - a vaccine against tuberculosis), up to half of which is paid for by the government.

"Our priority now is to monitor child vulnerability and to respond accordingly, taking into consideration the erosion of essential services for children," Bruno Maes, head of UNICEF Madagascar, told IRIN. The agency projects that expenditure on routine vaccinations will double in 2010 to plug the gap in government funding and ensure that children receive routine inoculations in 2010.

Continued support

Despite some donor disengagement the international community has remained remarkably supportive said Benoit Kalasa, acting Resident Coordinator for the UN system in Madagascar. "They have not abandoned the Malagasy population ... who have already paid a high price for political instability in the past."

The World Bank, Madagascar's largest donor, has processed no fund withdrawal requests since 17 March 2009, but "with a view to minimizing adverse impact on the lives of poor Malagasy citizens", the Bank had resumed disbursements for critical project components with a "direct bearing on human well-being", such as nutrition, HIV/AIDS and food security, the Bank said in its February statement.

USAID, another large donor, halted "development" aid but increased "humanitarian" aid. Richard Marcus, Director of the International Studies Programme at California State University in the US, who has just returned from Madagascar, noted that "very few donors have pulled out" completely.

Besides the money, it was also important that donors stayed "because it is relatively easy to ramp up funding if conditions allow when there is still an operating country office ... it can take years before new funding initiatives can be negotiated and the infrastructure for funding can be established," Marcus told IRIN.

Still, the reduction in project spending by donors is being felt, particularly in social sectors like education and healthcare, and "that pressure will increase dramatically in 2010," Marcus warned.

"The current government is surely under financial pressure", he said, and without external support from donors "It will be increasingly difficult to meet public salary demands. That is a priority in Madagascar, as civil servants are well organized and have a history of leading social action, particularly in the capital."

Breaking the cycle

Resolving Madagascar's political crisis is a long-term project that will take complex political reform and education. Since the beginning of the crisis the international community has taken the winding path of reconciliation between the island's current and three former presidents. An International Contact Group has been formed to broker dialogue between the parties.

"There were several factors that sparked the current crisis: first among them was poor governance, characterized by a collision between public and private interests [under former president Ravalomanana]," said Guy Ratrimoarivony, director of the Centre for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies, based in the capital, Antananarivo.

"This helped spark popular discontent at a time when Madagascar was also suffering from the global economic crisis. Rajoelina was a catalyst, the person that came to represent the opposition." He suggested that political dialogue should include national discussion of issues as complex as federalism and decentralisation.

"To avoid a repeat crisis, I believe the civil society should play a role, and that it is necessary to completely restructure the republic. We need to start from the base, to see what people want and what they attach value to," said Ratrimoarivony, who believes that Madagascar needs a new constitution to lay the foundation of a more stable state.

However, some observers say the strength of the civil society movement in Madagascar has historically been weakened by political bias. "Civil society is not independent, and successive governments have worked only with those groups that support them," Hanitra Rafolisy, president of the National Union of Human Rights, a platform for rights groups, told IRIN.

African Union Imposes Sanctions on Madagascar

• NEWS — Madagascar: Diplomats to Propose Compromise to End Political Crisis
• NEWS — Madagascar: African Union Imposes Sanctions on Rajoelina
• NEWS — Madagascar: Region Rejects Rajoelina's Election Plans
• DOCUMENT — Madagascar: International Community Warns of Sanctions

"The number of people out of work rises every day, the number of children not in school rises every day, and every day the security situation deteriorates," he commented.

Ratrimoarivony said finding a sustainable solution to Madagascar's seemingly chronic political instability could take many years. "Education is fundamental; we need education and time. This may take one or two generations, but we must start now to change the mentality of young people."

Marcus pointed out that "Every president since independence has manipulated the constitution to suit his needs. The populace appears, if anything, sickened by leadership, and perceive the problem as a battle between leaders from which they suffer, but of which they are not a part."

[ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations ]

Today on THE HINDU: "Fool’s Day prank by Google: vowels go missing"

THE HINDU

Check out सऊदी अरब में ब्लागर्स को जेल

Click to listen or download "They say that falling in love is wonderful" by Dexter Gordon with Lionel Hampton (1977)
.we apologize for bugs, version 0.1! in a cheap cd Dexter is missing!...

Hi, I want you to take a look at: सऊदी अरब में ब्लागर्स को जेल

Mr. Mysterious from Jeddah writes on his Hindi blog about bloggers being imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for talking about human rights violation:

"News Agency DPA reported about 32 years old technician and human rights activitist Faud-al-Farhan who was imprisoned by the authorities for the “crime” of expressing his ideas on is blog. According to Faud he was arrested without any strong evidence and withou informing him about any reason. Just before his incarceration, he had blogged about those high-level personalities whom he didn't like such as the billionaire Prince bin-Talal and some powerful clerics. There are many voices raised in Saudi Arabia against these imprisonments of bloggers. Despite the court cases being conducted against bloggers, their families and human rights activists are fighting against these bloggers."

Ada Lovelace Day: Celebrating Women in Technology and Transparency Worldwide

Click to listen or download "Walt for Debby" by Cannonball Adderley with The Bill Evans Trio (NYC, 1961)

Published by David Sasaki last Thursday, March 25th, 2010 @ 18:43 UTC

This post is part of Technology for Transparency Network where we research technology that promotes accountability and civic engagement worldwide

Tanzania... or "Working'... with the The Miles Davis Quintet"

Click to listen or download "No Blues" (Miles Davis, 1964) by Wes Montgomery with the Wynton Kelly Trio (NYC, 1965)

¡solución?...

... huir de Infojobs (http://www.infojobs.net) como de la mierda ... 

... Infojobs está plagada de ETTs basura como Tanzania (aka Zemsania)

... mover el culo ...

... enviar CVs espontáneos masivos como hacen en USA ...
... directamente a empresas serias finales ...

... y en ningún caso aceptar subcontratación

3 Little Birds aka Money Jungle

Click to listen "Money Jungle" by Duke Ellington (NYC, 1962)

Tosh

Got to build our love on one foundation

Got to build our love on one foundation

Got to build our love on one foundation
or there will never be no love at all
there will never be no love at all

Got to put aside them segregation
Got to put aside them organisation
we got to put aside them denomination
or there will never be no love at all
there will never be no love at all

Repeat Chorus

Got to come together
'cause we're birds of a feather
we got to come together
'cause we're birds of a feather
or there will never be no love at all
there will never be no love at all

Got to realise we are all one people
got to realise we are all one people
we got to realise we are all one people
or there will never be no love at all
or there will never be no love at all

Repeat Chorus and Fade *

Omar Khayyám (Persian: عمر خیام), (born 1048 AD, Neyshapur, Persia—1131 AD, Neyshapur, Iran)

Literal:

All my companions, one by one died
With Angel of Death they now reside
In the banquette of life same wine we tried
A few cups back, they fell to the side.

Meaning:

In the feast of life vulgar and chaste
The same temporal wine must taste
Some stay longer, some leave in haste
To focus upon the end is but waste.

Fitzgerald:

Lo! some we loved, the loveliest and the best
That Time and Fate of all their Vintage prest,
Have drunk their Cup a Round or two before,
And one by one crept silently to Rest.

German:

Ja, alle Freunde, die zu Song und Wort
Vor uns versammelt sich am trauten Ort
Sowei, drei Runden, tranken ihren, Becher
Und gingen einer nach dem andern fort.

Jordan. In Memoriam Gilberto (01/10/1968 - 23/08/2008)

Click to listen "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland" by Thelonious Monk (London, 1971)


Or, if you prefer,"Kyrie Eleison. Mass in B minor" by Bach (1733) Easter time!

Full Name: Michael Jeffrey Jordan Born: 2/17/63 in Brooklyn, NY Drafted by: Chicago Bulls, 1984 Transactions: Retired, 10/6/93; Activated from retirement, 3/18/95; Retired, 1/13/99; Signed with Washington Wizards, 9/25/01. High School: Laney (Wilmington, NC) College: North Carolina Nickname: Air Jordan

Height: 6-6; Weight: 216 lbs. Honors: Six-time NBA champion (1991-93, 1996-98); NBA MVP (1988, '91, '92, '96, '98); 10-time All-NBA First Team (1987-93, 1996-98); All-NBA Second Team (1985); Defensive Player of the Year (1988); Nine-time All-Defensive First Team (1988-93, 1996-98); Rookie of the Year (1985); 14-time All-Star; All-Star MVP (1988, '96, '98); One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996); Two-time Olympic gold medalist (1984, '92).

By aclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.

Although, a summary of his basketball career and influence on the game inevitably fails to do it justice, as a phenomenal athlete with a unique combination of fundamental soundness, grace, speed, power, artistry, improvisational ability and an unquenchable competitive desire, Jordan single-handedly redefined the NBA superstar.

Afghanistan

"I've seen horrors... horrors that you've seen. But you have no right to call me a murderer. You have a right to kill me. You have a right to do that... But you have no right to judge me. It's impossible for words to describe what is necessary to those who do not know what horror means. 

Horror. Horror has a face... And you must make a friend of horror. Horror and moral terrorare your friends. If they are not then they are enemies to be feared. They are truly enemies. I remember when I was with Special Forces... Seems a thousand centuries ago... We went into a camp to innoculate the children. We left the camp after we had innoculated the children for Polio, and this old man came running after us and he was crying. He couldn't see. We went back there and they had come and hacked off every innoculated arm. There they were in a pile... A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried... I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was  shot... Like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead... And I thought: My God... the genius of that. The genius. The will to do that. Perfect, genuine, complete, crystalline, pure. And then I realized they were stronger than we. Because they could stand that these were not monsters... These were men... trained cadres... these men who fought with their hearts, who had families, who had children, who were filled with love... but they had the strength... the  strength... to do that. If I had ten divisions of those men our troubles here would be over very quickly. You have to have men who are moral... and  at the same time who are able to utilize their primordal instincts to kill without feeling... without passion... without judgement... without judgement. Because it's judgement that defeats us."

Morales dice que el retorno al mar es una "cuestión de Estado" para Bolivia

El presidente de Bolivia, Evo Morales, definió como "sagrada" y como una "cuestión de Estado" la reivindicación del litoral marítimo perdido por Bolivia en la guerra que junto a Perú libró contra Chile a fines del siglo XIX. EFE/Archivo

El presidente Evo Morales aseguró hoy que la recuperación de la salida al Pacífico es una "cuestión de estado" a la que Bolivia no va a renunciar y garantizó que no usará este asunto desde un punto de vista partidario ni personal.

Morales hizo estas consideraciones en una rueda de prensa previa a la celebración de los actos centrales del Día del Mar, con el que Bolivia reclama cada año la salida al mar que perdió hace más de un siglo en una guerra contra Chile.

El presidente boliviano destacó que "felizmente hay una buena relación" con Chile para avanzar en el reclamo marítimo, que figura en la agenda bilateral de 13 puntos abierta por Morales y la ex mandataria Michelle Bachelet al inicio de sus respectivos mandatos.

Ante el cambio de Gobierno en Chile, Morales se declaró satisfecho de que el nuevo presidente Sebastián Piñera le haya pedido tener buenas relaciones y trabajar de manera conjunta por ambos países.

"Sólo cuando hay confianza podemos resolver", manifestó el presidente boliviano.

En un mensaje publicado hoy con motivo del Día del Mar, Morales indica que la "diplomacia de los pueblos" que impulsa su Gobierno "está construyendo el escenario más apropiado para lograr" la reivindicación marítima "que desde hace 131 años ha sido postergada sistemáticamente por las oligarquías" bolivianas y chilenas.

Más de un siglo después de la Guerra del Pacífico, Bolivia y Chile no tienen relaciones diplomáticas a nivel de embajadores debido a aquel conflicto, salvo un paréntesis que los dictadores Hugo Bánzer y Augusto Pinochet abrieron a mediados de la década de 1970.

La agenda de diálogo abierta por Morales y Bachelet en 2006, que además del mar incluye otros intereses bilaterales, abrió un nuevo marco de relación entre los gobiernos de La Paz y Santiago.

Morales dice que el retorno al mar es una "cuestión de Estado" para Bolivia

El presidente Evo Morales aseguró hoy que la recuperación de la salida al Pacífico es una "cuestión de estado" a la que Bolivia no va a renunciar y garantizó que no usará este asunto desde un punto de vista partidario ni personal.

Morales hizo estas consideraciones con motivo de la celebración del Día del Mar, en el que Bolivia reclama cada año la salida al mar que perdió hace más de un siglo en una guerra contra Chile.

El presidente boliviano destacó en rueda de prensa que "felizmente hay una buena relación" con Chile para avanzar en el reclamo marítimo, que figura en la agenda bilateral de 13 puntos abierta por Morales y la ex mandataria Michelle Bachelet al inicio de sus respectivos mandatos.

Ante el cambio de Gobierno en Chile, Morales se declaró satisfecho de que el nuevo presidente Sebastián Piñera le haya pedido tener buenas relaciones y trabajar de manera conjunta por ambos países.

"Sólo cuando hay confianza podemos resolver", manifestó el presidente boliviano.

Ya en su discurso en el acto central de la conmemoración, el mandatario no descartó apelar a la comunidad internacional si no es posible resolver el contencioso con Chile por la vía bilateral.

"Si no es posible resolver, apelaremos a la comunidad internacional. Saludamos el gran interés del mundo entero en apoyo a que Bolivia retorne al océano Pacífico", manifestó.

En un mensaje publicado hoy con motivo del Día del Mar, Morales indica que la "diplomacia de los pueblos" que impulsa su Gobierno "está construyendo el escenario más apropiado para lograr" la reivindicación marítima "que desde hace 131 años ha sido postergada sistemáticamente por las oligarquías" bolivianas y chilenas.

Más de un siglo después de la Guerra del Pacífico, Bolivia y Chile no tienen relaciones diplomáticas a nivel de embajadores debido a aquel conflicto, salvo un paréntesis que los dictadores Hugo Bánzer y Augusto Pinochet abrieron a mediados de la década de 1970.

La agenda de diálogo abierta por Morales y Bachelet en 2006, que además del mar incluye otros intereses bilaterales, abrió un nuevo marco de relación entre los gobiernos de La Paz y Santiago.

El día de la causa marítima fue también el del estreno del nuevo lema militar

El presidente de Bolivia, Evo Morales, presidió hoy la conmemoración del Día del Mar, en la que, además de los tradicionales reclamos por el enclaustramiento continental del país, este año se escuchó el nuevo lema de las Fuerzas Armadas bolivianas: "Patria o muerte".

"Tarde o temprano Bolivia retornará al mar y tendrá una salida soberana en el Pacífico", proclamó Morales en la plaza Abaroa de La Paz, escenario un año más de los actos centrales del Día del Mar.

En la plaza dedicada a la memoria de Eduardo Abaroa, héroe boliviano de la batalla de Calama, ocurrida hace 131 años, el presidente definió como "sagrada" y como una "cuestión de Estado" la reivindicación del litoral marítimo perdido por Bolivia en la guerra que junto a Perú libró contra Chile a fines del siglo XIX.

En la llamada Guerra del Pacífico Bolivia perdió 120.000 metros cuadrados de territorio y 400 kilómetros de costa que se anexionó Chile.

Por este motivo ambos países no tienen relaciones diplomáticas a nivel de embajadores, salvo un paréntesis a mediados de la década de los setenta que abrieron los entonces dictadores boliviano Hugo Bánzer y el chileno Augusto Pinochet.

En el año 2006, Morales y la entonces mandataria chilena, Michelle Bachelet, marcaron un punto de inflexión en la relación bilateral con el establecimiento de una agenda de diálogo con trece puntos entre los que se incluye el reclamo marítimo boliviano.

Ahora, con el nuevo gobierno del conservador Sebastián Piñera, Morales confía en mantener y en avanzar en esa agenda desde un nuevo marco de confianza y gracias a la acción de lo que denomina la "diplomacia de los pueblos".

En la Plaza de Abaroa, el presidente boliviano, que asumió un segundo mandato el 6 de diciembre de 2009, tuvo hoy palabras de saludo y respeto hacia el gobierno y el pueblo chilenos.

Morales expresó su deseo de "buscar soluciones de manera conjunta", pero no descartó apelar a la comunidad internacional si no funciona la vía bilateral.

La voluntad de recuperar un acceso soberano al Pacífico, incluida en la actual Constitución de Bolivia, aprobada en enero de 2009, es "irrenunciable", según las palabras pronunciadas hoy por Morales con motivo del Día del Mar.

Sobre la posibilidad de reunirse personalmente con Piñera, argumentó que no se ha planteado solicitar un encuentro en estos momentos por respeto a la tarea de reconstrucción que tiene que acometer su colega chileno tras el devastador terremoto que asoló una amplia zona del centro y sur de Chile el pasado 27 de febrero.

En su discurso, Morales también admitió que en su primer mandato la negociación sobre la salida al mar no avanzó lo suficiente, pero lo achacó a las maniobras de la oposición boliviana para perjudicar su gestión, así como a los conflictos sociales de los últimos cuatro años.

Sin embargo, garantizó que en su segundo mandato se darán "pasos importantes" en la demanda marítima, al tiempo que aseguró que su Gobierno nunca utilizará este asunto con fines partidistas ni personales.

El acto por el Día del Mar sirvió para que las Fuerzas Armadas bolivianas estrenaran su nuevo lema, el revolucionario "Patria o muerte", que fue pronunciado por el presidente Morales y respondido por los cuadros militares presentes con el correspondiente "Venceremos".

La incorporación de esta frase al ritual castrense ha suscitado la polémica en Bolivia por estar vinculada a la Revolución cubana y por el hecho de que ahora la coreará el mismo Ejército que en 1967 derrotó y dio muerte a uno de sus principales protagonistas: Ernesto Che Guevara.

Las discrepancias se reavivaron hoy con la denuncia de un grupo de militares veteranos que combatieron en aquella época a la guerrilla del Che en Bolivia y dijeron haber sido excluidos por el Gobierno de Morales de participar en el desfile central del Día del Mar celebrado en la ciudad de La Paz.

Sobre la discutida arenga se pronunció también hoy en La Paz el embajador cubano en Bolivia, Rafael Dausá, quien no cree que sea un lema comunista pero sí "muy patriótico".

"A Nameless Street" by Bo Nesto. This book is dedicated to the victims of the Gas War Sept/Oct 2003

Anónimo dice...

Que las torres no se pulverizaron como consecuencia del impacto de los aviones es una evidencia, para mí y para muchos otros arquitectos e ingenieros de la construcción. Pero lo verdaderamente preocupante es que aún estemos así a estas alturas, después de tantos años... Ver a los defensores de la versión oficial insultando y burlándose con esa prepotencia por no poder rebatir con argumentos es patético. La versión oficial ES conspiranoica, el tiempo de reacción de un caza es de 6 minutos y los aviones estuvieron desviados de su ruta durante horas, en una de las zonas más seguras del planeta. Y ya digo, no un avión, sino dos!! Lo de la torre 7 ya es la risa, ni si quiera hizo falta avión... ¿pa qué? No sé quién puso los explosivos ni para qué, aunque me lo imagino, pero desde luego los tres edificios fueron demolidos, de eso no hay la más mínima duda amiguitos.

The Afghan resistance to annihilate 8 soldiers of the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan (Published by حسن on 22nd March 2010)

at least 8 U.S. occupation soldiers have been killed in two separate blasts in the eastern province of Khost, Afghanistan, said Sunday resistance.

Militants in the Afghan resistance said two bombs targeting convoys of U.S. occupation forces in the region, left at least 8 U.S. soldiers killed.

The U.S. occupation army has made no comment on the report, but previously said that only 3 of its soldiers were wounded in attacks.

The report comes when U.S. military plans to deploy some 2.500 additional occupation troops to Afghanistan, that has been destabilized by the presence of foreign troops from that in 2001 was invaded.

A large number of civilians and foreign soldiers have been killed across the country where militants are battling the resistance against foreign troops daily.

Priscilianismo

O priscilianismo foi unha corrente relixiosa cristiá, difundida polas prédicas de Prisciliano no século IV en Hispania, e sobre todo na Gallaecia.

Non se coñece moito sobre a doutrina priscilianista, porén sábese que o priscilianismo tiña como intención unha reforma da Igrexa dende dentro, aceptaba a participación da muller con iguais dereitos ao do home na vida da Igrexa, propugnaba a renuncia ao poder dos bispos, defendía a vida austera (con múltiples días de xaxún, predicando a continencia e a virxindade) e priorizaba o ascetismo e o estudo da Biblia, incluídos os apócrifos, o que ía en detrimento da autoridade episcopal e do clero.

Aínda sendo Prisciliano bispo de Ávila, as súas doutrinas son condenadas (concilio de Zaragoza, concilio de Bordeos e, incluso despois da súa morte, no concilio de Toledo).

No xuízo de Treveris (385), o emperador Magno Clemente Máximo condenou a Prisciliano e mais algúns seguidores por herexía acusándoo de maxia e maniqueísmo, sendo decapitados. Pero o priscilianismo, trala morte de Prisciliano, continuou forte na Gallaecia, difundíndose por todo o territorio e rendíndoselle culto ao seu corpo, por ser considerado mártir. Estivo tolerado durante a época sueva e só a partir da conversión de Requiario ao catolicismo no 449 comenzaron os priscilianistas a teren problemas coas autoridades, aínda así mantívose cando menos até o II Concilio Bracarense (572).

Zambia: "Embrace China"

"Loans by international institutions and even the IMF to other countries are welcome. One big country, China is willing to provide resources to Africa. Do you think this investment from China is welcome? In my opinion I think that this investment from China is welcome" Mr Strauss-Kahn said

Solidaridad bien entendida, by Fet E. Stinks (18/1/2010)

Click to listen "When My First Wife Left Me" by John Lee Hooker (1961)


Solidaridad bien entendida

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Marley

Why boasteth thyself

Oh, evil men

Playing smart

And not being clever?

I said, you're working iniquity

To achieve vanity (if a-so a-so)

But the goodness of Jah, Jah

I-dureth for-I-ver

So if you are the big tree
We are the small axe
Ready to cut you down (well sharp)
To cut you down

These are the words

Of my master, keep on tellin' me

No weak heart

Shall prosper

And whosoever diggeth a pit

Shall fall in it, fall in it

And whosoever diggeth a pit

Shall fall in it (... fall in it)

If you are the big tree, let me tell you that
We are the small axe, sharp and ready
Ready to cut you down (well sharp)
To cut you down

(To cut you down)
(To cut you down)

These are the words

Of my master, tellin' me that

No weak heart

Shall prosper

And whosoever diggeth a pit

Shall fall in it, uh, bury in it

And whosoever diggeth a pit

Shall bury in it, uh (... bury in it)

If you are the big, big tree
We are the small axe
Ready to cut you down (well sharp)
To cut you down
If you are the big, big tree, let me tell you that
We are the small axe
Ready to cut you down (well sharp)
To cut you down
Sharpened ...

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

ANDININY VOALOHANY

Teraka afaka sy mitovy zo sy fahamendrehana ny olombelona rehetra. Samy manan-tsaina sy fieritreretana ka tokony hifampitondra am- pirahalahiana.

Article 1

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Article premier

Tous les êtres humains naissent libres et égaux en dignité et en droits. Ils sont doués de raison et de conscience et doivent agir les uns envers les autres dans un esprit de fraternité.

Artículo 1

Todos los seres humanos nacen libres e iguales en dignidad y derechos y, dotados como están de razón y conciencia, deben comportarse fraternalmente los unos con los otros.

Who knows

Click to listen "Prayer for Passive Resistance" by Charles Mingus (New York, 1960)

"There is enough in this world for everybodys need, but not enough for certain peoples' greed"

— Mahatma Gandhi

Albert Camus s'explique dans une dernière interview, en janvier 1955 (fr.wikipédia)

Click to listen "Glad To Be Unhappy" by Eric Dolphy (NYC, 1960/04/01)

«J'ai résumé L'Étranger, il y a longtemps, par une phrase dont je reconnais qu'elle est très paradoxale : “Dans notre société tout homme qui ne pleure pas à l'enterrement de sa mère risque d'être condamné à mort.” Je voulais dire seulement que le héros du livre est condamné parce qu'il ne joue pas le jeu. En ce sens, il est étranger à la société où il vit, où il erre, en marge, dans les faubourgs de la vie privée, solitaire, sensuelle. Et c'est pourquoi des lecteurs ont été tentés de le considérer comme une épave. On aura cependant une idée plus exacte du personnage, plus conforme en tout cas aux intentions de son auteur, si l'on se demande en quoi Meursault ne joue pas le jeu. La réponse est simple : il refuse de mentir. » (...)

« Meursault, pour moi, n'est donc pas une épave, mais un homme pauvre et nu, amoureux du soleil qui ne laisse pas d'ombres. Loin qu'il soit privé de toute sensibilité, une passion profonde parce que tenace, l'anime : la passion de l'absolu et de la vérité. Il s'agit d'une vérité encore négative, la vérité d'être et de sentir, mais sans laquelle nulle conquête sur soi et sur le monde ne sera jamais possible. »

« On ne se tromperait donc pas beaucoup en lisant, dans L'Étranger, l'histoire d'un homme qui, sans aucune attitude héroïque, accepte de mourir pour la vérité. Il m'est arrivé de dire aussi, et toujours paradoxalement, que j'avais essayé de figurer, dans mon personnage, le seul Christ que nous méritions. On comprendra, après mes explications, que je l'aie dit sans aucune intention de blasphème et seulement avec l'affection un peu ironique qu'un artiste a le droit d'éprouver à l'égard des personnages de sa création. »

Meursault est un homme qui n'entre pas dans le rang d'une certaine normalité. Il est condamné à mort, sans circonstances atténuantes, parce qu'il ne montre pas d'émotion : il ne pleure pas à l'enterrement de sa mère, il ne regrette pas d'avoir tué, il dit sa vérité quant au mobile du meurtre : « J'ai dit rapidement, en mêlant un peu les mots et en me rendant compte de mon ridicule, que c'était à cause du soleil ».

Ireo olona fotsy hoditra, mena sofina av [...]

Click to listen "Now's the Time" by Charlie Parker (NYC, 1949)

zopqwe on January 15th, 2010

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The word étranger …

The word étranger means both someone from another country and somebody strange. In spanish it is translated as “el extranjero” (the foreigner) which is always considered a mistake. Mistake probably due to the resemblance of the words étranger-extranjero. I have always thought (and still think) “El extraño” (the stranger) to be the correct title.