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| 'Evening Standard', Dec. 1946 - David Low (1891-1963) |
December 25, 2012
December 21, 2012
Psy's Gangnam Style: One Billion Hits Today!
"Psy hits all the symbols of Gangnam (Seoul rich area) opulence, but each turns out to be something
much more modest, as if suggesting that Gangnam-style wealth is not as fabulous
as it might seem."
From Onsemiro's blog 'My Dear Korea'.
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| [officialpsy video HERE and crazy Seoul live concert HERE] |
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| [GameNewsOfficial video HERE] |
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| [offtv video HERE] Deeper inside the meaning, now... THE ATLANTIC wrote: ''The video is rich with subtle references that, along with the song itself, suggest a subtext with a surprisingly subversive message about class and wealth in contemporary South Korean society''. [MORE] ____ |
December 15, 2012
December 03, 2012
November 29, 2012
November 10, 2012
November 08, 2012
Chasing Ice On A Melting Planet
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| Icebergs in the North Atlantic Ocean in Disko Bay, Greenland.
James Balog's photos and stories bring the reality of climate change to light, and are
chronicled in the new film "Chasing Ice."
Watch the trailer (there is a limited release on November 9 in New York). |
[Sep 4, 2012 by WeAreExposure]
Asking for more 'ice melting' images and info? Yes?
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| [Image: ©University of Colorado]. |
A few links...
New Scientist: Climate Change, A guide for the perplexed
RealClimate: Response to common contrarian arguments
RealClimate: Response to common contrarian arguments
John Cook: Skeptical Science
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| [by Giacomo Cardelli] * * * |
November 07, 2012
Take the Blue Train, Tonight...
... blue is the color of hope, tonight.
(John Coltrane ts, Lee Morgan tp, Curtis Fuller tb, Kenny Drew p, Paul Chambers b, Philly Joe Jones ds).
And yes, finally Americans took once more the right train!
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October 25, 2012
October 16, 2012
BlogActionDay 2012 or The Power of WE
October 15, 2012: over 2,378 registered blogs from 111 countries
and probably up to another 1,000 un-registered blogs took part
in Blog Action Day to discuss the Power of We.
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[Click for Blog Action Day live coverage] |
Founded in 2007, Blog Action Day brings together bloggers from different countries,
interests and languages to blog about one important global topic on the same day.
Past topics have included environment, water, climate change, poverty and food with thousands of blogs, big and small, taking part.
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One-Week Tour of a C@t, in Paris.
Touring friends in Paris is always a good thing to rediscover and update your own knowledge of the city.
[G@ttoGiallo]
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[G@ttoGiallo]
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October 06, 2012
September 20, 2012
September 16, 2012
There was a 'Notte Bianca" in Sanremo...
... yesterday.
Here is a personal choice of attractions...
- a Senegalese drumming group, 'Soul of Africa':
- a funny entertainment 'float-and-roll-on-water-and-stay-dry':
- and absolute latin rythm, in the street:
Yours faithfully,
G@ttoGiallo
Here is a personal choice of attractions...
- a Senegalese drumming group, 'Soul of Africa':
- a funny entertainment 'float-and-roll-on-water-and-stay-dry':
- and absolute latin rythm, in the street:
Yours faithfully,
G@ttoGiallo
September 01, 2012
August 20, 2012
August 17, 2012
August 01, 2012
Green & Cheap Accomodation in Paris...
Save your money while visiting Paris, this summer accomodation is for you to rent!
Affordable short term rental in Oberkampf, one of the trendiest Paris' nightclubbing areas,
two steps away from Le M.U.R. and the legendary Café Charbon.
At the foot of the Eiffel building, in cité Griset, an open air studio, one bed, kitchenette, toilet,
daily free shower allowed thanks to urban irrigation, autonomic system of outdoor lighting.
You're ready for the hottest nights in the capital.
Affordable short term rental in Oberkampf, one of the trendiest Paris' nightclubbing areas,
two steps away from Le M.U.R. and the legendary Café Charbon.
At the foot of the Eiffel building, in cité Griset, an open air studio, one bed, kitchenette, toilet,
daily free shower allowed thanks to urban irrigation, autonomic system of outdoor lighting.
You're ready for the hottest nights in the capital.
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| [Contact: Charlie, 4, cité Griset, 75011 Paris - Parmentier/Ménilmontant subway stations]. |
July 28, 2012
Mao's Revolution for 'Ever' on Le Mur.
"People were walking, enthusiastically, when the capital appeared in the eyes of the communist soldier" [Ever].
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| Le M.U.R. - # 125 - EVER - July 26-28/2012 |
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| EverSiempre site |
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July 14, 2012
I definitely HATE the NEW BLOGGER!
Twice I've expressed my dissatisfaction with the new Blogger interface:
- October 06/2012: How could Blogger do this to G@tto?
- April 05/2012: Not Sure 'the New Blogger' is welcome!
The first time, it was kind of a test, you still could use the old version, but the second
time the changes were applied permanently. No way back, no choice, finished!
Freedom, with Blogger-blogging, was over.
This dissatisfaction has rapidly evolved into a rage that literally chokes me every time
I want to publish something, and images in particular.
What emerges from this is a clear decrease in the number of posts per month on this
blog - this decrease being directly connected with the need to reduce the number of
my uncontrollable anger attacks!
In this struggle for survival, your faithful blogging-c@t, is forced and compelled, after
six years of friendly collaboration with Blogger, to abandon 'the traitor'to find a more
welcoming platform... if any.
Yours faithful,
G@tto
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- October 06/2012: How could Blogger do this to G@tto?
- April 05/2012: Not Sure 'the New Blogger' is welcome!
The first time, it was kind of a test, you still could use the old version, but the second
time the changes were applied permanently. No way back, no choice, finished!
Freedom, with Blogger-blogging, was over.
This dissatisfaction has rapidly evolved into a rage that literally chokes me every time
I want to publish something, and images in particular.
What emerges from this is a clear decrease in the number of posts per month on this
blog - this decrease being directly connected with the need to reduce the number of
my uncontrollable anger attacks!
In this struggle for survival, your faithful blogging-c@t, is forced and compelled, after
six years of friendly collaboration with Blogger, to abandon 'the traitor'to find a more
welcoming platform... if any.
Have a pleasant 'Bastille Day', you all in France!
Yours faithful,
G@tto
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and so on.
July 13, 2012
Le MUR: Too late to unchain Hondo's wall...
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| Le M.U.R. - # 124 - July 12/2012 - HONDO's installation didn't last longtime !
Below: that was yesterday afternoon's happening, with the installation of Hondo's work on
the Oberkampf wall, (with the help of Thom Thom). In fact, today, I thought that someone, by night, had probably ran out of chains... Nope! That's actually was, and is - because the show goes on - a performance in several stages: chaining and unchaining that poor wall... again and again. OK, that's it. But nobody told me! Aaargh!
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July 07, 2012
Storm of a jewelery in Paris/Oberkampf
A motorcyclist rolling on the sidewalk almost bumped my neighbor Fifi, this morning.
Fifi wanted to yell after him,
but something in the look of
the guy made him change his
mind.
Three other bikers arrived and
the four of them attacked the
jewelery at 75, rue Oberkampf.
Fifi found the time lapse very
long when he called the police
from a nearby shop, while
hearing gunshots.
When at last firefighters and
police arrived, the four guys
had already left, having robbed
and injured the jeweler and his
son.
PPG is not here, nor is it qualified, to relay this type of event, but Police and media are
silent, to avoid tarnishing the Capital reputation... particularly in summer time, when hordes
of tourists flock into the city.
Did I say 'summer time'? Now, this is hard to believe!
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Le Parisien, [the next day], : 'Paris : Les braqueurs tirent sur les bijoutiers'.
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| [The blue shop right hand - StreetView] |
but something in the look of
the guy made him change his
mind.
Three other bikers arrived and
the four of them attacked the
jewelery at 75, rue Oberkampf.
Fifi found the time lapse very
long when he called the police
from a nearby shop, while
hearing gunshots.
When at last firefighters and
police arrived, the four guys
had already left, having robbed
and injured the jeweler and his
son.
PPG is not here, nor is it qualified, to relay this type of event, but Police and media are
silent, to avoid tarnishing the Capital reputation... particularly in summer time, when hordes
of tourists flock into the city.
Did I say 'summer time'? Now, this is hard to believe!
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Le Parisien, [the next day], : 'Paris : Les braqueurs tirent sur les bijoutiers'.
June 30, 2012
Etienne Chouard at TEDx Republique Square, Paris
"In 2005, before the European referundum, while teaching economics and law,
Etienne Chouard looked closely to the draft version of the European Constitution.
What he discovered changed him forever. He woke up, policatilly.
Since then, and independently from any political organizations, he warns us against
our apathy, denounces our responsibility and wants to restore the true meaning of
democracy.
His motto : a Constitution written by citizens and representatives selected by sortition."
Etienne Chouard looked closely to the draft version of the European Constitution.
What he discovered changed him forever. He woke up, policatilly.
Since then, and independently from any political organizations, he warns us against
our apathy, denounces our responsibility and wants to restore the true meaning of
democracy.
His motto : a Constitution written by citizens and representatives selected by sortition."
[TEDxTalks]
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June 23, 2012
June 13, 2012
'End Sexual Harassment' day needs you!
Blog and Tweet today to #EndSH !
When Lara Logan broke the silence and CBS could reveal what happened to her in Tahrir
Square the night of Moubarak resignation, the veil fell and Egyptian women were finally
able to publicly denounce what over two thirds of them suffer daily - which is although
a shame for the country.
"Egyptian activists declared Wednesday June 13 as the day to write about sexual
harassment on social websites and blogs in an effort to combat the rising level of
sexual violence in the country."When Lara Logan broke the silence and CBS could reveal what happened to her in Tahrir
Square the night of Moubarak resignation, the veil fell and Egyptian women were finally
able to publicly denounce what over two thirds of them suffer daily - which is although
a shame for the country.
Whatever the reasons behind these brutal attacks on women - particularly singled out
in Egypt among other Muslim countries - it was time to denounce this outrageous behavior.
Its resurgence since the fall of the regime suggests that this could be now a means used
Its resurgence since the fall of the regime suggests that this could be now a means used
by the military to hold off at least women from Tahrir's democratic claims.
Check this: Sexual Assault as Political Tool: 'Men Attacking Women at Tahrir Square'
[Sarah A. Topol/The DailyBeast]
Check this: Sexual Assault as Political Tool: 'Men Attacking Women at Tahrir Square'
[Sarah A. Topol/The DailyBeast]
كلام بيقولوا رجالة للي بيعاكسوا البنات في الشارع
"Egyptian activists declared Wednesday June 13 as the day to write about sexual
harassment on social websites and blogs in an effort to combat the rising level of
"Female protesters and visitors to Tahrir square reported a dramatic increase in sexual
violence against female activists over the past week, which led many to believe that
the incidents are part of an organized plan by the state to intimidate protesters."
[BikyaMasr]
During the previous protest, on June 8th...
"An anti-sexual harassment demonstration organized by over 20 Egyptian women’s
groups in protest against the recent escalation of assaults in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
was attacked about an hour and half after it began by unknown troublemakers."
[Read more on BikyaMasr]
in an effort to help assist women when they traverse what has become and almost war zone-like
atmosphere. Harassment is everywhere, but the online campaigners say it can end."
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The "End Harassment" campaign went on line in 2011, promoted by the HarassMAP
site:
"Egypt’s most effective organization that has been tallying incidents of harassment across the countryin an effort to help assist women when they traverse what has become and almost war zone-like
atmosphere. Harassment is everywhere, but the online campaigners say it can end."
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June 07, 2012
June 02, 2012
A Tunisian Journalist Call, via Le M.U.R./Facebook
You are a Tunisian street artist or one of your friends is... or maybe you have a good knowledge
of the GRAFFITI / URBAN ART scene in Tunisia... Will you please be so kind to leave a comment on
LE M.U.R. right HERE?
A Tunisian journalist - aiming to present an overview of Street Arts spreading around in Tunisia
since the spring revolution and the departure of Ben Ali - will get in touch with you.
of the GRAFFITI / URBAN ART scene in Tunisia... Will you please be so kind to leave a comment on
LE M.U.R. right HERE?
A Tunisian journalist - aiming to present an overview of Street Arts spreading around in Tunisia
since the spring revolution and the departure of Ben Ali - will get in touch with you.
... Throughout Tunisia, giant murals of ordinary people replaced large
portraits of Ben Ali.
In the gutted ruins of government buildings, the
burned husks of presidential palaces, and other locations like
billboards, walls, along streets and the Porte de France, in Tunis, they
aimed to provoke discussion ‘in a world
turned upside down or inside
out’, transforming the streets and areas of social conflict into new
arenas for
discourse and dialogue."Any question about URBAN ART in Tunisia... like why? when? where? how?
Find the answers on Brandon Letzinger's essay 'Creating the Political: Street Art after the 2011
Tunisian revolution.
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Le MUR-asso, official site.
June 01, 2012
May 27, 2012
Now this really is enough with that Assad dinasty!
- It is inconceivable that a criminal, under the pretext
of being the leader of a country, have a right to life
and death over his people.
- It is inconceivable that the action of the international
community could be prevented or slowed by despicable
considerations of diplomatic order.
of being the leader of a country, have a right to life
and death over his people.
- It is inconceivable that the action of the international
community could be prevented or slowed by despicable
considerations of diplomatic order.
- How happens we still are unable to recognize and stop
from its beginnings another escalation leading to such
a massacre?
from its beginnings another escalation leading to such
a massacre?
- How happens we still are so impervious to the
lessons of history?
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#Syria #Assad
lessons of history?
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#Syria #Assad