I need to work out how to simplify that for the header tomorrow. Cafe, pub and candid street shots. And then photos as usual.
Thanks for the reminder :) Ad astra per aspera
they show it regularly here in italy, i found it very well done. he's a ken loach is a frickin' genius film-maker, imnsho- Peace is not the absence of war -- peace is the absence of fear. Ursula Franklin
I really enjoyed it and especially liked the mix of languages which meant that half of it was subtitled!
I found it very gritty, real - Ken Loach's trademark style. It was also powerful not in a we won in the end way but by showing the reality of daily life for Mexican immigrants and how appalling conditions at work are for them and how this impacts on the home life, living on poverty wages with no healthcare or pensions. Then the huge resistance to unions on part of the employers, obviously, but also the fear on part of the workers, making it so hard for the unions to find their way in. When they finally won, that telephone call to the jail cell seemed too neat but I won't get picky on that. It was an excellent film. Ad astra per aspera
if anyone could write a meaningful diary about unions and cinema, it'd be you. Peace is not the absence of war -- peace is the absence of fear. Ursula Franklin
A first draft. The lines are for the UK, Belgium, France, Austria and Germany (which just passed Portugal).
I think one can see fairly consistent exponential decay across countries. The last peak is due to the Guardian, and one can also see the effect of today's mentions in the German press.
Note that "region" is not "nationality". A lot of the "France" signatures are British citizens. We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo
and I mentioned it on a web site earlier today
But I think people still don't know the truth about rendition - which is that Afghanis and Iraqis were picked up off the streets more or less at random, flown to Gitmo, and tortured for no reason at all.
Bush needed someone to fill their jail. If he couldn't find Bin Laden, pretty much anyone at all would do as a PR substitute.
And the man who supported this barbarism wants the top job in Europe?
Not. Going. To. Happen.
What do you mean? We've known pretty much immediately after it happened that Afghans around Mazar-i-Sharif were sold to US troops during Operation Enduring Freedom.
We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo
Gitmo is beyond grand guignol - ethically and legally it's a complete farce.
Putin ideal person to head Northern Rock
"He has a strong personal brand, undimmed self-belief, a devoted public following, a distinctive balding pate and - unlike Adam Applegarth - plentiful experience of bringing private-sector assets gently under the wing of the state."
Wiki: Adam Applegarth
It was revealed that he was conducting an affair with a junior employee when the bank was running into trouble.
Though I supposed it is entirely possible to conduct an affair with your shirt on... I'm rather hoping that was the case with McCain, in the event someone feels it nec. to leak photos. But as for Adam, I'm guessing it was either such a mad affair that he completely forgot he was meant to be running a bank, or he was so freaked out by the bank's problems he turned to the vice of lust to forget his troubles. Either way, I bet the shirt came off. ;) "This is nothing compared to how Putin rigged Eurovision."
Gotta love that "junior". It sounds like office-intern-Monica stuff, but it's in fact a lady whose job was not in the upper reaches of the hierarchy. He took her to the Four Seasons in Washington and New York for, er, short getaways. I imagine the shirt came off. When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
Independent - Don't sack Musharraf, US and UK warn election victors
The US and Britain are pressing Pervez Musharraf's victorious opponents to drop their demands that he resign as president and that the country's independent judiciary be restored before forming a government. In a strategy some Western diplomats admit could badly backfire, the Bush administration has made clear it wishes to continue to support Mr Musharraf even after Monday's election in which the Pakistani public delivered a resounding rejection of his policies. "[The US] does not want some people pushed out because it would lead to instability. In this case that means Musharraf," said one Western diplomat
In a strategy some Western diplomats admit could badly backfire, the Bush administration has made clear it wishes to continue to support Mr Musharraf even after Monday's election in which the Pakistani public delivered a resounding rejection of his policies. "[The US] does not want some people pushed out because it would lead to instability. In this case that means Musharraf," said one Western diplomat
Interesting story, actually.
Girls rule!
Nothing new... "Ne te courbe que pour aimer..." René Char
you are the media you consume.
On the second point, graphic design and web design/content creation are perfectly decent fields in and of themselves, and as you point out, are pretty much what they're already doing.
US embassy in Belgrade attacked
This apparently happening right now...
Obama Wins Democrats Abroad Primary
Shocked...
The Smurfs are back! Woo Hoo!
Lala lalalaa... "This is nothing compared to how Putin rigged Eurovision."
Obama Wins Democrats Abroad Primary Shocked...
Then you should pay attention to NostraHelenus who predicted this all a year ago with Democrats Abroad : The Wind Cries Obama
It's heady stuff to see close up, but it is undeniable that the Force is with him. From what I saw last night, barring absolute disaster, I can't see him failing to win next year.
Time to bust out the handy ...English-To-American Dictionary. "This is nothing compared to how Putin rigged Eurovision."
To me, it has more of a sense of having done something pretty good, "quietly proud" I think is my off the cuff definition. keep to the Fen Causeway
:-)
It was quite different to the current recipe, more like a strong thick Wadworths 6X than the rather thin amber-malt-heavy brew from Wychwood (which always tastes like Watneys Red Barrel to me). keep to the Fen Causeway
Of course, the reverse isn't true cos of Hollywood. keep to the Fen Causeway
(Can't "chuffed" just be replaced by "pleased"?) When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
Can't "chuffed" just be replaced by "pleased"?
not really, no.
I predict a result in the American elections 11 months out when nobody else saw it coming. "Pleased" doesn't really cover it. More that I'm feeling a little smug, self-impressed and knowing I've been a smarty-pants. Attempted a difficult trick shot in pool down the pub and it came off..."played for" keep to the Fen Causeway
Complete toilet humour, but proof that drunkeness and invention arenot mutually exclusive. Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.
Whether McCain or Keller, someone's going down here. Shots fired, the general election has officially begun. Where's your motherf*%&ing flag pin?
someone's going down here
I was just talking to poemless about Monicagate... When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
But they got flushed out at just about the worst moment. It will be interesting to see how this plays cos it's got the potential to sink McCain at the perfect time to both prevent another challenger yet utterly destroy any hope of creating a distracting momentum. I see him having a hilarious slow-motion deflation, hopefully over several weeks. He could be the repugs only hope and complete toast at one and the same time. keep to the Fen Causeway
A female lobbyist had been turning up with him at fund-raisers, in his offices and aboard a client's corporate jet. Convinced the relationship had become romantic, some of his top advisers intervened to protect the candidate from himself -- instructing staff members to block the woman's access, privately warning her away and repeatedly confronting him, several people involved in the campaign said on the condition of anonymity. When news organizations reported that Mr. McCain had written letters to government regulators on behalf of the lobbyist's clients, the former campaign associates said, some aides feared for a time that attention would fall on her involvement. Mr. McCain, 71, and the lobbyist, Vicki Iseman, 40, both say they never had a romantic relationship. But to his advisers, even the appearance of a close bond with a lobbyist whose clients often had business before the Senate committee Mr. McCain led threatened the story of redemption and rectitude that defined his political identity
When news organizations reported that Mr. McCain had written letters to government regulators on behalf of the lobbyist's clients, the former campaign associates said, some aides feared for a time that attention would fall on her involvement.
Mr. McCain, 71, and the lobbyist, Vicki Iseman, 40, both say they never had a romantic relationship. But to his advisers, even the appearance of a close bond with a lobbyist whose clients often had business before the Senate committee Mr. McCain led threatened the story of redemption and rectitude that defined his political identity
If she got special legislative or committee consideration because of him, that's different. But I'm not convinced that the Times has made a case for that.
Right. I didn't realize this was about the 2000 campaign!!! We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo
But we're talking about republicans here and that's why he's toast. There will be a period, hopefully achingly protracted, where the details will leak out of every moment of unfaithful trysting and sweating whilst McCain stands in the public glare sweating like the squealing stuck pig he is. All the while completely unable to stop the look in his party's eyes as they judge and find him wanting.
This republican primary was always about "None of the Above", we are now moving into "Wild Horses can't make me". And he will kill everybody downticket.
Stack the briars, tonight and for the next few months we will be roasting repignican, roasted Gop-hog. Die you filth, die. keep to the Fen Causeway
Now it all, of course, hinges on the question of whether or not it's true. (The Times had better have more than this, because its case has thus far been thin, at best. The Washington Post, however, seems to have gotten into greater detail on the influence-peddling and done the story in a way that is at least close to right.) And the real issue is obviously the influence peddling, not the possible sex. (Philandering is nothing new in McCainland.)
Stormy's right that nobody really cares about the sex (except the Christian Right). And nobody should care. McCain can snort coke with gay prostitutes for all I care. But if he was having an affair in exchange for special treatment of her clients, or if he was simply close to her and giving special treatment, it basically blows a hole in McCain's entire foundation as a presidential candidate. And there does seem to be evidence of special treatment, looking at the letters he wrote to the FCC on her behalf.
If the real story gets traction, he's in trouble. If the NYT has it right, he's dead, and Obama -- or, of course, Clinton (but that's becoming increasingly unlikely given the meltdown in her campaign) -- is going to blow the GOP away in November. Where's your motherf*%&ing flag pin?
Just in case somebody gave McCain a similar advice. Lich King/Caribou Barbie 08 Pain brings Katharsis
Several hundred protesters have attacked and broken into the US embassy in the Serbian capital Belgrade, setting fire to part of it. The embassy was closed and unprotected at the time. Reports say the Croatian and UK embassies were also attacked. The violence follows a peaceful protest by at least 150,000 people outside the main parliament building against Kosovo's declaration of independence.
The embassy was closed and unprotected at the time. Reports say the Croatian and UK embassies were also attacked.
The violence follows a peaceful protest by at least 150,000 people outside the main parliament building against Kosovo's declaration of independence.
It will be better, but its still a long way from good. "I said, 'Wait a minute, Chester, You know I'm a peaceful man...'" Robbie Robertson
