Damn that Spectacle.
Tonight we made vibrations with winter itch.
Vibrations so strong they apparently inspired banging on the ceiling from the “neighbor” downstairs.
Acoustic sounds mostly, mind you.
Seriously though, winter itch.
Mesmerized, I marveled at the jaw-dropping spectacle of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games, enjoying it more than any other opening ceremony I've watched before. Surely this feast for the imagination was the most arresting, audacious and innovative yet? With its epic scope, theatrical scale, dreamy atmosphere, and experimental film-like form more at home in a cutting-edge
Today's press claims 4 billion people watched the 2-3 hour Beijing opening ceremony yesterday.That's 66% of the world's total population. After removing 10% for, say, 0-4 year old children and making an allowance for TV coverage only being to 89% of the world, then we're at circa 5.3bn 'available viewers'. So now we are at 75% of the available population.I missed it yesterday, because it was scre
Oshkosh is wall to wall private pilots this week. It’s a week long fest of vintage planes, shows, and even the much anticipated Martin Jetpack kicking things off with it’s first public flight.
Life insurance will be well represented I’m sure, but before you buy into the best rates coming from those agencies, bring their information [...]
Aujourd’hui, les habitants de Québec et les politiciens célèbrent le 400e anniversaire de la fondation de la ville par Samuel De Champlain. Au lieu d’en avoir fait une fête familiale, la classe dominante en a fait une fête politique réactionnaire qui a pour seul but totalitaire de faire augmenter les appuis à la guerre en Afghanistan. Que ce soit Stephen Harper [...]
The last minute call for volleyball was a burden to my tired brain.It was a hectic afternoon even though Weitat was driving and it made travelling easier. After work, we went to the car dealer's side for Jingkun to settle some documentation, and Weitat drove me to Tiong Bahru MRT while waiting. It had been long since I last walked around in Tiong Bahru Plaza and my brain was filled with memories.I
The river at Boat Quay will be the centre of attention this weekend as a extravagant fantasy world is being created by French Street Theatre Troupe IIotopie. A man driving his car on water, his head bursting into flames, giant mechanical sets, sea creatures rising from the water, fireworks...it all sounds very exciting. And it is free!This opening of the Singapore Arts Festival, called Water Foo
From: Global Gridlock: How the US Military-Industrial Complex Seeks to Contain and Control the Earth and Its Eco-System [or, How the lesson of the Soviet downfall bounced off tin heads] " ... Perhaps a little premature yet it appears that the US military-industrial machine is attempting to enclose the global open system; to transform it and enmesh it within a closed system of total information awareness; to cover, track, and gaze omnisciently over all flows, mobilities, and transactions. It is a move towards a total system, an attempt to gain some degree of mastery over the unpredictability of global flows through the core component of dominating informational flows. As part of this project the US military are currently establishing a linkage of satellites into what
Featured book review on Monsters and Critics : Positing his belief that the integrated spectacle — his IS writ large — comprises the material reconstruction of "the religious illusion," Debord condemned its dictatorial freedom to proclaim "the predominance of appearances" while concealing its essential character "as a visible negation of life – and as a negation of life that has invented a visual form of itself . . . For what the spectacle expresses is the total practice of one particular economic and social formation; it is, so to speak, the formation's agenda. It is also the historical moment by which we happen to be governed . . . The spectacle is self-generated, and it makes up its own rules: It is a specious form of the sacred... . The spectator feels at home n
Gilbert Bécaud (24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001) was a French singer, composer and actor, known as Monsieur 100,000 Volts for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are probably Nathalie and Et maintenant, a 1961 release that became an English language hit after being translated into "What Now My Love?". Learn More About Gilbert Becaud
Track List of Gilbert Becaud - Spectacle de
Presqu'à chaque soir, il est possible d'assister à un spectacle de lumière extraordinaire durant les quelques minutes où le soleil, en se couchant, est tout près de l'horizon. La lumière, souvent orangée et chaude, se réflète sur tous les obstacles pour créer des scènes magnifiques et inoubliables.
☆ The Osborne Spectacle of Dancing lights required 30 miles of extension cords, 2 million tie wraps and 20,000 man hours to create the dazzling display of over 5 million lights(including 40 hidden Mickey's)!
Work was absolutely amazing! It was my first time working The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights! If you’re not familiar with them, there are roughly five million lights that align New York Street at the Disney MGM Studios. And back for the second year in a row, the lights dance ever few minutes to a synchronized pattern of favorite Christmas songs.
Each night the lights are turned on by a special set of guests selected by a specific cast member, and tonight, I was that cast member. I guess it helps when one of my friends was coordinating for the night, but still, it was such an awesome experience. The family I chose had never been to Disney World before, and where joining us for their first visit. They had never seen our lights display, and were about to experience them firsthand by turning them on with the help of our oversized light switch located at the center of the display. They where so excited, especially their two kids who gladly flipped on the lights
Another exciting happening that will soon shine brighter than the stars of Super Soap weekend is the beginning of The Disney MGM Studios Spectacle of Dancing Lights. Millions of lights align across the streets of America to create a brilliant holiday experience like no other. Every night, our guests will have the opportunity to see all lights bright up with the company of Disney provided snow, and warm cups of hot chocolate available too. It’s a great time of year that I look forward to being a part of!
It’s been two years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Slowly but surely, tourists are returning.
Coupled with the city’s old bag of tricks is a new draw card: the chance to glimpse New Orleans’ destruction firsthand.
But New Orleans isn’t the only place where suffering has turned into a tourist attraction. In New York, Ground Zero is the iconic memorial to the September 11 attacks.
Outside the United States, places like Auschwitz and Cambodia’s killing fields have been drawing tourists for decades.
The practice of visiting sites related to death and suffering is known as “Dark Tourism.”
Dark tourism is not a new phenomenon. Scholars see parallels in such historical activities as gladiatorial contests in Ancient Rome, public executions in the Middle Ages, and guided tours of morgues in Victorian England.
Today, dark tourism still presents a few hard questions for ethical travelers.
Is it right to turn other people’s death or
Max Boublil (le chanteur de ce soir tu vas prendre qui est en fait comique) propose des tutoriels "comment choper une meuf... qui sort des toilettes , qui t'as dit non 3 fois, qui vient de rater un exam, qui a de la fievre, qui ne comprend pas tes vannes..." Il propose même aux internautes de proposer leur version de "comment choper une meuf" pour gagner des places pour son spectacle : Face à tant d'assurance et de mysoginie je vous propose de me proposer en commentaire Comment chopper Max Boublil et d'ainsi gagner 2 places pour son spectacle à la grande comédie du 5 octobre au 3 novembre. Vous pouvez participer à ce mini concours jusqu'au 10 octobre en doublant votre commentaire d'un petit mail à sendtofriend@gmail.com. Alors comment chopperiez vous Max Boublil? Edit: Toujours sur le thème de l'inversion des roles dans la drague une très bonne vidéo trouvé sur blablablog qui devrait buzzer sur le web:
Expectin To Be Dirty (Nevin) is a 14.1 1/4hh, Reg. APHA paint mare sired by Ratchin Spectacle and out of ThatDirtyLittleThing. Nevin is a very flashy mare, who has had a great deal of ground work done and has been greenbroke to ride. She is very quiet and willing under saddle and is recommended for an advanced beginner. Nevin has a beautiful conformation and could easily excel in any discipline. She would be well suited for Halter, Showmanship, Western or English Pleasure, Hunter/Jumper, Pony Club or a trail mount for adults or children. Dont underestimate this mare, she could easily compete A, Trillium or on the APHA circuit. Her looks and smooth gaits will get you noticed. Her potential is unlimited. Nevin has a spectacular pedigree: On Her papers Nevin has: Ratchin Spectacle-52 WP points, ROM in Halter and Pleasure. Also a Superior Western Pleasure Dirty Teddy-PHA Champion, APHA Champion Superior Halter Horse ROM Western Pleasure Multiple halter and pleasure futurity winne
Les Situationnistes en général et Guy Debord en particulier, j’en avais entendu parler mais ne les avais jamais lus. Et puis j’ai découvert, sur Ubuweb, ce film de Guy Debord avec, sur des images, le texte de son livre lu par lui-même.
Le texte est intéressant. Il n’est pas toujours facile mais, comme on dit, il donne à réfléchir et à penser. Le livre n’est pas récent (écrit en 1971, il a plus de 35 ans !) mais il n’a pas vieilli et la propos est sans doute plus pertinent encore aujourd’hui qu’il ne l’était lorsque il fut rédigé.
C’est la voix, cependant, qui m’a retenu : une voix agréable, certes, quoique probablement travaillée à ralentir son rythme naturel, mais un ton radicalement effrayant. Le ton qu’on imagine être celui des vérités prétendument indiscutables assénées par les tribuns de l’Inquisition, un ton sans inflexion et sans humour, sans humanité, le ton mécanique, sans distan
Seth is an absolutely stunning 15.3hh, loud Bay Overo 3 year old gelding. He has graced the covers of not one but two Equine magazines.
Seth loves to work. He has been backed and lightly started, he lunges and trailers well. Great with his feet, ties, halters, leads and is UTD with everything.
Very nice temperament and personality you can see this horse giving his rider his all and his rider will definitely have fun riding him.
Well behaved, Seth is very easy to work around and get along with. He has some spunk and will certainly get you noticed in the show ring with his bold color, size and movement. He is a stunning horse who makes you say wow when you see him.
He is an all around prospect, but would do extremely well in English, hunter, jumper, eventing etc. He is absolutely a candidate for the Trillium and A circuit.
However that said he certainly has the speed to compete in Western events, but the temperament to also be an excellent trail or competitive trail prosp
Spectacle Island has a swimming beach, five miles of walking trails dotted with gazebos, and a panoramic vista from the highest point in Boston Harbor. It’s hard to believe that underneath all this is an 80-foot-high mound of trash.
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Dario Franchitti won the Indy 500...congrats, I guess. They call the Indy 500 "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." I have to agree with this claim...no where on earth will you see more people make a spectacle of themselves. If you have ever been to the infield on race day I am sure you will concur.I have to wonder at the wisdom of such an event. A lot of fans travel a great distance to see the drivers go NOWHERE. They sit for several hours to see the drivers compete to see who can go in a circle and wind up where they started the fastest. It is estimated that about 400,000 people attend the race...to see 33 cars driven to death for no reason. If each person uses 10 gallons of gas to get to the track...(probably a conservative estimate) that would be 4,000,000 gallons of fuel burned (producing tons of pollution)...not counting the fuel spent to run the cars in the race and the motors and parts that are totally worn out during the race (not to mention all the resources used up during the
I was blown away by an article on "tiny living spaces in the super-sized city" in this morning's AM New York, the free newspaper I take each morning to help the nice gentlemen at the top of the subway stairs do his job.He's my New York equivalent to an elderly Wal-Mart greeter in Sylva, North Carolina. We never spoke more than two words at any given time to each other, but I enjoyed exchanging smiles with him on a regular basis. It's a Southern Hospitality thing that may be foreign to some Yankees - like biscuits-and-gravy, sweet tea and saying "hi" to strangers for no reason.I continue to find stories regarding living conditions in Manhattan astonishing even though I have accepted it as my own residential reality.amNY.com provides a glimpse into what is now my small world:*Living small in the Big Apple*How two can live in 295-sq. ft. (audio slide show)Incidentally my brother left me the following message on myspace this morning (well, it's nighttime where he is):"Ex-New Yorkers ha
As we eagerly await the official opening of Salvage, here's an oldie to tide us over...New York magazine's December review of Voyage was a tad overdue, but better late than never as the phrase goes!Jeremy McCarter's opinion is mixed, but as his title So Far, So Good indicates, it contains more praise than negativity.Despite initially stating that "the incompleteness of the story makes responding to it a bit tricky", he concurrently applauds "the beautiful vastness of the thing", concluding that "this huge human spectacle is its own reward, no matter what comes next".He also has minor criticisms of the transition from page to stage, noting that "plenty of jokes are clearer in the script than onstage". When remarking on Stoppard's delve into the romantic troubles of the Bakunin girls, he again expresses uncertainty, saying "it's never clear why we ought to care about their heartache, despite the best efforts of Jennifer Ehle and Martha Plimpton to persuade us".This considered, he se
