Antarctica is a continent.....
i dont think we grasp how truly mangled our view of the world is until we think on that....
i mean the arctic is ok and all.... There´s the north pole all of that.... Santa.... but Antarctica is contrary to our whole world view.... everything goes East to West, left to right (or vice versa)... so then sitting at the geographical bottom.... the underside... is this other continent....
an unaccounted for, place.... a place of penguins and polar bears... though, since 1997 it has played host to cash machines... this means that whichever continent you ar eon you will be able to draw out your cash. isnt that a reassuring thought...
Friday, February 26, 2010
The lost posts......
In this small period of relative hush (plus some coldness and definately some darkness....) i thought i´d post the lost blog from the start of today.......
nicely mixes things up doesnt it
Friday, 26 February 2010
whats in +12 GMT
Whats in +12 GMT??Who knows? i´m abit baffled at the moment and thinking this might be an impossible task. its really hard to look at world clocks... they all presuppose you know the country your looking for...hmm....ideas to iamsmall@accidentalcollective.co.ukI´m using this site called chatroulette which is this savage place where you connect randomly to strangers all over the world. it seems to be mostly blokes... i get cut off alot as i think they´re all hunting girls... ho hum it seems that people all over the world like girls.not a groundbreaking realisation. but a realisation none the lessI just spoke to jesus... yes jesus. it connected to a figure of christ on the cross. i asked where he was... he said "heaveb"... i said ohh... where´s that?... he said "yes...heaveb"... as asked if he meant Heaven... he signed off....wonder what that could mean!
nicely mixes things up doesnt it
Friday, 26 February 2010
whats in +12 GMT
Whats in +12 GMT??Who knows? i´m abit baffled at the moment and thinking this might be an impossible task. its really hard to look at world clocks... they all presuppose you know the country your looking for...hmm....ideas to iamsmall@accidentalcollective.co.ukI´m using this site called chatroulette which is this savage place where you connect randomly to strangers all over the world. it seems to be mostly blokes... i get cut off alot as i think they´re all hunting girls... ho hum it seems that people all over the world like girls.not a groundbreaking realisation. but a realisation none the lessI just spoke to jesus... yes jesus. it connected to a figure of christ on the cross. i asked where he was... he said "heaveb"... i said ohh... where´s that?... he said "yes...heaveb"... as asked if he meant Heaven... he signed off....wonder what that could mean!
I just spoke to Daisy´s mum!!!!!!
I just spoke to Daisy´s mum!!!!!
She´s in Yorkshire! So its the same timezone for me! whoop whoop!!!!! i feel like two partos of my being have been squashed back together.... but not in a Startrek, transporter accident kind of way. more in a two pieces of playdoh pushed back together sort of way! becoming whole again but not without its own squishy gurgling noises.
Miranda (Daisy´s mum) thinks that the media has a large part to play in alot of the worlds problems... is there too much?
We giggled at the irony.
Her problems are more rooted in the world she inhabits... as you would expect...
Young people who need help but giving that help without the endless finances and resources that would make the job easy... I wouldnt even know where to start.
So she´s not a million miles away but she still has different experiences. hmmmmm.... but i was sort of coming to the conclusion that we were all basically the same....
Rafael (Pablo´s dad - See!!! we´re on first name terms) said to me that despite our economic ailings, piss poor weather, whatever.... we´re not poor. not Africa poor, not Indian street child poor...
i really want to speak to someone in Africa now... just to find out....
Just because of a conversation with someone up the road in Leeds...
West Yorkshire
They have culture...
Founded in 1888, Leeds City Art Gallery now houses an impressive collection of art dating back to around 1820. The Gallery's 20th century British collection was hailed by the Times as "probably the best outside London". Spread over three floors the Gallery boasts famous Victorian paintings, a small collection of French Post-Impressionist paintings, contemporary British art and a selection of works on paper drawn from the important collection of prints, watercolours and drawings.
The Gallery also houses the Craft Shop and Design Gallery, one of the most prestigious retail outlets for contemporary craft in the North of England.
They have night life...
Leeds has arguably one of the best clubbing scenes in the country packed into a compact metropolis that defies even the most discriminating clubber not to find something to take their fancy. Whatever floats your musical boat you will find it in one of the dozens of nightclubs or hundreds of bars in the city centre. There is an abundance of mainstream clubs for those whose main objective is unabashed fun! Creation is Leeds’ largest nightclub and offers three areas of music under one roof – Commercial Dance, Cheesy Chart and RnB. The same three genres are executed across 3 floors at Heaven and Hell in the Grand Arcade. Majestyk in City Square is in a similar vein, but the club is one large space as opposed to several rooms. Bondi Beach and Baja Beach Club are both beach themed venues where the music has been imported from a Dairylea factory (pure cheese) and the staff bounce around in bikinis. Check out Bondi to experience the city’s only revolving dance floor although getting off is not always easy after a few alco-pops too many!
and the means to create a night life
Leeds Brewery
Leeds' Independent Brewery
Leeds Brewery was established in 2007. It is the city’s only independent brewery. We combine the latest in brewing technology with time honoured skills and use the finest ingredients – choicest English hops, select British malted barley and our unique Yorkshire yeast – to create truly exceptional beers.
Our beers are full of flavour
Our young and enthusiastic team bring experience from across the industry to brew the finest ales and provide the best possible service. We hope the quality of our ingredients and our devotion to the brewer’s art is evident in the superior flavours, aroma, balance and character of our beers.
and a university....
I´ve been there... though it rained everytime, i think its a very nice place....
Thats the first place i have talked about today that i have actually been to!
She´s in Yorkshire! So its the same timezone for me! whoop whoop!!!!! i feel like two partos of my being have been squashed back together.... but not in a Startrek, transporter accident kind of way. more in a two pieces of playdoh pushed back together sort of way! becoming whole again but not without its own squishy gurgling noises.
Miranda (Daisy´s mum) thinks that the media has a large part to play in alot of the worlds problems... is there too much?
We giggled at the irony.
Her problems are more rooted in the world she inhabits... as you would expect...
Young people who need help but giving that help without the endless finances and resources that would make the job easy... I wouldnt even know where to start.
So she´s not a million miles away but she still has different experiences. hmmmmm.... but i was sort of coming to the conclusion that we were all basically the same....
Rafael (Pablo´s dad - See!!! we´re on first name terms) said to me that despite our economic ailings, piss poor weather, whatever.... we´re not poor. not Africa poor, not Indian street child poor...
i really want to speak to someone in Africa now... just to find out....
Just because of a conversation with someone up the road in Leeds...
West Yorkshire
They have culture...
Founded in 1888, Leeds City Art Gallery now houses an impressive collection of art dating back to around 1820. The Gallery's 20th century British collection was hailed by the Times as "probably the best outside London". Spread over three floors the Gallery boasts famous Victorian paintings, a small collection of French Post-Impressionist paintings, contemporary British art and a selection of works on paper drawn from the important collection of prints, watercolours and drawings.
The Gallery also houses the Craft Shop and Design Gallery, one of the most prestigious retail outlets for contemporary craft in the North of England.
They have night life...
Leeds has arguably one of the best clubbing scenes in the country packed into a compact metropolis that defies even the most discriminating clubber not to find something to take their fancy. Whatever floats your musical boat you will find it in one of the dozens of nightclubs or hundreds of bars in the city centre. There is an abundance of mainstream clubs for those whose main objective is unabashed fun! Creation is Leeds’ largest nightclub and offers three areas of music under one roof – Commercial Dance, Cheesy Chart and RnB. The same three genres are executed across 3 floors at Heaven and Hell in the Grand Arcade. Majestyk in City Square is in a similar vein, but the club is one large space as opposed to several rooms. Bondi Beach and Baja Beach Club are both beach themed venues where the music has been imported from a Dairylea factory (pure cheese) and the staff bounce around in bikinis. Check out Bondi to experience the city’s only revolving dance floor although getting off is not always easy after a few alco-pops too many!
and the means to create a night life
Leeds Brewery
Leeds' Independent Brewery
Leeds Brewery was established in 2007. It is the city’s only independent brewery. We combine the latest in brewing technology with time honoured skills and use the finest ingredients – choicest English hops, select British malted barley and our unique Yorkshire yeast – to create truly exceptional beers.
Our beers are full of flavour
Our young and enthusiastic team bring experience from across the industry to brew the finest ales and provide the best possible service. We hope the quality of our ingredients and our devotion to the brewer’s art is evident in the superior flavours, aroma, balance and character of our beers.
and a university....
I´ve been there... though it rained everytime, i think its a very nice place....
Thats the first place i have talked about today that i have actually been to!
Pablos DAD!!!!!!!!!!
So... I just spoke to Pablo´s Dad...
that was random.
He´s concerned we´ve lost touch with one another and our common spirit....
When i pictured peoples responses to the question "what is the biggest problem facing the world today" i imagined answers like "Pollution" Recycling" "child povery"... Bob Geldoff answers.
Instead.... Common spirit, Pride.... are offered up as answers. much more hollistic, more open to interpretation and all ask us to change ourselves to change the world.....
interresting.
International is ... The ability to talk to people in other languages.
So says Pablo´s Dad... coming from a multi lingual family i can see how that would qualfy a person to be considered international... I hate the fact that Pablo spends five minutes in a country and has worked out the alphabet, phonics and most childrens nursery rhymes and folk tales.
god bless English education!
that was random.
He´s concerned we´ve lost touch with one another and our common spirit....
When i pictured peoples responses to the question "what is the biggest problem facing the world today" i imagined answers like "Pollution" Recycling" "child povery"... Bob Geldoff answers.
Instead.... Common spirit, Pride.... are offered up as answers. much more hollistic, more open to interpretation and all ask us to change ourselves to change the world.....
interresting.
International is ... The ability to talk to people in other languages.
So says Pablo´s Dad... coming from a multi lingual family i can see how that would qualfy a person to be considered international... I hate the fact that Pablo spends five minutes in a country and has worked out the alphabet, phonics and most childrens nursery rhymes and folk tales.
god bless English education!
Heading dangerously towards Europe and i dont feel like i´ve learned an awful lot
i need to talk to someone........... (does it show?... not to me love!... oh well thats alright then!!)
I´m trying to contact Ana in Egypt at the moment. she´s not answering my skype call thing... (i´ve never used it before today!)... which makes me a little bit sad actually... i was really hoping for some more of the interraction bit...
now i dont really know what to do. i looked at Egypt already... i wanted to hear a voice, see a sight maybe would have been good.
which sights would it have been?
so what about all these places i´m trying to discover... what about all the people?
The human angle??
i am due to talk to Sara in Egypt in half n hour os so.... i could do with some relaxed human interraction ... its all abit frought behind me...
When talking about Egypt we have to talk about the Nile... The pharhaos...
what is it like to live in Cairo today...
The 16 million people who live in Cairo, the largest city in the Middle East and Africa, generate over 9,000 tons of garbage every day. At no cost to the government, a group of poor and displaced settlers from Egypt's rural south, the majority of who are Coptic Christians, have developed an economy and community from collecting the city's trash. Known as the Zaballeen, or "garbage collectors", they not only help to maintain the cleanliness of the city, but sort out all recyclable materials to sell back to the manufacturers. Because of their efforts, 80-90% of all the garbage they collect is recycled and re-used. This unique income-generating model is an extraordinary example of environmental sustainability that has been lauded, studied and replicated around the world.
While the estimated 65,000 Zaballeen provide a valuable service to the city and the environment, they are not formally recognized by the government and are largely rejected by Egyptian society because of the stigma associated with their work. Most are illiterate and suffer from health problems due to the piles of waste that occupy their district. In addition, the government has recently secured contracts with foreign multi-national waste disposal companies in an attempt to modernize Egypt. These contracts cost millions of dollars, demand collection fees from the citizens of Cairo, and require only 20% of the waste to be recycled. (from Kidswithcameras.com)
There´s 65,000/16,000,000´s answer... either way those numbers seem unreal. statistics, estimates, percentages, slices of the pie, lists of potential maladys, unique characteristics, laudable efforts... the stories write themselves from that dont they?
The human angle??
i am due to talk to Sara in Egypt in half n hour os so.... i could do with some relaxed human interraction ... its all abit frought behind me...
When talking about Egypt we have to talk about the Nile... The pharhaos...
what is it like to live in Cairo today...
The 16 million people who live in Cairo, the largest city in the Middle East and Africa, generate over 9,000 tons of garbage every day. At no cost to the government, a group of poor and displaced settlers from Egypt's rural south, the majority of who are Coptic Christians, have developed an economy and community from collecting the city's trash. Known as the Zaballeen, or "garbage collectors", they not only help to maintain the cleanliness of the city, but sort out all recyclable materials to sell back to the manufacturers. Because of their efforts, 80-90% of all the garbage they collect is recycled and re-used. This unique income-generating model is an extraordinary example of environmental sustainability that has been lauded, studied and replicated around the world.
While the estimated 65,000 Zaballeen provide a valuable service to the city and the environment, they are not formally recognized by the government and are largely rejected by Egyptian society because of the stigma associated with their work. Most are illiterate and suffer from health problems due to the piles of waste that occupy their district. In addition, the government has recently secured contracts with foreign multi-national waste disposal companies in an attempt to modernize Egypt. These contracts cost millions of dollars, demand collection fees from the citizens of Cairo, and require only 20% of the waste to be recycled. (from Kidswithcameras.com)
There´s 65,000/16,000,000´s answer... either way those numbers seem unreal. statistics, estimates, percentages, slices of the pie, lists of potential maladys, unique characteristics, laudable efforts... the stories write themselves from that dont they?
iran iraq turkey all to come
what´s an islamic republic?
http://www.persianbazaar.com/ Exercise your freedom in shopping!!!!
I found the constitution of the Islamic republic of at http://www.iranonline.com/iran/iran-info/Government/constitution-1.html
i found the Persian Bazaar link at the bottom of the constitution homepage...
http://www.persianbazaar.com/ Exercise your freedom in shopping!!!!
I found the constitution of the Islamic republic of at http://www.iranonline.com/iran/iran-info/Government/constitution-1.html
i found the Persian Bazaar link at the bottom of the constitution homepage...
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