Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Who Are Sureno Allies With

Miami without a car: The mysterious (to many) public transport. Grunge

hardly anyone here lacks a vehicle. It's like everyone who arrives first thing you do, thanks to the credit (or help from someone or some "magic ratio"), is to get a car or SUV. It is understandable in a city where it is impossible to get from one place to another walking , unless one is a relative of Flash and can run er at 60 miles per hour on a freeway. Miami is not designed for walking, it has the typical structure of cities in Latin America we know, here the roads are cut often make incredible curves, or end in the rise of a highway. This is compounded by the weather factor that makes the sun will cook, or that of a second to wake up the other huge tropical storm. Not to mention when it starts getting dark, is so assumed that no one walks, there is no light in the streets, anywhere, more attractive it is, is totally dark, except for the lights of vehicles out there that may happen.

But there is a world that here is a kind of off class international dimension to many: The pub lic transport. This bus ride (take the bondi " to Argentines, or" riding the bus "for Cubans), or travel by train, is not common at all for most people, co mo if it is in large Latin American cities.

recently in El Nuevo Herald, the English language newspaper imp ortant in the area, read a report about the state of public transport in Miami . As always in this kind of article, spoke of that had to solve some antide c problems, and among these complaints referred to the possibility that some units have their air conditioning failures, saying something like, "no to wait until someone passes out. " Even American in your country, you read correctly, here all the buses and trains have air conditioning running. But it seems that when Hispanics came here, we forget a poc or where we come from, do not remember the deplorable (but seriously deplorable) state of the buses in our countries. Here, in addition to air-conditioned, clean, pensioners and home-less travel for free (well, just to the downtown area that would be something like the center, a small train that is called the Metro Mover, which is free for everyone), they respect their schedules, are comfortable, almost never have to go up, are perfectly equipped for the disabled you can load your bike on the front, etc. Ie working as expected. But despite that, Latinos, in majority, are seeing a face on buses and trains, as I said a Venezuelan a few days after I stepped on this country, surprised when I told him I was moving Bus and train: "You're right, here we do not know to be poor ...." It is as if many people forget you come from and think that here is someone else because you can buy a nicer cell.

is also true that this transport system has shortcomings s us, but go elsewhere: not many tours do not happen often and therefore should be studied very well the schedule of each bus for not spending an hour and a half waiting for something that is decided q ue not happen at that time (because I tell you, but at noon with the blazing sun of this city, not to put booths at every stop, taking into account the weather, is a serious fault). Tam also happens that you can not get from any point to any other way only with a bus, but you have to do "transfer" from one to another, or it becomes impossible in some cases. But it is a kind of vicious circle, that is not going to have more buses more frequently and spend existing, if people refuse to ride them.

Finally, but not e s as easy or as fast, you can live without a car in this city ... even to go to the beach from a point of Kendall, to give a example, it takes more than an hour and have to take the train and the bus, taking half hour or so. But let's face it, that country not to do that time travel by public transport?. Perhaps millions of people do not travel daily to their jobs It may take more time? ... Anyway, I hope to drive a car soon, and join in the chaotic and vast amount of vehicles in this city, but that is for another article.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Microgynon Pill Diarrhea Facts

to Cool, a two-way. Guillermo Vargas Habacuc

First, define Grunge, and for that, go to Wikipedia, which says:

"The grunge movement or culture grunge movement is the media Music surrounding the grunge music genre . The grunge genre appeared as late 80's and after the drive media have accompanied artistic, literary, political ideology, and forms of exchange and social relations derived from them .

and counter anti-business stance, and the low priority grunge groups gave his image, in contrast with other previous rock moves, and several musicians of this current is characterized by his vehement rejection of theatricality and artificiality. "

However, several of the "survivors" of this move, which still remain in the mainstream of music (as Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl or Chris Cornell) has made a radical change in his image went from grunge to cool, almost nonstop.

Many would say they "sold out", they threw all that depression constant and repeated complaints to the trash, and now are part of the system (blah, blah, blah). But this may have a reason, and if it does not, then I'm going to invent.

Grunge began as a protest, like the desperate cry of hopeless teenagers, it is true, but like anything that tries to undermine the happy "system", this ends in a way or another, engulfing and taking advantage of it, transforming it into a fashion (as happened with so many genres such as punk, late 70's). The grunge jumped from one day to the other in the suburbs of Seattle to the top of all rankings the world and around the world wore pants and shirts torn loggers.

All members of the genus, I pass just that. Ceased to be symbols of a youthful cry for help, to be rock stars. And once you get there, which is on top of "Monte pop", it is difficult to get off. Then the fashion changed, and if these stars wanted to remain in musical heaven, also had to do it. Not only the members of this movement happened in many other rock artists we see a similar change, just to name two, we can name the Red hot chili peppers or to the very Rolling Stones (except for Keith Richards, obviously .)

But because they could do this and not go away in the attempt?. Because they are not criticized too much?. On the one hand, on the important musical legacy. But on the other, and I think most important in this case, because the grunge, like all "religions" was his sacrifice, physical loss of Kurt Cobain, no doubt, most of Grunge emblem. With the death of this idol, remained perpetuated the image grunge.

Nobody on this planet will Dave Grohl discuss whether or not grunge, because he was Cobain's band mate, he was a friend of the symbol. And as with Grohl, this happens with everyone who was with Kurt, either as partners, colleagues, enemies or girlfriends. In Argentina, we can name a similar case, such as Roberto Petinatto, former High and now become one of the television hosts one of the most important channels of the country, but he was in the same band as Luca Prodan!.

Finally, we thank the " Nevermind", will continue playing like that when I edit, now or in 20 years ...

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Truck Bumper Brush Guard Blue Print

and Nativity: The "funeral" of a dog that never died

already several times, I received a mail with the subject: "THIS IS ART? REJECT YOUR SIGNATURE! "Or similar (even when I started writing this, I got another one). Perhaps many know that because as I speak, many others probably landed them the same in your inbox. For those who do not know, put them in context:

order is to sign a petition against the artist Guillermo Vargas Habacuc , Quie n, presumably in Central American Biennial of Art 2007, as part of his work, took a stray dog, tied it with a small rope and let mo acquire, without giving any food or attention. All this accompanied by a large sign with the phrase: "You are what you read" written with dog food. Now, the Bi enal invited him to participate in the 2008 edition and this is what any and prevent this pet itorio.

Well, so far, a story other cruel.

The mail that I received says that you can verify this on the internet, and that is ... but it seems that most only read the titles of some items, then leave new notes (or blogs as a whole which are on the subject), and hence, these chain mails. Thus, some details are beyond many readers of mails or blogs (or rather many, at this time are 529733 the f Irmantas of this request), for example one that I consider somewhat important: There is no evidence that Natividad, the dog in question has died. Even if one looks a little bit more on the network, finds that one of the organizers of the museum said that it was exposed to the dog food it before the show, which lasted only three hours, and then escaped ( or let him escape), which is totally normal for a street dog. The artist refused to say whether the dog had been fed or not, keeping an air of mystery, giving special importance to his work and of course, becoming famous at the expense of at least 529733 gullible now.

Habacuc Vargas also said he wanted to demonstrate, among other things, it was as if the poor dog was left on the street no one was paying attention, and in this context, going to become important ... and boy did it! .

On the other hand, also part of the exhibit included an incense burner, which burned 175 rocks of crack and an ounce of marijuana. There any doubt that we are talking about a professional provocateur?.

The guy created a lot more than a work of art (you may not get to that range, but not for me to argue with), set up a new legend urban, Natividad. And today, thousands of people are watching a dog that never died.

Perhaps art is also to create a fiction?. This type not only did that, but made a lot of people it's created. This man played a while to be Orson Welles made his own "War of the Worlds."

And not only that, it achieved a spectacular and free advertising at the expense of a lot of people, wanting to do the opposite, they are working for him. Do not know how this man knows about art, but marketing is that he knows a lot.












P D: Sorry if any readers signed the petition, I think it's great if you create a "noble cause", but better than that, it would trying to communicate with someone in Honduras, where does the Biennale 2008 (surely among the many thousands of signatures one there), go to the exposure and release the dog, or at least you will be eating ...

PD2: Some links :
two blogs dedicated to this "tragedy"
http://guillermohabacucvargas.blogspot.com/
http://reiskeks-natividad.blogspot.com/
The famous request (which, moreover, is the number one spot in petitiononline.com):
http://www.petitiononline.com/13031953/