Gomen, ne?

Não liberarei para anônimos.

La pub scandaleuse et indigne diffusée sur France Inter a efin été censurée !

"Bonjour, En ce moment, sur France Inter, il y a un truc dégoûtant, abominable, indigne, affreux. Je suis consternée, affiligée. Il s'agit d'un spot publicitaire (...) sur les locataires qui ne paient pas leur loyer. Et ce spot, c'est France Inter qui le pase, chaque heure. C'est inigne."

"L'araignée portae est un arachnide invertébré arthropode à huit pattes. Elle s'intalle en général dans un appartement inhabité pour y tisser lentement leur toile. Les souris... Si vous ajoutez à cela, qu'ils refusent de payer le loyer, ces locataires..."

Quelle honte, c'est abomiable et dégradant.

Artcile rédigé le 29 avril, programmé pour être publié le dimanche 4 mai 2008

- E continua a campanha de vacinação contra os idosos...

Eu sei que foi distração, o problema é que dali 10 minutos o locutor anunciou o falecimento de três senhores beeeem velhinhos [não por causa da vacina, claro. Todo ano, quando começa a esfriar, isso acontece].

Ripostes du 27 avril 2007

Sarkozy : feux croisés !

"Au programme, les interventions de Valérie Pécresse, Marylise Lebranchu, Olivier Besancenot, Jean-Chrisophe Lagarde, Nicolas Bouzou et Jean-François Kervéan."

Il y a des passages qui vont vous intéresser. Dépêchez-vous de l'écouter, dimache une autre émission prendra la place de celle-ci sur le site de France 5.

Lien : http://www.france5.fr/ripostes/ ; image

Além de ser "filho de família tradicional da nossa sociedade" [expressão muito usada aqui e que sempre me deu nojo], é pessoa conhecida pelos métodos de intimidação, ameaça e coação contra os adversários - e por isso mesmo, somado à atuação de juízes coniventes, considerado um dos melhores profissionais da região.

Não é de se estranhar que o locutor receasse pronunciar o nome do cidadão: como a gente diz aqui nos interior, quem tem c* tem medo.

Au début des années 80, dépenses alimentaires et de logement étaient pratiquement à égalité. Les dépenses alimentaires ont baissé, celles du logement ont explosé.

Sous la pression de la demande être propriétaire ou locataire, cela coûte de plus en plus cher. 56% des ménages sont propriétaires. Mais chaque jour qui passe 10 ménages supplémentaires ne trouvent pas à se loger. La crise touche essentiellement une vingtaine de départements, Ile de France en tête, mais ce sont les plus peuplés. La faute à qui, la faute à quoi ? Manque d’argent, manque d’espace, manque de volonté politique entre autres raisons. Comment sortir de la crise du mal logement ?"

Emission : Rue des entrepreneurs du 12 avril 2008

Invités :

Jean-Paul Lacaze
Ingénieur général honoraire des Ponts-et-Chaussées

Auteur de "La crise du logement en France. Les raisons de l’insuffisance quantitative de logements"

Jean-Claude Driant
Professeur à l’ Institut d’urbanisme-Université Paris XII-Val-de-Marne

Bernard Devert
Président-fondateur de l’association Habitat et Humanisme

Pierre Carli
Président du directoire de Groupe Logement Français

Robert Rochefort
Directeur général du CREDOC (Centre de Recherche pour l’Étude et l’Observation des Conditions de Vie)

Rue des entrepreneurs : les salariés peinent à se loger

"Les Robien n'ont pas tenu leurs promesses"

Teve uma época que a guerra era entre cervejas. Uma dizia que era a melhor, a outra respondia que era a número um. Terminou quando fundiram as fábricas.

Agora a batalha é dentro da boca: qual enxaguatório bucal mata mais germes? Qual creme dental resolve mais problemas? Qual escova é recomendada por qual associação de detistas? Como [e quando] isso vai acabar?

"Le monde a changé, il y a 50 ans, les pays riches comme la France, étaient assurés d'être en première division." La France a évolué plus lentement. Aujour'hui, dit Sarkozy, "la place n'est garantie pour personne". Le monde a été secoué par la flambée du prix du pétrole et par la crise des subprime. Certes M. Sarkozy, mais il y a aussi les français, qui se battent

"Il y a aussi le problème du montant des loyers. En changeant l'idexation des loyers, on a rendu 600 millions d'euros aux locataires."

"Les salaires sont trop bas en France, et le charges trop élevées". "La crise de l'immobilier, aujourd'hui personne ne le conteste".

 "Avec un chômage de 7,5 %, on a rendu du pouvoir d'achat aux français qui ont repris un travail." La journaliste observe que le RMIste risque de "gagner" moins s'il accepte un travail. A cela Sarkozy répond : on va laisser les aides et les allocs, en plus du salaire pour que "les gens soient motivés pour se lever le matin", "pour réhabiliter le travail".

"Notre capitalisme doit être moralisé, on marche sur la tête. On a donné la prime aux spéculateurs plutôt qu'aux entrepreneurs." Nicolas Sarkozy suggère que l'on encadre la spéculation, notamment celle sur les matières premières.

Nicolas Sarkozy a déclaré aussi que les retraites seront financées en "travaillant et en cotisant plus longtemps". Au delà de 65 ans. Il a rappelé que la loi prévoit de passer à 41 ans de cotisations. Ca arrangera ceux qui ont des prêts très longs !

J'ai retenu aussi, que l'enseignemet va perdre 40.000 élève, ce qui a motivé les réductions de postes. Sarkozy a aussi expliqué que le nombre d'heures hebdomadaires va être allégé de 2 heures : on enseignera 22 heures au lieu de 24. Une petite "inexactitude", ce n'est la France qui propoe le plus d'heures de cours à ses élèves, mais l'Italie. Les jeunes italiens sont en vacances du 1er juin au 15 septembre. Alors, ils rattrapent pendant les mois non chômés. Image Philippe Tastet

De nombreux propriétaires attendaient jusqu'alors le locataire "rêvé" avec une patience désarmante. Leurs réponses, calquées sur les brochures colorées et les propos commerciaux rassurants des vendeurs de béton, frisaient souvent la naïveté.

Rapidement, j'avais renoncé à ouvrir les yeux de ces "investisseurs" optmistes autrement que sur le net. Ils s'accrochaient bien trop à leurs rêves de "capitalistes amateurs, rapidement enrichis sans frais et sans efforts". Ils avaient ramassé les fonds ou décroché un prêt, accepté de signer où il fallait, pour l'investissement qu'il ne fallait pas rater dans les années 2000. Ils ne pouvaient pas s'être trompés. Il suffisait d'attendre. Quoi au juste ? Un miracle économique dans des régions atones, dont certaines perdent des habitants presqu'aussi vite que des emplois ?

Mais voilà, désormais avertis de ce qui se trame dans ces chaumières abandonnées avant d'avoir été occupées, ils cherchent par tous les moyens à se désinvestir de ces villes fantômes, cimetières de leurs économies. La perspective de jouer les bailleurs sociaux, alors que le spectre de voir leur logement transformé en HLM est si bien décrit depuis des années, hante les pères de familles. Is n'ont ni l'envie ni les moyens de jouer les assistantes sociales à la place de l'Etat, au détriment de leurs propres enfants, qui coûtent chaque année plus cher, et à qui ils viennent de refuser encore la paire de Converses tant convoitée.

Les plus chanceux n'ont pas encore finalisé leur achat, et pourront annuler l'opération avant d'avoir signé. Sur les forums, les appels à l'aide à l'annulation du boulet-aspire-bas-de-laine-pendant-20-ans, pardon l'annulation de l'achat d'un bien défiscalisé, se multiplient et donnent lieu à de véritables sauvetages en direct. Les sommes en jeu motivent ces français anonymes, pourtant réputés pour leur "individualisme".

C'est que le français n'aime pas qu'on le roule dans la farine, et cette fois-ci il sent bien que l'acheteur Robien est une victime. A cause du mattraquage publicitaire depuis des années, des méthodes commerciales particulièrement agressives vu le montant de l'achat et donc de la commission, de la traîtrise du cadre légal de ces conseils en gestion de patrimoine pourtant bidons, ou encore à cause des erreurs de jugement et de calcul des promoteurs et de la horde evahissante de leurs démarcheurs en pseudo (dé)fiscalité. Qui ont le chic de vous appeler à l'heure du bain du petit dernier.

Voici les meilleurs "sauvetages" :

http://www.bulle-immobiliere.net/index.php?showtopic=1771&page=1

http://forums.france2.fr/france2/envoyespecial/peux-stopper-encore-sujet_8658_1.htm

Marie Phoenix

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Best of Robien :

Robien : qui veut le mien ?

Immobilier : villes où éviter les Robien

La faillite du système Robien, en images et sur les blogs

"Les Robien de la colère", ou le "miracle fiscal" démystifié

Robien "vides et surévalués" : "le constat est accablant" 

Ah, si j'avais lu tes articles avant de signer !

Immobilier défiscalisé : de l'arnaque au krach (Expansion)

En plus des extraits, voici le reportage complet, tant attendu par ceux qui prêchaient dans le désert...

Robien

Robien : qui veut le mien ?

Immobilier : villes où éviter les Robien

La faillite du système Robien, en images et sur les blogs

"Les Robien de la colère", ou le "miracle fiscal" démystifié

Robien "vides et surévalués" : "le constat est accablant" 

Ah, si j'avais lu tes articles avant de signer !

Immobilier défiscalisé : de l'arnaque au krach (Expansion)

Les promoteurs en ont profité, sentant ce que la loi Robien portait en elle comme promesse d'enrichissement "facile". Même s'ils savaient que c'était une demande factice et qu'elle ne pouvait que déboucher sur le drame de la sur-offre, puis de la faillite personelle. Comme un soufflet que personne n'imagnait atteindre de tels sommets et dont la chute ne peut qu'être brutale.

Mais ils sont nombreux à les attendre, les locataires, propriétaires Robien dépités, en calculant la moins-value et en découvrant la qualité médiocre de leur bien et les problèmes de gestion de ces immeubles fantômes, en même temps que la réalité économique de la France profonde.

Voici la bande annonce des Robien de la colère.

"Ils pensaient devenir propriétaires à bon compte tout en réduisant leurs impôts, mais le rêve s’est transformé en cauchemar. Appartement trop cher, impossible à louer et parfois de mauvaise qualité. La loi De Robien est-elle aujourd’hui une mauvaise affaire ?" Les Robiens de la colère, synopsis

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Prazer culposo nº 382.951: assistir concurso de miss.

Na semana passada eu esqueci que ia passar o Miss SP e agendei um filme no PPV pro mesmo horário [mas me disseram que não perdi nada, heh]. Em todo caso, desta vez acionei senhora dona mãe pra me lembrar do Miss Brasil, na Band.

Antes, dei uma passada de vista nas fotos das concorrentes pra dar uma adiantada nas apostas: não consegui escolher as top 5, achei uma tão parecida com a outra que depois das sexta ou sétima já não me lembrava quem era quem. Pensei que fosse problema das fotos e aguardei o programa na TV.

Quando as 27 concorrentes desfilaram o primeiro traje [cocktail dress] a impressão piorou: quase todas parecidas entre si, com a Miss 2007 [Natália Guimarães] e com a Miss 2006 [Rafaela Zanella, que fazia parte do júri]. Nem a candidata negra [Bahia] se destacava. Tinha uma única loira, também ofuscada.

Aqui em Pedra Lascada tem uma empresa que só contrata jovens que parecem saídos de uma fornada de biscoitos, o mesmo tipo físico, mesmo estilo de se vestir... Eu sou capaz de apontar um cara na rua e dizer se ele trabalha lá ou não, apenas pela aparência. Acerto quase sempre. Foi o que as candidatas deste ano me fizeram lembrar.

A impressão que me deu é que os organizadores e jurados dos concursos estaduais olharam para as últimas vencedoras e decididram escolher mulheres parecidas com elas, para se garantirem. E as que não eram parecidas... Bom, hoje em dia se dá jeito pra tudo, né?

A ocasião mais adequada que elas teriam para se destacar no meio dos clones era o desfile de fantasia traje típico. Mas aí, errr... Eu fiquei com tanta vergonha alheia que fechei os olhos. Tinha uma moça lá com os mamilos pintados na roupa. Sério, cara! E um troço esquisito no meio da barriga, deu medo, acho que quiseram interpretar um sixpack só que ficou constrangedor.

A Miss RJ levou uma bandeira de escola de samba pra tapar as concorrentes. A Miss AM [ou foi a MT?] engatinhou na passarela [!!] fingindo que era a Juma Marruá, a Miss SP-que-nem-mora-em-SP foi disfarçada de fuligem e quase todas as demais reciclaram alegorias de carnavais passados. A exceção foi a Miss GO num vestido verde-bandeira bordado com pedras preciosas brasileiras que eu achei um desbunde de lindo: representativo do Estado e que valorizava e mostrava a beleza dela, ao contrário dos outros, que escondiam ou desviavam a atenção da candidata. E no final é disso que se trata o concurso, num é?

A Miss DF levou o prêmio no quesito fantasia original: o traje [que tinha um título muito parecido com os do Clóvis Bornay] representava a Catedral de Brasília, de Oscar Niemeyer. Minha mãe a achou a mais parecida com a Natália Guimarães; eu a achei a cara da Lara Flynn Boyle.

Mais fotos de todas as candidatas no site oficial.

Eu não torcia por nenhuma candidata, mas fiquei com pena da Miss CE: não por causa da surdez [aliás, ela foi a candidata mais prolixa na entrevista] e sim porque não teve uma única "amiga" para avisar que ela estava com batom nos dentes. E as outras caindo e ela na disputa, até a decisão das duas primeiras, com dentes borrados e tudo - mas aí a decisão já tinha sido tomada, acho.

Se eu gostei do resultado? Qualquer uma sairia do mesmo tamanho.

Se ela tem chance no Miss Universo, dia 15 de julho? E eu lá entendo cabeça de jurado, cara? Achei que a do ano passado não chegaria nem entre as 25 primeiras, igual a de 2006...

Ponto positivo: a ausência do "especialista em concurso de miss", que sempre aponta as candidatas mais esqueléticas dizendo que o corpo delas é perfeito.

Ponto negativo: a deselegância crua de Adalgisa Colombo, Miss Brasil 1958, que disse que a atual Miss Universo é uma "japonesa horrorosa, feia demais". Não é porque ela é uma senhora da terceira idade que se perdoam todas as grosserias.

Atualização: Comé que fui misquecer disso?? Logo na primeira pergunta, feita à Miss RN, o jurado Raul Gil perguntou quais eram as maiores qualidades da candidata "além da beleza" [cof]. Quando ela respondeu disciplina, dedicação e determinação eu não resisti: uia, ela já pode aparatar!

But as good as these interviews are, they can be made even more effective.

As with most things, there are insider pr techniques that can help radio and TV interview “first-timers” do a powerful job. In fact, here are eight:

1. Like the Boy Scouts, “Be Prepared.” Before going on, make sure you’re fully prepared with facts, figures and anecdotes to talk about when you’re on the air. Use a "cheat sheet” with your best info. The audience can easily detect the difference between a guest bursting with knowledge…and one who’s “knowledge well” is quickly drying up. The latter will lose the audience’s attention and any credibility they had been building.  

2. Practice makes perfect. One of your key challenges is staying “on-message.” Radio/TV hosts and audiences have a way of yanking you off course. Your challenge will be to know how to keep your on-air balance. If you're new to the media game, consider getting a media coach. If you already have media experience and just need to sharpen your skill, practice mock interviews with friends or associates. Be sure you're fully prepared to handle ANY questions that come your way.

3. Year-round Strategies. Publicity campaigns should be viewed as a long-term commitment with the goal of developing as much national media exposure as possible. After all, the longer you’re “out there,” the greater the likelihood you’ll be recognized by the media as an expert in your field.

4. Keep the interview pipeline full: You should conduct as many media interviews as possible. Talk radio interviews can be an unsurpassed way of informing millions about your product…without leaving the comfort of your home or office.

5. Be available at a moment's notice. Media appearances should be thought of as “instant promotional opportunities,” and you need to be available when they are. That means day or night. Being on the air, often and at any time, will boost your company’s visibility… and sales! 

6. Sparkle on air. Enthusiasm speaks loud and clear. To keep the audience attentive, you need to maintain a high level of interest through the interview. No matter if it’s your first or hundredth!

7. Keep the audience listening. Always remember that media is about entertainment first. The trick, of course, is to be both informative and entertaining. Do that and you’ll often find the host jumping in to help you promote your message!

8. Good time management. Key to success with media interviews is how effective you use air-time. A great interview—or a complete bust—will hinge on how well you keep these three things in mind:

 1. Be entertaining,

 2. Be informative, and

 3. Educate.

Well, that’s it. These 8 tips should help you with your media interviews.

Special Promotion - An Author Tour - Should Look Like

In the "old days," there was a specific formula to book promotion. It was a hold-nothing-back author tour where the writer would "appear" in a given city and get some combination of heavyweight radio, TV, book-signing and newspaper coverage.

When the author left that city, residents knew his or her name - and the name of their newly-released title.

So...is this kind of intense media blitz still realistic today? The answer is, "it depends." Depends? Yes...it depends entirely on who's arranging the tour and whether or not they follow the right guidelines.

Five Author Tour Guidelines to Follow

Like most important things, there are rules to this game...rules you can insist your PR firm follow.

1.         "Anchor" each city with at least one interview on a major network TV affiliate. This is where the PR "rubber meets the road": If a major network affiliate show can't be landed, there's limited value in that market when you consider the time and money you have to invest in the trip. Just cancel that city and move onto the next.

2.         Obtain a minimum of two to three media appearances in each market within a day or two. This is a corollary to rule #1 and the real meat and potatoes of an author tour. The whole point here is to get you to reach a sort of media "critical mass" - when appearances on different media come together over a day or two,you have a nice shot at becoming a kind of household name in that city.

3.         Schedule at least one book signing. This will guarantee availability of your book in that city. Plus book signings always generate the kind of excitement and promotion that might otherwise cost you a small fortune. Finally, you can get some synergy working for you when you mention the book signing on your local radio, TV or newspaper appearances.

4.         Use down time by visiting area bookstores. Unless your PR agency is an absolute wizard, you're going to have some down

time in a given city. So spend it visiting bookstores. If your books are in stock, offer to sign them. And if they don't carry your books, let the manager know you're available for a book-signing -bookstores adore promotion-minded authors.

5.         Generate local word-of-mouth with speaking engagements.  Here's another way to take full advantage of those hours after you do that interview on the six am morning news: Arrange speaking engagements at the local library, Church, Chamber of Commerce or professional affiliations - these groups are usuallyclamoring for interesting speakers - especially those with a hot new book that's just been released!

Wearing the Promoter's Hat

Maybe, when you started writing, nobody told you that you'd have tobe a promoter, too. But that's just the reality of successful writing.  And when it comes to author tours, you really have to get into it, promoting your book most of your waking moments (to maximize your time on the tour).

But, again, success here always comes down to who's doing the scheduling.

Needless to say, it's not an easy thing to do. Of course, knowing which markets have the most media opportunities available can be a huge help. But, even then - sometimes it takes over fifteen calls to get one producer to call back and get an interview scheduled. Believe me - we know how labor intensive it can be.

It's not a question of chauvinism, sexism, or any other "ism," for that matter. We're just geared differently. And the more you know about these key gender/marketing differences, the more books you'll sell. It's that simple.

So consider these differences the next time you do a radio, TV or print interview to promote your book.

"Just the Facts, Ma'am" Versus Telling the Whole Story

According to the great "Marketing to Women" book by Martha Barletta, a book I often refer to, men tend to strip propositions down to the "nuts and bolts," to the bottom-line reasons for buying or not buying. And the faster they can do that, the happier they are. Think of this as a sort of Dragnet, "just the facts, Ma'am," buying philosophy.

Women, on the other hand, tend to be more information driven. You could say, the more information, the better-almost the opposite of men. Martha Barletta says women are looking for "the Perfect Answer.' Now I realize this is a generalization-and there will always be loads of exceptions to any "rule"-but women tend to want more "surrounding" data than men do before acting.

You might try testing the above research in your next interview-talk about your book in "headlines," outlines and shorthand if you're selling to a predominantly male audience, but tell as much of the whole story as you can if you're selling mostly to women.

And, as I wrote before, if you're speaking to both genders, blend the two approaches. Decide ahead of time how to present the nuts and bolts case as well as the "inside scoop." Maybe begin a new interview direction by doing a quick outline that covers the basics, the facts, then launch into stories that flesh out the topic...and just repeat that formula until the interview is over.

There's another thing you need to know about marketing your book to men and women.

The Value of Warm and Fuzzy

If you'll forgive another seeming cliché, women tend to care about the things they buy. Here's what Barletta wrote in her book: "Remember that women's gender culture is geared toward empathy rather than aspiration." She goes on to write about a hypothetical SUV ad campaign that might have particular appeal to women-it wouldn't talk in terms of "our 270 horsepower engine" but instead of our "4,000 pound guardian angel."

From my experience, here are some tips that will help anyone get started in the race to attract attention from the broadcast media - radio and TV.

How To Know if You Are a Good Candidate for Radio and TV.

Almost anyone can be a candidate for radio and TV, but if you are a company with consumer-oriented products you are a perfect fit!  If you are a professional firm with legal, financial or consumer related services this would work for you too.  With specialty radio and TV programs on law, relationships, lifestyles, health, gardening and more, there are definitely shows out there that can be a perfect match for your message.

Does Practice Make Perfect?

Oh, definitely. The professionals who are in the media all the time make it look very easy, but actually it's a skill. The more interviews you do, the better you get at defining your message and honing your presentation skills. And once you do a few radio call-in shows and speak to a few hosts, you'll find that the questions you get are similar. Usually, there's one area of your message that's really interesting to people and you can start to craft your answers to respond about that area.

Where To Focus Your Pitches.

Local radio shows on the 250-watt or 1,000-watt AM stations are a great place to start. There's also internet radio, which is becoming more popular and could be another good way to get started. With more radio shows going to national programming the weekend programs are also the best place to find radio shows that are looking for guests.

For TV go after your local morning news programs or weekend lifestyle segments.  And there's also community-access cable, which can be relatively easy to get on and can provide wonderful experience and a way to build up your confidence on camera.

How to Spark Producer Interest.

Well, first, stay up on the news. Listen to the radio, read newspapers, watch TV. That helps you figure out what's in the news and how your message might tie in with it.  Once you have an angle or tie-in to a current news story, put together a press release that positions you as an expert on this issue and sells them on why they should have you as a guest.  Remember, pitch your expertise as a solution to a problem that's making news - don't go in with a sales angle!

Getting Prepared for the Interview.

Make sure you're fully prepared with facts, figures, and anecdotes to talk about when you're on the air. Make up a cheat sheet or note cards loaded with your best information and key points. Most TV interviews are going to be very short -- three to five minutes at most -- so you really must know your message before you go on the air.

Do some dry runs with a friend or business associate acting as the host, so you get your answers down. The audience can easily detect the difference between a guest bursting with knowledge and one whose knowledge well is drying up. If you don't have much to say, you'll lose the audience's attention and any credibility that you were building with them.

Do As Many Interviews as Possible.

There is no such thing as overexposure; you want to conduct as many media interviews as you can.  The more interviews that you do, the more buzz you will build about your company, product or service.  And you should make yourself available at a moment's notice, if need be. Talk radio interviews are typically done from your home or office, so that makes it very easy.

Think of media appearances as instant promotional opportunities, and be available day or night. Anytime you're on the air, you're going to boost your company, product or service's visibility and sales.

How To Get Invited Back.

You need to sparkle on air. Enthusiasm speaks loud and clear, so in order to keep the audience attentive you need to maintain a high level of interest throughout the interview.

Remember, media is about entertainment. So you want to be both informative and entertaining, not boring. Do that and you'll find the host jumping in to help you promote your message.

How to Give a Good Interview: Eat, Sleep and Turn Off Your Phone!

It sounds obvious, but the first thing is make sure you're really well-rested and well-fed. Your attention isn't going to be focused if you're hungry or tired.

Also, if you're doing a radio interview from your home or office, close yourself off in a room where there are as few distractions as possible. Get your cell phone out of there! Then, try and relax and be yourself. Nobody knows your message like you do -- so you really are an expert. Have fun with it!

And don't be too hard on yourself after your first appearance. No one goes out and bats a home run the first time at the plate. So try to be as comfortable as possible and as prepared as you can be, and then enjoy yourself.

Eu confesso que não acompanhei a série; assisti no máximo um episódio ou outro, mas reconheço o nome da cidade de outra série, o reality show American Chopper [quando Paul Sr. apareceu numa ponta do filme Motoqueiros Selvagens só se ouvia gritinhos aqui em casa, ho ho ho!].

Aê ontem estava assistindo o documentário Construindo Em Nome de Deus, no History Channel, e a última igreja mencionada foi justamente a Catedral de Cristal de Orange County.

Santa Sofia [Istambul], São Pedro [Vaticano], Notre Dame [Paris] e a Sagrada Família [Barcelona] foram mostradas primeiro; além de católicas, outro ponto em comum entre elas é que são construídas em pedra e a iluminação foi um desafio de engenharia na época.

Já a Catedral de Cristal é protestante e não teve o problema da iluminação; em compensação, a estrutura toda em aço e vidro construída em cima da falha geológica da Califórnia numa região de sol e ventos fortes foi inicialmente rejeitada pelo arquiteto Philip Johnson, em meados dos anos 70, que sugeriu construir as paredes de concreto e o teto de vidro.

O pastor Robert Schuller insistiu que queria toda de vidro porque queria que os fiéis não se isolassem mais do mundo exterior para entrar em comunhão com Deus. A idéia, ele diz, nasceu quando pregava para seus fiéis num drive-in, ao ar livre.

A catedral comporta 3 mil pessoas sentadas confortavelmente, mas também permite que outro tanto assista os serviços dentro de seus carros, no estacionamento.

No domingo pretendo assistir o documentário do Discovery Channel sobre as "estátuas milagrosas". Aliás, parece que apareceu outra, né? Milagre envolvendo estátuas por milagre envolvendo estátuas, acho que milagre maior foi a redenção de Galileu Galilei, que voltou a ter sua estátua no Vaticano depois de ser condenado pela Santa Inquisição por dizer que a Terra gira em torno do Sol.

Ou deixo direto no National Geographic, que tá lotado de coisa interessante no domingo, ó dúvida cruel...

Os meus três favoritos no momento são:

American Idol - um grupo de cantores disputa a chance de gravar um CD. Enquanto competem, recebem ajuda para trabalhar a imagem. Nesta sétima temporada eu torço para David Archuleta, Jason Castro, Carly Smithson, David Cook e Chikezie. Onde: Sony. Quando: Muda toda semana.

O Aprendiz - Eu gosto mais da versão brasileira do que da original. Roberto Justus é mau feito pica-pau, cruel, esquizofrenético blues. A quinta edição deve começar em maio. Onde: Record.

Competição de dança - Gosto de quase tudo: Bailando por Um Sonho e Campeonato Brasileiro de Dança, do SS. Os jurados são profissionais que não puxam o saco de ninguém e fazem críticas realmente pertinentes. E onde mais ouvimos SS Chamar o nadador Fernando Scherer de "lombriga rebolando"? Também gosto de Dancing With The Stars; eu só não gosto dos concursos de dança promovidos no programa do apresentador global que dá nota dez pra todo mundo.

Ou, parafraseando Síndrome, vilão de Os Incríveis: "Quando todo mundo for especial, ninguém mais será."

Roma, 15 mar. (Adnkronos) - I R.E.M. e Roberto Donadoni saranno tra gli ospiti presentati da Filippa Lagerback a ''Che tempo che fa'', il talk show di Raitre condotto da Fabio Fazio, in onda domani alle 20.10.

R.E.M., la band di Athens-Georgia festeggia i suoi 27 anni di attivita' con il nuovo disco Around The Sun; dal vivo eseguiranno, in anteprima europea, il singolo Supernatural Superserious; il leader dei R.E.M. Michael Stipe mantiene la promessa fatta nell'ottobre scorso quando, ospite del programma, si impegno' a tornare per presentare il nuovo disco.

Roberto Donadoni, in una delle sue rarissime presenze in uno studio televisivo, il Commissario tecnico della Nazionale italiana parla della sua nuova esperienza, iniziata il 13 luglio 2006, ereditando il posto di Marcello Lippi dopo la conquista della Coppa del Mondo a Berlino nel 2006, ed alla vigilia dei Campionati Europei che si disputeranno nel giugno prossimo, in Austria e in Svizzera.

Helga Schneider, e' arrivato in libreria Heike riprende a respirare, romanzo per ragazzi. Quello che ha reso ''caso letterario'' la scrittrice, nata e cresciuta in Germania, dal 1963 vive in Italia, e' l' esperienza di bambina nella Germania nazista, abbandonata dalla madre che, arruolatasi nelle SS, ricopre ruoli di responsabilita' nei campi di sterminio di Auschwitz e Birchenau. Solo nel 1995 Helga Schneider riesce a raccontare quest'esperienza nei suoi libri. L'appuntamento con Luciana Littizzetto che commenta a modo suo 'i fatti della settimana' e le analisi climatiche e ambientali di Luca Mercalli completeranno la puntata.

Tv: Raitre, ''Che Tempo Che Fa'' - Yahoo! Notizie

- O que?

[longa pausa]

- Ha ha ha!

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- É mesmo, fulano?

[longa pausa]

- Ha ha ha!

E aí volta como se nada tivesse acontecido.

- Ai ai ai... Então, queriiiido ouvinte, vamos ouvir agora Fulano & Sicrano.

ProfiÇa.

"Fondée par les organisateurs du premier Jour de la Terre en 1970, Earth Day Network est l’organisation non-gouvernementale qui coordonne, au niveau mondial, les activités de sensibilisation aux enjeux environnementaux se tenant lors du Jour de la Terre, ainsi que tout au long de l’année. EDN est la force motrice visant à promouvoir une conscience environnementale dans le monde entier."

Dans l'hémisphère ud, cette journée est fêtée au début de l'hiver, le 30 novembre si je me souviens bien. http://ww2.earthday.net/

Sous un fait divers qui a fait frémir la France bien-pensante, un lecteur pince-sans-rire a écrit : "C'est bien connu à TF1 on tue la culture". Un fonctionnaire de la culture meurt chez un dirigeant de TF1.

Voilà qu'un autre chantre de la presse internationale, la voix la plus désagréable de la télé, est pris la main dans la sac, pardon, (la corde) à la gorge, drogie et jouets dans les poches. J'ai toujours été surprise qu'on ait laissé cet homme aussi sec passer sur CNN.

Comme je n'ai pas vu la presse française le reprendre, voici un extrait : "CNN personality Richard Quest was busted in Central Park early yesterday with some drugs in his pocket, a rope around his neck that was tied to his genitals, and a sex toy in his boot, law-enforcement sources said. Quest, 46, was arrested at around 3:40 a.m. after a cop spotted him and another man inside the park near 64th Street, a police source said."

Etant anglais, notre oiseau nocturne ignorait le couvre-feu de Central Park, à New York, très strict, qui empêche cet îlot de verdure au milieu des gratte-ciels de se transformer en Bois de Boulogne bis, et vos enfants de vous ramener ces "drôles de ballons" et autres déchets... Image

Pour "économiser les impôts", Catherine achète "117.000 € un appartement bien plus éloigné de Bordeaux que prévu". Coincé entre les maisons voisines, dans un secteur pas dynamique. Les finitions laissent à désirer. "Si elle revendait son logement aujourd'hui, Catherine perdrait 40.000 €".

La loi Robien a fait le bonheur des promoteurs et "fait booster la construction", dit la voix off.

De mauvaise qualité, construits dans des zones où il y a peu de demandes, ces biens saturent le marché immobilier, marché qui s'est retourné depuis. Ce qui force les propriétaires à baisser le loyer ou carrément à vendre à perte. "Aucun intérêt" à s'êtrelancé dans un Robien. La bonne affaire tourne au cauchemar, dit une dame fort marrie.

Jeudi-Noir-France2-12 avril 2008

On ne lutte plus contre la société mais ses excès...