Un individ de nationaliatate romana, ocupand functia de ambasador al Romaniei la Londra, are pretentia ca cei de la Top Gear sa isi ceara scuze pentru afirmatiile urate pe care le-au facut la adresa tarii noastre. Afirmatii care sunt adevarate. Insa noi ne cacam pe noi ca ne-au jignit. Top Gear a fost probabil cel mai bun lucru care i s-a intamplat turismului romanesc. Iar noi evident, ne facem de ras. Iar.

Ar trebui sa ne cerem scuze noi,poporul roman, celor de la Top Gear pentru gestul infect al acestui ambasador “dresat” in comunism. Ar trebui sa le pupam mana pentru ce au facut. Dar nu, noi ne cacam pe noi ca ne-au jignit, ca ne-au creat o imagine proasta. Oamenii au fost impartiali. Si acest lucru ne-a ajutat.

Ar trebui probabil sa se creeze un “buzz” in online, si de ce nu si in offline, in care sa punem la zid comportamentul acestui ambasador, pentru ca Europa sa vada ca ideile lui nu reflecta si ideile si interesele poporului roman, pentru a incerca sa contracaram parerile proaste care s-ar putea forma despre noi din spusele acestui “domn”.

Pacat. Pacat este si faptul ca acest individ nu va fi demis, desi merita.

Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson’s attraction lies in his “naughty boy” ability to beat the rap.  He says outrageous things and gets away with them. He offends almost as many as he entertains, and roars right on unfazed.

On the surface, Clarkson has everything women desire: He’s a powerful celebrity, he’s outrageously wealthy, and he has a cool ride.

In fact, the only thing Jezza doesn’t have going for him is that he’s no longer single. Happily married to his manager since 1993, he now lives in the Cotswolds with his wife, Frances Catherine Cain, and their three children, Emily, Finlo and Katya.

Men We Secretly Adore

While his fashion sense and chauvinistic comments are often cited as making him unpopular with women, in a 2008 poll of 5,000 female members of an online dating website, Clarkson came third in a poll of MISAs – Men I Secretly Adore, behind Jonathan Ross and Phillip Schofield.

Characteristically, Clarkson was upset not to have come top. Clarkson has often recognised and celebrated the fact that car fanatics can be found in both sexes.

In response to the reactions he gets, Clarkson has generally and consistently dismissed his importance, stating “I enjoy this back and forth, it makes the world go round but it is just opinion” and “I don’t have any influence over what people do, I really don’t. It makes no difference what I say. Top Gear is just fluff. It’s just entertainment – people don’t listen to me.”

Comments Don’t Hurt Car Sales

On the opinion that his views are influential enough to topple car companies, he has argued that he has proof that he has had no influence. “When I said that the Ford Orion was the worst car ever it went on to become a best-selling car.”  His concerted attacks have similarly done no harm to the likes of the Toyota Corolla.

On his chat show, Clarkson, he caused upset to the Welsh by placing a 3D plastic map of Wales into a microwave oven and switching it on. He later defended this by saying, “I put Wales in there because Scotland wouldn’t fit.”

On punching Piers Morgan, the editor of Daily Mirror: “Every woman asked me WHYI hit him, and every man WHERE I hit him.”

Some of Clarkson’s more robust opinions:

The Renault Espace:”probably the best of the people carriers. Not that that’s much to shout about. That’s like saying ‘Ooh good I’ve got syphilis, the BEST of the sexually transmitted diseases.’”

The Suzuki Wagon: should be avoided like unprotected sex with an Ethiopian transvestite”

Clarkson’s highway code on cyclists: “Trespassers in the motorcars domain, they do not pay road tax and therefore have no right to be on the road, some of them even believe they are going fast enough to not be an obstruction. Run them down to prove them wrong.”

Bus lanes: “I don’t understand bus lanes. Why do poor people have to get to places quicker than I do?”

Small cars: “We all know that small cars are good for us. But so is cod liver oil. And jogging. I want to drive in a Terminator, not am EM Forster novel.”

The Lotus Elise: “This car is more fun than the entire French air force crashing into a firework factory.”

The Porsche Cayenne: “Honestly, I have seen more attractive gangrenous wounds than this. It has the sex appeal of a camel with gingivitis.”

On Cars: A car can be a tool but it can also be so much more. It can be a heart-starter, it can be a drug, it can be a piece of art and it can stir your soul

Am ratat emisiunea dar e geniala

Nu stiu cati bani a platit cei de la Dacia pentru aceasta reclama dar este una foarte buna

Ceea ce mi-a placut la emisiunea asta filmata in tara este faptul a oamenii au spus adevarul despre tara asta si chiar daca au vorbit despre tigani, impresia generala este una ca Romania merita vizitata (tanti Udrea mai uita-te si tu cum se face un brand de tara)

Ceea ce stiam doar din auzite imi este confirmat in emisiunea aceasta, exista tunele sub casa poporului, de ce nu le folosim ca sa fluidizam traficul din capitala? Stiu..pentru ca traim in Romania

“the mot amazing road”

In this week’s episode of Top Gear, the boys built their own car, a guest drove round the track and they performed a test of an Audi and a Chevrolet.

First off, the guest. I had no idea who this guy was, but apparently he is in some Twilight movie that is quite popular. His name is Michael Sheen, and really, that’s all I know about him. Other than he was in Frost/Nixon and does a good impersonation of Tony Blair, he is also very quick around the track. Even though he didn’t seem to be taking the correct line or driving very smooth, he somehow managed to eek out a lap that was very impressively fast. I believe that the whole lap was won in the second to last corner, where he entered at an unbelievable pace that I have never before seen. Maybe more stars should use that tactic.

In the car test, Clarkson had an Audi R8 V10 on track. He said it was amazingly quick, and it should be. The thing has a Lamborghini V10 in the back that pumps out 520 hp, but it also costs about $150,000. And it doesn’t even look that much different from the V8, except for the little V10 badge on the arches and those horrible looking wheels. Really, those wheels are horrendous and I’m surprised they were approved. Overall, the car sounds good, looks good and goes really fast; but not as fast as the Chevy Corvette ZR1. Though these two cars may not seem like direct competitors, they are actually closer than you might think. For one thing, the Vette has a supercharged V8 that pumps out a ridiculous 638 hp and 604 ft lbs of torque. This means that it is faster than the Audi through the quarter mile and has a higher top speed. It is also surprisingly faster around a track, though you really do have to work at it to make it fast. Also, the Corvette costs only $107,000, and that is a bargain for the performance that you get. However, the Audi is, of course, put together better, will last longer, is faster in the real world, looks better and isn’t made of plastic. Plus, Corvettes have some of the worst seats in the business for being a sports car. Hell, my Subaru has sportier seats that that thing. In the end, the Vette blitzed the Audi around the track, even though it was damp as well. I can’t imagine how fast that thing would be if it had actually been dry.

In the third segment, the boys took a look at building their own electric car and posed the question, “How hard can it be?” turns out, it’s really hard. With Hammond on the chassis, May on the motors and Clarkson (the useless sod) on the body, their work all came together to create Geoff. It turned out to be a big box with a TVR chassis and two batteries for power. The top speed of Geoff was a paltry 10 mph and, as everyone should have seen coming, the boys got into trouble when they clogged up streets, caused slow downs on motorways and eventually left the car alone where it rolled down a hill and into a tree. But that wasn’t the end of the car. They came back in the second half of the segment and remade Geoff as the Thrust Eagle Hammerheadi… or something like that. Anyway, the basic car was exactly the same, with a new bumper and more batteries. They then took the car to the UK proving grounds and put it through its paces. They smashed it into a wall, put it in the side impact machine and performed a drag race with it against tough competition. The car, amazingly, passed all of the tests with flying colors and was given to the auto reviewers at Autocar so that they could test it. Turns out that it actually sucks.

Next week it sounds like they will be making rally cars or something and be figuring out which car company has made the greatest number of brilliant cars. Also, flying caravans; so stay tuned.

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 НОВИНИ

- Rob interview for The Time

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- Откраднатите записи от кастинга за Новолуние!   

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- Поздрав с…… песента от трейлъра на Remember Me 

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- Забавно интервю с Роб и Тейлър за BBC   клипчето тук

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- ДНИ ПРЕДИ ПРЕМИЕРАТА: ЦЕНЕН ФЕН APT – ДЖАСПЪР В „НОВОЛУНИЕ“!

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- Превод на част от отговорите на Стефени Майер на въпроси от фенове !!!

Коя е любимата ти сцена в „Новолуние“?

 Стефени Майер: Наистина не мога да избера само една. Харесвам толкова много неща. Първият разговор на Бела и Едуард на паркинга…монолога на Джесика… сцените в гаража на Джейкъб…първият път, когато Бела вижда глутницата!! Джейкъб в стаята на Бела (благодаря на Крис!)…момента под водата…това, което виждаме, докато слушаме невероятната песен на Thom Yorke … всичко в Италия…и бих могла да продължа да изреждам. Всичко е толкова хубаво.

Ще имаш ли някакви изяви в „Новолуние“?

 Стефени Майер: Не. Чувствах се твърде неловко и при първия филм и все още трябва да покривам очите си по време на тази част от филма. Този път реших,че не искам да правя нещо подобно, а и така и не стана на въпрос, така че проблемът въобще не се появи.

Какво мислиш за избирането на Робърт Патинсън да  играе Едуард, т.е. изглежда ли така, както очакваше, че Едуард би трябвало да изглежда и предава ли емоциите по правилния начин?

 Стефени Майер: Първоначално, когато Джилиан (продуцента) ми се обади и каза : „Ами, избрахме това момче, Робърт Патинсън. Потърси го в Гугъл и ми кажи какво мислиш”, мнението ми бе, че Роб ще направи добра версия на Едуард физически. Разбира се, не е този Едуард, който виждам в главата си, но е добър и интересен портрет. Докато го гледах в „Хари Потър” и проверявах снимките му онлайн, си мислех, че в лицето му има нещо неземно. Ако вампирите наистина съществуваха, това е лицето, което би те накарало да се замислиш, нали? Така че бях доволна от избора на Катрин Хардуик, защото така и така нямаше да намерим някой, който прилича на този от мозъка ми.

Продължих със същото мнение известно време. Срещнах се с Роб няколко пъти и бях впечатлена от това, колко много размисъл е вложил в образа (въпреки, че все още не сме напълно на едно мнение за това кой от нас разбира по-добре емоционалното състояние на Едуард—Роб твърди, че Едуард е по-депресиран, отколкото аз си мисля, че е) и с нетърпение очаквах да видя каква ще е неговата версия на Едуард. Няколко седмици след това, когат заминах за Портланд, за да наблюдавам снимачния процес и когато Катрин даде знак да започне заснемането на сцената и Роб влезе в образ, ми падна ченето.

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- TAYLOR LAUTNER SPECIAL FAN ART!

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- Michael Sheen в TOP GEAR!!!

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- New Moon stills! Още малко за тези, които не са гледали филма!

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- 3D ПЪЗЕЛ NEW MOON!!ЖЕСТОК!

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- ДВЕ НОВИ СНИМКИ ОТ ФОТОСЕСИЯТА НА TAYLOR LAUTNER ЗА HOT TOPIC!!!

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- Я, КАКВИ СМЕ СЛАДУРИ!

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- ОТНОВО И ОТНОВО Е ВРЕМЕ ЗА КЛЮКИ С ЛЮБИМИЯ НИ OK!MAGAZINE!!! НЕВЕРОЯТНИ СА ПРОСТО – ШАПКА ИМ СВАЛЯМ ЗА НЕИЗЧЕРПАЕМАТА ФАНТАЗИЯ!

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- А СЕГА СЕщО МНОГО МНОГО ИНТЕРЕСНО ОТ КРИСТАБЕЛ!

По cледите на Вампира I-ва част: Франция!

Никое проучване във Франция не би било пълно, без да се спомене за няколко исторически личности, които са били цитирани като истински вампири. Първият от тях бил Жил дьо Ре (1404-40).
Герой на Франция, Жил дьо Ре (Gilles de Rais) бил блестящ генерал, който се сражавал заедно с Жaна д’Арк, но бил още мъж, познат като садистичен убиец. Той измъчвал и убивал голям брой млади момчета (и няколко момичета), получавайки екстремнa сексуалнa удовлетвореност от това. Той още практикували форма на сатанизъм. С голямо затруднение бил даден под съд. След осъждането му, дьо Ре бил обесен и тялото му изгорено.
Някак си различен бил Виконт дьо Мориéв (Viscount de Moriéve), френски благородник, който необичайно защо, запазил своите имения през периода на Френската революция….

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- New Moon стоки!

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- Elizabeth Reaser и чадъра й!

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- WOW!!! СТРАХОТНИ АМА СТРАХОТНИ SCREENCAPS НА REMEMBER ME!

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- ЗДРАЧ-ФЕНОВЕТЕ ПРОДЪЛЖАВАТ С ТАТУИРОВКИТЕ!

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- СУПЕР ЗАБАВНИ КОЛАЖИ СЪС ЗВЕЗДИТЕ НА НОВОЛУНИЕ!!!

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- TAYLOR LAUTNER – LA TIMES!!! FAN ART!

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- ФОТОСЕСИЯ НА CHARLIE BEWLEY!!!

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- Ashley Greene за EckoRed!!! + КЛИПЧЕ!!!

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- ТАЙНО RANDEVOUZ част 2

Краят на промоционалната лудница около Новолуние определено не е края на отношенията м/у Роб И кристен. Може и да са приключили своите медия-задължения, но те нямат никакви планове да се разделят по време на наближаващите празници. Неделя вечерта, двойка се наслаждаваше на вечеря с приятели във fancy Megu – ресторант в Трайбека / Ню Йорк. Японския ресторант, любим на много звезди, остана отворен до по-късно от обичайното, заради компанията. „Можеше да се каже, че си направиха едно малко парти” –казва свидетел – „най-вероятно, за да отпразнуват края на един изтощителния месец”. „Имаше много бутилки” –казва друг…

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- Kелън с китара и момиче
Щом познатата формула работи… защо пък не?

Поздрав за КАТРИН!!!    ( от старо-ново)

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As per the inimitable one. Good fun!

Yes, we know- the third (three? really?) Cinquecento feature in a week. We can be strange like that.

- Gyro

..because who knows when this clip will bite the dust. Glorious, glorious stuff!

- Gyro

De kerstprogrammering van de BBC is bekend gemaakt, en is teveel om hier te noemen. Ik wil hier een paar toppertjes noemen waar ik zelf naar uitkijk, of waarvan ik weet dat anderen naar uitkijken. In deze blogpost noem ik de series waarvan de laatste aflevering gepland is, de films die uitgezonden gaan worden en de kerstspecials.

Laatste aflevering

Tijdens de kerstdagen kunnen we genieten van de laatste aflevering van Spooks, Merlin en een laatste dubbelaflevering van Dr Who met de tiende Time Lord David Tennant.

In de dubbelaflevering The End of Time komt de Doctor zijn oude rivaal The Master weer tegen naast zijn oude kameraad Donna (gespeeld door Catherine Tate – die elders tijdens de kerstdagen als Nan ook nog een eigen Christmas Carol speelt).

De achtste serie van Spooks komt, op 23 december, samen met de rode draad van de serie tot een einde. Zullen de spanningen tussen India en Pakistan leiden tot de eerste nucleaire confrontatie sinds de Tweede Wereldoorlog?

In het slot van de dertiendelige serie Merlin wordt Camelot aangevallen door the Great Dragon, met de stem van John Hurt.  Alleen een Dragonlord kan de draak tegen houden. Merlin (Colin Morgan) en Arthur moeten dus op zoek naar de laatste Dragonlord.

Films

Filmpremieres kom je vaak op meerdere zenders tegelijk tegen. Zo zal de film The Santa Clause 3 zowel bij de BBC als bij SBS6 te zien zijn, zie mijn eerdere post. Andere films die de BBC tijdens de kerstdagen gaat uitzenden zijn The Incredibles, Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End, Over The Hedge, en Flushed Away.

Kerstspecials

En wat zijn de feestdagen zonder specials, en ze zijn er in alle soorten en maten. Eerder postte ik al over twee Total Wipeout – Celebrity Specials. Maar ook Top of the Pops komt met zowel een kerst als een oudjaarsspecial. Top Gear viert de kerst met een special uit Bolivia. Ieder jaar hebben ook de comedy series speciale afleveringen, zoals dit jaar The Royle Family, the Catherine Tate Show (zie hierboven), Outnumbered, My Family en Gavin and Stacey. De Britse danswedstrijd Stricly Come Dancing, die de strijd op de zaterdag van ITV’s X-factor verloor,  heeft zijn finale tijdens deze dagen.

Het jaar wordt voor het 17e jaar al weer traditioneel afgesloten door Jools’s Annual Hootenanny op BBC2. Zoals inmiddels bekend wordt dit programma vooraf opgenomen, maar voor ons in Nederland (waar het dan toch al een uur na middernacht is) maakt dat natuurlijk niets uit. Het jaar 2010 wordt binnengehaald door de doedelzakken en drums van de 1st Battalion of The Scots Guards.

Van de hierboven genoemde programma’s worden de volgende ook door BBC HD uitgezonden: Gavin And Stacey, Doctor Who – The End Of Time, Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, The Royle Family – The Golden Egg Cup, Jools Holland’s Hootenanny en enkele van de films.

dupa cum stiti sau ati aflat deja cei de la top gear au vizitat romania si au realizat reportaje prin tara (pe litoral – mamaia, prin bucuresti – casa poporului si prin transfagarasan).

Clarkson, James May şi Richard Hammond au fost profund impresionati in special de transfagarasan.

sunt cateva probleme cu “raportarea” tarii noastre cu cea a lui boran si inca cateva jigniri, dar per total eu spun ca a fost ok emisiunea. citeste mai multe

puteti vizualiza emisiunea aici

vizionare placuta

Capsa mea este pusă extrem de bine iar TNT-ul nu cred că mai rezistă mult sub presiunea ei. Culminantul a fost atins de un link dintr-un tweet de-al lui Adi Hădean. Ce zicea linkul ăla? Cum că la adresa lui se găseşte un articol despre faptul că românii vor să se cenzureze Top Gear, mai exact episodul în care cei trei terfelesc frumuseţea noastră de ţară (adică excursia pe Transfăgărăşan). Aveţi dreptul să îmi săriţi în cap pentru ce urmează sa spun, dar scârba şi frustrarea mea sunt deja la cote destul de înalte pentru a mocni doar în interior.

Detaliem cu citate exacte:

“Ambasadorul României la Londra, Ion Jinga, a solicitat producătorilor emisiunii Top Gear să modifice “remar­cile jigni­toare” la adresa României“

Omule, îţi înţeleg job-ul, nu te lasă doar să taci. Dar oare cum ar fi fost ca tu să îţi deschizi gura şi către ai noştri, să le prezinţi cam care este imaginea reală  a patriei noastre, cea percepută în afară, de alţii? Să prezinţi tu către “oficialii” de aici cam care e nivelul de scârba al altora pentru Rromânica? Ei, dar pe tine care stai bine-mersi în huzur în afara graniţelor noastre, te cam pişca la banană. Îţi iei bănuţii şi ciocu mic, nu?

“Diplomatul s-a declarat “surprins şi dezamăgit” de referirile făcute la ţigani şi de descrierea zonelor rurale ale României ca fiind ţara lui Borat – film realizat de Sacha Baron Cohen în România şi care prezintă cu ironie extremă un stil înapoiat de viaţă.”

Surprins? De ce? Dezamăgit? de ce? De faptul că da, aşa este? De faptul că da, avem ţigani mai mulţi ca iepurii de pe un câmp? Că da, suntem o ţara înapoiată? Mai bine v-aţi arunca ochiul puţin în capitală, că nu sunt în stare să facă nişte condiţii de trai decente în mijlocul oraşului. Suntem o pubelă de gunoi şi toată lumea se face că nu vede, dar se simte jignită dacă altcineva observă. Marama de pe ochii “oficialilor noştri” e mult prea groasă. Şi nu de jenă, ci de nesimţire.

“Într-o secvenţă, prezentatorul poartă o pălărie justificând că, astfel, ţiganii o să-l considere unul de-al lor şi nu vor deveni violenţi”

Aşa, şi? Oare nu are dreptate în ce a afirmat? Oare ţiganii sunt chiar atât de paşnici şi de binevoitori încât să poţi merge liniştit printre ei? La orice oră? Şi să rămâi cu buzunarele pline? Sau cu maşina intactă? Sau cu faţa întreagă? Poate printre unii, dar ăia sunt un procent minor faţă de restul adunăturii. (da, am ceva cu ţiganii. Blame me!!)

“România este prezentată, ironic, drept o ţară destul de înapoiată şi plină de contraste, imaginile-clişeu cu ţigani, opulenţa din Mamaia, Palatul Parlamentului, animale şi căruţe pe drumuri, şosele pline de gropi (precum “tenul unui adolescent”) vorbind de la sine.”

Uau, ce descoperire!! Avem căruţe pe şosele naţionale! Avem gropi!!!! Vă daţi seama, oameni buni? Cum au îndrăznit să spună aşa ceva? Cum au îndrăznit să ne jignească în halul ăsta?? Păi da, că nu “oficialii noştri” îşi bagă maşinile lunar în service să îşi mai repare câte o planetară sau un telescop. Nu “oficialii noştri” merg cu a-ntâia la relanti în spatele vreunei căruţe, că ei au coloane oficiale. Şi pulimea trebuie să se dea la o parte, că aşa se cade. Asta în cazul în care nu se deplasează cu elicopterul. Pentru că, nu-i aşa domnule Băsescu, “turismul în România nu are nevoie de drumuri. Se poate face şi cu avionul” (aici și mostra ipocriziei băsesciene).

“Majoritatea comentariilor românilor fac referire însă la faptul că prezentatorii Top Gear spun că România este ţara ţiganilor, că aici se vorbeşte în ungureşte sau în rusă…”

Tot nu văd unde-i minciuna. Dacă au ajuns ungurii să facă flash-mob pentru a pretinde că o piaţă din România este a lor (??!!); dacă te duci în Odorheiu Secuiesc (spre exemplu) şi faci greşeala să ceri o pâine în română (o să mori de foame, apropo. Şi e fapt real, nu scornit); dacă atât în nord, cât şi în vest (din nou, exemple reale, justificate) sunt oameni care nu ştiu o boabă de română şi, mai grav, nu vor nici măcar să o înveţe? Deci, totuşi, unde e minciuna?!

“Un alt punct de vedere, aparţinând tot comentatorilor din România, este că emisiunea promovează ţara mai bine decât orice campanie realizată până acum în acest scop.”

Şi nu au dreptate? Au sărit “oficialii” ca arşi de cur în sus? Au sărit! Ar fi sărit în alte condiţii? Un căcat, nu ar fi mişcat nici măcar un deget. Deci da, din nou, au avut dreptate cu ce au afirmat cei trei.

Şi totuşi, care e problema? Că vezi doamne a fost terfelită imaginea publică a României. Măi oamenilor, oricum se ştie ce hram purtăm. De aia suntem atâta de iubiţi peste tot (NU), de aia suntem bineveniţi peste tot, mai ales ţiganii (NU), de aia suntem invitaţi peste tot (NU) şi tot aşa, pot să o ţin până mâine cu înşiruirea, dar am de lucru. Pentru că, nu-i aşa? Burţile “oficialilor” trebuie întreţinute!

Financial Times hadde lørdag (21.11) en interessant artikkel i forbindelse med oppkjøringen til klimatoppmøtet i København. 10 av verdens fremste klimaeksperter ble bedt om å dele sine tanker og bekymringer om fremtiden.

For den som ønsker solid fundament for egne klimameninger er artikkelen en smaksprøve å anbefale. I denne sammenheng tillater jeg meg å gjengi en “lettere” del av innholdet i artikkelen: noen av klimaekspertenes egne “miljøvaner” i det daglige. Dette tar jeg sjansen på, selv om Myles Allen fra Oxford University tror at for mye fokus på personlig adferd kan fjerne oppmerksomheten fra de virkelig store spørsmålene.

Stefan Rahmstorf – Head of Earth System Analysis, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.*

Fagfelt: Verdenshavene

Miljøvaner: Reiser ikke med fly på ferie. Eier ikke bil og sykler til jobb. Har isolert huset på en måte som reduserer energiforbruket med 60%. “Synder”: kjøper bananer og unner seg en lang dusj hver morgen.

John Mitchell – Director of Climate Science, UK Met Office

Fagfelt: Klimamodellering

Miljøvaner: Tar små skritt – slår ned termostaten og kobler fra mobilladeren når mobilen ikke står til lading.

Rajendra Pachauri – Chairman of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Fagfelt: Energieffektivitet

Miljøvaner: Den indiske vinneren av Nobels fredspris har sluttet å spise kjøtt og er mer forsiktig med bruk av air-conditioning.

Myles Allen – Head of Climate Dynamics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford

Fagfelt: Statistikk og modellering

Miljøvaner – Sykler til jobb, men elsker Top Gear, det populære britiske tv-showet om biler, fart og spenning og sier at “fossil fuels are fun”. Tror fokus på personlig adferd er en avsporing.

Tim Lenton – Professor of Earth Systems Science, University of East Anglia.

Fagfelt: Earth systems science

Miljøvaner: Ivrig syklist, men kjører også en Renault Clio. Ferierer som regel i hjemlandet, men siden fruen er fra New Zealand bruker de en mengde “love miles” for å besøke familie i julen.

Susan Solomon – Senior Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Colorado, USA.

Fagfelt: Atmosfærisk kjemi

Miljøvaner: Spiser vegetarmat minst 2 ganger i uken. Sykler og kjører en Toyota Prius hybrid.

* For presisjonens skyld har jeg ikke forsøkt å oversette titler.

Di seguito presento copertina e sommario del numero 25 – Dicembre 2009 del mensile di automobilismo “Top Gear”, basato sull’omonima trasmissione televisiva dell’emittente inglese BBC trasmessa in Italia sul canale satellitare Discovery Channel. La pubblicazione è curata da Editoriale Domus, ed è in vendita nelle edicole al prezzo di 3,50 €.

Ora ai está um excerto de um dos episódios excelentes da conhecida série Top Gear onde os três apresentadores tiveram a excelente ideia de atravessar o estado de ALABAMA nos USA pintando os seus carros de forma a que chamassem a atenção, isto de forma a que eles os três entrassem numa competição onde ganhava quem mais depressa fosse preso, corrido aos tiros, ou originasse manisfestações de desagrado notórias …

Segundo a população e cultura local existem, no estado de ALABAMA (um estado muito conservador por sinal), 3 religiões base: George Bush, Deus, e Música Country… Uma vez que a competição envolveu estas ”religiões” de uma forma abusadora vejam o que conteceu… ou poderia ter acontecido!!! 

Site oficial: http://www.topgear.com/uk/

The Queen in 3D: Channel 4 (Recorded 16th Nov Watched 16th Nov)

I wouldn’t usually watch anything about the ‘royals’ if you paid me but this was an opportunity to use my Chuck 3D glasses again.

I started off being quite enthusiastic about the programme; it’s always interesting to see colour footage of life in the 1950s and earlier so it’s quite remarkable to see it in 3D.  Some of the scenes were incredibly effective and the ‘royal’ stuff wasn’t as interesting as the footage of ordinary people.

The problem was that the novelty wore off after about 10 minutes and then you’re just sat there watching boring clips.  It certainly made me question the current trend for 3D films in the cinema.

Top Gear: BBC HD (R 15th Nov W 17th Nov)

It’s the return of Top Gear (now in HD), the programme that evokes more conflicting emotions than any other programme that I watch.  On the negative side, the presenters are annoying, it’s too pleased with itself, there’s too much fakery and most of Clarkson’s views are reprehensible.  On the other hand it has a sense of adventure and wonder that you really don’t find anywhere else and it’s more beautifully shot than any Hollywood film.  Annoying but watchable.

Curb Your Enthusiasm: iTunes (Downloaded 17th Nov W 17th Nov)

I was distraught, last week, when I missed episode 5 of Curb but I decided to take Jed Unpopcult’s advice and download it from iTunes (as much as it hurt for me to pay for it).  And boy, was I ever glad that I did.  After last week’s somewhat disappointing episode Larry & co were right back on top form.  There really were too many funny bits to mention – but if I told you that the plot revolved around Larry dating a woman in a wheelchair, you might start to get the idea.  Highlights included: asking about a Chinese child’s proficiency with chopsticks, Larry attempting to kiss Denise in her wheelchair, Leon asking if Larry “brought it”, hiding the blackberry under the towel and Rosie O’Donnell being as pig-headed as Larry.

There haven’t been many programmes ever that have made me laugh so much.  If you’re not watching it then I want a written note from your mother as to why not.

Misfits: E4 (R 12th Nov W 19th Nov)

Misfits has, inevitably, been described as ‘Skins meets Heroes’ and this made me question whether I was actually going to bother watching it.  As much as the description put me off, there was no was that I was going to miss a British superhero programme.

Five, typically annoying, teens are struck by lightning while on community service and find that they have gained superpowers.  I have quite a low threshold for watching anything featuring ‘realistic’ teens, so the first ten minutes or so were a bit of a chore.  Things picked up, though, as the story gained momentum and it was really successfully done.  It’s rare that we get these high-concept sci-fi shows in the UK but when we do they often have a unique flavour.

Having the powers relate to the characters’ personalities wasn’t the subtlest touch (the shy one turns invisible etc) but by the end of the episode we did start to see them as real human beings.  I’ll definitely be tuning in for the second episode.

Stargate Universe: Sky One (R 17th Nov W 21st Nov)

I’ve been pretty underwhelmed by this series from the start but I stuck with it because it seemed like something might happen.  Well, it only took about 5 minutes of this episode before I decided that nothing was ever going to happen.  It felt like a relief to finally give up on it.

Kamikaze Girls: Film4 (R 13th Nov W 21st Nov)

I’ve got a habit of recording any foreign-language film that I spot because I’m a bit of a snob and they don’t tend to repeat them; you’ve got to watch them when you can.  The problem is that I’ve really got to be in the mood to watch a movie and when they’re sub-titled you really have to concentrate, so I’ve ended up with lots of unwatched films.  I’ve found myself deleting a few recently but I made an effort to watch this.

Kamikaze Girls could be described as a Japanese Amelie; it’s a quirky film that features an attractive female stuck in her own magical realism world.  This being a Japanese film, though, means that it has its own strangeness that makes it nothing like Amelie.  The plot, such as it is, revolves around two teenage girls who form an unlikely friendship – Momoko, who like to wear frilly ‘lolita’ dresses and Ichigo, a slightly psychotic biker chick.  In some ways nothing much else happens, but that would be really selling it short, and it kept my interest to the end.  There is a great scene towards the end when Momoko finally flips when trying to defend Ichigo against a biker gang that’s actually very funny.

I’d like to add that the reason that I liked the film had nothing to do with the main character being gorgeous and prancing round in ‘lolita’ outfits.  Honest.

I have been doing research on EzineArticles.com and ClickBank.com. I just signed up with those two resources today and I think they will help in monetizing my efforts on the Web.

My ability to be profitable on the Internet will allow me to have enough money to create my own version of Top Gear.

This will also help me with the goal of changing my life before the end of the first week of December – as referenced in my first post.

Today I feel as though I’ve made some progress. Every day I learn a little bit more. Every day I get closer to my dream.

I’m just going to keep going!

Enjoy the sights of industrial Budapest, Top Gear style, with Cap’n Slow as your tour guide, the Cinquecento as your steed, and a pair of BMX bikers as carrots.

The 500 has a brilliant superimposed speedo and tach, by the way- something we didn’t know.

- Gyro

Już jutro, po całym tygodniu wyczekiwania, o 20 wieczorem czasu brytyjskiego odbędzie się premiera drugiego odcinka sezonu 14-go. Czternastego sezonu najlepiej rozpoznawalnego programu motoryzacyjnego na świecie. Co jutro przedstawią nam panowie Clarkson, May i Hammond? Po ostatnim odcinku chyba wszyscy fani tego serialu są pod ogromnym wrażeniem. Zapowiada się najlepszy jak dotąd sezon TOPGEAR!! CU