Wednesday, May 26, 2010

summertime!

The amazing summer weather makes it more than bearable. Internet activity decrease, outside activity increase. The admin moved to the forest.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

a new toy!

hey, I think we should talk about Africa with this "guy"
www.cleverbot.com
Try it, you can have a great conversation! About any topic.

Monday, May 3, 2010

5th of May pre-party

Tomorrow (May 4) there is a concert in our recently favorite Overkant
The Grassmoawer/2 Kilo Mockingbird.

Grassmoawer, the energy man!


Let's pre-liberate ourselves!

Iran - interesting lecture tonight

Studium Generale organizes an interesting evening tonight:

State, Religion and Society in Iran
From the Islamic Revolution to the Green Movement


You-tube images filmed on mobile phones globally circulated the graphic assassination of the young student Neda Soltan who rapidly became the face of protest in Iran. Nearly a year after her death, thousands from the ‘Green Movement’ risk military police crack downs and continue to protest in the streets of Tehran against the 2009 Iranian elections and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. How can we understand what is going on in Iran right now? Join Prof. Touraj Atabaki (University of Leiden & International Institute of Social History) to unravel the historically complex dynamics between the state, religion and civil society. What is the Green Movement about and what can explain its emergence, its resilience and its future? From three decades of Islamic Revolution to Khatami and Ahmadinejad – where is Iranian society heading and how will state and religion figure into the future of its youth?

- Prof. Touraj Atabaki
(University of Leiden & International Institute of Social History)

May 3, LA13, 20:00

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Why Africa did not develop

While you were out, celebrating Queen's Day in Utrecht, Ola stayed in and was thinking about Africa...
She put a comment on Facebook once "one step forward, three steps back" and an African friend replied: "we used to say it's walking of a wise man".
Eureka! This is the reason why Africa is underdeveloped.
What do you think?