Overcoming one's opposition...

One day has passed since Hugo Chávez closed RCTV in Venezuela. Now, only ONE DAY later, they're at it again...[BBC Mundo] predictible maybe, but not this fast! Basically RCTV was the most popular TV channel in Venezuela and it was also the ONLY independent station with national coverage, it also opposed most of what Chavez is doing. That's now gone, an opposition voice silenced to be replaced with a pawn:

The president says the new channel will better reflect his socialist revolution but RCTV and rights groups say Mr Chavez is limiting freedom of expression.

Now they have started proceedings to charge Globovision with inciting the assassination of the President, reports the daily newspaper El Carabobeño [Link] - "fue acusado este lunes de incitar al magnicidio" - Globovision was the only TV station to air footage of a large demonstration against the government's growing control over the media. Also, William Lara, the Minister of Communications has accused CNN of trying to establish an association between Al Qaeda and Hugo Chávez, saying that Chávez equates to violence and murder..." (translated from Telam (Argentina):"

"Con las imágenes CNN intenta establecer una asociación de imágenes entre Al Qaeda y Hugo Chávez, diciendo que Chávez es igual a violencia y muerte..."

I repeat a sentence from the BBC article that I have already written above:

Globovision was the only TV station to air footage of a large demonstration against the government's growing control over the media.

Another "threat to the country", which is how Chavez referred to RCTV? Or simply broadcasting the news! The future's bright...that will be because of the fireworks!!

Overcoming one's opposition...

One day has passed since Hugo Chávez closed RCTV in Venezuela. Now, only ONE DAY later, they're at it again...[BBC Mundo] predictible maybe, but not this fast! Basically RCTV was the most popular TV channel in Venezuela and it was also the ONLY independent station with national coverage, it also opposed most of what Chavez is doing. That's now gone, an opposition voice silenced to be replaced with a pawn:

The president says the new channel will better reflect his socialist revolution but RCTV and rights groups say Mr Chavez is limiting freedom of expression.

Now they have started proceedings to charge Globovision with inciting the assassination of the President, reports the daily newspaper El Carabobeño [Link] - "fue acusado este lunes de incitar al magnicidio" - Globovision was the only TV station to air footage of a large demonstration against the government's growing control over the media. Also, William Lara, the Minister of Communications has accused CNN of trying to establish an association between Al Qaeda and Hugo Chávez, saying that Chávez equates to violence and murder..." (translated from Telam (Argentina):"

"Con las imágenes CNN intenta establecer una asociación de imágenes entre Al Qaeda y Hugo Chávez, diciendo que Chávez es igual a violencia y muerte..."

I repeat a sentence from the BBC article that I have already written above:

Globovision was the only TV station to air footage of a large demonstration against the government's growing control over the media.

Another "threat to the country", which is how Chavez referred to RCTV? Or simply broadcasting the news! The future's bright...that will be because of the fireworks!!

Online obsession...

I know this has been discussed before but online obsession is clearly not going to go away. I was just reading about a guy in the US who says that he is only 'self-medicating' and used the internet to control his psychological problems related to post-traumatic stress disorder.

He says that his psychological problems have left him addicted to sex, especially adult internet chat rooms.

There seems to be plenty of sites out there to help...seems odd, bit like going to the pub to cure your alcoholism. one site HERE. However, worth a self test to see; and one such test HERE.

Some people also spend too much time reading, watching television, and working, and ignore family, friendships, and social activities. But do we have TV addiction disorder, book addiction, and work addiction being suggested as legitimate mental disorders in the same category as schizophrenia and depression?

That quote from John M. Grohol, Psy.D. "Internet Addiction Guide" on Psych Central. An interesting article first published 8 years ago with subsequent updates. Answers to such questions as 'Do You Spend Too Much Time Online?' and 'What Makes the Internet So Addictive?' Well worth a read...

I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
John D. Rockefeller

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 2220 p.m. I answered the questions in the linked test and got a score of 59: "You are experiencing occasional or frequent problems because of the Internet. You should consider their full impact on your life." ...but I have considered it, I have!

Online obsession...

I know this has been discussed before but online obsession is clearly not going to go away. I was just reading about a guy in the US who says that he is only 'self-medicating' and used the internet to control his psychological problems related to post-traumatic stress disorder.

He says that his psychological problems have left him addicted to sex, especially adult internet chat rooms.

There seems to be plenty of sites out there to help...seems odd, bit like going to the pub to cure your alcoholism. one site HERE. However, worth a self test to see; and one such test HERE.

Some people also spend too much time reading, watching television, and working, and ignore family, friendships, and social activities. But do we have TV addiction disorder, book addiction, and work addiction being suggested as legitimate mental disorders in the same category as schizophrenia and depression?

That quote from John M. Grohol, Psy.D. "Internet Addiction Guide" on Psych Central. An interesting article first published 8 years ago with subsequent updates. Answers to such questions as 'Do You Spend Too Much Time Online?' and 'What Makes the Internet So Addictive?' Well worth a read...

I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
John D. Rockefeller

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 2220 p.m. I answered the questions in the linked test and got a score of 59: "You are experiencing occasional or frequent problems because of the Internet. You should consider their full impact on your life." ...but I have considered it, I have!

Objurgatory opinion...

objurgate v. - rebuke; scold. objurgation, n. objurgatory, adj.
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The truth will out...a damning confirmation of Tony Blair's real legacy is that Blairism is nothing (my conclusion):

"According to the survey, 80 per cent of UK respondents said that hospitals were either no better or worse than in 1997, with 72 per cent seeing no improvement in schools."

This is a Harris poll by the FT, to be published tomorrow (...today, Monday 21/05/07) which also states that "Opinions on Mr Blair’s domestic achievements, at least on the economy, are more positive overseas, above all among the French, who seem even more enthusiastic about his record on growth and jobs than America." The FT Harris poll not only takes opinion from the 1000+ UK residents - numbers similar to most other national polls - but also 1000+ contributers from France, Spain, Germany, Italy and the USA. "Predictably, Mr Blair scores particularly badly on foreign policy, with only 15 per cent of UK respondents concluding that he has had a positive effect."

Such a poor rating – attributable to Iraq – reinforces the argument that foreign policy has been Mr Blair’s undoing.

There are various polls with similar conclusions: basically that "50 per cent of respondents think taking part in the invasion of Iraq was the prime minister’s worst mistake" and "39 per cent of respondents mention [as a good thing] the lasting peace settlement for Northern Ireland."...this from last week's You Gov poll, (courtesy Angus Reid Global Monitor) almost identical in questions and results to a BBC poll ten days ago (Bad: Iraq 48%, Good: Ireland 38%) as discussed HERE on Baldinio's "My page" Blog.

Objurgatory opinion...

objurgate v. - rebuke; scold. objurgation, n. objurgatory, adj.
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The truth will out...a damning confirmation of Tony Blair's real legacy is that Blairism is nothing (my conclusion):

"According to the survey, 80 per cent of UK respondents said that hospitals were either no better or worse than in 1997, with 72 per cent seeing no improvement in schools."

This is a Harris poll by the FT, to be published tomorrow (...today, Monday 21/05/07) which also states that "Opinions on Mr Blair’s domestic achievements, at least on the economy, are more positive overseas, above all among the French, who seem even more enthusiastic about his record on growth and jobs than America." The FT Harris poll not only takes opinion from the 1000+ UK residents - numbers similar to most other national polls - but also 1000+ contributers from France, Spain, Germany, Italy and the USA. "Predictably, Mr Blair scores particularly badly on foreign policy, with only 15 per cent of UK respondents concluding that he has had a positive effect."

Such a poor rating – attributable to Iraq – reinforces the argument that foreign policy has been Mr Blair’s undoing.

There are various polls with similar conclusions: basically that "50 per cent of respondents think taking part in the invasion of Iraq was the prime minister’s worst mistake" and "39 per cent of respondents mention [as a good thing] the lasting peace settlement for Northern Ireland."...this from last week's You Gov poll, (courtesy Angus Reid Global Monitor) almost identical in questions and results to a BBC poll ten days ago (Bad: Iraq 48%, Good: Ireland 38%) as discussed HERE on Baldinio's "My page" Blog.

Outrageous overheads...

Heads you lose; Tails you lose. Nice to see this sporting behaviour in one of the Philippine local Elections...commenting on this 'refreshing example', "I hope others would see the beauty of this kind of peaceful resolution," Denis Dimalnat (Provincial Elections Supervisor) told AP.

Over 120 people have been killed since January during the election campaign. Democracy at a price.

Outrageous overheads...

Heads you lose; Tails you lose. Nice to see this sporting behaviour in one of the Philippine local Elections...commenting on this 'refreshing example', "I hope others would see the beauty of this kind of peaceful resolution," Denis Dimalnat (Provincial Elections Supervisor) told AP.

Over 120 people have been killed since January during the election campaign. Democracy at a price.