poĂŠticas de un nuevo zigno

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Son tres mujeres y tres hombres, nacidos todos entre 1976 y 1979. Han adolescido y se han formado durante la última década del siglo XX y por tanto están signados por el mismo periodo histórico que los coloca, en tanto creadores peruanos, bajo el imperio de la visión ?global? del mundo. Pero cada uno de ellos es un universo en sí que se expresará desde la individualidad y dará cuenta de los vínculos grupales en un recital poético que, como lo anuncia el título, estará marcado por un nuevo Zigno. Ellos son: Yllari Brice?o, Lima, 1976; Alfredo Rusca, Lima, 1976; Lali García, Lima, 1978; Florentino Díaz, Lima, 1976; Milagros Martínez Castellares, Lima, 1979, y Harold Alva, Piura, 1978.

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Varios de estos jóvenes poetas han publicado sus óperas primas en la editorial Zignos que dirige Harold Alva y he allí un primer azar que los une. La cita es este miércoles 16 de julio a las 7.30 p.m. en la sala Lumi?res de la Alianza Francesa de la Av. Arequipa 4595, Miraflores. Se presentará también una plaquette con una selección de sus poemas.
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Están todos invitados. Entrada libre

reff : http://laligarciaalmeyda.blogspot.com/2008/07/poticas-de-un-nuevo-zigno.html

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When will Germany realize it can't kick Greece out of the Euro?

It's funny how German has been acting all godfather-like, saying effectively, pity if your country got kicked out of the Euro. At some point the Germans will have to realize that this is in fact a totally empty threat that would require the Greeks to voluntarily leave.

Anything crazy the EU might want to do can't work since it would require unanimous consent, which Greece would obviously reject.

The main shit-hits-the-fan moment will come if the Greek government decides to take control of the Greek Central Bank. The Greek Central Bank (like all European central banks) is supposed to be "independent", and effectively be under the control of the European Central Bank.

However, as much as the ECB would like, Hungary has already shown that it can take control of their central bank when the president of Hungary sacked the board of the Hungarian Central Bank and replaced everyone with his own supporters. The ECB had a conniption and has spent the last 3 years sending strongly worded letters it Hungary, which has basically told the ECB to fuck off.Nothing has happened, and the economy of Hungary has done pretty well, and the move by the president to force all Swiss-franc mortgages to be re-denominated in local currency is fucking genius in hindsight.

The nuclear option for the Greek government at this point would be to replace the board of the Greek Central Bank and start printing Euros. The Greek government actually has a pretty strong case that the Greek government debt isn't really that much more unsustainable than any other of the highly indebted European countries, under even relatively unoptimistic growth assumptions, and that the ECB cutting off Greece is a violation of the duties of the ECB.

Germany is about to learn the hard way that once the veneer of civilization is removed, debt collection only works at the point of a gun. At the end of the day, people pay their taxes and debts they know that at some point, if you keep ignoring all the warnings, someone with a gun will come and take your stuff. If people realize that the worst they'll get is a strongly worded letter, it doesn't take a genius to figure out what will happen.



reff : http://www.lostinsantcugat.com/2015/07/when-will-germany-realize-it-cant-kick.html

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When will Germany realize it can't kick Greece out of the Euro?

It's funny how German has been acting all godfather-like, saying effectively, pity if your country got kicked out of the Euro. At some point the Germans will have to realize that this is in fact a totally empty threat that would require the Greeks to voluntarily leave.

Anything crazy the EU might want to do can't work since it would require unanimous consent, which Greece would obviously reject.

The main shit-hits-the-fan moment will come if the Greek government decides to take control of the Greek Central Bank. The Greek Central Bank (like all European central banks) is supposed to be "independent", and effectively be under the control of the European Central Bank.

However, as much as the ECB would like, Hungary has already shown that it can take control of their central bank when the president of Hungary sacked the board of the Hungarian Central Bank and replaced everyone with his own supporters. The ECB had a conniption and has spent the last 3 years sending strongly worded letters it Hungary, which has basically told the ECB to fuck off.Nothing has happened, and the economy of Hungary has done pretty well, and the move by the president to force all Swiss-franc mortgages to be re-denominated in local currency is fucking genius in hindsight.

The nuclear option for the Greek government at this point would be to replace the board of the Greek Central Bank and start printing Euros. The Greek government actually has a pretty strong case that the Greek government debt isn't really that much more unsustainable than any other of the highly indebted European countries, under even relatively unoptimistic growth assumptions, and that the ECB cutting off Greece is a violation of the duties of the ECB.

Germany is about to learn the hard way that once the veneer of civilization is removed, debt collection only works at the point of a gun. At the end of the day, people pay their taxes and debts they know that at some point, if you keep ignoring all the warnings, someone with a gun will come and take your stuff. If people realize that the worst they'll get is a strongly worded letter, it doesn't take a genius to figure out what will happen.



reff : http://www.lostinsantcugat.com/2015/07/when-will-germany-realize-it-cant-kick.html

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IBU

Karya: D. Zawawi Imron


Kalau aku merantau lalu datang musim kemarau
Sumur-sumur kering, daunpun gugur bersama reranting
Hanya mata air airmatamu, ibu, yang tetap lancar mengalir

Bila aku merantau
Sedap kopyor susumu dan ronta kenakalanku
Di hati ada mayang siwalan memutikkan sari-sari kerinduan
Lantaran hutang padamu tak kuasa aku bayar

Ibu adalah gua pertapaanku
Dan ibulah yang meletakkan aku disini
Saat bunga kembang menyemerbak bau sayang
Ibu menunjuk ke langit, kemudian ke bumi
Aku mengangguk meskipun kurang mengerti

Bila kasihmu ibarat samudera
Sempit lautan teduh
Tempatku mandi, mencuci lumut pada diri
Tempatku berlayar, menebar pukat dan melempar sauh
Lokan-lokan, mutiara dan kembang laut semua bagiku
Kalau aku ikut ujian lalu ditanya tentang pahlawan
Namamu, ibu, yang paling kusebut paling dahulu
Lantaran aku tahu
Engkau ibu dan aku anakmu

Bila aku berlayar lalu datang angin sakal
Tuhan yang ibu tunjukkan telah kukenal
Ibulah itu, bidadari yang berselendang bianglala
Sesekali datang padaku
Menyuruh menulis langit biru
Dengan sajakku.




reff : http://indrawaska.blogspot.com/2012/04/ibu.html

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Was Fred Phelps Ever Happy?

Fred Phelp's recent death deserves a few observations and reflection.

As Adolf Hitler started out as alandscape artistand then became one of the perpetrators of the worst crimes against humanity in the 20th century, so too did Phelps start out as a civil rights lawyer who fought against Jim Crow laws in Topeka in the 1960s, despite violent acts towards his family's security, only to end his life by becoming one of the loudest proponents of malicious protest.

Why is it that certain individuals begin their lives by committing an endeavor that demonstrates reverence for the human condition and irreconcilably end their lives with a series of anti-humanist actions?

Is that question more profound than when we consider an individual who spent their earlier years as a transgressor, then devoted their life to the benefit of the human condition? Why is it so much more inconceivable to us that an artist can commit genocide and one who works to promote the well-being of a disenfranchised group turn around to vomit the worst sort of bile at others?

If not more profound, it it certainly more mysterious. Little wonder an alcoholic re-considers the damages of drunkenness to commit themselves to reconciliation and put effort into more honorable pursuits. But it is downright confounding when an artist turns to genocide and an activist to free-floating hatred.

Isn't it? Not entirely.

I submit - and realize there may be some holes in this - but, at some point in their early lives, these human beings committed too much of their own happiness to their works.

One of the few things human beings have control over is their moods. Despite a barrage of arms-fire or the consequences of starvation, human beings have still recalled something simple - a bird-call, a smile, maybe, that in those desperate times resulted in their happiness, however briefly. But even though we are all responsible for our own interior climate, it is rare that any of us can commit to and achieve that degree of self-control.

Remember, too, that there is no absolute altruism. Or, it is so rare, that it can only be applied in extremely specific cases. Most of us give because we expect to receive - not necessarily an exchange of gifts, but perhaps we toss our coins into the charity jar with the intention of feeling good about ourselves.

But for the most part, society ebbs and flows within specified parameters of give-and-take, without excelling at altruism nor committing to hatred. It is interesting and rare to find those who deviate in either direction, and worth commenting on in terms of human tendency.

Though seemingly (and perhaps even sincerely, in part) for the greater good, whether that be artistic expression or objection to injustice, Hitler and Phelps simply attached too much of themselves to their endeavors. What started out as sincere at some point became a too-powerful extension of themselves conditional on approval. Unable to differentiate between self and pursuit, and lacking recognition for achievement by society - thereby achieving happiness - the only way to correct for the deficiency was to criminalize those who did not bestow upon them the recognition they believed they deserved. If this didn't result in happiness, perhaps the impetus was satisfaction in revenge.

There are comments to be made, perhaps if parts of Hitler and Phelp's lives are examine more specifically. This is merely the confluence of a curiosity about what turns inspired endeavors into hateful people and the engaging Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

A final thought, though. We all seem to depend, in some way or another, on the positive opinions and recognition of others. When we receive it, we are satisfied for a while. When we don't, we are disheartened, angry, or sad. Taking into consideration the extreme consequences of such behavior, perhaps it would be better if we dedicate some mental activity over controlling our happiness.





reff : http://razberrychaos.blogspot.com/2014/03/was-fred-phelps-ever-happy.html

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Nose to the Ground

It is always fun to see animals depicted on postage stamps. In this case, a lowland (Brazilian) tapir appears to be nibbling its way across the former British Hondurus, modern day Belize. Unfortunately the stamp designer has chosen the wrong species and placed this South American "mountain cow" in the domain of the Baird's tapir. We are consoled that at least someone has bothered to memoralize a tapir at all. Tapir and Friends Animal Store has an outstanding selection of tapir items. Plastic tapirs and stuffed tapirs are usually Malayan or Asian tapir replicas, but we have knitted tapirs representing each species and unique t-shirt designs as well.

by Lee

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reff : http://tapirgallery.blogspot.com/2010/09/nose-to-ground.html

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Si Cuping The Cool

Yang nie plak...satu-satunya teman Raja Hinggut, Si Cuping yang sentiasa cool xkira apa keadaan....risau gak kalu di buatnya cool kat atas meja di bon nanti,,,huhu

reff : http://rajahinggut.blogspot.com/2011/09/si-cuping-cool.html

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