2009-07-14

Permalink 23:22:13 von Stephan, Kategorien: Deutsch , Schlagworte: kaputt, obama, spiegel, spon, teleprompter, video

Hier geht's zum Video auf Spiegel Online (Off-Kommentar in rot).

Barack Obama ist ein begnadeter Redner. Das hat er mehrfach unter Beweis gestellt.

So wie hier.

So auch an diesem Tag. Der U.S.-Präsident hält eine Wirtschaftsrede im sogenannten Eisenhower Executive Office im Weißen Haus - bis es auf einmal kracht: Der Teleprompter gibt den Geist auf.

Einer der halbdurchlässigen Spiegel des Teleprompters ist heruntergefallen und zerbrochen. Die Formulierung merke ich mir: "Deine Lieblingstasse hat soeben den Geist aufgegeben".

Gelächter bei den Zuschauern...

Denn die wissen, dass man Obama ein inniges Verhältnis zu Telepromptern nachsagt.

...doch Obamas Redekünste verlassen ihn nicht.

Kein Wunder, denn er guckt jetzt nach rechts auf den gut sichtbaren zweiten Spiegel des Teleprompters.

Mit großer Gelassenheit improvisiert er weiter, trotz des am Boden liegenden Scherbenhaufens an Technik, und stellt wieder einmal unter Beweis: Ein wahrer Rhetor braucht keinen Teleprompter.

Und Spiegel Online braucht einen eigenen Shopping-Kanal - da kann man noch viel mehr Blödsinn erzählen.

2009-07-13

Permalink 19:37:25 by Stephan, Categories: English , Tags: 2009, earth, home, movie, planet, yann arthus-bertrand

You've still got until July 15 to watch it on YouTube.

You might not like how it starts. I didn't. I was skeptical when I saw PPR's brands prominently displayed and, quite frankly, I also found the soundtrack rather annoying at the beginning (around the three minute mark).

Nevertheless, I'm glad I watched this movie. The beauty of our planet as shown by Yann Arthus-Bertrand is breathtaking and had me wondering on more than one occasion if I was seeing some alien planet. No, it was our earth, and the message of the movie is very clear and convincing: we're destroying our home and must change our lifestyle ASAP.

You probably won't like this message, either, but rest assured that the movie won't leave you feeling depressed and suicidal (unless you don't watch it entirely). It ends with a message of hope and a call to action ("it's too late to be a pessimist"). It urges us to preserve what still remains instead of lamenting over what has been lost.

If this doesn't convince you, did I mention it has an almost-five-star user review score on amazon and that you can watch it for free?

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2009-07-04

The new economics foundation has just published its new report "The Happy Planet Index 2.0: Why good lives don’t have to cost the Earth":

In an age of uncertainty, society globally needs a new compass to set it on a path of real progress. The Happy Planet Index (HPI) provides that compass by measuring what truly matters to us – our well-being in terms of long, happy and meaningful lives – and what matters to the planet – our rate of resource consumption.

It brings them together in a unique form which captures the ecological efficiency with which we are achieving good lives. This report presents results from the second global HPI. It shows that we are still far from achieving sustainable well-being, and puts forward a vision of what we need to do to get there.

I've never said that anything is a "must-read", but this report is. Stop wasting your time on my blog and start reading it!

2009-06-17

2009-06-10

Permalink 15:26:17 by Stephan, Categories: English , Tags: concert, event, luxembourg, paiwan, taiwan
Paiwan children's choir

An award-winning children's choir performing traditional tunes of the Paiwan aboriginal tribe, that's something you don't see every day in Luxembourg. Actually, this is the first trip abroad for the 20-member choir from Pingdong in Southern Taiwan.

Taiwan News has further information on this story.

The concert in Luxembourg is going to take place at the city's Conservatoire de Musique (rue Charles Martel, 33) at 4pm on Saturday. Tickets can be bought in advance through Luxembourgticket.lu or at any of the points of sale listed here.

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