Over at Teekay's Comments http://teekay.blogsome.com Bad code and random thoughts Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:17:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Оптимизация сайтов http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/01/17/starbcks/#comment-6332 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:19:56 +0100 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/01/17/starbcks/#comment-6332 See, the idea of having a quick one in these latitudes is to go to your local cafe and order either an espresso or a Turkish-style (local) coffee. This will take between four and about eight minutes, possibly ten. In the meantime, your buddies drop See, the idea of having a quick one in these latitudes is to go to your local cafe and order either an espresso or a Turkish-style (local) coffee. This will take between four and about eight minutes, possibly ten. In the meantime, your buddies drop

]]> by: Оптимизация сайтов http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/01/17/starbcks/#comment-6331 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:19:17 +0100 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/01/17/starbcks/#comment-6331 Its probably mopping up… Any updates on the McDonalds saga in Sarajevo? Its probably mopping up… Any updates on the McDonalds saga in Sarajevo?

]]> by: Rosie http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/09/29/bosnia-goes-to-the-polls-ii/#comment-6330 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:51:40 +0100 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/09/29/bosnia-goes-to-the-polls-ii/#comment-6330 These comments have been invaluable to me as is this whole site. I thank you for your comment. These comments have been invaluable to me as is this whole site. I thank you for your comment.

]]> by: john http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/09/17/great-moments-in-advertising/#comment-6326 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:24:08 +0000 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/09/17/great-moments-in-advertising/#comment-6326 C'est bien de rappeler qu'il y'a eu des massacres dans les balkans surtout que de nos jours avec les tonnes d'informations que les médias nous délivrent tous les jours on oublie des choses importantes qui se sont passées,nous aussi nous avons crée une association pour venir en aide aux enfants de Srebrenica: http://www.childrenofsrebrenica.googlepages.com/ C’est bien de rappeler qu’il y’a eu des massacres dans les balkans surtout que de nos jours avec les tonnes d’informations que les médias nous délivrent tous les jours on oublie des choses importantes qui se sont passées,nous aussi nous avons crée une association pour venir en aide aux enfants de Srebrenica: http://www.childrenofsrebrenica.googlepages.com/

]]> by: markowe http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/09/17/great-moments-in-advertising/#comment-6325 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:30:02 +0000 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/09/17/great-moments-in-advertising/#comment-6325 I know this is an old post, but I only recently came across it - yeah, this used to bug me for years, it was on all the bottles, all the ads, all the trucks...! It finally got changed a couple of years ago. But I would love to find an original label with the logo on somewhere, for a talk I am doing soon about the use of the articles! If anyone has one, please get in touch at my above blog! I know this is an old post, but I only recently came across it - yeah, this used to bug me for years, it was on all the bottles, all the ads, all the trucks…!

It finally got changed a couple of years ago. But I would love to find an original label with the logo on somewhere, for a talk I am doing soon about the use of the articles!

If anyone has one, please get in touch at my above blog!

]]> by: Owen http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/06/19/dealing-with-the-past-johnstone-enters-the-fray/#comment-6322 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:02:04 +0100 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/06/19/dealing-with-the-past-johnstone-enters-the-fray/#comment-6322 "There have long been indications of Serb willingness to admit guilt for whatever really happened at Srebrenica, but only for what really happened, and in return for recognition that atrocities of the same sort were committed on all sides." Another expert linguist at work. “There have long been indications of Serb willingness to admit guilt for whatever really happened at Srebrenica, but only for what really happened, and in return for recognition that atrocities of the same sort were committed on all sides.”
Another expert linguist at work.

]]> by: cão rafeiro http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/06/19/dealing-with-the-past-johnstone-enters-the-fray/#comment-6321 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:43:40 +0100 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/06/19/dealing-with-the-past-johnstone-enters-the-fray/#comment-6321 evacuating women and children to safety... so, I gess the human kind should be grateful for the generosity of Ratko Mladic, who speared the lives of the women and children of Srebrenica. How kind of him. Perhaps we shold award him tha nobel prize for peace. evacuating women and children to safety…

so, I gess the human kind should be grateful for the generosity of Ratko Mladic, who speared the lives of the women and children of Srebrenica. How kind of him. Perhaps we shold award him tha nobel prize for peace.

]]> by: T K Vogel http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/04/26/bosnian-parliament-fails-to-amend-constitution/#comment-6313 Sat, 29 Apr 2006 07:53:03 +0100 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/04/26/bosnian-parliament-fails-to-amend-constitution/#comment-6313 Heleen -- I don't necessarily think it's a deeep crisis because I didn't feel the amendments were that critical one way or another. But the decision sends a strong signal that Bosnia, or at least its elected representatives, isn't ready for more sweeping reform. I find it very unlikely that anything can still happen before the October election because any change would need to enter into force six months prior to the election. The whole affair also highlights the limitations of "facilitation" and "mediation" under current conditions. I personally believe that a fairly robust international engagement is still needed, but the current High Rep doesn't agree with that and the EU doesn't care about constitutional issues -- indeed, politics -- too much, instead focusing on technical matters. The big winners are the RS parties. They get to keep RS with all its current powers, look good to their constituents for standing up on some issues such as the rotating presidency, and managed to appear as constructive interlocutors of the internationals. Well done! Heleen — I don’t necessarily think it’s a deeep crisis because I didn’t feel the amendments were that critical one way or another. But the decision sends a strong signal that Bosnia, or at least its elected representatives, isn’t ready for more sweeping reform. I find it very unlikely that anything can still happen before the October election because any change would need to enter into force six months prior to the election.

The whole affair also highlights the limitations of “facilitation” and “mediation” under current conditions. I personally believe that a fairly robust international engagement is still needed, but the current High Rep doesn’t agree with that and the EU doesn’t care about constitutional issues — indeed, politics — too much, instead focusing on technical matters.

The big winners are the RS parties. They get to keep RS with all its current powers, look good to their constituents for standing up on some issues such as the rotating presidency, and managed to appear as constructive interlocutors of the internationals. Well done!

]]> by: Heleen http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/04/26/bosnian-parliament-fails-to-amend-constitution/#comment-6311 Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:18:42 +0100 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/04/26/bosnian-parliament-fails-to-amend-constitution/#comment-6311 Seems like a deep crisis...since the reasons for rejecting the amendments are diametrically opposite. What do you think they will recommend? Seems like a deep crisis…since the reasons for rejecting the amendments are diametrically opposite.

What do you think they will recommend?

]]> by: Katja http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/02/22/from-the-separated-at-birth-department-2/#comment-6255 Sat, 25 Feb 2006 21:10:13 +0000 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/02/22/from-the-separated-at-birth-department-2/#comment-6255 come to think of it, their EARS look alike! Ears are a good way of determining paternity! come to think of it, their EARS look alike! Ears are a good way of determining paternity!

]]> by: Katja http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/02/22/from-the-separated-at-birth-department-2/#comment-6254 Sat, 25 Feb 2006 21:08:10 +0000 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/02/22/from-the-separated-at-birth-department-2/#comment-6254 Boze moj! the only way to tell them apart is the cigarette and the tiny cup of coffee! No REAL American would be caught dead with such a tiny cup of coffee! Boze moj! the only way to tell them apart is the cigarette and the tiny cup of coffee! No REAL American would be caught dead with such a tiny cup of coffee!

]]> by: Katja http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/02/10/balking-at-violence-why-the-balkans-are-calm/#comment-6251 Tue, 21 Feb 2006 03:27:13 +0000 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2006/02/10/balking-at-violence-why-the-balkans-are-calm/#comment-6251 I really appreciate your placing this article on your blog, for one thing, I've noticed the same sort of reaction among American Muslims, they aren't out on the streets raising Hell over these obnoxious cartoons. I would contend that being Muslim in America is in some ways much more marginal than being Muslim in BiH, where there's 500 years of tradition, but the same thing applies, living in an open society where over all one has no worse opportunities than one's fellow citizens of other faiths. I think too that the possibliity that Syrian, and Iranian political manipulations are much greater in the Arab world and in the Indian sub-Continent and the biggest Muslim nation of all Indonesia. There's the matter of what have the clerics been up to in the Balkans and in America as well, which is to urge people away from any sort of violent public demonstrations and towards reasonable dialog. That is really important. Maybe the Balkans Muslims and the American Muslims are more realistic about living in the modern world, and have a more sensible idea of what is reasonable and what is unreasonable to expect out of people who do not share their beliefs. The American community is mostly one of converts and immigrants, there are not a lot of two or three generation Muslim families. So they have a very different take on things I suspect than the various Muslim communities in the Balkans, still there are similar results. Another thing, bad and horrible as ethnic cleansing is, these communities defended themselves in a very formidable way and that is a very different thing from the many daily slights and discriminations adding up over years and years of being Muslim in France, or England, or Germany. Maybe psychologically the Balkans communities are really healthier. I really appreciate your placing this article on your blog, for one thing, I’ve noticed the same sort of reaction among American Muslims, they aren’t out on the streets raising Hell over these obnoxious cartoons. I would contend that being Muslim in America is in some ways much more marginal than being Muslim in BiH, where there’s 500 years of tradition, but the same thing applies, living in an open society where over all one has no worse opportunities than one’s fellow citizens of other faiths.
I think too that the possibliity that Syrian, and Iranian political manipulations are much greater in the Arab world and in the Indian sub-Continent and the biggest Muslim nation of all Indonesia.
There’s the matter of what have the clerics been up to in the Balkans and in America as well, which is to urge people away from any sort of violent public demonstrations and towards reasonable dialog.
That is really important. Maybe the Balkans Muslims and the American Muslims are more realistic about living in the modern world, and have a more sensible idea of what is reasonable and what is unreasonable to expect out of people who do not share their beliefs.
The American community is mostly one of converts and immigrants, there are not a lot of two or three generation Muslim families. So they have a very different take on things I suspect than the various Muslim communities in the Balkans, still there are similar results.
Another thing, bad and horrible as ethnic cleansing is, these communities defended themselves in a very formidable way and that is a very different thing from the many daily slights and discriminations adding up over years and years of being Muslim in France, or England, or Germany.
Maybe psychologically the Balkans communities are really healthier.

]]> by: Eric http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/12/31/2006/#comment-6199 Mon, 02 Jan 2006 23:21:15 +0000 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/12/31/2006/#comment-6199 Well, happy new year to you too. Well, happy new year to you too.

]]> by: Estavisti http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/12/13/white-citynyc/#comment-6186 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:12:26 +0000 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/12/13/white-citynyc/#comment-6186 You knows it! <blockquote cite="BS">Srce mi kuca za ovaj grad/ i zato uvek biću spreman da mu život dam/ on je u krvi, on teče mojim venama/ i kad me okrene leđa ostaću mu veran ja. Naj naj bolje mesto što postoji, Beograd mu je ime al ja ga znam po crnoj boji etc </blockquote> I enjoy reading your blog, take a look at mine sometime Pozdrav iz Londona You knows it!

Srce mi kuca za ovaj grad/ i zato uvek biću spreman da mu život dam/ on je u krvi, on teče mojim venama/ i kad me okrene leđa ostaću mu veran ja. Naj naj bolje mesto što postoji, Beograd mu je ime al ja ga znam po crnoj boji etc

I enjoy reading your blog, take a look at mine sometime
Pozdrav iz Londona

]]> by: Edward Teague http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/12/09/more-on-gotovina/#comment-6184 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:15:38 +0000 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/12/09/more-on-gotovina/#comment-6184 This also makes Madame del Ponte look rdiculous after her visit in Jult to the Vatican claiming that Gotovina was in a monastery. Most interesting is State Dept's Ereli welcoming his arrest. No doubt G's silence on the US aid for Operation Storm will be bought in some way - swift justice, early release and a well funded retirement. This also makes Madame del Ponte look rdiculous after her visit in Jult to the Vatican claiming that Gotovina was in a monastery.

Most interesting is State Dept’s Ereli welcoming his arrest. No doubt G’s silence on the US aid for Operation Storm will be bought in some way - swift justice, early release and a well funded retirement.

]]> by: Oskar L. http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/10/16/the-chopping-school-of-international-relations/#comment-6178 Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:42:05 +0000 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/10/16/the-chopping-school-of-international-relations/#comment-6178 Generally, it's best to keep things as they are as any changes in borders, or creation of new states, will cause a lot of trouble. However, if a large and geographicaly concentrated group of people in a country absolutely do not want to be a a part of that country, then it takes some pretty harsh methods to keep them in, which aren't acceptable in a democracy. Hence, if the Basques want to leave Spain and Spain doesn't want to revert to fascism, it will have to let them go in the end. Likewise, if the Kosovo Albanians and the Bosnian Serbs don't want to remain part of their respective countries and these countries want to remain truly democratic, they'll have to let them go in one way or another. The alternative is to go the way of Israel, ethnically cleansing the native population and keeping the remainder occupied, slowly turning yourself into a state which is not quite as democratic as you'd probably like it to be. In summary, occupation kills democracy! Generally, it’s best to keep things as they are as any changes in borders, or creation of new states, will cause a lot of trouble. However, if a large and geographicaly concentrated group of people in a country absolutely do not want to be a a part of that country, then it takes some pretty harsh methods to keep them in, which aren’t acceptable in a democracy.

Hence, if the Basques want to leave Spain and Spain doesn’t want to revert to fascism, it will have to let them go in the end. Likewise, if the Kosovo Albanians and the Bosnian Serbs don’t want to remain part of their respective countries and these countries want to remain truly democratic, they’ll have to let them go in one way or another.

The alternative is to go the way of Israel, ethnically cleansing the native population and keeping the remainder occupied, slowly turning yourself into a state which is not quite as democratic as you’d probably like it to be.

In summary, occupation kills democracy!

]]> by: Eric http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/11/05/this-just-in-republicans-are-the-better-democrats/#comment-5867 Sun, 06 Nov 2005 02:43:47 +0000 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/11/05/this-just-in-republicans-are-the-better-democrats/#comment-5867 Well, I'd put my bet on #2, myself. Well, I’d put my bet on #2, myself.

]]> by: Katja http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/10/18/headline-of-the-day-2/#comment-5515 Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:12:02 +0100 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/10/18/headline-of-the-day-2/#comment-5515 damn that has to be right up there in the funniest headlines of all time! It's like something out of the Onion! damn that has to be right up there in the funniest headlines of all time! It’s like something out of the Onion!

]]> by: Eric http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/10/18/headline-of-the-day-2/#comment-5226 Thu, 20 Oct 2005 01:56:30 +0100 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/10/18/headline-of-the-day-2/#comment-5226 Don't they know that it is the cabbage production we are most worried about? Don’t they know that it is the cabbage production we are most worried about?

]]> by: Kim H http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/09/17/great-moments-in-advertising/#comment-5071 Mon, 17 Oct 2005 23:34:53 +0100 http://teekay.blogsome.com/2005/09/17/great-moments-in-advertising/#comment-5071 That reminds me of the English on the most popular bottled water here in Albania: "Suffled how it gush from the source." That reminds me of the English on the most popular bottled water here in Albania: “Suffled how it gush from the source.”

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