champeau@agoravox.com http://www.agoravox.com en AGORAVOX - The Citizen Media 2005 AgoraVox teamate champeau@agoravox.com http://www.agoravox.com/ http://www.agoravox.com Werner Patels Canadian voters must be tearing out their hair. Most people want to do the right thing on election day (whenever that is), but figuring things out and making a decision has become torture for most. Polls are no big help either. One week, the (...) ]]> Conservative or Liberal? Canadian voters don't know anymore. Canadian voters must be tearing out their hair. Most people want to do the right thing on election day (whenever that is), but figuring things out and making a decision has become torture for most. Polls are no big help either. One week, the Conservatives are up, and the next, the Liberals are up a bit again. Yet, underlying any poll is the lingering suspicion that they are all bogus anyway - one only needs to remember the polling disaster leading up to the general elections in Britain in 1997 when every single poll (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8151 Wed, 07 May 2008 02:41:08 +0200 no Blogactiv Team The extent of climate change on earth hinges decisively on the outcome of the US elections on November 4th. Without a radical reversal of US energy and climate policy, expectations for a satisfactory outcome of the International Climate (...) ]]> The extent of climate change on earth hinges decisively on the outcome of the US elections on November 4th. Without a radical reversal of US energy and climate policy, expectations for a satisfactory outcome of the International Climate Conference in Copenhagen in early December 2009 look bleak. The extent of climate change on earth hinges decisively on the outcome of the US elections on November 4th. Without a radical reversal of US energy and climate policy, expectations for a satisfactory outcome of the International Climate Conference in Copenhagen in early December 2009 look (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8150 Wed, 07 May 2008 02:39:46 +0200 no Christophe Hugo ]]> http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8149 Wed, 07 May 2008 02:33:30 +0200 no Bakoh No one could have imagined this! The Celtics (who have the best record in the league and have been prematurately crowned by the media in spite of the existence of the formidable Lakers ) have to play a game 7 v. the young Hawks. The Hawks did (...) ]]> No one could have imagined this! The Celtics (who have the best record in the league and have been prematurately crowned by the media in spite of the existence of the formidable Lakers ) have to play a game 7 v. the young Hawks. The Hawks did not even win 40 games, and had to wait until the last few days of the season before they could even secure a spot in the playoff. Whereas, the Celtics have been the story of the league since the trade for KG (one of my favorite players) and Ray Allen happened during the Summer. And to their credit, they added key players in addition to those (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8143 Mon, 05 May 2008 09:07:10 +0200 no Bakoh Will he be the MVP? I mean the title was stolen from him at least twice (the first time Nash got it and even before that). However, what he really wants this year is the title and he can get it. Every year he would start the season deferring to (...) ]]> Will he be the MVP? I mean the title was stolen from him at least twice (the first time Nash got it and even before that). However, what he really wants this year is the title and he can get it. Every year he would start the season deferring to his teammates first but they were not ready previous years (last year injuries also shortened what could have been a successful year). This year they are all ready for the call and the addition of Pau has simply been great. Even Lamar, who simply cannot shine under the spotlight, has finally found his niche. I think he is not made to be (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8144 Mon, 05 May 2008 09:03:16 +0200 no selay IJahman Levi, the living figurehead of Reggae Music gave a high concert performance on Friday 2nd May 2008 at ‘Palais de la Culture' in Abidjan, the economic hub of Ivory Coast. A day before this colourful performance, he has been welcomed by (...) ]]> IJahman Levi, the living figurehead of Reggae Music gave a high concert performance on Friday 2nd May 2008 at ‘Palais de la Culture' in Abidjan, the economic hub of Ivory Coast. A day before this colourful performance, he has been welcomed by the President of the Republic, Mr. Gbagbo Laurent and the chairpersons of the trade unions and the political authorities gathered at the presidential palace for the celebration of the International Labor day. There, IJahman urged Ivorians to unite in order to give peace a chance and help the country comes out of the dreadful situation it is still (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8141 Mon, 05 May 2008 08:59:00 +0200 no AllPeopleUnite The first of May is celebrated annually as a holiday of the working class, to look back on our triumphs, and forward to our future struggle. The labour movement and the Liberal Party of Canada have seemingly lost sight of that fight, that battle (...) ]]> The first of May is celebrated annually as a holiday of the working class, to look back on our triumphs, and forward to our future struggle. The labour movement and the Liberal Party of Canada have seemingly lost sight of that fight, that battle against the barbed teeth of capitalism, which seeks at every turn to claw back the gains made by the working class, to crush resistance to the enterprising profiteers who seek to exploit the labour of the working class for as much capital gain as possible. The greatest problem facing Canada is a severe inequality, in incomes, in quality of (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8140 Mon, 05 May 2008 08:52:31 +0200 no Christophe Hugo ]]> http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8139 Mon, 05 May 2008 08:49:39 +0200 no Christophe Hugo ]]> http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8132 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:30:26 +0200 no Blogactiv Team Obama's character and record have started to receive a modicum of scrutiny, albeit late in the game. Remarks by Obama's pastor of 20 years and spiritual father Jeremiah Wright have provoked a firestorm of outrage. Saint Barack and Pastor (...) ]]> Earlier this week Hillary Clinton beat Barack Obama in Pennsylvania's democratic presidential primary by 10 percent points, which was all the more impressive as Obama outspent her 3 to 1 and won over 92% of the black vote. What does it mean? Obama's character and record have started to receive a modicum of scrutiny, albeit late in the game. Remarks by Obama's pastor of 20 years and spiritual father Jeremiah Wright have provoked a firestorm of outrage. Saint Barack and Pastor Jeremiah Wright have both said Wright's remarks were taken out of context. If anything, in context they're (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8117 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:28:57 +0200 no Christophe Hugo ]]> http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8115 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:16:23 +0200 no Christophe Hugo ]]> http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8114 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:33:21 +0200 no Werner Patels At this stage in the race for the White House, no one has any doubts anymore that moving back into her "home" of eight years is Hillary Clinton's overriding motivation. She spends more time denigrating and "misspeaking" about her opponent, (...) ]]> The battle between the two front-runners is threatening to tear the Democratic party apart. At this stage in the race for the White House, no one has any doubts anymore that moving back into her "home" of eight years is Hillary Clinton's overriding motivation. She spends more time denigrating and "misspeaking" about her opponent, Barack Obama, than about issues, or the Republican candidate John McCain, for that matter. Americans are becoming fed up with the nasty tone of the battle between the two Democratic candidates. According to a new poll, 50% of Americans (as well as 50% of (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8116 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:30:28 +0200 no micmac08USA Dollar going down on the ground, shall the elections chage this situation? or the worst is yet to come?, in the mean time this's not very comfortable for american moral. micmac08USA ]]> Dollar USA Dollar going down on the ground, shall the elections chage this situation? or the worst is yet to come?, in the mean time this's not very comfortable for american moral. micmac08USA http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8097 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:04:18 +0200 no Liberally Conservative The Weather Underground Organization, was a violent U.S. radical left group formed in 1969 by leaders and members who split from the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). They took their name from a lyric in the Bob Dylan song "Subterranean (...) ]]> Sen. Barack Hussein Obama was asked during a televised debate about his links to a former member of the Vietnam-era militant Weather Underground organization, Bill Ayers, who is now a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Weather Underground Organization, was a violent U.S. radical left group formed in 1969 by leaders and members who split from the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). They took their name from a lyric in the Bob Dylan song "Subterranean Homesick Blues","You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows," which they (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8088 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:39:03 +0200 no Carlos Payá MCL's road to a democratic transition in Cuba • Varela Project (Proyecto Varela). Petition to the Government presented by 25,000 citizens under Art. 88 of the Cuban Constitution. Year 2002-2003. This was, and is, the first step in a series of (...) ]]> Steps to transition by Chrisitan movement "Liberación". MCL's road to a democratic transition in Cuba • Varela Project (Proyecto Varela). Petition to the Government presented by 25,000 citizens under Art. 88 of the Cuban Constitution. Year 2002-2003. This was, and is, the first step in a series of citizen's demand through peaceful and legal means petitioning the Government to abide and obey the Cuban Constitution. The Constitution requires the National Assembly to call for a Referendum so the citizens can vote on changes proposed on the petition. The Varela (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8093 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:31:16 +0200 no stephanemot Hop-on, Inc are into mobile gambling. And judging by their recent press releases, they kind of hit the jackpot in Las Vegas. Because Hop-on are also into mobile phones ; the disposable, no-screen, no-frills, GBP 10 / USD 20 kind of mobile (...) ]]> Hop-on, Inc are into mobile gambling. And judging by their recent press releases, they kind of hit the jackpot in Las Vegas. Because Hop-on are also into mobile phones ; the disposable, no-screen, no-frills, GBP 10 / USD 20 kind of mobile phones. And their stuff seems to be flying off the shelves around the CTIA Wireless show : 20080318 news : 50,000 "pieces" of GSM/CDMA Dual Mode PDA HOP2001 for $ 16 M... Yes, that's $ 320 apiece - I guess there was the heck of a pionneer premium / development fee along with it. 20080410 news : 10,000 "phones" sold as part of test purchases (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8087 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:21:42 +0200 no Michael Teodoro G. Ting Jr. Cerebral palsy did not stop Abbey Curran to lead a normal life and accomplish her dreams. Today, she multitasks as a motivational speaker, advocacy leader, magazine cover model, pilot-trainee, college student, watercolor painter, and the (...) ]]> Last week, Abbey Curran represented the state of Iowa in the Miss USA 2008 pageant. She is different from all the other candidates—she has cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy did not stop Abbey Curran to lead a normal life and accomplish her dreams. Today, she multitasks as a motivational speaker, advocacy leader, magazine cover model, pilot-trainee, college student, watercolor painter, and the reigning Miss Iowa USA 2008. Growing up as a farmer's daughter born with cerebral palsy, Abbey has committed her life to proving that no obstacle is big enough to stop her from achieving her (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8077 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:14:52 +0200 no Blogactiv Team The Transitions Online laments on the Serbia's possible NATO entry. In Central Europe, where European and Russian interest zones are intercepting, war has been fought a mere 13 years ago, military alliance and stability is as important as (...) ]]> The Transitions Online laments on the Serbia's possible NATO entry. In Central Europe, where European and Russian interest zones are intercepting, war has been fought a mere 13 years ago, military alliance and stability is as important as economic and political union is. The Transitions Online laments on the Serbia's possible NATO entry. In Central Europe, where European and Russian interest zones are intercepting, war has been fought a mere 13 years ago, military alliance and stability is as important as economic and political union is. Since all countries but Serbia have a policy to (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8091 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:13:06 +0200 no Christophe Hugo ]]> ...political mechanism likely broken in the "ON" position http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8090 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:11:18 +0200 no Michael Teodoro G. Ting Jr. Sunday, April 20, 2008, truly blessed the path of His Eminence, soon His Excellency Fernando Lugo. He is Bishop of San Pedro, and from hereon, President-elect of Paraguay. By winning the elections, Lugo made history for being the first bishop in (...) ]]> A Catholic bishop won as Paraguay's president. His divine mission puts an end to 61 years of one-party rule in arguably the second poorest nation in South America. Sunday, April 20, 2008, truly blessed the path of His Eminence, soon His Excellency Fernando Lugo. He is Bishop of San Pedro, and from hereon, President-elect of Paraguay. By winning the elections, Lugo made history for being the first bishop in the world to be elected president, the first non-traditional politician to beat a ruling party in Paraguay, and the first president-elect outside the Colorado party in 61 years. (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8079 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:50:28 +0200 no selay Mr. Yves Zogbo Junior has been living into exile for three years now. He currently lives in Democratic Republic of Congo after a brief stay in Cotonou the economical and political hub of Benin. He hastily left Ivory Coast, his home country, (...) ]]> Friday, April 18th 2008, Yves Zogbo Junior, the famous Ivorian TV show presenter, who currently lives into exile, announces to AFP (the French leading press agency) his candidacy for the long-postponed presidential elections, finally due to November 30th 2008. Mr. Yves Zogbo Junior has been living into exile for three years now. He currently lives in Democratic Republic of Congo after a brief stay in Cotonou the economical and political hub of Benin. He hastily left Ivory Coast, his home country, after he missed being killed when he came under attack by a mysterious commando at his home (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8081 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:46:14 +0200 no Blogactiv Team In his address of 16th April President Bush has for the first time admitted the need for the USA to stabilise CO2 emissions in view of coping with climate change. But allowing an additional 15-20 percent increase of emissions before capping them (...) ]]> In his address of 16th April President Bush has for the first time admitted the need for the USA to stabilise CO2 emissions in view of coping with climate change. But allowing an additional 15-20 percent increase of emissions before capping them as of 2025 is not a deal the US government can hope to sell to its own citizens, let alone the international community. In his address of 16th April President Bush has for the first time admitted the need for the USA to stabilise CO2 emissions in view of coping with climate change. But allowing an additional 15-20 percent increase of emissions (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8078 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:43:32 +0200 no Antal, Dániel I had two stories on the front page of Agoravox redirected from the Blogactiv community. Literary heritage in the archive of Hungary's Communist secret services is an article about the story of a comic book confiscated by Hungary's communists (...) ]]> I am a member of the Blogactiv.eu community which consists of blogs about European affairs. Some of my posts were and will be redirected to Agoravox.This is who I am and why I blog in English. I had two stories on the front page of Agoravox redirected from the Blogactiv community. Literary heritage in the archive of Hungary's Communist secret services is an article about the story of a comic book confiscated by Hungary's communists spies that was found 33 years after the author's death. I tried to show with an interesting story that the loss of certain liberties, such as freedom of (...) http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8075 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:41:55 +0200 no Christophe Hugo ]]> Man was also wearing a pointy hat and mumbling in a dead language. Also spotted near U.N. building in NYC. No arrest reported thus far. http://www.agoravox.com/article.php3?id_article=8074 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:38:46 +0200 no