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April 30, 2010

Our Weekly Postcard (CIX)

What a scam!

As a rule, May Day is a traditional holiday here in Winterthur, Switzerland. No workday, a free day in the midst of the week – a day to cook a Franconian bratwurst, or a Thuringian bratwurst, or a Nuremberger bratwurst under the grill.

But not this year!

May Day 2010 is identical to Saturday 1st of May 2010 (that’s tomorrow!). We never work on Saturdays, as we never work on May Days. So the bottom line is that we will be in the red with the total of our recreation time at the end of this year.

But be that as it may… We wish you a trouble-free and enjoyable weekend!

Front side:
Peloponnes, track #15 of Vernon LeNoir’s Bataille And The Bird (released in April 2007; CC license).

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By Gris-Gris at 6:02 pm CET | Category: Backyard, Music
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Il Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela…

»Hola mis queridos Candangueros y Candangueras. Esto ha sido una explosión inesperada. Gracias.Thanks. Ahora en Barinas con Evo. Venceremos!!«


- twitter.com/chavezcandanga* (April 29)

Sí Comandante!! Venceremos!! helmetsmil

*El candanga, engl. the devil

By Eric at 4:13 pm CET | Category: In Flagranti, Linktips
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On Apple vs. Adobe

Next round in this nerve-racking squabbling:

Steve Jobs’ open letter Thoughts on Flash (April 29), and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen’s response in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.

By Eric at 9:34 am CET | Category: In Flagranti, Linktips
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April 29, 2010

This Blog Needs More Cats

Mascots

At least more cat links… and here we go:

U.S. Naval Institute USNI: Cats and the Sea Services

It is likely that the ancient Egyptians were the first seafarers to realize the true value of having cats as shipmates.

By Eric at 3:21 pm CET | Category: Linktips
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World Football: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking Updated

28 Apr 2010 | The Ranking

The first ten: Brazil (#1) – Spain – Portugal – Netherlands – Italy – Germany – Argentina – England – Croatia – France

Some others: Greece #12; USA #14; Switzerland #26; Turkey #33; Republic of Ireland #43; Scotland #44; Hungary #56; Poland #58; Austria #64; Montenegro #65

P.S. Switzerland down 6 places from the previous ranking :shock:

By Gris-Gris at 11:29 am CET | Category: In Flagranti, Linktips
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