blog.dreameffect.org » news http://blog.dreameffect.org see what I have to say (in case you were interested) Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:30:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The hand of God, a la mode http://blog.dreameffect.org/2009/11/22/the-hand-of-god-a-la-mode/ http://blog.dreameffect.org/2009/11/22/the-hand-of-god-a-la-mode/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:34:55 +0000 Ludovic http://blog.dreameffect.org/?p=259 Remember the infamous incident of the 1986 World Cup quarter final when Diego Maradona deliberately committed a handball which resulted in Argentina eliminating England? The handball from Thierry Henry which led to France going to South Africa next June while Ireland will have to watch the World Cup on TV is  probably as embarrassing. A lot has been written and said about the incident and about the man. I understand the frustration from the Irish team and all their supporters. Had things been reversed I would also have been angry at the manner in which France would have been eliminated. That said, looking at the bigger picture, Ireland put themselves in this situation. They haven’t played well enough to be finish first in their group which would have automatically sent them with SA. France, either. The point is you cannot blame the non-qualification of Ireland on Henry’s handball. This is looking at the reality will blinds on.

I, and many French people, are sad about the manner in which France booked their ticket to the World Cup and at the poor quality of the team. I feel sorry for Ireland but what is done is done. It’s time to move on.

I hope France will do better next year but I have my concerns. First and foremost I have concerns about the coach. But I guess we’ll see how it goes.

]]> http://blog.dreameffect.org/2009/11/22/the-hand-of-god-a-la-mode/feed/ 0 What a sad world we live in http://blog.dreameffect.org/2009/10/19/what-a-sad-world-we-live-in/ http://blog.dreameffect.org/2009/10/19/what-a-sad-world-we-live-in/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:40:37 +0000 Ludovic http://blog.dreameffect.org/?p=222 The story of this US balloon boy is quite saddening. There are many more terrible things happening every day in the world but this sort of stories makes you wonder about the society we live in. In order to get some media attention and for the purpose of getting into some reality tv shows, this family pretended one of their sons had been carried away in a helium balloon. Even prompting the autorities to close down an airport for the duration of the “rescue” mission. Which obviously resulted in finding no child in the balloon because he was safely hiding at home.

Besides the obvious what saddens me the most in this are the motivations. Is being in a reality tv show what people want to do in life? I imagine being rich and famous is quite appealing to many people but I think the way you get there is almost as important as getting there. This sort of publicity stunts is certainly not the way to do it and is simply appalling.

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