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joseph stiglitz explains financial crisis, trade deficits, reserves, institutions, liberalization, globalization, subsidies and democracy

ViCtOOr — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:43:41 +0000

joseph stiglitz is a columbia university professor. he was chief economist and senior vp of the world bank from 1997-2000 and became a nobel laureate in economics in 2001. you may have heard of him recently for his book the 3 trillion dollar war: the true cost of the iraq conflict. it is the clarity of his explanation of global financial crisises which lends him a spot here at www.victoor.com. in the following videos, you will navigate with him the dark meanders of the world economy and hopefully come to the same conclusion as i: a democratic overhaul of the world financial institutions is imperative.

here is part I (note that the video is in english with french subtitles):

links to:
global financial crisis (3:59)
the huge american trade deficit (9:00)
global financial reserves (7:00)
global financial institutions (17:09)
the liberalization of capitalized markets (8:01)
deficits (3:27)
the failure of globalization (2:33)
subsidies (4:18)
the democratic deficit (7:27)

once again i owe this one to the diligent research powers of my sister based in versailles, france. the videos were posted on dailymotion in the challenges.fr channel which presents videos from the challenges.fr french economy magazine.

our children will blame us (nos enfants nous accuserons)

ViCtOOr — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:46:05 +0000

my sis’ wanted me to spread the word on nos enfants nous accuserons, a movie by jean-paul jaud hitting the french projectors in the next few days. i shall oblige her. the trailer is bilingual french-english and is much more eloquent than any further introduction i could offer:

Link to the video

links to:
the trailer at dailymotion
the movie website

convert republicans to democracy

ViCtOOr — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:20:36 +0000

convert republicans to democracy. herculean is it not? how about evangelizing a lefty to write with his right hand. ask my dad, the results are closer to old viking runes than the alphabet.

if you have argued your way until this election, you have wasted your breath and possibly collapsed a lung. instead look at this scrupulous analysis by Jonathan Haidt on the real difference between liberals (to your left) and conservatives (first turn right).

the accuracy of his argument floored me and inspired me for what will hopefully be four years of worldwide collaboration.

links to:
jonathan haidt on ted
jonathan haidt’s website
jonathan haidt morality quiz

alea jacta est.

which one will you be on next?

ViCtOOr — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:48:20 +0000

and of course, to trace the nocive impact of these metal winged giants, a wonderful simulation of worldwide air traffic.

Link to the video

calculate your carbon footprint

ViCtOOr — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:45:36 +0000

Thanks to the good people from the GOOD side of life, I came across this fantastic carbon footprint calculator which goes well in depth without overburdening you with complex calculation. Compare your environmental impact with other citizens of the world. How will you fare?

Go visit www.WattzOn.com to calculate your CO2 footprint

the ader zero carbon footprint plane

PS: Saul Griffith (president of wattzon.com) set my clocks straight with calculating that 1/2 of the CO2 toll I take on the planet comes from my frequent flyer program. Notoriously though, I make up for dioxyde with my hilarious sense of humour…

10.08 bogota

ViCtOOr — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:14:53 +0000

here are some beautiful photos of the beautiful city and people of bogota. this trip was a true pleasure to be recommended to absolutely everyone.

see photos of bogota

10.08 tropical storm omar in curacao

ViCtOOr — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:51:58 +0000

these are photos and videos taken of tropical storm omar hitting the south west coast of curacao by the hilton and hook’s hut beach. both piers in concrete and wood have been swept away and winds and rains are flinging the island. omar was born last night from tropical storm 15 approximately 200 km north of curacao.

see the photos of
tropical storm omar in curacao

le lundi au soleil

ViCtOOr — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:35:14 +0000

le mercredi et le jeudi aussi…

Link to the video

petit remix de cloclo, pour l’anniversaire de ‘ti claude.

sheep in elevators

ViCtOOr — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:33:46 +0000

even in the smallest corners i relinquish my freedom for the benefits of social convenances.

Link to the video

sigh

not made in china

ViCtOOr — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:24:02 +0000

this video saved me an expensive trip and answered the poignant question of whether or not my lucky numbers would work at all lotteries worldwide.

Link to the video

on a sadder note from the beach: jess and i forgot to watch a single second of the olympics

the mass media is intoxicating you

ViCtOOr — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:17:50 +0000

Link to the video

hmmm… i feel chemistry. you?

antropomorphisme exhuberant

ViCtOOr — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:14:09 +0000

Link to the video

phone a fjord today please

ViCtOOr — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:05:44 +0000

the poetry of this i find astonishing. call +4790369389 to send a message echoing from the top of the bergskletten mountain overlooking the dalsfjord in norway. the telemegaphone is wind-powered and there is no call-waiting so be patient…

no school today

ViCtOOr — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:58:21 +0000

we’re at home frying our own fishes (courtesy of neatorama). so i’m taking the time to massively update some entries i found vastly entertaining in the past few weeks. yes i’ve been busy in paradise…

07.08 70 ans claude boulanger

ViCtOOr — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:27:07 +0000

le voila, ‘ti claude dans toute la splendeur de ses presque 70 ans (il est du 24 aout voyez-vous).

07.08 annia and jordi in ibiza

ViCtOOr — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:38:28 +0000

a most memorable week in ibiza in ca’n annia y jordi

07.08 summer in dekalb and rouen

ViCtOOr — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:36:59 +0000

a few photographs from our travels through dekalb and later rouen

06.08 first dives in curacao

ViCtOOr — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:02:40 +0000

diving at habitat and at the hilton in curacao. watch out ariel, here we come!

06.08 doug and sandra

ViCtOOr — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:47:57 +0000

cooling down in doug and sandra’s pool at the end of the year

en route to chicago, ibiza and france

ViCtOOr — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:42:24 +0000

all our bags are non-packed but we are ready to leave on the next jet planes to visit our friends and families in chicago and france. thanks to annia and jordi, we’re also making a little escapade to eivissa where we will visit them for a week.

sunset on chicago

the dates are the following:

chicago from 25th june to 7th july (matt and stephanie’s wedding in evanston is on 28th june)
france from 10th july to 24th july (papa’s 70th birthday party on 20th july)
ibiza from 12th july to 18th july

get in touch with us:
in the states @ +1 815 501 4076
in france @ +33.2.35.89.32.26