tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post3544250621106443514..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: Tour de France and silly land distribution schemesDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-82792456204773835462010-07-22T23:53:41.136+02:002010-07-22T23:53:41.136+02:00What's incredible about Venezuela, Caracas in ...What's incredible about Venezuela, Caracas in particular, is that <b>the same old potholes are still there after God knows how many years!!!</b> Lucky for me, they have been burned into my subconscious so I find that I'm able to dodge them pretty well!! <br /><br /><b><i>That's</i> Venezuela!!</b><br /><br />as for the roads in and the Tour de France... They are, with or without the Tour, top notch - although the imminent arrival of the Tour in any town in the countryside always means more money to keep them that way!MasterBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674613530770671729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-75643806411256175352010-07-21T03:41:53.152+02:002010-07-21T03:41:53.152+02:00brunnets24, I don’t know what the lack of access t...<b>brunnets24</b>, I don’t know what the lack of access to Julia’s online material means. I found it interesting that last week the <a href="http://forums.precentral.net/off-topic/255451-u-s-govt-shuts-down-73-000-blogs.html" rel="nofollow">US Government shut down 73,000 blogs</a> . This was allegedly over copyright violations by several blogs in a host server. <br /><br />Julia’s blog, <a href="http://antipatrioticvenezuelan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Antipatrioticvenezuelan</a>, gives this message when you try to bring <b> This blog is open to invited readers only.</b><br /><br />I do not know what this means for Julia’s blog, but there are two blogs out of Thugo’s reach that for some time have given the same message. <a href="http://alexbeech.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Alex Beech</a> , a one-time contributor to this blog, and <a href="http://rolita816.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">A colombo-americana's perspective</a> have now apparently limited access to their blogs. When you try to open up their URLs, you get this message: <b> This blog is open to invited readers only.</b> All three are female bloggers. I recall that Alex had been getting some nasty Chavista troll messages on her blog at one time, which I imagine is why she limited access to it. I once had an enjoyable online exchange with her on her blog . Here is one of Alex’s contributions to <a href="http://daniel-venezuela.blogspot.com/2008/09/change-for-changes-sake-isnt-enough-by.html" rel="nofollow">Venezuelan News and Views</a>.Boludo Tejanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-71613241584647447732010-07-20T16:35:15.320+02:002010-07-20T16:35:15.320+02:00jsb
Oh goodie! Finally a reader that seems to un...jsb<br /><br />Oh goodie! Finally a reader that seems to understand what chavismo is all about!<br /><br />:)Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-75048884938488000252010-07-20T16:24:39.807+02:002010-07-20T16:24:39.807+02:00France has nicely paved roads, free of trash, no b...France has nicely paved roads, free of trash, no bars on the windows and a productive countryside because they stole their wealth from Haiti. ...or at least I'm sure that's the answer Chavistas would give you.jsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526596147319229399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-24860428699218836242010-07-20T15:32:40.094+02:002010-07-20T15:32:40.094+02:00@Daniel,
We will be changing our Governor in Nove...@Daniel,<br /><br />We will be changing our Governor in November as the current Governor, Bill Ritter, decided not to run for re-election.<br />For lots more, surf to the blog: http://www.coloradopols.com/<br /><br />We used to have some great bike races in Colorado (Red Zinger was sponsored by Celestial Seasonings tea company), but there is not enough interest by the public.Dave Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355264650239868491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-81149078705890088472010-07-20T14:17:57.807+02:002010-07-20T14:17:57.807+02:00Do you have any information from/about Julia_1984?...Do you have any information from/about Julia_1984? It is very asthonishing that all known channels as blog / twitter etc. are disturbed/closed at once, as if the person does not exist anymore. You have to watch each other, I think this is more than a notice / warning. <br />Best regards Th.brunnets24https://www.blogger.com/profile/08038088419949464440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-54302938612133201692010-07-20T04:01:30.420+02:002010-07-20T04:01:30.420+02:00dave barnes
then you might want to promote a tour...dave barnes<br /><br />then you might want to promote a tour of colorado...:)<br /><br />now, winters are much harder in colorado and thus more potholes are formed because of the thaw a freeze repetitions. on this respect france as it somewhat easier. then again this week end i was watching the pyrennees and mende stages and the roads there also thaw and freeze in cycles.<br /><br />maybe it is the governor you need to change :)Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-40328459413599996212010-07-20T03:26:20.996+02:002010-07-20T03:26:20.996+02:00@Daniel,
Not sour grapes. Not at all.
I love the ...@Daniel,<br /><br />Not sour grapes. Not at all.<br />I love the tour.<br />I love traveling in France.<br /><br />My point is that "the French" understand the Le Tour is a long commercial and they turn out their best.<br /><br />Please remember that my view is from the USA (roads/streets in Denver have lots of potholes relative to France) and not from Venezuela.Dave Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355264650239868491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-1893922695111785572010-07-20T03:22:07.296+02:002010-07-20T03:22:07.296+02:00vitor roma
yes1 i forgot! france is THE ONLY coun...vitor roma<br /><br />yes1 i forgot! france is THE ONLY country that subsidizes agriculture!!!!!<br /><br />as for brazil. true, it is a growing one. but in productivity, quality and variety it is still quite far behind the Us, France and many other european countries. let's not confuse bulk with quality, though i am convinced that quality is coming fast to brazil too (note: by quality i include all, from environmental concern to the ability to make a good foie gras)Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-31139519012571305342010-07-20T03:10:02.415+02:002010-07-20T03:10:02.415+02:00Dave Barnes
1) because of course no other major s...Dave Barnes<br /><br />1) because of course no other major sporting event is subsidized by the local government or national government. for example the world cup in south africa was paid only from the sales of match tickets.....<br /><br />2) the route is know in advance but not all the details. the final route is decided about one year before. and even if it were 3 years in advance we are talking here of an average of 150 km per stage, for about 20 stages. that is a lot of miles to spruce up. the fact of the matter is that even the side roads you can glimpse on occasion look quite well tented, and in addition, i do drive in france on a regular basis and even the roads where the tour will never pass have a strange lack of potholes....<br /><br />3) there are the tour stages which are timed races. they are usually urban and they drive on occasion on city areas that are not so nice. by definitions chateaux are in the country side mostly (90%? more?) and the tour is a road trip so yes, you will see chateaux whether you like it or not. think instead at how many chateaux are there well kept.<br /><br />i do not understand such sour grapes and negativity. after all the vuelta or el giro are probably as nice to look at as the tour, with as many castellos or castillos. <br /><br />at any rate, your arguments do not diminish my point: venezuela roads suck and historical preservation suck and its slums are much, much worse than the ones in france.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-88321802048682885312010-07-20T00:21:16.372+02:002010-07-20T00:21:16.372+02:001. Le Tour de France is private, but supported by ...1. Le Tour de France is private, but supported by much under-the-table government spending because Le Tour is a 3-week long TV commercial for France.<br /><br />2. The route is known 2 years in advance and the government spends lots of money to create a perfect road surface.<br /><br />3. You will notice that you will always see images of gorgeous chateaux, but never a shot of les banlieues.Dave Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355264650239868491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-85745457142262358422010-07-19T22:34:29.633+02:002010-07-19T22:34:29.633+02:00Why omitting Brazil when comparing France to other...Why omitting Brazil when comparing France to other agricultural powers? French agriculture is good, but nothing exceptional specially considering it's heavily subsided.Vitor Romahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03945643118185749099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-46459997613160663602010-07-19T22:17:11.607+02:002010-07-19T22:17:11.607+02:00Yes, but France has one problem that overrides all...Yes, but France has one problem that overrides all of those benefits for Chavez: They change their leaders on a regular basis. That just isn't working for him.<br /><br />Like underwear, leaders of a country should be changed frequently... and for the same reason.Roynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-83050382294686370322010-07-19T19:44:55.777+02:002010-07-19T19:44:55.777+02:00Hello Daniel
I can understad your feelings for the...Hello Daniel<br />I can understad your feelings for the Tour, imagine a team of PVDSA<br />cycling next year just like the team of Kazaghstan it would be on TVT also showing the roads and surroundings in good management on agriculture. But the French work for their cattle, grains,beetsugar,sunflowers and vegetables,grapes,they can provide the food for the population themselves, thanks to infrastucture<br />on transport by road, train and ships. When will there be a TGV in Venezuela?<br />They love their history and keep all monuments of the past in order.<br />Thats what proud people do and pay taxes for bleu-blanc-rouge l'espoire de la fleurie.<br />RegradsInahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236189809232528854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-72587794417047263582010-07-19T18:29:08.159+02:002010-07-19T18:29:08.159+02:00Good points. Unfortunately, as you well know, it w...Good points. Unfortunately, as you well know, it would appear the only thing his inner circle tells him is "Si, mi comandante." <br /><br />I wonder if Baudel, after the Dec 2007 referendum, has been the only person to lay it on the line to Chavez. Is he the only one formerly close to Chavez who has been jailed ? Cause, effect...<br /><br />Which is why no one tells the emperor the real status of his apparel.<br /><br />At the end of the Chavez era, which may well be in several decades’ time, we will then get all this statements from his courtiers that they had tried to tell him this, tell him that.And maybe they had. Chavez is not one who takes no for an answer.<br /><br />So what else is new?<br /><br />Regarding Thugo taking advice from France on how to do agriculture [oh that he would], I am reminded of a <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/latin_america/newsid_5353000/5353204.stm" rel="nofollow">golden oldie from Thugo:</a> <br /><i>"I am only a soldier in that battle. Fidel is our president. If we had to name a president of the world with enough powers to set it right, it would be Fidel. I believe in a decade he would set the world right." </i> [my translation]<br /><br /> Here are the ratios of 2007 milk production to 1961 milk production, derived from <a href="http://faostat.fao.org/site/339/default.aspx" rel="nofollow">UN_FAO_Statistics</a>.<br />South America 4.01<br />Central America 4.37 <br />Cuba 1.39<br /><br />When the “president of the world” gets these results, it is a no-brainer what has happened to agriculture in Venezuela, as Thugo considers Fidel a good source of advice.Boludo Tejanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-6681103645571572652010-07-19T17:45:01.018+02:002010-07-19T17:45:01.018+02:00We are receiving daily coverage of the Tour de Fra...We are receiving daily coverage of the Tour de France at 9 AM every day on ESPN on DirecTV.<br /><br />Talking about holes in the road 6 young people died in Barcelona when they drove into a water filled pothole & lost control of their vehicle.<br /><br />http://www.elsoldemargarita.com.ve/Noticias.aspx?NoticiaId=61855&SeccionId=9<br /><br />After doing a tour through eastern Venezuela 2 years ago we had to replace all the motor & transmission mounts on our car.Island Canucknoreply@blogger.com