Another link to an organisation. This time, OneVoice Movement, founded and run by the great Daniel Lubetzky. The organisation helps to promote peace between israelis and palestinians.Enjoy

Even more criticisms for the United States and,this time, Canada. Living in Spain, with 5TV channels, I have always complained about the quality of the home entertainment, which is not only limited, but very bad. The answer, I got British cable tv,and that problem is now pretty much solved. But now in my trip, I have realised how American television consists of biased news channels, people trying to sell you brooms that work better than your own, or brainwashing watchers into buying the latest drug that will save you from sure death. With this kind of entertainment,it is not surprising that the United States,despite being rich, powerful, and having some of the most intelligent people in the world, is raising generations of very ignorant people who live fearful of the many things which might happen to them.Moving to New York in a couple of days, and hopefully some good posts will come out of there!

Travelling in the USA for some 10 days, and then moving to Canada for another week or so, there is one thing that has attracted my attention. In the US, all the badly paid jobs i.e employees at coffee shops, souvenir stores, etc are carried out either by latinos or blacks, and somehow you getthe impression thatthey got up very early, are tired and bored of their job and cannot make ends meet. Moving up to Canada, a much wider variety of people do these jobs. But there is a large difference. Whether they be latino, indian, caucasian, black, everyone seems to be more friendly and much more happy to do their job, and help you out in whatever they may need. I happened to hear a Michael Moore interview yesterday something that, I think, is exactly the right reason.In his own words: “Canadians have structured their societyin a different way to Americans. Their view is, we’re all Canadians, we’re all in the same boat here. If a person falls upon hard times in Canada, we should help him/her out. Here in America, we Beat Up on our poor. We want to punish them for being poor.”
I think, having been in LA recently, a city of such rich and poor extremes, that this argument Mr.Moore makes is quite valid and true. WHich is better??you decide!

Todays post is simply an invitation to visit the SPR Website. StopPrisonerRape is an oranisation based in Los Angeles which helps to stop raping in jails and is spreading out the word very quickly. Due to their growing popularity, they deserve to have a link of their own. To enter, simply click anywhere on this post!

In Spain, more and more attention is being given to older people and the way they use new technologies. Studies are being carried out, mostly, by various different technological companies,and I don’t blame them. All research shows that the elder men and women of our society(on the whole, of course) either refuse, or are reluctant to use new devices and technologies. When asked why, they answer that they feel left out by the new generation and new companies, and there was also a great deal of “When I was younger….” and “Before you were born…”. A few days ago I stood in Los Angeles airport at a check in desk, where most of the check-in attendants have been substituted by computers. Needless to say, there were many people(40years and above) who had absolutely no clue as to how to use these machines. They were put in “special lines”(interpret as you wish) to be assisted after10 minutes by a woman who did not have a working printer and took way too long to do her job(despite her best intentions).This article is not to say that elder people do not, or do not want to use new technology( many of them engage in these activities successfully) It is not a way of criticising the Continental desk at Los Angeles airport.In my view it’s simply this: Most 21st century hi-tech companies should make much more of an effort with this sector of the population, as it would help not only their consumers, but themselves, allowing them to increase their market size considerably.

Three is the number of felonies that you have to commit in California to go to jail for life. No matter how small they are, steal some sweatpants from a shop because you’re desperate for money, or take some jewelery from a store, the third time you’re in for life. It seems kind of odd that in the land of the free with justice for all, somebody who is an alcoholic or a drug addict and needs money cannot get a second chance, or any type of rehabilitation. This, Im sure, shows on the tax payers bills, not only in California, but all over the country, because, as I have said before, about 2.1million americans are imprisoned in the united states. Some estimates show that 37%of black males have “prison experience”. Now, don’t get me wrong, I do not want alcoholics or druggies coming up to rob me on the street, but if they do go to jail, let it be for a few years only, and they should certainly receive state-funded rehabilitation, in a country where most state governments refuse to pay for many services such as rehab programs or homeless shelters.

The German sporting company founded by Adi Dassler announced yesterday that it would buy Reebok for a sum 3,100 million Euros. Immediately, reebok shares in the s&p500 rose, and so did adidas’. The buy is aimed at making The german company more competitive against Nike,the global leader. This is a fine example of what I wrote about some posts ago( Controlling the Media). It is kind of sad that when we were able to buy from just three large competitive companies, we now have to choose between two…but that’s business in action, I guess.

exuse me for my sparse posting these days. I have been visiting(of course, as a cultural experience in the interest of culture and science) the six flags hurricane harbor waterpark, the Hollywood chinese theatre, the stars, and many other interesting sites in LA. I will move on tomorrow to Canada, which I already know, and I think I will have a computer at my fingertips more often than I do here, which is good as I promise to post some more.I know Summer is the time when the most people visit SachatamiaGroup, so for all of those who are loyal to the site, I refuse to shut it down.:P