Belgrade and Beyond

First snow in Belgrade!

Here’s an interesting (short) post on blogs . Comments are welcomed.

On November 29th, 1945., in Belgrade - The Federative People’s Republic of Yugoslavia is declared. Federative People’s Republic of Yugoslavia was established as a socialist state during the first meeting of democratically established but Communist-led Parliament with six republics, then. Prime minister was Josip Broz Tito as in 1953 he was elected as president and later named “President for life“. Today was the working day, as usual : )

…is the air - Belgrade AGAIN with high rates of air pollution as fog and humidity (100%) make it worse. This time benzene rate increased especially in downtown of Belgrade which is making some breathing/health problems for citizens.

You’re in charge of the last of the Truffula Seeds.
And Truffula Trees are what everyone needs.
Plant a new Truffula. Treat it with care.
Give it clean water. And feed it fresh air.
Grow a forest. Protect it from axes that hack.
Then the Lorax
and all of his friends
may come back.
–The Lorax, Dr.Seuss

Great, great video on past, presence and the future of internet, net neutrality and other issues, including media, companies and influence of the net in our society. All sublimed in 10 minutes, thanks and via P.Jones.

Just a part of the process.

How it feels for a decent girl to be without Serbian version of T1 for more than a 5 days, in the middle of the work? Several options to consider (dial-up included): 1. text messaging also known as smsing (lot of, lot of sms’s); 2. to search for wireless connection (akka nowhere around); 3. communication via phone and negotiations; 4. in lazy hours, the following: taking ridiculous photographs, looking <again> for the Italian worm in broccoli, walking through the city in my comfortable black boots, brainstorming with Linux colleague. And then, after many days of calling and requesting, after many support technicians efforts, came along a guy-wizard called Dimitrije from my providers’ support, fixed all issues, despite Telekoms’ digging the holes in my street, and the fact that in front of my building some of the Serbian film directors are making a film (with all crew, lights, scenery etc). Anyway, good to be again on the the e-highway, thanks to sezampro.

Beside the conference in NC - Blog together at the beginning next year (you are welcome to participate at wiki page), with conference details and program, another interesting conference within eEurope, in Barselona next spring, on open access/archives, amazon.google/e-publishing/RDA/ and more. I will soon post the links and precise information: all I know is that Danica Radovanovic is gonna lead workshop on Blogs and Wikis.

Ten years ago, we (students then) were protesting for the rights of voting -it was civil and student protest by walking on the streets of Belgrade (1996). Ten years after, some other students protest for other issues.

It happened three days ago: Pancevo, ONLY 10 kilometers (6 miles) east of the Belgrade, prompting thousands of residents to remain indoors as levels of benzene and chlorine in the air soared to 10 times higher than normal.The factories were heavily bombarded during the 1999 NATO air attacks on Serbia over the Kosovo conflict, causing leakage and contamination of both the air and land. Demonstrations were held in Pancevo and Belgrade as well and those who live in downtown of Belgrade, I am recommending you not to go out (though there is no official alert in Belgrade, as I just came from outside, and the toxins in the air make your breath shortnened and strange feeling the lungs.