Where is the love dels Black Eyed Peas

Bé, abans d’entrar plenament en ambient i ritme d’estiu, les noticies. Com era d’imaginar, veient les proves evidents i no escoltant al cor, Anglaterra s’ha quedat eliminat del Mundial – un altre cop. Tots els experts semblen pensar que el problema és l’èxit dels clubs anglesos, on es premia més el fet de gastar diners comprant jugadors estrangers per dominar al Premier League, en comptes d’invertir en joves promeses. Mentre es dona més importància als clubs abans del país, poca cosa podem fer, sense importar si tenim a Capello o qui sigui d’entrenador. També es pensa que els jugadors actuals, la mal-anomenada Golden Generation, no toquen de peus en terra.

Però no tot és futbol, el Tribunal Constitucional ha parlat del Estatut, i també s’ha donat el resultat que es podia esperar fa temps. Si que fa ràbia, però com que tampoc tenia tantes esperances en l’estatut, pos, intentaré no acalentar-me el cap.

De les mesures econòmiques de ZP – increïble, a pagar el pato els de sempre!!

De la Plataforma, la bona noticia és que la CE ha obert expedient a l’estat espanyol per a la mala implantació de la Directiva Marc d’Aigues, però mentrestant ningú diu miu sobre el cabal minimament digne que necessita el riu. Bé, el dia 11 piraguada!

I avui toquen els Black Eyed Peas a Barcelona. Aquí tenim la primera cançó que jo vaig sentir d’ells, Where is the love? Del LP Elephunk, any 2003.

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Quick look at the news. As could be seen from the group matches, England continued playing poorly and were knocked out of the World Cup – again. Who’s to blame? Apparently, the Premier League and its obsession on club before country, with clubs paying small fortunes for foreign players rather than bringing through young promising stars. We also have the “Golden Generation” or players who do not seem to be in touch with reality.

Back in Catalonia, the news is that the Spanish High Courts have declared parts of the new autonomy statutes to be anti-constitutional. There is an uproar about this here but personally I believe Catalonia needs much more than these new statutes so instead of arguing about them, they should go for broke and demand independence!

On the economic front Zapatero is following other world “leaders” by screwing the “usual suspects” and letting the rich and bankers off the hook.

On the river Ebro front, the European Commission has called Spain to attention over its poor, or non-existent, application of the new River Basin laws. But still neither the Catalan nor Spanish governments have made a move on guaranteeing a future for the Ebro’s ecosystems. Anyway, next weeken we have the annual canoe event where hundreds of local people will canoe down the Ebro.

And, today the Black Eyed Peas play in Barcelona. Here’s the first of their hits I remember hearing – Where is the love from 2003’s LP Elephunk.