Rent a husband for an hour

Check this out.

Moscow City Hall want to rent ‘husbands’ to perform ‘men’s jobs’ in local households. The hired “husbands” would be available to perform tasks traditionally viewed as a man’s job in a Russian household, such as replacing a leaky tap or putting up shelves,

“Husband For An Hour Moscow” is one of several dozen companies which promise “young and strong men with a huge set of technical skills,”

“You’ve just spent a long time in a store selecting a new light fixture for your hallway to perfectly match your new decor,” the company’s online statement reads. “But you’re a beautiful woman with a killer manicure, and you’re not ready to get intimate with a buzzing and horribly vibrating drill. Who can come to your aid?” “Assertive men, who’ll call themselves your husband for an hour, are on their way to your home,” the ad reads.

We generally call these men ..plumber, electrician, technician, carpenter, contractor, window guy..etc

Maybe something is lost in the translation…or way more is being advertised here..


Reference

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/10/moscow-announces-plans-for-rent-a-husband-social-service

Too many propagandas and conspiracy theories

Have you been noticing that we have been bombarded with an unreasonable high number of propagandas and conspiracy theories regarding the recent crash involving the Malaysian Airlines flight MH 17?

A few months ago we had another case of a Malaysian Airlines plane with almost the same size and capacity that went missing mysteriously (MH 370). I remember reading the many conflicting news reports about that incident. People mostly had no clue as to what actually happened to the airplane. When the investigation didn’t find/reveal anything insightful (as to the location of the crash, who and for what/motive), then all of the speculations started to sound believable. We couldn’t really verify or even reject any of the claims because we didn’t have access to the crash site, the black box or the victims.

This time everything is very different. We actually have a crash site, very good tracking capabilities (via satellites and flight trackers), ground reports of the incident, the black boxes, and even victim’s bodies. So, it shouldn’t really be that hard to piece everything together..right?

Wrong!

We are currently living in the age of technology where massive propaganda and conspiracy theories can be easily disseminated rapidly. If they don’t like the way you are thinking about something then they will try to change it, logically if they can, emotionally if they must.

I’m completely against these sort of mind manipulations (propagandas, conspiracies, false advertising, social experiments, what have you) because I think they are not entirely ethical.

Moving on.

I was trying to find a list of conspiracy theories about the crash, who said what, when and possibly a refutation of them. It seems no one has done a good job on it yet. I hope someone can do this in the future.

I saw an article today that analyzed one or two of the talking points (very narrowly in the context of what the American public might be interested to read). It is about one of the alleged comments made by the rebel leader after shooting down what he thought was a Ukrainian military plane which was later identified as flight MH 17. The site provided an evidence to support the claim; a screenshot of a post by the rebel leader which was deleted soon after.)

I think we should have a checklist of all the claims made; by who and when; and see if any of it can be supported with the existing facts.

I almost believe that we would be able to uncover all the facts truthfully if the investigators were given unlimited access to the site provided that the crucial evidences are not lost.

Strongman Putin is almost invincible

The recent tragedy involving the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 has shown once again the real strength of Vladimir Putin and the Russian secretive apparatus. They are almost invincible. Nothing can really touch them.
Shooting civilian’s aircrafts is a criminal act. People don’t really get away with it, unless you are extremely powerful and well connected, then you can get away with just about anything.

Today, Putin seemed almost sympathetic. He allowed (via proxy of course!) the bodies of the dead passengers to be removed. He also promised to facilitate (help in any way he can?) with an independent investigation. Does this mean that the Pro-Russian trigger happy guy who shoots down the plane is going to die soon under mysterious circumstances?

Shooting down this plane was probably a mistake/an accident. Ukraine is a hot area. Everyone is trying to grab a piece of it. And they are doing it the old fashion way via military. A lot of innocent folks have died since the Ukrainian’s revolution this year. More people died when Russia took over Crimea. I was a little bit surprised when no one stepped in to stop Russia from taking Crimea. A country shouldn’t be allowed to just go into another country to arbitrarily annex a part of it (just because of a historical claim or whatever). My guess is that if people didn’t care enough back then (or were too scared to do/say anything) then perhaps we are not going to see anything different this time?