Plenty to write about

First I saw a documentary on National Geographic about the need of water for civilisations. People depend on water, that was proven by archeology again. An Italian excavator was working in a Kazakhstan (former Russian republic) dessert on lost cities. The reporter who visited saw the excavation as a prelude for his report about lake Aral. Everyone should know that the lake is getting smaller and smaller due to the fact that less water goes in because Russia altered the flow of the rivers feeding the lake. The Aral still has an island in it which was a test facility for chemical and biological warfare of the Soviet Union. It's all contaminated and an easy place to get some antrax. It's there and nobody cleanes the place. All extremists can go there. So Richard Branson, why not a few billions for cleaning up that place next to your gift fighting global warming?

His $3bn donation will be "invested in schemes to develop new renewable energy technologies, through an investment unit called Virgin Fuels." (see the link)
Okay, it is a meaningful gesture to the energy entrepreneurs, such as the old oil industry of the Bush dynasty to change course, direction. If one person can do this, a nation can certainly do more. Come on world. Let the funds for new energy resources grow.

Today the Schiphol-detention-burning report has been made public. 11 People died in that fire. It appeared that the authorities are to blame for it. As many people thaught they were.
Today, 2 ministers and a local mayor resigned because they had the final responsability. It is much to late (11 months) and to easy. In all the previous months they didn't want to take responsability and debate about it(esp. the 2 min.) And with the final conclusion they say they can't debate about it because the report makes clear they can't stay.
What did the 2 ministers do in the last 11 months?

Today was also the last day in the office where I stayed 3 years. Tomorrow and the weekend we move to the new (old) building, where we left 3 years ago. So we packed our stuff and start Monday at 8.15 am in the new office, which seems to be even a little beter than the one we left today.

After work I cycled a little a took some pictures of Breukelen. For the Newyorkers it might be known. Some say Brooklyn is named after the Dutch village.
Breukelen is a village on the river Vecht and it has only one bridge to cross the river. Well, I took some pictures, look for yourself