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Sunday, 28 June 2009
Back to War.....k
Mood:
don't ask
Topic: Entertainment
Interesting.
Talking about the difference between the violence in a documentary and [..]“fiction films,” Abe Nornes details out how the “direct representation of sacrifice violence” is found mostly in feature films, which, in turn, allow “vast control over lighting, camera movement and special effects.”
The result of this control, according to Nornes, is in the ability of filmmakers to “aestheticize death.”
http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/life/12210-aestheticizing-wars-concerto.html
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Culture Exports Divisions
France pays for Jazz fest in Germany Jazz bigger with Euros than Americans
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/paris-blues-original-trailer/2966112455
Ancient Music
Flutes from the caves : Earliest musical tradition documented in SW Germany
Havent got much from http://www.google.cn?
World Trade Organization panel condemned Chinese restrictions on American CDs, DVDs, books and computer software, meanwhile Google has been “ordered to comply with China's laws and regulations and completely filter pornographic content to prevent pornographic material from entering from overseas," Xinhua said.
The order coincides with plans by the city of Beijing to recruit tens of thousands of volunteers to monitor the Internet.
Source: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=37900
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What you need to know about life in China right now..you knew in the past 20 years a new Chinese middle class has developed, didn't you?
While still, amidst anniversarys of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, tainted milk scandals and earthquakes and Winter Olympics, amd China wants all personal computers sold domestically to come with software that blocks access to online pornography, which it has banned,you can sue the telephone company for the equivalent of about 18 cents in excessive long-distance charges. China’s New Rebels
Paul French, author of Carl Crow, a Tough Old China Hand and North Korea: The Paranoid Peninsula has written a book about foreign journalists who reported from China from the 1820s to 1949.
http://www.brandrepublic.asia/Media/marketingarticle/2009_06/MediaTV-Keith-Smith/36078
Tsukiji fish market (ç¯‰åœ°å¸‚å ´, Tsukiji shijÅ ?) is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world and also one of the largest wholesale food markets of any kind. The market is located in Tsukiji in central Tokyo, and is a major attraction for foreign visitors.
The market handles more than 400 different types of seafood from tiny sardines to 300kg tuna, from cheap seaweed to the most expensive caviar.
Overall, more than 700,000 metric tons of seafood are handled every year at the three seafood markets in Tokyo, with a total value in excess of 600 billion yen (approximately 5.5 billion US dollars).
Tsukiji alone handles over 2000 metric tons of seafood per day.
The number of registered employees varies from 60,000 to 65,000, including wholesalers, accountants, auctioneers, company officials, and distributors.
At one auction, a single giant Northern bluefin tuna sold for more than $100,000.
Trashy oceans. Huge amount of Atlantic debris first mistaken for the Air France crash siteThis blog entry is brought to you by http://www.colortherapyproducts.com
Posted by mach1231
at 9:41 PM PDT
Saturday, 27 June 2009
Leona Lewis is a God send
Mood:
amorous
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It'll be a long good bye to Mr.Michael Jackson, like a lot of people of my age qualification and more experienced ones, it still has not sunk in yet; I think.
We can only deny for so long, and accept inevitably, reminding us inopportunely of the inbuilt no warranty implied or stated status that marks the human condition from birth to: death.
Catharsis won't be achieved in "internet time" nor will it come easy.
For a long time.
I can't say that I 'miss him already' as hes obviously so still still alive in the hearts and minds of literally hundreds of millions of people.
I wonder right now in this passing moment ; who the last person alive on the planet is that will be or was or is the last to learn he actually died a couple of days ago?
Could there possibly be of course some people out on some solace seeking reclusive jaunt, or lost at sea or in some wilderness excursion, cut off from the mass media of communication by poverty or isolation, uncaring or unwittngly unaware due to circumstance..who still dont know the man has died?
Of course some like me will always contend the Michael "'we knew'" died a long time ago, and some would even concur yes indeed, Michael died on the set of a Pepsi commercial...what happened a few days ago was just the final act in a long played out tragic scenario.
But if theres one thing to remember from this, it is to reinvest, use this to re-invogorate ones life, use it as a fulcrum or launch ramp for more propulsion...not live each day as if it were you r last (who could stand such a racing speed all the time?)...but tresaure it for the true gift that it is.
Posted by mach1231
at 12:38 PM PDT
Updated: Saturday, 27 June 2009 1:06 PM PDT
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Mood:
cool
Topic: Just4Fun
I met this really interesting girl the other day as on my way to my advanced science class (don't ask don't ask I am not in any science class)
She and her crew were garnering opines from passerby,
tourists and regulars alike on the generalized state of their
love lives and what paths are taken by seekers. It was an
interesting experience to say the least, and she promises to
have her mini doc or cornucopious collection of sidewalk wisdoms
and witticisms on her site shortly.
Meanwhile, she has offered up for her visitors this tender morsel for your consumption
http://emmerogers.com/2009/06/sleepless/
If her taste and appreciation for well composed videos are any indicator, we the collective whole should remain hopeful what we are due to see is worth the while and wait. Only time and judges will tell.
Posted by mach1231
at 11:56 PM PDT
Saturday, 20 June 2009
Mood:
rushed
UN Refugee Channel Goes Live Online
A new broadband channel highlighting the plight of more than 42 million uprooted people worldwide is now being streamed globally on Livestation, the online destination for live broadcasting.
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) is broadcasting appeals in a constantly updated flow of stories from some of the most urgent refugee flash points around the globe. A direct link to the UNHCR donation page is available on the Livestation player.
The channel is available at: http://www.livestation.com/channels/68
Posted by mach1231
at 11:32 PM PDT
Updated: Sunday, 21 June 2009 8:10 PM PDT
In 18th century England, macaroni was a synonym for perfection and excellence. That's why, for example, the feather in Yankee Doodle's cap was called "macaroni." In fact, the word "macaroni" means "dearest darlings" in Italian.
Thomas Jefferson is credited with introducing macaroni to the United States. It seems that he fell in love with a certain dish he sampled in Naples while serving as the U.S. Ambassador to France. In fact, he promptly ordered crates of "macaroni," along with a pasta-making machine, sent back to the States.
Posted by mach1231
at 2:26 PM PDT
Updated: Saturday, 20 June 2009 11:34 PM PDT
World Refugee Day
Mood:
sharp
... in Western Canada roughly half of
refugees seeking
solace from persecution are from just two
countries: Burma and Iraq.
But globally, the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have produced nearly half of all the world’s refugees and dispossessed people in 2008.
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Advocacy groups, like Refugees International and Human Rights First, are continuing to eye the Obama regime to see what becomes of a pledge to “commit $2 billion to a new international effort to support Iraq’s refugees.”
http://www.theirc.org/special-report/iraqi-refugee-crisis.html
It was during and under the last US Presidency, that about 13,000 Iraqi refugees were accepted,.. the vast majority given entrance during Bush’s final year in office. Under Obama, this year alone, the goal is to accept close to 17,000 Iraqis.
Iraqs refugees' are now considered by some to be one of the fastest growing refugee crises in the world with thousands of Iraqis fleeing their home country every month.
Indeed, even displaced people from as far away as the formerly annexed area of Palestine are trying to get out of being internally displaced in Iraq, in which children, women and the elderly have died due to the lack of adequate healthcare Al Jazeera reports.
And rape, as in ANY war zone of any country involved in armed conflict(s) is also a huge persisntly growing problem and issue, adding an extra peripheral problematic unseen cut to the bloody open sores and cuts of war and its costs.
To add to this, recently Amnesty International reported that only one in five Iraqi cases of rape result in convictions in Denmark, and 12 percent in Sweden. Both countries have been cited by the internationaly respected human rights group for not doing enough to genuinely aid in the Iraqi refugee crisis.
And the frequently overlooked and neglected topic of rape as a shameful collorary of war for countries such as Iraq, the attached stigma alone means the rape crisis never ventures out alone during either night or day for examination or discussion by an unknowing populace.
The topic is: taboo. And for Iraqi's: too shameful.
Meanwhile, Australia's refugee resettlement program has been praised as "one of the best in the world".
Posted by mach1231
at 1:11 PM PDT
Updated: Saturday, 20 June 2009 2:16 PM PDT
Okay dokey folks
Mood:
caffeinated
Topic: Business
Heres some cross-gender leadership corporate cultural appeal for all first time and return visitors.
In my opinion ,the article and story subtly undertones the benefits of women in leadership roles by highlighting and accentuating the multi-tasking role many women play and use in their lives by simple rote.
"Architects and builders can get frustrated when they want something specific, but have inventory forced upon them, (...) I knew sharing detailed knowledge would be more beneficial for everyone." - W. O'Brien, owner of OSI Tile & Stone
Not that males should try to shore up their ability by morphing into micro managers, but lets have it, learning curves do not have to be necessitated and pock marked with "mistakes".
Indeed, this type of business model for construction industry has worked well for http://kullman.com
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But let it be known:
Knowledge sharing builds solid relationships
"Any good business owner appreciates the value of cash flow." - David Wilton, director small business for Scotiabank in Toronto
Posted by mach1231
at 12:46 PM PDT
Rock stars of science
Mood:
hug me
Topic: Science and Health
Since it was discovered many Americans could not actually name a single living scientist, making "Britney Spears more influential than Stephen Hawking 
among most Americans."
...here comes now: Rock stars and science.
A few of the world's top researchers and doctors with some of the top rock stars are featured together in this months issue of GQ Magazine.
http://www.cbs2.com/video/?id=103998@kcbs.dayport.com
And voila, here is the actual spread.
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"The age-adjusted mortality rate for cancer is about the same in the 21st century as it was 50 years ago, ...whereas the death rates for cardiac, cerebrovascular, and infectious diseases have declined by about two-thirds. "
Like me, before today you may have not even heard of Joseph Burchenal , (doesn't even have a Wik page? ) as one of the pioneers in the use of chemotherapy.
It was from his work and his team, that the resulting progress against childhood leukemias, despite the toxicity of the drugs and the lethality of the diseases, built confidence in the notion that biology and chemistry could be harnessed to benefit patients with cancer.
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Also, I found this interesting contest. Aslan are makers of luxury Alpaca wool. They are offering cash prizes plus a chance to help benefit cancer research and support.
It's open to all North American residents, novice or expert.
http://www.aslantrends.com/contest.html
So,...go be a rock star now. :)
Posted by mach1231
at 3:58 AM PDT
Updated: Saturday, 20 June 2009 4:56 AM PDT
Friday, 19 June 2009
From the un-Official DID YOU KNOW THAT DEPT
Mood:
quizzical
Topic: News on News
and did you know that the Spaniards smoke twice as many French cigarettes as the French themselves?
This was the reason why when the last French factory making proper French cigarettes was closing down, the firm left one plant still producing: in Spain !
Slender morsel: the Americans and the British smoked light tobacco - "blondes" or blonds, as the French call Virginia cigarettes.
Whereas the French smoked "brunes" - brunettes.
Ad from Quatar. Liberte?
The other famous French cigarette goes by the name Gitanes which means "Spanish gypsy women". As any gypsy woman would tell you: you gotta have a gimmick.
So you can bet, if American ad houses took on the campaign to market and sell Gitanes, the first idea to be run up the flagpole and see who salutes would be: " Gimme a Gitanes..."
PS SINCE THIS BLOG ENTRY WAS MADE, i HAVE HEARD IN THE NEWS THAT A BAND OF GYPSIES WANT TO SUE THE CIGARETTE MAKERS FOR COMPENSATION FOR UNAUTHORIZED TRADEMARK USE ..heh
Posted by mach1231
at 6:41 PM PDT
Updated: Saturday, 20 June 2009 5:01 AM PDT
100 million more people pushed into hunger since 2008
Mood:
hungry
Topic: Politics
More hungry this year because of global crisis: FAO
UN agency estimated that more than one billion hungry in this 2009.
Rome. Hunger in the world will have a new record in 2009 with over one billion people suffer from it daily, according to new figures presented in Rome this Friday by the Organization of the United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO ).
The increase in the number of hungry people increased because of the international crisis that has reduced revenues and increased unemployment among the poorest and not to reduced harvests, he stressed the UN agency, which believes that this year there will be a 11 per cent more hungry.
"A dangerous mix of the global economic recession combined with high prices of food, persistent in many countries, has pushed some 100 million more people last year to chronic hunger and poverty," said director general of FAO Jacques Diouf.
".. continued rise of local staple food prices in developing countries, even though global food prices have fallen from their 2008 highs ."
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Posted by mach1231
at 5:40 PM PDT
Updated: Friday, 19 June 2009 6:26 PM PDT
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