Nurse Larissa Soboleva holds two-year-old Adil Zhilyaev in an orphanage in Semey, Kazakhstan November 24, 2008. Adil was born blind and afflicted with Infantile Cereberal Paralysis (ICP) and hydrocephalia, as a result of his mothers exposure to radiation during years of Soviet weapons testing during the Cold War. He was abandoned by his parents, and is now cared for in an orphanage. (Ed Ou/Reportage by Getty Images)
Kazakhstan’s radioactive legacy - The Big Picture - Boston.com
1 hour agoQuote :
"If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do work that matters, this is it. You can’t say, “but I need to make a fortune instead,” because that’s not happening right now."
—Fabulous - Seth Godin’s Blog
14 hours agozadi:
1 day ago(video from This American Life illustrates how cameras change our behavior)
Interesting article from TechCrunch about Fort Hood and the state of Citizen Journalism:
Excerpt:
For all of our talk about “the world watching”, what good did social media actually do for the people of Iran? Did the footage out of the country actually change the outcome of the elections? No. Despite a slew of YouTube videos and a couple of thousand foreign Twitter users turning their avatar green and pretending to be in Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is still in power. It’s astonishing, really. Despite how successful ten million actual voters marching through Washington, London and other major cities in 2003 were in stopping the invasion of Iraq, a bit of entirely virtual cyber-posturing by foreigners didn’t lead to real change in Iran.
…none of us think we’re being selfish or egotistic when we tweet something, or post a video on YouTube or check-in using someone’s address on Foursquare. It’s just what we do now, no matter whether we’re heading out for dinner or witnessing a massacre on an Army base. Like Lord of the Flies, or the Stanford Prison Experiment
, as long as we’re all losing our perspective at the same time – which, as a generation growing up with social media we are – then we don’t realise that our humanity is leaking away until its too late.
Chuck Olsen chimes in:
I think your cautionary warning is a good one. We should take a step back and consider our shifting personal and social boundaries.
That doesn’t mean you should condemn the entirety of citizen journalism, and in fact you haven’t presented a case for that. I co-founded a citizen journalism non-profit called The UpTake, and we’re proud to have produced stories not seen elsewhere, either because corporate media outlets didn’t have enough monetary interest (MN senate recount) or we simply had more people on the street with cameras (RNC).
A single eyewitness twitter report from inside an army base, or a single child’s statement that his brother was in the balloon — unverified reports from a single source should always be met with healthy skepticism.
We simply have more raw news and opinion streaming over and around us. We have to be smarter news consumers and triangulate the truth.
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#1S1D - Mark Mancina - August’s Rhapsody in C Major
August Rush: Original Score To The Motion Picture
Chaotic piece for a finale but really sums up the kid’s sense of music. Very ‘Rahmanish’ track.
Balmorhea - Take Away Show - Remembrance
1 week agoShot in Paris at Les Instants Chavires Gallery, May 2009.
Kings of Convenience - Declaration of De
Vishal-Shekhar - Aladin
Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale - Breathin
Volcano Choir - Unmap (2009)
Kailasa - Yatra (Nomadic Souls) (2009)
Monthly Top 5 - October 2009
Kings of Convenience - Declaration of Dependence (2009)
I fell in love with this Norwegian duo after watching the video for Boat Behind. They’re delicate and calm. They’re perfect for a quiet time. My French folks will love this one. | Spotify | Deezer
A voir: Soirée de Poche Kings of Convenience
Aladin - Vishal-Shekhar (2009)
I haven’t enjoyed a Bollywood soundtrack for a while. This is authentic Vishal-Shekhar material. Just like Om Shanti Om and Dostana, Aladin is a successful ensemble which does justice to an Aladin movie à la Bollywood and above all, an Amitabh Bachchan starrer.
However, I’ll have to add here that Sonu Niigaam is right: the best songs are for the composers themselves (here it’s You May Be). Also having both the Big B and Sanjay Dutt crooning means less opportunity for these wonderful playback singers.
Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale - Breathing Under Water (2007)
I saw the record in the library this month and I thought I’d go back and live the voyage once again. This is a collaboration album that respects the talents of all the participants, whether it’s Norah Jones, Ravi Shankar, Sting, Shankar Mahadevan or Sunidhi Chauhan. It’s the best you can get from the sitar in a modern setting. | Spotify | Deezer
Volcano Choir - Unmap (2009)Another win for Bon Iver leader Justin Vernon. This album is a must-buy for this year. I’m enjoying the way these haunting voices are slowly winning over me. | Spotify
Kailash Kher & Kailasa - Yatra (Nomadic Souls) (2009)
This record is the ideal one to reach the US after the Slumdog wave. His sufi style and nusrat-like voice has definitely pleased. He’s made it to the Hollywood Bowl and was on KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic early this month. I wish him and his band great international success. | Spotify | Bandcamp
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1 week agoNew 8tracks mix: “Go Charlie Go” inspired from the Kaminey soundtrack.
Between The Lines (Feat. Bajka) | Bonobo
Album: Days To Come (2006)
Go Charlie Go | Vishal Bhardwaj
Album: Kaminey (2009)
Malaguena | Brian Setzer
Album: Once Upon A Time in Mexico (2003)
You’ve Been Spiked | Chris Joss
Album: You’ve Been Spiked (2004)
Dhan Te Nan | Sukhwinder Singh, Vishal Dadlani, Robert Bob Omulo
Album: Kaminey (2009)
Whole Day Nearer | John Metcalfe
Album: Darker Sunset (2008)
Lovely Allen | Holy Fuck
Album: LP (2007)
Post Trauma (Feat. Cyph4) | Chinese Man
Album: The Groove Sessions Vol.2 (2009)
Check out all my previous mixes at http://8tracks.com/adarsh
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1 week agoThe last 300 days:
50, 182,850 worldwide deaths
5,850 deaths from H1N1
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