Roger Waters - Walled Horizons - Part 1

 

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Roger Waters: "Walled Horizons" film premieres

This morning, at the Al-Hakawati Theatre, in East Jerusalem, "Walled Horizons" received its Jerusalem premiere. The film looks at the humanitarian impact of the West Bank Wall, and is narrated by, and features, Roger Waters, who visits the Wall and comments on his observations (see picture, right). The film also features Palestinians affected by the Wall and three Israeli senior security officials, two of whom were directly responsible for planning its route and explain the Israeli position for constructing the Wall.

The date was chosen as it marks the first World Humanitarian Day along with the fifth anniversary of the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on the Wall.

Roger is featured in the opening shot of the 15-minute documentary walking beside a concrete section of the barrier, upon which is painted a giant lying on its back.

"The reason for walls is always fear, whether the personal walls that we build around ourselves or walls like this that frightened governments build around themselves", Roger explains. "They are always expressions of a deep-seated insecurity.

"It fills me with horror, the thought of living in a giant prison," Waters continues, as the camera watches him spray-painting "We don't need no thought control" on the separation wall.

Speaking to the Associated Press on his last visit to the area, back in June (full report here), he said he hoped that "this awful thing is destroyed soon."

"People who haven't actually seen this, what's going on here, can't actually imagine the impression that it has on you, the sick, kind of churning feeling that you get in your very heart when you see this, how depressing it is," Waters said. He promised that if it does come down one day, he'll perform at the site, as he did in Berlin 1990 where that wall had fallen. "In fact, I would insist on it," he said.

We're hoping to bring you the complete film, online, shortly.

Link To the Movie - Part 1

Link To the Movie - Part 2

The links above are to YouTube.

Pink Floyd news :: Brain Damage - Roger Waters: "Walled Horizons" film premieres

Talking about YESYEARS released by Yes in 1991 (ProGGnosis Release Page)

 

YESYEARS released by Yes in 1991 (ProGGnosis Release Page)
YesYears by: Yes Year: 1991 Page Jumps: Recording Information * Reviews * Tracks, Credits & Discography Release Entry was last updated on 3/19/2009 by RobRECORDING INFORMATIONYesYears is a 1991 video retrospective of the progressive rock group Yes covering the band's entire history from their 1969 debut album through their 1991 release Union. The video features interviews with the entire band, which, at the time of filming, featured eight members (Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Trevor Rabin, Tony Kaye, Rick Wakeman, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford, and Alan White).

Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur

I am usually not much of a fan of remixes or some other artist re-recording music that is sacred to me but this is an exception.

Aerosmith ft The Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars "Give Peace a Chance"
Avril Lavigne "Imagine"
Ben Harper "Beautiful Boy"
Big & Rich "Nobody Told Me"
The Black Eyed Peas "Power To the People"
Christina Aguilera "Mother"
Corinne Bailey Rae "I'm Losing You"
The Flaming Lips "(Just Like) Starting Over"
Green Day "Working Class Hero"
Jack Johnson "Imagine"
Jack's Mannequin featuring Mick Fleetwood "God"
Jackson Browne "Oh, My Love"
Jaguares "Gimme Some Truth"
Jakob Dylan ft Dhani Harrison "Gimme Some Truth"
Lenny Kravitz "Cold Turkey"
Los Lonely Boys "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"
Matisyahu "Watching the Wheels"
The Postal Service "Grow old With Me"
Regina Spektor "Real Love"
R.E.M. "#9 Dream"
Snow Patrol "Isolation"
U2 "Instant Karma"
Youssou N'Dour "Jealous Guy"

Cygnus-X1.Net - A Tribute to Rush - Rush The Words and the Pictures - Volume I

Cygnus-X1.Net - A Tribute to Rush - Rush: The Words and the Pictures - Volume I

Mark Weaver

Mark Weaver (1)

via Sci-Fi-O-Rama by Kie on 8/5/09

A selection of wonderful photomontage collage, the unmistakable style of American Graphic Artist Mark Weaver. I’ve been meaning to do a feature on Marks work for a while, though I’m sure you may already be familiar with him as samples from his Portfolio have (rightly) done the rounds on all the major design feeds.

So what makes Marks work so great? well it’s a marriage of several elements; muted palettes, subtle abstraction, striking typography, but most obviously it’s all founded in the selected use of great source material - makes me want to ram-raid a jumble sale!

See more at Marks Portfolio Site: http://markweaverart.com/ and his Flickr Photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/markweaver/

James White - Tron Legacy Poster

James White - Tron Legacy Poster

via Sci-Fi-O-Rama by Kie on 7/29/09

Another trademark ‘ultra-vivid’ Poster Design from a modern master of that genre; Canadian Graphic artist James White taken via his excellent http://blog.signalnoise.com/

This unofficial piece of tribute art is inspired by screenshots and concept art of the forthcoming film - Come on Disney - there can’t be many people who could produce a superior, more striking job than this?!

See the HD Trailer for Tron Legacy here and a selection of screenshots here: http://blog.signalnoise.com/?p=1405

Ogasa Shin

Ogasa Shin (1)

via Sci-Fi-O-Rama by Kie on 8/5/09

A selection of fantastical themed fashion Illustrations from Japan. I have to admit I initially knew nothing about the artist responsible for these stunning drawings, only that they had come via this Japanese Blog http://oga.oga.main.jp/ well worth a look!

I’ve since found out that the artist name is Ogasa Shin - thanks for the tip Andy

Originally spotted via FFFFound.com

As for the illustrations themselves, the top Stevie Nicks styled character is my personal favourite…

'Perseids' meteor shower seen starting Monday night | Manila Bulletin

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/215125/perseids-meteor-shower-seen-starting-monday-night

 

‘Perseids’ meteor shower seen starting Monday night

By JC BELLO RUIZ

August 9, 2009, 8:55pm

Prepare your wish list for they may come true.

The famous “Perseids” meteor shower will be seen starting Monday night, August10, until Friday, August 14, peaking on the late night of Wednesday, August12, until dawn of August 13, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

PAGASA said that it expects clear skies to prevail from tomorrow, Aug.11 until Thursday, Aug. 13, in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, giving residents a big chance to witness the spectacular meteor shower.

Many believe that their wish will come true if it is whispered when they see a “shooting star” or “meteor shower.”

“August is one of the most popular times of the year to observe meteor showers,” PAGASA Director Prisco Nilo said. Nilo also said that “occasionally, an exceptional shower may show tens or even hundreds of meteors per minute, but around 50 meteors per hour are more typical.”

“The Perseids meteor shower radiate out from the constellation Perseus, located in the eastern horizon during August,” Nilo said, in its astronomical diary.

“The Perseids meteor shower is the most reliable one, which is best seen during Aug. 10-14 every year. Under most favorable clear sky condition, there may be 60 to 100 meteors per hour,” he explained.

But he added that “the Last Quarter Moon will hinder observations of meteors,” saying that meteors in a shower appear to come from one area of the sky.

The online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, said: “Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle.”

“The Perseids are so called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Perseus. Meteor showers occur when the Earth moves through a meteor stream. The stream in this case is called the Perseid cloud, and it stretches along the orbit of the Comet Swift-Tuttle. The cloud consists of particles ejected by the comet as it passes by the Sun.”

The Perseid meteor shower has been observed for about 2,000 years, with the first known information on these meteors coming from the Far East. In early medieval Europe, the Perseids came to be known as the ‘tears of St. Lawrence.’

Blogs, tweets help scientists measure happiness

 

A "hedonometer," or a device that measures happiness, has been created by scientists. The software collects content from blogs and tweets to zero-in on the happiest and saddest days of the last few years.