Neil Peart - The Power Of Magical Thinking

Battlestar Galactica – Caprica Map of the 12 Colonies (Wallpaper Also Available)

Are you a Battlestar Galactica and Caprica fan? If you are missing these two wonderful television shows then you can bring part of the magic back into your home with this detailed poster size map of the 12 Colonies.

From the website: Intergalactic travelers and stargazers need never be lost in the Cyrannus star system if they have this in their back pocket: the first and only official map of the 12 Colonies of Kobol.

It’s the most authoritative and complete rendering of the Colonies that’s ever been made. This richly detailed map from QMx features a wealth of information on each colony – everything from population stats and local attractions to pyramid team names and brief histories.

The full-color map measures 26″ x 39″, is printed on 100-pound satin-finish paper, and is available for $14.95.

Battlestar Galactica Map of the 12 Colonies [via BoingBoing
& io9]

Bonus!

You can access a wallpaper size image of the map here (2000*1350 pixels):

Battlestar Galactica Map of the 12 Colonies Wallpaper

David Farland - Chaosbound: The Eighth Book of the Runelords

The stark, dark and elegiac eighth installment of Farland's Runelords fantasy saga (after 2008's The Wyrmling Horde) centers on heroes Borenson and Myrrima, fresh from a gallant fight against unspeakably evil world dominators. Flameweaver Fallion, trying to unite the shattered One World, binds Borenson with Aaath Ulber, a giant horned berserker warrior. As their worlds and personalities merge, Borenson loses his human identity and family, but acquires a superhuman mission: to help Fallion bind all the worlds, uniting humans and defeating the wyrmlings forever. In this somber celebration of brutality, Farland ponders the fuzzy line between honor and obsession in a world where compassion comes with a high price. As the series grows in complexity, its appeal narrows, mostly drawing readers who like philosophy and complex machinations soaked in mud and blood. (Oct.)
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Review

Praise for the Saga of the Runelords:

“The Runelords is a first-rate tale, an epic fantasy that more than delivers on its promise. Read it soon and treat yourself to an adventure you won’t forget.”
—Terry Brooks, New York Times bestselling author of The Gypsy Morph

“David Farland’s Runelords books are among the best fantasies on the market today. Great characters, a fascinating concept, and some really nasty monsters make each novel a pleasure to read.”
—Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling co-author of Paul of Dune

“Farland has created a vivid, detailed, different world that becomes perfectly believable.”
—David Drake, author of The Gods Return

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Product Details Format: Kindle Edition File Size: 551 KB Print Length: 352 pages Publisher: Tor Books; 1 edition (April 1, 2010) Sold by: Macmillan Language: English ASIN: B003JBICOS

Syd Barrett: Art and Letters exhibition announced

This afternoon, Syd Barrett: Art and Letters (http://gallery.ideageneration.co.uk/), the largest ever exhibition of Syd's artwork, has been announced. It will be held at the Idea Generation Gallery in London from 18th March to 20th April 2011. Celebrating Syd's creative output as a visual artist the exhibition will bring together the largest and most comprehensive collection of his artworks, letters and photos to date. Revealing a lesser known side of Syd's creativity the original artworks will be exhibited alongside previously unseen photos of Syd and his band mates, and the letters he wrote to his first love Libby. The unique exhibition will launch alongside the publication of Barrett, the definitive visual companion (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/latest...order-now.html) to the life of Syd Barrett. As with the book (which is selling quickly, so ensure you get your orders in soon), the exhibition has been organised in conjunction with the Syd Barrett Estate and in co-operation with the Barrett family. The exhibition has been produced and curated by Essential Works, Idea Generation Gallery, Will Shutes and Brian Wernham. The Idea Generation Gallery is at 11 Chance Street, London E2 7JB, and more information can be found at their website:

http://www.pinkfloydfan.net/t11949-syd-barrett-art-letters-exhibition.html

Rock & Roll at the Movies (Posters)

Here's some some posters for rock and roll documentaries and concert films. 

Jimi Plays Berkeley, 1973. Jimi Hendrix.

Yessongs, 1975. Yes. Art by Roger Dean.

The Kids Are Alright, 1979. The Who.

Gimme Shelter, 1970. The Rolling Stones.

The Song Remains the Same, 1976 (Japanese). Led Zeppelin.

Get Down Grand Funk, 1970 (originally released as Mondo Daytona in 1968). Grand Funk Railroad.

via Fantasy Ink by tom on 1/21/11

Rush - We Hold On (Lyrics)

How many times
Do we tire of all the little battles
Threaten to call it quits
Tempted to cut and run
How many times
Do we weather out the stormy evenings
Long to slam the front door
Drive away into the setting sun

Keep going on till dawn
How many times must another line be drawn
We could be down and gone
But we hold on

How many times
Do we chafe against the repetition
Straining against the faith
Measured out in coffee breaks
How many times
Do we swallow our ambition
Long to give up the same old way
Find another road to take

Keep holding on so long
Cause theres a chance that we might not be so wrong
We could be down and gone
But we hold on

How many times
Do we wonder if it's even worth it
Theres got to be some other way
Way to get me through the day

Keep going on till dawn
How many times must another line be drawn
We could be down and gone
But we hold on

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2011/01/30/fujifilm-finepix-x100-with-12mp-aps-c-sensor/

Fujifilm FinePix X100 With 12MP APS-C Sensor

The leading provider of digital and analog photographic imaging systems, FUJIFILM has announced its new sleek, stylish digital camera Fujifilm Finepix X100, which combines all the latest digital innovations in a beautiful and traditional chassis. The new Finepix X100 is equipped with an 12.3 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, a Fujinon 23mm fixed local length lens, and a newly developed Hybrid 2.8-inch LCD viewfinder. In addition, the X100 will also be able to capture 720p high-definition movies, supports 5 frames-per-second continuous shooting mode, and has lens that uses a 9-blade aperture diaphragm with widest aperture of F2.



Features of Fujifilm Finepix X100:

· 12 megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor

· Fixed 23mm F2 lens (field of view equivalent to a 35mm lens on full frame)

· 2.8″ LCD screen, 4:3 aspect ratio, 460,000 dots

· Hybrid optical / electronic viewfinder

· OVF with 0.5x magnification, projected framelines indicate approx 90% of field of view

· EVF with ca 0.5x magnification, 1,440,000 dots

· Traditional-style control dials for shutter speed, aperture and exposure compensation

· ISO 100 (L), 200-6400, 12800 (H)

· Flash hot shoe and built-in flash

· Built-in neutral density filter (3 stops)

· 1280×720 HD movie recording with stereo sound

The new compact, ultra-slim Fujifilm Finepix X100 which measures 126 x 74 x 54 mm including lens is expected to be available in coming March 2011 but no words on its price yet.

Bob Marley - Redemption Song (Lyrics)

Old pirates, yes, they rob I;
Sold I to the merchant ships,
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit.
But my hand was made strong
By the hand of the Almighty.
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly.
Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs,
Redemption songs.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look? Ooh!
Some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfill the Book.

Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom?
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs,
Redemption songs,
Redemption songs.
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/Guitar break/
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Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our mind.
Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them-a can-a stop-a the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look?
Yes, some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfill the book.
Won't you have to sing
These songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever had:
Redemption songs -
All I ever had:
Redemption songs:
These songs of freedom,
Songs of freedom.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane (Lyrics)

I like pleasure spiked with pain and music is my aeroplane,
It's my aeroplane,
Songbird sweet and sour Jane and music is my aeroplane,
It's my aeroplane
pleasure spiked with pain,
that motherfuckers always spiked with pain.

Looking in my own eyes (hey lord),
I can't find the love I want,
Someone better slap me,
Before I start to rust,
Before I start to decompose,
Looking in my rear view mirror,
Looking in my rear view mirror,
I can make it disappear,
I can make it disappear (have no fear),

I like pleasure spiked with pain and music is my aeroplane,
It's my aeroplane,
Songbird sweet and sour Jane and,
music is my aeroplane,
It's my aeroplane,
pleasure spiked with pain,
that motherfuckers always spiked with pain,

Sitting in my kitchen (hey girl),
I'm turning into dust again,
My melancholy baby,
The star of mazzy must,
Push her voice inside of me,

I'm overcoming gravity,
I'm overcoming gravity,
(It's easy when you're sad to be,)
It's easy when you're sad, sad like me

I like pleasure spiked with pain and music is my aeroplane,
It's my aeroplane,
Songbird sweet and sour Jane,
and music is my aeroplane,
It's my aeroplane,
pleasure spiked with pain...,

Just one note could make me float,
Could make me float away,
One note from,
The song she wrote,
Could fuck me where I lay,
Just one note,
Could make me choke,
One note that's,
Not a lie,
Just one note,
Could cut my throat,
One note could make
me die.

I like pleasure spiked with pain and music is my aeroplane,
It's my aeroplane,
Songbird sweet and sour Jane,
and music is my aeroplane,
It's my aeroplane,
That's spiked with pain.

(my aeroplane, my aeroplane, my aeroplane, my aeroplane)
<bass solo>
...it's my aeroplane..(x8)..<repeat till fade>

Explorers discover spectacular caves in Vietnam

By Brett Michael Dykes

For decades, geologists have known that Vietnam is home to some of the world's most spectacular caves, many of them largely unexplored. Now husband-and-wife cavers have documented perhaps the world's largest: Hang Son Doong, big enough in places to accommodate a New York City block of skyscrapers.

The cave in the Annamite Mountains contains a river and jungle (its name translates to "mountain river cave") and even its own thin clouds, and its end remains out of sight. It's part of a network of about 150 caves in central Vietnam near the Laotian border.

Click image to see more photos of the giant cave

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110103/ts_yblog_thelookout/explorers-discover-spectacular-caves-in-vietnam