Wednesday 30 November 2011

I passanti capovolgono...

Autobus bloccato: i passanti capovolgono l'auto che intralcia
Autobus bloccato: i passanti capovolgono l'auto che intralcia
Siamo in pieno centro di Atene, nel quartiere di Exarchia, noto ai più per la sua tradizione anarchica, l'autobus è bloccato da un'Audi A3 e inizia a suonare: arrivano un gruppo di passanti che in pochi secondi capovolgono l'auto e fanno cenno all'autista del bus di passare...(segnalata dal lettore Paolo Todesco http://www.repubblica.it/)

Tuesday 29 November 2011

A portion of the International Space Station (top) is seen along with a view of the Midwestern United States at night with Aurora Borealis, is seen in this September 29, 2011 NASA handout photograph taken by an Expedition 29 crew member on the International Space Station. The night skies viewed from the space station are illuminated with light from many sources, including artificial light from human settlements with a characteristic yellow tinge and the green light of the Aurora Borealis, seemingly reflected off Earth's surface in Canada beneath the aurora. REUTERS-NASA-Handout

A portion of the International Space Station (top) is seen along with a view of the Midwestern United States at night with Aurora Borealis, is seen in this September 29, 2011 NASA handout photograph taken by an Expedition 29 crew member on the International Space Station. The night skies viewed from the space station are illuminated with light from many sources, including artificial light from human settlements with a characteristic yellow tinge and the green light of the Aurora Borealis, seemingly reflected off Earth's surface in Canada beneath the aurora (REUTERS/NASA/Handout)

Monday 28 November 2011

Garfunkel: Simon 'is part of my soul'

Simon and Garkunkel

Art Garfunkel, along with his childhood friend Paul Simon, recorded some of the most memorable songs in pop music history including Bridge over Troubled Water, The Sound of Silence and Mrs Robinson.
With both men having just turned 70, Art Garfunkel speaks to Rebecca Jones about his relationship with Paul Simon, the secret of their success, and his own singing voice. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9649000/9649707.stm

Friday 25 November 2011

Is this really the end?



EVEN as the euro zone hurtles towards a crash, most people are assuming that, in the end, European leaders will do whatever it takes to save the single currency. That is because the consequences of the euro’s destruction are so catastrophic that no sensible policymaker could stand by and let it happen.
A euro break-up would cause a global bust worse even than the one in 2008-09. The world’s most financially integrated region would be ripped apart by defaults, bank failures and the imposition of capital controls. The euro zone could shatter into different pieces, or a large block in the north and a fragmented south. Amid the recriminations and broken treaties after the failure of the European Union’s biggest economic project, wild currency swings between those in the core and those in the periphery would almost certainly bring the single market to a shuddering halt. The survival of the EU itself would be in doubt.
Yet the threat of a disaster does not always stop it from happening. The chances of the euro zone being smashed apart have risen alarmingly, thanks to financial panic, a rapidly weakening economic outlook and pigheaded brinkmanship. The odds of a safe landing are dwindling fast from The Economist

Thursday 24 November 2011

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

A woman holds up a large paper dove
A woman holds a paper dove during a march to mark the International Day for the elimination of violance against
women in Lima, Peru

Monday 21 November 2011

Είναι τα νετρίνο ταχύτερα από το φως;


Νέα θεωρία υποστηρίζει ότι το νετρίνο δεν είναι ταχύτερο από το φως
Δεν πρόλαβαν να ανακοινωθούν, στο τέλος της περασμένης εβδομάδας, τα αποτελέσματα των νέων μετρήσεων του πειράματος OPERA, που επιβεβαιώνουν το ανατρεπτικό αρχικό πόρισμα του Σεπτεμβρίου, ότι υπάρχει τελικά -αντίθετα με ό,τι πίστευε ο Αϊνστάιν- κάτι στο σύμπαν που τρέχει πιο γρήγορα από το φως, και έρχεται τώρα μια άλλη διεθνής επιστημονική ομάδα να αμφισβητήσει τον ισχυρισμό ότι το νετρίνο είναι ταχύτερο του φωτός.
Μεταξύ άλλων, επιχειρηματολογούν ότι αν τα νετρίνο ταξίδευαν έστω και οριακά πιο γρήγορα από το φως, θα είχαν χάσει το μεγαλύτερο μέρος της ενέργειάς τους μέχρι να φθάσουν από το CERN (τον τόπο εκπομπής τους) μέχρι τους ανιχνευτές του εργαστηρίου του Γκραν Σάσο.
Αντίθετα όμως με αυτή την θεωρητική πρόβλεψη, όπως λένε, τα νετρίνο που έφθασαν στο ιταλικό ινστιτούτο, είχαν την αναμενόμενη ενέργεια που θα αντιστοιχούσε σε σωματίδια που κινούνται απλώς με την ταχύτητα του φωτός (από το ΒΗΜΑ 21 Νοεμβρίου 2011).

Friday 18 November 2011

The Krisis


Krisis - Trailer - The Prism GR2011 from niko on Vimeo.


Η ταινία Krisis, είναι ένα μεγάλου μήκους ντοκιμαντέρ το οποίο συνδυάζει τις ιστορίες που δημιουργήθηκαν κατά τη διάρκεια του The Prism GR2011. Αποτελεί ένα κολάζ από συνεντεύξεις, ιστορίες, time lapses και στιγμιότυπα, όπως αυτά καταγράφηκαν στη διάρκεια του project. To ντοκιμαντέρ στρέφει τη ματιά του στην κρίση, όπως αυτή βιώνεται από τους κατοίκους της Ελλάδας, κοιτάζοντας μέσα στις ψυχές των Ελλήνων και ταξιδεύοντας σε πολλές γωνιές της χώρας, από την Μακεδονία ως στα Δωδεκάνησα, σε διάστημα ενός χρόνου. Η ταινία αποτελεί ένα πείραμα στη μέθοδο του συλλογικού ντοκιμαντέρ, συνδυάζοντας διαφορετικές οπτικές γωνίες των ελλήνων, αλλά και διαφορετικές οπτικές γωνίες των δημιουργών

Thursday 17 November 2011

Man on wire




On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York’s twin towers, then the world’s tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released.