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Welcome to a Sleepy Bed Concert
International ice-cream makers Haagen Dazs in Tokyo went all out to attract people to come to a concert they organized.
One hundred couples in Tokyo were invited (by entering a Haagen Dazs prize drawing) to a private concert, “Dolce Heavenly Concert”, by three top-notch classical musicians. They offered them lavish beds, costing 350,000 yen each, and unlimited ice cream to watch a classical concert in maximum comfort.
Watch the video here: http://nowthatswhaticallblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/welco... International ice-cream makers Haagen Dazs in Tokyo went all out to attract people to come to a concert they organized. ... more -
Unfolding new uses for paper
Hanji, traditional Korean paper, once had an astounding variety of uses in daily life. It was used by writers and painters in their work, and in homes on screens, doors and as floor covering.
In more recent times, however, it was confined to conventional items - fans, lamp shades, jewelry boxes - staples created for tourist dollars in places such as Insa-dong in northern Seoul.
Not any more.
Hanji has resurfaced in various forms with the potential to be used in a great number of ways again.
Versatile and durable, Korean traditional paper is now being used to develop new and interesting products.
Hanji is praised above all else for its durability, but it also has the potential to be manufactured into environmentally friendly products, according to Cha Woo-soo of the Hanji Paper Association.
Dresses made from hanji. Provided by the Hanji Development Institute
He claims hanji has been proven to last 1,000 years.
According to the Hanji Development Institute, the International Organization for Standardization certified the strength and longevity of hanji in October 2002.
Hanji gets its durability from its unique manufacturing process. Mulberry branches are stripped of their bark in late autumn. The bark is boiled and later cooled in cold water. Then it is pounded repeatedly and laid out to dry.
In an effort to make good use of hanji’s durability and strength, Cha has developed a replacement for a common modern item, plastic cards.
According to Cha, cards made from many layers of hanji are almost identical to their plastic counterparts in terms of how they can withstand wear and tear.
Hanji mosaic wall at the Wonju Hanji Festival.[YONHAP]
“It is typical for someone to carry anywhere from five to 10 plastic cards for various purposes. We have developed hanji cards which we hope can replace plastic cards in the future. I think this can be a first step towards using hanji products to protect the environment,” said Cha.
That’s not all. Yang Gil-seob, an inventor, has built audio speakers with hanji components. The speakers were invented four years ago and have been steadily developed through the years with Cha’s help.
Cha claims the speakers are comparable in sound quality to ones currently in the market. Hanji, traditional Korean paper, once had an astounding variety of uses in daily life. It was used by writers and painters in their wo... more -
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Medusa Complex
Never look directly at our VP candidate. The Pailn campaign would have her rule from behind a curtain of personality like the Wizard of Oz. Never look directly at our VP candidate. The Pailn campaign would have her rule from behind a curtain of personality like the Wizard o... more
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Arson probe as Indian Muslim family burned alive
Six members of a Muslim family were burned alive Sunday in a fire at their house in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Police are looking into whether the fire was arson or an accident, because it came two days after deadly ethnic clashes between Hindus and Muslims in the same district.
The clashes broke out Friday at Bhainsa, a town in the Adilabad district that is about 275 km (170 miles) north of the state capital of Hyderabad. Three people were killed in the fighting, said Dugyala Ashok of the district's police force.
The violence erupted during a Hindu religious procession when a group of people near a mosque objected to hymn-singing by the devotees, Ashok said.
Hindus and Muslims pelted each other with stones. Along with the casualties, some 20 people were hurt, Ashok said. Police fired into the air to disperse the mob. Six members of a Muslim family were burned alive Sunday in a fire at their house in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... more -
The Storm Before the Calm
The McCain campaign starting to unravel, showing the consistency of the Palin thought process.
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Sarah Palin booed at hockey game
America's favorite hockey mom gets booed at a Philadelphia Flyers hockey game.
The arena had to raise the music volume to drown out the booing.
Look at the people behind Sarah Palin when she drops the puck. They're giving her the thumbs down and holding Obama/Biden signs. America's favorite hockey mom gets booed at a Philadelphia Flyers hockey game. ... more -
icebergnews arts network 2.09...la tv degli artisti "sommersi"...
Un programma di: Paolo Travagnin
Conducono in studio:
Paolo Travagnin & Marino Midena
Quinta stagione di crescente successo per Icebergnews, il format radiotelevisivo nato con una precisa mission: dare informazione, diffusione e valorizzazione a tutte quelle attività artistiche e culturali che non trovano attualmente spazi adeguati di comunicazione.
Un'opportunità nuova per parlare di cultura, arte e spettacolo utilizzando tutti i mezzi possibili in nuovi spazi non “battuti” dall'informazione tradizionale.
Icebergnews, inoltre, offre ai giovani artisti informazioni e indicazioni utili per il lavoro nel mondo dello spettacolo.
Notizie ed ospiti in studio, una vetrina espositiva per tutti i settori dell'arte, dell’editoria e dello spettacolo; un trampolino di lancio per tutta quella enorme realtà artistica sommersa (l'iceberg… appunto) della quale si sa troppo poco; una scoperta e valorizzazione di nuovi talenti.
Da quest’anno ospiti (e sponsor) possono beneficiare della visibilità del network – in continua espansione - creato da Icebergnews e formato da tv, radio, web e carta.
Una trasmissione che tratta di cultura a 360° con una sola limitazione: l'estrema selezione e qualità della proposta.
Icebergnews fa parte della giuria del P.I.V.I. (premio italiano videoclip indipendente).
I° Edizione del Premio Internazionale Icebergnews all’interno di TERANOVA 2008-FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE FRANCO ITALIANO (per info http://www.teranova.fr/ ).
Icebergnews Arts Network : da Ottobre 2008 a Luglio 2009 in tv, radio, web, carta…
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S Korean DMZ tour lingo
"The North Koreans are very sensitive. Hair trigger. They shoot first and don't ask questions later. They invade and then say they were invaded. All the children move in perfect harmony at the Arirang rallies. The soldiers goose-step like robots on amphetamines." "The North Koreans are very sensitive. Hair trigger. They shoot first and don't ask questions later. They invade and then sa... more
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Fire burns 500 acres northeast of Los Angeles
Is that all there is to a fire?
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precursor to the "community organizer" scandal we are going thru today
This was a video that i had seen thought about the current ACORN scandal with Obama and thought there was a strong connection to the two.
I think the McPalin Camp was trying to make something of this from that very new and contrived speech Palin gave to the GOP.
watch and listen to the connection of his point on community origanizers.
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icebergnews arts network 1.09...la tv degli artisti "sommersi"...
Un programma di: Paolo Travagnin
Conducono in studio:
Paolo Travagnin & Marino Midena
Quinta stagione di crescente successo per Icebergnews, il format radiotelevisivo nato con una precisa mission: dare informazione, diffusione e valorizzazione a tutte quelle attività artistiche e culturali che non trovano attualmente spazi adeguati di comunicazione.
Un'opportunità nuova per parlare di cultura, arte e spettacolo utilizzando tutti i mezzi possibili in nuovi spazi non “battuti” dall'informazione tradizionale.
Icebergnews, inoltre, offre ai giovani artisti informazioni e indicazioni utili per il lavoro nel mondo dello spettacolo.
Notizie ed ospiti in studio, una vetrina espositiva per tutti i settori dell'arte, dell’editoria e dello spettacolo; un trampolino di lancio per tutta quella enorme realtà artistica sommersa (l'iceberg… appunto) della quale si sa troppo poco; una scoperta e valorizzazione di nuovi talenti.
Da quest’anno ospiti (e sponsor) possono beneficiare della visibilità del network – in continua espansione - creato da Icebergnews e formato da tv, radio, web e carta.
Una trasmissione che tratta di cultura a 360° con una sola limitazione: l'estrema selezione e qualità della proposta.
Icebergnews fa parte della giuria del P.I.V.I. (premio italiano videoclip indipendente).
I° Edizione del Premio Internazionale Icebergnews all’interno di TERANOVA 2008-FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE FRANCO ITALIANO (per info http://www.teranova.fr/ ).
Icebergnews Arts Network : da Ottobre 2008 a Luglio 2009 in tv, radio, web, carta…
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Ufficio Stampa e Redazione:
SPET di Marino Midena
Mob: +39.347.7162033
web: www.icebergnews.it
e-mail: spet@spet.it
Per informazioni contattare:
Paolo Travagnin
Mob: +39.339.3990836
web: www.icebergnews.it
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N Korea to resume dismantling nuclear facilities LOL
North Korea said today that it will resume dismantling its nuclear facilities after being delisted. It will also allow inspectors.
"We welcome the U.S. which has honored its commitment to delist (North Korea) as 'a state sponsor of terrorism,'" the ministry said in a statement carried by the country's official Korean Central News Agency." North Korea said today that it will resume dismantling its nuclear facilities after being delisted. It will also allow inspectors. ... more -
McCain campaign's tone likened to George Wallace's
WASHINGTON - Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of 1960s civil rights struggles compared the McCain campaign to that of racist George Wallace.
John McCain yesterday called Lewis' remarks "shocking and beyond the pale." The Obama campaign said the Illinois senator doesn't believe McCain or his policy criticism is comparable to Wallace and his segregationist policies."
Rep. Lewis said McCain and Palin were: "sowing the seeds of hatred and division, and there is no need for this hostility in our political discourse."
"George Wallace never threw a bomb. He never fired a gun, but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans who were simply trying to exercise their constitutional rights," said Lewis, who is black, noting Wallace also ran for president." WASHINGTON - Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of 1960s civil rights struggles compared the McCain campaign to that of r... more -
The Inevitable Collapse of US Dollar
You don't have to agree with everything in the video... but it is worth looking at and considering... that Nobel Prize winner guy knows what he is talking about. You don't have to agree with everything in the video... but it is worth looking at and considering... that Nobel Prize winner guy... more
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Brit Government seizes £4bn in Icelandic assets
The seized assets will be used to pay back British savers .
"Some £4bn is understood to have been frozen using anti-terror laws last week, compared to the estimated £3bn that UK councils, charities and individuals stand to lose."
"Asked if they could be sold in order to recover the investments, Treasury Secretary Yvette Cooper told BBC1's Andrew Marr Show: "I think we need to have a proper process for doing this and that is why we sent a team over to Iceland on Friday in order to talk to the Iceland authorities about how that money can get back to the people whose money it really is."
"These discussions are under way at the moment and that is why we have frozen assets in the meantime until we know how people are going to get their money back." The seized assets will be used to pay back British savers . ... more -
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Blair 'intervened' on ads exemption
New details about the Ecclestone Affair :
"Previously secret papers showed that Tony Blair personally intervened to secure Formula One's exemption from a tobacco advertising ban just hours after meeting the sport's boss, Bernie Ecclestone.
They reportedly show that Mr Blair instructed his chief of staff, Jonathan Powell, to signal his support for a derogation just hours after meeting Mr Ecclestone on October 16, 1997.
The following day, Downing Street wrote to public health minister Tessa Jowell stating: "The Prime Minister would like your ministers to look for ways of finding a permanent derogation for sport, in particular F1." New details about the Ecclestone Affair : ... more -
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