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Friday, 23 October 2009

Rodrigo y Gabriela "Hanuman" live @ Eurockéennes

For Fifi/ in DeeCee/ it's on its way/ to you today

The esteemed author(ess) of this blog, Ms. Mona Street pictured with 'George Best' (signed by The Wedding Present) which is now heading off in a big white plane to the land of the free, with love from down under!
(Photo by TimN)

Fast Internet access becomes a legal right in Finland

Finland has become the first country in the world to declare broadband Internet access a legal right. The move by Finland is aimed at bringing Web access to rural areas, where access has been limited.

Starting in July, telecommunication companies in the northern European nation will be required to provide all 5.2 million citizens with Internet connection that runs at speeds of at least 1 megabit per second. The one-megabit mandate, however, is simply an intermediary step, said Laura Vilkkonen, the legislative counselor for the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The country is aiming for speeds that are 100 times faster -- 100 megabit per second -- for all by 2015.
"We think it's something you cannot live without in modern society. Like banking services or water or electricity, you need Internet connection," Vilkkonen said.
@'CNN'

Never Mind the Pity

How a dying teenager’s dream turned into the making of a miraculous album.

(My BIG thanx to Chris for pointing out this remarkable, heart wrenching and yet heart warming story to me)

@'NY Mag'

Needle program leads to sharp drop in health bill

@'SMH'
One good thing I have to say about Melbourne/Victoria is that we have been at the forefront of the needle exchange programme for many years.

The Big Picture - 2009 UN World Drug Report

The 2009 United Nations World Drug report, released earlier this year, notes that 2009 marks "the end of the first century of drug control (it all started in Shanghai in 1909)", and that the illicit drug market worldwide has now become a $320 billion-per-year industry. As drug-related violence in Mexico appears to continue unabated, and crackdowns in Afghanistan are being made against its massive opium crops, new efforts are also being made worldwide in methods of enforcement and treatment of recovering addicts. Collected here are a handful of recent images from the rough world of illegal drugs across the globe.

A man injects heroin into a vein in his arm at an abandoned house in Ljubljana August 3, 2009. (REUTERS/Bor Slana)

Women family members in the house of Islam Beg smoke opium together in the village of Sarab, Afghanistan on July 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

A heroin addict holds a used syringe in his mouth after shooting up in an abandoned lot in San Juan, Friday, July 31, 2009. Some of the South American heroin trafficked through Puerto Rico en route to the United States is sold locally, which has led to an island-wide epidemic, according to health and law enforcement officials. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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@'Boston.com'

Freida Abtan

I am truly indebted to Weescoosa for introducing the work of Freida Abtan's 'Subtle Movements' to me.
She is a multi-disciplinary artist and composer living in Providence, Rhode Island who has played with, and created visual shows for bands such as Nurse with Wound, and has presented her sound and visual work at festivals across Canada. Having completed Bachelor’s degrees in both Computer Science and Fine Art, she is currently completing her Master’s degree in Electroacoustic Composition at the Université de Montréal. Her first album subtle movements is available on United Dairies, it is a mesmerising journey though I must admit that I have to agree with Brainwashed unfortunately when they say that the album as a whole doesn't quite gel together due only to the fact that certain tracks could last much longer than they do as they seem to be samples from longer works (and how often do you say that?)
I would be interested in hearing more of her work and if anyone can point me in the direction of her self released CD-R's I would be really grateful.