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Older people and happiness
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:13:36 PDT
Older folk are happier Monday, 21 April 2008 SmartCompany New research has found that older people tend to be the happiest people in a population, defying the stereotype of the grumpy old man or woman. Wired reports that University of Chicago researchers interviewed almost 30,000 people of all ages across America between 1972 and 2004 in order to gauge their happiness. They found that while overall levels of happiness varied according to the economic climate at the time and the particula
Smriti Irani’s absence from the show made no difference to the Ratings: Ekta Kapoor
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:14:14 PDT
Smriti Irani’s absence from the show made no difference to the Ratings: Ekta Kapoor TV tycoon Ekta Kapoor rubbishes rumours that she has brought Smriti Irani, the popular small screen bahu Tulsi, back on her show “Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi” at the behest of STAR. “No channel has the guts to ask me for any actor. They never do it. They never will. We at Balaji have that much credibility at the channels,” Ekta told IANS in an interview. Big Music annouced World Tour for contest finalists
CNN.com Offers News You Can Wear (Broadcasting and Cable)
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:15:12 PDT
Apparently not content to offer news you can use, CNN is peddling news you can wear.
Art and Propaganda
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:15:12 PDT
In the last few months there have been news stories on the U.S. running information operations (IO) using comics as a platform in Iraq and Philippines. On the U.S. homefront there is a recent counter-IO effort within toy departments. One particular activist is using plastic toy soldiers to spread an anti-war message within shops (via Juxtapoz). The art is pictured below: Some thoughts on this ... The first is artists as actors in cultural warfare. There was another interesting article recently
DGAP-News: Teleplan International N.V. (Stock World)
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:15:15 PDT
Corporate News transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ------------------------------------
TDC'S Daily News: Update Project Lilykin
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:15:24 PDT
Post A Comment Adam updated his project page today for Lilykin with a video that just blew me away. The effects used in this game combined by a very original style of gameplay is in my opinion going to be such a winner. I can't wait to play this one! Comments from the author: So I haven't actually worked on Lilykin for a couple of weeks. Ive had graphics to make for people, and I also like to toggle between pixel-art and photoshop art... depends what mood I'm in. Any howski, here's a quick v
An Open Letter to Nadine Gordimer: From the British Committee for the Universities of Palestine
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:15:43 PDT
BRICUP is an organisation of UK based academics, set up in response to the Palestinian Call for Academic Boycott. Note: For background information about the first annual International Writers' Festival in Jerusalem, click here (news/_english/_boycott-the-international-writers-festival-in-jerusalem-20080410.html) and here (news/_english/_letter-to-author-nadine-gordimer-regarding-her-particpation-in-the-international-writers-festival-20080417.html). Dear Nadine Gordimer: Many of us who paid atten
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Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:13:36 PDT
Older folk are happier Monday, 21 April 2008 SmartCompany New research has found that older people tend to be the happiest people in a population, defying the stereotype of the grumpy old man or woman. Wired reports that University of Chicago researchers interviewed almost 30,000 people of all ages across America between 1972 and 2004 in order to gauge their happiness. They found that while overall levels of happiness varied according to the economic climate at the time and the particula
Smriti Irani’s absence from the show made no difference to the Ratings: Ekta Kapoor
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:14:14 PDT
Smriti Irani’s absence from the show made no difference to the Ratings: Ekta Kapoor TV tycoon Ekta Kapoor rubbishes rumours that she has brought Smriti Irani, the popular small screen bahu Tulsi, back on her show “Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi” at the behest of STAR. “No channel has the guts to ask me for any actor. They never do it. They never will. We at Balaji have that much credibility at the channels,” Ekta told IANS in an interview. Big Music annouced World Tour for contest finalists
CNN.com Offers News You Can Wear (Broadcasting and Cable)
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:15:12 PDT
Apparently not content to offer news you can use, CNN is peddling news you can wear.
Art and Propaganda
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:15:12 PDT
In the last few months there have been news stories on the U.S. running information operations (IO) using comics as a platform in Iraq and Philippines. On the U.S. homefront there is a recent counter-IO effort within toy departments. One particular activist is using plastic toy soldiers to spread an anti-war message within shops (via Juxtapoz). The art is pictured below: Some thoughts on this ... The first is artists as actors in cultural warfare. There was another interesting article recently
DGAP-News: Teleplan International N.V. (Stock World)
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:15:15 PDT
Corporate News transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ------------------------------------
TDC'S Daily News: Update Project Lilykin
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:15:24 PDT
Post A Comment Adam updated his project page today for Lilykin with a video that just blew me away. The effects used in this game combined by a very original style of gameplay is in my opinion going to be such a winner. I can't wait to play this one! Comments from the author: So I haven't actually worked on Lilykin for a couple of weeks. Ive had graphics to make for people, and I also like to toggle between pixel-art and photoshop art... depends what mood I'm in. Any howski, here's a quick v
An Open Letter to Nadine Gordimer: From the British Committee for the Universities of Palestine
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:15:43 PDT
BRICUP is an organisation of UK based academics, set up in response to the Palestinian Call for Academic Boycott. Note: For background information about the first annual International Writers' Festival in Jerusalem, click here (news/_english/_boycott-the-international-writers-festival-in-jerusalem-20080410.html) and here (news/_english/_letter-to-author-nadine-gordimer-regarding-her-particpation-in-the-international-writers-festival-20080417.html). Dear Nadine Gordimer: Many of us who paid atten
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