Best foreign language films 2006

Best Foreign Language Films 2006

2046
Caché
Downfall
Kung Fu Hustle
Oldboy

From Filmjerk.com - http://www.filmjerk.com/new/article1583.html

Founded in 1997, the Online Film Critics Society has been the key force in establishing and raising the standards for Internet-based film journalism. The OFCS membership spans the U.S., Canada, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Asia/Pacific Rim region, with journalists representing many of the most important online film-related sites including Salon, Slate, TV Guide Online, IndieWire, Netflix, Film Threat, eFilmCritic.com and the Internet Movie Database.

Google Video Greatest Hits, December 18, 2005. JGM writes "This service is addictive. My favorites, top to bottom.

W.O.W Video - telling it like it is (only offensive if you find the word "porn" upsetting):
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5430343841227974645

Only in Japan (ouch!):
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6943201001782160188

Jammin' with Princess Peach and the Bros:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3117004324521250241

Why Noobies should not fly helecopters:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6684779347681010435&q=helecopter

Sys Admin appreciation song:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7193470719293309352

How NOT to remove a dead whale from your beach...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3712178515303087869

-Greg

Questions and Answers
by Thich Nhat Hanh Stress and Work Q: How do you maintain mindfulness in a busy work environment? At times it seems there is not even enough time to breathe mindfully.

Came across this mega-blogging project the other day ...

http://www.metablogging.com/


... the Metroblogging project, motto "Think global, blog local". The project currently includes 40 cities and over 600 writers. Cities of note:

- montreal
- toronto
- tokyo
- vancouver

No coverage yet for Beijing, Hong Kong, Kathmandu, or Rices Landing :(

On the future of gamma-ray burst cosmology
E Mörtsell et al 2005 J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. JCAP06(2005)009
doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2005/06/009

E Mörtsell and J Sollerman
Department of Astronomy, Stockholm University, AlbaNova, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
E-mail: edvard@astro.su.se and jesper@astro.su.se

Abstract. With the understanding that the enigmatic gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are beamed explosions, and with the recently discovered 'Ghirlanda relation', the dream of using GRBs as cosmological yardsticks may have come a few steps closer to reality. Assuming that the Ghirlanda relation is real, we have investigated possible constraints on cosmological parameters using a simulated future sample of a large number of GRBs inspired by the ongoing SWIFT mission. Comparing with constraints from a future sample of Type Ia supernovae, we find that GRBs are not efficient in constraining the amount of dark energy or its equation of state. The main reason for this is that very few bursts are available at low redshifts.

Controlled keywords: cosmological constant experiments, classical tests of cosmology

E-print number: astro-ph/0504245
Cited: by
Refers: to

Received 15 April 2005, accepted for publication 13 June 2005 Published 24 June 2005

http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/1475-7516/2005/06/009

Toyota's i-unit concept

Toyota's i-unit concept will make its U.S. debut at the 2005 New York International Auto Show. The single passenger i-unit is a form of "personal mobility" that seeks to balance freedom of movement, harmony with society, and harmony with the Earth's natural environment. Its design was inspired by a leaf and expresses the power of the unknown, the logic of living things and the simple beauty of waste-free functionality.

Toyota i-unit concept,(30 marzo 2005) http://www.duemotori.com/news/auto_news/6501_Toyota_i-unit_concept.php

amadou and mariam, 2005. dimanche a bamako. mali

Amadou Bagayoko y Mariam Doumbia son dos cantantes africanos, naturales de Mali, ambos sufren de ceguera y son marido y mujer. Llevan en el mundo de la música desde los años 70 y en el caso de Amadou, éste formó parte un tiempo de los legendarios Ambassadors.