Saturday, April 30, 2011

Vote for Free Speech

Dear friends,



Beloved artist Ai Weiwei has been disappeared by the Chinese government. Chinese elites are major art buyers and highly sensitive to the international art community. Let's build a massive appeal for top galleries and artists to stop exhibiting in China until Ai Weiwei is released:

Sign the petition!
World-famous and beloved Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been "disappeared" by China's state security forces. Every trace of Ai's life and art has been erased from the Chinese internet, and his only hope may be a global outcry for his release.

Fearful of the pro-democracy protests sweeping the world, the government has cracked down on hundreds of free-thinking Chinese artists, intellectuals, students and citizens. But across the world, artists and art-lovers have begun to speak out in solidarity with Ai.

Chinese elites are major buyers of contemporary art, and are now planning a huge art fair in Beijing. If international galleries and artists stay away from China until Ai is freed, they'll send shockwaves through the regime. Let's build a massive global wave of support for top galleries, museums and artists to stop exhibiting in China until Ai Weiwei is released. We’ll deliver it at the upcoming Venice Biennale exhibition:

http://www2.avaaz.org/en/artists_for_ai_weiwei/?vl

Dozens of galleries and artists from over 15 countries are now gearing up for the Beijing International Art Expo and other shows. We’ll present our petition to all the prominent galleries and artists, and log their responses on our website, mobilizing the art world to take a strong stand on behalf of Ai and all the free-thinking citizens who have been jailed. 

China sometimes seems immune to international pressure, but art-activism could work. When sports stars stayed away from South Africa they got the attention of the brutal apartheid regime, hastening Nelson Mandela’s release. Together with international artists and dealers we may now be able to achieve the same effect.

Ai Weiwei's crime has been to speak out against corruption and injustice in China. He resigned on principle from the team designing the 'Bird's Nest' Olympic stadium, criticized corruption behind poorly built schools that killed children in the Sichuan earthquake, and expressed hope the democratic revolutions in the Middle East might lead to change in China. Now noone knows where he is being held or why. Let's call on artists and galleries to come together to free Ai Wei Wei:

http://www2.avaaz.org/en/artists_for_ai_weiwei/?vl

Ai Wei Wei's parents spent 16 years in a prison labour camp for their principles. At that time China was isolated from the world, but now times have changed. Our voices count -- let's use them now for Ai and China's free-thinking artists, and the new China they're striving to create.

With hope,

Alex, Ricken, Maria Paz, Morgan and the whole Avaaz team


SOURCES

BBC -- Chinese Artist Held for Economic Crimes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12994785

NYTimes -- China Takes Dissident Artist Into Custody
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/world/asia/04china.html

The Guardian -- Cultural Revolutionary
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2008/jul/06/art.china

CNN -- A Dangerous mix of art and politics
http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/04/26/chiu.aiweiwei.arrest/

The Atlantic -- The Art of Bubbles: How Southeby's Predicts the World Economy
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/04/the-art-of-bubbles-how-sothebys-predicts-the-world-economy/236852/

Friday, April 29, 2011

Extended Scenes From Thor

Check out the extended scenes from the movie Thor. These scenes are exclusive and will not be screened in the cinema release. Probably in Blu Ray later on as part of the Director's Cut of Thor.


We Are Not Alone, They Are Here



The message that was imprinted on the crop circle is as follows :

"Beware of the bearer of false gifts and broken promises. 
Much pain but there is still time.
Believe.
There is still good out there.
We oppose the deceivers.
Conduit is closing."

The message was encoded in the image of the disc in the crop circle using a form of communication code called ASCII. Historically, ASCII developed from telegraphic codes. For more information, please watch the full presentation HERE. It comes in 10 parts due to the duration of the presentation but trust me, it presents the best UFO evidence by far. I was blown away by the evidence presented in the presentation. It's 6:17am, I'm wide awake just by watching this presentation and I'm blogging about what I just watched.

There was also a crop circle based on the Mayan calender.


Sumerian symbols have always been consistent in all crop circles. Does this mean a change is imminent in 2012 which is just next year? Or the end of the world as we know it? The Mayan calender portrayed here in the crop circle end in 2012. Is it possible to draw this image on the ground in one night, even by using modern technology?

If you're a skeptic or an unbeliever of UFOs, this video will blow your mind and change your life forever.


I'm unable to find any fault nor detect any form of forgery with this video. Can you?

The truth is out there. We are not alone. They are here.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Darkness Falling Upon Us

"Everything that has a beginning has an end. I see the end coming. I see the darkness spreading. I see deaths. And you are all that stands in his way. One way or another, this war is going to end."


~ The Oracle, The Matrix Revolutions



A tribute to The Matrix Trilogy and to the future freedom fighters that will liberate mankind from tyranny and oppression. The truth will set you free. Free your mind.

1Malaysia E-Mail

Dwayne The Rock Johnson shares my thoughts about this so-called 1Malaysia E-Mail :


You can sign up for the 1Malaysia E-Mail for free here http://1myemail.com/. Hehehe! You gotta check out this website to know why I'm laughing.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Steve Jobs



No doubt, Steve Jobs is no stranger to you. The world renowned Apple CEO sells
dreams, not products. He is one of the greatest corporate storytellers on world stage.
People love everything about him, whether it’s his presentation style, quotes or
facts about his personal and professional life.
Born: February 24, 1955 in San Francisco, California
Age: 56
Occupation: Chairman & CEO, Apple Inc.
Education: College Drop-out
Fortune: USD 8.3 billion


In 2005, he delivered a remarkable speech to Stanford Graduates in which he shared 3 stories. The first story was about connecting the dots. He talked about his biological mother who was a young, unwed college student, whom put him up for adoption. She felt that he should be adopted by college graduates. When a lawyer couple turned down the adoption, his mother had no choice but to give him up to a couple who had never graduated from college but with the promise that they will put him through college.

And 17 years later, he did go to college but he did not see the value in it. So, he dropped out. He stopped taking classes that didn't interest him and dropping in on the ones that looked interesting. He didn't have a dorm room, so he slept on the floor in friends' rooms, returned Coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and walked 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple.



At that time Reed College offered perhaps the best calligraphy programme in the country. He decided to take a class where he learned how to make typography great and found it fascinating. He had no idea then, how he was going to use calligraphy for practical applications. 10 years later, Macintosh, the first personal computer designed by Apple had beautiful typography thanks to Jobs.

“You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.” stated Jobs.

His second story was about love and loss. He found what he loved to do early in life. At age 21, he co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak in his parents' garage back. In 10 years Apple had grown into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. But, a clash of vision left Jobs unemployed at 30. “What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating,” he recalls. For months, he struggled with his fate and began to feel like a public failure. But, slowly, Jobs began to realize that although he was fired, he still had a passion for computers and so he decided to start over.

“The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything.” says Jobs.

His last story was about death. He was diagnosed with a cancer. The doctors told him that he should expect to live no longer than six months because it was an incurable. Fortunately, after the biopsy, it turned out to be curable with surgery. The near death experience made him realize that remembering death is the most important tool he has ever encountered to help him make the big choices in life.

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” says Jobs.



Steve Jobs, at age 56, has become a global cultural guru, shaping what entertainment we watch, how we listen to music, and what sort of objects we use to work and play. He has changed the game for entire industries. His utter dedication to discovery and excellence has created a culture that has made Apple a symbol of innovation.


From PitchYourTalent.com

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Thought Of The Day

"Live life not expecting anything in return. Be it for a relationship, for a job or a business or religion. Then you'll be the most happiest and successful person in the world."


Gabriel on 21st April 2011

    

Friday, April 22, 2011

Cheesiest Ads I've Ever Seen

I love these Old Spice ads. Somehow, they have always managed to produce some of the worst ads I have ever seen. Check them out.



And the latest Old Spice ad.



Somehow the sight of how the lower half of the man's body became a walking skeleton just doesn't work me. All hail Old Spice for trying something new!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Alien Found In Russia



Translation:

"We found him over there"
"We found him around two hours ago"
"It must have been lying here for days"

Alien body found near UFO crash site in Russia.

Around one month ago, a publication reported on a major UFO event that occurred in the region of Irkutsk in Russia's Siberia. Hundreds of villagers saw a huge object, glowing pink and blue, hurtle towards Earth before loudly impacting the ground in a wooded area. The event received widespread coverage in Russia and was reported by Inter-Fax, Russia's government news agency. In the West, the event was completely ignored if not deliberately kept from public view. An enormous team of government officials, including military personal, secret service agents and science ministry officials made their was to the UFO crash site within hours of the event occurring.

Now it seems a video has been leaked onto the Internet showing a dead alien, found in the Republic of Buryatia, not far from the site of the UFO crash. Is the alien seen in this video a survivor of that crash who managed to leave the area only to die as a result of Russia's harsh conditions?

Warning : the below video contains graphic images.

Latest Update : Siberian 'ET' made out of stale bread


Students Timur Hilall, 18, and Kirill Vlasov, 19, have admitted their 'find' of an alien in the Siberian woods was just a stunt

It was too good to be true and, sadly, it was.

The students behind the discovery of an alien's body at a UFO 'crash site' have admitted that it was a 'crummy' hoax made out of stale bread. Friends Timur Hilall, 18, and Kirill Vlasov, 19, shot the video that showed the alien's mangled remains frozen in snow in Irkutsk, Siberia.


The pair were questioned by police over their 'extraterrestrial discovery' but admitted to their stunt but not before their creation became an internet sensation, drawing almost 700,000 hits on YouTube.

Their find was deemed serious enough for the Kremlin to get involved and a spokesman from the Russian Interior Ministry confirmed the hoax. "We found the alien in one of the student's homes," he said. "It was lying under his bed and an examination of it revealed it had been made of bread crumbs which were covered in chicken skin."

Prosecutors are now considering whether or not the pair have committed any crimes.

Sergei Zvedzin, a police spokesman, said: "What are we going to do with them? We have not yet decided. We will be looking to see if a crime has been committed in connection with the use of animal skin. If they have committed an offence, they will have to pay for it."

Their bogus claims appeared after locals reported seeing an alien spaceship crash in the area last month. Local UFO expert, Alex Komanov, from the Russion UFO Research Centre, dismissed the find, saying: "The body is interesting. The texture is similar to a real biological entity."

"However, the creature has no clothes and I am sure that intelligent beings would be dressed in something like a space suit or coveralls."

However, conspiracy theorists have already started accusing the government of a cover up. One said: "We know what we saw. Powerful people in the military just don't want us to see this."

Source: Daily Mail











Monday, April 18, 2011

The Wedding Rehearsal For Prince William and Kate Middleton

This is a video of the wedding rehearsal of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The entire British royal family attended the rehearsal.

Apple Takes Over The World

Want to know what happens if Apple takes over the world. Check out the video below!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

A Reflection


If you are right then there is no need to get angry
And if you are wrong then you don't have any right to get angry.
Patience with family is love,
Patience with others is respect,
Patience with self is confidence &
Patience with GOD is faith.
Never Think Hard about PAST,
It brings Tears...
Don't Think more about FUTURE,
It brings Fears...
Live this Moment with a Smile,
It brings Cheers!
Every test in our life makes us bitter or better,
Every problem comes to make us or break us,
Choice is ours whether we become victim or victorious !

Search a beautiful heart not a beautiful face.
Beautiful things are not always good
but good things are always beautiful.
Remember me like pressed flower in your Notebook.
It may not be having any fragrance
but will remind you of my existence forever in your life.
Do you know, why God created gaps between fingers?
So that someone who is special to you, comes & fills those gaps by holding your hands forever.



Just  to let you know. I'm thinking of you today.   


No matter what situations life throws at you....
No matter how long and treacherous your journey may seem..
Remember there is a light at the end of the tunnel. 




(Sharing a few wise quotes sent to me by a friend :-) )
Thank you!!

People Have a right to Know : Fight for Freedom of Information

Dear friends,



Wikileaks whistleblower Bradley Manning is being subjected to brutal torture in a US military prison, part of a broader effort to silence and intimidate those behind any further leaks. The government is split on Manning's abuse. President Obama cares about the US global reputation -- a massive global outcry can push him to stop the torture:

Sign the petition
Right now, Wikileaks whistleblower Bradley Manning is being tortured in a US military prison. Manning is subjected to utter isolation that can drive many people insane, with short periods each day where he is stripped naked and abused by jeering inmates.

Manning is awaiting trial for releasing secret military documents to Wikileaks – including a video of US soldiers massacring Iraqi civilians. And his brutal treatment appears to be part of an intimidation campaign to silence whistleblowers and crack down on Wikileaks. The US government is split on this issue, with diplomats publicly criticizing the military for Manning's treatment, but President Obama has stood aside so far.

Obama cares about the US's global reputation - we need to show him that it's at stake here. Let's build a massive global call to the US government to stop torturing Manning and uphold the law. Sign the petition below -- our message will be delivered through hard-hitting ads and actions in Washington DC as soon as we reach 250,000 signatures:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/bradley_manning_1/?vl

On paper, the United States opposes torture. The US Constitution forbids “cruel and unusual punishment". And, along with almost a hundred other countries, the US has signed an international convention promising to treat all prisoners “with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person”. But today, Bradley Manning is utterly isolated in a cell without sheets, not allowed to exercise and is being subjected to brutal humiliation that is causing serious mental harm. This violates US and international law.

Bradley is being held under 'prevention of injury' status despite 16 reports from military mental health professionals that he should be removed from these severe conditions. His lawyers are trying to enforce his basic constitutional and international human rights in court, but so far the military tribunal responsible for Bradley’s fate has ignored his suffering.  

There has been a crack down on Wikileaks since the explosive revelations of US military crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq. Many speculate that this brutal pressure on Bradley is intended to force him to implicate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. But Obama promised Americans and the world that he would protect, not persecute, whistleblowers:

"Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled."

Bradley's cruel treatment does the opposite and sends a chilling message to others who may want to expose important information. Let's act quickly to put massive international pressure on the United States government to honor its commitment to human rights, the protection of whistleblowers and end the shockingly cruel treatment of their own citizen. Sign the petition below:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/bradley_manning_1/?vl

Bradley Manning claims he is a patriot and has admitted to releasing information that he felt the world had a right to know. While reasonable people can disagree about the approach of Wikileaks and the the rights or wrongs of those who delivered information to them, the illegal torture of Bradley Manning, who has yet to receive a fair trial or be convicted of any crime, is a shameful violation of human rights and human dignity.

With hope and determination,

Emma, Ricken, Pascal, Janet and the rest of the Avaaz team

Sources:

Check out Obama's statement on the importance of whistleblowing released on his official website http://change.gov/agenda/ethics_agenda/

PJ Crowley resigns over Bradley Manning remarks, The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/13/pj-crowley-resigns-bradley-manning-remarks

Soldier's inhumane imprisonment, LA Times
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jan/10/opinion/la-ed-manning-20110110

US: Explain Conditions of Bradley Manning’s Confinement, Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/16/us-explain-conditions-bradley-manning-s-confinement

Stripped naked every night, Bradley Manning tells of prison ordeal, The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/11/stripped-naked-bradley-manning-prison

WikiLeakers and Whistle-Blowers: Obama's Hard Line, Time
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2058340,00.html

The Implications of the Inhumane Treatment of Bradley Manning, Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-kane/bradley-manning-obama_b_832933.html

U.S. Pledges Rights Improvements, New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/19/world/19briefs-ART-Nations.html

Bradley Manning: charge sheet
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/interactive/2011/mar/04/bradley-manning-charge-sheet

Friday, April 1, 2011

Gmail Motion

Gmail has introduced Gmail Motion today. Managing e-mails have never been easier. I just signed up today for free. Just go to Gmail to sign up and you can start using Gmail Motion.


Happy April Fool's Day. Hehe :-)