Great Lake Swimmers – River’s Edge from Nir Ben Jacob on Vimeo.

River’s Edge
Great Lake Swimmers
Nettwerk / (weewerk)

The Information Blanket is a baby blanket imprinted with information about how to care for a newborn, including a growth chart with average ranges for one, three and six months, feeding and vaccination frequency, high temperature alert, doctors appointment reminders and a list of illness warning signs.

The blanket is made from eco-friendly 100% double knit North Carolina cotton. Soft and durable, it meets the strictest U.S. environmental standards on dyes and finishing. The fabric is pre-shrunk and shipped to New York City where local craftsmen cut it to swaddling size and double lock stitch the edges. The informational graphics are then screen-printed using non-toxic water-based inks.

The blanket is being distributed in Uganda with future hopes to continue the program in other under-developed areas all over the world. BMB NY selected Uganda as the first location for distribution because the East African nation has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world due to minimal pre-and-post natal education and limited health care access. The first 1,000 blankets will be handed delivered by BMB NY during their visit on May 21st – 29th. In addition, an English version is available for purchase via the campaign’s website.

Visit: http://theinformationblanket.org/

A worth watching documentary film with a social message. “The Economics of Happiness” makes us think how we suppose to act against modern social problems. Film director Helena Norberg-Hodge the author of Ancient Futures – Learning from Ladakh and co-author of Bringing the Food Economy Home. She describes economic globalization has a lot to do with unemployment, gap between rich and poor, ethnic conflict, and environment issues. She believes “Localization” is the key to answer theses problems and it leads us better way of living. The film is about 70 mins and it’s way too short to explain the depth and details of projects – there are many activists and projects introduced in the film – but it’s a good guidance for sure.

Visit http://www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org/

“This seminal volume on the indigenous African Dinka group is a landmark documentation of a vanishing people in war-torn Sudan. World-renowned photographers Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith have devoted their lives to documenting the rapidly disappearing ceremonies and cultures of the indigenous people of Africa. In breathtakingly poignant images, they present a story that started with their first visit to the Dinka thirty years ago. Living in harmony with their cattle, the Dinka have survived years of war only to find their culture on the brink of vanishing forever. Where the White Nile River reaches Dinka country, it spills over 11,000 square miles of flood plain to form the Sudd, the largest swamp in the world. In the dry season, it provides abundant pasture for cattle, and this is where the Dinka set up their camps. The men dust their bodies and faces with gray ash—protection against flies and lethal malarial mosquitoes, but also considered a mark of beauty. Covered with this ash and up to 7’ 6″ tall, the Dinka were referred to as “gentle” or “ghostly” giants by the early explorers. The Dinka call themselves “jieng” and “mony-jang,” which means “men of men.”"

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“A year ago, a massive oil spill began in the Gulf. The entire country was glued to the news until the well was capped, and then we forgot about it.
As the year anniversary was fast approaching I became curious, just how much oil was that exactly? Where would it have gone? What I found was shocking.
So in an effort to further our discussion on oil dependency I created this short animation. I’ve spent all of my free time in the last month putting this together to help illustrate just how dependent we truly are on oil.”

Designed, animated and written by Chris Harmon
Voice Talent: Kim Estes
Music: Billy Perez & Todd Stambaugh
Special Thanks to Daye Rogers and Christy Kurtz

this is one of the most famous and definitely my favorite tune from The Cinematic Orchestra.

Directed by Godfrey Reggio
Music composed by Philip Glass
Cinematography by Ron Fricke

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“A documentary about a journey to “The Edge of the Earth”. The Gates of the Arctic National Park is the northernmost national park in the U.S. (the entirety of the park lies north of the Arctic Circle).There are no established roads, trails, visitor facilities, or campgrounds in the park.”

Filmed using Solar Power for Two Weeks = 10,000 combined shutter releases and video clips.

Author: Kazuo Ishiguro

Voice of Haiti is a daily photo essay by Jeremy Cowart.

“When you make a purchase from VoicesOfHaiti.com, you are helping to provide an immediate home for nearly 700,000 Haitian men and women desperately in need.

Jeremy Cowart Photography is donating 100% of net proceeds minus printing and mailing cost from your purchase to Safewater Nexus, a non-profit organization aligned under the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. All printing and mailing costs will be accounted for by Jeremy Cowart Photography. As all proceeds are restricted solely for the purchase of tents for the Home in Haiti project, Safewater Nexus will purchase tents directly from the “A Home in Haiti” program and deliver them to the sites most in need. Exact funding for all the tents will be disclosed on www.ahomeinhaiti.org. For financial integrity and accountability, Safewater Nexus is aligned under their parent company, Go International, a 501(c)(3) “Not-For-Profit” organization based in Wilmore, KY and Bristol, TN.

Your photo purchase is valued beyond the purchase price you are paying to benefit the Home in Haiti project. As a result, your purchase is not tax-deductable, since the goods you are receiving are worth at least the amound you have paid.

Take a moment to browse these powerful messages delivered from Hiaiti. Support this special immediate need for tents.”

Visit: http://voicesofhaiti.com/

4 Cities / 294 Walls / 2930 km Road : One Animation
in Turkey Streets against the terror and war !

Thanks for all the support in 2010.
I love you all and hope you have a great christmas.

Hikaru