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Promo video for "Focus shift" from the 2007 album "Fiction". Directed by Roger Johansson.
Herbie Hancock is one of the most influential American jazz pianists and composers of our time, a true icon of modern music. A musical visionary who combines elements of rock, funk and soul with the stylistic rhythms of electronic and acoustic jazz, his career spans some 50 years. His latest album is a tribute to his long time friend and associate Joni Mitchell among the guest vocals on the album are Norah Jones, Tina Turner and Corrine Bailey Rae. For more info http://www.fastfocus.tv/media.aspx?id=357
Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra - Babylon Focus (2007) directed by Viktor Horvath
Frank Luntz interviewed undecided voters in Las Vegas. Verdict? Obama won.
EPISODE TWO - http://www.vbs.tv/player.php?bctid=1295292986&bccl=Mjg0OTUyNzA0X19FVEM See more episodes here: http://www.vbs.tv/softfocus/kevin_shields.php Soft Focus met with Kevin Shields at a smoky pub in Shoreditch, London to find out many things about his music and his life. Is there a new record coming soon? Yes, there is. Is Kevin one of the greatest producers and songwriters ever? Yes, he is. Do we feel privileged to have sat and talked with Mr. Shields for what is rumored to be the longest interview he has ever given? You bet we do.
This week on The Listening Post, we analyse the media's fixation with the Somali piracy story. We also take a look at what goes into making an award winning news photograph.
FOR MORE OF SOFT FOCUS VISIT: http://www.vbs.tv/player.php?bccl=Mjg0OTUyNzA0X19FVEM= For more Soft Focus go to: http://www.vbs.tv/player.php?bccl=Mjg0OTUyNzA0X19FVEM= Mythic DC punk rock figures Ian Mackaye and Ian Svenonius in a friendly, funny, compelling debate.
Google Tech Talks June 16, 2008 ABSTRACT Explore the brain's amazing ability to change throughout a person's life. This phenomenon—called neuroplasticty—is the science behind brain fitness, and it has been called one of the most extraordinary scientific discoveries of the 20th century. PBS had recently aired this special, The Brain Fitness Program, which explains the brain's complexities in a way that both scientists and people with no scientific background can appreciate. This is opportunity to learn more about how our minds work—and to find out more about the latest in cutting-edge brain research, from the founder of Posit Science and creator of the Brain Fitness Program software, Dr. Michael Merzenich. Speaker: Dr. Michael Merzenich, Ph.D. Michael M. Merzenich, PhD: Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Merzenich leads the company's scientific team. For more than three decades, Dr. Merzenich has been a leading pioneer in brain plasticity research. He is the Francis A. Sooy Professor at the Keck Center for Integrative Neurosciences at UCSF. Dr. Merzenich is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes, including the Ipsen Prize, Zulch Prize of the Max Planck Institute, Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award and Purkinje Medal. Dr. Merzenich has published more than 200 articles, including many in leading peer-reviewed journals, such as Science and Nature. His work is also often covered in the popular press, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Time and Newsweek. He has appeared on Sixty Minutes II, CBS Evening News and Good Morning America. In the late 1980s, Dr. Merzenich was on the team that invented the cochlear implant, now distributed by market leader Advanced Bionics. In 1996, Dr. Merzenich was the founding CEO of Scientific Learning Corporation (Nasdaq: SCIL), which markets and distributes software that applies principles of brain plasticity to assist children with language learning and reading. He is an inventor on more than 50 patents. Dr. Merzenich earned his BS degree at the University of Portland and his PhD at Johns Hopkins.
For more information please visit: http://moma.org/exhibitions/exhibitions.php?id=9696 Focus: Sol LeWitt On view at MoMA, December 5, 2008-June 29, 2009 Music courtesy of Lineland and Audio Dregs Recordings. For more information please visit: http://www.audiodregs.com © 2008 The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Lecture delivered by Temple Grandin, a noted expert and author on early intervention, educational strategies, visual thinking, social skills, medications and mentoring. Grandin presents around the world and is the author of several books including Emergence: Label Autistic, Thinking in Pictures, Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships, co-authored with Sean Barron. In addition to several DVDs, her recent release of Animals in Translation maintained a top 10 position on the New York Times best-seller list. Based on statistics provided by the Autism Society of America, it is estimated that one in every 150 children born in the United States has autism and approximately 1 million in this country have this disorder, which does not include Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD), Asperger's and other spectrum disorders. A new case of autism is diagnosed nearly every 20 minutes, meaning approximately 24,000 new cases diagnosed in the U.S. per year.
Let EbenGregory tell it, the well-dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice. In another episode of good ol fun called THE JEWELRY REPORT, Kanye West allegedly decides to leave rap alone and move to London to focus on his clothing line, Pastelle.
In the United States, the state of Virginia has been described as the ultimate battleground state in every US presidential election. Al Jazeera's Mike Kirsch reports from the Commonwealth on voters from across the political spectrum.
Home Movies - Focus Grill 2/3 Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMtxbjVjcVo
Here is a great little effect that adds a whole lot of "mood" to an image by softening and increasing contrast and also features a vignette around the focal point of your choosing. The beauty of this technique is that by using adjustment layers we have full control over the final effect's strength and color. This one is a great tip for Photographers of any type. If you enjoy the video please rate, comment, and subscribe! Check out http://www.tutvid.com for more great video tutorials! Check out the blog @ http://tutvid.wordpress.com Check this video out in Hi-Res here: http://www.tutvid.com/tutorials/photoshop/tutorials/softFocusWeddingEffect.php
Moqtada al Sadr and his militia, the Mehdi Army -- or 'JAM' in American military shorthand, have been America's most intractable opponents in Iraq. But after recent attacks launched by the U.S. and Iraqi military against Sadr strongholds, cease-fires were negotiated and the Mehdi Army melted away from the streets. Has the Mehdi Army finally been defeated, and is this the end of the armed Shiite resistance to the occupation? Produced by Richard Rowley, David Enders, Alaa Majeed In association with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and Big Noise Films As originally featured on "Foreign Exchange with Daljit Dhaliwal," an Azimuth Media production, began airing 12/5/08 www.pulitzercenter.org www.bignoisefilms.com
