14/06/2010
09/06/2010
MSF and invisible children
over a few years i have taken an intrestest in tropical care and this has to moved to become a motivation towards my future in nursing. MSF are raising awareness on one of the biggest killers of children worldwide, which is malnutrition. by using the power of art and media, with exhibits taking place telling the stories of children. one of these aspects is the 'invisible' photographers, who document the feeding centres, care given by the NGO and how the local people in that area live and there problems.
the picture belows shows the use of a MSF assessment tool for malnutrition by measuring the width of the tissue over the humerus bone. the red area shows the child has sever life-threatening malnurtion and is in need of intesive feeding care. aslo recently listeing to MSF podcasts have been hearing about changes in feeding centre practices that they have infact become more community based, just like services in developed countries. as new dietary products have made it easier for parents to feed less cirtically malnursihed children at home. part of this is through the use of peanuts in a product called plumpy'nut: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumpy
it has aslo been adapted so that it can help the local argituical community, such as in sudan chickpeas where utilsied as they where the locally grown produce thereby putting money back into the local economy.
Invisible Children
"In the spring of 2003, three young Americans traveled to Africa in search of such as story. What they found was a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them. A story where children are weapons and children are the victims. The "Invisible Children: rough cut" film exposes the effects of a 20 year-long war on the children of Northern Uganda. These children live in fear of abduction by rebel soldiers, and are being forced to fight as a part of violent army." on Frontline MSF reports the mass of children known as the night communters treavelling many miles in the nights to seek shleter out of fear of the LRA was at it's heigh 45,000 children.
http://www.invisiblechildren.com/
in may this year they managed to influence the american governement into passing a bill on the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act. whatch it here:vimeo.com/11724494
the picture belows shows the use of a MSF assessment tool for malnutrition by measuring the width of the tissue over the humerus bone. the red area shows the child has sever life-threatening malnurtion and is in need of intesive feeding care. aslo recently listeing to MSF podcasts have been hearing about changes in feeding centre practices that they have infact become more community based, just like services in developed countries. as new dietary products have made it easier for parents to feed less cirtically malnursihed children at home. part of this is through the use of peanuts in a product called plumpy'nut: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumpy
it has aslo been adapted so that it can help the local argituical community, such as in sudan chickpeas where utilsied as they where the locally grown produce thereby putting money back into the local economy.
Invisible Children
"In the spring of 2003, three young Americans traveled to Africa in search of such as story. What they found was a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them. A story where children are weapons and children are the victims. The "Invisible Children: rough cut" film exposes the effects of a 20 year-long war on the children of Northern Uganda. These children live in fear of abduction by rebel soldiers, and are being forced to fight as a part of violent army." on Frontline MSF reports the mass of children known as the night communters treavelling many miles in the nights to seek shleter out of fear of the LRA was at it's heigh 45,000 children.
http://www.invisiblechildren.com/
in may this year they managed to influence the american governement into passing a bill on the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act. whatch it here:vimeo.com/11724494
15/05/2010
Jo Spence and Thomas Rousset
Photo at very top and two below are by Thomas Rousset. The Picture directly above is by Jo Spence.
Been having a look through the library's photography books. not that they have a vast selection but came across this lady whose book is called cultural sniping. theres some quite increadable photos init and shamefully i can't find any on google to post up. she seems to be a bit of forgotton hero. Even though many modern bristih artist cite her as an influence. aslo increadbaly intresting from a nursing perpestcive as unfoanlty she dvelops breast cancer. the book is written by her as she's in a hospice and got printed after her death but she rights good accounts of the patient experince and take's some quite honest photos of herself coming to terms with her illness and death.
aslo found this bloke Thomas Rousset. well didn't really find him i've had his theme for my igoogle page for ages but never actually thought about googling who the bloke actually was. anyway his igoogle thing is great and his other stuff on his website is preety darn good as well! http://www.thomasrousset.com/
14/05/2010
worlds largest picture is 45 gigapixels
http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/48492/
quite incredible but at the same time you realise just how a boring place Dubai is but does look like something out of Star Wars
just brought one of these:
got its really cheap and with a few lenses really excited. going to take it travelling with me and as you can see has the potential to take great photos.
heres the making of it:
quite incredible but at the same time you realise just how a boring place Dubai is but does look like something out of Star Wars
just brought one of these:
got its really cheap and with a few lenses really excited. going to take it travelling with me and as you can see has the potential to take great photos.
01/05/2010
just been reminded
watched iron man 2 the other day and became extrmely excited on seeing thor's hammer and the possible avengers movies in the future but reminded me that if the films get enough going to them then hopefully they will do the cival war ark.
i read all the cival war comics back in 2007 took me a few weeks to get through all of them but was completey blown away by this spiderman comic with captain america. captain america is the leader of the superhroes oppsing registration of people with super powers and therefore seen by the media and world as actually opposing america.
he then goes on to say "I remember the first time I really understood what it was to be an American...What it was to be a patriot."
now thats bloody good comic book writing!
i read all the cival war comics back in 2007 took me a few weeks to get through all of them but was completey blown away by this spiderman comic with captain america. captain america is the leader of the superhroes oppsing registration of people with super powers and therefore seen by the media and world as actually opposing america.
he then goes on to say "I remember the first time I really understood what it was to be an American...What it was to be a patriot."
"I was just a kid...A million years ago, it seems sometimes. Maybe twelve. I was reading Mark Twain.
And he wrote something that struck me right down to my core...something so powerful, so true, that it changed my life. I memorized it so I could repeat it to myself, over and over across the years. He wrote --'In a republic, who is the country?
Is it the government which is for the moment in the saddle? Why, the government is merely a temporary servant: it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn't. It's function is to obey orders, not originate them.
Who, then is the country? Is it the newspaper? Is it the pulpit? Why, these are mere parts of the country, not the whole of it, they have not command, they have only their little share in the command.
In a monarchy, the king and his family are the country: In a republic it is the common voice of the people each of you, for himself, by himself and on his own responsibility, must speak.
It is a solemn and weighty responsibility, and not lightly to be flung aside at the bullying of pulpit, press, government, or the empty catchphrases of politicians.
Each must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, and which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man.
To decide it against your convictions is to be an unqualified and inexcusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let men label you as they may.
If you alone of all the nation shall decide one way, and that way be the right way according to your convictions of the right, you have your duty by yourself and by your country. Hold up your head. You have nothing to be ashamed of'."
Cap continues, "Doesn't matter what the press says. Doesn't matter what the politicians or the mobs say. Doesn't matter if the whole country decides that something wrong is something right.
This nation was founded on one principle above all else: The requirement that we stand up for what we believe, no matter the odds or the consequences.
When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree besides the river of truth, and tell the whole world--
--No you move."
now thats bloody good comic book writing!
can't wait till i've got this film!
amazing soundtrack and 80's japanese mad max styled film! top notch!
http://ultraguro.blogspot.com/
new favourite blog! great way to tap into weird Japanese cinema
08/03/2010
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