keratea petition

Petition against the construction of the illegal waste landfill at the archaeological site of Ovriocastro.

carl sagan

carl sagan was an american astronomer, astrophysicist, author, cosmologist and highly successful populizer of astronomy, astrophysicist and other natural sciences. during his lifetime, he published more than 600 scientific papers and popular articles and was author, co-author, or editor of more than 20 books. in his works, he advocated skeptical inquiry and the scientific method. he pioneered exobiology and promoted the search for extra-terrestrial interlligence (SETI).
sagan became world-famous for his popular science books and for the award-winning 1980 television series cosmos: a personal voyage, which he narrated and co-wrote. a book to accompany the program was also published. sagan also wrote the novel contact, the basis for the 1997 film of the same name.
he played a leading role in the american space program since its inception. he was a consultant and adviser to nasa since the 1950′s, briefed the apollo astronauts before their flights to the moon, and was an experimenter on the mariner, viking, voyager, and galileo expeditions to the planets. he helped solve the mysteries of the high temperatures of venus (answer: massive greenhouse effect), the seasonal changes on mars (answer: windblown dust), and the reddish haze of titan (answer: complex organic molecules).  infos from wiki and the carl sagan portal.

pale blue dot (audio + e-book)

cosmos//billions and billions//the cosmic connection//the demon haunted  world//the dragons of eden//varieties of scientific experience (e-books)

cosmos: a personal voyage (tv series)

let’s go surfing

back to athens after a few days away to my summer house. i love the idea to return to the city to spend my weekend..it’s not so crowdy and everything is so easier..ok now about the music, i’m on a summer mood and all i wanna hear is surf music..here you can get the remix of the raveonettes on let’s go surfing by the drums.

impressions of sonar 2010

first of all even though i tried to combine sightseeing and sonar the result was just a simple advise:                                    DON’T YOU EVER EVEN THINK TO TRY IT!!

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elektro guzzi                                                  roxy music

broadcast                                                       the chemical brothers

king midas sound                                        dizzee rascal

fatima                                                               caspa

nosaj thing                                                     flying lotus

plastikman                                                     matthew herbert’s one club

the sugarhill gang                                       rosca

lcd soundsystem                                         sonar village

2 many djs

machinedrum

the blessings

jonsi

jimi tenor & kabu kabu

for a greek who is not used to such a festival the soundsystem was out of this world, the organization excellent and the prices of beers and drinks were at least fair. a more detailed opinion about sonar you can find at haunted dancehall blog or in his show this friday on poplie.

FREE KUTMAH

FREE KUTMAH
To Whom it May Concern:

Justin McNulty is a highly talented artist, DJ and music producer who is a beloved member of the Los Angeles creative community.

For well over a decade he has devoted his substantial skills to the betterment of our community through positive, artistic actions.

Mr. McNulty has selflessly donated his time and exceptional talents to numerous charitable and non-profit causes. He has garnered worldwide acclaim through these efforts based in the United States.

Mr. McNulty’s individual community arts service is a testament to modern philanthropy. In an age when institutional funding is slim he has taken personal action to better our country by inspiring its citizens through progressive cultural outreach.

I fully support Justin McNulty’s right to stay in the United States and urge your positive and swift action in this matter. His deportation would be a devastating loss to Los Angeles and the American arts.

back to athens

after almost a week away of the grey capital of greece i’m back, and not so happy to be honest. i was in a village at the east side of greece next to turkey, on the samos island. marathokambos is on the southeastern side of samos, built on the foot of mountain fterias, 400 meters above the sea-level. the amphitheatrically-built settlement gives a beautiful panoramic view of the sea. when the weather is fine you can see patmos, agathonisi and samiopoula. marathokampos is a small village with a population near to two thousand citizens but nevertheless very hospitable and with a unique tradition, on the slopes surrounding the village they explode real fire to welcome the resurrection of Christ. the weather was great, the food was also great and we were almost all the time not drunk to be presized but with a changed attitude. we were going for sleep around 5 am and at 1 pm with all the alcohol fumes inside our head and two sips of coffee we started the day with 2 or 3 bottles of the famous samian wine and delicious home-cooked food. walks on the beach, relaxing in the warm embrace of the sun and a unique 4wd ride on the mountain of kerkis, through a dense forest. this particular forest has been burnt down several times, but still in a strange way it has managed to rise from the ashes of the old pines. nature is strange..

summer moved on

summer 2009…ξεκίνησε με τις καλύτερες προϋποθέσεις αλλά τελικά αποδείχτηκε μεγάλη αποτυχία..επιτέλους τέλος!! το πρώτο σ/κ του σεπτεμβρη ήταν αρκετά καλό με παρτυ φίλων, την πρώτη και τελευταία μου επίσκεψη σε θερινό για φέτος με μια πολύ καλή ταινία σε έναν από τους ωραιότερους κινηματογράφους της πόλης και πολλές καινούριες μουσικές..αύριο πίσω στην δουλειά μετα απο σαράντα μέρες..για να δούμε..