Iraq Breakdown by Key Indices

Here is a visual breakdown (view image full size) of key indices in relation to the state of violence, oil production, death rate, phone subscriptions, prison population & most interestingly the electricity production.

The most interesting measurement is when you compare to pre-war states, especially the electricity output.

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And we thought Fox News had cornered the market on extreme opinions.

A debate between an Iraqi “Researcher on Astronomy” and a physicist on Iraqi television. This is not the only case of a debate of this nature, and you thought America could fill the 24/7 news cycle with some really odd debates.

New Zealander to be 1st artist to draw in space

New Zealand artist Makoure Scott paid $200,000 for a seat on the inaugural flight of Virgin Galactic.

Scott is expected to be the first professional artist to draw in space.

Scott is a painter and environmental artist who incorporates elements of Maori and Pakeha cultures in his sculptures and paintings.

He paints using materials such as sand, stone and tree gums from the area to emphasize his organic connection to the land. He has exhibited around the world.

Virgin Galactic plans a number of flights out of a spaceport in New Mexico. They will go into suborbital space, about 100 kilometers above the Earth.

Participants will experience weightlessness — and Scott is hoping to draw while weightless.

Scott has gone for early training for the flight with Virgin Galactic and learned his spacesuit will have to be modified to allow for more hand movement so he can draw.

Read more here: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Seriously, You’re Growing an Ear on Your Arm?

Just in case you thought the Performance/ Body modification thing was over, Stelios Arcadious is back with a third ear implanted on his arm. Soon “viewers” will be able to blue tooth to his arm and literally hear what his arm is hearing. Delightful.

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Turner Prize 22 Year Retrospective Asks Winners What They Thought

22 Turner Prize winners reflect on the experience. ‘Like being a Holocaust survivor’, ‘All a bit crap’, ‘A homecoming’, ‘Nice for the parents’ - as a retrospective exhibition gathers up the work of the 22 winners of the Turner prize, Charlotte Higgins asked them all what it was really like to win the world’s best known art award. In pictures: This year’s contenders

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