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Tar Wars ~ 2009 BBC Our World

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Tar Wars ~ 2009 BBC Our World 30/10/09 Our World investigates why a small band of Cree Indians in Canada's Alberta Tar Sands are taking on the world's oil companies, and being bankrolled by a high-street business in the UK . The UK’s Co-Operative Financial Services is assisting Canada’s Beaver Lake Cree Nation in pursuing legal action to stop the development of tar sands in Alberta. The Cree nation has constitutionally protected rights to the land, and is seeking an injunction against the developments to preserve the area’s ecological integrity, an action which could affect companies including BP, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell, and Total. http://www.climatechangecorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=5995
Seeders: 4
Leeches: 1

The Anarchist Library on torrent

Category: eBooks, Magazines, Audio Books
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The whole archive of theanarchistlibrary.org
Seeders: 14
Leeches: 3

BBC - The future of food Pt 3 of 3 - Cuba

Category: Documentary
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History, Science Documentary hosted by George Alagiah and published by BBC in 2009 - English narration Information ------------------------------ Future of Food In the past year, we have seen food riots on three continents, food inflation has rocketed and experts predict that by 2050, if things don't change, we will see mass starvation across the world. This film sees George Alagiah travel the world in search of solutions to the growing global food crisis. From the two women working to make their Yorkshire market town self-sufficient to the academic who claims it could be better for the environment to ship in lamb from New Zealand, George Alagiah meets the people who believe they know how we should feed the world as demand doubles by the middle of the century. 1) India George joins a Masai chief among the skeletons of hundreds of cattle he has lost to climate change and the English farmer who tells him why food production in the UK is also hit. He spends a day eating with a family in Cuba to find out how a future oil shock could lead to dramatic adjustments to diets. He visits the breadbasket of India to meet the farmer who now struggles to irrigate his land as water tables drop, and finds out why obesity is spiralling out of control in Mexico. Back in Britain, George investigates what is wrong with people's diets, and discovers that the UK imports an average of 3000 litres of water per capita every day. He talks to top nutritionist Susan Jebb, DEFRA minister Hilary Benn and Nobel laureate Rajendra Pachauri to uncover what the future holds for our food. 2) Senegal George heads out to India to discover how a changing diet in the developing world is putting pressure on the world's limited food resources. He finds out how using crops to produce fuel is impacting on food supplies across the continents. George then meets a farmer in Kent, who is struggling to sell his fruit at a profit, and a British farmer in Kenya who is shipping out tonnes of vegetables for our supermarket shelves. He also examines why so many people are still dying of hunger after decades of food aid. Back in the UK, George challenges the decision-makers with the facts he has uncovered - from Oxfam head of research Duncan Green to Sainsbury's boss Justin King. He finds out why British beef may offer a model for future meat production and how our appetite for fish is stripping the world's seas bare. 3) Cuba In the final episode George Alagiah heads out to Havana to find out how they are growing half of their fruit and vegetables right in the heart of the city, investigates the 'land-grabs' trend - where rich countries lease or buy up the land used by poor farmers in Africa - and meets the Indian agriculturalists who have almost trebled their yields over the course of a decade. George finds out how we in this country are using cutting-edge science to extend the seasons recycle our food waste and even grow lettuce in fish tanks to guarantee the food on our plates. He hears the arguments about genetically modified food and examines even more futuristic schemes to get the food on to our plates. Screenshots ------------------------------ Technical Specs ------------------------------ * Video Codec: XviD * Video Bitrate: 1505 kbps * Video Resolution: 704x400 * Video Aspect Ratio: 1.76 * Frames Per Second: 25 * Audio Codec: (Dolby AC3) * Audio Bitrate: 256kb/s 48000 Hz * Audio Languages: English * RunTime Per Part: 59mins * Part Size: 746MB * Number of Parts: 3 * Subtitles: none * Ripped by: artistharry * Source: TVrip Links ------------------------------ 1) Further Information * www.tenalps.com 2) Related Documentaries * The Truth about Food * The Future of Food 3) ed2k Links ed2k://|file|BBC.Future.of.Food.1of3.India.XviD.AC3.MVGroup.org.avi|782280704|FCD3133CE599D59745B555FBBD693415|h=WXFQB44DZ5RJTHKRJP2ATSVQ7QCWTJAH|/ ed2k://|file|BBC.Future.of.Food.2of3.Senegal.XviD.AC3.MVGroup.org.avi|782370816|B6A810239EC9F35632D42D2C55FFCD36|h=6PXX5QVRC4E4RGQQXANXLEM3G34S54W5|/ ed2k://|file|BBC.Future.of.Food.3of3.Cuba.XviD.AC3.MVGroup.org.avi|783464448|8181AC820DBCE7BE19F5F9D645E30062|h=2YAP3CTCTXUB5O6GYS3KUO7KZ2BPJ3FL|/ Source: http://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=Future_of_Food
Seeders: 85
Leeches: 36

BBC - The future of food Pt 2 of 3 - Senegal

Democracy Now! Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Today's Headlines Senate Panel OKs Healthcare Reform Without Public Option Health Rallies to Be Held at Insurers’ Offices Thousands Rally in DC as Immigration Bill Unveiled Iraq: 85,000 Deaths Since 2004 UN: 100,000 Displaced by Northern Iraq Drought Russia Rejects New Iran Sanctions Groups Warn of Civilian Toll in Congo Fighting Obama to Sign Pakistan Aid Bill Zelaya Delegation, Coup Regime Discuss Restoration Alleged Cuban Spy Re-Sentenced to 22 Years EPA Releases Email Ignored by Bush Admin Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Bear Stearns Execs With Senate Finance Vote, Fate of Public Option Uncertain as Healthcare Reform Talks Move Behind Closed Doors The Senate Finance Committee has become the fifth and final congressional panel to approve legislation to reform the nation’s healthcare system, voting 14-to-9 to approve an $829 billion measure. Maine Senator Olympia Snowe was the only Republican to support the package, which omits a public option. Talks now move behind closed doors, where Senate leaders will craft final legislation. We get analysis from Jane Hamsher of Firedoglake. [includes rush transcript] "Stripping Bare the Body: Politics, Violence, War": Groundbreaking Journalist Mark Danner on Haiti, the Balkans, Iraq and Torture Award-winning journalist, writer and professor Mark Danner has just released a new collection of dispatches about Haiti, the Balkans, Iraq and the use of torture in the US war on terror. It’s called Stripping Bare the Body: Politics, Violence, War. We speak to Danner about torture in the so-called war on terror and his career of chronicling US-backed human rights abuses abroad. [includes rush transcript] As US and Other Wealthy Nations Slash Aid, UN Warns of "Silent Tsunami of Hunger" in Global Food Crisis The UN World Food Program is calling the current global food crisis “a silent tsunami of hunger.” This week the WFP warned that more than 40 million people will have their food rations reduced or eliminated because of the drastic aid cuts. We speak with award-winning Indian journalist, writer and activist Devinder Sharma. [includes rush transcript]
Seeders: 83
Leeches: 17

Devil's Playground (2002) DVDrip

Category: Documentary
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Title: Devil's Playground Runtime: 77 minutes Devil's Playground is a 2002 documentary film by Stick Figure Productions, directed by Lucy Walker about the alleged Amish rite of passage called Rumspringa. The film follows Amish teenagers in LaGrange County, Indiana who enter the "English World" and experiment with illegal drugs, drinking, partying, and pre-marital sex. After a certain amount of time, the teenagers are expected to either become baptised as adults in the Amish community, or permanently leave the church and be forever shunned by their families and friends. more info at the wiki for this film: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Playground_%28film%29 notes compiled 10-13-09
Seeders: 8
Leeches: 6

National Geographic - Seed Hunter (2009)

Category: Documentary
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National Geographic – Seed Hunter Seed Hunter Solutions to this crisis lie within Mother Nature herself in the form of diverse genes found in the wild ancestors of our staple foods – and the man to hunt them down is Dr Ken Street, the Indiana Jones of agriculture. Ken and his team will travel to the land where agriculture began nearly 10,000 years ago. In the remotest parts of the Middle East and Central Asia, the genetic origins of our daily bread and other food still survive. The crops growing here have taken centuries to develop robust genetic traits that allow them to thrive in the harshest of climates. Scientists around the world want access to these genes so they may be integrated into food crops compromised by global warming.
Seeders: 186
Leeches: 94

BBC - The Future of Food Pt.1 of 3 - India XviD AC3

The Black Untouchables of India: Runoko Rashidi &Dr Velu

Category: Documentary
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The Original Inhabitants of India were dark-skinned and closely resembled the Africans in physical features. They founded the Indus Valley Civilization which, according to historians,was one of the world's first and most glorious. Aryan tribes invaded India,destroyed the Indus Valley Civilization,and employed a cunning,deceptive religious ideology to enslave the indigenous people. Those who fled to India's forests and hills later came to be called " tribals". As these native Indians were gradually overcome,captured and enslaved they were kept outside village limits and "untouchability" was enforced upon them. These people became "untouchables". Part 1 Runoko Rashidi presents a short slide presentation detailing The African Presence in Early and Modern India. Part 2,Dr Velu Annamalai discusses the apartheid like class-caste struggle. Then he give a brief history of Sergeant Major M.K. Ghandi, being the # 1 Enemy of the Black Untouchables in India as well as the Zulu'S in South Africa during the Zulu and Boar Wars. It would seem that Ghandi was actually a agent for the British in the same way that MLK, being influenced by the philosophy of Ghandi was an agent of the U.S. Enjoy,Learn and please seed.
Seeders: 17
Leeches: 14

Democracy Now! Monday, August 17, 2009

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Today's Headlines Obama Admin May Drop Public Option from Health Plan Zelaya Plane Stopped at Base with US Troops Indian Movie Star Detained at Newark Airport Warlord Dostum Returns to Afghanistan Ahead of Election New Afghan Law Allows Men to Starve Wives If They Refuse Sex Gay Iraqs Targeted in Murder and Torture Campaign Sen. Webb Visits Burma, Secures Release of American British Politicians Defend UK Health System Memos: Brazil Conspired with US to Overthrow Allende Obama Adviser Heckled at Netroots Nation Convention BusinessWeek: "The Health Insurers Have Already Won" In a cover story for BusinessWeek earlier this month, reporters Chad Terhune and Keith Epstein argue UnitedHealth and other insurers maneuvered to shape healthcare reform for their own benefit. The story is titled “The Health Insurers Have Already Won,” and the authors argue that the insurers have “succeeded in redefining the terms of the reform debate to such a degree that no matter what specifics emerge in the voluminous bill Congress may send to President Obama this fall, the insurance industry will emerge more profitable.” We speak with Chad Terhune, senior writer at BusinessWeek, where he’s covered healthcare for several years. [includes rush transcript] Human Rights Watch Calls on Israel to Investigate "White Flag" Shootings of Gaza Civilians Human Rights Watch released a report last week detailing new evidence of possible Israeli war crimes committed during last winter’s Operation Cast Lead in Gaza that left over 1,400 Palestinians dead. The report says Israeli soldiers unlawfully shot and killed at least eleven Palestinian civilians, including five women and four children, who were in groups waving white flags to make clear that they were civilians and not combatants. We speak to HRW’s Fred Abrahams and air exclusive video from Gaza from Democracy Now!‘s Anjali Kamat and Big Noise Film’s Jacquie Soohen. Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi A new documentary premiering tonight on HBO provides a harrowing look at today’s Afghanistan, where violence and corruption continue to ravage the country. It’s called Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi. It tells the story of Ajmal, a young Afghan journalist, translator and coordinator working for American journalist Christian Parenti. In 2007, Ajmal was kidnapped by Taliban forces, along with Italian reporter Daniele Mastrogiacomo and an Afghan driver, who was immediately beheaded. After weeks in captivity, Mastrogiacomo was eventually released, but weeks later the Taliban killed Ajmal. [includes rush transcript]
Seeders: 71
Leeches: 27