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Ajami (2009)

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Directed by Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani. Scandar Copti is a Palestinian citizen born in Jaffa. He has made several fiction, documentary and experimental short films. His first feature, Ajami (09, co-director), won the Caméra d'Or – Special Distinction at the Cannes Film Festival. Yaron Shani is a Jewish filmmaker born in Israel. He studied film at Tel Aviv University. Ajami (09, co-director), which was awarded the Caméra d'Or – Special Distinction at the Cannes Film Festival, is his feature-directing debut. With Fouad Habash, Nisrine Rihan, Elias Saba Release Date - 17 September 2009 (Israel) Short Synopsis: Jaffa's Ajami neighborhood is a melting pot of cultures and conflicting views among Jews, Muslims and Christians. Sensitive 13-year-old Nasri and his older brother Omar live in fear when their entire family is in danger after their uncle foolishly wounds a prominent clan member. Naive young Palestinian refugee Malek works illegally in Israel to help finance the surgery that will save his mother's life. Affluent Palestinian Binj dreams of a bright future with his Jewish girlfriend. Jewish policeman Dando becomes obsessed with revenge when his brother is found dead in the West Bank... Longer Synopsis: Spiralling violence slowly permeates the emotional fabric of Ajami, a fourfold Middle Eastern saga that slowly blends into one monumental story of woe. The film is jointly directed by an Israeli, Yaron Shani, and a Palestinian, Scandar Copti, who prove that though they may be unable to share a country, they are perfectly capable of sharing a movie. It's no coincidence that the film's greatest virtue is its tenacity. By auditioning locals from Jaffa and arduously rehearsing for ten months, the directorial duo took the time to both adapt the actors to the film and the film to the actors. Each character has a special place in the script, which carefully establishes context for every new face before forging ahead with the final mission: to somehow bring them all together. In Jaffa's Ajami neighbourhood, young Nasri (Fouad Habash) finds himself in trouble when his uncle (Ghassan Ashkar), the proprietor of a humble café, unknowingly wounds a member of a powerful clan who tried to sell him protection. The attempt at retribution fails and mistakenly costs an innocent neighbour his life when, in fact, the intended target was Nasri's older brother Omar (Shahir Kabaha). The only way to survive is to pay their way out. The traditional clan meeting, a deeply disturbing scene melding greed with religion, leaves Nasri's family deeply in debt and out of options. Meanwhile, Malek (Ibrahim Frege), a teenaged Palestinian from across the border, is putting his money aside for a whole different reason. Illegally employed at a luxurious restaurant, he's hoping to pay off his mother's bone marrow transplant. On the Israeli front, family man and police officer Dando (Eran Naim) is struggling to put his brother's disappearance behind him. Sent on a drug bust, he comes across Binj (Copti), a Palestinian with a Jewish girlfriend who dreams of leaving Ajami behind. If all this seems a little overwhelming, that's because it is. Dropping you right in the middle of the ocean, Copti and Shani take their time throwing you a life buoy, just because they know that will make their rescue raft seem all the more rewarding. And believe me, it is. --- Spoken language is mostly Arabic with some Hebrew. Subtitles are in Hebrew (hard-coded) Video: DiVX 5.0 ( 720 x 552 ) 25 fps Audio: MP3 - Stereo - 44.8 khz
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Medical Mavericks: The History of Self-Experimentation 1/4 Anesthesia 2007

Category: Documentary
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Medical Mavericks: The History of Self-Experimentation 1/4 Anesthesia 2007 01 07 BBC Total Size (MB) ....: 469.31 MB Video Length .......: 00:58:54 Video Codec Name ...: XviD MPEG-4 codec www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/medical-maveric Michael Mosley exposes the curious, gruesome and sometimes fatal ways in which doctors have furthered medical knowledge by using themselves as the guinea pig. In the first episode Michael Mosley charts the revolutionary development of pain-free surgery. This history of anaesthetics includes the 18th-century chemist, Humphrey Davy, who inhaled up to 50 pints of laughing gas a day and yet missed its true significance. It celebrates the conman turned dentist, Dr William Morton, who slept with a skeleton by night and experimented with ether by day and who many now regard as the father of anesthesia. It exposes the truth about 19th-century Scottish national hero, James Young Simpson, showing how his reckless enthusiasm for chloroform led to numerous deaths. Medical Mavericks also reveals how a lesser-known chapter in the life of Sigmund Freud - his experiments with cocaine - transformed anesthetics. Michael Mosley recreates one of the experiments when he tries nitrous oxide at Edinburgh Infirmary and meets current researchers, Professor Michael Wang and Dr Ian Russell at Hull Royal Infirmary, who are just two of the modern day self-experimenters. shunster ex- thebox.bz
Seeders: 25
Leeches: 15

Democracy Now! Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Today's Headlines UN Calls for 50% Rise in Food Production by 2030 US Shuns Rivals at Food Conference South Dakota, Montana Primaries Close Out Dem. Nomination Race Senate Begins Debate on Climate Change Bill Probe: Routine Interference on NASA Climate Change Research Cheney Backtracks on Dismissal of Antiwar Public Opinion IAEA Chides US, Iran on Nuclear Disclosures Morales Vows Reform Push Amidst Autonomy Moves Kennedy Recovering from Brain Surgery Byrd Hospitalized with Fever Juan Gonzalez on Puerto Rico’s Overlooked Primary and a Bitter Divide Within the SEIU Back from Puerto Rico, Juan Gonzalez reports on two stories coming out of the island over the past week: the Democratic primary, won by Sen. Hillary Clinton and overlooked by Sen. Barack Obama, and a bitter divide within the SEIU. Puerto Rican residents could vote in the primary contest, yet are not allowed to vote in the November elections for president. As the Democratic primary took place, the Service Employees International Union held its national convention in San Juan. The SEIU is embroiled in an internal battle over allegations its leadership is seeking to increase the union’s size and influence at the expense of rank-and-file members. [includes rush transcript] "The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington" As we continue to look at issues regarding the 2008 presidential race, we turn to political journalist and nationally syndicated columnist, David Sirota. His first book, Hostile Takeover, was a New York Times bestseller. His latest book, just published, is The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington. [includes rush transcript] Anti-Torture Activists Convicted, Jailed for Protesting Gitmo Outside Supreme Court Thirty-four anti-torture activists have been convicted for protesting the Guantanamo Bay prison outside the Supreme Court. Twelve are now serving jail sentences. During the trial, protesters gave their names and those of Guantanamo prisoners and dressed in orange jumpsuits and black hoods. We speak to Matt Daloisio of Witness Against Torture, who gave the opening statement at the trial. [includes rush transcript]
Seeders: 53
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Cheating to Live~Medical Tourism (Al-Jazeera) 2008.02.02 mpeg

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Cheating to Live~Medical Tourism (Al-Jazeera) 2008.02.02 mpeg The United States ranks 37th in the world in providing health care to its citizens, according to the WHO- a standard comparable to a range of developing nations. Spotty health insurance, denial of treatment, and a high rate of personal bankruptcies all add to a dismal picture. As a solution, medical tourism for treatments, surgery, prescription drugs and dental care has become a widespread practice. In addition to southeast Asia destinations, 3rd World Mexico is the preferred destination with accessibility and cheapness being the keys. Don’t know why cheating is mentioned in the title. ‘Beating the system’ might be better Poster comments shunster 130 mgs 22 m
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LinkTV- Bridge to Iran: The Birthday

Category: Documentary
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Bridge to Iran: The Birthday Category: Documentaries Regions: Middle East Topics: Women / Gender / Sexuality, Religion / Spirituality In the ultra-conservative society of Iran -- where women must wear veils in public -- amazingly, sex change operations are permitted. Because the Koran does not say anything on the subject, Ayatollah Khomeini even granted religious permission for people to get sex change operations. One Iranian specialist on the operations went as far as to say, “If Iran is a paradise for transsexuals, it’s because of the good support of the authorities.” The Birthday follows one young man in the period right before and after surgery. We meet his boyfriend, other transsexuals (among them, a woman becoming a man), doctors, and clergymen who discuss the effect on an Islamic society. We meet his family, who are very religious and have a hard time dealing with the change, but nevertheless accept the new sexual identity of their son. Many questions are raised by the film, including why a supposed “free” man would choose to lead the veiled life of a woman in Iran.
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PBS - The New Heroes: Social Entrepreneurship

Category: Documentary
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The New Heros is a four-hour series, hosted by Robert Redford, which tells the dramatic stories of fourteen social entrepreneurs who bring innovative, empowering solutions to the most intractable social problems around the world. Each story in this unique series illustrates the amazing changes that are possible when an innovative idea is coupled with optimism, a strategy for action, and a passionate belief in human potential. The New Heroes tells the dramatic stories of 14 daring people from all corners of the globe who, against all odds, are successfully alleviating poverty and illness, combating unemployment and violence, and bringing education, light, opportunity and freedom to poor and marginalized people around the world. http://www.pbs.org/opb/thenewheroes/
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Sex Lies and Secrecy- Dissecting Hysterectomy (2004) - CBC - The Nature Of Things

Category: Documentary
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******************************************************************************* CBC - The Nature Of Things Sex, Lies And Secrecy: Dissecting Hysterectomy (2004) ******************************************************************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type.................: documentary More Information.....: (none) Part Size............: 15,000,000 bytes Number of Parts......: 49 Archive Format.......: RAR Part Recovery Method.: PAR2 PAR2 Blocks Provided.: 192 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technical Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source...............: NTSC CABLE AVI Size.............: 721,442,816 bytes Duration.............: 00:43:45 FPS..................: 29.97 Video Codec..........: XviD Codec DCT......: H263 QPel...........: No GMC............: No Video Bitrate........: 2000 (ABR) Video Resolution.....: 640x480 Video Aspect Ratio...: 1.333 Audio Format.........: 0x0055(MP3, ISO) MPEG-1 Layer 3 Audio Encoder........: LAME 3.92 Bitrate..............: 128kbits/sec (CBR) Hz...................: 48000 Channels.............: Stereo Captured by..........: festering leper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sex, Lies and Secrecy: Dissecting Hysterectomy is the shocking and untold story of women, 98% of whom undergo unnecessary and devastating surgery on their reproductive organs, often with life-long physical, emotional and sexual consequences. Today, three-quarters of a million hysterectomies are performed annually in North America. Close to 80% of these women are 'castrated' at the time of surgery - the removal of their ovaries robs them of a natural and healthy hormonal balance. After surgery, almost half of the women suffer from digestive problems, incontinence, loss of maternal feelings, depression, memory loss and absence of sexual drive or pleasure. Nevertheless, it is estimated that one out of every two women in North America will have had a hysterectomy by the age of 65.
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Democracy Now! Wednesday, August 2, 2006

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Democracy Now!, a daily independent newshour * Headlines for August 2, 2006 * Fidel Castro Temporarily Cedes Power While Undergoing Surgery * Live From Havana Cuban National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon on Castros Health, US Plans for Cuba and President Bushs Meeting With Exiles Advocating Cubas Violent Overthrow * Cuba 5 Remain Imprisoned Despite Orders For Their Release * Israel Launches Massive Ground Invasion of Lebanon
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