Thursday, September 30, 2010

IMF Resistance Network Calls for an International Night of Action Against Capitalism

IMF Resistance Network Calls for an International Night of Action Against Capitalism

Call for an International Night of Action Against Capitalism on October 8, 2010.

The street is a space that we create together, a space that has become fragmented by private property and the flow of capital. Because the flow of capital needs this space to function, this is the ground on which it is most vulnerable. The idea of real public space has been robbed from the people. This space needs to be defended and united against the forces of oppression and capitalist concepts of production. We assert that this space must be retaken! It is ours to take, we are the public, and this is public space. When we ask “whose streets?” it is most important that we answer for ourselves “our streets!” because they are ours to define, and we, not the police, set the stage for them to function.

On the night of October 8th the International Monetary Fund and World Bank delegates will be in Washington DC meeting with their corporate cronies. On this night they will be wining and dining in some of the most lavish hotels in the world, planning how to facilitate the enclosure and sale of the worlds streets to the highest bidder. It is in the streets that we propose this be challenged. The IMF Resistance Network is calling for an international night of action against capitalism to reclaim our streets and our lives. From the streets of DC to streets around the world we will assert that all streets belong to the people. The time for negotiation has ended, all our pleas have fallen on deaf ears. It has become clear that we cannot ask trade ministers and capitalists to not function as trade ministers and capitalists. This is not about dialogue, this is a fight to retake our lives, and this is a fight that tolerates no compromise.

On October 8th we will begin to retake our streets and our lives. The time to ask is over, we need to retake our spaces, to reclaim our streets, to assert that we are the ones that create this space, and our creation will not be sold out from under us.

Love and rage,
The IMF Resistance Network
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Action Details For Washington DC

In Washington, DC we are calling for a night march on the IMF as well as autonomous actions across the city. Our desire is to make sure that both tactics will complement each other.

The march will be leaving from 16th and Harvard streets at 10:30PM.

We encourage those that may engage in autonomous actions to have medical support. To contact medics please email medics [AT] imfresistance|DOT|org.

We are also encouraging those that may be planning public actions on the night of October 8th to get in contact with the IMF Resistance Network by emailing contact[AT]imfresistance|DOT|org so we can network actions globally. All announced actions will appear on the schedule on the Solidarity section of the web site.
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Check out our ride board at http://imfresistance.org/?p=34
Sign up for announcements at http://imfresistance.org/?page_id=22

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Pascual Pichún Collonao, a Mapuche political prisoner

Pascual Pichún Collonao, a Mapuche political prisoner

INFO:
Andrea Henriquez, Chile, spanish (english subtitles), 2010, 5 min.

Watch online:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYkSiRQY-bU (spanish)
---or---
http://vjmovement.com/truth/817 (with english subtitles)


Subtitles:
In the online video - selectable.

Titulky:
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(en) The VJ Movement interviews Pascual Pichun Collonao, a 27-year-old journalist and fourth-year student at La Plata National University in Argentina. One of 70 Mapuche political prisoners in Chile, Pascual is currently serving a five year sentence for allegedly setting fire to a logging truck in 2002. Background, courtesy of mapuche.nl.

Pascual Pichún Collonao is a 27-year-old Mapuche communicator and student of the Faculty of Journalism, La Plata National University, Argentina. Pascual had been in Argentina since 2005, where he obtained a temporary residence permit from the Argentine authorities. He is a fourth-year student, works ad honorem in the Human Rights Secretariat of the Faculty of Journalism, and is involved in a number of the university´s community outreach projects. As an indigenous communicator he participates in several dialogue platforms in defense of indigenous peoples´ rights.

On February 26 of this year, Pascual was arrested by police intelligence personnel in Temuco, Chile, and he is now being held in the jail of Traiguén, along with other Mapuche political prisoners.

Chile has an anti-terrorism law in place imposed by Pinochet. Unfortunately, this law is currently being used in political conflicts and is considered by human rights organizations as a tool for persecution and repression that has raised the number of Mapuche detainees to over 70. This law violates the guarantee of due process, and allows military courts to judge civilians using "faceless" witnesses, which openly violates the independence and impartiality required by the human rights treaties ratified by Chile, including the Pact of San José, Costa Rica. At the same time, other legal instruments that safeguard the rights of the Indigenous Peoples at the international level such as ILO Convention 169, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, are disregarded.

Mr. Rodolfo Stavenhagen, Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council on indigenous peoples, urged the Chilean government not to apply charges such as terrorism to other contexts, such as "acts related to social struggle for land and legitimate indigenous claims".

Pascual is considered a fugitive from Chilean justice since 2003, when he was sentenced to five years and one day in prison, along with his brother Rafael. He was convicted in a clearly unfair trial, accused of setting fire to a logging truck in 2002 near the village where he lived with his family.

Similarly, Pascual´s father had been sentenced under the anti-terrorism law which imposes penalties that are three times higher than the ones for ordinary crimes. Today, Mapuche communities denounce this law as being used exclusively for cases related to the mobilization of the Mapuche people in Chile, and identify the case of the Pichún family as one of the most emblematic examples of unjust judicial and political persecution by the Chilean state.

Send a Letter in support of Pascual Pichun Collonao: http://www.gfbv.de/emailprot.php?id=263&stayInsideTree=1

Sign a petition in support of all Mapuche political prisoners on hunger strike: http://mapuche.info/?lp_1=2

For up-to-date news and background on the Mapuche, please visit: indigenousnews.org, mapuexpress.net, mapuche.info

Riots during the Spanish general strike

Riots during the Spanish general strike...
Barcelona september-29-2010


INFO:
http://barcelona.indymedia.org/
http://sysiphus-angrynewsfromaroundtheworld.blogspot.com/2010/09/barcelona-one-hundred-young-people-loot.html

(en) Riot police were deployed Wednesday in Barcelona against angry protesters who took to the streets on a day of nationwide general strike to protest government-imposed austerity measures. Barcelona, Spain, 29/09/2010.

Watch online / Pozri si to online:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naD0zuqSMl0


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q17XgyQP1Ns


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23eMJQcvvJU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeWJ6NSrIvU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WGnTAVO5SU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOe3aiyqgVU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4WQnwEfMco


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J-qRZQZ4ys


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8wwR9NKubA

A Video Introduction To Trespass: A History Of Uncommissioned Urban Art (2010)

[BOOK] A Video Introduction To Trespass: A History Of Uncommissioned Urban Art (2010)



INFO:
...I don´t want to advertise this or urge you to buy this book, but I liked the video introduction, so have a look
http://www.woostercollective.com/2010/09/one_not_to_miss_trespass_book_launch_ton.html
...you can read online the first 100 pages
http://www.taschen.com/lookinside/05719/index.htm

(en) A video introduction to Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art featuring interviews by Marc and Sara Schiller (Wooster Collective) Carlo McCormick, WK Interact, Anne Pasternak, Martha Cooper. In Stores Everywhere This October

The last outlaw of visual disciplines

Graffiti and unsanctioned art—from local origins to global phenomenon

In recent years street art has grown bolder, more ornate, more sophisticated and—in many cases—more acceptable. Yet unsanctioned public art remains the problem child of cultural expression, the last outlaw of visual disciplines. It has also become a global phenomenon of the 21st century.
Made in collaboration with featured artists, Trespass examines the rise and global reach of graffiti and urban art, tracing key figures, events and movements of self-expression in the city's social space, and the history of urban reclamation, protest, and illicit performance. The first book to present the full historical sweep, global reach and technical developments of the street art movement, Trespass features key works by 150 artists, and connects four generations of visionary outlaws including Jean Tinguely, Spencer Tunick, Keith Haring, Os Gemeos, Jenny Holzer, Barry McGee, Gordon Matta-Clark, Shepard Fairey, Blu, Billboard Liberation Front, Guerrilla Girls and Banksy, among others. It also includes dozens of previously unpublished photographs of long-lost works and legendary, ephemeral urban artworks.

(sk) Video prezentácia pre novovychádzajúcu knihu Trespass: História nechceného mestského umenia s rozhovormi s Marcom a Sarou Schiller (Wooster Collective), Carlom McCormickom, WK Interact, Anne Pasternak, Martha Cooper. V predaji od októbra

Watch online / Pozri si to online:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt70ACT1-ms

Niccolo Tommaseo



My name is Niccolo Tommaseo. I was a linguist, a writer and an Italian patriot. But do you know how some Venetian people dare to call me?

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Stroh im Kopf / HOUSES OF STRAW (2004)

Stroh im Kopf / HOUSES OF STRAW (2004)
The rediscovery of Strawbale building



INFO:
Heidi Snel, Germany, (german, english, french, spanish), 2004, 43 min.
(The original audio is in German, and the DVD also contains 4 voice-over versions: English, French, Spanish and German (all voice-over)! Also, subtitles in English, Spanish, and French.)
http://www.oekofilm.de/index.php?id=6,3,0,0,1,0
-Buy the DVD- (PAL)
http://www.oekofilm.de/index.php?id=20,33,0,0,1,0
-Buy the DVD- (NTSC)
http://greenplanetfilms.org/product_info.php?products_id=660%29

(en) A Film about the old, and new building material strawbales. This film shows the recent development of this building method in Germany. A house in Lower Saxony it observed during the building process, further examples of strawbale houses explain techniques. In interviews with owners, builders, architects and experts a lot of important questions are discussed.

(de) Ein Film über den neuen, alten Baustoff Strohballen. Dieser Film zeigt den aktuellen Stand dieser Bauweise in Deutschland. Ein Haus in Niedersachsen wird durch den Bauprozess begleitet, weitere Beispiele von Strohballenhäusern erläutern Technik und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten. In Interviews mit Bauherren, Architekten und Experten werden wichtige Fragen beantwortet.

(sk) Film o stavaní budov zo slamených balíkov.

Trailer (german):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaH7DpLByAw



Trailer (english):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjNhJqnva3w



Download:
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Torrent DVD:
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BBC Panorama - The Secrets of Scientology (2010)

BBC Panorama - The Secrets of Scientology (2010)



INFO:
BBC Panorama, UK, english, 28. september 2010, 59 min.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v1ykr

(en) Reporter John Sweeney's last investigation into the Church of Scientology resulted in an explosive confrontation with church officials. This time, in a Panorama Special, one of those officials has turned whistleblower to help him reveal the dark secrets of the church, which boasts Hollywood A-listers Tom Cruise and John Travolta among its devotees.

(sk) Minulá reportáž reportéra Johna Sweeneyho o scientologickej cirkvi vyústila do explozívnej konfrontácie s jej predstavenými. Teraz jeden z jej radov, bývalý vysokopostavený člen cirkvi, vystúpi, aby mohol odhaliť temnú stránku scientologickej cirkvi.

Watch online / Pozri si to online:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l42UrHDx4lE

Download:
Rapidshare http://82371.oneddl.canhaz.it/
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http://hotfile.com/dl/72561708/291e643/panorama.the.secrets.of.scientology.s58e33.internal.ws.pdtv.xvid-natv.avi.html
---or---
Rapidshare (200mb Links)
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http://rapidshare.com/files/422047805/Panorama.S58E33.WS.PDTV.XviD-BARGE.part2.rar
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http://www.fileserve.com/file/QPWggeN/Panorama.S58E33.WS.PDTV.XviD-BARGE.part3.rar
NO PASSWORD /not my upload/

Torrent:
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BBC Panorama - Scientology and Me (2007)

BBC Panorama - Scientology and Me (2007)



INFO:
BBC Panorama, UK, english, 14 May 2007 , 29 min.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_and_Me
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/panorama/6655207.stm
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1043287/

(en) The episode that received the highest ratings for Panorama series in 2007, attracted attention with the scene that John Sweeney lost his control and shouted because of he was interfered by Scientologist Tommy Davis during filming. When the reporter John Sweeney investigated the Church of Scientology, he was spied on and chased by some unidentified people. Despite of these difficulties John Sweeney went on his research and interviewed with some Scientology celebrities Anne Archer, Kirstie Alley, Juliette Lewis and Leah Remini.

(sk) Táto epizóda, ktorá dosiahla najvyššie hodnotenie v roku 2007 zo všetkých dielov seriálu Panorama, na seba upozornila scénou kde John Sweeney stratil nad sebou kontrolu a začal kričať pretože bol prerušovaný scientológom Tommym Davisom počas filmovania. Keď reportér John Sweeney prešetroval Scientologickú cirkev, bol prenasledovaný a neustále pozorovaný neznámymi osobami. Napriek týmto nepríjemnostiam pokračoval John Sweeney vo svojej reportáži a spravil rozhovor s niektorými celebritami zo scientológie ako je Anne Archer, Kirstie Alley, Juliette Lewis a Leah Remini.

Watch online / Pozri si to online:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8434368373830351271#

Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/248889925/BBC.Panorama-Scientology.and.Me.2007.part1.rar
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NO PASSWORD /not my upload/

Torrent:
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5663880/BBC_Panorama_-_Scientology_and_Me

English transcript:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/panorama/6647285.stm

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(wish) The Other Mexico: The Sub-Commander Marcos is Back (2006)

(wish) The Other Mexico: The Sub-Commander Marcos is Back (2006)



INFO:
Francesca Nava, Italy/Mexico, spanish, 2006, 50 min.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Other-Mexico-The-Sub-Commander-Marcos-is-Back/124102484509
http://www.choicesvideo.net
-Buy the DVD-
http://www.choicesvideo.net/prdct_pgs/othermexico.html

(en) The Other Mexico focuses on that nation's poor and indigenous citizens who have no voice in the political system. Many of them have gravitated to the growing Zapatista movement led by its leader "Subcomandante Marcos". Some feel Marcos is a true folk hero while others view him as an opportunist seeking personal fame. Leading journalists and scholars debate the pros and cons of the movement as it tries to organize the country's disaffected before the 2006 Presidential election.

With gripping footage of police violence and in-depth interviews, The Other Mexico explores the growing political and socioeconomic crisis which will have far reaching effects for both Latin America and beyond.

Trailer/Clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjauizD3BPs



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Il lager di Auschwitz

Comprensione orale: livello medio
Indicare le affermazioni vere
Auschwitz è a 60 km da Cracovia, in Polonia
Durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, vi arrivavano i deportati ebrei, da tutta Europa
Sul cancello di Auschwitz campeggiava la scritta in italiano "Il lavoro rende liberi"
Ad Auschwitz furono sterminate migliaia di persone
Oggi Auschwitz è un museo

Poche persone visitano oggi Auschwitz

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Updated - "Dispatches" Mark Thomas on Coca-Cola (2007)

Updated - "Dispatches" Mark Thomas on Coca-Cola (2007)

New download links here
http://fuckcopyright.blogspot.com/2008/11/dispatches-mark-thomas-on-coca-cola.html

Sea Shepherd YouTube Contest

Sea Shepherd YouTube Contest



INFO:
http://www.seashepherd.org/get-involved/youtube-contest.html

(en) So you wanna be a whale warrior?

• DO YOU want to get on a Sea Shepherd ship and join the whale wars in the Southern Ocean?

• DO YOU want to get in the face of the whale-killing poachers?

• DO YOU want to be part of Whale Wars, the most popular show on Discovery's Animal Planet Network?
Enter our YouTube Video Contest!

Sea Shepherd Supporters – Enter the Competition Today!

Join us for a three-month adventure off the coast of Antarctica as a crewmember on one of our ships as we hunt down and intercept illegal Japanese whaling ships in our battle to save endangered and protected whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.

All you need to do is make a short YouTube presentation to tell us why we need YOU on the crew.

The entries will be judged for originality, humor, and creativity. These are traits we highly value in our volunteers. You must be 18-years-old or over.

Show us you have the right stuff. Become a Whale Warrior and come down to the bottom of the planet with us to defend the whales from the harpoons.

Contest closes on October 31st — The winner will be announced on November 6th

The finalists will be chosen by Sea Shepherd staff and the crewmembers of the Steve Irwin and Bob Barker. Captain Paul Watson will choose the winner from the group of finalists.

More info and terms and conditions HERE

Watch online:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOKo51d6DZU

Spritz


Aperol (or Campari), Prosseco, aqua... A Spritz for you, my friends!

Monday, September 27, 2010

CBS 60 Minutes - Burning Rage (2005)

CBS 60 Minutes - Burning Rage (2005)


INFO:
CBS, USA, english, 13.11.2005, 14 min.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/10/60minutes/main1036067.shtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/11/60minutes/main1041047.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Liberation_Front

(en) CBS 60 Minutes (From Swedish TV4 ) Burning Rage (Air Date 2005-11-13): What is the country´s biggest domestic terror threat? As Ed Bradley reports, the FBI says it isn´t right-wing militias, neo-Nazis or anti-abortion bombers but eco-terrorists that are the most dangerous home-grown terrorists in the U.S. today.

Watch online / Pozri si to online:
Not found.

Download:
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http://www.mediafire.com/?jr8sdwtdck0uo1q
NO PASSWORD / ŽIADNE HESLO

Torrent:
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La crisi e la monarchia spagnola


Comprensione orale: livello medio-avanzato
Indicare le affermazioni vere

La famiglia reale spagnola ha dovuto limitare le sue entrate
I soldi per la retta scolastica delle principessine si stanno esaurendo

La Spagna sta uscendo dalla crisi economica
I disoccupati sono circa 3 milioni
Il governo sta cercando di non imporre grossi sacrifici alla popolazione
La Spagna ha l'obbligo di rientrare

Molino Stucky


A massive building on the Giudecca island, facing the Giudecca canal and the Dorsoduro. It used to be a flour mill. Built in 1895 by the Swiss Giovanni Stucky, it closed in 1955 after a history of economic crisis for the company. The "molino" is now a luxurious hotel, the Hilton Molino Stucky Venice.

Baking with Fruits of the Season

When it comes to baking I usually go for the more "rustic style", nothing long and complicated for me, quick breads, muffins, one bowl whatever. I get excited when I don't have to pull out my hand held beaters. I don't own a Kitchen Aid and probably never will although I do like those pasta attachments!

That's why I love making this cake, Torta di Mele, which is an Italian apple cake. Just grab a big bowl and combine:

2 Cups of flour
4 Eggs
1 Cup of canola oil
1 Cup sugar
2 Teaspoons baking powder
3 Tablespoons Amaretto liqueur
6 apples cored, sliced and tossed in the juice of one lemon


Preheat oven to 325F. Combine all ingredients in bowl and stir until smooth. Pour batter into a buttered 9 or 10 inch spring form pan and place your apple slices all around gently pressing them in as pictured above, then bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Cool and serve at room temperature.

I love Italian plums, when I see them I'm instantly reminded of my favorite aunt and uncle who grew them proudly on their property, they're much smaller than the standard black and red plums that we normally see, their texture is a little firmer and they hold up great in baking. My friend Stacey calls this recipe, Plum Cake for Dummies, which is right up my easy baking alley!


Italian Plum Cake

For my recipe I used the Italian plums which I sliced in half and pitted, you can use as many as you want filling the whole top of the cake if you so desire. The key to this recipe is the easy batter which consists of;
1 1/2 Cups flour
2 tsp Baking powder
1/2 Teaspoon salt
3/4 cup of sugar
1 egg
1/4 Cup canola oil
1/2 Cup milk

Cinnamon sugar to sprinkle over plums,
1 Tablespoon of sugar combined with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.

Directions:
Mix the wet with the dry ingredients, I used my hand held mixer, then pour the batter into a buttered 8 inch square pan.
Place your plum halves on top of the batter facing cut side up, I pressed one deep into the batter and then another one directly on top of that, so I used 2 halves per section right on top of each other pressing down a bit.

Sprinkle the plum halves with cinnamon sugar and dot the top of them with 2 tbsp of butter and bake at 375F for 40-45 minutes.
This cake was super moist and great with a hot cup of french roast coffee! This would be equally good using other stone fruits or even apples, why not!

And lastly, for a nice Sunday breakfast that you can prepare the night before and pop in the oven the morning of, Baked Cranberry Apple French Toast.

Wouldn't you like to wake up to the smell of this baking in your oven? It's easy, here's how you do it.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 or 3 tart apples, depending on size, peeled, cored and thinly slice
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/2 loaf of Italian or French bread, cut into 1-inch slices
3 large eggs
3/ 4 cups milk
1 tbsp. pure vanilla
Feel free to spike it with some rum or Amaretto for extra added flavor!

Directions:
Toss apples and cranberries with brown sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon. In a buttered 8x8-
inch baking dish arrange bread cubes on top. Mix the eggs, milk, vanilla and remaining 2 tsp. cinnamon until well blended. Pour mixture over bread, soaking bread completely. Arrange apple and cranberry mixture all over then cover and refrigerate overnight. Next morning, bake covered with aluminum foil in a preheated 375F degree oven for 30-40 minutes. Uncover and bake 5 minutes more. Remove from oven and let it stand for 5 minutes.
Serve warm, garnish with slivered almonds and serve with maple syrup!
Buon Appetito!

BOGOTA, Colombia: Squatter eviction

BOGOTA, Colombia: Squatter eviction
21. september 2010

(en) Violent riots in the north of Bogota after authorities evicted squatters from an apartment building. Demonstrators threw rocks, sticks and even mattresses at the officers.

(sk) Násilné rioty v severnej Bogote potom čo úrady vysťahovali squatterov z apartmánovej budovy. Demonštranti hádzali na policajtov kamene, palice a dokonca aj matrace.

INFO:
from... http://www.colombianews.tv/news/92110-bogota-squatter-eviction

Watch online:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwvASOzkw2Q

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Cruel Camera (1982)

Cruel Camera (1982)

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INFO:
Fifth Estate CBC program, USA, english, 1982, 53 min.
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/cruelcamera/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=61449733760
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169446/
http://www.csfd.cz/film/274320-cruel-camera/

Follow up Cruel Camera episode from 2008
http://fuckcopyright.blogspot.com/2010/09/cruel-camera-2008.html

(en) the fifth estate first investigated the story of the Cruel Camera in 1982 after an outcry from actors and a concerned public about the harsh treatment of animals in recent Hollywood films. At the time, some prominent actors, including Clint Eastwood, refused to work in any film where animals were abused.

In it's landmark investigation, Bob McKeown and a fifth estate team discovered that fakery, cruelty and the deliberate slaughter of animals also abounds in the so-called "true-life" wildlife feature and television films.

(sk) Televízny program The Fifth Estate prináša reportáž o zlom zaobchádzaní so zvieratami pri natáčaní Hollywoodskych filmov potom čo sa proti takémuto správaniu začali vyjadrovať vo veľkej miere aj samotní herci a znepokojená verejnosť. V tom čase aj viacero známych hercov vrátane Clinta Eastwooda odmietlo spolupracovať na projektoch v akomkoľvek filme, kde by boli týrané zvieratá.

V tejto významnej reportáži reportér Bob McKeown a tím programu Fifth Estate objavujú, že podvádzanie, krutosť a úmyselné zabíjanie zvierat sa tiež hojne vyskytuje v prírodopisných filmoch "z divokej prírody".

Watch online / Pozri si to online:
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/cruelcamera/video.html

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(en) I can recommend a great wildlife documentary "Keeper of the wilderness" where NO captive animals were used. If you want to organize a screening contact http://www.arollafilm.com/

(sk) Odporúčam výborný slovenský dokumentárny film, kde pri natáčaní neboli použité žiadne väznené zvieratá. Film sa volá Strážca divočiny. Môžete podporiť filmárov pri ich ďalšom projekte, ktorý teraz začali, kúpou DVD...alebo ak chcete zorganizovať premietanie vo vašom meste, kontaktujte arollafilm

Bacino Orseolo


Rigt near Piazza San Marco, past the Procuratie Vecchie, this large artificial pool is one of the main locations where gondolas are parked at night. A very busy place in the morning, when tourists begin to rush in for a gondola trip.

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An introduction to Atheism - Ebooks and Documentaries Collection

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Saturday, September 25, 2010

Viaggio a Lucca


Comprensione orale: livello medio
Guarda il video e decidi se le seguenti affermazioni sono corrette:
La città di Lucca è stata collocata al primo posto nella classifica dei luoghi più vivibili al mondo.
Durante il Medio Evo Lucca era una tappa importante dei pellegrini della Via Francigena.
Lucca ha origini etrusche.
La piazza più importante della città è Piazza Anfiteatro, di origine romana,

Friday, September 24, 2010

Partito Democratico


Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
Winston Churchill

Meeting Place


Campo Santa Margherita is one of the most animated places in Venice. Day and night, young people, students and tourists like to gather here to take some rest, meet people and have a drink, either in one of the many bars of the campo or more casually sitting on the ground as young people of all countries like to do.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Test

Comprensione orale: livello avanzato
Segna con una crocetta solo le affermazioni vere:
Il test che è stato preparato per gli studenti italiani si chiama Insulsi.
Il test è stato preparato esclusivamente per gli studenti delle scuole medie.
585.000 studenti hanno partecipato al test.
Vi hanno preso parte 7000 scuole.
Il test in questione riguardava solo la matematica e l'italiano.
Gli studenti se

International support for Mapuche political prisoners on hunger strike in Chile

International support for Mapuche political prisoners on hunger strike in Chile



INFO:
http://paismapuche.org/
http://www.mapuche.info/?kat=8&sida=788
http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/6472
http://www.mapuche-nation.org/english/news.htm

(en) Since the 12th July 31 Mapuche political prisoners have been on hunger strike in the Chilean prisons of Concepcion, Temuco, Valdivia, Angol and Lebu. The political prisoners are demanding the right to a fair legal process, the application of an objective and impartial system of justice and, in particular, the abolition of the anti-terrorist law.

Mapuche hunger strike - 3 prisoners in very serious condition
(translated from informa-azione)

Source: http://paismapuche.org/ - September 21, 2010
About 30 minutes ago due to the severity of their condition Mapuche Political Prisoners 20 year old Víctor Hugo Queipul Millanao and 30 year old Huaikilaf Cadin were urgently transferred from prison in Angol to the hospital in Victoria. The prisoner Huenchullan Felipe, also on hunger strike, has been admitted to the same hospital.
Mapuche communication team.

COMMUNIQUE and PUBLIC DENUNCIATION
Concerning the serious health condition of the Mapuche Political Prisoners in the jail of Angol.

The Autonomous Mapuche Temucuicui Community responsibly communicate the following to public opinion :

1 .- For the past few days the government of Sebastián Piñera has been playing with the lives of our Mapuche Political Prisoners on hunger strike for 71 days and has deceived the public with a propagandised table of dialogue, which has no intention of responding to demands made by our brothers and supported by all the People of the Mapuche Nation. This is just a strategy for communication to the world to make it seem that the Right in power can control and manage social conflicts in Chile.
2 .- At this moment the Mapuche political prisoners are in very poor health. This racist and discriminatory government does not want to give a real solution to the demands posed by the hunger strikers. In all the prisons the bicentennial of Chile was celebrated with grilled empanadas and cuecas, while the hunger strike of our brothers continues without a glimpse of a solution or any credible and concrete dialogue giving assurance and certainty that the government and politicians will respect their word to listen to the demands of our imprisoned social fighters.
3 .- With these pictures we want to denounce the conditions of our brothers. Despite their delicate state of health, they maintain that the strike will not stop until their demands are taken into account by the Piñera government.
4 .- Our brothers Víctor Hugo Queipul Millanao, a member of our community and Waikilaf Cadin of the community of Juan Paillalef have just been transferred from Angol prison and hospitalized in very serious condition.
We call on all the organizations and the Mapuche communities not to fall for the dirty games and deception of this false dialogue table set up by Sebastián Piñera, and to come to Victoria hospital to try to visit our brothers that have been admitted there.
Comunidad Mapuche Autónoma TEMUCUICUI
WALL Mapuche, Tuesday, September 21, 2010

(es) 3 huelguistas permanecen graves en hospital de Victoria
Sep 21, 2010
Hace aproximadamente 30 minutos producto a su gravedad, fueron sacados de urgencia de la Cárcel de Angol, los prisioneros Políticos Mapuche Víctor Hugo Queipul Millanao 20 años y Huaikilaf Cadin 30 años.

Ambos son ha esta hora llevados bajo fuerte medida de seguridad al hospital de Victoria, lugar donde también permanece internado Felipe Huenchullan.

Equipo de comunicación Mapuche.
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COMUNICADO Y DENUNCIA PÚBLICA
Ante mala condición de salud de Los PPM cárcel de Angol.

La Comunidad Mapuche Autónoma Temucuicui, ante la opinión pública responsablemente señalamos y comunicamos lo siguiente.

1.- El Gobierno de Sebastián Piñera, en estos últimos días ha estado prácticamente jugando con la vida de nuestros Prisioneros Políticos Mapuche en huelga de hambre hace 71 días y engañando a la opinión Pública, con una publicitada mesa de diálogo, la que no pretende dar solución a las demandas planteadas por Nuestros hermanos y respaldada por todo el Pueblo Nación Mapuche, ya que es simplemente una estrategia comunicacional para hacer creer a todo el mundo que en Chile la derecha en el poder puede controlar y manejar los conflictos sociales.

2.- En estos momentos los Prisioneros Políticos Mapuche están en muy malas condiciones de Salud, pero a pesar de aquello este gobierno racista y discriminador no quiere dar solución real a las demandas planteadas por los huelguistas. En todas las cárceles se celebró el bicentenario chileno, con asados, empanadas y cuecas, mientras el ayuno de nuestros peñi se extiende al no ver solución ni una mesa de diálogo concreta y creíble, que dé garantías y seguridad de que el gobierno y los políticos cumplirán su palabra de atender las peticiones de nuestros luchadores sociales encarcelados.

3.- Queremos, a través de estas fotografías, denunciar las condiciones en que están nuestros hermanos. Pese al delicado estado de salud en que se encuentran, ellos manifiestan que no cesará la huelga hasta que se asegure que las peticiones planteadas desde un inicio sean consideradas por el Gobierno de Piñera.

4.- Recientemente fueron también trasladado graves de la Cárcel de Angol hasta el Hospital de Victoria, los hermanos Víctor Hugo Queipul Millanao, miembro de nuestra comunidad hijo del Lonko y Waikilaf Cadin comunidad Juan Paillalef, ambos quedaron hospitalizados.

Hacemos un amplio llamado a todas las organizaciones y comunidades Mapuche a no caer en el juego sucio y engaños de esta falsa mesa de dialogo planteada por Sebastián Piñera, de la misma manera acudir al hospital de Victoria a visitar a nuestros Hermanos hospitalizados.

Comunidad Mapuche Autónoma TEMUCUICUI.
WALL Mapuche, Marte 21 de Septiembre 2010.

Watch online:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeEB-3-tFL8

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Rita Levi-Montalcini


Comprensione orale: livello intermedio.
Rispondi alle domande e poi controlla le soluzioni nel commento.
Quanti anni ha compiuto Rita Levi-Montalcini?
Cosa ha fatto negli ultimi ottanta?
Quali sono gli handicap che hanno complicato la sua carriera?
In quale anno ha vinto il Nobel?
Su cosa si concentrano le sue ricerche?
Su cosa conduceva i suoi esperimenti?
Quale applicazione alla medicina

Evening by the Canal


A glass of italian wine, some good friends, and the evening light on the Grand Canal...

Updare Anarchy Radio

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...some new shows

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09-14-2010

[audio] Kathan here. Bringing it all down before all is lost! Biofuels vs. food, global water crisis. Resistance news. Zizek, and Gungadin Lohar last week--what a contrast in approaches!

09-07-2010

[audio] Gungadin Luhar from India: Coalition Against Work and Civilization. Wonderful interview/conversation. The CAWC perspectives and efforts in the Indian context. Extremely informative; GL an excellent individual!

08-31-2010

[audio] Cliff co-host. Iraq, 9-day Chinese traffic jam, industrial-strength bedbugs. Warming, poisoning, resistance news. Assaults on the concept of nature, illusions about technology. Call from Chicago.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

I sughi già pronti

Comprensione orale: livello intermedio.
Segna con una crocetta solo le affermazioni vere:
Il signore intervistato si chiama Terrazzi.
Il signore afferma che tra un sugo preparato e uno fatto in casa non c'è differenza.
Per un buon sugo è necessaria la carne.
I prodotti necessari per i sughi vengono controllati.
 La cottura dei sughi viene effettuata in grandi pentole.
 Il metodo di cottura e di

Ghost Gondola


Swift and silent, the gondola glides over the smooth mirror of the water.

Cruel Camera (2008)

Cruel Camera (2008)



INFO:
Fifth Estate CBC program, USA, english, 2008, 44 min.
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/cruelcamera/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=61449733760
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169446/
http://www.csfd.cz/film/274320-cruel-camera/

Original 1982 episode of Cruel Camera
http://fuckcopyright.blogspot.com/2010/09/cruel-camera-1982.html

(en) Twenty-five years ago, Bob Mckeown and a fifth estate crew stunned the country with an investigative report that showed that many of the wildlife documentaries we'd grown up watching on television (remember the famous footage of the lemmings going off the cliff or some of the memorable moments from shows like Wild Kingdom?) were staged for the television cameras. As well, they revealed that animals often died during the making of movies; all for the sake of the entertainment value.

Now, Bob McKeown and an investigative team have returned to the subject to find out what has changed since the fifth estate's first Cruel Camera documentary. What they found may astonish you.

(sk) V pamätnom vyšetrovaní nazvanom Cruel Camera tím Fifth Estate s Bobom McKeownom odhalil znepokojujúcu, šokujúcu realitu z oblasti natáčania filmov. Zvieratá boli úmyselne zraňované, týrané, či zabíjané pre vzrušenie, ktoré očakával dav divákov.
Fifth Estate tiež zistili, že aj v prírodopisných dokumentárnych filmoch zobrazené straty na životoch sú často skutočné. Mnohé akože prírodné filmy, vrátane tých, ktoré nesú rôzne ocenenia za dokumentárnosť, obsahujú umelé scény vytvorené len pre kamery, natáčané napríklad v zoologických záhradách. (whack)

Watch online / Pozri si to online:
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/cruelcamera/video.html
---or---
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGQ3upo1I3I&fmt=18
---or---
http://stagevu.com/video/yrssnelruguc

Download:
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http://rapidshare.com/files/420217869/FifthEstate.CruelCamera.2008.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/420308229/FifthEstate.CruelCamera.2008.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/420241424/FifthEstate.CruelCamera.2008.part4.rar
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http://www.mediafire.com/file/lf69kqucyw5kd5d/FifthEstate.CruelCamera.2008.part1.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/r2ouqvhx49s35br/FifthEstate.CruelCamera.2008.part2.rar
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http://www.mediafire.com/file/l1r17kc1s1adyq1/FifthEstate.CruelCamera.2008.part4.rar
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Links are interchangeable / Linky môžete kombinovať!

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========================
(en) I can recommend a great wildlife documentary "Keeper of the wilderness" where NO captive animals were used. If you want to organize a screening contact http://www.arollafilm.com/

(sk) Odporúčam výborný slovenský dokumentárny film, kde pri natáčaní neboli použité žiadne väznené zvieratá. Film sa volá Strážca divočiny. Môžete podporiť filmárov pri ich ďalšom projekte, ktorý teraz začali, kúpou DVD...alebo ak chcete zorganizovať premietanie vo vašom meste, kontaktujte http://www.arollafilm.com/

Monday, September 20, 2010

Roasted Tomato Soup

This weekend we gathered up the last of our tomatoes and said goodbye to our garden until next year, as I reflect back I can honestly say I was able to cook many meals using the vegetables and herbs that we grew out of our 20 x 20 ft. garden. Not everything we planted grew this year but all in all it was well worth the effort!

Since I had a big bowl of tomatoes staring at me I decided to make Roasted Tomato Soup, something I never tried before. I remember seeing Elaine's version and how good it looked, it wasn't complicated at all to do and it seemed like a great way to use up a bunch of tomatoes.

Whole unpeeled garlic cloves are roasted along with the tomatoes and then the pulp is squeezed into the pot.

Using an immersion blender makes the process go really fast and incorporates all the flavors together.

The end result will be a smooth creamy texture packed with tons of flavor, it sure beats a can or a box any day!
I adapted my version slightly by adding some tomato paste, I had very juicy tomatoes so the paste helped with that, and I also used half and half instead of heavy cream because that's what I had on hand.
ROASTED TOMATO SOUP
Ingredients:
4 pounds tomatoes,
5 garlic cloves, unpeeled
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Fresh ground black pepper
1 medium onion, chopped
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons of tomato paste
1 tablespoon butter
3 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup of half and half
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place tomatoes, cut sides up, on a large baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Add unpeeled garlic cloves to the tomatoes. Drizzle 3 tablespoons of the olive oil all over the tomatoes and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for 1 hour, let the tomatoes cool for a little and then peel garlic.

Cook onion, oregano and sugar in 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the butter in a heavy pot until onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, garlic and stock and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.

Place an immersion blender into the pot and puree the soup. If you don't have an immersion blender pour the soup into a regular blender and puree. You may have to do it in batches though.
Feel free to strain your soup if you see small seeds or a bit of tomato skin, I didn't have to with my immersion blender, it was fine. Pour strained soup into a small clean pot, stir in half and half or cream and taste for seasoning, I added a tiny bit more sugar to mine.
Now grab a bowl and a ladle!
I garnished mine with homemade pesto, the fresh basil flavor went perfect with the soup.

After we had some for lunch I put the rest away into containers for freezing when the cold Chicago weather really comes on strong.
Buon Appetito!

Slingshots and Ponies

Slingshots and Ponies



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Ossie and Sebastian report from Chile

This Week:
1. LAPD murder father of 3
2. September 11 riots
3. Getting medieval on your a$$ets
4. My little exploding pony
5. Cop 15 activists found not guilty
6. Russians force government to halt forest destruction
7. Qwatsinas R.I.P.
8. Hamdulillah
9. Chile’s resistance faces the ghost of Pinochet